I promise

Shen Qingxing staggered backward after being pushed by Shen Zhi. When she turned around, Shen Zhi fell towards her. She quickly reached out to catch him, and her palm was instantly soaked with warm blood.

The demonic energy at the wound seemed to have smelled its prey, surging up with a "buzz" and drilling into the body through the wound.

Shen Zhi was not a demonic cultivator to begin with, and his ability to resist demonic energy was better than that of ordinary cultivators because of Shen Qingxing. Now that he was injured, he could not withstand the dense demonic energy of the Chuanyu.

Shen Zhi struggled to open her eyes, her fingertips gripping Shen Qingxing's sleeve, her voice barely a whisper: "Hurry... go..."

Shen Ling charged forward, wielding the Rebellious Blade. The blade of the blade cast a cold, white light around Shen Zhi, attempting to suppress the demonic energy, but to little avail.

Shen Qingxing picked up Shen Zhi and said to Shen Ling, "Let's go quickly."

The three people present could guess the situation somewhat. Xie Shuangxing and Xie Yuli deliberately lured Jiang Kunyue over, intending to let the two fight and then benefit from it. However, they did not expect that Jiang Kunyue would be so strong that she could easily take care of the Xie siblings as well.

Jiang Kunyue's Kunpeng wings were fully extended, and spiritual power pressed down on the Xie siblings like a tidal wave.

Shen Qingxing dared not look back, and used all sorts of magical artifacts and talismans to run with Shen Ling at full speed.

"Ha, where do you want to go?"

A powerful pressure descended, freezing Shen Qingxing and Shen Ling in place.

For once again, Shen Ling felt a desperate thought of "it's all over." The last time she experienced such a moment was when she discovered that she had demon blood.

Shen Ling's neck felt like it was filled with lead, and she stiffly raised her head.

High in the air, Jiang Kunyue's blue and green feather dress fluttered in the wind, yet she remained steadily suspended in the thick black demonic energy, her Kunpeng wings fully spread out, spanning more than ten feet in width.

His gaze swept over Shen Ling and Shen Qingxing, his eyes cold and filled with hatred.

"Jiang Kunyue, how dare you expend your spiritual power like this in the Demon Realm's Chaotic Domain? How long can you last? Once the time is up, who will you be able to defeat?" Jie Yuli's voice was tinged with sarcasm. His black cloak was pressed against his body, and wisps of demonic energy swirled around him.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Kunyue turned her gaze to Xie Yuli, a cold smile playing on her lips, and said disdainfully, "Before my spiritual power runs out, I can take care of you all."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Kunyue flapped his Kunpeng wings, the golden phantom expanded, and the spiritual pressure around him surged again like a tide.

A blue shadow appeared out of thin air. It was a blue bird with a wingspan of more than ten feet, its beak sharp as iron. It carried the spiritual power of a peak Golden Core cultivator and crashed straight into the Xie siblings.

Jie Shuangxing was already unable to lift his dagger due to the pressure of Jiang Kunyue's spiritual power. When he saw the bluebird attacking, he exchanged a glance with Jie Yuli and tried to separate and escape, but they were firmly fixed in place by the sudden increase in the pressure of Jiang Kunyue's spiritual power.

“You can’t leave.” Jiang Kunyue’s voice was completely flat, as if stating a fact. “Even if I die here today, I will drag you down with me before I die.”

Jie Shuangxing was furious. He had just uttered the word "you" when the bluebird suddenly opened its sharp beak and let out a piercing cry.

The screech, imbued with spiritual energy, pierced straight into the ears of the Xie siblings like a sharp blade. The two felt a sharp pain, and blood instantly seeped from their ear canals, dripping down their chins into the demonic energy, where it was instantly swallowed up.

Shen Ling watched in horror from below, gritting her teeth and activating the spiritual light of the Reverse Sin Lamp. The cold white light enveloped her, attempting to resist the pressure spread by Jiang Kunyue.

In an effort to protect the unconscious Shen Zhi, Shen Qingxing fought back even more frantically, his knees slamming into the ground with a thud.

