68: Chapter 68 I will definitely be back!!!

Chi Wanhe flew over the village on her sword and immediately saw a shocking scene.

A sea of crimson, a total mess everywhere.

A group of crimson Erosion Demons were roaring and chasing a gaunt young girl.

The girl was wrapped in dim erosion qi, her face pale and eyes full of terror, yet she miraculously remained conscious, stumbling as she fled for her life.

"Save her!"

Chi Wanhe's heart tightened; she was about to act but was stunned by the scene that followed.

The fleeing girl's body suddenly jerked to a stop.

A frost-white light suddenly flickered in her left eye, and the fear on her face instantly vanished.

Without even turning her head, she casually waved her sleeve backward.

With a wave of her sleeve, the fierce and hideous Erosion Demons and Erosion Beasts were instantly reduced to dust, and the crimson erosion qi dissipated.

"Eldest Senior Sister, you..."

Du Yuqing, who had just caught up, witnessed this scene and her words came to an abrupt halt!

The girl slowly turned her head, her frost-white left eye sweeping over Chi Wanhe and Du Yuqing in the air.

Boom!

An indescribable, terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the two. Chi Wanhe and Du Yuqing felt a chill run down their spines.

The girl looked at them like fish on a chopping block. Life and death depended entirely on her whim.

Fortunately, the feeling came as quickly as it went.

The girl's gaze soon shifted away, and the suffocating pressure dissipated along with it, as if it were an illusion.

"Hahaha..."

A hoarse, grating laugh suddenly rang out.

A withered old man appeared nearby like a ghost.

He looked at the girl, his cloudy old eyes filled with pleasant surprise:

"Tsk tsk tsk... I didn't expect that after this erosion qi wind blew through, such a 'living treasure' like you would remain!"

Chi Wanhe and Du Yuqing stared warily at the old man who had suddenly appeared, their hearts filled with doubt and suspicion:

Could this terrifying erosion qi wind be the work of this old monster?

The girl's frost-glowing gaze fell coldly on the old man, still showing no emotion.

When Pang Qiandu met her gaze, the ecstasy on his face immediately froze. A look of deep suspicion and wariness appeared, and he didn't dare to make a move, only murmuring under his breath:

"Just a Mortal... no, hiss... the Aura of a Spirit Severing True Venerable?"

The girl seemed to have no interest in the three people present. With a flash of her body, she turned into a blurred shadow and vanished instantly, leaving behind a mess and the three shaken people.

Pang Qiandu watched the direction where the girl disappeared, his eyes flickering, but in the end, he didn't dare to give chase.

He suppressed the trepidation in his heart and turned his gaze toward Chi Wanhe and Du Yuqing in mid-air, smiling sinisterly:

"Fine, since one top-grade Medicinal Primer escaped... I'll just use you two little brats to make up for it!"

Boom! As soon as he spoke, a vast spiritual pressure descended like a mountain!

The majestic Aura made the air feel as if it had frozen solid!

"A Na... Nascent Soul True Lord?!"

Chi Wanhe and Du Yuqing's expressions changed drastically. Facing a formidable enemy, their spiritual power surged frantically as they immediately assumed their strongest defensive stances.

Pang Qiandu sized them up with interest, his gaze even carrying a hint of heat:

"Spirit Brush, Compass... a Talisman Cultivator? Hmm? And a Body Cultivator?"

A flash of surprise and even greater interest crossed his eyes,

"In this backwater place, I can actually encounter someone practicing high-level Body Tempering Techniques? Rare!"

"Tsk tsk, spiritual power surging like an endless river, blood and qi as vigorous as furnace lava! Excellent Spiritual Roots! Excellent bone structure! The Cultivation Technique... must be at least Heaven Rank, right? What a pleasant surprise!"

Looking at Pang Qiandu's greedy gaze, Chi Wanhe knew that things were likely to end badly today.

Without hesitation, she crushed a Jade Talisman hidden in her sleeve!

Chi Wanhe's face was full of regret and guilt, her eyes reddening:

"Third Junior Sister... I'm sorry, Senior Sister was too headstrong! The Jade Pendant is broken, but Revered Master... probably won't make it in time. Today, we..."

If she hadn't insisted on coming, the two of them wouldn't have fallen into this desperate situation.

However, Du Yuqing shook her head, a trace of a reassuring smile appearing on her tense face:

"Don't be afraid. Revered Master... is already here."

Chi Wanhe was stunned and was about to retort:

"How is that possible? I just crushed it..."

Before she could finish, she felt a flash of light and shadow before her eyes!

A familiar figure stood firmly in front of them!

Immediately after—

"Bang!"

A crisp flick of the finger landed precisely on Chi Wanhe's smooth forehead.

