Not Telling You Is for Your Own Good

Not Telling You Is for Your Own Good

Cangchen and Chi Li exchanged a glance, cunning gleaming in their eyes.

Chi Li spat out a streak of fire toward the spirit pearl, and the demonic qi clinging to it instantly recoiled.

Hehehe~

What it carried was the Nirvana Flame unique to the Fire Phoenix Clan, ranked among the top ten on the Divine Flame Ranking. This demonic qi was no match for it.

The flames then formed a dense net, wrapping around the entire spirit pearl and leaving only a tiny opening.

As the temperature gradually rose, the demonic qi covering the spirit pearl began to stir restlessly.

Cangchen then controlled the water sphere and brought it close to the spirit pearl. It contained pure water spiritual qi, and the demonic qi seemed to find a breach, surging swiftly toward the water sphere.

Before long, all the demonic qi on the spirit pearl had been driven out by the Nirvana Flame.

Chi Li stared excitedly at the Water Spirit Pearl, now free of even the slightest impurity, grinning from ear to ear.

Whoosh—

The spirit pearl vanished into Chi Li's storage pouch, its aura completely concealed.

The two beasts immediately retreated toward the dense forest. Without the spiritual power supplied by the spirit pearl, that demonic qi would soon scatter in every direction.

Those demonic beasts had already been lured and bewitched by the demonic qi. Unable to find a vessel to store itself in, the dispersed demonic qi would choose to enter the bodies of the carriers stained with their aura, gradually driving them mad with rage.

That was not the frightening part. The truly frightening thing was the demonized Magic Beast deep within. It was immensely powerful; perhaps only cultivators above the Golden Core realm could subdue it.

But...

That was no longer something they needed to consider!

Cangchen and Chi Li were not spirit beasts who stuck their noses into everything. Neither of them had much of a reputation in the upper realm. Watching a good show was more their style.

In any case, they had already obtained the treasure. They needed to leave before that Magic Beast realized what had happened; otherwise, the two of them might not even be able to escape.

Fortunately, not a trace of demonic qi remained on the spirit pearl, so it would be impossible to track their aura. At worst, they could give the spirit pearl to Jiang Lu and have her place it in her storage space.

The existence of that space was definitely not something ordinary cultivators or demonic beasts could sense.

Just as they reached the first line of defense, they heard a roar from the depths of the forest, ten thousand times more miserable than before!

The demonic qi had scattered and entered the demonic beasts' bodies!

They exchanged a glance, and their fleeing steps grew even faster.

Whoosh—

The enormous demonic beast deep in the forest suddenly opened its eyes. Its deep pupils narrowed into vertical slits, streaked with red veins, scarlet filling its gaze.

A terrifying aura surged constantly around its body, layer upon layer of pressure rolling outward. The chirping of insects and birds fell silent at once, leaving only the heavy breathing of this powerful demonic beast throughout the entire space.

The spirit pearl's aura—

Had disappeared...

It stared darkly toward the dense forest. Damn it!

It had obtained this spirit pearl by chance. Unfortunately, it had already turned demonic and could not absorb its energy. But it could taint the spirit pearl with its demonic qi and use it to control low-level demonic beasts.

Every so often, demonic beasts in the Immortal Cultivation Realm would riot because the demonic beasts deep within the forests were advancing in realm. Their strength was immense, and the surrounding demonic beasts would be driven away.

With pressure spreading layer by layer from the inner forest to the outer forest, the demonic beasts outside would begin to riot.

This time, it had merely wanted to conduct an experiment, using demonic qi to control their movements. Now, it seemed that experiment had failed!

The outside world knew nothing of its fury, but demonic beasts of equal strength sneered at it. As though they did not know what that old thing was planning—did it really think those cultivators were fools?

As competitors, they were naturally content to watch the show. As for helping? Don't even dream of it.

Roar—

Roar—

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Roar—

Roars filled the sky from the outskirts of the forest. The cultivators sitting on the ground immediately scrambled to their feet, terror on their faces. What was happening?

What a terrifying sound.

Jiang Lu's eyes flew open. Her brows furrowed slightly as she immediately rose from the ground and looked toward the source of the sound.

Why had the demonic beasts suddenly begun roaring? Even from such a great distance, the sound was still this horrifying.

The surrounding cultivators were startled by the commotion. One after another, they gripped their magic artifacts and watched the direction of the sound vigilantly.

"What's going on? What a terrifying sound."

"These demonic beasts' roars are definitely not from just hundreds or thousands of them. I suspect there are tens of thousands!"

"Tens of thousands!"

"That's right! And they've already entered a berserk state! They no longer possess their own consciousness and are nothing but puppets being controlled. Their attack power is several times greater than before."

"Then... then... what do we do?"

They were merely Qi Refinement cultivators. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators would have no ability to fight against so many demonic beasts!

Tens of thousands of them occupied one-tenth of the outer forest!

"Someone has already sent word to the city lord. This is likely beyond what we can stop. We must seek help from those major forces!"

"That would be for the best, but by the time they arrive, we might..."

Everyone's faces were filled with fear. A beast tide was not the same as a demonic beast riot. During a demonic beast riot, they did not distinguish between friend and foe.

Jiang Lu looked at the varied expressions on everyone's faces, and her heart sank.

Her hand lightly rested on the cloth pouch at her waist. Why had those two still not returned?

Her sixth sense told her that this matter was inseparable from the two of them. She could only hope they had not been hurt.

"Master, Master!"

Just as she was pondering, Cangchen and Chi Li's voices sounded in her mind, followed immediately by their figures appearing.

A red and a yellow figure darted back into her cloth pouch while no one was paying attention.

Jiang Lu could not help letting out a breath of relief. They had finally returned.

"What did you two go off to do?"

Jiang Lu asked within her sea of consciousness.

"Master, Master, something major happened outside..."

Chi Li and Cangchen spoke over each other, telling Jiang Lu everything they had just seen and heard. They did not like that so-called "not telling you is for your own good" nonsense.

All misunderstandings came from that so-called concern for your own good.

They believed Jiang Lu was not someone whose resolve could be easily shaken. Telling her early so she could prepare was the right thing to do.

"What!"

"Demonic qi!"

Jiang Lu's pupils widened. She was no longer the ignorant novice who knew nothing. She knew just how deeply the Immortal Cultivation Realm hated demonic qi.

As for the one deep within, whether it was a Magic Beast or a demonic cultivator, it was still too early to say.

But just as the two of them had thought, Jiang Lu understood that the current situation was no longer something they could face. She also had no idea when reinforcements would arrive.

It would be best if they discovered the abnormalities among these demonic beasts themselves. It was not that she was cruel-hearted, but those abnormalities absolutely could not be revealed by a Qi Refinement Middle Stage cultivator like her.

"I heard that a Magic Beast riot has broken out in the dense forest beside West River City. Third Senior Brother, let's go take a look."

A soft, delicate voice came from within a spirit boat in the sky, carrying just the right amount of gentleness and curiosity.