48: You guys have really put me in a lot of trouble!

Sensing the Small Corpse Meteor Worm burrow into the Green Scabies Spider, Fang Huai knew the situation was settled and quickly found a hidden spot to hide.

Driven by his mental command, after the Small Corpse Meteor Worm burrowed into the Green Scabies Spider's body, it headed straight for the heart and bit down.

The Green Scabies Spider immediately entered a berserk state.

It knew a strange thing had entered its body, but it was helpless. The intense sense of Mortal danger caused it to vent its fury upon the Mortals.

Just as Fang Huai was preparing to retreat to a distance and wait for the Green Scabies Spider to die, several streaks of sword light struck the Green Scabies Spider's head.

"Myriad Forms Sword Technique!"

Lin Yu's figure appeared at the edge of the battlefield sometime unknown, his eyes filled with determination as he stared intently at the rampaging Green Scabies Spider nearby.

Seeing this, Fang Huai quickly swept over to his side and angrily said, "Do you really not want to live?"

Lin Yu shook his head and replied, "I want to live, but the thousands of Mortals in Qingwu City also want to live!"

Fang Huai was furious and immediately gave him a knock on the head: "Who can you save? You can't save anyone!"

Lin Yu said, "At least I tried!"

At this moment, having been attacked by Lin Yu, the Green Scabies Spider turned its wrath toward Lin Yu's direction, hissed, and rushed over.

"His brain must be filled with water!"

Fang Huai rode his kite into the air, glanced down at Lin Yu, who had not yet retreated from the ground, formed a hand seal, and unleashed a burst of scorching flame onto the Green Scabies Spider.

The intense pain from the burning flames made the Green Scabies Spider roar even more wildly. It abruptly changed direction and lunged toward Fang Huai in mid-air.

Fang Huai looked at the giant spider lunging at him, gritted his teeth, and cursed, "Damn it, my brain must be filled with water too!"

...Fang Huai cast Spells while leading the Green Scabies Spider away, fleeing toward areas with a low Mortal density.

The Green Scabies Spider's [Indestructible] ability had been swapped out, greatly reducing its physical strength. When it crashed into buildings, the sound of breaking bones continuously echoed.

The intense pain in its body, coupled with the Small Corpse Meteor Worm tearing at its heart, made its attacks relentless.

Although Fang Huai tried his best to dodge, he still took a hit from one of its limbs, and his body swayed precariously after inhaling a large amount of poisonous Qi.

The poisonous Qi was fine—Fang Huai ate poisonous herbs and drank poisoned wine daily, maximizing his resistance—but he truly couldn't withstand the impact of the limbs.

It was true that he was a Cultivator, and it was true that he was at Body Tempering Fourth Layer, but the continuous, violent impacts had already ruptured his internal organs.

Fang Huai's condition worsened, but fortunately, the Green Scabies Spider couldn't hold on much longer either.

After leading it around for dozens more breaths, the Green Scabies Spider's body slowed down, finally stopping in place and crashing heavily to the ground.

The Small Corpse Meteor Worm had finally killed this Yao Beast!

Only when he saw [Body Dies, Soul Vanishes] appear on the Green Scabies Spider did Fang Huai finally feel relieved.

He landed on the giant spider's head and used the crimson heavens cry, which was stuck there, to cut open the Green Scabies Spider's skull.

After fumbling inside the spider's skull for a long time, he sighed toward the sky: "What kind of shoddy Foundation Establishment Yao Beast is this? It doesn't even have a Demon Core!"

Just as he was about to ride his kite back to the city gate to see if that idiot Lin Yu was dead, waves of cheers erupted around him.

Looking around, the Mortals who had been hiding inside the houses all came out, cheering joyfully after confirming that the Green Scabies Spider had no signs of life left.

With the death of the Green Scabies Spider, the poisonous Qi inside its body began to leak out.

Fang Huai deployed a Spiritual Talisman, covering the corpse, and shouted loudly, "Quickly scatter! The Green Scabies Spider might explode with poison after death!"

Although he issued a warning, the Mortals showed no intention of retreating.

On the contrary, more and more people gathered around.

"Immortal! This is a true Immortal!"

