A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Seeing that these people were about to run away, Lin He decisively patted the storage bag at his waist, and more than a dozen giant ape puppets appeared one after another. Then, with a flick of his wrist, a miniature figure in earthen yellow appeared, which was none other than Ape One!

The giant ape puppets opened their mouths wide, unleashing more than a dozen beams of energy that forced the cultivators in mid-air to dodge.

As soon as Yuan Yi appeared, he transformed into a giant ape. The giant ape opened its mouth wide, and a golden sound wave spread out. This sound wave was an area attack, and immediately more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators were affected. Although the power of the sound wave was dispersed due to the large number of people, the figures of these people still swayed.

With over a dozen giant ape puppets and the sonic interference of the level-four spirit beast Ape One, the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators in mid-air lost their best chance to escape due to this delay.

At this moment, the Golden Rain Sword trembled, and bursts of golden sword energy erupted. These dozens of people only had time to let out screams before falling from the sky to the ground, none of them escaping unscathed.

Lin He was very satisfied with what he saw. This phantom clone was a divine ability he had comprehended when he cultivated the Star Refining Golden Yuan Technique to the Foundation Establishment stage, and it was called Star Phantom.

Although this divine power can only condense three star illusions, these illusionary clones can save lives in critical moments.

Lin He used Xing Huanying to take the brunt of the poison gas and the attacks from the cultivators, while he and Lan Chou used earth escape talismans to flee underground, looking for a suitable opportunity to launch a sneak attack. Sure enough, they succeeded in one strike, easily wiping out the numerous cultivators on the other side.

Just as Wang Shan was about to come to the rescue, Lin He had already slaughtered all his companions in the blink of an eye, leaving Wang Shan greatly shocked!

In the past few days, none of the demonic cultivators who had seen Lin He had returned alive, to the point that others could not even imagine how terrifying a Core Formation stage cultivator could be.

Wang Shan's face was gloomy as he glanced at the giant ape puppet and Ape One. Even so, he was not flustered. Although he was the only one left, he had a special trump card!

"A level four spirit beast, a Foundation Establishment puppet, an avatar of the early Core Formation stage—you've certainly acquired quite a few things. It seems ordinary methods won't be enough to subdue you. So…"

Wang Shan suddenly looked solemn, and then carefully took out a spirit beast bag. The next moment, a huge python, three or four zhang tall, appeared in front of Lin He.

This giant python was covered in silver scales, and its powerful aura was unmistakable. It was actually a level five spirit beast!

"Silver-scaled Python!"

Lin He was no longer a novice who knew nothing about spirit beasts. He had read many books about spirit beasts and quickly recognized the spirit beast.

This Silver Scale Python is quite famous because its demon core has a very special function, which can help python-type spirit beasts advance in rank. Of course, this refers to python-type spirit beasts below level five. Even so, it is still a favorite among cultivators who raise python-type spirit beasts.

The silver-scaled python did not immediately attack Lin He upon its appearance. Instead, it turned to look at Wang Shan, its merciless snake eyes fixed on him, as if it were about to launch an attack at any moment.

Wang Shan broke out in a cold sweat. While using his divine sense to calm the python, he quickly took out a special blood-red bead and threw it at the silver-scaled python. The python swallowed the bead immediately. The silver-scaled python seemed very satisfied with the blood food, so it stopped staring at Wang Shan and instead looked at Lin He again. It flicked its tongue and made a threatening gesture.

Wang Shan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then used his divine sense to issue the order to attack!

The silver-scaled python moved extremely fast and soon reached Lin He. Compared to its enormous size, Lin He looked as fragile as an infant.

Just as the giant python opened its mouth to bite, a giant ape with yellowish-brown fur rushed over; it was Ape One.

Ape One also transformed into a giant ape, blocking the giant python's attack. At the same time, more than a dozen giant ape puppets also emitted beams of energy to assist Ape One. However, these attacks hit the silver scales and could not break through the defenses at all, achieving very little effect and only playing a minor restraining role.

While Ape One and the Giant Ape Puppet were fighting the Silver Scale Python, Lin He on the other side was also attacked by Wang Shan.

Suddenly, a tattered fan appeared in his hand. The fan surface was quite damaged, but it shone with spiritual light, far surpassing ordinary magical artifacts. It was actually a fragment of a magical treasure.

"This Rock Spirit Fan is a very famous magic weapon. You'll get a good taste of its power."

With a wave of the tattered fan, rock patterns immediately appeared on the fan surface. These rocks seemed to come alive and flew out of the fan, attacking Lin He in a dense swarm.

Seeing this, Lin He quickly took out the Blood Spirit Shield to defend himself, and a layer of blood-colored shield appeared. However, this fragment of magic weapon was indeed not to be underestimated. The blood-colored shield could only hold for a moment before it could not withstand it, but it also weakened its power considerably.

The rocks quickly reached Lin He, but were blocked by another layer of blood-red armor—the Blood Spirit Armor. The Blood Spirit Armor emitted a blood-red light to protect Lin He, and managed to barely withstand the attack.

Wang Shan was somewhat surprised to see this, not expecting that the other party actually had two top-grade defensive magic artifacts. He then let out a cold laugh and was about to continue his attack when a blood-red ball of light flew out and rushed straight towards Wang Shan.

"Hmph, I knew you'd launch a sneak attack."

Wang Shan patted the storage bag at his waist, and a huge tortoise puppet appeared instantly. The tortoise opened its mouth and immediately spewed out a stream of water, which turned into a thick blue shield to block the way.

The previously invincible crimson light orb was now blocked by the blue shield, unable to attack Wang Shan behind it.

"A Core Formation stage puppet!" Lin He's expression darkened upon seeing this. No wonder this giant tortoise puppet could withstand Lan Chou's attacks. He then activated his divine sense, and soon Lan Chou was fighting the giant tortoise puppet.

"Now no one can stop me, you can die!"

Wang Shan's face was contorted with rage as he suddenly swung the Rock Spirit Fan in his hand, sending countless rocks flying out once more.

"You have fragments of magical artifacts, but don't I?"

Before anyone knew it, Lin He had acquired a simple and ancient-looking short blade, which was none other than the Azure Fire Blade.

Wielding the Azure Flame Blade, Lin He advanced instead of retreating, shattering the incoming rocks. Streams of emerald green flames surged forth and spread outwards. The two fought for quite a while, neither able to gain the upper hand.

"you……"

Just as Wang Shan was about to say something, he suddenly felt dizzy and his head was throbbing with pain, as if it were about to explode. He instinctively held his head, which made him feel a little better.

However, at that moment, five blood-red flying knives suddenly appeared behind his head in a strange way. With a whooshing sound, the shield and defensive talisman in front of Wang Shan were shattered as if they were made of paper.

"what……"

When Wang Shan came to his senses, he was already terrified, but it was too late to change his fate. The throwing knife easily sliced ​​across his neck, and his head was severed.

"Fool!"

Lin He showed no surprise at the sight. His opponent was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, yet he was simultaneously controlling a level-five spirit beast and a puppet at the early Core Formation stage. His spiritual sense could not withstand such a great drain. Sure enough, Lin He quickly found an opportunity to behead him in one fell swoop.

After putting away the King Fan's storage bag and the Rock Spirit Fan, Lin He was preparing to retrieve the uncontrolled giant tortoise puppet.

At that moment, a thunderous roar suddenly echoed in the sky, "Youngster, how dare you covet my puppets and spirit beasts?"