novelapdf Chapter 120 Jiang Chaoxi, you just wait!
Chapter 120 Jiang Chaoxi, you just wait!
This zombie queen is pretty trendy?
Jiang Mu shook his head, dispelling the fleeting infatuation in his mind, and stood with his sword drawn, coldly laughing:
"Looking like you, you dare to come looking for trouble? You've got some nerve. Do you really think I can't kill you?"
"Oh?"
The woman stopped, tilted her head, and gave a playful look.
"Kill me?"
Are you sure... you can kill me?
Before she finished speaking, she gently lifted her slender, jade-like fingers, painted with nail polish.
"Splash!"
In an instant, the air around Jiang Mu seemed to ignite.
One after another, vibrant red flowers bloomed out of nowhere.
Petals fall, and fragrance fills the air.
As the red flowers bloomed, they twisted and transformed into alluring women of various shapes and sizes. Clad in light veils, their skin glimpsed through the fabric, they giggled, their seductive eyes beckoning to Jiang Mu, striking provocative poses. An illusion!
Jiang Mu was startled when she realized that her consciousness had momentarily become hazy.
He immediately began to silently practice the "Cold Moon Ice Heart Technique" taught to him by Ling Ye.
A refreshing sensation swept over my entire body, and my mind instantly returned to clarity.
The sea of flowers and the naked woman before him shattered instantly, turning into nothingness.
"what?"
The woman raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Interesting."
She waved again.
This time, the fragrance of flowers in the air was even more intense, as if it were marinating one's very soul.
Jiang Mu's consciousness, which had just regained its clarity, began to waver again.
The scene before my eyes began to distort.
The women who disappeared reappeared, more real, more...
"Damn it!"
Jiang Mu attempted to mobilize the demonic energy within her body to resist.
However, this alluring power targeting the soul was too strange; although the demonic energy was domineering, it had little effect.
Jiang Mu grabbed the jade pendant that Tang Guixin had given him from his bosom.
"Buzz!"
A cool sensation flowed from the jade pendant into his palm, clearing his mind slightly.
The alluring illusion before my eyes receded once more like the tide.
"Heh, looks like you have quite a few good things on you." The woman was clearly annoyed that her methods had been thwarted twice in a row.
A flower pattern suddenly bloomed on her brow and began to spin rapidly.
"Since you want to play, then I'll play with you properly!"
Just then.
Jiang Mu suddenly felt a chill down her back.
A pair of soft, white hands suddenly emerged from under his armpits and gently embraced his chest.
That feel...
It felt as if a woman was really pressed against his back.
Immediately afterwards, another person slowly rose from the shadow at his feet, hugged his thigh, and rubbed her delicate body against him.
Jiang Mu's consciousness and spirit drifted away once again.
He was secretly annoyed.
Although this woman was only a fifth-tier clone, her mental attack was extremely strange and difficult to deal with.
It's a pity that I haven't mastered the [Frosty Moon Ice Heart Technique] deeply enough, otherwise I wouldn't be in such a passive position!
and many more!
Cold Moon Ice Heart Technique…
There's another way!
A sudden thought flashed through Jiang Mu's mind, and he suddenly remembered the warning that Lady Peach Blossom had given him when they parted.
【Stream Water】!
He remembered that when he first entered the Cave Heaven Dao Mansion, he tasted the dew. Just a little bit made him feel refreshed and clear-headed.
That is a divine object containing the true essence of the Great Dao, with an extremely strong effect of calming the mind and focusing the spirit!
"We're doing this as a last resort!"
Without any hesitation, Jiang Mu immediately put two fingers together and pressed them to her brow.
Consciousness was immediately withdrawn.
The next second, Jiang Mu stood in that familiar snowy landscape.
That is, in front of Shangguan Luoxue's [Mysterious Frost Spirit Cave Netherworld].
With a thought, the crystal-clear [Stream Water], exuding a faint chill, began to surge forth.
Jiang Mu opened her mouth and took a big bite.
At the same time.
Deep within the underground palace of Huzhou City.
On the cold, jade-like pool, Shangguan Luoxue, who was meditating with her eyes closed and surrounded by swirling purple snow, trembled slightly.