Panting heavily, Jie Yuli suddenly sensed something, more sensitive than anyone else. He abruptly raised his hand and slapped Jie Shuangxing on the back, shouting sharply, "Hold on!"

Using the recoil from that palm strike, he flew backward like a ghost.

The demonic energy around Jie Yuli instantly converged, condensing into a small whirlwind behind him. The black wind pillar carried the power to devour everything, blocking the sword wind swept by Jiang Kunyue. Using this protection, Jie Yuli landed steadily and turned to run towards an inconspicuous stone cave not far away.

Jiang Kunyue frowned, a sneer flashing in her eyes, and said in a low voice, "As expected of the demons, they're quick to run away after selling out their own kind."

After saying that, Jiang Kunyue flashed and caught up with Xie Yuli, saying, "But no one can escape today."

Just as Jiang Kunyue was about to strike, his movements suddenly stopped, and his eyes sharpened abruptly.

At that very moment, Jie Yuli seized the opportunity and darted into the stone cave.

Suddenly, a golden light shone brightly from the depths of the cave. The golden light contained a faint Daoist charm and carried the power to suppress evil spirits. It struck straight at Jie Yuli.

Jie Yuli's expression remained unchanged. He grabbed the golden light in his palm with his backhand. The demonic energy surged, and the golden light was instantly annihilated into tiny specks of light, like ice and snow encountering a raging fire.

Jie Yuli grabbed the black-robed man hiding in the shadows. The black robe was torn apart by the demonic energy emanating from her palm, and Jie Yuli gripped the man's neck tightly with her left hand.

Jiang Kunyue then went deeper in and saw that the man being held by Jie Yuli had his brows furrowed even more tightly.

Jie Yuli snorted, raised her eyes to look at Jiang Kunyue, and said with a hint of provocation, "Jiang Kunyue, do you think you have the ability to annihilate me into ashes in an instant?"

Before Jiang Kunyue could answer, she laughed to herself again, her eyes sinister: "But I have it! I have the ability to annihilate him into ashes in an instant."

Jiang Kunyue and Xie Yuli were locked in a stalemate inside the cave.

Mo Zuili and Chu Qing rushed to the Chuanyu region and saw Jie Shuangxing fighting with the bluebird from afar.

Mo Zuili tightened his grip on the Phoenix Flame Spear, staring at the bluebird for a long while.

Oh, it's an old acquaintance.

Back when Mo Zuili first encountered Jiang Kunyue deep in Yaowang Mountain, it was this bluebird that almost pecked away at his low cultivation level, causing his soul to be scattered!

Just as Mo Zuili was about to remind Chu Qing, a fragrance of pills wafted over. Chu Qing grabbed her wrist with one hand and protected Qi Shuyan with the other, moving in front of Shen Qingxing at lightning speed.

With his hands forming a protective array, pale golden spiritual energy unfolded like a thin veil, instantly creating a protective barrier that shielded Shen Ling, Shen Qingxing, and the unconscious Shen Zhi in his arms.

The murderous aura emanating from Shen Ling vanished instantly. He braced himself on the ground, panting heavily, large beads of sweat dripping down his chin.

In order to resist Jiang Kunyue's pressure, Shen Ling almost exhausted her remaining spiritual power, and now she doesn't even have the strength to stand up straight.

On the contrary, Shen Qingxing, whose eyes still held unconcealed grief and exhaustion, forced himself to stand up and looked at Chu Qing with a trembling voice: "Dan Zun! Please save him! Save Shen Zhi!"

Mo Zuili followed her gaze and saw Shen Zhi lying in Shen Qingxing's arms, his face as pale as if covered with frost, his body shrouded in wisps of demonic energy, his lips as white as blood, and his breath barely perceptible.

Mo Zuili had a bad impression of Shen Zhi. Previously, Shen Zhi had been obstructing Shen Qingxing's signing of the contract that restricted his freedom. The two sides were deadlocked for a long time. Chu Qing made a concession and revised the contract, but an accident happened before they could discuss it in detail.

