Chapter 26 Succubus Chapter 7
Before the three could react, the fox demon launched an indiscriminate attack on them, each move vicious and aimed directly at their vital points.
At first, the three of them had no coordination or synergy, were unable to dodge, let alone retaliate.
After a few moves, the three began to coordinate their attacks and gradually gained the upper hand. The fox demon wasn't stupid, and naturally, she would try to disrupt their coordination.
"Control life and death, enter the cycle of reincarnation, hear about the next life, and sever ties with the past."
With the help of Wen Wan and Lin Zhu, Fang Ruo's Samsara Sword was aimed directly at the fox demon's forehead.
Unexpectedly, the fox demon did not dodge. Just when the group thought they could seriously injure the fox demon, the Samsara Sword pierced through the fox demon's head. The fox demon was unharmed and pounced on Fang Ruo, its eyes shining with an unusual light.
"Fang Ruo, close your eyes."
Wen Wan shouted, but it was too late; Fang Ruo had already been hit and collapsed to the ground.
"Reincarnation, reincarnation, I hate reincarnation the most, it's so annoying."
The illusion dissipated, and the fox demon appeared, glancing disdainfully at Fang Ruo, who lay motionless on the ground. She then turned to the two people who looked worried and said, "You don't need to worry too much. He just entered an illusion that I specially created for him. As for whether he can come out alive, that depends on himself."
He then changed the subject: "But I doubt it. He seems to be having a good time inside and doesn't want to come out."
"Of course, you can kill me, and the illusion will naturally shatter. It all depends on whether you have the ability."
The two men looked grave. Indeed, the name "succubus" wasn't without reason. Creating illusions to bewilder its opponents, and not even knowing when it used its illusionary clones—this was likely to be troublesome.
Now that Fang Ruo has entered the illusion and her fate is unknown, if the two of them don't show some real skills, all three of them might perish here.
The Frost Sword in Lin Zhu's hand lost its bright and clear sword aura, replaced by a terrifying and sinister black demonic aura.
Wen Wan was not surprised. She had seen it before when she fought the Bloodthirsty Vines, but she didn't ask about it because it was the other party's private matter.
The fox demon seemed somewhat surprised: "You're a demonic cultivator? Interesting."
Since the two are both "villains": "Since we're family, why don't you join forces with me to deal with this girl? I'll certainly reward you handsomely."
It wasn't that the fox demon was backing down. She was only at the early stage of the Integration Realm. Even with her demonic energy completely suppressed, her opponent could still unleash the strength of the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. Now that she was no longer suppressing her power and going all out, plus Wen Wan, who had no spiritual power but whose strength was unknown, she would have to spare energy to deal with Fang Ruo in the illusion. Fighting three people at once was not worthwhile. If she could win over this stronger person, she would be guaranteed to win. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
Lin Zhu scoffed at this: "Who's family with you?"
"As far as I know, in the eyes of ordinary people and other cultivators, you demonic cultivators are considered heretics, evil and wicked, hated by everyone. Your treatment is no different from mine, a ruthless 'succubus.' Otherwise, you wouldn't have been suppressing your cultivation level and pretending to be an ordinary cultivator. What? Are you sure you want to join forces with them to deal with me?"
The fox demon's words were incredibly insightful.
He was once a prodigy praised by everyone in the cultivation world, but after falling into demonic ways, all those praises became sharp blades aimed at him. Even though he had not done anything heinous, he was still branded with the heinous crime of being a demonic cultivator.
He had been living under a mask and changed his name for over a decade, trying every possible way to purify the demonic energy within him and return to the righteous path.
He had once wanted to help Wen Wan, but in the end, he didn't even dare to acknowledge her.
"Everyone condemns evil and heretical doctrines. A person's identity proves nothing; what matters is their actions. The one wielding the knife is not the murderer; the one who kills is. Lin Zhu will not associate with demons like you."
Seeing Lin Zhu waver, Wen Wan spoke up in time. Although she couldn't change all the cultivators' views on demonic cultivators on her own, at least to her, Lin Zhu was a friend.
"What you're saying is just self-deception; otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered hiding his identity." The fox demon looked at Lin Zhu, her eyes gleaming with temptation. "Hey young man, I'm the team you should be working with. Come to my side, and we'll be a formidable force, guaranteed to win. Whatever you want, I can give you~"
The fox demon adopted a human woman's sweet, seductive voice, and then used a charm spell on Lin Zhu.
Lin Zhu felt a moment of dizziness and walked closer to the fox demon, about to help her deal with Wen Wan.
Amidst the flashing blades, the Frost Sword, corrupted by demonic energy, pierced directly at the fox demon's vital point. The fox demon reacted immediately, attacking its attacker with its large tail. Lin Zhu dodged in time and was unharmed. Blood instantly stained the fox demon's abdomen, and its fur was stained a large area red. Lin Zhu's sneak attack was a great success.
"Well done," Wen Wan praised proudly.
"I'm not that naive kid over there who fell for your trick so easily."
Under the fox demon's resentful gaze, Lin Zhu mocked her without any politeness.
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In the illusion
"Aaaaaaahh ...
A scream rang out from the sky as Fang Ruo plummeted down. A man below saw this reckless disciple and helplessly made a hand seal to cushion the fall, preventing him from being smashed into a pulp.
After the close call, Fang Ruo, without any hesitation, steadied herself by taking the hand of her "savior," and looked up at the newcomer with surprise: "Elder? What are you doing here?"
"Where else would I be if not here? But you, how did you suddenly return, and in such a... peculiar way?"
The man called the Grand Elder was young and handsome, but he looked at Fang Ruo with a complicated expression on his face.
