Now that you have betrayed the sect, who will still pamper you?.

"Yes."

Ling Yu bowed in agreement, but then said with concern:

"Commander, that sword cultivator is extremely powerful and is undoubtedly a successor of a major sect with profound foundations. He must have many ways to protect himself. Why not summon others to make a move first and deplete his resources?"

Commander Ape smiled faintly: "Why bother with all that? Since he can fight Qingfeng and the others to a standstill, he's only slightly stronger than them. In front of me, he's still utterly vulnerable and can be destroyed with a flick of the wrist."

"However, to prevent him from escaping using his hidden strength, you must quickly prepare a mountain-protecting formation. Activate it immediately once that sword cultivator has entered within a thousand miles. I want him to be unable to leave!"

"Yes!"

Ling Yu was finally relieved and quickly went to prepare.

With the help of the mountain-protecting formation, not only can the enemy be prevented from escaping, but the commander's strength will also be stronger. If that sword cultivator dares to come, he will surely not return.

After making the arrangements, Commander Ape sat cross-legged on the edge of the cliff to regulate his breathing. To show respect for the strong, he would go all out even if the opponent only had the cultivation of the mid-stage Nascent Soul stage.

Only in this way can one demonstrate their magnanimity.

Others always said he was pretentious, but he felt that this was what made him similar to humans.

……

The overwhelming blood energy spread for thousands of miles, and as it drifted, it was drawn in by a devouring force, like a sea of ​​blood, converging towards the core of the battlefield. Although the speed was not too fast, its sheer size had already formed a blood-red vortex a hundred miles in size, creating an immense spectacle.

In the very center of this bloody aura, Jiang Han sat cross-legged, with faint blue lightning flashing across his body. Although he was in the crimson sea of ​​blood, he showed no sign of ferocity, but rather exuded a peaceful aura.

The blood energy from the outside world kept pouring into the black hole and disappearing, while the blood energy inside Jiang Han's body rapidly increased, becoming increasingly hot and thick, radiating out circles of blood-red ripples that surged in all directions.

Several hours later, when the blood sea vortex completely disappeared, the blood energy within his body had increased several times over, even condensing into many blood beads the size of soybeans, appearing in various parts of his body.

Within each blood bead was a deep red rune containing boundless and immense blood energy. Even though the Demon Infant God had not yet broken through, his physical realm had already reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm simply by relying on this dissipated blood energy.

Jiang Han stood up, slowly clenched his fist, felt the powerful energy within his body, and pondered silently.

As expected, his previous guess was correct. After absorbing the life force of twenty-two late-stage Nascent Soul demons, his physical body had indeed grown significantly.

If he could devour all the great demons under the command of this ape leader, the Demon Infant God would surely be able to break through again and raise his physical cultivation to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.

Afterwards, his Shattering Heaven Force and Azure Cloud Movement Technique will be upgraded again, and his spell power and speed will increase dramatically once more.

At that time, he will once again become invincible among his peers, with no one among the Nascent Soul cultivators being his match. Even if he encounters cultivators at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, he can suppress them.

If one can also raise one's cultivation to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, one can crush the Nascent Soul Great Perfection realm cultivator in one move and ensure that the cultivator has nowhere to escape!

Despite his turbulent thoughts, Jiang Han's eyes remained remarkably calm.

He looked up in the direction the red-haired demon had fled, picked up the remaining fifteen demon cores and some usable materials, and then transformed into a beam of light and rushed off.

According to the golden eagle's memory, this ape leader has an extremely strong bloodline and is undoubtedly a descendant of a true spirit. If one could extract its essence, one could definitely refine a complete top-grade true spirit treasure.

……

Luoxia Mountain.

The mountain is 13,000 feet high, with its summit piercing into the sea of ​​clouds. White clouds drift by, and the mountain is full of spiritual energy, creating a scene of a fairyland.

At the summit of this sacred mountain, a demonic ape sat cross-legged, gazing at the boundless sea of ​​clouds from the edge of the cliff. Its fur was jet black, yet it faintly emitted a layer of dark golden light.

