I proved immortality with thunder magic.

Chapter 75 The Final Battle and the Harvest [A Long Chapter of 5,000 Words]

With Pei Hong personally leading the way, Zhou Tai easily entered the residence of the five sects of cultivators in Heng Kingdom.

He encountered the two disciples of the Nanhua Sect there. Both of them were staring at him with resentment, as if they wanted to kill him with their eyes.

Zhou Tai didn't even glance at them, too lazy to argue with them.

Now that disciples from all five sects have gathered here, even if these two disciples from the Nanhua Sect hate him, they dare not make any moves.

Of course, he was the same.

Zhou Tai met Pei Hong and the other cultivators in his team. After getting to know them, he easily integrated into the team.

It was only then that he realized that, including himself, Pei Hong's team of twenty consisted of only fourteen Lingxu Sect disciples, three Yunxia Sect disciples, and two Haoyang Sect disciples.

A day passed quickly.

As the sun rose on a new day, Zhou Tai and his companions arrived on their final day in the Trial Grounds.

Early in the morning, the teams from both the Nanhua Sect and the Lingxu Sect gathered together and, led by Pei Hong and a Nanhua Sect disciple named Zhao Teng, headed towards a pre-arranged location.

Before long, their large group arrived at a flat, open field.

Shortly after they arrived, a large number of demonic cultivators arrived from another direction.

After entering the wilderness, those demonic cultivators walked until they were several hundred feet away from the cultivators of the five sects before stopping.

Then a burly man clad in white bone armor stepped forward and shouted at the five sects' cultivators, "Zhao Teng, Pei Hong, if you obediently hand over your trial tokens, this battle can be avoided today!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Teng of the Nan Hua Sect sneered, "What a joke! Why didn't you obediently hand over your trial tokens?"

Pei Hong remained silent, seemingly acknowledging that Zhao Teng had become the team leader.

Upon hearing Zhao Teng's words, the burly demonic cultivator replied matter-of-factly, "That's naturally because we're stronger than you!"

"Hmph, who's stronger or weaker isn't determined by words alone!"

Zhao Teng snorted coldly and said without showing any weakness.

"If you won't listen to reason, then you'll have to suffer the consequences. Let's fight!"

The burly demonic cultivator's face darkened, and he immediately raised his hand and waved it, giving the order to attack.

As soon as he gave the order, a chilling wind swept through the demonic cultivator camp, and the howls of corpses echoed. One by one, the disciples of the Demon Control Sect and the Corpse Demon Sect released their natal demons and refining corpses.

Moreover, the art of demon refining and corpse refining is not only known by disciples from two different schools. Other disciples from sects such as Illusion Moon Valley, Blood Spirit Sect, and White Bone Demon Sect have also refined demon corpses, and they have all been released at this moment.

On the other hand, many cultivators from the five factions opened their spirit beast pouches and released their spirit pets, resulting in constant roars of beasts and cries of eagles.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, let's continue to cooperate. I will help you take on more of the incoming attacks!"

Pei Hong understood Zhou Tai's concerns perfectly, and before the battle began, he made a promise to him, staying less than five zhang away from him.

Zhou Tai also knew the significance of this great battle. Seeing that Pei Hong was willing to take the initiative to show goodwill, he immediately nodded solemnly and said, "Alright, then I'll have to trouble Daoist Pei."

After saying that, he took out protective magical artifacts and talismans and began to make hand seals in preparation.

Because they were already outnumbered, the five factions of Heng Kingdom were on the defensive, standing and waiting for the demonic cultivators on the other side to charge forward.

This gives many of them a chance to position themselves in advance and prepare for those powerful spells.

Of course, the demonic cultivators wouldn't be at too much of a disadvantage either; they could still cast spells while moving without engaging in combat.

Zhou Tai and Pei Hong were standing close together, making them easy targets for many demonic cultivators.

While he was still preparing his spells, all sorts of magical artifacts and spells were already attacking him.

However, Pei Hong kept his word and immediately summoned a yellow parasol magic artifact to protect him, blocking most of the attacks.

Once the demonic cultivators were within a hundred feet of him, Zhou Tai finally unleashed the spell he had prepared.

"Roaring thunder, drawn by qi, thunder comes!"

Zhou Tai shouted and pointed to the location of a certain demonic cultivator. Immediately, lightning flashed above the man's head, and a thundercloud appeared.