Fang Ruo publicly claimed to be a disciple of the Grand Elder of the Xuanji Sect, but this was only a nominal title. In reality, he was the personal disciple of the Divination Master Ge, so he always referred to his master as Master Ge and called his nominal master "Grand Elder".
Fang Ruozhe raised her head to look around, and a familiar scene came into view. She gasped and let out a mournful scream: "W-w-w-w... How did I get back?! How did I get back to Xuanji Sect?!"
"That damned succubus, what underhanded tricks did she use on me? Did she know she couldn't win and just send me away?!"
Fang Ruo looked annoyed. It was all his fault for falling into the trap. The succubus was powerful, and he didn't know if Senior Brother Lin and Senior Sister Wen could handle it or if there would be any danger.
"Elder, is there any way to send me back to Weiwei County immediately? This is a matter of life and death, and a fight has already broken out. How can I just disappear like this?!" Fang Ruo pleaded anxiously with the Elder.
"No." The elder answered without hesitation: "Even if you travel by sword to Weiwei County at the fastest, it will still take you a day. If your friend wins, all will be well. If he loses, you won't even be able to collect his body in time."
The elder patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "Believe that your friends are destined for good fortune."
"You've been down the mountain for so long. Now that you're back, go and keep your master company. He misses you a lot, or maybe he has any way to help you."
Fang Ruo sighed and could only nod in agreement, subconsciously feeling that she had missed something but couldn't remember what it was.
"Hey, Fang Ruo, you're back."
An elderly man with completely white hair and beard, who looked quite venerable and otherworldly, was pleasantly surprised to see Fang Ruo.
"master."
Fang Ruo saw the old man greeting her with a chuckle and a lack of respect, which showed that the master and disciple had a very good relationship.
"You, you..." Old Ge looked helplessly at this child he had spoiled, and asked with concern, "Did you encounter any danger on your journey down the mountain? Did you find any opportunities?"
Speaking of this trip, Fang Ruo chattered on and on, and Elder Ge listened patiently until he finally heard him say the key point: "That succubus is very cunning. Fortunately, Senior Brother Lin and Senior Sister Wen are smart and saw through her tricks, otherwise we would have wasted our time."
"The succubus is powerful and ferocious. It took the three of us working together to defeat her. But I don't know what kind of demonic trick she used, because as soon as I opened my eyes, I fell back into the Xuanji Sect from the sky."
"Master, what do we do? Xuanji Sect is dozens of miles away from Weiwei County. How did they manage to get here?!"
"Is there any way for me to get back to Weiwei County right now? I'm worried that Senior Brother Lin and the others might be in danger."
Fearing her master wouldn't allow her to take the risk, she looked at Elder Ge with a pitiful expression and said, "Besides, I finally found the succubus, but I haven't found my own opportunity yet."
After listening, Old Ge shook his head regretfully at him: "Opportunity, opportunity, it all depends on the word 'fate,' just like the relationship between you and me as master and disciple, it is also due to fate, and cannot be forced."
"Now that you have fallen into the trap and returned to Xuanji Sect, it means that your fate with this 'opportunity' has come to an end, and you cannot force it any further."
Master had always acted this way without ever making a mistake, so Fang Ruo no longer doubted him. However, he was still uneasy about leaving Lin Zhu and the other person behind: "Will Senior Brother Lin and Senior Sister Wen be in danger?"
"If you are destined to meet, you will meet again."
Hearing her master's answer, Fang Ruo breathed a sigh of relief, which meant they could turn danger into safety. She just didn't know if they would gain anything from this trip, or when they would be able to meet again.
And so, Fang Ruo returned to Xuanji Sect and resumed her previous life. However, for some reason, she would subconsciously think of Lin Zhu and Wen Wan from time to time. Fang Ruo simply regarded them as her first friends whom she had made in the mortal world, and missed them very much.
Half a year passed in the illusion. Fang Ruo looked at this day-to-day life and felt leisurely, content, and happy.
After practicing his sword that day, he planned to wash his face in a nearby stream. Seeing the fish swimming freely in the water, he couldn't resist messing with them and scaring them all away.
Seeing his reflection in the water, he made a funny face, then looked puzzled: Why was his reflection in the water still expressionless when he made a funny face?
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his head. He shook himself for a moment, then made a face again, and his reflection made the exact same face.
That must have been an illusion.
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Weiwei County
The two fought for three hundred rounds, but Fang Ruo, who was lying on the ground, still showed no signs of waking up, and the two couldn't help but worry.
The fox demon needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. No one knows what Fang Ruo will encounter in the illusion, or whether she will be in mortal danger and never wake up again.
As Wen Wan wielded her scythe, she also used her supernatural abilities, no longer holding back, and did her best to unleash her full strength.
Lin Zhu did the same. He no longer suppressed the evil spirits within his body, but only protected his heart meridian to avoid losing his mind. All the demonic energy poured out and swirled around his body. An uninformed person would think he was some heinous demon.
The succubus hadn't expected the two to be so troublesome. One, a cultivator who appeared to be only at the Nascent Soul stage, was actually a demonic cultivator with the strength of the Spirit Division stage; while the other, a girl who seemed harmless and had no spiritual power, was actually no less powerful than a Spirit Division stage cultivator.
It was impossible to tell what sect's techniques she was using; she was so powerful without even needing spiritual energy.
"What kind of sorcery are you using?" the succubus couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know any sorcery."
Without further ado, Wen Wan used her supernatural power to swing her scythe and slash. Lin Zhu coordinated with her attack, predicting the fox demon's evasive routes and launching attacks from both sides, pressing forward relentlessly.
In order to avoid this attack, the fox demon had no choice but to go all out, which caused a flaw to appear in the illusion.
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