The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

After the Supreme Elder finished speaking, a disciple of Nine Swords Mountain timidly raised his hand: "Report...report."

The Grand Elder immediately put on a kind, elderly smile: "Oh! My dear, what's wrong?"

Nine Swords Mountain disciple: "Your shoelace is untied."

The Supreme Elder looked down and realized that his shoelaces were indeed untied.

Wait... Normally, it should fall directly to the ground, so why is it still floating in mid-air?

Three shoelaces?!

Could it have been Chi Miao who did it?

"What does this strange rune mean?"

The three shoelaces were arranged to spell out "SOS".

Just then, the disciple who had reminded the Supreme Elder that his shoelace was untied spoke up again: "Just now, Chi Miao was taken away by someone."

Grand Elder: "They were taken away? Who??"

Nine Swords Mountain disciple: "One of our Nine Swords Mountain's direct disciples, under Elder He Wanban, is named You Ying."

The Supreme Elder was stunned for a moment.

Youying? I don't know her, and I'm not familiar with her.

He Wanban happened to be there as well, and stepped forward to explain: "Ahem, actually I saw it too just now. They went in that direction. I thought they saw something and ran off to play."

"Don't worry, Youying is a good kid. I'm grooming him to be my successor. His knowledge and wisdom... are truly remarkable!"

The others were relieved to hear Elder He Wan's words.

But when the Supreme Elder looked in the direction He Wanban pointed, his expression suddenly changed:

"not good!"

Having said that, he quickly flew in that direction.

Everyone: "Huh??"

Why did things suddenly turn bad? Didn't I tell you not to worry?

The members of the Prodigy Group didn't care about anything else: "Let's go too!"

Others: "Why are you all getting involved?!"

The Prodigy Group: "That's our number one prodigy!!"

If they don't go, and something actually happens, wouldn't they seem very disloyal?

Moreover... they did have a vague feeling that something was amiss.

Ever since Chi Miao decided to place the portraits of all the members of their elite group in the Goddess Temple to receive incense offerings together, they have felt a connection with each other.

An inexplicable feeling.

If you sense even the slightest bad feeling, something big is definitely going to happen.

As the members of the Prodigy Group left, Rong Miaoling swiftly reached out and bound Rong Xuanji with her spiritual power: "You are not allowed to go!"

Rong Xuanji's expression immediately changed: "What right do you have to interfere with me?!"

She stared at Rong Miaoling with a cold expression.

Rong Miaoling was silent for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "I'm your mother... I said you can't go, and you can't go!"

"You're tired, go back to your sect and rest."

After saying that, Rong Miaoling immediately made a hand seal and teleported Rong Xuanji away on the spot!

Rong Xuanji's eyes widened. Without time to think, she had to break through the teleportation array with the other disciples of the Heavenly Pride Group.

However, Rong Miaoling was only at the Mahayana stage, and the teleportation array was too fast.

In the final moment before she was teleported away, she glared fiercely at Rong Miaoling and uttered three words: "I hate you!"

Every word she uttered revealed the emotions she had held for this mother throughout her life.

hatred.

She hates that she controls her life.

I hate that she never respected her opinion.

After Rong Xuanji was teleported away, Rong Miaoling couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and her whole body went limp.

She knew very well why You Ying had taken Chi Miao away.

I also know very well... what is about to happen.

If she doesn't intervene, Rong Xuanji will soon transform into a demon, a celestial fox, in front of her best friends.

At that time, Rong Xuanji will experience the most painful thing in the world—being betrayed and abandoned by everyone.

Even though she was hated by her own daughter, she had no other choice.

She only had this one daughter, and she carried her for ten months and raised her for twenty years... She watched Rong Xuanji grow up with her own eyes.

Perhaps she was too extreme, but she had no other choice.

She sobbed for a moment, then addressed the group of prodigies and the others:

"You should hurry and head towards the direction of Tianbei Cave."

"That wandering shadow... is not human, but a powerful candidate for Demon King..."

The others, who had been awkwardly watching this family farce, unsure how to intervene, all changed their expressions upon hearing this.

The one with the worst complexion was He Wanban.

"ah??"

"Wait... how could this kid be a Demon King candidate?!"

"He...he doesn't have a trace of demonic energy on him! Besides, the barrier wasn't damaged before, so how did he get in?!"

Rong Miaoling gave a cold laugh: "You underestimate the demon race too much. The demon race has been able to keep humans captive for so many years... naturally, the demon race has its own methods."

"Although demons are generally not very intelligent, there are exceptions, such as those who use knowledge as their power, namely the race of Yu Ying... the Knowledge Demons."

"The Knowledge Demons crave human brains. Each time they eat, they gain access to the brain's memories, transforming knowledge into power... The Knowledge Demons are the most intelligent of all demons. Although I don't know why he chose Nine Swords Mountain, but... things have come to this point, let's not delay any longer, or Chi Miao might be in danger."

Hearing this, the others couldn't help but gasp.

Feeding on human brains and gaining access to their memories, wielding power from that knowledge! Is this some kind of terrifyingly powerful ability?!

The demons... are indeed not as simple as they seem!

It was Chi Miao's own strange abilities, coupled with her deceptive skills, that led them to this misconception.

I never imagined there were such terrifying demons!

The demons, who had just been tied up, then realized:

"No...you're lying to me? Your human race's Golden Core stage cultivators can't possibly wipe us out with a wave of their hand, right?"

"Damn you! Cunning humans! Treacherous humans! Let us go! We're going to kill you all!!"

Ah ah ah ah ah!

It's a disaster!

What's even more devastating than being utterly defeated is realizing you've been completely fooled after walking right into the trap!

Fake!all fake!

Upon hearing the news, the others rushed towards the Tianbei Cave as quickly as possible.

The demons were able to impersonate disciples and infiltrate Miaohua Continent for so many years... the more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes!

That demon... wants to use Chi Miao to open the Heavenly Sorrow Cave, and might even kill Chi Miao after the Heavenly Sorrow Cave is opened!

After everyone had flown away...

Only Rong Miaoling remained in the same spot.

Rong Miaoling sighed, clutching her chest with a sob in her voice, "Xuanji... I can't save you now. The only thing I can do is to prevent you from becoming a demon..."

Just then.

Someone suddenly appeared.

Hi! Hello, Auntie!

Rong Miaoling: "??!"

She was so frightened she almost died on the spot!

Could you please not interrupt when she's saying important information?! It's seriously terrifying, you know?!

She glanced at the person in front of her.

I was immediately terrified.

There were about ten young men and women, around twenty or thirty years old, all at the Mahayana stage!

Rong Miaoling: "?"

No, is the Mahayana path really that worthless?

A Mahayana stage in one's twenties or thirties?! And more than ten at once?!

The young man who spoke was gentle and refined, his smile as warm as a spring breeze: "Auntie, we are from the Tantric sect... May I ask, have you seen our Holy Maiden?"