Let It Come Find Me at the Holy Sect!
The night was deep, and the rain had stopped sometime earlier, leaving only the occasional sound of water droplets dripping from the eaves.
Inside the dilapidated hut, an exhausted woman lay slumped beside her child's bed, fast asleep, tears still glistening in the corners of her eyes.
The child's breath on the bed grew weaker and weaker, like a flickering candle flame, as if it would be extinguished completely at any moment.
Just then, a strange light quietly appeared outside the window.
It wasn't moonlight, but a cluster of faint, yet constantly flickering, purplish-red sparks, no bigger than a candle flame, drifting erratically and emanating an eerie aura.
Like a will-o'-the-wisp with life, it silently approached the thatched hut, paused briefly in front of the window riddled with holes, and then, like flowing water, silently slipped into a slightly larger crack.
A spark fell into the room, and the light suddenly intensified!
The next moment!
The flames twisted and deformed, landing and transforming into a figure about the size of a seven or eight-year-old child!
The demon child's face was an eerie purplish-red, with two sharp fangs protruding from its mouth, and its pupils were not black and white, but rather like two constantly leaping and burning purplish-red flames.
His bare upper body was covered with a dense network of fine sword marks.
These sword marks were extremely deep, seemingly containing some kind of power that restrained him, making the wounds extremely difficult to heal.
With the slightest movement, those fine, bloody wounds reopened.
Countless tiny, scorching sparks, mixed with wisps of demonic blood, seeped out, casting an flickering light on his body, making him look both miserable and terrifying.
"Hiss..."
The blue-faced demon child couldn't help but let out a suppressed, low cry of pain, his voice sharp and distorted:
"That damned Azure Sect madman... Damn it, he chased me for a full three thousand miles!"
He gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing with fierce resentment.
"Just wait... When I return to my father's side, I will definitely extract the souls of every single one of you from the entire Azure Sect, burn you to ashes!"
He cursed viciously as he greedily threw his eyes at the dying human child on the bed.
"Fortunately, this child was born at a purely yin time, which is considered to have Innate yang energy."
Though faint, it was just enough to neutralize some of this damned Sword Intent ..." the demon child muttered to himself, extending his hand, which was also covered with fine sword marks and had sharp fingertips, and walked towards the bedside.
He prepared to use Evil Method to draw upon that meager life force to heal his severe injuries.
However, at this moment...
In the dim shadows of a corner of the room, a tall figure stood quietly, his cold eyes fixed on the grotesque sword wounds on the demon child's body, which were still spewing sparks, as if he were examining an inanimate object.
Just as the demon's hand was about to touch the child's forehead...
The room, which was already filled with scattered iron sand, suddenly transformed into a giant hand, which grabbed it in its palm. In the next instant, Qi Yun appeared fiercely, and with a wave of his sleeve, he unleashed hundreds of Evil-Dispelling Baleful Intent-Breaking Talisman as if they were free.
This talisman is not effective against demons.
However, it also has the effect of evil spirits and malevolent Sha Qi; it may not harm the demon child, but it can certainly suppress him.
Iron Hand launched a sneak attack, which was suppressed by talismans.
In the blink of an eye, Qi Yun made a hand Method Formula and forcibly dragged the demon child out of the house. The woman and child had already been drugged by his spell and were not worried about waking up.
"You dog... you bastard... how dare you ambush me!"
Suddenly, his entire body burst into terrifying purplish-red flames. The demon child managed to free half of his face, staring at Qi Yun in shock and anger, and opened his mouth to curse.
"Nonsense! I am a disciple of the Holy Sect. If I don't ambush you, do you expect me to fight you fair and square?" Qi Yun rolled his eyes at the demon child and continued to take out Evil-Dispelling Baleful Intent-Breaking Talisman from his Storage Bag.
Over the past year or so, he has accumulated quite a bit of inventory.
"Holy Sect? You're a member of the Limitless Devil Sect? How could a demonic cultivator like you save someone?!" Staring wide-eyed at Qi Yun, the demonic boy asked angrily and in bewilderedly.
"Who said I was going to save people?"
Turning his head to glance at the impoverished houses behind him, Qi Yun's expression remained calm:
"You harmed that child to heal your wounds, I tricked you... cough cough, I subdued you to practice my magic."
That's perfectly reasonable.
How can you call it saving lives?
Alright, that's all for my last words. Goodbye.
Before he finished speaking, Qi Yun increased the output of the talismans, but no matter how intense the magical light of the talismans was, it could not harm the demon child in the slightest; it could only suppress him firmly.
"Hahaha, a mere ant at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer dares to try and refine my techniques?"
Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror?
Just you?
Are you worthy?
Seeing that Qi Yun was helpless against him, the demon boy became even more arrogant and started cursing loudly.
Can't you really win him over?
Seeing that the talisman was ineffective, Qi Yun frowned slightly. The [Iron Sand Method] was purely a physical attack, while the [Skull Incantation] was a protective technique. That bit of Yin Baleful Intent Corpse Qi was probably even less effective against this demon child.
Then we'll have to try [Basic Sword Qi]...
Ignoring the child's foul language, Qi Yun raised his hand, formed a sword incantation, and channeled his True Qi. A wisp of bluish-white Sword Qi slowly emerged from his fingertips.
The moment the Sword Qi surged forth, the demon child, who had been cursing merrily, suddenly froze, his face contorted with suppressed pain.
Um?
Sensing this change, Qi Yun narrowed his eyes and immediately noticed that the sword wounds on the demon child's body seemed to be affected by the Sword Qi, constantly cracking and tearing at the demon child's body.
"Go ahead and yell, aren't you the one who can yell the most?"
Looking coldly down at the tormented child, Qi Yun's lips curled into a slight smile, his eyes gleaming with even greater ferocity.
Sensing the threat of death, the demon child quickly changed his expression and pleaded:
"Don't kill me, my father is..."
laugh--
Without giving the child a chance to utter a single word, Qi Yun pointed a finger, unleashing a fierce and incomparably sharp blue-white Sword Qi that struck directly into the child's brow.
The next moment!
The demon boy's face suddenly stiffened, and with his last ounce of strength, he looked at Qi Yun:
"My father... will not let you get away with this..."
"OK!"
With a wave of his sleeve, Qi Yun stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm and composed.
"If it wants revenge, let it come to the Holy Sect and find me!"
"You..."
He struggled to open his mouth again, but the Sword Intent that had been completely ignited within him had already spread throughout his entire body.
The next moment!
The demon child's body suddenly shattered like dry lime, crumbling into dust and vanishing without a trace.
Only a Divergent Flame flame remained, constantly shifting between tangible and intangible forms, surrounded by countless faint, transparent swords.
Feeling an unprecedented surge of excitement in his heart, Qi Yun's eyes shone brightly.
This ball of fire is the highest quality spiritual artifact he has obtained so far!
Grab it in one swift motion, and refine it instantly!
The next second!
The Law Technique Panel trembled slightly, and the progress bar next to [Basic Sword Qi] instantly reached 100%!
However, after that, [Basic Sword Qi] was not updated or upgraded as usual.
Instead, the originally light-colored handwriting gradually began to take on a golden hue.
"Huh?"
Noticing this change, Qi Yun an eyebrow, his eyes flickered a few times, and then he hesitated before saying:
"Could it be... a major update?!"