The item was already in hand, and the True Disciple of Taiqing Palace no longer had any desire to linger. He immediately wanted to retreat and escape from Fire Persimmon Immortal City.
But in the next moment, Zheng Shuanggou descended from the sky, emitting an overwhelming blade aura, fiercely slashing at the True Disciple of Taiqing Palace.
Zhou Nongying attacked from underground, unleashing a surge of shadow waves, completely cutting off the Taiqing Palace True Disciple's escape route.
Zheng Danlian strung his bow and arrow from the disciple's left side. The arrow, tearing through the air, targeted the forehead of the Taiqing Palace True Disciple.
At this moment, the Golden Core True Disciple of the Purple Dawn Pavilion also appeared. With a push of his palms, a spell, like a cluster of brilliant fireworks, burned towards the Taiqing Palace True Disciple.
It was worth mentioning that the Golden Core True Disciple of the Purple Dawn Pavilion was also dressed in black garments, identical in style to those of the Black Shadow Demon Cultivator.
"A third Black Shadow Demon Cultivator?!" Everyone was shocked in an instant.
The Taiqing Palace True Disciple wanted to flee, but enemies surrounded him on all sides.
He narrowly dodged Zheng Shuanggou's attack, freed himself from Zhou Nongying's shadow entanglement, but couldn't avoid Zheng Danlian's arrow. He took the arrow head-on and had to use his back to withstand the brilliant fireworks from the Purple Dawn Pavilion True Disciple.
Many of the defensive magic artifacts he had fully activated directly shattered, with only his innermost underwear, a Magical Treasure Level item, tenaciously protecting his vitals.
The Taiqing Palace True Disciple still wanted to persist, despite spitting blood and gritting his teeth. He continued to flee several hundred meters while carrying the Demon Sect True Scripture.
But the attacks from all sides were incessant.
His two fists couldn't fend off four attacks, so he had no choice but to throw the Demon Sect True Scripture into the air to relieve some of the pressure on himself.
The Golden Core cultivators who had been besieging the Taiqing Palace True Disciple immediately stopped their attacks.
They were worried that the illustrations and text on the True Scripture might be destroyed.
Even though the True Scripture could be spread, in such a destructive manner, the content circulated would also be diminished.
The Golden Core cultivators toned down their attacks and then reached for the True Scripture again.
The scene was chaotic.
Golden and silver lights clashed, blades and hooks danced wildly, and spells flew everywhere.
Sun Lingtong plunged headfirst into the chaotic battleground, and Chi Dun, who followed him closely, made the situation even more chaotic.
Sun Lingtong was agile and took the opportunity to flee.
"Exciting, so exciting!" His big eyes sparkled brightly, his spirit was highly focused, and his face was flushed.
He was both scared and excited, thoroughly enjoying the adventure.
If they were outside the city, someone like Sun Lingtong, in the Foundation Establishment Stage, wouldn't stand a chance.
But within the city, with the suppression of the Immortal City Great Array, the power of the Golden Core cultivators was greatly curbed.
Additionally, Sun Lingtong had made ample preparations in advance, using his foundation to sustain his performance. Moreover, he was by no means an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, just barely maintaining his disguise.
The battlefield was in chaos, with too many people from different factions and hidden agendas. The offensive and defensive shifts were quick, and Sun Lingtong did not face any direct confrontations with Golden Core-level opponents.
Because even Golden Core Stage cultivators were severely entangled with each other.
Chi Dun shouted: "Black Shadow Demon Cultivator, where are you escaping to?"
Then he saw the Black Shadow Demon Cultivator—the Purple Dawn Pavilion Golden Core True Disciple.
This Golden Core True Disciple was the closest to him, so Chi Dun didn't hesitate and rushed forward with a punch.
The Purple Dawn Pavilion Golden Core raised a defensive spell, but it was suppressed by the Great Array.
Bam.
Chi Dun's punch directly sent the Purple Dawn Pavilion Golden Core smashing into the ground.
