Among the dozen or so Feiyun Guards brought by Lu Yunfei, there were five masters in the late Qi Refining stage, including himself, and the rest had a cultivation level of at least the sixth level of Qi Refining.
Although Song Qingming had broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining less than a year ago, his cultivation level was almost at the bottom among the many cultivators in this team of Feiyun Guards. However, he practiced the Yuxuan Sutra, and his magic power was relatively strong among the ordinary cultivators of the same level.
Even so, he could only barely keep up with the others and rushed to the back of the team by using all his magic power to hurry on.
"Devil, prepare to die."
Lu Yunfei, who was in the front, quickly reached the edge of the altar. He took out a huge, square seal magic weapon that was three feet in size, shouted, and smashed it at several demon cultivators who were rushing down from the top of the altar.
"Hmph, thief, stop being so arrogant."
Just as the seal flew over the heads of several demon cultivators, a tall man in purple clothes released a huge mountain-splitting axe, pushed the seal magic weapon above their heads away, and strode forward to fight with Lu Yunfei.
This person was also a demon cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining, and his cultivation level was almost the same as Lu Yunfei's. The two magic weapons collided with each other, and the spiritual light on the magic weapons kept shining. For a moment, it was difficult to tell who was better between the two.
Seeing the attackers approaching, Gu Liangshan summoned a black banner. A puff of black smoke quickly emerged from the banner, and from within it came the eerie howling of wronged souls, which enveloped several monks charging ahead.
This black banner magic weapon was given to Gu Liangshan by his master Yang Wuqi for self-defense. This banner is called the Soul Gathering Banner. Yang Wuqi collected the souls of hundreds of mortals in his early years and spent several years refining it. Its magical powers far exceed those of ordinary high-quality magic weapons.
Gu Liangshan's cultivation had already reached the peak of Qi Refining, and he had the powerful magic weapon, the Soul Gathering Banner, in his hand. He alone was able to block three cultivators in the late Qi Refining stage, including the old man Shi Mofeng.
Wei Tong, the last remaining cultivator from the Xiaoyao Sect who was in the late Qi Refining stage, had no opponents of the same level to stop him. He quickly broke through the entanglement of several demon cultivators in the middle Qi Refining stage and reached the altar.
Looking at the several monks who had already fainted on the altar, Wei Tong released the flying sword in his hand. The sound of chains falling was heard, and he quickly untied the chains that bound these people.
Wei Tong was about to go forward to check on the situation of the few people, but suddenly several more demon cultivators rushed out from behind the altar, and the leading one was also in the late stage of Qi Refining.
Seeing this unexpected situation, Wei Tong could only temporarily put these unconscious monks aside and turned around to prepare to deal with the group of demonic cultivators who had arrived.
At the same time, Song Qingming and other mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators who fell behind also rushed to the altar, and the two sides soon engaged in a melee.
Although there were seven or eight demon cultivators in this group of support, except for one demon cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage, the rest of them had low cultivation levels, and two of them had only reached the early Qi Refining stage.
Faced with the Feiyun Guards who were obviously stronger than Song Qingming, they quickly fell into a disadvantage and were beaten back repeatedly by Song Qingming and others. A demon cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining soon died at the hands of Feng Laogui.
The late Qi Refining demon cultivator who was fighting with Wei Tong saw that the demon cultivators he brought to support were all defeated by their opponents, and he also realized that Song Qingming's group was very powerful and not easy to deal with.
The demon cultivator saw that the situation was not good and that it would be difficult for him to defeat his opponent Wei Tong. After thinking for a moment, he made up his mind. He found an opportunity in the battle, burst out the demonic energy stored in his body, and forced Wei Tong back. He left behind his companions and fled directly to the back of the altar.
Seeing the leading demon cultivator escape, several demon cultivators who were still resisting Song Qingming and others quickly followed his footsteps and chose to flee.
Two unlucky demon cultivators were unfortunately entangled by their opponents and soon died at the hands of the crowd.
Seeing this group of demon cultivators flee, Wei Tong realized that they had already gained the upper hand in the two battlefields above the altar, and said loudly to the people around him:
"Leave two of you behind to rescue the cultivators trapped on the altar first, and then go to support Senior Brother Lu and the others. The rest of you, follow me to chase these demon cultivators. We must not let them escape from here."
Seeing that these demon cultivators were not strong and some were vulnerable, everyone volunteered to go and hunt down the escaped demon cultivators. Only Song Qingming and another cultivator with a lower cultivation level were not eager to make a contribution and chose to stay and help.
Lu Yunfei, who was fighting against the purple-clothed demon cultivator, saw that Wei Tong and the others had already repelled the demon cultivators who came to support him. He was delighted and thought to himself:
"If he can lead this team of Feiyun Guards to successfully wipe out this group of demonic cultivators, he will have made a great contribution to the sect. He will definitely receive many meritorious rewards upon his return. Plus, he has the support of his master, so he might even be able to exchange for a spot in the sect's Foundation Establishment Pill."
After everyone left, Song Qingming and the other person came to the altar. There had just been a fierce battle below, but none of the unconscious monks on the altar were awakened. After checking, the two of them found that these people had their five senses and consciousness imprisoned by those evil cultivators, and they could no longer hear any movement from the outside world.
Fortunately, the restrictions set by these demon cultivators were just ordinary ones. Song Qingming was a formation master and was very familiar with these restrictions. He quickly broke the restrictions on these people one by one.
After the restriction was broken, these people were quickly awakened by the noise of the fight below. Their cultivation was not high, the highest one was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. They all looked like relatively immature young cultivators, and one of them didn't even know how he was caught here.
After waking up and seeing Song Qingming and the others, he gradually realized that he was controlled by the evil cultivator and captured here to be prepared for a blood sacrifice.
Several people were so scared that they kowtowed on the ground, thanking the two for saving their lives.
"My name is Hu Daozhen, and I'm the steward of Tianfeng Tower in Guiyunfang. I'd like to thank you all for saving my life. This place is extremely dangerous. I ask you to take us away from here. When I return to Guiyunfang one day, I will definitely find a way to repay you all."
"My fellow Daoists, there's no need for formalities. Please stand up quickly. This place is definitely not a safe place. Please rest assured. Don't worry. After we kill these demon cultivators, you can leave here with us."
Song Qingming and the other person looked at these frightened fellow Taoists and quickly spoke to comfort them.
After rescuing these people and looking at the other two battlefields, the two discussed and decided to join forces to help Shi Mofeng and the other two escape first, and then defeat Gu Liangshan, the strongest among this group of demon cultivators. Hu Daozhen, who was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, heard their discussion and volunteered to help.
Lu Yunfei and the big man in purple have been fighting for dozens of rounds. Although he cannot defeat his opponent in a short time, Lu Yunfei has gained some upper hand with the sophisticated magic weapon on his body.
Although Shi Mofeng and the other two were in the late stage of Qi Refining, they were rather conservative when facing the enemy and their cooperation was not very good. Facing Gu Liangshan, who had a high level of cultivation and was even more experienced in fighting, the three of them were rather timid at first and were tightly entangled by Gu Liangshan's Soul Gathering Banner.
After fighting for a while, the three of them gradually stabilized their position. Although Gu Liangshan seemed to have the upper hand, he knew very well that it was impossible for him to fight for a long time alone against three masters in the late stage of Qi Refining, and he was a little anxious about this.
Seeing Song Qingming and the other two charging towards him from a distance, Gu Liangshan frowned, thinking about how to escape.
Song Qingming and the other two had just joined the battlefield on Guliang Mountain's side when a panicked sound suddenly came from far behind the altar.
"There's a Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivator. Everyone, run!"