I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

When the sword struck, Mr. Liu's head did indeed fall off, but soon, another head grew back.

Lin Yi habitually resorted to his decapitation technique, as he had always done it this way. Jin Keming was not wrong either; even the great demon's physique couldn't withstand this sword strike.

However, the root of the tree spirit's life lies in its roots, not its head, so cutting off the head is not a fatal wound.

Nevertheless, Mr. Liu was terrified. Unlike last time when he was frightened by Lin Yi's Yang Fire, this time he almost died.

Although he managed to grow a new head using the "resurrection of dead wood" method, he was severely weakened.

"You little thief, you've got some skills!"

Having been injured by Lin Yi several times, Mr. Liu became enraged and launched even more swift and resilient willow branches, quickly enveloping Lin Yi.

At this moment, Mr. Sang also cast his spell, and a withered yellow mulberry leaf slowly floated towards Lin Yi.

"When the mulberry leaves fall, they are yellow and wither."

Lin Yi, who was being attacked by endless willow branches, suddenly felt a bit heavier on his shoulders. His sword swing slowed down slightly, and Mr. Liu's willow branches wrapped around him, quickly binding his limbs.

The willow branches tightened continuously, and sharp thorns grew on them, trying to pierce Lin Yi's skin and suck his blood.

At this point, Mr. Liu felt he had won.

What he didn't expect was that the sharp spikes, which could easily break through metal and stone, couldn't penetrate Lin Yi's skin no matter what he did.

"Ok?"

Mr. Liu realized something was wrong. At that moment, Yang fire suddenly ignited in Lin Yi's hand. The Yang fire spread along the willow branches toward Mr. Liu's body. Upon seeing the fire, Mr. Liu's expression changed drastically. He quickly broke off the burning branches, which freed Lin Yi's right hand.

You Tong had just arrived, intending to finish off Lin Yi, when he saw this scene. He instinctively slid in and barely dodged Lin Yi's fierce attack.

Lin Yi ignored him. This guy was really getting cocky. He thought his 1,200 years of cultivation would be enough to crush a few monsters. He didn't expect that Mr. Liu could survive being beheaded, and that Mr. Sang's strange magic could restrict his state.

If I weren't thick-skinned and resilient, I would have really messed up this time.

Now he realized that he had put all his skill points into defense.

Mr. Liu's attacks couldn't even break through his defenses.

However, his own attack methods are relatively simple, making it difficult to inflict fatal damage on this tree demon. Now he only has one true qi left to unleash a qi sword technique.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Yi used his last bit of true energy to unleash a rainbow piercing the sun, sweeping away Mr. Sang and Mr. Liu.

As for You Tong, we'll take him out with normal attacks later.

The crimson sword energy arced out, moving slightly slower than the platinum sword energy, but it reached the two demons in an instant. Wherever the sword light touched, both tree demons were instantly ignited.

Mr. Sang frantically dropped mulberry leaves, trying to extinguish the fire, but the flames didn't diminish at all; instead, they burned even more fiercely. He looked at Mr. Liu in anguish and pleaded, "Brother, save me..."

"I can't save you, only you can save me..."

Mr. Liu sprouted roots and branches that wrapped around Mr. Sang, and the fire on his body was transferred to Mr. Sang through these branches.

This technique, known as "grafting," allows one to transfer all the injuries they have sustained.

Before Lin Yi could make another move, Mr. Liu burrowed into the ground and disappeared instantly.

Lin Yi was immediately convinced; when it came to betraying teammates, he only admired Mr. Liu!

Chapter 98 Secret

Mr. Sang could not withstand the intense flames to begin with, let alone double the intensity.

He didn't expect that Mr. Liu would not only not save him, but would also kick him while he was down, transferring his anger onto him, and then simply run away.

I remember when I first became a spirit, the first person I met was this older brother. Over the years, I have killed and set fires for this older brother and done countless things. I never thought that at this critical moment of life and death, I would be abandoned so easily.

Mr. Sang's anger was even greater than the flames burning on his body.

"Liu Da, you'll die a horrible death!"

Mr. Sang cursed and wailed, finally turning his gaze to Lin Yi.

He knew he was doomed and wouldn't dare ask the Jingye Division to spare his life, but even in death, he would betray his good brother.

"His true form is a willow tree in Qinghe Village; the ones walking outside are his clones! Kill him!"

Mr. Sang roared at Lin Yi amidst the flames, but soon he too was engulfed by the flames.

In the Demon-Slaying Manual, Mr. Sang's page suddenly became brighter, but Lin Yi's cultivation level did not increase.

Lin Yi understood that the Demon-Slaying Manual had been stored away for him; otherwise, a heavenly tribulation would immediately descend upon him once his cultivation level exceeded 1,500 years.

This also made Lin Yi feel that every time he subdued demons, the Demon Subduing Manual was actually plundering something, but he didn't know the process or what it was plundering. However, this thing was the source of his improvement in cultivation.

Although his cultivation level hadn't improved, Lin Yi could still examine Mr. Sang's memories without any problem. However, he still had to deal with the Ghost Eye, so Lin Yi wasn't in a hurry to examine the demonic life of a tree.

