The Hehuan Sect Was Squeezed Dry for Ten Thousand Years, but It Became a Sacred Ground?

Chapter 86

In a completely different direction.

Yu Hua bent down and expressionlessly pulled a blood-stained dagger from the eye socket of a massive red corpse.

The strike just now had completely shattered the creature’s soul.

The life force of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

If this had happened before, she would have been thrilled. But now that the Divine Scripture had been fully deciphered, she no longer needed it.

“Blood Demon,” she muttered, recognizing the creature’s distinctive fiery red skin and long horns.

Although she hadn’t lived through the era when humans fought against the myriad demon tribes, she had slain remnant Blood Demons and read about them in ancient texts.

The Blood Demon race: the males were universally ugly, loved to feast on human flesh, and were born with incredibly strong physiques. They primarily cultivated external strength and could burn their own blood to enhance their power in critical moments.

The females, on the other hand, were completely different—beautiful but notoriously cruel. They craved human blood and cultivated only their souls, developing a variety of abilities. At the same level, they were far more dangerous than the males, though their numbers were few.

Thus, the Blood Demon race practiced a polyandrous system, yet the males still dominated.

Yu Hua silently wiped the blood off her weapon.

She wasn’t a bloodthirsty person, but she wouldn’t let anyone who crossed her off lightly.

Yu Hua raised her head, as if trying to see through the countless obstacles and peer into the entire space.

Well, she might as well start killing in the direction ahead until she reached the end.

It had been a long time since she had gone out to train. Taking this opportunity, she not only wanted to test the strength of the secret techniques in the Divine Scripture but also to relearn the combat skills she had once mastered.

…

Compared to the safe landings of the first three, Nan Gongling had been teleported to a location above a swamp.

Fortunately, as a ninth-level Nascent Soul cultivator, she instantly shook off the effects of the spatial turbulence and flew up in time, avoiding the mud.

However…

“The pressure here is intense,” Nan Gongling couldn’t help but remark.

Just now, she realized that she had to use twice as much spiritual energy as usual just to stay airborne.

If this were a Golden Core cultivator, they probably wouldn’t even be able to take off, let alone a Foundation Establishment cultivator trying to use a flying sword.

This made Nan Gongling worry about her fellow sect sisters.

“I wonder if Junior Sister Zhou’s plan to bring Elder Ji into the secret realm succeeded,” she muttered to herself.

But whether it succeeded or not, as the leader of this expedition, she was responsible for the safety of all her junior sisters.

First, she needed to find everyone.

In this regard, Nan Gongling’s thoughts aligned perfectly with Zhou Qin’s.

She removed the black silk tied around her eyes.

Her ordinary, calm black eyes opened.

But in just the blink of an eye, the radiance of the sun and moon reappeared, and behind her, the illusory phenomenon of the sun and moon coexisting in reverence emerged.

Nan Gongling mobilized the spiritual energy around her body. In an instant, she pushed the extreme vision ability of her divine power to its limit.

Her sight silently penetrated every layer of obstruction.

One, two, three!

Skipping over scattered disciples from other sects, her gaze directly locked onto the nearest Qinglian Sect female disciples.

Especially one Foundation Establishment junior sister, who was being chased by a tall, fiery-red, hideous monster and seemed to be in imminent danger.

Nan Gongling’s eyes turned cold. While memorizing the location, she quickly removed the guard on her left arm, revealing the white dragon pattern on her palm.

As a silvery-white light flashed, the Moon Dragon Armor, representing speed, began to cover her body inch by inch.

Nan Gongling took a step forward, but her figure remained in place.

However, in the next moment, it shattered like a bubble.

An afterimage!

…

“Pant! Pant!”

A young girl in Qinglian Sect disciple robes was gasping for breath as she dashed through the forest, with a Blood Demon hot on her heels.

Unfortunately, the environment was too unfamiliar, and trying to shake off the monster was simply impossible.

The Qinglian Sect disciple formed a hand seal, and invisible wind blades shot out with an unstoppable momentum.

