Upon learning intelligence regarding Xiao Fei, Shangguan Laozu conceived a plan to use Xiao Fei as bait to lure the demonic cultivators of Yingshan Kingdom into a trap.
Although a temporary ceasefire was in place, the demonic cultivators of Yingshan Kingdom remained a significant threat to the cultivation world of Lu Kingdom.
Furthermore, there was pent-up hatred that needed an outlet.
Every demonic cultivator from Yingshan Kingdom killed would weaken their nation by one more fraction.
Shangguan Laozu and the other two surrounded the Snake Shadow Old Ghost, launching full-force killing moves from the outset.
The moment Xiao Fei saw Shangguan Laozu appear, he grabbed Huang Feifei and fled through the back door, with Zhu Yu close behind.
For battles of this magnitude, it was best to stay as far away as possible; even a brush with the residual energy could result in broken bones and fractured muscles.
"Quick! Let's go protect Divine Doctor Xiao!"
The dozens of hired thugs he had summoned were also quick-witted. Seeing the situation, they shouted in unison and swarmed after Xiao Fei.
They had no reason to risk their lives for such meager wages.
Xiao Fei ran all the way to a mountain peak outside Xingyue City, watching from afar as four Nascent Soul powerhouses clashed in the sky above the city.
Countless divine ability energy spheres exploded in the air. Wherever the residual energy from the pháp lực reached, countless buildings collapsed. Those in the city with good luck could still let out a few cries of agony, while those with bad luck were simply gone.
Xiao Fei observed the various divine abilities clashing on the battlefield, feeling fortunate that Shangguan Laozu had arrived in advance to set up an ambush. Otherwise, escaping from Nascent Soul cultivators would have been quite difficult.
Just then, a figure silently approached the mountain peak where Xiao Fei was located. The person moved like a phantom, and as they drew closer, no one noticed.
"Who's there?"
Xiao Fei's divine sense was relatively strong, and he was the first to detect the approaching individual.
"Hehehe..."
A hunched old man appeared a hundred paces away, enveloped in rolling demonic energy.
"Are you a Nascent Soul realm demon?"
Xiao Fei's pupils contracted. He had encountered demons multiple times before, but this was his first time seeing a Nascent Soul realm demon.
The growth rate of demons was truly too fast, far surpassing that of human cultivators.
The hunched old man gave a strange smile, his mouth splitting open to reveal teeth that were jagged like a saw.
Suddenly, a forked, blood-red tongue shot out like lightning.
"Swoosh!"
The blood-red tongue instantly pierced Xiao Fei's chest and then began to pull his body back.
The Nascent Soul demon wasted no words, launching a killing blow immediately.
By the time those around them reacted, Xiao Fei had already been pierced by the long tongue, his life extinguished in an instant.
"Ah!"
Huang Feifei, overcome with grief and rage, produced a long whip and was about to lash out at the hunched old man.
Just then, Xiao Fei's body suddenly split into two lotus root sections that fell to the ground.
Huang Feifei finally realized that Xiao Fei had a death-substitute puppet and quickly turned to flee.
She abandoned the long whip she had just summoned, as it was merely an item collected from patients.
She then noticed that everyone else had already fled the moment Xiao Fei was killed.
Before Huang Feifei could escape far, she felt a sharp pain in her back. A long tongue from behind pierced her chest cavity, and her consciousness blurred as she lost awareness.
When Huang Feifei's eyes fluttered open again and she regained consciousness, she found herself several miles outside the battlefield.
Sensing her body, she was unharmed. What had just happened felt like a nightmare, though she felt very weak.
She then realized that it must have been Xiao Fei's death-substitute puppet that had saved her life.
Not far away, Xiao Fei had also just awakened from his near-death nightmare.
Facing that demon, he hadn't had any time to react. Before he could prepare, he was instantly killed.
Alas! He had died once again!
At his young age, he had already died three times. In terms of life experience, few people could compare to him.
Just then, he saw Huang Feifei also appear nearby. She had likely died as well.
When a death-substitute puppet died in place of the original body, the cultivator's main body would be teleported several miles away at the moment of death.
The direction was random, but perhaps due to their deep connection, they were teleported to a location only a few hundred zhang apart.
"Young Master! You're here too!"
"Yes, what a coincidence!"
As Xiao Fei was greeting Huang Feifei, a figure suddenly descended from above.
The figure was too close. Before Xiao Fei could react, it crashed onto him, landing squarely on his back.
How could Xiao Fei, a man of seven feet, endure such humiliation? With practiced ease, he executed a shoulder throw, sending the figure on his back crashing to the ground.
"Splat!"
Zhu Yu had also been instantly killed by the Nascent Soul demon during the escape. The moment he regained a sliver of consciousness, he felt himself being grabbed and violently thrown to the ground.
This was Zhu Yu's first experience of death. Before he could recover from the shock of the previous panic, he was thrown to the ground. He then got up, found Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei present, and felt a sense of relief.
"That demon might chase us again, let's flee!"
This location was only a few miles from the previous small mountain peak. If the opponent's divine sense was strong enough, they would find them quickly.
"This demon's target is me, you two should stay as far away from me as possible!" Xiao Fei shouted, flying forward.
The three immediately transformed into streaks of light and flew off in different directions.
Meanwhile, the Nascent Soul demon, enraged after Xiao Fei and the other two escaped using death-substitute puppets, vented its fury on others.
Its figure moved like the wind, relentlessly pursuing and devouring several of the thugs Xiao Fei had summoned, before searching for the three escapees.
Its primary objective for this mission was to kill Xiao Fei.
The demons had painstakingly infiltrated these seeds, intending for them to act as vanguards to establish a foothold in this world, thereby opening the sealed passages and welcoming the demon race's invasion of this world once more.
Currently, the vast majority of demon seeds were still within their hosts, yet to hatch. They absolutely could not tolerate individuals like Xiao Fei continuing to live.
Xiao Fei fled with all his might. After only a moment, he sensed the demon catching up from behind.
He hadn't fled too far, instead circling Xingyue City.
Above Xingyue City, the battle between the three ancestors and the Nascent Soul demonic cultivator was nearing its end. If they could hold on for a little longer, the three ancestors would be free to deal with this demon.
Xiao Fei exerted all his strength, fleeing forward with all his might, yet he saw the demon getting closer and closer.
Just as it was about to close the distance to two to three hundred zhang, where it could pierce him with its long tongue, Xiao Fei plunged downwards, directly burrowing into the earth.
The five-elemental遁法 Shangguan Laozu had given him included wood, fire, earth, metal, and water遁术.
As long as one possessed the corresponding spiritual roots, they could cultivate and execute them. Only Xiao Fei, with his unique spiritual roots, could perform all five遁法.
After burrowing into the ground, he recited the incantation, moving through the earth as smoothly as a fish in water.