"Father..." Lin Jingting exclaimed in surprise, quickly landing back on the Star Cloud Sect's cloud chariot. His father was a Mahayana Dao Venerable, yet he couldn't even withstand a single move from that female demon and was thrown off? This female demon was too powerful!

Instead of feeling distressed, he felt inexplicably excited. He turned his head and glanced back at the thick demonic clouds, but could only see the tail of the dragon boat. He couldn't even see the female demon's back anymore.

Honestly, how could a cultivator who has just entered the Nascent Soul stage want to pursue a Demon Lord in the Mahayana stage? Ha! If Chu Nian hadn't deliberately wanted Wen Ruyan, a Nascent Soul cultivator, to know that she had come out of seclusion to explore the "Gap" secret realm, Lin Jingting would never have seen a trace of her.

Li Jueyin had already quickly brought Lin Zhao back to the Star Cloud Sect's cloud chariot and asked anxiously, "What happened? That female demon has only been a Mahayana cultivator for a hundred years..."

"Your skill level is far superior to mine." Lin Zhao said, spitting out a mouthful of blood. "Luckily, I reacted quickly and retreated in time, otherwise I would have lost my life."

Li Jueyin's eyes were filled with disbelief: "How could this be? How could this be? She's only been in the Mahayana stage for a short time, and she's already this powerful. Then, the grudge of Tianling being crippled... we're doomed..."

Lin Jingting said, "Mother, why do you boost the morale of others and diminish your own? Don't worry, I will avenge Senior Brother Hua!"

Li Jueyin angrily rebuked, "Save your breath, you should cultivate yourself to the Mahayana stage first!"

Tao Anbo said in great shock, "Senior Sister Li, Junior Brother Lin, forgive me for speaking frankly, but a hundred years ago, outside our mountain gate, I could still sense the aura of that female demon, but now..." He sighed and shook his head helplessly.

Li Jueyin: "Not only you, even I can't sense her presence anymore."

Wen Ruyan exclaimed in surprise, "So, her current strength has actually surpassed that of my master's wife?"

Ouyang Hao said in disbelief, "Her strength has surpassed the late stage of Mahayana. Could it be that she has reached the peak of Mahayana?" Although Hua Nian's cultivation talent was among the best in the Hua family, Ouyang Hao was also one of the top in his generation in the Ouyang family. But he never expected that after two hundred years, he and Hua Nian would be so far apart.

Lin Jingting found his expression inexplicably interesting and asked with a smile, "Senior Brother Ouyang, I heard that Hua Nian used to be engaged to you, but you broke off the engagement after Hua Yinghai died. What? Now that you see how quickly things are progressing for her, are you regretting it?"

Ouyang Hao's expression immediately hardened, and he sneered, "She has already fallen into demonic possession. Given the speed of cultivation in demonic arts, what's so strange about her current level of cultivation? But her method of improving her cultivation is something that we Daoist cultivators find shameful."

Lin Jingting asked curiously, "Oh? What method did she use to improve her cultivation?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than several dark objects fell onto the cloud chariot with a thud. Upon closer inspection, everyone was shocked to discover that they were several desiccated corpses.

"This is..." Tao Anbo was shocked. He recognized the desiccated corpses from their demonic robes at a glance as the demon lords who had just chased Hua Nian: they had all been drained of their life force?!

Suddenly, a chilling, ghostly voice, like that of a female ghost, echoed overhead: "The Nebula Sect forced my beloved to his death, and the Wen family destroyed my sect. Such an irreconcilable feud, I will surely avenge myself upon you all one day! Haha... Haha..."

"You female demon, stop right there! You dare to cripple my senior brother and injure my father? Let's fight first!"

Just as the cultivators were feeling uneasy at the witch's voice, they suddenly heard Lin Jingting point to the sky and roar. What's more, he actually rode the wind and ascended, which almost stunned Li Jueyin.

"You brat, are you out of your mind?!" Fortunately, Li Jueyin reacted in time, and with a wave of his hand, a burst of extremely strong magical energy shot out, enveloping Lin Jingting.

However, to everyone's astonishment, despite her rapid attack with her late-stage Mahayana cultivation level, Lin Jingting managed to evade her with a strange, elusive movement.

"Didn't...didn't catch it?!" Li Jueyin stared blankly at her empty hand, somewhat unable to react.

Lin Zhao said urgently, "Why aren't you chasing after her? Do you want that she-devil to ruin our son?"

Li Jueyin regained her senses and quickly rode the wind upwards.

To be honest, the reason she didn't catch Lin Jingting just now was because she felt that with her Mahayana cultivation, she couldn't possibly fail against Lin Jingting, who had only recently entered the Nascent Soul stage. In addition, she was afraid of hurting her son, so she didn't exert much force at all.

If we exert all our strength, how could we possibly fail to capture him?

In the blink of an eye, Li Jueyin lifted Lin Jingting back as if he were a chick.

Lin Zhao and the others breathed a long sigh of relief.

Hearing Lin Jingting's shouts from afar, Chu Nian felt helpless: This brat seems to be even more unruly than before. It's a good thing he forgot about the matter of becoming a disciple, otherwise he would have been entangled with her for the rest of her life.

Thinking back to how Lin Jingting, who was a powerful ghost back then, had treated her, Chu Nian felt a headache coming on and once again realized how wise her decision was this time.

That said, she had just absorbed several demon lords intentionally to show Wen Ruyan her rapid growth, letting Wen Ruyan know that if given more time, she could wipe out the entire Wen family. This way, Wen Ruyan would focus her efforts on her, thus ensuring Lin Jingting's safety.

But, she used this spell in front of Lin Jingting. Could it have some effect on him? And what about his future life as a powerful demon, where he likes to absorb the spiritual energy of others to enhance himself? Could that be…?

While Chu Nian felt a little helpless, he had already returned to the area where the demons gathered.

The demon cultivators had just seen her being attacked by several demon lords and thought she was doomed. But to their surprise, she returned safely in just a short while, and the demon lords who had attacked her had disappeared without a trace. All the demons were terrified.

When she returned, the place that had been bustling with discussion about who had won and who had lost the battle instantly fell silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The demons didn't dare to breathe, keeping their heads down, afraid that she might "notice" them if she was displeased.

The demons on the other side quickly noticed the eerily quiet atmosphere on the demon side and became very curious. They knew the demons were usually even more unrestrained than the demons, the most mischievous race, but their unusual quietness today was truly unlike their usual self.

A minor demon from the Demon King's palace was sent to investigate and found the atmosphere here eerily tense. Upon closer inspection, they noticed that several Demon Lords were missing; moreover, all the demons were keeping their heads down and dared not utter a sound, except for one female demon who seemed quite relaxed...

The Demon King's Palace houses forty-three demon lords at the Ascension level, including no fewer than ten female demons. Among them is a female demon with captivating charm, whose origins are immediately apparent to any discerning observer—the famous Fox Queen, Hu Qianjiao.