NOVEL WEB Chapter 170: Rushing Over
"Fellow Daoist, why resist stubbornly? Isn't the path to longevity a good one?" the demon cultivator ridiculed continuously, trying to disrupt Lin Houyuan's train of thought.
Lin Houyuan's Cultivation Technique was merely a Yellow Rank Technique, and his True Yuan was not well-refined; at this moment, controlling three Third Rank Intermediate Grade magic swords, he was already struggling and could only keep retreating.
At this time, none of the other Foundation Establishment Cultivators seemed to intend to come to his aid.
They were family cultivators on this side, most of whom had been conscripted by the Sect, all only looking out for themselves, who would come to provide assistance?
If it were before Lin Shiming's disappearance, the Lin Family would have done the same—the little merit from killing a demon cultivator was not enough to justify the risk of being targeted by a Purple Mansion cultivator of the demonic path.
Lin Houyuan could only feel a surge of despair, hoping to slay ten Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, but unexpectedly, a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment demon cultivator had shown up, clearly after his spirit and soul.
"Are all demon cultivators so long-winded? If you want Lin's head, then come and get it through your ability!" Lin Houyuan was also enraged, Middle Stage against Early Stage, and still so full of tricks; it truly angered him!
"Hehe, very well!" the demon cultivator let out a strange laugh, but suddenly, three demon heads converged from within the demon banner, forming a Third Rank middle-stage demon head that instantly overshadowed all with its demonic might.
A massive black face materialized in the void, and then revealed fangs wrapped in black mist, viciously biting towards Lin Houyuan.
Lin Houyuan's three swords struck out but were instantly sent flying by three streams of black energy spewed from the demon head's mouth.
Lin Houyuan then hurriedly released various Defense Talismans to form Spirit Shield and Spirit Armor, yet they were easily perforated by the demon head.
Accompanied by maniacal laughter, the demon head opened its large maw.
Lin Houyuan only felt a wave of despair, while the demon cultivator couldn't help but burst into loud laughter, about to claim another demon head; these Zhao Kingdom cultivators were simply too naive, all still looking out for themselves at this time.
However, in the next moment, instead of Lin Houyuan, countless golden Spirit Spears appeared within the big mouth, turning the demon head into a porcupine.
The demon head instantly vanished into black smoke, only reforming on the demon cultivator's banner in the end.
"Who dares to ruin my good deed!" The demon cultivator couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. His demon banner was his life-bound Magic Artifact, and when the demon head was destroyed, he naturally suffered injuries.
"All you demon cultivators bully the weak, don't you?" The person who arrived was Lin Shiming in a blue robe; his face was full of rage, having just arrived at the battlefield, he saw his father being viciously attacked by a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist, your words are mistaken. It's merely the survival of the fittest in the world of Immortal Cultivation.
If you think it fitting, why not you go kill those demon cultivator brats, and let this old man help you eliminate the wings of your hostile forces?" The demon cultivator said with a sinister chuckle, his gaze roving over Lin Shiming unscrupulously, as if he was still reminiscing about Lin Shiming's magic artifacts and cultivation techniques.
But it was Lin Shiming's first appearance, and the demon cultivator was bound to be disappointed.
"Shiming!" Lin Houyuan exclaimed in surprise at the sight of the young man standing before him, feeling incredibly excited. As for life and death, he had long since seen through such matters.
And as long as Lin Shiming was alive, everything was worth it.
"Father, leave this demon cultivator to me," Lin Shiming spoke without looking back.
In that moment, he was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the heaven of the Lin Family.
It was his turn to stand in front!
Seeing that Lin Shiming still had the intention to catch up, it was simply a disregard for him.
The angry demon cultivator made his move in an instant. He gripped the demon banner, gave it a shake, and immediately, a black fog spread out, with hundreds of spirit and soul demon beasts emitting weird, shrill laughter.
Then, one by one, anguished faces appeared on the demon banner; besides that, the black fog grew denser, oppressive, darkening the skies.
