Chapter 164: Mistress—Mu Qingxin!

Blocking the attack, Lin Potian immediately said in a deep voice, "Senior, may I ask why you have struck?"

The giant dog let out a cold snort, "I have nothing to say to Xiao Buwen's successor. He still has the nerve to send his successor here; is it that he feels he didn't hurt my master enough?"

Having said that, the giant dog's massive, fang-filled mouth suddenly opened, and a brilliant, dazzling divine light shot out from within!

Lin Potian only felt a blur before his eyes, and an indescribable pressure bore down on him like a mountain, causing his breathing to hitch and his heart to pound wildly in his chest. Moreover, this divine light had a locking effect, making it impossible to dodge!

"Jade Pendant, you must hold on!"

Lin Potian's expression was grave as he pinned his hopes on the Jade Pendant given by the Holy Emperor.

Boom!

Subsequently, the divine light and the Jade Pendant collided violently, and in an instant, a dazzling, eye-catching light erupted!

A faint cyan glow rippled over the Jade Pendant, and the sound of a dragon's roar could be faintly heard. Intertwining with the divine light, the two forces contended with each other, producing a roaring sound that made Lin Potian's eardrums ache!

The surrounding space fluctuated incessantly. Then, as the cyan glow on the surface of the Jade Pendant intensified, a crisp "Crack!" was heard; the ancient Jade Pendant became covered in cracks, and finally, it turned into specks of light and dissipated into the air!

At the same time, the divine light also seemed to have exhausted its power; its radiance gradually dimmed and finally slowly faded away...

Lin Potian was overjoyed; he had held on!

"Brother Dog, the three moves have passed. According to our agreement, you cannot make things difficult for my Young Master anymore."

"At the same time, please inform the Mistress that the master's successor has arrived," the Holy Emperor said, stepping forward and speaking in a low voice.

Hearing this, the giant dog turned around and snorted without looking back, "Noisy!"

Then, its massive form turned into a stream of light and headed toward the depths of the Ninth Layer!

The speaker may have been unintentional, but the listener took it to heart; Lin Potian seemed to vaguely understand who the person living in this Ninth Layer was!

Leaning toward the Holy Emperor, Lin Potian lowered his voice and asked, "The person living on this ninth layer is... the Mistress??"

"Yes and no. This matter is very complicated..." The Holy Emperor frowned, his expression anxious, not knowing how to explain it to Lin Potian for a moment.

After thinking for a while, he stroked his chin and said, "You can understand it as her being the master's Dao companion, but on the day of their grand wedding, the master fled the marriage, locked her in here, and even exiled her entire family..."

"What, this... this!" Lin Potian listened in shock, not knowing what to say!

This was simply too explosive. Not only did he flee the marriage, but he also locked the Mistress in here and even exiled her family. No wonder that guard dog was so angry the moment it saw him; it turns out it was venting all its resentment on him!

"It's over, when the Mistress comes out..."

Lin Potian's pupils shrank; he didn't even dare to imagine what would happen next!

"It shouldn't come to that, but Young Master, you must be prepared... I am afraid I cannot help you either."

The Holy Emperor looked at Lin Potian helplessly, indicating that he would have to fend for himself.

Immediately, a stir occurred in the depths of the Ninth Layer, and a woman dressed in a plain white long dress slowly walked out from the depths of the Ninth Layer. Her steps were light, as if she were walking on clouds, and wisps of faint spiritual light circled her body, making her look like an Immortal descending to the world. Her beauty was stunning, with a trace of imperceptible sorrow between her brows. Her long hair was like a waterfall, gently resting on her shoulders and swaying slightly with her movements.

The Holy Emperor leaned into Lin Potian's ear and whispered, "She is the master's Dao companion—Mu Qingxin!"

"Alright, I'm leaving first!"

After saying that, with a 'bang', he dissipated and vanished!

