Chapter 769: Encounter Battle

Chapter 769: Chapter 603: Encounter Battle

Ji An returned to his loft and called over Golden Fur and Dahuang, asking:

“The fortress was attacked, causing tremors in the internal areas, and the Dharma Prohibition of the loft also took some impact. Did you feel it?”

He felt a bit fearful; if an extreme situation occurred where the fortress could no longer withstand the True Demons’ attacks, evacuation would be the only choice. He couldn’t just wait for someone to ‘invite’ him out of the loft.

If the situation became extremely critical and the Teleportation Array needed to be activated, and he missed it due to being out of touch in the Little World, it would be disastrous.

“Squeak, squeak,” Golden Fur nodded. At that time, it felt the tremor of the Dharma Prohibition, but it was only once, and then nothing else happened.

Dahuang shook its large head and gave a low growl.

Ji An breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that the Beast Tamers could feel the situation.

He took out the Gourd Stone and instructed:

“Both of you go in.”

Once the two Beast Tamers entered the Little World, Ji An also followed suit.

He called over the Golden Feathered Eagle and the Cyan Water Turtle and instructed:

“In the future, when performing guard duties, you have to regroup.

Lan Bei and Golden Fur in one group, Dahuang and Golden Feathered Eagle in another.

If the Magic Array is attacked again, immediately enter the Little World to notify me.”

Because Magic Arrays rely on Earth Veins, both Dahuang and Golden Fur have Earth Element Bloodline and can sense the tremor of the loft’s Dharma Prohibition.

The Golden Feathered Eagle is a Wind Element Demon Beast, and the Cyan Water Turtle is a Water Element Demon Beast. He wasn’t sure if they could sense an attack on the fortress’s Magic Array, nor did he want to experiment, so splitting up Dahuang and Golden Fur was the simplest solution.

“Squeak, squeak,” Golden Fur was somewhat unwilling; it didn’t like being with the Cyan Water Turtle for long periods.

Ji An showed an evil smile, “If you don’t want to, then you’ll team up with the Golden Feathered Eagle.”

“Squeak, squeak,” Golden Fur immediately relented; the bloodline suppression was too strong that way, and it liked it even less.

Ji An smiled and said:

“Golden Fur, Lan Bei, you’ll start your guard duty today, also lasting three days.”

He ushered the two Beast Tamers out of the Gourd World and then rode a cloud to the white ground.

Reaching out, he peeled off a piece of the Bark of the Vajra Bodhi Tree, revealing a Talisman that shimmered with silver Spirit Light.

Due to the rarity of materials, after obtaining the method to draw the Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman, he had many attempts at practice.

Later, he mixed cinnabar and peeled off two pieces of bark the size of a normal Talisman from the Tier Three Vajra Bodhi Tree.

The bark was processed by Secret Techniques, retaining the vitality of life while being able to bear the Thunder Talisman.

He made a batch of Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talismans, but the success rate was only fifty percent, with only one reaching Top-grade, while the others were Middle Grade.

After nearly ten years of nurturing, most of the Middle-grade Talismans have risen to Top-grade, but the one that was originally Top-grade did not break through in quality.

Ji An was not anxious; time was on his side, and his strength would grow like the rings of Suzuki, as long as he stayed alive.

He took three Talismans and placed them in the Grotto Void Stone, feeling the part of the Spirit Wood that lost its bark with emotion.

These scars will grow back in a year or two, but the new bark would not be as smooth as initially, losing its reusability.

Other parts could still be used, but if the Spirit Wood was overused, it would affect its tier advancement.

Ji An planned to draw a maximum of six Thunder Talismans from each Spirit Wood, and those intended for refining Puppets would not be debarked.

He rode a cloud away and landed next to the Bodhi Tree. Facing the True Demon Tribulation, he increased the number of Bodhi Trees to nurture Treasure Talismans.

The consumption of Spirit Stabilizing Talismans and Purifying Talismans was significant. His goal was to break through bottlenecks, nurturing out Tier Three Top-grade Spirit Stabilizing Talismans and Tier Three Level Purifying Talismans.

Ji An took a Purifying Talisman as a backup and decided to strictly control the number of Tier Three Purifying Talismans, preventing outsiders from knowing he could mass produce them.

As for the Spirit Stabilizing Talismans, he could use Talisman Paper to draw Tier Three Upper Grade Talismans, which were sufficient for use.

After preparing battle supplies, Ji An returned to the vicinity of the Gathering Essence Tree and began practicing Bing Fire Divine Thunder.

The thunder shook the Void, and the red light stained the Little World with an orange-red hue.

Clusters of Thunder-Attracting Grass joyfully extended their branches and leaves, greedily absorbing the lingering resonance of the thunderstorms, the light on the leaves waxing and waning, in a perpetual cycle.

…

Ten days later.

Ji An flew at low altitude on the cloud, with the Wuji Xinghuang Banner transforming into an Earth Qilin circling around him.

On the outermost layer, clusters of Golden Flowers danced, serving as the first line of defense. The Gold Flowers had autonomous tracking functionality, providing warnings and delaying incoming attacks.

Inside them was a granular floating light, the second line of defense, which deflected and further delayed incoming attacks, while also reducing their intensity.

