Immortal Sect.
"Lord Li, our Immortal Venerable has already left. Please visit again another day!" The little immortal guarding the gate said respectfully to Li Zengqing.
"Make way! We have urgent business with Immortal Venerable Jinyun!" How could Li Zengqing not be anxious? His daughter was in imminent danger, and Immortal Venerable Jinyun had actually gone out!
"Lord Li, my immortal master has gone to the demon cave. We will convey this to you when he returns."
"A den of demons?" Li Zengqing and Wu Xilan exchanged a glance.
"Yes, the Immortal Venerable said he was going to bring back his disciple."
"The Immortal Venerable really didn't give up on Mingke! Xilan, let's go too!" Li Zengqing excitedly pulled her husband.
The little fairy guarding the gate stopped her, "Lord Li, our Immortal Venerable said that he can do it by himself. Going there will only cause trouble. Please be patient, Lord Li and Lord Wu."
“This…” Li Zengqing still hesitated.
“Ah Qing, let’s do as this fellow immortal says. There’s no doubt about the strength of Immortal Venerable Jinyun. If we go, we might indeed be a hindrance.” Wu Xilan agreed with the little immortal guarding the gate.
"Alright..." Despite his burning anxiety, Li Zengqing decided to trust Immortal Venerable Jinyun.
*
Because of Li Mingke, Immortal Venerable Jinyun began to study the mental cultivation method. At that time, he had already entered a state of deep meditation. If it weren't for a strong force breaking through his barrier, he would not have been able to break out of the state of meditation so early.
It was for this reason that he did not receive Wang Jingyuan's message immediately, which caused some delay.
At this moment, he was on his way to the Demon Cave. White clouds drifted past his feet like ocean waves, and a strong wind blew his clothes.
"Who dares to trespass into the Demon Cave!" At the edge of the Demon Cave, a masked man wielding a giant axe shouted at the uninvited guest.
Without uttering a single word, the masked man suddenly coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground.
He fought his way through the demon's lair, unstoppable and unimpeded.
"Oh no, Demon Lord! Someone has trespassed into the Demon Cave and is heading towards the center!" A man stumbled and ran to Demon Lord Luan Hua's feet, sweating profusely with anxiety.
Needless to say, apart from Immortal Venerable Jinyun, no one else has the strength to fight their way to the center of the Demon Cave.
"You arrived quite quickly." Demon Lord Luan Hua was not surprised and calmly stood up.
The reunion of the leader of the immortal sect and the strongest in the demon realm lowered the atmosphere considerably.
"Give me back my person," said Immortal Venerable Jinyun directly.
"Who are you? How come I didn't know there were any immortals in our demon cave?" Demon Lord Luan Hua crossed his arms.
"If you do this, we'll have no choice but to fight."
A pure white sword shattered the void and appeared behind Immortal Venerable Jinyun; it was his own sword, Tachuan.
"He actually took out the 'Treading River' sword. Tsk, I hate swords the most!" Demon Lord Luan Hua said with disgust.
"Go—" Jinyun Immortal Venerable pointed with both hands, and Ta Chuan, trailing its shimmering white tail, attacked Demon Venerable Luan Hua.
It's easy for Demon Lord Luan Hua to dodge, but the sharp edge of the Ta Chuan sword will destroy the central area of the Demon Cave!
So he gathered his energy in both palms and forcefully withstood the sword strike.
The immense forces collided, sending Ta Chuan flying back to Jinyun Immortal Venerable's side, while Demon Venerable Luan Hua was blasted back several steps.
“You’ve regressed, Luan Hua,” said Immortal Venerable Jinyun, looking at the Demon Lord’s pale face.
"Hehe, you're the same, Jinyun." Demon Lord Luan Hua suppressed the metallic taste in his throat.
Looking at Ta Chuan, who was hovering beside Jin Yun Immortal Venerable, preparing to launch the next attack, he asked, "Are you here to save people or to kill them? Your little disciple is in the house behind me. If you strike her with this sword, she will surely die."
After hearing Demon Lord Luan Hua's words, Immortal Venerable Jinyun fell silent, and Ta Chuan gradually returned to calm.
At that moment, a voice broke the standoff between the two.
"Master—"
A pale green figure rushed towards the two of them.
Li Mingke exerted a great deal of effort, knocking and chiseling, and finally opened the door. Then she heard the people in the Demon Cave saying that Immortal Venerable Jinyun had arrived, so she rushed over as fast as she could.
