Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 173: The Gap Between Saint Child and the Candidates

Fellow Daoist, death does not befall this humble Daoist. Another traditional virtue of the Demon Sect comes into effect at this moment.

Upon discovering Zhong Cang's intrusion into the formation, the surrounding demonic cultivators naturally fled in madness.

Of course, there is no shortage of impulsive individuals or those who want to take advantage of the situation.

Coupled with the high bounty on Zhong Cang by the Demon Sect.

Eager to make contributions and driven by self-interest, some demonic cultivators secretly released spells to attack Zhong Cang while fleeing.

And then... they died.

The fluctuations of Sword Heart allowed Zhong Cang to clearly observe the surrounding attacks.

With a powerful divine soul, Zhong Cang was able to multitask, allowing him to fly with the wind while attacking.

In this way, with one hand holding Maple Flower to sever the spells attacking him, and the other sword, Thunderclap, transforming into thunder, hovering around him.

Whenever someone tried to attack him, with a "bang," Thunderclap would shatter the air and shoot out at several times the speed of thunder.

"No, it's not me!!!"

Swift strikes, even without the Sword Intent of the heart, were not something ordinary people could withstand. In this way, several greedy demonic cultivators were instantly beheaded by Zhong Cang.

Their deaths did not incite a sense of unity among the people of the Demon Sect, but rather made them flee even faster.

As the cultivators around Zhong Cang fled, at the same time, some outer demonic cultivators, who were further away, did not relax their attacks because of their allies in front. Instead, their attacks became even more fierce.

"Boom..."

"..."

This was a situation that Zhong Cang had not anticipated.

And he had to treat the overwhelming spells with caution.

Fortunately, it wasn't a big problem.

With the protection of the Dragon Fish and the added blessing of the meaning of flowing wind, Zhong Cang's flying speed was extremely graceful and swift.

Before the spells arrived, he had already evaded them.

On the contrary, the demonic cultivators around him suffered greatly. A large number of demonic cultivators were killed by the spells caught off guard.

Those who survived desperately released protective spells to protect themselves.

In this situation, they naturally paid less attention to Zhong Cang.

Even their defensive spells and themselves became Zhong Cang's shield, making it easier for him to dodge the spells.

"The spells on the left are stronger. Quickly release a bone shield to block..."

"Oh, joint casting, not bad. I didn't expect disciples of the Demon Sect to cooperate, but you only protected the front and didn't consider the back. You were too careless. Let me teach you a lesson."

The exaggeration in front only angered the disciples of the Demon Sect, but the following words from Zhong Cang made their faces turn pale.

"No, you can't attack. We can't hold on, and you will die too!"

"Is that so? Are you sure their spells can match the speed of my flight?"

"..."

"Bastard, I'll fight you... puchi..."

In this way, Zhong Cang, who was like a swimming fish, smoothly maneuvered among the demonic cultivators, occasionally 'pointing' or helping them.

Under his guidance, three minutes later, Zhong Cang remained unharmed, while nearly a hundred demonic cultivators had been mistakenly killed.

And this also caused Zhong Cang to arrive at a certain place, where the demonic cultivators scattered like startled fish, fleeing at high speed, with no one daring to linger near Zhong Cang.

However, they wanted to escape, but they couldn't outrun Zhong Cang, who possessed the artistic conception of wind.

"Don't come any closer!!!"

...

The demonic cultivators who were approached by Zhong Cang, due to the mistaken killings, no longer dared to fight him and only wanted to escape.

Normally, when long-range attacks prove ineffective and only cause trouble for allies, the peripheral demonic cultivators should pause their attacks.

But firstly, no one was willing to approach Zhong Cang.

Secondly, the peripheral demonic cultivators were continuously dying in a miserable manner.

When flying on the dragon, Zhong Cang wielded three swords. Maple Flower was held in his hand, serving as the last line of defense for his body.

Thunderclap roamed around, frequently erupting with lightning speed, killing enemies.

And the last sword was the Sword Intent of the Heart.

Whenever the attacks from the periphery slightly weakened, a melodious sword hum resounded through the sky.

And whenever the sword hum sounded, demonic cultivators would silently die one after another.

