Senior Brother, Save Me

"You jest, sir!" The Immortal General surnamed Zhu was taken aback and quickly explained, "According to sect rules, how can an outer disciple like myself shoulder the important responsibility of an Immortal County Governor? I merely wished to secure a position as a Rider, hoping for a reward upon returning to the sect, so that I might have a chance to be promoted to an inner disciple."

The woman did not reply, but instead stared at the Immortal General surnamed Zhu, causing the hairs on the back of his neck to prickle with cold sweat.

After a long moment, the woman finally spoke, "Chi Rider treated you well; he even recommended you to me last time!"

The Immortal General surnamed Zhu was stunned, his face flushing slightly. He hastily said, "Immortal County Governor, I deeply respect Rider Chi. It's just that Rider Chi's three sons..."

Before the Immortal General surnamed Zhu could finish, the woman raised her hand and said, "I know. Chi Rider's reassignment is unavoidable. Not to mention his three sons, he has been here for many years, and it is indeed time for him to leave. Rest assured, I am aware of your situation."

"Thank you, Immortal County Governor!" The Immortal General surnamed Zhu was overjoyed. After bowing and performing a courtesy, he hurriedly flew away!

The woman descended, gazing at the unending light from within the pavilion, then looked up at the Autumn Hair Moon hanging in the sky. With a sigh, she flew away on her own.

Not long after, the woman returned with a crystal chip. She probed the chip with her Emanated Thought to confirm its contents again and exclaimed in surprise, "The county governor guarding the vicinity discovered a Forbidden Technique?? How strange. Would a Spirit Body cultivate a Forbidden Technique in Yunmeng Marsh?"

As she pondered, the woman waved her hand, and the crystal chip flew into the pavilion. Moments later, the light extinguished, and the chip flew back. The woman's expression changed slightly as she looked at it, and she murmured, "Near the abandoned Spirit Reception Hall??? If it's there, I have no choice but to go!"

Saying this, the woman did not dare to delay. She took the crystal chip and left. About half an hour later, a streak of light emerged, and a flying shuttle could be vaguely seen breaking through the air, heading towards Yunmeng Marsh.

Little did Xiao Hua know that he had stirred up trouble again. He traveled nearly a thousand miles, encountering many immortal items along the way. However, these immortal items were mostly too weak, so he marked them with his surname and collected them into his spatial dimension. Feeling the ice thorns on his body growing increasingly painful, Xiao Hua knew that the effects of the Green Fruit were about to wear off. Thus, he took out some freshly picked, unknown Immortal Fruits from his spatial dimension and ate them. Feeling the spiritual energy of the Immortal Fruits being absorbed directly in his mouth, Xiao Hua did not hesitate to activate the Light Escape again.

When Xiao Hua emerged from the light, before he could even discern his surroundings, several deafening beast roars echoed, "Roar, roar, roar!" Simultaneously, an extremely sharp gust of wind erupted from his chest. Xiao Hua had no time to think and quickly twisted his waist. With a "swish," a light sound was heard, and intense pain shot through Xiao Hua's chest. Xiao Hua, suspended in mid-air, looked down to see a large portion of his chest torn away! The Scattered Infant's body was naturally not the same as a physical body, so no blood flowed out, only broken crystalline veins and distorted runes. However, the pain did not diminish in the slightest. Under the dark green moonlight, the wound felt as if countless tiny swords were piercing deeply into it!

"Damn it!" Xiao Hua gritted his teeth and cursed. His body then fell. He had no time to examine his surroundings and quickly turned to look. He saw an Immortal Beast, nearly a hundred feet long and resembling a black panther, looking at its claws with curiosity. Opposite the black panther stood an equally large, earth-yellow, bear-like Immortal Beast, its eyes glowing red as it stared fixedly at him.

