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Chapter 638: Unable to Leave
Chapter 638: Unable to Leave
"You all came out rather early, and it seems like things went well for you in the Nine Caves Peak."
Huo Junrui and his two companions flew over to the group, and Yin Chuan Guizu stared at them with a chilling gaze.
Hearing the tone of their voices, Chu Ning and the others realized that their journey within the Nine Caves Peak might not have been as smooth as they had hoped.
Sure enough, the next moment, Huo Junrui spoke up, "It's good that you're all safe. Just now, inside the Nine Caves Peak, we encountered a sudden attack from the demonic soul of a Beyond World Demon."
"If we hadn't been on guard, it might have succeeded. Fortunately, Old Ghost Yin Chuan used a secret technique to prevent the demonic soul from forcibly possessing him."
Yin Chuan Guizu's expression remained grim after hearing this.
Chu Ning and the others then learned from Huo Junrui that when they were inside the Nine Caves Peak, Huo Junrui was in front, while the two Demon Dao Alliance members were behind him.
However, after encountering the demonic soul, it didn't immediately rush towards Huo Junrui but instead veered towards Yin Chuan Guizu from the side.
Unlike Chu Ning, the three of them didn't possess the same level of divine perception and body protection. The demonic soul directly entered Yin Chuan Guizu's body.
Yin Chuan Guizu then used a secret technique to forcefully expel the demonic soul from his body.
Seizing the opportunity, Huo Junrui and Wen Xiao quickly took action and eliminated the demonic soul.
After explaining this, Huo Junrui turned to Chu Ning and asked, "How did it go for you all in the Nine Caves Peak?"
"It went well. Aside from breaking the restrictions, there wasn't anything unusual," Yu Zhifang replied.
Qin Changkong smiled and said, "We also encountered the demonic soul of a Beyond World Demon, but Chu Daoyou sensed it in time and directly eliminated it."
Upon hearing Qin Changkong's words, Huo Junrui and the two Demon Dao Alliance members turned their gazes sharply towards Chu Ning.
They didn't know about the Yu brothers, but they were aware of their own experiences.
There were several Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators, and eliminating the demonic soul wouldn't be difficult.
However, the strange appearance of the demonic soul was definitely not something that could be easily detected.
From Qin Changkong's words, it was clear that Chu Ning had sensed it in advance and seemed to have done so with ease.
This caused the others to look at Chu Ning with newfound respect.
Huo Junrui chuckled and said, "It seems like Chu Daoyou's cultivation and abilities are truly remarkable."
"Chu is just lucky," Chu Ning replied with a smile.
Huo Junrui didn't dwell on this topic further.
At that moment, he turned his attention to another direction, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"Xia Huaian, Zhao Lang, and Meng Qiongyu haven't come out yet. I hope nothing unexpected has happened..."
Before Huo Junrui could finish his sentence, he felt a flash of movement in front of him. The next moment, Chu Ning's figure appeared a hundred zhang away.
Almost simultaneously, Huo Junrui also sensed something amiss and immediately called out, "Something's wrong! Trouble!"
As he spoke, Huo Junrui followed Chu Ning's trail, flying away.
The divine perception of the other Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators present was not weak, and they all sensed the disturbance in that direction.
Without hesitation, they followed suit.
Chu Ning took the lead, arriving at a valley similar to the one he had just emerged from.
He saw two cultivators, a man and a woman, flying towards him with anxious expressions.
Chu Ning recognized them as Xia Huaian, a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Wilderness Alliance, and Meng Qiongyu from the Green Robe Alliance.
His gaze then moved past them, landing on a middle-aged man standing behind them.
This man was Zhao Lang from the Heaven Eagle Alliance, but his body was enveloped in demonic energy, which Chu Ning could sense even from such a distance.
"Zhao Lang has been possessed by a Beyond World Demon!"
Chu Ning's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he quickened his pace, rushing forward.
Just then, he saw 'Zhao Lang' turn around and fly in another direction.
Apparently, the Beyond World Demon, having possessed 'Zhao Lang', had sensed Chu Ning's arrival and was now attempting to escape.
"Fellow cultivators, Zhao Daoyou was momentarily caught off guard and was possessed by the demonic soul of the Beyond World Demon.
We dare not take his life..."
As Chu Ning and Huo Junrui approached, Meng Qiongyu shouted first.
At that moment, 'Zhao Lang', who was still flying away, suddenly stopped, and a cry for help escaped his mouth, "Save me!"
Seeing this, the others understood the situation. Zhao Lang had been possessed by the demonic soul, but being a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator and with the possession being so brief, he hadn't been completely controlled by the demonic soul.