After several times, even though the peripheral demonic cultivators knew that attacking Zhong Cang would result in accidentally harming their teammates, they still didn't dare to stop their actions.

In fact, their attacks became even more frenzied.

They understood the principle that it's better for a Fellow Daoist to die than for a poor Daoist to die.

...

In the city of Chongzhong, the battle continued without pause, and the killings didn't stop.

Outside, in more than ten cities where the battle projections were located, people watched as Zhong Cang strolled leisurely among the demonic cultivators, without a single injury for half a day.

Meanwhile, out of the seven hundred demonic cultivators besieging him, one-third died in a short period of time. The dignitaries watching the projections felt a tingling sensation.

At the same time, their hearts began to lean towards someone, but unfortunately, it wasn't the demonic sect behind all this planning, but... Zhong Cang.

"Seven hundred against one, and they still got killed randomly. Does the demonic sect even know how to play?"

"Why are they so weak? Such trash, why bother cultivating immortality? Just go home and raise pigs!"

"Fuck, I spoke well of your demonic sect for so long, and this is the response you give me?"

Some expressed dissatisfaction with the demonic cultivators, while others provided a rational analysis.

"Purely in terms of strength, Zhong Cang is not as good as these seven hundred demonic cultivators. He doesn't dare to fight head-on and instead infiltrates the demonic cultivators to evade them, which is proof. If the people of the demonic sect could unite and fearlessly engage in a life-and-death struggle, as long as more than a hundred of them die, they could surround and kill Zhong Cang!"

Upon hearing this analysis, the heads of the noble families and dignitaries rolled their eyes.

"Forget about whether Zhong Cang has any hidden abilities, just talking about unity and fearlessly engaging in a life-and-death struggle... even our Great Yin Dynasty might not be able to find so many loyal and brave warriors. Are you sure the demonic sect has such virtues?"

"Ah, the difficulties of getting them to work together are not limited to this. These seven hundred people belong to the four Great Demon Sects... They are inherently selfish and do not belong to the same sect... They are in trouble."

"The trap was set well, but unfortunately, their hearts are not united."

Seeing the battle unfold like this, the group of influential figures watching could already sense that the demonic cultivators were going to fail.

The Foundation Building cultivators of the Demon Sect were even more anxious.

Even the onlooker, the Perfected Being Poisonous Jiao, had the thought of launching an attack.

But in the end, he suppressed this thought - he dared not.

Regardless of the conflict between the Dao and the Demon, or any other battle, as long as it did not involve the grudge of exterminating a sect, there would not be any High Level cultivators intentionally killing the talented disciples of the other side.

After all, the one who starts it all will have no future.

Today, if the Perfected Being Poisonous Jiao dared to fight against Zhong Cang with his Foundation Building cultivation, tomorrow, the Gold Core cultivators of the Cloud Firmament Sect, and even the Nascent Soul cultivators, would be able to intercept the talented disciples and descendants of his sect.

Such mutual killing would ultimately sever the future of both sects.

Therefore, until the final step, the Perfected Being Poisonous Jiao would not do such a thing.

In addition to the restrictions of the rules, another constraint on him was that if he attacked and killed Zhong Cang, there was a ninety percent chance that he would die.

On the side of the Cloud Firmament Sect, it would be difficult for him to resist revenge - since you started by bullying the weak, we will send a Nascent Soul cultivator to deal with you, which is not excessive.

And if the Cloud Firmament Sect chose to retaliate equally and madly slaughter the talented disciples of the Myriad Spirit Demon Sect, the Gold Core and Nascent Soul cultivators who lost their disciples would not give him a good face.

Therefore, for the sake of the sect and his own safety, he would not take the initiative.

However, while he himself did not make a move, his instigation and threats never stopped.

"Hmph, run away, escape to your heart's content. If Zhong Cang is not killed, the Seven Stars Attracting Moon Formation will not be broken, and you will forever remain here!"

"Come, let me see where you can escape to!"

Such threats had an extraordinary effect. After realizing that they had no way out and needed to fight to the death, the Demon Sect's attack instantly became more fierce.

When Zhong Cang rushed into their midst, they no longer thought about escaping, but about counterattacking.

