Chapter 324: Unlucky Daughter of the Demon Emperor

Ling Guihai was certainly detestable.

But these female disciples, who helped him commit evil, were even more despicable!

In broad daylight, they actually dared to forcibly abduct someone!

If he hadn't returned in time, wouldn't Xu Yining have fallen into their trap?

This was at the foot of Mount Myriad Swords Sect!

It was unbelievable that such a thing would happen!

Ling Guihai, enraged and shocked, shouted, "How dare you attack a disciple of the Myriad Swords Sect!"

Jiang Fan scoffed coldly and declared loudly, "And who are you rabble, daring to impersonate Myriad Swords Sect disciples?"

"In broad daylight, openly abducting women!"

"Do you have no regard for the Myriad Swords Sect?"

He deliberately raised his voice.

This drew shocked stares from passersby.

They had thought it was just horseplay, but it turned out to be bandits snatching women?

And they even dared to impersonate Myriad Swords Sect disciples?

Were they looking for death?

Several capable cultivators rolled up their sleeves and approached.

Ling Guihai's expression froze, and he hastily shouted, "Who's impersonating? I am Ling Guihai, a direct disciple of the Myriad Swords Sect Master!"

"This is my identity token!"

He held the token high, displaying it to everyone around.

Jiang Fan feigned realization: "So, you really are a direct disciple of the Myriad Swords Sect Master."

"What? Does your Sect Master teach you to forcibly abduct women on the street?"

He kept piling on accusations.

Who could withstand that?

Ling Guihai, both exasperated and furious, retorted, "Nonsense! I was inviting this junior sister back to the Myriad Swords Sect to visit!"

At this moment, Xu Yining broke free.

She hurried back to Jiang Fan's side, clinging tightly to his arm, looking frightened as she said,

"I don't want to go with you!"

"You... you were dragging me away."

"Heaven knows what you intended to do by seizing me!"

As the victim, her words carried the most weight.

Her three sentences completely ignited the fury of the passersby.

"Outrageous! The chief disciple of the Myriad Swords Sect forcibly abducting an innocent woman on the street?"

"Is there no law anymore?"

"If they dare treat a female disciple from the Azure Cloud Sect like this, aren't women from our noble families and rogue cultivators even more in danger?"

"This old man will go ask the Myriad Swords Sect Master how he teaches his disciples!"

At that time, there were quite a lot of people from other sects around the Myriad Swords Sect.

Among them were even some senior experts from other sects.

They would not tolerate Myriad Swords Sect disciples bullying juniors from other sects, simply because they were on their home turf.

This made Ling Guihai's face twitch, and he hastily explained, "It's not like that!"

"It's really not like that, I just wanted to invite this junior sister back to the Myriad Swords Sect!"

"My master, the elders, and the grand elders are all watching; how could I dare harbor ill intentions towards her?"

He felt truly wronged!

But the crowd paid no heed.

"Who knows what you'd do if you dragged her back?"

"Of course you'd say that now that you've been discovered. If you hadn't been, wouldn't this female disciple have fallen into a tiger's den?"

"No matter what you say, abducting someone proves your malicious intent!"

"Let's go! Together, we'll demand an explanation from the Myriad Swords Sect!"

Many cultivators formed groups and headed to the Myriad Swords Sect together.

Seeing things come to this, Ling Guihai was filled with endless regret.

He had thought this junior sister from the Azure Cloud Sect would be an easy target, a soft persimmon to squeeze.

Who knew her companion would be so troublesome?

With a combination of sharp words and actions, he had been slapped with a huge accusation.

A severe punishment was now unavoidable!

Thinking of this, anger surged within him, and he glared fiercely at Jiang Fan:

"You just wait!"

"If you dare come to my Myriad Swords Sect, I'll make you pay!"

He did want to exact revenge on the spot and teach Jiang Fan a harsh lesson.

However, the surrounding passersby were all glaring at him angrily.

If he dared to act, there would be plenty of people to help Jiang Fan.

Moreover, a large group of people had gone to complain to the Myriad Swords Sect; how could he dare to delay?

Leaving behind a threat, he ran off in a fury.

Pfft—

Watching his pathetic escape, Xu Yining let out a giggle and mischievously asked, "How well did I cooperate just now?"

If it hadn't been for her cries as the victim, the onlookers wouldn't have been so thoroughly enraged.

Jiang Fan rubbed his nose, surprised that the usually prim and proper Xu Yining had such a playful side.