She suddenly opened her purple eyes.
A captivating blush spread across her originally serene and ethereal face.
"asshole!!"
The woman bit her lower lip tightly, her eyes practically spitting fire.
"What's so good to drink!"
Washed by the cool, refreshing water of the stream, Jiang Mu's confused consciousness was instantly cleared, as if irrigated by an icy spring.
The vibrant, fragrant, and voluptuous scene before him instantly vanished into nothingness in his eyes.
"break!"
Without any hesitation, Jiang Mu flipped his wrist, and a streak of blood-red light shot out from his sword, slashing towards the alluring figure in front of him!
"Crack!"
Like a shattered mirror, the enchanting illusion surrounding it collapsed with a deafening roar.
Everything returned to normal.
Under the cold moonlight, the stone bridge remained mottled, and the night wind remained bleak.
The Zombie Queen sat lazily on the bridge railing not far away.
A long, golden-red dress fluttered in the night wind, and at the slit in the skirt, her slender, shapely legs were crossed, the black silk gleaming with a cold and alluring luster under the moonlight.
Her beautiful eyes darted around, a hint of surprise in them as she looked at Jiang Mu, her voice soft and alluring:
"You actually broke my 'Illusory Realm of Bliss'? You little rascal, you've really given me a big surprise."
"Surprise? Surprise my ass!"
A cold glint flashed in Jiang Mu's eyes, and a thought stirred within him.
Swish!
His figure vanished into thin air, and in the next instant, he teleported to Ji Hongyuan's side.
"die!"
The longsword, imbued with the immense stellar power of the Earthly Star and the murderous aura of the Blood River True Knowledge, slashed down!
A sudden gust of wind arose, and a surge of powerful energy erupted.
The strong wind whipped Ji Hongyuan's long hair into a wild dance, her dress clinging tightly to her delicate body, outlining a devilish figure that could make even a holy monk break his vows.
However, faced with this surging blade...
The Zombie Queen didn't even get up; she simply casually raised two slender, jade-like fingers and gently pinched them together.
The incomparably sharp blade came to an abrupt stop three inches from her brow.
"Sizzle"
The aftershocks of the energy spread wildly in all directions, creating a water wall several meters high in the water flowing under the bridge.
The Zombie Queen remained unconcerned, her captivating eyes fixed intently on Jiang Mu, as if she had discovered a treasure:
"Strange... there's a very peculiar aura about you."
"This aura can actually loosen the [Demon-Binding Rope] on my body?"
In fact, she could have killed Jiang Mu as easily as crushing an ant when he first broke into Bailu Peak.
The reason he held back, and even had this clone chase after him, was not to seek revenge, but to confirm this feeling.
Back then, in her attempt to steal the [Mirror Kingdom's Divine Artifact], she suffered a terrible misfortune and ran into that great demon named Jiang Chaoxi.
That bastard had no martial ethics; he directly placed this [Demon-Binding Rope] on her, trapping her on White Deer Peak.
He said he would set her free after he finished his business.
The results of it?
Jiang Chaoxi was obliterated by the Heavenly Dao, leaving not even ashes.
Upon hearing the news of that bastard's death, she laughed heartily, feeling immense satisfaction. But after the laughter subsided, she was dumbfounded!
The other person's death means she will be trapped and die on Bailu Peak!
Fortunately, she had taken advantage of the situation and stolen the [Jade Coffin of the Underworld] from the Mirror Kingdom back then.
As long as one slowly accumulates cultivation power with the help of the jade coffin, like water dripping on stone, after three to five hundred years of perseverance, one will eventually be able to break free from the constraints.
Throughout those countless days and nights, her hatred for Jiang Chaoxi was higher than the sky and deeper than the sea.
She dreams of regaining her freedom.
Then go and dig up Jiang Chaoxi's grave!
Even grinding his bones to ashes wouldn't be enough to quell the hatred in my heart.
Even if there's no corpse, she'll still go to that grave every day and spit on it; if she's in a good mood, she'll even urinate on it.
Unfortunately, that great demon was indifferent to women and had no offspring or disciples.
Otherwise, she would make sure he had no descendants to vent her hatred!
Now, Jiang Mu's appearance has given her hope of being released from prison hundreds of years earlier.
