Chapter 160: Eliminating the Demons

Seeing the besieging crowd retreat, the group of demonic cultivators finally breathed a sigh of relief. The remaining living demonic cultivators were also not lightly injured and all 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 black spiritual light that attached itself to his entire body. He suddenly leapt into the air with all his might, flying directly to a height of more than ten zhang.

Seeing this, the many cultivators surrounding him 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 promote his strength to the Foundation Establishment stage?

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

The few demonic cultivators all revealed sinister smiles. Now they finally had a way to defeat these cultivators. Perhaps they could even cause a scene here later and blood-sacrifice all these cultivators for their cultivation techniques.

However, before they could fully laugh, Gu Liangshan in mid-air just glanced down casually, and with a movement of his shield light, he flew 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 standoff below. Only Song Changfeng and a few others with higher cultivation reacted immediately.

"This demon must have just used a spiritual object that can assist in short-term flight; it is not some powerful method. Leave some 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 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 were no longer visible 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 young cultivator with a face full of smiles landed directly beside him.

Feeling the pressure of a Foundation Establishment cultivator emanating from this person, Gu Liangshan froze 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, wanting to escape at any moment.

Song Qingming couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion when he saw that the old man didn't seem to recognize him.

During that battle in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range back then, his cultivation was still low, and he hadn't even been qualified to fight this old man. It was indeed normal for him to have ignored 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.

Naturally, Song Qingming would not easily forget such a powerful guy. In fact, Song Qingming had already arrived at the battlefield when they were fighting, but seeing that the demonic cultivator side was completely suppressed at the time and didn't need his intervention, he didn't show himself immediately.

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

When he saw Gu Liangshan use that "Soul-Gathering Banner," Song Qingming recognized him immediately. 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 Qinghe Market to ask him to come and support.

He didn't expect Gu Liangshan to bluff everyone and then slip away. Only then did he determine that Yang Wuqi should not have come, so he stepped on his flying sword to pursue him and blocked Gu Liangshan here.

"I have some interest in the flight spiritual object on you. Can you take it out for me to 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 your eye, Senior. If you like 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 inadvertently found on a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator back when he was helping his master, Yang Wuqi, capture lone rogue cultivators in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range. Since obtaining this item, it had indeed helped Gu Liangshan escape from dangerous places several times. It was an important life-saving trump card of his. Being cautious, he would never reveal this item in front of others, so much so that his fellow disciples 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 pang 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 that got out, wouldn't people laugh at me? It’s just a bit unfortunate; I came out in a hurry this time and didn't bring any valuable spiritual objects. I think you’d better come with me."

"Senior, please rest assured! This was voluntarily offered to you by this junior just now. I will absolutely not tell anyone about this. My master and elders are nearby and are still waiting for me to return to report." Upon hearing that Song Qingming wanted to take him away, Gu Liangshan felt a sense of foreboding, guessing that Song Qingming was likely targeting him, but he really didn't want to give up the hope of a miracle occurring.

"Hmph! Whether you go or not is not up to you." Song Qingming revealed a cold smile at the corner of his mouth and put away the jade pendant in his hand.

"Senior! If you truly want to force me to this extent, then I can only fight you to the death." Although Gu Liangshan was somewhat fearful, he still forced himself to speak with a ferocious expression.

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

Seeing that Song Qingming had torn off the mask, Gu Liangshan stopped being polite and immediately took out the "Soul-Gathering Banner" on his body. Soon, a black mist carrying the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling enveloped Song Qingming entirely.

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

"These demonic cultivators have some background. Keep an eye 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 one other who were captured alive in Song Qingming’s hands, the other demonic cultivators had all been beheaded on the spot.

The cultivators organized by the Song family to crusade against the demonic cultivators suffered 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 also lost seven cultivators at once. This could be considered a direct shake to the foundation of the Wu family.

Several Wu family cultivators, including the Wu family Third Elder, had long since been planted with methods by the demonic cultivators. These people suddenly turned against them during the process of searching for the demonic cultivators, involuntarily helping the demonic cultivators break out of the siege and killing several unsuspecting Wu family cultivators.