The footsteps drew closer and closer. At last, an old woman appeared in his field of vision.
"Who are you? This is Heavenly Demon Purgatory. No one is allowed to approach," the old woman said warily when she saw Dao Lord Taichu.
"And who are you?" Dao Lord Taichu asked calmly, frowning slightly.
Hearing Dao Lord Taichu's question, anger flashed across the old woman's face. Then, in stiff Chinese, she answered coldly, "I am the guardian of Heavenly Demon Purgatory. This is not a place ordinary people can enter, so I advise you to leave immediately. Otherwise, bear the consequences yourself." She spoke each word slowly and deliberately.
Dao Lord Taichu snorted at her reply. "Then I'd like to see what these consequences of yours are. Don't forget, I'm not weak."
Seeing Dao Lord Taichu look down on her cultivation so openly, the old woman shouted in rage and immediately cast a spell to attack him. With a wave of her hand, the vines around her instantly coiled toward Dao Lord Taichu, while the cane in her hand smashed viciously toward his head.
Dao Lord Taichu's lips curled slightly when he saw the old woman attack.
"You're courting death!" Dao Lord Taichu snorted coldly, then punched the old woman's cane, sending it flying from her hand.
The old woman was startled when she saw her cane knocked away. She had never expected Dao Lord Taichu to be so powerful that he could send her weapon flying with a single blow.
She staggered back several steps before steadying herself. Looking at Dao Lord Taichu, fear appeared on her face. She had not even used her full strength in that move, yet she was already injured. If the fight continued, she would definitely be no match for Dao Lord Taichu.
"Hmph, I