Chapter 216: This Is Foundation Establishment Stage?
Chapter 216: This Is Foundation Establishment Stage?
As Shen Tian started feeling helpless, Kong Meng spoke.
“Everyone, you don’t need to worry.” Kong Meng smiled and continued. “Given Brother Shen’s ability, even if he encounters a few Nascent Soul cultivators, he will definitely be able to escape unscathed.
“On the contrary, if everyone follows him, it might distract him as he will need to split his attention and take care of everyone.
“If everyone really wants to help Brother Shen, then just follow his orders!”
Shen Tian could not help but agree with Kong Meng’s rationale. She was indeed a useful tool!
She had said everything he wanted to say.
She understands me!
Although what Kong Meng said was slightly depressing, it was indeed the truth. Everyone also calmed down after thinking for a moment.
Eunuch Gui sighed. “I am already old, and indeed, I won’t be able to shelter Your Highness anymore.”
“Your Highness, please do be careful. Your safety is of utmost importance. Please do not take risks. I will pray to Concubine Lan in this Holy Dragon Valley. Hopefully, Concubine Lan can bless His Highness.”
Kong Meng smiled and said, “You’re a loyal servant, rare indeed. Don’t worry! I will be going with him.”
You? together with me?
Shen Tian looked at Kong Meng, slightly stunned.
Kong Meng smiled and said, “Why? is Brother Shen questioning my strength?”
Rainbow Divine Light flashed, and the Divine Light Fan appeared in Kong Meng’s hands. “If it’s just Nascent Soul undead creatures, then they can’t do anything to me.”
Shen Tian secretly nodded upon sensing Kong Meng’s aura—it was more powerful than before!
Kong Meng was a powerhouse, so she would be quite helpful.
“Alright then. Since it’s like that, I’ll thank Fairy Kong in place of my Junior Brothers and Sisters!”
Shen Tian looked at Kong Meng with gratitude before he said to Qin Yundi, “Junior Brother Yundi, you must bear in mind what I’ve said. If I do not contact you in 24 hours, then immediately contact everyone you can reach and retreat from the battlefield!”
Qin Yundi reluctantly nodded. “I understand, Senior Brother. You must protect yourself!”
Currently, everyone was looking at Shen Tian, secretly upset that their strength was not enough.
Had they been powerful enough, they would have been able to fight alongside Shen Tian now instead of looking at a Southern Border Peacock demon follow him to battle. That was especially so for Xiao Ling, whose desire to become more powerful had never been this strong. Her fighting spirit had been completely ignited!
Only by becoming powerful could she fight alongside Shen Tian!
As for Li Lian’er, she did not have any special feelings. She just hugged the flower pot and pouted obediently at the side.
She was praying for Shen Tian.
She believed he would definitely be able to defeat the enemies in the Blood Demon Valley.
In Li Lian’er’s mind, Shen Tian was a perfect omnipotent-like being!
...
After they stopped using spiritual power to communicate, everyone in the Holy Dragon Valley started cultivating even more desperately.
Meanwhile, Shen Tian and Kong Meng exchanged looks and headed toward the Blood Demon Valley at full speed.
It was extremely dangerous to recklessly advance in the Primordial Battlefield due to its chaotic laws and the powerful enemies lurking everywhere. Even though this was a special period—the undead creatures above the Nascent Soul stage had mostly headed toward the center of the battlefield—countless Golden Core undead creatures still roamed about.
As Shen Tian and Kong Meng advanced, they had already killed more than 100 undead creatures that blocked their way. Most of them were elite Golden Core undead creatures, or else they would not even have the qualifications to stop those two in their tracks.
However, even Golden Core undead creatures looked frail before the duo.
Kong Meng’s Rainbow Divine Light only needed to shoot a ray to suppress a few Golden Core undead creatures. Then Shen Tian would use his Purple Golden Hammer to smash them, crashing them to pieces.
The two of them just dominated the monsters in their way as if the dangerous Primordial Battlefield had become a private server where each Damage Dealt was 999!
