Chapter 1006: Go Find Her

Chapter 1006: Go Find Her

Su Kexin unconsciously felt drawn in by the swirling Demon Soul Power, just like the Sword Saint, she was highly sensitive to the aura of demons.

“Senior Sword Saint, what was that Demon Power just now?”

Witnessing the black vortex appear and disappear left the inexperienced Su Kexin utterly bewildered.

In truth, even the Sword Saint didn’t fully understand the nature of such Demon Power. While there were teleportation techniques within it, they required someone to execute the method, and the distance wasn’t far, allowing him to perceive who was using it nearby.

However, the result was that he couldn’t perceive anything — either it was well-hidden, or the distance was too great, rendering him unsure.

“It’s a type of Demon Power used for teleportation, executed by someone to take him away.”

“Teleportation Demon Power? Doesn’t that mean one can stealthily move around at will? What if they suddenly appear behind me?!”

Su Kexin’s back chilled at the thought, hastily glancing around. It was terrifying; how could she guard against such a surprise attack?

“You don’t need to worry; this teleportation technique cannot be performed at will. It requires someone to receive the teleportation, meaning the destination must have someone present and must also execute the method.”

The Sword Saint explained, and Su Kexin gradually understood that it required cooperation between two people and could only teleport between their locations.

But that was still quite impressive; if she could use this technique, she could teleport directly to her Senior Martial Brother without needing to find him.

“However, there is a special case where a magic stone replaces a person, completing a single-person teleportation to the location of the magic stone, but that requires more Demon Soul Power to sustain. Generally, the distance isn’t far and is easy to detect. But this demon is exceptional, possibly performing magic in places we cannot perceive.”

“Even the Sword Saint can’t detect it…? This demon is so strong…”

“There’s always someone stronger; no one can know everything that happens in this world. You must be cautious, being alone.”

The Sword Saint warned Su Kexin, inadvertently producing a portrait to show her.

“I have a question for you; have you ever seen a white fox that looks like this?”

“Hmm?”

Su Kexin looked at the portrait, the brushwork a bit fuzzy, not entirely clear, but she could somewhat discern a familiar figure from the outline.

This white fox woman resembled Ruo’er.

“She looks like Ruo’er,” Su Kexin murmured.

“Ruo’er? Who is she?”

“She’s my Senior Martial Brother’s maid, always there to attend to him. Later, she was sent by him to Zifeng Valley to pursue her immortal path.”

“Your Senior Martial Brother, is that Lin Nuo?”

“Yeah, that’s right. I only have one Senior Martial Brother, and it’s him. This does look a bit like her. Why, Senior? Are you looking for her?”

“There is indeed some business to find this woman.”

The Sword Saint replied coldly, surprised that Lin Nuo had such a maid.

Last time he encountered him, he seemed to feign ignorance.

That brat had turned to the demonic path; there might be repercussions for his maid.

“And where are the maid’s parents?”

“Parents… She was adopted; I don’t know her biological parents. She lived with her foster mother for a long time, but I’m not sure where her foster mother is now. Why?”

“Never mind, it’s okay if you don’t know.”

This notion matched well with the girl named Li Ruo’er, a white fox resembling Ni Wanqing – plus, being adopted makes it highly likely.

So now it was urgent to find her as soon as possible.

“You’re saying she’s cultivating at Zifeng Valley now, right?”

“Yes.” Su Kexin nodded.

“Very well.”

After saying that, the Sword Saint didn’t waste any more words with Su Kexin, stepping directly onto his soaring long sword and leaving gracefully.

“Hmm…”

The Sword Saint left so swiftly that he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

His speed rivaled that of her Senior Martial Brother.

“Did the Senior leave in such a hurry because there’s something important? Shouldn’t I have told him Ruo’er’s location?”

Su Kexin pondered and felt like she had made a blunder.

Right, she still didn’t know the Sword Saint’s intentions before revealing Ruo’er’s whereabouts.

But surely, the Sword Saint wouldn’t do anything to Ruo’er, right? After all, he was the Sword Saint who slays demons and eliminates evil, and Ruo’er was a celestial; they had no entanglements.

Perhaps he learned through some means that Ruo’er might be in trouble and went to help her?

Thinking about it was pointless now; it was done, and no amount of thinking would change that.

“Sigh, I hope nothing goes wrong…”

A lot of troubling events had occurred recently; not to mention the rise of the demonic path, now it was also said that Tianling Mountain was quite chaotic, suffering from internal strife, and her teacher, Han Fairy, had gone missing.

She couldn’t return; she could only wander among the people.

Now, there had also been many strange natural disasters: some areas were struck by lightning, others flooded, and there were even sudden fires breaking out – it was bizarre.

Sigh, she felt so powerless, still too weak to help with anything.

Better head home first, find her father, and see what countermeasures he might have.

It had been a long time since she saw her dad, and she had so much to share about her recent experiences.

Most importantly, that illusion with Lin Nuo, the girl who looked just like her, and that cliff where her Senior Martial Brother was slain – everything was so mysterious.

Just as she was about to leave, the ground quaked, as if it were about to collapse.

“Ah?! What’s happening?!”

She felt an intense unease, a sense of impending disaster looming.

“Ah, hurry and run!”

Just as Su Kexin intended to fly away on her sword, her body felt unusually heavy, unable to lift off, and she began to plummet.

The ground cracked open, and Su Kexin directly fell through.

“Ah!!!”

She screamed, feeling helpless against it, as if she was plunging into an endless abyss.

From the spot she fell, a gigantic mouth appeared – it was a giant dragon made of rocks, ready to swallow Su Kexin whole.

Defenseless, she fell into its jaws, providing the creature with food that could absorb all her spiritual energy.

But then…

Boom!

Suddenly, there was an explosion; part of that rocky dragon’s body burst apart, and Su Kexin shot forth from the chaos.

At that moment, Su Kexin had entered a state of explosion, her long hair flying wildly, the radiant Phoenix Sword glimmering, with powerful spiritual energy surging through her entire being.

Her sharp Phoenix Sword fell, and after a fierce battle, the gargantuan rock dragon was slain, obliterated in a series of explosions.

The earth stopped shaking, the ground didn’t crack further, and Su Kexin returned to the surface, expressionless as she surveyed the devastating scene before her.

Suddenly, she sensed something and swung her blade to the left, unleashing a fierce sword energy aimed at that side.

In an instant, a brilliant shield appeared, barely blocking the fierce sword energy, causing a figure over there to stagger backward.

“Cough…”

He was knocked back a bit, involuntarily coughing and producing a sound.

“This young lady, attacking so suddenly, isn’t that a bit too sensitive?”