Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

With a "splash," Zhang Yuanjing fell into a waterway. The water was icy, and the cold seeped into his body. Even using his magic to resist, he felt stiff all over. He held his breath, judged the direction of the current, and headed downstream.

After a few breaths, he heard the sound of something entering the water behind him, knowing it was the Sable King, relentlessly pursuing him, truly burrowing underground, unwilling to let him go.

Zhang Yuanjing could only smile wryly, understanding that his strength was too weak, lacking the means to threaten it, which allowed this beast to chase him so recklessly.

Once in the water, the Sable King, unable to swim, could only drift with the current, its speed slightly slower than Zhang Yuanjing's.

After a dozen or so breaths, a faint rumbling sound came from ahead. The water flow became faster and faster, and the rumbling grew louder and louder. After a few more breaths, a light appeared ahead, and the water poured down like a flood, instantly bursting through a hole, then plummeting down a hundred-zhang cliff, a waterfall cascading down like a roaring beast, crashing into the deep pool below.

Zhang Yuanjing was now able to fly into the sky on his sword, and his heart immediately calmed down. However, in an unfamiliar environment, he still felt it prudent to be cautious, not rushing to fly, lest he attract the attack of avian demon beasts.

Therefore, he did not resist, allowing the current to carry him straight to the bottom of the pool, tumbling back and forth several times before emerging on the surface of the water, dozens of zhang away from the waterfall.

He opened his eyes and looked around. This was a deep valley, half of which was occupied by a pool, about four or five li in circumference, and the other half was covered with giant trees bearing golden fruit, extending from the edge of the pool to the opposite cliff.

At this moment, twenty or thirty zhang behind him, a pointed head emerged from the water, half red and half blue, it was the Sable King. It looked at Zhang Yuanjing and immediately revealed a smug expression, paddling with its four feet, trying to catch up with him. However, its lightning-fast scurrying speed was useless in the water. The more it paddled, the less it moved forward.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuanjing couldn't help but smile. He immediately summoned his flying sword, leaped, and soared into the sky, looking down at the Sable King.

Only when the Sable King truly entered the demon core realm, after awakening its bloodline and long-term practice, could it master the art of flying. At this time, it only possessed the cultivation strength of a false core, and could only crawl on the ground in frustration.

Seeing Zhang Yuanjing fly into the air, the Sable King was immediately dumbfounded, then became enraged, opening its sharp mouth and roaring sharply, its voice carrying far in the vast valley.

Zhang Yuanjing would not take its threats to heart. Instead, his eyes were drawn to the golden fruits. With such a large number, they were certainly not a precious species, but from their appearance, they were quite extraordinary.

"Jiao jiao—ao!" A shrill ape cry rang out in the forest, echoing through the valley. Then, more than a dozen cries followed, one after another, forming a chorus, the voices filled with a fierce aura.

"This is?" Zhang Yuanjing's pupils constricted, and looking again at the lush foliage of the giant trees, he saw dark green shadows, each about ten zhang tall, moving rapidly, occasionally flashing with golden light. "These are Golden-Backed Giant Apes!"

According to Han Ji, the central area of ​​Mist Spirit Mountain is inhabited by a group of Golden-Backed Giant Apes, the strongest of which is at least at the Great Perfection of the Spiritual Enlightenment Realm.

This beast is best at cooperation. Once they go to war, there are at least three to five, and often more than ten, making them extremely difficult to deal with. This group of Golden-Backed Giant Apes is also the strongest demon beast in this Mist Spirit Mountain, occupying the place with the most abundant spiritual energy, and the other demon beasts dare not provoke them.

He looked again at the Sable King in the water. Sure enough, this fierce false core realm demon beast had become alarmed, looking timidly in the direction of the forest, somewhat at a loss. Besides landing and exiting the valley from both sides of the forest, it had no other way to escape.

However, if it landed, it would definitely have to face the Golden-Backed Giant Apes that were rushing over at high speed. It had no idea that this place was the nest of the Golden-Backed Giant Apes. Otherwise, how dare it have issued a sharp roar with a threatening signal just now.