An old man with white hair knelt down toward Fang Huai, his eyes filled with tears.

Led by him, more and more Mortals prostrated themselves on the ground, continuously kowtowing toward Fang Huai, their voices choked with sobs and gratitude for surviving the disaster.

"Immortal Master, you truly are a benevolent deity who saves the suffering! If it weren't for you, we would all have died here!"

"Immortal Elder, could you please tell us your name? I want to enshrine you on my ancestral tablet and instruct my descendants to pray for you for generations to come."

"Immortal Master, I want to bear your children, I want to bear one hundred children for you!"

"..."

Fang Huai looked at the scene before him, deeply moved. Was this what it felt like to be a hero?

The irritation he felt from not finding a Demon Core inexplicably faded a little. He scratched his head and waved his hand awkwardly:

"Please rise. The Yao Beast has been eliminated. Everything is fine now."

He originally planned to ride his kite quickly back to the city gate, but seeing the enthusiasm of the Mortals in Qingwu City, he thought, didn't Lin Yu say he should experience the Atmosphere of the Common World?

With so many people around now, wasn't this the perfect chance to experience it?

Anyway, that idiot Lin Yu has a tough life, so checking on him later wouldn't hurt!

"Immortal Elder, you saved the lives of everyone in the city! You should allow us to properly show our respect to you!"

The Mortals found a sedan chair from somewhere and came to assist Fang Huai without question.

The people nearby also joined in the commotion, pushing him into the sedan chair with many hands.

Several young maidens holding fruit were immediately pushed inside as well.

Just as Fang Huai was about to chase the girls out, one of them stuffed a plump grape directly toward his mouth.

"Wait, wait, wait, I'll do it myself!"

Fang Huai subconsciously opened his mouth and swallowed the sweet grape, only to find a warm, slender jade hand reaching into his clothes.

Perhaps the girl was nervous, as her fingertips trembled slightly.

Fang Huai desperately resisted, but unfortunately, his spiritual power and physical strength were both exhausted after the great battle, and he was actually trapped in the sedan chair by this group of Mortals.

While swallowing the grape the maiden put in his mouth, he pulled out the slender jade hand that had somehow reached his chest, his face filled with annoyance:

"Hey, don't do this! I am a person cultivating for longevity and Immortality... Ah, you guys are really killing me!"

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While Fang Huai was enjoying the Atmosphere of the Common World here, Lin Yu's eyes were filled with tears over there.

The sight of Fang Huai leading the Green Scabies Spider away deeply shocked him.

He never imagined that a Demon Cultivator of the Corpse Fiend Sect, one who kills without batting an eye, would willingly step into a death trap for him, a Profound Sword Sect Cultivator he didn't know, and for the unarmed Mortals in Qingwu City.

This was a Yao Beast that had fallen from the Foundation Establishment realm, yet Fang Huai was only at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.

Going there wasn't leading away a Yao Beast; it was clearly going to die.

After continuous effort, Lin Yu finally found a weak point in the Demon Trapping Formation. If he burned his Thunder and Lightning Body and attacked with full force, he could widen the gap and allow the Mortals to escape through it.

Lin Yu clenched his fist, his voice trembling: "Fellow Daoist Fang, the entire Profound Sword Sect and the people of Qingwu City will never forget this grace."

With trembling hands, he took out a Communication Spiritual Talisman and carved several lines of text into it using spiritual power:

"Today, Fang Huai of the Corpse Fiend Sect, though a Demon Cultivator, possesses a benevolent heart.

When Qingwu City suffered misfortune, he used his own body to lure the Yao Beast, sacrificing his life to protect the common people, and ultimately died from exhaustion.

Henceforth, any Profound Sword Sect Cultivator who encounters his descendants must treat them with courtesy and offer full assistance, never failing this duty."

After carving the message, he bit his finger and dripped his Essence Blood onto the talisman.

"Go!"

The Spiritual Talisman quickly flew away through the gap, heading straight toward the Profound Sword Sect.

Just as he was preparing to burn his body to blast open the gap, joyful shouts erupted from Qingwu City.

He looked quizzically toward the source of the sound, only to see Fang Huai sitting in a sedan chair, slowly approaching him amidst a throng of Mortals.