It's truly a stroke of luck for me!
Jiang Chaoxi, you just wait until I break free...
I'll definitely dig up your grave!
In a flash, Ji Hongyuan suppressed her killing intent, and a bewitching smile appeared on her alluring face.
She stuck out the tip of her tongue and gently licked her red lips, her eyes filled with seductive allure:
"Little one, how about I make a deal with you?"
"I really like the aura emanating from you. If you obediently let me absorb it, I can give you a powerful magic weapon. Don't worry, you won't die, you'll just be a little weak."
"Or, I can protect you for a while. After all, this place is filled with demonic energy, and with your meager fourth-realm cultivation, it will be difficult for you to leave alive."
Take a deep breath?
Jiang Mu felt a chill run down her spine and got goosebumps all over her body.
This female zombie is definitely not proper.
Damn, he's just a bunch of muscular slobs!
"Sorry, I never negotiate with demons!"
Jiang Mu snorted coldly, "Besides, you, a mere fifth-tier clone, dare to talk about protecting me?"
"Hmph... You ignorant brat."
A cold sneer flashed in Ji Hongyuan's eyes, "You think you're invincible just because you killed a few insignificant little demons?"
Remember my name—Ji, Hong, Yuan.
When you've thought it through, you can call my name. I believe we will have a day when we can work together.
After saying that, she winked her eerie dark gold eyes at Jiang Mu.
Gently release with two fingers.
The blade fell sharply due to inertia!
Ji Hongyuan's body was sliced in two like a thin sheet of paper, then transformed into countless pink fragments that vanished with the wind. "Ji Hongyuan?"
Jiang Mu frowned, fully activating his divine sense to perceive his surroundings.
He breathed a sigh of relief only after confirming that the woman's presence had completely disappeared.
It seems her clone really couldn't hold out for long, otherwise, given this she-devil's personality, she would have tied me up and taken me back for slow research, even if she didn't kill me. However…
What kind of aura do I possess that could break her seal?
Orthodox astrological aura?
Or is it the Magic Slot?
Jiang Mu shook her head, temporarily suppressing her doubts.
As Ji Hongyuan left, the corpse aura on the Zhang brothers dissipated, and the two slowly awoke.
"Master... what was that just now...?"
Zhang Dashao rubbed his throbbing head, looking completely bewildered.
"It's nothing, I just ran into a wild zombie and chased it away."
When asked by the two, Jiang Mu simply gave a few perfunctory answers and urged them to continue on their way.
The two brothers were already used to their master's unpredictable methods, and upon hearing this, they were just relieved and quickly got up to tidy themselves up.
The two were somewhat surprised to hear "repel" instead of "kill".
Surprisingly, the female zombie wasn't killed. It seems the leader was indeed tired and didn't perform well.
After traveling several more miles, the three finally saw the outline of Xiahe Town.
However, before they even entered the town, they ran into a funeral procession.
There was no suona horn, no mourning sticks.
Only the paper money fluttered in the air, swirling and falling in the cold night wind, like snowflakes falling from the sky.
Even more strangely, there was no coffin in the procession.
There were only two sedan chair carriers, carrying a red lacquered box.
At the back of the line, a disheveled woman was crying her heart out, struggling to move forward, but was held back by several burly men.
"What happened?"
Zhang Xiaokui reached out and stopped the person leading the way to ask a question.
However, the guide did not react at all, and continued to walk mechanically, bumping straight into him.
Zhang Xiaokui frowned and pushed.
It feels light and flimsy, with a dry and rough texture.
He looked closely, and his pupils contracted.
This isn't a human being.
It's clearly a lifelike paper figure!
Her face was deathly pale, smeared with two patches of crimson rouge, and a strange smile played on her lips.
Zhang Dashao exclaimed in surprise and pressed his hand on the hilt of his knife.
Jiang Mu's gaze quickly swept over the others.
Good guy!
Apart from the weeping woman and the people pulling her along, who were alive, the people leading the way and scattering paper money... were all paper dolls! "A paper doll funeral..."
Jiang Mu's expression suddenly turned cold.
I never expected that just passing through a small town would lead to such a strange occurrence.
