Chapter 176: Reinforcements

The black light emitted by Wu Xu's war drum, after being enveloped by the cyan flames of the 'Seven Treasures Glazed Lamp', exploded one after another; for a time, loud noises echoed continuously in the sky, and black light and cyan flames splashed everywhere.

"Gui Xiao!"

Seeing that his attack was useless, Wu Xu shouted at Gui Xiao below. At this moment, Gui Xiao had moved to one side of Zhuo Zhiyan with strange stealth. He gave his bronze bell a slight shake, and a series of pleasant bell chimes rang out. However, this time Zhuo Zhiyan had prepared in advance, so naturally, she would not suffer a loss again.

She sealed her ears with her Divine Sense so the bell chimes would have no opportunity to take effect, and with a light wave of her hand toward Gui Xiao, a flash of white light suddenly appeared—it was actually hundreds of white embroidery needles!

The speed of these embroidery needles was astonishing as they shot densely toward Gui Xiao. He felt a slight shock in his heart, not expecting Zhuo Zhiyan to have such a trick up her sleeve.

At once, the bronze bell in Gui Xiao's hand expanded in size, becoming over two zhang tall, covering his entire body inside.

The clanging sounds were incessant; all of Zhuo Zhiyan's hundred-plus embroidery needles struck the bronze bell, stirring up ripples of black Demonic Qi.

Just at this moment, in the void not far away, an old man stood—it was Wang Ji of Qingnian Demon Mountain. He did not directly participate in the battle, but instead held something resembling an array disk in his hands, searching all around. Once the disk displayed a reading, he moved his body and rushed over, grabbing a male disciple of the Beixuan Sect and striking a Restriction into his body; immediately, the disciple went limp on the ground, unconscious.

At this time, several Demon cultivators who had been following behind Wang Ji would immediately rush forward to take away the fainted Beixuan Sect disciples. With Wang Ji's Golden Core Late Stage cultivation, he moved through the battle group of these Foundation Establishment disciples as if entering an empty land, and every strike yielded a prize!

A look of joy constantly appeared on his old face; it seemed that large sects were indeed different. Just by making a few moves, he had already obtained over a dozen male Foundation Establishment disciples who were still virgins.

Looking back at the battle between Zhuo Zhiyan, Wu Xu, and Gui Xiao, one could see cyan flames filling the sky, and the bronze bell and war drum were constantly emitting loud noises. Despite this, Zhuo Zhiyan did not fall into a disadvantage at all; instead, she forced Wu Xu and Gui Xiao into a flustered state! It seemed the gap in their cultivation was not to be underestimated!

Just at this moment, the object in Wang Ji's hand reacted again, and he flickered and disappeared into another battle group. Because those who came to ambush the Beixuan Sect this time were all elite disciples of the Five Great Demon Mountains, their overall strength was extremely high; in just a short moment, the Beixuan Sect disciples suffered heavy losses!

Nangong Ao had two giant pythons coiled in front of him, which were the manifestation of the 'Yidianhong Twin Swords'. However, he was being besieged by six Foundation Establishment Demon cultivators, which made him feel somewhat overwhelmed; relying on the sharpness of his Magic Treasure, he could barely protect himself!

But the other disciples were not as lucky as him. The screams of Beixuan Sect disciples came one after another, which made Nangong Ao's heart tremble incessantly!

Suddenly, he let out a roar, and the giant pythons manifested by the 'Yidianhong Twin Swords' in front of him instantly went berserk. The python bodies erupted with scorching light, and with a coil, they lunged fiercely at a Demon cultivator.

"Swish! Swish!"

Seeing this, the surrounding Demon cultivators attacked one after another with several types of Magic Treasures, forcibly intercepting the two giant pythons. Nangong Ao was furious at this sight; his body erupted with massive Spirit Power, and with a forward dash, he grabbed the tails of the two pythons. With a swing of his single hand, one giant python quickly whipped its head around, opened its large mouth, and bit off the head of a Demon cultivator!

With a 'Crack!', the entire skull of that Demon cultivator was forcibly bitten off by the giant python. At the same time, Nangong Ao swung his other hand, and another Demon cultivator's head was bitten off by the python in his grip.

Just as the remaining Demon cultivators showed expressions of fear, the two giant pythons in Nangong Ao's hands transformed back into the appearance of twin swords, and his body made another rapid forward dash, 'swishing' twice to kill two more Demon cultivators simultaneously.

Everything happened very quickly; from the moment Nangong Ao exerted his power to the death of the four Demon cultivators, it was almost just two breaths of time. However, he could not perform such attacks continuously; although he was at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage Great Perfection Stage, the Spirit Power in his body was still limited!

"Puff!"

Just as Nangong Ao was about to launch a second attack, a hand as white as jade pierced through his chest from the front, with a few wisps of his body's blood between the fingers. The jade hand shook slightly!

"Snap!"

The moment Nangong Ao saw the white jade hand, the sound of bones shattering came from his chest. Struggling to turn his head, Nangong Ao saw a woman standing behind him, one hand almost completely inserted into his chest.

This woman appeared to be seventeen or eighteen years old, with black hair reaching her waist and a fair face like a newborn infant! It was Fu Ling of the Wushuang Sacred Demon Mountain!

Nangong Ao's series of kills just now, taking down four Demon cultivator disciples, had drawn Fu Ling's attention to him. When she discovered he was at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage Great Perfection Stage, a flash of killing intent appeared on Fu Ling's face; such a cultivator, once entering the Golden Core Stage, would surely be a formidable enemy to the Five Great Demon Mountains.

