If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1353 The Old Demon's Accompanying Journey
"Fellow Daoist, do we know each other?"

The black-robed cultivator traveled a great distance to return to Baiyun Water Marsh, intending to teach the imposter a lesson.

However, the aura emanating from the other party made him feel considerable pressure.

His mind cleared, his attitude became more cautious, his tone more sincere, and his address became more polite.

The purple-haired old demon laughed and said, "I met you once when you were the leader of the sect in the south."

Fellow Daoist, you have certainly seen me before.

But as you see today, my fellow Daoist, you are merely one of my myriad faces and countless identities.

The Venerable of Bewitching Hearts squinted his eyes and recalled carefully, immediately thinking of dozens of old demons skilled in transformation.

“Fellow Daoist, you are also a Venerable One, with status, position, and reputation. Why do you have to transform into my disciple's appearance and use the banner of ‘Purple Hair Bewitching Heart’?”

The purple-haired old demon sighed, "Fellow Daoist, have you ever seen your disciple? If you have, he should have told you about me."

He provoked me first, so I used him as a target.

Spend a few days building his reputation and network in the Baiyun Shuize area.

Once the encounter with the immortals ends, we can exchange cultivation techniques and interrogate the fat sheep.

As soon as Bai Yunfeng opened the door, your good-for-nothing disciple was crippled.

But my plan can't fall through! I'll have to borrow his identity for now. Fellow Daoist, you shouldn't mind, right?"

This attitude and tone angered Venerable Mixin.

"Fellow Daoist, aren't you being far too arrogant and showing no respect for me?"

The purple-haired old demon's heart skipped a beat.

This jump seemed to shake space and time; she even saw space-time ripples centered on her heart before her eyes.

The intense fluctuations in spacetime caused a noticeable distortion in the surrounding landscape.

"Impressive, impressive! Venerable Bewitching Heart, the Bewitching Heart Spell, truly lives up to its name."

The purple-haired old demon shook her head, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth. She stuck out her long tongue and licked the blood back.

Just a moment ago, her heart was completely out of her control, controlled by the Bewitching Heart Venerable.

Use her own heart to unleash her full potential.

That one blow almost caused it to explode on the spot, like a nuclear bomb.

If she were to truly lose control, with her magical power and potential, she could instantly transform into a spirit bomb and explode. Not only would she herself perish, but within a radius of ten miles, not a single person would survive.

The Venerable Mind-Bewildering did not show any smugness. Instead, he took two steps back, his expression a mixture of surprise and nervousness.

"Who are you? With your cultivation level, you would definitely be a respected ancestor in the Southern Demon Sect."

Why not announce your name so I may behold your esteemed presence?

The purple-haired old demon remained silent for a long while before asking, "Where did your disciple go?"

This Venerable One Who Bewitches Mind is indeed worthy of his reputation.

The young Taoist's cry of "Master" just now has already triggered the Great Annihilation of the Father.

The deduction speed of the method of brute force is both fast and slow.

It starts very fast, jumping to 70% in an instant, then gets stuck there, and the forward speed becomes very slow.

She deliberately let herself be caught off guard and took a hit from the opponent's "Mind-Bending Blood Explosion" to collect big data, but it only increased the progress bar by 0.5 percentage points.

She had encountered many similar situations: those whose cultivation was similar to hers or even less than hers, yet possessed powerful magical artifacts or strange secret techniques that could kill without regard to cultivation level.

—There's no other way. To deal with the Bewitching Demon, we must strike first. No matter what evil magic or demonic arts he has, we just need to prevent him from using them.

She changed the way she deduced the method of extermination, changing from brute force to a sudden attack.

At the same time, I quietly accumulate power, preparing for the first level of the Great Divine Power Unfailing Shot - Pangu Soul-Destroying Sword, and the second level of the Great Divine Power Soaring Ten Thousand Miles.

Once an opportunity arises, both great supernatural powers will be activated simultaneously. One will deliver a fatal blow, while the other will quickly escape to a distance of thousands of miles to prevent being killed in one strike and then facing a desperate counterattack from the Bewitching Old Demon.

Originally, once the "sudden attack" was deduced and successfully executed, it would surely have killed the Bewitching Demon. However, at this moment, the opponent was also highly focused and unable to launch a sudden attack.

A forced uprising inevitably carries the risk of failure.

She needs to take precautions in advance.

“At this time, you should go find Master Hong, who is suspected to be ‘Jiang Taigong’.”

The more prepared she was, the more confident she became, and the more casual her tone.

The Venerable of Bewitching Hearts sneered, "You think I didn't look for him? I've already seen through his heart. He didn't use the Seven Arrows of Nailhead on my disciple."

On the contrary, it is you, fellow Daoist, who harbors ulterior motives and has impure intentions; you are worthy of suspicion.

The purple-haired old demon rolled his eyes. "Are you an idiot? If your disciple were still here, would I need to take on his identity and personally get involved?"
I have already killed and tortured souls in the name of your disciple.