You Tong didn't run away, probably because she knew she couldn't escape.

They definitely couldn't win in a fight. Three against one, and one of them was killed and one escaped. What was the point of the remaining three?

But in the world of martial arts, it's not all about fighting and killing. If you can't win, you can negotiate!

Like last time when he encountered the Ghost King, didn't he escape by apologizing? Today's matter is a bit bigger, but he is a person of status in the Pure Heaven Sect, so he can always please Lin Yi.

"I didn't expect you to have been hiding your strength all this time. I admit defeat this time."

You Tong straightened her disheveled clothes, trying to make herself look as presentable as possible.

Lin Yi understood his implied meaning and laughed, "So, you're planning to pay up to avoid disaster?"

"It's impossible."

"Too bad, I'm not interested in money. Besides, if I kill you, your money will naturally become mine. You'd better say something useful. After all, I'm not a very patient person."

This is a lie; Lin Yichao is patient.

You Tong knew that Lin Yi was threatening him, but given the situation, he had no choice but to pretend not to know and feign compliance, saying, "How about this, if you release me, I will not carry out the blood sacrifice plan, how about it?"

You Tong also wanted to get something for free, which Lin Yi found quite ridiculous.

He never suspected the Jingtian Church of blood sacrifice. After all, he was the first to spread the rumors, and his purpose was only to alert the prefect and put the city under martial law, so that the Jingtian Church could not act recklessly and to buy him some time to level up.

As for blood sacrifice, which is something that doesn't even exist, he never even considered it. All the various best and worst strategies he mentioned to the prefect were just empty talk...

Now that his cultivation has improved, he has begun to try to eliminate the remnants of the Pure Heaven Sect. Unexpectedly, You Tong has tricked him instead.

Do you think I'm easy to fool?

Lin Yi picked up his sword, ready to teach You Tong a lesson.

Treating prisoners of war well is a traditional virtue, but since Lin Yi transmigrated, he has been involved in kidnapping, extortion, fraud, spreading rumors, fighting, embezzling public funds for meals and visits to brothels...

If this kind of thing is done too often, we'll stop talking about virtue.

As long as I have no morals, then it's perfectly reasonable for me to do any bad things.

Sensing Lin Yi's malicious gaze, You Tong knew that his attempt to get something for nothing might have failed, so he quickly added, "Besides that, I'll tell you a secret."

"Is this secret enough to buy your life?"

“Of course it’s enough. A secret realm will emerge near Xingsha County. This secret realm is related to the elixir of immortality. Wu De has mastered the method to find the secret realm. He once told me that as long as you release me, I will tell you how to find this secret realm.”

You Tong spoke with great confidence, but Lin Yi was not convinced.

"Can you be sure he's not lying to you? I'd rather catch Wu De next time and make a deal with him."

You Tong: "..."

Can this be done?

"If you have no other useful value, I'll send you on your way."

Lin Yi gently stroked the long sword in his hand, while the snow on his pillow trembled slightly.

Before it even recognized its master, it was being used so roughly. Although this was very inconsistent with the general development process of a sword spirit, the Snow on the Pillow was of excellent quality. This level of use was not enough to ruin it. On the contrary, it made it even more compatible with its new master.

Having been gathering dust for so long, it was excited to be used so quickly by its new owner to kill enemies.

"See? My sword is itching for a fight."

You Tong: "..."

This Lin Yi, he looks way too much like someone from the Demonic Sect.

"I have another secret, which is related to your Jingye Division."

With a heavy heart, You Tong decided to sacrifice the pawn to save the king, because his pupil technique had already seen that Lin Yi had murderous intent.

"explain."

"One of the Four Great Constables is one of our people."

"Tell me who it is, and I'll spare your life."

Seeing that Lin Yi had made a promise, You Tong's murderous intent gradually subsided, and he could also tell that Lin Yi was not deceiving him.

"Her name is Soul Reaper. I shouldn't know this kind of information, but I assure you, it's true."

You Tong watched Lin Yi warily; whether he would make a move or not depended on this moment.

"you can go now."

Lin Yi sheathed his sword, and You Tong smiled with relief. She then gracefully retreated, ultimately not daring to leave her back to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi did not pursue them.

Putting aside the fact that the most important thing in life is to keep your word, the most important thing is to put You Tong back in a reasonable and justifiable way.

This time, they didn't catch any fish from the Jingtian Sect, but You Tong will meet with the people of the Jingtian Sect sooner or later, and then they'll wipe them out in one fell swoop.

By this time, Mr. Sang's fire had stopped burning, leaving behind only ashes and two intertwined branches.

Lin Yi picked it up and put it into his cloud bag.

The items dropped by the monsters are definitely useful, but now is not the time to investigate.

Footsteps sounded not far away; it must have been Xiao Se.

Lin Yi had deliberately sped up to shake off Xiao Se, and now that Xiao Se had just caught up, the battle had just ended.

"Are you OK?"

Looking at the mess on the ground, Xiao Se could imagine how fierce the battle had been.

"It's alright. Their cultivation level was lower than mine. I killed one and the other two escaped."