"This is only natural!"

Zhang Jian's expression carried a smile.

True Monarch Zhanmo, seeing this, nodded secretly.

After Zhang Jian agreed, he turned and left the Demon-slaying Hall, and on his way out, he happened to run into Tie Xin Daoist, who had just returned from the main peak.

Tie Xin Daoist was in high spirits, and since Zhang Jian was also in a rare good mood, he joined Tie Xin Daoist and a few senior and junior brothers for an evening together.

Inside the Demon-slaying Hall, True Monarch Zhanmo watched Zhang Jian's departing figure, feeling extremely pleased, with a smile on his lips.

In this ascension ceremony, Demon-slaying Peak had undoubtedly stolen the spotlight.

Zhang Jian suddenly revealed the Divine Dao Emperor's Position, which drew the attention of many Second Generation Ancestor Masters. Not only that, but Chi Jiang Daoist, Chuyunzi, Yun Tianhe, and Hua Wanzi also achieved 'good results' in the multi-sect competition organized during the ascension ceremony, especially Yun Tianhe, who won the championship in the Yin Spirit Realm competition. Even Chufa Daoist rarely praised her, which was unprecedented.

...

The Two Realms Region is vast, known as the essence of the East Suspended Divine Continent, claiming three thousand prefectures.

Among them are mundane dynasties supported by major sects and earthly Daoist kingdoms similar to those supported by the Five Elements Immortal Sect.

There are also countries that still maintain a barbaric appearance, with bizarre rules.

Interestingly, the Sheji Divine Dao has completely abandoned this region, allowing the human race's beings here to be controlled by sects, True Immortal Clans, or even demon gods of the Barbaric Region.

Yuhua Province, Gao Lu City

This area is the territory of the Thousand Dragons Sect!

Although the scale of the Thousand Dragons Sect is not large, it is one of the foremost major sects in the various sects of Yuhua Province.

At this moment, three stern-faced figures were looking at the city ahead in mid-air.

Usually bustling with activity, Gao Lu City now resembled a ghostly land.

In house after house, countless corpses lay entwined, yet most bore strange, twisted expressions, like mummified dried corpses.

At this point, a beautiful female cultivator with a graceful figure gazed at the other two Primordial Spirit Masters surrounded by Pure Yang Golden Light.

She spoke in a deep voice.

"Senior Sister, this drought fiend is so cunning, what should we do?"

She is Yu Feiyun, one of the three great Elders of the Thousand Dragons Sect.

Faced with the tragic scene before her, even with her extensive experience, she felt a surge of anger.

The other two, a man and a woman, were Qianlei Master and Jingyue Master.

Among the three, Jingyue Master and Yu Feiyun were native-born Primordial Spirit Masters of the Thousand Dragons Sect.

Qianlei Master, however, was a loose cultivator.

Nonetheless, Qianlei Master and Jingyue Master had a past when they were younger. After proving their Primordial Spirit status, they formed a Dao Companion relationship out of mutual needs.

"Wait, wait for the experts of the Tongshan Dao Lineage to arrive!"

Jingyue Master shook her head, her expression solemn.

Such demonic creatures like drought fiends are far too terrifying.

They had already encountered it before.

Even if the three of them combined their efforts, they couldn't restrain it. If they were isolated or fought alone, they risked falling victim to this demon fiend.

"We will continue to track it. As long as we lock onto its whereabouts, when the experts from the Tongshan Dao Lineage arrive, it will meet its end!"

Jingyue Master glanced at Qianlei Master beside her.

Qianlei Master also agreed with Jingyue Master's idea.

As a loose cultivator, he had mingled in the cultivation realm for many years and understood that caution was necessary now.

The drought fiend is known as a mythical evil creature.

A powerful drought fiend has the ability to contend against ancient demon gods.

With one thought, the three of them activated their escape lights and sped away.

One blue and two red streaked through the void.

However, as they traveled along, the expressions of the three Primordial Spirit Masters grew more serious, and Elder Yu's face carried an intense look of indignation.

Along the way, numerous villagers and townspeople appeared to have been incinerated into dried corpses by corpse fire, with all their essence blood siphoned away.

Blazing red flames burned across the earth.

It was a scene of utter devastation.

As they passed through, many villagers who had narrowly escaped were seen weeping bitterly over the bodies of their loved ones.

