The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 178 Arrival
The sound was faint and ethereal, seemingly coming from all directions.

is her!

The next moment, the Cowherd recognized the Fifth Fairy from her voice, but could she really be so elusive? The Cowherd remembered that the Fifth Fairy's cultivation level was only at the Dan Realm. Last time, she was only able to act arrogantly because of her feather robe and the shuttle magic weapon. But the feather robe was soon broken, and the magic weapon had been taken away by the Golden Ox Star Lord. How dare she come to cause trouble?
There must be help!

Ding Lin's figure was not revealed.

But the Cowherd had already made his judgment.

“It’s my sister-in-law, she’s only at the Dan realm.”

The Cowherd whispered to the Bull Demon, and as he spoke, his hand slipped, and a token was silently grasped in his palm. In any case, it would be best to have the Golden Bull Star Lord descend in his incarnation first.

But just as he was about to unleash his power, Niulang felt a faint, yet powerful energy lock onto his body, causing his mind to frantically warn him that if he made any move, a thunderous attack would immediately follow, and his life would be in danger.

The Cowherd was quite knowledgeable; he had seen immortals before, and the bull demon beside him had also cultivated to the second stage of the Primordial Spirit Great Demon realm. He was just waiting for the Golden Bull Star Lord to bestow a primordial spiritual object so that he could make another breakthrough. The aura he felt was far stronger than the Star Lord's, even though it had not yet reached the Immortal realm. It was as if they were worlds apart.

So, the Cowherd immediately stopped activating the token, and the words he was about to say changed.

“My sister-in-law must have brought helpers with her. I’ll keep her occupied for a bit. Brother Niu, you can have the helpers. The village isn’t far from here, we’ll be there soon. If we can hold them off for a while, the crisis will be over.”

In the face of danger, Niulang kept spouting nonsense, even calling the bull demon "brother." The bull demon sensed Ding Lin's troublesome nature and looked wary. However, Ding Lin concealed his aura and did not reveal his true strength. He still did not know Ding Lin's true strength and hesitated before nodding. In the end, he agreed, knowing that he would have a hard time explaining himself if Niulang died.

"When a person dies, the lamp goes out; the fire is extinguished."

The sound fell, solidifying on his back. The Cowherd felt a chill on his skin and instinctively turned his head to the side. A sliver of moonlight grazed his ear.

"Snapped!"

With a soft sound, as he dodged the longsword, Niulang felt a lightness in his palm, followed by a sharp pain in his left hand. In a flash, he looked up and saw a figure shrouded in red robes, cold and aloof. Without even looking down, he knew that half of his hand, along with the token, had been severed.

From the moment Ding Lin saw the Cowherd, he realized that he was not the same as before. If it were an ordinary person, they would be panicked when faced with this sudden change, but although the Cowherd was also somewhat panicked, he did not appear flustered and was quite calm and composed.

Sure enough, a small action was taken the next moment. Ding Lin suspected that as soon as the token was activated, Taurus Star Lord would immediately sense it. The best way would be for him to kill him immediately. Once the Cowherd was dead, everything would be over.

The Cowherd can die, but it's best not to die at his hands unless absolutely necessary. The Weaver Girl certainly won't resent him for the Cowherd, but the two children are another matter. Should they be killed together? The Weaver Girl doesn't care about the Cowherd, but she will care about her children. Just then, the Fifth Fairy was filled with murderous intent and planned to make her move easily. This was exactly what Ding Lin wanted. All the problems were solved. Of course, it's best for family matters to be resolved by their own family members.

When Ding Lin made his move, he didn't try to hide it. The bull demon was, after all, a primordial spirit, so it naturally discovered his presence.

"Moo!"

The bull demon let out a low growl, a cloud of black mist spreading from his hand as he gripped a spiked club. He swung it down at Ding Lin's head, putting all his strength into the blow. Bulls are known for their brute force, and the bull demon was confident that even a third-step demon would temporarily avoid the attack and not take it head-on. But the next moment, something unbelievable happened. Ding Lin slightly raised his hand, a surge of demonic energy gathering in his palm, and effortlessly blocked the blow.

The bull demon was terrified, but then something even more terrifying happened. With just a glance from the demon opposite him, a gust of demonic wind suddenly rose up, and he felt his body freeze instantly, imprisoned inch by inch, unable to move an inch.

Ding Lin looked at Niulang again. Although he had also entered the Dan realm, his cultivation was still short, and his cultivation level was vastly different from that of the Five Fairies. After just a few moves, he was already in grave danger.

The Cowherd was forced to the ground by the Five Fairy Maidens' sword, and then rolled around frantically. The Five Fairy Maidens chased after him with their swords, chasing him like a stray dog. The Cowherd seemed to be in a panic and didn't know that he had arrived at Dinglin's vicinity, less than three zhang away.

Another turnaround.

Bathed in moonlight.

Suddenly, Ding Lin saw the Cowherd's eyes change. In an instant, all the panic and confusion in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a fierce look. The Five Fairy Maidens' longsword slashed down fiercely. This time, the Cowherd did not dodge, but simply raised his left hand with the severed finger to block. With a "poof", blood and the severed arm shot into the sky, mixed with magical power, temporarily obscuring the view.

The Cowherd's face turned as white as paper, but at that moment he suddenly looked up. He used some unknown method to raise his aura, which even vaguely touched his primordial spirit. This sudden burst of energy caught him off guard, and Ding Lin's only remaining thought was broken free from his grasp.

The next moment, Niulang's body rose into the air amidst the blood, and with his remaining right hand outstretched, he gathered his magic power and struck Ding Lin with his palm.

He has lost his mind and wants to make a reckless attack.

With such meager magical power?

At such close range, the Cowherd's attack arrived in an instant. Ding Lin didn't move, but just glanced at him with lightning-fast eyes, carrying a hint of pure demonic energy. The Cowherd's body was already in front of Ding Lin, but the muscles on his right arm began to peel away inch by inch. He seemed to be enduring great pain, but he could no longer move forward an inch.

Ding Lin still did not kill him.

A fierce wind howled behind him, and the Five Fairy Maidens' long sword pierced towards him again. The Cowherd seemed to panic. He no longer focused on Ding Lin and suddenly turned around to deal with the Five Fairy Maidens' killing move.

But in the next instant, his body, which had turned halfway, suddenly stopped. Only a small part of the cowherd's right arm remained, covered in blood, and the melted bone gleamed with a faint blue light.

The five fairies handed over their long swords, which pierced right through the Cowherd, who didn't even flinch.

Almost simultaneously, Niulang used all his strength to make a response that neither Ding Lin nor the Five Fairies had expected. In the incredulous gaze of the bull demon, his right arm, which was only half left, stabbed down fiercely, piercing the bull demon's eye socket and shattering its brain. The bull demon was being restrained by Ding Lin and was unable to resist at all, and was killed in one blow.

The next moment, change occurred.

(End of this chapter)