In the end, the undead creatures did not dare to attack the two malevolent beings as they were even fiercer than them!
...
Under Kong Meng’s lead, Shen Tian successfully found the Blood Demon Valley.
There was a row of towering mountains where the peak had completely pierced through the blood-red clouds.
It was said that the blood-red clouds had a strange substance. If anyone touched it, they would easily suffer a Qi Deviation. Thus, all the cultivators that entered the Primordial Battlefield would basically choose to travel through the canyon in the middle of the mountain.
“This is the Blood Demon Valley!”
While looking at the Blood Demon Valley from afar, Kong Meng said, “When we passed by this canyon previously, we had encountered a Nascent Soul Blood Demon. However, the five of us cooperated and killed that Blood Demon. Who would have thought that there’s actually more of it here!?”
Shen Tian seemed to be deep in thought. “Something is definitely wrong. If something unusual happens, I have ways to survive. So I’ll go and scout the area first.
“Fairy Kong, I’ll trouble you to back me up from the shadows. You must take note of your safety. If you are unable to handle it, then immediately leave. Don’t come and save me rashly.”
Shen Tian’s words were sincere as it was the first time he had encountered someone with a purple halo. The value of such a supreme-level halo was immeasurable, so Shen Tian had to protect her—nothing could happen to her!
Brother Shen is... worrying for me?
Kong Meng’s eyes lit up, and she unknowingly smiled.
Even though he knows there might be dangers in the Blood Demon Valley, he’s still willing to go himself. Such a courageous and gentle genius of the human race has the qualifications to become our Peacock race’s human partner!
Don’t worry, Brother Shen! If you encounter danger, I will definitely save you!
After making her decision, Kong Meng nodded and said, “Brother Shen, don’t worry. I will protect myself.”
Shen Tian nodded and concealed his presence with the Phoenix Feather Mask.
Immediately after, he slowly flew toward the Blood Demon Valley.
...
One had to say, the Blood Demon Valley was indeed a dangerous place; both sides were surrounded by cliffs that were difficult for birds to fly.
There were only the two sides of the passageway, which connected the battlefield’s inner and outer area, where one could pass. If someone was surrounded inside the canyon, then there was basically no chance of survival.
Shen Tian carefully entered the canyon. This place was not as barren as the other places in the battlefield. On the contrary, it was filled with shrubs of black weed.
He rapidly wandered the canyon, searching for his target covertly and carefully.
Shortly after, Shen Tian found a Blood Demon sleeping in one of the caves in the middle of the canyon. This Blood Demon was huge, and its snoring was thundering, so much so that even the stones beside it were shaking.
Its body was translucent red, and in its stomach... silhouettes of people and birds could be seen.
Each figure was bound by red ropes and unconscious. Evidently, they had lost all strength of resistance.
“So that’s a Blood Demon?” Shen Tian seemed to be deep in thought. “Nascent Soul monsters are tough to kill.”
The strongest demonic creature that Shen Tian had killed with his strength was only the Golden Core Divine Binding Vine.
He had basically used the Sword Master Token’s sword spirit’s attack for those more powerful ones in the Nascent Soul stage. Unfortunately, it could not be used in this Primordial Battlefield.
Without enough battle experience to analyze if he could deal with this Blood Demon, Shen Tian had no confidence as to whether he could defeat it.
Most importantly, Shen Tian instinctively felt that this Blood Demon Valley was not simple, as more than one Blood Demon were present. Therefore, the best solution was to kill this Blood Demon as soon as possible and bring everyone to leave.
The longer they stayed, the more dangerous it was!
...
Shen Tian concealed his presence and approached the Blood Demon from behind.
This Phoenix Feather Mask’s effect of concealing one’s presence is really damn invincible.
Shen Tian faced the Blood Demon that was still asleep and slowly took out his Spirit artifact, Jade Water Sword.
“Look at my heaven-piercing slash!” Shen Tian screamed in his heart, a chuunibyou... Cough, cough, Shen Tian unleashed an extremely dominating sword aura, which directly charged toward the Blood Demon.
