Devouring demons, I attain immortality.

Chen Yao is a woman with delicate features.

He frowned slightly and sighed softly, "This monstrous dragon is incredibly powerful; we must not be careless. But every person has more strength. If we all work together, perhaps we can find a solution."

Her words made everyone fall into deep thought.

Lin An listened to everyone's words, his gaze sweeping over them one by one.

He pondered to himself.

Although I am currently at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, having more helpers would give me a better chance of success when facing the evil dragon of unknown realm.

Moreover, we are all fellow practitioners heading to Jinzhou to participate in the cultivators' gathering.

It is only natural to help each other.

Thinking of this, he nodded slightly and agreed, "Alright, then let's cross the river together so we can look out for each other."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with joy.

Su Yichen said gratefully, "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. With your assistance, our chances of success in crossing the river have increased significantly."

Afterwards, the group began to discuss a plan to cross the river.

They searched along the riverbank for a suitable place to cross the river, and finally found a place where the current was relatively calm.

Su Yichen took out an exquisite magic artifact from his storage bag.

The magical artifact was shaped like a small boat and emitted a faint blue light.

"This is my sect's magical artifact, the Qingyun Ferry. It can be used to avoid wind and waves."

One by one, everyone boarded the magical artifact. Su Yichen manipulated the artifact to slowly descend into the water and head towards the opposite bank of the river.

However, when they arrived in the middle of the river...

The once calm river surface suddenly surged, with turbid waves rolling in.

Lin An's heart tightened, and he knew something was wrong.

[Ding! Attack detected!]

The Devouring System suddenly issued an alarm!

Just then, a deafening roar came from the bottom of the river.

Immediately afterwards, a gigantic, monstrous dragon burst forth from the water.

It was surrounded by black mist, and its size was so huge that it seemed to blot out the sky.

Each black scale shimmered with a chilling light, as if it were a demon god crawling out of the deepest hell.

As soon as the evil dragon appeared, it opened its blood-red maw.

It spewed out a burst of raging flames, the flames a strange, eerie blue.

The temperature was extremely high, and the air ignited wherever it went, making a sizzling sound.

Su Yichen's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly manipulated his magical artifact to dodge.

The flame grazed the edge of the magical artifact, and its intense heat sent chills down everyone's spines.

Seeing this, Zhu Ling'er quickly formed hand seals and summoned a water curtain in an attempt to stop the spread of the flames.

However, the dark blue flames were incredibly powerful; upon contact with the water curtain, they instantly turned into vapor and dissipated.

Before everyone could recover, the monstrous dragon swung its thick claws.

Suddenly, a strong wind arose, and sand and stones flew everywhere.

The powerful wind seemed to be about to rip everyone off the magical artifact.

Zhou Yu gripped his sword tightly, channeling his spiritual energy to its limit, and roared, "Hold on! We can't let this wind sweep us away!"

He unleashed several sword strikes, attempting to dispel the raging wind.

But it was like a clay ox sinking into the sea, having no effect whatsoever.

At the same time, the evil dragon that overturned the river roared to the sky.

The giant dragon head faces the sky.

In an instant, the sky became covered with dark clouds.

Streaks of purple lightning descended from the sky, carrying earth-shattering power, and struck towards the crowd.

Chen Yao quickly cast a spell to create a spiritual energy shield, protecting everyone inside.

The lightning continued to strike the shield, producing deafening sounds, and cracks began to appear on the shield.

Lin An stood on the ritual implement, his expression solemn.

He sensed the powerful and eerie aura of this evil dragon, realizing that it was not weak and could not be easily dealt with.

【The Evil Dragon That Overturns the River】

[Realm Level: Mid-stage Spirit Transformation]

[Attributes: Water, Earth]

The attributes of this monstrous dragon that overturned the river appeared one by one in Lin An's consciousness.

A cultivator at the mid-stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, equivalent to a human cultivator at the mid-stage of the Golden Core Realm, is indeed not easy to deal with.

However, Lin An's fighting spirit intensified. The demon core of this evil dragon that overturned the river was definitely not of low grade, which could be used to fill the third hole of the Nine Revolutions Demon Slayer Blade.

He tightened his grip on the Nine-Turn Demon-Slaying Blade, and his spiritual energy surged wildly around him.

The blade gleamed with a deep black light, blending seamlessly into the surrounding darkness.

"I'll distract it, you guys attack its weak points when the opportunity arises!"

Lin An shouted loudly, then his figure flashed.

Like a ghost, it charged towards the evil dragon that overturned the river.

