Chapter 1019: Back to That Place

Chapter 1019: Back to That Place

Lin Nuo: “… Didn’t I tell you to wait? Why did you run over?”

Ling Meng: “Master, if I don’t come over, how can I see you? You really left me aside, is that okay?”

Lin Nuo: “No, I’ve come to find you.”

Ling Meng: “Is that so? Though I want to believe you, I just can’t trust you on this matter.”

As Ling Meng spoke, a strong Demon Qi erupted from her, suggesting that after this dual cultivation, her vital channels had been opened, and her strength had increased.

In an instant, purple-black demon flowers began to bloom around them, even on the cracked ground.

Hey, this Demon Woman didn’t summon anything while fighting the Sword Saint, but when facing her own people, she goes all out?

“You two, step back.”

Lin Nuo released his grip and warned Ruo’er and Liu Shuqin.

But they seemed unfazed by Ling Meng and refused to back down, sticking close to Lin Nuo.

“You’re not backing down? Her strength has increased; this is not a joke.”

“Junior Martial Brother, are you all…?”

Liu Shuqin quickly understood the situation. The reason Ling Meng’s aura was so much stronger must be because of that incident.

Having undergone dual cultivation herself, she understood how it worked.

“This situation is unavoidable,” Lin Nuo said.

“Alright, I get it. Since that’s the case, I can’t back down any further. Since Miss Ling Meng’s power has increased, we can spar a bit; it’ll be mutually beneficial.”

Liu Shuqin stepped in front of Lin Nuo, seemingly ready to fight Ling Meng.

“I’m not afraid of you. Young Master is with me; what do you care?”

Ruo’er wasn’t going to back down either; so what if you think you’re impressive?

“I said you all…”

Lin Nuo felt the situation slipping out of control. If it weren’t for the fact he had just fought the Sword Saint and was quite drained, suppressing three people would be a piece of cake.

As it stood, even suppressing Ruo’er might be somewhat difficult.

A strong surge of spiritual energy rippled through the air as the blooming demon flowers caused by Ling Meng began to be suppressed. Among the sea of demon blooms were a few vibrant red and white celestial flowers; they hadn’t even started fighting, and the flowers were already at it.

Strong winds whipped through the area, causing the flowers to sway violently and bump into one another, the scene was spectacular.

“Heh, you all think you’re something special, huh? You think you have the right to be close to Master?”

Ling Meng’s gaze was filled with killing intent, and her powerful Demon Soul Power surged, gathering in her hands; this move could probably collapse a mountain.

Ruo’er and Liu Shuqin were also channeling their celestial and demon energies, the situation dangerously tense.

Lin Nuo figured he’d better make a run for it and not worry about them.

Let them fight it out; whoever gets killed has no one to blame.

However, this wasn’t something an excellent Demon Ruler should do; he had to show his authority and make them quiet down.

But it seemed he had no authority left now.

These women were too combative, which meant he’d have to separate them going forward, each managing their own.

But first, he needed to live to see that day.

As they prepared to clash, Lin Nuo decided to intervene.

With the remaining Demon Soul Power he had and a few magic talismans.

“Get away from Master!”

“You’re the one who should leave!”

Seeing them about to strike, Lin Nuo immediately dashed between them and tossed out two magic talismans.

“Explode.”

He uttered those two words, and the talismans activated, absorbing part of the Demon Soul Power and spiritual energy being emitted by Ling Meng and the others before detonating.

The true strength of this move lay in borrowing power; in his weakened state, with inadequate Demon Soul Power, he counterattacked by absorbing their energy to reverse the tide.

Now, gathering their strength, the magic talismans exploded, an intense wave of power surged forth, illuminating the area in a blinding white light, pushing them all back.

“Ah!”

They fell to the ground, the demon and heavenly flowers disintegrating, but they weren’t about to give up, still looking to duel.

However, as the white light faded, the once suave and composed man was now peacefully lying on the ground.

Due to the mix of celestial and demon powers in those magic talismans creating an explosion, he didn’t have enough Demon Soul Power to control it, so he collapsed.

He wanted to get up but felt overwhelmingly sleepy, opting to first close his eyes.

Just a quick nap.

“Master!”

“Young Master!”

“Junior Martial Brother!”

Lin Nuo vaguely heard the voices of the three girls calling out, but it felt like echoes, gradually fading away until darkness enveloped him, and he fell into a deep sleep.

…

“Where is this place? Huh? Did I cross over?”

Lin Nuo found himself in a strange location.

Actually, it wasn’t entirely strange; he just hadn’t processed it yet.

This was where he first crossed over, and he realized he was just a child, dressed in archaic clothing.

“No, this feels familiar. Hmm? This… isn’t it?”

Yes, he finally realized—this was the moment he first arrived in this spiritual cultivation world.

My goodness? Did I die again? Reborn again? Back to being a child?

Did Ling Meng and the others kill me?

What a shameful way to go, the Demon Ruler himself taken out by a few women.

As he pondered, it seemed he had returned a bit too early, back to being a child.

A child—a few years old—he would have to wait several years to go to the Xuanyun Sect.

His initial memories were already a bit hazy; this place felt somewhat unfamiliar. He knew the child named Lin Nuo had died, and his soul had entered that child’s body.

Everything had seemed normal back then; he was later found by members of the Lin family and brought back home.

However, he had heard that the Demon Qi dispersing from the Demon Realm was supposed to kill him, but miraculously, it didn’t, and he began to be different from ordinary people.

Following the usual route, he would head east and eventually bump into his Lin family looking for him.

Since he was reborn, following the original path seemed pointless.

So this time, he decided to head west instead, at worst he’d die.

Maybe if he died, he’d be reborn back at the Xuanyun Sect—that might work.

Lin Nuo chose to go west. Now, in his tiny body and without any cultivation, he had no spiritual energy to support any Spirit Techniques.

If a wild wolf happened to show up, he could easily get killed.

But he wasn’t afraid; he was ready to face death.

He walked west along a somewhat rugged mountain path, it was tough going, but he kept at it.

“This damn little body, can’t even use the Wind Spirit Technique.”

Lin Nuo grumbled, walking a stretch of the rugged path, he noticed there were no animals in sight, nor any sounds of wildlife.

Were they all dead?

Continuing onward, he stumbled upon many animal carcasses, as well as some human remains.

Some had wounds, as if they had been in vicious battles, while many others seemed perfectly intact, as if they had been poisoned.

The area was eerily silent, devoid of any signs of life, resembling a graveyard.

“Looks like they’re all dead; that person wasn’t wrong.”