The ghost-faced man wanted to retreat immediately, but hesitated when he thought of the deal with the otherworld demons, and then immediately took action.
He first released a white bone skull staff, and cast several spells on it. The bone staff emitted a ghostly wail, spinning in the air, releasing huge black skulls one after another.
At the same time, the ghost mask on his face changed again, and another crying face mask split off, with Yin energy surrounding his body, condensing into a pitch-black ghost spirit. The fierce ghost had a black face and red hair, and held two white bone knives in its mouth.
With a strange laugh, the ghost spirit grabbed the two bone knives and turned into a black whirlwind, charging forward.
Although he released the attack, the ghost-faced man did not take another step closer, but stood in place, always maintaining vigilance. If the situation was not right, he would immediately flee.
The ghost spirit's attack was powerful, and coupled with the attacks of Elder Qing and Mo Dahan, they were able to hold their ground against the enemy.
But after a while, the possessed Tie Niu, with the black head on his neck, glanced at the ghost-faced man and grinned sinisterly. "Another one here to die. Now that you're here, and the demonic power of the Demon Heart has almost recovered, it's time for you to die too."
With a maniacal laugh, the strange blood-colored fleshy ball stopped pulsating and transformed into a black light, merging into the body of this strange Tie Niu friend.
Immediately, the person's originally mutated body underwent another drastic change. Strange fleshy tendrils emerged from his body, and quickly fell off, becoming longer and thicker, transforming into blood-black worms.
Elder Qing's face changed drastically. The azure flame condensed into a pillar of fire in front of him, shooting out and instantly incinerating seventeen or eighteen worms. The attack was powerful, but more worms continued to emerge, frantically charging forward.
At first, they could still resist, but after a few breaths, black scales grew on these worms, and they emitted the sound of metal clashing as they moved. Like strange insects cast from steel, their attack power and defense were greatly increased.
Elder Qing and Mo Dahan retreated while resisting.
"Go, he has already merged with the Blood Demon Heart."
Elder Qing's face was extremely ugly. With an angry roar, his body shone with azure light, and his hands suddenly pinched together, releasing a huge ball of azure flame, forming a curtain of fire in front of him, blocking the numerous worms.
Then, his figure flickered and he retreated. Mo Dahan followed without hesitation.
And the ghost-faced man retreated even earlier than the two.
Upon seeing the dense mass of worms attacking, this person cast a ray of spiritual light, and the ghost spirit transformed back into a mask, flying back and merging into his face. Without looking back, he rushed out the way he came.
The speed of the three can be described as extremely fast.
But a cold snort rang out from behind. A constantly vibrating red and blue sword light flashed, splitting a piece of worms, and went straight for Mo Dahan, who was at the rear.
Mo Dahan's face changed drastically. While maintaining his speed, he released a black banner, which transformed into a large expanse of black mist.
But the sword light split the mist without any obstruction. Before Dahan could release other means, his body was split into two pieces.
A gray Nascent Soul appeared in the air from half of his body, flashing with spiritual light. The expression on the small face was one of astonishment, obviously not expecting that the defensive means would be so easily broken.
How is this possible?
When fighting this monster just now, he had also used the black banner to block the sword light several times. Although it wasn't easy, it should have been able to block one strike.
How could it be broken so easily?
While Mo Dahan was in a daze, a blood-red tentacle protruded from the countless worms, piercing his Nascent Soul directly, and quickly pulled back. A series of popping chewing sounds could be heard, which was chilling.
Elder Qing's eyes were spitting fire, and a sense of powerlessness rose in his heart. When he saw the sword light behind him, he dodged in a flash.
Because he had sensed that the sword light was several times more powerful than before. It was not something that could be easily blocked, but before he could remind his companion to dodge, his companion died so miserably.
A sense of fear also rose in Elder Qing's heart, and his speed increased a bit, disappearing one after another with the ghost-faced man in front.
However, countless worms behind did not chase the two of them, but in a strange hiss, the worms drilled into the earth and rocks and disappeared.
Only a three-zhang-high strange blood cocoon was left in place, throbbing. A low laugh came from it.
"I'll let you two escape this time. I haven't fully integrated the Blood Demon Heart yet, so I'll let you go for now, but there are tens of thousands of cultivators in the mountain, which are good blood sacrifice supplements that can help me recover a lot of vitality, hehe…."
