Chapter 981: Wanhuagong Liu Meier

A streak of blue light appeared on the distant horizon, swiftly flying towards them. Behind it, more than a dozen other streaks of escape light followed.

The blue light was, in fact, a blue sword beam. A young man with sharp brows and bright eyes stood atop the sword beam. His face was resolute, his eyes filled with killing intent. A blue robe fluttered in the wind, giving him an ethereal, immortal-like appearance. It was Wang Qingshan.

They hadn't even reached the Demon Suppressing Nation when more than half of it was already overrun by the demon race. Wang Qingshan had been ordered to lead a reinforcement team, while the Carefree Sword Venerable rushed to the front lines to battle Nascent Soul stage demons.

Over a hundred years ago, during a demon invasion, Wang Changhao had stayed behind to cover Wang Qingshan's retreat, leaving no trace of his body. Wang Qingshan had always remembered this. Over the years, he had vigorously looked after Wang Changhao's descendants, but he felt it wasn't enough. In this war, Wang Qingshan intended to avenge Wang Changhao.

"Taiyi Immortal Sect? Kill them all!"

A burly bear demon, with the build of a tiger's back and a bear's waist, spoke coldly, a fierce glint in his eyes.

He was a half-demon, capable of using innate abilities. Most third-tier demon beasts, on the other hand, could only cast high-level spells and possessed the intelligence of a seven or eight-year-old child; their intellect fully developed only after transforming into human form.

Tens of thousands of demon beasts unleashed their spells, attacking Wang Qingshan and his companions. Fiery red fireballs, yellow energy spheres, silver lightning spears, and various other spells rained down on them.

A startling sword intent erupted from Wang Qingshan's body. Innumerable ethereal blue flying swords appeared out of thin air, quickly solidifying. Thousands of blue flying swords soared up and down, forming a gigantic azure sword dragon. It roared and clawed its way into the beast horde.

The azure sword dragon swept through them like a hot knife through butter. Demon beasts, whose cultivation reached at most the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, were sliced into a bloody rain.

Roar! Roar!

An enraged roar echoed. A single-horned rhinoceros, as large as a small mountain, exhaled a yellow sound wave, striking the azure sword dragon. Over twenty third-tier demon beasts simultaneously cast spells to attack the azure sword dragon. A series of explosions erupted, and the azure sword dragon dissolved into scattered blue light. A visible shockwave rapidly spread outwards, sweeping a large group of demon beasts high into the air before they crashed heavily to the ground, with a few dying from the fall.

Tens of thousands of sword energies descended from the sky, shooting rapidly towards the bear demon and his companions.

A fierce glint flashed in the bear demon's eyes. He opened his massive mouth, and an extremely enraged roar suddenly rang out. A murky gray sound wave swept forth, meeting the tens of thousands of sword energies.

The sound wave was initially only several yards across, but its volume expanded as it spread.

The multicolored sword energies collided with the gray sound wave. As if encountering their nemesis, they shattered completely.

Wang Qingshan and the others heard the roar, feeling intense pain in their eardrums and a dizzying headache.

Above Wang Qingshan's head, the void rippled, and a black bear paw, several yards in size, suddenly appeared. The black bear paw was covered in black fur, its claws incredibly sharp. It slammed down fiercely.

As if that wasn't enough, a blue tornado, fifty to sixty yards high, swept towards them at high speed. Behind the blue tornado, a vast expanse of multicolored spiritual light followed.

Being able to transform into human form, the bear demon and his companions were naturally not foolish; they understood the principle of capturing the leader first.

Wang Qingshan chopped his right hand towards the void above his head. A flash of red light appeared, and a fiery red sword flew out—the spirit art, Scarlet Blazing Sword.

Wu Yun'er and the others were not idle either; they all cast spirit arts to defend against the half-demons' attacks.

For a moment, the sky resembled a fireworks display, with multicolored spiritual lights successively illuminating the high heavens. Rings of visible air currents rapidly spread out.

"All fellow disciples, heed my command! Form the array!"

