"Heaven and Earth are the origin of all things, I have cultivated through countless calamities to prove my divine powers. Within and without the Three Realms, I am the only one worthy of the Emperor. My body is filled with golden light, which shines brightly upon me." This is the Golden Light Protection Mantra.
Suddenly, Yan Chixia's entire body emitted a golden light. The surrounding roots, vines, and black water were all repelled by his protective golden light.
That's not all.
"If the first edict is not obeyed, the Dao will perish into nothingness; if the second edict is not obeyed, the Dao will be severed from immortality; if the third edict is not obeyed, the head will be beheaded and offered to Heaven. Thunder God commands, descend upon my altar immediately."
A bolt of blue lightning struck a leaf floating in the sky. Amidst the thunder and fire, the temporary demonic domain created by the tree demon was shattered.
In an instant, the dancing vines, roots, and even the giant tongue began to sluggish.
Lanruo Temple wasn't actually within the tree demon's core control area. Therefore, it channeled a large amount of demonic energy, enveloping the area and creating its own temporary demonic domain. Only then could it engage Yan Chixia. Thus, in their previous battle, Yan Chixia actually had a significant advantage. This is why, although Yan Chixia appeared to be able to overpower the tree demon, he couldn't completely eliminate it.
If we really chase them to the tree demon's lair, it won't be a matter of who fights whom anymore.
"Yan Chixia, I will repay this grudge tenfold. Let's go!"
This was said to Nie Xiaoqian. After all, its purpose in coming here was essentially for Nie Xiaoqian. She was its "top sales performer."
Nie Xiaoqian dared not disobey the tree demon's orders. Her life was in the tree demon's hands, and she was powerless to resist.
At this moment, the simple-minded Ning Caichen suddenly jumped out.
"Xiaoqian, don't go."
Upon seeing this good fortune, the tree demon used its enormous tongue to bind Ning Caichen and drag him away.
Ning Caichen screamed in terror. Instinctively, he grabbed his short sword and stabbed it at the tree demon's tongue.
At this moment, Lu Xuan, who was inside the room, finally spoke.
"Take action and save them."
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Chapter 349 The Great Path of Freedom
Xiahou burst through the door first, slashing through the surrounding vines with his sword as he charged towards Ning Caichen. At the same time, Lu Xuan silently appeared above the tree demon's tongue, his Thunder Spear thrusting straight at the giant tongue.
At the same time, a blue light flashed from a ring on his right hand. The Thunder Spear crackled with intense blue lightning.
The tree demon let out a painful cry. Forgetting about dragging Ning Caichen along, it forcibly withdrew its tongue.
With a thud, Ning Caichen fell to the ground, his face pale. He wasn't seriously injured, but he had abrasions all over his body, and he lay on the ground groaning in pain.
Yan Chixia looked at Lu Xuan with a strange expression. He had noticed the two people in the room long ago. However, Lu Xuan had added runes around the room, so he couldn't sense their strength. Now it seemed that Lu Xuan was a cultivator like him, and his cultivation level was no less than his own.
What shocked Yan Chixia the most was that Xiahou, who had been harassing him for seven years, was actually acknowledging that man as his master and respectfully addressing him as "Young Master." This completely overturned Yan Chixia's worldview. When did this arrogant swordsman become subservient to someone?
Furthermore, the opponent had been watching the fight from inside the house the whole time. Yan Chixia thought the opponent wouldn't make a move, but unexpectedly intervened at the last moment, saving Ning Caichen.
"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist." Although he only intervened at the last minute, Yan Chixia still expressed his gratitude politely.
Lu Xuan smiled and said.
"No need to thank me yet. This is just the beginning."
At this moment, Ning Caichen finally came to his senses.
"Brother Lu, it really is you. Thank you so much, you saved me again. But I'm sorry, I lost the sword you gave me."
"He gave it to me?" Yan Chixia was slightly moved. Magical artifacts weren't gifts to be given away casually. If they fell into the hands of an enemy, he'd be in deep trouble. However, considering this scholar was weak and stubborn, Yan Chixia felt relieved. Giving it to someone like that wasn't a big problem.
"It's just a short sword, don't worry about it. Besides, Brother Ning's last sword strike actually helped me."
"Help you? I don't have that kind of ability. I just gave you a quick prick."
"The key lies in that casual stab. If I'm not mistaken, the tree spirit should have taken that sword back with it."
Yan Chixia, standing to the side, suddenly realized something. Since that sword was the opponent's magical weapon, and it had now been taken back to Granny's lair, wouldn't they be able to use it to track down the opponent's hideout and completely eliminate this menace?
“Fellow Daoist Lu, are you able to track that magical artifact?”
“That’s certainly possible. That magical artifact, while not exactly a treasure, was crafted using my unique method. As long as the artifact remains, I can sense its exact location.”
"The tree demon, upon obtaining a righteous magical artifact, will use its demonic energy to corrupt it. Doesn't this have any effect?"
"It has no effect. The key to my technique lies in myself, not in the magic weapon."
Lu Xuan's magical artifact was engraved with child runes, while the one in his hand was engraved with mother runes. The child runes only served a conductive function; the core was in the mother runes. Even if the magical artifact was corrupted by demonic energy, as long as it wasn't physically destroyed, it wouldn't affect Lu Xuan much.
"I see. Fellow Daoist Lu, you must have come here for this tree demon."
"More or less. I overheard things about this place along the way, so I came to check it out. Since there really is a bloodthirsty old monster here, I naturally can't just stand by and do nothing. However, most of these tree spirits hide their true forms very well. They're not so easy to find. Now, thanks to Brother Ning's sword strike, I've solved my biggest problem."
At sunrise, I will go to the tree demon's lair and utterly destroy it.
Just then, a white fox appeared out of nowhere and jumped onto Lu Xuan's shoulder. Yan Chixia saw the white fox and suddenly realized what was going on.
"So that's how it is. Fellow Daoist Lu is the legendary White Fox Immortal? My apologies. As long as you can find the true lair of the tree demon, I am willing to lend you a hand."
"Fellow Daoist Yan is very kind. There is still some time, so let's take the opportunity to meditate and rest. We will make our move at noon."
Everyone went back to their rooms to rest. Ning Caichen couldn't get involved in the demon-slaying matter. However, he couldn't bear to part with Nie Xiaoqian, so after thinking it over, he went to Lu Xuan.