A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

The Royal Palace of Yue Kingdom

A bald, burly man carried in two unconscious rogue cultivators, while a blurry, white figure guarded the entrance—the Ice Demon.

Seeing this, the Ice Demon said somewhat sourly, "Tie Luo, you've captured two more rogue cultivators. The sect leader will praise you again this time."

Tie Luo rubbed his bald head and said without hesitation, "My life belongs to the cult leader, so it's only right that I serve him."

The Ice Demon didn't know what to say to this single-celled companion, so after a few casual words, she prepared to let him in.

Just then, a pair of sharp forelimbs appeared out of nowhere and pierced through Tie Luo's body. His hard body was now as fragile as paper and was easily pierced through.

Tie Luo turned his head with difficulty and saw a giant mantis that was three or four zhang tall. He wanted to say something, but his body had already collapsed weakly and was no longer alive.

The Ice Demon reacted quickly. Seeing that Tie Luo, who was of equal cultivation level, had been killed in one blow by his opponent, how could he dare to fight back?

Relying on his elusive movements, the Ice Demon retreated frantically, then let out a long howl as a warning. However, just as he made the sound, a blue figure swiftly arrived, none other than Lin He.

At this moment, Lin He used the Wind Control Technique, enhanced his Lightness Talisman, and activated his Cloud-Stepping Boots, moving at an extremely fast speed. A blue figure wielding a jade-green blade surrounded the Ice Demon and launched a series of attacks.

With a muffled thud, the ice demon's hard claws were no match for the emerald green blade, which severed them and plunged into the ice demon's abdomen. Emerald green flames spread out, and the ice demon collapsed to the ground with only a scream.

Now, after two years of tempering with star power, Lin He's physical strength is far greater than before. Coupled with the power of the fragment of the magic weapon, the Azure Fire Blade, he killed the Ice Demon in just a few moves.

After easily killing two Blood Servants, Lin He's figure appeared. Soon, a large group of Black Fiend Sect disciples arrived upon hearing the news, led by Qingwen and Yeshe.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the palace? Don't you know the rules established by the Seven Great Sects?"

Qingwen was about to say something, but Lin He, who was in a hurry, had no intention of replying. He raised his hand and a simple-looking short blade flew out.

At the same time, with a thought, a huge emerald green figure appeared again in a strange way.

The Spirit-Concealing Veil is a top-tier auxiliary magic artifact of the highest quality. When combined with a powerful melee spirit beast like the Jade Mantis, it's like adding wings to a tiger.

Qingwen had no way of noticing it, and by the time the Jade Mantis appeared behind him, it was too late!

Just as Qingwen managed to raise a shield to block the Azure Fire Blade, he was pierced through the heart by the Jade Mantis that suddenly appeared behind him.

At this moment, a miniature array lit up on the chest of the Jade Mantis. It was the array that Lin He had personally inscribed—Sharpness!

This sharp formation can enhance the Jade Mantis's attack power, making its forelimbs more lethal.

"Blue stripes!"

Leaf Snake usually has a lazy demeanor, but at this moment he was terrified. The other party was actually able to control a level four spirit beast. Three of their four blood servants were killed before they even had time to transform into demons.

Just as the leaf snake was about to escape, the emerald fire blade attacked. The leaf snake had no choice but to release a flying sword to block it, but it soon regretted it.

The moment this top-tier flying sword came into contact with the azure light, it was completely suppressed, and the entire sword body trembled wildly, a sign that the magical artifact was about to be damaged.

The leaf snake was startled and was just about to do something when the elusive jade mantis reappeared behind it. With a slight swipe of its sharp forelimbs, the leaf snake's protective shield was easily shattered as if it were made of paper.

This leaf snake was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, no match for a level four spirit beast. Like Qingwen, it was instantly killed by the Jade Mantis.

With a single gesture, Lin He sent out a bead from each of the four Blood Servants, which landed in his hand. These were Blood Condensation Five Elements Pills!

Lin He smiled slightly and quickly put the beads away. Just then, an angry voice rang in his ears.

