Chapter 17 Trap "Hua Xun, how dare you touch this Immortal Lord..."
Having been abducted from White Mist Cliff to the depths of a dense, foggy forest, even Hua Xun, with her good temper, couldn't help but feel annoyed.
Seeing this young immortal lord whom she had been trying to avoid at all costs, and hearing him tell her to leave the divine lord, she felt even more indignant.
"I will not leave the Divine Lord," Hua Xun said firmly, frowning.
Xiao Yunxi looked at the stubborn female cultivator and her face darkened: "Do you know how much controversy you, a mere female cultivator, have brought upon the Divine Lord?"
"That is a high and mighty god."
Hua Xun's expression tightened.
She had been staying at White Mist Cliff these days, but she could guess that the God Lord, who was originally untouched by worldly affairs, would inevitably attract some controversy because of her taking her in.
But the deity didn't say anything, and she never asked.
Hua Xun still felt somewhat uncomfortable at this moment, having been exposed by the young immortal lord before him.
But the discomfort wasn't due to the fear of the Spirit Rhinoceros Gu activating; rather, it was more like... the despondency of being far from the Divine Lord.
“Since the Divine Lord has a compassionate heart, I will play the villain today,” Xiao Yunxi sneered and flew in front of her. “This path leads to the Divine Tree Jianmu. The area around Jianmu is rich in spiritual energy, enough for you to descend to the human realm.”
"No one will know why you left. I will inform the Divine Lord that you disliked the desolation of the immortal sect and left without permission..."
“I will not leave.” Hua Xun interrupted him, saying firmly, “It was the God Lord who kept me by his side, and I will never leave unless the God Lord speaks for me personally.”
"You mortal cultivator!" Xiao Yunxi was instantly enraged. With a wave of her hand, the vines seemed to come alive again, tightly binding Hua Xun. "You have no choice but to agree."
Xiao Yunxi snorted coldly and turned around to escort her into the path.
Just then, a rustling sound came from deep within the mountainside, moving swiftly through the forest.
Xiao Yunxi paused, listened intently for a moment, and asked, "Who?"
The sound disappeared abruptly, then quickly returned, accompanied by a low hissing sound, swirling and echoing above the dense forest.
"Who dares to trespass on the Immortal Gate?" Xiao Yunxi frowned impatiently.
Hua Xun also tensed up, a sense of inexplicable fear rising in her heart, and a chill ran down her spine.
"Let me go first," Hua Xun said.
Xiao Yunxi glanced at her: "If I release you, will you leave on your own?"
"..."
"Heh," Xiao Yunxi sneered, "If that's the case, why should this young master..."
Before he could finish speaking, a gaping maw lunged at him.
Xiao Yunxi quickly stepped back half a zhang and looked closely. A giant blue-purple python was staring at the two of them with its mouth wide open, its long, thin red tongue sticking out. Its body was surrounded by a thick, dark mist, and its eyes were bloodshot and drooling.
"Finally, something alive has appeared..." The python's mouth didn't move, but a hoarse voice hovered above the two of them.
“A mere python demon,” Xiao Yunxi scoffed as he recognized the giant python, “You’ve trespassed into the immortal realm. Today, this immortal lord will capture you and take you back to make wine.”
"Arrogant junior..."
Before the giant python could finish speaking, Xiao Yunxi had already pinned Hua Xun to the side, and the vine in her hand was surrounded by a ball of blazing fire, turning into a crimson flame sword, which she then attacked.
Hua Xun stood stiffly to the side, watching the immortal and the python fight in the depths of the dense forest, soaring through the sky and diving into the earth.
The thick fog obscured the view, and only two dark figures could be vaguely seen.
Only when the enemy is right in front of you can you barely see the battle situation clearly.
Later, she belatedly realized that it was true that the young immortal had said he had "only used mortal magic" on her.
At this moment, his body was covered in pure crimson flames. He flew hundreds of feet into the air, and when he swung his sword, there seemed to be a clear and melodious phoenix cry. The blazing flames illuminated his profile.
The giant python slithered through the forest, its blue-purple scales reflecting a cold, eerie light, and its mouth spewed forth a black, venomous mist that shot straight toward the boy.
The young man didn't flinch, but instead brandished his longsword and shouted, "Crimson Flame!"
In an instant, the longsword hummed and transformed into a gigantic Dharma image in the boy's hand, slashing down vertically towards the top of the giant python's head.
A blinding white light flashed, and Hua Xun slowly opened her eyes.
Xiao Yunxi had already sheathed her longsword, looking mockingly at the lifeless giant python lying not far away: "A mere little demon."
