Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 344 - 293 Unshakeable_1

Chapter 344: Chapter 293 Unshakeable_1

Li Xuan was stunned upon hearing this, finding it inconceivable: "Does Longhu Mountain really need to ask for outside help?"

This was The Tianshi’s Mansion, the ancestral place of the Zhengyi Sect, which has a history that spans far longer than Liudao Division. The Tianshi’s mansion itself had no fewer than thirty masters of The Fourth Gate, and was being overseen by the current Heavenly Master.

Around The Tianshi’s Mansion, there were dozens of Taoist temples and sects, known as the Daoist Capital of Jiangnan.

But then Li Xuan’s mind tightened, realizing that it was precisely because of this that the situation at Longhu Mountain was worrisome.

What kind of powerful enemy could push the prestigious Tianshi Mansion of Longhu Mountain to such dire straits?

"I must rush to Longhu Mountain as soon as possible." Xue Yunrou stood up, summoning the ’Xuanming Zhiyang Shuttle’ to her side.

At this moment, she could no longer afford to travel by the slow-moving ship anymore.

Vice Master Zhang was evidently hesitant. He glanced at Yu Hongchang, who was still in the process of recovering from the yin-yang counterflow, then looked at himself, and smiled bitterly: "I’d better not go. Yunrou, you go ahead, but be careful on the road."

He knew that in his current condition, he would just be a burden even if he went over. And Yu Hongchang’s situation required his care with the Array.

Li Xuan, meanwhile, took out the ’Bixue Leique Sword’ and two pieces of battle armor from his Sumi Ring without hesitation, saying, "I’ll accompany you."

He had put these cumbersome items away when he was in meditation and sleep earlier. At that time, he thought that having the Array and the ’Fumo Vajra’ guarding the ship should have kept him safe. Yet, he found himself being too carefree and unguarded, not expecting that he would provoke several masters of The Fourth Gate to secretly attack him. He should take this as a lesson and ensure that such a thing would not happen a second time.

Or, if Ming Fei and the others had not been timid, wouldn’t he have lost his life already?

However, Yu Hongchang was uneasy. She didn’t want to see it happen, but she knew that she’d better not stop them at this moment.

Xue Yunrou was also somewhat hesitant. She didn’t know what the situation was on Longhu Mountain, and whether there would be any danger.

"Do you want to leave me behind again?" Noticing her hesitation, Li Xuan frowned and looked upset, "I can’t rest easy if you go alone."

Just then, a group of people flew over from the distance, controlling several magical instruments. They were Yu Hongchang’s attendants and guards, who had been a little slower in catching up and had only just arrived.

In their company was Tingtian Ao, as well as the ’Fumo Vajra’ bound by iron chains under Li Xuan’s name; it was now immobilized.

This thing was self-protecting. It’s likely that Yu Hongchang and the others had to expend quite a bit of effort to subdue it.

The Divine Blood Azure Phoenix, ’Niulang’, swooped down from the sky first, landing on Li Xuan’s shoulder. It looked at Li Xuan’s face sneakily, seeming somewhat guilty.

"Let me take you there."

Ao Shuying suddenly interrupted. She summoned a red flying chariot enveloped in thunder: "Your magical tool is indeed powerful and could theoretically traverse ten thousand miles in a day. But your mana is insufficient; you would be completely drained after only five hundred miles. Even if you make it there, you’d be helpless."

Xue Yunrou recognized the chariot as an ancient supreme magical implement, the ’Red Thunder Chariot’, rumored to be one of fewer than five pieces passed down from the ancient gods.

But she resisted instinctively, unwilling to accept Ao Shuying’s favor.

Even though it had just been proven that there was nothing illicit between Li Xuan and Ao Shuying, Xue Yunrou still felt instinctively that this woman - no, this female dragon - posed a great threat to her.

Ao Shuying, however, had already turned to look at her: "Although I do not know what the situation is there, given that it can threaten the survival of Longhu Mountain, it must be extraordinary. The heavenly level practitioners there are undoubtedly more than one, are you sure you and Li Xuan can make it safely?"

