Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

"It can be found in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm."

"How could a demon race appear?"

The disciples were very puzzled.

But the demons below won't listen to reason.

Stab it!

Another volley of spikes shot out, and the eight Golden Core Peak disciples were unable to dodge in time, their bodies were pierced, and they fell into the cave.

"There really is a demon! Get out of here!"

The disciple at the front changed his expression drastically and immediately retreated.

The yearning for the primordial energy vanished like smoke.

It’s more important to save your life.

“I was discovered.”

Seeing that no one else was entering the cave, the snake-headed demon emerged from the cave.

Behind them were a three-headed spider demon and a five-headed hedgehog demon, both at the Nascent Soul stage.

There were nine Nascent Soul demons lying in ambush, and the disciples were naturally no match for them.

In the cave below, including Dongfang Weibai
Twenty-six disciples have perished; the Divine Weapon Pavilion has suffered a devastating loss.

"There really are demons!"

The disciples who had previously been skeptical were now extremely grateful to Zhang Yan.

If Zhang Yan hadn't spoken up to warn them, some of the disciples at the front would have rushed in and perished at the hands of the demon.

"So many Nascent Soul demons."

"Luckily, my senior brother reminded me!"

Looking at these demons exuding overwhelming demonic energy, Song Qizhen said with relief.

"If it weren't for my senior brother reminding me..."

"The number of disciples lost is likely to double."

Hwang Yoon-ah sighed.

"pity."

"It's too late now that we've realized it!"

After the snake-headed demon appeared, the five hedgehog demons behind it released spiked arrows again, like a waterfall cascading down from the sky.

"Join forces to resist!"

The disciples' expressions changed drastically, and they immediately began practicing, releasing various defensive spells.

However, the five Nascent Soul stage hedgehog demons used their innate supernatural abilities, which most of these disciples, who were at the Golden Core stage, could not withstand at all.

The magical barrier held out for only a moment before it began to crumble.

"Sword array!"

At the crucial moment, Zhang Yan made his move.

hum!
Three hundred and sixty top-grade third-tier flying swords followed Zhang Yan, piercing through the sky like a blazing sun, and fell into the cave!

An astonishing burst of fire energy spread outwards, filling the air with white flames.

Dang Dang Dang!
The flying swords landed inside the cave, transforming into a sword array. The sharp swords cut through the spikes one by one.

In this round of attacks, apart from a few disciples being injured, no one else perished.

"The eldest brother's aura is only at the late Golden Core stage, yet he managed to block five Nascent Soul demons?"

"Those are three hundred and sixty top-grade third-tier flying swords. No wonder he is the senior brother of my Divine Weapon Pavilion!"

"Our senior brother is not only exceptionally talented in weapon crafting, but also incredibly ruthless in combat. He truly deserves our admiration!"

...

The surrounding disciples looked at Zhang Yan, who stood tall in the void, with immense admiration.

Huang Yun'er and Song Qizhen had been following Zhang Yan for a long time and had long been used to his power.

But these disciples.

Little did they know that Zhang Yan's combat power was so extraordinary.

Upon seeing it now, I was immediately awestruck!

"Everyone, get out of the cave!"

Zhang Yan gripped the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword at an angle and addressed his disciples.

"Yes, senior brother!"

The disciples, their faces filled with fervor, retreated one after another.

At this moment, they completely acknowledged Zhang Yan's identity as their senior brother.

That's what you call a senior brother!

One man is in charge, no one can open it!

One person alone can suppress all demons.

"The late stage of Jindan."

"Then they will be able to fight us."

"Humanity actually has a genius like you!"

The snake-headed demon stared coldly at Zhang Yan with its pair of snake eyes and said in a sinister tone.

The sound sent chills down everyone's spines.

"They can sneak into the secret realm."

“You demons are quite cunning.”

Zhang Yan replied calmly.

How did you find us?

The snake-headed demon's eyes were filled with cold light as he asked.

"I'm on the outside."

"You discovered it; it's what betrayed you."

Zhang Yan took out the demon soul of the sable-headed demon and made sure the demons could see it clearly.

"Humph!"

"Slick tongue."

"I'm going to cut you into pieces!"

When the demons saw the demon soul, their faces darkened.

They haven't yet wiped out all the humans.

One of their companions died!
"Fuck them all!"

The snake-headed demon gave the order.

shhhhhh!
The five-headed hedgehog demon shot out its spikes again, but this time, it shot out the thickest spikes from the back of its head.

It was as thick as a human arm, comparable to a low-grade fourth-order magic weapon.

It gleamed with a cold light and was incredibly sharp.

Even the protective magic power of a Nascent Soul cultivator can be easily penetrated.

There was also a three-headed spider demon that shot out black spider silk, hiding among the spikes.

It emitted a black, fishy stench, and upon touching the rolling earth and rocks, the earth and rocks immediately turned into black smoke and were completely annihilated.

It clearly contains a terrifyingly potent poison.

Even Hwang Yoon-ah couldn't withstand such an attack.

"Five Elements Fire Sword Formation!"

Zhang Yan gripped the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword and mobilized 360 flying swords to form a sword formation once more.

