Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

Jiang Shi watched the battle between Kuaihuo Zhenren and the others quietly. To be honest, Jiang Shi had no interest in participating in battles of this level.

Even if Jiang Shi's current combat ability is arguably the best among Foundation Establishment cultivators, he is still not qualified to participate in a battle of this level.

Jiang Shi felt this way, and Lu Chuanxuan, who was standing next to him, felt it even more so.

Lu Chuanxuan was already pale with fright, his heart filled with terror!

He never expected that the power of a Golden Core cultivator would be so terrifying.

Even just looking at it from afar, with the protection of the superior-grade spiritual artifact, the Mountain and Sea Banner, filled me with such fear.

Just now, Lu Chuanxuan thought he was going to die from Kuaihuo Zhenren's earth-based divine attack!

Even though that attack wasn't aimed at him at all, Lu Chuanxuan still felt the danger of death.

If this weren't the Misty Mansion, a secret realm, Lu Chuanxuan might have already been scared away and run away.

Sect Leader Lu's gaze swept over Lu Chuanxuan, who was trembling with fear, and he thought to himself:

"What a piece of trash. This little crisis has scared your Dao heart to the point of breaking. As expected, the future of Qingyun Sect cannot be entrusted to a piece of trash like you."

Thinking of this, Sect Leader Lu looked at Master Kuaihuo again. He knew that they couldn't delay any longer.

No matter how powerful a top-grade spiritual artifact is, it is still an external object. As a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, he has no right to have a top-grade spiritual artifact recognize him as its master.

He was only using the identity of the Qingyun Sect leader for a short time.

This cost a considerable amount of spirit stones and resources.

Therefore, Sect Leader Lu was unable to unleash the true power of the superior-grade spiritual artifact, the Mountain and Sea Banner.

If this drags on, and if the Pleasant Immortal unleashes another deadly move or supernatural power, he might not be able to withstand it at all.

Thinking of this, Sect Leader Lu transmitted his voice to Lu Chuanxuan beside him:

"Xuan'er, stand beside me, be careful not to get hurt by that lecherous old thief."

The message sounded very caring and warm.

Lu Chuanxuan had no suspicions and quickly stepped forward to walk alongside Sect Leader Lu.

In Lu Chuanxuan's eyes, with a white-clad woman transformed from a high-grade spiritual artifact protecting Sect Leader Lu, he must be very safe by his side.

Lu Chuanxuan did not expect that as soon as he approached, the sect leader's expression changed drastically, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

He turned around abruptly and slapped his side—there stood his own nephew, Lu Chuanxuan.

"Uncle?!" Lu Chuanxuan stared wide-eyed in disbelief as he received a solid slap to the chest.

This palm strike was not a killing move, but it carried a strange black true energy that penetrated directly into his meridians.

Nine dark red light patterns suddenly lit up within Lu Chuanxuan's body, resonating intensely with the demonic cultivation technique hidden within him.

"I'm sorry, Chuanxuan." Sect Leader Lu murmured softly, his hands rapidly forming hand seals and his mouth chanting obscure incantations.

Lu Chuanxuan screamed in agony as the nine light patterns burst forth from his body, transforming into nine pitch-black demonic seals that shot into the sky, trailing long, dark red tails of flame, and shooting out in all directions.

Wherever the demonic seal landed, the ground trembled, the soil churned, and the demonic puppet statues were activated!

These are the nine ferocious beast statues inside the Misty Mansion!

Each one, even the weakest of the demonic wolf statues and demonic bird statues, represents a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

One of the demonic puppet statues actually possessed the cultivation level of the Golden Core stage!

These nine demonic puppet statues were all activated by Sect Leader Lu, who used Lu Chuanxuan's sacrifice to create them!

Sect Leader Lu is also cultivating the "True Scripture of Universal Transformation of the Demonic Source"!

This "True Scripture of Universal Transformation of the Demonic Source" comes from the Five Elements Master.

This Five Elements Master has intricate connections with the Qingyun Sect.

