Immortal Path Space

Currently, most of the Golden Core cultivators are paired off in one against two battles, and in some cases, Chen Zhuo even fights against three opponents simultaneously.

Only three Golden Core cultivators engage in one-on-one combat, and among them is Gu Qingyang. He had previously chosen his opponent, naturally opting for the weakest Demonic Beast.

At the moment, he held the upper hand, and the Demonic Beast he was battling cried out in pain, with multiple wounds inflicted by him.

Seeing this, Wang Hong naturally decided to assist his Master. He commanded over ten thousand Poisonous Bees to swarm the three-tier Demonic Beast.

The buzzing swarm of over ten thousand Poisonous Bees surrounded the three-tier Demonic Beast, but with a flap of its wings, it scattered a large portion of them. Unfortunately for the Demonic Beast, more Poisonous Bees swarmed in, causing it great annoyance.

Furthermore, in the heat of battle, it didn't have the luxury of time to keep flapping its wings. Gu Qingyang seized the opportunity and struck it with another sword.

Soon, the Poisonous Bees had crawled all over the Demonic Beast's body. However, with the sturdy flesh of a three-tier Demonic Beast, the Poisonous Bees were unable to harm it.

This gave the Demonic Beast some relief, and it focused on countering its formidable adversary.

But after a while, it felt excruciating pain emanating from its wounds. The Poisonous Bees couldn't break its skin, but they could enter through the wounds.

This Demonic Beast was resilient, enduring the pain even though it was constantly in agony. It continued to fight Gu Qingyang.

After some time, the pain in its wounds subsided because the Poisonous Bees had injected a significant amount of toxins, causing numbness in the wounded areas. Gradually, this numbness spread to its surroundings.

Before this numbness reached its neck, it felt a sharp pain there – its head had been severed.

In its dying moments, it wondered if waiting a bit longer would have made the pain more bearable.

After the two of them had cooperated to slay this Demonic Beast, they moved on to the next one.

Half an hour later, the battle finally came to an end.

In this battle, there were ten Golden Core cultivators from the Human Clan, three hundred Foundation Building cultivators, facing twenty three-tier Demonic Beasts, six to seven hundred two-tier Demonic Beasts, and countless one-tier Demonic Beasts.

Initially, they believed it was a hopeless situation, and everyone had prepared for defeat and the annihilation of their entire army. However, they unexpectedly achieved victory as if by a miracle.

Thinking about this, a shadow crossed their minds, and they shivered involuntarily. This was because they were all poisoned, and only one person had the antidote.

At this moment, Chen Zhuo stood beside Wang Hong and praised him, saying, "Wang Hong, you are truly promising. You single-handedly turned the tide in this battle. When we return, I will definitely report your achievements to the Sect and ensure you are rewarded."

"Yes! We owe this victory to Wang Hong!"

"Hahaha! I had originally planned to sacrifice myself with a couple of Demonic Beasts. I owe you a favor, Wang Hong."

"I owe you a favor as well!"

At this moment, the group of Golden Core cultivators expressed their gratitude to Wang Hong, and some even made public promises.

"You senior disciples are too kind. These are the duties of a disciple," Wang Hong replied modestly.

Although Wang Hong was being enthusiastically praised by everyone, he felt no excitement in his heart. Now that everyone was poisoned by his bees, any misstep on his part could lead to his dismemberment by the others.

Chen Zhuo stood by his side, showering him with compliments, but he could also control him at any moment.

When one possessed the power to threaten others, regardless of whether they harbored ill intentions or not, they would naturally arouse suspicion. Few people would willingly place their lives and fortunes in someone else's hands.

At this moment, he had become the hypothetical adversary in everyone's subconscious minds.

This had nothing to do with good or evil; it was purely a natural response ingrained in the subconscious, aimed at protecting one's own life.

Fortunately, Gu Qingyang had always stood by his side, giving him some courage and making others hesitate to act against him too easily.

After the battle, Gu Qingyang examined the antidote provided by Wang Hong. The toxins in his body had now been neutralized, and the Devouring Spirit Poison had been converted back into Spiritual Power within him.

With the toxins cleared from his system, his thoughts naturally shifted, and he felt light and free from poison.

"Disciple acted recklessly, causing harm to fellow senior disciples and Senior Brother. I feel deeply guilty. This is my specially crafted Detoxification Pill. Please, everyone, take it as soon as possible," Wang Hong said, taking out a large pill bottle from his Storage Bag and pouring out a pill, which he swallowed first.

He had already taken a Detoxification Pill earlier, but now he pretended to take another to make the others trust him. The others received the pills, and seeing Wang Hong take one first, they were reassured and swallowed them as well.

After taking the pills, they all sat down where they were, focusing on their cultivation to slowly break down the toxins within their bodies.

In this battle, nearly two hundred Foundation Building cultivators had lost their lives, leaving only a hundred and five survivors. Among the Golden Core cultivators, two had also fallen, leaving six.

However, alongside the heavy casualties, they had achieved remarkable results. All the one-tier and two-tier Demonic Beasts had been slain, fifteen three-tier Demonic Beasts had been killed, and only five had managed to escape.

After such a large-scale battle, everyone had sustained injuries, and their Spiritual Power had been completely depleted. But now, still within the Demon Clan's territory, they couldn't afford to rest. They briefly cleaned up the battlefield and hastily departed.

On their return journey on the Flying Boat, the inside felt empty since over half of their group was gone.

Wang Hong sat on the deck, taking out the Roc Bird he had killed and extracting its essence blood from its heart.

The essence blood of this three-tier Roc Bird was golden in color, filling up an entire large bottle.

He collected this essence blood, intending to extract its bloodline power to help Little Peng advance to the next tier. Little Peng had already reached the level of a high-grade two-tier Demonic Beast but was unable to progress further due to its bloodline limitations.

These three-tier Demonic Beasts and Little Peng were all avian-type Demonic Beasts, so the essence blood should provide some assistance.

Wang Hong carefully stored the large bottle of essence blood and also kept the Demonic Beast's body to be dissected later. It wasn't convenient to do so on the Flying Boat with more than a hundred pairs of eyes watching.

For a Foundation Building cultivator to possess an intact three-tier Demonic Beast body was an unimaginable treasure.

At this moment, while these hundred-plus individuals were envious, no one dared to make a move against Wang Hong.

They may not have a clear impression of his combat abilities, but his poisonous methods made him unpredictable. Who would dare to provoke him?

After putting away the Demonic Beast's corpse, Wang Hong walked over to Gu Qingyang.

"Master, I have a request," Wang Hong said.

"What is it? Feel free to ask," Gu Qingyang replied, currently busy with handling the corpse of a three-tier Demonic Beast.

"I would like to request that Master trade me the essence blood from the heart of the three-tier Demonic Beast," Wang Hong requested.

Hearing this, Gu Qingyang took out a bottle from his side and handed it to Wang Hong without hesitation. "Take it, it's yours!"

Gu Qingyang didn't inquire about the purpose of the essence blood and simply gave it to him. At the same time, he took out another bottle from his Storage Bag and handed it to Wang Hong.

Today, Gu Qingyang had killed two three-tier Demonic Beasts, so he had two bottles of essence blood to spare.

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