Cultivation begins with ice harvesters

Chapter 125: Tricky

After being freed from the evil cultivator's restraints, the black phantom immediately transformed into a ferocious, bloodthirsty demon, inherently possessing a greed for the cultivator's physical body.

Every evil spirit must have suffered inhuman torment in its previous life, and after transforming into a vengeful ghost, it has nowhere to vent its resentment.

"The lightning-summoning talisman is extremely powerful and yang, capable of destroying ghosts and souls."

Although Tong Bingfeng had witnessed many battles of all levels along the way, this was the first time he had ever encountered an attack from an evil cultivator.

However, despite the variations, the essence remains the same: although these ferocious and malevolent ghosts are full of fierce energy, the power of thunder is the most effective counter to them.

As a serious enthusiast of lightning-summoning talismans, I naturally purchased a certain number of talismans before leaving the Spirit Ice Mine for any eventuality.

After encountering a considerable number of vengeful ghosts, Tong Bingfeng decisively unleashed two lightning-summoning talismans simultaneously, and two bolts of lightning, each as thick as a person's waist, descended from the sky, one on the left and one on the right.

And when it appeared in mid-air, the lightning burst out rapidly, transforming into a vast, expansive net of lightning covering an even wider area.

Under the attack of lightning, a natural and powerful force that counters evil spirits, these malevolent ghosts immediately turned into wisps of white smoke carrying a foul odor and disappeared into the world upon the slightest contact.

The evil cultivator had placed great hopes on summoning countless vengeful ghosts, but the lightning-summoning talisman failed to achieve the expected effect.

Unfortunately, the water-controlling fork that was originally summoned also failed to achieve its intended purpose. Despite struggling with all its might, it was still firmly blocked several feet away from the opponent's body under the continuous blows of the white bone staff in the opponent's hand.

In their first encounter, neither side achieved their objective, indicating a close contest.

"There are even lightning-attribute talismans! I wonder how many there are?"

As the horde of soul-devouring ghosts vanished, the evil cultivator paid no heed, his blood-red eyes scanning and probing intently.

"We don't have many lightning-summoning talismans, but they're more than enough to annihilate evil cultivators like you."

At this critical moment, Tong Bingfeng naturally wouldn't be at a disadvantage in words. The lightning-summoning talisman would only be used at crucial moments. The first-grade high-quality crystal gourd appeared, and countless ice needles flew out again. With the support of ample magic power, the huge gourd itself crashed into the air.

The water-controlling fork was still entangled with the opponent's bone staff. Although it could not gain an overwhelming advantage, it was more than capable of engaging in a prolonged struggle.

"White Bone Necklace"

The sound of the evil cultivator rubbing against stone reappeared, and green flames instantly emerged from the skull of the cultivator, which had obviously been polished by special means and hung around his neck.

Each skull, under the burning flames, not only remained undamaged but also pulsed continuously. The green flames quickly returned to their positions, condensing on the skull's eyes and giving them new life.

"quack"

One by one, the resurrected skulls, now possessing life, emitted piercing cries that swirled in the cultivator's ears and drilled into his mind along the ear canal.

This seemingly insignificant cry from the skull actually has a slight sonic attack effect. Although it cannot cause any substantial harm to cultivators, it can be quite unsettling, making it difficult to maintain mental clarity and rationality for a time.

Dozens of skulls flew through the air, one half of which opened its mouth wide, emitting a suction force that swallowed the hair-like ice needles. After chewing them for a while, they disappeared completely, forming a small encirclement that surrounded the crystal gourd.

As the skull flips up and down, it either spews out streaks of green flames or swarms forward to devour it indiscriminately when it gets close.

Although it didn't inflict enough damage on the crystal gourd, it successfully trapped it within the encirclement, making it unable to move and difficult to escape in a short time.

The remaining half of the skull had already traversed the already short spatial distance and appeared less than a few feet away from Tong Bingfeng himself.

These skulls seemed to have already smelled the unique aura of the cultivator. They flew up and down, constantly spewing out green flames, eager to devour the cultivator completely as soon as possible.

"A flesh and blood grinder, preying on cultivators to replenish its own strength."

The evil cultivator's methods naturally did not stop there. His shoes, sewn from flesh and blood, and his clothes, made of layers of human skin, were connected to each other, and a huge, mobile mill quickly took shape, with two red, fleshy boulders rubbing back and forth.

The entire heretical cultivator was now a mere skin and bones, with only his two eyes still blazing with sharp light.

"The Water-Suppressing Spirit Pagoda, by Imperial Decree"

Seeing the evil cultivators unleash a series of different yet lethal attacks, Tong Bingfeng naturally wouldn't remain indifferent. With the Water Control Fork and Crystal Gourd, two conventional first-tier high-grade magic weapons, locked in their own battles and unable to gain a sufficient advantage for the time being, this brand-new magic weapon, which was expected to be both offensive and defensive, naturally made its appearance without hesitation.

After the first layer of the tower body fused with three kinds of first-grade high-quality spiritual water, it immediately formed solid water walls in front of the cultivator, forming the first effective defensive layer.

This water wall demonstrated remarkable defensive effectiveness when facing the frenzied attack of the skull.

Unlike other simple defensive artifacts that directly block all attacks, the water wall uses its thickness to swallow skulls one by one, gradually destroying them by utilizing the natural toxicity and corrosive power of the spiritual water.

The second level of the tower seemed to be activated instantly, opening on its own and shooting out beams of deep blue light that accurately enveloped and forcibly absorbed the constantly wandering and attacking skulls into the second level.

"The Water-Suppressing Spirit Pagoda actually has such an effect!"

"Since that's the case, let's use swift and decisive methods to kill the evil cultivator. Now is the time to unleash the lightning-summoning talisman!"

The Water-Suppressing Spirit Pagoda displayed its power, completely banishing the last vestiges of worry in Tong Bingfeng's mind. He then decisively unleashed four Lightning-Attracting Talismans.

Bolts of lightning descended from the sky, the bolts as thick as a person's waist, and with lightning speed, they directly surrounded the slow-moving flesh mill that the evil cultivator had summoned.

"Click"

Under the erosion of lightning, the flesh mill was clearly subject to natural restraint, weakening it layer by layer and destroying it in a very short time.

In an instant, Tong Bingfeng gained a significant advantage in the battle, inevitably feeling a sense of pride and satisfaction.

However, he did not notice the evil cultivator in the distance. After witnessing his series of counterattacks, his entire physical body gradually disappeared, becoming a stream of blood on the ice, quietly approaching the cultivator's location along the traces of the battle.

Moreover, this change did not trigger the ongoing battle, indicating that this should be one of its true trump cards.

"Have heretical practitioners disappeared?"

When Tong Bingfeng inadvertently swept across the entire battlefield, he discovered that the evil cultivators had already disappeared.