In just one day, Jiang Fan flew all the way to the vicinity of the Demon Wind Valley in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.
Thanks to the power of the six Celestial Cicada Spirit Leaves, Jiang Fan could completely hide his aura and presence. Even a Divinity Transformation cultivator above the Nascent Soul level would find it difficult to detect him.
Thus, he appeared directly near the Demon Wind Valley, gazing from afar at this demon cave before him.
"This place indeed gathers a large number of demon cultivators."
"And they’re all demon cultivators at the Nascent Soul level."
"In total, there are forty-nine Nascent Soul demon cultivators, truly living up to the name of a demon cave."
Jiang Fan rubbed his chin.
His spiritual sense expanded around, enveloping the valley, sensing the hidden presence of Nascent Soul demon cultivators.
Without a doubt, these Nascent Soul demon cultivators are all Guardians.
Their purpose is to protect Lu Hai Demon Monarch in advancing to Divinity Transformation.
Truth be told, this is very strange.
Because normally, these demon cultivators are utterly selfish, unwilling to act as guardians for others.
Not kicking someone when they’re down is already considered good for a demon cultivator, let alone sacrificing themselves for others.
As they say, when something unusual happens, there must be something odd.
Without a doubt, these Nascent Soul demon cultivators must be gathered for some reason they’re compelled to accept.
However, Jiang Fan is completely indifferent to this matter.
After all, for him, all these Nascent Soul demon cultivators must die. If he slays them all, the demon scourge on the Southern Continent will naturally be resolved.
"If I must kill, I will eradicate them all."
"Otherwise, if even one escapes, it could lead to a great disaster."
"Thus, not a single one of them can be allowed to escape."
"However, if I use the Heaven-Covering Wheel Talisman, I should be able to trap them within a barrier."
"Even if they attempt Nascent Soul instant teleportation, they can’t escape."
Jiang Fan squinted his eyes.
He had already thought of a method to capture all these Nascent Soul demon cultivators, which is to use the power of the Heaven-Covering Wheel Talisman.
This Immortal Realm Spirit Talisman can form a massive defense barrier that not only defends against external attacks but also internal ones.
Once formed, it acts like a prison of barriers, trapping the entire Demon Wind Valley.
At that point, the Nascent Soul demon cultivators here would be like turtles in a jar, with no place to escape.
"Go."
With that thought, Jiang Fan activated his Life Talisman—the Heaven-Covering Wheel Talisman.
Instantly, an ancient disc slowly emerged from the void, golden halos swirling between its teeth.
With a booming sound, the disc descended, causing the entire sky to violently tremble, and countless stars strangely appeared in the daylight.
In an instant, a dazzling and substantial golden light curtain poured down from the center of the disc, like a suspended river of gold, enveloping the entire valley.
This golden light curtain was like a towering wall of energy, covered in dense, mysterious runes.
The runes had strange shapes, neither seal script nor clerical, each emitting a primal and majestic aura, interweaving like an intricate web, constructing an unbreakable defense.
The edges of the light curtain churned with spiritual tides, the energy storm uprooting ancient trees in the valley, their branches disintegrating to dust in the storm.
"Damn it, we’re under attack."
"Have the righteous cultivators discovered our location?"
"Has Purple Fire Daoist been exposed? Could we be exposed too?"
"Who? Who the hell leaked our whereabouts?"
"There’s a traitor, there must be a traitor among us."
"Damn, in this world, no one talks about loyalty, selling out their own kind."
"We’re all demon cultivators, does it matter so much to you?"
"I knew you bunch of tricksters weren’t to be trusted, unworthy of schemes."
"Alas, our demon cultivators have been infiltrated by righteous cultivators like a sieve."
Many Nascent Soul demon cultivators’ faces changed drastically, they naturally sensed this anomaly immediately.
One by one, they emerged from the valley, seeing the massive golden barrier surrounding them, their expressions turning extremely grim.
They originally thought their plan was foolproof, that no matter how competent the righteous cultivators were, they couldn’t perceive their true purpose, nor could they find their whereabouts.
But now, only a day has passed, and righteous cultivators have already found them.
As if they’ve been caught in a net.
Thus, these Nascent Soul demon cultivators immediately suspected there must be a traitor among them.
Without a traitor selling them out, how could the enemy have targeted them so precisely, as if they had known their whereabouts from the start?
Every movement exposed to the enemy’s sight.
The problem is, they are demon cultivators, already eroded by demon techniques, turned half-human, half-demon.
They are naturally opposed to righteous cultivators.
It was always demon cultivators selling out righteous cultivators, not the other way around.
Who on earth has such a talent to turn a demon cultivator?!
This is practically unprecedented.
Undoubtedly, this caused many Nascent Soul demon cultivators present to suspect each other.
They have no idea who the traitor is.
If the traitor suddenly backstabs, they don’t know how many would be killed or injured.
"No matter what, we must break this barrier and escape."
"We cannot allow ourselves to be caught by the righteous cultivators all at once."
A demon cultivator shouted loudly.
This Nascent Soul demon cultivator’s eyes widened with rage, being the first to take action, as his black long sword emitted terrifying black light. He shouted, pouring his lifetime of cultivation into the sword, slashing fiercely at the barrier.