Chapter 101: Battles on All Fronts

Qin Mu lay on the bed.

Gradually, the lines on his right hand began to glow, and he slowly regained the ability to move his body.

He sat up and touched the King’s Right Hand.

‘Looks like this thing is quite powerful. Could it be that my “cheat” has finally arrived?’

However, this cheat was a bit large; perhaps he should call it his “Golden Arm.”

‘In future fights, I’ll roll up my sleeves, show off my Golden Arm, and blind those bastards!’

Qin Mu got out of bed.

Just as he opened the door, a figure was standing not far away.

“Heh heh, you must be Qin Mu.”

The figure held a portrait in his hand.

Qin Mu’s heart skipped a beat.

This tone, including that “heh heh” laugh—damn it!

‘How is there someone from the Demon Clan here!’

Young Master Qin tried to shut the door and return to his room, but an attack immediately slammed into him.

“Ugh!”

With a muffled groan, Qin Mu was sent reeling back over ten steps.

“Heh heh, just surrender. If my task weren’t to capture you alive and unharmed, I would have tortured you until you only had one breath left.”

The Ninth Elder slowly approached Qin Mu.

Qin Mu retreated step by step.

He was facing someone in the Golden Core Realm; there was absolutely no way he could win in a direct confrontation.

But there was nowhere to run—he was backed into a dead end.

He was truly finished this time.

Cold sweat poured down Young Master Qin’s back.

Whoosh!

An aura rapidly approached.

“Hmm?”

Just as the Ninth Elder turned his head, a white-clad figure rushed toward him.

The two exchanged a palm strike.

Boom!

The white-clad figure landed in front of Qin Mu.

“Zixi… Zixi Senior Sister!”

With her white clothes fluttering, her beautiful face, her curvaceous figure, and that Golden Core Realm aura, it was the classic scene of a beauty saving a hero!

Wait!

The Golden Core Realm!

Qin Mu’s eyes widened.

He carefully sensed Liu Zixi’s aura, and it was indeed the Golden Core Realm.

This was bad!

Young Master Qin felt like his world was collapsing.

How long had it been since Zixi Senior Sister broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage?

She had reached the Golden Core Realm in a single step!

The Ninth Elder stared at Liu Zixi.

After sensing her carefully, he let out a sneer.

“You’ve only reached the Golden Core Realm temporarily by relying on a secret technique and a Fabao.”

Liu Zixi turned her beautiful eyes toward the Ninth Elder, looking as if she were facing a great enemy.

“So what? At the very least, I can contend with you now.”

Having said that, Liu Zixi took out an Ancient Mirror.

She infused it with True Qi, and the Ancient Mirror emitted a beam of light.

The Ninth Elder had been indifferent at first, but as the light beam neared him, his body tensed up as if he had encountered a natural predator.

Though he scrambled to dodge, the light beam still grazed his body.

An agonizing, heart-wrenching pain instantly washed over him.

“Ah!!”

Clutching his wound, the Ninth Elder stared fixedly at the Ancient Mirror.

“You… how could you have that Fabao! That’s impossible!”

“No wonder… No wonder you could escape the suppression of the formation. It was because of this.”

Facing the Ancient Mirror in Liu Zixi’s hand, the Ninth Elder did not dare to attack recklessly.

Taking advantage of his caution, Liu Zixi leaned toward Qin Mu’s ear and whispered, “Junior Brother, let’s go!”

Her slender hand grabbed his arm as she pulled out an Escape Talisman.

A flash of light occurred, and the two people who had been standing there vanished from the Ninth Elder’s sight.

***

While the battle outside was in full swing, inside the Great Prison…

Tap, tap, tap.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the silent prison.

After a while, the footsteps stopped in front of the area where Jing Kun was held.

The Fourth Elder’s cloudy eyes looked at the wretched Jing Kun.

“That’s right. This is the aura. It seems the fusion went well.”

Having found their target, the Eighth Elder, who was standing beside the Fourth Elder, shattered the seal with a single blow and kicked open the cell door.

Sensing someone approaching, Jing Kun raised his head.

Even though the two people before him were radiating Demonic Qi, Jing Kun felt a sense of familiarity.

“People from the Demon Clan… I see…”

It made sense.

Given his importance to the Demon Clan’s plans, they would never give up on him easily.

