Seeing Hei-Pi reveal his original form, Lin Xue let out a long sigh of relief, her heart suddenly relaxing.
The Black Skin Demon King was finally dead!
The greatest threat they faced had finally been eliminated.
Behind her, Hong Yanzhi, Hua Yingying, and the others were also filled with excitement.
Li Tianyu could not help but jump and cheer.
Lin Xue glanced at her ring; the teleportation spell had just finished its cooldown and was ready for use.
But she felt there was no longer a need to use it.
With the Black Skin Demon King dead, they no longer needed to stay on Erlong Mountain as cultivation vessels.
That young Demon King did not seem to harbor any hostility toward them.
She should be free now and could fly back to Xixia Mountain with Hong Yanzhi and the others.
She could finally go back.
Lin Xue thought of Zhang Zongnian and the tasks she had assigned to Lang Buping before she left.
‘Is Zhang Zongnian still alive after turning into a mouse? Did he go to the mountains to find me? Did he see the messages Lang Buping left for him?’
Her heart held some anticipation, wanting to return quickly to see if a mouse was waiting for her in that room.
Yet, she was also afraid of facing disappointment upon her return.
Not far away, the young Demon King tore open Hei-Pi’s corpse with his hands, reaching in to pull out a crystal-clear, diamond-like sphere.
That was the Black Skin Demon King’s Demon Pill.
Holding the Demon Pill, the Demon King walked toward Lin Xue and the others.
After killing Hei-Pi, Zhang Zongnian had already stopped burning his serpent core.
He felt the power within his body receding rapidly. He did not know how much longer he could hold on.
He had dug out Hei-Pi’s Demon Pill, knowing that a Demon King’s pill should be a very valuable item.
He walked to Lin Xue and handed it to her.
Lin Xue watched him approach step by step as he offered the pill. She accepted it in a daze.
She looked up at Zhang Zongnian, her face filled with confusion as she asked, “Great King, do you know me?”
Zhang Zongnian was about to answer when he suddenly lurched to the side.
A long sword glowing with golden light whooshed past, stabbing into the spot where he had just been standing.
Then, dozens more golden lights flew in, swords after swords piercing toward Zhang Zongnian, Lin Xue, and the rest.
Zhang Zongnian was forced to retreat step by step, backing away over a dozen paces in an instant.
However, the swords aimed at Lin Xue and the other women were blocked by the Nine-Union Profound Jade Formation.
Lin Xue was shocked, not knowing who was attacking them now.
A thunderous roar echoed from the sky.
“The Demon-Slaying Bureau has arrived! Bold monsters, release the human cultivators at once and surrender!”
Zhang Zongnian, Lin Xue, and the others looked up to see dozens of streaks of light flying rapidly toward them.
The lead streak of light seemed as powerful as a Demon King; it was actually a Golden Core cultivator.
Those dozens of golden long swords had been launched by this group.
Li Tianyu looked at the sky, his face beaming with excitement.
“That is my elder cousin! He brought the Demon-Slaying Bureau to save me!”
The Demon-Slaying Bureau?
The expressions of Lin Xue and the others darkened.
Because of the Xichuan Yang Clan, she did not have a good impression of the Demon-Slaying Bureau.
The Bureau existed to slay demons, and they were all demons.
A Golden Core powerhouse leading dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators had arrived, their numbers and cultivation levels far exceeding theirs.
They had attacked indiscriminately the moment they appeared.
If not for the Nine-Union Profound Jade Formation, they would have been riddled with holes by now.
Lin Xue was extremely displeased and did not want to deal with these people.
Even though she was Li Tianyu’s savior, humans and demons were different.
Who knew if this group would try something against them?
Coincidentally, the teleportation spell on her ring was ready. She decided to leave immediately.
She grabbed Hong Yanzhi and Hua Yingying’s hands and commanded, “Everyone, hold hands!”
Xiao Mili, Li Tiantian, Jin Doudou, Du Juan’er, and Miao Xiaolan immediately joined hands, linking with Hong Yanzhi and Hua Yingying.
Lin Xue glanced at Zhang Zongnian, who had been forced back over a dozen paces.
