At this moment, Han Li and the Long Family Ancestor, along with their group, arrived before the vast, pitch-black light barrier after several flashes of their escape lights, only to be blocked by it.
The long-haired man from the Lin Family wasted no time. With a single hand, he made a grasping motion in the air, and a massive cyan claw tore through the void, appearing out of nowhere before slamming down fiercely.
A thunderous boom echoed!
The light barrier flickered violently several times but remained completely unscathed.
The long-haired man’s expression darkened slightly. With a cold snort, he prepared to strike again.
But just then, the elderly Confucian scholar from the Spirit Race, Cang Xing, spoke calmly, “Leave it to me.” With a flick of his sleeve, seven or eight talismans of various colors shot out, vanishing into the black light in a flash.
The next moment, the seemingly impenetrable barrier trembled violently before shattering into countless fragments, revealing a massive hole before the group.
This sight sent a chill down the long-haired man’s spine, and he couldn’t help but glance at the elderly scholar in surprise.
It seemed the earlier introduction by the Eternal Maiden was no exaggeration. This old scholar, Cang Xing, truly excelled in formations and restrictions—otherwise, he couldn’t have broken the barrier so effortlessly.
The feathered-robed maiden and the other human cultivators were also taken aback, but given the circumstances, they had no time to dwell on it.
With a surge of spiritual light enveloping them, they transformed into streaks of escape light, darting through the hole.
By the time they passed, the hole in the black barrier had already resealed itself.
However, this brief delay had attracted the attention of nearby patrolling demon guards, who now swarmed toward them menacingly.
Without needing any orders, the ten Body Integration cultivators simultaneously activated their techniques. Their scattered escape lights coalesced into a single, hundred-zhang-long rainbow, sweeping toward the demon ranks like a tidal wave.
The demon guards, caught off guard, had no chance to evade. Wherever the rainbow passed, they were reduced to ashes in blinding light.
Other demons who had been rushing forward halted in terror, their faces paling as they instinctively stopped in their tracks.
The seven-colored rainbow flashed once more, breaking through seven more layers of restrictions with unstoppable momentum, arriving beneath the dark clouds above the fortress in an instant before plunging inward without hesitation.
But just then, a furious roar erupted from the clouds, accompanied by deafening thunderclaps.
Amidst the flashes of lightning, arcs as thick as bowls shot out like silver serpents, weaving together to form a colossal net of lightning that descended upon the group below.
Faced with such a formidable restriction, ordinary Body Integration cultivators might have retreated to avoid mutual destruction.
But among Han Li’s group were four late-Body Integration cultivators, each possessing immense power. How could they fear a mere lightning net?
With a cold snort, the Long Family Ancestor declared, “Such petty tricks dare to be flaunted before me?”
He raised a hand, and a small silver vial flew out, swelling to a foot in size as it caught the wind.
With a hum, a stream of white mist sprayed from the vial, transforming into countless fine threads that coiled upward.
A bizarre scene unfolded!
The countless lightning arcs, ensnared by the seemingly unremarkable white mist, were drawn into the silver vial like falling rain.
In the blink of an eye, the dense arcs were completely absorbed, leaving the sky clear once more.
“Purifying Lightning Vial! You’re from the Long Family of the human race!” The demon who had roared earlier now sounded both shocked and furious, clearly recognizing the vial in the Long Family Ancestor’s hand.
“So you recognize our Long Family’s treasure. You must be one of the Demon Race’s Venerables. Pay him no mind—let’s proceed directly,” the Long Family Ancestor replied indifferently, recalling the vial into his sleeve with a wave.
Han Li and the Eternal Maiden naturally had no objections. The ten of them combined their power, propelling the rainbow into the dark clouds with renewed momentum.
Even if there were other restrictions within the clouds, they were no match for the combined might of the ten. Like rotten wood, the barriers shattered one after another. After a few flashes, the seven-colored rainbow appeared before a passageway shimmering with gray light.
But blocking the passage stood hundreds of elite demons, lined up under the command of an exceptionally tall demonic figure.
