"Where have they gone?"

Swipe!

Luo Feng’s figure appeared on a tree branch, gazing into the distance.

The Misty Swamp was a complex environment. He had searched for half a stick of incense in the direction Xia Yunjing and the others had left, but still hadn’t found them. Along the way, he encountered a team from the Yuangang Hall. They passed by each other without much conversation.

Whoosh...

A gust of wind blew past, extremely cold.

"Hmm?"

Luo Feng raised an eyebrow. It was the afternoon, and the temperature in the Misty Swamp should have been swelteringly hot, but this breeze was unusually chilly.

Releasing his soul power, Luo Feng immediately opened his eyes, a trace of joy appearing in his gaze.

Swish!

His figure flashed, appearing beside a large tree hundreds of meters away. With a glance, Luo Feng saw an arrow sticking out of a concealed part of the tree trunk, emanating a cold aura.

"This is Xia Yunjing’s Cold Chi Vigor!"

Seeing the arrow, Luo Feng smiled. The opponent had been meticulous, knowing his exceptional perception, and had left such a hidden clue.

This way, it was much easier to find them.

Releasing his soul power, Luo Feng again detected the aura of Cold Chi Vigor several hundred meters away. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Just as he was about to set off to find them.

Suddenly.

Awooo! Awooo...

From the distant dense forest came a series of mournful howls, like a lonely wolf howling at the moon, piercingly cold.

"This sound..."

Upon hearing these howls, a vague terror rose in Luo Feng’s heart. His eyes flashed with a few beams of sharp light.

The sound was somewhat familiar. During the Twelve Golden Palace assessment, he had heard it before — it was the howl of the Underground Demons, not just any demon, but the Sky Flying Demons!

And the direction the sound was coming from was precisely where the Cold Chi Vigor pointed.

"There are Underground Demons in this Demon Sect stronghold!"

Without much hesitation, Luo Feng’s figure flickered and darted forward.

In a dense forest.

Xia Yunjing, Nanxuan, Lin Yue’er, and Lin Xin stood together.

"Senior Sister Yunjing, it’s been so long, Senior Brother Luo Feng still hasn’t appeared. Could something have happened?" Lin Yue’er glanced back down the path, her expression worried.

Nanxuan raised her head and said, "Let’s go back!"

Xia Yunjing shook her head and said, "Luo Feng’s cultivation of the Sky Cloud Step is a ground-level Light Martial Arts. In terms of Qinggong, Shen Yu is no match for him. I left Cold Chi Yuan Crystal Arrows along the way. Junior Brother’s perception is extraordinary; he will definitely find them and locate us. If we leave now, we might miss him."

Even as she said this, Xia Yunjing was very worried in her heart.

Shen Yu was a Martial Artist of the Spiritual Rotation Realm seventh level, and she was not confident in escaping unscathed when facing him. Luo Feng’s Qinggong and cultivation might not match Shen Yu, but whether he could escape unharmed, she wasn’t very sure.

Nanxuan and the others nodded, silently praying in their hearts.

The wind in the dense forest suddenly grew louder, the leaves rustling violently.

Awooo, Awooo...

Mournful cries came from somewhere.

"There’s killing intent!"

Xia Yunjing’s brows furrowed, and the Mysterious Crystal Bow appeared in her hand in an instant. With a few leaps, she jumped to the treetop.

Lin Yue’er, Nanxuan, and Lin Xin also drew their weapons, following behind Xia Yunjing.

From the vantage point, Xia Yunjing saw twenty or thirty figures swiftly approaching with murderous intent.

These people were wearing black cloaks with blood-red curved blades at their waists, skimming the ground at an incredible speed, silently, like ghostly shadows.

Clang!

The opponents obviously noticed them, drawing the curved blades from their waists. The blood-red blades illuminated the dark forest considerably.

"Senior Sister, it’s the Blood Saber Guards! They’ve found us."

Lin Yue’er took a light breath and spoke upon seeing these people.

