Advanced hunters often appear in the form of prey.
The demons regarded Lu Qingshan as their prey and came out in full force to search and hunt him down in Mangzhou, trying to catch the audacious culprit.
You can get a sense of that resolute attitude by just looking at the tense atmosphere in the Demon-occupied area.
According to Lu Qingshan's original idea, as long as they hid in Mangzhou for a while and made the demons think that they had left Mangzhou, the demons would end the massive search and hunt.
Because even the demons cannot afford such waste and consumption of manpower.
Just for one or two human monks of unidentified identities, so many people are doing nothing all day long but looking for people?
Perhaps letting those low-ranking magic cultivators continue the search work is not a waste for the demon clan, but the resources of magic cultivators of the seventh rank and above cannot be left idle like this.
Without the patrols of these high-level magic cultivators, what use would it be for the low-level magic cultivators to find people?
This is a human cultivator who is capable of massacring a city. Aren’t these low-level demon cultivators just food for the taking?
This is the conclusion Lu Qingshan drew from his analysis of the situation of the demons, and it is also the basis for his boldness.
However, after obtaining the Heart Lotus and using it to break through his own spiritual realm to the late soul realm, Lu Qingshan's plans had changed.
He is prepared to turn passivity into initiative.
After slaughtering and destroying a city controlled by the demons, if we can kill one or more high-level demon cultivators sent out on patrol by the demons...
Then, the entire demon clan of Mangzhou will be shocked, and the high-level demon clan members will really begin to pay attention to their existence and involve the energy of truly powerful and high-quality demon cultivators.
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Nearly a hundred powerful demon cultivators spread out from Shanwei City as the center to start the search.
Among these demon cultivators, the weakest one has the cultivation level of a high-level demon commander.
Because the demons also knew that when faced with human monks who could massacre an entire city, if they did not have the combat power of a high-level demon commander, once they encountered the human monks, they would not even be able to delay for a moment and hold out until their large forces arrived.
Dangong is a high-ranking demon commander of the Dang family of the Dangsi demon clan.
The Tai family is not very powerful, there are only three demon lords in the entire family.
But at the beginning of the battle to seize souls, their Tai family, as one of the first families to participate in the battle, made considerable contributions.
Therefore, their Tai family was the first to be allocated several human cities and territories as a reward.
The three demon lords of the Tai family are now following the army to fight on the front battlefield, trying to earn more military merits for the Tai family. He is guarding the first few cities that were allocated to him in the rear.
Then, he received an order from his superiors to leave his family's city and start a search and pursuit mission in Mangzhou.
In Tai Palace's opinion, there is not much hope of finding the culprit by relying solely on their hundred demon generals and a group of low-level demon cultivators who can only look around and touch things like headless flies.
After all, if it were him, he would definitely find a place to hide after the massacre.
The territory of Mangzhou is so vast. If you want to find a human cultivator who is hiding, wouldn't that be like looking for a needle in a haystack?
A human monk who is hiding is much more difficult to track down than a human monk who is on the move.
However, since this was an order from a high-level demon cultivator, he naturally did not dare to disobey. He just thought that he would just muddle through and search for a while, and when there was no result, he would probably send them away.
As for the human race's massacre...
The city that was being massacred was the city of the Yan family of the Yan Snake Demon Clan, not the city of his Tan family, so what did it have to do with him?
The demons have always been selfish.
Although they have a unified name - Demon Clan.
But in fact, the demons can only be regarded as a general term. Privately, they are divided into various races. Each race has different appearances, customs, habits, abilities, etc., so there are not many ties between them.
They are not a unified race like humans, where everyone can be called a compatriot, and naturally they cannot have the unity and dedication of humans.
Of course, this does not mean that the demons are necessarily inferior to humans in the dispatch of battles.
——Although there is no concept of unity in their culture, the Abyss is a world of hegemony. The eight holy demon clans firmly rule the many races in their territories and act arbitrarily, so they are even better than humans in dispatching.
After all, when there are many people, there will be different voices, different ideas, and disputes will occur. It is very difficult to convince companions with different opinions.
The demons don't have this problem.
They are completely one-man show.
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Tai Palace released his divine consciousness, searching the surrounding area aimlessly and perfunctorily.
But what he didn't know was that right near him, there was a pair of "eyes" staring at him coldly.
Tan Gong, who has the combat power of a high-level demon commander, is not a race like the Heart Demon Clan that practices Source God in depth, so his Source God realm, when converted into the realm of the human race, has just reached the initial stage of Soul Realm.
However, Lu Qingshan is a powerful soul in the late soul realm.
With such a huge realm crushing him, when Lu Qingshan used his spiritual sense to notice Tai Palace, Tai Palace was unable to detect Lu Qingshan's existence.
Lu Qingshan, hiding in the dark, had a slightly cold look in his eyes.
He knew that the demon cultivator in front of him must have some special means of communication. If he showed up, he would immediately send a message for help.
