Let you be a good grandson, you raise a group of banshees?

Lu Yuan led Ye Ling'er and Chu Yao to continue their journey through the Valley of Death. The battle they had just experienced made them physically and mentally exhausted, but the crisis before them was far from over.

The chill in the air still exists, as if an invisible danger is lurking in the dark.

Lu Yuan's footsteps did not pause at all.

He knew they had no time to waste.

"We have to leave the Valley of Death as soon as possible. Although the power of the Black Demon Sect has been frustrated, they must have a backup plan."

He whispered, his eyes glancing around warily.

Ye Ling'er followed Lu Yuan closely, with a look of worry on her face.

"Brother Lu Yuan, how many enemies do you think are still in the dark?"

She asked softly, with a hint of uneasiness in her eyes.

"The power of the Dark Gate is unfathomable. We cannot take it lightly."

Chu Yao clenched the sword in her hand, her eyes solemn.

"Although we killed their left protector and some of their minions, I always feel that there is a greater danger waiting for us."

Lu Yuan nodded, his expression becoming more serious.

"That's right. The Dark Sect does not only rely on these evil spells and minions. The real power behind them is what we must face."

The three continued to walk out of the valley. The surrounding scenery gradually became desolate. The mountains in the distance were vaguely visible, but the entire Death Valley still gave people an invisible sense of oppression.

"The terrain here is too dangerous. There could be an ambush at any time."

Chu Yao frowned tightly and glanced ahead.

Lu Yuan remained silent, he also felt the strange atmosphere around him.

Just when they had walked a short distance, a strong wind suddenly blew in from afar, blowing the dead branches and leaves in the valley.

There was a faint stench in the wind, as if the breath of death was approaching.

"has a problem!"

Lu Yuan suddenly stopped, and the Xuanyuan Sword was unsheathed in an instant, with the blade flashing with cold light.

Ye Ling'er and Chu Yao also immediately became alert, staring at the direction where the wind was coming from.

"This is...death energy!"

Chu Yao's expression changed. She was not unfamiliar with this kind of aura.

This is one of the evil spells often used by the Black Demon Sect, using death energy to guide evil spirits.

Lu Yuan's brows were furrowed and his eyes were cold.

"It seems they have set up an ambush and want to control us with death energy."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground in front suddenly began to shake, as if something was waking up underground.

"Beware!"

Lu Yuan shouted loudly, then quickly swung his sword, and the strong sword energy slashed towards the void in front of him like thunder.

"boom!"

The sword energy hit somewhere underground, and a strong energy wave erupted instantly.

However, immediately afterwards, several black shadows emerged from the ground, emitting a strong aura of death, and pounced directly towards Lu Yuan and the others.

"It's the corpse puppet from the Black Demon Sect!"

Ye Ling'er exclaimed, and quickly drew her dagger, trying to fend off the attacking shadows.

Corpse puppetry is a forbidden sorcery of the Black Demon Sect that creates powerful puppets by manipulating corpses.

These corpse puppets have no consciousness and can only attack the enemy based on instinct. They are almost immortal.

"We must destroy their cores, otherwise we won't be able to completely eliminate these corpse puppets."

Lu Yuan said coldly, and then the Xuanyuan Sword suddenly burst out with a strong golden light, and the sword energy rolled towards the corpse puppets like a storm.

"break!"

He shouted loudly, and the sword energy instantly cut several corpse puppets in half.

However, those severed corpse puppets were not completely dead. Their bodies healed quickly, and they stood up again and continued to pounce on Lu Yuan and the others.

“These things are so hard to deal with!”

Chu Yao frowned, spinning the sword in her hand, trying to repel more corpse puppets.

"We have to find their control core."

Lu Yuan said, looking around quickly, trying to find the source of these corpse puppets.

Suddenly, his eyes fell on a cliff in the distance.

There was a strange dark shadow there, watching them silently.

"There!" A cold light flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes, and then he quickly rushed towards the cliff.

"Ye Ling'er, Chu Yao, you guys cover me, I'm going to deal with the manipulator."

Ye Ling'er nodded, the dagger flying in her hand, blocking more corpses that were rushing towards her.

"Brother Lu Yuan, you must be careful!"

Chu Yao quickly followed, his sword slashing out rays of light, trying to repel more enemies.

Lu Yuan's figure approached the black shadow on the cliff as fast as lightning.

The black shadow obviously noticed Lu Yuan's actions, and then he swung the staff in his hand violently. The strong black light surged towards Lu Yuan like a tide, trying to stop him from approaching.

"Don't think about it!"

Lu Yuan shouted loudly, and the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand suddenly burst out with a stronger light, and the sword energy slashed towards the black light like thunder.

"boom!"

The sword energy collided with the black light, causing a deafening roar.

Lu Yuan's figure continued to approach like lightning, and the Xuanyuan Sword drew a dazzling arc in the air, heading straight for the black shadow's throat.

"You want to kill me?"

The black shadow sneered, then swung his staff violently, and a strong black light burst out again, blocking Lu Yuan's sword energy.

"Humph, I have already seen the methods of the Black Demon Sect!"

Lu Yuan said coldly, the Xuanyuan Sword spinning rapidly in his hand, and the sword energy condensed into a huge sword formation, instantly surrounding the black shadow.

"Tiangang Sword Formation!"

As he roared, the sword formation suddenly burst into dazzling light, and the sword energy swept down like a storm, heading straight for the black shadow's body.

"boom!"

The black shadow's defense was completely shattered by the sword energy, and his figure was shattered by the sword energy, turning into a black mist and dissipating in the air.

With the death of the black shadow, the corpses around it also stopped moving, as if they had lost control, and fell to the ground one after another.

"Success!"

Chu Yao breathed a sigh of relief, and the sword spun in his hand, completely smashing the remaining corpse puppets.

Ye Ling'er also seemed much more relaxed, the dagger flying in her hand, knocking down the last corpse puppet.

"Brother Lu Yuan, we won!"

She shouted, a relieved smile on her face.

However, Lu Yuan's eyes remained stern.

"These are just minions of the Dark Sect. The real threat has not yet appeared."

He said, and then quickly led the two people towards the valley entrance.

They must leave the Valley of Death as soon as possible, as the real power of the Black Demon Sect is still hiding in the dark, waiting for them.

The three of them quickened their pace, the dead air in the air gradually dissipated, and the exit ahead became faintly visible.

“Finally, we’re almost out.”

Chu Yao said softly, with a look of relief on her face.

However, just as they were about to approach the valley entrance, suddenly a strong wave of spiritual power came from afar.

"Beware!"

Lu Yuan suddenly stopped, and the Xuanyuan Sword was unsheathed in an instant, with the blade flashing with cold light.

The air around them was filled with an even stronger evil aura, as if some powerful being was approaching.

"This is……"

Ye Ling'er's face changed. She could feel that this evil energy was stronger than any enemy she had encountered before.

"A powerful enemy is coming!"

Chu Yao tightly grasped the sword and stared straight ahead.

"We cannot retreat, we must face the enemy head-on."

Lu Yuan's eyes became sharper. He knew that the crisis before them would be the most powerful challenge they would face.

"The true master of the Black Demon Sect has finally appeared."

As he spoke, the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand suddenly burst into a dazzling light, and sword energy gathered in the air like thunder.

At this moment, a tall figure slowly walked out of the black fog in the distance, emitting a suffocating aura.

"Lu Yuan, we meet again." (End of this chapter)