After the situation on my side stabilized, I raised my eyes to look at the monster leader. He was still standing at his original position, but there was a transparent object in front of him, blocking the dozens of small swords in front of him.
It was a pity that I hadn't comprehended the Unity of Mind and Spirit. Once the small swords left my hands, I wouldn't be able to control them again.
I could only watch as the dozens of small swords were nibbled away bit by bit in front of the monster leader.
After a short while, the dark green swords disappeared. The monster leader retracted his hands and looked at me.
At this moment, I suddenly understood. Although the monster leader didn't put me in his eyes and had a face full of disdain, in reality, the people who had ascended were all scheming people. The various methods he had used just now were actually to consume my spirit power.
The only difference between me and him was our cultivation levels. Since he saw that I wasn't afraid at all, it was obvious that he had already predicted this. Thus, he attacked my weakest point. Once he exhausted my power to the point where I couldn't use any powerful spells, he would inevitably lose!
After understanding this, I removed the barrier in front of me. I estimated that I had already used up about 20% of my spiritual power. If I had the jade bracelet to replenish my power like before, I wouldn't be afraid. However, the jade bracelet had disappeared when the Mountain and Sea Realm opened, so I couldn't use it to recover my cultivation.
Fortunately, when I was advancing to the next realm, there was some spiritual power in my body.
Although I couldn't directly use it to defend against enemies, I discovered that this spiritual power could not only help people quickly recover from injuries, but it could also stimulate the Heavenly Meridians, speeding up their circulation and producing a large amount of shaman power in a short period of time.
Even though I had yet to figure out what this spiritual power was, it was born in my body and it was so useful. Hence, I treated it as something that naturally came with me after my breakthrough. At that moment, I activated it and rapidly recovered my witchcraft Qi. In just a short while, I had recovered twenty percent of my witchcraft Qi.
I had originally planned to recover my cultivation in one go, but the monster leader seemed to have sensed my intentions.
He moved and appeared in front of me in the blink of an eye. His hands turned into sharp claws, and he grabbed at my chest.
He was extremely fast, but my reaction wasn't slow either. I immediately held the Xuanyuan Sword horizontally in front of me.
The leader seemed to be able to see the power of the Xuanyuan Sword. He immediately raised his claws, avoiding my chest and aiming at my face.
When it came to close combat, the difference in cultivation would be revealed without a doubt.
At such a close distance, it could change its route at will, but I couldn't keep up with its rhythm. In a hurry, I didn't have the time to raise the Xuan-Yuan Sword. Helplessly, I could only activate my cultivation and retreat several meters, pulling away from the leader.
Seeing me retreat, the leader immediately chased after me. However, in the blink of an eye, I finally found a gap and immediately took the initiative. The Taoist Qi in my body circulated, and the sword cultivation technique entered my Life Palace, which was displayed by the Yang Spirit.
In the blink of an eye, the Xuan-Yuan Sword was filled with Dao Qi again. It flew out of my hand and floated in front of me.
At this moment, the leader had already caught up to me. However, when he saw this move, he forcefully stopped his body. His expression darkened. It was obvious that he realized that the might of the Xuanyuan Sword, which was activated by this sword cultivation technique, was extraordinary.
He couldn't stand still, so I waited for him to exhaust himself. Naturally, I wouldn't waste such a good opportunity. I immediately urged the Xuan-Yuan Sword to spin quickly around my body. Immediately, a wave of air appeared around me, wrapping me in it.
As the wave of air rolled, the sand and stones under my feet flew, and I kept sinking.
In just a few seconds, a large pit that was dozens of meters deep appeared where I was standing, and the water of the underground river was about to gush out.
In this wave of air, the Xuan-Yuan Sword continued to emit golden Taoist Qi. In the next second, the wave of air suddenly stopped, and the Taoist Qi formed a golden wall in front of me.
After that, even cracks appeared on the golden wall, and numerous small golden swords were being ceaselessly formed within the cracks.
After the countless small golden swords were formed, they suddenly gathered together and rose into the air, shooting toward the leader.
