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Chapter 575 Ning Fengxu Returns

"Something's up!" Qingluo suddenly warned as they were marching.

"Stop! Be on alert!" Su Xun immediately gave the order.

Everyone obeyed the command, and the surroundings immediately fell silent, with only the sound of the wind rustling through the grass. However, those who were alert had already noticed that the ears of the troll rabbits they were riding were perked up, a sign of their vigilance. If one listened carefully, one could hear a rustling sound hidden among the grass blades, the sound of reptiles moving through the undergrowth.

The sound grew closer, and the giant rabbits began to tremble. These giant rabbits had little intelligence and no skills; they were mainly just laborers. Everyone jumped off the Shadow Rabbits and quickly formed a formation. The Shadow Rabbits also retracted their minions and jumped onto Qing Sang's shoulders. Everyone consciously gathered together, back to back, forming a circle, with the Tianluo Sect disciples instinctively surrounding the Zhaixing Tower disciples in the inner circle.

"It's a swarm of snakes!" As the sound grew closer, Qingluo calmly spoke, having overheard the snakes communicating with each other.

"Kill these humans!"

"Presented to you, sir!"

"smell good!"

"I'm starving!"

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"I brought some 'Liuli Eggs'! They're specially for killing snakes!" a disciple from the Star-Picking Tower suddenly shouted, taking out many round iron eggs from his storage bag and distributing them to everyone.

"Song Pei, how did you make this kind of thing? And you brought so many?" His fellow disciple in the team who got the yo-yo asked curiously. It was obviously not an ordinary sphere, but a specially made little mechanism.

"I fell into a snake pit when I was a child, and I've been terrified of snakes ever since. The first thing I did after learning mechanical arts was to make this yo-yo, and I kept improving it. It's my proudest creation. I just never had a chance to show it off. When I learned that we were coming to the Ten Thousand Mountains, I thought I might have a chance to use it, so I brought all my stockpiles. I didn't expect it to come in handy so soon. Hehe, let's see its power." Song Pei picked up a yo-yo, threw it in a random direction, and the yo-yo spun rapidly in the air before shooting out countless iron needles. After landing, it exploded quickly, releasing yellow smoke and a strong smell of realgar.

"I coated the iron needles with a special snake-specific poison; even a tiny bit will be fatal. The realgar powder that exploded also contained a bone-dissolving powder, which will dissolve into blood on a snake's skin. Moreover, even if these get on a person, as long as they don't inhale a large amount of powder, it won't have much of an effect. Even if they accidentally inhale it, the most common antidote pills will do the trick." As Song Pei finished speaking, the area where the realgar powder had landed emitted a bloody odor, and the surrounding area immediately became much quieter.

"You're amazing!" someone nearby exclaimed in admiration, seeing the effect.

"It's not over yet!" Song Pei said, tossing another yo-yo near the previous one. After the silver needle and realgar powder, it suddenly exploded, bursting into flames that rose rapidly with the help of the wind. The smell in the air transformed into the pungent odor of roasted meat. The yo-yos also had a hidden mechanism inside; if two used yo-yos were within a certain range, they would attract each other, collide, and explode, igniting the flames.

Such wanton arson might not be permissible in ordinary forests, but this was the grasslands of the Ten Thousand Mountains, grasslands already eroded, so such restrictions were no longer a concern. Those who had obtained the "Slippery Eggs" had been eager to try them out since Song Pei's experiment, throwing them out even before seeing the final result. Some realgar powder inevitably drifted over, and the outer disciples, following Song Pei's instructions, had already taken antidote pills. Soon, explosions echoed from all directions, flames erupted, and a disciple from the Star-Picking Tower used a blower to directly blow the incoming flames back, even intensifying the fire. Disciples from the Heavenly Net Sect wielded their swords with ferocious skill, keeping the flames outside their circle and isolating their positions. In this encirclement, they had the upper hand, unlike the first battle where they had been in a sorry state. As the flames slowly died down, a large clearing was created, and the surroundings quieted down.

"They're here!" Qing Sang watched the approaching figures in the air, and heard rustling sounds coming from the distant bushes. It seemed that the original ambush by the beast tide had failed, so they had sent a large force to encircle and annihilate them; the snake swarm was just a probe.

Qing Sang, Qing Luo, Liu Shuangyue, and Bai Qianhe, along with Yun He and Su Xun, flew into the air, waiting for their opponents to approach. The group flying in were mostly humanoid, having lost their demonic beast characteristics; only the birds retained wings for easier flight. Seeing that there were only six of them, they immediately attacked, intending to quickly wipe them out. Qing Sang and the others showed no mercy, drawing their weapons to meet them head-on.

