Becoming an Immortal and Ancestor, Starting from the Clan-protecting Divine Beast

63: Chapter 63 Demonic Cultivator Attack, Shocking ChangeBoss Xia reacted the fastest. Thick Earth spiritual power covered his entire body as he manifested a yellow mountain, ten zhang in size, pressing down toward the direction from which the arrows had come.

”A Thick Earth Cultivator?”

A voice rang out. A dozen figures draped in black robes and wearing blood-ghost masks emerged from the surrounding forest. Their pairs of crimson eyes were like those of predators eyeing their prey, and a powerful, chilling killing intent radiated from them.

The leader possessed a powerful aura, clearly a Peak Qi Refining Cultivator. With a wave of his hand, a twenty-zhang-long river of blood descended from the sky, carrying an intense corrosive intent that instantly dissolved the yellow mountain.

”A Peak Qi Refining Cultivator? Damn it!” Boss Xia cursed under his breath. At this moment, he truly regretted pouring all his resources into his own useless son.

If not for that incompetent piece of trash, Xia Chengkun, he would have already achieved a Breakthrough to Peak Qi Refining long ago, instead of spinning his wheels at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining for so long.

”They are Demonic Path Cultivators!” Pei Hong recognized the identities of the newcomers and hurriedly shouted to the others, ”Scatter and run!”

Having said this, he was enveloped in raging flames, his internal Qi and blood surged, and a halberd appeared in his hand, which he swung down violently toward a black-robed figure in front of him.

”So, a Bing Fire Cultivator! Your Qi and blood will be a great tonic for me!”

The black-robed figure licked his lips, his eyes filled with greed. A blood mirror appeared above his head, its patterns gradually lighting up, and terrifying fluctuations began to permeate the air.

The next moment, a dazzling beam of blood-colored light shot out, striking the descending halberd with such force that Pei Hong was sent flying along with his weapon, blood spraying from his mouth and nose.

”A Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivator!” Pei Hong steadied himself, but upon looking up, the scene around him made his eyes split with rage.

There was no possibility for the rest of the expedition team to escape. The weakest among the incoming Demonic Path Cultivators was at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, which the others could not possibly handle.

In just a single exchange, three expedition team members had been disemboweled, their internal organs spilling onto the ground, and a thick, pungent smell of blood permeated the air.

At this rate, they would not last long at all.

Jiang Yunlei and the other were also in danger. A Sixth Layer of Qi Refining Cultivator saw that they were only Fourth Layer of Qi Refining Cultivators, and the blood-ghost mask on his face twisted into a hideous, terrifying smile, as if he were laughing maniacally.

”Mere Fourth Layer of Qi Refining Cultivators daring to venture deep into the Tianli Mountain Range? You truly don’t know how the word ’death’ is written!”

As he spoke, this Sixth Layer of Qi Refining Demonic Cultivator launched a fierce attack. He brandished a six-segmented blood whip, and dazzling blood-colored light bloomed from each segment, like a blood snake lashing its tail, striking toward the two of them.

Boom! Before it even arrived, the air ahead was blasted apart, and a sonic boom that could shatter eardrums rang through the forest.

Jiang Yunlei’s expression was grave. He activated the golden armor talisman he had prepared long ago, and his internal Geng Metal spiritual power began to circulate frantically. He had already swapped his First Grade Medium Grade Magical Artifact for a First Grade High Grade Magical Artifact—a dharma sword infused with Geng Metal.

Swish! Beams of blinding golden Sword Qi slashed out, carrying the murderous Concept of iron horses and golden spears, like ten thousand arrows fired at once, continuously striking the incoming blood whip.

But the gap in their levels was too great. The Geng Metal Sword Qi was swept away, and the blood whip, its momentum only slightly hindered, struck hard against the golden armor on Jiang Yunlei’s body, sending him flying.

Cough, cough! The golden armor on Jiang Yunlei’s body had dimmed significantly, but it had not shattered completely. He forced himself to stop, killing intent surging in his eyes as he took the initiative to charge toward the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining Demonic Cultivator.

At this moment, Chen Zhuqing, who had not moved until now, took action.

She sacrificed a light blue pearl and injected Gui Water spiritual power into it. The sound of seawater lapping against a beach emerged, and droplets of rain fell, healing Jiang Yunlei’s injuries by seven or eight parts.

