CHAPTER 200: CHAPTER 199: MAD DEMON TALISMAN (THIRD UPDATE, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE)

In another corner of the wilderness, Lu Xuanji opened the [Baidu Map] and saw a dense cluster on one corner.

On the Baidu Map, he saw yellow dots and blue dots, besieging a blue dot.

Then, the image zoomed in, revealing the scene of Liu Ruming being besieged.

On the periphery, there were one hundred and eight Foundation Establishment Cultivators, each holding a large flag, operating an array, transforming into the Power of Imprisonment, forming an encirclement.

There were also eight cultivators at the pinnacle of the Purple Mansion, launching killing moves, besieging Ye Wanyi, ruthless and fierce in their attacks.

Liu Ruming was caught in the siege, at a disadvantage, but he was wielding four Treasure Swords, with the Cyan Dragon circling, the White Tiger roaring, the Vermilion Bird soaring, and the Black Tortoise lurking, fiercely fighting, evolving Four Symbols Life and Death, fiercely battling. Despite being at a disadvantage, he was not easily defeated.

In the skirmish, he even seized some opportunities, injuring a few cultivators.

"The Demon Cultivation from Yue Country is besieging Liu Ruming, and the situation is a bit troublesome!"

Lu Xuanji frowned, feeling a hint of unease.

Yue Country is the base of Demon Cultivation. There are many demon cultivators there, often clashing with Chu Country, with frequent battles.

If not for the existence of the Demon Race, battles between Chu Country and Yue Country would have been unavoidable.

If not for the presence of the Demon Race, both sides would have clashed fiercely.

Even so, secret battles among various experts continued unabated.

A large number of demon cultivators appeared in the heart of Chu Country, a serious issue. Without some major forces leaking information and acting as spies for the demons, those demon cultivators could not have appeared here.

"The combat power of those eight Demon Monarchs is quite strong, not inferior to that of ordinary Golden Core Cultivators. Liu Ruming might not be able to hold on!"

At this moment, Lu Xuanji saw in the image.

A Demon Monarch attacked with a palm strike, and Liu Ruming spat blood, yet simultaneously stabbed with a sword, piercing the demon’s body;

Just about to kill the Demon Monarch with a sword, another Demon Monarch intervened to rescue, and simultaneously the wounded one used the Golden Cicada Shell Shedding Secret Technique to escape from the sword’s edge.

The battle quickly entered a heated stage.

Watching the scene was nerve-wracking, making one anxious for Liu Ruming.

These Demon Monarchs, each at the pinnacle of the Purple Mansion, found the Celestial Tribulation extremely unfriendly. The tribulation was terribly fierce, making it difficult to overcome.

They were stuck at the peak of the Purple Mansion, continuously accumulating resources for Tribulation Crossing, honing divine techniques, and polishing combat techniques, their divine techniques numerous and varied, covering offense, defense, detection, speed, burst, group attacks, piercing, etc., with virtually no weaknesses, displaying extreme fierceness.

In battles of the same realm, orthodox cultivators were no match for demon cultivators.

However, in the confrontation, Liu Ruming was also intensely fierce, his Attack Power extremely formidable and sharp, showing a tendency to break through myriad techniques with one sword.

One against eight, though at a disadvantage, yet undefeated.

Boom boom boom!

The two sides clashed, and once again Liu Ruming was injured.

Slash slash!

The longsword slashed, breaking through the encirclement array multiple times, but was soon blocked again.

If it were only the eight Demon Monarchs, Liu Ruming, though outmatched, could have retreated out of the siege; but with a hundred and eight Foundation Establishment Cultivators using the Demon Flags to imprison the void, preventing Liu Ruming’s escape, he seemed trapped in a spider’s web, difficult to escape.

The situation was quite perilous.

"Liu Ruming is actually a Four Spirit Roots. He’s reached the pinnacle of the Purple Mansion!"

Lu Xuanji sensed the aura and confirmed Liu Ruming had Four Spirit Roots, consisting of wood, metal, fire, and water.

The world has many cultivators with Four Spirit Roots or Five Spirit Roots, but few reach Foundation Establishment; as for reaching the Purple Mansion, it’s a first encounter.

Boom boom boom!

At this moment, Liu Ruming was struck again, injured once more.

Not only injured, the True Essence in his body was greatly depleted, almost reaching the end of his tether.

"What should I do, intervene or escape?"

Lu Xuanji pondered.

Subconsciously, he took out the Golden Token, capable of delivering a Golden Core Strike.

This Golden Core Strike was mainly an Early Stage of Golden Core attack.

If used unexpectedly and without defense from the opponent, it could kill an ordinary Purple Mansion Cultivator; if facing one prepared in advance, it might not succeed.

As for the eight Demon Monarchs, with Early Stage Golden Core combat, this Golden Token cannot hope to kill them.

He sensed there were three talismans in his Dantian.

The first talisman, capable of defending against a Golden Core Cultivator’s strike!

The second talisman, capable of breaking spatial imprisonment, spatial restrictions, and fleeing!

The third talisman, he hoped to never use!

Sensing the third talisman carefully, Lu Xuanji frowned slightly.

He vaguely understood why it should never be used, because the cost was too great.

Most cannot bear it.

Swish!

At this moment, Lu Xuanji activated the Golden Token.

With Purple Mansion Second Layer cultivation, his control over the Golden Token was more refined, and a Sword Qi appeared silently on the Golden Token, without any startling aura, just invisible and traceless.

Slash!

In that instant, the Sword Qi flashed, piercing through the body of the black-clad assassin.

The body exploded, shattering into pieces scattered on the ground.

Even in death, the black-clad assassin was puzzled, unaware of the cause of death.

"The great elephant has no form, the great sound is rare, what an Invisible Sword!"

Lu Xuanji sighed.

From the Sword Qi just now, he glimpsed a hint of the formidable power of Patriarch Jin.

During Foundation Establishment, he felt Patriarch Jin was mighty, but that was it; after reaching the Purple Mansion, the more he sensed, the more unfathomable Patriarch Jin seemed.

The ignorant are fearless; knowing more, one learns reverence.

His steps flickered, heading towards the battlefield while activating the third talisman.

[Mad Demon Talisman, Fourth Grade Talisman. After activation, can consume a cycle of sixty years lifespan, converting to Purple Mansion pinnacle cultivation, maintained for the duration of a stick of incense time (about five minutes), with a great cost of weakness afterward.]

Sensing the talisman’s information, Lu Xuanji also understood why it was hoped this talisman would never be used, because the cost was enormous.

Many cultivators after reaching the Purple Mansion only have five or fewer cycles of sixty years left, and using this talisman reduces one cycle, resulting in a significant net loss.

Even leading to the end of their path.

After a brief contemplation, he immediately activated the [Mad Demon Talisman], and instantly lifespan was consumed, converting to cultivation, rising layer by layer, Purple Mansion Third Layer, Purple Mansion Fourth Layer, Purple Mansion Fifth Layer... rising all the way to Purple Mansion Ninth Layer before halting.

Feeling the cultivation of the Ninth Layer of the Purple Mansion, Lu Xuanji’s spirit was surging, as if he could pluck stars, or grasp the sun and moon.

Of course, this was an illusion.

After a sudden rise in cultivation, there is an illusion of invincibility, but in truth, it is not possible.

"I wonder, when confronting those Demon Monarchs, who would win, who would lose!"

Lu Xuanji pondered, a touch of madness flickering in his eyes.

His steps flickered, heading to the battlefield.