A Demon's Path Chapter 104

The Undead surrounding Yue Mingming and Zheng Hao disappeared. The both of them looked at Ling Xiao with gratitude brimming in their eyes. "Thank you." Yue Mingming sincerely cupped his fists at Ling Xiao. "Elder Ling, you're right. Hao saved me. I shouldn't neglect my life like this."

Zheng Hao had an incomparably pure and innocent look in his eyes, like that of a child. "Elder Ling, thank you for being loyal and saving me."

Ling Xiao laughed, feeling completely embarrassed. He thought to himself, If it wasn't for the 10,000 yellow gems an old man from a certain family gave me, I wouldn't have come here and braved the dangers.

Huummmm! As Zheng Hao's final figure dulled, turning vague before disappearing, the four different spaces merged into one. Shortly after, it was gone without a trace. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Four abstract figures flew out from Zheng Hao's crown and returned to their own bodies. Ling Xiao, Li Yuanchong, Chang Yao, and Yue Mingming, the four of them opened their eyes. It felt as though a weight was lifted from their shoulders. Zheng Hao should be fine now, right?

After waiting for what felt like an eternity, Zheng Hao who was lying on the bed finally woke up. He had a blank look on his face. "What happened to me? I remember… many Undead biting me…"

Elder Zheng lost himself to his emotions as tears streamed down his old and wrinkled face. "Hao! You're awake! Finally!"

Ling Xiao looked at the room filled with people. He asked in shock, "What's going on? Didn't you say no one was allowed to disturb us?"

Shen Nanfeng seemed to be deep in thought, his eyes falling on Ling Xiao. "Elder Ling, don't you know what a huge disturbance you guys caused just now? We thought you were being attacked, so we quickly rushed over."

Ling Xiao shook his head. "I really don't know… Disturbance? How great was it?"

Shen Nanfeng earnestly looked at Ling Xiao. It seemed as though he wanted to see just what kind of power this boy was hiding in his body. "There was a violent spatial fluctuation. It was similar to when a secure spatial region is smashed open. I've only seen one person with such might in the entire Clear Sky Continent." Shen Nanfeng slowly dragged out his last sentence before saying, "Li Xuanyi."

Ling Xiao couldn't make head or tails of Shen Nanfeng's words. The four of them didn't do anything just now, so how could they have startled everyone? A spatial region was smashed? Could he be talking about when I passed through the spatial regions just now?

"Aahhhh!" Yue Mingming cried out in surprise. "Why have all the yellow gems on my end exploded?"

Ling Xiao and the rest walked over to take a look. The gems used to arrange the array around Yue Mingming had indeed shattered into dust! "Mingming, did anything peculiar happen when you were in Hao's Sea of Knowledge just now?" Shen Nanfeng's gaze was like a sword as he looked Yue Mingming in the eyes. He wanted to use his pressuring might in an attempt to prevent him from speaking anything but the full truth.

Sure enough, Yue Mingming's face turned deathly pale. He weakly stuttered out, "N-nothing…"

"Oh." Shen Nanfeng released the pressure on Yue Mingming in an instant before he indifferently said, "Let's leave. Little Hao still needs to rest."

Ling Xiao nodded at Yue Mingming, grateful he helped him cover up what had happened just now.

Yue Mingming pretended as though he didn't see anything at all. Minding his own business, he walked back to his own residence.

After leaving Zheng Hao's room, Shen Nanfeng made a beeline for the Bright Moon Pavilion to see Shen Mingfang. "Aunt, did you feel that spatial fluctuation just now?"

Shen Mingfang who couldn't see anything fixed her eyes in front of her. "I felt it. That fluctuation… it was as though someone crossed through different spatial regions in an extremely small scope and it created a spatial explosion. This is simply not the kind of power someone in the Clear Sky Continent can possess."

Shen Nanfeng squinted his eyes. "Other than Ling Xiao, I don't see who else can possibly possess such strength!"

Shen Mingfang laughed. "Why can't it be Li Yuanchong? He's Li Xuanyi's grandson. How much of Li Xuanyi's current cultivation do you understand? Even though the seven of you exterminated Ancestor Qi Mo together, the decisive strength seems to still lie in Li Xuanyi's hands. Only the heavens know just how much power he possesses." Shen Mingfang stopped for a moment before she indifferently continued, "Ling Xiao's technique of concocting medicine is a little strange and he's definitely an extremely talented cultivator. But after all is said and done he's nothing more than a feral child without background. Do you think the probability of it being Li Yuanchong or Ling Xiao is greater?"