Her thoughts turned slightly, and she arrived behind Nangong Ao without a sound. With her Golden Core Middle Stage cultivation, dealing with a Foundation Establishment cultivator did not even require her to use a Magic Treasure; she directly pierced through Nangong Ao's body with her hand.

"Not bad cultivation! It's just a pity you met me!"

Fu Ling smiled coldly, and a mass of black Qi erupted on her fair arm. With a loud 'Boom', Nangong Ao's entire body burst apart, instantly turning into a Blood Mist and disappearing from where he stood.

Her jade finger brushed across the tip of her tongue, and Fu Ling licked a drop of blood. Cold killing intent rose on her face again as she flashed toward another battle group.

While fighting Wu Xu and Gui Xiao, Zhuo Zhiyan kept her Divine Sense covering the Beixuan Sect. Feeling the disappearance of one Beixuan Sect disciple's aura after another, her heart sank!

"It's over! The foundation of the great Beixuan Sect, built over thousands of years, is destroyed in a single day!"

Thinking of this, the killing intent in Zhuo Zhiyan's phoenix eyes grew even stronger. She erupted with all the Spirit Power in her Three Spirit Seas without any reservation; for a time, the cyan flames of the 'Seven Treasures Glazed Lamp' in front of her reached several zhang in height! It was like a towering giant tree of fire!

As the cyan flames expanded and contracted, they transformed into countless cyan fireballs, which swirled in mid-air and charged into the entire Beixuan Sect.

Suddenly, streaks of cyan fireballs tore through the sky, rushing toward the countless Demon cultivators! With this move, Zhuo Zhiyan exhausted all her Spirit Power, holding a heart of certain death to perish together with the cultivators of the Five Great Demon Mountains!

The cyan fireballs were very fast; in an instant, hundreds of Demon cultivators were struck by them. Their bodies ignited with scorching cyan flames, and in the blink of an eye, their entire bodies were enveloped by the flames, turning into fly ash a moment later!

"Damn it! I'll fight you to the death!"

Seeing Zhuo Zhiyan kill so many elite Demon cultivators, Gui Xiao was instantly enraged. With a lift of his hand, he raised the bronze bell, and a pillar of light as black as ink shot toward Zhuo Zhiyan.

Having just launched such a large-scale technique, although Zhuo Zhiyan's Divine Sense sensed the black light pillar attacking from Gui Xiao, her body was too slow to dodge. At this moment, a regretful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, her phoenix eyes slowly closed, and her heart slowly sank!

With a loud 'Boom', when Zhuo Zhiyan opened her eyes, she was surprised to find that she had not been hit by the black light pillar. In front of her, a Steel Giant Shield about a zhang in size had blocked the attack of the light pillar.

Looking back, she saw a middle-aged man of about fifty years old, with a very rugged build, standing behind her.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao!"

At this moment, Zhuo Zhiyan revealed her feminine nature, her eyes filled with tears; the person who had arrived was none other than the Sect Leader of the Wuji Sect, Xiao Zhengxing!

"Fellow Daoist Zhuo, do not worry! Fellow Daoist Zhuge of the Nanxuan Sect and Fellow Daoist Leng of the Corpse Refining Sect are on their way here! They will appear in no time."

Xiao Zhengxing said this sentence extremely loudly, as if it were not meant specifically for Zhuo Zhiyan to hear.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Wu Xu and Gui Xiao in mid-air both frowned. If the Sect Leaders of the other three major sects on the Tianjiang Plain all came, they would have no chance of winning at all.

Hearing that reinforcements had arrived, Zhuo Zhiyan's expression also eased. She reached out and grabbed the 'Seven Treasures Glazed Lamp' in front of her. Turning back, she said to Xiao Zhengxing:

"I will leave this place to Fellow Daoist Xiao! I am going to rescue the disciples of my sect!"

After speaking, without waiting for Xiao Zhengxing's agreement, her graceful figure flashed and landed inside the Beixuan Sect. She waved the treasure lamp in her hand, and immediately, cyan flames swirled, enveloping two Demon cultivators.

Do not look at the fact that Zhuo Zhiyan's internal Spirit Power was almost exhausted; relying on the treasure lamp, dealing with these Foundation Establishment disciples was still not a problem! Seeing the situation change, Wang Ji's expression also turned ugly. He had not expected the reinforcements to arrive so quickly.

After a slight moment of thought, he let out a long howl toward the sky, which seemed to be some kind of signal. Immediately, all the Demon cultivators withdrew from the Beixuan Sect one after another.

Gui Xiao and Wu Xu looked at each other, and simultaneously transformed into black rainbows, disappearing into the horizon.

The Demon cultivators came quickly and left just as quickly. In almost the blink of an eye, not a single Demon cultivator could be seen within the entire Beixuan Sect. Zhuo Zhiyan originally wanted to set off in pursuit, but she was stopped by Xiao Zhengxing.

"We do not know if the people from the Five Great Demon Mountains have set an ambush halfway! We cannot pursue them lightly!"

Hearing this, looking in the direction where the Demon cultivators had fled, the hand Zhuo Zhiyan used to hold the treasure lamp trembled slightly. She was truly unwilling to let these Demon cultivators go. In this battle, more than half of the disciples in the Beixuan Sect had been killed or injured, and many had been captured by the Demon cultivators. Seven-tenths of the great sect had been destroyed!

Just at this moment, two beams of light landed beside Xiao Zhengxing. As the light faded, the figures of Zhuge An and Leng Xinghun were revealed.

The two scanned the scene, and all showed expressions of horror. In just a short time, the Beixuan Sect had turned into this state; it seemed that the Five Great Demon Mountains had almost poured out their entire nest.