The demon cultivator suddenly started clapping.
"Not bad, not bad." The demon cultivator sized up Shu Lan. "I didn't expect your cultivation world to be so despicable after all. There are actually people like you."
"Enough with the nonsense!" Shu Lan drew her Yun Yao sword, her whole body tense, ready to strike at any moment.
"If I'm not mistaken, you must be the renowned Venerable Hanqing, right? In that case, I must also state my name, for I do not kill nameless nobodies." The demon cultivator brandished his whip. "Remember this: I am the Right Protector of the Demon Clan—Jiaqi, late-stage Integration Realm cultivator."
After saying that, Jiaqi rushed forward and engaged in a fierce battle with Shulan.
Jiaqi wielded his whip with great power, while Shulan's sword was equally sharp.
They clashed and exchanged blows several times, the whip and sword striking back and forth with a clanging sound.
Jiaqi's cultivation level is at the late stage of the Integration Realm, while Shulan's cultivation level is only at the early stage of the Integration Realm.
However, Shu Lan's cultivation technique was no joke. The ancestral spiritual energy transformed from practicing the Ancestral Spirit Scripture was a hundred times the quality of ordinary spiritual energy. Therefore, the total quality of spiritual energy in Shu Lan's body and its endurance were far superior to Jia Qi's.
Therefore, Shu Lan was able to easily challenge opponents of higher levels, even those at the late stage of the Fusion Realm, a level that was difficult to overcome.
Qin An had been watching the entire battle from the sidelines, protected by his master's spiritual energy shield. His eyes were glued to the fight between Shu Lan and Jia Qi, his heart pounding in his chest. Their battle was incredibly dangerous; every move was aimed at the opponent's vital points.
Qin An couldn't help at all and could only wait anxiously on the sidelines.
For some reason, Qin An felt a burning sensation all over his body, and even had some difficulty breathing.
Unbeknownst to Qin An, to outsiders, he appeared completely red, with bulging veins and black demonic energy swirling around his brow.
It turns out that the demonic energy that Jiaqi had previously injected into his body was absorbed by his demonic bloodline, and now the demonic bloodline is beginning to awaken.
"That's... awakening the demonic bloodline!" Jia Qi happened to see Qin An's condition at that moment and recognized him immediately. "But, why does this aura seem so similar..."
"Go to hell!" Shu Lan had been paying close attention to Qin An's situation. Now that he saw Qin An in such an abnormal state, he was extremely anxious and just wanted to finish the battle quickly.
Shu Lan unleashed a terrifying sword strike, unleashing a sword aura hundreds of feet high. Shu Lan swung her sword at Jia Qi, and the sword aura shot towards him with incredible speed.
Jiaqi was caught off guard and his left arm was severed.
Immediately afterwards, Shu Lan struck Jia Qi with another palm, causing Jia Qi to spit out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if his internal organs were about to shatter.
"This palm strike is for my disciple!" After saying that, Shu Lan raised the Yun Yao Sword again and charged towards Jia Qi.
At this moment, Jiaqi quickly picked up his severed left arm, looked in Qin An's direction, secretly made a hand seal behind his back with his right hand, and finally used a stealth technique to escape from here in an instant.
Shu Lan's sword missed its mark, but he couldn't care less. He rushed to Qin An's side, anxiously asking, "Xiao An! Xiao An! How are you?!"
Qin An was speechless at this moment. The process of awakening his bloodline was too painful, and Qin An was in extreme discomfort.
Shu Lan hugged Qin An tightly and flew towards the back mountain, away from the platform.
Even before Shu Lan defeated and severely injured Jia Qi with a single sword strike, the demonic minions present began to panic. Upon seeing Jia Qi flee, they scattered like frightened birds and beasts.
All the cultivators present finally breathed a sigh of relief, and they all expressed their gratitude.
"Thanks to Venerable Han Qing, this group of demonic villains were able to retreat so quickly."
"Yes, without Venerable Hanqing, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
"We should all thank Venerable Hanqing."
The cultivators all wanted to go forward and thank Shu Lan, but they saw Shu Lan holding Qin An in her arms and flying anxiously towards the back mountain.
"Everyone, please wait! My junior brother has urgent business to attend to, and I hope you can understand." At this moment, Venerable Lieyang stepped forward, blocking the cultivators who wanted to step forward.
Venerable Lieyang was some distance from Shu Lan and Qin An, and since he was focused on dealing with the demon cultivators, he was unaware of what had happened to Qin An. However, seeing Shu Lan's anxious expression, he knew his junior brother must have something to attend to. All he could do was prevent others from disturbing his junior brother.
The cultivators all nodded in understanding. They then stood still, awaiting Shu Lan's return.
Shu Lan led Qin An to a grove of trees behind the mountain, placed Qin An under a tree, and let him sit with his back against the tree.
Shu Lan was extremely anxious seeing Qin An's distressed state.
"What's wrong with Xiao An? How could this happen?!"
"He's awakening his demonic bloodline." At that moment, Yun Yao's voice rang in Shu Lan's mind.
"Awakening the demon bloodline?!" Shu Lan was extremely surprised.
“Yes, that’s right! And if I’m not mistaken, it seems that he has awakened the bloodline of a spirit demon.” Yun Yao gave Shu Lan a definite answer and told Shu Lan about her discovery.
"How could Xiao An have demon blood?" Shu Lan was puzzled.
“As long as one of his parents is a demon, then he has demon blood in him.” Yun Yao emerged from Shu Lan’s dantian, transformed into the appearance of a little girl, and said, shaking her head.
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