Cultivation: Being Immortal-Chapter 478:

Qing State

"Boom, boom, boom"

The war drums sounded, and the gates of the cultivator camp swung open. A team of cultivators quickly marched out, taking the initiative in this battle.

Millions of cultivators filled a frontline spanning over fifty kilometers, so densely packed that one could not see the end. Layers upon layers of cultivators floated in the sky.

On the opposite side, the demon beast army was the same, with even more in number. The front lines were occupied by extremely tall demon beasts, blocking the view of the crowd.

"Excluding the Demon Insects, there are between five to seven million demon beasts, mostly fierce beasts, making them the elite of the demon race."

"More than three hundred fourth-tier and above Demon Kings have been identified so far. The exact number in the middle area is unclear."

"There are still many flying demon beasts circling in the sky. We haven’t spotted any demon beasts from the Peng Bird Clan, so we need to be cautious as they have yet to appear."

High-ranking officials like Lin Jiang were floating in the sky, with cultivators specializing in eye techniques observing the enemy’s movements. They relayed information back to Cao Ying one by one.

"Gathered forces from three states, with 2 Tao Achieving cultivators, 16 Void Achieving cultivators, 89 Soul Changing cultivators, and 224 Nascent Soul cultivators, the high-end power is almost on par with the demon race."

Lin Jiang told Cao Ying that the high-level cultivators from Liu State are scarce, most of them are concentrated from Qing State, He State, and Yun State, totaling over 1.3 million, but there are only a little over 300 cultivators above Nascent Soul.

"Overall strength is not weak, can have a battle."

"Yes, how about your side, are you going to face the old Divine Ape Demon Emperor or the Peng Bird Demon Emperor?"

"I don’t know, but my current cultivation progress is remarkable, what Lin Die left in my sea of consciousness is too frightening."

"Can you explain more clearly?"

"The Dao, cannot be put into words."

Cao Ying shook her head, what Lin Die left was profound Dao rhyme, indescribable in words.

"Alright, let’s give it a try, if we’re not a match, then let Lin Die take action."

"Thanks"

"Zhou Huaiying, no matter who you face today, you must focus on another Demon Emperor."

Lin Jiang immediately told Zhou Huaiying that there were three Demon Emperors across from them. The original Demon Emperor was a tiger demon, ranked lower in the Demon God Temple, not very strong.

"Why"

"Because if you win, you can continue to refine the essence of the Demon Emperor. If you don’t agree, you won’t be able to touch the essence of the Demon Emperor."

"Are you bullying me?"

"Thanks. What’s the problem?"

"I, I…"

Zhou Huaiying suddenly lost confidence because Lin Die was someone’s Third Sister, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t compete with her connections.

"Drumbeat, attack!"

"Boom, boom, boom."

The slow and heavy drumming suddenly became fast, and the well-organized cultivators began to advance.

The advance of the cultivators brought great pressure to the demon army, causing the frontline demons to growl lowly, making the whole demon army appear restless.

"Attack!"

The Divine Ape Demon Emperor and Peng Bird Demon Emperor exchanged glances and also ordered an attack. Under the control of the Demon King, the demons began to charge.

"Rush, spread out, teams assemble!"

A cultivator roared in anger, the formation of thousands of people instantly scattered, then grouped into teams of three to five people, or a dozen people, each seeking their own opponents.

The battlefield immediately descended into chaos. A fifty-kilometer radius was simply not enough space for such a vast army to fight, leading to rapid expansion.

When the fight began, the smell of blood filled the air. The demons on the other side became restless. The three Demon Emperors decided to launch a full-scale attack without holding back.

"Charge! No need for backup, let’s crush the enemy in one go."

"Follow me and attack!"

The elite fighters immediately engaged the Demon King of the demons, with similar numbers on both sides, mostly fighting one-on-one.

Lin Jiang also charged out, using the Burning Life Secret Method to increase his speed, faster than anyone else.

"Bro, I’m here."

Lin Jiang quickly received a secret message from Small Shadiao and they teamed up smoothly, swiftly leaving the battlefield.

It’s common for skilled fighters to seek their own battlefields so that they don’t cause massive casualties among both armies. This way, they can operate without drawing attention.

"Bro, how should we fight?"

"You gave it your all."

"Oh, really? But I’m afraid of hurting my big brother."

"Are you serious?"

"Um…"

Small Shadiao couldn’t speak, as he remembered Lin Jiang’s long life secret, which was as simple as drinking water.

Small Shadiao used all his strength, but some of it was still acting, like not aiming for vital points. It was a bit like practicing together, looking very impressive, with various colors of lights bursting forth.

"It’s almost done."

"Okay."

"Bang!"

In the next moment, Small Shadiao was pierced by Lin Jiang’s sword. Since it was just acting, it had to be realistic. Except for wings that couldn’t be harmed (those were for escaping), everything was fair game.

