Chapter 160: Eliminating Demons

Seeing the besieging crowd retreat, the group of demonic cultivators finally breathed a sigh of relief. The remaining living demonic cultivators were all not lightly injured and immediately gathered around Gu Liangshan.

Song Changfeng and the others, not knowing what powerful method Gu Liangshan was about to use, did not dare to get too close and could only surround them from afar.

Before long, the black jade pendant in Gu Liangshan's hand transformed into a ray of black spiritual light that attached itself to his entire body. He suddenly leaped forcefully into the air, flying directly to a height of more than ten zhang.

Seeing this, the many cultivators surrounding them below were instantly stunned. What kind of method was this? A Qi Refining cultivator could actually fly through the air? Could it be that this demon had used some secret technique to advance his strength to the Foundation Establishment stage?

The few demonic cultivators below were also very shocked, likewise thinking that Gu Liangshan had just used some method to forcibly raise his strength to the Foundation Establishment realm. They did not expect that Second Senior Brother still had such a secret technique hidden on him. It seemed that their Master had truly been good to him back then, passing on such a powerful method to him.

The few demonic cultivators revealed sinister smiles one after another. Now they finally had a way to defeat these cultivators before them. Perhaps they could even cause a scene here later and blood-sacrifice all these cultivators to their cultivation arts.

However, before they could fully laugh, Gu Liangshan in mid-air just glanced at the crowd below casually, his shield light moved, and he flew away directly toward the distance without looking back.

"Second Senior Brother, you..."

Gu Liangshan running away like this was truly unexpected by most of the people on both sides of the confrontation below. Only Song Changfeng and a few others with higher cultivation immediately reacted.

"This demon must have just used a spirit item that can assist people in short-term flight; it is not some powerful method. Leave a portion of people to continue the siege, and the rest follow me to pursue this demon. We must not let him escape."

Under Song Changfeng's command, the cultivators on the scene immediately split into two groups and began to act.

Relying on the spiritual light released from the jade pendant, Gu Liangshan's flight speed in the air far exceeded that of Song Changfeng and the others pursuing him below, and he soon left them far behind.

After flying south for dozens of miles, the spiritual light above the jade pendant gradually dimmed. Seeing that those pursuers could no longer be seen behind him, Gu Liangshan stopped in a swamp and put away the jade pendant magic tool that had helped him escape.

Just as Gu Liangshan was about to change direction and head west, a sword light suddenly appeared in the sky, and a smiling young cultivator landed directly beside him.

Feeling the pressure of a Foundation Establishment cultivator radiating from this person, Gu Liangshan was instantly stunned on the spot.

"Senior, do you have any instructions for me?" Seeing that the other party kept looking at him without speaking, Gu Liangshan asked tentatively while slowly retreating, ready to escape at any time.

Song Qingming, seeing that this old man didn't seem to recognize him, couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion in his heart.

Back in the battle in the Fuyun Mountain Range, his cultivation was still low, and he hadn't even been qualified to fight this old man. It was normal for him to overlook a small character like himself.

However, Song Qingming had a very deep impression of this old man. Back then, he alone could suppress three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, including Shi Mofeng, making him undoubtedly the most powerful individual among all the Qi Refining cultivators present at the time.

Song Qingming naturally would not easily forget such a powerful guy. He had actually arrived at the battlefield long ago when they were fighting, but seeing that the demonic cultivator side was already completely suppressed and did not need his intervention, he did not appear immediately.

To be safe and prevent other demonic cultivators from appearing, Song Qingming had been hiding in the dark observing.

When he saw Gu Liangshan use the "Soul-Gathering Banner," Song Qingming recognized him instantly. At first, he was worried that Gu Liangshan's master, Yang Wuqi, might also be nearby, so he even sent a voice transmission to Lu Yuanfeng in Qinghefang asking him to come and support.

He didn't expect that after Gu Liangshan bluffed the crowd, he would just slip away. Only then did he confirm that Yang Wuqi probably hadn't come, so he stepped on his flying sword and chased after him, blocking Gu Liangshan here.

"I am somewhat interested in the flying spirit item you have on you. Could you take it out and let me see?" Seeing that the old man still wanted to slip away, Song Qingming narrowed his eyes and interrupted him.

"It's just a worthless little trinket. I didn't expect it to catch Senior's eye. If Senior likes it, just take it." After Gu Liangshan finished speaking, he took out the jade pendant and respectfully placed it not far in front of Song Qingming.

This jade pendant was something he had accidentally found on a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator when he was helping his master, Yang Wuqi, capture lone rogue cultivators in the Fuyun Mountain Range years ago. Since obtaining this item, it had indeed helped Gu Liangshan escape from dangerous places several times. It was an important life-saving trump card he had. Being cautious, he usually wouldn't reveal this item in front of others, so much so that even those fellow disciples around him had never seen him use it.

Seeing Song Qingming pick up the jade pendant and observe it seriously, as if he were truly interested, Gu Liangshan felt a bit of heartache, but a glimmer of joy emerged in his heart. He quietly cupped his hands and prepared to leave.

"Wait!"

Gu Liangshan, who had just taken two steps, was startled again upon hearing these two words and hurriedly turned his head back slowly.

He saw Song Qingming smiling and saying, "I am, after all, a Foundation Establishment cultivator; how could I take your things for nothing? If this got out, wouldn't people laugh at me? It's just somewhat unfortunate that I came out in a hurry this time and didn't bring any valuable spirit items. Why don't you come with me for a trip?"

"Senior, please! This was voluntarily offered to you by this junior just now. I will definitely not tell anyone else about this. My master is nearby and is waiting for me to return to report." Upon hearing that Song Qingming wanted to take him away, Gu Liangshan felt that something was wrong. He had already guessed that Song Qingming was likely targeting him, but he really didn't want to give up that glimmer of hope for a miracle.

"Hmph! Whether you go or not is not up to you." A cold smile appeared on the corner of Song Qingming's mouth as he put away the jade pendant in his hand.

"Senior! If you really want to force me like this, then I can only fight to the death." Although Gu Liangshan felt some fear in his heart, he still forced himself to speak with a ferocious expression.

"Fight to the death with me? You really have a big mouth!"

Seeing that Song Qingming had torn off the mask, Gu Liangshan was no longer polite and immediately took out the "Soul-Gathering Banner" from his body. Soon, a black fog accompanied by the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling enveloped Song Qingming completely.

A stick of incense later, Song Qingming returned to the Wu family's Mount Longtan and casually threw the unconscious Gu Liangshan to Song Changfeng and the others on the side.

"These demonic cultivators have some background. Keep a close watch on them first, and we will deal with them when Fellow Daoist Lu arrives later."

At this time, the battle at the foot of Mount Longtan had also ended. Of the seven demonic cultivators in total, except for Gu Liangshan and another person in Song Qingming's hands who were captured alive, the other demonic cultivators had all been beheaded on the spot.

The cultivators organized by the Song family to crusade against the demonic cultivators had no other losses, except for one person who was seriously injured.

Only the Wu family, which had been infiltrated by the demonic cultivators, suffered heavy losses. In addition to a large number of mortals, they suddenly lost seven cultivators. This could be considered to have directly shaken the foundation of the Wu family.

Several Wu family cultivators, including the Wu family's Third Elder, had long since been planted with methods by the demonic cultivators. These people suddenly turned against them during the search for the demonic cultivators, involuntarily helping the demonic cultivators break through the encirclement and killing several unprepared Wu family cultivators.

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