"Ah, it's a series of lightning strikes!"

A look of terror immediately appeared on the demonic cultivator's face, and he desperately tried to dodge to the side.

However, the chain lightning strikes that Zhou Tai personally performed were much more flexible to control than the purchased magic talismans.

As soon as he ran, Lei Yuan followed, and soon lightning descended.

Boom boom boom!

Zhou Tai controlled the rhythm, and the lightning strikes were uneven and had no discernible pattern.

The demonic cultivator was already on the verge of collapse after only taking three bolts of lightning. In order to survive, he fled to the side of another demonic cultivator and forced the other to take the lightning with him!

"Fuck your grandma, are you even human, you son of a bitch!"

Seeing himself caught in the lightning strike's range, the innocent demonic cultivator was furious. He cursed the culprit who had harmed him while doing everything he could to defend himself against the lightning.

After all, lightning doesn't care whether he's innocent or not, especially since Zhou Tai did it intentionally.

Zhou Tai knew very well that this was likely the only opportunity he would have to safely unleash the Chain Lightning Strike Technique. He needed to kill two birds with one stone to make the most of the opportunity and to demonstrate his skills.

After the thunderclouds enveloped the two demonic cultivators, the lightning that had been striking them at a slow speed suddenly began to fall one after another at top speed.

One, two—seven!

With Zhou Tai sparing no effort, this series of lightning strikes unleashed a total of seven bolts of lightning!

When the thunderclouds dissipated, both demonic cultivators were already lying on the ground, dead on the spot.

This scene not only shocked many demonic cultivators, but also made the cultivators of the five sects look at Zhou Tai with surprise and doubt, many of them gaping open.

Before today, Zhou Tai, who only had the eighth level of Qi Refining, was not highly regarded. At most, some people were just curious about his relationship with Pei Hong.

But from that moment on, no one dared to underestimate him anymore.

"Fellow Daoists, heed my command! Kill that lightning cultivator first! We absolutely cannot let him unleash the Chain Lightning Strike Technique again!"

An angry roar quickly echoed across the battlefield; the one who spoke was none other than the burly demon cultivator from the White Bone Demon Sect.

His order was quickly responded to; at least five demonic cultivators instantly changed targets, making Zhou Tai and Pei Hong their targets.

The demonic cultivators already had a numerical advantage, and even after Zhou Tai suddenly attacked and killed two of them, their advantage remained.

Faced with a multi-person attack, Zhou Tai dared not forcefully unleash the Chain Lightning Strike Technique any longer and could only stabilize his position and defend.

However, the fact that he and Pei Hong had simultaneously held off a number of demonic cultivators that outnumbered them greatly was already a significant contribution to their side, and no one dared to make any further demands on them.

However, on the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes, and hidden arrows are hard to guard against.

After Zhou Tai made a name for himself, he was targeted with even more sabotage.

This forced him to stay close to Pei Hong, focusing more on defense and only occasionally throwing out some magic talismans for counterattacks.

As time slowly passed, people from both sides began to fall on the battlefield. With some people making tactical retreats or dodging, the battlefield was quickly divided and turned into a chaotic melee.

However, as the fight went on, Zhou Tai gradually realized that something was wrong.

He immediately said to Pei Hong, "Master Pei, we need to change locations. The number of demonic cultivators around here has clearly increased; it seems someone is doing this on purpose!"

Pei Hong glanced around and instantly understood his meaning, immediately replying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou is right. Then please, Fellow Daoist Zhou, clear out the path. This humble Daoist will escort you to break through!"

"Let's start from that side."

Zhou Tai pointed in a direction, then waved his hands repeatedly, instantly unleashing five or six lightning strike talismans.

This fierce attack immediately drove the demonic cultivators away, and Zhou Tai and Pei Hong seized the opportunity to break through and escape.

As Pei Hong ran, he shouted loudly, "Lingxu Sect disciples, heed my command! Immediately move towards my location!"

Upon hearing his words, the others realized that they were growing further and further away from their leader, so they began to actively move closer to Zhou Tai and his companion.

Seeing this from a distance, Zhao Teng's eyes darkened, and he cursed inwardly, "This old Taoist Pei is indeed difficult to deal with!"

