You're just a single demon beast? I have a whole army of beast tamers!

The two had flown for seven or eight hundred miles when Qin Beast stopped and looked up at the sky.

In the distance, a jet-black bone boat was hurtling through the air, its deck filled with black-robed cultivators.

The man at the bow of the ship wore a scarlet cloak and exuded an aura as deep as the abyss; he was undoubtedly a late-stage True Immortal.

"It's them," Shen Liuli whispered.

A cold glint flashed in Qin Shou's eyes, and he pulled Shen Liuli behind him.

The cultivators on the bone boat shouted in unison, and several beams of dark light shot out first.

He raised his hand and flicked it, and the Earth Law transformed into an invisible barrier, deflecting all the attacks.

"Don't move yet," he said to Shen Liuli. "I'll clear the way."

As soon as he finished speaking, he darted toward the bone boat like a ghost.

Upon seeing this, the cultivators on the boat all unleashed their magical treasures.

In an instant, black mist churned and ghostly figures darted about.

Qin Shou flipped his left palm, and the Law of Fire transformed into a hundred-foot-long fire dragon, engulfing the first few pseudo-immortals in the flames.

With his right hand, he summoned lightning, and ten thousand silver snakes cleaved down from the sky, illuminating the entire sky as if it were daytime.

Before the others could react, they were engulfed by the lightning and fire.

The man in the red cloak was both shocked and furious. He leaped off the boat and spat out a dark red stream of blood.

As soon as the blood appeared, a heavy, pungent stench filled the air.

The Qin beast did not take the hit head-on; instead, it moved to the side and dodged by walking through the air.

When it reappeared, it was already behind that person.

The dual cycle of withering and flourishing was activated simultaneously, and gray and blue rays of light plunged straight into its heart.

The man in the red cloak let out a miserable groan, and the light in his eyes quickly dimmed.

He turned around with difficulty, as if he wanted to say something, but Qin Shou had already shattered his skull with a single palm strike.

Even a late-stage True Immortal would perish in a single encounter.

Upon seeing this, the remaining cultivators on the bone boat lost all will to fight and scattered to escape.

Qin Shou did not pursue, but smashed a drive array plate on the bow of the boat, and then turned back to Shen Liuli's side.

"Let's go." He took her hand and flew north.

Behind them, on the desolate plain, a black bone boat lay diagonally in the ground, its surface scorched and devoid of any sign of life.

......

The atmosphere at the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect hadn't been this tense in a long time.

Within half a day of the Red-Cloaked Immortal's soul lamp shattering, the news spread like wildfire throughout the entire sect.

Several immortals who rarely show themselves also emerged from their caves one after another.

Dark clouds hung low outside the main hall, and demonic statues appeared and disappeared amidst the lightning.

Dozens of disciples prostrated themselves at the foot of the steps, not daring to utter a sound.

The sect leader was the first to speak.

The sect leader of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect sat high on a black stone throne, his face obscured by a cloud of bluish-black smoke, with only half of his pale chin visible.

After listening to the report from the deacon of the Soul Lamp Hall, he remained silent for several breaths before slowly saying:

"Just after Lu Yuanji died, Elder Yu also died shortly afterward."

What exactly happened in the Western Wasteland?

"Reporting to the sect leader, Senior Brother Lu led people to guard the old Shen family territory, so he must have run into some tough opponent."

Elder Yu perished en route to the Western Frontier, before he could even send a distress signal.

"If they could even kill Elder Yu, the opponent must be at least a late-stage True Immortal."

A gray-robed Xuanxian spoke up, "But in the Western Realm of the Three Immortals, how could a rogue cultivator at the late True Immortal stage have such courage? Nor do we have such ability."

"Perhaps they are from other immortal cities," another person said.

"There's no need to guess here."

The sect leader interrupted them, "Sanying, you go over here."

Thoroughly investigate the battlefield.

Elder Yu is no useless person; anyone capable of killing him must have left traces of the laws governing him.

"Yes." A thin man draped in black gauze stepped out from among the immortals, bowed to the sect leader, and then disappeared in a wisp of green smoke.

Half a day later, in the sky above the western wasteland, the man in black veil stood before the bone boat that was stuck diagonally into the ground, remaining motionless for a long time.

His eyes were closed, and his nostrils twitched slightly, as if he were sniffing something.

The scorch marks around them had faded, but faint fluctuations of the laws still lingered in the air.

"Fire, lightning, space..."

He opened his eyes, and his expression changed for the first time. "There was also a very strange aura of life and death."

He dared not delay and flew around the wasteland again.

The more I look at it, the more alarmed I become.

The traces of laws remaining at the scene were varied, but each one was quite significant, indicating that the person who made the move was no accident.

Especially the remnants of the laws of space, though faint, were exceptionally clear.

That's clearly a level that has already reached a high level.

Upon returning to the main altar, he reported everything he had seen.

"Spatial laws?" The sect leader's tone changed slightly after hearing this. "Are you sure?"

"I once witnessed a Golden Immortal make a move on the Three Immortal Islands, and the aura he felt today was not much different from what I sensed today," the man in black veil said in a low voice.

"Absurd." The sect leader snorted coldly. "The laws of space are so domineering that even Golden Immortals on the Three Immortal Islands may not all be able to cultivate them."

How could such a person suddenly appear in this western region?

It's most likely just a spatial escape technique, or a remnant of the Law of Speed; you've misunderstood it.

The man in the black veil did not argue.

He also knew that what the sect leader said was not entirely unreasonable.

If the laws of space truly appeared on a cultivator capable of killing a late-stage True Immortal, then the people the Myriad Demons Profound Sect would have to face would be far too troublesome.

"No matter what, this person is inextricably linked to the Shen family."

After a moment of contemplation, the sect leader said, "Continue to put pressure on the Shui family."

Tell them to hand over Shen Liuli.

If they refuse, be prepared to take action.

That Shen family secret realm contains the ancient beast-taming inheritance of the Ten Thousand Beasts Immortal Sect.

We've waited so many years, we can't wait any longer.

"Yes," the people in the hall responded in unison.

In Wucang Immortal City, Qin Beast has returned to the Shui family.

His trip lasted only half a day. Although some members of the Shui family knew that he had left the city, no one expected that he had already traveled around the Western Region and even fought with the people of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect.

When he entered the city, he still looked like he had just returned from gathering herbs, with several fresh medicinal herbs in his sleeve.

The city guards glanced at him and let him pass.

As soon as he returned to the villa, Shui Qingli came to his door.

She arrived quickly, as if she had been prepared.

Qin Shou was not surprised and invited her to sit down in the courtyard.

Shui Qingli didn't rush to ask questions. Instead, she looked him up and down a few times before smiling and saying:

"Master Qin, your trip wasn't long, how was it?"

"I just picked a few calming herbs and casually traded them for some small items at the market outside the city."

Qin Shou took out a handful of silver leaf grass from his sleeve and placed it on the table, his expression as usual. "I encountered a few herb-gathering rogue cultivators on the way, which delayed me a bit."