"Ouch!"

Chi Wanhe cried out in pain, clutching her slightly reddened forehead. With teary eyes, she looked aggrievedly at the suddenly appearing Ling Hao:

"Revered Master... why do you have to flick me as soon as you arrive..."

Ling Hao glanced at her and said irritably:

"Humph! I'll settle the score with you when we get back!"

"Sect Master of Moon Shadow Sect?"

Pang Qiandu's heart tightened as he looked at the white-clothed man who had suddenly appeared; he hadn't noticed at all how the other man had arrived.

Ling Hao turned around, his deep gaze falling upon the old man, full of scrutiny:

"You recognize me?"

He keenly sensed a heavy air of decay on the old man, yet it was accompanied by a strange vitality.

When did another Nascent Soul True Lord pop up within the borders of the Qing State? And with such a strange Aura.

Pang Qiandu gave a fake smile:

"How could this old man not recognize the famous Sect Master of Moon Shadow Sect?"

He was secretly alarmed; after a covert investigation just now, he couldn't sense the depths of Ling Hao's power at all, which made him instinctively feel danger.

No, I haven't fully recovered yet. Even if I have to fight, I need to bring that Gambler over.

"Since these two are Sect Master Ling's beloved disciples, then consider what I said just now as unsaid."

After saying that, his body flickered as he tried to flee.

"Coming and going as you please, and even threatening to use my disciples as Medicinal Primers... Your Excellency is being far too dismissive of me."

Ling Hao's voice was flat but filled with chill.

Anyone who dared to target his disciples had to pay the price!

Pang Qiandu's face darkened:

"Humph, does Sect Master Ling think this old man is an easy target?"

He was angry in his heart, but his wariness grew even deeper.

"I think it's you who thinks I'm an easy target!"

Ling Hao's eyes turned cold, and he wasted no more words.

"fusheng!"

A clear sword hum rang out as a spiritual sword, flowing like moonlight, appeared out of thin air in Ling Hao's hand.

"Mountain-Suppressing!"

Empowered by the Nascent Soul Dao Mark Resonance, Ling Hao raised his sword and slashed at Pang Qiandu from a distance!

There was no world-shaking commotion, only a heavy sword qi condensed to the extreme. Like an ancient divine mountain crushing down, it carried the will to suppress the eight directions as it slashed down with a roar.

Pang Qiandu's expression changed drastically. With a sharp scream, he summoned a Bone Banner surrounded by black qi. It expanded in the wind, and countless hideous phantom poisonous insects flew out, emitting ear-piercing screeches.

At the same time, his face turned pale as he struck out with a withered palm, infusing a trace of purple-black Law power into the Bone Banner.

This was Law power; he was confident that no one in the Nascent Soul realm could block it!

Originally, Pang Qiandu didn't want to use it because it would affect his injury recovery, but since this kid was looking for death, he would grant it to him!

However, that seemingly plain "Mountain-Suppressing" sword qi easily tore through the sky full of phantom insects and slashed onto the Bone Banner with irresistible force!

The Bone Banner was sent flying!

Pfft! Pang Qiandu, whose spirit was linked to the banner, spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with unbelievable horror.

How is this possible?

He had used power containing Laws, yet it was broken so effortlessly by the opponent's single sword strike?!

"Surging Waves!"

Ling Hao gave his opponent no room to breathe. With a twist of his wrist, the fusheng Sword spun out a sky full of sword flowers, each transforming into a roaring wave of moonlight sword qi!

Layer upon layer, surging and majestic, they instantly submerged Pang Qiandu.

Wherever the sword waves passed, the earth was plowed into deep ravines, and the surrounding small hills collapsed and vanished silently like sandcastles!

Pang Qiandu was scared out of his wits, struggling with all his might to dash left and right within the sword waves. His protective spiritual light flickered violently like a candle in the wind. A storm of shock rose in his heart:

How could a mere Nascent Soul Cultivator from a barren land be strong to this extent?!

This power... this Sword Intent... it simply defies common sense! The remnant Laws he was so proud of were like child's play before the opponent.

Could he also be some old monster?

Seeing that he was about to be completely strangled, a flash of pain and determination crossed Pang Qiandu's eyes!

He gritted his teeth, and a dim but terrifyingly fluctuating light of the Primordial Spirit suddenly lit up at his brow. He forcibly channeled a trace of the Law Origin, transforming into a distorted blood-colored escape light!

"Burn my Primordial Spirit! Escape!"

The blood-colored light ignored the barriers of space, moving with incredible speed. It instantly broke through the blockade of the "Surging Waves" sword qi and turned into a speck of light, vanishing into the distant horizon.

Leaving only a venomous sentence echoing in the sky.

"I will definitely be back!!!"