Rong Jiaojiao carried Zi Ling and leaped onto the flying sword. She glanced back at Mo Bai and saw him still waving his folding fan, looking leisurely and content.
"Let's go." Elder Li gave a soft shout, and his flying sword transformed into a streak of light, soaring straight into the sky.
Mo Bai watched their departing figures, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Old Zhou, it's time for us to get going too."
Old Master Zhou couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, why are you so concerned about that girl?"
Mo Bai closed his folding fan, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes: "Interesting people are naturally worth paying attention to."
Without saying anything more, Elder Zhou also summoned his flying sword. After the two of them went up, Elder Zhou urged his flying sword to chase after Rong Jiaojiao and the others.
On the flying sword, Rong Jiaojiao finally couldn't help but ask, "Elder Li, just who is Mo Bai?"
Li Li pondered for a moment: "The Mo family is a reclusive family, skilled in refining weapons and making talismans and paper. Mo Bai has already broken through to the Xuan Master realm at such a young age, making him one of the best among the younger generation."
Rong Jiaojiao snorted defiantly, "I'm also at the Xuan Master realm, and I'm even younger than him."
Li Li smiled and shook his head, saying, "Indeed, you are all prodigies, we can't compare."
However, he also reminded Rong Jiaojiao, "Cultivators must be careful not to judge people by their appearance. This person is unpredictable, so you should be extra careful when you get along with him."
Rong Jiaojiao nodded: "Thank you, Elder Li, I will."
Even if Elder Li hadn't reminded her, she would have been on guard.
As they flew north, the mountains and rivers beneath their feet gradually opened up, with plains and grasslands appearing alternately.
Ziling nestled on Rong Jiaojiao's shoulder, her little nose twitching incessantly, intrigued by the unfamiliar scent.
"The Yinshan region is just ahead," Li Li said, pointing to the distant, continuous mountain range.
Just then, a dark shadow suddenly swooped down from the clouds, heading straight for their flying sword!
"Watch out!" Li Li quickly made a hand seal, and his flying sword suddenly shifted to the side. The dark figure grazed past them, and the gale it generated stung their faces.
Rong Jiaojiao looked closely and saw that it was a giant eagle that was completely black, with a wingspan of three zhang (approximately 10 meters), and its eyes were glowing with an eerie red light.
“This demonic beast has been invaded by evil energy and has lost its mind.” Li Li’s expression was solemn. “It seems that the situation in Yinshan is more serious than expected.”
The giant eagle circled once in the air and then swooped down on them again.
This time it opened its sharp claws, the tips of which gleamed with a cold, eerie blue light.
Zi Ling said excitedly, "Master, it has a Soul-Devouring Demon Seed inside it. Give it to me."
Before Rong Jiaojiao could respond, Zi Ling leaped off her shoulder, her small body suddenly expanding in mid-air, transforming into a majestic purple thunder beast!
"roar--"
Zi Ling roared, her body crackling with lightning, and instantly collided with the giant eagle!
The giant eagle clearly hadn't expected that this seemingly harmless little thing could transform into such a ferocious spirit beast. Caught off guard, it was struck on the wing by Zi Ling's claw, and immediately let out a shrill cry.
However, the Soul-Devouring Demon Seed within its body seemed to make it even more ferocious. Black energy surged around the giant eagle, which managed to stabilize its body and fiercely pecked at Zi Ling's neck with its sharp beak!
"Zi Ling, be careful!" Rong Jiaojiao's heart tightened, and she quickly gathered spiritual power at her fingertips, sending out a blade of energy that pierced through the air and slashed directly at the giant eagle's wing.
"Bang!"
The wind blade struck the giant eagle's wing, but only left a shallow wound. As the black energy surged, the wound healed rapidly!
"This demonic seed can actually enhance its regenerative abilities?" Elder Li frowned, made a hand seal, and his flying sword suddenly accelerated, creating distance between itself and the giant eagle.
Zi Ling nimbly dodged the giant eagle's pecks, flashed around to the eagle's back, and spat out a bolt of purple lightning!
"boom!"
Thunder exploded, the giant eagle's feathers bristled, and the black mist sizzled as it was burned by the power of lightning, but it still did not fall. Instead, it pounced on Zi Ling even more frantically!
"No, Zi Ling will suffer if this continues!"
Rong Jiaojiao drew her Lingyuan Sword, ready to lend a helping hand, when suddenly, a white figure darted in from the side!
"Whoosh—"
A sharp sword aura swept across the sky, instantly severing the giant eagle's right wing!
"Screech—" The giant eagle let out a painful cry, lost its balance, and plummeted downwards.
Rong Jiaojiao looked closely and realized that it was Mo Bai who had made the move!
He held a pure white folding fan in his hand, with wisps of spiritual energy swirling around it.
Rong Jiaojiao nodded slightly: "Thank you for your help, Young Master Mo."
Mo Bai sheathed his longsword and smiled slightly: "Little girl, I've helped you again."
Rong Jiaojiao...
Old Master Zhou followed closely behind, shaking his head helplessly, clearly at a loss for what to do with his young master's willfulness.
Seeing the giant eagle fall, Zi Ling immediately chased after it, opening her mouth and spitting out a bolt of lightning that struck the giant eagle's head!
"boom!"
The giant eagle's head exploded, and more than a dozen pitch-black demonic seeds flew out, trying to escape!
"Trying to run?" Zi Ling snorted coldly, opened her mouth and inhaled, swallowing the demonic seed directly into her stomach!
"Zi Ling!" Rong Jiaojiao ordered, "Burn the giant eagle's corpse."
"Yes, Master." It swooped down, burned the giant eagle's corpse to ashes with lightning and fire before coming up and transforming into a small beast that landed on Rong Jiaojiao's shoulder.
Elder Li continued to fly forward on his sword, his voice somewhat solemn as he said, "The demonic seeds within the giant eagles on the outer perimeter are already so powerful; there are probably even more, and stronger ones, deep within Yinshan."
Mo Bai tapped his folding fan lightly in his hand, but his eyes were full of solemnity: "Elder Li is right. I'm afraid there are countless demonic beasts here that have been implanted with demonic seeds."
Li Li nodded: "We need to be careful from now on."
As they spoke, the four landed on the edge of the ancient battlefield. It was a desolate plain with blackened animal bones scattered on the ground and a putrid smell permeating the air.
Zi Ling suddenly stood up from Rong Jiaojiao's shoulder, her little nose twitching incessantly: "Master, the blood and evil energy here is very strong, and there are many demonic seeds."
After Zi Ling finished speaking, she licked her lips, looking very greedy.
Mo Bai closed his folding fan and took out an ancient-looking compass from his bosom.
The compass needle spun wildly, unable to stop, which proved that there was bloodthirsty energy everywhere.
Li Li gripped his sword and stepped forward, saying, "Let's head towards the center. Be careful, young friend Rong."
"Thank you, Elder Li. I will be careful."
The four of them cautiously made their way into the valley.
As they went deeper, strange black patterns began to appear on the ground, resembling the remnants of some kind of formation.
Rong Jiaojiao asked in confusion, "Elder Li, since you know that demonic spirits can breed here, shouldn't you have sent someone to guard it permanently? Why isn't anyone here?"
Li Li said, "Every year, we send disciples at the Earth Master level or above to clean up the area once a year. However, in the past two years, the demonic spirits have been wreaking havoc on the human world, and we don't have enough manpower. So, this year it's our turn."
Rong Jiaojiao asked, "So, all the demonic spirits here are below the Earth Master realm?"
"Pretty much, but there will be a lot of them."
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