The Crimson Fire Crow is skilled at manipulating flames and fire, perhaps by nature, which makes most of these demons irritable and extremely aggressive.
Wu Jiu was the most volatile of all the creatures in the Crimson Fire Cave.
When it was Qi Refining, it roamed the sea area near the Crimson Fire Cave, deterring sea beasts from approaching and causing human cultivators to avoid it altogether.
Now that he has successfully Foundation Establishment and become a powerful demon, he is even more arrogant and domineering.
How could she possibly tolerate such insults from Chen Shuangbai?
Wu Jiu's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot, as if they were about to drip blood, and a layer of flowing flames appeared out of thin air on the crimson feathers on its body, causing the surrounding temperature to rise sharply, as if the sea surface was about to evaporate.
Even though he could tell that the Snow-Plumed Eagle in front of him was also a Foundation Establishment, Wu Jiu was not afraid at all.
It glared fiercely at Feiguang and began to curse, "You groveling wretch! You're ruining the reputation of our demonic birds!"
Feiguang had not refined its transverse bones so quickly, so it was unable to speak human language yet, but it was not stupid; on the contrary, it was very intelligent.
Hearing the firebird insult him and his Master like that, Feiguang couldn't bear it!
With a flap of its wings, hundreds of ice blades floated out of thin air and struck head-on towards Wu Jiu.
Wu Jiu cursed, "Well done!" and spewed out streams of flames to counter it.
Two magnificent, monstrous birds began to fight in the sky.
One wielded flames and fire, the other rode the wind and controlled frost; it seemed like an innate restraint, like two streams of light of different colors. In the blink of an eye, they fought dozens of times, each time a contest between physical bodies and bloodline Divine Ability, causing slight changes in the celestial phenomena of the nearby sea.
On Hexing Island, all the cultivators who witnessed this scene turned their gazes toward Chen Shuangbai.
The white-haired old man arrived on the wind, knelt on the ground, and pleaded in a mournful voice, "I beg you, sir, save the many humans on Hexing Island!"
"Please step back."
"Now that I've taken action, I certainly won't stand idly by."
Under the mediation of the Eight Immortal Cities, there has always been a relatively loose alliance at sea, mainly composed of human cultivators.
This alliance is not usually conspicuous, but its main purpose is that if a demonic calamity threatens a large number of humans, all cultivators above the Foundation Establishment should help each other and lend a hand whenever possible.
Upon hearing this, the white-haired old man trembled, and tears welled up in his eyes.
"Sir... as long as you can protect me Hexing Island, I... no, I Hexing Island will repay you handsomely!"
Chen Shuangbai waved his hand, signaling him to go down, and then turned his gaze back to the rolling sea not far away. There, he saw a middle-aged cultivator wearing a black and gold feather robe, with pitch-black eyes and three scale-like feathers covering his temples.
"Are you determined to offend the Crimson Fire Cave?"
Chen Shuangbai raised an eyebrow slightly.
He had sensed early on that there was another wisp of Yao Qi lurking in the sea. He had initially thought it was just passing by to watch the excitement, but now that he saw it... it seemed that Wu Jiu's bloodline concentration in the Crimson Fire Cave was quite strong, and that it was protected by an elder or a guest master when it went out.
" Crimson Fire Cave? How impressive!"
"To destroy a human-cultivated spiritual island for no reason—is this how the Crimson Fire Cave operates? Aren't they afraid of incurring the wrath of the Golden Core True Person on the sea?"
The Demon Cultivator cultivator spat inwardly, but his tone remained sinister as he said, "It was the humans on this island who tricked me into believing that Crimson Fire Cave was there!"
"Heh, I'm not going to argue with you about anything!"
As he spoke, a talisman resembling a flying sword floated out of Chen Shuangbai's Storage Bag at his waist, hovering in front of him. A terrifying spiritual pressure far exceeding that of Foundation Establishment cultivator appeared at this moment. Amidst the swirling snow, there seemed to be a lone, sharp intent, causing the middle-aged Demon Cultivator's expression to change drastically, and he actually turned around and fled several miles away.
Only after it could no longer sense the sharpness of the Golden Core level aura did it notice the cold sweat that had suddenly appeared on its forehead. When it looked up again, it saw the Crimson Fire Crow in the sky seemingly paralyzed, falling heavily onto the sea and letting out a low, mournful cry.
"The aura of a great swordsman at the Golden Core True Person level... This feeling is Sword Essence?!"
One good news and one bad news.
The good news is that the sword talisman written by the Golden Core True Person contains Sword Essence. If it is Sword Intent... then the middle-aged Demon Cultivator turned around and left, never daring to mention Wu Jiu again.
Bad news...
Even if it's just Sword Essence, it can still destroy you in the blink of an eye.
Wu Jiu crashed onto the sea, its massive body seemingly out of control, unable to muster any strength. It could only watch the Feiguang swirling in mid-air, emitting a series of mocking cries.
Its heart burned with rage, yet it knew its life was in grave danger, hanging by a thread between itself and the unknown Foundation Establishment cultivator before it. Nevertheless, it remained arrogant, declaring, "So what if I possess Golden Core sword talisman?"
"If you dare kill me, my ancestor will never let you get away with it!"
The middle-aged Demon Cultivator spoke up at that moment, angrily shouting, "Shut up!"
Then Wu Jiu was speechless, and turned his gaze to Chen Shuangbai, his anger palpable.
The middle-aged Demon Cultivator bowed Chen Shuangbai from afar, then raised his hand and took out three spirit herbs that appeared to be burning. They flew towards Chen Shuangbai and landed in front of him before he said, "I didn't know you were Golden Core disciple. I apologize for any offense I may have caused!"
"My name is Wu Ge. This is the Scarlet Flame Grass, which grows in my demon cave. It contains pure fire spirit and can be used to aid in fire-based cultivation or for alchemy. Consider this an apology. How about we let this matter drop?"
He felt incredibly frustrated.
I thought it was just a meddlesome, arrogant human Foundation Establishment with a decent bloodline, someone I could easily deal with, and even get revenge for Wu Jiu.
Who would have thought that the other party also had powerful backers!
Although the Crimson Fire Cave is powerful, and its master is a Crimson Fire Crow with years of experience in the Golden Core Foundation Establishment Early Stage, it would be extremely unwise to offend a Golden Core sword cultivator of the same level... who is likely even stronger, for the sake of a useless early Foundation Establishment stage junior.
Chen Shuangbai had no intention of fighting to the death with the two Foundation Establishment demons.
Firstly, there was no deep-seated hatred between the two sides, and secondly, their own base was not at sea. If they offended the Crimson Fire Cave and were surrounded and attacked by them, it would be a very troublesome matter.
Now that the other party has taken the initiative to back down and offer an apology, accepting it is undoubtedly the best choice.
This not only protected Hexing Island but also deterred Crimson Fire Cave.
Chen Shuangbai glanced at Wu Jiu, who was struggling and moaning in the sea but could not speak. This scoundrel was arrogant and domineering, and his death was not a pity. However, if he was killed on the spot, the middle-aged Demon Cultivator would probably lose face and would inevitably fight to the death.
Chen Shuangbai rolled her eyes, her tone still stiff, and said:
" The Crimson Fire Cave certainly has a lot of swagger, attacking and making peace as easily as they please."
Anyone who didn't know better would think... your family is the head of the Sixteen Demon Caves!
Upon hearing this,
Wu Gexiu's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly opened his mouth, wanting to curse, but fearing Wu Jiu's life, he could only say in a low voice:
"Fellow Daoist, you must not say such things!"