Three Great Perfection of Golden Core Stage cultivators, and one... who seemed to be a Nascent Soul Old Demon!!
Cold sweat sprang from Li Xuanxiao's back.
If it had only been one Golden Core Stage cultivator and two Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators,
then although Li Xuanxiao was at the Foundation Establishment Realm himself, he was completely confident he could escape unscathed.
He might even have been able to kill that Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.
But with these three Great Perfection of Golden Core Stage cultivators added in, along with a Nascent Soul Old Demon, he had no chance of victory at all.
The concealment talismans he carried could at most work against Golden Core Stage cultivators.
Against a Nascent Soul Old Demon, a sweep of Spiritual Sense would be enough to discover him with ease.
Zhang Tianxin had clearly sensed that terrifying aura as well, and her expression immediately changed.
Gritting her teeth, she took a golden pill from her Storage Ring.
She swallowed it herself.
It was a life-saving pill her master had given her when she descended the mountain.
It could forcibly raise her cultivation to the Golden Core Stage for a short time, but the side effects were tremendous.
If an ordinary cultivator took it, damaging their foundation would be the least of it. Their cultivation might stagnate forever.
After swallowing the pill, Zhang Tianxin's cultivation surged dramatically.
The Nascent Soul Old Demon was a white-haired old man. He merely cast Zhang Tianxin a casual glance.
With that single glance, Zhang Tianxin, whose confidence had just soared, immediately lost all ability to resist.
The Golden Core Stage and the Nascent Soul Realm were separated by only one realm, yet they were as far apart as heaven and earth.
"Have you found His Lordship's aura?"
The Nascent Soul Old Demon no longer paid her any attention.
"His Lordship's aura vanished in this place."
"Then why are these two people here?" the Nascent Soul Old Demon asked again.
The Golden Core Stage Evil Cultivator froze.
"Two?"
The Nascent Soul Old Demon snorted coldly.
"All these years of cultivation have truly gone to the dogs!"
The Nascent Soul Old Demon turned to another Great Perfection of Golden Core Stage cultivator. "Tell him where the other person is."
The Great Perfection cultivator blinked, then pointed at Zhang Tianxin and said,
"I understand! She's pregnant, so there are two people!!!"
The Golden Core Stage cultivator suddenly understood.
"If you're not going to use your brain, donate it!"
The Nascent Soul Old Demon slapped him across the face.
"Are you coming out, or should I help you come out?"
The moment the words fell, Li Xuanxiao burst out from underground. Without another word, he mounted his sword and fled.
"Trying to run!"
The Golden Core Stage cultivator had just been slapped and was full of anger, so he immediately gave chase.
He was extremely fast, but Li Xuanxiao was not slow either.
"Don't flee!"
The Golden Core Stage cultivator's face was dark as water. He raised one hand and gently clenched it.
In an instant, the trees standing silently on both sides seemed to be granted life, twisting violently!
Their branches rapidly stretched and thickened, like enormous, agile pythons, sweeping toward Li Xuanxiao with lightning speed.
In the blink of an eye, those thick branches wrapped tightly around Li Xuanxiao, binding him fast and leaving him unable to move in the slightest.
That immense power seemed ready to knead Li Xuanxiao into pulp, making even breathing difficult for him.
The Golden Core Stage cultivator walked up to the Nascent Soul Old Demon as though claiming credit. "I caught him!"
"Smack!"
The Nascent Soul Old Demon backhanded him again.
Golden Core Stage cultivator: Ծ‸Ծ
Why did he hit me again?
"Idiot, you caught a fake?"
"Hm?"
With a wave of the Nascent Soul Old Demon's hand, the captured Li Xuanxiao immediately transformed into a Paper Figure.
The Paper Figure erupted with a cloud of poisonous mist.
"Watch out!"
Li Xuanxiao, hidden in the shadows, fled frantically.
If only those four Golden Core Stage cultivators had been present, Li Xuanxiao really might have escaped today.
But unfortunately, there was a Nascent Soul Old Demon here.
No matter how a little ant struggled, in the other party's eyes, it was nothing worth mentioning.
And so, Li Xuanxiao was dragged out of the ground just like that.
He was tied together with Zhang Tianxin.
"His Lordship's aura vanished here for no reason. These two brats may know something. Take them back and hand them over to the Venerable Lord."
The Golden Core Stage cultivator asked, "We can handle such a trivial matter ourselves. Why trouble the Venerable Lord?"
"Fool! If you fail to get an answer and also lose His Lordship's trail, the Venerable Lord will say we're incompetent.
Hand these two over to the Venerable Lord. If they provide a lead, everyone will be delighted.
If they do not, it has nothing to do with us.
In the workplace, you must learn what should be done and what should not be done."
The Golden Core Stage cultivator suddenly understood. "Second Uncle, then what exactly should be done, and what should not be done?"
"How many times have I told you? Address me by my title while we're working!"
The other four Golden Core Stage cultivators also looked expectantly at the Nascent Soul Old Demon.
The Nascent Soul Old Demon spoke eloquently. "Don't do what you know how to do in the demonic sect, because you won't learn anything new.
Don't do what you don't know how to do—if you don't know how, how can you do it?
Don't do urgent matters, because rushing leads to mistakes. Don't do unurgent matters either—if they aren't urgent, what's the hurry..."
Li Xuanxiao could not help applauding.
Oh no! He'd learned the real thing.
"..."
"Zhang Tianxin of the Golden Thunder Sect."
"Li Xuanxiao of Shu Mountain."
While being abducted, these two brothers in adversity struck up a conversation.
Zhang Tianxin said, "Brother, it seems the odds are against us."
Li Xuanxiao sighed helplessly as well.
The odds of encountering a Nascent Soul Cultivator upon leaving home—and one from the demonic sect at that—were lower than the odds of being struck by lightning.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist, why were you following those demonic sect members?"
Zhang Tianxin hesitated. "Actually... when I descended the mountain to travel, an old fortune-teller told me that a heavenly tribulation would descend. I followed the guidance all the way there, and then I ran into them."
Li Xuanxiao raised an eyebrow slightly, about to question her further.
Suddenly, light returned to their surroundings.
The two of them were in a palace, each tied to a pillar.
Zhang Tianxin took a deep breath and said solemnly,
"Fellow Daoist Li, though this is our first meeting, I can see that you are upright and awe-inspiring, not one who clings greedily to life and fears death.
Today, even if we must face every manner of cruel torture from these evil Outer Dao fiends, we must grit our teeth and hold fast to the end. Only then can we display the integrity of us righteous cultivators!!"
Li Xuanxiao could not help being moved by her words and nodded heavily.
"Good!!"
At that moment, a dense demonic aura suddenly rose all around them, rapidly gathering like billowing black smoke.
In the blink of an eye, that demonic aura surged straight toward where they were and finally halted above a chair before them.
As the demonic aura continued to churn and condense, a humanoid form gradually emerged with growing clarity.
The figure was graceful and alluring, with long, fair legs. She sat with her legs crossed, one slender jade hand lightly supporting her cheek, her entire bearing utterly languid.
At last, the figure completely solidified.
She lifted her head slightly. Her beautiful eyes slowly opened, revealing a trace of faint weariness and indifference.
As if she had just awakened, she gazed lazily at the two before her.
"Hm? Murong Mo!!"
Di Nüfeng cried out in delighted surprise.
"You... you're actually still alive."
Li Xuanxiao: (ΩДΩ)!!!
The worst possible outcome of falling into the hands of the demonic sect had appeared: falling into the hands of the demonic sect's leader.
And it was the very demonic sect leader he had once plotted against.
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