She grabbed Lin Xiao by the head and pulled him behind her.
Where Lin Xiao had been standing, smoke immediately swirled.
When the dust cleared, a silver gleaming, righteous spear was planted diagonally in the ground.
The first to fourth levels of the Demon-Lock Cave had all fallen, but the outside seemed unaware, taking no measures and sending no reinforcements.
“Get lost, or die!”
A powerful roar, carrying thick Spiritual Chi, shook Lin Xiao’s legs weak, and he collapsed to the ground.
“Th-this, my Lord, what is…”
“Don’t panic, kid. It’s just an old geezer who barely reached the Body Integration Stage in his old age. What’s there to be afraid of?”
It still sounded calm and casual, but Lin Xiao couldn’t understand.
Her true body plus his current self was merely half a Soul Transformation cultivator.
How could she dare say something like “just a Body Integration Stage”?
But since she said that, all he could do was believe.
“Just a Body Integration Stage? You, a Soul Transformation Stage demonic cultivator, are quite confident.”
Hearing her words, the old man was actually amused.
“Let me see what gives you, a Soul Transformation Stage demonic cultivator, such confident courage.”
The moment his voice fell, the spear before them suddenly rose into the air.
A dragon’s roar echoed, silver light burst forth, and waves of water flooded the sky.
Although the spear had not yet fallen, the powerful cultivation of a Body Integration Stage cultivator already pressed down on the two of them.
The steps beneath their feet were cracked in lines.
Lin Xiao’s body, already bleeding profusely, could no longer bear the weight.
“Oh? You can’t die.”
Standing up to the righteous dragon’s might, she remained expressionless.
From her scaly chest, she took out a bottle of medicinal liquid and shoved it into Lin Xiao’s mouth.
The taste was his favorite bloody metallic flavor, and the effect was quite good.
His wounds healed at an astonishing speed, and the missing parts of his body grew tender new flesh.
“You dare to pull such tricks under my nose? Die!”
With an angry roar, the spear fell.
Soul Transformation and Body Integration seemed only one realm apart, but that was a chasm on the path of cultivation.
Only by stepping into Body Integration could one formally qualify for ascension.
Those below Body Integration were at most just playing around on the cultivation path.
Moreover, the old man’s weapon was made from a dragon’s bone as its base, supplemented by other heavenly materials that emitted righteous aura.
Body Integration versus Soul Transformation, dragon versus snake, righteous versus demonic.
From any angle, the old man was unquestionably superior.
That was how it should be.
“Oh? So you think an attack like this can hurt me?”
With a light laugh, her serpent tail even happily tapped the ground.
“What do you mean?!”
The spear approached, the piercing silver light about to strike her body.
At that moment, she finally made a move.
Facing this earth-shattering strike, she casually raised her right hand.
Blue-gray scales covered her body in an instant.
From fingers to shoulders, her originally soft skin became the hardest shield.
Meeting the spear tip, she precisely grasped it.
“Clang——”
The tremendous sound from the impact shook the surroundings violently.
Lin Xiao’s ears even bled from the shock.
But compared to the physical damage, the spiritual shock left him even more dumbfounded.
The silver spear was actually gripped tightly in her single hand.
No matter how the shaft trembled and twisted, it could not advance half a step.
Dark cyan waves of energy spread up along the spear shaft.
Wherever they passed, the silver light dimmed, and the spear blackened and decayed visibly, eventually turning into a pool of liquid.
A Body Integration Stage’s attack was so easily neutralized by a Soul Transformation Stage demonic cultivator, and even backlashed!
“How is this possible?!”
The old man’s reaction was equally shocked.
“How could a Soul Transformation Stage brat have this kind of power?”
“I think you old fool have been here so long you’ve gone senile and never heard of my reputation.”
She walked over to the securely locked entrance of the fifth level, her tail tip turning into a blade.