However, the current kept pushing it towards the shore. Although it tried to paddle with its four feet, it was unable to change its course.

After a dozen or so breaths, twelve giant apes, each ten zhang tall and as strong as vajras, rushed out of the forest, stopping thirteen or fourteen zhang away from the pool, quietly watching the Sable King floating in the water. As for Zhang Yuanjing hanging in the air, they completely ignored him.

Half of these twelve giant apes were in the late stage of the Savage Blood Realm, two in the early stage of the Spiritual Enlightenment Realm, two in the middle stage of the Spiritual Enlightenment Realm, and two in the late stage of the Spiritual Enlightenment Realm. They all puffed out their chests and bellies, revealing the dark green long hair on their chests and abdomens, staring fiercely at the Sable King, obviously not taking the false core realm Sable King seriously.

The blue-faced Sable King saw the strength of the giant apes and was obviously much calmer. Then, it seemed to be angered by these barbaric Golden-Backed Giant Apes, its eyes flashing with a fierce light, looking back and forth at these large creatures.

After a cup of tea's time, the Sable King finally climbed ashore. It arched its body, vigorously shaking off the heavy water droplets clinging to its body, its red fur standing on end, making a provocative "ao ao" sound, squinting at the Golden-Backed Giant Apes opposite it.

The leading giant ape "squeaked" and six Spiritual Enlightenment Realm Golden-Backed Giant Apes, including itself, stepped forward a few steps, forming a cone shape, and逼迫d towards the blue-faced Sable King.

The heads of the Spiritual Enlightenment Realm Golden-Backed Giant Apes are hard and flexible, and the skin and muscles of their chests and abdomens are tough and healthy. They are not afraid of ordinary spiritual weapon attacks, nor are they afraid of the steel teeth and sharp claws of demon beasts of the same rank. Their eyes, noses, and necks are all weak points, but it is extremely difficult to break through the tight defense of two steel-like long arms.

The Sable King patrolled up and down the shore, looking for openings in the six giant apes. However, the distance between the giant apes was well maintained, giving it no chance to take advantage.

As the six giant apes approached closer and closer, the Sable King became irritable. In fact, from the open space on the shore, with its speed, it could easily escape. However, as a king of the false core realm, wouldn't it be a great shame to flee without a fight!

It roared loudly, emitting a sonic attack. However, these Golden-Backed Giant Apes, for some unknown reason, were not affected at all and still moved forward slowly.

The Sable King opened its sharp mouth again and sprayed out the poison within its body. The colorless and invisible poisonous gas, aided by the wind, quickly drifted around the six giant apes. The six giant apes seemed to have expected this and all held their breath, not inhaling any of the poisonous gas.

A fair and square battle is not what the blue-faced sable excels at. This kind of demon beast is not good at frontal combat. If it weren't for the advantage in realm, this Sable King would have already fled.

The Sable King's two moves were ineffective, and it couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and annoyed. It had one last trick, which was to use its speed to launch a surprise attack. At this time, the six giant apes were only three or four zhang away from the Sable King, and the encirclement had been completed. Even if it wanted to leave from both sides, it had no chance.

The Sable King twisted its body back and forth, and suddenly darted forward, rushing to the front of a middle-stage Spiritual Enlightenment Realm giant ape on the right, leaping gently and biting at its neck.

The giant ape reacted extremely sensitively, dodging the vital point at the last moment. However, the Sable King's body, which shot like lightning, still slammed heavily into its head. The giant ape fell backward and crashed to the ground.

A giant ape in the early stage of the Spiritual Enlightenment Realm in the back row swung its long arm and punched the Sable King's blue-furred pointed face. And a giant ape in the late stage of the Spiritual Enlightenment Realm next to it pounced over and reached out to hug the Sable King's waist.

