The old sect leader’s eyes gleamed with a ferocious light upon seeing Xiao Fei appear. This was his most successful experiment.
After decades, he had almost given up hope of finding Xiao Fei, never expecting him to show himself.
Immediately, the old sect leader ordered his zombie subordinates to abandon their other opponents and swarm towards Xiao Fei.
At the same time, the old sect leader himself broke free from Guangling Zhenren and lunged at Xiao Fei.
He intended to capture Xiao Fei once more and refine him anew.
The old sect leader commanded over thirty zombies, a number similar to Xiao Fei’s own zombie forces. However, Xiao Fei also had the Iron Fire Ants.
Seeing this, Xiao Fei was not afraid. He ordered his zombies to block with all their might.
He had raised ants and fish in the depths of the canyon, and his ants were now vastly different. Due to long-term consumption of Dragon Breath Grass, they emitted a faint dragon’s breath from within their bodies.
At Xiao Fei’s command, the hundred thousand Iron Fire Ants, in batches and from different directions, surged towards the old sect leader.
Coupled with the Golden Core zombie in his hand, he could hold his own against the enemy for a while.
Xiao Fei did not order the Golden Core zombie to attack. Instead, he had it stand by his side, serving as a dedicated bodyguard.
Under the siege of the Iron Fire Ants, the old sect leader was unable to spare any attention for a time.
Only a few zombies occasionally managed to break through to Xiao Fei’s front, only to be blasted with smoke and instantly turned into charred corpses by Xiao Fei’s Primordial Divine Lightning.
Guangling Zhenren’s face showed surprise as he witnessed Xiao Fei managing to contend with a Golden Core cultivator without falling behind.
However, he did not hesitate and immediately joined the fray.
On the other side, Zhu Yu and the artifact refiner were jointly facing three evil cultivators, already struggling and in peril.
If not for the numerous treasures Zhu Yu possessed, they would likely have become corpses by now.
With Guangling Zhenren joining the battle, the pressure on the pair eased, allowing them to at least defend themselves for the moment.
However, the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining disciples were not faring as well. Facing 150 Foundation Establishment evil cultivators, they offered almost no resistance, resulting in rivers of blood and rolling heads.
The only area where the Danxin Sect held an advantage on the entire battlefield was where Xiao Fei was.
His Iron Fire Ants successfully held back the old sect leader, and in the zombie-versus-zombie combat, Xiao Fei gradually gained the upper hand.
His Primordial Divine Lightning was specifically effective against these Yin and evil entities, with remarkable results. Almost every strike incapacitated a zombie.
Gradually, the number of zombies under the old sect leader’s command dwindled, leaving only a little over ten.
The Danxin Sect disciples, who were fleeing in disarray on the battlefield, saw this and, like discovering a life-saving straw, instinctively gravitated towards Xiao Fei.
In the face of mortal danger, this behavior was merely a survival instinct.
Gradually, it evolved into Xiao Fei leading a group of zombies, facing attacks from both zombies and evil cultivators simultaneously.
Most of the Danxin Sect disciples had already fallen, leaving only a dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators and a few dozen Qi Refining disciples who weren't even qualified to be cannon fodder.
In the battle, only these dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators could offer any assistance to Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei’s senior brothers and sisters: his second and third senior brothers had fallen, his fourth senior sister, the ice-cold beauty, had an arm severed and was also stabbed with a bloody wound.
Only the eldest senior brother, cunning and resourceful, with many life-saving methods, remained intact.
As for Guangling Zhenren’s daughter, his fifth senior sister, Huangfu Xuan, possessed several life-saving artifacts. Furthermore, many evil cultivators coveted her beauty and wished to capture her alive, thus she did not suffer any major injuries.
The invading 150 evil cultivators had suffered almost no losses and still numbered over 130. They now all converged on Xiao Fei, greatly increasing his pressure.
Moreover, he not only had to deal with these evil cultivators but also direct the Iron Fire Ants to keep the old sect leader occupied.
On a distant mountain peak, Ancestor Shangguan and Ancestor Peng stood in the void, silently observing the fierce battle.
“What a humiliation!”
