Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 626 - 624 True Monarch Liu Yun Trapped

He had just risen and had yet to step out of the cave mansion when an anxious voice sounded outside.

"Junior Brother Ning, are you there?"

It was True Monarch Du’e!

Ning Daoran hurriedly waved his sleeve to open the cave mansion door, only to see True Monarch Du’e in a rather disheveled state. His robe sleeves were riddled with hexagonal holes like a honeycomb, and there was a streak of blood on his cheek. Furthermore, his mana was chaotic, clearly indicating that he’d just experienced a bitter battle and had suffered defeat.

"Brother Du’e, what happened to you?" Ning Daoran exclaimed in surprise.

"Something big has happened!"

True Monarch Du’e said, "You already know about the six black tide vortexes appearing outside Guixu City, right?"

"I just heard about it. What then?"

"The matter I need to tell you is precisely caused by the black tide. Do you know that True Monarch Liu Yun not only has a cave mansion in the city but also opened another in a desolate mountain outside the city? The one on the mountain is used for experimenting with highly destructive killing arrays, and recently, True Monarch Liu Yun has been in seclusion in that mountain cave."

He furrowed his brows. "The black tide spread rapidly. Not long ago, Liu Yun’s cave was already swallowed by it. I wanted to rescue her but was fiercely attacked by a large group of blood demons, resulting in this state. Junior Brother Ning, you, me, and Liu Yun Daoist are comrades with life-and-death ties; we cannot simply stand by and watch her be swallowed by the black tide."

"Indeed!"

Ning Daoran clenched his fist lightly. "No time to lose. Let’s depart now. I also want to see just how formidable these blood demons are!"

"Very well, I’ll lead the way!"

The next moment, the two great cultivators stormed out of the cave mansion in a hurry.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, where are you going?"

At the door, Yusui, who had been sitting and sipping tea, suddenly stood up.

"Rescue mission. Slaying red demons!"

Ning Daoran threw her a rather vague remark and left swiftly.

"..."

Fairy Yusui bit her silver teeth, hesitating for a fleeting moment, and then transformed into a streak of tunneling light to follow. "I’ll go with you!"

She was merely at the Nascent Soul Early Stage—a fairly average level—and it was already quite remarkable that she could keep up.

For a while, three streaks of tunneling light formed a triangular formation heading for the outskirts of the city.

"This woman..."

True Monarch Du’e transmitted his voice to Ning Daoran mid-flight. "Could it be she’s taken a fancy to you? From what I know, Fairy Yusui rarely leaves her cave mansion; she’s always devoted to researching the talismanic way and relies on its income to sustain her Nascent Soul cultivation. She’s naturally not adept at combat techniques, yet she’s willing to follow us to risk danger outside the city."

"Perhaps so."

Ning Daoran had his hands clasped behind his back, letting the wind brush past his face as he transmitted his voice. "Who can blame me for being so attractive to women?"

"..."

True Monarch Du’e was rendered speechless for a moment.

...

Outside the city, the black tide had spread, and was now only ten miles away from Guixu City’s walls.

Only moments after Ning Daoran and the others left the city, they were intercepted by city-guarding cultivators. An elderly cultivator at the Golden Core Late Stage spoke solemnly, "Senior Jianjia, Senior Du’e, uh, and Senior Yusui—are you three heading to attack the demon nest?"

"Exactly."

Ning Daoran responded, "What is the current situation inside?"

"Utterly chaotic,"

The Golden Core elder frowned and said, "The city lord has already issued a decree—every cultivator must unite to build a defensive line and should not rashly strike alone to avoid being trapped by the black tide."

"True Monarch Liu Yun is trapped merely a few miles away. We must go save her!"

True Monarch Du’e spoke gravely, "Golden Core Young Fellow, there’s no need for you to worry. We know how to protect our lives; if we cannot prevail, we will naturally withdraw. You, as a Golden Core, should continue attending to Golden Core matters."

"If that’s the case..."

The elder awkwardly said, "May the three seniors take care!"

"Let’s go!"

The three resumed their triangular formation and surged forward at full speed.

"It’s right ahead!"

True Monarch Du’e’s gaze turned icy. He had already summoned the Seven Treasures Heavenly Umbrella.

Ning Daoran transmitted his voice to Fairy Yusui, "Yusui, do not exert yourself. Those red demons and blood demons are impervious to Five Elements Magical Power. Just hold the rear for me and Fellow Daoist Du’e; do not advance recklessly."

"Got it!"

Fairy Yusui nodded, genuinely feeling Ning Daoran’s concern for her at this moment.

"Over there!"

True Monarch Du’e raised his hand, releasing a streak of spirit light that marked the valley ahead, now engulfed entirely by the black tide. "Fellow Daoist Liu Yun’s cave mansion is located in that area. There’s a dense swarm of red demons and blood demons around it. Shall we charge in?"

"Let’s charge!"

This time, Ning Daoran didn’t use the Big Green Dragon, but instead summoned the Fire God Sword.

Using physical strength to attack red demons and blood demons wasn’t cost-effective, but employing chaotic magical power yielded results with far greater efficiency. Years ago, Ning Daoran could suppress red demons and blood demons using only Five Elements Unification Chaos Spiritual Power. Now, having cultivated a Chaos Nascent Soul, the mana derived from it was even purer and more potent—its killing power incomparably fierce!

"Kekeke~~~"

In the valley, hordes of demonic creatures surged forth!

A vast gray blur descended; countless legendary red demons numbering in the thousands appeared!

"So many?!"