As the three passed by, they saw streaks of crimson-black flames suddenly reemerge, immediately targeting an infant wailing from within a bamboo house in the village.

The crimson-black flames streaked across like a flowing light, instantly snatching away the infant. By the time the three arrived, the crying baby had already become like withered wood.

"This vile creature, it's taunting us!"

Yu Feiyun clenched the colorful silk in her hand with her delicate fingers. In an instant, the colorful silk in her hand transformed, plunging into the earth like countless tree vines.

Rumble!!

The sound of countless rumbles erupted.

From deep within the earth, a primeval, chilling roar echoed, accompanied by terrifying detonations. Countless colorful silks, resembling vines, shattered into pieces in an instant.

In the moment her Lifebound Treasure was torn apart, Yu Feiyun's expression changed, feeling her Primordial Spirit being torn apart, yet a strong murderous light flickered in her eyes.

At this time, her Primordial Spirit Divine Sense sensed a terrifying demon qi erupting from deep underground.

She felt an intense premonition.

"Junior Sister Yu, be careful!"

Jingyue Daoist's stern cry echoed, as she and Qianlei Master acted simultaneously, bright streams of light flowing from their bodies, transforming into countless sword qi appearing like waterfalls.

The reaction speed of the Primordial Spirit Masters was fast.

But the speed of the drought fiend demon god below was even faster.

A fierce, low roar sounded, the earth split open, and a blazing red light burst forth. As it crossed the interweaving lights designed to intercept, it instantly appeared right beside Yu Feiyun.

"Space Secret Technique?"

Upon seeing this secret technique, both Jingyue Daoist and Qianlei Master turned pale.

This was their first time witnessing the drought fiend performing such a skill.

Is this a newly awakened ability of the drought fiend? Or has it been hiding its strength all along?

Yu Feiyun's expression remained unchanged as the colorful silk around her swayed like a dragon or serpent, with countless talismans blooming from within, resembling a fiery red lotus.

Upon closer inspection, the thousands of talismans within that fiery red lotus were perfectly combined. Despite each talisman being only at the Yin Spirit Level, they coordinated with each other, augmenting the power of her Primordial Spirit Treasure, the Thousand-Machined Colorful Silk. Together, they unleashed a power that rivaled that of a Golden Body Level Primordial Spirit Immortal Technique.

The red light blossomed, as the entire fiery red lotus was abruptly torn apart by a terrifying claw.

Only when they touched the soft, thousand-machine colorful silk in the deeper layer did the silk deflect it away.

This female cultivator brought out the full power of the colorful silk field control treasure, yet even so, her figure was like a cannonball, sent flying by the drought fiend's immense strength.

In the void, a gigantic, terrifying drought fiend clad in crimson iron armor, with blood-red eyes, gazed coldly in the direction Yu Feiyun was sent flying, a hint of surprise flashed in its eyes.

According to its own understanding, its strength should have been more than this female cultivator could withstand.

This punch, imbued with the power of the earth, was enough to turn her into a meat paste, yet she managed to shed off most of its force.

Meanwhile, its ears twitched slightly as it looked behind.

At that moment, two streaks of light, one red and one blue, approached suddenly, intertwining like lines of a spiral structure, boosting each other's strength.

The power they generated reinforced each other, closing in rapidly.

A hint of wariness flickered in its eyes. These two sword devices, though appearing 'fragile,' harbored the lightning fire inside, which had a certain restraining effect on it.

Having suffered losses before, it didn't like that sensation.

In a flash of its form, it transformed into a stream of light, plunging toward the depths of the earth.

Seeing this scene, Jingyue Master and Qianlei Master showed changes in their expressions, their eyes displaying some discomfort.

Using this move again.

This drought fiend is incredibly cunning.

Knowing it couldn't contend against the combined strength of the three, it would always burrow underground, using the power of the earth to conceal its aura, waiting for a chance to ambush them again.

They could feel that after several massacres of cities and the absorption of the living beings' essence and blood, the drought fiend's power had increased significantly. If it transformed again, it would become even more difficult to deal with.

But at that moment, all three of them detected a change.

Underfoot, the mountain village seemed to emit a mysterious yellow light.

In their expansive Primordial Spirit Divine Senses, the drought fiend submerged deep within the earth was like a 'drowning' creature, its aura became chaotic.

"Could a drought fiend also be 'drowned' by the earth?"