The Long Journey to Immortality

The purple monster, capable of withstanding countless spells and magical artifacts, naturally wouldn't feel pain from the unpredictable rotation of the blue needle. However, as a vessel for the soul attack, the penetration of this blue needle did indeed cause real damage to the purple monster.

From the moment the blue needle pierced through to its complete disappearance, only five breaths had passed, yet the purple monster let out three painful howls in succession.

Along with the howling, the originally bright purple slime on the purple monster's body became much dimmer.

Upon seeing this, both Fairy Bai and Daoist Qingxu were overjoyed.

The White Fairy transmitted her voice, "It seems that although this purple monster has extraordinary recovery ability, it is vulnerable to the divine soul and sea of ​​consciousness."

"Elder Qingxu, let's use our spiritual attacks to exploit the purple monster's weaknesses and vulnerabilities, and try to kill it before other fellow Daoists arrive to provide support."

"Elder of Emotions, please stop throwing inkstones at people."

“The White Fairy is right,” Qingxu Daoist replied. “I didn’t think things through just now. Now it seems that soul attacks are indeed quite effective against this rather troublesome purple monster.”

"However, it would be best if we captured this purple monster."

"This strange thing has appeared in the Central Plains before."

"His origins are unknown, and he possesses extraordinary abilities. I'm afraid there's some hidden story or secret involved."

Qingxu Daoist brought up Xuanchengzi, saying, "The sect leader instructed me to try my best to capture and imprison this monster alive, and see if I can use various methods to interrogate it and unravel all the mysteries surrounding the purple monster."

"To prevent similar situations from happening again in the future, so that we don't know the root cause and are at a loss."

The White Fairy was unaware of the events of that year, and since they were still engaged in a magical battle, she wouldn't pry too much into it.

Hearing that it was Xuan Chengzi's arrangement, she naturally had no objections.

“In that case, let’s follow Elder Qingxu’s arrangements… However, Elder Qingxu, we have only found a way to deal with this purple monster, but how should we restrain it and bring it back to the sect?”

Do you have any magical artifacts for imprisoning or binding?

Upon receiving the telepathic message, Daoist Qingxu subconsciously shook his head and said, "No, that's not the case."

For a moment, both cultivators fell silent.

Qingxu Daoist was a straightforward person, and said simply, "Then let the fellow disciples who come to help later think about bringing this purple monster back to the sect. You and I should focus on fighting and try our best to defeat this purple monster so that it has no ability to resist."

Given the limited resources, Fairy Bai knew that it would be somewhat difficult for the two of them to complete the "take-away" task on their own.

"Alright, we'll listen to Fellow Daoist Qingxu."

Chapter 901 The Grand Chess

After two rounds of probing, Fairy Bai and Daoist Qingxu were convinced that they had grasped the key to victory.

This mysterious purple monster, which came from who-knows-where to the Central Plains, had no good way to resist attacks on the soul. So the two of them decided to continue along this path and try to win by attacking the soul and the sea of ​​consciousness with various methods.

The two Golden Core cultivators from the Zhengyi Sect were in high spirits, while the purple monster, who was silently playing a grand game, continued to bide its time, waiting to lay out its strategy, make its move, and find the most opportune moment to launch a counterattack.

"It seems that my act of feigning weakness has indeed deceived these two Zhengyi Sect cultivators."

"I think as long as we continue to defend against the enemy in this manner, we will surely be able to successfully complete all the arrangements of the plan."

"Later, when I retaliate, I will definitely make these two cultivators pay."

The purple monster, which had only recently arrived in the Central Plains, did not possess overwhelming strength and was no match for the two Golden Core cultivators in a direct confrontation.

In this situation, he could only rely on his powerful recovery ability to tough it out.

After the White Fairy and the Taoist Qingxu determined the purple monster's weakness, their achievements could only be described as outstanding.

The two Zheng Yi sect cultivators felt incredibly exhilarated during their duel, as if they were practicing spells and magical artifacts on a training ground. They were fighting a sandbag that could never be broken, allowing them to use their methods without restraint, and a sparring partner with whom they wouldn't have to take responsibility even if they killed him.

Using every means at their disposal, the two men readily produced a coffin from numerous magical artifacts capable of unleashing soul attacks.

After a few more rounds, the purple monsters' regeneration ability began to fall short of their ability to inflict damage.

The purple monster, which had been full of energy just moments before, now appeared listless and panting in front of the two cultivators, like a sick person.

Its original height of one and a half people had shrunk considerably, and a large amount of purple slime had detached from its body during the repeated attacks of the two cultivators, disappearing into who knows where.

The slime that makes up the purple monster's body has become as thin as water, giving the impression that it can no longer maintain its current form.

Although we don't know what species the other person is, we can't judge the psychological changes expressed by their expression.

However, the two Golden Core cultivators could still tell that, thanks to their series of correct countermeasures, the purple monster had clearly weakened considerably.

Seeing this, the two Golden Core cultivators became even more excited, increasingly convinced that they were on the right path, and that they were only a short distance away from defeating this seemingly strong but actually weak purple monster.

However, just as the two Golden Core cultivators were about to launch their next offensive, the situation on the field suddenly reversed.

The purple monster, which had been passively taking hits, let out a roar, and countless purple slimes that had separated from its body and scattered throughout the formation came back to life.

All twenty-two array flags hidden within the formation were completely enveloped by these suddenly appearing purple crushing forces.

The battle flags were eroded and contaminated, making it impossible for them to connect with Qingxu Daoren anymore.

In an instant, the great formation that had enveloped the battlefield crumbled.

It turned out that while being attacked, the purple monster was carefully observing the formation, searching for the array flags that made up the formation, trying to break free of its restrictions.

