"Thinking of escaping? Stay right there!"

Shen Mo made his move.

The Demon Slaying Sword unleashed the Starfall Sword Qi, like a meteor falling to earth, slashing towards the middle-aged Heavenly Demon.

"PFFT!"

The middle-aged Heavenly Demon's body was instantly split in half.

Before Wei Ye and Jiang Sheng could show any delight, Shen Mo slashed with a sharp sword light three li ahead of where the 'corpse' lay.

"CLANG!"

A dark shield suddenly appeared, only to be shattered to pieces by the Sword Qi.

Behind the black shield, the figure of the middle-aged Heavenly Demon was revealed. It turned out that the scene just now was a magical illusion it had conjured to confuse Shen Mo and the others.

Unfortunately, Shen Mo didn't fall for the trick, directly forcing it out with his Sword Qi.

The shield that had blocked Shen Mo's Starfall Sword Qi was a profound level, high-grade magic artifact.

With this item blocking the attack, the middle-aged Heavenly Demon was unharmed. At the same time, this also bought it time to deploy its techniques.

A talisman on its fingertip glowed brightly, activated by its Demonic Qi. The talisman instantly turned into a wisp of blue smoke, and the figure of the middle-aged Heavenly Demon also abruptly vanished...

The next moment, Shen Mo lost his sensory lock on it!

"A Grade IV Feather Transformation Charm."

Shen Mo put away the Demon Slaying Sword, a look of regret on his face.

The Feather Transformation Charm was an excellent item for escaping. Once this charm was activated, the holder could instantly appear dozens of li away.

Even faster than Sword Qi. Even he didn't possess such a talisman.

With the help of the Feather Transformation Charm, the middle-aged Heavenly Demon was hundreds of li away in an instant, back in the Abyss.

It had to be said. Demon-corrupted cultivators were indeed more difficult to deal with than Demon-corrupted demonic beasts. In addition to their numerous accompanying magic and magic artifacts, their life-saving methods were also endless.

Only a dimwit like the Wolf Heavenly Demon would choose to Demon-corrupt powerful demonic beasts!

The two Third-Order demon heads escaped. The low-class Heavenly Demons pouring out from the Abyss also seemed to have received instructions; they no longer entangled with the Qi Gathering Realm cultivators and scattered in all directions.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, please assist the other fellow Daoists in slaying the scattered Heavenly Demons. We must not let them enter the towns and villages. Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Jiang Sheng's offensive methods weren't very potent.

However, when dealing with low-class Heavenly Demons, one slap from him would turn them into an indescribable pulp.

Therefore, Shen Mo dispatched him to hunt down the low-class demon heads!

As for Wei Ye, the Sect Master of the Gold Toad Tower, his combat power was quite extraordinary. Shen Mo invited him to help besiege and kill the Heavenly Demon Pei Yu.

As long as this demon head was slain, The Big Dipper Array would be freed up. It could then be used to block the Abyss fissure and annihilate all the continuously emerging Heavenly Demons.

Shen Mo's plan was well-conceived, but unfortunately, the demon head in the Sword Array was no pushover!

Seeing its Third-Order companions either dead or fled, and knowing that reinforcements from the Riverside Sect had arrived, the Heavenly Demon Pei Yu no longer hesitated to use its life-saving measures.

It directly took out an iron ball covered with talisman prohibitions from its Universe Bag.

"BOOM!"

The iron ball was hurled towards the Sword Array. As soon as it made contact with the Sword Light, the talismans on it ignited spontaneously.

In an instant, the iron ball transformed into an incredibly fierce torrent of iron sand, accompanied by sparkling embers, shattering a corner of the sword prison.

The Heavenly Demon Pei Yu also seized the opportunity, transforming into a silver flame and flying out through the gap.

"The Big Dipper Array, Star Shifting!"

Seeing this demon head also about to escape back into the Abyss, Shen Mo's expression turned cold.

The Mana within his body continuously flowed through his connection with the Dao sword, reinforcing the Sword Array. He then controlled the Dao sword to shift the star positions, pursuing the Heavenly Demon Pei Yu.

"You brat, why are you chasing me so desperately? Could it be that I devoured one of your relatives or friends?!"