Xia Yunjing nodded slightly, feeling relieved.

Though these Blood Saber Guards were numerous, their cultivation wasn’t very high, mostly around the third level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm. Some were even Martial Artists of the Meridian Wheel Realm, and the highest among them was only in the early stages of the fifth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, not a significant threat.

"Kill!"

At Xia Yunjing’s command, the Mysterious Crystal Bow was drawn to a full moon shape.

Whizz, whizz, whizz, whizz, whizz...

A terrifying cold wind engulfed the dense forest. Xia Yunjing’s clothes fluttered, and her jade-like fingers released the bowstring. The Mysterious Crystal Bow emitted a brilliant Yuan Qi glow, and countless icy crystal arrows rained down like locusts.

Thud! Thud...

The leading four or five Blood Saber Guards had several blood holes pierced in their bodies and fell straight to the ground.

"It’s Linglong Hall’s Cold Chi Vigor, be careful!"

The highest-ranking Blood Saber Guard immediately halted.

The other Blood Saber Guards were shocked, all stopping but not immediately retreating.

"You have some insight, but do you think this distance is safe from my Cold Chi Vigor?"

Xia Yunjing stepped out from the treetop, her gaze falling on the Blood Saber Guard leader, her words devoid of any emotion.

"Demon Sect fiends, daring to invade the Canglang Dynasty, today you won’t leave!" Nanxuan, Lin Yue’er, and Lin Xin all revealed themselves.

"Hahahaha... I wondered who dared to speak so boldly, turns out it’s Xia Yunjing from Linglong Hall! Your Mysterious Crystal Bow has slain many of our Demon Sect disciples."

The leader of the Blood Saber Guards showed no fear, looking at Xia Yunjing and said, "But today, it is you who will die!"

"Hmm?"

Xia Yunjing’s brows furrowed. The opponent was merely a Martial Artist of the early stages of the Fifth Level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, yet dared to say such words; he must have something to rely on.

"Senior Sister, what’s that?"

Nanxuan pointed to the sky, her little face showing a hint of panic.

Xia Yunjing looked up, and her expression immediately became very ugly.

In the sky, there were nearly twenty tall and large black shadows. These shadows spread their wings, reaching two to three zhang long, with two horns on their heads, blood-red eyes, entirely covered with layers of pitch-black dense scales. They were Sky Flying Demons from the Underground Abyss!

Ordinary Sky Flying Demons were at most Fifth Level Martial Artists in the Spiritual Rotation Realm; Xia Yunjing was not concerned with them. What made her pay attention were the two shadows at the very back.

These two shadows were very similar to the Sky Flying Demons, except their bodies had shrunk by a layer, and their upper bodies no longer had scales. Their skin was like jade, looking like two human youths, except for their eyes, which glowed ominously and were full of evil.

"Asura!"

Taking a deep breath, Xia Yunjing’s expression turned extremely ugly.

Sky Flying Demons at the peak of the Fifth Level could transform further into Asura!

Sky Flying Demons were ruthless monsters, but Asura were even more formidable, with bodies as strong as steel, immensely powerful, and far more intelligent than the Sky Flying Demons, no longer mere fighting machines.

Once Sky Flying Demons evolve into Asura, their terror increases by more than tenfold!

The two Asura before her had strength at the peak of the Sixth Level Spiritual Rotation Realm. Alone, Xia Yunjing was unafraid; but if the two joined forces, her chances of victory were less than fifty percent.

Xia Yunjing knew about the alliance between the Underground Demons and West Desert’s Demon Sect, so the appearance of Sky Flying Demons was not surprising. What was unexpected was encountering two Asura-level demons right from the start.

"Especially at this moment..."

Her teeth bit down on her lip as Xia Yunjing tightly gripped the Mysterious Crystal Bow, quietly warning Lin Yue’er and the others:

"Be careful, the situation is unfavorable for us."

The dangerous atmosphere had long engulfed the three, Lin Yue’er nodded.

