You Cultivate, I Farm

The White Jade Ape transformed into a fearsome beast and, in a flash, pounced in front of Wei Yixian.

Stomping fiercely on the ground, its fists, like meteorites, hurled towards Wei Yixian, tearing through the air with a sharp sonic boom.

Faced with such a formidable assault, Wei Yixian, who did not excel in physical cultivation, in the blink of an eye conjured a dark ghost-faced shield.

The ghastly face on the shield let out a piercing scream, emitting streams of dense, serpent-like black Yin energy, blocking the White Jade Ape's mighty fists.

With a loud bang, the shield, under the assault of the ape's fists, as if made of paper, was directly punctured, leaving only half a face in the center.

Wei Yixian was terrified. This shield was a fourth-grade defensive artifact, renowned for its impressive defense, yet it was so easily breached by the giant ape's fists.

Immediately, he thought of retreating. The thin skin sack he wore emitted a faint Yin energy, rippling like water, as his figure gradually faded.

"Chirp!"

Another crisp cry rang out, and Wei Yixian, concealed beneath the skin sack, was exposed again tens of zhang away.

Before he could react, the giant ape turned around and, like a starving tiger pouncing on its prey, smashed its fist towards his head with ferocity.

Wei Yixian's body surged with demonic energy, and four arms grew from his ribs. The arms quickly extended, growing to several zhang in length, and joined together to block the White Jade fist.

The giant fist struck the tentacle-like arms, scattering flesh and blood, sizzling upon hitting the ground.

The White Jade Ape, too valiant for Wei Yixian, who had six arms, pushed him back with its relentless attacks.

The more it fought, the more exhilarated the ape became, its eyes, the size of a head and glittering with an endless brutal intent, posed an imminent threat to Wei Yixian's life.

During the battle, he tried every means to escape from the giant ape, using the peculiar human skin sack several times to hide his figure.

However, the entity emitting the crisp cries, hidden somewhere, would immediately nullify the skin sack's effect whenever he concealed himself, leaving him to face the giant ape's unending attacks.

In such a situation, Wei Yixian realized he was at a disadvantage, merely wasting spiritual energy. Over time, he would slowly be worn down by the two high-grade spiritual beasts, like a cat playing with a mouse.

A ruthless gleam flashed in his eyes, and his spiritual energy rampaged through his meridians. His body swelled, distorting his features, and in a moment, transformed into a non-human entity.

With a bang, his spherical body exploded, scattering dense Yin-infused black flesh in all directions, filling the sky, flying towards every corner.

This escape method was a sinister secret technique, consuming a vast amount of essence blood. Should he escape, reconstituting his body would greatly reduce his strength, dropping a minor cultivation level, with the lost essence blood taking a decade to replenish.

But with his life in imminent danger, Wei Yixian could not concern himself with these consequences. Survival was paramount.

Although the giant ape managed to block many pieces of the shattered black flesh, their sheer number overwhelmed it, only managing to block as much as possible.

At that moment, a massive crimson fireball appeared out of nowhere, dividing into countless slender fire serpents in the sky, dyeing the entire sky red.

The red fire serpents danced wildly, chasing each piece of shattered black flesh. Upon catching up, they clung to the black flesh like incurable diseases, burning it into ash before ceasing.

Countless fire serpents spread into a vast sea of fire, leaving no place for the Yin-infused black flesh to hide.

The remaining black flesh gathered into a dark meatball, which, upon closer inspection, showed Wei Yixian's agonized and blurry features.

Then, the meatball sprouted short limbs, appearing grotesquely deformed.

With a slap, the watchful giant ape, already prepared, smashed its White Jade palms down like tidal waves, shattering the meatball's head into countless fragments.

The palms glowed with White Jade light, purifying all the scattered flesh into nothingness.

Seeing the enemy thoroughly vanquished, the giant ape's eyes surged with red light, and its body quickly shrank, returning to the shy and timid White Jade monkey, no longer the fierce and brutal beast from before.

The Profound White Phoenix elegantly appeared from afar, leisurely flying towards the little monkey.

In the sky, countless red fire serpents converged back into a giant fireball. Huo Lin'er, slightly lifting its head with a hint of pride, slowly emerged from the fireball.

Moments later, Ge Pu, accompanied by Lu Xuan and sensing the commotion, Zhong Jingshan also arrived at this mountainous area.

"Junior Brother Lu really went all out, deploying such a formidable force to deal with a Foundation Establishment completion stage evil cultivator."

"Not only did we have three true disciples participating, but we also managed to summon the Profound White Phoenix and the White Jade Ape, two guardian spiritual beasts of our sect."

Ge Pu, upon seeing the phoenix and the monkey, expressed his surprise.

These two guardian spiritual beasts, given their normal growth, could reach the Core Formation realm. With profound luck, they even had the potential to break through to the seventh rank, becoming Nascent Soul great powers, holding a high status within the sect. Even true disciples couldn't enlist their help for personal matters.

"I happened to plant quite a few spiritual fruits. By chance, I fed these two guardian spiritual beasts several times, hence the deep bond. This time, I took the opportunity to invite them over to assist me."

Lu Xuan explained half-truthfully.

Ge Pu nodded slightly, his gaze lingering on the evil cultivator's grotesquely limbed body.

"It's surprising that right under the Sky Sword Sect, a Foundation Establishment completion stage dark cultivator infiltrated, intending harm to our sect's cultivators."

"And to think that the inner disciples in Jianmen Town failed to detect it."

"It's no fault of those brothers; this dark cultivator was indeed too cunning, coupled with exceptional hiding abilities, leading to the notion of sneaking into my courtyard."

Lu Xuan spoke with a serious tone.

"As for the dark cultivator's intentions, Junior Brother Lu, there's something I must remind you of."

Ge Pu turned to Lu Xuan, his expression grave.

"Junior Brother Lu, you have a unique talent in botany, and it's understandable you'd want to study those aberrant spiritual plants."

"Still, I hope you can control the extent of your involvement and not become obsessed."

"These aberrant spiritual plants are, after all, different from normal ones and can easily affect the cultivator's mind, even risking contamination and transformation. They're not of the righteous path."

"Moreover, there are Core Formation elders in the sect who despise evil. Should they notice, it might lead to unfavorable consequences."

"So, you should tread lightly and avoid getting lost in it."

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother Ge. I'll be careful."

"I assure you, the aberrant spiritual plants I cultivate will not be used for evil deeds, indiscriminate killing, or to harm the sect's interests."

Lu Xuan hastily promised.