Upon seeing Shen Zhi unconscious, Mo Zuili's first thought was: This is a good opportunity! Shen Qingxing is at her most vulnerable right now. Signing the contract now will prevent her from going back on her word after she becomes the Demon Lord, thus avoiding further complications.

Chu Qing didn't notice Mo Zuili's thoughts. She squatted down and carefully took Chen Zhi, slowly channeling spiritual energy into Chen Zhi's forehead.

Withdrawing her hand, Chu Qing sighed, "He shouldn't have come here. His heart is entangled by demonic energy; it's impossible to remove it in a short time..."

"I'll sign," Shen Qingxing suddenly said, his voice resolute. "As long as Dan Zun can save him, I'll sign the contract you mentioned before."

Mo Zuili raised an eyebrow. What a touching love story!

Upon hearing this, Chu Qing looked up at Shen Qingxing and smiled as she took out a scroll from her storage ring and handed it to him: "This is a revised version, so it won't restrict you too much."

After saying that, Chu Qing took out another pearly white pill and fed it to Shen Zhi. He then lightly touched several acupoints on Shen Zhi with his fingertips and said, "I have temporarily sealed several of his meridians to slow down the spread of demonic energy. However, the demonic energy in his body has already invaded his heart meridian, and his leg injury has not yet healed. We can only treat him slowly. We also need to take him out of the demon realm as soon as possible, otherwise the demonic energy will keep surging up."

After saying that, without paying attention to whether Shen Qingxing had signed the contract, he stood up and said, "You guys stay here and guard this place, don't run around anymore."

Mo Zuili quickly took out a porcelain bottle from her storage ring and tossed it to Qi Shuyan beside her, winking as she said, "This is for you, Senior Brother. It's a Rejuvenation Pill that Master gave me on the way."

Qi Shuyan caught the porcelain bottle and quickly handed it to Shen Ling.

Mo Zuili gripped the Phoenix Flame Spear tightly and followed Chu Qing's steps, rushing out of the defenses.

When Jie Shuangxing saw Chu Qing and Mo Zuili, his eyes widened suddenly, clearly not expecting them to appear so unexpectedly.

Chu Qing reached out and grabbed Jie Shuangxing from a distance, then walked straight toward the stone cave not far away, with Mo Zuili following closely behind.

Inside the cave, the three remained locked in a stalemate.

The moment Chu Qing stepped into the stone cave, a powerful spiritual aura suddenly spread out!

Jie Yuli's demonic energy was instantly compressed into a ball. Jiang Kunyue suddenly sprang up, her figure flashing, and shielded the man behind her, blocking Jie Yuli's demonic energy attack.

Jie Yuli condensed demonic energy into a short blade to counterattack, while Jiang Kunyue pushed the man towards Mo Zuili, and the two instantly engaged in a fierce battle.

Mo Zuili's gaze fell on the golden compass in the man's hand, and her eyebrows twitched slightly.

Aren't these the guys who're double-crossing each other and looking for revenge?

"sister!"

Seeing that Jie Yuli was being forced back step by step by Jiang Kunyue's Kunpeng Wings, Jie Shuangxing was anxious and wanted to rush over to help. However, after taking only two steps, he was stopped in place by Chu Qing's light spiritual power.

With quick reflexes, Mo Zuili caught the man and then grabbed the back of his shirt, pulling him back away.

The man was about to say something when Mo Zuili coldly interrupted him: "Shut up."

Only after retreating to a safe distance from the chaos did Mo Zuili release her grip, allowing the man to stagger and regain his footing.

Mo Zuili stepped forward, put her arm around the man's shoulder, and asked in a friendly tone, "Brother, what's your name? We seem to have met before, haven't we?"

The man glanced sideways and saw the sharpness in Mo Zuili's eyes. He unconsciously swallowed and forced himself to say, "Jiang Feng."

"Heh." Mo Zuili chuckled softly, tightening his grip on her arm with a hint of threat: "This name is too fake, change it."