By then, dozens or even a hundred high-level demon generals would arrive and surround him and Mo Yan. Even if the two of them had extraordinary means, it would be difficult for them to escape.
But so what? It will take time for these high-level magic commanders to arrive.
All he had to do was kill the high-level demon commander in front of him in a very short time and then escape quickly.
The key is to fight quickly and decisively, and never get stuck in a fight or waste too much time on the high-level magic commander in front of you.
After possessing a soul in the late soul realm, this was no longer a difficult task for him.
Lu Qingshan watched as the Tai Palace got closer and closer to him, until the distance was less than a hundred miles.
"Do it!" Then he transmitted his voice to Mo Yan who was not far away.
Then, flames immediately emerged from Mo Yan's palms, and a fierce momentum suddenly burst out, attacking towards the Tai Palace.
As soon as Mo Yan's momentum exploded, Tai Gong, who seemed nonchalant but was actually always on guard, reacted immediately.
He was like a weak woman who suddenly saw a centipede. He was startled and shouted, "Who?!"
Who is it? Of course it’s the person who killed you!
The one who answered him was a ferocious dragon made of fire.
As a high-level magic commander, Tai Gong's reaction was quick.
The divine and demonic body was released, the demonic energy protected the body, the magical power was displayed, and a punch was thrown.
All this happened in a moment.
In just a blink of an eye, countless ice crystals flew out from his fist, like an old monster, swallowing up the oncoming flaming dragon.
In response, Mo Yan remained calm.
Of course, he didn't think that he could achieve any results with just this one move.
In fact, compared to Lu Qingshan's extraordinary skills, except for the Strange Fire Lotus, his other skills are not enough to pose a real threat to the high-level demon commander.
However, the Strange Fire Lotus is not like the sword cultivator's flying sword, which moves as the heart moves. It takes time to charge up power to activate, and ordinary enemies will not easily give him this time.
Of course, there are pros and cons. Once he successfully releases the strange fire lotus, even Lu Qingshan will feel ashamed of himself in front of its terrifying destructive power.
“It’s you!” Tai Gong’s eyes narrowed as he stared at Mo Yan. He suddenly remembered the Shanwei City that had turned into a barren land, and suddenly realized, “It’s the human cultivator who massacred the city!”
Then, without hesitation, he pounced towards Mo Yan like a meteor.
The demons and humans have been confronting each other for ten thousand years, and they are very familiar with the human cultivation system and each other's weaknesses.
The human cultivator in front of him was obviously a Dharma cultivator.
What a practitioner of Dharma fears most is being close to someone.
Even more afraid than sword cultivators.
Although sword cultivators are fragile, some are proficient in external swords and good at close combat.
Mage cultivators, without exception, do not have many close combat methods, and they need to control the distance when fighting the enemy.
Demonic energy was surging on Dangong's body, and when he used his divine and demonic body, ice crystals like wolf smoke rose up from his body into the sky, creating a shocking sight.
His face was ferocious and brutal, and he burst out at an astonishing speed, rapidly approaching Mo Yan.
But as he got closer, he saw a meaningful smile on Mo Yan's calm face.
"Not good!" Taigong's heart skipped a beat.
Between heaven and earth, there was a faint flash of sword light, but it disappeared in a flash.
Then, a dazzling but hazy firelight lit up.
The Great Heart Sword comes with Soul Flame!
The combination of sword and technique is that sword is the main attack and technique is auxiliary.
This time, Mo Yan's move was just real assistance.
The purpose is just to attract the attention of the Tai Palace and buy some time for Lu Qingshan.
Three transparent heart swords were connected end to end, with nine flashing black light patterns on each sword, forming a slightly longer heart sword.
The surface of the sword was burning with soul flames, passing through the void and silently sinking into Tan Gong's body.
At this moment, the source of spirit in Taigong's body was slashed fiercely.
In addition to the severe pain, there was also an indelible soul flame attached to the Source God.
The burning feeling came, making this high-level demon commander look like a dead body, like a dead tree, confused and dazed, not knowing who he was, where he came from, and where he was going...
Lu Qingshan naturally would not miss this fatal opportunity created by the cooperation between Mo Yan and himself.
As soon as he thought about it, a dark sword light carrying a rolling demonic energy rolled away.
If you come out, you must kill!
So, this time Lu Qingshan took out his most powerful sword, the Demon-Suppressing Sword!
Under the blessing of Lu Qingshan's three original true meanings of destruction, nirvana and immortality, the sword light transformed by the demon-suppressing true meaning came from the sky like the Yellow River, rolling up thousands of waves, bringing unparalleled pressure and power.
The sword flashed suddenly, and in a moment it was in front of the Dan Palace. Then the demonic energy was restrained and gathered in the sword blade. Yin and Yang were annihilated, and the demon was suppressed and killed.