It seems that the closer one gets to Yan City, the more rampant the demons become.
"Playing tricks!"
Jiang Mu, already feeling frustrated by Ji Hongyuan's actions, was now even more enraged and directly gave the order:
"Captain, Little Kui! Chop down these unlucky paper figures!"
Without saying a word, the two brothers drew their swords and rushed forward, hacking wildly at the paper figures.
"Splash!"
Paper scraps flew everywhere, and the bamboo frame broke.
Those paper figures that originally looked creepy quickly turned into a pile of waste paper.
"Stop! Stop it now!"
An elderly man leaning on a cane, seeing this, was terrified and scrambled over to block Jiang Mu's path, his eyes filled with fear. "Sir! We have already delivered the tribute as you instructed, why are you still not satisfied?"
Jiang Mu was taken aback, her eyes narrowing slightly:
"You can recognize us as members of the Demon Slayer Division?"
The old man was also taken aback upon hearing this.
He raised his head, his gaze suspiciously sweeping over the official uniforms worn by Jiang Mu and the other two. Seemingly sensing something amiss, he stammered, "You...you're not officials from the Yancheng Demon Slayer Division?"
Jiang Mu's voice was icy:
"We are from the Demon Slayer Bureau of Huzhou City. Old man, judging from what you just said... could it be that officials from the Demon Slayer Bureau of Yan City have ordered you to deliver tribute to the demons?"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Zhang brothers behind him changed drastically.
The duty of the Demon Slayer Division is to slay demons and eliminate evil spirits.
If even the officials of the Demon Slayer Bureau start to aid and abet evil, openly helping demons demand tributes, wouldn't this place be utterly rotten? The old man's expression shifted, his eyes darting around, as if he was hesitating whether to tell the truth.
In the end, he lowered his head and forced an awkward smile:
"No...no, that's not true. This official misunderstood. The officials of Yancheng have been protecting us all along. It's just that I'm getting senile and misspoke..." "Mistaken?"
Jiang Mu snorted coldly, ignoring the old man's attempt to cover up.
He winked at Zhang Dachi.
Zhang Dashao understood immediately, strode over, and shoved aside the two burly men carrying boxes who were trying to stop him.
"Bang!"
He cleaved open the lock on the red lacquered box with a single stroke and lifted the lid.
There was a baby inside the box!
It looked to be only a few months old and was sleeping peacefully.
"Master!"
Zhang Dashao's eyes widened in fury. He quickly and carefully took the baby out, turned to look at Jiang Mu, his eyes filled with rage.
Jiang Mu stared coldly at the old man:
"Are you holding a funeral or feeding a monster?!"
"This...this..."
The old man was sweating profusely and stammered for a long time, unable to speak.
"Shan'er!!"
Upon seeing the child rescued, the woman who had been crying broke free from the restraints of others, rushed over, snatched the child from Zhang Dazhao's arms, and held him tightly in her embrace, tears streaming down her face.
She knelt down in front of Jiang Mu with a thud, kowtowing and crying as she pleaded:
"Sir, please save my child!"
A man-eating monster has appeared in this town. The two officials from the Demon Slayer Bureau not only ignore it, but they're even forcing us… saying that we have to offer a child to the monster every so often in order to keep the town safe…
"Your Honor, I beg you to save my child! He's my only child... I beg you!"
The woman banged her head against the ground repeatedly, her forehead becoming a bloody mess.
Upon hearing the woman's truth, the old man deflated like a punctured balloon, hunching over instantly and letting out a long, helpless sigh.
"Sigh...what a tragedy!"
He looked at Jiang Mu and said bitterly:
"Sir, it's not that I'm deliberately concealing anything. It's just... you are ultimately from another region's Demon-Slaying Division, and you can't interfere in matters here." "Tell me the details, what exactly happened?"
Jiang Mu's face was as still as water.
Through the old man's intermittent narration, Jiang Mu finally understood the whole story.
It turns out that since the rebellion in Yancheng, the surrounding area has been in chaos, and many demons have taken the opportunity to stir up trouble.
There were originally two demon slayers from the Yancheng Demon Slayer Division stationed in this small river town.
At first, when this monster appeared in the town, the people hoped that the two officials could slay it.