The sharp edges grazed the fiery-red, rough skin of the Blood Demon, sparking for a moment.

“Hiss—!” The male Blood Demon stopped in his tracks, hesitantly touching his face, which was burning with pain.

He was bleeding!!!

Realizing this, the Blood Demon’s eyes instantly turned blood-red.

He was a tribal warrior with Golden Core strength, yet he had been injured by prey weaker than himself. This was an absolute disgrace!

The male Blood Demon charged forward madly, his mind filled with only one thought.

Kill!

Kill her!

He couldn’t allow even the slightest possibility of exposing his incompetence!

He still had to win the heart of Princess Iya, the chieftain’s daughter, at the coming-of-age ceremony in three days!

Facing the charging Blood Demon, the girl’s eyes held both fear and relief.

“Qinglian Qi Sky Slash.”

This was a martial technique she had learned shortly after joining the sect.

To be able to injure a demon at least at the Golden Core level with her Foundation Establishment seventh-layer strength, she felt that her previous efforts had not been in vain.

However, just as the girl was preparing to close her eyes and wait for death—

Boom!

A massive impact exploded in front of her.

Amid the blood-red light in the sky, the girl saw a figure clad in silver armor, radiant and majestic.

“Are you okay?”

Hearing the voice, the girl couldn’t help but freeze.

“B-Big Senior Sister!”

“Mm.” Nan Gongling willed her helmet to disappear, revealing her cold and stunningly beautiful face.

As for the Blood Demon, it had already been shattered with a single palm strike during the clash.

“Follow me from now on.”

The girl, having narrowly escaped death, smiled through her tears. “Yes!”

…

In an open area, four female cultivators in Qinglian Sect disciple robes formed a battle formation, surrounding a Blood Demon in the center.

“Junior sisters, be careful! This demon has thick skin and is hard to deal with!” the leading Golden Core female cultivator loudly reminded.

They had been relatively lucky, as their landing points were not far from each other, allowing them to meet quickly and travel together.

But their luck wasn’t complete, as before they could find another sect member, they encountered this troublesome creature.

Feeling the restraints of the battle formation, the tall Blood Demon’s ugly face revealed a mocking expression.

These prey’s techniques were indeed quite sophisticated, but in the face of absolute strength, everything was meaningless.

He wasn’t just some Golden Core-level demon—he was a Blood Demon general!

A genuine Nascent Soul expert!

The tall Blood Demon opened its bloody maw and let out a thunderous roar.

Pfft!

In an instant, the three Foundation Establishment female cultivators spat out blood and could no longer maintain the formation.

Even the highest-level Golden Core female cultivator turned pale and swayed unsteadily.

“Kekeke!” The tall Blood Demon threw its head back and laughed wildly.

Its aura surged once again.

The already crumbling battle formation completely failed.

But at the same time—

A green ancient cauldron descended from the sky, instantly silencing the laughter.

The four women were utterly shocked by the scene before them.

Before they could recover, they saw a familiar green-haired beauty gracefully descending.

“E-Elder Ji!” The four women’s mouths hung open, their reaction even greater than when the Blood Demon had been crushed.

Wasn’t Elder Ji a Divine Transformation expert?

How… how did she get in?!

But soon, their hearts were filled with even greater excitement and joy.

Wasn’t this a sure thing now?

Ji Zhiqing merely nodded slightly, casually tossing out a few pills and pointing not too far away. “Recover from your injuries and head that way. Your Senior Sister Zhou is waiting.”

“Yes!” The four responded in unison.

Ji Zhiqing’s figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.

As for the so-called pressure, to her, it made no difference.

…

In just one day, Nan Gongling and Zhou Qin had gathered seventy percent of the Qinglian Sect disciples from two completely opposite directions, and the number of disciples joining their groups continued to rise.

Yu Hua didn’t take in any disciples, but she would still rescue any sect members she encountered and send them to the main group. She herself continued to roam freely, having almost completely cleared the route she had previously planned.

As for Duanmu Yao, she had accidentally killed another Blood Demon earlier and was still trying to figure out how to get out.