"Master, what are you doing... Sanniang is my friend." The Black Bear Demon was a little confused. This Taoist priest Tianyou was visiting its home, and it had treated him warmly, even taking him to the treasure cave to choose a suitable gift. How could he capture Sanniang on its territory without saying a word?

"Since this fox has reached the realm of heavenly demon, it is natural that it should go back with me to the secret realm of Langyuan to practice. Black bear, have you forgotten the agreement between the cultivators and the demons two hundred years ago?" Perhaps because he was in a good mood after capturing Hu Sanniang, Taoist Tianyou did not feel offended by the black bear demon and answered with a smile.

"This..." The Black Bear Demon was stunned. Indeed, two hundred years ago, before the cultivators entered the secret realm, they were worried that the demons would remain outside and cause chaos. After a long discussion, they finally reached an agreement. All demons above the level of Heavenly Demon must follow the cultivators into the secret realm and not remain in the secular world.

It was on that occasion that the black bear demon's parents entered the secret realm together and handed over the "work" in Jiyun Mountain to the black bear who had just been promoted to a great demon.

"I'm not going. I have a master." Hu Sanniang, seeing the Black Bear Demon persuaded by Taoist Tianyou's words, couldn't help but get anxious. Hu Sanniang didn't care about secret realms or agreements. She was Zhou Yuanyuan's pet. Wherever her master was, she was there. She had no right to make her own decisions. Besides, this goatee clearly had ill intentions. She was crazy to want to go to a secret realm with him.

"Oh? You have a master?" Taoist Tianyou glanced at Hu Sanniang in surprise. Foxes were unlike other demons. They were cunning and proud by nature, rarely willing to serve as a cultivator's pet. Could the cultivator who could make Hu Sanniang recognize him as their master be some powerful one?

"You Taoist priest, let me go immediately, otherwise, my master will not let you go." Hu Sanniang saw that Taoist Tianyou's expression was a little relaxed, so she quickly threatened him.

In reality, Hu Sanniang wasn't sure. She'd never seen Zhou Yuanyuan in action, so she had no idea how powerful she was compared to Taoist Tianyou. Taoist Tianyou looked incredibly powerful, and Hu Sanniang, before her advancement, was definitely no match for him. After her advancement, Hu Sanniang was restrained before she could even experience her surge in strength. It was truly a tragedy for her.

"Your master raised you just to..." Taoist Tianyou quickly took back the words that were on the tip of his tongue. Before he knew who Hu Sanniang's master was, Taoist Tianyou would not have said too much and ruined other people's good fortune.

"What is it?" Hu Sanniang's heart was stung by Taoist Tianyou's gaze. At this moment, Hu Sanniang felt that Taoist Tianyou looked at her with a hint of pity in his eyes. Bah! Her master, Hu Sanniang, had no idea how good he was to her. Was this thief trying to sow discord between them?

"Ahem... Since you have a master, when you reach the secret realm, have your master come directly to Yushan Sect to find me, Tianyou Zhenren." Taoist Tianyou cleared his throat and spoke proudly. Indeed, Taoist Tianyou had reason to be proud. To be called a Zhenren, one must have reached the Golden Core Stage. In the entire secret realm, there are only ten Jindan-level cultivators. Furthermore, this Tianyou Zhenren is the uncle of Yushan Sect's head, Taoist Lingyun. Of all the cultivation sects, Yushan Sect is the most powerful. With the title of uncle of the Yushan Sect's head, Tianyou Zhenren has always been highly sought after by the cultivators.

When Tianyou Zhenren said this, he actually didn't believe Hu Sanniang's words. If Hu Sanniang really had a master, how could she allow her spirit pet to escape outside the secret realm? The secrets of the secret realm were known to several Jindan cultivators. A demon pill of the Heavenly Demon level was a treasure that could only be found by chance.

Even if Hu Sanniang really did have a master, Tianyou Zhenren could judge from this flaw that Hu Sanniang's master was probably an unknown person. As long as he wasn't one of those people in the secret realm that Tianyou Zhenren feared, even if Hu Sanniang really had a master, he would just take it away, so why should he be afraid of him?

"You..." Hu Sanniang was furious. Seeing that Master Tianyou was unwilling to let her go even if he had to break up with her master, Hu Sanniang had no choice but to use her spiritual sense to launch a fierce attack.

Hu Sanniang's spiritual attack was a life-saving trick taught to her by Zhou Yuanyuan. Back in Cuiyuan Village, Hu Sanniang fought with the black bear demon and both were injured. Later, it was Zhou Yuanyuan who subdued the black bear demon with spiritual attack.

On the way to Jiyun Mountain, Zhou Yuanyuan felt sorry for Hu Sanniang who was seriously injured by the black bear monster. She not only treated Hu Sanniang's injuries, but also taught her the method of "spiritual attack". With this trick, Hu Sanniang would never be able to get any benefit from the black bear monster in the future.

Unfortunately, Hu Sanniang is a fox demon after all, and her understanding of spiritual consciousness is not as thorough as that of cultivators. Hu Sanniang's celestial demon level strength is already similar to that of a Jindan stage cultivator. Her spiritual attack is only equivalent to the spiritual power of an ordinary late foundation building cultivator. It is more than enough to deal with the black bear demon, but it is not enough to deal with Zhenren Tianyou.

Taoist Tianyou is a cultivator in the middle stage of the Golden Core. Even if Hu Sanniang, who is in the late stage of the Foundation Establishment stage, pierces his sea of consciousness, she naturally cannot hurt Taoist Tianyou in the slightest.

A wave of despair welled up in Hu Sanniang's heart. Her spiritual attack was her last resort. Was she really going to call on her master for help? If her master was no match for this Taoist priest, would she put him in danger?

"How dare you, little monster, be so rampant!" Taoist Tianyou did not expect that Hu Sanniang, whose demonic power had been restrained, could still launch a spiritual attack. If Hu Sanniang's spiritual power had not been strong enough, Taoist Tianyou would have really fallen into Hu Sanniang's trap.

The loud shout from Master Tianyou frightened the black bear demon so much that it trembled.

Seeing that Hu Sanniang was "wild and difficult to tame", Zhenren Tianyou showed no mercy to her. The spiritual consciousness that Hu Sanniang released was rebounded by a powerful force, as if it had a force of a thousand pounds, and it hit Hu Sanniang's sea of consciousness heavily.

"Ah~!" Hu Sanniang cried out in pain, her face turning pale. Tianyou Zhenren's attack had severely damaged Hu Sanniang's spiritual consciousness, and for the next three or two months, Hu Sanniang would be unable to use her spiritual power.

In this battle of spiritual consciousness, Hu Sanniang was defeated.

It's hard to say whether Hu Sanniang's advancement this time was a stroke of luck or misfortune. The saying "blessings often lie in the shadow of disaster, and disasters often lie in the shadow of blessings" truly embodies her at this moment. For the demon race, the transition from the Great Demon stage to the Heavenly Demon stage is a crucial threshold and the most crucial transformation for the demon race. Demon cultivators in the Heavenly Demon stage can absorb spiritual energy through breathing exercises like cultivators, without having to filter it through the inner elixir.

But now, precisely because she advanced to the Heavenly Demon Stage, Hu Sanniang attracted the attention of Master Tianyou and was subsequently seriously injured.