After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

"drink!"

He let out a low shout, and his aura surged! The fierce pressure he exuded was several times stronger than before!

Cang Yuwei's palm was already about to strike him, but he raised his hand to block it and then threw a punch in return!

"Bang--!"

Cang Yuwei was so shocked by the punch that she staggered back three or four steps, her expression changing drastically.

She looked up at Lin Fengmian, her eyes filled with disbelief and shock:

"You... what kind of technique is this?! How did you suddenly become so strong?!"

Her gaze was fixed on the golden light swirling around him, sensing the pure, oppressive aura that clearly didn't belong to this world.

A thought suddenly flashed through my mind.

Wait... this is... immortal magic?!

This is absolutely divine magic!

Cang Yuwei's beautiful eyes widened instantly, and she took two steps back, her voice trembling slightly with shock:

"This...this is spiritual energy? You...you are an immortal?"

In this desolate land, the title "Immortal Master" signifies supreme status and power.

Even members of the royal family and scions of top aristocratic families must show respect and bow before a true immortal master; no one dares to overstep their bounds in the slightest.

Cang Yuwei's mind was in complete chaos. Her purpose in leaving the city was to seek the help of the legendary immortal master to deal with the increasingly urgent threat of demon suppression.

But in the middle of nowhere, she witnessed the horrific murder of her nephew. Filled with rage, she chased the killer all the way to this place.

After several battles, to everyone's surprise, their opponent was actually a Celestial Master!

Just as she was shocked and unsure how to end the situation—

"Slurp slurp!"

A series of dense and muffled footsteps sounded from all directions!

More than a dozen figures emerged from behind the sand dunes and crevices, their movements stiff yet swift, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded the two!

Lin Fengmian frowned, his gaze sweeping over the figures. These people were all disheveled, barely clothed, and dressed in tattered clothes, as if they had been buried underground for years before being dug out.

Their faces were ashen and dull, their eyes devoid of any light, their pupils empty and numb, yet they were surrounded by wisps of thick, almost solidified black mist!

The black mist writhed on their bodies like living things, emanating a nauseating, decaying, and chilling aura.

Lin Fengmian's pupils contracted slightly. Demonic energy.

Upon seeing these figures, Cang Yuwei's face instantly paled, and her voice changed tone:

"Demons?! How could they be here! This is impossible! Demons should be near the Demon Abyss, how could they be in the desert hundreds of miles outside Phoenix Cry City!"

"A demon?" Lin Fengmian frowned. "What demon?"

Cang Yuwei was stunned upon hearing this, looking at him incredulously. This immortal master... doesn't recognize the demon?

How is that possible?

Anyone living in the Phoenix Cry Kingdom, even a three-year-old child, is very familiar with the demons and the Demon Abyss.

But the immortal master's expression didn't seem fake; he genuinely didn't know.

She didn't have time to think it through, because the demons had already moved!

Although these demons resemble humans in appearance, they act like wild beasts.

He was on all fours, his back arched, making low growling sounds, and saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth.

They seemed to lack reason and acted purely on instinct.

The demons closest to them were the first to lock onto their targets.

Cang Yuwei was injured.

"roar--!"

Several figures pounced out at the same time, their speed astonishing, leaving several shallow drag marks on the sand!

Cang Yuwei gritted her teeth and swung her sword to meet the attack!

She was already injured and had exhausted herself in the fight with Lin Fengmian. Now, facing these painless and fearless demons, she was quickly overwhelmed.

"Sizzle—!"

A sharp tearing sound rang out! A demon's claw slashed across her shoulder, ripping her already tattered dress open with a large gash.

Large patches of snow-white skin were exposed, with a shocking bloodstain left on her shoulder and arm.

Cang Yuwei let out a muffled groan, staggered backward, and nearly fell on the sand.

Another dark figure attacked from the side, its sharp claws aimed straight for her throat!

Lin Fengmian watched this scene, his heart churning. He truly disliked this woman; she had almost beaten him to death just now.

But... he simply couldn't bear to watch such a mature, alluring, and stunningly beautiful woman be torn apart and devoured by these monsters.

He cursed under his breath:

"Damn it! As a player, I can't stand seeing beautiful women being treated like this!"

He snorted coldly, and the residual spiritual energy from the demon core he had just swallowed suddenly surged within him!

Golden light flowed between his fists and feet as he moved like the wind, suddenly plunging into the battle!

The attack, imbued with spiritual power, landed on a demon and had an unexpectedly good effect!

The demonic energy surging from the demon's body seemed to have been branded with a scalding hot iron, instantly emitting a hissing sound before turning into wisps of green smoke that rose and dissipated!

The demon let out a shrill scream and staggered backward.

Lin Fengmian's punches were like dragons, and his kicks were like whips, each strike carrying pure spiritual energy and golden light!

Those demons corrupted by demonic energy collapsed one after another like paper when struck by spiritual energy!

Some had their skulls smashed by a single punch, others had their spines broken by a single kick. After they died,

The demonic energy on his body twitched and convulsed a few times like a living thing before quickly dissipating into the air, as if it had never existed.

In just a few dozen breaths, all the demons who had been attacking Cang Yuwei fell to the ground and remained motionless.

Having survived the ordeal, Cang Yuwei collapsed onto the scorching sand, panting heavily.

Her tattered dress barely covered her body, revealing large patches of snow-white skin stained with blood.

She looked up at Lin Fengmian, her gaze incredibly complex.

She was overwhelmed with a mix of emotions: gratitude for surviving a close call, shame for having wanted to kill the other person, and the conflict of family feuds looming large... leaving her speechless for a moment.

Lin Fengmian withdrew his fist, patted the embers of demonic energy that clung to his hands, and the layer of golden spiritual light swirled around his body.

The light gradually faded. He walked up to Cang Yuwei and looked down at her.

After a long silence, Cang Yuwei finally spoke in a hoarse voice: "Why...why did you save me?"

Lin Fengmian smiled calmly, his tone flippant:

"Of course it's because you're good-looking; it would be a shame if you died."

Cang Yuwei's voice faltered, her chest heaved violently, and a blush rose to her cheeks, whether from anger or something else, it was unclear.

"You... shameless..."

She gritted her teeth, struggled to get up, and didn't continue to dwell on the topic.

She looked down at the mangled corpses of the demons on the ground, her gaze darkening.

Among the fragments of clothing, tattered pieces of armor and blurred family crests could be vaguely seen.

"These demons..." she began in a low voice, her tone filled with barely suppressed sorrow.

"Judging from their attire, they should be the Demon-Suppressing Guards from the previous batch sent to the Demon Abyss... They were supposed to die on the edge of the Demon Abyss, perishing together with the demonic energy... Unexpectedly, they were ultimately completely corrupted by the demonic energy, turning into monsters that only know how to kill, wandering hundreds of miles away..."