Record of a Demon's Cultivation-Chapter 622: The Demon Clan’s Retreat

Translator: Cinder Translations

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The sea breeze howled, and blood mist filled the sky.

In an instant, the surrounding area, spanning hundreds of meters, was enveloped in blood mist.

The Heaven Burning Eagle looked at the mist spreading around it, and a trace of weariness flashed in its single eye.

It raised its head to the sky and let out a cry.

A violent and scorching aura surged towards the west, sweeping in all directions.

The surrounding blood mist, under the impact of this aura, was torn apart like clouds caught in a fierce wind, rapidly spreading outward.

Suddenly,

From within the swirling blood mist, nine transparent blades shot out, piercing toward the Heaven Burning Eagle's head.

The Heaven Burning Eagle's gaze sharpened. Another spiritual sense attack—last time, it had been defeated by a single blow.

The cunning humans had intentionally feigned weakness, breaking apart the Blood Mountain as a ruse, in order to use the blood mist to confuse its senses.

The Heaven Burning Eagle cursed the human race as despicable in its heart. With a flap of its wings, it attempted to retreat.

However, the spiritual blades were already close at hand, and it was too late to escape.

Nine spiritual blades pierced deep into its skull.

The searing pain that struck its soul immediately blurred the Heaven Burning Eagle's consciousness, and its body lost control, plummeting toward the sea below.

After falling for more than ten zhang, the Heaven Burning Eagle's awareness slowly returned.

Just as it regained its senses, it noticed nine corpse nails shooting toward it, all aimed at its one remaining left eye.

With a flap of its wings, scorching flames erupted like an erupting volcano, surging from its wings to collide with the incoming nails.

At the same time, its body swiftly retreated, shielded by the flames.

The flames intercepted the corpse nails, and within moments, the Heaven Burning Eagle escaped the blood mist's coverage and fled into the distance.

The Heaven Burning Eagle managed to escape, but the Xuan Jiao could not.

It was still trapped within the sword formation.

Within the sword formation, sword qi crisscrossed in all directions, each containing sharp and powerful golden essence.

Under the relentless onslaught of countless sword qi, the Xuan Jiao's scales were damaged to varying degrees. Some were marked with white streaks, while others cracked under the repeated strikes.

Seeing the Heaven Burning Eagle escape, the Xuan Jiao knew that to break free, it could only rely on itself.

A resolute look flashed in its eyes. It opened its mouth and spat out the black Ghost Spring True Water once more, which crashed into the formation's barrier.

The barrier immediately began to crystallize with ice.

Before Daoist Lan Yin could remove the ice, the Xuan Jiao suddenly sped up. Its massive head crashed violently into the spot where the barrier had frozen.

The Xuan Jiao's head shattered upon impact, blood flowing out in torrents, large scales falling away, revealing the gory wounds beneath and its exposed white skull.

This blow heavily injured the Xuan Jiao, but it had not been in vain.

Under the full force of the Xuan Jiao's impact, the nine flying swords forming the sword formation flickered and dimmed; the orderly sword qi within the formation became chaotic.

Ignoring the injury to its head, the Xuan Jiao violently swung its long tail, smashing into the spot where it had previously collided.

The nine flying swords immediately flared up in light, only to quickly dim again, losing much of their strength.

The sword formation's barrier shattered with a deafening crash, and countless sword qi scattered in all directions.

The Xuan Jiao's tail was also heavily injured, scales breaking and blood spilling everywhere.

Looking at Daoist Lan Yin, who hovered above the high wall, a deep hatred filled the Xuan Jiao's vertical pupils.

It flicked its tail, and its massive body suddenly surged forward, leaping toward Daoist Lan Yin.

However, after flying just a few dozen zhang, a hint of panic flashed in its eyes. It flicked its tail again and abruptly turned, retreating toward the distance.

The Xuan Jiao fled abruptly because behind Lan Yin Daoist, a four-edged rectangular magic ruler was shooting toward it.

