When I stopped licking, the lady panicked.

"Walk!"

Lin Xuan let out a low roar and entered the spatial jade slip along with Liu Yao and Mei Si.

……

Yellow sand filled the sky, and a chilling wind blew in gusts.

The entire space was shrouded in a hazy mist.

The wind blowing in my face was full of the smell of sand and dust, making it hard to breathe.

Looking around, the whole world seemed green, even the wind was green.

"Is this the ancient battlefield?" Lin Xuan looked at the desolate scene and couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.

All you can see is yellow sand and bones; where are the treasures?

"We lost out," Lin Xuan sighed, shaking his head.

Liu Yao said, "Master, we can't see the road clearly."

Lin Xuan nodded, closed his eyes, and released his soul power to explore this world.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he released his soul power, it was pushed back by an even stronger soul power.

Lin Xuan was so shocked by the lingering force that he took a few steps back, but fortunately, Liu Yao caught him from behind in time.

"Master, are you alright?" Liu Yao asked with concern.

Lin Xuan shook his head and said, "There is a very strong soul force ahead. I think it should be the remnant soul trapped in the ancient battlefield."

But then Meisi spoke up, saying, "It could also be a bound spirit."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan looked at Mei Si with some surprise and said, "You actually know about Earthbound Spirits?"

Meisi nodded and said, "Back when I was training at the Hehuan Sect, my cultivation partner was a ghost cultivator."

"He told me that earthbound spirits are remnants of souls that refuse to dissipate due to resentment, and combined with local feng shui factors, they generate a kind of energy that can only move within a specific area."

"Ghost cultivator?" Liu Yao looked bewildered.

Lin Xuan said, "Ghost cultivation is a niche school of thought, even more niche than soul cultivation."

"Ghost cultivation was originally a type of Daoist cultivation, but because it was too unorthodox, it was kicked out of the cultivation system by Daoist cultivators."

"The number of ghost cultivators on the True Martial Continent today is estimated to be less than three digits."

Liu Yao pouted, looking at Mei Si with a hint of jealousy, a trace of loneliness flashing in her eyes.

Meisi is so knowledgeable. Will my master like her more and not me?

Thinking of this, the desolation in Liu Yao's eyes became even more obvious.

But Lin Xuan didn't notice her little scheme and said, "If it really is a bound spirit, then we'd better take a detour."

"Even if the three of them joined forces, they wouldn't be a match for it?" Liu Yao asked.

Meiss explained, "Earthbound spirits have no physical form and are specifically effective against martial arts practitioners."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding wind suddenly intensified, making it almost impossible for the three of them to stand.

Lin Xuan covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, but the sandstorm only intensified.

The sandstorm finally stopped after a long while.

However, Liu Yao and Mei Si could no longer find Lin Xuan.

Liu Yao panicked, anxiously looking around and calling out loudly to Lin Xuan, "Master! Master, where are you?!"

Meisi looked around silently, as if searching for something.

……

At this moment, Lin Xuan was being dragged forward by someone.

At first, he thought it was Liu Yao or Mei Si, but when he looked closely, he realized that the other person was neither of the two of them at all.

Because the other person is extremely short, only half the height of a normal person.

Lin Xuan shook off the other person's hand, made a grasping motion in the air, summoned the demonic spear, and pointed it straight ahead.

"Who are you?" Lin Xuan asked.

The other person turned around and was found to be an ugly creature with dark skin and a bald head.

Even with his vast knowledge and experience, Lin Xuan couldn't recognize what species the other party was.

"What are you?" Lin Xuan asked in confusion.

The monster stared at Lin Xuan for a while, babbling in an unknown language.

Lin Xuan asked, "What are you talking about?"

The monster paused for a moment, seemingly switching between several languages, before finally speaking in one that Lin Xuan could understand: "Are you human?"

"Huh?" Lin Xuan finally understood. "What are you?"

"My name is Kara, and I have been trapped here for a hundred years," the monster said.

Lin Xuan was taken aback; he hadn't expected that there would be living creatures in this ancient battlefield.

He thought that only remnants of souls and malevolent energy existed in the ancient battlefield.

"Why did you take me away?" Lin Xuan questioned.

Kara said, "Because I heard the King's summons, and he told me to bring you there."

"The King's summons?" Lin Xuan frowned. "What, the King's summons?"

"You'll see when you come with me," Kara said.

But how could Lin Xuan easily trust a monster?

He pointed the magic gun at Kara on the spot and said fiercely, "Don't give me that. You think I'll just go because you tell me to? First, tell me who your king is."

Kara replied, "My king is a peerless genius, a talent that appears only once every thousand years in the world of demon beasts—the Dragon Butterfly Demon King."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan laughed and suddenly held a gun to Kara's neck.

"Are you kidding me? I know Long Die, and she's not even on the ancient battlefield!" Lin Xuan said coldly.

Kara replied, "Dragon Butterflies are a race, but there is only one Dragon Butterfly Queen."

Lin Xuan frowned, thinking: Could it be that Dragon Butterfly's husband died on the ancient battlefield? Is the Dragon Butterfly Demon King that Kara mentioned Dragon Butterfly's husband?

"Then take me to see him. If you dare to try anything funny, I'll stab you to death," Lin Xuan threatened.

Kara smiled obsequiously and said, "Please come with me."

Lin Xuan followed Kara forward and entered a cave.

The cave was narrow, damp, stuffy, and hot.

Moreover, it gets hotter the further you go in, and even the stone walls begin to seep out a sticky substance.

This scene startled Lin Xuan.

Isn't this the scene he dreamed about?

Just as Lin Xuan was wondering, Kara's voice rang out from the front: "We're here."

Lin Xuan followed Kara forward, and the space in front of them suddenly opened up, revealing a huge cave with stone beds, stone tables, stone benches, and other furniture.

"Sure enough, it's exactly the same scene as in my dream," Lin Xuan sighed.

Kara said to Lin Xuan, "Come here."

He then led Lin Xuan to the main hall, where they faced the enormous statue.

Lin Xuan looked up and, sure enough, saw the statue from his dream.

So this is the true form of the Dragon Butterfly, with bony claws growing from its ribs, a huge body, and wings large enough to blot out the sky.

Although it was just a statue, it still filled Lin Xuan with fear.

"Great master, I have brought your offerings. Now is the day you are reborn!" Kara knelt on the ground, bowing three times and kowtowing nine times, and shouted loudly.

"Offerings?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan immediately became alert.

These damned potato mines, how dare they use me as a sacrifice?

Lin Xuan was about to kill him when he suddenly realized that he couldn't move his body.

A surge of energy emanated from the Dragon Butterfly statue, enveloping Lin Xuan and completely surrounding his body.

Kara laughed loudly, "Master, give me your inner core, give me your power!"

"By consuming this offering, I will become the perfect body for your rebirth in this world!"

As Kara chanted, Lin Xuan's body gradually rose into the air and slowly floated into the gaping maw of the Dragon Butterfly statue.