The five elements were arranged in their respective directions, with the fire element subsequently experiencing a surge.

Light emanated from between Zhang Yan's brows, and endless white Daoist energy of fire manifested from the void.

The power of fire surpasses that of fire-elemental spiritual power.

It's the perfect tool to deal with these demons.

The blazing white flames swept through, even turning the cave walls into dark red lava.

Those sharp spikes.

Once inside the sword formation, they quickly turned into charred remains, their demonic power being severely depleted.

Ultimately, it was severed by a sharp flying sword.

The highly venomous spider silk, when it gets close to the flame, is burned to ashes, leaving behind a foul-smelling venom that drips from the air.

"Vermilion Bird Separates from Fire!"

"You, a human, have comprehended it to this extent!"

The snake-headed demon witnessed this scene and his face turned extremely gloomy.

Demons are born with supernatural powers.

However, he has extremely low comprehension.

The Vermilion Bird does not belong to the demon race, but rather to the divine beast race.

For the demon race to master the Vermilion Bird's Fire is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

In fact, the same applies to humans. If it were someone else, even at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, they would want to master the true meaning of the Li Fire.

It would be impossible without a century of contemplation.

But Zhang Yan was an exception.

He has a system, and after equipping the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword, he can instantly master the true meaning of the Fire Sword!

"You demons."

"They killed more than twenty of my junior brothers; they all deserve to die!"

A murderous glint flashed in Zhang Yan's eyes as he manipulated his sword formation and began to counterattack.

The sword formation transformed into a long river of flying swords, forming two sharp, spindle-shaped sections that pointed directly at a spider demon!

The spider demon looked terrified and used all its strength, unleashing its demonic energy to create layers of spider webs in an attempt to defend itself.

Within the sword formation, flying swords spun.

With continuous cutting, in just a moment, all the spider webs were destroyed.

Stab it!

A thousand swords pierced his body!

The spider demon's body was riddled with holes, its flesh and blood completely stripped away, leaving only a demon soul equivalent to a fifth-stage Nascent Soul.

"Second demon soul obtained."

Zhang Yan, inside the sword formation, satisfiedly put away the demon soul.

"presumptuous!"

The snake-headed demon trembled with rage, its eyes turning bloodshot.

Zhang Yan killed a spider demon right in front of it, showing it absolutely no regard for it.

"Thunderbolt!"

The snake-headed demon stretched out a hand, and instantly, countless bolts of lightning surged forth from inside the cave.

These bolts of lightning linked together, forming three hundred-meter-long lightning snakes that enveloped Zhang Yan's sword formation. *Sizzle!*

The lightning bolt followed the flying sword and landed on Zhang Yan's body, causing a tingling sensation that made Zhang Yan's magic power momentarily stagnate.

The sword formation dimmed and nearly collapsed.

"Lightning-based divine power?"

Zhang Yan bit his tongue, regained his senses, and stabilized the sword formation.

This snake-headed demon is the leader of these demon clans.

It's really not simple.

This lightning-based divine power would catch even an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator off guard and cause them to fall victim.

Fortunately, Zhang Yan possessed the Nine-Aperture Golden Core, giving him extremely high resistance to all kinds of supernatural powers.

However, this snake-headed demon...

In practical terms, that's equivalent to a seventh-stage Nascent Soul prodigy of the human race.

Not to be underestimated.

"You actually blocked it?"

The snake-headed demon was filled with doubt and surprise; this was the first time it had encountered such a situation.

"It's nothing more than a mere supernatural power."

"Watch me break through with my full force!"

Zhang Yan chuckled and switched the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword he was wearing to the Azure Dragon Tremor Wood Sword!

hum!
The sword formation hummed, the power of the fire dissipated, and in its place came the power of the wood!

It's sizzling!

In the sky, three stray lightning snakes unleashed lightning bolts that struck the flying sword, only to be instantly swallowed up by the power of the shaking wood, having no effect whatsoever.

Moreover, Zhang Yan also obtained the Zhenmu Body.

Basically immune to the power of thunder!

"Azure Dragon Shaking Wood?"

"how is this possible?"

The snake-headed demon's gaze sharpened, filled with utter horror.

The Azure Dragon is a divine beast. In terms of bloodline, it suppresses the Jiao and the snake, and it also possesses the power to shake wood. How could it possibly be a match for it?
"Five Elements Tremor Wood Sword Formation!"

Zhang Yan repeated the sword formation, which dispersed like the claws of a green dragon, grabbing at the snake-headed demon!
Between heaven and earth, a dazzling blue light surged into the cave like a tidal wave!

"Damn humans!"

The snake-headed demon's face was extremely ugly, and he cursed angrily.

In the critical moment, it took out a white snake scale and crushed it!

Bang!
Endless lightning erupted, like a volcanic eruption, surging and transforming into a hundred-meter-long lightning ball that engulfed Zhang Yan's sword formation!

The power of the Zhenmu sword was severely depleted, and the light of the sword formation dimmed.

Zhang Yan raised an eyebrow and could only retract the sword formation and gather the power of the Zhenmu again.

"puff!"

The snake-headed demon blocked the attack, but coughed up blood.