Its murderous aura was concealed, its eyes were indifferent, and its face was calm and indifferent, as if it were a monkey immortal comprehending the Tao, and this Luoxia Mountain was its training ground.

Before long, the ape demon's eyes flickered, and it looked up to see a streak of azure light tearing through the sea of ​​clouds and rushing rapidly from the horizon.

The tranquil sea of ​​clouds was instantly torn apart by the blue light, and a deafening thunderclap shattered the peace of the place.

The young swordsman stood in mid-air, gazing at the ape demon from afar outside the mountain.

The three people, Qingfeng and his companions, who were supposed to have used magic to escape before the young man, were nowhere to be found.

The ape demon's eyes flickered slightly, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.

Logically speaking, Qingfeng was no match for this person, but with its innate supernatural power, it should be able to escape alive even at a cost.

But judging from the current situation, could it be that all three demons have been killed by this sword cultivator?

Suddenly, the ape demon's eyes lit up with a dark golden light as it looked toward the sword cultivator's side and indeed detected a faint aura of a blue phoenix around him!

The weak, phantom-like image of the Azure Phoenix was reflected in its pupils. The ape demon's expression changed slightly, its heart trembled, and it couldn't help but whisper:

"How is this possible? You actually killed Qingfeng!?"

The shattered sea of ​​clouds was drawn back by the formation here, but the ape demon had no more interest in appreciating the scenery or seeking enlightenment. It stared coldly at the sword cultivator and asked in a deep voice:

"I'm asking you a question: How is Qingfeng?!"

"As you can see."

Jiang Han raised his hand and released a flying sword that hovered beside him. He gripped the Thunderclap Sword tightly with his five fingers, and a gentle breeze stirred around him.

"It sacrificed itself."

The ape demon's eyes flashed with rage: "You dare to mess with me, brat!"

What kind of bullshit sacrifice is this? Judging from the situation, Qingfeng has most likely already been completely devoured by this sword cultivator!

He looks harmless on the surface, but this kid is actually a demonic cultivator. No wonder his combat power is so heaven-defying.

"First the Golden Eagles, then the Azure Phoenix, Dream Fox, and Wild Serpent teams. You, a swordsman, have already killed many of my generals and are now in my hands. Don't you have anything to say?"

Although it doesn't care about these subordinates, they are all its property. Now that they have been killed or even eaten, how could it not be angry?

Such a deep-seated hatred is so intense that it's no exaggeration to say it's a fight to the death, yet the other party's calm demeanor suggests that they feel no remorse whatsoever!

"There's nothing to say. You attacked me first, so I'm going to take your life."

The flying sword beside Jiang Han instantly released blinding lightning, and he said indifferently:

"Enough talk, let's fight, you so-called leaders, let me see just how strong you really are."

"Roar--!"

The ape demon roared angrily, a foul wind exploded, and the entire mountain began to tremble.

All the self-cultivation and self-discipline I had cultivated over the years were completely lost in that moment.

It didn't want to care about human geniuses or respect, nor did it want to think about those messy things anymore.

It is very angry now, it is furious, it wants to burn that sword cultivator to death with its rage, burn that bastard to death!

"You dare to be a mere mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!"

The ape demon, its face a dark reddish-black, slowly stood up, its expression one of undisguised rage, baring its sharp fangs as it spoke:

"I originally intended to be gracious and give you a quick death, so that you could die without any resentment."

"But since you don't know what's good for you, then I'll let you experience my methods. I just hope you won't beg for mercy."

As it spoke, its body suddenly swelled up, as if a black light had risen from the mountaintop and grown larger in an instant.

Amidst the turbulent winds and clouds, a giant foot descended from the sky, crushing the newly restored sea of ​​clouds into dust. The foot landed on the ground, causing the earth to tremble violently.

The clouds higher up were blown away by a tremendous force, revealing a huge black ape above the clouds.

Its size is unknown, but if you look up, you can only see a black and gold waist and abdomen. If you calculate it, its size is at least 20,000 zhang!