Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Duan Xingchen waved his hand, indicating that he would not blame Yun Ping and the others.

Since they're all about to die anyway, what's the point of venting their anger?

Yun Ping raised an eyebrow, seemingly noticing Duan Xingchen's special physique. "Speaking of which, are you a Saintly Physique?"

"So what if it is?" Duan Xingchen raised his head and glanced at Yun Ping. "My spiritual energy is exhausted, and I can no longer use my Holy Body to dispel these demons."

"If it weren't for your interference..."

Duan Xingchen couldn't help but complain, then shook his head and even threw down the magic weapon in his hand, clearly giving up the fight.

She didn't know what she would become after being swallowed by darkness, but she was certain it wouldn't be a pleasant feeling.

Thinking of this, her frail body began to tremble slightly.

She never expected that she would face such an end so soon after assuming the position of Holy Maiden. Although she saved the other Holy Feather Sect cultivators, she was about to lose her own life here.

And she wasn't the only one—

“You could have left... but it’s too late now.” Duan Xingchen looked at Ye Yuchan and Zhang Ruoxue with great sympathy. “Now we have to die together.”

Ye Yuchan and Zhang Ruoxue exchanged a glance, their expressions remaining unchanged. They showed no fear, not even the slightest hint of panic.

The two of them stayed by Yunping's side, seemingly oblivious to the darkness that surged in from all directions, their expressions unchanged.

"Let's put aside the matter of life and death for now, can I ask you a question?"

Yun Ping squatted down and looked at Duan Xingchen in front of him, "What is your relationship with the Holy Profound Gold?"

"Lord Saintly Profound Gold..." Duan Xingchen didn't understand why Yun Ping would ask this question, but he still answered, "He is the root of our Holy Feather Sect's faith, and also the founder of our Holy Feather Sect..."

"Sacred Feather Sect?"

Seeing Yun Ping's puzzled look, Duan Xingchen frowned. "You don't know about the Holy Feather Sect?"

Yunping shook his head.

He truly didn't know about the Holy Feather Sect. The last time he came to the Kuntian Domain was a very, very long time ago, when these demons were still in the Abyss of Demons and had no chance to come out at all.

In the blink of an eye, time passed, and not only did these demons emerge, but even the strange Holy Feather Sect appeared. Moreover, according to Duan Xingchen, the Holy Feather Sect was personally created by Holy Profound Gold.

That's interesting...

Thinking of the relationship between the creator of the demon and the holy Xuanjin, Yunping narrowed his eyes.

However, instead of delving deeper into the topic, he raised another question.

"Then I have another question. Do you know about the Yangque Fire Domain?"

"What is that?" Duan Xingchen blinked. "I've never heard of such a place before."

never heard of that?

This time it was Yunping's turn to be confused. Could it be that the Anywhere Door really malfunctioned and teleported them to the wrong place?

That's not right. Although the Yangque Fire Domain is a relatively mysterious area within the Kuntian Domain, Duan Xingchen should know that the teleportation point he set up is the Yangque Fire Domain.

And judging from the girl's appearance, she doesn't seem like the type to lie.

"Hoohoho-"

Before Yunping could ask any more questions, the surrounding darkness had already closed in to within a meter of them.

The demon in wolf form opened its scarlet eyes wide, revealing its ever-changing fangs covered in thousands of barbs. It used its tentacle-like limbs to lunge at Yun Ping and Duan Xingchen.

Darkness descends.

Duan Xingchen could no longer see anything; pure evil and darkness completely filled her vision.

Death arrived as expected.

Ultimately, she still had to face this terrible ending.

Duan Xingchen almost instinctively closed her eyes, which might have calmed her fear-filled heart a little.

however--

"I don't remember talking to you."

There was no pain, no terror.

Duan Xingchen opened his eyes in a daze, and what he saw was a scene that completely defied common sense.

The darkness stood still, the writhing black mud ceased its churning, and the demons that had been restless all around seemed to have their time frozen, completely stunned, their bloodthirsty eyes instantly filled with boundless fear.

The demon that lunged at Yunping was frozen in mid-air, the black mud on its fangs completely stilled, its eyes filled with fear and shock.

What's this?

Unable to comprehend it by common sense, Duan Xingchen stood frozen in place, staring blankly at the young man in white.

Yun Ping waved his hand dismissively, his tone indifferent.

"Alright, all of you, get back here. Killing you would just get my hands dirty."

The next moment, the demon was instantly decomposed into dust from the inside out. Before it could even let out a mournful cry, its flesh and blood were blasted to pieces, turning back into dark sludge and merging into the darkness in the distance.

In an instant, time seemed to be restarted, and all the demons regained their freedom.

But this time... they didn't come any closer.

fear.

Yes, Duan Xingchen saw in their eyes the same fear he had felt when he activated the Heavenly Purity Nine Formations.

