Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 201 Exorcising Demons!

Divide your forces! Launch an attack!
After cleaning up the demons flowing out of the first star cave, Zheng Yangzong and others also discovered that the demonic energy flowing out of the cave under this sudden change was not very long.

Moreover, the types of monsters are quite monotonous, unlike the diverse monsters that usually come from the demonic tide flowing from the demonic eye, and the average strength of the monsters that come is also much lower.

At least from beginning to end, no Abyss-level Nightmare Demon comparable to a human Nascent Soul stage cultivator was found in the forest.

It's like a monster near the opening of a hole discovering that it suddenly has a passage leading to a rift, and then peeking out to take a look.

Of course, human cultivators have never known much about what's happening in Tianyuan.

No one knows what kind of social structure they have inside, or even whether they have a structure that humans can understand.

Their lower-level monsters seem to have absolutely no intelligence, only able to obey the general commands of higher-level monsters to a certain extent in some general matters.

Similar to the monster I first encountered in the forest that could speak human language and knew how to threaten and bribe, it was already considered a top-tier monster. However, the intelligence of that monster came more from the offerings it received from humans after coming to the human world.

Human wisdom has "polluted" them, and even so, their rational expression remains at a rather superficial level.

Based on this simple premise, perhaps we can guess—

The more powerful demons in the vast abyss behind them did not notice these suddenly opened, tiny passages, and therefore did not organize a larger-scale attack.

Before those high-level demons figure out the cause and effect, if we plug all these holes, perhaps the situation can return to what it was before the incident.

Almost one Golden Core cultivator led a hundred other cultivators, and the entire Zhengyang Sect's garrison was divided into three groups heading towards different star caves.

The strongest elder and the sect leader, who had the deepest understanding of formations, stayed before the first star hole, studying how to plug the hole in the Zhou Tian Star Array.

The sect leader sensed the flow of spiritual energy within the magic array, stroked his chin, and said with a serious expression, "In my opinion, there is still spiritual energy remaining in this magic array; it has not been completely destroyed."

The elder raised an eyebrow, a hint of anticipation appearing in his eyes. "You mean... we can wait for this magic array to repair itself?"

Yes, how could a few low-level members of the Humanity Alliance possibly destroy such a super magic array?
Even if they don't know where they got some targeted magical artifacts, since it's an operation they themselves didn't know about, how high could the level of power involved be?

Although it has caused me some trouble right now, it's not a big deal!

The elder felt slightly relieved and nodded. "So, in your opinion, how long will it take to repair itself?"

"This..." The sect leader's face stiffened slightly, and he was a little embarrassed. "How could I possibly fathom such a grand formation... But I think even if it can repair itself, it must first ensure that those who are secretly doing evil no longer continue their actions."

Those people who can create the dozen or so star holes we have now can probably create the next batch of several more.

While we were blocking the way, those people were secretly sabotaging us.

Compared to the remedial actions of the three exorcism teams, finding the real culprit behind the sabotage is the most important task at present!
"I'll take care of this!" The elder turned and flew away, patting the other elder on the shoulder before leaving. "Keep an eye on things here, I'll deal with any potential problems later!"

The arrangement of the dispatched team leader was made personally by the elder. Among the five Golden Core sect leaders of Zhengyang Sect, apart from the sect leader who was skilled in formations and guarded the first star cave, only True Person Yuhu had not been dispatched.

In the quiet camp, only the elder and Yuhu remained.

"Now that things have come to this, do you still want all three hundred disciples of our Zhengyang Sect to perish here? Do you remember that these disciples once called you Master or Uncle-Master? Some even came up the mountain with you to learn martial arts..."

“I remember, how could I not remember?” Yu Hu stared blankly at the starry hole in the sky. Through a thin gray film, she seemed to be able to see the scenery of the Tianyuan on the other side.

Since joining the Humanitarian Alliance, he has gradually come into contact with the ideology of the Demon Worship Sect, which is known to ordinary people, and has gradually come to feel that the future of humanity may lie in the persistence of this sect.

But until today, he had never had the opportunity to verify whether the core concepts of the Demon Worship Sect were correct or not.

Perhaps now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Standing at the crossroads of life, through the misty drizzle, he might have the chance to cross this great river and truly witness the splendor of the other side.