She cultivated the ”Li Water Nurturing Scripture,” which excelled at bestowing favors upon all things and nourishing living beings, making it highly effective in the art of healing.

”Oh? Two little Fourth Layer of Qi Refining Cultivators who can actually produce a First Grade High Grade Magical Artifact? It seems your backgrounds are not simple.”

The Sixth Layer of Qi Refining Demonic Cultivator licked his lips, the blood-colored light in his eyes intensifying, and the aura emitting from his body rose accordingly, as if he had utilized some forbidden technique.

Roar! The six-segmented blood whip in his hand seemed to come alive, emitting a roar like a Yao Beast. A mental shockwave swept over them like a tide, causing Chen Zhuqing and Jiang Yunlei’s heads to ache as if their Divine Thoughts had been struck by a heavy hammer, and they immediately saw stars.

In their trance, they seemed to see a giant snake, dozens of zhang long, raising its head and opening its fangs to roar at them. A strong gale whipped against their faces, almost blowing them away.

”Go to hell!” Jiang Yunlei roared, forcing himself to break free from the mental illusion. He activated the Blood Burning Life-Risking Art, and the Geng Metal spiritual power within him grew rapidly.

He pulled out a dozen First Grade High Grade Talismanic Incantations in succession and activated them all. Ice spears, fireballs, wooden vines, and various other manifestations appeared, carrying the fluctuations of the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, and smashed into the Demonic Cultivator in front of him all at once.

The latter’s somewhat maniacal expression froze. Who the hell sends their younger generation out carrying so many Talismanic Incantations!

The next moment, he was submerged by the attacks erupting from the Talismanic Incantations.

Jiang Yunlei woke Chen Zhuqing, who was still in the mental illusion, scooped her up, swallowed several Medicinal Pills to restore spiritual power, and then fully activated the Blood Burning Life-Risking Art. He activated several Wind-Mastery Talismans and charged toward the outer perimeter of the Tianli Mountain Range without looking back.

A few breaths later, a figure with tattered robes and a shattered mask appeared, pale-faced and with a chaotic aura. The blood-colored light emitted by the six-segmented whip in his hand had dimmed significantly.

”Trash!”

A Seventh Layer of Qi Refining Cultivator walked over, carrying a severed head, and slapped this Demonic Cultivator hard.

Afterward, he crushed the head in his hand, looked in the direction where Jiang Yunlei and the other had fled, and curled his lips into a cruel smile. He followed them unhurriedly, like a cat playing with a mouse, intending to toy with them until they died.

Not long after he left, Boss Xia, who had been struggling desperately, let out a roar: ”Chengkun, I have raised you for so long; it is time to repay your father.”

Having said this, he grabbed Xia Chengkun, and a hint of blood color appeared deep within his pupils.

”Ahhhhhh!”

The next moment, Xia Chengkun, still in a coma, began to convulse, his Meridians bulging as he let out continuous screams. His entire being seemed to be drained, and he quickly turned into a dried corpse.

After absorbing Xia Chengkun, the shackles that had bound Boss Xia shattered with a boom. He instantly jumped to the Perfection of Qi Refining, able to take a Foundation Establishment Pill or use spiritual items to achieve Foundation Establishment without the need for further polishing.

”Big Brother, you?!” In the distance, Pei Hong, whose arm had been severed, his face pale and blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, showed shock in his eyes. He had not expected his own big brother to be so ruthless.

”So, everything was a lie. You had planned it from the beginning: once you reached Peak Qi Refining, you would devour Chengkun and use him as a spiritual item for Foundation Establishment.”

Pei Hong smiled miserably, then his eyes became determined. Ignoring his own injuries, he forcibly withstood the Demonic Cultivator’s attacks and grabbed hold of one of them.

Then, with a bang, he self-detonated, taking a Seventh Layer of Qi Refining Robber Cultivator down with him.

Boss Xia’s gaze was sharp, devoid of any emotion, and he said coldly: ”This is the Cultivation World; this is the cruelty of the Immortal Dao!”

Having said this, he sacrificed a large yellow seal. A continuous stream of Thick Earth spiritual power was poured into it, and the yellow Dragon coiled around the seal opened its eyes, emitting a Dragon roar that shook the heavens.

It then bared its fangs and brandished its claws, its powerful, muscular Dragon tail sweeping across. In a single exchange, it swept away several Demonic Cultivators, breaking their tendons and bones, spraying flesh and blood, as they crashed to the ground like tattered sacks.

