Chapter 130: Strange Bat

She made a hand seal, and hundreds of azure rulers flew towards the surrounding Profound Yin Trees, slashing at them.

Wang Changsheng controlled his blue flying dagger to attack the black lizard, while Wang Mingzhan and the others either conjured spirit tools, controlled puppet beasts, or deployed spirit talismans.

These Yin Beasts were only at the Qi Cultivation stage, with singular attack methods; they only attacked by flicking their tongues. Although their climbing speed was very fast, Wang Changsheng's group of twelve easily dealt with them.

Wang Changsheng used a small sword to cut open the black lizard's abdomen and dug out a Yin Bead from it.

In total, they found twenty-three Yin Beads from the twenty-three Yin Beasts. Additionally, eight ghost soldier-level Yin Beads were recovered from the three Qi Cultivation cultivators, making a grand total of thirty-one beads: Wang Ruyan acquired fifteen, and Wang Changsheng acquired sixteen.

After the three Qi Cultivation cultivators died, their possessions were naturally divided between Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan. There wasn't much wealth, but they did find some Fiery Sun Pills.

The dense forest was filled with numerous Profound Yin Trees, and the Yin energy was so thick that spiritual sense was rendered completely ineffective.

"Fairy Wang," Wang Changsheng suggested after a moment of thought, "we've already encountered so many Yin Beasts on the periphery. If we venture deeper into the forest, we might encounter Foundation Establishment stage Yin Beasts. I suggest we fly over it."

Wang Ruyan frowned. "Fly over? This dense forest isn't small. There might be flying Yin Beasts, and if there are many, that would be troublesome. My great-uncle was killed by flying Yin Beasts; they are very difficult to deal with."

"At high altitude," Wang Changsheng continued, "we can still see the shadows of the Yin Beasts and be prepared. If we're on the ground, Yin Beasts hiding in the Profound Yin Trees would be impossible to guard against and would slow down our progress. Our Fiery Sun Pills won't last very long. If we linger in one spot for too long, Senior Li and the others won't take it lightly."

"How would they know if we lingered in one spot for too long?" Wang Ruyan asked. "Are you talking about the Ghost Locating Compass and the Warning Talismans?"

Wang Ruyan understood quickly, and her expression turned grim. She had originally planned to find a place to hide and let others search for ghost creatures.

"The formation can only be maintained for five days," Wang Changsheng explained. "If someone slacks off and hides somewhere, wouldn't everything Senior Li and the others did be in vain? From the moment we entered the Ghost Abyss, we had no choice but to follow Senior Li's orders. I bet some people will definitely act perfunctorily and hide somewhere, and Senior Li and the others will certainly punish them severely. As for flying Yin Beasts, I still have a few low-grade second-tier puppet beasts on hand; dealing with one or two Foundation Establishment stage Yin Beasts won't be a problem."

Wang Ruyan nodded. "I have a mid-grade flying magic tool on me. Let's fly over then!"

She raised her hand, and an azure flying shuttle flew out, growing to seven or eight zhang in length as it met the wind, hovering half a foot above the ground.

Wang Changsheng put away his puppet beasts and stepped onto the shuttle with the others. Wang Ruyan stood at the front of the azure flying shuttle, and Wang Changsheng stood at the tail end.

"Let's go," Wang Ruyan commanded.

With a soft command from Wang Ruyan, the azure flying shuttle slowly rose hundreds of zhang into the sky and flew forward.

Just as Wang Ruyan had expected, the azure flying shuttle hadn't flown far when a series of strange cries suddenly erupted, and hundreds of huge monstrous bats flew out from the dense forest.

These monsters resembled bats, with snake heads and tiger tails. Their wingspan was about a zhang, and they emitted piercing cries from their mouths.

Wang Ruyan's jade-like face changed, and she exclaimed, "Oh no! There really are flying Yin Beasts, and two of them are at the Foundation Establishment stage! Fellow Daoist Wang, quickly release your second-tier puppet beasts to deal with them."

Wang Changsheng responded and released his Raven Puppet and Azure Eagle Puppet.

The Raven Puppet and Azure Eagle Puppet flapped their wings and pounced on the incoming Yin Beasts.

Wang Mingzhan and the others either conjured spirit tools or deployed talismans.

Before the Azure Eagle Puppet even got close, it opened its mouth and spewed out a dozen azure light swords, cutting several monstrous bats into pieces.

The Raven Puppet opened its mouth and spewed out a dozen crimson fire blades. Several monstrous bats were pierced through by the crimson fire blades and fell from mid-air.