"Huh, why is the aura of the blood light so weak? Could it be that it was killed? Well, it's just a blood food after all. There are as many as I want in this human world."
……
Outside in the sky, Zhang Ling and Dongfang Ya were still talking.
Dongfang Ya asked about the Xuan Turtle beside him. Zhang Ling naturally wouldn't tell the truth, and made up a reason, saying it was a friend. He happened to pass by here a few days ago, and participated in the trade fair when he saw it.
He didn't expect to encounter such danger today.
Zhang Ling also took the opportunity to inquire about Dongfang Ya's situation. He was especially puzzled as to why this woman was in the otherworld demon race.
Hearing this question, Dongfang Ya was silent for a moment and smiled bitterly. "I am originally an otherworld demon."
"You are an otherworld demon? Then why were you in the Twelve Immortal Cities back then?" Zhang Ling was stunned by this answer. He didn't expect this woman to be a member of the otherworld demon race.
He still remembered that when he first met this woman in the Ghost King Sect ruins, Dongfang Ya said that she was an elder sent by the Twelve Immortal Cities to provide assistance. After escaping the danger, she was also investigated by one of this woman's brothers.
"Are you surprised? My identity was exposed hundreds of years ago. Didn't you know?" Dongfang Ya asked strangely when she saw Zhang Ling's silence.
"Oh, I didn't know about the fairy's identity. I haven't practiced in the Twelve Immortal Cities for a long time." Zhang Ling shook his head and responded.
"There's nothing to hide about my identity. I was born in the otherworld demon race, but I practiced in the human race for a long time. Although there aren't many otherworld demon cultivators like me who hide their identities, there are quite a few." Dongfang Ya said very frankly.
"Although the otherworld demon race is different from the human race, it is also a branch of the human race after all. Although they are affected by demonic energy, possess demonic energy, and may even demonize and mutate, there are very few otherworld demons whose demonic energy is extremely weak, and there is little difference from ordinary human cultivators. Among these otherworld demons, some are taken to the human race to practice after they are born, which can be regarded as a hidden move of the otherworld demon race."
"I see."
This was the first time Zhang Ling had heard this explanation. He was quite surprised by this woman's frankness. But after thinking about it, he understood.
At this time, he also remembered that some demonic cultivators in the human race were said to have defected to take advantage of the demonic energy in the otherworld demon area.
"You don't mind my identity, do you?" Dongfang Ya smiled after speaking.
"Whether the fairy is an otherworld demon or a human cultivator, it makes no difference to Zhang." Zhang Ling replied with a calm smile.
He didn't lie in this sentence. After cultivating for more than two hundred years and reaching his current cultivation level, as his knowledge and experience broadened, he naturally wouldn't care about this difference in identity.
The cultivation world still respects strength. The struggle between the human race and the otherworld demon race may have been initially due to the exclusion of demonized cultivators.
However, the otherworld demon race and the human race have been erupting in wars of various sizes every once in a while for ten thousand years, which is no longer just this xenophobic mentality. In the end, it is still to compete for territory and cultivation resources.
"Fellow Daoist is indeed not an ordinary cultivator, but it is extremely inappropriate for both of you, who are not otherworld demon cultivators, to stay in this area for too long. There are many otherworld demons who have always hated the human race," Dongfang Ya said, changing the topic.
Hearing this, Zhang Ling nodded and glanced at the Xuan Turtle, and planned to bid farewell and leave. Suddenly, his expression changed and he looked towards the top of the mountain.
Dongfang Ya also looked towards the top of the mountain in confusion. She didn't notice anything at first, but after expanding her divine sense, she sensed many unusual auras appearing at the top of the mountain.
Her main purpose in coming here was to assist Elder Qing and the others in searching for the Blood Light Old Demon. She had previously sensed the two strongest auras of the Blood Light Old Demon using the magic weapon in the sect.
Now that she had collected the Nascent Soul of the Blood Light Old Demon, the other aura in the original auction venue should be easy to solve.
The situation at the top of the mountain seemed a little wrong. Could it be that Elder Qing and the others had not yet solved the other aura? Dongfang Ya's expression also became a little serious.
"I have something to do, so I will take my leave first. The situation at the top of the mountain is very wrong, and the danger is not small. Fairy Dongfang should also leave as soon as possible." After Zhang Ling finished speaking, he didn't wait for Dongfang Ya to respond, and his figure turned into a ray of escape light, leaving with the Xuan Turtle.
