Forge your destiny and become an immortal, starting with hunting demons in the deep sea.

"Aren't you going to make a move!"

Tu Chishe roared, and the booming sound, amplified by spiritual energy, resounded for hundreds of feet.

Upon hearing their leader's order, the bandits on the sea immediately took control of their ships and rapidly approached the Gong family's fleet.

Furthermore, on some of the ships that were raiding the cultivators, a very familiar array of spiritual light appeared.

"not good!"

Chen Ye's gaze sharpened. Although most people's attention was drawn to the battle between the two powerful experts from the Secret Realm, he had been keeping an eye on the Tribulation Cultivator opposite him.

Unexpectedly, these cultivators somehow obtained a large number of demon-hunting crossbows!

It should be noted that although the Demon-Hunting Crossbow is a type of magical artifact, it has always been a highly sought-after artifact in the Abyss Sea due to its immense power and ease of operation.

In order to prevent the forces under their jurisdiction from acquiring too many demon-hunting crossbows and causing unrest, the Qiling Sect and the surrounding Golden Core sects have extremely strict control over this kind of magical artifact!

Only secret treasure-holding forces like the Gong family, which regularly pay tribute to the upper sect, are qualified to purchase and use them, and even then, the quantity is limited.

While these plunderers might obtain some demon-hunting crossbows during their raids, they would definitely not have this many. At a glance, there are at least thirty or so!

There must be some powerful force behind them providing these services, but we don't need to think too much about who that force is!

"Get out of the way!"

Chen Ye called out a warning, and at the same time, a large amount of black mist quickly condensed around his body. Under the cover of the mist, he retreated rapidly into the cabin!

This black mist was formed by the "Illusionary Mist Technique" that Chen Ye had previously mastered. Within the range of the black mist, Chen Ye's movement speed increased by at least 30%, and it could also obscure his vision.

He had thought that he would use the Illusionary Mist Technique for the first time when he was in close combat with someone, but he never expected to use it in this situation.

As for whether others can react, that's not Chen Ye's concern. As a member of a different clan, he has already fulfilled his duty by reminding them.

Just as he retreated into the cabin!

"Whoosh!"

A crossbow bolt, as thick as a wrist, whistled through the air, but its aim was off, barely hitting the side of the ship. Apart from leaving a large hole, it did not cause any casualties.

Even so, the sudden attack was enough for these Gong family cultivators to react.

"Damn it, they have demon-hunting crossbows!"

"It must have been given by the Zhou family! Quick, get into the cabin and hide!"

Amidst a flurry of panicked curses, the Gong family cultivators rushed into the cabin. Almost simultaneously, dozens of crossbow bolts pierced the air.

Those Gong family cultivators who hadn't yet entered the cabin quickly activated their respective defensive techniques.

Magical shields, amulets, and even spiritual energy shields.

Boom boom boom!

A series of rapid sounds rang out, and most of the crossbow bolts were blocked by the defensive techniques of the Gong family cultivators.

Those cultivators hit by the Flameburst Arrow fared much worse.

Some people had large holes blown into their chests, their internal organs and blood splattered all over the ship; others had their hands and feet blown off and lay on the deck groaning in pain.

Fortunately, although these rogue cultivators obtained the Demon-Hunting Crossbow, they did not have many of the powerful Flame Burst Arrows.

Aside from inflicting some casualties on the Gong family fleet at the beginning, they mostly used ordinary crossbows afterwards.

However, the Jie Xiu didn't seem to intend to cause much damage with the Demon-Hunting Crossbow. After several rounds of volleys, the Jie Xiu's ships were less than a hundred feet away from the Gong family's fleet, and some Jie Xiu cultivators at the mid-stage of the Spirit Condensation realm even rode their magical artifacts to attack!

Meanwhile, in the air.

After giving the attack order, Tu Chishe slapped the blood-red spirit beast pouch hanging at his waist, and a thick demonic mist surged out. A ferocious python, six or seven zhang long with two huge fleshy wings, appeared beside Tu Chishe.

This monstrous python was covered in dark red scales, and its vertical pupils seemed to burn with flames. As soon as it appeared, it spewed out a large amount of smoky saliva.

"A Crimson-Winged Fire Serpent?!"

Gong Qingru's jade-like face darkened slightly as she immediately recognized the origin of the strange python.

The Crimson-Winged Fire Python is a late-stage Tier 1 demon beast. Although it does not have the bloodline of a strange beast, its clan lives in an environment of volcanic eruptions, and its body is naturally endowed with fire poison. Among demon beasts of the same tier, it is second only to large demon beasts like the Spirit Whisker Whale.

But for some reason, the Crimson-Winged Fire Python in front of them had actually advanced to a second-tier demon beast, although the aura it emitted was not strong, indicating that it had only recently broken through.

"I nourished this fire python with my own blood and essence for a full thirty years, and two months ago, by a stroke of luck, it finally broke through to become a second-tier demonic beast!"

As Tu Chishe stroked the hideous head of the Crimson-Winged Fire Python, a smug smirk appeared on his lips.

This was his trump card. A second-tier demon beast was equivalent to a human cultivator in the Hidden Realm stage, and this Crimson-Winged Fire Python was born with fire poison in its body. Once it reached the second tier, its strength would far exceed that of an ordinary Hidden Realm early stage cultivator.

According to the information provided by the family, Gong Qingru entered the Secret Realm ten years ago, but her cultivation has not improved over the years.

Although he was also a cultivator in the early stage of the Secret Realm, with the help of the Crimson-Winged Fire Python, he was determined to kill this Gong family elder today, even though it was a two-on-one fight!

However… Tu Chishe’s lewd gaze swept over Gong Qingru’s voluptuous and shapely body. Such a beauty, it would be too much of a waste to kill her directly!

"go!"

Tu Chishe patted the head of his spirit pet, and the beast-taming technique connected the hearts of the human and the demon. The Crimson-winged Fire Python let out a fierce roar and pounced on Gong Qingru at an extremely fast speed with its huge fleshy wings!

Gong Qingru pursed her red lips and used her movement technique, her body glowing with a rainbow of spiritual light to dodge the fire python's attack. At the same time, she used her soft hand to grab the spiritual pearl back into her palm, while her other hand quickly formed a hand seal, almost leaving a blur in the blink of an eye.

Several spells were cast into the spirit pearl, and the originally milky white spirit pearl immediately transformed, and the white light it emitted turned into dark gold, exuding a sharp aura!

"disease!"

Gong Qingru gave a soft shout, and the spirit pearl transformed into a sharp light that shot out and instantly slashed towards one of the Crimson-Winged Fire Python's fleshy wings!

Pfft!

"Hiss~~"

The Crimson-Winged Fire Python tried its best to dodge, but one of its wings was still cut open with a bloody gash. Fortunately, the wound was not large, and although it bled a lot, it did not affect its flight.

"A mid-grade spiritual artifact, the Five Elements Bead!"

Seeing that his spirit pet was injured, Tu Chishe cursed inwardly. He hadn't expected that this woman would have such a treasure. However, now that Gong Qingru had sold her spirit weapon, it was an opportunity!

"Die!"

Tu Chishe roared and his figure flashed like a black thunderbolt to Gong Qingru's side, his blade energy crisscrossing as he slashed straight at Gong Qingru's neck.

He originally intended to take advantage of this gap to quickly kill her with a single strike, but unexpectedly, Gong Qingru's hand flashed with light again, and she actually summoned a light blue spirit sword that looked like crystal.

"clang!!"

With a crisp sound, Gong Qingru easily blocked Tu Chishe's fierce strike!