Wang Ruyan took out an azure pipa, about a zhang long. Her jade-like fingers swiftly glided across the strings, and a melodious pipa sound rang out. Several azure wind blades, each about a zhang long, shot forth, slicing several Yin Beasts in half.

A series of strange cries rang out as the two Foundation Establishment stage monstrous bats split up, each leading a group of Yin Beasts, and pounced on Wang Changsheng and his group from the left and right.

The Foundation Establishment stage monstrous bats flapped their wings fiercely, and a dozen gray wind blades shot forth. Other monstrous bats followed suit.

Hundreds of gray wind blades of varying sizes shot towards Wang Changsheng and his group from both sides.

The gray wind blades were extremely fast and quickly arrived before Wang Changsheng and his group. Fortunately, they had already activated their defenses, and the gray wind blades struck their protective shields, emitting muffled thuds.

While controlling two second-tier puppet beasts to fight the two Foundation Establishment stage monstrous bats, Wang Changsheng also took out his Profound Ice Banner, infused it with a large amount of spiritual power, and gave it a fierce shake. A vast expanse of white chilling mist swept out, accompanied by loud "chi chi" sounds. Densely packed white ice needles shot forth, turning a dozen low-grade monstrous bats into sieves, causing them to fall to the ground.

Wang Ruyan's jade-like fingers swiftly swept across the pipa strings, and a large wave of azure sound waves swept out. When the low-grade monstrous bats encountered the azure sound waves, they all fell from mid-air.

Wang Mingzhan and the others either conjured talismans, controlled spirit tools, or released spells, killing over a dozen more.

The number of monstrous bats was simply too great. Seeing how difficult Wang Changsheng's group was to deal with, they no longer dared to approach. However, they did not leave; instead, they circled near the azure flying shuttle.

Wang Changsheng frowned and loudly declared, "To catch the bandits, first catch their leader! Fairy Wang, if we kill those two Foundation Establishment stage Yin Beasts, the others will naturally disperse."

He infused a large amount of spiritual power into the Profound Ice Banner in his hand. The banner surface suddenly shone brightly, and a vast expanse of white chilling mist flew out. After rolling, it transformed into two white giant eagles, each about a zhang in size. Upon closer inspection, the two white giant eagles were made of chilling mist, not solid entities.

The two white giant eagles flapped their wings and pounced on the two Foundation Establishment stage monstrous bats.

This wasn't all. Wang Changsheng conjured three blue flying daggers, slashing towards one of the Foundation Establishment stage monstrous bats.

Wang Ruyan raised her jade-like hand, and a slender azure thread shot out. Immediately after, her jade-like fingers swiftly swept across the pipa strings, and a giant wind blade the size of a door shot forth, slashing towards one of the Foundation Establishment stage monstrous bats.

The Foundation Establishment stage monstrous bat dared not take the attack head-on. It spewed out a hazy gray sound wave to meet the incoming attacks.

Wang Changsheng hastily controlled the two white giant eagles to bypass it. As soon as the three blue flying daggers touched the gray sound wave, they were immediately sent flying backward. The giant wind blade shot forth and collided with the gray sound wave, unleashing a powerful shockwave.

Just then, a slender azure thread shot forth and entangled the Foundation Establishment stage monstrous bat's right claw.

The monstrous bat opened its mouth and bit at the azure thread but failed to bite through it.

Seizing this opportunity, the two white giant eagles swooped in and collided with this Foundation Establishment stage monstrous bat. The monstrous bat's body quickly froze, turning into an ice sculpture.

Three blue flying daggers shot forth, cutting the ice sculpture into several pieces.

Seeing this situation, the other Foundation Establishment stage monstrous bat immediately grew furious. It fiercely flapped its wings, and several half-zhang long gray wind blades shot forth, flying towards Wang Changsheng.

The gray wind blades were extremely fast, arriving before Wang Changsheng in a flash.

Wang Mingzhan's heart tensed, and he hastily shouted, "Changsheng, be careful!"

Wang Changsheng was covered by a blue light barrier. Almost instinctively, he put his hands forward to block.

Two muffled thuds sounded, and the blue light barrier shattered. Several gray wind blades struck Wang Changsheng's body, cutting his arm and causing it to bleed profusely.

The "Kueishui True Scripture" is a dual cultivation technique for both cultivation and body refinement. Wang Changsheng had already cultivated it to the fourth level, making his physical body comparable to a low-grade second-tier demonic beast. Naturally, he wouldn't be killed by a few wind blades.