”A Second Grade Magical Artifact?!”

The Demonic Cultivator leader roared, two beams of blood-colored light shooting from his eyes. He raised his hand and sacrificed a blood-patterned bead, which instantly grew a thousand times larger, like a sea of blood spanning the sky, rolling backward.

In an instant, this clearing was covered by the power of the two Second Grade Magical Artifacts. The blood light and the yellow glow each occupied half the sky, and the surrounding trees were all snapped and collapsed.

Even the small mountain that stood on the ground, a hundred zhang tall, began to rumble and shake.

The blood-colored light in Boss Xia’s eyes grew increasingly intense. Veins bulged all over his body, twisting like earthworms, and dense runes covered his skin, looking extremely terrifying.

A look of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Demonic Cultivator leader opposite him, and he could not help but say: ”Shamanic Path methods?! How is that possible?!”

Boss Xia remained silent. His spine twisted violently, piercing through his skin, and blood flowed continuously as a blood-red centipede with hideous mouthparts crawled out from his spine.

The aura emitted by this centipede was very close to the Foundation Establishment level, far beyond what an ordinary Peak Qi Refining Cultivator could compare to.

”Damn it!”

The Demonic Cultivator leader cursed angrily. He reached out and grabbed two Seventh Layer of Qi Refining Demonic Cultivators, activated his Demonic Technique, and instantly sucked them into dried corpses.

Having gained the support of the flesh and blood essence of two Seventh Layer of Qi Refining Cultivators, the power of the blood-red bead sacrificed by the Demonic Cultivator leader became even greater, directly pitting one against two and suppressing the blood-red centipede and the small yellow seal sacrificed by Boss Xia.

Seeing this, the remaining Demonic Cultivators walked over, their blood-red spiritual power surging and adding to the blood-red bead, helping their leader deal with Boss Xia.

They were also afraid—afraid of being directly absorbed by their leader to become the energy maintaining the blood-red bead.

Just as both sides were deadlocked, the rumbling, shaking small mountain suddenly erupted with a dazzling light, covering the yellow glow and the blood light. It was like a white sun rising into the sky, and everything above and below was a vast expanse of white, with nothing visible.

The next moment, a beam of light with an aura transcending Foundation Establishment swept across. The area for a hundred miles around was as if struck by a laser, and all the trees were snapped and turned into fly ash.

Whether it was the Demonic Cultivators or Boss Xia, even the Second Grade Magical Artifacts they had sacrificed were frozen in mid-air, as if some terrifying existence had awakened.

Subsequently, the power of a Divine Ability erupted, and everything within a hundred miles was turned into fly ash, leaving only a giant crater, some thirty zhang deep.

Jiang Yunlei, holding Chen Zhuqing, appeared beside the giant crater, looking with lingering fear at the thousand-zhang-high mountain located in the center of the giant crater.

The good news was that he had run fast enough; he had just barely made it outside the hundred-mile radius when the small mountain erupted. The incomplete map Boss Xia had bought was real; there really was an ancient Cultivator’s Immortal Cave here.

The bad news was that he could not hold on much longer. This ancient Cultivator’s Immortal Cave was very likely left by a Purple Mansion True Person, and that beam of light from just before was likely the power of a Divine Ability.

”Zhuxing, hurry and contact the Patriarch!”

Jiang Yunlei set Chen Zhuqing down. After saying this, he spat out blood, fell headlong to the ground, and lost consciousness.

Chen Zhuqing understood the stakes. She hurriedly took out a sound-transmission talisman to contact Chen Fufeng, then brought Jiang Yunlei to a safe place, carefully observing the situation around them.

Half an hour passed. Far away in Liming Town, Chen Fufeng received the message transmitted by Chen Zhuqing. While internally shocked, he went to the back mountain to see Yuan Feng and informed him of the suspected Purple Mansion Immortal Cave.

”Old Chen, since the Divine Ability erupted from this Purple Mansion Immortal Cave failed to harm Zhuxing and the other, it means this Immortal Cave is fated with my Chen family!”

Having said this, Yuan Feng transformed into a rainbow light, streaking across the sky like a meteor as he rushed toward the location of the giant crater.

Chen Fufeng did not go with him; he still had to hold down the fort at the Chen family.