Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 343: Chapter 218: Slaying Demons

In an instant, the four mid-stage Foundation Establishment Devil Cultivators each showcased their techniques, revealing the eeriness and strength of Devil Cultivators.

Devil Cultivators were able to contend against the Righteous Path in Beishu precisely because they had their own advantages.

Take Corpse Refining for example—it was like having an extra helper equal to one’s own strength. Spiritual insects carried deadly poison, causing big trouble upon contact.

The Yin Soul Fusion Technique of the Devil Cultivators, to some extent, could be compared to powerful Body Refinement. They had even greater defensive power, but it was time-limited, belonging to an explosive type of cultivation technique.

The final Devil Cultivator who used invisibility specialized in assassination methods, which were even more insidious and lethal.

Li Yuanba was well-prepared. Although he hadn’t dealt much with Devil Cultivators at Ten Thousand Sword Peak, he had some knowledge of them.

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Sword Cultivators were known as the foremost in offensive power, almost not needing to rely on external defensive means, yet they also had their own capabilities in facing enemies; otherwise, Sword Cultivators would have been long extinct.

A Sword Cultivator’s body possessed immense defensive power, only slightly weaker than cultivators specialized in Body Refinement. Coupled with their extreme speed, even without using Sword Escape, they moved far faster than other cultivators in short-range combat, which formed their methods against cultivator attacks.

Li Yuanba, having cultivated the ‘Sword Demon Secret Manual’, was even faster than ordinary Sword Cultivators in both defensive capabilities and speed.

His figure flickered, avoiding the swarm of spiritual insects, as a sword light flashed past an early-stage Foundation Establishment Ghost.

The early-stage Foundation Establishment Ghost emitted a soul-piercing shriek; a typical sword light was hardly effective against a Foundation Establishment Ghost.

To deal with an early-stage Foundation Establishment Ghost, the best method was magical techniques, especially powerful fire attribute techniques, which caused the most damage to ghosts.

However, the sword light of a Sword Cultivator carried Sword Intent, and the very foundation of a Sword Cultivator defeating myriad techniques was this Sword Intent.

The early-stage Foundation Establishment Ghost was struck by the sword light, the huge gash rending an irreparable wound across the intangible ghostly body.

Moreover, the wound continued to be ravaged by lingering Sword Intent, slowly expanding.

“He is Elder Jian’s disciple!” Wang Chengjun exclaimed in extreme terror.

Although unclear initially, upon true engagement, the four mid-stage Foundation Establishment Devil Cultivators instantly recognized the quite unique existence of Elder Jian within the sect.

Elder Jian was the strongest Golden Core Stage cultivator in the sect and had never taken a disciple. Although there were Sword Cultivators in the sect, Elder Jian was the only purely dedicated Sword Cultivator.

Elder Jian, being a pure Sword Cultivator and a True Inheritor, made it easy to conclude who Li Yuanba’s master was at this moment.

Elder Jian’s reputation in the sect was forged through battles; as a Sword Cultivator who looked down upon demonic techniques, living within the Demon Sect, he would have found it difficult to survive without methods to overpower his peers.

Even though Wang Chengjun now knew of Li Yuanba’s lineage, he found himself caught in a difficult situation. They had to either kill Li Yuanba or await extermination by the sect or Elder Jian themselves.

His cry had the opposite effect, causing the other Devil Cultivators to hesitate momentarily, slowing their actions.

The only one unaffected was the Devil Cultivator who, under the influence of the Yin Soul Fusion Technique, had transformed into a three-meter beast. This technique affected the cultivator’s mind, making them fight their enemies to the death, greatly reducing the chances of outside influences affecting them.

Thus, while the other three Devil Cultivators were mentally shaken upon learning of Li Yuanba’s lineage, this three-meter beast closed in on Li Yuanba.

A huge spiritual artifact battle axe slashed down fiercely, the air exploding with the sound, the terrifying pressure mixed with the Devil Cultivator and Yin Cold Spiritual Power, making Li Yuanba feel chilled to the bone.

Li Yuanba merely smiled coldly as he brandished a Third-Grade Sword Base in his hand, completely unafraid of close combat.

With a sidestep, he evaded the giant axe’s strike, expelling the Yin Cold Spiritual Power from his body without affecting his speed.

The Third-Grade Sword Base’s retaliatory strike surpassed the defensive power of the Iron Corpse, appearing paper-thin in the face of a Sword Base imbued with Sword Intent.

From below one side of the waist to the other side’s chest, the three-meter beast was cleaved in two by a single sword strike.

This very strike also dismantled the Devil Cultivator’s Yin Soul Fusion Technique, with the Yin Soul being the first to be destroyed by the Sword Intent, while the Devil Cultivator’s life force was resilient enough to continue struggling despite being split into two.

Li Yuanba paid no further attention to this Devil Cultivator, knowing full well the destructive power of his strike. Not only had he severed the Devil Cultivator’s body, but he had also destroyed his Spirit Lake, leaving the Devil Cultivator unable to summon even a trace of spiritual power.

The pursuing spiritual insects, however, were lured by the fresh blood of the bisected Devil Cultivator, shifting their target to feast crazily on the wounds.

The still-living Devil Cultivator’s screams grew even more harrowing.

The remaining three Devil Cultivators recovered their wits, with the once-invisible one halting his approach, retreating to one side.

“I’ll control him with the Iron Corpse!” the Devil Cultivator manipulating early-stage Foundation Establishment Ghosts declared decisively as he transmitted his voice through a secret technique.

The Iron Corpse was fast, but still slower than Li Yuanba under normal circumstances; catching Li Yuanba would be nearly impossible.

But within the secrets of Foundation Establishment Corpse Refining, there lay special measures.

The Iron Corpse’s legs burst in an instant, transforming into a force propelling the Iron Corpse forward, tripling its speed suddenly.

This was a desperate, one-time secret technique that came at the cost of damaging the Iron Corpse. Even if the corpse remained after the battle, repairing it would be extremely difficult.

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