Time flew, and soon it was the evening of the third day.
The moment Jiang Ming appeared, the Nine-Lives Cat Demon chased him out to the little grove beyond the city. She was determined to get the Limitless Golden Core he carried. It was the key to healing her injuries further and breaking through to become a Daluo Golden Immortal.
She was no insignificant demon. When they had captured her, Erlang God had led the Four Heavenly Kings, with help from the Twelve Earthly Branches, before they had finally managed to kill her.
Afterward, Taishang Laojun had imprisoned her primordial spirit in his alchemy furnace, intending to use her to refine pills. But that muddleheaded fool Taibai Jinxing had released her.
Realizing he had caused a disaster, Taibai Jinxing had naturally pursued her. The two fought all along the way, leaving both grievously wounded. Later, the Cat Demon had less than one percent of her cultivation left and had no choice but to bite people, using the vital essence of the living to heal herself.
Meanwhile, Taibai Jinxing grew weaker and weaker. In the end, he lost to the Cat Demon, and the backlash from his magical power reversed his age, turning him into a child. He lost all his magical power.
The Cat Demon, however, was doing reasonably well. By the time she fought the Little Dragon Girl, she had already recovered to the early Heavenly Immortal stage. Now, even in her weakened state, she had reached the perfected Heavenly Immortal stage.
But a Cat Demon in such a state faced only certain death against Jiang Ming.
When Jiang Ming struck, five golden dragons representing the five elements coursed around his body. This was a secret art of the Dragon Palace he had learned from the Second Dragon Princess: