Chapter 248: Chapter 222: Enemy Trail Revealed in Miasma Cloud Mountain! (Double-Length)

Rune Mountain hurriedly stepped forward to support the elder.

He had already received intelligence that the attacking demon tribe was numerous, led by three formidable demons at the late-stage Earth Demon realm.

One of the Earth Demons seemed to be of an exotic species, with innate lightning magic that was particularly effective at breaking arrays.

This allowed them to break the grand array in one move and seize the spirit ore.

It was not their fault in battle, he wouldn’t blame them.

"Senior Brother Lin, what are the casualties?"

Shen Anyan also landed on the shoal, asking Senior Brother Lin with concern.

"The demon tribe ultimately feared the might of our Daoist School, only seizing the spirit ore without taking any lives. Only a few disciples were injured, but they’re not in serious condition."

"I originally vowed to defend the spirit ore to the death, but the demon tribe was too many, really beyond my strength!"

The elder sighed deeply, unable to help but shake his head.

"No matter, Senior Brother, did you leave a mark on the spirit ore?!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Rune Mountain asked hurriedly.

"I did, just waited for Junior Brother to come!"

The elder quickly replied.

"Good!"

"We will make these demon tribes return everything with interest!"

Rune Mountain’s expression was invigorated, not wasting words, he immediately took out a golden compass from his pocket.

"Activate!"

Rune Mountain lightly drank, and the golden compass suddenly shone brightly, with golden runes flickering endlessly, seemingly tracking something.

After a while, golden lines emerged on the compass, numbering over twenty, pointing in different directions.

However, all had a common intersection point.

"As expected, they escaped into Miasma Cloud Mountain!"

"And they have already divided the spoils, each fleeing separately..."

"Showing a bit of cunning."

Rune Mountain’s face displayed traces of heaviness, but in an instant, it turned severe.

"How can one allow others to slumber at their bedside!"

"This time, we must eradicate the evil completely!"

After speaking, he waved his hand, and twenty blank talismans floated from his sleeve.

"Clang!"

Subsequently, the twenty golden lines suspended from the compass fell one after another, each landing on a blank talisman.

The talismans instantly glowed brightly, vaguely showing a small arrow pointing forward.

After distributing the talismans, Rune Mountain waved his sleeve again, issuing a silver shield engraved with mysterious runes.

The rank of this shield was unknown, but it had clearly surpassed the realm of spiritual artifacts, exuding a profound spiritual light.

"Divide!"

Rune Mountain called softly, and twenty beams of spiritual light fell from the silver shield, covering each person of Gu Yuan.

"This is the Ascendant’s Secret Treasure bestowed upon us, the Silver Mist Spirit Shield. It can isolate miasma interference and provide some protective effect."

"From now, all disciples follow me into Miasma Cloud Mountain, each carrying a spirit talisman, sweeping through the demons and retrieving the plundered spirit stones!"

"This time, we must capture all the demons in one net!"

Rune Mountain’s eyes focused, speaking to everyone with a deep tone.

Everyone faintly smiled bitterly in their hearts, yet they could only comply.

"If truly unable to compete, temporarily maneuver around, wait until we kill those three-headed Earth Demon leaders, and then help will arrive!"

Seeing that everyone seemed unwilling, Rune Mountain slightly softened his tone as he raised an eyebrow.

Yet his eyes remained cold: "If cowardly without fighting, don’t blame the Daoist rules for being merciless!"

"We respectfully follow the decree!"

Everyone’s hearts tightened, their expressions solemn.

"There’s no time to delay, set off immediately!"

Rune Mountain nodded in satisfaction, then waved his big sleeve, bestowing twenty golden talismans to everyone.

Gu Yuan also received one.

The talisman glimmered with subtle spiritual light, pointing in a direction.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Gu Yuan felt Su Xuanfeng’s gaze seemed to inadvertently glance at him.

His heart was slightly vigilant, wondering what the Su Family was scheming.

However, he didn’t show anything unusual, took up the talisman, ignited his escape light, and followed behind everyone, diving into Miasma Cloud Mountain.

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The plan of the demon tribe from Three Elements Water Marsh was very simple.

After seizing the spirit ore, divide the spoils immediately, then each scatter and escape, dive into Miasma Cloud Mountain, turning scattered into whole.

Waiting for Cyan Peak Daoist School’s pursuers to retreat before returning to Three Elements Water Marsh.

They had already played this trick several times.

The Miasma Cloud Mountain possesses natural celestial advantages, its inherent poisonous miasma making it a forbidden land for the Human Race, allowing them to feel emboldened.

