Misty Rain Over Mountain Pass

Snap, snap...

Numerous pieces of flesh rained down from the sky, then slowly transformed into the most essential Power of Intent and concept.

The other Greater Consciousness Demon, seeing Bai Qiuran slowly withdrawing her hand, exclaimed in surprise, "How could this be? Wait, you're Immortals!"

"I am not Immortals."

Bai Qiuran said solemnly, "I still have a long way to go before I become Immortals."

"Damn it, the guys on the other side have invaded!"

Several Greater Consciousness Demon clearly did not heed Bai Qiuran's words; their Consciousness fluctuations rapidly communicated.

"This matter must be reported to Venerable Six Desires!"

You're overthinking it.

Bai Qiuran smiled innocently, "Now that I'm here in front of you, do you think I'd let you go back and tattle on me to Six Desires?"

A colossal Spiritual Sense burst forth, instantly replacing the energy barrier that had weakened to the extreme, and sealing off the entire Material Plane in reverse. Several Greater Consciousness Demon could no longer perceive the location of the Consciousness Domain.

"You bunch of Consciousness Demon, always fighting."

Bai Qiuran lifted the Great Sage standing in front of her, cast a spell to make her float in the air, and then with a wave of her hand, the Clear Autumn Waters fell into her hand.

"I'll stew you all alive today."

The sword tip sliced through a quarter circle. Bai Qiuran held the Divine Sword, its Sword Qi like a rainbow, piercing through the sky and parting the sea of fire covering the heavens.

Then the Sword Qi turned into rain, transforming into a vast expanse of sword mist that covered the sky and pressed down on the ground. Whether it was a few Greater Consciousness Demon or the vast army of Lesser Consciousness Demon covering the mountains and plains, they were all covered by the dense mist formed by this Sword Qi.

The Azure Nether Sword Sect, the Water Element Sword Art, and the Misty Rain Over Mountain Pass.

Within the endless mist, every wisp of mist was the sharpest sword. Bai Qiuran let this mist of Sword Qi envelop the entire battlefield, and then—cut.

A sickeningly sharp cutting sound rang out from within the mist. In an instant, the Consciousness Demon Army, covering an area of dozens of miles, was reduced to pieces of flesh. Then, upon landing, they transformed into their most essential essence, scattering across the ground.

The bodies of those Greater Consciousness Demon instantly shattered and disintegrated.

The moment the physical body shattered, one of the Consciousness Demon turned its bloodshot eyes, staring intently at Bai Qiuran, emanating a wave of Consciousness: "Don't think you can escape like this. We are immortal! When you are exhausted, that will be the time for us to devour your soul!"

"Well said!"

Bai Qiuran nodded.

"Since you're so bold, why don't you go inside my Consciousness Demon Clone's belly and say it?"

He raised his hand and summoned the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable, who then floated towards the direction of the several Greater Consciousness Demons.

"Wait, you're one of us? What do you want?! You bastard!"

Several Greater Consciousness Demon emitted panicked fluctuations of Consciousness, but the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable completely ignored them. The giant dragon on his shoulder grew larger, and then swept across, swallowing all the concepts and Power of Intent of these Consciousness Demon into its belly.

Then, he flew to the ground, and the giant dragon on his shoulder swallowed up the vast expanse of Lesser Consciousness Demon on the ground, while Bai Qiuran's main body looked at Themis was floating to the side, somewhat dumbfounded.

The two stared at each other for a long time before Themis finally spoke, "I thought I had overestimated you, but I didn't expect you to be so powerful."

"It's alright."

Bai Qiuran nodded.

"These days, you can't travel through outer Void without some skills... Speaking of which, shouldn't we have kept our promise?"

"It has been fulfilled."

Themis took a deep breath.

"Not only that, you saved our world. I don't know how to express my gratitude."

If you don't know how to express it, then don't express it.

Bai Qiuran waved her hand.

"Now can you tell me the secrets of the God of Runes?"

"Sure."

Themis replied.

Bai Qiuran did not urge him anxiously. After returning the souls of the fallen Fairies and Dragon Race to the world, he returned to the Royal City and waited quietly with Jiang Lan and Su Xiangxue for the Great Sage's reply.

Themis kept her word. After temporarily cleaning up the mess in this world, she sent someone to invite Bai Qiuran and the other two to go together to the Temple of the God of Runes in the Fairies Capital.

Please come in.

The Great Sage, upon arriving at the temple entrance, didn't say much, but instead extended a very respectful invitation to the three.

Bai Qiuran and the others followed the Great Sage into the temple, watching her manipulate the God Statue of the male and female God of Runes behind the door, opening a hidden door and then walking into the passage behind it.

With the candlelight flickering, Themis led Bai Qiuran and the others through the passage to a secret room at the end of the passage.

The secret room was sparsely furnished, containing only a table with a small box carved with intricate patterns on it. The circular lock on the box's opening was engraved with the symbol of the God of Runes.

"Our Fairies and Dragon Race originally had very long lifespans, and after cultivating the Way of Runes, they have reached a lifespan that allows them to live indefinitely unless killed by external forces."

Themis walked to the box, brushed away the dust, and said, "So, seventy thousand years ago, when the God of Runes descended upon this land, Fairies who received his teachings, and others who still live in seclusion in the corners of this world, I received guidance from them and learned the secrets of the God of Runes from them."

"In legend, the God of Runes descended upon the earth to drive away Demons and bring blessings to the world, but the truth is that the God of Runes was being hunted by Demons and fled to this world."

Themis clasped her hands together, silently prayed for a moment, and then said, "However, we will always remember their great kindness. Before the arrival of the God of Runes, we were nothing more than livestock kept in the world by the extraterrestrial Demons, at their mercy."

"Actually, it's not that much different now."

Bai Qiuran added a sentence.

"Yes, you're right."

Themis smiled wryly, "But at least we've developed our own civilization and have some ability to fight back against the Demons."

"So you want to pin them to the ground and beat them until they can fight back?"

Bai Qiuran immediately said, "Let's try the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable Faith."

"Well... please allow me to think about it some more."

Themis hesitated for a moment, then smiled wryly.

Bai Qiuran glanced at her. At least this time, the Great Sage did not directly and sternly refuse her again; her attitude had shown signs of softening.

"Let's continue with the matter of the God of Runes."

Su Xiangxue reminded her.

"Alright... The God of Runes only stayed in our world for less than a hundred years. In those hundred years, they took seven Fairies and seven dragons as their disciples, passing down the Way of Runes. These seven Fairies and seven dragons are respectively known to later generations as the [Seven Sages] and the [Seven Dragon Dukes]."

Themis continued, "Then, after doing all this, in order to continue evading the Demons' pursuit, the God of Runes left this world. But about fifty thousand years ago, my mentor, the previous Great Sage of the Fairy Race, suddenly received a message from the God of Runes... It was that goddess. She gave my mentor something, this box, and told me that whoever was to receive this box would naturally know how to open it."