My little sect, which disappeared a thousand years ago, has become a sacred site!

"Men Songwei, you lead the team forward slowly, pay close attention to the surroundings, and be wary of other monsters attacking. I'm going to rescue her."

Jun Mukong spoke very quickly. After leaving those words, he suddenly flashed away, turning into a blur, and chased after the direction in which the female disciple had been dragged away.

With the spatial power around him operating at its maximum, the swamp beneath his feet seemed to be frozen by the spatial power, allowing him to traverse at high speed.

Upon hearing Jun Mukong's instructions, Men Songwei immediately assumed temporary command and loudly proclaimed:

"Everyone, gather together, form a defensive formation, advance slowly, and follow the eleventh patriarch's steps. Do not act rashly!"

After saying that, he led his team and carefully moved in the direction that Jun Mukong had chased after.

Jun Mukong traversed the swamps and wetlands.

His speed was astonishing; every step he took landed on solid ground confirmed by his spatial perception, leaving no trace on water and not sinking into mud.

The mud and water under his feet splashed up behind him, but were quickly swallowed up by the mist.

His gaze was fixed on the figure moving at high speed underwater ahead.

That thing was fast, but Jun Mukong was even faster.

The Void Dao Body granted him not only spatial perception but also control over space.

He can compress the space in front of him, allowing each step to cover a distance far exceeding the normal stride.

My master entrusted me with the important task of leading the team, and I must not allow any casualties to occur in the team.

Jun Mukong's face was ashen as he kept staring at the figure underwater.

Nearly.

closer.

The underwater trail of that figure became increasingly clear.

It was a snake, enormous in size, at least ten zhang long.

Its gliding motion through the mud was extremely smooth, as if the mud and water were not an obstacle for it, but an aid.

Jun Mukong suddenly accelerated.

As he approached the figure, he stomped his feet hard in the muddy water, leaping into the air.

He raised his right hand, drew his longsword, and pointed it straight down.

"Solidify the Void and Shatter the Realm!"

Spiritual energy surged wildly, and spatial power spread outwards in all directions from him.

The space below instantly froze.

The figure that was gliding at high speed was imprisoned by the power of space and could not move.

Its tail was still tightly wrapped around the female disciple's ankle, but the female disciple was also frozen in space, maintaining the posture of about to crash to the ground again, suspended in mid-air.

Jun Mukong waved his left hand, and a spatial force precisely severed the connection between the tail and the female disciple's ankle.

The moment the tail was severed, the female disciple's body was lifted by a force and brought to Jun Mukong's side.

He caught her steadily with his left hand, protecting her to his side.

The moment they were rescued, the frozen space shattered.

"boom--!"

With a deafening roar, the entire area below shattered like a broken mirror.

Soil, stones, mud, grass, and trees... everything was torn to pieces by the force of spatial shattering and turned into nothingness.

As the smoke and dust cleared, a huge crater appeared on the ground.

The pit was tens of feet in diameter and more than ten feet deep, with edges as neat as if cut by a knife.

In the center of the pit, a giant snake coiled up.

The giant snake was grayish-green all over, and its scales gleamed with a cold, eerie light in the dim light.

Although it was hit by Jun Mukong's "Condensing Void Shattering Realm", it did not die - most of its scales were shattered, revealing its bloody and mangled body, with countless wounds oozing blood.

But those cold, vertical pupils remained wide open, staring intently at Jun Mukong in the sky.

Early stage of the Void Refining Realm, Black Water Serpent.

"roar--!"

The Blackwater Serpent let out a deafening roar, its massive body suddenly springing up and bursting out of the pit, its blood-red maw snapping at Jun Mukong.

Jun Mukong snorted coldly.

He twirled his longsword in his right hand, the blade drawing a perfect arc in the air.

"Bury the sword in the void."

The longsword was not drawn.

Dozens of invisible spatial sword energies instantly condensed in the space surrounding the Black Water Serpent.

The dozens of sword energies did not disperse randomly, but instead precisely targeted the same spot—the seven-inch mark of the Black Water Serpent—and slashed down continuously.

The first sword strike pierced through the scales.

The second sword strike cuts through the flesh.

The third sword strike severed the bones.

Sword energy rained down, endlessly.

Jun Mukong slowly sheathed his longsword and placed it back in its scabbard.

The Blackwater Serpent's body froze in mid-air for a moment, then cleanly severed at its seven-inch mark.

The front and back halves fell simultaneously, crashing into the bottom of the crater with two dull thuds.

Jun Mukong then turned his gaze to the female disciple in front of him.

Are you alright?

At this moment, the female disciple's clothes were disheveled and torn, stained with mud and blood.

Her breathing was weak and her face was pale; she was clearly quite frightened by the sudden attack.

However, the instant she was entangled by the tail, she instinctively activated a defensive technique to protect her vitals.

So although it was dragged for quite a distance, it was not seriously injured, only suffering some superficial wounds and excessive consumption of spiritual energy.

"I'm fine, I wasn't seriously injured."

The female disciple quickly shook her head, her voice trembling slightly, but her tone was full of gratitude.

"Thank you, Eleventh Patriarch."

Jun Mukong shook his head slightly, his tone tinged with self-reproach:

"Sorry, I didn't notice it and startled you."

Upon hearing this, the female disciple quickly waved her hand, her tone urgent:

"It's alright, it's alright, it's not your fault! I just didn't realize it, how could I blame you?"

"Eleventh Patriarch, you saved me very quickly. If it weren't for you, I might..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear.

Jun Mukong didn't say anything more.

With a wave of his right hand, a healing pill emitting a faint glow flew out and landed steadily in the female disciple's hand.

"Take this first and recover."

The female disciple took the pill and swallowed it without hesitation.

As the pill entered her stomach, a gentle medicinal power quickly spread throughout her body, and a trace of color gradually returned to her pale face.

Jun Mukong waited until she was steady and confirmed that she could move on her own before quickly leading her back to the group.

Men Songwei was leading the team forward slowly when they saw Jun Mukong return safely with the female disciple, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"keep going."

Jun Mukong returned to the front of the group, his tone calm.

responsibility.

This word carries special weight for Jun Mukong.

His first master, Kong Chen, once told him: "Be responsible in life and take charge of your work."

Kong Chen's master saved Kong Chen and took on the responsibility, devoting all his efforts to teaching him.

Because Kong Chen chose to bring the two siblings back to the sect when they were young, he took on the responsibility of raising and educating them.

Similarly, since his master Gu Changyuan had given him the responsibility of leading the team, he would not allow any casualties to occur in the team.

It wasn't because I was worried about what other disciples would say, or because I was afraid of being reprimanded by my master, and it wasn't for the sake of saving face.

Rather, it's that they can't get over the hurdle in their hearts.

That's just how he is.

Jun Mukong walked at the front of the group, his gaze piercing through the thick fog and landing on the blurry horizon in the distance.

It was dangerous here, but he would not back down. He had to complete the mission of exploring the secret realm assigned by his master, and also fulfill his duty to protect his disciples.