His hair flew with the wind created by the surging sword aura.
The Jade Water Sword shot out a 50-meter-long resplendent blood-red sword aura and sliced toward the Blood Demon’s head.
Mhmm?
The Blood Demon suddenly opened its eyes. It could sense something threatening behind its buttocks.
Damn it! Someone actually dared to secretly ambush me from behind. How cunning!
The Blood Demon hurriedly turned around in a rage to stuff this bold enemy into its stomach!
It was a pity that Shen Tian’s sword was just too fast. When the Blood Demon had just turned its head, that bright blood-red sword aura had already sliced onto its neck with great momentum.
Splat!
The Blood Demon’s mind looked like it was blood-red liquid, but its defensive abilities were quite fearsome.
The moment the Jade Water Sword sliced into the Blood Demon’s neck, it was stuck as the blood had clung onto the whole sword.
“Finally here?”
A black-robed man’s eyes lit up in the shadows. He looked at Shen Tian smugly and murmured, “Ambush? It’s a pity that although the Blood Demon looks like it’s made of blood, its defense is not easily penetrable—”
Before Hei Yuan finished speaking, he saw that the blood-red sword in Shen Tian’s hands had directly chopped the Blood Demon’s neck into two.
The Blood Demon’s huge blood-red head was separated from its body and shook the ground upon impact.
Meanwhile, the Jade Water Sword in Shen Tian’s hand did not stop after slicing the Blood Demon’s head. Instead, he did a 40-meter curve and directly slashed the Blood Demon’s stomach open.
Slice!
After the Blood Demon’s head was chopped off, the Blood Demon’s defensive abilities seemed to have decreased greatly.
Shen Tian’s sword easily sliced through its stomach and created a 10+ meters cut.
“Divine Lightning Swords!”
Shen Tian grinned as he summoned a White Tiger avatar behind him. He pointed, and hundreds to 1,000 White Tiger Geng Jin Divine Lightning turned into sword auras, piercing the Blood Demon’s stomach.
Slice!
Slice, slice!
Slice, slice, slice!
The blood ropes were cut off, and all the people trapped within the Blood Demon’s stomach were successfully born... Cough cough, saved.
Oh, not all of them were humans.
There was also a bird that slowly awakened.
After regaining his consciousness, the sight of Shen Tian, who was surrounded by swords, left Jin Yu dumbstruck.
Didn’t the Nascent Soul Blood Demon capture me? How was I saved!? WTF, how come the Divine Firmament Saint saved me?
No!
Why is HE the one who saved me!? Now that he’s my savior, how can I face him in the future?
Jin Yu felt conflicted. Although he was rebellious and fierce, he also knew that he needed to repay a debt of gratitude.
He had treated Shen Tian as his sworn enemy after being utterly humiliated in the Primordial Battlefield!
Every dog had its day, so he would surpass Shen Tian one day. By then, he would definitely trample Shen Tian underneath his foot, humiliate him, then tear him into pieces bit by bit!
This was originally what Jin Yu had thought, but now that Shen Tian saved him, this had turned into an awkward situation!
Although Jin Yu also knew that Shen Tian only mainly wanted to save the Divine Firmament Sacred Ground disciples, he was still conveniently saved.
That was not an excuse for Jin Yu to repay kindness with ingratitude. The Eagle race had their pride, and they felt disdain toward doing such a thing!
Jin Yu looked at Shen Tian blankly. As he watched Shen Tian save the disciples from the various major sects, his expression gradually turned sour.
He was extremely conflicted!
However, the most conflicted person was not Jin Yu but Hei Yuan, who was hidden in the shadows.
Hei Yuan’s jaw was about to drop from shock as he had witnessed how Shen Tian had dissected the Blood Demon in two slashes. That was a Nascent Soul Blood Demon!
They, the Evil Spirit Sect, had paid a sky-high price to allow Hei Yuan to subdue a few Golden Core Blood Demons, which they then raised it to Nascent Soul stage. Thus, even when facing Nascent Soul cultivators, the Blood Demon’s defenses could not be easily penetrated, not to mention having its head being chopped off.
