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"Ah, quick, run for your lives..." Realizing the danger, Zhao Xiong shouted loudly, and the three instantly scattered like birds and beasts.

Wang Xiaoqiang swung his sword at Zhao Xiong while simultaneously unleashing the Immortal River Mystic Serpent.

Zhao Xiong, struck down by Penglai, fell to the ground, spitting blood and dying. The Immortal River Mystic Serpent coiled around Liu Kunlun, biting off his head with a single bite.

Wang Xiaoqiang executed a sword technique with a flick of his hand, and at once, the Penglai Immortal Sword relentlessly continued its assault on Li Hong. Li Hong screamed in terror, but Wang Xiaoqiang showed no mercy with the Penglai Immortal Sword, ending his life.

After absorbing the Spiritual Power and True Yuan from the insides of the three men, and then searching their bodies for three demon crystals, together with the one from the Armored Rage Fox, he used the Spiritual Spring to absorb and transform them. At this point, the total number of Spiritual Springs within Wang Xiaoqiang's body had reached 5,500.

All 5,500 Spiritual Springs trembled in unison, becoming even more ethereal. At the same time, the Spiritual Power inside Wang Xiaoqiang surged.

A trace of joy crossed Wang Xiaoqiang's face. He threw the three men's corpses down, and then quickly left the scene.

Dragging a bloody corpse through the Mystic Yin Mountains was a sure way to court death.

Although demon barbarians were less active at night than during the day, the scent of blood, just like the fluctuation of Spiritual Energy from cultivators, held an extremely strong attraction for them.

Just as Wang Xiaoqiang had stepped out of that mountain hollow, a Seventh-Level Demon Barbarian—a Purple-Eyed Golden Python—slithered out of a cave. Under the moonlight, one could see its pair of huge, lantern-sized purple eyes, and its golden, scaly body that was over a hundred meters long, as thick as a massive column. Having left the cave, the Red Snake's tongue flickered as it rapidly moved through the vegetation, reaching the corpses of the three men in the blink of an eye. With its mouth wide open, it swallowed the three cold bodies.

Although it was night and the moon provided light, Wang Xiaoqiang did not dare to travel much further. According to the map, he quickly arrived at a mountain hollow and found a patch of towering ancient trees. These ancient trees called Red Umbrella Trees were of unknown age, each one requiring four people to wrap their arms around, towering over thirty feet tall, with the trunk below completely bare and branches growing like an umbrella top. Because the leaves are red, they are named Red Umbrella Trees. These trees are most suitable for resting upon at night.

Wang Xiaoqiang located the tallest one, climbed to the branches at the top of the tree, and found branches as thick as a calf extending two meters across, feeling novel and interesting. He picked one and lay on it, closing his eyes to rest for a while.

The night grew deeper, and faint blue mists floated between the deep mountain woods. The starlight and moon glow were mostly blocked by the lush branches, leaving only speckled patches of light on the ground, like broken stars. Gentle breezes stirred, carrying a few drifting blossoms. The scenery was serene and mysterious. If not for the intermittent hideous roars of demon barbarians from afar, it would feel like a scene straight out of an immortal realm.

Here, the Spiritual Energy was exceptionally abundant. Wang Xiaoqiang, after resting his eyes for a moment and fully recovering his strength, considered practicing his Breathing Technique and Cultivation atop the tree. But with the terrifying roars, near and far, he decided to let the Immortal River Serpent out on patrol.

Being in hazardous mountains, he couldn't sleep after a while of cultivation, and, bored to tears, he opened his eyes wide and looked up at the starry sky, entertaining many novel thoughts. For instance, how big were those celestial bodies? Did they have inhabitants? Were there demon barbarians up there? If there were people, did they practice the Immortal Dao like they did?