"My Achilles' heel!"

The snake-headed demon gritted its teeth, its eyes bloodshot.

That snake scale was the reverse scale it shed when it broke through to the Nascent Soul stage; it could save its life once.

It was originally intended to be a trump card, but unexpectedly, it was used before it even left the game.

Fortunately, he survived!

"Go! Stop him! Wait for Lord Shi Xiao to recover!"

Knowing that Zhang Yan was no ordinary person, the snake-headed demon stopped thinking about killing him and instead tried to buy time.

shhhhhh!
A barrage of spikes attacked again, forcing Zhang Yan to switch to the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword once more.

"Shi Xiao?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan frowned.

And indeed, he sensed a familiar aura from within the cave.

It was almost identical to the stone golem he had killed before.

No.

To be precise, it's a half-headed stone man.

"Could it be."

"Inside this cave."

"Is that the upper half of the stone figure?"

Zhang Yan had a guess in his mind.

He saw a corner inside the cave, where the disciples who had died earlier had all had their flesh and blood drained.

It was probably used as a sacrifice for the creatures inside the cave.

"We can't delay it any longer!"

Zhang Yan focused his mind, and the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword in his hand radiated boundless divine light, as he attempted to activate the Vermilion Bird's essence.

"what!"

But then, screams of agony suddenly came from outside the cave.

"Brother!"

"Outside the cave."

"They've appeared again! Seven-headed demons! We're surrounded!"

Song Qizhen, his breathing disordered, arrived at the cave entrance and reported to Zhang Yan.

"I'll come right away!"

Zhang Yan glanced at the snake-headed demon, who was at its last gasp, and finally chose to turn back.

First and foremost, it's crucial to save the lives of my fellow students.

call out!
Zhang Yan transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the cave entrance.

"This monster."

"We're temporarily stuck."

"Quickly awaken Lord 'Shi Xiao'! After its revival, it will be at least in the late Nascent Soul stage!"

"Exterminating these humans is more than enough!"

The snake-headed demon breathed a sigh of relief and spoke to the other demons.

As for the seven demons outside the cave, it could no longer help them; with Zhang Yan around, they were doomed.

Outside the cave, the disciples banded together and, led by Huang Yun'er, held off the seven Nascent Soul demons.

When magic and demonic energy collided, the world dimmed.

call out!
As soon as Zhang Yan appeared, the sword formation swept across the sky, creating a void, forcing the demon race to retreat.

"Senior Brother is amazing!"

The disciples were amazed.

Those disciples who had broken through to the Nascent Soul stage were even more ashamed.

Zhang Yan is only at the late stage of the Golden Core realm, yet he is so powerful.

"Brother!"

"These demons must be lying in ambush outside, just like the sable-headed demons."

"We were waiting outside the cave when these seven demons came from seven directions."

Huang Yun'er looked at Zhang Yan and told him what had happened.

She only found out now.

Zhang Yan's discovery was of paramount importance.

If we hadn't known in advance that the demon race existed...

Now they are likely trapped inside the cave, surrounded by enemies on all sides. Under these circumstances, most of their remaining disciples will perish here.

Fortunately, Zhang Yan was there to suppress the demons inside the cave.

When these people joined forces, they were barely able to hold off the seven Nascent Soul demons.

"Quick victory!"

"These demons want to awaken a stone man just like the one before."

Zhang Yan looked serious and said to Huang Yun'er.

"what?"

Hwang Yoon-ah was shocked.

She remembered the terror of that stone man very clearly.

If one of those demons were to awaken another, they would be completely finished.

"Vermilion Bird Blazing Sword Technique!"

Facing a seven-headed Nascent Soul demon, Zhang Yan immediately used the Vermilion Bird's essence.

Violent!
The sword formation evolved, condensing into the phantom image of the Vermilion Bird.

Zhang Yan stood on the silhouette of the Vermilion Bird, transforming into a stream of light that pierced through heaven and earth.

The seven Nascent Soul demons were all pierced, leaving only seven demon souls, which fell into Zhang Yan's hands.

"Thank goodness for our senior brother!"

The disciples looked up at Zhang Yan's retreating figure, filled with awe.

Rumble!
Just when the disciples thought they were safe, a deafening roar suddenly erupted from beneath the dormant volcano.

The earth cracked open, and an extremely terrifying aura, comparable to that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, spread out.

"It's that stone man!"

Huang Yun'er looked into the cave, her face pale.

The seven-headed Nascent Soul demon clan ultimately managed to buy time.

The flesh and blood of those disciples had been devoured, and the stone man had been revived.

As the dormant volcano collapsed and rocks and soil tumbled down, everyone finally saw what was inside.

Inside the thick rock strata, there is a heart ten meters in size, beating violently.

Meanwhile, the demons standing around the heart showed expressions of wild joy.

"Hahaha!"

"As long as Lord Shi Xiao awakens."

"You all have to die!"

The snake-headed demon laughed heartily.

boom!
Behind him, the earth cracked open, and a pair of stone arms, hundreds of meters long, tore through the ground and burst forth from the soil!

The terrifying fluctuations of demonic energy made this place incredibly oppressive. (End of Chapter)