CHAPTER 430: CHAPTER 248: DEMON CULTIVATOR SLAIN; BOUNTY ORDER

Along the way, Xu Ping dared not slack off in the slightest, putting all his effort into propelling the Escape Light.

However, what worried him was that along the journey, he unexpectedly discovered many traces of Demon Cultivators.

Thinking back to Spirit Void Peak, there weren’t many disciples of the Hundred Beasts Sect, which gave rise to an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Could it be that the demonic path has begun another large-scale invasion?"

Xu Ping’s face instantly darkened, his brows furrowing deeply, forming a deep "川" character.

If the demonic path truly launched a large-scale invasion, his current situation would undoubtedly become far more perilous.

After all, he had indeed offended a Demon Cultivator of Mid-Stage Nascent Soul.

With this heavy concern in mind, Xu Ping decided to change his route, specifically choosing those remote and desolate places seldom visited by people to travel quietly, trying to avoid any potential danger.

Several days passed without incident, and on this day, he transformed into a green rainbow, swiftly skimming across the sky.

Upon flying over a nameless small mountain, Xu Ping’s expression suddenly froze, as he quickly turned his head to look to one side, a trace of surprise appearing on his face, then his expression became unsettled.

It turned out that under the scan of his Divine Sense, not far from that side, the Spiritual Qi fluctuated violently, as dense Spiritual Qi surged like boiling water, with vague signs of Evil Qi shooting into the sky.

This indicated that there were clearly cultivators and Demon Cultivators with significant cultivation engaging in combat over there.

Xu Ping felt a stirring in his heart and extended his Divine Sense to carefully perceive the situation over there.

Amidst that chaotic fluctuation of Spiritual Power, he keenly discerned that there was an extremely powerful Mana fluctuation belonging to a Golden Core Cultivator.

The rest of the four or five people’s Mana fluctuations were relatively weaker, all at the Foundation Establishment Stage level.

Moreover, amidst these auras, there was one aura that felt inexplicably familiar to Xu Ping, as if he had come into contact with it somewhere before, but he couldn’t recall it for the moment.

After pondering for a moment and weighing his options, Xu Ping finally decided to investigate the situation.

After contemplating his choices, he ultimately decided to go and have a look.

Considering his current cultivation realm and his concealed abilities, these people surely would be unable to detect his presence.

He quietly concealed his figure, approaching the direction of the magical combat.

Finally, Xu Ping arrived nearby and could clearly see the situation in the field.

Only to see five cultivators, robed in different attire, working together to fend off the fierce attacks of a demonic Golden Core Cultivator.

The demonic Golden Core Cultivator was surrounded by black Demonic Qi, with a hideous expression on his face, wielding a black long sword emanating an evil aura, each swing producing a black sword light with astonishing power.

As for the five cultivators, they each exhibited their special Magics, and wielded various Magical Artifacts, coordinating with one another in an attempt to resist the attacks of the demonic cultivator.

However, facing an opponent of the Golden Core Level, they were clearly at a disadvantage, appearing quite bedraggled.

If not for one enchantingly charming woman controlling two Second-stage Upper Grade puppets, desperately resisting and buying the group some breathing space, they might have long met with doom.

"Huh?"

"Is it him?"

Xu Ping let out a soft sound of surprise, his gaze inadvertently sweeping past the woman, only to suddenly rest on a young-looking Foundation Establishment male cultivator, a hint of uncontainable surprise flashing across his eyes.

This young man turned out to be the same Zhang Qingfeng who once took care of Zhang Yan, then in the Qi Cultivation stage.

Over the years, unexpectedly, not only had he successfully broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm,

but his cultivation had reached the peak of Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, merely one step away from the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment.

"It seems this person’s fortune is not small!" Xu Ping touched his chin, deep in thought.

After all, the opportunity he once gave him was only enough to slightly enhance his cultivation speed when in the Qi Refining Realm.

And now, for Zhang Qingfeng to achieve such a realm, he must have subsequently gained an extremely rare and significant opportunity.

At this moment, the battle situation became increasingly tense.

The attack of the demonic Golden Core Cultivator grew more and more fierce, the surrounding black Demonic Qi becoming thicker, resembling tangible rolling dark clouds.

With a wave of his black long sword, a black brilliance flew out like lightning, too fast for anyone to react.

Where this black brilliance passed, it directly shattered the two puppets covered in wounds.

Then the black brilliance continued unabated, shooting straight towards Zhang Qingfeng.

"My fate is sealed!"

Seeing this scene, a trace of despair involuntarily rose in Zhang Qingfeng’s eyes.

Such terrifying might could by no means be withstood by a Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like him.

However, at the critical juncture, a celestial sword light suddenly slashed towards the black brilliance from a skewed angle!

"Boom!"

A deep and loud crash sounded as the black brilliance was forcibly knocked back by this unexpected slash.

Only then did everyone realize that the black brilliance was in fact a strangely shaped black dagger.

"Who is it?"

The demonic Golden Core Cultivator’s face instantly twisted in extreme ferocity, letting out an angry roar, as a tidal wave of Divine Sense surged forth, attempting to locate the person who intervened.

"A mere early-stage Golden Core demon dares to wantonly slaughter my Yue Country Cultivators within my borders, truly audacious!"

Accompanied by a flash of dazzling green light, a thin middle-aged man suddenly appeared before everyone.