Xue Yunrou became silent, her breath faltering. She glanced at Li Xuan and noticed that the magical tools all over his body were shining brightly, so she said nothing more.

Ao Shuying then reached out and dragged both Xue Yunrou and Li Xuan onto the flying chariot. She then looked at Ao Zhihui: "You drive, these three stay behind to be dealt with by your tortoise minister."

"Huh?" Ao Zhihui was surprised, pointing at his own nose: "You want me to pull the chariot?"

The prestigious Poyang Dragon King, pulling a chariot for two mere mortals?

"And why not?" Ao Shuying looked at him coldly: "Do you really think I don’t know that although Ao Gun was the one who instigated Ming Fei and the others to commit the crime, they wouldn’t have been able to get that person onto my bed without your Poyang King’s cooperation? Take your pick: a hundred lashes or pull the chariot."

Ao Zhihui felt a bit wronged, thinking to himself that she had said she wouldn’t pursue the matter.

But then he thought, so be it, since he was indeed in the wrong. Besides, what could he do when the woman Ao Shuying wanted to favor was involved?

"I’ll pull the chariot then." He immediately transformed into a seventy-yard-long massive black dragon, using his front two claws to grab the shaft of the flying chariot: "Hold on—"

As Ao Zhihui’s tail flicked, the chariot sped away like a flash of lightning, heading south.

Yu Hongchang watched them leave and unconsciously furrowed her brow. She then turned to look at Vice Master Zhang: "Vice Master, is there a way for me to recover as quickly as possible? Or even a way for me to use my mana for a short time?"

Zhang Yingyuan shook his head with a bitter smile: "Your Highness, please be patient. Your clash with Immortal Master Shuide has already left quite a problem. If you don’t suppress and eliminate it first, even if you get your hands on an immortal treasure in the future, you may not be able to suppress it. And given that Immortal Master Shuide is with Li Xuan and Yunrou, Your Highness, you really don’t need to worry."

Although he was also very worried, he wouldn’t push Yu Hongchang into irreparable danger because of it.

"Your Highness indeed does not need to worry, Earl Jingan is incredibly strong. Ordinary people like us within The Fourth Gate probably cannot hurt him."

Master Pingbo kneeling by the side suddenly chimed in. As Yu Hongchang’s cold gaze swept over him, he instinctively shrank his neck: "After we kidnapped Earl Jingan, we tried to strip away his magical instruments, such as his Sumi Ring. All our efforts have been to no avail. He is protected by ’The Song of Integrity’ itself and possesses a mysterious Divine Skill that drains our powers, preventing us from taking any instruments from him."

Master Fubo commented, "In fact, we were not alone during the kidnapping of Earl Jingan; Mr. Fushan, founder of the Demon Tiger from Luzhou, was with us. I saw him secretly attacking Jingan, but, despite mustering all his strength three times, he failed to harm him. It seemed as if something on Jingan was absorbing all of his power."

Elder Mingfei also added with a bitter smile, "The reason we need to ask Immortal Master Shuide to administer justice for us is two-fold: one is to fear retaliation; the other is that we are helpless against him. He’s like a tough nut to crack that makes it impossible to bring down. I guess unless they are those who have high hopes of entering the heavenly level and have mastered secret Divine Techniques of The Fourth Gate, it would be hard for others to harm him."

"Was there something like that?" Tingtian Ao blinked and then looked puzzled, "They’re telling the truth."

Yu Hongchang seemed stunned to hear this. She thought the support from the original text of "The Song of Integrity" is tremendous, especially when held by such grand scholars at the heavenly level as Shaobao Yu and Zhonglie Duke Wen. The power of this scroll can be compared to that of an immortal treasure.

In the past, the usefulness of the original text of "The Song of Integrity" was hardly manifested when it was in Li Xuan’s hands, because its function was to suppress her Karma of Yin. But now, as she returns to her body and achieves a preliminary balance of Yin and Yang with the help of the Demon Core of the Winged Devil, she left the scroll of "The Song of Integrity" with Li Xuan.

