Chapter 737 - 264: Impeccable Golden Body
At this point, it’s no longer up to the two demons to decide.
The horde of demons moved forward on the monstrous cloud, quickly reaching another Golden Brilliance Stone mine of the Shen Family in Zhili County.
The numerous cultivators of the Shen Family at the mine saw the distant, overwhelming presence of the demon cloud rolling in without the slightest panic, immediately directing all the common people at the mine to swiftly hide inside the mine tunnels.
Upon seeing this, the group of demons from Celestial Sandalwood Mountain were somewhat astonished.
"These two-legged sheep didn’t flee in panic upon seeing us but instead went straight into the mine?"
"Golden Brilliance Stone can block our Divine Sense, and the inside of the mine is intricate. Once they dive in, it’s really hard to find them."
"Commander, what do we do now?"
The demons looked at Old Man Jin before them.
But Old Man Jin understood in his heart that the purpose of their visit was not the common people and cultivators inside this mine.
His figure stood on the demon cloud, his eyes glancing around, trying to see if that figure would appear.
On a mountain peak outside the Golden Brilliance Stone mine, Shen Wen’an stood with his hands behind his back, calmly gazing at the vast demon cloud, then took a step forward.
With each step he took, a long azure sword would form beneath his feet.
As he approached near the demon cloud, the demons on the cloud were all shocked.
"A Sword Immortal!"
"It’s over! It’s that Sword Immortal of the Shen Family!"
"Why is he here!?"
Ignoring the chaotic demons behind him, Old Man Jin and Hua Qing suppressed their thoughts and cupped their hands from afar: "Greetings, Elder Sword Immortal."
As Feng Changyou anticipated, Shen Wen’an indeed didn’t strike immediately.
Ultimately, it wasn’t because he still harbored any old feelings, but because he saw something off in the expressions of the two demons.
"You can leave now."
After contemplating for a moment, Shen Wen’an spoke in a deep voice, then looked into the sky above the demon cloud: "Since you’re here, don’t hide anymore. Come out."
As his words fell, all the demons on the cloud turned suspiciously to look behind them.
The space above twisted for a moment, and four figures slowly emerged.
At this moment, Shen Wen’an finally understood the sense of unease he had felt.
He and Xu Zhan were prepared to ambush the Golden Core Great Demon of Celestial Sandalwood Mountain.
Unexpectedly, the other side had the same idea, dispatching four Golden Core Great Demons intending to ambush him.
"Brother Shen, we meet again."
As Feng Changyou spoke with a slight smile, the other three had already moved to encircle the surrounding space.
"This is none of your business anymore, leave quickly."
The Jade-faced Scholar glanced coldly at Old Man Jin, Hua Qing, and other demon cultivators below.
The four had originally hidden very well, waiting for Shen Wen’an to step into that space unsuspectingly, to strike together, ensuring they could heavily injure him at the first moment.
But now that the ambush had failed, they could only attack head-on.
The Jade-faced Scholar realized that the ones who likely exposed their tracks were Old Man Jin and Hua Qing.
The two demons dared not delay, immediately cupped their hands, then led the other demon cultivators flying into the distance.
On the other side, Shen Wen’an watched them sealing his retreat from all sides in the void, yet his eyes held no fear.
He was well aware of the strength of these four Golden Core Realm Demon Kings from Celestial Sandalwood Mountain.
The strongest among them was the Crane Demon in the guise of the Jade-faced Scholar, roughly at the late stage of Golden Core.
Another one, a thin and eerie-looking woman with a rod-like figure, was slightly weaker than the Jade-faced Scholar but should also be at the late stage of Golden Core.
As for the remaining Feng Changyou and the burly Tiger Demon, both only possessed middle-stage Golden Core cultivation.
Just a few days ago, the True Intent Illusion of the Golden Core Tiger Demon was shattered by one of his sword strikes, making the demon likely weaker than Feng Changyou now.
If the four demons had ambushed him, he might have indeed suffered serious injuries without any guard, possibly leading to his death.
But now, facing them openly, with Xu Zhan, a Fifth Realm Body Cultivator, at his back, he had no fear at all.
"From the looks of it, you intend to keep Shen here completely?"