Lan Suyu, Xiao Hui, Erfu, and the Shadow Rabbit cooperated with the disciples remaining on the ground to fight. A large group of demons also surrounded them, led by half-beast demon cultivators, followed by powerful demon cultivators who had already cultivated into human form. A man with effeminate features stood at the back, staring at Song Pei with hatred. He was the one who had summoned those snakes, which had been completely wiped out without harming his opponent, causing him not only to lose face but also to suffer a backlash and be injured. He wanted nothing more than to tear this despicable human to pieces, but he was wary of the hidden weapon in Song Pei's hand, so he could only watch from afar, waiting for an opportunity to ambush him.

At this point, the pre-assigned teams came in handy. Everyone worked together in teams, and their teamwork became increasingly seamless.

The peaceful grassland was transformed into a battlefield, with various skills flashing, swords clashing, hidden weapons arrayed, screams and roars filling the air, blood splattering, and corpses strewn everywhere.

None of the demon cultivators who arrived were particularly powerful, so the situation gradually shifted in favor of the human cultivators. Many demon cultivators, seeing they were outmatched, began to retreat, fighting as they went. Suddenly, the sound of bells rang out from afar. The sound wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears. It sent a jolt through them, and the weaker disciples on the human cultivators' side immediately became dazed, showing faint signs of demonic possession.

Meanwhile, the demon cultivators who had initially considered retreating immediately surged in power and charged forward. Those who were injured and fell, as long as they still had a breath left, all stood up again. Their eyes had all turned red, clearly indicating that they had all been demonized.

Elder Su Xun immediately took out the Exquisite Chess and, using it, chanted a calming incantation. The bells worn by the squad leaders, which were originally tongueless, began to ring rhythmically, dispelling the eerie bell sounds coming from somewhere. The disciples immediately felt their spiritual altars clear again. However, the demonic cultivators could not be purified by the calming incantation. They had already fallen into demonic possession, only their demonic nature had not yet been awakened. Like the lower-level demonic cultivators, they had become painless killing machines, even several times stronger than before. The disciples were immediately plunged into a fierce battle.

As the bell rang, Qingluo transformed into a streak of light and flew off in one direction. He was all too familiar with that sound; during the ten thousand years of agonizing struggle in the Ghost Ruins, that bell would occasionally ring in his ears, like a dream. But now he was convinced it wasn't an illusion. He hadn't expected that a demon had actually survived the Battle of the Long Abyss; then they were only one step away from the truth.

Qing Sang recognized the bell. She had seen this witch when she was in the Ghost Ruins illusion, following the young Qing Luo to the Long Abyss battlefield. Back then, Qing Luo, then the young master of the Dragon Clan, fought her, and the witch, outmatched, wisely fled. However, although Qing Luo had lived for over ten thousand years, his body was no longer as powerful as that of a dragon. Regardless of how the witch survived back then, her current strength was unknown, so as Qing Luo chased after her, she immediately wanted to follow.

Before she could catch up, the eerie, clear sound of the bell suddenly rang out nearby. Those disciples who had regained their clarity of mind immediately clutched their ears and collapsed to the ground, even the exquisite chess pieces were no longer effective. Qing Sang immediately pulled out a handful of red leaves and scattered them from the air. The red leaves landed precisely on each disciple below, helping them once again guard their altars, just like before. Everyone threw themselves back into the battle, and the situation became tense once more.

"Oh, it's you! Master was right, you really do have a knack for getting rid of my bells. But it's alright, I have others!" A soft, sweet voice drifted in and out of sight. Following the sound, the gaze could only see two blurry black figures, moving so fast that their forms were impossible to discern, only the occasional sound audible. "You little brother, chasing me so closely, it's making me so shy! Don't just chase me! Look at others!"

As she spoke, a dark red rift suddenly opened in the sky, and a large number of demons poured out, instantly turning the tide of the battle. The disciples on the ground were forced into a final encirclement. Qing Sang and the others had to land to support the disciples, but there were simply too many demons, and they continued to pour out. Seeing that the disciples were beginning to suffer casualties, and that Hongye couldn't stop them from being affected by the demonic energy, she decided to transform into her true form to purify the entire battlefield.

A loud phoenix cry suddenly echoed in the sky, and a phoenix engulfed in flames flew in from afar, its phoenix fire instantly incinerating any approaching demons. After circling once and clearing out a large group of demons, the phoenix landed on the ground, revealing its human form.

"Ning Fengxu!"