"Holy Emperor, you ran so fast, that's too unloyal!" Lin Potian was speechless. This fearless Holy Emperor seemed to be very afraid of this Mistress Mu Qingxin?

Lin Potian bit the bullet, looked up at the Mistress Mu Qingxin, and cupped his hands, "Greetings, Mistress!"

Mu Qingxin was startled and visibly hesitated for a moment. Then, she gave a soft, emotionless "Hmm" and said indifferently, "Heh, just as glib-tongued as your master."

"Ah, this..." Lin Potian was instantly ashamed!

Fortunately, Mu Qingxin did not continue to press the issue, but suddenly changed the subject, "Is he doing well?"

"Replying to Mistress, Master should be doing well, right?" Lin Potian was not entirely sure, but he figured that with Master Xiao Buwen's strength, he probably wouldn't run into any trouble.

"Doing well? Heh, he isn't dead yet." Mu Qingxin's face turned cold instantly!

Lin Potian saw this and thought, it's over!

It was going to be bad!

Sure enough, the next second, Mu Qingxin said nothing. A wisp of ghostly blue light condensed at her fingertip, flickering like a cold star, and she raised her hand and pointed it at Lin Potian!

Lin Potian only felt a bone-chilling cold rush toward him, his hair standing on end. The speed was so fast that it was impossible to dodge!

Boom!

Struck instantly, Lin Potian rolled his eyes and collapsed to the ground. Before losing consciousness, Lin Potian heard Mu Qingxin's cold voice: "If he is well, then I am not. Since you are his disciple, you shall take the punishment in his stead!"

"Nine Trials. If you pass the Nine Trials for him, then I shall let the past be bygones!"

Afterward, Lin Potian could hear nothing more. When he woke up again...

He was already in the middle of a desert!

"Is it an illusion or is it real?"

Lin Potian shook his dizzy head and stood up. Just then, a lizard suddenly burrowed out from the sand beneath his feet and bit his calf hard, nearly piercing through Lin Potian's skin!

"Hiss...! You beast!"

Lin Potian winced in pain and stomped the lizard to death, saying in shock, "Such hard teeth! If it were a Monarch-level cultivator, their calf bone would probably have been bitten through!"

Boom, boom, boom!

Just then, the desert floor began to tremble violently!

In an instant, the entire desert seemed to boil. Countless lizards surged madly from beneath the sand. They were covered in sand-colored scales, blending into the desert, with only their greedily flickering eyes revealing their existence. These lizards varied in size; the small ones were like a child's palm, while the large ones were comparable to a steed. Their fangs were sharp, and their dripping saliva corroded large pits into the sand!

Lin Potian was instantly surrounded by these lizards. They made "hissing" sounds and immediately lunged at Lin Potian!

"A bunch of beasts, seeking death!"

Lin Potian let out a cold shout and quickly condensed a small Eternal Lotus of Destruction and struck it out!

Whoosh... Bang!

The small Eternal Lotus of Destruction bloomed rapidly in the air. The moment the ferocious lizards made contact with the lotus, they were shredded by an invisible force, their bodies exploding instantly, flesh and blood flying everywhere!

A pungent, burnt smell instantly filled the air. The desert was a mess, with wild sand flying about!

When the dust settled, there were lizard corpses everywhere. They lay scattered on the sand, some with mangled bodies, others scorched pitch-black!

On the desert, viscous blood mixed with sand grains; Lin Potian stood amidst the pile of corpses, his robes flapping loudly, a faint baleful aura swirling around his body.

"If you seek death, you cannot blame me."

Lin Potian muttered; perhaps influenced by the Laws of the Killing Dao, he felt as if he did not possess much compassion.

At this moment, a void and ethereal voice, devoid of emotion, sounded from above: "Seventy percent of the First Stage has been completed."

"Seventy?"

"You've got to be kidding, I really have to pass nine stages?!"

Lin Potian's expression turned bitter all at once; his martial mother Mu Qingxin was not joking, it seemed he really had to suffer on behalf of his master this time to appease his martial mother's anger...

