Ghost Immortal

Just as he was about to burn his spiritual root, the tiger demon suddenly stopped.

Its ears twitched, and it turned its head to look towards the mountain path.

Li Feng heard it too, and his heart skipped a beat.

Suddenly, from the other side of the mountain path, came the sound of rapid footsteps, the clash of weapons, and someone shouting something.

The sound was still far away, but it was rapidly approaching, clearly heading towards the battlefield.

"Third brother, take some men and flank them from the left! Don't let that beast get away!"

"Brother, the tiger demon's aura has weakened; it seems injured. The intensity of its demonic energy has dropped by at least 70%!"

"All of you, hurry up! The tiger demon's inner core is worth 100,000 taels of silver. Anyone who lets it escape, I'll chop them up and feed them to the dogs!"

The tiger demon's face instantly turned extremely ugly.

It recognized the voice as belonging to Black Three Knives, the leader of the Black Wind Bandits.

The Black Wind Bandits and the Tiger Demon have been locked in a standoff at Black Wind Ridge for over a decade.

The Black Wind Bandits occupy the western mountain peaks, while the Tiger Demon rules the eastern dense forest.

The two sides originally each had their own territory and kept to themselves.

Hei Sandao cultivates unorthodox sword techniques, wielding three swords with unparalleled skill. He possesses mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation, coupled with evil sword energy.

Even at the height of its power, the tiger demon would have to think twice before facing it head-on.

The problem now is that the tiger demon is not at its peak; it is nearing its end.

This level of strength is simply not enough to contend with Hei Sandao, who is at the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Moreover, Black Three Knives was accompanied by dozens of his men.

Although these henchmen were not highly skilled, they were all ruthless thugs who had tasted blood. If dozens of them rushed at him, they could overwhelm him with sheer numbers and kill him.

"Those who profited from the chaos are now trying to snatch up the bargains!"

The tiger demon cursed through gritted teeth.

It looked down at Li Feng, its eyes filled with malice.

If given just a little more time, it can smash the little Taoist's skull.

But now the footsteps of Black Three Blades are getting closer and closer; they'll be here in no more than three breaths.

Three breaths were enough for it to kill Li Feng and take revenge.

But that was enough for Black Three Knives to arrive and cut off its head from behind with a single blow.

Ultimately, the instinct for survival prevailed over the desire for revenge.

"You little bastard, you just wait! You're lucky to be alive today, but this isn't over. I swear, I will kill a hundred Taoist priests to avenge you!"

After uttering those harsh words, it turned around, grabbed its signature spear, and prepared to leap into the dense forest.

Just as the tiger demon turned around, a thunderclap suddenly exploded from the direction of the mountain path.

It is a lightning-summoning talisman from the Maoshan School.

Lightning pierced the darkness of the dense forest, illuminating the entire mountain forest as if it were daytime.

Immediately afterwards, four figures flew out from the dense forest.

The first person was none other than the Taoist priest with four eyebrows.

He used the Seven Star Steps, his movements as swift as a ghost.

He drew his peach wood sword, its blade covered with cinnabar talismans.

"You fiend, you injured my disciple and you think you can just leave?"

Four-Eyebrowed Taoist priest shouted.

He held the sword in his right hand and made a hand seal with his left, the peach wood sword drawing an arc in the air.

A talisman appeared at the tip of the sword.

The talisman swelled in the wind, growing to the size of a millstone in the blink of an eye, and descended upon the tiger demon.

The tiger demon's pupils shrank sharply, and he could only hastily parry with his spear.

However, its natal demon weapon had already been severely damaged in the clash with Li Feng just now.

The talisman struck the gun barrel, immediately producing a dull metallic clang.

The tiger demon was so shocked that his tiger's mouth split open, and his spear almost flew out of his hand.

"Four Eyebrows? How did you get here so fast!"

The tiger demon staggered backward, fear flashing in its eyes.

Of course it recognized the Taoist priest with four eyebrows.

Over the years, although Black Wind Bandits and Tiger Demons have always held half the sky in Black Wind Ridge, Master Si Mei, as a member of the Maoshan Sect and a member of the Zhi generation of Taoists stationed in Qingyan City, has dealt with all the forces in Black Wind Ridge.

In its prime, the tiger demon naturally didn't take the Four-Eyebrow Taoist seriously, but now its cultivation has been greatly damaged, its demon core is broken, and it can't even maintain its human form. How could it dare to directly confront the Maoshan Sect's demon-suppressing talisman?

