Chapter 1005: The Unknown Demon

Chapter 1005: The Unknown Demon

“I’m, I’m sorry… Junior Martial Brother, it’s my narrow-mindedness…”

Listening to Lin Nuo’s words, Liu Shuqin felt quite guilty. Compared to him, her perspective was indeed rather limited, fussing over trivial matters like a woman.

Yes, their situation wasn’t great. On one hand, they were being pursued by various celestial sects, and on the other hand, there were the ruthless struggles among demons, with the Refining Demon Sect, Qin Dao, and others already fragmented. Now, with the emergence of the Demon Realm and Sacred Realm, they needed to focus on establishing themselves first.

Without a future, arguing over who is important is futile.

Despite the guilt, hearing Lin Nuo’s assessment of her importance still made her excited and thrilled.

Of course, she hoped this wasn’t just Lin Nuo trying to cheer her up with fabricated words. Normally, he wouldn’t weave lies just for her.

But this was only temporary. With the future still uncertain, maybe she would have a chance to surpass Ruo’er and become the most important person in his heart.

“I’ve said it before, you don’t always have to apologize to me. Honestly, you shouldn’t even think that way; it doesn’t suit your character. As for my thoughts on this matter, just let it be. I don’t have the energy to manage your conflicts.”

Lin Nuo remarked, indeed every time he dealt with their issues, it was a headache, and the more women involved, the more troublesome it became.

“Mm… I understand. I’ll support you more than they do, and hope to be your right-hand companion.”

Liu Shuqin smiled lightly, and Lin Nuo resumed walking, with Liu Shuqin following along as they began inspecting the forest.

…

*“Cough…”*

The cloaked figure wearing a skull mask clutched his chest and coughed.

“My outer defenses have been breached; the newcomer is no small fry.”

With that, he quickly created an illusion to confuse the pursuer.

He hastily retreated; it was impossible to utilize his full strength here in the human realm, and facing off against a human expert would likely end badly.

However, the illusion he left behind didn’t buy him much time, and he was eventually caught up.

“You can’t escape now.”

Cold words blew in the wind, reaching the ears of the fleeing man as swords rained down from the sky, striking at him.

“Ha, is that so?”

He certainly would not yield to a human so easily. Instantly, he cast a spell, summoning a demonic shield to block the incoming swords.

Yet, with his current power, he couldn’t withstand the profound sword techniques, and soon his body was struck by a sharp sword, causing him to scream in pain as blood spilled forth.

There was no choice; the one pursuing him was simply too strong to resist.

“Demon, I have a question for you. If you answer, I might spare your life.”

The sword bearer was none other than the profoundly skilled Sword Saint, who was always sensitive to demonic auras. Sensing that a demon was using magic to set up something here, he came over, suspecting foul play.

The Sword Saint had slain countless demons, and with a snap of his fingers, could turn them to ash.

His expression was devoid of emotion, seemingly indifferent, but the few feelings he possessed were focused on an unknown child, just like the White Fox Fairy, who was also searching for her child.

Even if that child had passed away, he had to find out the circumstances of their death.

“Ha, human, let’s see what you want?”

The demon gripped his wound and boasted.

He was trying to stall for time, seeking an opportunity to let his soul escape this body.

In truth, his real body was still in the Demon Realm; this was merely his soul entering the human realm, searching for an excellent body to inhabit.

Generally speaking, even if the physical body were destroyed, his soul could escape in time without consequence.

The only downside was the difficulty of finding another body suitable for him. It couldn’t just be any random body; it had to be a deceased one with a compatible physique. A living person wouldn’t do.

Now that he encountered the Sword Saint, he might have to abandon this body and let his soul flee; otherwise, if his soul perished, that would truly be the end.

“Demon, do you know where I can find a White Fox girl similar to her?”

He pulled out an image of the White Fox Fairy, one he had collected long ago. It had been moved about a lot, and while it was now quite blurry, some outlines were still discernible.

Now he was asking every demon and human he met, yet so far, it had yielded no results.

“This…?”

To be honest, that image was so fuzzy he couldn’t tell who it depicted.

But if they mentioned a white fox, he did recall that Lin Nuo had a group of white foxes.

However, he wouldn’t dare to say that; if the Sword Saint went over there, it could spell trouble for Lin Nuo.

After all, Lin Nuo was among the few in the human realm connected to the Demon Realm. Before the demon forces could invade the human realm, Lin Nuo still held some value, so he couldn’t let anything happen to him.

Yet he could use this opportunity to buy some time.

“This image… I feel like I’ve seen it before… Let me think…”

“I’ll count to three; if you don’t provide an answer, you can die.”

The Sword Saint said coldly, starting the countdown. The demon, waiting for him to finish counting, quickly fabricated an answer:

“I remember, if you head south for about twenty miles, there’s a town where I saw her. You might still find her if you hurry.”

“I just came from there and didn’t find her.”

“She might have left, but I suggest you check the nearby area.”

“Your answer didn’t fulfill my expectations; you can die now.”

The Sword Saint said no more, drawing his sword and aiming it at the demon.

The demon managed to react just in time; as the Sword Saint struck his body, his soul flew out from it.

The physical body was completely pierced by the Sword Saint’s blow, and a normal person would already be dead.

He hurriedly withdrew, but the Sword Saint was swift; as soon as he saw the demon’s soul leaving the body, he chased after it.

Cold and heartless, he quickly caught up to the demon soul and swung his sharp sword.

Soul-breaker, death.

Just as his sharp sword was about to strike down, another surge of Demon Soul Power surged forth, manifesting a massive black vortex in front of him, followed by a demon hand that blocked the Sword Saint’s blade.

The demon hand was sliced away, giving the demon soul the chance to escape into the vortex.

As the Sword Saint prepared to use his sword to shatter the vortex, it quickly vanished, and the demon soul disappeared without a trace.

“This kind of Demon Power…”

He was somewhat surprised. This teleportation magic was rare, and there were no visible spellcasters nearby.

Did this demon just ascend to another level?

He sheathed his sword, momentarily ignoring it; right now, his urgent priority was to search for his child.

“Who?!”

The Sword Saint shouted coldly, pointing his sharp sword in a direction.

“Ah, senior, it’s me! I mean no harm…”

At that moment, a girl resembling a peach blossom stepped out, holding a Phoenix Sword.

“It’s you.”

Seeing Su Kexin, the Sword Saint sheathed his Spirit Sword.

Just a junior; it wasn’t worth wasting time on her.

By the way, could he ask her a question?