In such a battlefield, the advantages of body cultivation were fully revealed with this punch!
The two Golden Core True Disciples disguised as Black Shadow Demon Cultivators suffered in silence.
They were skilled in using spells, but the spells were greatly suppressed, so they could only use some less familiar magic artifacts to hold their ground.
Because of their disguise, they couldn't use their adept skills.
Taking advantage of Chi Dun being led away, Sun Lingtong, feeling grateful to the Purple Dawn Pavilion True Disciple, stealthily went underground, swiftly slipping through the gaps of the Immortal City Great Array via the sewers to make his escape.
The Black Shadow Demon Cultivator—the Taiqing Palace True Disciple—rushed to the Demon Sect True Scripture again, excitement all over his face: "It's still mine!"
But in the next moment, a Ghost General suddenly appeared, blocking him.
Immediately after, another Ghost General took the Demon Sect True Scripture and ran.
It quickly ran towards its master—Luo Shang!
Luo Shang appeared again.
But this time he showed his true face and was not disguised as a Black Shadow Demon Cultivator.
Luo Shang's face was still somewhat swollen, indicating that the residual poison in his body had not yet dissipated.
The Ghost General, who had grabbed the Demon Sect True Scripture, was particularly skilled in speed, and in the blink of an eye, it had crossed hundreds of steps to reach Luo Shang and present the True Scripture.
The moment Luo Shang received it, he felt the profundity of the True Scripture.
"Demon-infused Bloodline Technique?!" Luo Shang revealed a hint of joy and was about to speak when golden light burst before his eyes.
Zhu Xuanji pounced in front of him, wielding a large ruler as if it were a sword, slashing down fiercely.
Luo Shang hurriedly manipulated the third Golden Core Stage Ghost General to block Zhu Xuanji and then took the opportunity to retreat.
"You can leave, but the True Scripture stays!" Ning Jiufan suddenly showed himself, clutching an ice jade urn. He cast Frost Spells, directly freezing Luo Shang.
But the frozen Luo Shang soon revealed his true form—a strange Ghost General with a skeletal face, still at the Golden Core rank.
The real Luo Shang was still hiding his true body.
The Ghost General was frozen, and so was the Demon Sect True Scripture.
Ning Jiufan reached into the huge ice block.
Where his hand reached, the ice, as hard as diamonds, melted like milk.
Ning Jiufan got hold of the Demon Sect True Scripture and his expression changed. He was equally stunned.
But the next moment, Luo Shang's counterattack arrived.
A full four Golden Core Stage Ghost Generals surrounded Ning Jiufan and attacked fiercely.
Ning Jiufan's combat power was formidable; he still blocked and dodged left and right, rather awkwardly.
Luo Shang's true strength was revealed at this moment.
He came from the Soul Devouring Sect, skilled in controlling ghosts. Under his command, there were many Ghost Generals with Golden Core-level combat abilities.
He alone was equivalent to a small sect.
Ning Jiufan's situation immediately improved, as another Golden Pill Ancestor of the Zhou Family came to his aid.
The latter threw out an array plate from afar.
The Magical Treasure Level array plate spun above Ning Jiufan's head, instantly forming an array, causing the Ghost Generals to lose direction and make frequent mistakes.
Ning Jiufan, while absorbing the profundities of the True Scripture, left the array plate there and quickly escaped the formation.
"Support him!" Zheng Shuanggou shouted.
As the battle reached this point, the advantage of the three cultivation families and Zhu Xuanji's alliance finally became apparent.
Yang Chanyu wielded a mechanical crossbow and shot arrows, greatly interfering with Ning Jiufan.
The two Black Shadow Demon Cultivators, seeing the urgency of the situation, only exchanged a glance before attacking Ning Jiufan with all their might.
Ning Jiufan displayed strong combat prowess, with frost spreading everywhere, holding on for quite a while.
But eventually, the True Disciple of Taiqing Palace's flying darts pierced his defense.
