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

Something is watching me.

This is probably why Xu Yanliu threw herself into this situation.

"Ruoxue." Xu Yanliu glanced at Zhang Ruoxue, who was covered in sweat as she searched for herbs in the spirit field: "Have you finished picking them?"

"Not yet...not yet..." Zhang Ruoxue anxiously looked around, but her feet remained rooted to the spot, as if she couldn't find her target: "There's also a spiritual plant called the [Original Heart Flower], but it seems there aren't any around here!"

"The Flower of True Heart?"

Xu Yanliu sighed helplessly and rubbed her forehead. She dared not use her divine sense at all. Her cultivation was not exaggeratedly strong, so her divine sense was also very weak. Whether she could find it was one thing, but the possibility of being exposed was another.

She could only rely on her excellent eyesight to begin scanning the nearby sacred fields—

The flower of true heart...

The flower of true heart...

The flowers are bright red, with three pale blue horizontal rings at the base of the stem, and the leaves are arranged in a needle-like pattern...

—As the image of the Flower of the Heart gradually takes shape in my mind, and I compare it with all the spiritual plants in my field of vision…

"found it!"

Xu Yanliu's eyes suddenly lit up. She flew forward and came to a corner of the field. She quickly and skillfully picked up the three beautiful flowers that had gathered together and put them into her storage ring.

After finishing all this, she immediately turned around and looked at Zhang Ruoxue: "Is everything ready? If it is, hurry up..."

There wasn't even time to finish what I was about to say.

Xu Yanliu's eyes narrowed, her eyebrows furrowed, and she suddenly transformed into a bolt of lightning, pulling Zhang Ruoxue into her arms. Then, with lightning speed, she disappeared behind a nearby woodshed.

At the same time, a spell to conceal their presence was quickly cast, causing Zhang Ruoxue to lower her body and hold her breath.

This sudden action startled Zhang Ruoxue. Just as she was about to say something, she realized that Xu Yanliu had already used all her strength to lock her completely in her arms, making her unable to move.

At this moment, Xu Yanliu had no extra energy to care about the beauty in her arms. She was focused on looking out from the corner, cautiously and solemnly watching the figure walking slowly outside the spirit field.

It was a man who looked somewhat young, wearing a golden robe, and holding a strange compass that gleamed with gold.

A Buddhist?

Her expression grew increasingly somber, especially when she saw the old man following closely behind the young man—

This guy... was the one from the shop...

The old monk, with an air of nonchalance, blocked the full-force attack he had unleashed when he lost his mind!

What are these two Buddhists doing here?

Although she had already guessed that the old monk would be a distinguished guest in the Jin Yao Dao Alliance, she did not expect that these two would actually come looking for her!

Did it detect its own presence?

No... it shouldn't be... who would use their divine sense to scan their surroundings for no reason? That would be too much of a waste of time.

Then the question comes-

Why did they find this place?

"master."

The young man stood in the center of the spirit field, looking at the obviously damaged spirit field around him, and nodded to the old man behind him: "The Demon Extermination Disc shows... it's nearby."

Demon-Slaying Disc?

As memories gradually surfaced from the past, Xu Yanliu frowned. She seemed to have heard of this thing somewhere before, but she really couldn't remember where.

Where is it?

—No, compared to this…

She didn't even dare to breathe, because Xu Yanliu knew that the old monk might see through her method of concealing her breath.

Zhang Xiaohan was a prime example.

However, if the old monk hadn't deliberately investigated the surroundings, she and Zhang Ruoxue might still have gone unnoticed.

So now...

Do not move!

“There are signs that the spirit fields have been deliberately damaged in this area.”

The old man opened his eyelids and glanced at the spiritual plant at his feet, which had been uprooted and tossed aside—

Those were the marks left by Zhang Ruoxue when she accidentally pulled out the wrong spiritual plant at the last moment.

The young man nodded, then carefully examined the Demon-Slaying Disc in his hand. The thirty-six Hundred Saints characters were spinning rapidly, and the internal magic array began to crisscross incessantly.

He continuously poured his spiritual energy into the Demon-Slaying Disc, but as time went on, he not only failed to reach any conclusions, but his expression also became increasingly solemn.

Seeing his struggling appearance, the old man sighed and then asked lightly, "Do you need my help? That demon should still be around here, right?"

coming!

At this moment, Xu Yanliu had already sensed the terrifying spiritual energy gradually surging within the old man's body...

If he were to immediately investigate the surroundings, her and Zhang Ruoxue's location would obviously be exposed...

What should we do next...?

however--

"No, let the disciple do it."

The young man refused the old man's help.

He seemed very dissatisfied with his powerlessness, even biting his lower lip and swallowing all his blood, while his spiritual energy continued to flow into the Demon-Slaying Disc.

Finally, the thirty-six characters from the Hundred Saints era suddenly shone with dazzling brilliance, and the expression in the young man's eyes changed from pain and anxiety to astonishment.

Because he saw it.

I saw the existence of that ancient demon!

But he didn't see it from that demon-slaying disk...

If you ask why—

"Stop fiddling with that plate. If you're looking for me, just say so. Maybe I'll come out if you call out a couple of times."

Because a petite girl with short black hair and a profound demonic aura that was completely different from other demons had appeared in front of him.

She was holding a crimson collar in her hand, and an unknown magic circle above it was gradually dissipating.

—That idiot!!!

Xu Yanliu instinctively wanted to curse aloud—is this guy out of his mind?! Why would he choose to jump out at a time like this? Doesn't he know these two Buddhist monks are specifically after her…?

and many more……

When she saw Zhang Ruoxue's expression of shock mixed with some struggle and pain, Xu Yanliu suddenly noticed someone.

—Myself from countless years ago.

Yes, she was like that back then...

Somewhat incredulous, yet also pained, I stared at the back of the figure blocking my way.

That dead dog...

He deliberately crawled out of the hole to seek death... was it so that he and Ruoxue could have a chance to escape...?

It's okay, I'll come back alive~

At that time, I don't know if it was arrogance or confidence, but she said those words to herself with a smile.

【I promise I'll take you to see the sunrise then, a sunrise that you can't even see in this awful place called the Ghostly Underworld】

【so……】

He said those things—

Liu'er, wait for me to come back.

—But the desired result was not achieved.

What's with all this "Wait for me to come back" stuff... and "Sunrise" stuff...?

The last thing I saw was a corpse hanging from the gate...

—A bastard who doesn't keep his promises.

Xu Yanliu gritted her teeth, her whole body trembling.

Her gaze was fixed on Zhang Xiaohan, whose face was cold and indifferent, as if she wanted to grind her teeth to dust.

Similarly, she could also feel Zhang Ruoxue's restlessness in her arms...

Zhang Ruoxue was also trembling. Although Zhang Xiaohan in front of her was a girl, judging from her expression and demeanor, or rather, from any angle other than her appearance...

She's family...that troublesome younger brother—

Zhang Xiaohan.

but……

No way.

Xu Yanliu knew all too well that they only had one path to take now.

--escape.

They were no match for those two monks, not even Zhang Xiaohan. They probably wouldn't be a match for the old monk even if they were added to the mix.

Zhang Xiaohan's recent actions have clearly caught their attention.

Xu Yanliu had considered the possibility of being discovered, so she had prepared a formation that could quickly traverse space, and now was the perfect time to activate it.

No way.

Yes, there is no way.

All they could do was take advantage of the time created by Zhang Xiaohan's suicidal act—

Run away.

Just like last time.