Gou Zai Wudao Shicheng Dao

As Ning Tianyang gave the order, everyone quickly set off and rushed into the poisonous forest filled with purplish-black miasma!

Miasma swirled through the forest, carrying a pungent, rotten smell of wood, clinging to exposed skin and bringing a chill.

Fang Xia took a deep breath and secretly activated the "Qi Sensing Technique," his gaze piercing through the layers of mist.

The ghost-faced spider with strange patterns was seen spraying mist and spitting silk within its territory.

They are much larger than ordinary spiders; even the larvae are the size of a washbasin, and their bodies are covered with dark purple patterns.

At first glance, they resemble crying or grinning faces, hence the name "Ghost Face".

A profound silence filled the air.

The only eerie sounds were the faint hissing of spider silk in the wind and the rustling of the ghost spider crawling through the decaying leaves.

"Form ranks! Seal off all gaps! Don't let a single demonic beast escape!"

Upon arriving at the Poisonous Forest, Ning Tianyang's sharp eyes swept across the entire area, and his command rang out amidst the miasma.

Upon receiving the order, the members of Sanyang Hall immediately dispersed and took up advantageous positions as previously arranged.

Swords were drawn and bows were nocked, instantly forming an impenetrable encirclement that completely surrounded the area where the Ghost-Faced Spiders nested.

"We need to be careful."

Fang Xia, Lu Sheng, and Meng Zhang huddled together, the three of them back to back, forming a stable little triangle.

Looking at the ferocious ghost-faced spider demon beast, Fang Xia couldn't help but mutter to himself.

If you're in a winning position, then strike hard!

If you're in a losing situation, then protect everyone in front of you!

"Hiss..."

Just as Fang Xia was muttering to herself, two sharp, piercing screechs rang out.

Two demonic spiders with ghostly faces emerged from their web-like nest!

The female spider was the size of a calf, with complex and ferocious ghost-face patterns on her body, shimmering with an eerie light; she was a mid-level demon.

Its eight scarlet eyes gleamed with a cunning light.

Its mouthparts opened and closed, making a hissing sound, commanding the surrounding monsters.

The male spider is slightly smaller, but still far larger than ordinary monsters, making it a lower-ranking demon.

Their movements became even faster and more ruthless, silently flanking the flanks.

His scarlet eyes were fixed on Ji Baiyue, his venom glands bulging, preparing a fatal blow.

They were quite intelligent and instantly realized that this group of "humans" had come to exterminate their race!

They're trapped in their own territory, with nowhere to retreat!

The two demons' eyes flashed with ferocity, and they let out a shrill shriek as they pounced on Ji Baiyue, Han Zhiqi, and Feng Heng!

Fang Xia's heart tightened as he watched the movements of the two ghost-faced spider demons.

"These are demons! They're definitely different from the mindless monsters; they even understand command and tactics!"

"Let's do it!"

Ji Baiyue let out a cold shout. As the senior disciple of the Sanyang Hall, his strength had reached the peak of internal cultivation, and he was only one step away from the Qi Gathering and Meridian Opening Realm.

His precious sword, frosty and gleaming, roared as he charged towards the cunning and ruthless mother spider.

Han Zhiqi moved nimbly, his pair of water-splitting swords flashing with cold light as he joined forces with Ji Baiyue in a pincer attack.

Holding a long spear, Feng Heng confronted the lower-ranking demon spider head-on.

The battle instantly intensified!

Sword energy crisscrossed, and blades flashed.

The sword energy and blade light clashed violently with the venom spewed by the ghost-faced spider, its waving sharp pincers, and its tough spider silk.

The demons' cunning and ruthlessness were on full display!

The mother spider did not fight head-on, but instead used the terrain and her web to move around, trying to separate the three of them.

The venom it spews from its mouth is not only highly poisonous but also extremely corrosive, hissing as it splashes onto the rocks.

The male spider, like a ghost, uses the miasma to constantly launch sneak attacks.

The two demons also commanded the Ghost-Faced Spider Beast to attack the three, causing them considerable trouble.

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On the other side, Fang Xia's gaze swept across the area and quickly locked onto her target.

He had already tacitly aligned himself with Lu Sheng and Meng Zhang.