However, before the Divine Firmament Saint, Shen Tian, the Blood Demon’s defense was instantly penetrated!
In other words, the power of Shen Tian’s attack was already comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator!
Hei Yuan went green with envy.
Doesn’t the Primordial Battlefield restrict all cultivators’ cultivation level to the Foundation Establishment stage?
You call him a Foundation Establishment cultivator? Can other Foundation Establishment cultivators slash a Nascent Soul Blood Demon in half with one sword? Stop messing around!’
Upon sensing the weird expressions of the five great guardians behind him, Hei Yuan’s face turned even darker. He knew what they were thinking.
Hei Yuan scoffed. “Don’t be in a hurry. The Blood Demons are not that easy to deal with. Evil Spirit’s plans are not something a mere Divine Firmament Saint can stop!”
After taking a deep breath, Hei Yuan took out a token and started to whisper incantations.
At the same time, Shen Tian had already sliced through all the blood ropes on everyone and saved all the disciples.
The disciples that survived this ordeal looked at Shen Tian, moved to the point of tears.
“It’s our Divine Firmament Saint, Senior Brother Shen! It’s Senior Brother Shen that killed this monster and saved us!
“Senior Brother Shen is so handsome, this life or death crisis is worth it since Senior Brother Shen saved me!”
“Boohoo, I’m so moved! Who would have thought that Senior Brother would really take the risk for us!”
“That was a Nascent Soul Blood Demon! Senior Brother must have experienced an unimaginable arduous bloody battle to kill it, I’m so touched!”
“Senior Brother Shen, I am the Crimson Dawn Grotto-Heaven’s new true disciple, Lan Xia. I am unable to repay such great kindness, and I can only dedicate myself and marry you as gratitude.”
“Marry him? Are you worthy? Senior Brother, I am unable to repay such great kindness, I can only follow Senior Brother to be your servant or slave as gratitude!”
“Me too, Senior Brother Shen. Although I am a man, I only need one word from Senior Brother, and I’m willing to climb a mountain of swords or plunge into a sea of flames to repay your kindness!”
“Same for me!”
...
Jin Yu’s conflicted feelings only intensified as he watched the various sects’ disciples surrounding Shen Tian and showing their gratitude.
Even those cunning humans know to be sincerely grateful and seek ways to return the kindness. How could I, the genius of the Great Golden-Winged Eagle race, repay kindness with ingratitude!
Never mind, Fairy Kong Meng is right. I have to do the right thing at the right time. I should not put the blame of what Heavenly Venerable Azure Lotus has done to Shen Tian. I owe Shen Tian a life, so if I really defeat Shen Tian in the future, I’ll just let him off with his life!
At that thought, it was as if a great load had been lifted off his mind, and he heaved a sigh of relief.
He looked at Shen Tian and sneered. “Shen Tian, don’t think that I will thank you for saving me! If I surpass you in the future, I will definitely defeat—”
Before Jin Yu could finish, his expression suddenly changed. “Beware!”
He suddenly pounced at Shen Tian, while his right hand radiated with a golden light. It looked like a divine sword as it slashed at the blood-red tentacle behind Shen Tian.
Duang!
Without his weapon, Jin Yu’s battle prowess had decreased greatly.
Not only was that blood-red tentacle not severed, but it also wrapped around his right hand. Then, more tentacles appeared and tightly wrapped around Jin Yu, enveloping him completely like a rice dumpling.
Shen Tian’s lips could not help but twitch at the sight of the Blood Demon, which gradually stood up and was even growing back its head.
WTF!? What kind of monster is this? How come it’s still not dead? Are you using an HP-lock cheat!?
Shen Tian helplessly sighed and was slightly conflicted as he looked at Jin Yu, who was wrapped like a mummy.
This genius from the Eagle race is really unlucky. He was bound again after just being saved.
All the human cultivators have been saved, and now it’s only him that needs to be saved again!
Sigh... How troublesome~