Intimidation

The sound of reading inside continued all night, and it didn't seem to be disturbed by anything, nor did it seem like anything was wrong.

Therefore, Yuan Bi and Yuan Qing could only patiently continue waiting outside.

Unbeknownst to them, inside the cave, Liao Pantu, inside the Soul-Nourishing Pendant, was both shocked and worried as he watched Lin Xiao, who had not stopped moving, and the Yuan Household patriarch, whose black aura had been nearly half eliminated.

Jiang Youfu, however, didn't seem to realize that anything was wrong.

He only knew that he had been reading all night, and his mouth was a little numb and dry. If he hadn't used his Spiritual Power to relieve the pressure on his mouth, his lips might have peeled off.

Fortunately, the Yuan Household patriarch seemed to be in much better shape, which meant that Brother Xiao's Law Technique must have worked.

So Jiang Youfu, who had become somewhat numb from studying, perked up again.

Lin Xiao, who was still performing a spell with his eyes closed to purify the inner demons of the Yuan Household patriarch, was completely immersed in gradually erasing the black energy.

Suddenly, he felt a somewhat angry voice reach his Divine Sense:

"Who has ruined my plans?!"

Lin Xiao was completely stunned by it.

The inner demons of Nascent Soul Cultivator are indeed extraordinary, and they are even capable of suppressing the physical body.

Lin Xiao almost lost his composure and collapsed.

Fortunately, Jiang Youfu's reading continued, and as soon as Lin Xiao's mind began to relax, the clear reading voice entered his ears.

This instantly brought his mind back from the brink of collapse, and he immediately began to focus even more intently on practicing the Heart Purification Technique.

Even the Yuan Household patriarch's inner demons couldn't overcome this.

It was merely the inner demon of the Yuan Household patriarch and could not affect others. The reason it was able to intimidate Lin Xiao was because Lin Xiao used Law Technique to make contact with it, allowing it to seize a momentary opening to strike.

But unexpectedly, this person was so tenacious that he was able to maintain his composure under its immense intimidation.

So the inner demons could only watch themselves being eliminated little by little, powerless to do anything about it.

In its rage, it turned around and tormented the Yuan Household patriarch with even greater brutality.

As long as the original body is dragged completely into the abyss before it is eliminated...

However, Lin Xiao has now eliminated about a third of his inner demons.

Perhaps sensing the reduction in his pressure, the patriarch of the Yuan Household also developed a strong will to survive, and he began to desperately fight against his inner demons.

Faced with such internal and external pressures, coupled with the fact that his inner demons had already caused him to lose Dayi the fruits of his labor over the years, he felt increasingly powerless.

Jiang Youfu, who was standing nearby, saw that most of the black aura surrounding the Yuan Household patriarch had dissipated, revealing the appearance of the old man beneath the black aura.

Jiang Youfu then saw clearly that the old man's face and body were covered in pustules.

Dark black blood flowed out from it, like thick ink, which looked rather eerie.

Upon seeing this, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

If they also suffer from Qi Deviation during their cultivation in the future, will they end up like this old man?

However, as the black aura around the Yuan Household patriarch faded, the pustules and black spots on his body seemed to gradually stop expanding.

The black blood also slowed its flow.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Youfu thought to himself, "My Brother Xiao is really amazing!"

He heard a "thump" from the side, turned his head and saw Lin Xiao lying unconscious on the ground.

"Brother Xiao!"

Liao Pantu was no longer concerned about whether the Yuan Household would discover him. After finding Lin Xiao unconscious, he quickly pulled a hand out of his Soul-Nourishing Pendant, threw two things on the ground, and then immediately withdrew it.

Then he said to Jiang Youfu, who had run over and helped Lin Xiao up:

"He's fine, just a little exhausted from overusing his Spiritual Power. Little Fatty, use the small spirit boat and invisibility talisman on the ground when you leave later."

Jiang Youfu didn't ask any more questions. He picked up the palm-sized mini spirit boat and the invisibility talisman from the ground and put them into his arms. Then, he half-carried and half-held Lin Xiao, who was lying unconscious on the ground, and helped him up.

The reading aloud suddenly stopped, and with Jiang Youfu's anxious cry of "Brother Xiao" just now, Yuan Bi and Yuan Qing outside knew perfectly well that something was wrong inside.

Yuan Bi immediately Hand Seals to open the giant stone door. Before he even stepped inside, he saw Jiang Youfu carrying Lin Xiao out.

"What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Lin?" Yuan Bi asked hurriedly.

Jiang Youfu shook his head, looking very worried:

"He may have overexerted his Spiritual Power, Uncle Yuan. I need to take him back to rest first. We can talk about other things later."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Bi carefully observed Lin Xiao and found that he was indeed not seriously injured, but only looked exhausted from using up all his Spiritual Power.

How could he refuse? The other party had exhausted their Spiritual Power to help the ancestor, so he immediately nodded and said:

"I'll take you back."

Before Jiang Youfu could say anything, he took out his own flying Law Artifact, which was also a spirit boat.

Then he added:

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, rest assured, I will send you out in a spirit boat. No one will know you are on board."

Seeing this, Jiang Youfu silently swallowed the words, "We can go back on our own."

Since it was a gift from someone else, can we save on Senior Liao's invisibility talisman?

Elder Liu had put a lot of effort into making these invisible talismans, and Senior Liao had mentioned to them before that he didn't have many left.

So when Jiang Youfu heard Yuan Bi say he was going to give them a gift, he thought he could save on the cost of the talisman.

There was no way around it; Tuzi and Brother Xiao often discussed sect matters with him, even calculating how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure if they were to recruit disciples in the future, how to make good use of all the disciples without delaying everyone's cultivation, and so on.

He didn't know about other things, but when it came to talismans, only Elder Liu in their sect was capable of making them with great effort. So he knew that they should save money on high-level talismans if possible.

Yuan Bi turned to close the giant stone gate.

Since Lin Xiao had exhausted his Spiritual Power to help his ancestor, it was naturally inappropriate for him to go in and check on him before sending him away after he had come out unconscious.

He quickly scanned the area with his Divine Sense to confirm that his ancestor seemed to be alright, then immediately closed the giant stone door, opened his spirit boat, and led Jiang Youfu and Lin Xiao back to their lodgings.

However, after activating the spirit boat and taking off, Yuan Bi belatedly realized that when he opened the giant stone door earlier, it seemed... there wasn't the demonic aura emanating from it as usual?

Moreover, when I scanned the area with my Divine Sense just now, the black aura surrounding the ancestor seemed to have diminished considerably...

Upon realizing this, Yuan Bi was utterly astonished.

The black aura surrounding our ancestor has dissipated by more than a tiny bit!

Could all of that be the work of these two young cultivators?

He originally thought that what Lin Xiao said could help alleviate the burden a little, but judging from the fleeting glance his ancestor had just given him, it seemed that it was not just a little bit!

If that's really the case, then that's... amazing!