Fairy Yusui shivered instantly. Earlier, they had only mentioned there were red demons and blood demons without specifying their overwhelming numbers.

"Swish!"

Ning Daoran accelerated abruptly. As he descended mid-air, he unleashed a Nascent Soul Spirit Pressure—a spiritual pressure driven by his Chaos Nascent Soul, nullifying the immunity of red demons to the Five Elements attack!

"Peng! Peng! Peng~~~"

A succession of explosive booms rang out. The countless red demons leaping toward the sky burst like a series of firecrackers, exploding in rapid succession. Ning Daoran didn’t even need to make a move; a single wave of powerful Nascent Soul spiritual pressure was enough to obliterate the lesser red demons.

In an instant, two to three thousand red demons were reduced to nothing.

"Keke~~"

The remaining red demons shrieked wildly, charging forth.

Ning Daoran’s gaze grew colder, and he unleashed a second wave of spiritual pressure!

The endless cacophony of explosions followed, as an additional two to three thousand red demons burst into nothingness.

"How ferocious..."

True Monarch Du’e was stunned, dumbfounded. As a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator who feared neither red demons nor blood demons, he required treasures to combat them and could only kill hundreds at once through considerable effort.

But Ning Daoran’s ability to annihilate swaths of red demons with just a single sweep of spiritual pressure—True Monarch Du’e had never seen such power.

"Go down!"

Ning Daoran unleashed his Nascent Soul Divine Sense, already locking onto a familiar aura.

True Monarch Liu Yun was indeed below!

However, her cave mansion was already completely submerged under the black tide. Countless demons swarmed, resembling a horde of mosquitoes trying to drain the Nascent Soul Middle Stage great cultivator’s essence qi entirely dry!

"Keke~~~"

Below, countless blood-red spots surged forward!

"Careful! It’s blood demons!"

True Monarch Du’e hurriedly activated the Seven Treasures Heavenly Umbrella. A humming noise rang out, and rays of sword light shot forth, piercing through the blood demons’ bodies. Unfortunately, the sword light dealt injuries but couldn’t kill them swiftly.

Behind them, Fairy Yusui summoned several flying swords, spinning her figure and continuously cutting down red demons, alleviating the pressure for Ning Daoran and True Monarch Du’e.

"Swish!"

Ning Daoran’s Chaos Nascent Soul Dharma Image expanded as he swung his sword. Rolling chaos energy surged forth, accompanied by a sweep of Nascent Soul spiritual pressure. Instantly, dozens of blood demons at the forefront screamed in agony, trembling violently under spiritual pressure. Soon after, the Fire God Sword struck them, causing their bodies to explode and transforming them into sparks.

However, some blood demons didn’t explode. Instead, their bodies were only partially severed by sword qi. The blood-colored tissue within their bodies wriggled wildly as if striving to regenerate. They let out savage screams and continued to charge!

’This isn’t right...’

Ning Daoran’s gaze sharpened as he noticed these few blood demons were no ordinary ones. Their outer bodies bore golden patterns that appeared... advanced?

"Be careful! They’re spirit rune blood demons!"

True Monarch Du’e warned gravely, "These spirit rune blood demons are much stronger than ordinary blood demons!"

That explained everything.

Ning Daoran understood and descended, his body radiating sword intent. As the hum of Sword Heart Clarity resonated, he unleashed over ten sword strikes, each landing squarely on the spirit rune blood demons. Finally, under the relentless chaos power and sword intent, the spirit rune blood demons’ bodies exploded one after another, dying miserably!

"!!!"

True Monarch Du’e was astounded!

While he struggled against a single spirit rune blood demon, Ning Daoran had already slain five in quick succession. What kind of combat power was this? Was he really only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage?

"Kekeke~~~"

Below, a dense mass of red demons and blood demons surged forth.

Simultaneously, Ning Daoran’s gaze swept downward, spotting a massive black eye within the black tide in the process of merging with a vortex. At this moment, the vortex shifted and teleported to their location.

A chilling sensation surged down his spine. This black tide was vastly different from the one encountered at Kunpeng Immortal City—it harbored even greater murderous intent!

Below, countless blood demons and red demons swarmed endlessly. Ning Daoran realized that if True Monarch Du’e and Fairy Yusui descended, they might face life-threatening peril!

"Old Lu, Little Bai, come and flank us!"

He waved his hand, summoning two figures—Big Stupid Deer and Little Bai.

"Fellow Daoist Du’e, Yusui, hang back and provide support. I’ll go down with Old Lu to investigate. If the red demons and blood demons get too dense, retreat at once. Don’t mind me!"

"Understood!"

True Monarch Du’e summoned the Seven Treasures Heavenly Umbrella, opening and spinning it. The Umbrella became increasingly ethereal in the wind. Lightning, rain, and flashes struck down from above, ceaselessly killing the blood demons and red demons rushing forward.

"Aoo~~"

Big Stupid Deer charged with wild ferocity, its antlers blasting forth radiant beams that shredded a massive wave of demonic creatures, carving out a path for Ning Daoran. Meanwhile, Little Bai swung his sword, unleashing bursts of Ice Soul Essence Qi that sparkled brilliantly in the darkness.

Ning Daoran wasted no time. Enveloped in thunderous light, he dove into the vortex’s massive "eye." At once, he felt as if he had plunged into a dark icy cavern, surrounded by chilling winds, with swarms of blood demons and spirit rune blood demons closing in.

"Fellow Daoist Liu Yun..."

Ning Daoran’s eyes turned cold as he peered deeper below. True Monarch Liu Yun’s aura grew stronger and more distinct—she was indeed down there!

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