Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 1073 The Demon of Ruins

The group began to move in one direction.

Underfoot was gray-black soil and rocks, with occasional boulders eroded into strange shapes or bottomless fissures, but nothing else.

There was no wind, no sound, nothing at all.

The light from the illumination spell shone steadily, but it could not dispel the growing gloom in everyone's hearts.

About five or six hours later, Jing Yu and Jian Yunyuan, who were walking at the front, stopped almost at the same time, their pupils shrinking.

In the darkness ahead, blurry figures appeared without warning.

"It's the [Void Demon]!"

These figures were exactly the right number, corresponding one-to-one with each of the geniuses present.

With the help of the illumination spell, everyone was finally able to see what these monsters looked like.

They have a human-like outline and body shape, with all four limbs intact, but no facial features or hair; their entire head is like a smooth, polished pebble.

None of the Void Demons made a sound; they remained silent as each one launched an attack on one of the prodigies.

Extremely fast, with concise yet deadly movements, striking directly at vital points!

"careful!"

With a sharp shout, Jian Yunyuan unleashed his eight natal swords, which had been poised to strike, transforming them into eight sharp sword lights of different colors, which met the faceless demon rushing towards him.

brush--

Jian Yunyuan clearly overestimated the strength of the Void Demon before him. With just one slash of his flying sword, [Snatch Sharpness], the Void Demon was instantly cut in two and disappeared.

But almost instantly, another Void Demon appeared out of thin air and continued to pounce on Jian Yunyuan.

"As expected, he can't be killed!" Jian Yunyuan felt a chill in his heart, confirming Fu Changting's words.

"Their cultivation level... is exactly the same as ours!"

Yue Xingzhou roared and punched the Void Demon in front of him, shattering it.

"I'm also at the late stage of the Cave Heaven Realm!"

"I'm at the mid-stage of the Cave Heaven realm!"

"The numbers match perfectly!" After a brief exchange, the prodigies exclaimed in surprise.

They discovered that the cultivation level of each Void Demon corresponded precisely to their respective cultivation levels!

"We have a total of 132 fellow Daoists here, including 50 late-stage Cave Heaven cultivators, 61 mid-stage Cave Heaven cultivators, and 21 early-stage Cave Heaven cultivators..."

"No... there are only twenty early-stage Cave Heaven Realm Demons and sixty mid-stage Cave Heaven Realm Demons here..."

"Fellow Daoist Yue Xingzhou and Fellow Daoist Xuanjing's body refinement cultivation far surpasses their Qi refining cultivation! The Void Demons here should only consider the highest realm of each person's [Essence, Qi, and Spirit]!"

"That matches up!"

Soon, the prodigies discovered that although the Void Demons fought one-on-one, each seeking out a cultivator to fight, they did not seek out cultivators of similar cultivation levels; instead, they randomly selected their opponents.

For example, Jing Yu's body refinement cultivation was clearly at the late stage of the Cave Heaven realm, but he encountered a Void Demon at the mid-stage of the Cave Heaven realm.

Another prodigy at the early stage of the Cave Heaven realm encountered a Void Demon at the late stage of the Cave Heaven realm.

Fortunately, these prodigies were almost all the best in their class. Although they were two minor realms apart, the prodigy only focused on defense, so he was not about to show any signs of defeat for the time being.

"Don't get bogged down in battle! Stay on the defensive! Conserve your mana!" Jian Yunyuan's voice rang in everyone's ears.

He had already withdrawn his offensive, and his eight natal swords circled around him, forming an impenetrable defensive sword formation that blocked all of the Void Demon's attacks, focusing solely on defense.

With his reminder, the other prodigies quickly realized what was happening.

These Void Demons are impossible to kill. Instead of wasting precious mana trying to defeat them, it is better to defend with all our might and wait for them to disappear on their own as Fu Changting said.

As a result, the atmosphere on the battlefield suddenly changed... The prodigies who had previously tried to counterattack and find weaknesses all switched to defense.

Sword light transformed into a protective shield, fist intent condensed into a fortress, and spells intertwined to form a shield... each employing their own methods to firmly protect themselves.

The attacks of the Void Demons were like a torrential downpour, constantly striking these defenses, yet they could not break through.

Time passed slowly... Half an hour of defense was not particularly strenuous for the group of geniuses.

Only a few early-stage Cave Heaven cultivators were unlucky enough to encounter a late-stage Cave Heaven Void Demon, which caused them to expend a large amount of true essence, but they still managed to hold on.

Half an hour later, without warning, all the Void Demons that were attacking frantically suddenly stopped.

The next moment, their bodies began to blur and become transparent until they disappeared completely.

In just a few breaths, hundreds of Void Demons vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.

"Disappeared...disappeared?" A Golden Immortal disciple who had unfortunately encountered a late-stage Void Demon asked, panting heavily with a hint of relief.

"Just as Fellow Daoist Fu said..." Yue Liusu withdrew the protective shield of Danhuo around her, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. She felt that her magic power had been slightly depleted, but it was not a big deal at all.

This was nothing to her, who was carrying a large number of pills and herbs, but for those geniuses in those grotto-heavens with limited resources, it was definitely a dangerous signal.

Fu Changting's face was still pale, but his eyes were much calmer: "According to ancient records, the appearance of the Void Demons is periodic, but the interval is not fixed. It may be several hours, or it may be several days. But as long as we are still in the Void, they will definitely appear again."

Fu Changting's words meant that they were not only trapped in this desperate situation, but also faced an endless, exhausting battle.

Each appearance of the Void Demon erodes their precious true essence, blood energy, and divine sense, pushing them step by step towards exhaustion.

Jian Yunyuan took a deep breath, suppressing the heaviness in his heart, and said loudly, "Rest here for a quarter of an hour! Seize the time to recover and take stock of our losses!"

The prodigies silently sat down cross-legged, each holding a piece of immortal essence stone, and began to recover their magical power.

Since there is no immortal spiritual energy in Guixu, it is impossible to restore true essence through breathing exercises. It can only be restored using spiritual medicines, precious pills, or immortal essence stones.

A body cultivator like Yue Xingzhou took out a spirit pill to replenish his blood and qi and swallowed it.

Bai Zhaoyue and Yuan Jiqing were both body cultivators. Bai Zhaoyue took out a blood-red Ganoderma lucidum, held it between her two fingers, but did not immediately put it into her mouth.

Yuan Jiqing, watching from the side, was green with envy: "As expected of a true disciple of the Dragon Palace, you rich dog... I noticed you didn't even stretch your muscles just now, did you really need to bring out a Blood Spirit Mushroom to embarrass yourself?"

Bai Zhaoyue ignored Yuan Jiqing's incessant chatter. After a moment of contemplation, she walked up to Yue Liusu:

"Fairy Yue, may we make a deal? Could you refine this Blood Spirit Mushroom in my hand into a corresponding pill to replenish qi and blood?"

Upon hearing this, all the prodigies' eyes lit up.

Yes!

At this moment, there is a true disciple from the Yuan Dan Hall here, whose alchemy skills are superb... If they directly consume spiritual herbs and medicines, not only will the medicinal power be severely lost, but the effect will also be far inferior to that of pills.

Many of the cultivators present had stored some spiritual herbs and medicines, which were perfect for Yue Liusu to refine!

The true disciple of the Yuan Dan Hall pondered for only a moment before nodding:

"can."

But Yue Liusu quickly changed the subject: "But I want to take half of the pills that are refined."