A reincarnated girl, who begins by possessing a cultivator.

Although the five people combined their strength, they still couldn't completely suppress the demonic ape, so they couldn't rely on prolonged combat.

"Why isn't it ready yet? Does this spell really need to be prepared for so long? I can't hold on much longer!" Wang Lingxiao's magic seals began to tremble.

It looks like it's about to lose its power.

They had been suppressing the demonic ape for almost a minute, and this continuous, relentless exertion was extremely tiring.

Of course, they haven't reached their limit yet, but apart from the two from Zhao Fu's team, the other three are unwilling to exhaust themselves completely.

Neither Pan Zhuo nor Wang Lingxiao used their full strength; they probably only used about 70% of their strength.

Su Chun was the same, but Su Chun's power was immense, no less than that of a late Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he was far from being exhausted.

"Give us another half minute."

The female disciple quickly responded.

Before he finished speaking, Su Chun suddenly noticed that the flow of magical energy among Zhao Fu and the other three had become strange.

Some of the spiritual energy that was supposed to be channeled into the magic array quietly seeped into the ground.

"Something's not right, something's strange."

Upon realizing this situation, Su Chun immediately became alert.

She quickly released her divine sense to scan the ground and was surprised to find three light blue spiritual energy threads extending along the cracks in the rocks toward the edge of the lava pool.

Only Su Chun had the spare energy to keep an eye on them.

But at that moment, the demonic ape suddenly let out a deafening roar, and its lava armor shattered inch by inch, revealing the crimson fur underneath.

He suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a not-so-smooth, fiery red pearl. The fiery red pearl unleashed its power, instantly increasing the demonic ape's strength by several times. Their strength began to be pushed back by the demonic ape.

"Damn it, this beast's demon crystal already has the rudimentary form of a demon core. It's going to use its full power."

Upon seeing this, Wang Lingxiao's expression changed drastically, and the Thunderfire Seal suddenly expanded to block in front of him.

Su Chun quickly withdrew his power, and a light blue metal shield flew out to block in front of him. He then used the Xuan Yan Sword to create a wall of fire, and the other three also used their respective defensive methods.

"Roar!"

Using the power of the nascent demon core, the demon ape unleashed a golden stream of flames that struck the five people's attack.

All five were simultaneously blasted away. Wang Lingxiao spat out a mouthful of blood, and Su Chun, who was originally unharmed, pretended to bite through the stone and also spat out a mouthful of blood.

Pan Zhuo and his two companions were blasted away and retreated several dozen meters before coming to a stop.

The two members of Zhao Fu's original team crashed into the surrounding rock walls and couldn't get up for a long time.

This shows that the power released by the five people varied in strength, because when a spell is broken during a battle, whoever uses more power will experience a greater backlash.

The reason the demon ape used a nascent demon core was definitely because the spell cast by Zhao Fu and the other three made him uneasy.

After repelling Su Chun and the other four, he immediately raised his hand and slammed it down heavily on the spot where Zhao Fu and the other three were. Instantly, a large amount of lava erupted from the ground and spread towards the four of them.

At this moment, Zhao Fu seemed to have completed the spell.

The female disciple in charge of the formation pushed her hands forward, and the formation beneath her feet suddenly rose into the air, transforming into an ice-blue Five Elements formation that flew into the sky.

Strangely, the magic array did not only cover the lava pool area where the demonic ape was located, but also completely enveloped Su Chun and the others.

"Icebound - Peak!"

The female disciple let out a delicate shout, and a bone-chilling cold air erupted from the magic array. The cold air instantly froze the entire battle area along the spiritual energy threads that Su Chun had previously sensed.

However, the cold air did not penetrate into the pool; instead, it formed a ring of crystal-clear ice around the edge of the pool, trapping the demonic ape in the center.

Just as Pan Zhuo and the others were about to say something, a chill silently seeped out from the ground and wrapped around their feet.

"What happened?"

Pan Zhuo's expression changed, and he quickly looked at Su Chun and Wang Lingxiao, whose legs had also been frozen by the ice at that moment.

The demonic ape found itself trapped and angrily pounded on the ice wall, only to see ripples spread across the ice, reflecting all its attacks off.

"Zhao Fu, what is the meaning of this, you four?"

After struggling for a moment, Wang Lingxiao roared angrily.

"Hahaha, it's a success! Senior Brother Wang, Junior Sister Su, and Junior Brother Pan, thank you all for your help. We four will gladly accept the Jade Blood Grass."

Zhao Fu immediately flew towards the Jade Blood Grass and put the herb into her pocket.

Wang Lingxiao clutched his chest and glared angrily at the four men.

"How dare you scheme against your fellow disciples?"

Zhao Fu's schemes weren't limited to just the three of them; they also targeted the two unfortunate souls who were severely injured.