Just as Zhou Tai said, it was he who secretly colluded with the disciples of the Nanhua Sect, intentionally drawing his opponents to the vicinity of Pei Hong and Zhou Tai, giving the demonic cultivators an opportunity to besiege the two.

Unfortunately, just as his plan was about to be completed and he was preparing to have his disciples feign injury and retreat, Zhou Tai saw through his scheme.

Now that Zhou Tai and his companion have broken through the encirclement and are calling for their companions to regroup, his plan has completely failed.

Given the current situation, if he dares to disregard the changing circumstances and force people to feign injury and retreat, it would be tantamount to openly telling the other four sects that he intends to frame Pei Hong and Zhou Tai.

This is absolutely digging your own grave on the battlefield!

After Zhou Tai and his companion successfully gathered their teammates, knowing that someone had ill intentions, they no longer demanded to kill more demonic cultivators and switched to a defensive posture.

With a group of people all wanting to defend themselves and able to help each other, it's difficult for the demonic cultivators to pose much of a threat to them anymore.

Moreover, the existence of Zhou Tai, a lightning cultivator, is enough to make any demonic cultivator who comes to gnaw at their bone feel somewhat apprehensive.

After fighting for a while, Zhou Tai suddenly saw several demonic cultivators collecting corpses under the cover of others.

His gaze sharpened slightly, and he immediately said, "The demonic cultivators have begun cleaning up the battlefield; they must be preparing to retreat!"

Upon hearing this, someone immediately exclaimed anxiously, "Are we just going to let them go like that? We haven't even had a chance to collect the bodies of the demonic cultivators we killed yet!"

Upon hearing this, many people showed expressions of resentment.

Upon seeing this, Pei Hong immediately said in a deep voice, "The enemy outnumbers us, and there are treacherous people within our ranks. It's already a miracle that we've survived. Don't let small things lead to bigger losses!"

As the team leader, everyone felt resentful upon hearing him say such things, but they couldn't say anything more and could only curse the Nanhua Sect for being despicable and shameless.

Then everything unfolded exactly as Zhou Tai had predicted. After collecting all the corpses on the ground, the demonic cultivators quickly and orderly withdrew.

Zhou Tai and his group had reached a consensus and had no intention of pursuing the enemy.

The disciples of the Nanhua Sect originally wanted to give chase, but seeing that they hadn't moved, Zhao Teng immediately stopped his fellow disciples and then ran over to confront them.

"Pei Hong, why aren't you giving chase?"

Zhao Teng pointed angrily at Pei Hong and shouted, his righteous and awe-inspiring appearance causing many Lingxu Sect disciples to curl their lip in disdain.

Pei Hong replied calmly and without any politeness, "Our magical energy has been greatly depleted, and we are no longer able to pursue them. Is Fellow Daoist Zhao satisfied with this answer?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Teng laughed angrily, "Fine, fine, so this is your answer? After we leave this place, I will definitely report this matter to our elders. I hope you'll still be so stubborn then!"

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, please do as you please!"

Pei Hong gave a nonchalant reply and then ignored the man, calling Zhou Tai and the others to return to their camp.

After this battle, their team of twenty was reduced to only fourteen, having lost six men.

Meanwhile, the Nanhua Sect also suffered a loss of seven people, including two Haoyang Sect disciples who died and two Spirit Beast Mountain disciples who were completely wiped out!

Zhou Tai was unsure of the losses suffered by the demonic cultivators, but he and Pei Hong had killed three in total, and three others within the group had also been killed. The number of enemies killed and the number of people lost were roughly the same.

Upon returning to the camp, Pei Hong immediately addressed the group, saying, "Everyone, hurry and recover your magical power. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to leave this place by evening or early morning!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with anticipation.

Over the past month, everyone has deeply felt the cruelty of this trial. Now that they will be able to leave soon, everyone is filled with anticipation.

Many of them obtained Demonic Trial Tokens, which can be exchanged for some very valuable items after they leave the area.

Just then, Zhou Taimu whispered, "The final moments are often the most dangerous. Everyone must be extra careful, not only against attacks from demonic cultivators, but also against the malicious intentions of certain villains!"

Upon hearing his words, everyone's hearts skipped a beat, and they couldn't help but wonder who the villain he was referring to was.

Pei Hong immediately nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou is quite right. Then you and I will each lead a team to keep watch!"