In the distance, the Demon Sect cultivators who had been avoiding Zhong Cang also gritted their teeth and charged towards him.

As for the several Demon Sect candidate Saint Children, they were specifically threatened by the Perfected Being Poisonous Jiao.

"If you few do not contribute in this battle, even if you manage to survive, I will recommend that your status as candidate Saint Children be revoked!"

"This is not just my decision, other Perfected Beings also agree with my decision."

The outcome of this battle was related to the ownership of the Xuan Yuan Realm, and it was also related to other things. Therefore, they could only win, not lose.

Understanding the true meaning behind the words of the Perfected Being Poisonous Jiao, the remaining three Demon Sect candidate Saint Children no longer hesitated. After exchanging glances, the three of them simultaneously charged into the sky.

"Roar!"

As one of them charged forward, he let out a furious roar, and his body rapidly elongated and thickened.

In a very short time, a towering seven-meter-tall blood-colored giant ape appeared on the battlefield.

Just looking at that giant ape gave people an endless sense of power.

The candidate Saint Child of the Myriad Spirit Demon Sect, Liao Zuo, known as the Blood Ape, had the majestic power to crush a Perfected Being who had just entered the Foundation Building stage head-on.

Liao Zuo was known for his strength, while Tao Gu of the Burning Sun Demon Sect manipulated a dark purple flame.

The final Yin-Yang Joyous Union Sect candidate Saintess is difficult to discern, as she can transform into a hundred different forms.

It can only be said that even as candidates for the position of Saint Child Saintess in a major sect, their strength is still quite impressive.

Unfortunately, they encountered Zhong Cang.

If we say that the three of them are only candidates for Saint Child and Saintess, with Zhong Cang's current strength, he can easily secure the position of Saint Child upon entering the Demon Sect.

Soon, the three of them witnessed the difference between being a Saint Child and a backup.

"Chant!"

Among the three, Liao Zuo, who appeared to have the strongest momentum with his endless divine power and a violent aura, seemed to be the easiest to deal with in Zhong Cang's eyes.

In fact, this did not come as a surprise to Zhong Cang. As the sound of the sword chant rang out, an illusory sword of the mind immediately appeared above Liao Zuo's heart lake.

Through the observation of the sword of the mind, Zhong Cang discovered that Liao Zuo's soul was no longer in its normal human form, but rather a distorted fusion of a monkey and a human.

"Indeed, the Myriad Spirit Demon Sect cultivates the spirit that devours all things, following the path of devouring. His cultivation has indeed advanced rapidly, but such hasty gains have also led to hidden dangers everywhere."

This situation is not unique to Liao Zuo; most disciples of the Demon Sect have numerous hidden dangers.

Otherwise, if they could rapidly advance their cultivation, they would not have been driven by the Dao Sect to desolate and harsh lands.

Feeling a sense of lamentation in his heart, Zhong Cang was also dissatisfied with the situation. With a turn of the sword of the mind, he slashed towards the position of Liao Zuo's human soul.

"No!!!"

Sensing the danger, Liao Zuo tried to resist.

However, his soul and the soul of the explosive ape were only forcibly integrated, and the integration was not perfect.

This situation caused a slight delay in his counterattack when driving the soul of the explosive ape, as if there was a delay. As a result, he could only watch helplessly as the sword of the mind slashed onto his human soul.

"Chi!"

A sword rises from the sea of the heart, cutting both others and oneself.

Being struck by the sword of the mind, Liao Zuo's human soul immediately shattered.

As the soul governs the body, when the soul showed abnormalities, Liao Zuo, or rather, the actions of the explosive ape, also changed.

"Roar!"

With a fierce momentum, the explosive ape charging forward was originally meant to boost the morale of the demonic cultivators.

But soon, their faces changed, becoming incredibly astonished.

The explosive ape, possessing immense strength, did not attack Zhong Cang after charging into the crowd. Instead, it went on a rampage, attacking all living beings like a mad demon.

Caught off guard, several demonic cultivators were immediately crushed to death by the giant ape.

"?!?!"

"Senior brother, it's me!"

"The enemy is over there, you've attacked the wrong person!"

"Don't, don't come over... Ah!"

"Roar!"

(End of this chapter)