Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

"Boom!"

A tremendous explosion echoed from the sky, shaking the mountains and fields. A burst of fiery flames shattered into countless sparks, scattering across the heavens.

A colossal figure erupted from the fiery fragments, its fist aimed at the Xuan Iron Gourd suspended above.

In the sky, the Fire Crow Daoist, sword in hand and flames flickering behind him, gazed impassively at the giant dozens of feet away, seemingly lost in thought.

The giant stood seven or eight zhang tall, resembling the wild men in appearance, but its face was devoid of fur, revealing a hideous and ferocious countenance. Its forehead was broad, its eyes like bulging red stones, its short, thick nose pressed against its mouth, and two rows of large, wide teeth protruded from its lips.

This was a wild man of the Transformation Realm, traversing the air as if walking on flat ground. With each punch, the very space seemed to tremble.

The Fire Crow Daoist subtly manipulated the Xuan Iron Gourd, evading the wild man's fist, while simultaneously summoning a ten-zhang fire crow, which swooped towards the wild man.

The wild man raised a hand and shattered the fire crow with a single punch, the air resounding with another boom. It didn't pursue the Fire Crow Daoist, but instead resumed its pursuit of the Xuan Iron Gourd. Presumably, it had attacked the Fire Crow Daoist before, but couldn't even touch the hem of his robe, hence its decision to target the gourd.

However, the Xuan Iron Gourd was a magical treasure, and its speed was likely comparable to the Fire Crow Daoist's. This action must have been intentionally orchestrated by the Fire Crow Daoist to divert the wild man's attention, preventing it from attacking the cultivators below.

At this moment, all the cultivators were observing the battle on the ground beside the stone house, their expressions grave.

"Daoist Zhang is back. A wild man from the Transformation Realm has arrived from beyond the mountains, engaging in an evenly matched battle with True Man Yuan," Qu Chongyi said in a low voice upon seeing Zhang Yuanjing.

The other Core Formation cultivators all turned to nod at Zhang Yuanjing, but no one spoke.

From their expressions, Zhang Yuanjing knew that this transformed wild man was extremely difficult to deal with.

"How long has the battle been going on?" Zhang Yuanjing asked.

"Not long, only about half a quarter of an hour," Qu Chongyi replied. "But this wild man is very troublesome, especially its defense, which is incredibly strong. The True Man's magical treasures and flames can't harm it. Unlike the demonic core wild men, it doesn't rely on that mud-like substance to defend itself; it seems to be purely its physical body."

Zhang Yuanjing also observed this point, but didn't say much, only asking, "Did the True Man give any instructions?"

If the Fire Crow Daoist wasn't confident in dealing with this giant demon, he should have ordered the cultivators to retreat. Otherwise, if the wild man rushed towards the cultivators, there would be heavy casualties.

Qu Chongyi knew what he wanted to ask and said, "The True Man didn't give any instructions. We didn't want to disturb the True Man's battle, so we didn't ask."

The unspoken meaning of his words was that he wanted Zhang Yuanjing to ask, perhaps because the Fire Crow Daoist hadn't allowed them to leave, or perhaps he was waiting for Zhang Yuanjing's return.

At this moment, the Fire Crow Daoist's voice entered Zhang Yuanjing's ears: "Yuanjing is back. Have you explored the situation in the stone house?"

Zhang Yuanjing quickly replied telepathically, "Senior, I have explored the situation in the house. After Senior repels this demon, I will tell you the details."

"Oh, Yuanjing has already entered the stone house? That's great." The Fire Crow Daoist was somewhat surprised, then breathed a sigh of relief. "As long as there are no great demons in the house, that's good. These kinds of monsters are really troublesome after they transform. After I entangle with it for a while, you observe its weaknesses from below. As for the others, let them leave first and find a secret place to hide outside the mountains."

