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Chapter 262 On the verge of breaking out

Upon hearing this voice, the Second Elder's purplish-red eyes suddenly blazed with demonic energy: "Old man, when did you find out?"

Not far away, an old man with a weathered face and white hair stood in the void, leaning on a cane. He met the Second Elder's gaze and sighed, "Minglan told me this. Over the years, do you still remember that you have her as your Daoist partner?"

Upon hearing his wife's name, the Second Elder's demonized, ugly face froze.

In fact, not many people in the entire Phoenix Medicine Sect knew about his relationship with Minglan, especially after he lost his qualification as heir. He had a big fight with his wife and they drifted apart. Over the years, he had almost forgotten that Minglan was not only his junior sister but also his Daoist partner.

Since he became a demonic cultivator, human emotions have rarely appeared in him, and the Second Elder also finds it difficult to think from a human perspective.

But for Minglan, it seemed to be the body's instinct, or perhaps the last vestige of the Second Elder's humanity protected his memory of his wife, making him not quite remember how well she knew him.

It wasn't until the First Elder spoke that the Second Elder realized that while his arrangements over the years might have seemed flawless to others, they were hardly discreet in front of Minglan.

Knowing that all was lost, the Second Elder looked in Lin Zhao's direction, only to find that the other party had disappeared at some point.

Having roughly guessed where Lin Zhao had gone, the Second Elder let out a cryptic laugh: "Although I have failed today, Cheng Hai will not be able to clear his name!"

The Grand Elder's face was full of exhaustion: "Do you still think the sect was unfair back then?"

The Second Elder sneered, "Senior Brother, do you think this is fair? My talent is on par with Cheng Hai's, so why should he, the third-ranked disciple, be able to obtain the sect's inherited cultivation technique?!"

"Equal? ​​You actually think your talent is equal to Cheng Hai's? He was only thirty years old when he formed the mutated Yuan Yang Hui Golden Core, while you were forty when you formed the Yuan Yang Hui Golden Core. How can such a difference in talent be considered equal?"

The Second Elder sneered, "What nonsense are you talking about? If he had a mutated Yuan Yang Hui Golden Core, how could he have advanced to the Fusion stage at the same age as me?"

"Because I saved you."

A clear, cold female voice came from behind the Second Elder. He turned around and saw Minglan, dressed in a plain white dress, looking at her Daoist partner with a complicated expression.

"You were hunted down by enemies, and your third senior brother was severely injured while trying to save you, damaging his spiritual root. It took him many years to recover before he could start cultivating again. You have an impulsive personality, can't handle stimulation, and are suspicious. I was worried that you would overthink things, so your third senior brother didn't want anyone to tell you about this."

The Second Elder's expression immediately turned ugly.

Inside Qingyun Peak, a voice rang out: "Hehehe, Ye Cheng, what are you dawdling about? Could it be that you've softened your heart after seeing your former beauty?"

Before Chiling could react to the sudden appearance of the person, Minglan was grasped by a phantom hand that the other party stretched out.

"A demon?!" Chi Ling exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the strange man who had controlled Ming Lan.

When the Second Elder saw Minglan fall into the hands of the Demon Clan, he closed his eyes, no longer caring about his wife's situation, and turned to draw his sword without hesitation, charging towards the First Elder.

The demon who appeared was not alone; behind him stood three elders, all of whom were powerful demons.

"The two beings who have undergone tribulation have merged."

Sensing the strength of the demons, Chi Ling's gaze gradually darkened.

He could sense that the two demons from the Demon Clan who were at the mid-stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm were on par with his own cultivation level, while the other two demons at the late-stage of the Integration Realm were clearly determined to kill the two Integration Realm experts he had brought.

Today's battle is likely to end badly.

The First Elder was no match for the Second Elder even before the Second Elder became a demonic cultivator, let alone now.

Seeing the First Elder being forced to retreat steadily against the Second Elder, who was only at the half-step Tribulation Transcending stage, Minglan shook her head. Her spiritual power exploded violently, shattering the giant hand formed from demonic energy. With a single step, her true cultivation level, previously hidden, was revealed to everyone for the first time. Chiling, surprised that this small Phoenix Medicine Sect mountain possessed two experts of such power, sighed as he watched the woman charge forward. "Half-step Tribulation Transcending?"

