Chapter 525: A Demoness?

The man immediately shook his head: "The opposing party wore bamboo hats and straw raincoats, carrying a variety of weapons; your subordinate saw blades, swords, and great axes, as well as fans, but no halberds.

They should not be those dog thieves from Mount Jingting Mountain!"

Hearing this, Island Master He's expression softened slightly.

If it were that group of Most Dongting disciples, a fierce battle would be unavoidable, inevitably resulting in heavy casualties.

Forcing down his palpitations and enduring the island master's invisible pressure, the man said with a trembling voice: "T-there are six people in this team, though we cannot rule out the possibility of other members hiding in the shadows.

This small squad must possess formidable strength; they dared to approach the lakeside and linger there observing for a long time, seemingly intending to land on the island.

Island Master, should we notify the nearby islands?"

Island Master He instead asked: "These six carry different weapons; does that mean their styles and temperaments also differ?"

The man nodded at once: "Yes! Their styles are vastly different; they likely hail from multiple sects."

Island Master He nodded gently, a grim expression returning to his brows.

Within this Holy Lingshan Realm, believers of various sects mostly stick together for warmth, and even Strong God disciples are no exception.

Whenever a team appears with few members yet a mixed bag of individuals, there are generally three possibilities.

Either they are Weak God disciples barely hanging on, like little tadpoles searching for their mother;

or there is a powerful villain traveling to collect Holy Spirit Qi, with several subordinates who are merely highly functional slaves.

The most terrifying is the third type: an elite squad with one supreme leader and several strong members!

Such squads are the absolute last ones one should provoke!

These people do not attach themselves to their own sects but roam independently through the extremely perilous Holy Spirit Mountains, killing and robbing people day and night to seize Holy Spirit Qi.

Although everyone has the right to execute such heinous villains, everyone also avoids them like the plague.

After all, if such a squad dares to roam everywhere, they naturally possess absolute strength to dominate the world!

"Let's go, take me to see them," Island Master He instructed softly, sighing faintly in his heart.

Let us hope it is not the third type of squad.

The man in straw clothing immediately led the way; seeming to know what his island master was thinking, he spoke up: "Island Master He, this squad is somewhat strange; their leader seems particularly young."

"Oh?" Island Master He asked, quite surprised.

The man in straw clothing hesitated slightly but still voiced an unrealistic judgment: "Around twenty years old."

Island Master He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.

So young?

Those sent by the gods into the Holy Lingshan are, without exception, individuals of extraordinary strength; the vast majority are mighty rivers of power.

This has resulted in the human believers within the mountain realm being generally older.

Someone like myself, sent into the Holy Lingshan at merely twenty-four, is already considered rare.

Yet now my subordinate insists with certainty that a young man around twenty has appeared.

And he is the leader?

"Are you sure?"

"Your subordinate is certain!" the man in straw clothing hurriedly replied, "In the squad, only two young people, a man and a woman, wear white robes and white skirts.

Those several figures in straw raincoats clearly regard these two as their superiors!

That young man is heroic and extraordinary, while the girl looks just like Jiangjiang Xianzi, nearly equal to you, Island Master He..."

Island Master He remained silent.

If two Strong God believers were enslaving their fellow humans, the danger posed by this squad would naturally plummet.

It is just unknown how these two Strong God disciples could have entered the mountain at such a young age... Hmm, Great Xia prodigies?

Island Master He's heart stirred slightly.

This pair of young man and woman might very well be figures on the Prodigy List!

While pondering this secretly, Island Master He quickened her pace, swiftly arriving at the north side of the island.

"Island Master!"

"Island Master He." From within the lush, leafy bushes, several men and women lowered their voices to greet her respectfully.

Island Master He moved with light steps, drifting over silently.

Two subordinates gently parted the branches to allow the island master to observe, one of the men whispering: "They are still..."

Before he could finish, everyone turned their gaze toward Island Master He.

They saw that the usually calm Island Master He had narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, her mood seeming somewhat disturbed?

Indeed, upon seeing that young man in white robes, Island Master He felt truly excited.

A prodigy?

Far more than that!

This is the foremost prodigy of Great Xia, unrivaled under heaven!

"Lu Xuedi Brother Lu," Island Master He murmured in her heart, her beautiful eyes shifting until they landed on the white-skirted woman beside the youth.

Lu Xuedi Sister Jiang.

So it is you two.

"Heh." Island Master He laughed speechlessly.

In the vast Great Xia, it is indeed difficult to find another prodigy under twenty years of age.

Island Master He had originally thought her subordinate's judgment was mistaken, after all, even Great Xia prodigies are generally in their twenty-third or twenty-fourth year.

But now, looking at the situation...

"Island Master He, do you know them?" a man asked in a small voice, full of anticipation.

These mysterious fellows, at first glance, do not look like people one can mess with!

If Island Master He has an old connection with the other party in the mortal world and can avert a conflict, then many casualties might be avoided.

Island Master He gazed at the white-robed youth, half sighing, half responding:

"Who in the world does not know you?"

"Huh?"

"This?" Several men and women exchanged astonished glances, looking at each other in surprise.

Was this kind of evaluation not excessively exaggerated?

Island Master He said lightly, "Anyone who entered Spirit Saint Mountain after the year one has no choice but to know him."

The crowd immediately realized!

In Misty Rain Lake lies Thousand Zhoudao, and upon these islands, believers are numerous.

Naturally, there are also those who entered Spirit Saint Mountain in the last year or two, and much news has circulated from them.

Among these, the most astonishing topic of discussion is the grand feast that Great Xia offered to the world by mobilizing its entire national strength—"The Prodigies"!