"Roar..." The black panther Immortal Beast suddenly came to its senses and let out a joyful low growl. It opened its mouth, and a suction force emerged, swallowing the crystalline substance it had torn from Xiao Hua. To his surprise, the black panther Immortal Beast even licked its claws, looking as if it hadn't had enough.

"Roar..." Before the black panther Immortal Beast could look up, the bear beast angrily opened its mouth and spewed out a yellow beam of light, charging directly at Xiao Hua, as if Xiao Hua were its sworn enemy.

"Are you kidding me?" Xiao Hua scratched his head and said urgently, "Are you related to that toad?"

Hearing the bear beast's fury, the panther beast also turned its head. Almost simultaneously, "Roar..." The panther beast also extended its four hooves, its massive form leaping into the air, spewing black flames towards Xiao Hua.

Seeing both beasts attack simultaneously, Xiao Hua knew the Ruyi Scepter would be difficult to use. He quickly waved both hands, bringing out the Kunlun Mirror and the Haotian Mirror at the same time. Before he could activate them, he placed them in front of him.

"Boom, boom..." Almost simultaneously, immense force struck the two artifacts in Xiao Hua's hands. The force was so great that it surprised Xiao Hua. His arms sank, and his entire body was sent flying!

"Peng..." Xiao Hua flew over a hundred feet before crashing into something soft.

"Pfft..." He felt a dull thud behind him, and a stream of liquid sprayed out from behind him, landing on Xiao Hua.

"What is this?" Xiao Hua smelled the sweet fragrance near his nose and was about to turn around when "Roar..." The panther beast in the distance became even more enraged. Black light emanated from beneath its hooves, and it lunged at him with its mouth open.

Xiao Hua quickly retracted the Kunlun Mirror and the Haotian Mirror, and was about to take out the Ruyi Scepter when a refreshing coolness spread from his chest. Xiao Hua hurriedly looked down and saw a pale green liquid smeared on the spot on his chest that had been injured by the panther beast. The liquid rapidly seeped into his Nascent Soul body, and the surrounding skin began to glow, the wound visibly healing!

"Excellent!" Xiao Hua knew exactly what he had encountered. As he raised the Ruyi Scepter, he swept his consciousness behind him and collected something several feet in size into his spatial dimension. This object was covered in golden threads, and between the golden threads were some markings that looked like grinning faces. Xiao Hua had no time to examine it closely in his haste.

"Peng..." The Ruyi Scepter struck down, hitting the panther beast's raised left hoof. With a metallic clang, the panther beast cried out in pain, its left hoof clearly shattered. The panther beast twisted its body, and its python-like tail whipped over, creating a whirlwind. Just as Xiao Hua was about to counter, "Woo..." the bear beast also arrived from his left, its massive bear paw swiping down. Xiao Hua had no doubt that even a small mountain would be flattened by this bear beast's attack.

Xiao Hua dared not delay. His body floated in mid-air, attempting to dodge the panther's tail, while the Ruyi Scepter slanted upwards, preparing to meet the bear beast. "Boom..." The enraged bear beast suddenly lowered its upturned maw and spewed another yellow beam of light, aimed directly at Xiao Hua's chest! As for the panther beast, while still in mid-air, it turned its head as if looking at the moon and let out a "Woo..." A beam of black flame, along with the bear beast's light beam, converged to attack Xiao Hua.

"Are these... are these still Immortal Beasts?" Seeing such a pincer attack, Xiao Hua was astonished. However, looking at the beasts' eyes, Xiao Hua understood. The Thousand Demon Sacred Realm had Seven Great Sages. These two Immortal Beasts might not possess the strength of the Seven Great Sages, but if they lived long enough and learned to cultivate, they would certainly possess some intelligence. Their intelligence might not be weaker than that of ordinary cultivators!

In this perilous situation, Xiao Hua could not afford to hesitate. With his left hand, he fiercely smashed the Ruyi Scepter against the bear beast's paw, while with his right hand, he waved, unleashing Thunderous Might. Immortal Arts were, after all, Immortal Arts. Although Xiao Hua's Immortal Power was insufficient, lightning flashed nearby, covering an area of over ten feet in front of Xiao Hua.

