"Hum."
A sword's cry suddenly resounded between heaven and earth. A terrifying aura, as imposing as the divine firmament, instantly enshrouded the entire barren mountain.
"This aura…"
Bai Zhixi's delicate body trembled slightly. She looked up toward the direction the aura emanated from, her small face pale.
"Bai Zhixi, I knew you'd be here."
Above the void, a tall figure in white pierced through space and landed gracefully. In his hand, a cyan ancient sword glowed with sharp radiance, its sword intent swirling like it could swallow mountains and rivers.
"It's you again!!"
Bai Zhixi's pretty face turned even colder, but the tension in her spiritual sense did not escape Ling Xiao's perception.
Indeed, that demonic figure was the manifestation of Ling Xiao's Second Transformation Demonic Body. However, he was now using his spiritual energy to suppress his demonic intent—though this prevented the demonic aura from leaking out, it also left him unable to move freely. Moreover, he could sense that this suddenly appearing swordsman in white was at least at the Peak of the Po Wang Realm. Judging by the soaring sword intent around him, he must be an extremely terrifying existence even among those at the Po Wang Realm.
"If you'd stayed peacefully among the demon race, I truly wouldn't have been able to do anything to you. But you just had to court death."
The swordsman in white smiled indifferently. He swung his ancient sword gently, with no hesitation whatsoever.
"Hum."
A heaven-shaking sword cry echoed instantly. A hundred-zhang-long sword beam materialized out of thin air, giving Bai Zhixi no time to prepare. Carrying a terrifying heavenly might, it crashed down toward the group of Eastern Wilderness great demons.
"Split up and run! As far as you can!!"
Bai Zhixi's face turned white. She shouted at the top of her lungs and turned to flee. The remaining Eastern Wilderness great demons immediately revealed their true forms, exerting all their strength to flee frantically into the distance. How could they not feel the swordsman's terror? The pressure he exuded was several times more fearsome than Bai Zhixi's. But no matter how fast they ran, how could they outrun that sky-rending sword beam?
"Ah!!"
Screams rang out one after another. Two Spirit Sea Realm great demons were instantly sliced into pieces by the sword intent.
Ling Xiao's expression turned solemn as he stared at the sword beam descending above him. Normally, he wouldn't have needed to fear this mysterious swordsman in white. But now, his cultivation was sealed, and he couldn't even move his body freely—like a stationary target, waiting to be slaughtered.
Of course! While this sword intent was powerful, breaking through his demonic body would be no easy task. His only worry was that the leakage of his demonic aura would arouse the swordsman's suspicion.
"Hm? Why aren't you running? This man is incredibly strong—no one in the lower realms is his match. You'll die."
Bai Zhixi looked at the figure still sitting cross-legged beside her, and at the sword beam about to fall. Finally, she bit her silver teeth, grabbed Ling Xiao's arm, and a strange fluctuation rippled around her body.
Then, to Ling Xiao's surprise, the scenery before his eyes suddenly shifted and twisted, changing completely.
"The Dao of Void?!"
A flash of splendor suddenly lit up in Ling Xiao's eyes. He turned to look at Bai Zhixi, whose face was grave, and a bold idea suddenly crossed his mind…
No wonder this girl had been able to descend to the lower realms—she actually commanded such a terrifying Dao Principle. She seemed to be at most fourteen or fifteen years old, yet she was already at the Xuanqing Realm. Those two thousand destiny points were truly not enough for her.
Moreover!! Though she appeared cold, her heart was pure and naive, completely unaware of the malice in the world. In other words, the fact that she would save a stranger in a life-or-death crisis was enough to prove her nature. But… such a disposition made her easy to manipulate.
The Dao of Void, two thousand destiny points, and she was a demon loli… Hehe.
I, Ling Xiao, am a villain and don't deserve a predetermined childhood sweetheart. But who said I can't create my own little childhood companion?
"I'd like to see where you run this time."
The swordsman in white frowned as he watched a faint ripple in the space. A smile suddenly tugged at the corner of his lips. He flipped his palm, and an octagonal small mirror appeared in his hand—runes swirled on it, exuding an indescribable mystery and delicacy. Since he had come specifically for Bai Zhixi, he naturally knew about the Dao of Void she possessed. So he had long been prepared.
Bai Zhixi dragged Ling Xiao all the way, rushing toward the Eastern Wilderness. There was a teleportation gate on Demon God Mountain that led directly to the demon race in the Upper Realm, left behind by the Three Emperors in ancient times. As long as she returned to Demon God Mountain, she could flee back to Shengzhou.
When she sensed that the swordsman wasn't chasing them, Bai Zhixi's figure reappeared in mid-air, landing in an ancient forest on a lonely mountain at the border between the Eastern Wilderness and the Northern Wilderness.
"That was terrifying! The Blood Soul Temple is really relentless! Humph! Once I get back to Shengzhou, I'll tell my mother to beat all of you to death!"
Bai Zhixi pouted and complained. With the group of Eastern Wilderness great demons gone, she no longer had to pretend to be profound as she had before.
"The Blood Soul Temple?"
Ling Xiao frowned. He was extremely familiar with that name. This force was notoriously infamous in Shengzhou, specializing in killing. But the Blood Soul Temple never acted for spirit stones; those who sought their services had to fulfill the conditions they set—sometimes a favor, sometimes a pill. In short, their demands were bizarre and unpredictable.
"How did you provoke the Blood Soul Temple?"
Ling Xiao suddenly spoke, clearly startling Bai Zhixi.
"You… you can talk?"
Bai Zhixi hopped in front of Ling Xiao, sizing him up with a wary look in her eyes.
"You'd better run quickly. He's catching up."
Ling Xiao sighed, his voice sounding somewhat low. Weren't lolis always fond of mature, steady uncles?
"Hello, dear. I'm Ling Xiao—a mature and handsome… bad uncle."
"Catching up? Stop bragging! I don't sense his aura at all. How could you possibly feel it?"
Bai Zhixi gave Ling Xiao a proud look. But just then, countless unmatched sword intents suddenly fell from the sky, like a downpour, instantly enshrouding the entire mountain peak.