A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

"Gentlemen, although this demon is only a level one demon beast, it is a rare and extraordinary species. It is only in its infancy now. I will lure it away from the pool in a moment. You must not be careless, lest you be caught off guard and regret it too late."

Second Madam glanced sideways at the man surnamed Xie and Third Sister, and seeing the two exchanging glances, her face turned frosty. She was secretly annoyed that the two were so reckless, completely disregarding the Illusionary Sea Deer.

"Second sister, please don't worry. With the restraining item that eldest sister gave us, this demon won't be able to cause any trouble today."

The Third Sister withdrew her lingering gaze from the man surnamed Xie, puffed out her high, firm breasts, and comforted her Second Sister.

"Third sister, for the sake of our past relationship, let me remind you: that Illusionary Sea Deer is comparable to a late-stage Qi Refining demon beast. Your cultivation level is the lowest here. If something unexpected happens, how confident do you think you are in escaping alive?"

The second mistress's pretty face turned slightly cold. She ignored her third sister's attempt to comfort her and instead, contrary to her usual behavior, earnestly transmitted her thoughts to her.

Upon seeing this, the Third Sister was taken aback, as she rarely saw her Second Sister so serious. Her pretty face paled, she nodded and gave a soft "hmm," slightly suppressing her alluring demeanor and daring not to utter another word.

The other party spoke very bluntly. Among the group, she was the only one at the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage. Moreover, due to the injury of her severed arm several months ago, although she managed to reattach it in time, her vital energy was greatly depleted. If it weren't for the powerful magic artifact that her older sister brought back, she probably wouldn't even have the courage to come here today.

The others lurking around the pool saw that the Second Madam of the Three Flowers Gang looked solemn and knew that this was not the time to relax their vigilance. Even if they had prepared a backup plan, they could not be careless. So they all became more alert.

After a short while, with a sharp shout from the Second Madam, her figure twisted and she flew swiftly towards the azure pool not far away. At the same time, three colorful talismans appeared in her hand, and she threw them into the pool as they shone brightly.

"burst!"

A few breaths later, as the delicate shout subsided, the previously calm and undisturbed pool suddenly erupted with a dazzling red light from its depths. Immediately afterward, the surface of the water began to churn violently, and after three muffled explosions, a water column several meters high was instantly propelled into the air.

"Yo!!!"

A strange hissing sound suddenly came from the bottom of the pool, and then everyone saw a white shadow rush out of the water and cry out to the sky.

"They're out!"

"Is this the Phantom Sea Black Deer...?"

As everyone gazed at the giant white shadow floating above the water, they murmured to themselves.

After the Xuanlu deer cried out a few times, it lowered its head and fixed its gaze on the woman in the underground palace not far away. A dazzling crimson light shot out from its eyes, and its pair of deer eyes turned blood red.

At the same time, faint blue lines began to light up on its snow-white body, and within a very short time, they covered its entire body.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, more than a dozen crystal-clear water spheres of varying sizes condensed on the surface of the azure pool. Before the Second Lady could react, they shot towards her delicate body with a whooshing sound.

"Hey!"

With a wave of her lotus arm, the Second Lady's magical artifact, the 'Flowing Cloud Silk,' appeared in front of her, its flowing black silk barely managing to deflect several water spheres that were about to strike her.

"Earth Shield Talisman!"

With this buffer time, the Second Lady once again summoned a golden talisman, and after whispering a hand seal, a brownish-yellow spirit shield materialized and stood firmly in front of her. After doing this, her pretty face turned pale, and she looked at the snow-white giant deer not far away.

On the other side, the Illusory Sea Deer, seeing its attack blocked, flew into a rage. The blue light of its patterned body flashed, and more water spheres condensed. Without pausing, they rained down on the palace-dressed woman in front of it. Dozens of water spheres were launched at once, creating an extremely terrifying spectacle.

Bang bang bang.....

A series of impacts rang out, and the brown earthen shield in front of the Second Lady began to dim after being hit by more than a dozen water balls, showing signs that its spiritual power was about to be exhausted.

As an earth-attribute talisman, this talisman has a significant restraining effect on water-attribute attacks. However, even so, when faced with the astonishing number of water bullets from the Illusionary Sea Deer, it is inevitable that its spiritual power will be exhausted and it will collapse.

The Illusory Sea Deer above the pool shimmered with blue light, and water spheres seemed to gather wildly as if they were free, constantly shooting towards the graceful figure shielded by the earthen shield, as if it had no energy left.

Seeing this, the Second Lady knew that her goal had been achieved. She turned and fled into the dense forest behind her. The earth shield talisman behind her turned into specks of spiritual light and shattered the moment she left.

After the remaining water bombs lost their target, they all crashed into the open space, creating deep craters the size of washbasins in the lush grass.

Seeing that its opponent had escaped the range of the water bullets, the Xuanhai Xuanlu lifted its front hooves, as if to give chase.

But as it flew towards the edge of the pool, it suddenly stopped, and a hint of doubt appeared in its blood-red eyes, as if it hesitated to move forward.

The Second Lady, who had been flying away, looked back and saw that the demon had stopped its pursuit. A hint of surprise appeared on her pretty face. Then, without hesitation, she gritted her teeth and summoned another crimson talisman. After a brief pause, it shot towards the giant deer's body, transforming into a sharp blade with flowing crimson light along the way, and slashed fiercely at the Illusionary Sea Deer by the pool.

This talisman is the most powerful attack talisman in her possession, the "Fire Blade Talisman." She used it to deal with Zhou Ping, leaving him in a sorry state and forcing him to surrender.

Upon discovering the Xuan Deer of the Illusory Sea, who seemed bewildered and hesitant, the Second Lady decisively summoned it, hoping to provoke the demon and lure it away from the pool.

The group knew that if the Illusionary Sea Deer stayed near the pool and refused to leave, it would naturally be invincible. With the abundant water-attribute spiritual energy in the pool, the demon's water-attribute supernatural powers would be inexhaustible and incredibly powerful.

Only by luring it away from this place can we weaken its magical powers, cut off its spiritual energy supply, and thus obtain the perfect opportunity to capture this demon.

Before setting off, everyone had already devised a plan. Therefore, the others who were hiding in the dense forest also showed anxious expressions when they saw the Illusionary Sea Deer stop moving.

But they could only watch helplessly, unable to offer any help to the Second Lady.

Because once they reveal themselves, they will surely frighten the already suspicious and uncertain Illusionary Sea Deer, causing it to immediately flee back into the pool. At that time, it will be extremely difficult to lure it out.