The water was pitch black, and everyone could only use luminous pearls to light their way forward, as the visible area was extremely small.

A disciple of the Myriad Sounds Sect suddenly said, "Everyone, come closer!"

Everyone vaguely sensed that something was wrong and gathered together.

Pei Zhi was surrounded by many guards, who were Liu Meiniang's attendants.

But now that Liu Meiniang has disappeared, they naturally have to protect Pei Zhi.

Pei Zhi said softly, "Something's not right in the water. There hasn't been a single fish since we entered the water."

Even if there are few fish, it's very strange that they haven't seen a single small fish or shrimp after being in the water for so long.

For safety's sake, the disciple of the Miaoyin Sect said, "Activate the barrier."

Everyone cast spells, and a circle of light surrounded them.

A female disciple suddenly screamed, "Ah!"

Everyone looked in the direction the female disciple was calling out, and saw a pair of eyes glowing red in the dark river.

Although the true form of the monster cannot be seen, its eyes alone suggest that it must be enormous.

The disciples of the Miaoyin Sect shouted, "Everyone, be careful!"

Everyone cautiously swam towards the monster.

Gao Shijie, with his sharp eyes, asked, "Where is Liu Meiniang?"

Liu Meiniang was restrained by the demon's claws and seemed to have fainted.

Pei Zhi: "This is a Yu."

"How can the Yu be so big?"

Gao Shijie had seen the picture book, and it was completely different from the one in the water.

“Look at the claws, and the head.”

The disciple of the Miaoyin Sect nodded, "It is Yu."

Gao Shijie asked in confusion, "I remember there's no record in the books that the Yu can make a loud roar?"

One of the disciples said, "Is this monster mutated?"

"Everyone be careful not to get sprayed with poisonous sand from the monster's mouth. Activate the Qiankun Formation."

The Qiankun Formation can subdue all demons in the world.

Everyone chanted incantations, and the Qiankun Formation was activated.

The disciples of the Miaoyin Sect led the way, with everyone else following closely behind.

"Everyone, let's go together! Brother Gao, go and rescue them."

The monster suddenly spoke, and everyone had already taken defensive measures.

The group used their magic to restrain the monster's limbs and claws, leaving it only able to scream wildly in the water.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Gao Shijie rescued Liu Meiniang and gestured to everyone, indicating that he would lead the people up first.

Pei Zhi leaped up with her sword in hand, standing atop the demon's head. Then, she took out the Wuji Sword and swung it forcefully towards the demon's head.

Unexpectedly, the demon was not injured, but Pei Zhi was blasted several meters away.

Pei Zhi's Wuji Sword was a magical artifact personally forged by Zhong Changyuan after she became his disciple.

I don't know how many rare and precious herbs were used in it.

If this was truly the "Yu" sword strike, it's impossible that Pei Zhi would have been completely unharmed.

The disciple who was healing nearby said, "Try attacking his Shen Ting acupoint."

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhi immediately drew his sword and charged forward.

Just as they got close to the monster, it suddenly spat out a mouthful of poisonous sand.

Pei Zhi instinctively drew her sword to defend herself. Several guards also erected protective barriers around Pei Zhi to prevent her from getting hurt.

The disciples of the Miaoyin Sect and the other guards were doing their best to restrain the demon's limbs and continue casting spells in the water. Their faces were not very good either.

As the monster struggled more, the group of people began to sway precariously.

Pei Zhi quickly said, "You all go help, you don't need to stay here and take care of me."

The guards refused, saying, "Our mission is to protect you."

"Your help is protecting me."

Pei Zhi took out a bottle of pills from her bracelet and poured them into her mouth.

"Damn it, I don't believe it today." Pei Zhi circled around to the back of the demon and, with all her might, thrust her sword towards the demon's Shen Ting acupoint.

As the sword pierced the monster's body, the monster struggled violently.

Everyone hurriedly did their best to prevent the monster from breaking free.

As the monster fell to the ground, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and then cheered.

The disciple holding the sword suddenly seemed to have seen something and shouted, "Scatter!"

On the shore, Gao Shijie fed Liu Meiniang a pill and then used magic to enhance its effects.

Liu Meiniang frowned, gave a soft hum, and slowly woke up.

Liu Meiniang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that it was Gao Shijie.

Where are they?

"They went down to the river."

Liu Meiniang exclaimed in surprise, "What?"

"Don't worry, there are so many of them, and they have guards. It's just a mutated demon, it's not a big deal."

"This creature has demonic energy. I just went down there and, without warning, I was hit by its demonic energy and passed out."

Gao Shijie raised his voice: "What?"

"Isn't this a demon? How is it related to evil?"

Just as Liu Meiniang was about to answer, a loud noise suddenly came from the river, and Gao Shijie quickly set up a protective barrier.

A group of people were blown ashore, some injured, some coughing up blood.

Gao Shijie glanced around. "Where's Pei Zhi?"

The disciple of the Miaoyin Sect clutched his chest and said, "After the demon was killed, it suddenly emitted a cloud of black smoke, and then we were all blasted out."

Liu Meiniang leaped into the air and looked around, but she couldn't find Pei Zhi anywhere.

Gao Shijie's face turned pale. "She wasn't blown up, was she?"

Liu Meiniang rolled her eyes. "Big brother, with that defensive gear she's wearing, even if we were all blown up, she'd still be alive."

"Then what happened? They said all the demons are dead. Could it be that Pei Zhi, like you, fainted and sank to the bottom of the river?"

Gao Shijie made a move to go down and search, and Liu Meiniang did not stop him. She also took a few guards who were not seriously injured and planned to go down into the river.

One of the disciples said weakly, "It seems she has been swallowed by the black energy."

Gao Shijie quickly asked, "What do you mean?"

The disciple hesitated, "I don't know if I'm seeing things, but it seemed like there was a claw in the black mist that grabbed her."

Logically speaking, it's impossible. The monster is already dead, so how could it still have claws to grab people?

Gao Shijie was going crazy. He should have stayed obediently by Pei Zhi's side.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Meiniang said, "Let's go down into the river and investigate first, and then we can discuss it further."

Gao Shijie nodded repeatedly and followed Liu Meiniang down into the river.

In the river, they saw the monster's corpse.

Gao Shijie approached and discovered that the demon had sword energy left by Pei Zhi's Wuji Sword.

A group of people searched the bottom of the river but couldn't find Pei Zhi.

After the disciples of the Miaoyin Sect healed their injuries, they also went down into the river to search, but still found nothing.

Gao Shijie rubbed his face and said, "No, I have to go back to the sect and tell the sect leader and my father."

Liu Meiniang nodded slightly, "I also need to go back to the demon realm and find someone to help me."

The disciples of the Miaoyin Sect suddenly stopped them, asking, "Where are you going?"

Liu Meiniang raised an eyebrow. "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear what we said?"

The disciple of the Miaoyin Sect suddenly gave a wicked smile, "Of course I heard it, but you can't leave."

Gao Shijie sensed something was wrong and immediately took a step back. "What do you mean?"

The disciple of the Myriad Sounds Sect sneered: "What I mean is, the Demon Lord doesn't want you to go and inform others, so you can't leave."