The Heavenly Demon Pei Yu, parrying the suppressive force of the Sword Array with its silver flame spear, roared angrily.

Shen Mo ignored it, simultaneously activating the Sword Array and striking the demon head with a Palm technique and Sword Qi.

"One day, I will flay you, dismember you, and pick your bones clean!"

After uttering this harsh threat, the Heavenly Demon Pei Yu released a large amount of demonic essence, black as ink, from its body.

To Heavenly Demons, this substance was comparable to a cultivator's primal Essence and Qi.

Excessive loss of this essence was akin to a cultivator depleting their Mana, exhausting their flesh and blood essence, or sacrificing their soul power—all of which would inflict great damage upon a Heavenly Demon!

Only by consuming a large amount of blood food could it be slowly replenished.

In an instant, the demon light flared intensely, and the surging Demonic Qi was so overwhelming that even Shen Mo was alarmed.

"BOOM!"

Wrapped in the demon light, the Heavenly Demon Pei Yu sent The Big Dipper Array flying.

Then, transforming into a residual shadow, it plunged into the Abyss, heading towards the gushing low-class Heavenly Demons.

Shen Mo intended to pursue it into the Abyss.

However, in such a short time, a large yet crude Formation had already been constructed in the depths. Countless low-class Heavenly Demons were busily working to perfect and complicate it.

Evidently, the Lower Realm Heavenly Demons had learned from their experience on the Tianshan Mountain battlefield. To prevent cultivators from tampering with the passage between the two realms... they had gone to great lengths to transform the Abyss into a demonic cave!

After a Native Heavenly Demon Demon-corrupted a cultivator, it could obtain everything from them. This included their physical body, soul, talent, aptitude, magic, cultivation methods, and all other tangible and intangible assets. This naturally included the cultivator's memories and their proficiency in Formations.

Shen Mo wasn't surprised they could construct such a massive Formation; he was merely amazed at how troublesome the Heavenly Demons were!

If this passage allows Third-Order Heavenly Demons to pass through, then more powerful Heavenly Demon experts could cross over at any moment and appear in the demonic cave!

It would be unwise for me to rush in alone...

Once trapped within the Formation and besieged by several Third-Order Heavenly Demons, my chances of survival would be virtually nil. Even if I used the Jade Talisman, the Peak Master wouldn't arrive in time to save me.

After a moment's consideration, Shen Mo abandoned the idea of storming the demonic cave.

He formed a sword technique with his fingers, and The Big Dipper Array enveloped the entire Abyss.

The hordes of low-class Heavenly Demons, caught off guard, were instantly shredded by the Sword Array into dregs, leaving only wisps of their residual auras. Shen Mo captured these and infused them into his jade identity pendant.

These were all merits from slaying demons and could not be easily relinquished.

When the Sword Array blocked the Abyss exit, Xu Tong and the other Qi Gathering Realm cultivators battling the low-class Heavenly Demons felt their pressure greatly reduce, and they all cast admiring glances towards Shen Mo.

The Heavenly Demons within the demonic cave, now led by Third-Order demon heads, were naturally more adaptable than those on the Tianshan Mountain battlefield.

After only a short while, they stopped streaming out. Instead, they remained within the demonic cave, where, under the command of Demon-corrupted cultivators proficient in the Array Path, they continuously perfected the multiple layers of Formations.

Nevertheless, Wolf Howling Ridge was still teeming with numerous Heavenly Demons.

Moreover, countless low-class Heavenly Demons scattered and fled, their destinations unknown, having Demon-corrupted who knows how many demonic beasts and mortals.

In the future, a large number of cultivators would have to rely on the Bone Viewing Mirror to meticulously search them out one by one... to find all these lurking demon heads!

Otherwise, if even a few Heavenly Demons were missed and allowed them to devour a large amount of blood food, it would inevitably lead to boundless bloody karma!

"SWISH!"

"SWISH!"

Two streaks of light appeared in the sky above Wolf Howling Ridge, one after the other.

Shen Mo, with his Flawless Dharma Eye and powerful sense, had already identified the arrivals. He retracted the Three-headed, Six-armed phenomenon and greeted the two individuals.

"Elder Shentu, Elder Tian!"

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