After confirming the target, the Fourth Elder said to the Eighth Elder, “Take him away!”

“Understood!”

Facing the chains specially made by the Seven Star Sect to seal one’s cultivation, the Eighth Elder broke them with almost zero effort.

He carried Jing Kun out of the Great Prison.

At the entrance, an Old Man in Green had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing the two demons, the Old Man in Green stroked his beard and smiled.

“The Sect Master is truly a mastermind. I really did run into the Demon Clan.”

Facing the Old Man in Green, the Fourth Elder also felt a sense of pressure.

The opponent’s strength was definitely not inferior to his own.

“Old Eight, take the boy and leave first. I’ll hold him back.”

The Fourth Elder struck without hesitation.

His walking stick suddenly elongated, thrusting toward the Old Man in Green like a sharp sword.

The Old Man in Green didn’t panic at all.

He struck out with a palm, forcing the Fourth Elder back.

Thump!

The Fourth Elder thrust his walking stick into the ground.

Countless massive vines erupted from the earth, all of them rushing toward the Old Man in Green.

Seeing this, the Old Man in Green became interested.

“The Path of Wood Control. Interesting. To think a member of the Demon Clan would know this path.”

The vines were like venomous snakes, but the Old Man in Green remained calm.

“Break!”

With that single word, all the vines exploded.

“Ngh…”

The Fourth Elder clutched his chest.

This Old Man in Green’s strength was truly terrifying.

“What? Are you done?”

Seeing that his opponent was hesitating to attack, the Old Man in Green became somewhat impatient.

“I thought these demons would have something new to show me, but it seems that’s all there is.”

“In that case, don’t blame me for being cruel!”

The Old Man in Green’s smile vanished instantly, replaced by a majestic aura radiating from his body.

Elsewhere.

“Urgh!”

A hulking figure knelt on one knee, clutching his chest and unable to stop himself from coughing up blood.

The Second Elder looked at the woman.

Why was this woman so fierce?

An Alchemist shouldn’t have such high combat power!

Why was this woman even more aggressive than Mo Qiu, who was an Elder?

At that moment, Mo Qiu finished adjusting his breathing and immediately moved to Qin Mengyu’s side, wanting to assist the Holy Maiden.

But to his surprise, there was no tragic battle left to fight—only a burly man coughing up blood.

“Her Highness the Holy Maiden is indeed possessed of peerless talent! Her strength is so overwhelming that it fills me with admiration. You are truly my life’s goal!”

Seeing that the crisis had passed, Mo Qiu immediately began to flatter her.

Qin Mengyu ignored Mo Qiu and stared at the man before her.

“What is the purpose of your Demon Clan’s visit this time?”

Hearing the question, the Second Elder laughed.

“Little girl, do you really think I’ll tell you?”

The Second Elder struggled to his feet and let out a furious roar, once again activating the Lawful Manifestation of Heaven and Earth.

“I don’t believe it! I refuse to believe I can’t take down a junior like you today!”

Although he said that, the Second Elder knew in his heart that he could not defeat the girl in front of him.

However, his mission wasn’t to fight to the death.

Even if he couldn’t win, stalling her wouldn’t be a problem.

If he could buy enough time for the Fourth Elder, that would be enough.

Qin Mengyu was about to strike again when she suddenly noticed that Mu’er’s aura… had vanished!

‘Mu’er!’

Her heart fell into chaos.

Qin Mengyu looked at Mo Qiu.

“I’m leaving this to you.”

Mo Qiu patted his chest and promised, “Please rest assured, Holy Maiden.”

If he still couldn’t beat a heavily injured demon, Mo Qiu might as well find a block of tofu to bash his head against.

On the floor above.

The Ninth Elder stared at the empty space before him.

What was he supposed to do now?

He had botched the mission again.

Just as he was about to head downstairs, a terrifying aura locked onto him.

“You have… a trace of Mu’er’s aura on you.”

The icy tone made him feel a bone-chilling cold.

Even as a Golden Core Realm expert, the Ninth Elder felt like the True Qi in his body was about to stop flowing.

He turned his head trembling and saw a woman in pink looking at him with eyes full of cold light.

The Ninth Elder’s voice shook.

“The… the Nascent Soul Realm!”