The Demon Eye of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

As the tremors gradually subsided, a disciple of the Hidden Moon Sect rushed in from a side passage, his face ashen, clearly terrified by the demonic attack outside.

As soon as he rushed into the cave, he was spotted by the enraged Blood Jade Spider. The moment the disciple looked up and saw the Blood Jade Spider, he didn't even have time to utter a cry of alarm before the Blood Jade Spider's sharp claws pierced his chest, and blood gushed out.

After a piercing scream, the disciple fell silent. The Blood Jade Spider sprayed out silk, tightly wrapping his corpse and dragging it to a corner of its web, like storing food for winter.

Mu Chunfeng, hiding behind the rock wall, saw the whole scene clearly, but did not show herself rashly.

He carefully concealed his aura, making sure there was no sign of it, before hiding himself again and silently lying in the shadows, waiting for the best opportunity to strike.

Before long, a series of hurried footsteps approached, and Han Li, Xuan Le, Lü Tianmeng and the others followed the screams and rushed to the cave entrance.

The moment everyone stepped into the cave, they sensed something was wrong. Xuan Le raised her hand and waved her hand, sending several moonstones emitting a soft white light flying out and scattering around the cave, illuminating the entire dark cave as bright as day.

Only then did everyone see the full picture of the place—scattered skeletons and corpses everywhere, and the Blood Jade Spider, with its fierce and bloodthirsty eyes, perched on a giant spider web.

When the Blood Jade Spider saw a group of humans intrude into its territory, its eyes flashed with ferocity. It let out a sharp screech, leaped down from its web, and its sharp claws, carrying a fierce gust of wind, pounced straight at the people at the front.

Han Li, Xuan Le, and Lü Tianmeng were all Foundation Establishment cultivators and reacted extremely quickly. They immediately activated their spiritual power to condense a thick spiritual power barrier to resist the attack of the Blood Jade Spider.

However, the two Qi Refining cultivators who accompanied them were not so lucky. When the Blood Jade Spider pounced, the violent spiritual energy that erupted from its body directly sent the two flying, crashing heavily into the rock wall, spitting out blood, and fainting on the spot.

Han Li and his two companions dared not linger in the fight and quickly retreated. The Blood Jade Spider pursued them relentlessly, its enormous body moving with extraordinary agility within the cave. Thick spider silk shot out continuously, tightly binding the surrounding rock walls and blocking their escape route.

The group of people and the spider moved around the cave for a while before they finally managed to shake off the Blood Jade Spider and get a chance to catch their breath.

Lu Tianmeng, panting heavily, said with a grave expression, "This beast is extremely fast and has strong defense. Continuing to escape like this is not a solution. The three of us must join forces and kill it!"

Having said that, he took the lead in activating his spiritual power, and his body surged with earth-yellow spiritual light, already ready to make his move.

Xuan Le and Han Li also channeled their spiritual power, each casting a low-level spell. However, although the three seemed to be working together, they each had their own ulterior motives. None of them were willing to exert all their strength and deplete their own magical power. They only wanted to preserve their strength and reap the benefits. Therefore, when those spells landed on the Blood Jade Spider, they only slightly hindered it for a moment and did not cause any substantial damage.

As the light faded, the Blood Jade Spider was thoroughly enraged and became even more ferocious. It suddenly spat out a thick, sticky spider silk, moving with lightning speed, which instantly bound Lü Tianmeng's body tightly and dragged him fiercely in its direction.

Lu Tianmeng was both shocked and furious. He quickly activated his spiritual power and manipulated the magic weapon in his storage bag. A cold, sharp flying knife shot out instantly, severing the spider silk with a sharp "sizzle".

After breaking free of his restraints, he glared at the Blood Jade Spider, rapidly forming hand seals as his magical power surged around him, instantly unleashing a mid-level Earth Spike Technique.

Suddenly, the ground beneath the Blood Jade Spider bulged violently, and a huge stone cone burst forth from the earth, carrying immense earth-elemental spiritual power. It lifted the Blood Jade Spider high into the air, leaving it suspended and unable to move.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lü Tianmeng took out a top-tier magic artifact, the Sun and Moon Bag, which shone with light. He uttered a low shout, and the Sun and Moon Bag flew into the air and gradually enlarged, releasing a soft yet extremely binding spiritual light that firmly enveloped and trapped the Blood Jade Spider in mid-air.

Lu Tianmeng landed steadily, a smug smile on his face.

Xuan Le quickly stepped forward, praising with a beaming smile, "Brother Lü truly lives up to his reputation as a master beast tamer! Fourth-level demonic beasts are no problem for him. I admire you!"

"Haha, if you don't have some skills, how can you survive?"

Lu Tianmeng laughed triumphantly, then looked at the Blood Jade Spider, which was firmly enveloped by the Sun and Moon Bag, together with Xuan Le and Han Li.

But at that moment, the bound Blood Jade Spider suddenly began to struggle wildly, its body bursting with extremely dense crimson spiritual light. The Sun and Moon Bag was continuously expanded, and the spiritual light on its surface dimmed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Bang—"

With a deafening roar, the Sun and Moon Bag finally couldn't withstand the Blood Jade Spider's violent power and was directly burst open, turning into countless fragments scattered all over the ground.