He unleashed all his skills, his blade flashing with immense power, as he engaged in a fierce battle with the evil dragon that overturned the river.

Enraged by Lin An's attack, the evil dragon focused all its attention on him.

It suddenly swung its huge tail, and a black energy wave swept towards Lin An.

Lin An swiftly turned and narrowly avoided the attack.

At the same time, he swung his sword.

The blade struck the scales of the monstrous dragon, but only produced a spark, failing to cause any real damage.

The evil dragon spewed flames again, but Lin An advanced instead of retreating.

His spiritual energy condensed into a golden shield, withstanding the impact of the flames, and he quickly approached the evil dragon.

He seized the opportunity, leaped high into the air, and wielded the Demon-Slaying Blade with immense force, slashing towards the neck of the River-Turning Evil Dragon.

The evil dragon that overturned the river reacted extremely quickly, tilting its head to the side.

The attack was blocked by its hard scales.

At this moment, Su Yichen seized the opportunity and manipulated his magical artifact to fly below the River-Turning Evil Dragon.

Zhu Ling'er quickly formed hand seals, and countless ice spikes shot towards the belly of the evil dragon like a torrential rain.

Zhou Yu channeled all his spiritual power into his sword, unleashing a golden sword aura tens of feet long.

Chen Yao then used magic to summon a powerful suction force, attempting to disrupt the actions of the evil dragon.

Sensing the attack from below, the evil dragon turned around abruptly and swung its dragon claws at the magical artifact.

Su Yichen quickly manipulated his magical artifact to dodge, the dragon claw grazing the artifact and creating a gust of wind.

Seeing this, Lin An rushed forward again and unleashed a set of fierce sword techniques.

The flashing blades forced the evil dragon to temporarily neglect the people below.

Seizing the opportunity, the group launched another attack.

In an instant, magical light intertwined, illuminating the entire river surface.

The evil dragon that overturned the river was wounded in many places, and blood kept flowing out, staining the river water red.

But it stubbornly resisted, constantly spewing flames, summoning thunder and gales.

Lin An knew that he could not delay any longer.

He channeled all his spiritual power into the Nine-Turn Demon-Slaying Blade.

The blade emitted a dazzling black light, like a black dragon, carrying earth-shattering power, and slammed towards the belly of the evil dragon.

boom!

With a loud bang, the blade struck the belly of the evil dragon.

The evil dragon that overturned the river let out a mournful scream, and its body crashed heavily onto the river surface, splashing up a huge spray of water.

A huge wound appeared on its abdomen.

Blood gushed out like a spring, staining the river red.

The group remained vigilant and continued their attack on the evil dragon that overturned the river.

But it stubbornly resisted, constantly spewing flames, summoning thunder and gales, in an attempt to turn the tide.

As the battle continued, the aura of the River-Turning Evil Dragon grew weaker and weaker.

Just when everyone thought it was about to die.

The evil dragon suddenly unleashed a powerful force.

Its eyes gleamed with an eerie blood-red light, and it suddenly tilted its head back.

A huge black energy ball condensed in its mouth.

The energy sphere contained an aura of destruction, seemingly intent on devouring everything around it.

"Oh no, it's about to launch a death throes attack!"

Lin An was shocked. He hadn't expected that this beast would actually try to self-destruct its demon core and perish together with everyone else.

Realizing the immense power of this attack.

If the evil dragon that overturns the river succeeds, everyone's lives will be in danger.

Lin An didn't have time to think further.

He gathered all his spiritual power into the Nine-Turn Demon-Slaying Blade without reservation.

The spiritual energy within his body surged like a raging tide, rushing wildly into the blade.

Lin An shouted and swung the Demon-Slaying Blade.

A hundred-foot-long blade of light shot into the sky.

The blade flashed with a dazzling black light, as if connecting heaven and earth.

With earth-shattering power, it hurtled towards the evil dragon that overturned the river.

boom!

The blade's edge collided violently with the energy sphere of the raging dragon, producing a deafening roar.

The powerful impact energy spread outwards from the two people.

Giant waves tens of meters high surged up on the river surface, and the surrounding air seemed to be torn apart, emitting a sharp whistling sound.

Under the impact of this powerful force, the energy ball of the River-Turning Evil Dragon shattered instantly.

The blade's momentum didn't diminish, piercing straight through the body of the evil dragon.

The evil dragon that overturned the river let out a mournful scream, its voice filled with resentment and despair.

Its massive body slowly fell, crashing heavily onto the river surface, splashing up a huge spray of water, before slowly sinking to the bottom.