If what the Demon Worship Sect said is true, then he must do everything he can to send the message back to the cultivation world so that the fellow Daoists of the Human Alliance can strengthen their beliefs.

But what if...

It's fake.

Then consider it atonement for what I've done...

"Make them stop using whatever tricks they have up their sleeves." The elder sighed softly. "I don't want there to be a day when brothers turn against each other within the alliance."

"I'll go right now." Jade Lake Immortal turned and headed towards the wilderness.

Watching his departing figure, the elder breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He had been monitoring the situation with his spiritual sense, and if the other party showed even the slightest sign of rebellion or resistance, he would have no choice but to put the greater good before his own family, no matter how unwilling he was.

Fortunately, this kid still cherishes some of the camaraderie among his fellow disciples.

As long as the situation doesn't worsen, the current changes are still...not so hopeless.

……

He mingled among the group led by Yun Feiyang in the forest.

As the star hole drew ever closer in the sky, Lin Jian's eyes held a hint of inquiry.

The Demon Eye is heavily guarded, with elders constantly overseeing its defenses.

The other side is probably in the same situation, with countless monsters watching. If I were to go and investigate, I would probably be killed the moment I showed my face.

In such an extremely dangerous situation, there was no intention of peeking out from the woods to take a look.

But the sudden changes that are happening now are different.

The star-filled hole in the sky that I looked into from afar no longer emitted the heavy demonic energy.

After the initial wave of infiltration, the demonic energy flowing from the many star caves gradually subsided.

This might mean there aren't many monsters on the other side of the hole.

If Yun Feiyang were leading a team here, with only Foundation Establishment stage disciples accompanying him, he could take the opportunity to fly over, take a quick look, and then return. This seemed to be many times safer than the Demon Eye.

With that thought in mind, he flew even faster through the forest on his sword.

Yun Feiyang, who was flying using his magic, watched helplessly as the sword light beside him suddenly accelerated and shot forward like lightning. He couldn't help but shout, "Hey, hey, hey, can't you give me some face?! Don't I need prestige to lead the team?!"

Of course, the most important thing is whether this kid still remembers what the elder said about giving away kills appropriately?

Are monsters some kind of good thing?
Let alone touching them, killing too many of them would also be a troublesome matter.

They keep charging like this every time, and it's only been a few days!
At this rate, it won't even take a month, maybe half a month! Half a month will definitely push this kid's capacity for demonic energy to its limit.

Thinking of this, he became anxious, and his voice, imbued with true energy, resounded throughout the army, "Among the three demon-slaying teams, our team has the strongest disciples and the best teamwork! If we are not as fast as the other two teams in clearing demons, I don't know you, but I will lose face when I go back!"

"They're all Corrupting Demons! Charge in and crush them all!"

"kill!"

Yun Feiyang rode the azure clouds, summoning lightning from his hand and unleashing it. A patch of dark purple lightning flashed instantly amidst the demonic creatures, with the figures of the body cultivators, who seemed to have been injected with adrenaline, surging forward behind him.

The monster, who had just escaped from the hole and was still getting used to its surroundings, felt that it had been subjected to violence.

People...it's all people...

Those human cultivators, seeing their demonic forms with bloodshot eyes, might have thought there was some deep-seated hatred between them.

What's even more pitiful is that these monsters can't even generate the simplest emotions; they're instantly crushed into dust by a spell.

Once their strength increases, such as to the level of Calamity Phase Demon or Abyss Ruins Nightmare Demon, human cultivators of the same cultivation level do not actually have an advantage when facing demons of the same level.

Moreover, not only will they not have the upper hand, but the greatest ability of human cultivators to cooperate and coordinate will also be reduced by more than half.

Monsters at this level often possess large-scale crowd control and area-of-effect damage skills, which are completely useless against cultivators with slightly weaker strength.

As for low-level Devouring Demons, even the spells of Qi Refining disciples could make them stagger, let alone the elite disciples who are all at the Foundation Establishment stage.

When these disciples attacked together, the low-level demons were instantly annihilated, leaving no trace.

In an instant, the entire Zhengyang Sect cultivators were filled with overwhelming momentum, like a war chariot violently crushing across the plains.

