Stirring Up Wind and Waves
"Cough cough."
Xuan Yi struggled to his feet, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Looking up, they saw a wisp of black smoke drifting over and landing beside the scorpion demon.
Then the black smoke dissipated, revealing the woman inside.
"Tsk tsk, if I had arrived even a moment later, I could have eaten the scorpions."
The woman had a skull hairpin in her hair, which was piled high. Judging from her figure and attire, she looked like a married woman.
"Stop talking nonsense and help me untie this!"
The scorpion demon's face was full of pain, and she shouted angrily upon hearing this.
The whip bound him, as if it had set his bones ablaze.
The woman could tell that the other person was in great pain, so she didn't waste any words.
With a swift movement, she ignored the raging flames and grabbed the whip.
Then a cracking sound was heard, as if the other party was trying to twist the whip in half.
Xuan Yi was shocked to see this and quickly reached out to retract the Yao-Beating Whip.
When the whip was pulled back, a pair of clear palm lines were now visible on it.
The flames on the whip dimmed somewhat at this moment.
Seeing this, the woman stopped paying attention to the scorpion demon and instead looked at Xuan Yi with great interest.
"I've long heard that with each dynastic change, cultivators descend the mountain to vanquish demons and uphold justice. Now that the time has finally come, I'd like to see what qualifications you cultivators have to vanquish demons and uphold justice!"
By the end of his speech, his face was filled with disgust.
"Based on my resolve to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path."
Xuan Yi, however, was completely unafraid. He bit his fingertip, and the blood fell onto the sword. He then wrote a talisman with swift, flowing strokes.
Completed with a single stroke of the pen.
The sword then emitted an astonishing spiritual light.
Upon seeing this, the woman in front of her expression slightly hardened, and then with a whoosh, the weather in the entire Jumbled Stone Cave changed drastically.
Thick black fog instantly enveloped the entire Jumbled Stone Cave, making it impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face, and the faint wails of countless ghosts could be heard from within.
"Oh no! Senior brother might be in danger!"
Yang Xiang, who was guarding outside the Jumbled Stone Cave, was shocked to see this scene in front of Jumbled Stone Cave.
A demon capable of stirring up such a storm—with such power, can Senior Brother handle it?
Yang Xiang thought of this, he couldn't help but feel worried.
Why does this place seem like a chaotic mess of demons?
Just as Yang Xiang was feeling troubled, a familiar voice came from beside him.
Looking back, he saw a man carrying a sword on his back and a gourd hanging from his waist, who had appeared beside him at some point.
It turned out that Fang Zelin had noticed the unusual place and rushed over to investigate.
"Senior!"
Upon seeing Fang Zelin, Yang Xiang was overjoyed. "Senior, my senior brother is subduing a demon inside, but something might happen. I hope you can lend a hand."
Yang Xiang wasn't entirely clear about Fang Zelin's abilities, but based on what he had seen before, he assumed they were quite advanced.
"Oh? Is that so? Wait here while I go in and take a look."
Upon hearing this, Fang Zelin immediately nodded and then walked alone into the black mist.
"It seems your methods of eliminating demons and protecting the righteous are nothing special after all!"
Standing before the Jumbled Stone Cave, seeing that the opponent's sharp sword could not penetrate the black wind to reach her, the woman sneered.
After looking Xuan Yi up and down, he continued, "Having eaten so many people, I've never tasted a cultivator before. Now it's the perfect time to give you a try!"
As they were talking, the scorpion demon also came up.
Seeing Xuan Yi all alone, he revealed a fierce look.
He had just been scorched all over by the opponent's raging fire, and now he wished he could tear the opponent apart and skin him alive.
When Xuan Yi saw that his method had been easily broken by his opponent, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape their clutches this time.
However, before Xuan Yi could think further, footsteps sounded in the distance.
Then a young man with a gourd tucked into his waistband strode in.
"From afar, I could see a strange wind rising up here; I never imagined that two demons were hiding here."
Fang Zelin looked closely and saw two demons in front of him stirring up trouble.
The Daoist priest not far away, presumably Fellow Daoist Yang Xiang brother, looked rather disheveled at the moment.
And who are you?
Anyone who dares to come in under these circumstances must have some influence.
The woman stared at Fang Zelin with a wary look in her eyes.
"A mere Rogue Cultivator."
Upon hearing this, Fang Zelin calmly replied, "Presumably, you are Fellow Daoist Yang Xiang brother. How about we get rid of these two demons first?"
Fang Zelin spoke, Xuan Yi, who was standing to the side.
"Fellow Daoist, be careful, these two demons are quite powerful."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yi quickly gave a word of advice.
The two demons are quite powerful; don't underestimate them.
Fang Zelin nodded upon hearing this, and his heart calmed down slightly when he glanced at the Xiaoxi beside him; thankfully, there was water.
I won't waste my drinks.
Thinking of this, Fang Zelin lightly stomped his foot, and the stream water in the distance immediately shot towards him.
When they reached Fang Zelin, they had already transformed into sharp swords.
Countless shimmering swords floated all around.
Fang Zelin did not stop upon seeing this. He directly plucked the gourd with his right hand, and countless small seal characters immediately flew out.
When the small seal script disappeared into the water-filled sword, the sword immediately shone brightly, the light even piercing through the surrounding black mist.
It was as if countless lightsabers were piercing countless holes in the black mist.
The shimmering water rippled all around, creating a magical effect in an instant.
"Go!"
Hundreds of water swords floated around them. Fang Zelin pointed, and the water swords immediately shot towards the demon in front of him.
The woman was startled upon seeing this and quickly gathered the surrounding black mist to shield herself.
Black mist gathered, followed by a clanging sound.
Several water swords were snapped in two, and the small seal characters inside fell out. A flash of golden light dispelled some of the black mist, and the seal characters then vanished.
"He does seem to have some skill."
Fang Zelin frowned slightly upon seeing this.
On his way here, he basically only needed to use a few small seal characters to kill some demons and evil spirits.
The two demons I encountered today are quite powerful.
Several of his small seal characters were forcibly broken off.
These are all the culmination of his more than thirty years of cultivation.
"He has some skill, but not much."
Fang Zelin murmured something, then scooped up the stream water with one hand.
A large stream of water flew in, and Fang Zelin twisted it into a water chain with one hand.
The small seal characters then flew out and disappeared into the water chain. After that, it was seen that the sections of the water chain were lit up one by one.
In an instant, the entire water chain began to shimmer with golden light.
"Lock!"
Fang Zelin flicked the chain in his hand.
The chains flew out instantly, circled in the air, and when they fell, they locked the two fairies below firmly within them.
The chains tightened, locking all the black mist surrounding the two demons into their bodies.
At this moment, the small seal script on the water chain suddenly emitted a dazzling light.
Under Su Muzhe's command, the remaining water swords instantly plunged into the black mist.
This time, the water sword encountered no resistance whatsoever, piercing straight through the black mist before continuing its thrusts back and forth.
At that moment, dozens of water swords intertwined and stabbed at the two demons.