But who knew that the demon was quite powerful, and at the same time, Yancheng was also preoccupied with its own problems and could not provide any assistance.
The two demon slayers were afraid of death and dared not fight the demon head-on, so they actually reached a deal with it.
As long as the townspeople voluntarily offer a child as a tribute every so often, the monster will stop killing people indiscriminately and instead protect the town from other demons.
And so, tonight's absurd scene unfolded.
"What a disgrace to the Demon Slayer Division! How could there be such a beast among them!"
Zhang Xiaokui was so angry that he trembled all over.
Jiang Mu looked at the old man and calmly asked, "What do you think?"
The old man's face showed a look of pain:
"Sir, what can we do?"
We wanted to resist, but we were just ordinary people. What could we do to fight against monsters?
We want to live too...
If we can save the lives of most people in this town, sacrificing a few... is something we can't avoid.
After all, those two Demon Slayers didn't run away either. If they had, the demon would have been free, and we would all have been wiped out long ago." Jiang Mu smirked, revealing a mocking sneer.
Didn't run away?
Of course they dared not run.
The laws of the Demon Slayer Division are strict; desertion in the face of battle is a capital offense.
Once they run away, they will not only be wanted by the Demon Slayer Bureau, but they will also be unable to establish themselves in the martial arts world, let alone obtain cultivation resources.
Unless they are willing to fall into evil ways and join a force like the Red Umbrella Cult.
But these days, being a rebel isn't so easy; who would dare gamble with their life and fortune?
So they chose to eke out a living here.
They managed to keep their official positions and salaries, as well as their lives, even at the cost of innocent children's blood.
"Where are those two demon slayers from Yancheng? Lead the way."
Jiang Mu said calmly.
The old man looked at the shattered paper figures scattered on the ground, then at Jiang Mu's cold, star-like eyes, and dared not disobey any longer, so he led the way. The group walked through the desolate streets and arrived at a rather grand-looking mansion with red lanterns hanging at the east end of the town.
The courtyard gate was half-closed, and the inside was brightly lit.
Faintly, one could also hear the coquettish laughter of women and the unrestrained teasing of men.
"Those two gentlemen are inside."
The old man pointed to the room inside and shrank back to the side.
Jiang Mu and the other two entered the courtyard and came to the brightly lit door. Zhang Dashao stepped forward and kicked the door open.
The scene that came into view made Jiang Mu pause in surprise.
Inside the spacious room, the aroma of wine and meat filled the air.
Two men dressed in the casual attire of the Demon Slayers lay disheveled on a soft couch, each embracing a beautiful and alluring woman. They were feeding each other wine and flirting, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
That's fine.
The key point is that beneath the skirts of those two beautiful women were snake tails.
When Jiang Mu entered, one of the snake women even stuck out her forked tongue and rubbed it against the cheek of the man in her arms, making a coquettish sound.
"A snake demon?"
Seeing this appalling scene, Jiang Mu was speechless.
Good guy.
He thought the two had been forced to compromise with the monster.
I never expected this...
These two were actually heroes from humble beginnings.
The two demon slayers were quite drunk when they were suddenly startled to see someone barge in.
One of the men, a burly man with a face full of scars, stood up unsteadily and pointed at Jiang Mu, muttering curses:
"Damn it, where did this blind fool come from?"
"Pfft!"
A bright, cold glint flashed by.
The fleshy head was severed from the neck, its fury still lingering, and rolled under the table.
The hot blood in his chest sprayed all over the table of food and wine.
Jiang Mu sheathed his sword, his tone calm: "Kill these two snake demons."
The Zhang brothers, Da Chi and Zhang Da Chi, charged forward with their knives.
The two snake demons who were dancing and drinking with the customers were only at the second level of cultivation. Before they could swim a few steps, they were hacked into several pieces by the blades, revealing their original forms, which were as thick as water buckets. Foul-smelling snake blood flowed all over the ground.
The remaining demon slayer was a short, stout man in his thirties.
By this time, he was so frightened that he was completely sober, his face was as white as paper, and he slumped in his chair.
A warm, pungent smell emanated from his crotch, dripping down his trouser leg and onto the ground.
"You...you all..."
