I started by controlling his master, and the protagonist begged me to slow down my kicking.

"Someone who understands human language, tell me..."

"Is this what you're looking for?"

Many demons were taken aback upon hearing this.

This person said, "Send it here?"

But when they looked at the crimson magic bead on the ground, their expressions changed drastically.

Even the demonic aura permeating the air seemed to freeze for a moment!

This was because there was a chilling aura emanating from this demonic orb.

"This is that being..."

The tree demon holding Ye Chen's head looked shocked.

Shi Yaokun was also slightly taken aback. After examining him for a while, he slowly raised his head.

Looking at Cheng Ran, it asked in confusion:

"Where...did you find this?"

"Oh? There really are some that can speak human language, that makes things convenient..."

Cheng Ran nodded. He had read in a book that some demons could communicate with humans, and it seemed that this was indeed true.

He patted his shoulder and said calmly:

"Where I found this isn't important. What's important is that you went to all this trouble to find this, wasn't I right?"

Kun's eyes flickered, but he did not reply immediately.

It could tell that the human in front of it was quite powerful, not on the same level as the flying creature whose soul had been searched earlier.

Moreover, this human dared to venture alone into the demon clan's stronghold and voluntarily hand over the item he had been searching for... unless he was extremely foolish, he must have some kind of backing.

After a long pause, it slowly spoke:

"What do you want to say to me?"

Just then.

Rumbling--

A clap of thunder flashed, followed by a torrential downpour that illuminated the ancient temple.

The lightning shone on Cheng Ran's face, revealing a mocking smile. He then tossed the bronze sword in his hand to the ground.

"There are some things I want to know about this deal."

......

......

Not far from the ancient temple.

Two demons were escorting several female disciples of the holy land.

The female disciples were covered in bloodstains, and their robes were stained with mud. Their faces were ashen, and their eyes had lost their color.

As for why these female disciples weren't killed...

The main reason was that Kun gave them instructions to keep them alive and escort these humans to the Daogu Temple.

The purpose was to search for the souls of these humans, and not to overlook any possibility of finding that sacred object.

only......

As everyone knows, wherever there are crowds, there will always be someone with ideas.

A demon suddenly said, "You said that as long as these humans are spared their lives, that's enough... but you didn't say how to spare them, right?"

"Hmm... that's what the leader said. What do you mean by that?" another demon asked, puzzled.

"You idiot, what I mean is we can do something..."

The idea-taker demon tapped the stupid demon on the head and said:

"There's a long-standing rumor that human women are far more sensual than those gossipy old women of our demon race. Don't you want to...?"

But he hadn't finished speaking.

A flash of sword light followed by a bone-chilling cold.

The two demons' expressions changed.

"Who goes there?!"

They quickly looked around, but saw no one.

However, at that moment, a proud sword aura suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

In an instant, a dazzling light shone.

Swah——

The frost sword pierced the air, and inky blood splattered with the torrential rain. The two demons, who were just moments before full of energy, were now cosplaying as Louis XVI.

A figure dressed in a moon-white Taoist robe descended proudly from the sky, standing tall in the rain with a cold and aloof expression.

"Senior Sister Mu..."

Upon seeing the newcomer, the female disciples, whose eyes had been glazed over, slowly regained their focus.

Mu Yunxi gazed at them calmly and said:

"It's alright now..."

She handed the female disciples Qi and Blood Pills and helped them lean their weak bodies against the tree to settle down.

But after doing all that, she looked up at the sky where the night rain was falling.

In fact, ever since we left that cave...

She continued to encounter these demons who were capturing disciples of the holy land on her journey.

After a series of observations, she discovered that these demons were not acting randomly; they seemed to be looking for something.

She had a vague premonition that the thing the demon race was looking for was the demonic pearl that she had refined.

But that's not the key point.

The key point is that, from what she saw, several of her fellow disciples were seriously injured.

They even saw the corpses of many fellow disciples on the way.

This made her lower her eyes involuntarily.

Normally, disciples of the Holy Land who enter the trial can leave using their tokens...

However, after questioning the disciples who were still conscious...

To their surprise, they discovered that the token was no longer working.

"This is definitely not what the trial was supposed to be. This secret realm is full of strange occurrences; something must have gone wrong..."

"Something must be done..."

Mu Yunxi murmured to herself.

"Senior Sister Mu!"

Just as she was pondering this, the calls of several disciples suddenly came from behind her, interrupting her thoughts.

That was when she encountered a fellow disciple who still had fighting strength on the road.

These people also sensed that things were not going well and were now working with her to track down the demon race.

"How is it?" Mu Yunxi asked coldly.

One disciple, with a solemn expression, replied:

"Senior Sister Mu, we've discovered a dilapidated ancient temple nearby, and it seems to emanate a powerful demonic aura..."

"Demonic aura? That must be it..."

Mu Yunxi's peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and after a moment of contemplation, she said:

"There must be many demons in that temple. We must not act rashly... Let's observe the area for a while before deciding what to do."

"Yes, Senior Sister is right."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Now that the Holy Land's higher-ups were not around, the person they could rely on most was Mu Yunxi.

Mu Yunxi also calmed down, resting her chin on her hand as she pondered a solution.

However, at this very moment...

"Oh, right."

One of the disciples seemed to remember something and said:

"Senior Sister Mu, I think I saw Senior Brother Cheng walk into that temple..."