Raise a sword!

With just one strike, the remaining four members of the demon-hunting team suddenly realized that they had accidentally recruited a rather powerful body cultivator.

In such a desperate situation, Lao Liu had already given up hope and was thinking about how to get everyone out of there.

But things took an unexpected turn.

"You're a body cultivator!" Old Liu's eyes lit up. "Please, fellow Daoist, focus all your attention on distracting this demon so I can concentrate on controlling the formation and assist you!"

Jiang Peng nodded slightly, suppressed the surging blood and qi within her body, and then fearlessly approached the white ape once again.

The white ape was clearly surprised, seemingly unable to understand why the tiny human in front of it could fight it head-on with its physical body.

But it was precisely because of this that the white ape's ferocity was aroused.

The white ape roared loudly and then charged at Jiang Peng like a madman, completely ignoring the methods of the demon-hunting team and letting the talismans, lightning and other things fall on it without it even noticing.

Upon approaching Jiang Peng, the white ape's scarlet eyes gleamed with an eerie light.

When Jiang Peng met those beastly eyes, she felt her heart beat faster and her movements became somewhat sluggish.

"Is this an innate divine ability?" Jiang Peng raised an eyebrow and had no choice but to actively use her divine sense to dispel the discomfort in her body.

This is because the "Dragon and Tiger Skill" not only refines the body but also condenses the divine sense, making Jiang Peng's divine sense stronger than that of other cultivators at the same level.

It might not be as good as a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, but if it's just about resisting the influence of the white ape's innate divine power, rather than taking the initiative to attack, it's more than enough.

However, in that brief moment of exchanging blows, the white ape had already closed in, and then swung its thick, veiny arm at Jiang Peng.

It was too late to dodge at that point.

Left with no other choice, Jiang Peng flipped his palm over, and a short dagger was immediately in his grasp.

This is the weapon used by the man who attacked the two men in black in the market earlier, the one who attacked from behind.

[Cold Light Dagger: Tier 1 Mid-Grade Magic Weapon, Sharp]

An ordinary, mid-grade first-tier magic weapon.

Jiang Peng had come into contact with many offensive magical artifacts in the market and knew that the so-called sharpness was the most common attribute of magical artifacts.

If it were a fight to the death, Jiang Peng would naturally use the Linglong Sword to fight.

But at this moment, it's just a matter of maneuvering and utilizing the agility advantage brought by the size difference; this ordinary dagger is actually more suitable.

Shine——

Jiang Peng gripped the short dagger in her right hand and held her right wrist with her left. With both hands combined, she used the dagger to block the powerful blow from the white ape.

During this process, Jiang Peng noticed that the white ape's skin had become incredibly hard, showing no signs of the skin being torn and ripped apart that it had been repeatedly slashed earlier.

The sharp blade clashed violently with the white ape's arm, sending sparks flying.

"Something's wrong." Jiang Peng was thrown backward by the enormous force, her pupils shrinking slightly at the same time.

Although his attack was unremarkable, it did indeed strike the white ape's skin, and its power was no less than that of the previous Crack Blade Rune.

But why did his attack fail, while the Rending Blade Talisman was able to break through the white ape's physical defenses?

With some doubt, Jiang Peng examined the white ape's injuries.

Upon closer inspection, he immediately discovered a fact that sent chills down his spine.

The white ape in front of me looked extremely disheveled, covered in wounds, but in reality, its vital organs were completely undamaged.

Besides, even those deep wounds that reached the bone had actually closed up silently long ago; it was just that there was a lot of blood on the skin, which was why they looked so disheveled.

"This is a late-stage Tier 1 demonic beast?!" Jiang Peng finally couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Judging solely from the beast's level, it is indeed at the late stage of the first tier.

But this white ape in front of us is no ordinary demonic beast!

If the monsters in the beast tide are all at the level of white apes, not only will the Cangshan Market be wiped out, but the Cangshan Sect will also be doomed!

No wonder this white ape was able to ignore the will of the great demon, resist the call of the beast tide, and remain unscathed amidst the overwhelming forces at the northern foot of the Earth-Ringing Mountains.

"Your methods are useless! Think of a way to escape!" Jiang Peng couldn't help but shout.

In fact, it wasn't just Jiang Peng; the rest of the demon-hunting team also gradually realized that something was wrong.

Since Jiang Peng took the lead, all kinds of attacks have never stopped, with lightning magic becoming more and more powerful and talismans being activated one after another.

Even Old Liu, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, began to carefully manipulate the formation, constantly restricting the white ape.

Even so, the white ape in front of her continued to pester Jiang Peng tirelessly, completely oblivious to the methods of others and paying them no heed.

Hearing Jiang Peng's shout, Old Liu gritted his teeth and looked at a hidden bush nearby.

One member of the demon-hunting team had an extremely low profile, only casting spells and launching sneak attacks from the shadows throughout, and never actually showing himself.

"Third brother, I'm entrusting my wife and children to you!" Old Liu shouted towards the bushes.

The bushes rustled, and the third brother, who had been secretly watching, finally revealed himself.

As soon as Jiang Peng saw this person, he knew that this was the one who had been secretly investigating when he had lured the white ape earlier.

The third brother looked grim.

"Boss, have you made up your mind?"

Old Liu took a deep breath.

"Even with the array suppressing it, we're no match for this white ape. If we rashly remove the array, the white ape will surely go berserk. How many of us five will survive then?"

At this point, Lao Liu looked at Jiang Peng again.

"Brother, I'll go back up later. You can find a chance to escape! I'll use the formation to delay the white ape for a while... When that happens, you just need to run for your lives, and the white ape might not chase you."

Jiang Peng remained silent, but in her dealings with the white ape, she clearly left herself more options and stopped trying to create opportunities for others.

Old Liu naturally understood that Jiang Peng had tacitly agreed with his statement, so he looked at the other members of the demon-hunting team.

But this time, Lao Liu's expression became extremely ferocious.

"Anyone who dares touch my wife, I'll haunt them even in death!"

The three members of the demon-hunting team fell silent and did not respond.

Old Liu didn't care about anything else and went straight to Jiang Peng, giving her a chance to escape.

"Fellow Daoist, you are so kind!" Jiang Peng thanked him, then used his movement technique to flash away from the array's range and quickly disappeared into the mountains and forests.

Seeing this, the third member of the demon-hunting team cursed, "That guy got away pretty fast!"

"You all should retreat quickly too," Old Liu replied calmly, while raising his arms to block in front of his chest, only to be struck squarely by the white ape.

He was sent flying backward and crashed to the ground, but his consciousness still controlled the formation.

"Quickly, I can't hold on much longer!"