Chapter 791: Famous Burdens

No wonder they were so elusive; the demon race hadn't been able to catch them for so long. It turned out they not only possessed strange beasts capable of invisibility and flight, but there was more than one team!

When demon experts discovered an attack site and were halfway through tracking its traces, an attack would occur elsewhere. They would naturally mistakenly believe the Hellbeasts were there, so they would change direction and abandon their original tracking plan. The two teams thus cooperated tacitly, playing the tracking demon experts for fools, leaving them utterly clueless. They attributed the difficulty in tracking them to the Hellbeasts being cunning and secretive. Little did they know, it was simply two teams coordinating their efforts.

Jiang Fan cast a cold glance at the team rushing through the wind and snow and murmured: "Senior Brother Ren and Junior Sister Wu, this team is up to you." He turned his head, spun his purple sword, and rapidly flew towards the cloud a hundred miles away. Halfway there, he took out a Dust-Dispelling Talisman and affixed it to his chest.

So, you like playing with invisibility, do you? Then I'll play along!

On the cloud a hundred miles away, there were twelve mysterious figures with powerful auras. The strongest among them in cultivation was a young man wrapped in a red veil, revealing only a pair of eyes. His forehead skin was dark and rough, and his gaze was fierce and indifferent. The rest were at various levels, from Foundation Establishment Stage Level Nine to Level Eight. Their overall strength was exceptionally formidable, fully comparable to the high-level combat power of any of the Nine Sects.

In addition, the fierce beast beneath them was equally powerful. It was a powerful fierce creature whose strength had reached the peak of Foundation Establishment Stage Level Nine.

At this moment, they were looking down at the three female disciples of the Joyous Union Sect on the ground.

"Senior Brother Zhang..." A grey-robed figure smiled as he scrutinized the female disciples on the ground. He opened his mouth to call out to the red-veiled young man beside him. As soon as he called out, a sinister look from the red-veiled young man silenced him.

"How many times have I told you!" the red-veiled youth snapped. "We are now rogue cultivators from Qingli Mountain; don't call me Senior Brother! Do you want people to recognize that we are a team with a master from outside this domain? If they find out our origins and come knocking at our door, beware, Master might use you as a scapegoat!"

The grey-robed figure who had spoken stuck out his tongue and corrected himself, "Sorry, Big Brother Zhang."

Zhang Yundian shot him a sharp sidelong glance and said: "You want to know how to deal with these three female disciples, don't you?"

The grey-robed figure's eyes gleamed with fervor, and he chuckled lewdly, "Although they're far away, I can't see their faces clearly. But their figures are truly something. Especially the one in the middle, tsk tsk, an absolute beauty. Can I..."

Mid-sentence, Zhang Yundian patted the fierce beast beneath him and said: "Tingfeng, open your mouth. I'll give you someone to eat." He grabbed the grey-robed figure by the collar and lifted him up, making to throw him into the fierce beast's mouth.

"Ah! Big Brother Zhang, have mercy, mercy!"

Zhang Yundian stared at him coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "I'll give you one last chance. If you dare to disobey the rules again, I'll kill you! Lest you implicate us!"

He heavily threw the grey-robed figure onto the beast's back and said icily: "Use your pig brain! If you touch these three women and leave human traces on them, won't everything we've faked so far be exposed? If what we're trying to do is discovered, no one can bear the consequences!"

The grey-robed figure nodded repeatedly, thoroughly chastised. The others remained silent, like cicadas in the cold.

Zhang Yundian's anger gradually subsided. Noticing the heavy atmosphere among his companions, he sighed helplessly to himself. Everyone had been away for too long and hadn't indulged in pleasures for a long time. They were truly frustrated. If he didn't give them some gratification, they would cause trouble sooner or later. So he softened his tone slightly.

"Later, you can pick a pretty one to have fun with. Once you're done, destroy the body and erase all traces; don't even leave ashes behind. Let Tingfeng tear the remaining two apart. This will create the illusion that human searchers were also attacked."

Hearing this, the others burst into exclamations. The grey-robed figure beamed with joy, "Thank you, Big Brother Zhang." He immediately fixed his gaze on the woman in the middle of the three: "This one! She'll definitely be a blast to play with!"

