Heaven rewards diligence, but there are always fairies plotting against me.

The two men in black robes turned and ran as soon as they saw the three of them.

"Chase!" Xu Shuang shouted, and took the lead, turning into a blur as she darted out.

In her opinion, since the other party ran away as soon as he saw people, it must mean that his strength was not very good, otherwise why would he run so fast?

Seeing this, Lin Yuan could only glare fiercely at Chu Chang, giving him a warning look before quickly following after him.

Chu Chang pursed his lips and added it at the end.

However, just as he followed the two across the shimmering stream ahead, something unexpected happened!

Chu Chang felt a sudden dizziness, and the trees and streams in his vision instantly twisted and distorted.

When he suddenly came to his senses, the scenery around him had completely changed!

The dense Black Wind Forest is gone, replaced by an endless expanse of golden wheat fields.

The sunlight was a bit dazzling, and a gentle breeze carried the fragrance of earth.

"Immortal Master!"

Suddenly, an old and excited shout came from beside me.

Chu Chang turned his head and saw an old man dressed in coarse linen clothes with his trousers rolled up, holding a plow and looking at him with trembling body.

The old man's face was full of wrinkles, but his eyes were filled with surprise and anticipation: "Immortal Master, you've finally arrived! Have you come to exorcise the demon from our village?"

Chu Chang frowned deeply, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

Something is wrong!

He tried to recall why he was there, but his mind seemed shrouded in a fog.

He realized that after arriving here, he had inexplicably forgotten some important things.

Did you come here to subdue a demon?

Although his intuition told him something was wrong, looking at the old man's expectant eyes, he subconsciously nodded in agreement: "Yes, I've come to exorcise the demon."

"Excellent! Immortal Master, please look! The troublesome demon is in that grove!"

The old man raised his hand with trembling hands and pointed to a dark grove of trees that suddenly appeared at the end of the wheat field.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a deafening tiger's roar suddenly echoed from the once peaceful depths of the dark forest.

"roar!!"

A large, striped tiger, the size of a buffalo and surrounded by a faint black aura, roared as it charged out of the jungle. Its scarlet eyes were fixed on Chu Chang, and it pounced on him with a ferocious aura!

"Hmm? This demonic energy... why does it feel so pitifully weak?"

Chu Chang was puzzled, but his body reacted instinctively.

He shifted to the side, easily dodging the tiger's pounce, and his longsword transformed into a streak of cold light, gliding lightly across the room.

puff!

A cold glint flashed, and the tiger's head fell.

The seemingly ferocious tiger demon didn't even touch a corner of Chu Chang's clothes before being beheaded by a single sword strike. Its massive corpse crashed heavily to the ground, raising clouds of dust.

"He's dead already?"

Chu Chang sheathed his sword and stood still, his face showing no sign of relaxation, but rather growing increasingly solemn.

He stared intently at the tiger demon's corpse on the ground.

Something's not right!

Because he can see the red line of killing intent in anyone or any demon who wants to kill him.

This is the benefit that the entry brings.

But just now, I didn't see any red lines of murderous intent.

What's going on?

This is completely illogical.

Chu Chang stood in the golden field, looking at the lifeless tiger demon at his feet, and the strange sense of unease in his heart grew stronger.

"Many thanks to the immortal master for ridding our village of the tiger demon. This is a small token of our gratitude; please accept it!"

Just then, the surrounding scene rippled slightly, like water.

Chu Chang looked closely and realized that, without him noticing, a dense crowd of villagers had gathered around him.

These villagers, men, women, and children, all wore grateful expressions, each holding an exquisite bamboo basket in their hands.

When Chu Chang saw what was in the basket, his breathing became rapid.

What was in that basket was not some local specialty from the mountains, but rather crystal-clear spirit stones that exuded a rich spiritual energy!

With so many spirit stones, there must be at least several thousand or even tens of thousands of them. This is an unimaginable fortune!

"Immortal Master, please accept this; it's our heartfelt gift..."

As the villagers talked, they smiled and surrounded Chu Chang, constantly offering him baskets.

However, just as the villagers got very close, Chu Chang suddenly shivered.

He keenly sensed that the pure yang energy within his body seemed to have been stimulated by some invisible evil spirit, and began to operate wildly on its own.

When those streams of extremely yang energy came into contact with the villagers' aura, it was as if they had encountered millennia-old ice, and they were being frantically consumed and neutralized!

Something's not right! This is definitely not a thank-you gift; it's meant to drain my yang energy!

