The Twin Orchid Realm in Peril
Within the Twin Orchid Realm, dark clouds obscured all sunlight, and the once lush spiritual herbs Spirit Plant had withered completely, revealing a desolate appearance.
The tiny spirits that relied on the spiritual herbs for survival lost their former liveliness. Some even collapsed on the spot beside the withered herbs, instantly turning into pure Spiritual Qi, which was absorbed by the herbs. This gave the other spirits a chance to survive.
In a cave not far away, a girl with a fox tail and fox ears tightly protected her younger brother in her arms, and pushed the little red fox cubs behind her deeper into the cave.
"Sister, can we really survive this?" The little fox-eared boy in her arms looked up at the girl, his voice filled with fear of death.
A few days ago, their parents, who had always protected them, died under the dense Demonic Qi. The fox cubs, who had grown up safely thanks to their parents' protection, learned the horror of death for the first time.
They watched the Demonic Qi slowly eroding the barrier, then looked at the lifeless forest in the distance, their hearts already filled with terror.
The girl tightened her grip on her younger brother's arm. "A Hao, be good, do you trust your sister?"
The boy nodded. "I believe my sister."
"That's good. I'll protect you and make sure nothing happens to you!" A resolute glint flashed in the girl's eyes.
If the barrier is completely corrupted by Demonic Qi, given the abilities of my younger siblings, they will certainly not escape death.
If he were to voluntarily accept the Demonic Qi and successfully become a demon, he might be able to protect his younger siblings for a while longer.
The girl looked up at the gray sky. She didn't know why the Twin Orchid Realm had become like this, but she believed that as long as she lived, the Demonic Qi would surely dissipate one day!
Meanwhile, the Flowing Light Sword Sect, not far from here, was already shrouded in an atmosphere of despair.
Song Jiaojiao sniffed the lingering stench of blood, trying hard to ignore the nauseating smell. She reached out and unfastened her fellow disciple's blood-stained clothes, sprinkling precious medicinal powder onto his hideous wounds.
The disciple immediately cried out in pain, but Song Jiaojiao's hands did not tremble at all. She quickly and skillfully treated the man's wound and moved on to the next person.
These medicinal powders were the best things that the medical practitioners had made using the last remaining spirit medicine. Each bottle was extremely precious, and Song Jiaojiao would feel heartbroken for a long time if she wasted them because of shaky hands.
"Junior Sister!" the young man called out from afar. He carefully placed the injured fellow disciples he was supporting on the ground, and then said to Song Jiaojiao, "Junior Sister, please take care of these junior brothers."
Seeing his tired face, Song Jiaojiao didn't dare to say anything more, but quickly replied, "Senior brother, don't worry about your work, I will take good care of them."
Hearing this, the young man felt relieved and continued to defend against the invading demons at the mountain gate.
Song Jiaojiao didn't know when all this started. After a new Devil Lord suddenly appeared in the Devil Realm, he suddenly declared war on the righteous path of the entire Twin Orchid Realm.
The Demon Lord, known as Fusheng, subdued the other Demon Generals with his immense power, gathered the former Demon Lords, and even brought the Demon Race under his command.
His Devil Race army swept towards the righteous sects with unstoppable force, and within a month, it had already annihilated most of them.
The few remaining sects can only form alliances to eke out a living.
Their Flowing Light Sword Sect was relatively lucky. Because of the good karma left by Senior Sister Sang Ying, after the Plain Robe Pavilion was destroyed, Nan Gurong led all the medical cultivators to join their Flowing Light Sword Sect. The medicinal powder in Song Jiaojiao's hands was the latest one developed by Nan Gurong.
And that's not all.
For some reason, even though there were three sects that had survived, the Demon Lord used the largest force to attack their Flowing Light Sword Sect. If it weren't for the help of medical cultivators like Nan Gurong, and the assistance of two male cultivators who refused to reveal their identities, their Flowing Light Sword Sect would probably have been destroyed long ago.
The sect leader was seriously injured in the last attack and it is said that he does not have much time left. Without this backbone, the Flowing Light Sword Sect almost fell into chaos. Fortunately, these two powerful cultivators of unknown origin appeared in time, thus preventing the Flowing Light Sword Sect from being breached.
Some people, out of curiosity, went to ask the other party why they came to help. They only said that they owed Sang Ying a debt, so they couldn't bear to see the place where she used to live destroyed by the Devil Race.
Thinking of this, a look of nostalgia appeared on Song Jiaojiao's face again.
She knew very well that if it weren't for Senior Sister Sang Ying, their Flowing Light Sword Sect would have long since become the territory of the Devil Race. But no matter how powerful those people were, they ultimately couldn't fight against the endless stream of Devil Race.
"Senior Sister Sang Ying, where have you gone? Do you know about the calamity that is befalling the Twin Orchid Realm? If you know anything about this place, please, Elder Sang and the others, don't come back! You have already sacrificed too much for the Flowing Light Sword Sect. I hope you can live a good life." Song Jiaojiao murmured softly.
She didn't want her senior sister to come back and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Flowing Light Sword Sect. If they were destined to perish with the entire sect, then that was their own fate.
Sang Ying, who had already escaped this quagmire, should not have been dragged into this.
Song Jiaojiao closed her eyes briefly, quickly composed herself, and focused on applying medicine to the injured people in front of her.
On the other side of the Twin Orchid Realm, in the pure white ice field, the cold wind seemed to penetrate to the bone, howling towards them.
The disciples of the Layered Heavens Palace donned their warmest clothes, gripping their long swords as they silently awaited the arrival of the intruders.
Their location was remote, and the surrounding environment was extremely harsh. The Devil Race searched for a long time before finally finding their trail. And today, the two sides will face off in their first major battle!
The Palace Master of the Layered Heavens Palace had an unprecedentedly serious expression. She coldly watched the dark clouds slowly approaching her, and the crimson-gold longsword in her hand exuded a terrifying aura.
Some of the other disciples couldn't withstand the oppressive aura of the crimson-gold blade and could only cautiously distance themselves from the Palace Master.
"As expected of the Palace Master's natal magic Law Artifact, nurtured for many years, today the Palace Master will surely lead us to wipe out these demons!" Someone's tone carried a hint of excitement, as if they couldn't wait to start a war with the invaders.
The palace master listened to the discussions among his disciples, but his heart was not as optimistic as theirs.
More than a month has passed, and most of the land in the Twin Orchid Realm has been tainted by Demonic Qi. The destruction of those sects one by one is no accident. This new Demon Lord is a terrifying devil through and through!
Given the power of those demons now, she really wasn't sure she could protect Layered Heavens Palace.
Now that things have come to this, she is actually somewhat glad that she let Fang Chi leave early. If the Twin Orchid Realm were to be completely corrupted by Demonic Qi, perhaps with Fang Chi around, their Layered Heavens Palace could still survive in the world.
The Palace Master touched her communication talisman. She had left a message for Fang Chi here, but by the time he could hear it, the Twin Orchid Realm would probably no longer exist!
A note from the author:
I'm a bit busy today, so I'll stop here for now. Thank you everyone!