The Sable King twisted its ten-zhang-long body in the air, and its long tail whipped like a steel whip, hitting the giant ape next to it and knocking it back. At the same time, its head tilted slightly, dodging the iron fist coming from the front, and its right front paw tore straight at the ape's throat.

"Ao!" The giant ape screamed and fell backward. It was exceptionally brave, attacking head-on, but it also exposed its vital points and was taken advantage of by the Sable King, who slapped its throat and shattered it. It was clear that it could not survive.

The Sable King succeeded in one strike and gained the upper hand, but its fear became even stronger. It did not dare to linger in battle, and accelerated back. There were still six Savage Blood Realm giant apes behind it. Their strength was too weak to participate in the battle. At this time, the Sable King broke through the formation and saw them watching the battle in formation. It immediately had malicious intentions and rushed towards them to kill them.

The five Spiritual Enlightenment Realm giant apes in the rear shouted "ao ao ao" and quickly chased after them. However, their speed was far inferior to that of the Sable King.

At this moment, a stone flew from the sky, hitting the Sable King's head. The Sable King didn't even grunt, rolled to the ground, and died on the spot.

The direction from which the stone flew was more than ten zhang above Zhang Yuanjing's head.

Zhang Yuanjing was shocked and immediately looked up, only to see a giant ape, five zhang tall, standing in the wind, quietly staring at him. The spiritual energy on its body was faintly visible, mysterious and unusual, and it did not seem to be an ordinary demon beast, as if it had practiced some kind of cultivation technique.

"Demon Core Realm!" Zhang Yuanjing exclaimed in shock. Moreover, it must be a true demon that has entered the Demon Core Realm for more than a hundred years and has comprehended the bloodline inheritance. Otherwise, it would not be able to stand in the air so easily.

He was covered in cold sweat, his face was pale, and he was completely at a loss. At this time, he could not fight and had no way to escape, and could not see any hope of survival. If he was standing on the ground, he might have a chance to escape with an earth escape technique. But since he was now in the air, it was impossible for him to escape the pursuit of a Demon Core Realm true demon.

The eleven giant apes below also saw the Golden-Backed Giant Ape in the air, and all of them prostrated themselves on the ground, making "squeak squeak squeak" sounds.

The Golden-Backed Giant Ape ignored them, but looked at Zhang Yuanjing, suddenly raised its finger and pointed to the ground below, then nodded.

Zhang Yuanjing understood its gesture and immediately lowered his flying sword and landed on the ground. A slight wind sound came from behind, and he knew without releasing his divine sense that the giant ape was closely following behind him. After landing on the ground, he did not act rashly. At such a close distance, even if he burrowed into the ground, the giant ape could stomp him to death.

Moreover, he did not sense any killing intent from the giant ape's eyes.

The Golden-Backed Giant Ape landed on the ground, like a half-black and half-gold iron tower, with a naturally oppressive aura. It "squeaked" at the giant apes a few times, and the giant ape in the late stage of the Spiritual Enlightenment Realm walked over and dragged the Sable King's corpse over.

The Demon Core Realm giant ape reached out and grabbed it, gently slicing with its fingers in the lower abdomen, and pulled open a half-foot-long opening, then inserted its palm, stirred it twice, and pulled it out. At this time, between its bloody fingers, there was a round bead surrounded by gray gas, about the size of a bird's egg, exuding a strange aura.

This was the blue-faced Sable King's unformed inner core. It would still take more than a hundred years of forging to become a true, fully solidified demon core.

The giant ape stretched out its long arm and handed the gray inner core to Zhang Yuanjing.

Zhang Yuanjing pointed to himself and asked, "Give it to me?"

The giant ape nodded, its palm extending forward a few more inches, signaling Zhang Yuanjing to quickly put it away.

Zhang Yuanjing hesitated for a moment before taking out a jade box to preserve the inner core, but he did not dare to really put it away, but looked at the giant ape, waiting for its next instructions.

At this time, a shocking wave had already surged in his heart, knowing that this giant ape must have an extremely dangerous thing for him to do.