‘He is a Demon King with great power; he should be able to escape the Demon-Slaying Bureau. I, a mere Condensation Core stage Grand Demon, shouldn’t worry about a Demon King. If we meet again by fate, I will thank him for saving my life today.’
She decisively activated the teleportation spell.
The eight female demons vanished from the spot instantly.
Zhang Zongnian had wanted to say a few words to Lin Xue to reveal his identity, but he was interrupted by the sudden appearance of the Demon-Slaying Bureau.
Then, he saw Lin Xue suddenly disappear with the female demons from Xixia Mountain.
He knew that Lin Xue didn’t want to get involved with the Bureau and had used the teleportation spell to leave.
In the end, he still could not speak to her.
Zhang Zongnian felt a bit helpless and regretful.
He glanced at the Golden Core cultivator rushing toward him and could only rise with resentment, turning into a streak of green light and flying into the distance.
……
Li Tianzheng, the Deputy Supervisor of the Yecheng Prefecture Demon-Slaying Bureau, was currently anxious.
He had encountered a difficult problem and had requested assistance from the Li family of Jiancheng, hoping they could support him with a defensive formation.
The Li family replied that they had sent Li Tianyu with the Nine-Union Profound Jade Formation.
Logically, he should have arrived several days ago.
He waited and waited but did not see him; instead, he received a distress signal.
Learning that the kinsman he had invited for support had been forcibly abducted by the Black Skin Demon King’s subordinates and imprisoned at Tiger’s Gaping Maw—and was nearly drained of his Yang energy to become a withered corpse—Li Tianzheng was instantly enraged.
He immediately brought dozens of subordinates from the Demon-Slaying Bureau to attack.
Upon arrival, he saw Li Tianyu surrounded by a group of female demons, with an unfamiliar Demon King also present.
Fearing that Li Tianyu might be harmed, Li Tianzheng took the initiative to attack.
Seeing them arrive, that group of female demons actually vanished simultaneously, likely using some kind of teleportation spell.
The Demon King also retreated decisively.
Li Tianyu was left behind, completely unharmed.
Li Tianzheng breathed a sigh of relief. If something had happened to Li Tianyu, he would have been to blame.
The members of the Demon-Slaying Bureau landed on the ground.
Li Tianzheng suddenly spotted a late-stage Condensation Core Grand Demon in the nearby bamboo forest, trying to sneak away on all fours.
Li Tianzheng snorted coldly and flicked his wrist.
An Immortal-Binding Rope flew from his sleeve, directly binding Guo Shan Feng, who was sticking his buttocks up while trying to slip away, and captured him.
……
After a dizzying sensation, Lin Xue’s feet touched the ground. Her vision gradually cleared, and she saw that she was standing in a forest.
Lin Xue looked around and saw Hong Yanzhi, Hua Yingying, Xiao Mili, Li Tiantian, Du Juan’er, Miao Xiaolan, and Jin Doudou.
All of them were there—all eight people were present. She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, she had been worried about carrying seven people at once, unsure if the teleportation spell could handle it.
Now, it seemed there was no problem at all.
Perhaps it was because her cultivation was now profound—being a middle-stage Condensation Core Grand Demon—so carrying seven people was easy.
This was the first time Hong Yanzhi and the others had experienced such a teleportation spell.
They found it incredibly novel, looking around with faces full of wonder.
Lin Xue flew into the air to observe the surroundings, wanting to see where they had been teleported.
She saw distant villages, wheat fields, and cooking smoke.
Human territory.
This teleportation had actually brought them near human lands.
Lin Xue landed back on the ground and, through the spiritual link, transmitted the Heavenly Demon Transformation Art to Hong Yanzhi and the others.
Since they were in human territory, they had to transform into human forms.
Hong Yanzhi and the others still had animalistic features that had to be eliminated.
The Heavenly Demon Transformation Art could help them remove those bestial traits and allow them to take on a completely human form.
Furthermore, the Qike Technique within it could hide their demon aura.
Even if high-level cultivators saw them, they would not recognize their identity as demonic beasts.
Under Lin Xue’s guidance, Hong Yanzhi and the others circulated the Heavenly Demon Transformation Art.
Soon, the seven demonic girls had turned into youthful, beautiful, and lovely human girls.