Starting with Taoist priests from Maoshan to cultivate immortality

Xie Qiyun's expression hardened, and a syringe the size of an infant's arm appeared in his hand, engraved with spirit-breaking runes.

She explained:

"This is the Demon Suppression Division's exclusive magical artifact, the 'Array-Penetrating Mother-and-Child Needle,' which can break through arrays and transmit messages... but it has one drawback."

Xie Qiyun began installing the penetrating array needle, which was equipped with a trigger similar to that of a crossbow.

By using the mother needle as a guide, gathering spiritual energy to break through the surface and drill a tiny hole, the message-carrying needle can be launched.

call out!

The moment the trigger was pulled, a transparent long needle shot out, carrying a peculiar energy fluctuation. The special runes engraved on the needle continued to rotate, and a sub-needle, only one-third the length of the needle, emerged.

The mother needle was extremely fast and fell to the ground before it was even seen. The daughter needle was not fast enough, only about the speed of an adult walking.

Jiang Yu frowned:

"So slow? How long will it take to deliver the intelligence?"

Xie Qiyun shook his head and sighed:

"There's no other way; most of the spiritual energy in this needle is used to penetrate the array barrier."

The needle used to deliver the message lacked spiritual energy, so its speed naturally became very slow.

"The reinforcements from the Demon Suppression Division probably won't arrive until before dawn."

Jiang Yu looked up at the towering demonic tree that was still growing larger. They had to do everything they could to survive in this confined space until dawn.

"Children, go over there!"

The Tree Granny in mid-air waved her huge branches and pointed in the direction where Jiang Yu and the others were.

When the mother-child needle broke the formation, it also attracted the attention of Granny Tree.

Instantly, dozens of tree spirits began to move, closing in on them.

Granny Tree's voice was so loud that it naturally couldn't be hidden from Jiang Yu and the others.

Tu Meng frowned slightly and said:

"Those tree spirits are coming soon, we need to get out of there quickly!"

Jiang Yu smiled slightly and said:

"It's alright, they won't move too fast, we still have plenty of time to dodge."

But the next moment, his smile froze.

The tree spirits, on all fours, could even kick against walls and roof tiles, their speed no slower than that of a human cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

They dared not be careless and immediately fled with the people they were escorting.

Xie Qiyun could handle three or five tree demons all by himself.

But if dozens of mid-stage Qi Refining Tree Demons surround you, not running away would be pure suicide.

After the tree demons caught up, ten of them stopped a hundred meters away. On their arms, they formed crossbow bolts and sharp wooden spikes the size of fingers, which flew towards Jiang Yu and his group.

"These bastards!" Tu Meng cursed.

His size made him the target of concentrated fire.

The tiny splinters pricked his skin, causing him excruciating pain.

He glanced at the unconscious Zhang Tao, then at the unconscious Zhao Lei:

"Never mind, I can't let my fifth junior brother down!"

With a forceful push of his shoulder, he lowered Zhang Tao's obese body, turning his buttocks into a large shield from which all the wooden spikes were fired.

Tu Meng initially felt some self-reproach, but seeing such a good result, he felt relieved and said:

"Fellow Daoist Zhang is thick-skinned, it's no problem."

hiss!

His left side was hit by another wooden splinter, and he quickly shielded Zhao Lei's body by pulling him down.

"Fifth Junior Brother, I'm so sorry!"

In this way, he could defend against all the wooden spikes and escape with all his might.

It was just tough on Zhang Tao and Zhao Lei's backsides.

Because the wooden spikes slowed their escape, the fastest of the tree spirits had already caught up.

Jiang Yu knew that this couldn't go on, so he stopped and turned around.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, don't give up!"

When Xie Qiyun saw Jiang Yu stop, he assumed that Jiang Yu had run out of spiritual energy and was about to perish together with his enemy.

She prepared to rescue him, but Jiang Yu waved his hand and a short, eight-sided pestle, more than a foot long, appeared in his hand.

