The demons changed color, even the face of the Green Ox King became extremely grave.
This was a cultivation technique that could only be practiced by someone who had at least stepped half into the realm of a Daluo Golden Immortal.
“Who exactly are you?”
He had seriously underestimated Lu Changsheng’s strength.
…
Elsewhere, several Great Demons were using secret techniques and talismans to catch up with Lu Qinglian and the others.
These Great Demons had also underestimated the strength of Lu Changsheng’s direct disciples.
Although all four of Lu Changsheng’s disciples were at the peak of the Earth Immortal Realm, they possessed the power to battle against early Heavenly Immortals.
Relying on her domineering Martial King Divine Physique, Lu Qinglian launched a Soaring Dragon Fist, directly exploding a peak Earth Immortal Great Demon.
The peak Earth Immortal Great Demon’s shattered body reformed, but Lu Qinglian’s assault came again at once, unleashing continuous, devastating punches that battered the Great Demon to the point of annihilation, shaking the very space they occupied.
Xiao Fan’s War Heaven Tyrant Body was no less formidable than the Martial King Divine Physique, he exchanged blows with a First Layer Heavenly Immortal Grey Bear Spirit, punch for punch, flesh to flesh, with the Grey Bear Spirit howling in pain.
However, among this group of Great Demons, there was a Black Dragon Great Demon whose realm had reached the sixth layer of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, defeating the siblings Dugu Aotian and Ning Qianqian.
For a peak Earth Immortal to fight across six realms was difficult beyond measure.
The four disciples could only fight while retreating, tearing open cracks in space with Spatial Talismans.
The group of Great Demons followed them into the spatial turbulence, and both sides engaged in a fierce fight amidst the chaos of space, producing spatial vortices that scattered everyone, disciples and Great Demons alike.
…
Three days later, at Gu Yunjian, the ninth disciple Dugu Aotian, having first escaped the pursuit of the Great Demons, arrived at the rendezvous point.
A shocking cavity had appeared at the location of Dugu Aotian’s heart.
This was a wound gouged out by the claws of the Black Dragon Great Demon during a fierce battle with Dugu Aotian.
The Black Dragon Great Demon thought Dugu Aotian was as good as dead, not expecting that Dugu Aotian cultivated Demonic Cultivation Skills and could regenerate even with a shattered heart.
Taking advantage of the Black Dragon Great Demon’s unawareness, Dugu Aotian made his escape.
Dugu Aotian swallowed an Immortal Pill, sat in meditation to circulate his cultivation, and replenished his True Qi.
“I’m not yet at the realm where I can defeat a sixth layer Heavenly Immortal Black Dragon Great Demon. I must continue to train painstakingly. Without strength, I don’t even have the right to carry out acts of chivalry and justice.”
“I wonder if the master and my senior brother and sisters were able to escape smoothly… The master has always been resourceful, with strategies beyond others’ predictions, so he should be fine. The strength of my senior brother and sisters surpasses mine; they should be able to escape as well.”
Dugu Aotian believed in the means of his master, Lu Changsheng, as he had never been at a disadvantage while following him.
“A presence is approaching Gu Yunjian, senior sister? No, it’s not her aura.”
Dugu Aotian sensed a presence drawing near, at first thinking it was Lu Qinglian or perhaps Ning Qianqian, but upon closer inspection, it wasn’t any of them.
Dugu Aotian immediately activated his Demonic Cultivation Skills, holding his breath and concentrating his spirit.
Before he knew the particulars of the approaching person, Dugu Aotian remained cautious.
This was a virtue he had learned from his master, Lu Changsheng.
A slender figure landed in Gu Yunjian, dark blood dripping from her shoulder from time to time.
This figure was veiled, with her right hand clutching her left shoulder, revealing a blood-soaked shoulder.
“Is it her?”
Dugu Aotian was inwardly startled.
This person was the mysterious woman he had encountered in Unparalleled City.
Dugu Aotian didn’t know the background of this woman.
How did she get injured? Could it be she was also hurt by the hordes of demons from Unparalleled City?
It would be better to continue observing in secret.
Dugu Aotian chose not to immediately extend help.
Even with a sense of chivalry, it was crucial to understand the situation before acting rashly, rather than being recklessly compassionate.
The veiled woman arrived at the edge of the stream and removed her veil.
Finally, Dugu Aotian could clearly see the woman’s face—a visage of delicate, otherworldly beauty emerged, with sharp chin, pale and smooth complexion, dainty cherry lips perfectly shaped, like the gentle light of the crescent moon, or trees laden with snow, truly an exquisite immortal beauty.
“She shouldn’t be from the Demon Sects, nor the Demon Race.”
Dugu Aotian’s values didn’t follow appearance; rather, he sensed a holy aura from the woman, thus concluding that she might be from one of the Orthodox Sects.