At this time, the formation restrictions in the Immortal City had dissipated at some point. Zhang Ling flew out without any hindrance, and arrived at the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Looking at Zhang Ling's departing figure, Dongfang Ya pursed her red lips, seeming to want to say something, but she didn't open her mouth when the words came to her lips.
Turning her head to look at the top of the mountain, two rays of escape light were coming rapidly from there. The auras inside were the ghost-faced man who had just left, and Elder Qing.
Behind them, many red-black giant snakes were chasing closely. On closer inspection, they were not giant snakes, but a group of extremely strange-looking strange worms.
"Ice Fairy, leave this place quickly. This mountain may have a great disaster. We are going back to the Holy Temple to gather manpower." Elder Qing's voice transmission entered her ears. Dongfang Ya also sensed that those worms didn't seem to be ordinary demons.
"What are these things?"
While transmitting the voice to inquire, Dongfang Ya waved a brush in her hand, and a blue light quickly outlined a blue and bright spiritual light rune, which turned into a blue mist, wrapped herself, and followed closely.
Before the few people had left far, tens of thousands of strange worms erupted from the top of the mountain, falling from the sky like rain, all falling into the Immortal City at the waist of the mountain.
At the same time, the entire Golden Goose Mountain was also trembling, and more worms drilled out from various parts of the mountain. It looked like the entire mountain had turned into a worm nest.
Screams, roars, screams, and other panic-stricken sounds came from the Immortal City.
The earthquake in the mountain just now made the people in the city panic, and now these strange worms appeared without warning, and many people were immediately swallowed and died.
The strange worms were constantly emerging. Even if some Jindan stage cultivators were left in the city to resist, they would be besieged and killed by countless worms in an instant.
Within a short period of time, the buildings and houses in the city turned into ruins amidst screams. The number of dead and injured cultivators was as high as tens of thousands. The number of mortals was even incalculable.
Except for the Nascent Soul cultivators who left first, basically no one could survive.
Not long after, the entire Golden Goose Mountain became silent. The Immortal City in the mountain had become a dead city, with ruins everywhere and no one in sight.
Until a day later, Elder Qing brought a few mysterious cultivators to this place again and entered Golden Goose Mountain. A shocking spiritual power wave came from here, and a great battle took place.
In the end, most of Golden Goose Mountain was destroyed, and thousands of miles around were shattered. It was said that several Nascent Soul old monsters also died.
In the following period of time, rumors spread that a powerful demon was born in Golden Goose Mountain, which made the otherworld demons panic.
It even alarmed the Demon Soul Palace, and also dispatched a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and several elders formed a team to deal with this matter.
It was not until several years later that the matter of Golden Goose Mountain was gradually forgotten. As for whether the demon was resolved, no one knew.
……
Let's talk about Zhang Ling. After leaving Golden Goose Mountain for more than ten miles, he suddenly turned his head and looked at the mountain behind him from a distance.
He left very quickly, but he always released a wisp of divine sense to pay attention to the situation in the mountain.
At this moment, he noticed the tragic scene in the mountain, and his expression also moved.
The cultivators in the city were swallowed by a group of strange tentacle monsters, and the casualties were heavy. Thousands of people died in an instant. It was a chaotic scene of city destruction and death.
Moreover, the dead people died tragically, and all the flesh and blood were swallowed by those tentacle monsters.
Suddenly, Zhang Ling's whole body stopped, and a cold sweat rose. He seemed to feel that a pair of strange eyes in a certain position in Golden Goose Mountain glanced at him.
"You are going to be in trouble. That guy who is suspected to be an ancient demon has already noticed you." Blue Sparrow also sensed something and reminded him.
Without thinking, Zhang Ling flew with all his strength, his speed increased by more than doubled, and he quickly left this area. He traveled all the way, and it took him half an hour to fly over three or four thousand miles.
He didn't feel any enemies chasing after him, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"The feeling just now was really dangerous. The true demonic energy on that guy's body is indeed as strong as you said. I'm afraid his strength is already no weaker than the late Nascent Soul stage."
"Hehe, your luck is good. The ancient demon's aura is unstable, so he didn't chase after you. If he really chased after you, whether you can escape is another matter," Blue Sparrow joked again.
Zhang Ling didn't refute this time, and nodded slightly in agreement. He took out a jade bottle with his backhand, poured out a pill and swallowed it.
Then he turned into a ray of escape light and flew in a more distant direction.
