Chapter 992: Pursuing Bai Linger

A somewhat strange beast roar echoed, and a rather disheveled streak of green light, moving remarkably fast, flew towards Qinglu Mountain.

Just as the green light neared Qinglu Mountain, the void twisted. A giant, pristine white hand suddenly shot out from the void, striking the green light with lightning speed. A pained scream followed as an old man in green robes, with some green scales on his head, fell to the ground, creating a large crater.

His body was covered in blood, and his aura was weak.

Daoist Ziyang possessed a Tier 4 earth-attribute puppet beast, adept at earth-element spells; neither spells nor magical treasures could harm it in the slightest. The green-robed elder was already injured, and facing attacks from two Nascent Soul cultivators, he became somewhat flustered. Daoist Ziyang seized the opportunity and wounded him.

The void suddenly glowed with points of golden light, forming a resplendent golden bell. Runes flickered on its surface as it rapidly smashed towards the green-robed elder.

The green-robed elder felt the astonishing spiritual energy emanating from the golden bell, and fear flashed across his face. He tried to evade, but the ground shook violently. An irresistible gravitational force suddenly appeared, as if an invisible giant hand pressed him to the ground, rendering him immobile.

Just as the golden bell was about to strike, a white beam of light suddenly shot out from Qinglu Mountain, accurately hitting the golden bell. The golden bell seemed to be frozen, unmoving, suspended high in the air.

Seizing this opportunity, green light surged from the green-robed elder's body. A gap appeared in the yellow light barrier covering Qinglu Mountain, and the green-robed elder flew through it.

No one noticed a faint, almost invisible phantom following him into Qinglu Mountain.

The other two Nascent Soul demonic cultivators, realizing the situation was dire, also flew towards Qinglu Mountain. Over a dozen half-demons also fled after them.

Fang Mu tried to stop them, but the ground shook violently, and strong winds arose. Centered around Qinglu Mountain, an area ten miles in radius suddenly turned into sand and mud. A vast yellow desert enveloped Qinglu Mountain, safeguarding its security.

Countless yellow grains of sand were blown high into the air, forming tens of feet-high yellow earth walls, blocking the attacks of Fang Mu and other cultivators. At the same time, countless yellow earth spears shot out, striking at Fang Mu and his group.

Boom!

A tremendous roar echoed as the yellow earth spears were shattered into dust, sending dirt flying.

"Don't let them escape! Attack Qinglu Mountain together!"

Fang Mu shouted loudly, and with a sweep of his right hand towards Qinglu Mountain, a black ghostly claw, over ten feet in size, materialized in the air, striking towards Qinglu Mountain.

The other cultivators were not idle either; each employed their own methods to attack Qinglu Mountain.

Inside a certain grand hall, a middle-aged man was summoning his subordinates to discuss withdrawal plans.

With the formation in place, human cultivators wouldn't be able to breach it immediately.

The middle-aged man looked at Bai Ling'er and instructed, "Ling'er, you and your group take the items from the storage and teleport away. We will stay behind to hold off the enemy. Remember, these supplies must not fall into the hands of human cultivators."

The supplies in the storage were enough to cultivate several Nascent Soul demonic cultivators, and could not be lost.

"Yes, Senior Ying, I know what to do," Bai Ling'er asked with some confusion, "But why don't we ask for aid from another stronghold? With their help, repelling the human cultivators' attack wouldn't be an issue."

"We just encountered an attack and intended to teleport there for aid," the middle-aged man began, "but we couldn't teleport. It's likely that place is also under attack! Fortunately, we built many teleportation arrays. Ling'er, you must teleport away immediately. You must ensure the safety of the goods..."

Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, a deafening roar sounded, and the entire hall shook violently.

A half-demon rushed in frantically, exclaiming, "Senior Ying, this is terrible! The Qinglu Hall has been destroyed by a Nascent Soul-stage ghost!"

Qinglu Hall was the location of all Qinglu Mountain's formations, defended by three Nascent Soul cultivators, making it impregnable. However, they hadn't anticipated a Nascent Soul-stage ghost would sneak in with them and then destroy Qinglu Hall, effectively cutting off their retreat.