The other black-robed figures also revealed lewd smiles.

Zhang Yundian subtly patted Tingfeng's back. "Keep the one in the middle. Kill the ones on either side."

Tingfeng, however, did not move. Its massive, ferocious head scanned the surroundings, as if on guard against something. Zhang Yundian's expression shifted slightly; he immediately gripped the hilt of the sword on his back and let out a low cry: "Alert!"

The others hadn't yet reacted. From the space above their heads, a bright red, blood-colored spherical object suddenly dropped and rolled among them with a gurgling sound. Zhang Yundian took just one look and his expression drastically changed: "A Great Yin Sect's Corpse-Scented Pellet! Be careful..."

*Poof—*

But it was already too late. The Corpse-Scented Pellet immediately exploded, forming a large expanse of blood-red mist that engulfed Tingfeng and everyone on its back. Martial artists at Foundation Establishment Stage Level Eight fainted on the spot. Martial artists at Foundation Establishment Stage Level Nine also swayed unsteadily. Even the fierce beast at the peak of Foundation Establishment Stage Level Nine swayed continuously. As its body tilted, four unconscious Foundation Establishment Stage Level Eight martial artists slipped off, falling hundreds of feet from high in the sky.

"No!" Zhang Yundian roared in alarm, only managing to grab a Foundation Establishment Stage Level Nine martial artist beside him. He hurriedly shouted, "Tingfeng, quickly land on the ground!" Flying high in the sky was originally their sharp weapon for avoiding pursuit. Now, however, it had become a fatal problem.

At the same time, he raised his sword and scanned his surroundings, shouting, "Who is lurking around here? If you have the guts, come out!" His heart pounded. Could it be the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets or the Azure Demon Emperor had discovered them? He immediately shook his head again. If it were them, why would they act covertly? They could just appear and, with a flick of a finger, kill all of them.

What responded to him was an ethereal, dreamlike voice, as if from the edge of the sky yet close to his ear.

"Nine stars in the heavens, nine palaces on earth.I have a hundred knots, and ten thousand spirits follow me.Three corpses concealed, five organs flowing."

The group, already affected by the Corpse-Scented Pellet, could no longer hold on under the effect of the "Forgetful Spirit Incantation." All Foundation Establishment Stage Level Nine practitioners fainted. Tingfeng was even more on the verge of collapse.

Zhang Yundian's heart leaped into his throat in fright, and he shrieked, "Stop! Stop!! Esteemed one, let's talk this over properly! We... we are disciples of a divine sect from outside this domain. If we die here, it would be no small trouble for your esteemed land. You should understand the implications. If you don't understand, you can invite your elders to come forth..."

Jiang Fan's expressionless incantation was his reply:

"Three dantian, four limbs, movement and rest within.Dragon and tiger, Eight Trigrams, await my beautiful form.Ghosts and demons, ten thousand spirits, do not meddle with the true official."

By now, even Zhang Yundian couldn't hold on, swaying unsteadily and unable to stand firm. The reason he still had a sliver of consciousness was because Tingfeng beneath him had already fainted. Its massive body, like a kite with a broken string, plunged headfirst towards the ground. The sensation of rapidly falling due to gravity stimulated him to retain his last bit of consciousness.

On the ground directly below, Ji Ruyue had changed from her usual light and alluring attire. She was wearing a peach-red, round-collared palace dress. Compared to her usual seductive charm, she was much more dignified and serene.

A junior sister behind her looked at her back and teased: "Senior Sister Ji, you're dressed so conservatively; how will I be able to admire your long legs from now on?"

Another chuckled mischievously, "That's right, I haven't even had a chance to touch that slender waist of yours yet."

Ji Ruyue turned her head and glared at them. "Look at yourselves, touch yourselves; why do you care what I wear?"

One junior sister clicked her tongue and said, "Oh my, it truly shows you were saved by Junior Brother Jiang. You're already starting to feel the burden of being a celebrity. Your clothes are becoming more and more conservative, afraid that Junior Brother Jiang might suddenly appear one day and see you dressed lightly again, disliking it."