Lu Qingshan pulled out a Spirit Pill from his Storage Ring to restore his Spiritual Power, and after only a short moment, his slightly fluctuating Spiritual Power stabilized.
He swung his sword and severed the heads of two demon wolves, placing them at the entrance of the tunnel leading to the Yin Tomb behind him.
In merely tens of breaths’ time, another demon beast appeared.
This was an eight-legged demon spider, immensely large, occupying more than half of the spacious corridor of this underground palace.
The demon spider was entirely emerald green, its body covered in dense bristles that sparkled with a cold light, like numerous war spears glistening with a cruel radiance.
Yet another Third Grade beast in its initial stage.
In the current situation, aside from a fight to the death, there was absolutely no alternative.
Therefore, at this moment, Lu Qingshan didn’t care about the difference between Second and Third Grade beasts.
His Vital Essence merged perfectly with his body, and his Spiritual Power infused the Dragon Sparrow Sword, unleashing a foot-long Sword Qi that flickered and undulated like raging flames.
Regarding battle, Lu Qingshan always believed that there was no need for superfluous words when killing.
Thus, the moment the demon spider appeared, Lu Qingshan was already charging forward with his sword.
The distance of several dozens of yards was covered in an instant, too fast for the naked eye to discern.
His figure intertwined with that of the demon spider, his sword’s shadow blending with the green silhouette of the spider, making it hard to distinguish.
One could only discern from the continuous, thunderous sounds of clashing metal that the spider’s eight legs were frantically parrying Lu Qingshan’s sword techniques.
In just a few breaths’ time, man and demon had exchanged dozens of moves.
Doubt and fear began to emerge in the demon spider’s heart.
Lu Qingshan was moving too fast, so fast that the spider’s eight legs could barely defend against his single sword, and danger lurked at every turn.
A clear and spirited sword cry rang out.
Lu Qingshan’s figure passed by the demon spider in a flash, touching and separating in a split second.
Only after advancing a few more steps did Lu Qingshan steady his form and looked back to see that all eight legs of the demon spider had been severed and fallen to the side.
Separated from the spider’s body, the eight legs still bore signs of life, twisting and crawling frantically on the ground.
The demon spider, now without its eight legs, had fallen to the ground, still muttering, "You’re definitely not a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, definitely not... No Foundation Establishment Cultivator could possibly be so strong... you..."
The spider’s words were never finished, for in an instant of Sword Light, its head was cleanly severed by Lu Qingshan.
This time, slaying the Third Grade demon spider, Lu Qingshan appeared remarkably adept.
The demon spider’s eight legs were filled with countless joints, and the delicate lines at the joints indicated points of weakness.
As long as his sword was fast and accurate enough, he could follow these lines and easily sever all the legs, just as he had done.
In a matter of breaths, having vanquished his foe, the murderous intent in Lu Qingshan’s heart did not subside but instead blazed more fiercely, like an uncontrolled fire.
His eyes grew increasingly bloodshot, and the dense malevolence within the Demon Spirit Tomb seemed to disrupt his usually calm disposition.
He wanted a joyful slaughter!
Lu Qingshan picked up the head of the demon spider and tossed it behind him at the tunnel’s entrance, stacking it atop the demon wolves’ heads.
Today, he was resolved to embark on a great slaughter, decapitating demon beasts to form a monument!
Outside the Demon Spirit Tomb, the charge initiated by the gathering demon beasts had finally come to an end.
Energy bursts forth at the first drumbeat, weakens at the second, and is exhausted at the third.
Initially, the demon beasts could still exploit their overwhelming numbers to distract Beiming True Venerable from both front and back, slip through amidst the chaos, and break into the Demon Spirit Tomb.
However, as a large number of demon beasts were slain outside the valley by Beiming True Venerable, Dantai Qingrun, and Xian Huaibi, and a considerable quantity of demon beasts broke into the Demon Spirit Tomb, their numbers dwindled. They were no longer capable of forming another wave of beast tide.
The beasts that couldn’t catch up issued resentful roars, finally retreating reluctantly and melting back into the mountains of Demon Spirit.
"Over a hundred demon beasts have entered the Demon Spirit Tomb," Beiming True Venerable said with a grim face.
Dantai Qingrun’s breath was somewhat disordered.
The back-to-back battles inside the Demon Spirit Tomb and outside the valley had left her feeling depleted.
Her gaze towards the Demon Spirit Tomb was filled with worry.
"During the charge of the demon beasts, I took special care of those with stronger auras, blocking them all," said Beiming True Venerable in a deep voice. "Therefore, the majority of the demon beasts that entered the Demon Spirit Tomb were Second Grade, with a few Third Grade beasts that were mostly at the initial stage. Perhaps, this might somehow help Lu Qingshan..."
Beiming True Venerable’s attempt at consolation failed to ease Dantai Qingrun’s apprehension.
Over a hundred demon beasts, such a vast number, and not to mention the existence of Third Grade beasts within them, even if they were all Second Grade, she did not believe that Lu Qingshan could cope.
Dantai Qingrun took out a luminescent pill from her Storage Ring.
Soul Condensing Pills.
Extremely precious, they had a calming and mind-clearing effect and were used to ward off Heart Demons during breakthroughs to the Nascent Soul stage.
To obtain this pill, she had paid a hefty price.
Yet at that moment, without any hesitation, she swallowed the Spirit Pill and sat down cross-legged.
She wanted to extravagantly use the calming effect of the Soul-Condensing Pill to shorten the time required to expel the malevolent aura from her Divine Soul.
Then she would enter the Demon Spirit Tomb to aid Lu Qingshan.
The scent of blood was pervasive, with bloodstains and dozens of headless corpses of varying shapes strewn everywhere.
Following the demon spider, Lu Qingshan had successively slain thirty-one Second Grade demon beasts and three Third Grade initial stage beasts.
The heads of all the demon beasts had been cut off by him, accumulated into a pyramid and placed behind him.