Chapter 3591: Enemy Retreat

Some materials are quite special and difficult to refine into talismans or treasures. However, some powerful cultivators can achieve the impossible, and Grand Ancestor Xuanfu is one such individual.

The Nine Nether Demon Flame is a renowned demonic fire that incinerates everything.

"You actually know Grand Ancestor Xuanfu!" Ye Xuanji exclaimed, somewhat surprised.

"Hmph, what's so strange about me knowing Grand Ancestor Xuanfu?" Tong Shan said sincerely. "Hand over the Creation Jade Dew, and we'll leave. How about that?"

Qian Gang was stunned. Just moments ago, Tong Shan looked ready to fight them to the death, but now, upon seeing a jade talisman refined by Grand Ancestor Xuanfu, he had changed his mind. Does Grand Ancestor Xuanfu possess such immense deterrent power? It was just a jade talisman; could it be more powerful than an Exquisite Heaven Treasure?

If it were Grand Ancestor Xuanfu himself, Tong Shan's apprehension would be understandable. But a mere jade talisman refined by him—could it make a late-stage Mahayana cultivator like Tong Shan so wary?

"Heh heh, do you think I'm a three-year-old child?" Ye Xuanji chuckled, her face full of mockery. "At this point, there's nothing more to say. Kill him; he's already used a substitute talisman."

Tong Shan performed a hand seal, and the Soul Annihilation Plate immediately brightened, emitting a thick black ray of light that enveloped the black giant ape.

The black giant ape opened its mouth and spat out a thick black beam, shattering the black ray of light.

The void vibrated and distorted as hundreds of thousands of red fire spears, each over a hundred zhang long, appeared and shot straight towards them.

Ye Xuanji and the other two quickly cast spells to resist, resulting in loud rumbling sounds.

"Madam Zhu, Madam Chi, retreat quickly!" Tong Shan sent a telepathic message to Zhu Yan and the others. "The Ye family possesses secret talismans refined by Grand Ancestor Xuanfu; they can easily kill Mahayana cultivators. Let's retreat first. As long as there's life, there's hope."

He had used a substitute treasure once to evade death and couldn't use another for a short period. If he were killed again, he would perish completely.

The higher one's cultivation, the more one fears death. Having reached this stage with great difficulty, he certainly didn't want to perish.

It wouldn't be too late to deal with the Ye family once he could use a substitute treasure again.

"Secret talismans refined by Grand Ancestor Xuanfu? Effortless killing of Mahayana cultivators?" Zhu Yan's delicate brows furrowed tightly.

If any other Mahayana cultivator had said this, she wouldn't have believed it. But given Tong Shan's extreme caution, it was clear that Grand Ancestor Xuanfu was no ordinary Mahayana cultivator.

A miserable scream rang out. Zhu Yan's face sank as she looked towards the source of the sound. She saw Fang Feng pierced by dense flying swords, disintegrating into a shower of blood, and a miniature Nascent Soul, resembling Fang Feng, flying out.

He had already been killed once; this was the second time.

A green ray of light descended from the sky, covering the miniature Nascent Soul. The miniature Nascent Soul's face twisted grotesquely, and its body swelled rapidly.

With a loud bang, a dazzling purple light shot skyward, and energy waves surged.

Zhu Yan's face was filled with killing intent, but she knew it was not wise to be bogged down here. She decided to leave this place first.

Zhu Yan performed a hand seal, and the Vermilion Bird Ring glowed with a dazzling red light. Flames swept out across the sky, heading straight for Fairy Furong.

Chi Huan and the others also made their moves, increasing the intensity of their attacks.

A deafening roar resounded, and energy waves surged.

Seizing this opportunity, Tong Shan and the others transformed into streaks of escaping light and vanished with extraordinary speed.

A vast white tornado swept towards them from the front with extreme speed. Tong Shan raised his right hand, and a green guandao flew out, striking the white tornado.

With a loud bang, the white tornado exploded, sending snowflakes flying everywhere. Tens of thousands of white lights shot out, covering an area of a hundred thousand li.