So the fifteen people split into two teams and took turns resting.

Zhou Tai knew that Pei Hong had consumed more magical power than he had, so he took the initiative to let Pei Hong rest and recover his magical power.

More than three hours later, Pei Hong's magical power had recovered by more than half, and he took over from him.

It was almost sunset, and there was still no sign of the high-level cultivators of the Immortal and Demonic Dual Lights appearing. Everyone expected it would probably be early morning.

To Zhou Tai's surprise, he had only been sitting in meditation for half an hour when Pei Hong suddenly woke him up.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, I remember you have some Immortal Trial Tokens, don't you?"

Inside a shabby stone house used for resting, Pei Hong woke Zhou Tai and then whispered something intriguing to his bewildered eyes.

His eyes flickered, and he replied in a low voice, "There are a few pieces. Why is Master Pei suddenly asking about this?"

Pei Hong did not answer him, but simply said with a smile, "If Fellow Daoist Zhou trusts me, then please entrust them to me!"

Zhou Tai had already guessed his intention, and immediately said readily, "Anyway, these things are useless to me. Since you say so, Daoist, then take them."

After saying that, he took out all eleven Immortal Trial Tokens that he had obtained.

Seeing that he actually had so many Immortal Trial Tokens in his hand, Pei Hongfu was slightly surprised. After giving him a deep look, he didn't ask any more questions, but simply put the items away, nodded to him, and left.

About an hour later, Pei Hong returned.

He looked at Zhou Tai, who seemed to be completely oblivious to his surroundings, and said nothing more. He simply took out eleven demonic trial tokens and tossed them to him, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, these are all yours."

Zhou Taizhao, curious, asked, "Master Pei, aren't you afraid of being blamed by the elders of the various sects if they find out what you're doing?"

Pei Hong, of course, understood his meaning, and simply replied, "If you're going to give up all the gains you've made by exchanging the capital just because you're worried about potential blame, then what's the point of risking coming to participate in this trial?"

"That's quite true!"

Zhou Tai nodded in agreement, deeply agreeing.

However, looking at the eleven demonic trial tokens in front of him, he suddenly felt uneasy.

He already has thirteen Demonic Path Trial Tokens. If he takes so many more now, he'll probably become the most conspicuous person when he goes out!

Although this might not necessarily be a bad thing, he already knew that the higher-ups of Spirit Beast Mountain didn't care about the outcome of this trial, so he felt that showing off like this might not be a good thing!

He was unwilling to give up some of the Demonic Path Trial Tokens, since he had earned them through hard work.

After thinking it over, Zhou Tai looked at Pei Hong in front of him and suddenly had an idea.

He suddenly looked at Pei Hong with a serious expression and asked, "Master Pei, can I trust you?"

Pei Hong, somewhat taken aback by his question, couldn't help but ask in return, "What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist Zhou?"

Zhou Tai took a deep breath, his eyes fixed intently on him, and said, "I only need fifteen Demonic Path Trial Tokens to exchange for a complete set of Foundation Establishment spiritual items from Spirit Beast Mountain. Therefore, I would like to give the remaining nine Demonic Path Trial Tokens to Daoist Pei. Please help me exchange them from Lingxu Sect for a spiritual item that greatly increases Qi and Blood, or a Qi Condensation Pill!"

He then revealed his entire secret to Pei Hong, which was, frankly, a huge gamble.

But Pei Hong had been able to break up with him peacefully before, and then readily accepted him after he asked to join the group. He even gave him all eleven demonic trial tokens that he had obtained through his adventures. He felt that he could take a gamble.

Of course, the most important thing is that he is confident he can save his life if he bets with Pei Hong and things turn sour.

But if he goes out to gamble, he has no power to resist.

After hearing his words, Pei Hong quickly guessed what he was thinking.

He looked at him with a complex expression and sighed, "I never expected Fellow Daoist Zhou to trust me so much!"

Zhou Tai stated without any hesitation, "It is Master Pei's consistent actions that gave me the courage to believe in you!"

Hearing this, Pei Hong was overjoyed and quickly nodded in agreement, "Very well, it's rare for Fellow Daoist Zhou to trust me so much. I will certainly handle this matter for you and live up to your expectations!"

Then they took away the nine Demonic Path Trial Tokens, leaving only two for Zhou Tai.

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