Upon seeing the demon cultivator's actions, Lin Shiming just flicked his finger, and immediately countless vines surged forth from the ground once more.
The purple vines almost completely covered the black fog, binding toward the demon cultivator.
The demon cultivators were greatly shocked, they had seen cultivators with wood attributes before, but a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator summoning such terrifying Third Rank vines in a single breath was unheard of.
The purple vines then began to emit a purple light, dispersing much of the black fog and revealing five Third Rank Intermediate Grade white knife artifacts within.
Each of the five white knives was only three inches in size, but they were full of spiritual might and extremely restrained, not easy to detect.
If it weren't for the Purple Gold Vine probing into the black fog, divine sense wouldn't have been able to detect them.
This demon cultivator clearly intended to use this set of flying knife artifacts for a sneak attack.
The demon head also gathered again, turning into a Third Rank Intermediate Grade demon head, spewing out a black belt of energy, breaking the vines into pieces.
Subsequently, the demon head and the five flying knife artifacts together slashed toward Lin Shiming.
However, before the demon head and flying knives could unleash their attack, countless golden lights suddenly burst from beneath the feet of the demon cultivator, quickly engulfing the area below him, and the scene of the demon head impaled by vines reappeared.
On the spot, he was pierced into pieces of flesh.
And the demon head, lacking the cultivator to drive it, helplessly turned into black smoke and returned to the demon banner.
Lin Shiming took the demon banner and flying knives, as well as the demon cultivator's storage bag, back to Lin Houyuan's side.
"Father, you should go check on the family's Qi Cultivators!" Lin Shiming said, then he saw the worry in Lin Houyuan's eyes.
"Don't worry, father, Shiming won't be reckless. Even if there's Purple Mansion Jade Liquid here, it's not worth the risk!" Lin Shiming continued to explain.
With Lin Shiming's words, Lin Houyuan felt reassured.
In this battlefield, let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators, even Purple Mansion cultivators counted for little. If someone was intent on taking you down, they would usually succeed.
With Lin Shiming's approval, Lin Houyuan, knowing he was injured, did not go to the Foundation Establishment battlefield but rather to the Qi Cultivation battlefield, joining a battle formation for bombardment.
Meanwhile, Lin Shiming continued to roam the Foundation Establishment battlefield, but he didn't seek out Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivators, instead targeting only Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators, using his Purple Gold Vine against them each time. There were not a few cultivators with wood attributes on the battlefield.
But like Lin Shiming, who could summon them so quickly and with seemingly limitless True Yuan, there certainly wasn't a second such Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator. Read new adventures at empire
Half a day passed, and Lin Shiming had slain three Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators, including one from the Corpse Refining Sect Cultivation Technique at the same stage.
All these demon cultivators and Corpse Refining Sect Cultivators were experienced and full of tricks, even Lin Shiming could not help but understand why the Zhao Kingdom had been retreating step by step at the beginning.
Only now had they barely managed to stabilize, probably because the inexperienced cultivators had perished, and most of the remaining cultivators were also cautious and cunning.
As dawn broke in the sky, a purple aura emerged from the east. The demon cultivators in the sky also issued the retreat order.
A group of cultivators quickly returned to the river.
And Lin Shiming and the others all let out a sigh of relief.
On this battlefield, every cultivator was under immense pressure, especially the Body Cultivators, as if they performed too well, they would become prime materials for the Corpse Refining Sect or possibly the main demon head for a demon cultivator's banner.
Lin Shiming had already been controlling himself as much as possible, but he couldn't conceal all his strength. Having escaped from Yunjing Mountain and having lingered for two years, upon his return, he was bound to be interrogated. If he appeared too incompetent, he might be subjected to a soul search.
Performing a little better, combined with the Family Jade Book, he might be examined with an Inquiry Spirit Talisman, and now, involving Lu Changming and Superior Grade Spirit Stones, this moment was particularly troubling to him.