During their trip to the mountain, Shen Mingfang had found out Ling Xiao had a Primal Chaotic Soul. So, she concluded the spatial fluctuation from a moment ago most definitely had something to do with him. However, she didn't want to tell Shen Nanfeng the truth and was more than willing to steer him in the wrong direction instead. Her words had the intended effect. Shen Nanfeng started to doubt his own conjecture.

"Ling Xiao, he seems like a devious and shrewd person. But in reality, he can't do anything to you if you treat him a little better. He'll even faithfully follow you. Look at Cheng Qiantai and you'll know." Shen Mingfang continued, "Nanfeng, don't tell me your ability to lead is inferior to Cheng Qiantai's? You should fully understand Ling Xiao's value even without me saying it."

Shen Mingfang's heart was actually very clear. Shen Nanfeng was an ambitious and ruthless person who had already debuted on the scene. On the other hand, Ling Xiao was still climbing the ladders. His final form had yet to take shape. These two people couldn't get along with each other, ever. Cheng Qiantai was different in the sense that everything he invested in Ling Xiao was something Shen Nanfeng could never give him. As such, the both of them could only exploit each other forever. She understood Ling Xiao to some extent after conversing with him for several days, leading to this conclusion.

Shen Nanfeng suddenly had a small smile. "I never thought Aunt would actually understand Ling Xiao so much."

Shen Mingfang returned the smile. "We spoke of a great many things that night in the cave."

Hearing Shen Mingfang's words, Shen Nanfeng naturally didn't think too much of it. For example, that Ling Xiao would one day become his uncle. From his point of view, that was a matter of utmost impossibility. "Mm, thank you for your guidance, Aunt. In any case, I'll keep my eye on both of those kids. This kind of power is just too terrifying. If they are left to have their own way, won't the outcome be inconceivable?"

Inconceivable? Shen Mingfang chuckled. Shen Nanfeng probably meant that the position of the Seven Grand Holy Lands wasn't secure with the rise of such a frightening existence, and in turn worrying about his own position.

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Tired and exhausted, Li Yuanchong and Ling Xiao had just left Zheng Hao's room to get some rest, when a disciple suddenly rushed over to them all helter-skelter. "Elder Ling, Young Master Li! There's a problem! There's a person at the gate saying he's Young Master Li's servant. He wanted to force his way in and started fighting with Elder Ma!"

Li Yuanchong's complexion changed. "How could I have forgotten about Li Wuhen? What? He's fighting with Master? Let's go! We better hurry!"

There's a lively show to watch? The 'ravaging' Elder Ma is going against the 'homicidal maniac' Li Wuhen? Ling Xiao had to watch this exciting show!

At the Sunken Wind Valley's main gate, Li Wuhen who looked like he came out of a dumpster was currently in a heated battle with Elder Ma.

Elder Ma was a blue ranked Celestial Strength Soul Master. He mostly used Strength Soul techniques, like boxing techniques.

Li Wuhen was a rank lower than Elder Ma, but he was an expert in spatial arrays. As long as Elder Ma didn't fight too ruthlessly, he could use the power of his arrays to avert disaster.

Elder Ma continuously used the first nine moves of his 10 Deathly Steps. Surprisingly, Li Wuhen frantically dodged each move successfully.

Elder Ma burst out laughing as he looked at Li Wuhen's breathless appearance. "Sire, you aren't half bad. You've already dodged my Ninth Deathly Step. You must dodge the Tenth or I'll be disappointed."

Li Wuhen was furious. He said venomously, "You damned old man! I fought that blasted horse Jiang Donglai for three days and three nights. If I didn't, so what if you're a blue ranked Celestial Soul Master? If you have the guts, let me rest a few days after I meet my family's Young Master and we'll have a rematch!"

Elder Ma chuckled. "As long as you can dodge my Tenth Deathly Step, I'll let you meet your Young Master. How about it?"

A malicious glow shone in Li Wuhen's eyes. "Alright. It's a deal!" He crawled up from the ground and held his sword up. The body of the sword erupted in a green light as he activated an array.

Elder Ma's eyes shone. "Good! You're finally making a real move! I won't hold back either! Taste the final form of my 10 Deathly Steps, Instant Kill!"

Li Wuhen had just finished his preparations to unleash the power of the array when Elder Ma unexpectedly scuttled over in front of him in an instant. He smashed out with an incomparably tyrannical punch right in the center of his chest.

"Master, please hold back!" Li Yuanchong shouted as he had just rushed to the gate. But how could his shout have made it in time? Bang! Li Wuhen flew hundreds of meters away and smashed into a wall. With a loud crash, his body passed through the bricks.

Chapter end