"Everyone, be careful!" Jiang Maodian said heavily, "Stand behind me."

A flying sword emitting a blue glow hung above his head, its tip pointed at the black dog in front, brimming with a menacing aura, ready to strike.

The black dog turned to look at the immortal bait at the street corner, its green eyes bursting with ferocious light. It bared its teeth and said,

"That thing is what attracted us here!"

Sticky saliva dripped continuously from the gaps between its sharp teeth.

"A good thing, truly a good thing! Hand over your life!"

It suddenly attacked, a thick aura of blood bursting from its fur, dividing into four strands and locking onto Fan Wubing and the others. The moment they were trapped, the blood aura condensed into blood-colored dog shadows, pouncing towards them.

"Slash!"

The blue flying sword above Jiang Maodian's head started vibrating fiercely, drawing out a dazzling sword light that slashed towards the blood-colored dog shadows at an incredible speed. Immortal Spirit Qi violently collided with demonic aura, producing a sharp wind howling sound.

Sword cultivators are known for their sharp might, and coupled with his Late Stage of Golden Core cultivation, Jiang Maodian immediately gained the upper hand against the black dog.

Jiang Maodian, a fourth-generation student of the Eternal Immortal Sect, was rich in combat experience. After a preliminary exchange, he roughly gauged the black dog's level. He no longer held back, his body brimming with immortal qi that surged into his meridians from his Dantian, ready to unleash his divine flying sword techniques.

The blue flying sword swirled a sword flower in the air, and hundreds of sword qi slashed towards the black dog demon, forming a cage of sword qi.

The black dog's pupils shrank into a point, and this display of might made it tremble with fear. Without hesitation, it spat out the fortune it had previously bitten from the toad demon to shield itself.

Seeing this, Jiang Maodian feared that the sword qi might shatter the fortune, so he quickly withdrew.

In the instant he withdrew, the black dog demon seized the opportunity and quickly fled, escaping the range of the flying sword's attack in an instant.

Fan Wubing immediately used the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill to guide the fortune to Jiang Maodian's front,

"Senior Brother Jiang, quickly accept the fortune!"

Jiang Maodian paused slightly, then immediately reached out to grasp the fortune. It struggled for a moment before calming down, disintegrating into thousands of strands of milky white light that entered his body.

A bright aura emanated from him, spreading to the surroundings.

"Fortune... Is this the true fortune?" Jiang Maodian squinted his eyes, thoroughly enjoying the sensation.

Ai Yinian excitedly asked,

"Senior Brother Jiang, how does it feel?"

Jiang Maodian said,

"Remarkable. It vaguely feels like someone is speaking to me, but I can't hear it clearly. There's a phantom in the Purple Mansion, but it seems I'll need some time to slowly comprehend it."

Fan Wubing was a bit puzzled, thinking, is this the usual experience people have when obtaining fortune? And it requires time to digest...

With his Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill, he could decompose the fortune in an instant because fortune is essentially a form of creation qi. The evolved Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill was adept at understanding various 'qi'.

He abruptly furrowed his brow,

"Other demons are approaching!"

The group looked around. From all directions, demons were coming.

Dogs, cats, mice, pigs, vengeful spirits, roosters, living corpses... a variety of demons.

Moreover, the unsettling aura in the air was growing thicker.

Fan Wubing sensed the demons' qi... Among them, several demons had particularly intense qi, almost rivaling Jiang Maodian's sword qi might. He said in a deep voice,

"Senior Brother Jiang, some of these demons are really strong! There are many of them, but they are mainly attracted by that immortal bait. We'd better avoid them and take the opportunity to defeat them one by one when possible. The commotion here will soon attract other seekers of fortune. Let them test the waters first."

"You're right!"

The four of them immediately moved to withdraw quietly.

Suddenly, the black dog demon from before howled like a wolf, then yelled,

"Those four! They have more delicious food!"

Instantly, the group of demons released a demonic aura, locking onto the four of them.

"Damn, we should have killed it without hesitation earlier!" Jiang Maodian frowned tightly, "Run!"

The four of them quickly fled towards the south of the city.

Most seekers of fortune resided over there.

But before they could leave the street, they heard a piercing rooster crow. Immediately, a strong gale swept in from behind, so powerful that it lifted the flagstones off the ground, and even blew away several artificial hills nearby.