Lin Feiyu, as a descendant of the Lin family, knows this technique, and since the Lu family destroyed the Lin family back then, they naturally obtained this technique as well.

However, what we had obtained in the past were all fragments, until the Misty Mansion was discovered.

Sect Leader Lu sent people over one after another, secretly obtaining all nine chapters of the "Demon Source Universal Transformation True Scripture". He also successfully cultivated the scripture using the techniques he had previously obtained from the Lin family.

Only then can the nine demonic puppet statues be activated.

Kuaihuo Zhenren stood with his hands behind his back, coldly watching everything, a hint of sarcasm even curling at the corner of his mouth.

He remained motionless, as if watching a farce.

As a Golden Core cultivator, he originally had the opportunity to stop Sect Leader Lu's actions.

But he didn't do that!

They simply watched quietly as Sect Leader Lu performed his actions.

"You old scoundrel, today is your death day!" Sect Leader Lu said coldly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the nine demonic puppet statues pounced on Happy True Man.

The nine demonic puppet statues' eyes blazed with blood-red light as they lunged at Happy True Man.

The demonic bird spread its wings, its sharp claws tearing through the air; the demonic wolf crouched down, its fangs menacing; the demonic snake coiled, its venomous tongue flicking out... The eight Foundation Establishment stage demonic puppets were already breathtaking, and there was also a Golden Core stage demonic ape statue, its fists slamming into the ground, causing the earth to crack, and it crashed straight into Happy True Man.

The nine statues appeared together, and each one seemed to enhance the others, making them even more powerful than before.

Kuaihuo Zhenren's face turned ashen, as if the backlash from the secret technique was surging like a tidal wave.

In Master Lu's eyes, Master Kuaihuo seemed to have no true energy in his body, his hands and feet were weak, and he even found it difficult to raise his palm.

Faced with the overwhelming onslaught, he could only barely turn to the side to avoid a claw from the demon bird, but was then struck on the back by a tail from the demon wolf, staggering forward and nearly falling.

The serpent seized the opportunity to coil around his left arm, its body tightening and its joints cracking.

Kuaihuo Zhenren groaned in pain, gathering the last bit of true energy in his right palm to smash the snake's head, but the Golden Core stage demonic ape was already in front of him, punching him in the chest.

"puff--"

He coughed up blood and flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground. He struggled for a moment but was unable to get up immediately.

The demonic puppets roared and closed in once more. Sect Leader Lu stood with his hands behind his back, a cruel smile playing on his lips.

"Looks like this carefree thief isn't all that great after all!"

Seeing that Kuaihuo Zhenren had collapsed to the ground and was extremely weak, he realized that Kuaihuo Zhenren was already lying on the ground, unable to get up.

Sect Leader Lu was confident of victory, but he did not rush forward. Instead, he had the white-clad woman, formed from a high-grade spiritual artifact, protect him and remain vigilant against Jiang Shi and Hua Luoyu beside him.

If Kuaihuo Zhenren is truly dead, then the enemies are Jiang Shi and Hua Luoyu.

He had no intention of sharing the spoils with these two.

A Golden Core cultivator is a treasure trove from head to toe; every single item can enhance his strength!

How could Sect Leader Lu give it up to someone else? In order to win this battle, he even sacrificed his own nephew, let alone these two strangers.

However, now is not the time to take action; we still need to completely deal with the fallen Kuai Kuo Zhenren.

Thinking of this, Sect Leader Lu issued another order, instructing the nine demonic puppets to deal with the Happy True Man on the ground.

And so, Kaika Genshin's body was torn to pieces.

The flesh and blood were devoured by the demonic ape puppet.

The demonic puppet devours flesh and blood; it's instinct, and it can't be stopped!

As the body of the joyful immortal was completely devoured, a brownish-yellow golden pill floated up.

Author Ju Jiuping's latest work, "Cultivating Immortality: Heaven Rewards Diligence, Success is Sure to Come," is exclusively published on Kele Novels!