These low-level demons, however, knew nothing of fear. Even after witnessing countless of their kind being slunk away and evaporated before their eyes, they all swarmed around the humans, wanting nothing more than to tear off a piece of flesh from them.

Not only those who had fallen under the star cave and hadn't yet dispersed, but even some of the scattered demons were attracted by this massive burst of human energy and turned back to fight.

The advantage of monsters lacking intelligence for humans lies in this: often, they don't even need to search for them; they can simply stand there and the monsters will pounce on them.

One...two...

Everyone was searching everywhere.

The enormous hole in the sky served as their natural guide.

However, as time went by, not only did the concentration of demonic energy flowing out of those holes decrease, but the number of demons gathering below the holes also became dwindling.

Human cultivators couldn't clear it out quickly enough; the free-roaming demons had already followed the faint clues in the air and spread to every corner of this vast demon rift space.

The three demon-slaying teams of the Zhengyang Sect no longer cared about the weak going first.

Whoever can kill it gets to keep it; there's no time for meticulous head allocation at a time like this.

This is a speed race, no longer endless mode.

During the clearing process, Lin Jian and Yun Feiyang spotted an unexpected figure—

"Whose subordinate is this, that he is so brave!" Yun Feiyang squinted, looking at the sword light flashing in the center of the monster.

Its sword light was powerful and imposing. Although it didn't feel as refined as the one in the forest, its power was clearly several levels stronger.

They stopped briefly in the woods, squinting as they looked. "Could it be a senior from the Pingding Sect?"

As they were pondering this, they saw thousands of sword lights falling from the sky.

"Boom boom boom!"

The impacts continued unabated, and the earth trembled incessantly.

From the dissipating black dust and smoke, a cultivator dressed in the robes of the Zhengyang Sect slowly emerged—

Jade Lake Immortal.

The other party did not know when they rejoined the team.

Regardless of the number of monsters in front of him or whether his fellow disciples could handle them, he unleashed a powerful attack, instantly annihilating all the monsters within a large area.

It has a certain connotation of allowing all kinds of demonic nature to be bestowed upon me...

There is also a kind of beauty in not living life to the fullest.

He fought fiercely in the forest because he knew his demonic capacity was large enough, even greater than that of Yun Feiyang, who was at the Golden Core stage.

Moreover, since the effects of the merits accumulated on their bodies have not yet been exhausted, they can purify themselves much faster than others.

But the other party didn't... He just stood there and killed them?

Lin Jian and Yun Feiyang exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat stunned and at a loss.

Is this... a change of heart?

He's the one who caused this trouble.

But right now, he is most diligent and energetic in exorcising demons.

Is it the left brain attacking the right brain, or is it the elder's persuasion that leads the prodigal son to turn over a new leaf?
But in any case, with the help of a Golden Core stage cultivator going all out... and this Golden Core stage cultivator is even the most powerful and purest sword cultivator among all cultivators!

In a short time, the team's demon-slaying efficiency increased significantly.

The squad levied exorbitant taxes, sweeping across most of the map of the Heavenly Abyss Demon Rift like a giant brush.

Until they arrived at yet another star cave...

Everyone here is a practitioner, and they all have good memories.

Although there are many holes in the stars in the sky, each demon-slaying team can only have a maximum of three.

They've cleared up to the third one.

The disciples are not in good condition.

They advanced triumphantly, and although the efficiency was impressive, it was all based on the relentless attacks of each disciple, regardless of the consequences.

After fighting their way through, they arrived at this final checkpoint, their exhaustion barely concealed.

Even those in the forest were slightly out of breath, having already taken some qi-restoring pills and were waiting for their true energy to recover.

Master Yuhu raised his sword, ignoring the demonic blood that had somehow stained his robes, and shouted, "Use me as the spearhead! Charge!"

Lin Jian was the first to catch up, walking beside the other person. Lin Jian heard a slightly refined-sounding voice transmit, "You were the first to discover the secret and suspect me, weren't you?"

He paused in the woods and turned to look at his side.

Master Yuhu ignored him and continued flying forward at a constant speed.

There was no response from Lin Jian, and it seemed that the other party did not need his response.

The voice continued in his ear, "You have such keen insight, very good. The future of humanity needs geniuses like you... Until then, I will uncover the truth of this world for you!"

(End of this chapter)