"Master, you've finally come to save me! I've been waiting for you for so long—"
Before she could finish speaking, a gust of wind suddenly swept her up, and in the blink of an eye, she was already standing in front of Demon Lord Luan Hua, whose arm was locked around her throat.
"Demon Lord!" Upon seeing this scene, Immortal Venerable Jinyun was both shocked and furious.
"I find your disciple quite interesting. How about this: you give her to me, and I'll take her as my disciple? Anyway, she can't learn immortal arts, so maybe she's more suited to cultivating demonic arts!" Demon Lord Luan Hua suggested.
"Demon Lord, release her!" Immortal Venerable Jinyun was completely enraged.
"What, is my suggestion bad? Your good disciple said it herself, her life is mine."
"Hey, Demon Lord, you lied to me, okay? If you hadn't lied to me, why would I have said those things?" Li Mingke couldn't pry open Demon Lord Luan Hua's arm; the muscles on his arm were big and hard, so she kicked and bit him.
"What a cunning little fox! I recorded everything with a recording stone. You can't back out now."
"You, you're so despicable!" Li Mingke gritted her teeth in anger.
Seeing the two bickering, Jinyun Immortal Venerable felt a surge of anger rising in his heart.
She was clearly his woman; what right did Demon Lord Luan Hua have to touch her or speak to her? Moreover, the words "give him your life" definitely provoked him.
"Enough!" If he can't use a sword, can't he just snatch someone away?
He instantly appeared in front of the two, attacking the arm holding Li Mingke hostage while preparing to snatch him to his side.
However, Demon Lord Luan Hua had already anticipated his thoughts, and a barrier appeared between them, blocking Immortal Venerable Jinyun.
The eyes of the Immortal Venerable Jinyun seemed to be filled with ice. He gathered his power and forcefully broke through the barrier. Then, with lightning speed, he slashed the arm of Demon Venerable Luan Hua, and a string of blood droplets splattered, grazing Li Mingke's eyelashes.
However, in the blink of an eye, the balance of power shifted.
Before Li Mingke could figure out what was going on, she had already been transferred from the hands of Demon Lord Luan Hua to the hands of Immortal Venerable Jinyun.
With the warm, firm chest of Immortal Venerable Jinyun pressed against his back, Li Mingke felt an unprecedented sense of security. "Master..."
"Hmm, don't be afraid." Immortal Venerable Jinyun gave her a reassuring look.
Demon Lord Luan Hua ignored his bleeding arm and stared intently at the two people pressed tightly together.
A feeling of frustration, anxiety, and anger spread through his heart.
"It seems that the Demon Lord has indeed suffered quite a blow over the years, as his cultivation has regressed so much." Jinyun Immortal Venerable's words were like sharp swords piercing the heart of Demon Lord Luan Hua.
"Ha, that was me being lenient with you, after all, you are more pitiful than me—at least I once had it completely, while you gained it and then lost it."
Li Mingke was puzzled, but she could see the sword behind her master trembling and emitting a powerful, earth-shattering force.
The sword is one with its master; the master's mood changes will also affect the sword's condition.
Li Mingke knew that his master was angry.
She gripped Jinyun Immortal Venerable's hand tightly. Last time, when her master was almost on the verge of collapse, this was how she pulled him back to his senses.
She prayed silently, hoping this time it would work, but the hand holding her tightened more and more, squeezing her until her bones ached.
Her hand is about to break!
"Master..." she couldn't help but cry out, "It hurts so much..."
...
"Does it hurt?"
"For you, I feel no pain."
"I won't let you feel pain again..."
...
I clearly said I wouldn't let her suffer again...
Seeing that he had truly calmed his master down, Li Mingke breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master, let's go back." She still held Jinyun Immortal Venerable's hand tightly.
"Let's go." He didn't look at Demon Lord Luan Hua again, and left with his disciple.
"Luan Hua, I also want to leave you a message."
"You are the most pitiful one, because you killed her with your own hands."
Seeing that the fight between the two had ended, Gu Piao hurriedly stepped forward.
But as soon as he arrived beside Demon Lord Luan Hua, the Demon Lord spat out a mouthful of blood.
"My lord!" His voice trembled.
He was too far away to hear what Immortal Venerable Jinyun said to Demon Venerable, and assumed that Demon Venerable Luan Hua's condition was caused by the technique he used.
"My lord, you have already lost a part of your soul. Forcing yourself to circulate your energy will only harm your body!"
Demon Lord Luan Hua simply wiped his mouth and said, "It's nothing."
He looked in the direction the two had gone, but they were no longer in sight.
"We will meet again, Li Mingke."
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