Some say this is Great Xia creating gods, providing people with spiritual sustenance and support for their beliefs.

But those within the Spirit Saint Mountain realm cannot help but consider the matter from another angle.

People secretly hoped, wondering if this was Great Xia's rebellion against the gods! A humble and lowly human race attempting to change the existing order!

After all, as time passes, this group of individuals with extraordinary influence and terrifyingly potent talent will inevitably step into Spirit Saint Mountain.

At that time, will the rules of the Spirit Saint Mountain realm undergo even a slight change?

"Island Master He, should we extend hospitality to the Prodigy?" a woman asked softly.

This remark was quite deliberate.

On one hand, it sought confirmation from the Island Master on whether the Prodigy, endorsed by the Great Xia government, could truly be trusted; on the other, it aimed to verify whether their own judgment regarding the visitor's identity was accurate.

Island Master He fell into deep thought, his hands clasped behind his back pinching his Bai Xi fingertips.

Could Lu Ran be trusted?

Had his heart been defiled by this filthy mountain?

Were those few figures in straw raincoats truly his teammates, or merely his servants?

Island Master He pondered silently, recalling the scene of his first meeting with Lu Ran.

This junior schoolmate's methods could be described as exceedingly cruel, and his temperament particularly domineering!

He was completely the opposite extreme of an ordinary Xianyangyi Sect disciple.

Yet, he bore the title of Prodigy after all, a heroic figure promoted by Great Xia! If he could lend Thousand Zhoudao some support to counter that group of villains from Thunder Shock Mountain...

"Hmm?" Island Master He's eyes suddenly narrowed.

In his line of sight, the white-robed youth stood by the lakeside, gazing at them from afar.

Even though they were hidden within lush shrubbery, Island Master He was certain that Lu Ran had already locked onto their position.

Well, that settled it; no more deliberation needed.

"Go, notify the other six Biheyi Islands that we have an honored guest arriving," Island Master He ordered.

"Yes!"

"Yes." Several people departed one after another.

Island Master He, however, unhurriedly and elegantly adjusted her long skirt.

Meanwhile, on the northern side of Misty Rain Lake.

Jiangjiang Ruyi approached Lu Ran and asked, "Are there people over there?"

Lu Ran nodded: "Yes, very beautiful eyes."

Jiangjiang Ruyi:???

"Ah, no!" Lu Ran immediately realized his mistake and hastily added, "Not as beautiful as your eyes."

Jiangjiang Ruyi cast a light yet meaningful glance at Lu Ran, and just as she was about to speak, she suddenly saw a woman in a green skirt fly out from the island.

She trod upon a lotus leaf, flying over slowly.

Her jet-black long hair danced gently along with her simple yet elegant long skirt, exuding a calm and refined aura.

As Lu Ran had said, the woman indeed possessed beautiful eyes, clear as a spring.

And as the woman approached, both Lu and Jiang felt a trace of oppressive pressure!

This had nothing to do with combat power, nor was it because Lu Ran and Jiangjiang Ruyi were timid; rather, the hard indicator of their cultivation realms stood right there.

A vast ocean can inevitably multiply the sense of oppression felt by someone in the River Realm!

"Biheyi Believer."

Lu Ran's gaze swept over the emerald-green, dew-laden lotus leaves.

Crystal-clear dewdrops shimmered upon them, clinging to the woman's slender jade-like feet.

Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, it was truly difficult to distinguish whether the glistening dewdrops were more beautiful, or the woman's moist and Bai Xi cough-cough.

Lu Ran immediately shifted his gaze away.

Biheyi Demoness!

Do not think to disturb my Dao heart!

My Jiangjiang Xianzi's are the most beautiful~

Speaking of which, the Third-Rank God·Biheyi is an exceedingly terrifying and comprehensive deity!

The Biheyi Sect excels in defense and control, and also possesses a method of healing.

Before reaching the River Realm, they can only play a supporting role.

After reaching the River Realm... well, most of the time they are still playing a supporting role.

Because this sect's ultimate move at the River Realm deals such explosively devastating damage that it cannot be easily unleashed.

Jiang Jing Shen Fa: Ten Thousand Feet of Pure Lotus can summon countless lotuses blooming in full, rapidly spreading outward in all directions, releasing endless petals and lotus leaves to slaughter all living things!

It carries the profound intent of purging the entire universe!

Just how terrifying is this sect, exactly?

You can also verify this from an objective perspective: this sect's arch-enemy is none other than the Fiendish Evil entity, Shadow of Tangled Threads!

As the old saying goes: "Better to storm the Hall of the King of Hell than to tangle with the Thread-Pulling Lines."

This saying comes from the human perspective, but from the Fiendish Evil perspective, you must not tangle with Bi He Shen Fa: Lotus Root Silk Connection either!

The Biheyi Sect can control you right up until your death!

Here comes the question: being this powerful, why is the Deity Pure Lotus only a Third-Rank Deity?

Based solely on the title "Arch-enemy of Shadow of Tangled Threads," shouldn't Deity Pure Lotus be seated in the second row?

The reason she is ranked in the third row is most likely due to her temperament.

Her followers mirror their deity; most are elegant and indifferent, disdaining to fight or snatch.

"Hoo~"

A woman stepped on a lotus leaf, flying over to land lightly on the lake's surface; she pressed her palms together, her smile elegant:

"Lu Xuedi Brother Lu, greetings to you."

"Huh??"

Such a peculiar form of address left Lu Ran completely dumbfounded.

Who are you, calling me Lu Xuedi Brother?

Are you... also from Deng Yuxiang No. 1 High School?

Brothers, Yu's health hasn't improved yet; the missing chapters will be made up tomorrow. Please bear with us.

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