Chronicles of the Green Vine: A Mortal’s Path to Immortality

Various attacks arrived in an instant. The male cultivator from the Hao Yuan Sect looked grim, and without regard for the demon beasts, he released a semi-circular, crimson shield to block himself, retreating hastily.

After a series of booming sounds, the man retreated several yards. Cracks appeared on the crimson shield in front of him.

His expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly urged the spiritual power within him, frantically pouring it into the defensive magical artifact, hoping to block for a moment.

However, Bai Heng and the others wouldn't give him a chance to breathe. With a loud clang, a cyan-colored giant axe arrived above his head, smashing onto the crimson shield.

With two soft cracking sounds, the crimson shield shattered. Knowing the situation was critical, the male cultivator thrust out the bronze spear in his hand, placing it horizontally in front of him to block the heavy blow from the giant axe.

At the same time, his storage bag at his waist lit up, and a red gem flew out. A flash of light on it suggested he was about to cast some kind of spell.

However, he underestimated the power of the cyan giant axe. Under the temporary resistance, a huge pressure came from his hand, weakening the spiritual light around him by a third. Unable to withstand the pressure, he half-knelt on the ground.

"Haha, die!"

A wild laugh rang out beside him. Bai Heng had already arrived within two yards of the man. With a wave of the yellow jade fan, a crescent-shaped wind blade flew out, instantly splitting the male cultivator in two.

Awoo! Awoo!

In the brief span of two or three breaths, the Hao Yuan Sect cultivator was killed under the siege of several people. His companions also abandoned killing the demon beasts and scattered in all directions.

No one thought of rescuing the Hao Yuan Sect male cultivator.

When Bai Heng launched his attack, the female cultivator from the Beast Controlling Sect slapped a spiritual talisman on herself. A pair of white light wings appeared behind her, and she instantly soared into the sky, leaving the battlefield and flying into the distance.

This was a flying talisman. In the blink of an eye, the woman disappeared without a trace.

The two Blood Bone Sect cultivators not far away took similar actions, releasing more than a dozen spiritual talismans to force back the black armored lizards, then released a black disc about ten feet in size.

The two stood on it and simultaneously spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which transformed into a layer of blood mist enveloping the disc. The speed immediately increased by more than half. With a few flashes, they were more than ten yards away, transforming into a streak of blood and speeding away, their speed no weaker than the female cultivator using the flying talisman.

These sect cultivators each had considerable means, instantly leaving the battlefield. Zhang Ling and the others wanted to chase but couldn't catch up.

Awoo!

With a roar, the two demon beasts that lost their target angrily charged towards the group. Naturally, the six dared not be negligent and once again faced the two giant lizard beasts.

Zhang Ling waved his flying sword, shooting out several sword beams towards the black armored lizard, while the female cultivator holding the staff and the black-robed man also attacked the demon beast.

Under their three-person siege, they discovered that the black armored lizard's defense was astonishing. Ordinary attacks only produced a few sparks when they hit it.

The black-robed male cultivator said in a muffled voice, "I have a way to kill this demon beast. You two only need to hold it back for a moment."

After speaking, he pointed at the golden bronze mirror in his hand. Tiny golden runes appeared on the mirror's surface, as if he was about to cast a powerful spell.

Zhang Ling and the others responded and stepped forward, holding back the black armored lizard.

The female cultivator surnamed Li raised the staff in her hand, and seven or eight fist-sized dark spheres flew out.

These attacks were very fast, and they landed on the black armored lizard, exploding into a burst of fire. Although they didn't break through the demon beast's defense, they did force the black armor to retreat a distance.

Zhang Ling simply waved his hand, and several iron tribulus seeds shot out, transforming into several iron tribulus vines that quickly wrapped around the demon beast.

However, it only blocked the black armored lizard for a breath or two. Under the lizard's massive body's frantic twisting, the iron tribulus vines broke one after another.

After throwing out the iron tribulus, Zhang Ling retrieved his flying sword and replaced it with a cyan stone magical artifact. This magical artifact immediately released a large patch of cyan-gray thin threads, which condensed into several ropes and wrapped around it.

Although this magical artifact's attack power wasn't strong, the released threads were exceptionally tough, temporarily trapping the black armored lizard in place.

"Go!"

While attacking, Zhang Ling was constantly observing the black-robed man.

The man's spell was also completed. The golden bronze mirror flashed, transforming into three identical bronze mirrors that flew towards the black armored lizard, constantly rotating.

One of the bronze mirrors flashed with golden light, shooting out a thick pillar of golden light. The direction of the golden light was not the demon beast but another bronze mirror.

The golden light reflected off the second bronze mirror, and the golden light pillar became thin and transparent. The faded light pillar reflected again on the third bronze mirror, becoming only the thickness of a finger, and flashed onto the black armored lizard's head.

The lizard's body trembled, as if the picture had frozen. It stiffly fell to the ground, losing its vitality and dying instantly.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Ling was shocked. He hadn't clearly seen how the demon beast had died.

Now, looking at the black armored lizard's head, there was nothing unusual. Just as he was about to carefully examine it with his spiritual sense, a scream suddenly came.

Looking over, the red phosphorus lizard on the other battlefield had also been killed by the other three.

The scream was from the Zhao surnamed man who was holding the giant axe magical artifact. A pitch-black dagger had pierced through his chest, and blood stained most of his body red. He was not going to live.

The owner of the dagger that killed him was Wu Shan.

Bai Heng next to him also looked at everything with a cold expression, not caring at all, as if he had already encountered this situation.

Bai Heng turned his gaze and looked in the direction of the three. His gaze fell on the black-robed cultivator and said coldly, "Why haven't you made a move yet?"

Zhang Ling felt a murderous aura when the man looked over. Knowing something was wrong, he retreated several yards without thinking. At the same time, he took out several spiritual talismans and held them in his hand, ready to activate them at any time.

Bai Heng and Wu Shan's sudden act of killing their companions made his heart sink.

"Fellow Daoist Bai, what are you doing?"

The female cultivator surnamed Li was also frightened by the sudden scene and shouted. She also activated a red jade tablet to block herself. She looked shocked.

"What am I doing? Hmph... There are too many of us, and there aren't enough Flame Sun Flowers to share. Is that reason enough?" Wu Shan sneered, and with a wave of his hand, he retrieved the dagger magical artifact and looked coldly at the Wang surnamed female cultivator.

"If Guo had acted just now, I'm afraid I would have been besieged by the two of you. I wouldn't dare gamble on Fellow Daoist Bai's conscience," the black-robed cultivator said in a deep voice.

"I didn't expect that after not seeing you for a few years, you still don't trust me, your boss. If it weren't for me back then, you would still be a..."

"Back then... what a joke. You, a bloodthirsty evil cultivator, are also saying these words. Little Wu, you have to be careful. Following this Bai will never end well."

Zhang Ling looked at the people present expressionlessly, intentionally or unintentionally glancing at the cave not far behind him.

If he left now, he wouldn't get the Flame Sun Flower.