Shen Wen’an smiled slightly, speaking softly.
Seeing him so composed, Feng Changyou slightly raised an eyebrow, his Divine Sense secretly scanning the surrounding space and the mountains and mines below but found no other Golden Core cultivators, his vigilance slightly easing as he replied with a smile: "Ideally, yes."
"If not, we still need to give Brother Shen a deep lesson."
"So Brother Shen knows that the Purple Mansion influence is not the kind of lowly mess like Fushan Country and Great Witch Mountain, to be bullied by the Shen Family."
Upon hearing this, Shen Wen’an laughed.
"In Shen’s eyes, there isn’t much difference between Celestial Sandalwood Mountain and them."
"After all, Jianan Temple forced your Golden Core Great Demon to death years ago, and you haven’t seen you do anything about Jianan Temple over the years."
"And yet my Shen Family easily wiped out Jianan Temple’s influence in Yangnao Land."
"You!"
Feng Changyou’s face turned livid with anger at these words.
"Brother, why waste words with this scoundrel!?"
"Today, we brothers will teach him a good lesson. I want to see if his sword is as sharp as his tongue!"
With a roar, the Golden Core Tiger Demon transformed into its true form and charged up.
The other three Great Demons, seeing this, didn’t waste any more words and immediately rushed forward!
With Shen Wen’an being besieged by the four Golden Core Great Demons,
Xu Zhan, who had been hiding in the mine’s tunnels, could wait no longer. He slightly crouched, then with a sudden leap, his figure shot out like a cannonball.
In an instant, the blood and Qi around him formed a stream of Blood Flame, covering the White Bone Long Spear in his hand, and directly charged at the Golden Core Tiger Demon who was the first to attack!
The Golden Core Tiger Demon, in its true form, never expected a Fifth Realm Body Cultivator to be hiding in the mine below.
Or rather, he never considered the existence of a Fifth Realm Body Cultivator in Yangnao Land.
Boom!
Xu Zhan’s speed was incredibly fast!
Before the Tiger Demon could strike at Shen Wen’an, the White Bone Long Spear, carrying an unstoppable force, was already closing in on the Tiger Demon’s abdomen!
The soft abdomen has always been the weakest spot for beasts like tigers and wolves, even for a Golden Core Great Demon.
Feeling the sharpness carried on Xu Zhan’s spear, the pouncing Tiger Demon felt a pang of panic.
He could vaguely sense that if this spear hit true, his body might be directly pierced through!
But the angle of the surprise attack was too tricky, and the speed was unbelievably fast.
In such a situation, trying to dodge was clearly too late.
"Chirp!"
Just as Xu Zhan’s spear was about to hit, an odd cry suddenly rang out from the side.
Along with that strange sound, a blazing red feather appeared as if by teleportation right at the Tiger Demon’s abdomen!
Clang!
The fiery red feather precisely blocked the tip of the White Bone Long Spear, but the terrifying force carried by the spear still crashed through the Fire Feather, pounding heavily on the Tiger Demon’s abdomen!
Its body, over ten feet long, was directly sent flying into the air by the spear, its internal organs further shredded by the penetrating Powerful Qi!
Blood, mixed with a large amount of internal organ fragments, spewed from its mouth!
Such an injury, if it were a Qi Cultivation and Fetal Breathing Realm cultivator, even if it didn’t die, it would instantly lose its combat power.
However, a Golden Core’s life force clearly wasn’t so fragile.
The Tiger Demon’s aura turned a bit languid, and after stabilizing his internal injuries, he retreated beside the Jade-faced Scholar and the other two demons.
The four Golden Core Great Demons now all looked curiously at Xu Zhan holding the White Bone Long Spear.
"It’s really a Fifth Realm Body Cultivator!"
The Jade-faced Scholar’s eyes were full of incredulity, then he murmured to himself: "A Fifth Realm Body Cultivator who hasn’t cultivated an Impeccable Golden Body dares to show up before us..."
"Brothers, I needn’t say much about how important this one’s body is to the ancestor."
"Today, regardless of the cost, capture him alive!"
Before the Jade-faced Scholar’s words fell, he transformed into his true form and spat out a sword emitting a terrifying sharpness!