Shen Mo and his companions embarked on their journey to finalize the alliance.

Human Cultivators have experience resisting the demonic disaster, and the marine demonic beasts have advantages in their home terrain. If they could join forces, they would undoubtedly prevent the further deterioration of the situation in the nearshore waters!

Under the influence of the "Soar Cloud Immortal Method," faint clouds had appeared around Shen Mo, as if he were riding the clouds.

However, these clouds were not real fog and mist, but the outward manifestation when he cast magic!

From another person's perspective, all they could see was a streak of milky-white light, mixed with a hint of pale gold, arcing across the sky like a meteor.

Just as Shen Mo was contemplating the subtleties of the "Soar Cloud Immortal Method," he felt a faint stirring in his mind.

His divine sense, which spread over a hundred miles, discovered a Riverside Sect inner disciple, dressed as a cultivator, being pursued by a demonic beast resembling a Flood Dragon.

Coincidentally, this inner disciple was an old acquaintance of his.

However, Shen Mo's primary concern was not this fellow sect member, but the Class II peak Flood Dragon demonic beast.

The Demonic Aura is pure and thick, without any trace of Demonic Qi!

This Flood Dragon has definitely not been corrupted by the Native Heaven Demon. If so, why would it be chasing and killing our Human Cultivators?

He was somewhat puzzled.

Before the demonic disaster, cultivators often killed sea demonic beasts for profit. These self-proclaimed Marine Race demonic beasts would also devour cultivators, swimming against the river tides to enter Sea State and wreak havoc.

But now, with a formidable enemy at their doorstep, the feuds between the two sides had been temporarily set aside.

A Class II peak demonic beast's gnosis is not low. Why would it be wantonly chasing and killing an inner disciple of one of the Five Great Sects at such a critical juncture?

With this thought, the escaping light that was Shen Mo wheeled in the sky and flew straight towards the pursuer and the pursued.

Firstly, the one being chased was an Inner Door disciple of the Riverside Sect, and an acquaintance at that.

If he hadn't seen it, it would be one thing. But now that he had encountered the situation by chance, taking the time for a cup of tea to save them was acceptable.

Secondly, an uncorrupted Marine Race demonic beast chasing and killing someone from an immortal sect was rather strange.

I need to go and find out if the Riverside Sect disciple provoked it first, or if they offended it somewhere else!

「...」

Above the sea, Liu Qing desperately poured Mana from her body into the Flying Sword beneath her feet.

Her escape speed was not slow compared to cultivators of the same Realm, but alas, the one chasing her was a Class II peak Flood Dragon.

This type of sea demonic beast could surf the tides, navigate the vast sea with agility, and even harness the power of clouds and mist to ascend into the sky; their speed was incredible.

SPLASH!

A pillar of water, churning with white spray, shot skyward as the Flood Dragon leaped high, its cavernous mouth agape, snapping down at her.

At that critical moment, Liu Qing's fleeing figure abruptly shot upwards a notch.

Missing its target, the Flood Dragon plunged back into the sea. However, it did not give up and relentlessly pursued Liu Qing, leaving a long trail of white froth on the sea's surface.

Although she had managed to evade the Flood Dragon's attack, Liu Qing's heart sank further into despair.

During the initial new talent competition, although she had lost to Lu Ming, she caught the eye of Yuan Jing from Bright Moon Peak and successfully joined Bright Moon Peak for cultivation.

As a disciple of one of the Three Peaks of the Riverside Sect, her treatment was naturally far superior to that of an average Inner Door disciple.

However, like many cultivators in the cultivation world who had aspirations, Liu Qing was also plagued by a lack of cultivation resources.

To earn more resources, she continuously undertook missions for rewards.

She ventured to the Linjiang Mountain Range to slay demonic beasts and journeyed to the Ghost Nation Ruins to eliminate Soul Ghosts. After the demonic disaster erupted, she also went to the Tianshan battlefield, earning merit for slaying demons to exchange for various resources.

Through diligent cultivation, she finally advanced to the Qi Gathering Realm - Layer IV.

Not long ago, she and two fellow disciples had accepted a mission to slay demons in Sea State.

Initially, it had been fairly smooth, and they had even befriended several cultivators from other sects. But just a few Shichen ago, disaster struck!

Their party had been in the process of eliminating a middle-stage Class II Demon-corrupted demonic beast. After they exhausted all their strength to slay it, this Flood Dragon emerged from the sea and devoured everyone else in a few swift gulps.

If Liu Qing hadn't possessed a life-saving talisman, which allowed her to evade the Flood Dragon's initial assault, she too would have already ended up in its stomach.

After a long flight, her resources were all but exhausted!

Barely a tenth of her Spirit Stones remained, and her previous burst of speed had nearly depleted the last vestiges of her Mana.

The talismans in her Universe Bag were all used up, and she had consumed her last Elixir...

She had long since used a Sound Transmission Talisman to post a request for help at the Demon Slaying Hall in Dingbo City.

Yet, even now, no cultivator had been willing to accept the task!

The reason was simple: rescuing someone from the maw of a peak Class II Flood Dragon required, at the very least, the strength of a cultivator at the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm.

And Liu Qing's entire current wealth was insufficient to post an adequate reward.

She had considered lying, exaggerating her ability to pay, but she had a record at the Demon Slaying Hall where her maximum reward capacity had already been assessed. That path was closed to her.

More importantly, many cultivators at the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm were unwilling to provoke a demonic beast of the same level within the sea.

If this Flood Dragon were only middle-stage Class II, perhaps someone might have been willing to attempt a rescue, even for a smaller reward.

After all these years of toil, is this truly where I meet my end?

For a moment, Liu Qing felt utterly disheartened.

She was still hundreds of miles from the coast. The tearing pain in her Qi Sea and Chakras grew increasingly intense.

In this situation, she could find not a single shred of hope for survival.

No! Even if I die, I cannot let this beast have the satisfaction!

Liu Qing forcefully rallied her spirits. From her Universe Bag, she retrieved her only remaining Grade III Elixir: the Madness Heart-devouring Pill.

If she consumed this pill, she could, for a short time, recover her peak combat strength.

The toxic side effects, however, were also incredibly terrifying!

In her current condition, once the pill's effects wore off, only death of body and soul awaited her, with absolutely no chance of survival.

A look of grim determination flashed across Liu Qing's face.

Then, crushing the jade bottle that contained the Madness Heart-devouring Pill, she raised the pill to her lips.

"Southern Vermilion Bird, Seven Mansions, Palm—Ghost!"

"Northern Black Tortoise, Seven Mansions, Palm—Wall!"

A clear, resonant voice suddenly rang out.

Immediately afterward, two incredibly distinct phantoms—one of a goat, the other of a Pig Badger—charged towards Liu Qing.

Struck by the phantom of the Ghost Golden Sheep, Liu Qing's soul and body instantly froze rigid. The Madness Heart-devouring Pill in her hand slipped and fell into the sea.

Seeing this, the Flood Dragon beneath the waves immediately opened its massive maw to bite Liu Qing. Instead, it smashed its head against the bronze-like wall formed by the Wall Water Badger's phantom, the impact causing its head to bleed profusely and shattering over a dozen of its sharp teeth.

With Shen Mo's Constellation Great Hand Seal having reached the "Elite" stage, its power had greatly increased!

Liu Qing, whose body had been frozen stiff, only regained her senses after a long moment.

Turning her head, she looked beside her and saw a handsome, distinguished man standing quietly in the air.

"Shen… Senior Brother Shen!"

Liu Qing recognized the newcomer instantly.

In that instant, overwhelming relief and joy, like a surging tide, flooded her heart.

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