Ancestor Peng, with his somewhat volatile temper, gritted his teeth, his eyes red.
“The evil cultivators have attacked our doorstep, and we, Nascent Soul cultivators, can only watch from the sidelines as the juniors fight for their lives!”
“What use is it for Senior Brother Peng to be anxious? It changes nothing. Who told us our strength is inferior? We cannot defeat the Nascent Soul cultivators of Eagle Mountain Kingdom.”
Ancestor Shangguan, calm and composed, comforted Ancestor Peng.
“If only the Lu Kingdom could produce a cultivator at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, we wouldn’t be so humiliated by the evil cultivators of Eagle Mountain Kingdom.”
There was a Nascent Soul cultivator from Eagle Mountain Kingdom monitoring from afar. If the two of them intervened, it would immediately trigger a Nascent Soul battle.
At that point, several Nascent Soul cultivators from the Lu Kingdom might also perish, leaving the sect even more vulnerable, and the entire Lu Kingdom could fall.
The surviving Nascent Soul cultivators could at least instill some fear in Eagle Mountain Kingdom.
“Senior Brother Peng, what do you think of that disciple riding the flying fish?”
Ancestor Shangguan pointed at Xiao Fei’s figure on the battlefield and asked.
“This disciple, at the Foundation Establishment stage, can actually tie down a Golden Core cultivator and simultaneously withstand the attacks of over a hundred Foundation Establishment evil cultivators.
With his own strength, he has supported the entire battlefield situation. Among the Foundation Establishment disciples, he is undoubtedly an exceptional talent!”
Ancestor Peng was also somewhat surprised that the sect had such an outstanding disciple.
“It’s a pity he is only at Foundation Establishment. If he could reach the Golden Core stage, he would surely become a pillar of the sect.”
Ancestor Peng shook his head again. Ascending from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core was not an easy feat. Some lacked the aptitude and could not break through even with all available resources.
“However, that fish of his seems extraordinary. It should be an ancient variant!”
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Xiao Fei once again unleashed Primordial Divine Lightning, killing a zombie with a single strike, while simultaneously communicating with the evil cultivators via divine sense.
He had traveled with these evil cultivators, and they were all acquaintances. The evil cultivators also appeared surprised when he revealed himself.
“If I’m not mistaken, fellow Daoist, you must be the Corpse Driver, the leader of the Ten Great Evildoers from decades ago!”
An evil cultivator, seeing the numerous zombies driven by Xiao Fei, had already guessed his formidable past reputation.
“Fellow Daoist has sharp eyes. It is indeed I!”
Xiao Fei directly admitted his identity.
While transmitting his divine sense, he unleashed a bolt of Primordial Divine Lightning from his hand, directly incinerating a weaker evil cultivator into ashes.
Xiao Fei now possessed the physique of a zombie and the magic power of the late Foundation Establishment stage, surpassing most in the Foundation Establishment realm.
“Fellow Daoist Jue Mie, I have the antidote for the Bone Corrosion Heart Devouring Pill. Do you want it?”
“Killing you will also yield the antidote.”
“You’ll need the ability to do so!”
Xiao Fei chuckled, and the Golden Core zombie beside him suddenly attacked, its claw piercing through Jue Mie’s chest.
Since persuasion failed, he would eliminate them. He had no time to waste with them.
In reality, most of these evil cultivators were forced to participate. They were all seasoned veterans of the battlefield, and few were truly willing to fight to the death.
They were only fighting bravely now because they had the advantage and believed they had absolute certainty of defeating the Danxin Sect.
Xiao Fei contacted them one by one, sometimes promising benefits. He didn’t expect them to turn against their allies, only that they would maintain their veteran-like behavior.
Therefore, he now had the Golden Core zombie attack, specifically targeting those stubborn individuals who refused to heed his counsel.
Through a combination of reward and coercion, the fighting spirit of these over 100 evil cultivators gradually dissipated, returning to their usual half-hearted state, attacking sporadically.
The battlefield situation became somewhat strange. The over 100 evil cultivators shouted loudly, their battle cries deafening, but after fighting for a long time, they caused very few casualties among the Danxin Sect disciples.