With a shua, she cut a crack, and her five fingers, now scaly claws, grabbed it with a ka.
Hand and tail worked together.
With a teeth-grinding ripping sound, the entrance to the fifth level appeared before Lin Xiao.
“Get in, kid.”
“Oh, okay!”
Although he didn’t know why, Lin Xiao could see that the situation had turned around, and they were in the upper hand.
The fifth level was not like the other four, which were full of cells with small gaps between rooms.
The fifth level had only one door.
It was an old-fashioned double sliding door, with a strange beast handle on each side, firmly connected by a string of ancient locks.
And in front of the door, an old man with white hair and beard sat on a bamboo chair.
“You rats, how dare you——”
“Yo, still so energetic, old geezer~”
Her eyes curved, her lips curled up, and she walked toward him provocatively.
But just as she was about to approach within three feet of the old man, a dazzling golden light flashed, and a burnt smell permeated the air.
The scales on her chest were scorched black.
The smell of burnt protein made Lin Xiao involuntarily sniff.
“You do have some tricks.”
She tore off all the scorched parts on her chest, and in the blink of an eye, a new layer of scales covered her body.
“But hiding in a shield like this won’t keep you safe. Having suppressed That Lord for so many years, even if you’re at Body Integration Stage, how much Spiritual Power do you have left? And can your strength still match your cultivation level now?”
As she spoke, her voice gradually became hollow.
The cold words echoed throughout the fifth level, as if several of her were speaking at once.
However, it wasn’t just “as if”—there really were several of her speaking at the same time.
Behind her half-human, half-serpent form, two more “her”s had appeared without anyone noticing.
“Aren’t you curious why I could block your attack and why I could come here so easily?”
The one speaking was a “her” dressed in red, radiating blood energy.
“Now, let me tell you why.”
The voice that said this was quite soft.
The white-robed “her” had the same face as the other two, but was ethereal and celestial, with a compassionate expression.
“Because we are not Soul Transformation Stage.”
Demonic Chi, Blood Qi, and Spirit Chi burst forth from the three of them, converging into a three-colored vortex above the fifth level.
Red, purple, and milky white colors stirred up a gale, pulling the three of them into the eye of the storm.
Their cultivation levels skyrocketed at an astonishing speed.
Mid Soul Transformation Stage, Late Soul Transformation Stage, Body Integration Stage!
Finally, the waves of energy subsided.
A half-human, half-serpent figure, draped in blood-red robes, yet with a face as kind as a Bodhisattva, slowly appeared.
“We are Body Integration Stage! And today, this place will become your grave.”
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In the dark night, Wu Yan slowed her steps, held her breath, and using the cover of night and rain, silently arrived at Wendao Peak.
The outer sect disciples’ cultivation was not yet up to par, so they had already fallen into peaceful sleep.
There was no movement from the direction of the mortals either.
The owner of the Demonic Chi must be heading for the formation eye of Wendao Peak.
Wu Yan was very certain.
Today during the day, Xia Lingshuang had just notified her about this, and at night Demonic Chi came from here.
Wu Yan did not think this was a coincidence.
Although Wu Yan did not know where the formation eye of Wendao Peak was, her perception of Demonic Chi was no joke.
Even through the protective seals, Wu Yan believed she could find him.
“Blockhead, be careful. This bastard chose this time to act, so his preparations must be thorough.”
“Mm, I know.”
Sure enough, following the Demonic Chi, Wu Yan easily found the location of the formation eye at Wendao Peak.
It was right under the semi-open thatched cottage where she often taught.
Carefully concealing her aura, Wu Yan quietly infiltrated the secret chamber.
Creak—creak—
The sound of a blade scraping stone came from within, followed by a dense, uncontrollable sinister Demonic Chi.
Standing there seemed to be a person in a gray robe.
“Finally here? I’ve been waiting for you!”
Before Wu Yan could see the person’s face, she heard his voice first.
“It’s you!”
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