If Ning Jiufan hadn't turned his head in time, the dart that grazed his left earlobe would have seriously injured him!
Ning Jiufan couldn't hold on and threw the Demon Sect True Scripture to Zheng Shuanggou.
Why did he choose to do this?
Ning Jiufan's reason was very simple—Zheng Shuanggou was the closest ally at the time.
"You go, I'll hold them back!" Zheng Danlian ran behind his clan's Golden Core cultivator, blocking the enemies.
Zheng Shuanggou also shouted: "Protect me, once we enter the family territory, it'll be safe. Then the contents of the True Scripture will be shared with you all!"
The profundity of the Demon Sect True Scripture slowly flowed into his mind, giving him extra motivation to protect the treasure.
The two Golden Core cultivators of the Zhou Family exchanged glances and attacked with full force.
Ning Jiufan also frequently cast his signature spells, intercepting other cultivators.
On the scene, the three Golden Core cultivator families indeed had the numerical advantage. After all, this was their territory.
Seeing the True Scripture about to be taken away and themselves being blocked, some people became anxious.
The Purple Dawn Pavilion's True Disciple formed hand seals, then a thunderbolt appeared in his palm.
The purple lightning was incredibly fast, leaving only a shadow in the eyes of the Golden Core cultivators.
Before anyone could react, it accurately struck Zheng Shuanggou's back.
Zheng Shuanggou spat out a mouthful of blood. His whole body lunged forward, almost falling, but he managed to stabilize himself and continued running.
The Taiqing Palace True Disciple snorted coldly, chanting something under his breath.
Wind roared around him, forming a phantom of a green dragon. The dragon roared, and the green dragon phantom flew out, carrying strong impact and tearing force.
Wherever it went, the green wind chopped like blades, with the power to tear everything apart!
Such ferocity made the Zhou Family's Golden Core cultivator avoid its sharp edge.
Seeing the green dragon phantom about to hit Zheng Shuanggou, in a critical moment, his own Golden Core proved reliable.
Zheng Danlian stood in the dragon's path and wiped the surface of his storage waist belt from his waist.
Hiss!
A mechanical black snake appeared, far smaller than the green dragon phantom.
But despite its size, the mechanical black snake fearlessly collided.
The green dragon phantom shattered, the green wind quickly dispersed and disappeared.
The Taiqing Palace True Disciple's face changed dramatically. He knew very well the power of this move. But now, it had been shattered by a seemingly ordinary mechanical black snake.
The mechanical black snake didn't let up, continuing its assault after destroying the green dragon phantom.
The Taiqing Palace True Disciple hurled out a magic artifact, a set of seventy-seven and forty-nine green bamboo flying swords.
The green bamboo flying swords, like a torrential downpour, struck the mechanical black snake with a clinking sound.
The mechanical black snake's movement slowed slightly, but its fierce momentum remained, unstoppable, reaching the Taiqing Palace True Disciple.
The Taiqing Palace True Disciple felt a strong sense of crisis and hurriedly activated a protective magic treasure.
The black snake opened its mouth and bit down, directly breaking through the protective glow and biting off the disciple's left arm.
The Taiqing Palace Golden Core True Disciple howled in pain, retreating rapidly while fully healing his severed arm. Yet, a black aura lingered around the wound, hindering his healing techniques.
The Taiqing Palace Golden Core True Disciple's face turned pale, and he exclaimed: "Night Rain Demon Soldiers?!"
Everyone was startled.
The mechanical black snake struck everywhere, invincible for a moment.
All sorts of spells hit its body, as light as the wind. Even magical treasures were damaged or bitten by the black snake.
"This demon soldier is so ferocious!" Everyone was extremely astonished.
Unbelieving, Luo Shang sent his Ghost Generals to attack the mechanical black snake.
As a result, when he urgently recalled his Golden Core Stage Ghost Generals, only two out of four remained.
Even though Ghost Generals' overall combat power could not usually compare to cultivators of the same level, the mechanical black snake's power was undoubtedly too great.