The sword aura suddenly appeared, exuding a faint Blood Evil Qi.

Zhang Yuan held the sword in his hand, coldly watching the eerie white shadows constantly approaching.

Where his gaze reached, there were hundreds of shadows surrounding the deserted village in an instant.

A chilling mist surged, attempting to break through the defense of the Five Elements Circle Array.

But the array operated on its own, continuously emitting a faint golden glow, completely blocking the evil Qi outside.

The next moment, a faint song arose.

It floated erratically from afar and near, entering Zhang Yuan’s ears from all directions.

This song carried a certain soul-stealing magic, attempting to penetrate his eardrums and invade his mind, affecting his Divine Soul Consciousness!

Simultaneously, the shadows in Zhang Yuan’s vision became clearer, their facial features, postures, and figures vividly lifelike, resembling young women singing and dancing gracefully.

They swayed with veils, their eyes shining with unspeakable charm and allure, radiating endless enchantment.

"Junior Brother, be careful."

At this moment, Su Jingyao’s voice entered Zhang Yuan’s ears: "These are Ji Mei!"

Ji Mei, the eerie beings roaming the secret realm, could transform into human form, skilled in Charm and Confusion Technique, often appearing in groups to confuse and erode warriors who trespass through deserted villages.

The Qi Blood and energy of warriors were exactly the favorite food of Ji Mei!

Compared with warriors, the strength of Ji Mei spanned Tier Three to Tier Four, not considered very formidable.

But when they gathered to perform the Celestial Demon Dance, its power far exceeded the Tier Four scope.

Even a Tier Five warrior, when surrounded, faced the danger of losing mind control.

And once the Divine Soul was disturbed, the outcome needed no elaboration!

As Su Jingyao’s words fell, the sound of Ji Mei around suddenly became sharp and piercing, making people extremely agitated.

Feeling an urge to rush up and kill them indiscriminately!

"Get lost!"

A fierce light flashed in Zhang Yuan’s eyes as he immediately gathered Qi and shouted.

He unleashed Primordial Celestial Gang True Power, performing a skill similar to Lion’s Roar, his shout resonating like thunder throughout the surroundings.

Instantly overpowering the sound of Ji Mei!

Whoosh!

A talisman flew through the air with precision, attaching itself to the Taowu Saber Zhang Yuan held.

A burst of spiritual light enveloped this fierce weapon.

Exorcism Talisman!

Su Jingyao truly lived up to being a true disciple of Upper Scenic Celestial, effortlessly using a priceless high-grade Exorcism Talisman.

She was a Mage Level cultivator; in terms of mastering and applying talismans, she far surpassed warriors like Zhang Yuan.

With Su Jingyao’s enhancement, the power of the Exorcism Talisman was fully imbued into the Taowu Saber.

Making no conflict with the inherent power of the Taowu Saber!

Zhang Yuan boldly charged out of the array.

Dozens of Ji Mei immediately surrounded him, baring claws and ferociously revealing fierce faces.

The originally beautiful appearances had turned into hideous bizarre expressions!

Zhang Yuan swung his arm in a sweeping motion, a ribbon-like blood-red aura instantly tore apart the cold chilling air, forming an almost perfect arc of light, sweeping through the dozen or so Ji Mei lunging at him.

Screeech!

A sharp scream suddenly rang out, severing through the waist of seven or eight Ji Mei charging forward the quickest.

Although they were virtual bodies, impervious to physical attacks.

However, the sword aura Zhang Yuan unleashed contained Primordial Celestial Gang True Power, Exorcism Talisman Power, and Blood Evil Qi.

All of these were the nemeses of eerie beings like Ji Mei.

Under the threefold layering, the severed Ji Mei immediately ignited with golden-red flames, reduced to ashes amidst their screams!

Even the remaining Ji Mei, merely affected by the sword aura, screamed and flew backwards.

[Source Material +167], [Source Material +174], [Source Material +159]...

A series of conspicuous information prompts flashed across Zhang Yuan’s vision.

Refreshing!

This long-awaited "experience value" filled him with exhilaration, making his sword swings even more fierce and sharp.

Slaying the eerie did not require recitation or offerings to directly gain Source Material Points; Zhang Yuan initially worried the deceitful monsters in the secret realm would be different, but here was indeed an excellent spot for grinding.

Without hesitation, he enhanced himself with the Power of the Golden Grasshopper, boosting his agility to tenfold, charging into the Ji Mei group with overpowering might, swinging the sword to harvest these "plump" monsters.

Sitting at the array center, Su Jingyao watched in amazement.

She didn’t know what provoked Zhang Yuan to suddenly enter a frenzy, directly fighting the Ji Mei.

This disciple of Mingxiu Peak hastily cast two talismans, enhancing Zhang Yuan.

Two bursts of spiritual light exploded one after another, enveloping him within.

Zhang Yuan immediately gained a layer of golden radiance all over, as if donning a layer of Golden Armor.

The Ji Mei pouncing towards him were illuminated by the golden light, instantly smoking and screaming as they retreated.

While Zhang Yuan’s battle intention surged, the Taowu Saber erupted with layers of fiery light, sweeping and pursuing the Ji Mei like boiling water on snow, slashing them all to extinction.

Some Ji Mei hit by the Taowu Saber suddenly burst into a mass of thick Yin Evil Qi.

However, this kind of counterattack couldn’t harm Zhang Yuan in the slightest.

He navigated among the Ji Mei, swiftly wielding the sword like lightning, his form darting erratically. Circulating around the deserted village ruins, he slaughtered most of the attacking eerie beings.

The remaining Ji Mei screamed and fled in all directions, retreating into the dark forest.

[Source Material +171]

Zhang Yuan killed the last Ji Mei unable to escape in time, stopping with a sense of yearning.

These little side dishes were quite delicious indeed.

In less than half a tea’s time, he had amassed several thousand points of Source Material!

"Watch out!"

At this moment, Su Jingyao’s voice again entered Zhang Yuan’s ears.

Carrying a bit of urgency!

Almost simultaneously, the soil under his feet turned into mud, unconsciously sinking beneath him.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

One black tentacle after another erupted from the ground surrounding Zhang Yuan, striking and coiling towards him with lightning speed!

In an instant, Zhang Yuan was caught in a crisis.

"Open!"

Yet he showed no panic, immediately shouting low, the mighty Primordial Celestial Gang True Power surged from his feet, suddenly leaping high, wielding the fierce weapon to unleash the Night Battle Eight Directions Blade Technique.

Layers of blade light blooming like flowers shattered and destroyed all the black tentacles coming from all directions!

Meanwhile, Su Jingyao at the array center narrowed her eyes, gracefully casting a row of talismans with her delicate hand.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

With the sound of successive explosions, the ambushing black tentacles stalking Zhang Yuan suffered a brutal blow, retreating back underground.

"Die!"

Zhang Yuan followed up, his feet landing on the ground, the Taowu Saber in his hand plunging straight into the soil.

The explosive burst of Primordial Celestial Gang True Power, along with the Blood Evil power of the fierce weapon, instantly penetrated the thick layer of soil.

Striking the ambusher causing chaos underground!

Roar~

The ground abruptly trembled, a howl filled with pain and rage echoed from deep underground.

When Zhang Yuan withdrew the Taowu Saber, a jet of foul-smelling dark green liquid gushed upwards!