Thunder Pestle

Level: High-grade magic weapon

Capabilities: Lightning control and power generation, thunderstorms.

Jiang Yu held the Thunder Pestle in his hand and stared at it carefully. This ritual implement resembled the Buddhist Vajra, but it was slightly shorter and could be held with one hand.

Made from millennia-old lightning-struck wood mixed with lightning crystals.

As spiritual energy was channeled into it, lightning patterns shimmered on the pestle's body.

"Thundercloud Storm!"

Jiang Yu aimed at the several tree demons that were chasing after him, and swung his arm violently, causing a dark cloud carrying lightning to envelop the surrounding space.

Boom!

In an instant, a muffled thunderclap resounded, and the bodies of the five tree spirits turned to charcoal and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the remaining tree spirits became wary and changed direction to chase after them again.

Because they were chasing too closely, Jiang Yu and his group ended up in a dead end.

At the critical moment, a hidden door suddenly appeared in the wall.

An elderly man with a long beard appeared and beckoned:

"Fellow Daoists, please come in!"

Jiang Yu and the others dared not delay and quickly slipped into the secret door.

The tree spirits arrived at the alley entrance, discovered their target had vanished, and began a frantic search.

Having temporarily escaped danger, Jiang Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The attack I just unleashed with the Thunder Pestle completely drained his spiritual energy.

With his current cultivation level, he cannot fully control a high-grade magic weapon.

The long-bearded old man looked at the Thunder Pestle in Jiang Yu's hand, his eyes filled with admiration, and said:

"Young friend, to wield such a powerful weapon at such a young age is quite remarkable!"

Jiang Yu took a step back, a Vajra Talisman appearing in his hand, his eyes showing vigilance.

He noticed that next to the old man were two middle-aged cultivators at the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

"Young friend, there's no need to worry. I'm not one of those cultivators who have undergone tribulation!" The old man stroked his beard and looked at Xie Qiyun with a smile.

"My name is Kong Zhenhai!"

"I met with Officer Xie Xiaoqi this morning."

Xie Qiyun nodded in confirmation and explained to Jiang Yu:

"This is the rogue cultivator that Master Li hired."

Jiang Yu suddenly realized:

"So we're in Lijiazhuang!"

"Exactly!" Kong Zhenhai nodded, inviting everyone:

"This is not the place to talk. Let's return to the manor and discuss in detail how to deal with this ghostly realm!"

……

The main hall of the Li residence.

Master Li and his servants rushed forward anxiously:

"Master Kong, what's the situation outside? Can we escape?"

He looked at Tu Meng, who was two meters tall, and asked in confusion:

"Who are these people?"

Jiang Yu jumped out from behind and smiled slightly:

"Master Li, we meet again!"

Master Li laughed awkwardly:

"So it's Daoist Jiang Yu, what a coincidence!"

Jiang Yu stepped forward and grabbed Master Li's wrist:

"You're really loyal!"

They spread the news of my slaying of evil everywhere, even knowing the details of my revenge against my enemies!

"I suspect that you colluded with demons, which caused the tree spirit to turn this place into a ghost realm!"

Xie Qiyun also looked at Master Li with a questioning gaze, for this matter was indeed inextricably linked to him.

A glare from the junior officer of the Demon Suppression Division made Master Li's legs tremble, and he looked at Kong Zhenhai with pleading eyes:

"Master Kong, say something!"

Kong Zhenhai sighed softly and stroked his beard, saying:

"I can testify that from beginning to end, Master Li never had any contact with the Painted Skin Ghost or the Tree Demon."

Even spreading the glorious deeds of my young friend was done by the servants.

He looked at Xie Qiyun and said seriously:

"Xie Xiaoqi, when will your company be able to send reinforcements? If it's a few hours later, we're afraid we won't be able to hold out any longer."

The towering demonic tree continued to devour flesh and blood to grow, and its cultivation level had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

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