Zhang Yuanjing responded and walked to the cultivators, relaying the True Man's orders. The cultivators were already somewhat apprehensive, and they couldn't provide any assistance by staying here, so they all nodded in agreement. Qu Chongyi was worried about Zhang Yuanjing's safety and asked him to leave together, but he refused, saying he could use earth遁术 to protect himself.

Zhang Yuanjing had Ape Thirteen and the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast stay by Qu Chongyi's side to protect the Foundation Establishment cultivators and prevent Lin Yu and the others from having any other thoughts.

The cultivators summoned their flying swords and fled towards the valley at low altitude. However, as soon as they moved, the wild man abandoned the Xuan Iron Gourd and charged towards them with rapid strides.

The Fire Crow Daoist had anticipated this move and threw the Ruinfall Sword in his hand, slashing towards its eyes with lightning speed.

The transformed demon seemed to be quite wary of this sword, immediately raising a hand to shield its face and eyes, while the other hand formed five three-foot-long fingernails, like five sharp swords, stabbing towards the flying sword.

The Fire Crow Daoist manipulated the flying sword with a hand seal, avoiding the five fingernails and continuing to slash at the demon's face.

Seeing this, the demon suddenly took a step back, retracted its arms, and then forcefully extended them outwards. Between its arms, an invisible force was generated, swirling towards the Ruinfall Sword like a hurricane.

This move was unexpected, and the Fire Crow Daoist didn't have time to change his technique. He could only control the flying sword to chop down on this invisible force.

"Puff!"

The flying sword seemed to have struck something thin and brittle, breaking through with a single blow, but it also seemed to be trapped in some kind of vortex, constantly chopping and striking, with continuous "puff puff" sounds, but it could never break free.

The demon's arms twisted and turned constantly, and a thin layer of mist emerged from its body. Using this move seemed to consume a lot of its vitality.

The Fire Crow Daoist reached out and held the Xuan Iron Gourd in his hand, spraying a blazing stream of fire towards the demon.

The demon's face showed impatience, and it suddenly flung its arms forward, the invisible force wrapping the Ruinfall Sword and colliding with the fire stream, instantly shattering the fire stream.

The Ruinfall Sword took the opportunity to break free and fly back to the Fire Crow Daoist's side, but its aura was somewhat weakened.

The demon was about to chase after the cultivators who had already fled out of the valley when suddenly a wild man leaped out of the lake. Then, with a splash of water, more than a dozen wild men jumped out one after another.

The first wild man to jump out was the demonic core Great Perfection wild man who had been injured by Zhang Yuanjing in the stone house. It glared with its bloody, blurred eyes and babbled at the transformed demon, pointing at Zhang Yuanjing.

The Transformation Realm wild man roared and turned to run towards Zhang Yuanjing.

The Fire Crow Daoist once again manipulated the Ruinfall Sword to attack the demon's back, but the demon completely ignored it. The Ruinfall Sword turned and went for its eyes again.

The demon turned around and activated the invisible force again, but this time the Fire Crow Daoist was prepared and wouldn't let it succeed, cleverly dodging to the side with the Ruinfall Sword. When the demon withdrew the invisible force, he drove the Ruinfall Sword to harass it again.

The Fire Crow Daoist's actions were also a last resort. He had only recently entered the Nascent Soul stage and hadn't had time to find suitable spiritual treasures. He had come to the Hengduan Mountains with Zhang Yuanjing with only these two methods, and he was indeed a bit strained against this demon who was good at defense.

Seeing the demonic core Great Perfection wild man running towards him, seemingly determined to grind his bones to ashes to vent its hatred, Zhang Yuanjing couldn't help but come up with a plan. He sent a telepathic message to the Fire Crow Daoist: "Senior, please harass this demon. I will lead it elsewhere. After I am far away from here, you can escape first. I will continue to lead it to chase me, and after I get rid of it, I will come back to find you."

The Fire Crow Daoist replied: "Try it once first. If you can't get rid of this demon, I will come back and deal with it together."