High-level martial arts: Long spear with black flames to suppress demons.

Shen Chang'an maintained the golden shield with his left hand, and with a wave of his right hand, a large amount of spiritual power surged out.

The pure spiritual energy instantly condensed in the air into sword-shaped runes that exuded a sharp aura.

"Minor Thousand Swords Formation Talisman".

Swish swish!

Hundreds of tiny sword talismans, condensed from spiritual energy, seemed to be controlled by an invisible hand, instantly arranging themselves into a complex sword formation in mid-air. Then, like a meat grinder, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound, the sword formation swept towards the demonic creature that was within arm's reach!

The sixth-realm humanoid demon's tough, dark red bone armor was like paper before the sword formation. In the blink of an eye, before it could even let out a scream, it was shredded into countless flying pieces of flesh and blood by the countless sword runes!

All of this happened so fast that the other two monsters below, who had just rushed up the cliff, didn't even have time to react before their companion was reduced to ashes.

Shen Chang'an gave them no chance to catch their breath.

He activated the Shrinking Earth technique, instantly disappearing from his original spot and appearing directly above the heads of the two demons.

"Minor Thousand Swords Formation, Minor Heavenly Net!"

Shen Chang'an pressed his hands down sharply. The hundreds of sword talismans that had previously slain one demon instantly dispersed, completely enveloping the two demons below like a net. Each sword talisman was connected end to end, forming a completely sealed cage of sword energy.

"receive!"

With a loud shout from Shen Chang'an, the sword energy cage contracted rapidly.

Two sixth-realm demons brandished their weapons, trying to break free of the cage, but the tiny sword runes were agile and incredibly sharp, not only easily severing their weapons but also penetrating their bodies through the gaps in their bone armor!

"boom!"

The sword formation suddenly contracted to its maximum size, and then exploded with a bang!

Amidst a rain of blood, the two sixth-realm demons were chopped into countless pieces, beyond any hope of survival.

From start to finish, it only took a few breaths. Shen Chang'an didn't even engage in any close combat; he instantly killed the three sixth-realm humanoid demons with just two spells!

Above the cliff, Qin Xu watched this scene. Although his expression remained cold, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

"good."

Qin Xu nodded, then casually flicked his sword.

From the depths of the enormous canyon below, a series of earth-shaking footsteps echoed. Hundreds upon hundreds of high-level demonic creatures of various shapes and sizes, startled by Qin Xu's sword energy, surged forward like a black torrent.

"This batch of monsters is assigned to you. Train them slowly."

......

Four hours later.

The battle at the bottom of the canyon has reached a fever pitch.

The ground was littered with the remains of high-level demons. Although Shen Chang'an had a blast killing, the high-intensity spell output had still depleted most of his spiritual energy.

Just as he was about to take a short break to catch his breath.

"roar!!!"

A terrifying roar came from the deepest part of the canyon, causing rocks to tumble wildly from the cliffs on both sides.

Immediately afterwards, a four-armed demonic ape, as large as a moving small mountain, slowly emerged from the shadows.

Shen Chang'an's heart skipped a beat.

"Seven Realms!"

This is absolutely a genuine seventh-realm demon!

"Give it a try."

High in the sky, Qin Xu did not make a move.

"This monster allows you to unleash your full power."

Shen Chang'an took a deep breath, his eyes showing no fear, but instead burning with a fervent fighting spirit.

"Finally... I can give it my all."

Shen Chang'an closed his eyes, and his mind instantly sank into the vast spiritual sea that had reached 999 miles.

"Black flames, fall!"

The black fire lotus crashed into the golden ocean.

In an instant, the spiritual sea surged back, and fifty percent of the spiritual sea boiled directly!

Shen Chang'an suddenly opened his eyes.

He instantly activated the Shrinking Earth technique, transforming into a golden and black afterimage as he charged directly towards the seven-realm four-armed demonic ape!

The demonic ape let out a furious roar, and its four thick, pillar-like arms, carrying terrifying power, slammed down on Shen Chang'an like Mount Tai.

"Golden Light Mantra, Great Heavenly Stele!"

Shen Chang'an didn't dodge or evade at all, and suddenly lifted his hands upwards.

The boiling spiritual power within his body poured out wildly, and the dazzling golden light instantly condensed in mid-air into a golden monument ten feet high, which met the four giant fists of the demonic ape head-on!

"boom!!!"

The moment of impact, a deafening roar erupted, and the violent shockwave shattered all the rubble within hundreds of meters into dust!

The golden monument trembled violently, its surface covered with spiderweb-like cracks, but in the end it withstood the demonic ape's earth-shattering blow!

Using the force of the collision, Shen Chang'an turned back at an incredible angle in mid-air, instantly appearing at the back of the demonic ape's neck.

He then forcibly compressed and fused the raging lightning magic onto the tip of the spear.

A spear thrust out.

Driven by fifty percent of boiling spiritual power, a light blue lightning bolt burst forth from the tip of the spear, instantly piercing through the demonic ape's neck bone armor, which was a hundred times harder than steel!

"Pfft!"

A purple-gold light emanated from the demonic ape's throat!

"roar......"

The massive body of the demon ape suddenly froze, its four waving arms hanging limply at its sides. It stared wide-eyed in disbelief, its crimson eyes widening, and a whistling, guttural roar escaped its throat.

The next second, a violent thunderbolt exploded inside its body!

"Bang!"

The demonic ape's enormous head exploded into a shower of blood. Its massive, mountain-like body collapsed with a deafening roar, raising clouds of dust.

Shen Chang'an landed slowly, spear in hand, black demonic blood still dripping from the tip.

He was breathing heavily, his face was pale, but his eyes were frighteningly bright.

High in the sky, Qin Xu looked at the Seventh Realm Demon Ape whose head had been blown off in one strike.

"What a domineering shot... Is this the power behind the nearly thousand-mile-long spiritual sea...?"

Looking at the wreckage scattered on the ground, Shen Chang'an put away his spear, slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and his boiling spiritual sea returned to calm.

In mid-air, Qin Xu transformed into a sword light and landed in front of him.

"How is it?" Qin Xu glanced at the golden light that had not yet completely dissipated from Shen Chang'an's body.

"Have you reached that threshold yet?"

Shen Chang'an looked inward at the vast 999-mile spiritual sea within his dantian, sensing the faint, invisible barrier, and nodded: "Almost there. It's just a hair's breadth away; I feel like it could break through that barrier at any moment."

"it is good."

Qin Xu nodded slightly.

Shen Chang'an wiped his sweat and casually asked, "Senior Qin, I've been here for seven months now. How well have your spiritual energy reserves recovered, along with those of Daoist Lingshan and Senior Du?"

Qin Xu coughed twice: "About 60% complete."

"Sixty percent?"

Shen Chang'an quickly calculated in his mind. He had recovered 60% in seven months, and as his cultivation level improved, his efficiency in producing spiritual energy was increasing. The remaining 40% would only take three or four months at most.

"In another three or four months, I should be able to complete the third body tempering, and then I can go home..."

Shen Chang'an clenched his fists inwardly.

Qin Xu seemed to see through his thoughts and patted him on the shoulder: "Haste makes waste. You don't need to come with us to sweep away monsters these two days. I'll give you two days off."

"Calm your restless heart. Get your energy and spirit into peak condition, and try to break through that legendary Thousand-Mile Spirit Sea."

"Thank you so much, senior!"