The immortal maiden of unknown origin didn’t notice Dugu Aotian, who was observing her from the shadows. Instead, she tore off the cloth from her left shoulder, cleaned the wound with clear water, and then applied a healing ointment to it.
After she had stopped the bleeding, the maiden took out an Immortal Pill and swallowed it, and the pale color in her face finally gained a touch of rosiness.
The healing holy medicine used by the maiden was clearly a top-tier Elixir Pill, as the wound that even the Earth Immortal’s True Qi couldn’t contain began to heal, and her skin of ice and bones of jade were restored to their original state.
Dugu Aotian was somewhat moved by the sight of the unknown maiden, with her slender shoulders and slender waist, and her neck gracefully extending from her shoulders.
This woman was so breathtakingly beautiful that one glance was enough to make her unforgettable, no wonder she wore a veil over her face.
After her wounds had healed, she started to circulate her cultivation technique and regulate her breathing, making her senses even more acute.
“Who’s there?!”
She hadn’t paid much attention to her surroundings due to her injuries before, but now that her True Qi had been restored, she immediately noticed Dugu Aotian, who had been observing her in secret!
Feeling a sense of urgency, she quickly covered her face with the veil again and took a cloak from within her body’s space to cover her delicate frame.
She had been so focused on healing her wounds that she had exposed her fair shoulder without noticing that there were others in Gu Yunjian.
“I was hiding from a Great Demon, and did not mean any offense. I hope the young lady can forgive me.”
Dugu Aotian, confident in his honor and straightforwardness, had not revealed himself earlier only because he was unaware of the stranger’s origins. Thus, he stepped forward now.
Unexpectedly, the maiden’s body trembled, and she seemed very agitated, “Is it you? You, you saw?!” Find more to read at M V L
“What?”
“I mean, you, you saw my face, and…”
“Yes.”
“Demon, I am going to kill you!”
The unknown maiden, flushed with rage, actually drew an Immortal Sword and stabbed it towards Dugu Aotian.
A Blood Sword appeared in Dugu Aotian’s hand, blocking the Immortal Sword.
Powerful True Qi surged from the Immortal Sword.
The opponent was clearly at the Earth Immortal Realm as well, but her True Qi was immense and terrifying, definitely a peerless genius.
“Although it was unintentional on my part to offend you and see your face and shoulder, is it really necessary to kill me?”
Dugu Aotian froze, was it really just for seeing her heal her wounds?
Is it worth it?
Dugu Aotian even doubted whether the stranger was a disciple from the Orthodox Sects.
“You, stop talking! Great Demon Head, I will kill you to exact justice on behalf of the heavens!”
The unknown maiden was close to crying out of desperation, her swordsmanship becoming disordered.
Because of her revered status in the Holy Land, until she took that step, many powerful enemies would attempt to end her path to Longevity, so her parents demanded that she should not easily reveal her true face.
If she were recognized, it might reveal her identity, and she would be forced to kill the witness.
Thus, she had always worn a veil, never letting anyone uncover her identity, but now she had been seen by a Great Demon not only her face but also a part of her body.
Her family education was very strict, and they placed great value on her personal integrity.
Therefore, she had to kill him!
“What kind of nonsense is this…”
Dugu Aotian was fending off the maiden’s sword attacks from every direction and couldn’t help but be speechless.
He had simply been resting in Gu Yunjian, waiting for his master and his fellow disciples to meet up, and then this calamity… this beauty, had literally fallen from the sky.
Because the maiden’s cultivation of the heart was disturbed, her Sacred Tier swordsmanship, though ordinarily excellent, was now in complete disarray, and Dugu Aotian managed to block it without effort.
But Dugu Aotian was helpless; he was born with the Demonic Ancestor Body, and Lu Changsheng didn’t want to waste his talent, so he imparted him the cultivation of authentic Demonic Cultivation Skills. It was no wonder that she mistook him for a lecherous thief.
“Wuu wuu wuu…”
The maiden fought for a while, only to realize she couldn’t kill Dugu Aotian, who had achieved Great Accomplishment in demonic skills, and now having “lost her purity,” she choked up, her eyes brimming with a desolate sentiment and glistening tears streaming out, like dew on a lotus.
Now Dugu Aotian felt even more at a loss as to what to do.
Suddenly, while Dugu Aotian was contemplating how to calm the maiden’s emotions, he sensed a terrible demonic Qi rapidly approaching, and his expression turned grave, “Maiden, now is not the time to kill me. If we don’t join forces, I fear we’re both going to die here.”
“Join forces with you?”
The maiden wiped away her tears while still holding her Immortal Sword. She also sensed the Great Demon approaching and was somewhat surprised that Dugu Aotian, whom she deemed a demon, would actually choose to join forces with her, a Holy Maiden from the Holy Land.
This demon was acting a bit out of the ordinary.