Hua Xun also looked in that direction, and a sudden premonition arose in her heart.
It wasn't until Xiao Yunxi stepped forward, wanting to examine the giant python's demon core, that things changed.
"It's faking death!" Hua Xun suddenly exclaimed.
Xiao Yunxi was stunned. Before he could react, he saw the giant python, which had been lying on the ground, suddenly turn over and spew poisonous mist straight at his face.
Xiao Yunxi felt a sharp pain in his lungs and was unable to mobilize even a fraction of his immortal power.
"Pfft, hahaha..." Several triumphant laughs echoed in the air. Black horns slowly grew on the giant python's head, and its originally rough and unkempt appearance gradually became more refined. Its red vertical pupils sharpened as it looked at the boy. "Little Immortal Lord, you haven't even grown all your hair yet. Have you never heard of the saying 'all's fair in war'?"
"You are actually... the ancient Teng Snake?" Xiao Yunxi asked in astonishment. "Weren't you already suppressed under the mountain by the gods?"
“There are still people who know me,” Tengshe swayed his body and sighed, “So many years have passed, the gods have been destroyed, and I have finally seen the light of day again.”
Tengshe then looked at Xiao Yunxi: "If my soul hadn't been suppressed for thousands of years and was still unstable, why would I bother to negotiate with a little fairy like you?"
Hua Xun keenly noticed its self-proclaimed title.
The deity also always referred to himself as "I".
The Teng Snake seemed to only then notice Hua Xun's presence, and with a low hiss, it slithered to her front.
The bird race has an innate fear of snakes, especially since the Teng Snake in front of her has a head that is twice the size of her. Hua Xun trembled uncontrollably, but her body was frozen in place, unable to move.
The Teng Snake circled around her once: "Human?"
Hua Xun felt a sense of relief for no apparent reason.
Since the Tengshe failed to see through the disguise the God Lord had put on her to conceal her demonic aura, her magical power must not be comparable to the God Lord's.
When night falls and the God returns to White Mist Cliff, he will surely notice her disappearance.
Hua Xun remained silent for a moment, then looked at Xiao Yunxi and made a final attempt to save herself: "I am not with him."
Xiao Yunxi glared at her suddenly.
Hua Xun pursed her lips and continued, "You saw it just now, he hit me and grabbed me repeatedly, he looked down on me, I hate him and despise him..."
Xiao Yunxi looked at her with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire.
Tengshe chuckled softly: "Compared to those sanctimonious immortal cultivators, your ability to change your tune with the wind is more like that of my demon race."
Hua Xun felt a pang of unease.
For demons, becoming stronger and surviving are instincts.
"Unfortunately, I will not let anyone go today."
After Tengshe finished speaking, Huaxun felt a cloud of black mist rise beneath her feet, enveloping her and sweeping her towards the depths of the dense forest.
After about half an hour, the black mist gradually dissipated, and Hua Xun felt her body sink and fall heavily onto the cold ground.
Instead of feeling pain, I felt a hot, soft sensation.
It wasn't until an unpleasant voice, "How much longer are you going to suppress this immortal lord?" rang out from beneath him that Hua Xun suddenly realized what was happening and struggled to stand up.
Xiao Yunxi glared at her, then stood up and looked around.
They were in a bare stone cave, the light inside was dim, and they could only see a seven-foot-wide opening above, with a blue-purple light wheel seal condensed at the opening.
The outside of the cave was dark, which made the cave seem even more eerie.
The Wu people are naturally fond of darkness, but Hua Xun is not afraid of the night and can see normally.
"Where is this?" Hua Xun asked in a low voice, her voice echoing in the small stone cave.
"You're asking this immortal lord? Who should I ask?" Xiao Yunxi said irritably, his dantian still devoid of any magical power, and even his limbs felt limp.
He had never been so weak since birth.
"Are you perhaps born in the year of the crow?" Xiao Yunxi glared at Hua Xun, annoyed. "Nothing good ever comes from meeting you!"
Hua Xun frowned: "I reminded you, that snake was playing dead, it's just that you were slow to react."
As she spoke, she added earnestly, "Crows don't bring bad luck; they just foretell good or bad fortune."
Xiao Yunxi gave her a look that said, "Guess whether this immortal lord believes me or not," and continued to examine the surrounding environment.
Hua Xun knew this was not the time to argue, so after a moment of silence, she asked, "Where exactly is this place? Why are there ancient monsters here?"