These ideas seemed absurd, but Wang Xiaoqiang had heard some information. It was said that in the Ancient Times, the Heavenly Wolf descended upon the earth, devouring humans, destroying living beings, and attempting to seize possession of the Cultivation Continent. The Immortal Cultivators of the continent could not tolerate such slaughter and united to fight back courageously. After a fierce battle, they finally drove the tens of thousands of powerful Heavenly Wolves out of the continent. The warriors who fought the Sirius suffered more than half in casualties, with nearly a hundred thousand of them. These hundred thousand bodies were buried all over the continent, and it's said that the Mystic Yin Mountains became infested with powerful Corpse Demons because many Immortal Cultivators who fought the Sirius were buried here back in the day.

If the story of the Sirius was a nebulous legend, then why were there so many Corpse Demons in these mountains? If the legend was true, then the Heavenly Wolf did not come from the heavens but from an unknown realm, a demon barbarian, meaning this world does not consist of just the Cultivation Continent, but there should also be other continents or living spaces.

With such thoughts, Wang Xiaoqiang began to harbour some yearning. If he could ascend to Immortal Venerable in the future, he would have the power to roam the heavens or seas, seeking those unknown regions to see if there is another world beyond this continent.

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Immortal Cultivators can practice Skyflight through their cultivation, but it also depends on the level of their cultivation base. A True Immortal performing Qi Condensation into Gang Qi can tread upon Gang Clouds and cover a thousand miles in a day, an Immortal Venerable condensing Qi into weapons can navigate divine weapons to cover ten thousand miles in a day, and an Immortal Sage creating shapes from Qi, with Dragon Elephants as their chariot, can travel a hundred thousand miles in a day.

No matter the cultivation level of the Immortal Cultivator, Skyflight is a great drain on their True Qi. If they cannot reach their destination within a day, and there is no place in the sky to rest and recover their energy, they can only return without accomplishing their goal. Therefore, only when one has reached the Immortal Sage level can they roam space without any worries.

It is said that above the Immortal Sages, there exist Immortal Emperors, beings of supreme authority who command the respect of all Immortals, and none dare to disobey.

After his thoughts drifted for a while, he brought back his focus, closed his eyes, and began to sleep.

In the middle of the night, Wang Xiaoqiang was awakened by a series of pitiful screams.

When Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly opened his eyes, he saw a group of five people chasing and surrounding a woman to kill her.

The woman, veiled in white, was fleeing quickly. However, the speed of those five men was not slow, and it looked like the woman was injured, as it didn't take long for the five men to surround her.

Those five men had reached the Fifth Transformation of the Immortal, while the woman was at the Seventh Transformation of the Immortal.

However, a Seventh Transformation Immortal facing off against five Fifth Transformation Immortals, especially when injured, did not seem to be in a good situation.

"Heavenly Demon, hand over the Heaven Demon Sword, and you shall not die," one man threatened.

"Heavenly Demon, hand over the Heaven Demon Sword, and we'll spare your life," another offered.

The five men took turns threatening the woman.

Unmoved, the woman stood atop a tree branch, raising her hands high above her head in a Heaven-Lifting stance, and shouted loudly, "Heaven Demon Sword reveal thyself, slay the demon spawn!"

As her voice fell, a strange light descended from the sky, directly landing in her hands, and ultimately, a sword took shape in her grasp—it was three feet long, pitch-black, seething with black vapors and boundless evil Qi.

"Ah, the Heaven Demon Sword!" The five men cried out simultaneously upon seeing the Heaven Demon Sword materialize. They showed excitement on their faces, but their bodies instinctively stepped back. Clearly, they were extremely wary of this sword.

After summoning the Heaven Demon Sword, the woman's body swayed, and she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. The blood stained the white veil covering her face.

With a forceful exhalation of her True Qi, the woman blew away the veil that covered her face, revealing her features,

When Wang Xiaoqiang focused his gaze, he saw a peerlessly beautiful woman, cold and noble in appearance, akin to a high and mighty queen, sacred and inviolable, yet there was also a trace of demonic aura and intent on her beautiful face, not fitting the image of one from the Righteous Path. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)

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