My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

"court death."

Upon seeing this, the three black ghostly figures not only showed no intention of avoiding it, but instead simultaneously opened their mouths and emitted extremely obscure and strange sounds, and then lowered their arms at the same time.

With another turn of her head, three jet-black strands of hair shot out in a flash, rushing towards Cui Ying from different angles.

Cui Ying was shocked and instinctively bent down and turned her head, barely avoiding two of the long hairs. The third long hair, which was flashing with black light, had already silently wrapped around her neck.

Cui Ying felt a tightness around her neck, and even breathing became difficult, but she did not give up.

Instead, taking advantage of the opportunity, he blurred his arm and grabbed the strand of black hair, but immediately felt a pain in his palm and blood flowed freely.

The hair was incredibly cold and icy, and countless finer strands sprouted from it, digging deep into her palm and drawing blood with each breath—it was utterly bizarre.

Even so, Cui Ying didn't blink an eye, nor did she show any intention of letting go. Instead, she twirled the Yao Guang sword in her hand, drawing a dazzling silver sword aura that directly severed the long black hair.

At the same time, one of the three ghostly figures immediately let out a shrill, angry shriek, while the other two ghostly figures blurred and turned into black mist, returning to their bodies.

Just then, a strong wind arose in the dense forest, and the three bone chains that were flying around Cui Ying twisted and split into countless thin bone chains, turning into a net that attacked her.

Cui Ying's face suddenly turned fierce, and she ignored him completely. Instead, she moved swiftly and stood in front of Xu Dairong, who was possessed by a ghost.

As he wielded the Yao Guang Sword, six or seven silver-white sword lights swept out. At the same time, with a flick of his sleeve, the Liu Ying Needle also transformed into a beam of light and flew out.

Upon seeing this, the ghost possessing Xu Dairong immediately swayed, trying to dodge Cui Ying's attack.

"Pfft"

Unexpectedly, the space beneath her feet and behind her shifted, and two enormous, snow-white claws clamped down on her legs, which were shrouded in black mist, with lightning speed.

At the same time, a loud whooshing sound rang out, and more than a dozen golden threads shot out from the ground, flashing towards his thigh.

Upon seeing this, the ghost possessing Xu Dairong was initially startled, but fortunately, being a ghost, it had no physical form and was not afraid of the golden scorpion's attack.

With just a slight movement, it abandoned Xu Dairong's body and directly revealed its original ghost form.

Just then, Cui Ying's attack came right in front of her. She grinned and conjured a cloud of ghostly mist, intending to withstand all the attacks head-on.

As a result, after several sword energies flashed and slashed down, they all turned into a ball of silver light and fell into the writhing black mist.

Seeing this, Cui Ying's expression also became somewhat solemn, but she did not panic. With a slight thought, she made a hand seal with one hand.

The Yao Guang Sword below trembled with silver light and instantly burst forth with a silver rainbow that swept out. In a blur, it swiftly engulfed the black mist that the female ghost had transformed into into the sword energy.

"what"

Suddenly, several screams of agony rang out from mid-air. The black mist, which had been chopped into pieces, reconstructed the figure of the female ghost, and fear finally appeared in her eyes.

At the same time, her breath became weak, and Hao Ran's ability to neutralize the sword energy also severely damaged her vitality.

However, Cui Ying, who was seriously injured, was not doing well either. If she hadn't recently broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, which greatly increased her magical power, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold on until now.

In that instant, the golden scorpion leaped out of the soil again, heading straight for the female ghost. While still in mid-air, it suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a cloud of purple poisonous mist. Its tail hook moved, transforming into more than a dozen golden threads that stabbed wildly.

At the same time, the Shadow Needle flew close to her, but it was blocked by the bone chain hovering nearby. Neither the poison mist nor the tail hook and Shadow Needle could advance any further.

Upon seeing this, Cui Ying, who was opposite, twisted her wrist and was about to strike again when she was bound by the bone chains that had transformed into a net, and was unable to move as she was carried to the female ghost.

"Cough cough~ Don't be afraid."

Unable to break free, Cui Ying could only watch helplessly as the woman extended her black fingernails and pierced her forehead, seemingly muttering to herself:

"Since you have injured me, in return, I will slowly devour your soul bit by bit, and then make good use of your beautiful body."

As she spoke, her fingernails slowly fell down, and Cui Ying felt a sharp pain between her eyebrows, and warm liquid flowed down.

"Wang"

Just as Cui Ying was thinking of a way to escape, Ta Xue, who had been lying on the ground barely breathing, seized the opportunity and struggled to pounce on her.

"You beast, how dare you ruin my plans again and again! I'll skin you alive!"

Although the female ghost was injured by the sword energy, she was still stronger than the much weaker Ta Xue. With a cold smile, she swung her arm, and her nails, which had grown so much in an instant, tried to crush Ta Xue's head.

But the next moment, just as the female ghost stretched out her arm, she suddenly swayed and missed her target.

A faint layer of purplish-black mist suddenly enveloped its lifelike face.

The lower half of the ghost's soul body had more than a dozen unusually fine holes, which had now all turned purplish-black.

The venomous stinger of the golden scorpion finally took effect inside its body.

This was only because the female ghost was a ghost and her cultivation was far superior to that of the golden scorpion. Otherwise, if any other cultivator had been poisoned by this, they would have long since turned into a pool of pus and blood and died beyond any hope of survival.

It was this tiny opening that allowed Ta Xue to transform into a blur and pounce on her, biting her arm tightly.

The female ghost's shrill screams echoed through the sky, and the ferocious expression on her face instantly hardened.

All that could be seen was that her entire arm had been torn off by Ta Xue and turned into a ball of black ghost energy, which was then swallowed by him.

Something happened that greatly surprised Cui Ying!

With each bite of the black mist formed from the female ghost's arm that Ta Xue swallowed, the black smoke surrounding him thickened and expanded, and his deep, bone-piercing wounds healed a little more.

"Walking on the snow."

Although Cui Ying considered herself calm, she was so surprised by this turn of events that she was speechless. However, she also knew that this was a good opportunity to escape, so she immediately broke free of the bone chains.

Her Yao Guang sword landed right at her feet, and with a jolt, it shone brightly again, transforming into a silver rainbow that slashed towards the female ghost.

With a flash of cold light, a large hole was torn open in the chest of the female ghost on the ground by the chilling sword energy, and she fell to the ground, her soul motionless.

This sword strike almost exhausted all of Cui Ying's magical power.

At this moment, her face was also extremely pale. With one hand, she made a gesture towards the distance, and the silver rainbow transformed back into the Yao Guang Sword and shot back. On the other side, a dark light appeared in the void, and the Bi Ying Needle, which had been deflected, also shot back.

"quack"

Cui Ying was about to go see Ta Xue when she saw Jin Xie lying weakly on the grass, covered in wounds, seemingly struggling to move.

Cui Ying looked worried and quickly used her divine sense to communicate with the golden scorpion. After finding that it was alright, she carefully put the shrunken golden scorpion back into her sleeve.

"Oooh ooh"

Just then, a series of high-pitched wolf howls came from outside the dense forest, causing Cui Ying to pause in her steps.

Then, a familiar shout rang out from the darkness:

"Third girl!"

Cui Ying's heart trembled, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at the female ghost lying next to Ta Xue. Seeing that her fallen soul was gradually dissipating, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.