When they were discussing it, they were told that the two of them would pretend to cooperate with Su Chun and the others, and that they would be given sufficient compensation afterward.

But given the current situation, whether or not to give it to them is still a question.

“Scheme? If you hadn’t come, Senior Brother Wang, we wouldn’t have wanted to do this, but your arrival has forced us to.”

But at that moment, the ice layer controlling Wang Lingxiao suddenly exploded, and Wang Lingxiao was freed.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and his previously listless aura returned to its fierce intensity.

"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being ruthless. I've seen through your impure intentions all along."

Wang Lingxiao was faking it; he drew his sword and attacked Zhao Fu without hesitation.

"Hand over the Blood Grass, and you will live."

When Zhao Fu and the other three saw that Wang Lingxiao was not seriously injured, they immediately realized that something was wrong.

"Senior Brother Sun."

Zhao Fu shouted, and the other Yun Jian Peak disciple, who was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, immediately stopped injecting magic power into the female disciple who was casting the Ice Binding Technique, and joined Zhao Fu in facing Wang Lingxiao.

They lost the help of two mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The two female disciples from Jade Sword Peak began to sway precariously.

"Senior Sister Zhao, we can't hold on any longer."

The two of them shouted.

The next moment, the demonic ape shattered the ice spell that had trapped him.

"what!"

The two female disciples immediately suffered a backlash, their faces turned pale, and they spat out a large amount of blood.

Not only that, but a powerful wave of fire also spread from the demonic ape's body, crashing into Su Chun and the others and sending them flying.

The two fell silent instantly, and the two female cultivators from Jade Sword Peak, whose injuries were aggravated, rolled several times on the ground and lost consciousness.

"Junior Sister Zhao, let's go."

Upon seeing the demonic ape escape, the man surnamed Sun from Yunjian Peak immediately gestured to Zhao Fu, and the two turned and ran, ignoring everyone else.

"Where are you going?"

Wang Lingxiao glanced at Su Chun's location with a puzzled look, then followed her.

She was determined to obtain the Azure Blood Grass, as it was an excellent spiritual herb for a fire-attribute cultivator like herself.

If he takes it back and consumes it, he can instantly advance to the late stage of Foundation Establishment and stabilize his realm, thus reducing his cultivation time by at least twenty or thirty years.

The demonic ape was furious. She glanced at Su Chun and the others who hadn't moved, and then chased after the three who had fled.

Because the Jade Blood Grass was also very important to him. He was originally waiting for the best opportunity to use it when he was stealing the demon core, but he didn't expect it to be taken away by humans.

How can you expect him to let this go so easily?

However, as the saying goes, "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind," and Su Chun ended up benefiting from the situation.

After the demonic ape burst out of the canyon, Su Chun suddenly opened her eyes and climbed up from the collapsed ruins.

"Tch! They're all up to their own agendas, each wanting to hoard the Jade Blood Grass. But that's normal. A thousand-year-old spiritual herb is worth tens of thousands of spirit stones. If you can have it all to yourself, who would want to share it with others? Go ahead and fight over it. I have something better to take."

Su Chun dusted himself off, went to the edge of the lava pool, released his fire-attribute magic, plunged into the lava pool, and retrieved the spirit crystal containing a rich fire attribute.

"Oh, this is really good stuff."

Su Chun immediately stored the items in her storage magic item.

She had originally planned to leave immediately.

But he glanced at Pan Zhuo and the other two.

Although Pan Zhuo was already very careful, his strength was too weak. Even with some precautions and reservations, he was still severely injured by the demonic ape.

Once the demonic ape returns, the three of them will surely become its food.

Su Chun reached out and grabbed Pan Zhuo.

As for the other four, Su Chun should have let them fend for themselves, because the other two were also accomplices who wanted to harm them.

But when he thought about how they were all unlucky souls who had been tricked by Zhao Fu and her companion, he decided to save his life.

Of the four of them who survived, Zhao Fu and the cultivator surnamed Sun will have a much harder time from now on.

Su Chun is just trying to cause them some trouble.

So Su Chun used the Moonlit Silk to bind the five people together and led them away from the place.

Instead of leaving all five of them in one place, they were dropped off one at intervals.

Pan Zhuo was the one who lost in the end.

I was originally planning to leave immediately, but after thinking about it carefully...

"Oh well! It's not easy for the young man either. He almost lost his life. What can I do? I'm such a good person."

As she spoke, Su Chun took out some spirit stones from the four people's storage treasures on her body, stuffed them into Pan Zhuo's waist pouch, and then flew away.

Of the five, she was the only one who didn't take Pan Zhuo's storage magic treasure; she looted the other four, considering it payment for saving them.

Chapter 73 Heartless and Unfeeling

After chasing for a while, the demonic ape stopped in the rugged forest. It looked at the three humans who had flown away, a hint of violence and resentment flashing in its scarlet pupils.

"Roar!"