“The ancient Teng Snake,” Xiao Yunxi snorted, impatiently correcting her, pausing for a few breaths before saying, “This is the forbidden area of the Immortal Sect, Mount Fuyu. Ten thousand years ago, when the Three Realms were in chaos, the Teng Snake wanted to spread its bloody light throughout the Three Realms, but was suppressed here by the then-existing God-King Luohe in his true form.”
Hua Xun was taken aback; she had heard of the great chaos that had gripped the Three Realms back then.
Legend has it that the human race suffered a severe drought for a hundred years, with crops barren and no grass growing. The demon and monster races fought each other, resulting in countless deaths and injuries. The immortal race was slaughtered and refined by the fallen gods, and many ancient monsters took the opportunity to wreak havoc.
Afterwards, the gods mobilized the entire race to send the divine tree, Jianmu, to the human race, connecting the human and immortal realms. They also killed the fallen gods and suppressed the demonic beasts.
The demon race, having been born with innate demonic energy, developed innate demonic bodies and pacified both the demon and monster races in one fell swoop.
The Three Realms have just returned to a brief period of peace.
"Since the Teng Snake has been suppressed by the gods, why has it appeared today? If it can come out, will Lord Luohe, who suppressed it, also appear in the world?" Hua Xun asked subconsciously.
"How should I know?" Xiao Yunxi said irritably.
He discovered decades ago that there was a shortcut to the human race in Fuyu Mountain. Although it required passing through forbidden areas, he was used to being unruly and rarely paid attention to such things.
For decades, whether it was training or eliminating demons for the human race, he had come and gone countless times without incident. But then he appeared with this female cultivator and was captured.
His magic was also sealed!
As Hua Xun calmed down, she missed the God even more.
No matter how rude or foolish her question was, the deity would always answer gently.
"Hey, why aren't you saying anything?" Perhaps it was too quiet here, even the echo of breathing was clear, Xiao Yunxi broke the silence first.
Hua Xun looked at him, remained silent for a while, and then said, "Since the Tengshe captured us, why didn't it eat us? Why did it just lock us up?"
Xiao Yunxi was clearly also pondering this question, frowning and remaining silent.
"Have you figured out the answer?" The Teng Snake slowly appeared at the cave entrance and asked softly.
Hua Xun quickly looked up.
Tengshe chuckled: "If I can't figure it out, I'll tell you two."
As it spoke, it looked at Xiao Yunxi and revealed its 'scheme' without any hesitation: "I need a body to nourish my soul. The God Clan has been destroyed, but this little immortal lord is extraordinary. He has the body of an immortal child. If I can take over his body, it would be perfect."
"Then why did you capture me?" Hua Xun asked.
The Tengshe turned to look at her: "Just doing it as I see fit."
Hua Xun: "..."
"Heh," Xiao Yunxi suddenly sneered, "Even if I were to cripple my magic power and cut off my limbs to give you a human stick, I would never be driven by a monster like you, you disgusting creature."
The Teng Snake's vertical pupils contracted, staring intently at him as if about to erupt in anger. After a moment, it chuckled softly and threw down a vine covered in poisonous thorns from the cave entrance, which landed right in Hua Xun's hand.
“Mortal, didn’t you just say you ‘hate him and loathe him’? I’ll give you a chance to take revenge,” Tengshe said, swaying his body. “I order you to whip this little immortal lord three hundred times. If you miss one, I will personally make up for it.”
"Oh, right, this place is 30,000 feet above the ground, so don't expect anyone to come and rescue you."
After saying this, the Teng Snake disappeared into the cave entrance.
Hua Xun silently looked at the vine in her hand, then looked at Xiao Yunxi opposite her.
"You female cultivator, if you dare to hit this immortal lord, wait until I get out of here..."
Before Xiao Yunxi could finish speaking, she remembered that her immortal powers were suppressed and that she was only accompanied by a mortal cultivator with whom she had a grudge. She turned around in annoyance.
Hearing the rustling sound of rattan being trimmed behind him, Xiao Yunxi inwardly scoffed, thinking to himself, "Now I'm truly a tiger fallen into the plains, being bullied by dogs."
He had been unruly all his life, and even the celestial beings had never punished him. Yet today, he was subjected to this punishment by a mere mortal.
"Immortal Lord, forgive me," Hua Xun's voice echoed in the cave, "If I don't punish you, I will..."
Xiao Yunxi sneered: "Enough with the nonsense."
After a brief silence, the sound of rattan cutting through the wind broke through the air.
Xiao Yunxi frowned and waited.
As the vine fell, Xiao Yunxi paused slightly.
The vines covered in poisonous thorns should have stung terribly when they struck the skin, but instead, they felt incredibly smooth to the touch.