Using the power of my Essence Yang Divinity after the Ascension Ascension, as well as my sword cultivation techniques, to power the Xuan-Yuan Sword, was my most powerful killing move. Back in the Realm Gate of the Mountain and Sea Realm, I had used this technique to hold off Celestial Master Zhang, who was half a step into the Ascension of Sunset. That was why I was confident that I would be able to escape alive from him.
The Demonic Beast leader's cultivation base was only at the mid Ascension Stage, so I was confident that I could use this technique to kill him.
As the tens of thousands of golden swords shot forward, I used the remaining Shaman Qi in my body to jump out of the pit, my gaze fixed on the Demonic Beast leader.
Although I was confident, I didn't dare to be careless before the result was certain.
After all, the leader of the Demonic Beasts was a Greater Demon from the Mountain and Sea Realm. Perhaps he had some kind of powerful secret technique.
Facing the golden rain of swords, even a mid-stage Rush Realm cultivator would have no chance of dodging. The demonic beast leader clearly recognized this as well, so it did not retreat at all. Instead, it waved its arms and roared. The sound waves from its mouth caused the surroundings to tremble. Following that, traces of blood seeped out of its eyes and mouth.
Next, the antennae on his head began to grow madly. In the blink of an eye, they were more than three meters long. The antennae twisted together into a ball, and then exploded. Dark red blood sprayed out, forming a barrier in front of the Demonic Beast leader in an attempt to block the attack.
A series of secret techniques were unleashed. Based on the power of the attacks alone, it was obvious that they were extraordinary. Unfortunately, in the face of my Yang Spirit, as well as the Xuan-Yuan Sword rain powered by sword cultivation techniques, his actions were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
The rain of golden swords fell on the dark red barrier, but didn't meet any resistance. It was like a sharp knife cutting through tofu, piercing through it and stabbing into the Demonic Beast leader's body.
A second later, the Demonic Beast leader's face froze, and its body suddenly exploded, turning into smoke and dust. The dark blood screen in front of it also disappeared.
Seeing that the monster leader was dead, I finally let out a long breath and relaxed my body.
A moment later, Xu Kun returned to my side. When he looked at me, his eyes were filled with shock and worship. He exclaimed, "Brother Zhou is truly a genius. You've used the power of the Xuan-Yuan Sword to its pinnacle!
You were a young phoenix back then, but now you've become a proud son of heaven. I truly admire you. "
To be honest, even with my current state of mind, I couldn't help but feel happy after killing a Demonic Beast at the intermediate stage of the Ascension Realm. However, I didn't have any complacent thoughts after hearing Xu Kun's words. I only smiled and waved my hand. "Brother Xu, you're overpraising me. Now that the situation is gradually changing, and you're in possession of the Eastern Emperor Bell, the head of the ten great divine instruments, your cultivation will definitely increase by leaps and bounds. Brother Xu is more deserving of the title of a proud son of heaven than I am."
Hearing my words, Xu Kun hurriedly waved his hand, as though he wanted to say something polite. However, I stopped him and said, "The Demonic Beast leader is still dead. Let's hurry and find the children."
After saying that, I headed into the cave of the Demonic Beast leader. Xu Kun hurriedly followed me.
The cave also had a restriction set up by the Demonic Beast leader. However, with its death, the restriction had already dissipated. We quickly found the children from before.
When we met again, their faces were filled with panic. It was obvious that they had suffered a lot of fright on the way here. Fortunately, none of the children were missing. Even the child that I had first seen who was abducted was here, which made me feel much more at ease.
In the Demonic Beast's territory, the surrounding Ancient Desolate Aura had gathered. Moreover, there was also the Demonic Beast's irritable aura, which was extremely harmful to the children. In just a few short days, many of the weak children had already shown adverse reactions. Hence, I had to bring them away as soon as possible.
If it was on a normal day, I would be able to bring the children away from this place. However, when I killed the Demonic Beast leader, I had expended a lot of my energy. It would be difficult for me to rely on my own strength. Hence, I called Xu Kun to cast a spell together with me. We stirred up the wind to sweep the children out of the cave and flew towards the exit.
After about half an hour, we returned to the cliff that we had come from.
Following the death of the Demonic Beast leader, the restriction naturally dissipated.
We leaped out of the cave where the restriction had previously been. In an instant, we had returned from the foul Demonic Beast's territory to the human world.
