Huangxiu

Chapter 1097 Return
Judging from the sensations emanating from his two clones, he knew that this was the Venerable One.

As one's life level advances, one's senses become more acute, perception becomes richer, and the body becomes more robust yet lighter.

It can be described as a complete transformation.

Each body has slight differences, but the overall composition is largely the same.

It is indeed a leap in the level of life, no wonder it has the power to crush everything.

He clasped his hands in a deep bow and said, "Thank you very much, Senior Sister Qi!"

By capturing the soul, one can experience a death and feel the pain.

One's own clone can also do this, but unfortunately it cannot be applied to oneself, only to others.

So you can't help yourself.

I never expected Qi Qingmei could do it; this is clearly a closely guarded secret of the Guanghan Palace.

Qi Qingmei readily performed the act on him, which was a great favor.

Qi Qingmei waved her hand and said, "Alright, don't be so polite with us."

Chu Zhiyuan's help to Guanghan Palace along the way was immense, going beyond simply saving their lives.

Without Chu Zhiyuan's help, who knows how many Venerables would have perished along the way.

Of the thirteen people in the group, at least half will be lost.

This is just a reciprocal gesture.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly: "Yes."

Zhou Chongming and the experts from Zhutian Sword Peak looked at Chu Zhiyuan in astonishment.

Zhou Chongming asked, "Junior Nephew Chu, how long have you been in the sect?"

Chu Zhiyuan coughed lightly and smiled, "Elder, are you fighting two great demons or four great demons?"

He didn't want to say too much, lest he cause a stir.

“…Two.” Zhou Chongming glanced at him thoughtfully and answered.

He vaguely guessed that the time spent as a disciple might be very short.

It's obvious that I couldn't possibly be unaware of a disciple with such talent.

I think it's been a long time since anyone from Xiaotianwaitian has ascended here.

It is very likely that he joined the sect after he left the mountain.

It took less than three months, all in all.

Such a speed of cultivation is truly astonishing and should not be publicized.

Such a prodigy, if the evil forces knew of him, would surely try every means to assassinate him, and would stop at nothing to kill him before he could grow up.

Chu Zhiyuan pondered.

“What, is that not right?” Zhou Chongming asked.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I sensed four auras."

Zhou Chongming said, "Are they these two great demons and their companion beasts?"

How many companion beasts does a great demon have?

“There’s only one,” Zhou Chongming said. “The companion beast is like their other life. Even if they die, as long as the companion beast is alive, they can come back to life in the companion beast.”

"I see." Chu Zhiyuan suddenly realized.

Zhou Chongming said, "Once they reach the level of a great demon, they become very difficult to kill. However, these great demons also value their lives and will not risk their lives unless absolutely necessary."

Qi Qingmei snorted and said, "Being greedy for life and afraid of death is why they can't amount to anything."

Zhou Chongming laughed and said, "It's fortunate that everyone is so fearless. If everyone were so reckless, the world would be in chaos... If it weren't for this, I would have been doomed this time!"

If these powerful demons hadn't been so afraid of death and hadn't fought so desperately from the start, I could have killed one of them with a single sword strike, but I wouldn't have had time to kill two.

Several of the experts around him are bound to die.

Chu Zhiyuan slowly shook his head: "These four auras should also be those of great demons."

The four auras did not originate from the same source, and the giant serpent was not one of them.

It is clear that among these four auras, there is at least no aura of a giant snake.

Those are very likely powerful demons.

"Four great demons?" Zhou Chongming's expression changed slightly.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "If I am not mistaken, there should be four great demons."

“Four great demons…” Zhou Chongming said slowly, “It seems that the great demons hidden deep in the Azure Lotus Sea have finally come out, and we have finally alarmed them.”

Qi Qingmei said, "Uncle Zhou, do you intend to take advantage of the Four Great Demons' seclusion to wipe out the Azure Lotus Sea, and then, once the Four Great Demons emerge from seclusion, their power will be gone and they will no longer be a threat?"

Zhou Chongming nodded: "That's exactly right."

Qi Qingmei said, "I didn't expect two more great demons to appear. Were the other two, besides the four great demons, from somewhere else, or did they achieve their status within the Azure Lotus Sea?"