He cleared his throat and said, "You're still laughing."

"Didn't you hear his threat, saying he'd make us regret it at the Sword Forest?"

Xu Yining pouted, "He can barely save himself, how would he have a chance to retaliate against us?"

"Besides..." Her beautiful eyes gazed at Jiang Fan, a strong sense of security swelling in her heart: "Don't I still have you?"

She had lost count of how many times Shadow Guard No. 1 had saved her.

Each time, she had emerged unharmed.

This had given her the illusion that as long as he was there, she could feel at ease.

Jiang Fan was speechless: "Let's find a place to help you improve your strength."

"By strengthening yourself, you'll have more power to protect yourself."

Soon after.

The two arrived at an inn in the city.

Jiang Fan first helped her comprehend Elder Ling Jinghu's cultivation method.

Afterward, he helped her further improve the "Lone Goose Phantom Steps." Having a foundation in movement techniques, she successfully cultivated the first layer under Jiang Fan's careful guidance.

As for offensive techniques, Jiang Fan was undecided for a moment.

The few Earth-tier cultivation methods he practiced were either too difficult or easily exposed his identity.

The rest weren't powerful enough.

He could only put it aside for now and teach Xu Yining when he encountered a suitable technique.

After Xu Yining entered meditation to cultivate,

Jiang Fan returned to his room and tightly closed the doors and windows.

He then took out the "Nine Poisons True Scripture" to study. As a mid-tier Earth-grade cultivation method,

Even Jiang Fan began to feel its difficulty.

Several hours later, he showed admiration: "The senior who created this technique truly is a genius."

"They actually imitated venomous demonic beasts to create a poison core."

"When not in use, the poison core can absorb toxins entering the body, making one immune to all poisons."

"When in use, the poison core releases a large amount of potent venom, integrating it into one's spiritual energy, achieving the additional effect of poisoning and injuring enemies."

"It can be called a perfect blend of offense and defense."

The cultivation method was now understood.

Next was to ingest the potent venom.

He took out the Poison Dragon Marrow; its intense toxicity made him feel dizzy even through the jade bottle.

This showed how potent the poison was.

Swallowing one bottle should be enough to cultivate the first layer without issue.

However, ingesting it directly would be a waste.

Refining it into a spiritual pill before consumption would maximize the preservation of its toxicity.

"But, refining this pill here, won't there be a problem?"

Jiang Fan was a little worried.

This was Poison Dragon Marrow.

During the refining process, some pill fragrance would inevitably leak out.

And this fragrance would contain some potent poison.

If someone smelled it, it could potentially cause deaths.

This place was deep within a bustling city; it was best not to be careless.

He decisively left the inn and went to a rather desolate corner north of the city, settling down in an abandoned temple.

After checking the surroundings and confirming no one was present, he began refining the poison pill.

Who knew how much time had passed?

Outside the temple, a sneaky red figure, covered in mud, emerged from underground.

She yawned and stretched.

"I really can't get used to humans' life of working from sunrise to sunset."

Living among humans for several days in a row, she hadn't been able to sleep during the day.

After entering the city today, she decisively found a secluded place where even ghosts wouldn't venture and had a wonderful sleep.

Gazing at the vast night sky, as a demonic beast, she felt extremely comfortable.

"Now I'll go scout out how many elite disciples from the Nine Sects have actually arrived."

"Tomorrow at the Sword Forest, I'll wipe them all out, haha!"

She was muttering to herself.

Suddenly, a blaze of fire shot up from the ruined temple behind her.

A beam of purplish-black gas formed a pillar, shooting straight into the sky.

She looked astonished: "What is that?"

"Is someone in the temple?"

Her eyes darted.

She quietly crept to the temple entrance.

With a glance, she saw, beneath a broken Buddha statue,

A slightly familiar back figure, busily working around a small alchemical cauldron.

"Is this alchemy?" She recognized that a human Soul Master was refining pills.

"I heard human spiritual pills have unique properties."

"Many of them are greatly beneficial to demonic beasts."

Thinking of this, she quietly edged closer.

But just then!

The pillar of gas that shot into the sky suddenly spread outwards.

She couldn't avoid it and was instantly enveloped by the gas.

A concentrated, potent poison entered her body through her nose and mouth.

An intense dizziness swept over her.

She blinked, utterly bewildered:

"I'm poisoned?"

"No, seriously, what good person refines poison pills here in the middle of the night?"

"I was just passing by to watch..."

Everything went black before her eyes.

She fell straight down.