The four-browed Taoist priest coldly replied, "Arrived quickly? I think they've been too slow!"

His gaze swept across the battlefield, and seeing that several of his disciples were beaten half to death, he became even angrier.

The four-browed Taoist priest's eyes twitched, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.

After dealing with the other wandering ghosts, they headed towards Black Wind Ridge.

If it weren't for the large-scale outbreak of Netherworld Ghost Fire, he wouldn't have been able to find Li Feng so easily.

The Netherworld Ghost Fire is something that only Li Feng in the entire Maoshan Sect has awakened.

The fact that the will-o'-the-wisp erupted to this extent could only mean that Li Feng was facing a life-or-death crisis.

Master Si Mei immediately became anxious, and the four of them rushed over at breakneck speed.

"Senior Brother Lei Jian, this beast's demon core has already cracked. You only need to make a slight move to destroy it."

The Taoist priest with four eyebrows suppressed his anger and said.

Lei Jian also noticed that the tiger demon's third vertical eye on its forehead was injured.

"With its demon core shattered, its cultivation has been reduced by at least two hundred years. This tiger demon in Black Wind Ridge has been entrenched for a hundred years, devouring countless people. It should have been dealt with long ago. Today is the perfect day to settle accounts with it all at once."

Upon hearing this, the tiger demon's fur stood on end.

It turned around quickly, ignoring the excruciating pain of its right rib wound reopening and darting into the depths of the dense forest.

Its massive body rampaged through the dense forest, knocking down bushes and saplings in its path and leaving horrifying bloodstains in its wake.

"boom!"

It had only darted less than ten feet when the trees in front of it suddenly shook violently, and two ancient trees, each as thick as a person's embrace, were split in two.

A blazing blade of energy slashed out from the cracks in the tree, its surface wreathed in a thick aura of bloodlust, scorching and curling the bark of the tree.

"Trying to leave?"

A burly man, nine feet tall, emerged from the bushes, carrying a thick-backed ghost-head knife.

The blade is as wide as a door panel, and nine copper rings are threaded through the back of the blade.

When swung, the copper rings collide with each other, producing a rattling, ear-piercing sound.

He was shirtless, with a coiled black dragon tattooed on his chest.

This guy is the leader of the Black Wind Bandits, Black Three Knives.

The tiger demon stopped in his tracks, baring its teeth and growling at Black Three Knives: "I and Black Wind have kept to ourselves for over a decade. You're taking advantage of my misfortune today; aren't you afraid of my revenge later?"

Black Three Knives grinned maliciously, revealing a mouthful of teeth stained yellow by smoke: "Keep to your own business? That was before."

"When you were at your peak, I naturally had to be wary of you, but now you can't even maintain human form, and your demon core is shattered like broken porcelain. What future are you talking about? I'm here today to take your demon core. A few hundred spirit stones will be enough for the brothers to live a carefree life for years!"

As he spoke, more than thirty bandits surged out from behind him, each wielding a sword and knife, completely blocking the tiger demon's retreat.

These bandits weren't particularly skilled; most of them had spiritual roots of three or four inches.

However, they had the advantage of numbers and orderly positioning, which clearly indicated they had been trained.

They were in groups of three, each carrying a shield made of animal hide.

The shield was covered with crooked runes; it was a crude version of a demon-trapping formation.

"Everyone, get into position!"

With a wave of his hand, Hei Sandao summoned more than thirty bandits who shouted in unison, their shields clanging against each other with a dull thud as they tightened their encirclement.

The tiger demon was attacked from both sides and trapped in a clearing in the dense forest, unable to advance or retreat.

It looked to its left at the Black Wind Bandit's demon-trapping formation and to its right at the four Taoist priests of the Maoshan Sect, and a human-like, sorrowful smile appeared on its tiger face.

"Very well, very well indeed! I've cultivated for three hundred years and haven't died at the hands of a Taoist priest, but a bunch of bandits are going to take advantage of me! Black Three Knives, you want my demon core? Well, let's see if you have the life to take it!"

The tiger demon roared to the sky, and its third vertical eye on its forehead opened instantly, with a blinding dark golden light surging from the crack.

It was burning its last remaining demon core essence, releasing all its remaining cultivation at once.

Dark golden demonic energy surged wildly from its body, forming a three-zhang-high demonic energy vortex around it. At the center of the vortex appeared the phantom of a fierce tiger, more than twice the size of its current physical body.