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that the Blood Jade Spider had lost its previous pure white appearance and turned completely crimson, exuding an even more violent and ferocious aura than before—clearly, it had been driven to the brink and had completely entered a berserk state.

The Blood Jade Spider let out a deafening roar, and with a flash, it pounced on the three of them again.

Han Li and his two companions had no choice but to fight the Blood Jade Spider again, while Lü Tianmeng and Xuan Le had already begun to secretly sabotage their efforts.

While Han Li was distracting the Blood Jade Spider, Lü Tianmeng secretly used the Earth Cone Technique. It seemed to be attacking the Blood Jade Spider, but in reality, it was an indiscriminate attack. The impact range of the spell also enveloped Han Li's figure.

Xuan Le then directly summoned the top-tier magic weapon, the Heaven-Covering Bell. The bell soared into the air, carrying immense pressure, and rushed straight towards the Blood Jade Spider. However, the area covered by the bell was extremely large, clearly indicating that it also intended to trap Han Li within it.

Fortunately, Han Li was meticulous and prepared in advance. He suddenly accelerated and, with the help of the exquisite Luo Yan Step and the Cloud-Stepping Boots, flew out of the range of the Heaven-Covering Bell. The Blood Jade Spider was trapped inside the bell and let out angry and anxious hiss.

Then, Lü Tianmeng pretended to step forward, acting as if he was about to use a talisman to kill the Blood Jade Spider; Xuan Le, on the other hand, secretly manipulated the Heaven-Covering Bell to slightly raise a gap, seemingly unintentionally, but in fact leaving an opening for the Blood Jade Spider, as if she was planning something.

Han Li stood aside, seeing the two's subtle movements clearly. He became secretly wary and silently took a few steps back to create a safe distance.

Just then, Lü Tianmeng suddenly activated the talisman in his hand, and countless small jade rulers flew out from the talisman, shooting towards the direction of the Heaven-Covering Bell like a torrent.

Just as the jade rulers were about to approach the Heaven-Covering Bell, Lü Tianmeng's hand gestures suddenly changed, and his body turned sharply, controlling all the jade rulers to change direction and shoot towards Han Li and Xuan Le. He had already harbored wicked intentions and wanted to take this opportunity to kill the two of them and take all the treasures in the cave for himself!

Han Li had already sensed it and, without thinking too much, immediately took out the Xuan Tie Flying Shield, held the shield in his hand, and infused it with spiritual power to firmly block in front of him.

"Clang clang clang—" Countless jade rulers struck the shield one after another, making a piercing collision sound. Han Li was shaken and retreated repeatedly, but in the end he blocked this fatal blow.

Caught off guard, Xuan Le had no choice but to hastily activate her magic power to condense a temporary spiritual energy barrier, barely managing to withstand the attack of the jade ruler. Her body was shaken and she staggered backward, her blood and qi churning uncontrollably.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Xuan Tie Flying Shield concealed his figure, and while Lu Tianmeng and Xuan Le's vision was blocked, Han Li quietly used the Azure Origin Sword Escape. His figure transformed into a streak of azure light and silently disappeared into the shadows, leaving only the Xuan Tie Flying Shield to be struck by countless jade rulers, falling to the ground with a "clang" and making a crisp sound.

When Lü Tianmeng saw the Xuan Tie Flying Shield land, he assumed that Han Li had been killed and was overjoyed. He immediately controlled all the jade rulers and concentrated his firepower to launch a fierce attack on Xuan Le.

Taking advantage of the retreating momentum from the Jade Ruler's attack, Xuan Le quickly cast the Ice Shield Technique, condensing a thick ice shield to firmly resist the Jade Ruler's continuous attacks.

Before Lü Tianmeng could exert any more force, a crimson claw suddenly pierced his chest from behind, and scalding blood instantly stained his robes—it was the Blood Jade Spider that had escaped from the gap in the Heaven-Covering Bell. It had taken advantage of the fight between the group to quietly break free and came directly behind Lü Tianmeng, launching this fatal attack.

Lu Tianmeng lowered his head, staring incredulously at the sharp claws on his chest, his eyes filled with resentment and regret.

He used his last bit of strength to frantically pour all the magic power in his body into his personal magical artifact, and then exploded.

The violent impact of spiritual energy instantly swept through the entire cave, causing rocks all around to shatter and fall, filling the air with dust. Xuan Le was violently thrown back by this destructive force, crashing heavily into the rock wall. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his blood and qi churning, indicating that he had suffered serious internal injuries.

The blood jade spider was also firmly buried by the fallen boulder and remained motionless for the time being.

The cave gradually returned to calm. Xuan Le struggled to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, glanced around, and said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Han, stop hiding. I know you're still alive. Come out."

As soon as he finished speaking, a black figure slowly emerged from the shadows. Han Li appeared, looking calmly at Xuan Le, and said indifferently, "That Blood Jade Spider, you deliberately released it, didn't you? Poor Senior Brother Lü died with his eyes wide open in disbelief."

"He attacked you from behind, you faked your death, and I'm just doing something underhanded, is that too much to ask?"

Xuan Le's lips curled into a sinister smile, her tone devoid of any remorse.