After coming out, I immediately saw Zhang Kanwen and the fatty. They were still guarding outside the restriction. Just like what I had told them, even after the restriction had dissipated, they didn't rashly enter.
Seeing us come out, both of their faces lit up with joy. The fatty immediately walked to my side and asked what had happened, while Zhang Kanwen immediately went forward to hug little Wang Li.
He didn't speak much and didn't show any concern for his well-being. He just constantly caressed little Wang Li's body and checked his body. His gaze was filled with tenderness.
After a while, Zhang Kanwen got up and looked at me. He sighed. "It's all thanks to you this time. To be honest, ever since Wang Li was abducted, my heart has been hanging by a thread …"
For him to say such words, it was obvious that the past two days had been a lot of torture for him. I was also deeply moved. I quickly waved my hand. "Brother Zhang, what are you saying? I watched little Wang Li grow up. I can be considered his Martial Uncle. What's there to say?"
Zhang Kanwen grinned. He obviously felt that it was pretentious, so he waved his hand and didn't say anything else.
At this moment, the fatty and Xu Kun had already started chatting. The two of them could be considered to have known each other. They chatted for a long time before stopping.
At this moment, I was already thinking about how to settle the young children. Seeing that they had finished chatting, I called Xu Kun over and asked him if he had any ideas.
Hearing my question, Xu Kun looked hesitant. "The human world is in chaos now. The families of these young children who were abducted to this place must have met with misfortune. How to settle them is really a problem."
He was right. There were very few cultivators in the human world. Facing those Demonic Beasts, only people like Zhang Kanwen, who had the cultivation of Heavenly Master and above, could survive and even chase after them.
As for the parents and family of the other young children, they must have met with misfortune.
It wouldn't be a problem to settle one or two young children. In the Fengshui Metaphysics shop, whether it was Liu Chuande, Xie Chenghua, or Wang Kun and his wife, they all had the ability to take care of them. However, there were dozens of young children in front of me. It would be really difficult to settle them with my strength alone.
After thinking for a moment, I turned to look at Xu Kun.
He came from a family of Metaphysics. Whether it was his family or the Metaphysics Society, they were both extremely powerful. They had many subordinates, so taking care of these young children shouldn't be a problem.
Unexpectedly, after I told him my idea, Xu Kun's expression became awkward. After a moment of silence, he said, "After the Mountain and Sea Realm opened, Old President Li left the Metaphysics Society with some of the talented youths.
Although the Metaphysics Society still existed, it was almost an empty shell.
Furthermore, the human world was in chaos, and everyone was in danger. The Metaphysics Society's aristocratic families were like birds startled by the mere twang of a bow. For the time being, they were in hiding and didn't care about what was happening in the outside world.
As for the Xu family, they weren't a particularly large Metaphysics Society. In order to protect themselves, they didn't have the time to care about others. Xu Kun had come out this time because his ideals didn't agree with his family's, and that was why he had left in a fit of pique. One man, one sword, he wanted to do what little he could for this broken human world.
After listening to him, I understood the situation in the human world.
Old President Li's matter was just as I had expected. He had waited for a thousand years to open the Mountain and Sea Realm and find a chance to ascend.
No matter how chaotic the human world was, it couldn't stop his dream of ascending.
The Metaphysics Society's actions weren't wrong either. Everyone was in danger, and no matter who it was, they had to protect themselves first.
But because of this, the children had become a problem.
Just as we were at our wits' end, the fatty suddenly interjected. "After the Mountain and Sea Realm opens, there aren't many Magi left. After finding them, they've been settled in the Medicine King's Valley.
That place is protected by the Magi, and ordinary demonic beasts can't enter. Compared to the situation in the outside world, the Medicine King's Valley is a rare refuge.
Since the children have nowhere to go, it would be better to send them to the Medicine King's Valley. "
The fatty's words made sense. After listening to him, my eyes brightened, and I agreed.
After the Mountain and Sea Realm was opened, the Valley of the Medicine Kings had already made plans to settle down the Magi. Since they hadn't found many Magi yet, the remaining space was perfect for the children. It was a win-win situation.
After deciding on this method, we didn't want to stay here any longer. I called the fatty and told him to bring the children safely to the Medicine King's Valley.