Past life sage: This life a dual cultivator

Chapter 411  Lurking danger

"Senior brother Chen, are you alright?", Hui Ling asked out in concern. Zhan Chen's expression was slightly pale after he launched the 'Illuminating the sky' technique.

"No need to worry. I have just overdrawn my energy", Zhan Chen spoke. He circulated the Celestial yinyang Sutra while leading his group forward.

The girl who was targeted by the hulking devil earlier, looked towards Zhan Chen with gratitude in her eyes. The figure of Zhan Chen who was leading them from the front, became enlarged in her heart. "I will definitely show my gratitude to senior brother after we leave the battlefield", she thought to herself.

"Everyone, be alert. Don't let the devils sneak attack you. Our priority is to leave the battlefield while ensuring the safety of every member in our group", Zhan Chen spoke. He urged his group members to don't let their guard while being surrounded by the devils.

They gradually left behind the core region and their tightknit defence attracted the attention of few devil warriors. "We should not allow this group to go unscathed. Their leader is the one responsible for old devil Zu's death", a devil spoke to his companions. Unlike some bersek devils, these group of devils seemed more intelligent as they calmly judged the battle.

"In that case, let's make a move. There is no need to clash with their leader directly. We can target some weaker human cultivators", another devil chimed in. His eyes glowed with a sinister hue as he looked towards Zhan Chen's group.

The devil turned into a scarlet streak as he approached Zhan Chen's group. His speed was unbelievable as it took only a moment for him approach Zhan Chen's group.

Zhen Yuan was very cautious as he protected his group from the behind. He noticed a streak of scarlet rapidly approaching his group. "Show yourself", he shouted sternly and launched a strike towards the scarlet streak. But the scarlet light moved erratically and dodged Zhen Yuan 's strike.

"Pu!", a Core condensation realm cultivator threw up blood as a hand pierced his chest. A look of disbelief and terror appeared on his face as he tried to turn his head. The devil clenched his fist and crushed the heart of the human cultivator. The Xuantian sect disciple could not even know who attacked him before he died.

"Bastard", Zhen Yuan roared in anger after he saw the scene infront of him. He launched another sword strike towards the devil but the devil turned into a scarlet streak once again. He materialized before another Xuantian sect disciple and thrusted his hand towards the disciple's chest.

He had a sinister smile on his face as he was planning to kill another Xuantian sect disciple. His hand was just an inch away from the Xuantian sect disciple's chest when his body froze suddenly.

It was only a split moment but it was enough for Zhan Chen to make his move. He stabbed his sword towards the devil's neck after restraining the devil successfully. The devil had no way to resist the attack as his soul was being suppressed by Zhan Chen's soul consciousness.

Blood flew like a fountain as Zhan Chen opened up a hole in the neck of the devil. The Xuantian sect disciple collapsed on the ground due to the terror and stress he felt earlier. His heart threatened to leap out of his chest after he experienced absolute terror and despair. "Are you okay?", Zhan Chen took a look at the Xuantian sect disciple. He could understand how terrified the Xuantian sect disciple most be after experiencing such a close death scenario.

"Senior brother, I am fine. I, Wang Ming will remain eternally grateful for your help", the Xuantian sect disciple spoke. Zhan Chen helped him stand up first. He organised the group members once again before returning to his previous position.

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Hundred kilometres to the east of the Yellow stone city, there was a large forest range. The forest range was known as the White mist forest range. If someone was travelling from the Yellow stone city to the Xuantian sect, he had to travel through the White mist forest range. The forest range was not that dangerous as the cultivators of the Earth province traveled through the White mist forest everyday.

Somewhere in the depth of the White mist forest, few shadows suddenly emerged. They appeared out of nowhere and started talking among themselves.

"Big brother Cang, how longer do we have to stay put? There are so many cultivators around. I can't stop myself any longer", a shadowy being spoke.

"Nu Hao, don't be naive. We are hear with the order of second young master. Nothing can go wrong. Otherwise, you know his temper", another shadowy being snorted.

"Big brother Cang, don't mind Nu Hao. He is always foolish. But can you explain more to us? Why exactly we shadow devils are mobilized in full strength?", another shadowy being asked.

"You lot should avoid asking so much. I am not planning to talk to you lot but there is nothing to do now. So, I feel, I should clear some of your confusion while we wait for our prey", a shadowy devil who seemed to be leader of the strange entities replied.

"Big brother Cang, you are the best. We brothers promise to obey all of your orders as long as you allow us to follow you", a shadowy being spoke. Other shadowy being also joined him to please their leader.

"Okay, enough bootlicking. You fools are hopeless. This time, it is not only our second young master but also the fifth elder of the Earth devils have also come along. All of them were following the plan set by the inheritor of the Nether soul hall", the leader of the shadowy being spoke. He particularly emphasized the word 'Nether Soul hall' before finishing his words.

"Inheritor of the Nether soul hall! What is that mad man doing in this abandoned world?", a shadowy being exclaimed. Other shadowy beings exclaimed softly after hearing their leader's words.

"Yes, Hua Yunfei has come himself. Don't complain later that I have not warned you. You know how terrifying that man is. Don't ever do anything that spoil his plan", leader of the shadowy being spoke.

"Leader, we will follow your orders. There is no point in killing some unrelated humans just to satisfy our hunger. If we messed up somehow that madman will come himself. It will be a nightmare then if we got targeted by him", another shadowy being spoke. There was a hint of trepidation in his voice when he mentioned the madman from the Nether soul hall. The shadowy beings kept talking among themselves untill their leader noticed something. His lips curled up a little when he noticed the group of new arrivals.

"Everyone, our wait is finally over. Our preys are delivering themselves to us. We will hide first and play with them untill all of them are dead", the leader spoke. The shadowy beings vanished within a moment after they noticed a group from the Xuantian sect.