Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Li Xiaobai couldn’t make out anything unusual in the surroundings.

It was still a jungle, still desolate, and still very quiet.

But the members of the Holy Demon Sect seemed to be on high alert, leaving him puzzled about the operations of these high-level players.

Indeed, it was all because he lacked cultivation.

Li Xiaobai sighed inwardly, but there was nothing he could do about it since he didn’t need to cultivate.

“Boss, do you think there are demonic beasts in this forest?”

Chu Xiaoxiao asked, following beside Li Xiaobai. She didn’t seem nervous at all.

“It’s so quiet here, there probably aren’t any,” he replied, though he wasn’t very sure himself.

“Quiet down, if you don’t know, then don’t talk!”

The young man with a crew cut was really annoyed, and he hissed angrily, fearing that disturbing a demonic beast would lead to a tough battle.

Li Xiaobai immediately shut his mouth. After all, these people were experienced; not only had they deduced the presence of demonic beasts in the jungle, but they also stopped actions that could disturb them. They were truly professional.

The group fumbled through the jungle for a while before Yin Susu’s expression suddenly eased.

“There are no demonic beasts here; they must have been killed by the people from Tianwu Sect,” she said.

“See, the boss already said that there were no demonic beasts, and you didn’t believe him!” the little lolita said, visibly upset.

“That’s because he was lucky. Xiaoxiao, don’t be fooled by this guy!” the man with the crew cut said.

“How dare you speak to your senior like that, Xiao Lizi? When you speak to an elder, you should use honorifics. I am a True Disciple of the Sect Leader, several generations your senior, yet you dare to address me by my name without respect for propriety!”

Chu Xiaoxiao said, hands on her hips, fuming with anger.

“Let’s rest here for a moment,” Yin Susu interjected, cutting off everyone else. Walking too quickly wasn’t good, and they were still some distance away from the treasure site.

First, they needed to get their condition in check before setting out with energy.

“Sister Yin, have some water,” said the other Holy Demon Sect disciples, immediately coming forward to attend to Yin Susu, offering her water and tea.

“No need,” she replied, ignoring the disciples’ eagerness and instead walking toward Li Xiaobai.

“Young Master Li, may I ask where you have studied?”

“Self-taught,” he answered, immediately understanding she was probing into his background.

“May I inquire as to your cultivation level? Why do I not sense any spiritual energy fluctuations from you?”

“To become a Grandmaster with a single thought is rare among geniuses, but I am one of them,” Li Xiaobai declared, sitting upright, his gaze steady, showing not a trace of embarrassment.

“Then, has Young Master Li come to the Divine Beast Mountain Range at the invitation of Zhenyuan Country?”

“It wasn’t an invitation. Zhenyuan Country is in distress, very anxious, and dispatched a whole nation’s army to request my assistance. My heart goes out to the common people, which is why I came here,” he explained.

Yin Susu was speechless, staring straight at Li Xiaobai, her intuition telling her that he was not a simple character.

Li Xiaobai, too, met her gaze expressionlessly, though feeling somewhat uneasy inside, wondering if these people might think of him as a burden and want to shake him off.

After a stand-off, Yin Susu finally backed down. She still could not detect any spiritual energy fluctuations in him, which made him quite intriguing. Could he really be a master?

From a distance, the man with the crew cut watched Li Xiaobai and Yin Susu converse amiably and felt a surge of anger welling up inside him.

The rest of the Holy Demon Sect disciples also grew increasingly dissatisfied with Li Xiaobai.

Sister Yin was like an immortal in the heavens, detached from the worldly affairs. How could she demean herself by mingling with an uncultured cultivator like him?

“Sister Su Su, there’s a sprig of spiritual medicine here!”

The voice of the little loli, Chu Xiaoxiao, suddenly came through; this little girl had run off at some unknown point.

Yin Susu felt a jolt of shock in her heart; the Divine Beast Mountain Range was not the same as home—running around here could lead to disaster.

