Chapter 96 Demonic Cultivator

"Don't run!"

Shouts of battle came from behind him. Jun Ruoxie frantically moved his legs, and the spiritual power in his body gradually turned into dark demonic power.

"Bang!"

The moment the foot landed, the soil flew up, and the grass and trees withered instantly, their color resembling the ashes of a fire.

"Run, run, run..."

Jun Ruoxie's chest pounded violently like a blower, and his speed was increasing.

The howling mountain wind blew, making his clothes flutter loudly.

His flesh collapsed, and his hair flew wildly in the wind. In the blink of an eye, he transformed from a handsome young man into a bald, toothless monster with festering skin, resembling a skeleton.

"Huff huff..."

Jun Ruoxie seemed much more relaxed, his face now filled with an uncontrollable smile, and his speed had also increased considerably.

"It's still as easy as before."

He burst into laughter, then a shadow of gloom suddenly crossed his face.

"Pfft..."

Blood suddenly spurted from his eyes, nose, and mouth. The magic power within him instantly backfired, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground in a sorry state.

"Damn it!..."

After Jun Ruoxie escaped from the cave, Boss Hong and the others hurriedly gave chase, but Xu Yuanlang stopped and stared intently into the depths of the cave.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, what's in the cave? It's probably that bastard Jun Ruoxie's helper."

A hint of apprehension flashed in Wen Lin's eyes, and Xu Yuanlang spoke.

"I think so too. Let's go and take care of this."

The two walked inside and, deep in the passage, they suddenly saw a dark, gaping hole, about half a person's height, leading to who knows where.

"There shouldn't have been this hole before, right?"

Wen Lin shook his head firmly, while Xu Yuanlang quietly tightened his grip on his magical artifact.

"Sure enough, there's something strange about this cave. This demonic cultivator Jun Ruoxie has probably done this before."

The two crawled into the cave entrance and walked a few dozen steps forward, when the surroundings suddenly opened up.

"Kara!"

Xu Yuanlang suddenly heard a sound under his feet. He looked down and saw that the ground was covered with stark white bones.

These corpses varied in size, some were ordinary people and others were cultivators, and they were piled up on both sides of the passage, accumulating in countless layers.

"Be careful!"

Wen Lin suddenly spoke, and Xu Yuanlang's mind stirred, and several sword lights immediately shot out from the Demon-Slaying Gourd that he had prepared long ago.

"Bang! Bang!"

Several flying stones were sliced ​​in two, and a crisp sound came from ahead, like the sound of bones being broken by a heavy object.

"out!"

Several sword lights flew out from the demon-slaying gourd in Xu Yuanlang's hand, heading towards the location.

"Clang clang..."

There was no sound of blood and flesh splattering; instead, it landed on the solid stone and exploded.

"Stone?"

The two walked quickly forward and saw that Xu Yuanlang's attack landed on a blue stone, leaving nothing but a few deep dents.

"Strange? I didn't mishear. Fellow Daoist Wen, what about you?"

Wen Lin shook his head and said with certainty.

"I heard it too, the sound came from this direction. Looks like this guy is very fast."

Xu Yuanlang nodded, then slowed his pace and looked around.

"what!"

Suddenly, Wen Lin, who was next to Xu Yuanlang, screamed and spat out a mouthful of blood, flying several feet away.

"Fellow Daoist Wen, are you alright?"

"It's a stone, Fellow Daoist Xu. The one attacking us is a stone. Be careful of the stones around us."

Before Xu Yuanlang could turn around after hearing the warning, he immediately heard the sound of wind breaking behind him.

"out!"

The sword light, winding its way out, flew out in an instant, shattering the incoming stone. In that instant, he clearly saw a figure flash by in the darkness.

"Emerald bamboos—reaching high above the clouds!"

The next moment, the emerald green bamboo suddenly sprang up from the ground, and countless bamboo roots, like writhing pythons, immediately grew throughout the entire cave.

If his estimation was correct, the person who attacked him was someone who mainly cultivated earth element. Both the way he attacked and the way he moved around in the cave with ease indicated that he had a deep connection with earth element.

Wood overcomes Earth, so using the Fuyun Long sword to attack the opponent is the most suitable strategy.

The roots of the bamboo plant took root and filled the entire cave. He could sense all the movements in the cave by the fluctuations transmitted by the bamboo plant.

"Snap... thud..."

Just then, a series of extremely slight fluctuations suddenly came from inside the cave.

"The clouds stretch far and wide!"

With a roar, the long bamboo roots instantly coiled together and slammed into the source of the disturbance.

"Bang! Bang!"

This time, the attack landed with a dull thud, not a heavy, muffled sound.

The opponent hurriedly fled, and knowing that he had finally caught him, Xu Yuanlang immediately manipulated the long bamboo roots to transform into a large net, trapping the opponent in one fell swoop.

At the same time, countless bamboo leaves fell, like sharp blades stabbing fiercely at the other party. After feeling the pain, the other party struggled violently, followed by a wail.

"We succeeded!"

Xu Yuanlang did not relax. He forcefully pulled back his cloud-blowing longsword, and a dull dragging sound was heard as a monster more than ten feet tall and over three feet long was pulled out.

This monster looked quite strange. The wrinkles on its body surface resembled the patterns on a stone. It had a large upper body and a small lower body, and its body was covered with many fragments of mud.

The first thing you see is the hideous black markings on the beast's body. These should be the same type of markings used to subdue spirit beasts, or perhaps they should be called demonic markings.

The beast had hundreds of wounds of varying sizes, all likely caused by its own magical artifacts.

"Is this Dangtu?"

Once he had recovered, Wen Lin stood up, seemingly recognizing the identity of the demonic beast.

"What is Dangtu?"

"oh!"

Seeing the doubt in Xu Yuanlang's expression, Wen Lin quickly explained.

"Dangtu means 'blocking the way,' and is a rare earth-type demon beast that is extremely adept at concealing its demonic aura."

Moreover, it can move swiftly among the rocks. It lives in natural caves, and sometimes what monks thought were dead ends are actually because it blocks the entrance.

Therefore, it is called Dangtu. No wonder we didn't notice Wang Liu's murder at all; it was Dangtu who did it. Fellow Daoist Xu, you should quickly kill this thing. Once it's dead, it will surely turn against Jun Ruoxie.

Without Wen Lin's prompting, Xu Yuanlang's cloud-sweeping rope suddenly tightened, and Dang Tu was jolted awake by the pain, letting out a series of groans.

"Hmph, still trying to struggle!"

Xu Yuanlang snorted coldly and exerted his strength again, causing the roots of the long bamboo to crack. However, Dangtu's struggles became weaker and weaker.

"out!"

He wanted to speed things up, so several sword lights flew out from the Demon-Slaying Gourd, instantly severing Dangtu's head.

Blood splattered, and Jun Ruoxie, who was far away, immediately became chaotic with his magical power.