But this time, Rune Mountain did not indulge them, directly employing an Ascendant’s Secret Treasure, determined to capture these Demon Race members in one fell swoop.

Twenty Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators were dispatched simultaneously, monitoring every demon invader.

The strong ones could directly slay the Demon Race members; the weaker ones had to keep an eye on them, ensuring none of them escaped.

Although Gu Yuan was cautious, he did not oppose Rune Mountain’s arrangements.

Following the guidance of the Talismans, he plunged headlong into the boundless miasma.

"Whoosh!"

This miasma covered the sky and blocked the sun, casting a gray veil that blanketed the Celestial Vault.

An ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator here would have their Mana eroded, their five senses obscured, direction lost, and their strength plummeting by at least thirty percent.

However, the Demon Race thrived here instead.

Those with formidable innate talents could even command the miasma, moving freely, becoming ruthlessly fierce.

Previous encirclements by the Daoist School had all been futile, precisely because of this miasma.

But when Gu Yuan plunged into the miasma, a silver Spirit Shield immediately glowed around him.

The Spirit Shield was as thin as a cicada’s wing, seemingly fragile, yet remained unmoved under the corrosive miasma.

"This is the place..."

Alone, Gu Yuan followed the Talisman’s guidance, flying for roughly several hundred miles before finally seeing a peak sharp as a sword.

Atop the peak, the miasma swirled like dancing snakes, never ceasing.

The Human Race Cultivators here had long since felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles, their heads spinning with nausea.

Yet atop the peak, a cyan-green python coiled nonchalantly atop a pile of green Spirit Ore.

Not only that, but its scarlet tongue incessantly flickered, swallowing the miasma, drawing the gray tendrils into its belly, seemingly employing the miasma for a Cultivation Secret Technique.

Gu Yuan did not immediately land on the peak but scrutinized from the sky instead.

Given his current power, this Mid-Stage Earth Demon Snake Demon was insignificant to him.

His concerns lay elsewhere.

However, after waiting for a considerable time, there was no movement.

Gu Yuan hesitated no longer, his Escape Light descending straight into the peak.

Despite Miasma Cloud Mountain’s many merits, it bore one significant flaw.

The miasma was too dense, rendering ordinary arrays powerless to harness Spiritual Mechanisms to set up a Mountain Protection Array.

Only a few formidable demons at the core had enough resources to set up custom arrays to protect their Spirit Mountains.

The Snake Demon evidently lacked the ability to set up an array, for Gu Yuan landed beside the Cyan Snake without hindrance.

"A Human Race Cultivator?!"

"A disciple of Cyan Peak Daoist School?"

The Cyan Snake was startled, immediately withdrawing from its cultivation state, looking at Gu Yuan with suspicion.

"Surrender the Spirit Ore, and I will grant you a swift end!"

Gu Yuan spoke calmly, his hands clasped behind him.

On a typical day, this Mid-Stage Earth Demon Snake Demon was not worth any words; he would cut it down with one strike.

But today, on a whim, he sensed something amiss, prompting a few strained words to buy time, hoping to lure out something.

"How bold!"

"A mere Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment character daring to act recklessly in Miasma Cloud Mountain, truly courting death!"

The Snake Demon, initially panicked, felt relieved upon realizing there were no other cultivators within a hundred-mile radius, and taunted Gu Yuan.

"Hiss!"

The Snake Demon opened its mouth, spitting out a mass of gray miasma, which surged toward Gu Yuan’s face.

This miasma was more concentrated and domineering than that of Miasma Cloud Mountain, hissing and crackling through the air, almost as if corroding the very Void.

"Clang!"

The silver Spirit Shield in front of Gu Yuan shimmered slightly, emanating a faint Spiritual Light that weakened the miasma slightly as it passed through.

"Interesting..."

Gu Yuan was mildly surprised.

Not by the Snake Demon’s miasma, but by the Protective Spirit Shield before him.

The shield’s gleam did not shatter yet could weaken the attack, quite the Profound Mystery.

"Clang!"

As for the miasma before him, he willed a sword light that swiftly flew forth, cleaving it to Destruction directly.

"A High-grade Spiritual Sword?"

"A Sword Cultivator?!"

The Snake Demon trembled internally and was about to speak, but Gu Yuan suddenly furrowed his brows, looking sideways.

The Divine Sense Heartless Seal in his body trembled violently, sensing a strong intent to kill.

"Hiss!"

The sword light swiftly shifted, slicing the Snake Demon into thirty pieces in an instant, then hovered in mid-air, watching the side.

As the miasma dissipated, a sturdy, burly figure emerged, billowing with Demon Qi, walking out slowly.

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