Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

"Youdao, what’s wrong?"

As the Song Family’s Golden Core Cultivators attacked, they all noticed Song Youdao acting strangely and immediately questioned him.

"It’s that Demon Cultivator’s Corpse Puppet! He’s the one who destroyed the Xie Family and cut off my arm. He’s come for our Song Family now! And his Corpse Puppet is already at Tier Three Middle Stage! We’re finished!"

Song Youdao screamed.

Even though he had reached the Golden Core realm, he was still living in the shadow of that past trauma.

The overwhelming power of the Corpse Puppet before him, in particular, triggered the hidden fear deep in his heart, causing him to break down completely.

"What? It’s really that Demon Cultivator?"

Hearing this, the other members of the Song Family were startled and filled with the same terror.

SLAP!

The Golden Core Dwarf, however, just frowned slightly and slapped Song Youdao hard across the face, leaving a bright red handprint and cutting off his wailing.

"What are you panicking about? It’s just a single Corpse Puppet. If we can’t beat it, we can just run. Besides, that Demon Cultivator is only at the Golden Core Middle Stage. Even if he’s powerful, he’ll be killed by the experts from the Ten Thousand Laws Sect sooner or later."

"When that happens, this Corpse Puppet will become a lifeless object, and we might even be able to use it for ourselves!"

The Golden Core Dwarf barked coldly.

"The Patriarch is right. Let’s find a way to trap this Corpse Puppet, then take it away with the Magical Treasure Flying Boat. Once that Demon Cultivator is dead, the Corpse Puppet will be ours!"

The Song Family’s upper echelon turned from worry to joy, and even Song Youdao calmed down.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Immediately after, their various Magic and Magical Treasures rained down upon Corpse Puppet No. 1.

"You cut off my arm back then, so now I’ll use my new arm against you!"

With a flicker of his will, Song Youdao sent his metal arm flying out, smashing violently into the Corpse Puppet.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

But unfortunately, when these attacks struck the Corpse Puppet, they only produced the sound of clashing metal. Though flashes of light erupted and the commotion looked immense, a glance at the Corpse Puppet afterward showed it was completely unharmed.

The Corpse Puppet ignored the attacks and continued to rampage through the core members of the Song Family, inflicting even greater casualties in the blink of an eye.

"How can this Corpse Puppet’s defense be so strong?"

"Oh no! This is a Celestial Corpse! Could that Demon Cultivator be an expert from the Celestial Corpse Sect? No wonder he can fight above his cultivation level!"

"Quick, forget the Corpse Puppet! Get out of here, now!"

The Song Family’s Golden Core Cultivators finally realized something was wrong and decisively chose to retreat, not even bothering with some of their core clan members.

As long as they survived, after all, the Song Family’s line would not be broken.

SWISH!

But just then, three massive black shadows suddenly dove down from the sky, as fast as lightning.

CRACK!

A Song Family Golden Core Early Stage Cultivator’s defenses were instantly broken, his skull crushed, killing him on the spot.

"Oh no!"

"What’s happening?"

The others were horrified, only then getting a clear look and seeing that the black shadows were all Tier Three Early Stage Flying Demon Beasts.

"It really is that Demon Cultivator! Even his Spirit Pets are Tier Three!"

"Wait, Zhang Chi also has three Tier Three Early Stage Spirit Pets. Could that Demon Cultivator actually be Zhang Chi?"

Seeing the Demon Beasts clearly, Song Youdao screamed again.

The rest of the Song Family weren’t fools, either. They immediately made the connection and reached a conclusion they themselves could hardly believe.

"That’s right, it must be him!"

The more they thought about it, the more convinced they became that Zhang Chi was the Demon Cultivator.

Ever since Zhang Chi took the entry assessment back then, the younger generations of the Song Family and Xie Family had started to suffer misfortune.

After that, it was Song Xinghai, Xie Yu, and Xie Huaiyuan, followed by Song Youdao and Patriarch Xie.

The timing of all these events perfectly matched Zhang Chi’s true cultivation progress.

That’s right. Even though Zhang Chi had hidden his cultivation level back then, they could now work backward from the age he achieved Core Formation and roughly deduce the real time he reached Foundation Establishment.

"Damn it, it was Zhang Chi all along!"