Although the blows would cause a dull ache, with his immortal body, he would only suffer some external injuries.
Xiao Yunxi slowly turned his head, and Hua Xun lashed out with another vine, striking his cheek.
Xiao Yunxi: "..."
Hua Xun paused, looking at the bloodstains on that arrogant and handsome face, and apologized, "I made a mistake."
"You did this on purpose, didn't you?" Xiao Yunxi rubbed her cheek and turned her head away in annoyance.
He had just seen clearly that the vines were smooth and had no poisonous thorns.
After three hundred lashes, Hua Xun was already panting heavily.
The vine in his hand seemed to come alive, instantly turning to ashes and disappearing into the world.
Although there were no poisonous thorns, Xiao Yunxi was still without the protection of immortal power. Her face was pale, and a few beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She sat on the ground, her breathing becoming much more rapid.
"Are you alright?" Hua Xun asked cautiously, looking at him from a distance.
Xiao Yunxi glanced at her, her words laced with sarcasm: "You were just reporting to this Immortal Lord..."
The sound stopped abruptly when he saw her hands hanging limply at her sides.
The fair hand, its palm lacerated by a poisonous thorn, was oozing blood droplets that fell onto the dark ground.
Xiao Yunxi was slightly taken aback. Then, looking at the female cultivator standing in the distance, staring blankly at him, he said coldly, "Hiding so far away, do you think this Immortal Lord would eat you?"
Seeing that he still had the energy to mock her, Hua Xun felt relieved and did not forget to explain for himself, "I was only trying to protect myself just now, I hope the Immortal Lord will not blame me."
Xiao Yunxi glanced quickly at her hand and then looked away.
Seeing that he held no grudge, Hua Xun gradually relaxed. The pain in her palm, which she had used as a knife to cut away the poisonous thorns, continued to surge.
Hua Xun found a corner to sit down, silently opened her purse, and took out a jade pendant.
Jade Linglong is originally a human herb with detoxifying effects. Especially after being nourished by the Five-Colored Breath Soil, its medicinal power is even more refined.
I crushed the flower petals in my palm with my spiritual power and applied them to my palm. Sure enough, after a short while, the poison in the wound on my palm gradually dissipated.
After finishing all that, Hua Xun hugged her knees and stared blankly into space.
I wonder if the deity has noticed that she has disappeared.
Just now, Tengshe said that this place is 30,000 feet above the ground.
I wonder if the God will be able to find them.
The divine power of the Divine Lord can only put the Spirit Rhinoceros Gu into a slumber for seven days; he doesn't know if he can live to see that day.
Unbeknownst to them... Hua Xun's eyelashes trembled.
Will the deity worry about her?
A muffled thud came from the side.
Hua Xun snapped out of her daze and looked to the side.
The young immortal who was resting against the wall suddenly collapsed to the ground.
Hua Xun hesitated for a moment, but finally got up and walked over there.
Before she even got close, Hua Xun sensed a surge of intense heat. She frowned and called out "Immortal Lord" several times. When the other party did not respond, she carefully approached.
The young immortal's body was burning hot, as if a raging fire was wrapped under a layer of skin, and his consciousness was wandering.
Hua Xun was startled and couldn't help but feel grateful that when she was in the human realm, she had chosen medicinal herbs from all the flowers and plants in the courtyard in order to heal Baili Sheng.
She quickly took out silver peony and balsam flowers from her purse and fed him a few pieces.
"What is this..." Xiao Yunxi felt as if the flames within her body were about to burst forth, but she had no immortal magic to restrain them. Only after her mouth tasted bitter did the burning sensation in her lungs subside somewhat, and she regained some consciousness, asking in a hoarse voice.
“Herbal medicine,” Hua Xun said.
Even in his dazed state, Xiao Yunxi couldn't help but sneer: "Human herbs, to this immortal lord..."
“The herbs are nourished by the Five-Colored Breath Soil,” Hua Xun added.
Xiao Yunxi remained silent for a moment, then opened her eyes with difficulty: "You actually used... you actually used the Divine Lord's Five-Colored Breath Soil to grow your worthless herbs..."
Before he could finish speaking, he saw Hua Xun walk up behind him and became cautious: "What are you going to do?"
"Immortal Lord, I apologize for the offense," Hua Xun said again.
Just as Xiao Yunxi was puzzled, Hua Xun decisively tore off the back of his clothes.
The young immortal's scarred back was exposed, his fair and slender waist almost instantly shrinking, his body tense and frightening, his cheeks flushed, and his eyes seemed to spit fire:
"Hua Xun, how dare you touch this immortal lord..."
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