“Xiaoxiao, come back quickly, it’s dangerous!”

“The boss already said there are no Demonic Beasts here, what danger could there be?”

The little loli was unperturbed, her greedy nature erupting as she began to dig up the spiritual plant on the surface of the ground.

But it was at that moment, several beams of sword light surged from the ground towards the sky, aiming straight for the little loli who was focused on digging up the spiritual plant.

“Xiaoxiao, be careful!”

Yin Susu’s face was stricken with terror, and she immediately rushed over. There were people lying in ambush here, and she had not noticed it until now—a grave mistake.

But it was too late, evidently, those few people had been lying in wait here for quite some time.

“Hahaha, look what I caught today?”

“The Holy Demon Sect’s precious disciple is truly heaven-sent to me!”

The leader, a man in a white robe, laughed heartily and picked up Chu Xiaoxiao.

This was the pearl in the palm of the Holy Demon Sect Leader, and now she had been captured alive by him.

Recently, Tianwu Sect and the Holy Demon Sect were competing for a quota to go to Central province, and with Chu Xiaoxiao in hand, the competition just got much easier.

“It’s you!”

Yin Susu’s almond-shaped eyes were wide with fury.

Li Xiaobai also recognized the other party; he had seen him once in the grand hall of Zhenyuan Country. The opponent was a True Disciple of Tianwu Sect, and seemed to be Zhang Rui.

Back then, the True Disciple of the Holy Demon Sect had even rebutted him a few times, leaving a deep impression on Li Xiaobai.

However, he did not expect that a disciple from such a prestigious sect would stoop to such disgusting behavior.

“If you’re smart, Tianwu Sect, let me go. Hear me, I’m under the boss’ protection, release me at once, or I’ll spare you not!” The little loli struggled ceaselessly.

Yin Susu was very annoyed inside; the Tianwu Sect’s behavior was demeaning, and such treacherous acts were truly despicable.

“Li, it’s your fault Xiaoxiao got captured. If it weren’t for you deceiving Xiaoxiao, she wouldn’t have fallen for the enemy’s ambush!”

A sly glint passed through the eyes of the crew-cut young man as he seized every opportunity to mock Li Xiaobai. He didn’t care about Chu Xiaoxiao’s well-being; his only wish was to change Yin Susu’s opinion of Li Xiaobai.

“Indeed, you’re to blame for Sister Chu’s capture, what should your punishment be!”

The other disciples also echoed this sentiment.

“Enough with your noise. Zhang Rui, you’re a True Disciple of Tianwu Sect. Aren’t you afraid of the Holy Demon Sect settling scores with you in the fall?” Yin Susu frowned.

“If you all die here, who will be left to tattle?” Zhang Rui’s eyes narrowed slightly, showing a hint of amusement.

Yin Susu was startled; the enemy was fearless. Did he have some sort of support, or had Zhang Rui already broken through, with a cultivation level surpassing her own?

That was impossible, the Primordial Spirit is not something you can condense just because you want to.

“I’ll hold off Zhang Rui later, you take the chance to rescue Xiaoxiao and then run immediately, understand?”

“Understood!”

The crew-cut young man was solemn; he also knew they had encountered a tough opponent this time. Tianwu Sect was crazed to kill them all; he must report this back to his master afterwards.

Li Xiaobai also wanted to participate in the rescue, but the people of the Holy Demon Sect ignored him. After a brief assignment of tasks, beams of sword light took flight, abruptly shooting towards Zhang Rui.

Ouyang Feng and the others had strange expressions on their faces. They were puzzled why, with such formidable strength, the Holy Demon Sect could not see their predecessors.

A few young men in white waved their longswords, creating a web of crisscrossing sword beams as they faced off against Yin Susu and the others.

The air was turbulent in the field, and not a single disciple involved in the battle was below the cultivation level of the Golden Core Stage.

Li Xiaobai was struck by many flying sandstones.

[Attribute Points +100…]

[Attribute Points +100…]