Stealing an Immortal Back to the Demon Realm Chapter 15

Mu Qiuhan found the voice very familiar. Looking closely, it was Shang Ningye.

She suddenly remembered practicing fire spiritual energy in the archives recently. While her cultivation realm had shot up rapidly, circulating spiritual energy for extended periods caused odd sensations in her meridians and internal organs. The burning feeling was very similar to the fire poison Shang Ningye had once mentioned to her.

It seemed Shang Ningye’s little beast wasn’t with her today, so Mu Qiuhan stepped forward without hesitation.

“Immortal Senior, please wait.” Elder Xuan Kong saw someone suddenly blocking his path and unhappily tried to swat her away.

Mu Qiuhan shifted to the side, dodging deftly.

Xuan Kong complained irritably, “Which peak is this disciple from, so lacking in manners? Not even bowing when seeing an Elder.”

Shang Ningye, behind him, smiled faintly. “It’s fine. She probably doesn’t recognize me.”

She doesn’t recognize you, but she doesn’t recognize me either?

Xuan Kong was about to scold her further, but Shang Ningye had already taken over the conversation.

“Are you asking about how to counter the Fire-Breath Worm?”

Seeing Mu Qiuhan nod blankly, she smiled gently again.

“I told you before, all things have a counter. You’ve seen my ice spirit beast. These two are natural rivals.”

“No need to worry too much. Later, I’ll help you get some material from it; that should somewhat counter the fire poison in your body.”

Mu Qiuhan truly hadn’t expected this person to be so straightforward and tell her the method to counter the Fire-Breath Worm completely. She had thought it would take some effort to persuade her, never expecting it to be this easy. For a moment, she was stunned.

Shang Ningye saw that she still wasn’t leaving after getting her answer and seemed to remember something else. “I might have to go out for a while these days, and the return date isn’t certain. How about you come with me now?”

Although Shang Ningye spoke to Mu Qiuhan, she subconsciously glanced at Xuan Kong. She knew Xuan Kong was in a hurry to leave, so she added, “What does Elder think?”

Xuan Kong’s trip was originally to seek help, so it wasn’t good for him to say anything else at the moment. He just replied sullenly, “I will follow Martial Aunt’s will.”

Mu Qiuhan thus inexplicably followed behind the two.

Bu Qinglan had finished getting the spiritual herbs and came back. Seeing her come down from upstairs, she called out cheerfully, “Senior Sister, I’ve gotten all the spiritual herbs you needed.”

Mu Qiuhan was afraid taking out those spiritual herbs would arouse the suspicion of the two beside her, so she waved her hand at Bu Qinglan. “I’m going out with the two Elders. I’ll come back and find you later.”

She was glad she had gone to the Cleansing Heart Hall first today and delayed there for a while; otherwise, at this very moment, the one in a passive position would likely have been her.

With a heart full of thoughts, Mu Qiuhan accompanied the two to the Rainbow Bridge of Jade Dragon Abyss.

Along the way, a bold plan had gradually taken shape in her mind.

The mist on the Rainbow Bridge was as thick as ever.

Mu Qiuhan saw Shang Ningye seem to tap a spot on the bridge several times with her flower-leaf-like magic artifact. After that, she felt some movement in the watery mist below the bridge.

A burning sensation rose in her core again. Mu Qiuhan tried hard to suppress the heat within her, thinking inwardly, That ice spirit beast must be here again.

Sure enough, within half an incense stick’s time, she saw the ice spirit beast slowly poke its head out of the water.

The beast had clearly already sensed the presence of the Fire-Breath Worm; its fur stood on end.

Mu Qiuhan saw it leap from the water onto the Rainbow Bridge. It bared its teeth in her direction, looking quite displeased, as if it wanted to swallow her whole.

The heat within her core intensified instantly.

If the previous burning was like a fire, then at this moment, Mu Qiuhan clearly felt someone had poured a barrel of fuel oil onto that fire. The flames shot up fiercely, making her throat feel sweet.

She suppressed the bloody sweetness in her throat with great effort, swallowing it back without a trace, showing no sign of fear.

Shang Ningye, however, seemed to have already noticed something was wrong with her.

She saw Shang Ningye quickly walk to the giant beast, gently stroking its forehead. A stream of warm wood spiritual energy also entered the beast’s body.

“Chuxue, don’t harm the innocent.”

Under the effect of that spiritual energy, the beast grumbled and snorted for a long while before finally calming down, managing to retract that chilling intent.

Only then did Mu Qiuhan feel the burning within her body subside slightly.

The ice spirit beast turned its head, no longer paying attention to Mu Qiuhan, and instead nuzzled Shang Ningye’s palm.

“Are you really leaving?”

Seeing Shang Ningye remain silent, it let out a roar at Xuan Kong who was not far away.

“Kid, watch over her! If she gets hurt on this trip, I’ll make sure your fellow disciples have a hard time.”

Perhaps because there was a junior present, being called that made Xuan Kong’s expression turn a little awkward.

However, he still replied very solemnly, “Senior Xue, please rest assured. I will take good care of Martial Aunt and bring her back unharmed.”

The ice spirit beast snorted softly, seemingly not believing Xuan Kong’s words.

It seemed it didn’t want others to hear its conversation with Shang Ningye, so the person and beast communicated silently for a long while.

Finally, the beast leaped back into the water with a splash, leaving only a clump of white fur for Shang Ningye.

Shang Ningye gazed at the water surface below the Rainbow Bridge, which was gradually calming down, and fell into a daze for a while.

This trip would certainly not be peaceful; she was not unaware.

