The Stance of the Strong

The two slowly landed on the ground. Chen Tong heard her voice, warm amidst the ice, in his ear: "Thank you."

Chen Tong froze, as if petrified, because he felt Bing Lin's "thank you" contained genuine emotion. Though the three words were few and rather cold, Chen Tong's divine sense couldn't be fooled.

"Hehe... It's nothing, I should do it," Chen Tong chuckled foolishly. Bing Lin's face, frozen for ten thousand years, showed a sliver of melting, a touch of rosy dawn appearing.

"Here, take this elixir to recover your depleted stamina." Chen Tong put her down and then brought a glistening, golden elixir to her jade lips. Normally, she would instinctively refuse such an intimate gesture, but for some reason this time, she swallowed it without hesitation.

The next second, her icy body felt a comfortable warm current. A faint golden light permeated her, as if a vast and gentle power was dissolving within her dantian, filling her internal organs, meridians, and acupoints. She even felt like she was on the verge of breaking through a long-standing bottleneck and reaching a realm she hadn't dared to imagine for ten thousand years.

"You... what did you give me to eat?" Bing Lin asked in shock, feeling the abnormality in her body. Due to the strange emotions earlier, she hadn't paid much attention, but now she was astonished by the change.

Chen Tong sensed the change in her aura and knew she was about to break through. He didn't answer but smiled gently, "Calm your mind and stabilize your realm. Don't worry about anything else for now."

Bing Lin gave Chen Tong a deep look, her beautiful eyes showing a flicker of inexplicable change again. She then nodded and sat down cross-legged, closing her eyes.

"B-b-big brother, what's going on?" the emaciated True Demon asked in confusion.

"We'll worry about that later. Let's leave quickly while we can!"

They had just witnessed Bing Lin's terrifying power, an aura that made their demon souls tremble and their demon blood freeze. Although they didn't know her current situation, this young man who had suddenly appeared seemed no simple figure either, so all he wanted now was to get away from here quickly.

"Leave?" Chen Tong's divine sense was incredibly powerful; every blade of grass and tree within thousands of miles was within his perception! He turned around now, a cold smile on his face as he looked at the three demons.

Then, with a flash, he was standing before them before the three demons could react, less than a meter away.

The three demons were startled, their faces filled with fear, pointing with trembling fingers: "Y-you, what do you want?"

"Hmph!" Chen Tong swept his contemptuous gaze over them, then arrogantly stepped aside and said indifferently: "Do you know the Yellow Eyebrow Rat Wolf?"

Hearing the name, the three demons were stunned, and then their eyes lit up with joy! The sturdy True Demon stepped forward and bowed slightly: "Brother, do you happen to know our master?"

"Mm...!" Chen Tong's brow furrowed, then he turned around, looking down at him, and asked a question unrelated to the topic: "The Yellow Eyebrow Rat Wolf is your master?"

"Yes! Yes! He is indeed our master!" The sturdy man looked at Chen Tong excitedly: "It seems brother knows our master. May I ask who brother is...?"

Just moments ago, they were terrified, but now they were acting like old friends. Chen Tong's contempt for them reached its lowest point; however, since their master was the Yellow Eyebrow Rat Wolf, they still had some use for now.

"I ask you, is your master holding a girl captive?" Chen Tong asked.

"Uh... this..." The sturdy True Demon hesitated, his eyes darting away as if deliberately avoiding something!

"Speak!" Seeing his reaction, Chen Tong directly threatened, causing the souls of the demons to tremble. The sturdy True Demon closest to him immediately knelt on the ground.

"I'll speak, I'll speak!" The sturdy True Demon broke out in a cold sweat: "I don't know if master is holding a girl captive. After all, there are at least eight hundred people imprisoned on the mountain. In the past half month alone, dozens of people have been locked up. Brother's girl, I... I really don't know which one it is."

Chen Tong: "???"

Damn it, they do such heinous things and can still be followers of Buddhism! Tathagata, you truly live up to your reputation.

"Then where is your master? Take me to him."

"Master! Master is in seclusion and is not seeing anyone."

He's in seclusion, looks like good luck! Chen Tong sneered, then continued: "Then take me to where the prisoners are held."

"This..."

"What!" Chen Tong's expression turned cold, his Great Luo pressure faintly released: "Does this make things difficult for you?"

"No, no, no, no!" The sturdy True Demon wiped the sweat from his forehead: "I'll take you there right now."

"That's more like it." Chen Tong retracted his pressure, then turned his head to glance at Bing Lin, who was still breaking through. His gaze then shifted, almost forgetting the man in beastly clothes who looked like a corpse. If he hadn't sensed his aura, Chen Tong would have thought he was dead.

"Then! That...!"

"Leave it all to me, leave it all to me. I guarantee brother will be satisfied."

Before Chen Tong could finish speaking, the sturdy True Demon understood his meaning. He then called two lesser demons, who seemed to be squad leaders, and assigned them tasks.

Chen Tong looked at him deeply. He wasn't worried about the tasks assigned!

"Then lead the way."

"Brother, please!" The sturdy True Demon bowed and made a gesture of invitation, his attitude more respectful than attending his own ancestor's birthday. Chen Tong looked at him coldly and walked in.

"Wait!"

At this moment, an icy voice rang out. When Chen Tong turned his head, a cool, refreshing aura washed over his senses.

"Bing Lin!" Chen Tong was stunned. Seeing the aura flowing around her, he knew she hadn't fully stabilized her Golden Immortal cultivation.

"Why aren't you stabilizing first! Leave the matter of saving your sister to me."

"No! I'm going with you." Bing Lin looked at Chen Tong.

Chen Tong was helpless, then glanced at the man in beastly clothes lying on the ground: "If that's the case, then send that fellow back to his home." This was naturally said to the sturdy True Demon. Then, a black elixir appeared in his hand. With a simple flick, the elixir flew directly into the man's ruptured chest.

"Brother, rest assured. Please!"

The path was long and winding, passing through dense forests, climbing stone steps, crossing mountain ridges, until they saw the mountain hall!

"Brother, my master's place for holding people is in the back mountain. The guards there are strict, and even I am not qualified to enter. Moreover, there are formations protecting it! I... I..."

"I know!" Chen Tong replied impatiently, his gaze fixed on the direction of the back mountain, his entire body seeming to be boiling for battle.

"What do you see?" Seeing him staring so intently and seriously, even with a strange look, Bing Lin asked curiously.

"Lots of beautiful women, naked!" Chen Tong said, subconsciously swallowing, but the next second he felt something was wrong and immediately withdrew his gaze, chuckling: "Of course, not as beautiful as you."

Bing Lin: "..."

"Hmph, pervert."