Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

The beginning of the You hour (5-7 PM).

The teams that had gone out gradually returned.

None of the four teams suffered any casualties, but they also gained nothing, searching for a whole day without finding a single Phantom Night Flower.

The other five teams each received one plant.

The casualties varied in severity.

The Moonlit Demon Clan's teams were in such a state, and the other demon clans' teams fared even worse.

The young master of the Crimson Flame Demon Clan, Ning Zhan, was seriously injured and was being protected in the middle of the group to recover. The young masters of the other demon clans were also injured to varying degrees.

As for those small teams that wanted to take shortcuts, those who didn't encounter the Demon Ape were in a better position, but those who did were completely wiped out, since they didn't even have a single Demon Commander.

They had no power to resist the demonic ape.

On this day, the Moonlit Demon Clan harvested seven Illusionary Night Star Flowers, which was quite good.

The next day at dawn, the demons continued their operation, but this time they were divided into five teams. After the brief encounter with the demon ape the previous day, Yueye Rouzi believed that it would be more effective to reduce casualties by having the two demon generals join forces.

It's just a bit slow.

At noon (11:00 to 13:00), Lu Yan's team found the first Phantom Night Flower. The flower was relatively small, as was the demonic ape guarding it.

Under the combined attack of the two demon generals, they were not only defeated, but they didn't even have time to run away and were killed directly.

Lu Yan was speechless for a moment.

Isn't this killing the goose that lays the golden eggs?

Keeping it would have allowed for the cultivation of new Night Starflowers, but now it has directly cut off its own future path.

After taking the Phantom Night Flower, the group of demons continued their search, but they couldn't find another one by nightfall.

Moreover, on their return journey, they encountered a Flame Scorpion Spider. Even with the combined efforts of two Demon Generals, they were unable to defeat it and it killed more than twenty of their demons.

It has to be said that if the outer perimeter of this Three-Part Mountain is so dangerous, one can only wonder what the inner perimeter and core are like.

When the demons gathered again at the end of the You hour (5-7 PM), they found that only four of the five teams remained.

They waited until early Hai Shi (9:00-11:00 PM) before the group returned.

This immediately made the demons, including Yueye Rouzi, uneasy.

This is only the outer perimeter of the Three-Part Mountain. Even if there are powerful magical beasts, it is impossible for two demon generals and nearly two hundred demon soldiers to remain here.

Unless other unforeseen circumstances occur.

So the remaining demon generals discussed it and split into two teams to investigate in the direction they had left.

Going out at night is even more dangerous, so the group of demons were on high alert.

They searched from the beginning of Hai hour (9:00-23:00) all the way to the beginning of Yin hour (3:00-5:00), but still found no clues.

"Second Miss, we've found it." Another hour passed before one of the demon generals finally found something useful.

Looking at the blood-stained broadsword, which was covered in blood and scales, I saw...

"Hmm? These are scales from the Shad Demon Clan. How dare they attack us?" Yueye Rouzi recognized the origin of the scales.

"The shad demon clan? Aren't they a subordinate demon clan of the swamp demon clan? What are they doing here?" Yueye Niannian asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Hmph! Of all times to come, why now? And they even set up an ambush beforehand, leaving none of the nearly two hundred demons alive."

"Who would believe it wasn't premeditated?" Yueye Rouzi snorted coldly and crushed the large knife in her hand.

"They know exactly what we're doing. It seems some of the demons are getting restless." Yueye Nian Nian's eyes narrowed slightly, exuding a murderous aura.

"Let's search for another half an hour. If we find nothing, we'll return the way we came and report back to the family head. We'll put the matter of the Illusionary Night Star Flower aside for now."

"Can."

After agreeing on their plan, the demons set off again, but this time the two teams merged into one for greater safety.

"Look, it's our clan's demon!"

"There are still signs of a battle here."

As we delve deeper, we discover more and more.

After confirming with Yueye Niannian and Yueye Rouzi, they decisively led the team back the way they came.

However, some unexpected events occurred along the way.

"What happened? It was fine when we arrived, why is there so much water on the ground now?"

Lu Yan looked down and saw that the water on the ground was already above his feet, and it got deeper the further he went.

"Fly low and go back." Moonlit Soft Purple issued a new order, and then the demons began to fly on their magical artifacts.

"Chirp chirp chirp~"

But before the demons had flown far, countless black spikes flew out from below.

Several demon soldiers failed to dodge and were pierced through, dying instantly.

"Quickly get out of the way, watch out below, this is the attack method of the Shad Demon clan." After saying that, Yueye Rouzi slashed downwards with her sword, and the huge sword energy directly split the water surface, and Lu Yan saw the true face of the Shad Demon.

Although it is humanoid, its body is flattened to the side, its back is blackish-green, its abdomen is silvery-white, and its eyes are silvery-white with a golden glow, which is very strange.

Moreover, they continuously hurled short spikes into the air, reaping the lives of the demons in the sky.

Lu Yan also attacked with short spikes, but he skillfully dodged them all.

On the contrary, Yueye Tiantian, although she was a demon general, lacked combat experience. Under such a sneak attack, she was flustered and almost got stabbed. Fortunately, she was saved by Yueye Niannian next to her.

"You're asking for death!" Having killed many shad demons with her previous attack, Yueye Rouzi continued her assault.

The other demon generals and demon commanders also joined the attack.

In an instant, countless attacks bombarded the water's surface, with explosions rising and falling.

Moments later, the water was covered in crimson, and a thick, pungent smell of blood filled the air.

"Kill my demon clan, prepare to die!" With such heavy casualties, the demon commander of the shad demon clan also began to take action.

With a simple gesture, they sent a wave of water into the air, and the shad demons then tossed their short daggers into the water.

The waves, mixed with short spikes, caught the demons off guard, and they were all knocked down from the sky.

"Heavenly Soul Shakes the Moon!" Yueye Rouzi roared downwards.

The terrifying sound waves crashed onto the water's surface, creating ripples.

The shad demons underwater instantly felt as if their souls were being struck with clubs, and then let out painful howls.

The demon generals were somewhat better off and could withstand the attack, but the demon soldiers, the shad, had their souls begin to crack in just a moment.

Then, countless corpses of the shad appeared.

The fusion attack technique of sound waves and divine soul, and it was a group attack, made Lu Yan extremely envious.

"My demon clan!"

Seeing so many more shad demons die, the three demon generals of the shad demon clan were filled with grief.

However, they were also surrounded and beaten by the nine demon generals, including Yueye Rouzi, and were powerless to fight back.

"Retreat! Retreat now!"

Finally, unable to withstand such heavy casualties, they began to order the shad demons to retreat.

"Don't chase! Be careful, it might be a trap." Yueye Nian Nian stopped the demon who wanted to continue the pursuit, and then ordered the team to turn back.

The ambush just now killed more than a hundred demons, and now there are only about seven hundred demons left in the team.