The strong wind swept beneath their feet, instantly knocking them off balance and causing them to lose their footing.

Fan Wubing quickly tensed his core, barely stabilizing himself without falling.

Fu Manman and Jiang Maodian used their body movements to offset the force of the wind.

Ai Yinian, with the lowest cultivation level, was blown dizzy and fell heavily to the ground. Jiang Maodian quickly controlled his flying sword to support him, preventing further injury.

Amidst the swirling sand and stones, the silhouette of a rooster emerged. It stood on one leg atop the roof of a three-story building nearby, its large comb pulsating as if a heart were beating inside,

"Where do you think you're going to escape to? Lawless outsiders."

Jiang Maodian gritted his teeth and said,

"It's very strong!"

Other demons quickly caught up. A slender, completely black cat with a broken tail sat elegantly, licking its fur, and said,

"Venerable Ji, after all these years, you've reached such a level? As expected of Daoist's favorite disciple."

The rooster on the rooftop let out a clucking laugh,

"You're not bad either."

A black pig with murky yellow sword-like bones along its body oinked as it spoke,

"Why so much chatter? Quickly dig out the delicacies on these guys and let this old pig have a taste. Just the smell is irresistible to us, eating one bite might just send us straight to immortality."

"Stupid pig! Even the Daoist hasn't spoken of ascension, yet you, a fool, talk about ascension?" the broken-tailed Profound Cat said scornfully.

The large body of the black pig wobbled, "Cheap cat, thinking of eating my pig whip again?!"

A demon with a barely human appearance stepped forward. It wore a black and red robe, its skin ashen with corpse spots. Its eyes were rotten like crushed century eggs. It was the appearance of a Walking Dead Demon. It said,

"Quickly capture these four outsiders and turn back into human form. If seen in this state, the Daoist will lecture us again."

A group of oddly shaped demons, eyes filled with menace, looked towards the four.

Jiang Maodian said in a deep voice,

"You escape first, I'll cover. Don't worry about me, I have a way to escape."

"Alright!"

The other three didn't hesitate and immediately set off.

As they moved, Jiang Maodian shouted,

"Sword Qi Dragon!"

With this shout, from the tip of his flying sword, a sword qi dragon darted out like lightning. As soon as the sword qi dragon emerged, it crackled with the sound of electricity, and the faint sound of dragon roars could be heard. The dragon surged, flashing around, carrying a fierce, sharp might.

Thunder, lightning... have always been feared by demons.

Jiang Maodian's display of such a technique immediately intimidated the demons, giving Fan Wubing and the other two time to escape.

By the time the demons regained their senses, only Jiang Maodian was left. His appearance was naturally gentle, leaning towards feminine, but his aura was extraordinarily sharp, making him impossible to underestimate.

From the rooftop, the Rooster Demon called, "I'll chase those three, you deal with him!"

Having said that, it spread its massive wings and suddenly flew up into the air.

Jiang Maodian shouted,

"Get down here!"

With eyes like thunder, he drew another flying sword from the Purple Mansion and attacked the Rooster Demon in the air. This flying sword, transparent like water, was extremely fast, and instantly pierced through the Rooster Demon's right wing.

With its wing injured, the Rooster Demon lost control and plummeted down, directly collapsing the three-story building it had stood on.

"So strong!"

The other demons were shocked.

The Living Corpse Demon seriously said to the Black Pig Demon and Profound Cat Demon,

"His attacks are extremely sharp. Let's take him together!" It shouted, "We'll fight him, and the other little demons, immediately pursue those three earlier!"

The fallen Rooster Demon also crashed through the wall, advancing. It furiously said,

"Damn outsider, injuring my wings, I will tear you apart!"

Jiang Maodian fought against the four,

"Come, try me!"

The aura of these four demons was not weaker than his, at least at the Sixth-Layer Golden Core level. Among them, the Walking Dead Demon was the most formidable, likely at the Seventh-Layer Golden Core, approaching the Eighth-Layer Golden Core!

But Jiang Maodian did not retreat in the slightest. He knew very well that any of these four, Fan Wubing and the others wouldn't be able to handle them.

He must hold them off!

As for the other demons... he couldn't stop them.

Jiang Maodian clenched his teeth and thought,

Junior Brother Wubing, you must hold on until other seekers of fortune come to disrupt things!

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