With a "boom," the bear beast's paw was smashed and caved in. Amidst the flashing lightning and thunder, the bear beast's yellow beam of light and the panther beast's black flames were both extinguished by the thunderous hand. To Xiao Hua's dismay, the thunderous hand was also shattered by the panther beast's tail!

Feeling a wave of weakness spread through his limbs, Xiao Hua knew he had acted rashly, causing instability in his infant body. However, he also knew this was the best opportunity. So, gritting his teeth, he stepped on the Misty Steps and snuck to the bear beast's side, raising the Ruyi Scepter and striking the bear beast's head with a thud!

Unlike the previous toad and others, the bear beast's head erupted with earth-yellow light, within which thumb-sized runes spun before blood light finally burst forth!

Having killed the bear beast, the panther beast realized something was amiss. Black light emanated from beneath its hooves, and it attempted to flee like lightning!

"Grow, grow, grow..." Xiao Hua roared several times. Fortunately, the Ruyi Scepter also recognized Xiao Hua's Nascent Soul's voice. With a "woo," the long Ruyi Scepter struck the panther beast. Similarly, black energy wrapped in bean-sized runes spread throughout the panther beast's body, and only then did the panther beast meet its end.

"Hoo!" Xiao Hua stood there, breathing a long sigh. The bone-weariness he hadn't felt in a long time had surfaced. He looked at the corpses of the two beasts, each comparable to a Tribulation Transcension cultivator, with a complex expression. He wanted to say something but wisely kept his mouth shut.

Collecting the two beasts into his spatial dimension, Xiao Hua looked down at his chest. The wound had almost healed, but the stinging pain he hadn't felt during the fierce battle now intensified abruptly. Xiao Hua looked up at the high heavens. The dark green moon still hung there, seemingly unmoved. He truly wished for the moon to set quickly and the sun to rise sooner.

"Ah?" Just as Xiao Hua was about to look away, he suddenly felt a chilling sensation. Because on the nearby mountain ridge, two lantern-like eyes were slowly, silently approaching. If he hadn't been gazing at the moon and sighing with emotion, he would likely not have seen them!

"Woo..." Seeing that Xiao Hua had discovered it, the owner of the lantern-like eyes suddenly lunged. In the moonlight, Xiao Hua saw clearly that it was another dark green panther beast, hundreds of feet in size!

Seeing that this panther beast was covered in fist-sized coin-shaped runes, and its hooves trod upon black clouds, with fierce light shooting from its eyes, a powerful pressure spontaneously generated. Xiao Hua knew that this panther beast was several times stronger than the previous one!

"Good, you come!" Xiao Hua's courage surged with anger. He grabbed the Ruyi Scepter and roared, "Let you also taste Xiao Hua's might!"

"Woo..." The panther beast was still far from Xiao Hua, but it opened its mouth, and a whirlwind spewed out, directly rolling towards Xiao Hua.

"Swish" The fierce wind passed straight through his body. Xiao Hua felt an icy chill all over him, not only his limbs becoming weak but also ice forming on his chest and abdomen!

If it were his physical body, Xiao Hua could naturally activate his protective golden light. But he was truly unfamiliar with this Nascent Soul body. He was greatly alarmed and desperately thought of a way to deal with the enemy.

Just then, a hearty laugh echoed from afar. The voice of the Guiding Emissary sounded, "As expected of an Ascended Immortal, as expected of such skill! To have escaped to this place in such a short time, this emissary is truly filled with admiration!"

Xiao Hua's thoughts raced, and he unhesitatingly shouted towards the sky, "Senior Brother, save me!"

Shouting, Xiao Hua stepped on the Misty Steps and actually moved to meet the Guiding Emissary...

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