Though the figure was shrouded in black mist, obscuring its features, its glowing eyes widened in disbelief at the sight of so many Body Integration cultivators.
“So it is a Demon Venerable!” The rainbow dispersed, revealing the Long Family Ancestor, the Eternal Maiden, and the others. After a quick glance, the Eternal Maiden frowned and spoke.
“Just one Demon Venerable can’t stop us. If he dares to act, he’s courting death. Ignore them—let’s hurry through the passage before complications arise,” the silver-robed Sacred Spirit sneered, eyeing the demonic figure.
The Eternal Maiden nodded in agreement, transforming into a ball of light and darting forward.
The elderly scholar and the other Sacred Spirits followed without hesitation, soaring into the air.
“This isn’t the time for entanglement. As long as this demon doesn’t act, we’ll ignore him,” the Long Family Ancestor said decisively, his eyes gleaming. With a sweep of his sleeve, he transformed into a golden streak and pursued.
Han Li and the others also took flight, their movements accompanied by the sound of tearing air.
The entire group treated the demons before them as if they were invisible.
The demonic figure paled at the sight of the approaching Body Integration cultivators. After a brief internal struggle, he gritted his teeth and waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to clear the passage entrance.
The Sacred Spirit in silver light laughed wildly, vanishing into the passage with a thunderous rumble.
The Eternal Maiden, Han Li, and the others followed without hesitation.
After a series of violent fluctuations in the passage, all sounds faded, and silence returned.
But the leading demonic figure turned to stare at the passage, his expression unreadable. One of his subordinates nervously approached and whispered, “Sir, so many foreign powerhouses have entered our realm—they must have ill intentions. Should we pursue?”
“Pursue? What if they ambush us at the exit? That would be suicide!” the tall demonic figure snapped coldly.
The subordinate, seeing his master’s icy expression, shuddered and retreated without another word.
Just then, a long whistle echoed from the clouds!
The dark clouds churned as a green demonic wind howled forth, stopping abruptly before the demonic figure and parting to reveal a tall, slender green silhouette.
It was a middle-aged man with inverted eyebrows and a pair of wings on his back.
“Brother Ke, where are the foreign cultivators? I don’t see a single one!” the winged man asked anxiously, scanning the area.
“Brother Feng, you’re too late. They’ve already entered the passage,” the demonic figure replied grimly.
“What? You didn’t stop them? If the Sacred Ancestor learns of this, our punishment will be severe!” the winged man exclaimed, his face twisting in alarm.
“How could I stop them? There were ten of them, all at the Body Integration stage or higher—several even at the late stage. If they hadn’t been in a hurry to enter the passage, I’d already be dead. Do you think I’d risk the Sacred Ancestor’s wrath otherwise?” the demonic figure retorted coldly.
“Ten Body Integration cultivators? Brother Ke, you must be joking!” the winged man gasped, stunned.
“Ask the others—they saw it too. Do you think I’d lie about this?” the demonic figure sighed, his tone resigned.
The winged man glanced at the other demons behind his companion, confirming the truth. His expression turned blank with shock.
After a long pause, he muttered to himself, “This is a disaster. No matter what, such a large group of high-ranking foreigners entering our realm is no small matter. We must report this to the Sacred Ancestor at once.”
The demonic figure’s eyes flickered strangely. Just as he was about to respond, a faint woman’s voice echoed through the air: “None of you will report this. Keep it to yourselves.”
“Who’s there?” The demonic figure and the winged man jumped, pressing close together. One summoned a pair of silver swords, while the other gripped a black spear, their expressions wary.
They knew anyone who could hide so close undetected must be at least as powerful as they were, if not more.
At that moment, a strange fragrance filled the air. A spatial ripple followed, and a towering flower tree, over ten zhang tall, materialized without warning.
The tree was crystalline, its branches adorned with fist-sized pink blossoms, exuding an eerie beauty.
“Treasure Radiance Sacred Flower! It’s Lady Baohua!” The winged man’s face contorted in terror. With a leap, he flapped his wings and fled like the wind.
But the pink blossoms on the tree burst into flames, their petals transforming into fiery embers that drifted down like a rain of fire.
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