"We must expel the demonic soul before it devours Zhao Daoyou's Nascent Soul!"
Huo Junrui, who had just arrived, straightened his face and took out a foot-long magical treasure.
And at that very moment, he saw a figure swiftly approaching Zhao Lang.
It was Chu Ning!
Chu Ning had been at the forefront, and just as Zhao Lang forcefully regained control of his body and didn't fly away, Chu Ning seized the opportunity.
At this moment, Chu Ning didn't dare to directly attack with his treasure, fearing he might harm Zhao Lang.
He swiftly moved behind Zhao Lang, and in that instant, he circulated his Essence Energy, activating the Immortal Body to protect his exterior.
Chu Ning executed the Nine Transformations Body Refinement Art secret technique, unleashing a strike towards Zhao Lang.
With the Essence Gathering Strike, it was enough to allow the Essence Energy to penetrate Zhao Lang's body and strike the Beyond World Demon's demonic soul attached to him!
This demonic soul was unaware of Chu Ning's ability, seeing Chu Ning's fist coming towards him.
It immediately let out a sinister laugh and struck towards Chu Ning as well!
"Boom!"
Before their fists could fully collide, a dull sound reverberated, and the spatial power swirling around them violently fluctuated at that moment.
Chu Ning's fist, imbued with Essence Energy, neutralized the spatial fluctuations and directly struck the opponent's fist!
Instantly, the Essence Energy passed through Zhao Lang's body, hitting the demonic soul attached to him.
Zhao Lang's entire body trembled violently.
However, the Beyond World Demon didn't stop there. Behind Zhao Lang, a strange, scaly black tail suddenly appeared.
A surge of black demonic energy rushed towards Chu Ning!
This black tail, whether in its appearance or attack, was extremely sudden, and even with Chu Ning's keen Divine Perception, he hadn't detected it beforehand.
But before approaching, Chu Ning had already activated the Immortal Body.
His exterior was covered with Zi Yang Spirit Flame, concentrated but not released.
As the long tail swept towards him, he immediately enveloped himself in the Zi Yang Spirit Flame.
However, at this moment, the Zi Yang Spirit Flame hadn't had time to take effect.
The long tail, filled with demonic energy, struck Chu Ning's exterior, but the Immortal Body blocked it.
"Sizzle!"
At the same time, waves of black demonic energy rose into the air.
The dark tail quickly retracted.
Zhao Lang's body trembled violently once again.
The next moment, a black demonic soul flew out of his body and appeared dozens of zhang away.
This demonic soul was different from the one Chu Ning and the others had encountered before.
Its head and limbs were no different from those of human cultivators.
However, behind it, there was a long tail with scales.
"Trying to escape?"
Chu Ning, upon seeing this, raised his right hand, and a purple flame instantly flew out of his hand.
It quickly caught up to the demonic soul, completely enveloping it.
"Ahh!"
The demonic soul let out a shrill and miserable scream.
The black demonic energy dissipated at a visible rate within the fire.
But soon after, its wailing ceased.
Instead, it began to mutter in a low voice.
"Is he casting some kind of secret technique?"
Chu Ning's heart stirred upon seeing this.
He opened his mouth and spat out the Chaos Spirit Sword, intending to pierce through and kill the demonic soul.
At this moment, the demonic energy on the demonic soul dissipated faster, accompanied by the low muttering.
Chu Ning vaguely guessed something and shouted, "Not good!" He maximized the power of the Zi Yang Spirit Flame, attempting to interrupt the enemy's secret technique.
But at that moment, a black beam shot out from the demonic soul.
It seemed to contain some kind of talismanic pattern.
This black beam even escaped the confines of the Zi Yang Spirit Flame, soaring into the sky and disappearing in a flash.
Its speed was so fast that Chu Ning couldn't react in time.
By the time he tried to intercept it, the black beam had vanished.
The casting of this technique seemed to have exhausted all the demonic soul's energy.
The next moment, the demonic soul was directly refined into nothingness by the Zi Yang Spirit Flame.
Although this series of events seemed complicated, it all happened within a few breaths.
It was only then that Huo Junrui and the others arrived.
"Zhao, are you alright?"
The group's gaze first fell upon Zhao Lang, whose face had turned slightly pale.
Zhao Lang's face was slightly pale, and his Essence Energy seemed significantly damaged.
He shook his head and then cupped his fists towards Chu Ning, saying, "Thank you, Chu, for saving me. This demonic soul is extremely overbearing. Just now, it tried to directly devour my Nascent Soul, which was controlling my body.
If you had arrived any later, I fear I would have lost my life."