"snort!!!"

A cold glint flashed in Chu Chang's eyes; how could he be blinded by the immediate benefits?

He let out a cold snort, and his long sword was drawn like a venomous snake, bringing with it a scorching wind, instantly knocking the basket out of the old man's hand!

"What the hell are you pretending for! I can tell you're not human at a glance!" Chu Chang shouted sharply, his shrewd nature instantly overshadowing his naivety.

The old man leading the group stiffened, then put on an extremely aggrieved expression, and said in a trembling voice, "Immortal Master, what do you mean by this? You killed the tiger demon that was plaguing the area for us, and we just wanted to repay you. This is truly our gift of gratitude..."

The surrounding villagers also showed grief, crying and shouting as they approached Chu Chang, and the cold, eerie aura grew stronger.

"Still acting with me? Open the door!"

Chu Chang completely lost his patience. He shuddered and his extremely yang physique erupted in full force!

boom!

The intensely hot masculine energy surged forth from his meridians like a volcanic eruption, pouring into the longsword.

Chu Chang swept his sword horizontally, and the blazing pure Yang sword energy transformed into a golden-red arc, violently sweeping across an area of ​​several feet!

"ah!!!"

A piercing scream instantly echoed through the sky.

Under the scorching heat of pure yang energy, the villagers who were originally filled with gratitude twisted violently and instantly turned into wisps of black, cold mist, wailing as they completely dissipated into the air.

The golden wheat field before my eyes, like a faded canvas, began to crumble inch by inch.

The scene shifts again, returning to the previous scene by the stream.

"I'm back."

Chu Chang breathed a sigh of relief. Recalling the illusion he had just experienced, he realized that he had likely encountered an evil spirit that only appeared in forbidden areas.

However, this place is near the Divine Sword Sect, so why would there be a restricted area here?

Just as he was pondering, a pretty young girl, her clothes half-covering her face, suddenly rushed out.

Upon seeing Chu Chang, she burst into tears and cried out, "Help, Immortal Master! There are two demonic cultivators behind me trying to capture me!"

"Hehehe!"

Accompanied by the classic villainous laugh, two black-robed demonic cultivators, wielding large swords and with ferocious faces, rushed out with strange cries, pointing at Chu Chang and snarling, "Kid, get out of my way! If you don't want to die, get the hell out of here!"

Chu Chang stood still, coldly watching this clumsy hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress act.

Seeing that Chu Chang didn't react, the delicate young girl simply went limp and shyly fell into Chu Chang's arms.

Chu Chang reacted swiftly, shifting his weight to the side with a graceful step.

*Splat!*

The girl fell flat on her face, sprawling on the muddy ground, her face covered in filth.

"Young master... how could you be so heartless?" The girl raised her head, though she had fallen rather awkwardly.

But her pitiful, alluring appearance only made her more captivating.

Any hot-blooded young man would probably have already embraced her tenderly and vowed to protect her with his life.

Chu Chang merely gave a cold laugh.

Beauty?

Before Lao Tzu's corrosive blade, they are all mere skeletons!

With a flick of his right hand, the corrosive blade, glowing with an eerie green light, instantly slipped from his palm.

Chu Chang moved with lightning speed, not even bothering to waste a single word on the two demonic cultivators, and simply vanished as a blur.

Two quick slashes!

"what!"

The screams stopped abruptly as the two seemingly ferocious demonic cultivators were instantly killed, turning into black smoke and dissipating.

"Young master is incredibly brave!!!"

Seeing this, the girl lying on the ground gleamed with admiration. She propped herself up and exhaled softly, saying, "Young master saved me. I have no way to repay you. From now on, I belong to you. To tell you the truth, I possess the legendary pure Yin body. If you cultivate with me, it will bring immeasurable benefits to your cultivation..."

"Alright, enough with the nonsense."

Chu Chang looked down at her as if she were an idiot: "You and those two demonic cultivators had pretty good chemistry, huh? Your acting was too exaggerated, thumbs down."

"Young master, what...what are you saying?"

"Don't think I don't know, you're no better than them!"

Before he could finish speaking, Chu Chang didn't hesitate for a second. His fist, as big as a casserole dish and filled with violent pure yang energy, slammed into the girl's delicate face with a righteous iron fist!

boom!

This punch left the girl completely disoriented.

"Waaaaah..."

The girl covered her face and burst into tears, crying, "You actually hit me, waaaaah..."

Chu Chang was stunned!

This realistic touch... Is this a real person? Or a hallucination?