"Argh! Why? If I had known it would come to this, I never would have targeted him back then! Or if I did, I would have killed him no matter the cost!"

The Song Family members were filled with immense anger, regret, and even terror.

Song Youdao, in particular, was so overwhelmed by the shock that he coughed up a mouthful of blood on the spot.

They could even guess that Zhang Chi must have a great secret. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to possess a Demon Cultivator’s methods yet still have deceived even Lu Daoyi.

Not to mention, Zhang Chi’s current rate of advancement alone was abnormal.

It had only been about twenty years since Zhang Chi formed his Golden Core; normally, he should still be in the Golden Core Early Stage.

"Quick, scatter and flee!"

But there was no time to dwell on that. The Song Family’s old ancestor gave the decisive order, then was the first to use a Secret Technique, transforming into a dazzling streak of Escape Light and fleeing into the distance as fast as lightning.

The other Song Family Cultivators did the same, completely ignoring the rest of their clan as they used their own techniques to escape in all directions.

If it were just the Corpse Puppet, they were confident they could have made an orderly retreat.

But with the addition of three Flying Spirit Beasts, it was every man for himself.

But just then, not only did the three Spirit Beasts and the Corpse Puppet launch a fierce pursuit, but three thirty-foot-tall Tier Three Low Grade Puppets also appeared on the scene and joined the battle.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

One of them wielded a black Giant Sword in one massive hand, striding through the air as it cut down its foes. Any counterattacks from the Song Family were blocked by the enormous, door-sized Shield in its other hand.

The other two Puppets stood atop the cliff, each drawing a heavy Giant Bow and firing streams of black Light Arrows.

Every single Light Arrow could easily kill a Song Family Cultivator below the Golden Core realm.

If the Cultivators were clustered together, a whole group would be wiped out, with not even those at Foundation Establishment Peak spared.

And these three Puppets, without a doubt, also belonged to Zhang Chi.

In addition to the two he had refined in the past, Zhang Chi had successfully gathered the materials and refined another Archer Puppet over the years.

ROAR!

Then, a vast expanse of black mist suddenly began to spread, and an eerie wind swept through the area. Immediately after, translucent Demon Souls, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, roared as they pounced on the Song Family members.

The leading Demon Souls were all at Tier Three!

And these Demon Souls came from none other than Zhang Chi’s Beast Soul Banner.

This Beast Soul Banner was originally just a Magical Artifact, but as the Demon Souls within it grew stronger and more numerous, and as Zhang Chi’s Artifact Refining skills improved, it had long since been upgraded to a Low Grade Magical Treasure. Its Mighty Power was astonishing, posing a great threat even to Golden Core Cultivators.

Three Puppets, three Spirit Beasts, one Tier Three Middle Stage Corpse Puppet, plus numerous Demon Souls—this powerful lineup completely crushed the Song Family.

Coupled with the surprise nature of the attack, the Song Family immediately suffered devastating casualties.

"No! Zhang Chi, I was wrong! Spare me! I don’t want to die! Waaaaah..."

Song Youdao screamed, unwilling to accept his fate, so scared that he burst into tears.

Unfortunately, Zhang Chi was focused on his battle with the Ten Thousand Laws Sect Cultivator and couldn’t be bothered to pay any mind to his pleas for mercy.

Besides, Zhang Chi had discovered that they had already guessed his identity, which made it even more impossible for him to let them live.

BANG!

At that moment, Corpse Puppet No. 1, moving like a phantom, caught up to Song Youdao and threw a vicious punch. It pierced through layer after layer of defensive light and effortlessly blew Song Youdao’s head apart.

"Zhang Chi, if you kill me, Lu Daoyi will not let you go..."

Song Yuqian also screamed, but before she could finish, she was torn to shreds by a dozen Demon Souls working together.

In truth, she had a powerful trump card on her, prepared for her by Lu Daoyi, just as Zhang Chi had expected.

But unfortunately, those trump cards had all been completely plundered by the Ten Thousand Laws Sect Cultivator earlier.

Otherwise, she might have actually had a sliver of a chance to escape.

Meanwhile, nearly the entire Song Family had been slaughtered.

Only the Golden Core Dwarf, despite having been plundered by the Ten Thousand Laws Sect Cultivator, still had the highest cultivation and thus the strongest escape abilities. He had already managed to flee several miles away.