Zhou Chongming slowly shook his head: "It's hard to say."

Qi Qingmei said, "If these two came from inside the Azure Lotus Sea, then perhaps there are some treasures or secret manuals inside the Azure Lotus Sea?"

Zhou Chongming looked solemn.

Lu Xiaolu said, "Senior Sister, it could also be a coincidence?" Qi Qingmei shook her head and said, "Great demons are not like others; they are very difficult to achieve. It may take hundreds of years for one to become one. How could two appear at once?"

Lu Xiaolu said, "What if it really is just a coincidence?"

Qi Qingmei rolled her eyes at her.

Zhou Chongming said, "We need to figure this out first. I haven't seen these two great demons before. I'll go back and draw a portrait so that the other sects can recognize them and see their origins."

“That’s exactly right.” Qi Qingmei nodded.

"...In that case, we should go back." Zhou Chongming thought for a moment, "Let's ignore this for now."

Lu Xiaolu asked, "Won't they ambush us halfway?"

Zhou Chongming smiled and said, "They probably don't have the guts now."

The four of them originally had the opportunity to severely damage this side, but they dared not push too hard because of Tianjian.

Now that the thirteen Venerables of Guanghan Palace are here, the four demons dare not do anything more.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chongming said, "Let's go back to the mountain first, find out the truth, and then deal with them properly!"

This operation was a mistake.

Inaccurate intelligence led to this mishap, and we owe a huge debt of gratitude.

This debt of gratitude must be repaid, and it will take a lot of effort to do so.

Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes, and after a moment shook his head.

Lu Xiaolu had been staring at him. Seeing his reaction, she lowered her voice and asked, "Didn't you sense anything?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "They must have used some kind of secret technique or treasure to conceal their aura."

Upon reaching the Venerable level, his extrasensory perception also evolved, as did the perception of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree.

Even so, they still couldn't detect the presence of the four great demons.

It is clear that they must possess some secret technique or treasure.

The great demon should not be underestimated.

"Then let's go." Zhou Chongming turned to look at the experts of Zhutian Sword Peak: "Be careful and on guard."

"Yes."

……

Chu Zhiyuan was still wrapped in white silk around his waist, protected by the experts of the Guanghan Palace.

He shook his head helplessly.

He had originally told Lu Xiaolu that he would travel on his own, but Lu Xiaolu glared at him, complaining that he was being long-winded.

And so it continued.

He can also take the opportunity to cultivate himself.

The experts from Guanghan Palace were even faster, far surpassing the experts from Tianjian Sect.

So they walked ahead and quickly covered about ten miles.

They could see a small white dot from a distance, but they had to strain their eyes to see it clearly.

This separation is also to prevent an ambush from being wiped out in one fell swoop.

Chu Zhiyuan, who had been practicing his internal energy with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them: "There's an ambush."

"Charge through," Qi Qingmei said coldly.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Be careful, there are experts in this ambush."

As they spoke, ten graceful figures floated out of their sleeves and swept away into the distance.

They didn't stop; they had already drawn their swords, and Qi Qingmei also held the hilt of her sword.

They rushed for about ten miles in one breath, when suddenly golden flames rose up, followed by screams.

"what!"

"what--!"

A terrifying scream echoed from the distant woods below, sending chills down one's spine.

A bright moon rose, followed closely by twelve sword lights that shot towards the distant woods below.

"what……"

Screams rang out one after another.

Chu Zhiyuan and Lu Xiaolu stopped in their tracks, scrutinizing the demon that had sprung out of the woods.

This time it was still a leopard demon, incredibly fast, but it was restrained by the flying knife and was hit before it could unleash its speed.

After the twelve women joined in, their screams became even more frequent.

When Zhou Chongming and his group rushed over, there were only three corpses lying in the field; the remaining thirty-odd people had all been annihilated.

Zhou Chongming and the others looked at the women of Guanghan Palace in surprise, and then at Chu Zhiyuan.

This time, they witnessed firsthand how easily they, working together with Chu Zhiyuan, could slaughter people like cutting vegetables and melons.

Suddenly it dawned on him that no wonder they treated Chu Zhiyuan so differently.

(End of this chapter)