Chapter 336: Containing the Demonic Beasts

Seeing that these few people had already been sweating from the demonic beasts outside but were still calm on the surface and had not blindly activated the formation to expose this place, Song Qingyu nodded at them with satisfaction.

"You have worked hard, no need for formalities!"

The moment these three saw Song Qingyu, they were already very excited. Hearing this family Supreme Elder speak to comfort them, they almost burst into tears and couldn't stand up for a long time. It was Song Xintang on the side who stepped forward and helped them up one by one.

"Xintang, you stay here for a while and help them control the formation. I will go and lure the Fire-Scaled Leopard away a bit. There are too many demonic beasts outside now. We must drag this out until Thirteenth Uncle and the others arrive to support us before we can launch a counterattack and drive these demonic beasts back to Mount Yunwu."

"Tenth Aunt, isn't it too dangerous for you to go out alone now? The demonic beasts haven't discovered this place yet. Should we wait a bit longer?"

Song Qingyu shook her head and said: "The movement we made just now has already been noticed by some demonic beasts. Hiding here, we won't be able to wait for Thirteenth Uncle and the others. I must go out and lure them away. There are forty or fifty demonic beasts outside. Once they notice this place, the protective formation alone won't last long."

"This Fire-Scaled Leopard's cultivation is not much different from mine. Even if I can't kill it, it won't be difficult to escape. You don't need to worry about this, just take good care of yourselves."

Before, after seeing a white sword light suddenly disappear near Mount Bai Yang, the Fire-Scaled Leopard not far away quickly followed the scent and approached here with more than a dozen first-tier demonic beasts. However, before they could enter Mount Bai Yang, this white sword light suddenly flew out from a white mist in the mountain and actively killed them here.

Song Qingyu in mid-air held the Taoguang Sword and quickly cast a spell, sending out dozens of sword rains, instantly punching several huge blood holes in the two first-tier demonic beasts running in front, which soon screamed and fell to the ground.

Seeing its subordinates killed by the opponent, the Fire-Scaled Leopard howled angrily and spat a large fireball about a foot wide at Song Qingyu, who was still in mid-air.

Facing this swift and fierce attack from the Fire-Scaled Leopard, Song Qingyu, who was a bit too late to dodge after casting the spell, calmly took out a purple jade plaque and blocked it in front of her.

This purple jade plaque was called the Purple Emperor Jade and was a second-tier low-quality defensive magic treasure with good defensive capabilities. A few years ago, when Song Qingming went to Yangshan Market to buy spiritual items, he accidentally saw this item in the Jade Pavilion and liked it very much, so he spent eight hundred spirit stones to acquire it.

Song Qingming already had the Bi Shui Bell, a second-tier top-grade defensive magic treasure, so having this one extra was of little use. The reason he took this item was to leave it for Song Qingyu for self-defense.

For cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage, having a handy defensive magic treasure could greatly improve a cultivator's survival ability. During that battle at Qinghe Market back then, it was because Song Qingyu didn't have a second-tier defensive magic treasure that she was successfully ambushed by Chen Zicong and quickly defeated, almost dying at the hands of Wu Xiang and his companion.

The Purple Emperor Jade quickly turned into a purple protective shield in front of Song Qingyu, firmly protecting her. After the fireball spat by the Fire-Scaled Leopard hit the shield, it made several violent explosions. After the smoke cleared, Song Qingyu, who was unscathed, put away the Purple Emperor Jade and did not linger in the battle, directly turning her sword light and flying toward the other side of Mount Bai Yang.

Watching the person who had just provoked him attempt to flee, the Fire-Scaled Leopard ferociously shook its scarlet fur, which shimmered like firelight, and with a push of its hind legs, it gave chase after Song Qingyu.

In order to lure this large group of demonic beasts away from here as much as possible, Song Qingyu did not flee at full speed, carefully dodging the spell attacks from the Fire-Scaled Leopard behind her and the demonic beasts all around, slowly luring them away from Mount Bai Yang.

This Fire-Scaled Leopard's cultivation was not much different from Song Qingyu's, and it had already reached the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage. In terms of escape speed, it did not perform worse than Song Qingyu, and it soon caught up and entangled with her in battle.

Fortunately, Song Qingyu's magic treasures were quite refined, and the Po Lang Art she cultivated was also a water-attribute technique that focused more on defense. Although the battle with the Fire-Scaled Leopard fell into the siege of many demonic beasts, it did not make Song Qingyu feel too much pressure.

After luring these demonic beasts to a sufficiently far distance, Song Qingyu suddenly took out a second-tier water arrow talisman to force back the Fire-Scaled Leopard, then accelerated her escape speed to shake off the low-tier demonic beasts beside her and fled toward a slightly shorter hill.

When the Fire-Scaled Leopard in the battle pounced on Song Qingyu, it was suddenly hit head-on by a water arrow. Not only did it fail to take down its opponent, but because it didn't dodge in time, it had a cut several inches deep on its back from the powerful water arrow, and blood slowly seeped into its fur.

After turning around and seeing Song Qingyu escape, it roared angrily at the sky. It did not choose to continue the pursuit. The previous fight also let it know that Song Qingyu was not an opponent to be trifled with. Although the Fire-Scaled Leopard was hot-tempered, it was not the kind of demonic beast with a one-track mind. Facing an opponent like Song Qingyu who could threaten its life, this Fire-Scaled Leopard knew to take a step back.

Seeing that the Fire-Scaled Leopard behind her did not chase, Song Qingyu hurriedly took out an elixir to restore magic power and sat down on the spot, holding spirit stones to restore her own magic power.

Although she was not injured in the previous battle, continuously activating magic treasures to fight the enemy still consumed a lot of her magic power. These demonic beasts were still lingering nearby. After Song Zhangxiong brought people here, there would definitely be another big battle, so she had to seize the time to restore her state.

Song Qingyu had rarely left Mount Funiu all these years, so she didn't have the opportunity to fight with others as often as Song Qingming. This time, having the opportunity to face a second-tier demonic beast with strength not much different from hers could be considered a rare opportunity. Song Qingyu, who had already cultivated to the third layer of Foundation Establishment for many years, also felt a touch of her cultivation bottleneck in the battle. She believed that after this battle, it wouldn't be long before she could successfully break through to the fourth layer of Foundation Establishment and become a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

In the previous battle, Song Qingyu also figured out the Fire-Scaled Leopard's background. Although this demonic beast's cultivation was not much different from hers, it cultivated fire-attribute spells, which happened to be countered by Song Qingyu's water-attribute technique. If she were just facing a single Fire-Scaled Leopard, Song Qingyu would have quite a bit of confidence in defeating her opponent.

Just as Song Qingyu was restoring her magic power, Song Zhangxiong had already brought more than twenty cultivators and hurried to the vicinity of Mount Bai Yang. The people he brought were all core cultivators with strong strength in the Song family, and the lowest among them were at the mid-stage of Qi Condensation.

Seeing that the formation at Mount Bai Yang in the distance had not been destroyed by the demonic beasts, Song Zhangxiong and the others were overjoyed and hurriedly sent a sound-transmission talisman into Mount Bai Yang.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 337 =====