But with the sect in trouble, a disciple could not stand by and watch. Otherwise, her Master would surely not rest easy in the afterlife.

She lowered her eyes, slowly withdrew her gaze, and rubbed the clump of beast fur in her palm repeatedly.

Shang Ningye walked to Mu Qiuhan and placed the silver-white beast fur into her hand.
She instructed, “Just a small amount, refine it together with pills. It will keep you safe for a year. If I haven’t returned after a year, come to this bridge head yourself and get more from it.”

Mu Qiuhan already knew the two before her were about to leave and could even guess their destination somewhat. Hearing this, she no longer wished to hide anything and walked straight to Xuan Kong.

“Yesterday you said you would take me as a disciple. Does that offer still stand?”

Hearing this, Xuan Kong was startled for a moment, then realized who she was. “It’s you!”

Before his words fell, Mu Qiuhan had already formed a hand seal, and a familiar face appeared before Xuan Kong.

Xuan Kong looked at the person before him and frowned slightly. This girl’s technique is too exquisite; I actually didn’t see through it last night!

He eyed her suspiciously several times. “Why hide your appearance?”

Mu Qiuhan lied without blinking. “Took someone else’s territory, didn’t want to attract too much trouble, had no choice.”

Xuan Kong snorted. “I think you’re quite bold.”

His intuition told him this girl had secrets. He didn’t want to cause complications at this time and was about to refuse, when unexpectedly, Mu Qiuhan seemed to sense his thoughts and spoke before him.

“An esteemed Elder, going back on his word?”

Mu Qiuhan’s words left Xuan Kong momentarily speechless.

He was silent for a moment, thinking for a long time. Although this trip was important, he figured a Core Formation realm girl wouldn’t cause any major incidents.

So he gritted his teeth and spoke. “What this Elder has said, naturally stands.”

He had thought this girl would say a few polite words like the night before, but upon hearing his reply, Mu Qiuhan immediately performed a full bow. “Master above, please receive your disciple’s bow.”

Three clear, resounding kowtows, performed without the slightest hesitation.

Xuan Kong stared blankly at the person performing the discipleship ritual before him, knowing the matter could no longer be changed.

He helped the girl before him up, eyes wide.

He found it hard to describe his feelings at this moment. Taking her as a disciple was indeed something he had proposed, but given the situation, he felt as if he had been coerced.

Shang Ningye watched Xuan Kong glaring fiercely at the person before him for a while, thinking that with his short temper, he would lose his temper right then.

Unexpectedly, he just took out a pile of books from his storage ring and handed them to Mu Qiuhan.

“Your Master is going on a distant trip. Study these techniques yourself first. I will test you after I return.”

Mu Qiuhan sneered coldly in her heart. She had intended to leave the sect with these two from the start. How could she possibly comply with Xuan Kong’s wishes now? After all, those three kowtows weren’t for nothing.

She didn’t reach for the cultivation techniques but instead looked at Xuan Kong with a surprised expression. “If Master is unwilling to take me as a disciple, just say so plainly. To say you’re going on a distant trip right after accepting a disciple – is this to avoid your disciple?”

Hearing this, Xuan Kong sighed. “It’s not like that. This trip was planned long ago, not to avoid you.”

Seeing Mu Qiuhan still look doubtful, Xuan Kong could only say helplessly, “Elder Shang can testify to this.”

Mu Qiuhan pretended not to hear Shang Ningye’s soft “Mhm” and continued to pester him shamelessly. “Since it’s not to avoid your disciple, how about taking your disciple with you?”

“Absolutely not!” Xuan Kong glanced at her and refused. “Demonic cultivators are watching covetously. The outcome of this trip is hard to predict. You shouldn’t put yourself in danger.”

Mu Qiuhan chuckled lightly. “Master, you haven’t forgotten, have you? Demonic cultivators have already attacked the foot of the mountain. Isn’t it the same everywhere?”

Her beautiful eyes shifted, and her expression seemed proud. “Moreover, a cultivator who fears danger might as well withdraw from this immortal mountain and become a mortal.”

These words carried a certain heroism. Xuan Kong’s heart warmed upon hearing them, and he couldn’t help but say, “Good!”

Afterward, he reacted again, realizing he seemed to have been led by the nose once more.

He just felt this little disciple was different from ordinary people and likely held some secrets, but he hadn’t thought about demonic cultivators at all. Even less did he expect the person before him to be the former Demon Lord who had once wielded immense power, and thus he wasn’t truly on guard.

Since things had come to this, Xuan Kong no longer hesitated. He just reminded her to be extra careful a few times and allowed Mu Qiuhan to travel with them.

From Dragon Profound Mountain, a beam of white light shot out, heading straight towards the foot of the mountain.

Xuan Kong summoned his precious sword, carrying Mu Qiuhan and Shang Ningye behind him, and flew down Dragon Profound Mountain.

Mu Qiuhan’s spiritual energy within her body was somewhat chaotic just now because of the ice spirit beast’s provocation. She had been forcing herself to negotiate with Xuan Kong.

Now, the dust had settled.

Mu Qiuhan sat down cross-legged and circulated the wood spiritual energy within her body, trying to mend the damage in her meridians.

Although she was circulating her spiritual energy, she hadn’t completely let down her guard.

Thus, she could clearly feel a stream of warm spiritual energy surrounding her from behind shortly after she began healing.

Mu Qiuhan’s body stiffened.

Perhaps because the spiritual energy was too gentle and also wood-aligned, Mu Qiuhan could clearly feel that the owner of the energy held no ill intentions.

So, for the first time ever, she allowed that stream of spiritual energy to enter her core and truly entered meditation.