Chapter 54 Luring the Snake from its Hole, the Possessing Demon Cultivator!
Afterward.
Lin Xuan had Fang Qing take Zhao Ling'er away. He had so high-profilely eliminated all the demon race spies in the Nine Heavens Holy Land without leaving a single one. Now, the people of the demon race must see him as a thorn in their side, a nail in their flesh.
Based on Lin Xuan's understanding of the demon race, that old fellow from the Heavenly Demon Palace had buried more than one chess piece within the territory of the Nine Heavens Holy Land.
Without a doubt, they would definitely deploy this chess piece.
Each chess piece that old fellow refined at great cost had a physique comparable to a demon race spy's, able to temporarily conceal their own demonic energy by borrowing spiritual energy from the outside world.
However, before she left, Fang Qing had also left Lin Xuan with a Tree Guardian she had refined.
A tree spirit that had lived for ten thousand years was refined by Fang Qing into one of her avatars. It had a human-like appearance, that of a cute little girl with two pigtails and a face full of collagen, her pair of crystal-clear eyes blinking as if they could speak.
Lin Xuan did not refuse.
Who knew if that old beast from the Heavenly Demon Palace would suddenly go mad and crazily dispatch several of the chess pieces he had arranged. If he faced a siege of three or more, it would be difficult to handle. Leaving this Tree Guardian behind would serve as a helper.
On Green Bamboo Peak.
In front of Lin Xuan's courtyard.
Lin Xuan, clad in a green robe, stood outside the courtyard gate, watching the two figures depart on the wind, and felt a sense of relief. Even if Fang Qing had not come, Lin Xuan had planned to send Zhao Ling'er to a safer place first.
"Holy Son Lin Xuan, rest assured. With me here, even if any remaining demon race spies come, I will make sure they come but never return!"
Beside Lin Xuan was the Tree Guardian girl, whose height only reached his waist. She stood with her hands on her hips, looking like a little adult, a serious expression on her tender face.
Although this Tree Guardian was small, her cultivation realm was a solid second-heaven of the Void Refinement Realm.
"Mm!"
Lin Xuan was not at all polite and turned back into the house.
Given the methods of that demon race chess piece, infiltrating the Nine Heavens Holy Land during the day would make for too large a target; they definitely would not come so easily. There was a ninety percent chance it would be at night.
He would first meditate and recuperate during the day, then lay a dragnet at night.
Time flew by. The sun set in the west, and night fell over the Nine Heavens Holy Land.
Inside the room, Lin Xuan, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes.
He stood up and walked out of the room.
Knowing the enemy would definitely come, he could not stay in his residence. Who knew if the other party had prepared a destructive artifact like a Sky Thunder Pearl and would immediately seek a path of mutual destruction.
One must be prepared for the worst, not just the likely.
The life-valuing Lin Xuan prepared to lay a dragnet outside his residence.
And to prove someone was inside the residence.
Lin Xuan had the little Tree Guardian stand guard at the entrance to his residence. Of course, Lin Xuan absolutely had not considered using the little Tree Guardian as bait.
"Little Tree Guardian, you stand guard here. Do not let anyone enter the residence. I will be outside waiting for the demon spy to arrive. With us working from both inside and out, dealing with one demon spy will be as easy as catching something in a bag!"
Lin Xuan looked at the little Tree Guardian with a smile on his face, speaking to her very kindly.
"Why don't you stand guard, and I'll go ambush outside?"
The little Tree Guardian blinked her big eyes, a curious look on her tender little face.
"You wouldn't understand this. This is a strategy called 'luring the snake from its hole.' Rest assured, with me here, that demon spy won't be able to harm you!"
Lin Xuan said to her in a very firm tone.
"Mm!"
The little Tree Guardian agreed to Lin Xuan's proposal, half-believing and half-doubting.
Having resolved the issue with the little Tree Guardian, Lin Xuan went five hundred meters outside his residence and used the Great Void Art to hide himself within the void. At the same time, he connected his spiritual sense to the Demon Suppression Tower in his sea of consciousness, ready to suppress the demon spy at any moment.
At the same time.
Outside the Nine Heavens Holy Land.
An outer sect disciple who had just accepted a task left the Mission Hall, rented a first-grade flying spiritual beast, a gray crane, and flew toward the mission location outside the Holy Land.
Just as this outer sect disciple, clad in a blue robe, left the Nine Heavens Holy Land and was over a thousand li away.
He passed a desolate giant peak. The gray crane beneath him, with its ten-zhang-large body, suddenly began to cry out in panic.
Before he could react, a remnant shadow shot out from the ground. Like a rapidly fired cannonball, it instantly blasted the gray crane in two, its flesh and blood splashing through the air.
The gray crane died instantly on the spot.
And above the gray crane, this outer sect disciple of the Nine Heavens Holy Land was now held firmly by the neck by a withered, sharp claw, completely unable to move. He could only widen his eyes in terror, looking at Qin An, who had revealed half of his skeletal face.
"Demon race!?"
This outer sect disciple of the Nine Heavens Holy Land, Zhao Ming, had his eyes filled with terror.
The soul fire in Qin An's empty eye sockets trembled. His entire body then transformed into a plume of thick black smoke, which, like a water-soaked sponge, invaded Zhao Ming's body.
Hovering in the air, Zhao Ming, after being possessed by Qin An, lowered his head as if he had lost the support of his consciousness, appearing very weak.
After a moment passed.
Zhao Ming's lowered head suddenly shot up. A wisp of black demonic energy appeared in his crystal-clear eyes.
At the same time, a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Afterward, after confirming the direction of the Nine Heavens Holy Land, he traversed the void. His speed was not much faster than before!
Half a day later.
It was now deep into the night.
On Green Bamboo Peak.
In front of Lin Xuan's residence, the little Tree Guardian, as instructed by Lin Xuan, had concealed her realm's aura to the Nascent Soul Realm and maintained a high-alert appearance, constantly scanning the surroundings.
And within the void fissure five hundred meters away.
Lin Xuan also remained vigilant, observing his surroundings without a moment of relaxation.
If the demon race spy sent by the other party was above the Integration Realm, he would immediately use his evasion art to leave and notify the little Tree Guardian to escape using earth遁.
Those above the Integration Realm could detect him while he was in the crevice of time and space.
Their battle methods were mysterious and unpredictable. Even with the Demon Suppression Tower, he would not dare to take risks easily.
"He's here!"
Lin Xuan's expression froze. Within his range of perception, he could clearly sense that an unfamiliar aura had entered Green Bamboo Peak.
And it was lying dormant in a patch of purple bamboo forest several kilometers away.
The other party did not seem to intend to make a move against Lin Xuan, but it was also possible they were probing.
Lin Xuan's eagle-like sharp eyes almost instantly locked onto the demon spy in the purple bamboo forest.
He activated the system's detection function.
Nickname: Qin An
Race: Demon Race
Level: First Heaven of the Void Refinement Realm
Status: Possessed State
"Void Refinement Realm demon cultivator!"
"Phew!"
When he confirmed the other party's level was only Void Refinement Realm, the heart Lin Xuan had been holding up finally settled.
Immediately, a thick killing intent flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes. This demon race spy, Qin An, was in a possessed state, which meant he had possessed the body of a deceased Nine Heavens disciple.
"The chess piece that old fellow deployed this time is actually a puppet!"
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