"Brother Lu, Brother Meng, let's eliminate the three-headed ghost-faced spiders on the left first!"

Fang Xia shouted and swung his long sword, first slashing at a spiderling that was about to spit venom.

Lu Sheng wielded his sword with steady movements, working in tandem with Fang Xia to block the retreat of the Ghost-Faced Spider larvae.

Meng Zhang held a long stick, its shadow like a dragon, aiming directly at the spiderling's joints and legs.

Although these three young spiders were not very intelligent, they were extremely ferocious, spitting venom from their mouths and flinging their silk around.

Fang Xia was highly focused, and he activated the "Qi Sensing Technique" to its fullest extent.

Combined with his "avoiding misfortune and seeking good fortune" supernatural ability, his subtle perception of danger always allows him to narrowly avoid venom and spider silk.

Fang Xia's swordsmanship was not flashy; in fact, it was rather simple.

He incorporated the "Qingyang Palm" into his sword techniques, each strike aimed directly at vital points, steady and efficient.

Lu Sheng's swordsmanship was fierce and powerful, while Meng Zhang's staff techniques were agile and nimble. The three of them were getting better and better at coordinating their skills.

Meanwhile, fierce battles broke out in various parts of the battlefield.

Fang Xia glanced around the scene and saw that everyone from the Sanyang Hall was fighting the Ghost-Faced Spider Beast.

With graceful movements, You Qian wielded his large hammer, effortlessly dealing with the two ghost-faced spiderlings.

Zhou Cheng was experienced, and his pair of copper whips moved with great force, causing the Ghost-Faced Spider Beast, whose strength was comparable to that of Bone Gate, to retreat step by step.

Lin You truly deserves his reputation as a genius with exceptional talent. Although he has only recently entered the Stone Skin Middle Realm, his "Qingyang Palm" technique has already reached a considerable level of proficiency.

With a whooshing sound, carrying the power of Qingyang, he single-handedly suppressed a Ghost-Faced Spider with the strength of a flesh gate, causing Fang Xia to nod secretly.

Zhang Yuan and the others fought fiercely, their shouts of battle, the clash of weapons, and the hissing of the ghost-faced spiders mingling together, echoing through the poisonous miasma forest.

"You beast, die!"

A loud shout came from Ji Baiyue's side.

He seized the opportunity when the mother spider's sneak attack failed, and a blinding white light suddenly burst forth from his longsword.

Like a fleeting glimpse of lightning, it pierced through the relatively vulnerable thorax and abdomen of the mother spider in an instant!

The mother spider let out a piercing, desperate scream, and gushed out dark green blood.

Almost simultaneously, Feng Heng had already suppressed the male spider.

He seized the moment when the spider was visibly shaken by the death of its mother spider and cleaved its hideous head in two with a single blow!

The two demonic spiders lay on the ground, their massive bodies convulsing, their foul-smelling blood staining the decaying leaves.

The demons were vanquished, and the remaining monsters suffered a crushing defeat.

Fang Xia and the other two worked together with increasing ease, exploiting the fear of the young spider monster.

Fang Xia's sword flashed, swiftly and cleanly eliminating their group's fourth prey.

The fighting gradually subsided.

When the last Ghost-Faced Spider Beast was killed, only the heavy breathing of the Sanyang Hall members remained in the Poisonous Miasma Forest.

Ning Tianyang's gaze swept across the battlefield, and he nodded slightly: "Take stock of the spoils, treat the wounded, and collect the miasma grass."

The group accepted the order and left.

The results came out quickly.

Sanyangtang achieved a great victory in this battle.

One mid-rank demon-faced spider mother, one low-rank demon-faced spider male, twelve adult demon-faced spider beasts, and thirty-one spiderlings were killed, for a total of forty-five!

Even more surprisingly, hundreds of precious "Malaria Heart Grass" were collected from near the Ghost-faced Spider's nest.

This is the main ingredient for refining antidote pills, and it is quite valuable.

Preliminary estimates suggest that the total value of the spoils from this battle exceeded 30,000 taels of silver!

Only a few disciples suffered minor injuries, and no one was killed.

This is absolutely a dream start!