The magic ruler was entirely black, appearing both metallic and wooden. About two feet long, it was inscribed with golden runes that shimmered faintly.

As the runes glowed, a majestic force reminiscent of the will of heaven and earth emanated from the ruler.

Seeing the sudden appearance of the magic ruler, Lan Yin Daoist looked surprised. She turned her head and saw a middle-aged male cultivator dressed in a Daoist robe heading her way.

"Senior Brother Yun Xu, why are you here? Shouldn't you be stationed at the twin islands?" she asked in astonishment.

The newcomer was Yun Xu, a late Nascent Soul cultivator from the Liangyi Sect.

Yun Xu glanced at the Xuan Jiao, which was now fleeing toward the distant horizon, his eyes filled with barely concealed killing intent.

"Rest assured, Junior Sister. So far, apart from the Four Symbols City, no traces of the demon clan have been found elsewhere," Yun Xu said. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Lan Yin Daoist frowned and voiced her concerns, "But what if this is a diversion by the demon clan? If there are hidden ambushes, leaving the twin islands undefended could put them at great risk."

"The majority of the demon clan's forces are tied up in the Northern Region. They don't have enough strength to split their forces and launch sneak attacks against the Liangyi Sect," Yun Xu replied.

After a brief pause, he continued, "Besides, the twin islands are protected by the sect's great defensive formation. Even without a Nascent Soul cultivator present, it would take one or two fourth-tier demon beasts a long time to break through. If there are any hidden threats, we will still have ample time to return and provide reinforcements."

"But—"

Lan Yin Daoist was still uneasy and tried to protest, but Yun Xu cut her off firmly.

"No more buts. If we don't pursue now, we'll lose our chance to catch the Xuan Jiao. It's currently deep in the central regions, making this the best opportunity to eliminate it. Killing it will significantly weaken the demon clan. If it escapes to the open sea, taking it down will be much harder."

Without waiting for Lan Yin Daoist's response, Yun Xu dashed toward the rapidly diminishing figure of the Xuan Jiao.

Lan Yin Daoist hesitated briefly before summoning a flying ship and shouting, "All Golden Core cultivators, board the ship! We're pursuing the demon clan remnants."

Although she was reluctant to chase the Xuan Jiao, she knew she couldn't let Yun Xu face danger alone.

Along with her in the ship, twelve Golden Core cultivators, including Zi Yun, boarded.

However, Lan Yin Daoist noticed that Song Wen had not moved. He appeared to be using spiritual transmission to discuss something with Zhu Yin.

"Zhu Yin, Ji Yin, thank you both for your assistance. The demon clan has retreated, and the crisis is resolved. If you wish to leave, feel free to do so," Lan Yin Daoist said.

After speaking, she activated the flying ship and quickly pursued Yun Xu.

Zhu Yin summoned the Star Chariot Divine Ship and said to Song Wen, "Ji Yin, board the ship."

Song Wen realized Zhu Yin intended to follow Lan Yin Daoist and the others.

"Zhu Yin, why should we get involved in this mess? Let's just leave," Song Wen suggested.

"I'm merely following to observe. If we encounter the demon clan, we can retreat immediately," Zhu Yin replied.

With a helpless sigh, Song Wen ultimately boarded the Star Chariot Divine Ship.

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The Xuan Jiao, heavily injured, found itself being overtaken by Yun Xu. Even from Lan Yin Daoist's perspective, its figure loomed larger as they closed the distance.

As Lan Yin Daoist piloted the flying ship, she extended her spiritual sense to search beneath the sea.

To her surprise, she detected no traces of the demon clan beneath the ocean. Even the two mermen who had appeared earlier were now nowhere to be found.

An inexplicable sense of unease rose in her heart.

Perhaps realizing it couldn't shake off Yun Xu and the others in the air, the Xuan Jiao suddenly dove into the sea, stirring up massive waves.

After a brief hesitation, Yun Xu followed it into the water.

Lan Yin Daoist's unease grew stronger. Gripping the ship's controls, she also plunged into the depths.

(End of the Chapter)

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