But the demons were now terrified far more thoroughly than before; they were no longer merely wary of the holy light, but rather...

I saw something more terrifying than anything else.

The black mud was afraid, and so were the demons. These once twisted creations began to retreat frantically, dissipating in a frenzy, and finally all returned to the dark cave, disappearing without a trace.

Light shone in once again from outside the palace ruins, splashing onto Duan Xingchen's blank face.

That's it...gone?

Duan Xingchen felt like she was dreaming, and subconsciously pinched her fair and tender thigh.

—It hurts quite a bit.

But if it's not a dream, why would those demons, whom even the Holy Feather Sect finds troublesome and whom even the mighty Emperor Pavilion wouldn't dare to provoke, be afraid of such a human?

An ordinary mortal who looks so ordinary...

"Alright, the troublesome thing is gone."

Yunping clapped his hands and squatted down in front of Duan Xingchen, whose face was full of confusion. Beside him were Ye Yuchan and Zhang Ruoxue, who were expressionless, as if they had expected this scene.

They weren't worried about these so-called demons at all, or rather, they felt that if the old rogue couldn't even handle these demons, then he wasn't an old rogue, but an old fool.

So from the very beginning, they didn't show any panic; at most, they just found these demons a little disgusting.

Yun Ping looked at the dumbfounded Duan Xingchen with great interest, his tone as flippant as a hoodlum.

"So, can we talk about this godforsaken place now?"

"For example, the mess these demons are making, the affairs of your Holy Feather Sect, and things you don't know about... the Yangque Fire Domain."

9. Tie them up and take them back.

"So now this place is called the Great Luo Flame Domain, instead of the Yangque Fire Domain?"

Walking on the wide avenue, since they had no means of transportation and the old rogue didn't want to release his flying chickens or BMWs to scare Duan Xingchen, the group had no choice but to walk back to their sect after leaving the palace ruins.

The surrounding area is covered with lush vegetation. According to Duan Xingchen, this place has always been like this since she became aware of things. Although it is called the Great Luo Flame Domain, the spiritual plants grow quite luxuriantly, and dense forests can be seen everywhere.

If Yunping's memory is correct, the Yangque Fire Domain was once barren, because most spiritual plants could not withstand the terrifying high temperature of the Yangque Yinghuo. Within a thousand miles of the Yangque Yinghuo, there would be no spiritual plants.

Is the Anywhere Door malfunctioning?

No, Yunping doesn't think so.

The young man in the white shirt raised his head and looked at the fiery red crack that seemed to tear through the azure sky—it was a cloud, a continuous cloud as conspicuous as the Milky Way in the dark night sky.

—This used to be a characteristic of the Yangque Fire Domain. Anyone within the Yangque Fire Domain could see those fiery red, crack-shaped clouds that looked as if the sky had been cleaved open.

In other words, the girl behind the Anywhere Door made no mistake, and her memories were not altered in any way.

The land beneath his feet was indeed the former Yangque Fire Domain.

But the question is, why did Duan Xingchen say this was the Great Luo Flame Domain? Yun Ping had never heard of that name before.

Could it be that the Yangque Fire Domain has been destroyed over the years?

Duan Xingchen looked at Yun Ping with considerable surprise. This wasn't the first time she had heard the term "Yangque Fire Domain": "This is indeed the Great Luo Flame Domain. As for the Yangque Fire Domain you mentioned, I've never heard of it before."

"That's really strange."

Yunping rubbed his chin, looking thoughtful.

"You old scoundrel, you haven't got the place wrong, have you?"

Ye Yuchan interjected at this moment, clearly Duan Xingchen's confident attitude made her begin to doubt herself, this old rogue who often caused teleportation problems.

Yunping shook his head, his eyes sharpening: "If it's just a matter of remembering the wrong place, that would be perfect. The real problem is if I didn't remember the wrong place at all."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Ruoxue didn't quite understand.

Unlike Zhang Ruoxue, who was completely bewildered, Ye Yuchan understood the hidden meaning in Yun Ping's words, and her expression gradually became more serious.

Yes, if it's just a matter of remembering the wrong place, that would be perfect.

But if it's not a case of misremembering the location, but rather something has gone wrong with the Yangque Fire Domain—

Ye Yuchan dared not think any further, or rather, she was unable to imagine any existence that could threaten the Twenty-One Extremes.

Is it a threat to the ultimate level of the Twenty-One...?

The Chaser

Aside from that mysterious being, Yunping couldn't think of any other possibility.

But right now, there is clearly not enough information for him to follow the clues any further, and he has also discovered a somewhat complicated line of sight.

"Hey girl, why are you staring at me like that? Is my handsome face making you swoon?"

Duan Xingchen was stunned. Faced with Yun Ping's cheeky smile, her girlish heart suddenly skipped a beat, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she quickly turned her head away.