And if killing so many lizards in the First Stage only reached seventy percent, then what was the remaining thirty percent?

Stomp...!

A sound like heaven collapsing and earth shattering suddenly came from afar!

"What a huge lizard!"

Lin Potian's pupils shrank; within his line of sight, a super-sized lizard appeared!

It was clad in heavy yellow sand scales that shimmered with a metallic luster under the sunlight, its body length so long he couldn't see the end at a glance, like a giant beast of the desert; its eyes were red as torches, burning with angry Flame, staring straight at Lin Potian, and it roared loudly: "Human, you slaughtered my kin, I will not coexist with you!"

Lin Potian curled his lip and shouted coldly: "Then you go to hell to accompany your kin as well!"

"Ahhh, go to hell!"

The Giant Lizard King opened its blood-filled maw, its fangs ghastly, saliva dripping like a waterfall, causing the corroded sand to hiss; it stomped its four limbs fiercely and lunged at Lin Potian, kicking up a sandstorm that blotted out the sky and sun, its momentum terrifying!

"It actually has some strength."

Lin Potian retreated violently, dodging the Giant Lizard King's fatal strike, and summoned the Nether Soul-Severing Sickle; the sickle's light was like a dragon, stabbing straight at the Lizard King's eyes!

"Get lost!"

The Giant Lizard King roared repeatedly, its tail sweeping across the Nether Soul-Severing Sickle, sparking a flurry of fire and kicking up a sky full of yellow sand!

"So tough!"

Lin Potian's eyelids twitched; the Nether Soul-Severing Sickle hadn't even injured this Lizard King at all!

"Want to break my defense? Keep dreaming!"

The lizard sneered, and with another sweep of its lizard tail, it stirred up circles of air waves!

Lin Potian used the momentum to flip, leaping onto the Lizard King's head, and summoned the Heaven-Severing Earth-Extinguishing Sword, hacking down fiercely!

The sword light was like a ribbon of silk, slashing toward the Lizard King's neck!

But the Giant Lizard King's skin was tough; the sword light only left a shallow mark on it, but in its pain, it became even more violent, opening its giant mouth to bite at Lin Potian again!

Lin Potian dodged with a teleportation; the battle between the two grew increasingly intense, sand filling the air, blotting out the sky and sun!

Lin Potian's figure was agile, like a ghost, weaving through the sky full of yellow sand; the Heaven-Severing Earth-Extinguishing Sword danced, the sword light weaving like a web, every swing carrying a sharp whistling sound as he aimed straight for the Lizard King's vitals!

The Lizard King did not show weakness either, its giant tail sweeping and bringing up gusts of wild wind, colliding with the Heaven-Severing Earth-Extinguishing Sword; every collision made the sandy ground tremble!

"Lizard Fire!"

The next second, the Lizard King's eyes turned crimson, and it spewed scorching Flame from its mouth, attempting to swallow Lin Potian in a sea of fire!

"Playing with fire?"

Lin Potian gave a disdainful smile, shifted his body to the side, easily avoiding the fire spewed by the Lizard King, tapped the tip of his sword on the ground, used the force to spring up, leaped straight into mid-air, and brought the Heaven-Severing Earth-Extinguishing Sword down from above with the force of a Thunder, hacking fiercely at the Lizard King's head!

The sword light was like a silver dragon breaking through the clouds, brilliant and eye-catching!

"Come on, let's go head-to-head!"

The Lizard King roared, its head jerking to the side, its giant mouth clamping onto the sword blade!

"Damn it, it's tough!"

Lin Potian used force to pull his sword out, his body spinning rapidly in the air, landing as lightly as a falling leaf, then the tip of his sword traced on the ground; a Rune suddenly lit up, forming a mysterious array!

"Immortal God Instant Execution Array!"

Lin Potian whispered, the array's light flared, and an ancient and mysterious power surged out, transforming into several chains that coiled toward the Lizard King!