Wang Qingshan transmitted his voice, performing a sword chant.

Wu Yun'er and the others likewise conjured their flying swords, chanting sword spells.

A series of clear sword hums resonated as over a dozen flying swords of various colors ascended, forming a gigantic python that lunged towards the bear demon.

They hailed from the Thousand Swords Lineage of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, known for its peak combat prowess. Their strength far surpassed that of ordinary Core Formation cultivators. Furthermore, they had been rigorously trained by Chen Haibin for over half a year, battling various third-tier demon beasts in the Taiyi Pagoda, and had even slain fourth-tier demon beasts manifested by the pagoda.

The demon race possessed strong physical bodies, but they feared two types of attacks the most: sword cultivators and lightning arts.

The bear demon dared not be negligent. He smashed his right fist fiercely towards the ground, which then tore open as a gigantic yellow earth wall rose from beneath him, blocking his path.

Simultaneously, tens of thousands of demon beasts cast spells to attack the giant python.

Rumble! Rumble!

A series of resounding booms filled the air. Multicolored spiritual lights flared in the void, dust billowed, and thick smoke rolled.

Specks of spiritual light illuminated the bear demon's body. Over a dozen flying swords of various colors suddenly appeared, each emitting a clear sword hum, echoing one another.

"A sword array!"

The bear demon's expression changed drastically. He had underestimated his opponents.

"You never learn your lesson! Have you forgotten how many Nascent Soul stage demons our Taiyi Immortal Sect's Four Seasons Patriarch slew back then? To see us and not flee—you're like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot," Wu Yun'er sneered, a mocking expression on her face.

"Nine Palaces Demon-Slaying Sword Array! Activate!"

With Wang Qingshan's low shout, the Azure Glaze Sword glowed intensely, unleashing countless azure sword energies.

Wu Yun'er and the others performed hand seals, cooperating with Wang Qingshan.

Dense sword energies shot forth, like celestial maidens scattering flowers, flying towards the bear demon.

A large expanse of dark light erupted from the bear demon's body. Fierce winds raged around him, and countless grains of sand flew up, encasing him like a giant wrapped dumpling. He opened his mouth and spat out a vast gray sound wave.

Rumble! Rumble!

A series of explosions resounded. Multicolored lights flared, bursting and dissipating one after another in the void, creating a mighty spectacle as dust billowed.

Before long, the dust settled. The bear demon had vanished, leaving only a pile of mangled flesh on the ground.

"No good, retreat quickly!"

The other half-demons' faces changed drastically, and they transformed into streaks of escape light, fleeing.

Just then, a silvery, bell-like female voice drifted from the horizon: "A hundred flowers bloom in unison, countless purples and reds as companions; with ten thousand flowers appearing, the cosmos shall be settled."

Numerous petals drifted down from the void. These petals were multicolored, and suddenly, a vast expanse of multicolored spirit flowers sprouted from the ground. The spirit flowers rapidly grew, and the gigantic, colorful blooms each unleashed spells such as fiery red flames, white chilling air, and golden threads, attacking the Core Formation stage half-demons.

A great whistling sound filled the air as multicolored petals, like sharp blades, overwhelmingly struck the fleeing half-demons.

A series of screams erupted. Three half-demons were struck by the dense shower of petals and collapsed, while some others sustained minor injuries.

A loud whooshing sound pierced the air as multicolored sword light shot forth, piercing through the bodies of the three half-demons.

A seven-colored rainbow light appeared on the horizon. Nine young and beautiful female cultivators stood upon it. At the forefront was a maiden dressed in a blue *ruqun*. Her features were delicate, like a porcelain doll, her long hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her figure was tall and slender.

"They are from the Myriad Flower Palace."

Wang Qingshan retracted his flying sword. The nine female cultivators landed on separate giant spirit flowers.

"This junior sister, Liu Mei'er, greets all senior brothers and sisters."

The maiden in the blue skirt bowed respectfully to Wang Qingshan and the others, speaking politely.