As Jiang Mu approached step by step, the short, fat man's lips trembled and his teeth chattered.
Jiang Mu walked up to him, looking down at him condescendingly:
"I ask, you answer. Understand?"
The man looked into those emotionless eyes, nodded vigorously, and his fat jiggled all over.
Seeing Jiang Mu's official uniform and catching a glimpse of the old man leading the way outside the door, he immediately understood everything.
He fell to his knees with a thud, snot and tears streaming down his face:
"M-My lord, spare us! We...we had no choice!"
"That monster was too powerful. If we hadn't done this, the people of this town... would have been eaten alive long ago! We endured this humiliation to protect the greater good..."
Jiang Mu glanced at the two mangled snake demon corpses on the ground, then looked at the food and wine on the table, and sneered:
"He endured humiliation and hardship until he ended up in the snake demon's bed?"
I didn't realize your way of "compromising" was so unique.
"I……"
The short, stout man's face flushed red; he wanted to explain but couldn't find the words.
They were resistant at first too.
However, this snake demon was just too much fun.
"Alright, enough nonsense," Jiang Mu interrupted him. "How many demons are there? What are their cultivation levels? Where are they hiding?"
The short, stout man dared not hide the truth and stammered:
"There are... there are two more demons. Both are at the fourth level of cultivation."
Originally, there was only one ghost cultivator eating children here, but then a snake demon came. They... they seem to be a couple.
The snake demon seemed to be seriously injured and needed the child to heal and recover.
Snake demon and ghost cultivator?
couple?
Jiang Mu raised an eyebrow slightly; this combination was quite novel.
A love affair across species?
"lead the way."
Jiang Mu stood up.
The short, stout man hesitated for a moment, then mustered his courage and tentatively asked:
"M-My lord, if I take you there, could you... could you spare my life? I promise I'll reform myself from this day forward and kill more demons to atone for my sins!"
Jiang Mu said calmly, "It depends on your performance."
A glimmer of hope flashed in the man's eyes. He gritted his teeth and got up: "Fine! I'll take you!"
The night was deep, the moon was dark, and the wind was strong.
The group arrived at a temple on the edge of town.
The temple had long since ceased its incense offerings and exuded an eerie and ghostly aura.
"It's right here."
The short, stout man pointed inside, "The demon couple is in the meditation room in the backyard."
Jiang Mu nodded, then turned to the Zhang brothers and instructed them:
"You two guard the front and back doors, don't let anything escape. If that fat guy tries anything funny, just chop him up."
"yes!"
The two brothers accepted the order and glared fiercely at the short, fat man.
Jiang Mu then circled around to the other side of the high wall, and with a slight thought, threw the Number One Demon Shadow into the wall as an anchor point.
Use teleportation to enter the temple.
He gripped the domino tightly in his hand and groped his way toward the backyard, soon arriving at a meditation room lit by candlelight.
Before we even got close, we could hear voices coming from inside the meditation room.
"How much longer...?"
The woman's voice was weak, filled with suppressed pain, "I can't hold on much longer..."
Upon hearing the woman's voice, Jiang Mu frowned slightly.
Why does this voice sound so familiar?
I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before.
"Bear with it, just bear with it a little longer."
An old male voice comforted him.
"The offerings will arrive soon. The energy-replenishing technique I taught you is remarkably effective. When I was injured and on the verge of death, my soul was about to dissipate, and it was through this method that I gradually gathered my soul and recovered."
Once you're healed, we'll...
Just then, the woman inside the room suddenly changed her tone and shouted sharply:
"Someone's there!!"
Jiang Mu was surprised.
A fourth-order demon creature possesses such keen perception.
"boom!"
Amidst the flying wood chips from the windowpane, a dark figure darted out from inside the house.
It was an old man dressed in black, with a withered face, exuding a ghostly aura, his ten fingers like hooks, rushing straight at Jiang Mu's face.
It was obviously that ghost cultivator.
Jiang Mu neither dodged nor evaded; his long sword, carrying a strong wind, slashed down head-on.
"Whoosh!"
The blade sliced through the ghost cultivator's body.
Jiang Mu felt as if he had cut into a ball of air, and it had passed right through him.
"Can't you cut it?"
