Meng Zhang remembered this insidious technique that silently invaded the mind. Ye Feifan had once used it in Great Wind City when he tried to control Meng Zhang while he was extorting Foundation Building Pills from him. Meng Zhang had pretended to be affected, displaying brilliant acting skills, and successfully shook off Ye Feifan’s attempt.
Now, the cultivator hiding in the shadows used a more concealed and powerful version of this technique. Meng Zhang felt that this method didn’t seem like the work of a Ghost Path cultivator. He had previously encountered Ye Feifan’s bloodline parasitic technique from the Ghost Path, which led him to initially classify this new technique as such.
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However, based on the current intense confrontation and the fate of Wang Qiquan’s loose cultivator group, Meng Zhang had a rough guess in his mind. This method of manipulating people’s minds and turning cultivators into living puppets was undoubtedly the work of a demonic cultivator.
Meng Zhang had heard of demonic cultivators before but had never encountered them personally. He had witnessed the tragic situation when Luo Ye was tainted by demonic energy.
Facing an ambush from a demonic cultivator now, Meng Zhang remained highly vigilant.
He secretly communicated with Jin Qiao’er and Jue Ying, warning them of the possible presence of a demonic cultivator in the vicinity. They needed to be cautious and not hold back when they forced the enemy out of hiding.
Jue Ying had already suspected the presence of a demonic cultivator since Luo Ye had suffered greatly from them. Jin Qiao’er, too, had heard about the terrifying nature of demonic cultivators from her master, and after Meng Zhang’s reminder, became even more cautious.
The fierce battle continued with Wang Qiquan’s group attacking from both sides, but they couldn’t break through Meng Zhang’s group’s defenses, leading to a stalemate.
Although Meng Zhang appeared to be fiercely fighting the enemy, much of his attention was focused on the hidden demonic cultivator.
Unseen, the demonic cultivator’s murmurs disturbed them, and Meng Zhang’s group was unable to fully concentrate. They gradually found themselves at a disadvantage against Wang Qiquan’s group.
Fortunately, Wang Qiquan’s group had used up their trump cards, like the fake Third Rank talismans, when they broke free from the Ghost Path cultivators’ encirclement earlier. Moreover, their consciousness was impaired, and they were unable to fully utilize their powerful cultivation bases, which prevented the situation from becoming too dire for Meng Zhang’s group.
However, if they allowed the demonic cultivator to control the situation for too long, it could lead to dire consequences for them.
Amidst the chaos of the battle, two small shadows quietly flew out from Meng Zhang’s spirit pet bag: Zhui Dian (Chasing Lightning) and Liu Li (Colored Glaze).
These two little creatures were naturally small in size and adept at hiding.
In the past, apart from Zhui Dian’s slightly faster speed, which had some practical use, Liu Li mostly played the role of a cute mascot and had little impact in direct combat against Refining Qi stage cultivators like Meng Zhang.
However, after consuming the flesh and blood of the Third Rank beast and evolving, their battle prowess greatly increased, barely matching that of Foundation Building stage cultivators. Moreover, their innate talents were significantly enhanced.
As Meng Zhang and the others fought the enemy, the two little creatures secretly concealed themselves and began searching their surroundings.
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The demonic cultivator was skilled in the art of hiding, even if a group of cultivators were to carefully search this place, it would be challenging to discover their whereabouts.
Luckily, these two little creatures had the intuition of spirit pets, especially Liu Li, who had a natural talent for illusion and hiding.
If the demonic cultivator had remained completely hidden, the two little creatures might have had a difficult time detecting them. But since the cultivator had to use demonic techniques to disturb Meng Zhang’s group, they left traces.
In the end, Liu Li was the one who discovered something amiss. Relying on her innate ability, she detected the traces of the demonic cultivator’s illusion technique.
There was a special connection between spirit pets and their owners. Upon receiving the message from Liu Li, Meng Zhang calmly informed Jin Qiao’er and Jue Ying.
The three of them moved in sync, gradually shifting the battlefield closer to where the demonic cultivator was hiding.
The cautious demonic cultivator quickly noticed that something was wrong, but before he could react, Meng Zhang had already taken action.
Jue Ying took out a fake Third Rank talisman and activated it. In the sky, a twisting and changing shadow appeared, forming over a dozen black tentacles that swiped toward Wang Qiquan’s group.
Wang Qiquan’s group was not in their right minds and didn’t know how to evade properly. They directly faced the tentacles head-on, becoming entangled and temporarily unable to escape.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Meng Zhang aimed at the hiding place of the demonic cultivator and activated another fake Third Rank talisman.
The ground trembled violently as a earth dragon emerged from the ground, pouncing directly at the hiding spot.
A loud collision occurred, and the space seemed to shatter like glass as a figure appeared.
After the fierce impact, the figure spat out blood and was thrown backward.
Demonic cultivators were natural enemies of the Cultivation World. They were scarce and faced difficulties surviving in the Cultivation World, especially Gold Core-level demonic cultivators, which were exceedingly rare.
Therefore, fake Third Rank talismans and similar items were relatively rare among demonic cultivators. These hidden demonic cultivators in the Deadly Sea of Sand had little interaction with the outside world and had difficulty obtaining various resources. Moreover, they lacked Gold Core-level demonic cultivators among them.
The current demonic cultivator naturally had no means of obtaining fake Third Rank talismans.
Once exposed, he lost his greatest trump card. He was merely a Foundation Building stage completion cultivator and was no match against the fake Third Rank talisman.
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