In the gray light, there was a tall figure, about ten zhang in height, resembling a sturdy man.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that this person was covered in blood-purple stiff hair. His large head resembled a skull, completely a shriveled beast's head. His arms were also exceptionally large. This image was like a corpse demon.
His body also had many wounds, especially a long scar on his chest, constantly opening and closing like a bizarre large mouth, clearly revealing the black ribs inside.
Several of his ribs were broken, and one could see traces of golden flames attached to the broken ends, extremely strange.
If there were cultivators nearby, they could indeed sense that there was no vitality in his body, emitting a strong corpse aura.
Indeed, the body he was currently controlling was a psychic corpse.
"I didn't expect that even hiding here, two groups of people could find me. If it weren't for the fact that I haven't fully recovered my strength, I wouldn't be in such a mess," the corpse demon cursed, his eyes glowing green.
In his hand, he held a grayish-white round bead, releasing wisps of gray spiritual power, which were constantly absorbed into his body, repairing the damage.
After absorbing the gray spiritual power, the wound on his chest gradually healed, while also squeezing out some thin golden flames. Each time a wisp of flame was squeezed out, his aura stabilized a bit.
These golden flames were not ordinary attacks but a special spiritual fire, constantly destroying his body. Only by completely expelling them could his injuries be quickly healed.
These flames were also a mark; if not removed quickly, the enemy would use them to track him down. He should first find a hiding place to deal with the injuries on his body.
The corpse bear flew away quickly while thinking to himself. Suddenly, he opened his mouth and spat out a ball of spiritual light, which entered the gray treasure in his hand. Immediately, some green spiritual patterns appeared on the treasure.
The green spiritual patterns flew out like butterflies, all entering the wound. His body was covered in a layer of green light.
After a moment, the green light disappeared, and most of the injury on his chest had recovered. A strange expression appeared on the corpse bear's shriveled face.
He had temporarily suppressed the golden flames on his body.
Then, he changed direction and flew downwards. At that moment, he happened to fly over a giant mountain, and he directly disappeared into the back of the mountain.
After a cup of tea's time, the Xuan Turtle chased after him. He did not rashly enter the mountain but instead circled around the vicinity, choosing a hidden location to wait.
As for why he didn't directly capture the corpse bear, it was because the current corpse bear was no longer the same as before.
Through the observation just now, the corpse bear was no longer an ordinary corpse demon. The corpse aura all over his body was comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Fortunately, he seemed to be seriously injured. The main soul would arrive soon, and it would not be too late to take action after merging with the main soul.
At the same time, the Xuan Turtle took out the set of triple illusion wood arrays that he had previously set up outside the Black Water Pool and set it up in a nearby dense forest as a precaution.
What Zhang Ling didn't know was that at the same time, a battle was taking place in another piece of high sky.
A woman with a cold expression, with a single-sided golden mirror floating beside her. She cast a spell on it, and the three golden mirrors burst out with dazzling light, from which countless golden flames shot out.
In an instant, it covered an area of two or three hundred zhang, looking like a golden cloud had appeared in the sky.
At the same time, a white light rose from another direction. The white light circled around the golden cloud and exploded with a bang, turning into huge black and white light wheels.
The two light wheels, one rising and one falling, turned into a strange Tai Chi diagram, wrapping all the golden flames inside.
"Elder, my Two-Yin Array has temporarily trapped these two people, but it can only trap them for a quarter of an hour at most."
A streak of light came to the woman's side, and a red-faced old man quickly said.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Wan, just delay them temporarily. This time is enough for us to catch up with the injured guy," the woman nodded without any expression, pointed at the three golden mirrors, and put away the magic weapon, flying directly in one direction.
Old Man Wan glanced at the Tai Chi diagram, hesitated for a moment, and quickly followed.
These two people were none other than the formation master Old Man Wan and the Nascent Soul mid-stage Moon Fairy who had separated from Jin Yu and the others. Only the old man's two disciples were missing.
Not long after the two left, the golden flames in the Tai Chi pattern were destroyed, and there were two powerful auras inside.
Upon closer inspection, one could vaguely see two figures in the flames.
A mantis monster, surrounded by a red leaf like a willow leaf, protected his whole body. A green giant blade, under his command, slashed out countless emerald green blade lights.
If Zhang Ling saw this monster, he would definitely recognize that this half-human, half-demon mantis monster was none other than the big-headed man who almost killed him back then.
Back then, it was Xuan Turtle who held back this Nascent Soul-level demon refiner, so he was able to escape safely. Compared to before, this monster's strength has increased a lot, and he has even broken through to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul.
Standing next to this person was a yellow light giant, covered in yellow fluff, looking nothing like a human. One could only see a ferocious black tiger tattooed on his back.
The tiger pattern looked like a tattoo pattern, but it was alive, making bursts of tiger roars. This person was also obviously a Nascent Soul-level demon refiner.
He was wielding a huge dragon-patterned club, making bursts of explosions in the air.
Large swaths of sound waves turned into tangible sonic attacks, forming a powerful wind pressure wherever they went, instantly sweeping away the surrounding burning golden flames and extinguishing them all.
The huge dragon-patterned club continued to expand, turning into a black iron rod more than twenty zhang long, with powerful destructive power, and with a loud bang, it hit the Tai Chi diagram that trapped them.
The black and white Tai Chi diagram immediately cracked with fine cracks.
The mantis monster also slashed out countless emerald green blade lights at the same time, constantly attacking the Tai Chi diagram. The sound of explosions continued, and before long, the Tai Chi diagram was broken by them.
The yellow light giant shrunk in size, turning into a bald man with a bare upper body. This man was panting heavily, with many charred marks on his body, looking like he was seriously injured.
"Junior Brother Black Tiger, how are you?"
The mantis monster also lifted the demonization secret technique, turning into a big-headed monster. Seeing the big man in this state, he couldn't help but ask.
"It's okay, just a loss of some vitality. I didn't expect this woman from Myriad Manifestation City to be so powerful."
The bald man coughed twice, waved his hand, took out a blood-red pill and swallowed it. His aura recovered a lot.
"This Moon Fairy is the current Grand Elder of Myriad Manifestation City. According to the news we got before, this woman has a mid-Nascent Soul cultivation. Judging from her strength in fighting us just now, her cultivation seems to be even higher, having reached the peak of the mid-stage. To be able to serve as the Grand Elder of Myriad Manifestation City, she is definitely not an ordinary cultivator." The big-headed monster's face also had a bit of gloom.
"Senior Brother Luo, are we still chasing?"
"Hmph, no matter what, the Four Direction Flag in that mysterious person's hands must not fall into the hands of other cultivators. We have worked hard for more than ten years to track down his whereabouts. If we fail, it will be difficult to explain to the楼主."
Senior Brother Luo squinted at the direction where Old Man Wan and Moon Fairy left, and his figure turned into a green light and chased after him.
Junior Brother Black Tiger's face became even more ugly when he heard this. He patted his storage bag, took out a black robe again and put it on, and quickly followed.
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