Let him bear the consequences and be hunted down by the immortals of Shenzhou, and I will be safe and sound.

They gathered all thirty-six Heavenly Spirits on the first day and left Mount Mangdang long ago.

The Venerable of Bewitching Minds sensed the other person's demonic mind through his own demonic mind and immediately detected disdain, irritability, and mockery.

—This old demon wasn't lying, but he's too despicable. How dare he speak to me with such an attitude and tone? He just endured my mind-controlling spell, yet he still shows no fear.
We need to find out more about him first, otherwise it would be too unjust to be killed by some mysterious old devil with some mysterious supernatural power because of some inexplicable conflict.

With this sense of vigilance in mind, the Bewitching Demon Lord silently activated his demonic soul.

The demonic energy has entered a state of "preparing for maximum output," and a most powerful divine ability is ready to be unleashed.

If the purple-haired old demon on the other side makes the slightest move, he will definitely strike first.

Well, it's no wonder that the Demon Lord of Bewitching Hearts had the same thoughts as Xiaoyu. That's how the survival environment is in the Pangu World. If you don't have these kinds of thoughts, you won't even live to become an "old demon" or an "old immortal".

"Fellow Daoist, I ask you your name and origin, why do you repeatedly evade the question?"

The purple-haired old demon said, "Why are you beating around the bush? I asked about your disciple's situation. If he's alright and you haven't suffered any loss, then just leave. There's no need to get entangled with me."

I'll continue collecting the Nine Heavens Secret Techniques; you can go do whatever you need to do.

We'll keep to ourselves, so you don't need to ask me about my background or name.

"I am the ever-changing Demon Lord; it is through my ability to remain secretive that I have been able to roam freely in the Central Plains until today."

The Demon Lord of Bewitching Hearts was speechless, and also felt a bit aggrieved and depressed.

"My disciple is in very bad condition; I'm afraid he won't survive," he said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the purple-haired old demon abruptly left the rocking chair, stood up straight, his eyes sharp, and his pupils turned into dark, pupil-less demonic eyes. His demonic power surged and then subsided, his terrifying demonic power poised to be unleashed—he made the gesture.

"So, Mi Xin, you're determined to fight me today to avenge your dead disciple?"

The child was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated from the thatched hut, while Old Demon Yu's legs were already prepared to run away.

The Venerable of Bewitching Hearts' expression changed slightly, his eyes filled with apprehension. He took three steps back and also left the thatched hut where the old demon was.

He first created some distance before calmly saying, "Fellow Daoist, why bother? I know that the purple-haired old demon provoked you first, and I also know that the curse on him has nothing to do with you. I have already achieved my goal." The purple-haired old demon remained unmoved, still staring sharply at the Bewitching Heart Venerable, his demonic power vast yet restrained.

"Fellow Daoist, we shall meet again!" Venerable Mi Xin retreated step by step, stopping ten feet away. Ignoring the astonished gazes of those around him, he used Earth Escape Technique, shrinking his body downwards and disappearing from sight.

"Coward, you actually got fooled by me, hahaha."

The purple-haired old demon gave a strange smile, and shrank down, first taking back the "child" that General Five Thunder had transformed into, then finding the aura of Venerable Bewitching Heart, and quietly following behind.

As for Baiyun Shuize, she had already forgotten about it.

A few days ago, she didn't kill the purple-haired demon lord immediately because she had glimpsed his thoughts and learned that his master was the Bewitching Heart Venerable, one of the ten elders of the Southern Demonic Sect. She immediately had a sudden impulse.

My emotions weren't very strong, and the information was rather vague.

She only vaguely sensed the existence of the Enchanted One with her, a cause and effect she had not yet discovered.

After some silent calculations, she could only come to one conclusion: encountering the Enchanted One would bring great fortune with minor misfortune.

So she deliberately cursed the Purple-Haired Venerable, causing him to summon the Bewitching Venerable to save her.

But despite all her calculations, she never expected that Venerable Mixin would arrive at Mount Mangdang so quickly.

Before the White Cloud Cave closed, they took the Purple-Haired Venerable away and even stripped away a strand of black hair from the top of the Purple-Haired Venerable's head—a strand of hair that had been transformed from Xiao Yu's hair.

So, she changed into the guise of the purple-haired demon lord and openly appeared in Baiyun Water Marsh, swindling and deceiving people.

While attracting the Bewitching Venerable, she also distributed her own fabricated "Seventy-Two Wonderful Arts".

If she couldn't wait for the Enchanting Venerable, she would have no choice but to return to Xianyang to celebrate the New Year.

After the reunion dinner, with ample time available, they continued to deduce the location of the Purple-Haired Demon Lord and search for the Bewitching Heart Venerable.

Now that Venerable Bewitching Heart has come himself, she certainly can't let him go.

She began to deduce the "method of assassination and mind control".