Small Shadiao took several hits and his screams almost drowned out the sounds of battle elsewhere. Then, he flapped his wings and flew away quickly.

Small Shadiao had secretly instructed his offspring to be smarter – to run away after getting hurt, instead of foolishly charging forward. Whether they could grasp Small Shadiao’s essence depended on fate. If they couldn’t, he would have to go back to the Wilderness to find more mates and have more offspring.

Lin Jiang watched Small Shadiao leave and quickly returned to the battlefield. This time, he didn’t engage in close combat. Although he had the Burning Life Secret Method at his disposal, he could easily be targeted by mid-late sixth rank opponents. He wasn’t a match for mid-late sixth rank opponents yet.

Lin Jiang moved around the edge of the battlefield, taking out his Sagittarius Bow for long-distance attacks.

"Boom!"

The Sagittarius Bow glowed brightly as it struck a sixth rank divine ape, creating a big hole in its back and splattering blood.

"Peng Bird Demon King, slay the enemy archers!"

Lin Jiang was targeted quickly due to his powerful ranged attacks. A Peng Bird Demon King swooped down toward him.

The Peng Bird Demon King was very fast. Before it could get close, the terrifying wind blades were already coming. Lin Jiang ran away as fast as he could, like there was no tomorrow.

"Bang"

As Lin Jiang ran away, he still managed to shoot an arrow back at the Peng Bird Demon King. Although it was blocked, it slowed down the demon king, allowing Lin Jiang to swiftly dodge it in the chaotic battlefield.

"Lin Ying, cooperate with me."

Lin Jiang found Lin Ying on the battlefield and spoke to her.

The two siblings had a good understanding. Lin Ying immediately led the opponent to an open area. Lin Ying engaged the enemy in close combat while Lin Jiang attacked from a distance.

"Boom"

"Boom"

"Boom"

Shooting ten arrows in a row, Lin Ying severely wounded her opponent and then killed him smoothly.

Up in the sky, Cao Ying faced Peng Bird Demon Emperor, who had revealed its true form, a colossal creature with wings spanning over tens of thousands of meters.

The bloodline of Peng Bird Demon Emperor comes from the Golden-winged Peng Bird, not the Kunpeng, otherwise its size would be even more terrifying.

Compared to Peng Bird Demon Emperor, even when Cao Ying used the Soul Changing Dharma Appearance, the difference between them was significant.

"Ying····"

Peng Bird Demon Emperor kept screeching, its bird cries were very scary, containing sonic attacks and illusions, one careless move and you would be hit.

Cao Ying prefers using a sword in combat, as the Zhonghang Sect’s heritage is not as strong and doesn’t have top-level secret techniques, so Cao Ying is more accustomed to using a sword.

Cao Ying wields her sword with great agility, moving at high speed where it’s hard to see with the naked eye, searching for openings to attack the Peng Bird Demon Emperor.

"Whoosh"

The Peng Bird Demon Emperor’s weakness was hard to find, as he would occasionally flap his wings, sending hidden wind blades towards Cao Ying within the hurricane.

Faced with this move, Cao Ying didn’t dare to confront it directly, instead using her agility to dodge.

After fighting for hundreds of rounds, Cao Ying found an opening. As the Peng Bird Demon Emperor spread his wings again, Cao Ying suddenly accelerated her flying sword, aiming straight for the Peng Bird Demon Emperor’s soft belly at a very high speed.

"Thud"

The flying sword broke through the Peng Bird Demon Emperor’s protective energy, piercing through his body. However, Peng Bird Demon Emperor just smirked and three golden feathers flew out from his wings.

These three feathers were extremely fast, cutting through the air and appearing right in front of Cao Ying, breaking through her defenses and defensive artifacts, sending Cao Ying flying.

Cao Ying and Peng Bird Demon Emperor both suffered injuries in the fight. But it was clear that the Peng Bird Demon Emperor had stronger vitality, quickly suppressing his injuries and swooping down, his huge claws reaching for Cao Ying.

The claw’s power was immense, capable of crushing even a mountain. Cao Ying was in grave danger.

"Bang"

Lin Jiang shot an arrow at Peng Bird Demon Emperor, but it had no effect at all, couldn’t stop a bit.

In the moment of danger, Cao Ying crushed a spiritual talisman, her whole body disappeared. Cao Ying used a Teleportation Symbol to avoid the attack.

Before Cao Ying could react, Peng Bird Demon Emperor attacked again. Cao Ying hurried to defend herself but was caught by its huge claws. The newly formed Soul Changing Dharma Appearance shattered, Cao Ying coughed up blood.

"Dead."

Peng Bird Demon Emperor smirked, preparing to attack again, its giant claws reaching towards Cao Ying.

Cao Ying, heavily injured, unable to evade, looked at the incoming claws with despair filling her heart.