His body was surrounded by a very thin shell of light, composed of the Light of Wu Earth. Though it appeared thin, it provided more defense than both outer layers combined.

Beneath the light of the Magical Treasure was the Spirit Light of the Pan Mountain Technique, and below that was the Mixed Gold Profound Armor Spell.

So many layers of defense can significantly increase his margin for error, even if he encounters an extremely powerful surprise attack, it can buy him time.

This allows him to react and release the Solid Gold Technique, a Tier Three magic technique at the Great Perfection Level. He eagerly anticipates seeing how it will work.

The Earth-Departing Flame Banner transformed into a Fire Phoenix, spiraling in the sky, its body entwined in flames.

It stared sharply ahead, and all approaching demon fog was ignited, emitting a foul odor.

At this moment, the fog was dense, severely affecting visibility.

He was somewhat fine since his eyes had acquired the divine power to penetrate fog, giving him a sight range of nearly a hundred zhang.

Master Wuxuan was quite miserable with a sight range of less than thirty zhang.

Do not underestimate the difference of these dozens of zhang; this is the fundamental reason why other Golden Core Daoist Masters can only engage in frontal encounters or be ambushed when leading a team.

Standing five or six zhang away from Ji An, Master Wuxuan glanced around and said:

“We’ve searched such a large area these past few days, but we haven’t found that True Demon who ambushed us. I wonder how long such days will last.”

His feelings right now are somewhat conflicted, hoping to end the tedious search yet worried that the True Demon, as Moyun Daoist Master said, is hiding in the dark only to launch a fatal attack.

Ji An sighed softly, “It won’t last for many days. A method that shows no results for a long time will only cause us trouble and be abandoned by everyone.”

Busy with executing tasks these days, the tasks of alchemy and talisman making have been neglected, and the resources in the fortress’s inventory will gradually decrease.

Long-term exposure to the demon fog makes him more irritable; even though he returned to the fortress to purify himself earnestly, it feels as if staying outside for too long will foster negative emotions.

During the initial days of executing tasks, this situation did not occur.

Not only him, but a few others also feel the same.

Master Wuxuan sighed as well, introspecting that he must be even more careful when he executes patrol tasks alone in the future.

At this moment, Ji An suddenly felt a sensation of being watched, this feeling was mysterious, a baseless feeling as if some creature was trailing them.

He felt it absurd, but he turned around to look, only to feel his pores tighten sharply, his body instinctively tensed.

He saw a humanoid creature over two zhang tall, with blood-red skin, and two small arm-thick red curved horns on its top, from which black smoke was rising,

The creature was flapping black wings similar to bat membranes, approaching them, a mere seventy or eighty zhang away.

“True Demon!”

Ji An yelled in shock, immediately entering a combat state, the image exactly matched Moyun Daoist Master’s description.

He was extremely nervous at this point, as the enemy could slaughter a team of cultivators, but excitement also emerged from the depths of his heart.

After years of hard practice in magic techniques, finally, a powerful enemy appears as his touchstone.

Master Wuxuan was startled, turning around instantly, but he only saw the vast demon fog rolling with a light breeze.

The stealthily moving True Demon froze, puzzled as to how it got exposed.

With a hideous smile on its face, it licked its lips with its tongue, its eyes full of brutality.

At such a close range, even if it is exposed, it doesn’t matter.

Its black wings flapped vigorously, swiftly crossing dozens of zhang in an instant.

After days of cooperation, Master Wuxuan knew his teammates’ sight range far exceeded his, and immediately fully activated the defensive treasure.

The protective light enveloped his body with Earth Element Spirit Light, particularly thick in the front.

The silver gleaming Breaking Gang Needle hovered in front of him, ready to activate at any moment.

Preparing for battle, he took out a Signal Talisman to activate but saw a huge red figure clutching a red-glowing Bone Blade rushing out.

Indeed the True Demon, just as he had the thought, seeing the True Demon raise its hand and throw the Bone Blade, the target point being his location.

The Bone Blade enlarged in his eyes, seeing the protective spirit light of the magical treasure like paper, instantly pierced through, the blade tip stabbed into his chest, continuing its momentum, penetrating through.

Master Wuxuan’s body was sent flying backward, and he vaguely heard the whistling that tore through the air.

His body rapidly withered, not a drop of blood flowing, his spirit soul pulled by a powerful force, entering the Bone Blade.

The demon weapon, satiated with blood and spirit soul, emitted an ominous red light, the patterns on the Bone Blade became increasingly dazzling.

The sudden change happened too quickly, though combat contingency plans were thought out, Ji An never expected the enemy’s attack to be so brutal, killing his teammate with one blow.

Moyun Daoist Master was not wrong, such a powerful True Demon indeed intentionally let him return, otherwise, he had no chance of survival.

The True Demon wore an enthusiastic and cruel smile on its face, flapping its wings again, raising a basketball-sized fist flying towards Ji An.

It wanted to smash the target’s head with one punch, then savor the delicious innards.

It had been tracking this group for days, feeling that the target’s scent was the sweetest, making it drool.

It carefully observed these enemies, five in total divided into three groups, with only one being a real threat.

If it comes to a life-or-death struggle, it would definitely be the enemy who dies.