Although Li Xuan’s Hao Qi is now extremely pure, its quantity and intensity are still far below the level of grand scholars.

She thought she knew everything about Li Xuan. In theory, Li Xuan wouldn’t have been able to resist the Fourth Gate in his unconscious state.

Did Li Xuan undergo some unknown changes during the past couple of days?

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True to its name, the ’Red Thunder Chariot’ moved as fast as a thunderbolt. Driven by Ao Zhihui, it covered several rivers and mountains in a blink of an eye. It took less than the fourth moment to reach Longhu Mountain, which was looming in front of them.

Li Xuan opened the ’Tao-protecting Eyes’ to observe from a distance and found that thick black clouds were curling up over Longhu Mountain. Huge thunderbolts were constantly striking the Taoist temple built on the mountainside.

"This is——" Ao Shuying looked shocked, "Wulei Zhengfa?"

Xue Yunrou also looked stunned from a distance. ’Wulei Zhengfa’ was a unique secret technique of Tianshi’s mansion.

"Stop here." Ao Shuying called to her cousin who was pulling the chariot, "Someone has laid a large Array around Longhu Mountain. I’m afraid this flying chariot won’t be able to pass."

When the chariot slowly came to a halt, Xue Yunrou bowed to Ao Shuying, "Thank you for your help, Lord."

"No need for formalities, consider it as my apology." Ao Shuying waved her sleeve and looked deep into Longhu Mountain, "I’m going in with you."

Xue Yunrou hesitated at her words.

Her wariness and aversion towards Ao Shuying stemmed from Li Xuan. But considering Ao Shuying’s identity, she was undoubtedly reliable and wouldn’t harbor any ill intentions towards Tianshi’s mansion.

Considering the current state of Tianshi’s mansion, having an additional heavenly level master such as Ao Shuying would undoubtedly be beneficial.

"Miss Xue, don’t overthink it. I don’t need your approval. I, Ao Shuying, decide where I want to go, and I don’t need permission from others," Ao Shuying looked straight ahead, remaining nonchalant, "We were in the wrong for abducting Li Xuan and forcing him into the Dragon Palace. Besides, I owe Li Xuan a great debt, and I can’t just sit and watch him walk into danger."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan was taken aback, "A debt? Immortal Master Shuide, are you mistaking me for someone else?"

He had already guessed that the Lord in front of him was the Gigantic Black Dragon that had been trapped in the underwater caves a few months ago.

But where did this ’great debt’ come from? Was it because he had once bathed her?

"I would not forget to recognize my benefactor." Ao Shuying laughed, "Thanks to your help, I was freed from my restrictions 300 years early. I cannot fail to repay such a favor. Even true dragons like me can only live for 1,200 years, and if there are any old injuries on us, we live even shorter."

Xue Yunrou frowned. She hadn’t expected such a connection between Ao Shuying and Li Xuan.

Then, she shook her head and flew toward Longhu Mountain.

Li Xuan initially wanted to inquire in detail, but seeing the astonishing speed at which Xue Yunrou’s Style Light was soaring, covering a thousand feet in an instant, he gave up that idea and followed her hurriedly.

He couldn’t fly yet. However, after his initial understanding of ’Nuclear Fusion,’ the voltage reached 60,000 volts when he applied Thunder Style, which made the ’Rising Thunder’ version of Unsettling Divine Thunder not only faster but also less consumptive than before.

As for his ’Fumo Vajra,’ there were several rollers under its feet, sliding rapidly across the ground.

Ao Zhihui, the Dragon King, turned back into human form, smiling and waving at Li Xuan, "Take care, brother-in-law! Be careful."

Xue Yunrou’s light shadow trembled immediately, while Li Xuan almost lost control of his Thunder Style.

Ao Shuying glanced at Ao Zhihui sidelong, thinking that this scoundrel still needed to learn his lesson. Then, she followed leisurely, hands behind her back.