Tai Gong tried hard to gather his composure and recover from the sudden slash of the Heart Sword. Just as he was about to regroup, he suddenly felt something and a black light was reflected in his pupils.
He looked up and saw that the dark sword had already chopped down on his head. He could not dodge or avoid it, and he could not respond to it.
As a result, Tai Gong's body was suddenly shattered by a sword that was twice as powerful as the one aimed at the demons.
The sky was filled with blood mist, blooming at a height of thousands of feet.
"This..." Mo Yan looked at the blood mist that Tan Gong's figure turned into, and remembered Lu Qingshan's previous sword full of demonic energy. He was shocked and horrified.
His calm heart trembled slightly.
He was shocked by Lu Qingshan's strength, and also horrified by the demonic energy that suppressed the devil.
"The wind is strong, hurry up!" Lu Qingshan quickly put away the Demon-Suppressing Sword that he was still reluctant to finish , and picked up a mustard seed that was floating in the wind. He didn't care what Mo Yan was thinking and shouted to him through voice transmission.
Although it only took a moment from the moment he attacked to the moment he killed Tan Gong, Lu Qingshan was certain that Tan Gong must have found the opportunity and sent out a signal to notify other demon cultivators.
The demons are by no means incompetent or stupid.
Lu Qingshan was extremely sure of this.
In fact, the demons are not incompetent, they can even be described as shrewd and cunning.
Every major event that has happened over the years reflects this point.
Especially the rebellion of Huan Ling and the fall of Longcheng were a heavy blow to the human race.
After twenty thousand years of dormancy and planning, how could Lu Qingshan not be afraid of the patience and means of the demons?
Besides, creating such disturbances in the Demon-occupied area is simply a matter of dancing on the edge of a knife.
Therefore, Lu Qingshan did not dare to delay or be careless at all. He immediately wrapped his sword and fled away with Mo Yan.
In order to work without dying, it is very important to stay sober.
Lu Qingshan has always been sober and has not become inflated by his achievements.
Guerrilla warfare!
This is what Lu Qingshan thought.
Fire one shot and replace it with another. This is a tactic that has been proven in actual combat in the previous life. It is specially used for the weaker party to cause damage behind enemy lines, and the effect is remarkable.
Now Lu Qingshan simply copied it and used it as it is.
Allow the other party to chase you, hide in the dark, then choose the right time to take a big bite, and then immediately escape thousands of miles away.
Half a quarter of an hour after Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan left, meteors transformed from the demon clan's escape lights began to fly over the place from all directions in the sky.
The face of the leading Demon Lord Hu Yue was as cold and gloomy as ice, and he was angry about the death of his companions.
But he didn't expect that he was angry too early.
Just one hour after Tai Palace was beheaded, another piece of bad news came.
Thousands of miles away from where the murderers were beheaded in Tai Palace, the capital of Changyun Prefecture was massacred!
Just as a large number of high-level demon cultivators were rushing to the place where Taigong fell, Lu Qingshan did not stop. He took advantage of the gathering of the demon cultivators and moved to Changyun Prefecture City.
Lure the tiger away from the mountain.
He had just massacred the Mountain Guard City and instead of hiding himself, he took the initiative to attack again, killing a patrolling high-level demon commander, and then massacred another city.
Such audacity, such arrogance, such an act of taking advantage of others...
All the rulers among the demonic cultivators have reached the point where they can no longer tolerate this.
This time, the entire Demon-occupied area was shaken and completely enraged.
The alarm has been sounded, and all personnel in the two states in the Demon-occupied area have been mobilized to launch a large-scale search.
A large number of seventh-grade demon cultivators were dispatched, and even several demon lords above the second level went out in person to search for the human attackers.
However, once the demon cultivators are sent out, the garrison forces in the cities occupied by the demons will inevitably become weaker.
So, after another half hour, the capital of Tiebei Prefecture in Lizhou, which borders Mangzhou , was also attacked by human monks.
Attack three cities in one day!
The only difference was that this time the human cultivators did not choose to massacre the city, and they did not even show up. They simply controlled three flying swords to wreak havoc in the city before quietly retreating.
But no matter what, this announced that this mysterious human monk had left Mangzhou and entered Lizhou.
There is panic in Lizhou.
The demons immediately deployed most of their manpower in the Lizhou area and completely blocked the border of Lizhou with lightning speed, deciding to catch the enemy in a trap.
However, all this has nothing to do with Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan.
Because the last siege was just a smokescreen deliberately released by Lu Qingshan.
He increased the range of his mind's eye, and although he was in Mangzhou, he used his flying sword to attack the capital of Tiebei Prefecture in Lizhou from a distance of thousands of miles.
After successfully creating the illusion that he was in Lizhou, Lu Qingshan took Mo Yan to find the source of the green snake's vibration and continued to move deeper into Mangzhou.
At this time, the demons were transferring most of Mangzhou's forces to Lizhou, setting up a dragnet to catch Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan were getting further and further away from Lizhou.
Going in opposite directions.