Chapter 85: Young Master Qin Faints Yet Again

As Qin Mu slowly approached, excitement filled the pupils of the Yinren Venerable.

“That’s right! Boy, come here. As long as you help this lord lift the seal, the reward will be huge!”

“Don’t worry, senior, I’m here, aren’t I?”

Qin Mu walked up to the Yinren Venerable.

“Relax, leave it to me.”

“Very good, boy, come closer, and I’ll tell you how to unlock the seal.”

At this moment, the cloudy eyes of the Yinren Venerable trembled.

Qin Mu took a deep breath, gathered his qi in his dantian, pulled out a talisman, and threw it out instantly.

“Yashile!”

As soon as he spoke, a dazzling light exploded.

“Ahhh!”

The Yinren Venerable let out a painful scream.

“Jinguang Talisman! How did you get your hands on this, boy!”

The Jinguang Talisman, which restrains evil spirits, is a deadly weapon against them.

It can be activated with just a bit of true qi, but the cost to forge it is extremely high.

Of course, the Jinguang Talisman isn’t an instant kill.

If it were, that would be too broken, and the balance of power would collapse.

The Jinguang Talisman works like a flashbang, rendering evil spirits immobile and giving time to counterattack.

“The old fart still wanted to trick me! No way!”

I knew this old bastard was up to no good—thank goodness I was prepared.

Qin Mu turned and ran, even slapping on a Shenfeng Talisman to speed up.

After running for a while, Qin Mu thought he’d gotten far enough, but when he turned his head, he found he’d only run a short distance!

“Boy!!”

The Yinren Venerable recovered, now furious.

“Don’t think you can escape with that little trick. This lord has been suppressed for so long that I’ve already refined part of the formation.”

This old shady geezer!

Then, Qin Mu found his legs moving uncontrollably toward the Yinren Venerable.

Crap!

Qin Mu was terrified.

“Senior, maybe we can talk this out.”

The Yinren Venerable didn’t believe a word the boy said.

“Hmph! Originally, I planned to seize your body while you let your guard down, but in the end, I almost let you, this cunning brat, get away.”

“Senior, that’s not fair. I wanted to release you, but you tried to possess me!”

“Heh! We’re the same, but now, boy, don’t even think about running!”

The Yinren Venerable laughed darkly.

It’s over, it’s over!

Qin Mu watched himself get closer and closer to the old shady man, heart filled with anxiety, but powerless, tightly controlled.

The Yinren Venerable stared at Qin Mu’s body, eyes full of greed.

“Haha! Even though it’s just a Qi Refining stage, this lord is finally free!”

Boom!

A cloud of black mist burst from the Yinren Venerable’s body, wrapping around Qin Mu in an instant.

“First, destroy this brat’s soul. As for the body, I’ll adapt to it later.”

Entering Qin Mu’s soul, the Yinren Venerable saw a cluster of white fire—that was this brat’s soul.

The Yinren Venerable focused his soul’s power, preparing to snuff it out in one blow.

Just then, two enormous soul fluctuations suddenly appeared.

Unlike the weak soul in front of him, these two soul forces were incomparably strong—even in his prime, he couldn’t compare!

“Damn! Why are such powerful beings guarding this brat’s soul!”

The Yinren Venerable could barely hold on for a moment.

A soul attack struck, nearly scattering his own spirit.

“This is bad! Retreat!”

Sensing danger, the Yinren Venerable withdrew from Qin Mu’s body without hesitation.

“Hu—hu—”

He panted heavily.

“So close, I almost lost it all on this brat.”

The Yinren Venerable muttered, feeling lucky to have escaped—if he’d hesitated even a moment, he would’ve been completely erased.

Swish!

Suddenly, a burst of sword energy flew toward the Yinren Venerable.

He defended, but was knocked back dozens of steps.

“Who is it!?”

Soon, a graceful figure appeared.

Holding a long sword, her beautiful face was frosty, and a cold aura spread outward.

She looked at her unconscious younger brother lying on the ground nearby.

Qin Ruoshuang’s sword intent erupted, and she slashed out, cold sword energy bursting forth.

The Yinren Venerable was shocked—everything was beyond his expectation.

How did this woman appear?!

How could she break through the illusion of the heart without him noticing!

What the Yinren Venerable didn’t know was that Qin Ruoshuang had never fallen into the illusion.

Only those with many inner distractions would be trapped, but Qin Ruoshuang’s heart was pure—no distractions, with only her Mu’er inside.

Qin Ruoshuang’s aura locked onto the Yinren Venerable, leaving him nowhere to escape.

Fighting her, the Yinren Venerable realized this young woman had already reached the Nascent Soul Realm!

If it had been earlier, the Yinren Venerable wouldn’t have feared a Nascent Soul, but after the recent heavy blow to his soul, he was no match now.

The Yinren Venerable wanted to flee, but Qin Ruoshuang’s attacks were deadly, giving him no room for distraction.

“Don’t underestimate this lord!”

***

In a daze, Qin Mu dreamed.

In the dream, he strode across mountains and rivers, sun and moon above his head, and countless beautiful elder sisters threw themselves into his arms.

Qin Mu was so happy he thought he’d never been so blessed in his life.

He waved his hand, ready to build three palaces and six courts, have a hundred-person feast, and just as the party was about to begin, he woke up.

His eyes opened to the scent of medicinal herbs in the air.

It smelled so bitter.

His head ached, and he only remembered being tricked by the old shady man before passing out—the rest was a blur.

Though the surroundings were unfamiliar, Qin Mu still caught a faint, familiar fragrance in the air—the scent of Sister Ruoshuang.

Besides that, there was another subtle scent that he couldn’t place but felt familiar.

In just one year, Young Master Qin had fainted three times and taken more medicine than in the past decade.

The room was quiet—no one was around.

Qin Mu sat up and checked his body—no external injuries, just fatigue and weakness.

He got out of bed with effort, opened the door, and found the living room strangely familiar.

Wasn’t this the Village Chief’s house!

“Hehe, young man, you’re awake.”

An old voice called out.

Qin Mu saw an elderly man smiling at him.

“Grandpa, who are you?”

“Hehe, me? I’m the Village Chief here.”

The old Village Chief walked slowly up to Qin Mu.

“This time, it was a lot of trouble for you all. It was our village’s problem, yet we caused so much trouble for the immortals.”

“Grandpa, you’re too polite. Eliminating evil and protecting the people is our duty.”

Of course, Qin Mu was just being polite.

In truth, Young Master Qin’s principle was to keep his own life first.

“Junior brother! You’re awake!”

A delicate voice called out, and Liu Zixi appeared before Qin Mu.

“Zixi Senior Sister!”

Qin Mu looked happy, then suddenly remembered—the old shady man!

“Right, Zixi Senior Sister, what happened to that old monster?”

Liu Zixi thought for a moment—junior brother must be referring to that Demon Clan member.

“Junior brother, sit down first.”

“That person was from the Demon Clan, suppressed here by a Great Power a hundred years ago. As for him, his remnant soul was almost destroyed by the Holy Maiden.”

“According to the Great Power’s formation, that person shouldn’t have been able to control the grand array, but recently, some people tried to release him. To investigate the mastermind, the Holy Maiden returned to the Sect.”

In fact, if Liu Zixi hadn’t arrived in time, the Yinren Venerable would’ve been shattered by Qin Ruoshuang.

She quickly stopped the Holy Maiden—someone was trying to release the Demon Clan under suppression, and this had to be reported to the Sect.