"Oh no, Ice Soul Divine Light!" Chi Huan's expression changed, and she cried out in alarm.

Zhu Yan performed a hand seal, and the Vermilion Bird Ring's spiritual light greatly intensified, emitting a burst of dazzling red light. The white light touched the red light, produced a puff of green smoke, and then vanished.

Chi Huan's eyes glowed with a dazzling black light, and two black beams shot out, heading straight for Ye Yulong.

Ye Yulong's body radiated a brilliant white light, transforming into a massive block of ice. The black light struck the ice block, causing it to shatter.

Seizing this opportunity, numerous treasures swept towards them from behind.

Zhu Yan flicked her sleeve, and a red-glowing jade talisman flew out. As soon as it approached within a thousand zhang of the treasures, it immediately exploded, sending a dazzling red light shooting skyward that enveloped all the treasures.

These treasures all stopped mid-air, unmoving.

"Hurry, we can't hold these treasures for long," Zhu Yan said gravely. She conjured a golden-glowing giant ship and flew onto its deck. Chi Huan and the others quickly followed. The golden giant ship emitted a dazzling golden light and broke through the void, departing.

The red light shattered, freeing the treasures. Chi Huan and the others had also escaped.

Ye Xuanji let out a sigh of relief. She had been prepared to fight to the death, but unexpectedly, Tong Shan immediately fled after realizing she possessed a secret talisman refined by Grand Ancestor Xuanfu.

It seemed her understanding of Grand Ancestor Xuanfu was still limited. Tong Shan must have known some of his deeds to be so wary.

As time passed, some powerful figures vanished into the river of history. Later generations only knew parts of their deeds at best, and the information each person possessed was different.

Take Fairy Liuyun, for example. Outsiders only knew that she mastered the great divine ability, Ice Soul Divine Light, capable of annihilating true spirits. However, they didn't know how many meridians she had opened, what treasures she possessed, or what secret techniques she had mastered.

"Why did they retreat?" Fairy Furong asked, puzzled. "Grand Ancestor Xuanfu, I've heard of him. He's a top-tier Grand Ancestor in the Demon Realm, but a mere jade talisman—could it have such deterrent power?"

"It might not necessarily be because of the jade talisman; perhaps he had already used a substitute treasure and was worried about an accident, which is why he retreated!" Ye Xuanji said sincerely, admitting that she would also retreat if she were in their shoes. "Regardless, the fact that we managed to repel them this time is thanks to all of you fellow Daoists for your assistance. Excluding incomplete Exquisite Heaven Treasures and Exquisite Heaven Treasures, our Ye family will give each of you ten items. Please consider carefully before contacting us. As for the fallen fellow Daoists, our Ye family will provide a large amount of resources to help their clans or families cultivate a Mahayana cultivator. In the future, if any of you fellow Daoists need assistance from our Ye family, please don't hesitate to ask."

If Fairy Furong and the others hadn't helped this time, they wouldn't have been able to repel Tong Shan at all. The Ye family still had an unused trump card, which could only be used once and was fixed at the Ye family ancestral hall. If they encountered an unbeatable enemy, Ye family members could take refuge in the ancestral hall and activate this trump card.

The Ye family ancestral hall had a large teleportation array, allowing family members to teleport away. Since Tong Shan and the others retreated early, Ye Xuanji didn't need to use her trump card. She had originally intended to lure them near the Ye family ancestral hall.

Hearing this, Fairy Furong and the others showed joy. The Ye family was quite generous; not only would they receive ten items, but the Ye family would also help if they encountered trouble in the future. This deal was not a loss.

In this battle, over ten Mahayana cultivators died. The Ye family's guardian spirit beast, the Ice Phoenix, also died, and Ye Yuxuan perished, while Ye Yunfei's physical body was destroyed. Relatively speaking, Wang Qingshan, Chen Yueying, Fairy Furong, Gongsun Yang, and Grandmaster Miaode had a much easier time.