Regardless of the cause and effect of the mind-controlling behavior, once you've captured it, extracted its soul, interrogated it, and then used your telepathic abilities to probe its memories, the truth will surely come to light.

Xiaoyu thought to herself with a sense of contentment, leisurely trailing behind Mixin.

Even if the mind-controlling spirit bursts out of the earth and flies away, she still transforms into a gentle breeze, moving with ease.

Once she locks onto you, even if Wukong comes, she can keep chasing you relentlessly.

Xiaoyu handled the situation with ease, and the Bewitching Venerable, who was being pursued by her, gradually became irritable and restless.

He flew a thousand miles eastward.

The murderous aura that he couldn't see but could sense through his demonic heart followed him for a thousand miles.

He switched from earth escape to flight escape, then from flight escape to water escape, and even transformed into a celestial demon, formless and shapeless. He used every escape technique imaginable, except for the Blood Soul Escape, a demonic escape technique that depletes one's very essence.

That chilling aura, which made him feel like he was being pricked by thorns, remained firmly locked onto him.

"Old Demon, why are you so determined to kill me?" He stopped and roared back.

No one responded to him.

The Venerable One of Bewitching Hearts' expression changed several times. He made hand seals and chanted incantations, writing a talisman in mid-air.

The talisman transformed into light, and after flying less than a hundred feet, "whoosh—pfft~~"

A crimson sword light flew from directly in front, extinguishing the "flying talisman".

"Ever-Changing Demon Lord, I know it's you. Come out! Sneaking around and hiding your face, what kind of demon lord are you? What do you want to do, what do you want to say? Stand up and face me directly."

Xiaoyu still ignored him.

The Venerable of Bewitching Hearts' face turned ashen, and he shouted repeatedly, "Fine, fine, fine! If you're willing to follow, then follow them over there! Only if you follow to the end will you be considered brave."

He cursed venomously, turned and sped eastward, crossing land and flying to the East China Sea.

Xiaoyu continued flying, simultaneously deducing the method for a sudden and powerful attack on the Bewitching Venerable.

Yes, the assassination method has been deduced.

The Venerable One of Bewitching Mind plunged into the sea and hid in a demonic cave at the bottom of the ocean.

Xiaoyu smiled strangely, "Entering the sea means entering my home turf, right?"

Even the method of "Destroying the Mind of the Venerable" has changed at this time.

The method of using the ancient dragon's great supernatural powers to kill the Bewitching Venerable has become much faster.

As a result, Venerable Mind Delusion slipped out of the back door of the Demon Cave and flew away again, heading towards Jambudvipa (the southern continent).

Xiaoyu was somewhat speechless, but still easily kept up.

The Venerable One of Bewitching Mind was completely numb.

"I'm as cunning as a rabbit with three burrows, how could you possibly catch me?"

That den of demons was one of his secret strongholds. There was an underground tunnel that stretched for hundreds of miles through the seabed veins. There were more than just "three dens".
There are dozens of branch roads and dozens of exits.

Xiao Yu responded to him for the first time, her voice drifting on the wind to Mi Xin's ears, "Mi Xin, you're still too young. How could you possibly have imagined the methods of the Ancestor? Haha—uh, pfft~~"

"Old Demon, though you are old and have lived a long life, you are too foolish to know my methods, hahaha!"

The Venerable One of Bewitching Hearts' resentment mixed with a sense of exhilaration suddenly exploded in her "heart".

Her heart and her soul lost control in an instant, bewitched and controlled by the Demon Lord of Bewitching Hearts.

The heart unleashes its strongest power, and the spiritual power within the mind also erupts at the heart at the same time, making the heart almost become a nuclear bomb.

Xiaoyu collected more data on the "Bewitching Curse" and then fell silent.

Her figure, her aura, and her mental fluctuations immediately disappeared from Venerable Mixin's perception.

Since they couldn't find her, the Bewitching Venerable could no longer cast the spell.

"Old Demon, Grandpa's here! Come here! Since you're chasing me, come on, come on~~"

The Bewitching Venerable hovered in mid-air, his voice carrying in the direction where the old demon had last disappeared.

But Xiaoyu had already quickly changed direction, and was 20 miles to his left front.

The Venerable Mind called out a few times but received no response. Feeling bored, he grew increasingly gloomy.

He once again made hand seals and chanted incantations, using the "Flying Talisman Summoning General" technique to send a talisman carrying information into the void and merge it into the laws of nature.

This time it went smoothly, and no one stopped us.

Half an hour later, near Lanling City in Donghai County, another demonic figure quickly approached and joined forces with the Bewitching Venerable.

Xiao Yu didn't know the name and identity of the new old demon, but the moment she saw him from afar and sensed his aura, it was exactly the same as when she first heard the name "Bewitching Venerable".

On a sudden whim, she vaguely sensed a subtle causal connection between herself and the other person, one that she had not yet discovered.

"What's going on? Why are these old demons making my heart race?" Xiao Yu wondered, but continued to lock onto the Bewitching Venerable.

(End of this chapter)