Jiang Mu's pupils contracted.
At the same time, although the ghost cultivator was split open, it began to heal itself in the next moment, maintaining its attacking posture, and its green claws were already reaching for Jiang Mu's heart!
Jiang Mu activated the Serpent's Body Step, sliding half a foot to the left.
"Sizzle!"
The ghostly claws tore his clothes, and the chilling ghostly energy seemed to want to crawl into the wound.
Jiang Muxing circulated his power, dispersing the sinister ghostly energy.
He was filled with doubt and unease.
This ghost cultivator's state was quite similar to the soul of Beitang Batian before he possessed him that day, except that he lacked a corpse as a support.
"Splash!"
Just then, the window of the meditation room behind them shattered again.
A graceful figure darted out of the house, not even glancing at the battlefield, and transformed into a streak of azure light, fleeing towards the courtyard wall. "Trying to run?"
Jiang Mu flipped his left hand, and a folding fan appeared in his palm.
He swung his sword at the fleeing figure!
[Draw a circle around yourself and imprison yourself!]
Buzz
The void trembled.
The snake demon, which had been moving as fast as lightning, suddenly stopped.
It was like hitting a layer of sticky glue, slowing down.
Finally, exhausted, he landed on the ground.
Jiang Mu finally saw the snake demon's face clearly.
She was a middle-aged woman, pale-faced, weak-breathed, with her vertical pupils filled with astonishment and suspicion.
But when Jiang Mu saw this face, she was stunned.
It was her?!
No wonder the voice sounded familiar!
Isn't this the Snake Mother who disguised herself as Shen Wanhai's mistress in Huzhou City, was severely injured by Ling Ye's sword, and finally escaped by self-destruction?! The Blood Mad Blade he had back then was a bargain he picked up from this woman.
What a small world!
Unexpectedly, after escaping Huzhou City, this woman actually ran to this godforsaken place and even found a ghost cultivator as her lover.
"It's you!?"
The Snake Mother recognized Jiang Mu at almost the same time.
Her pale, alluring face was immediately filled with deep-seated hatred and a hint of fear.
She subconsciously looked around.
When she confirmed that she could not sense Ling Ye's presence, the Snake Mother visibly breathed a sigh of relief, but the hatred in her eyes intensified.
"You brat, I never expected you to have broken through to the fourth realm in such a short time!"
The ghost cultivator floated back to the snake mother's side and asked in a sinister tone, "Madam, do you know this boy?"
"I'd recognize you even if you were ashes!"
The snake mother gritted her teeth.
"He's that little bastard from the Demon Slaying Division of Huzhou City. He's the one who ruined my plans and attracted that bitch Ling Ye! He caused my cultivation to plummet and my foundation to be damaged!"
Upon hearing this, the ghost cultivator's ghostly aura surged, and the temperature in the temple's backyard seemed to drop considerably.
"Since we're old enemies, let's settle all our scores today. I'll kill this brat for you. Once you've recovered, we'll go find the Painted Skin Demon and borrow his powers again to help you break through to the seventh rank!"
Then, I'll seek revenge on Ling Ye!
Before he finished speaking, his figure blurred and transformed into a swirling cloud of black mist.
Countless eerie claws extended from it, reaching out to grab Jiang Mu from all directions!
The sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling filled the air, disturbing everyone's peace of mind.
At the same time, the snake mother also moved.
Although she was still recovering from serious injuries and her cultivation had fallen to the peak of the fourth realm, she was still a powerful demon who was close to the seventh rank.
His combat experience and supernatural abilities far surpass those of ordinary fourth-tier fighters.
She opened her mouth and spat out a stream of dark green venom toward Jiang Mu's face. At the same time, she made hand seals, and several phantom snakes made of demonic power suddenly sprang out from the ground, hissing as they coiled around Jiang Mu's legs, restricting his movements.
The two demons joined forces, one at a distance and the other at close range, one real and the other feinting, their cooperation seamless.
"The True Explanation of the Profound Gang!"
Jiang Mu let out a low shout, and a dazzling pale golden aura instantly covered his entire body, as if he were wearing golden armor.
The venom struck the protective aura but could not penetrate it even slightly.