Minglan caught the First Elder, who had been driven back by the Second Elder, without expression. Looking at her Daoist partner, who had been completely corrupted by demons, the slender, cold sword in her hand gleamed: "Ye Cheng, you saved my entire family and led me into the Dao. As a result, I have protected your actions for many years. So, we are both sinners in this situation."

The Second Elder laughed loudly: "There's no point in saying more now. If you refuse to help me, you're going to kill me."

Minglan stopped speaking, and the two met eyes, their gazes devoid of any affection as Daoist partners, only filled with cold killing intent towards each other.

Seeing this, Chi Ling breathed a slight sigh of relief, but the next moment, the hairs on his body stood on end. He looked up at the Tribulation Transcending stage demon who was looking at him with a smile, and couldn't help but frown.

Even though Minglan suddenly unleashed her hidden strength and managed to hold off the Second Elder, the situation today is still in the other side's favor.

His eyes flickered slightly, and before the talisman in his hand could even ignite, the demon leader, who was leading the group, saw through his intention to call for reinforcements and said with a smile, "I suppose you are Prince Ling of the Ancestral Phoenix Empire? It seems you are not quite aware of the situation. When we arrived here, we sealed off this entire region, so you probably won't be able to send out a single word."

The strength of the Ancestral Phoenix Continent far surpasses that of the Demon Realm in all aspects. They can only rely on these methods to exploit an information gap. If Chi Ling were to actually send the message back, a few elite warriors from the Ancestral Phoenix Empire would be enough to kill them.

Knowing there was no one to turn to for help, Chi Ling put away the talisman and instead calmly opened her hands and smiled.

"It seems we're doomed here today." Chi Ling summoned her natal weapon: "Very well, elders, if these demons are released, they'll cause endless trouble. With our strength..."

The old man beside him raised his hand to interrupt him: "Today, I will make sure that this demon does not return. If our deaths can take away two demons who have passed the Tribulation and two demons who have reached the Integration stage, then our journey into the Dao will not have been in vain."

Another old man's sleeves fluttered in the breeze. "That's exactly right. If we don't eliminate the demon, my mind will never be clear."

Chi Ling laughed heartily: "Alright, today I'll show you what skills these two demons at the Tribulation Transcending stage can possess!"

His words clearly indicated that he intended to be the second best.

The two elders looked at him with disapproval, but Chi Ling dismissed their idea of ​​providing support with a single sentence: "You two understand the difference between Tribulation Transcending and Integration."

His chances of winning as the first or second person are almost nonexistent, but it's not impossible for him to hold out for a while. However, having a combined entity fight a tribulation is no less than having an ant challenge a giant dragon.

However… thinking of Lin Zhao’s mysterious disappearance, Chi Ling smiled and said, “Perhaps, there is still a chance.”

Although he had only met Lin Zhao twice, he had an inexplicable confidence in her.

However, all of this is contingent on him being able to hold off these two demons in the Tribulation Transcending stage.

……

With the Second Elder in trouble, chaos erupted in the cave. Disciples who had completely fallen into demonic possession began to torture the normal disciples. Most of these demons were more powerful than Lin Zhao. Passing through these areas, Lin Zhao, wearing an invisibility cloak and talismans to conceal his aura, leaped into the molten pool, using the Golden Crow Divine Fire to protect his body as he continued to descend.

The bottom of the molten pool was deeper and larger than Lin Zhao had imagined. When Lin Zhao found the source of the sect leader's voice, he saw a ragged old man bound to a stone bed at the bottom of the pool by a purplish-black chain as thick as a wrist.

Without saying a word, she ran there.

In his hazy state of consciousness, the old man saw a flash of golden fire before his eyes, and the chilling aura that had haunted him for countless years actually weakened slightly!

The old man looked at Lin Zhao standing not far away, sat up while dragging his chains, and said, "Little girl, you've finally come."

(End of this chapter)