"How dare you!"

A man in blue robes rushed over and witnessed Lin He putting away the four beads. He was immediately enraged and raised his hand, unleashing a thick beam of bloody light that shot straight at Lin He.

Facing the blood-refining divine light that could corrupt magical artifacts, Lin He was not afraid at all and raised his hand to block it with his pair of black dragons.

The man in blue robes initially sneered, but after a while he realized something was wrong. The other party's magical artifact seemed completely unafraid of the filth of the blood.

"Kid, you've got some skills, but that's about it. If you're smart, hand over the bead."

Lin He chuckled, not even bothering to acknowledge the other party, which infuriated the man in blue. However, for some reason, he didn't continue to attack, but instead stared at Lin He with an air of watching a good show.

"wrong!"

Seeing the other party's expression, Lin He knew something was amiss. He immediately activated his Cloud-Stepping Boots and flashed to the side and back. At the same time, a middle-aged man in a yellow robe appeared where he had been standing. It was none other than the Yue Emperor.

"Your reaction time is pretty quick, but will you be able to dodge it next time?"

The Emperor Yue and the man in blue exchanged a glance, and then, as if they were of one mind, they attacked simultaneously, unleashing two crimson orbs of light that attacked from both sides, completely blocking Lin He's retreat.

Seeing two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators joining forces to attack, Lin He's expression turned solemn. He dared not underestimate them. A jade-green figure blocked Lin He's path; it was the Jade Mantis.

Two crimson orbs of light struck the mantis hard, leaving two deep wounds on its body. Although the jade mantis was sharp in attack, its defense was somewhat weak, and it was injured in this attack.

However, spirit beasts are different from humans. They are absolutely loyal to their masters and will carry out their masters' orders without hesitation, even if they are injured.

The Jade Mantis seemed to have been aroused as well, relentlessly targeting Yue Huang with its attacks. Yue Huang had no choice but to release a ten-foot-long beam of blood-red light as a defense.

The man in blue robes seized the opportunity, took out a knife hilt from his body, and a thick bloody light clung to the hilt. Then, the man in blue robes spat out a mouthful of blood essence, and a strange scene appeared: the knife hilt suddenly transformed into a long sword with an ancient design.

The man in blue robes brandished his long sword, unleashing a thick black streak that hurtled straight toward Lin He.

"Black Blood Blade!"

Lin He muttered a sentence to himself, then snorted coldly. He also took out a fragment of a magic weapon to fight back. Holding the Azure Fire Blade, he was completely fearless and charged towards the Black Blood Blade.

With a swift slash, the Azure Flame Blade struck the Black Blood Blade, unleashing two terrifying bursts of spiritual energy that made Lin He and the blue-robed man turn pale.

"You...you actually have fragments of magical artifacts too!"

The man in the blue robe was taken aback, but then his face revealed an undisguised greed.

"Alright, alright, you've come all this way to bring me this treasure, here you go."

Soon, the man in blue robes and Lin He were locked in combat. Each of them held fragments of magical artifacts and engaged in close combat, with terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations spreading out in all directions.

After fighting fiercely for dozens of rounds, Lin He suddenly had a flash of inspiration and gained a new understanding, which made him extremely excited.

He swung his Azure Flame Blade to block the opponent's Black Blood Blade, then with a thought, the Jade Mantis spread its wings, and Lin He leaped onto the mantis's back, flying towards the direction outside the palace.

"Hmph! Trying to run away?"

The man in blue robes and the Yue Emperor exchanged a glance and chased after them at the same time. Just as they were about to catch up, the Jade Mantis in front suddenly led Lin He into a bamboo forest below.

At the same time, a five-colored light screen appeared, enveloping the blue-robed man and Emperor Yue. What shocked them even more was that not only Lin He and the jade mantis stood in the five-colored light screen, but also two female cultivators. One of them was dressed in flowing white robes, like a fairy descending to earth, and her Core Formation stage cultivator's magical power was exposed without any concealment.