As Zhao Lang spoke, his face still carried a trace of fear.
The rest of the group also looked towards Chu Ning.
Huo Junrui's eyes widened in surprise, saying, "Chu's abilities are truly remarkable. To think he could force the demonic soul out of Zhao so quickly."
It seems that what Qin Daoyou previously mentioned about being able to detect and kill the Beyond World Demon in advance within the Nine Caves Peak was not entirely due to luck, as you suggested."
Just now, Chu Ning had forced the Demonic Soul out of Zhao Lang's body with a single punch, and everyone witnessed this.
Chu Ning then, with just one move, directly eliminated the demonic soul, further astonishing the Nascent Soul Cultivators.
For a moment, everyone looked at Chu Ning in disbelief.
"There's no need for formalities, Zhao Daoyou. We came here together, and we should naturally assist each other," Chu Ning said, ignoring the astonished gazes of the crowd and looking towards the place where the demonic soul had been refined.
After confirming that there was indeed nothing there, he frowned slightly and said, "Fellow Daoists, my ability to deal with the Beyond World Demon is due to a certain degree of suppression I have over them."
However, when dealing with that demonic soul just now, it seemed to have sent out some kind of signal.
From now on, we must all be more careful."
Upon hearing Chu Ning's words, everyone's expressions turned solemn.
Before entering the Demon Mountain, the group thought that with so many people, even if they encountered Beyond World Demons, it wouldn't be a problem unless there were too many of them.
According to the records, most of the Beyond World Demons from years ago had been eliminated.
There couldn't be that many in the Demon Mountain.
But after making contact, they realized that these Beyond World Demons were far more difficult to deal with than they had anticipated.
A single demonic soul had caught them off guard, and if more were to arrive, it would naturally be more troublesome for the group to handle.
At this moment, Chu Ning's gaze turned towards the front, where the sky remained as hazy as it was in the Middle Domain.
Unlike the outside of the Nine Caves Peak, where there were spatial rifts in the sky, now, as far as the eye could see, from the heavens to the earth, countless large and small spatial rifts were scattered everywhere.
Even Chu Ning couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine at the sight of so many spatial rifts.
Moreover, under the influence of these spatial rifts, divine perception couldn't reach very far.
It was easy for the divine perception to be devoured by these spatial rifts.
Chu Ning's expression became more solemn.
"Fellow Daoists, we don't yet know how many Beyond World Demons there are in the Inner Domain.
However, I must remind you again that the truly powerful ones are those with demonic bodies.
I once witnessed a Demigod-level existence on the Sky Curtain Continent."
After explaining the implications of a Demigod-level existence, Chu Ning's words left everyone even more shocked.
Huo Junrui hesitated and said, "Fellow Daoists, my original plan was for us to enter the Inner Domain and see if we could join forces to eliminate the scattered Beyond World Demons.
Now it seems that there might be more Beyond World Demons here than we imagined.
If we venture deeper, it might be too risky.
We have two choices: one is to retreat to the Middle Domain, as even if there are Beyond World Demons there, their strength is not sufficient.
The other option is to stay put.
If that Beyond World Demon did indeed send out some kind of signal, and more of them gather here, we can retreat to the Nine Caves Peak at any time.
There are restrictions within that passage, which will suppress them and make it easier for us to deal with them.
What do you all think?"
"I also think it's too risky to advance recklessly," Yin Chuan Guizu spoke up first.
"However, if we just retreat like this, it would be too cowardly for us, the so-called top forces of the Western Alliance Continent.
Ten thousand years ago, many Daoists dared to enter here and fight against the Beyond World Demons.
After another ten thousand years, there couldn't be more Beyond World Demons, and we shouldn't be scared off, right?
The reason why everyone felt it was difficult to deal with them just now was mainly due to some carelessness and insufficient precautions.
If we were to face them head-on, even if we can't win directly, we should be able to protect ourselves.
So I think it's indeed possible to wait for a while, and if something goes wrong, we can always retreat to the Nine Caves Peak."
Yin Chuan Guizu's words immediately gained the agreement of many.
Qin Changkong, the Yu brothers, Situ Yuanlian, Zhao Lang, and a few others remained silent, instead turning their gazes towards Chu Ning.
Only those who had truly come into close contact with Chu Ning, knew just how formidable his strength was.
These few people had already regarded Chu Ning as their leader.
Chu Ning, sensing their gazes, didn't speak, but his eyes once again turned towards the front as he said softly, "Now is not the time for us to make a choice, but we can't retreat anymore!"
Upon hearing Chu Ning's words, everyone's expressions changed.
(End of Chapter)
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