"Hehe... Such beautiful human women."

The two Asura slowly descended, one of the younger Asura emitted a peculiar laugh, his gaze fell on Xia Yunjing, and he pointed a finger:

"You, you have good strength. If you agree to be my slave, I may spare your life."

"Become your slave?"

Xia Yunjing stood firm, looking up at the Asura, secretly gathering strength.

Seeing Xia Yunjing seemed to prepare to agree, the young Asura grinned evilly. In the world of Underground Demons, it’s a ruthless place where strength is worshiped, evident in all aspects. If he could obtain such a powerful human woman as a slave, it would be a matter of considerable pride back in the Underground Abyss, surely gaining much awe and respect!

The young Asura nodded, his gaze swept over Nanxuan and the others, saying:

"However, your three companions have low strength; they must die today."

Buzz!

The moment the young Asura’s voice fell, suddenly, a terrifying cold aura rose up from Xia Yunjing, freezing the marsh within a kilometer radius around her.

"Cold Chi Swallowing Heaven!"

Xia Yunjing drew her bow into a full moon, bit her tongue-tip, and spat out a mist of blood. The blood mist twisted, turning into three gigantic arrow shafts over two feet long, dazzlingly crimson.

Go!

She called out softly, Xia Yunjing locked onto the young Asura, releasing three arrows at once.

Roar!

Between the heavens and earth, a loud, bright roar resounded, akin to dragon’s roar, tiger’s cry, with the surrounding cold aura seemingly drawn by an invisible force, concentrated on the blood-colored arrows, transforming into three Cold Chi Dragons, shaking their heads and swinging their tails, shooting towards the young Asura.

As the Cold Chi Dragons passed, snowflakes fluttered, the wings of two Sky Flying Demons nearby the Asura frosted into ice crystals and directly fell from the sky.

The young Asura never expected the human woman before him dared to change her mind; his face darkened, blood-colored light surged, transforming into a huge blood cocoon, tightly guarding himself within.

Boom!

The shadow of the three thirteen-meter-long Chi Dragon arrows flashed through the air, instantly colliding with the blood cocoon, penetrating two-thirds of the way through. The three Chi Dragons roared relentlessly, yet could advance no further.

Blood streaked down the corner of the young Asura’s lips; Xia Yunjing’s attack had been prepared for a long time, even as an Asura, he struggled to endure it.

"You deserve to die!"

Through the blood cocoon, the young Asura glared at Xia Yunjing fiercely, emitting an evil and terrifying aura.

Facing the chilly gaze of the young Asura, Xia Yunjing remained expressionless, suddenly bringing her left index and middle fingers together, commanded:

"Kill!"

Roar!

The shadow of the three Chi Dragon arrows suddenly merged into one, reaching twenty to thirty meters, its scales clear and vivid, as if a real Chi Dragon had descended, overwhelming with its fierce might.

Splurt!

The blood cocoon was penetrated, a head-sized hole appeared in the young Asura’s right abdomen, cold aura spilling out.

"Human woman, I will chew every bone in your body to pieces! Attack!"

The young Asura was furious, let out a long roar, and joined forces with the other Asura in the attack. Meanwhile, other Sky Flying Demons and Blood Saber Guards launched their assault on the four.

"We may perish here this time."

Just now, the move was Xia Yunjing’s long-prepared decisive strike, exhausting one-third of her Yuan Qi.

Unfortunately, the Asura’s physique was stronger than anticipated, the strike that could easily kill a Six Level peak Spiritual Rotation Martial Artist merely left the opponent severely injured.

At this moment, with two Asura joining forces, victory seemed hopeless.

Their fleshy wings flapping, the two Asura became two blood-colored rainbows, lunging at Xia Yunjing.

Chirp!

Suddenly, fiery light shone above the dense forest, a Three-legged Golden Crow flashed by, slicing the young Asura into two, although the other Asura managed to evade, it was shaken and spat blood while flying.