The middle-aged man's expression changed drastically. He immediately ordered, "Ling'er, Xiao'er, take the goods and leave at once! Run as far as you can. Remember, your safety is paramount in all matters. Head for the deep rear."

No sooner had he spoken than the hall's ceiling collapsed. A black ghostly claw, tens of feet in size, descended from above, striking towards the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man fiercely flapped the silver wings on his back. A large volley of silver lightning spears shot out, shattering the black ghostly claw.

The three Nascent Soul demonic cultivators flew out of the hall, confronting Fang Mu and his two companions. Bai Ling'er and her group dispersed, breaking through the encirclement, fleeing in different directions.

"It's her! It's Bai Ling'er, for whom the Myriad Ghost Valley has offered a reward of five million spirit stones!" Wu Yun'er shouted, "Everyone, let's work together and kill her!"

Five million spirit stones was no small sum; even Wang Qingshan was somewhat swayed.

"You all go after Bai Ling'er," Fang Mu transmitted, "You must bring back her head. Be careful; this woman is skilled in illusion techniques." His tone was severe.

The senior disciple of Myriad Ghost Valley was one of Fang Mu's few friends. Bai Ling'er had killed many human cultivators. Both for public and private reasons, Fang Mu wished for Bai Ling'er to be executed.

Wang Qingshan and Liu Mei'er exchanged glances, then pursued Bai Ling'er at high speed. Wu Yun'er and the others followed closely.

Over a dozen Core Formation stage half-demons blocked their path, along with dozens of Tier 3 demonic beasts.

"Junior Brother Wang, Fairy Liu, Senior Brother Song, the three of you go after Bai Ling'er," Wu Yun'er transmitted, "We'll handle these."

Wu Yun'er transmitted this message. The three she spoke of were all at the eighth layer of Core Formation, so eliminating Bai Ling'er shouldn't be an issue for them.

Wang Qingshan, Liu Mei'er, and a black-robed young man exchanged glances, nodding at each other. Their escape lights surged, and they pursued Bai Ling'er. Meanwhile, Wu Yun'er and over a dozen other Core Formation cultivators either summoned their magical treasures or unleashed spiritual techniques, attacking the dozen Core Formation stage half-demons.

For a time, roars continuously echoed. Various spiritual lights from spells illuminated the sky, like dazzling fireworks.

Bai Ling'er and her group of six were very fast. However, Wang Qingshan and his two companions, riding their flying magical treasures, were even faster.

"If this continues, they'll catch up to us sooner or later," Bai Ling'er transmitted, "Let's run further and find a place to deal with them. It's not like we haven't killed cultivators before. Last time we killed the senior disciple of Myriad Ghost Valley; this time we'll kill people from the Supreme One Immortal Sect, Myriad Blossom Palace, and Yin Corpse Sect. Let them know how powerful we are, so they don't think our demon race is easy to bully."

As the Heavenly Fox Ancestor's most beloved descendant, she was an outstanding individual of the Heavenly Fox race in both intelligence and cultivation speed. Her hands were stained with the blood of many cultivators, so naturally, she was not someone timid or afraid of trouble.

"Sister Ling'er is right," Ying Xiao nodded, "We must teach them a lesson. I will protect you."

Bai Ling'er gave him a cold look, and said with a frosty expression, "Don't be too arrogant. They are not easy to deal with. Just protect yourself. I don't need your protection. If you can't even beat me, how can you protect me? Later, we'll attack that sword cultivator together. Kill the sword cultivator first, then the female cultivator from Myriad Blossom Palace, and finally, the people from Yin Corpse Sect."

Sword cultivators' divine abilities are usually formidable. Wang Qingshan was already at the eighth layer of Core Formation, so Bai Ling'er was quite wary of him.

"Later, we'll act together," Wang Qingshan transmitted to Liu Mei'er and his companion, his gaze filled with murderous intent, "First, we kill Bai Ling'er. The others can be dealt with afterwards."