In retrospect, this strategy was absolutely successful.

Upon seeing this, the two Golden Core cultivators were slightly surprised, but not panicked.

"Elder Qingxu, join forces, don't let this monster escape." Fairy Bai saw that the purple monster was trying to escape, so she quickly transmitted her voice, not wanting to search all over the mountains for the purple monster that could possess humans.

After all, judging from the purple monster's performance just now, it doesn't have any powerful attack methods. Apart from being good at taking hits, it has nothing to be proud of.

Both Fairy Bai and Daoist Qingxu felt that the purple monster's tricks against "Wu Changqing" were mostly only effective against Foundation Establishment cultivators, and would be completely useless against Golden Core cultivators like themselves.

Just as the two were about to make their move, another unexpected event occurred.

A large amount of purple slime appeared around the two of them at some unknown time, like iron filings attracted by a magnet, suddenly adhering to their bodies and wrapping them up completely.

"Uh-huh!"

Suddenly attacked, Daoist Qingxu subconsciously tried to circulate his internal energy and break free.

However, this mucus disrupted his spiritual energy flow, preventing him from even using the technique that temporarily enhanced his external martial arts power.

The situation was similar for the White Fairy. These viscous, disgusting liquids were separated from her skin by only a layer of protective energy, making her, who was already somewhat obsessive about cleanliness, feel nauseous and her hair stood on end.

Although the viscous liquid could not even penetrate the protective aura surrounding the two Golden Core cultivators, it completely isolated their external spiritual energy transmission, causing the many magical treasures around them to temporarily become rootless water, losing their spirituality.

After many twists and turns, the purple monster suddenly erupted and turned the tables, securing an escape route for itself.

Li Gan, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, was also greatly surprised by what he saw.

Li Gan was extremely anxious. Not knowing the specifics, he was worried about the safety of Fairy Bai and Daoist Qingxu, fearing that the two cultivators had been affected by the purple monster's secret technique and would have their bodies taken over.

However, he dared not make a move or get involved in this battle that surpassed his level, even if it was just to provide cover.

Li Gan was afraid that the purple monster would target him and cause him to suffer a fate similar to that of Wu Changqing.

"What should I do..." Li Gan put his hand on the storage bag, his back covered in sweat.

Fortunately, at this moment, the purple monster spoke, which reassured Li Gan.

"Hmph," the purple monster snorted coldly, "My power hasn't fully recovered today, so I don't have much of a way to deal with you two ordinary guys."

"Three years from now, once my divine skills have been restored, I will definitely make you two lackeys of the Zhengyi Sect pay."

See you another day.

Li Gan breathed a sigh of relief, "So the purple monster was trying to escape, and the two elders are unharmed."

Recalling the horrific scene he witnessed yesterday, he was glad that he hadn't acted rashly, thus avoiding trouble and disrupting the overall situation.

Having finished its exit speech, the purple monster wasted no time and immediately transformed into a streak of purple light, flying westward.

The purple monster spoke casually, but it had indeed lost a portion of its physical essence, escaping by shedding its tail like a gecko.

Through "Wu Changqing," the purple monster has learned about the general situation in the Central Plains and the Western Regions.

With his abilities not yet fully recovered, he didn't want to fight against opponents at the Golden Core Realm level again, or leave in such a self-destructive way.

But then another unexpected event occurred.

A red light struck from the side, colliding head-on with the purple monster that had just accelerated its escape.

With a scream, the purple monster was completely ignited by the flames that appeared out of nowhere, and was shot down in mid-air just as it took off.

Seeing this scene from afar through the thick purple slime, Qingxu Daoist excitedly transmitted his voice to Fairy Bai, saying, "Fairy Bai, reinforcements have arrived!"

Chapter 902 Rescue and Scheme

"Reinforcements? So fast?" Fairy Bai was slightly surprised.

During the ambush, Qingxu Daoist also told Bai Xianzi that before setting off from Zhengyi Sect, he had sent out several paper swords, inviting several friendly sect elders to travel together.

However, since it was early morning, most of the cultivators in the sect were cultivating, and the elders were no exception.

Therefore, these paper swords sent out by Qingxu Daoren did not receive an immediate response.

Given this situation, Fairy Bai thought that even if reinforcements were to arrive, it would take several hours.

It was destined to arrive late.

The fact that someone came to help just a quarter of an hour after the battle began was completely beyond Bai Xianzi's expectations.

The White Fairy's vision was blocked by the viscous liquid outside her protective aura, and her divine sense failed to detect a third Golden Core cultivator present.

"Who is it? Which fellow Daoist is it?" The image of several sect elders flashed through Bai Xianzi's mind as she wondered which fellow disciple had arrived at such a fast speed to save the day.

The flames burning on the purple monster lasted for a full ten breaths before being extinguished by the same method it had used before.

After a great fire, the purple monster turned into a black monster, covered in soot, which made his already indistinct features even more blurred under his liquid body, clearly indicating that he had suffered a great loss of energy.

Suppressing the strange flames that had not yet completely dissipated within its body, the purple monster's mood could only be described as terrible.

He was just feeling smug, thinking he had successfully planned his escape, but before he could take off, he was slapped down. This sense of defeat filled him with rage.

"Who!" the purple monster roared, looking in the direction from which the strange flame had come. "Which bastard launched a sneak attack, acting so suspiciously?"

The only response to the purple monster was a phoenix's cry.

Upon hearing the phoenix's cry, the two Golden Core elders who were still trapped knew which fellow disciple had come to their rescue.

The White Fairy thought to herself with delight, "It is the real Phoenix Fairy."

It was Han Lu's special report that made Xuan Chengzi more vigilant about the purple monster that had inexplicably reappeared in the Central Plains.