Tang Xin’s “Ten Thousand Insects Devour the Heart Palm” completely incapacitated Tian Fang.
Considering the previous poisoning attempt in the hot spring, this was the second time the other party had tried to kill her, so she naturally wouldn’t be polite.
“The ‘Ten Thousand Insects Devour the Heart Palm’ is quite painful, isn’t it?” Tang Xin said coldly. “Tell me who is behind you, and I can make it less painful for you.”
“Ugh…”
Tian Fang glared at her with eyes full of hatred, as if she wanted to devour her, but not a single word came out of her mouth.
“It’s useless. People like her have probably been implanted with a demon seed,” Lian Xin stepped forward and said. “Once the demon seed senses any abnormal thoughts, it will erupt inside her body, so speaking out is a death sentence.”
The demon seed is a typical demonic method used to control others. A thousand years ago, when the demonic path was rampant, it was something that struck fear into people’s hearts.
“You two…”
Tian Fang endured the excruciating pain and said viciously, “You won’t have a good end. Those who don’t follow history will turn into insignificant dust!”
“What do you mean?”
Tang Xin frowned.
But the other party didn’t answer her question. Instead, she used her last bit of strength to leap up from the ground, trying to escape into the distance.
“Purifying Divine Light!”
Lian Xin, with a blank expression, clasped her hands together. A blinding beam of light shot out from her palms, hitting the enemy who had her back turned.
“Ah—”
The moment the light beam hit, Tian Fang’s body turned to dust from bottom to top, scattering into the air.
To be honest, seeing her exit like this, someone who didn’t know better might think she was a righteous character…
“Is a healer’s attack skill really this outrageous?”
Tang Xin scratched her head.
I thought Lian Xin was just a dedicated healer, only capable of support spells. If she’s this powerful, why did I struggle so much earlier?
“Purification Light has its limitations,” Lian Xin seemed to see through her confusion and explained, “Also, what do you mean by ‘healer’?”
“A healer means someone with a big chest…”
“Stop chatting,” Amiao perked up her ears, looking tense, “Someone’s coming, we need to go!”
The commotion from this fight was not small. The elders of the Demon Slaying Alliance should have already reacted.
No matter what, they couldn’t be caught here by the righteous cultivators!
Tang Xin picked up the storage bag that Tian Fang had dropped and quickly disappeared into the forest with the two of them.
…
Not long after, two leading elders of the Demon Slaying Alliance arrived at the scene.
“What an evil aura!”
The elder immediately frowned.
The demonic aura lingering in this area was much stronger than any other demonic cultivator they had encountered in the Hundred Poison Mountain Range. It was definitely a fierce battle involving a powerful demonic cultivator or a demonic prodigy.
“There are four auras, three of which are demonic cultivators, and the other one is somewhat mottled, not like a human,” the middle-aged man said in a deep voice, “Judging by the marks on the ground, they should have split into two groups and fought. But… why would demonic cultivators fight each other?”
“Most likely due to uneven distribution of benefits,” the elder sneered, “Demonic cultivators aren’t known for their trustworthiness. Turning against each other isn’t uncommon, right?”
“Yes,” the middle-aged man nodded, “Judging by the direction they fled, they should have gone this way.”
“They want to leave the Hundred Poison Mountain Range,” the elder analyzed, “Naive. Do they think we will just let it go? Send a team to follow them, and contact the people outside to guard all the exits. Don’t give them any chance to escape!”
“Not a single fish will escape our net!”
…
A few days later.
On a rugged mountain path, several young girls were rushing forward, their faces covered in dust.
“They’re getting closer!”
A Miao reminded.
These days, the righteous cultivators assigned from the Demon Extermination Squad had not stopped tracking them.
Since most of the demonic cultivators in the mountains had been cleared out, there was no need to worry about the safety of their disciples. The people sent out were top-notch trackers, and in terms of speed, they were not inferior to them.
If it weren’t for A Miao’s extraordinary keen senses, allowing them to leave early, they would have probably been caught by now.
Chased all the way, Tang Xin and the others finally reached the outskirts of the Hundred Poisons Mountain Range.
Although the mountain range was vast, many areas were “death zones,” and there were only a few safe passages in and out.
If the situation weren’t urgent, they could have looked for undiscovered narrow paths, but with the pursuers right on their heels, there was no time to slowly explore.
“Hey,” Lian Xin turned around, smiling at Tang Xin, “this is as far as I go. I’ll find a way to handle the rest of the journey on my own. With A Miao, you should be able to escape from the righteous cultivators.”
“No way!”
Tang Xin shook her head without a second thought.
The mission was to ensure Lian Xin’s safe exit from the mountains!
In other words, the mission wouldn’t be complete until she was out of the mountains!
“Tang Xin,” the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Path slightly intensified her tone, “I… I already consider you a friend, so I don’t want to see you take such a big risk for me.”
“You still have your status as the chief disciple of the Xuanling Sect. You can’t ruin your future because of this. Meeting a friend like you has already… made me very happy.”
Lian Xin’s smile, like her demeanor, felt incredibly warm.
Such a beautiful girl, if not for possessing the “Demon Lord’s Bloodline” and being destined to become a demonic cultivator, would surely have been a heartthrob, right?
“Since we’re friends,” Tang Xin pressed her shoulder, speaking earnestly, “there’s no reason to back down at a critical moment like this.”
“Tang Xin…”
The Holy Maiden of the Demonic Path’s cheeks turned slightly red.
She didn’t say it out loud, but Tang Xin was her first “friend.”
When she was in the hands of her pursuers, she was forbidden from contacting strangers, so naturally, she couldn’t have any friends.
After escaping, she was constantly on the run, homeless, and living in fear every day, making it even more impossible to have friends.
Making a friend for the first time and meeting someone like this made her extremely, extremely happy…
“Sorry to interrupt, meow,” A Miao whispered from the side, “Someone’s approaching… from the front.”
“The front?”
The group became alert.
Had someone received the news and was patrolling the outskirts of the mountains, trying to catch the “ones that got away”?
With pursuers behind and a blockade in front, if there was no other way, they would have to force their way through… of course, they had to remember to cover their faces.
Just as the three were preparing to knock someone out, erase their memory, and make a run for it, a somewhat familiar voice rang out.
“Tang Xin?”
“Hmm?”
The person being called showed a rather surprised expression.
“Zhou Yu? What are you doing here?”
Standing before them was none other than one of the future Seven Stars, and currently an ordinary disciple of the Qingxin Pavilion, Zhou Yu.
“I’m here on patrol,” she glanced at the two people beside Tang Xin, her expression changing, “Wait, the suspicious individuals mentioned in the report, is that you?”