Immediately afterwards, Bai Mu gripped the sword with both hands, and the [Tai Su Tian Gang Blood River True Swallow] within his body roared into action!
"Blood River, Heaven-Shattering Slash!"
boom!!
The gleaming sword turned crimson.
A bloodthirsty aura, more ferocious than ghostly energy and more domineering than demonic energy, surged into the sky.
The blade's aura surged several feet.
Like a furious dragon rising from a sea of blood, it cleaved towards the approaching cloud of ghostly mist with the power to annihilate everything!
"Sizzle"
It was as if a red-hot iron had been plunged into lard.
The moment the crimson blade light made contact with the ghostly mist, it emitted a piercing explosion.
The Void Ghost Body, which the ghost cultivator was so proud of, was torn apart by the Blood River True Knowledge, which contained the Heavenly Gang Killing Qi.
"ah!!"
A piercing scream came from within the black mist.
The ghost cultivator was forced out of the room, his abdomen slashed open by the blade energy. There was no blood at the wound, only black ghost energy dissipating wildly, like a deflated balloon.
His eyes were filled with horror:
"What kind of sword energy is this?! How can it possibly injure my ghostly body?!"
The Snake Mother also recognized the knife in Bai Mu's hand; it seemed to have been her weapon before, but it wasn't this powerful.
Bai Mu forced the ghost cultivator back with a single strike, his body twisting strangely in mid-air.
[Shadow Teleportation!]
Swish!
The snake mother, who was swinging her tail to sweep across the area, missed her target, and the immense inertia caused her body to sway slightly.
Before she could adjust her balance, a ripple appeared in the space above her head.
Bai Mu, wielding swords in both hands, descended from the sky!
It was as if a demon god had descended from the heavens.
The snake mother was terrified, but it was too late to escape.
In the critical moment, she could only desperately twist her body and raise her hands to summon a snake-scale shield above her head.
"clang!!"
A loud bang.
The snake-scale shield shattered into pieces under the crimson blade's light.
The blade, still sharp, slashed fiercely at the snake mother's shoulder.
"Pfft!"
An arm, still covered in large chunks of flesh, was severed at the shoulder and flew off.
The snake mother let out a terrible scream, staggered and fell to the ground, blood gushing from her severed arm.
She never imagined that in such a short time, this young man, who used to rely on Ling Ye for protection, would grow to such a terrifying level! This is no ordinary fourth realm!
"Husband, save me!!" the snake mother screamed in despair.
Seeing this, the ghost cultivator was terrified, but he still understood the principle of mutual dependence.
He roared, ignoring his injuries, formed a hand seal, and spat out a jet-black bead from his mouth.
"Ghost King Seal, suppress!"
The bead instantly swelled, transforming into a black seal the size of a millstone, which, with immense force, slammed towards Bai Mu's back.
As the seal flew out, the ghost cultivator's aura immediately weakened.
Bai Mu felt a strong gust of wind behind him and swung his left hand backward.
The folding fan opened again.
[Draw a circle around yourself and imprison yourself!]
hum!
The powerful Ghost King Seal was frozen in mid-air just as it was about to strike Bai Mu.
It felt like it was stuck in a quagmire, buzzing and vibrating but unable to move forward an inch.
"What?!"
The ghost cultivator's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Even magical artifacts can freeze people?!
Taking advantage of this brief opening, Bai Mu raised his knife again, looked at the heavily wounded Snake Mother lying on the ground, her face filled with despair, and said calmly:
"You got away last time, but this time... let's see where you can run now!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the blade flashed.
A beautiful, twisted head rolled off the ground, while the headless snake's body continued to convulse violently on the ground.
This snake mother was eventually killed by Ling Ye and Bai Mu working together!
"lady!!"
The ghost cultivator let out a cry of grief and indignation.
Seeing the snake mother die a gruesome death, the last shred of fighting spirit in his heart collapsed.
too strong!
This is too weird!
With a variety of methods, impeccable defense, and attacks that are especially effective against ghosts and spies!
escape!
The second ghost cultivator, having suffered a loss, immediately abandoned the Ghost King Seal that had immobilized him, his figure transforming back into black mist as he frantically fled towards the door. "Trying to escape?"