Chapter 46: Elder Su, why must we resort to mutual destruction?!

After returning to the Nine Abyss Sect, Lu Chen lived a very fulfilling life for the next few days.

In the morning, he trained in the Hall of Killing Qi, practicing the Myriad Slaughter Devil Canon, performing the Blood Sacrifice on the Blood Spirit Sword, and refining his essence blood.

In the afternoon, he trained in the Black Prison Sword Canon, trained in the Ultimate Martial Devil Canon, and used the Nether Soul Jade Essence Nourish Soul to nourish his soul.

At night, he met with the Empress, Su Qian, and the Gu sisters to practice dual cultivation and raise his cultivation.

On the day they set out for the Heavenly Demon Sect, the Qing Luo Sect Master, being in closed-door cultivation, temporarily assigned Su Qian to escort Lu Chen and Gu Xiangxiang to the Heavenly Demon Sect.

Originally saddened by Lu Chen's impending departure, Su Qian instantly became very happy upon hearing this news.

Needless to say, over this period Lu Chen fully witnessed the power of the Pulling Art.

After all, the difference in Su Qian's personality before and after is truly not ordinary.

"Senior Sister, take good care of yourself when you go to the Heavenly Demon Sect."

Gu Xiangxiang came out of her residence, and inside the house Gu Xiaoxiao's eyes held a hint of tears.

"Don't worry, little sister; I'm just going to the Heavenly Demon Sect for a period of study and will return soon."

She forced herself to speak, then looked toward Lu Chen and Su Qian outside.

"Lu Chen, Master, let's go."

"Hmm."

Lu Chen nodded, summoned his flying sword, and immediately flew up into the sky.

Su Qian followed closely behind him.

Gu Xiangxiang watched this scene, faintly feeling something strange.

"Lu Chen didn't even wait for Master; he just ran off."

"Come to think of it... Is Master being overly good to Lu Chen, perhaps because of his high talent?"

These days, Gu Xiangxiang faintly felt that the relationship between Lu Chen and Master was somewhat extraordinary.

But she never understood exactly what was extraordinary about it.

After all, in her view, Master had known Lu Chen for less than two months; even if there were some relationship, it couldn't develop that quickly.

"Forget it, what's the point of thinking about that?"

Gu Xiangxiang glanced toward Lu Chen, quickly summoned her flying sword, and followed.

As the three departed, two figures suddenly appeared above Elder Peak.

They were Grand Elder Mu Yun and Second Elder Dugu Ming.

"Grand Elder Mu, everything you want is in the storage bag; as long as you make a move to stop Su Qian for two minutes, these things are yours." Dugu Ming's expression carried a hint of seriousness.

"Dugu Ming, why must you insist on going against Lu Chen? It's just losing a disciple; you can train another."

Mu Yun said, his gaze looking down at the ground.

Wang Lan was behaving madly, wildly swinging his fists at a wooden post without any pattern, muttering strange words in his mouth, obviously tormented by his inner demon to a great extent.

"Grand Elder Mu, we are both demon cultivators and both elders of the Nine Abyss Sect; we know certain things. If Wang Lan could easily be replaced, I would naturally not bear a grudge against a mere disciple."

"But now, only Lu Chen's death could possibly restore Wang Lan's inner demon."

"Alright." Mu Yun's expression was solemn; he didn't know whether agreeing with the other party was right or wrong.

However, the items in the storage bag concern his cultivation path; after weighing the options, he had no choice but to act.

The Heavenly Demon Sect is not far from the Nine Abyss Sect; with Lu Chen and the trio's cultivation level, they would probably reach it in just a few hours.

"Lu Chen, look, the scenery over there is beautiful."

Gu Xiangxiang flew on her sword to Lu Chen's side and eagerly started chatting with him.

Lu Chen followed her gaze and indeed saw a sea of flowers.

"Who would have thought the demon sect's territory would have such a place; it's truly rare."

At that moment, Su Qian came over and forcibly separated the two.

"Xiangxiang, that's not a flower sea; it's an illusion created by a sixth-rank demon beast."

"If one accidentally enters it, lightly the soul is harmed; heavily, one becomes food."

Upon Su Qian's words, Gu Xiangxiang's eyes filled with shock, and she instantly retreated repeatedly in fear.

Just as the three were chatting, suddenly three hostile auras appeared.

"Elder Su, you're really in high spirits; at this time you still have the leisure to teach the two disciples about demon beasts."

The speaker was none other than Dugu Ming.

Standing beside him were Grand Elder Mu Yun and Wang Lan.

Mu Yun's face showed no expression, and his gaze was not on Lu Chen and the others.

And Wang Lan, who was already dazed, upon seeing Lu Chen's silhouette, trembled as if seeing a demon from the depths of hell, instinctively stepped back dozens of feet, and repeatedly shouted in terror, "Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

Upon seeing that the arriving person was actually Elder Dugu Ming, Lu Chen instantly became alert; his instinctive reaction drove him to pull Su Qian and retreat hundreds of steps in an instant.

Seeing them so wary, Dugu Ming gave a slight smile.

"Lu Chen, you were originally just a junior; I wouldn't deign to strike you, but in the recent grand competition, Wang Lan developed an inner demon because of you." Dugu Ming's gaze was sinister, his voice carrying a hint of chill, as if he wanted to tear Lu Chen apart.

"Today, I will take your life before his eyes, so that his inner demon may finally be laid to rest."

Having said that, Dugu Ming turned his head and exchanged a meaningful glance with Mu Yun.

Just a glance, and Mu Yun immediately understood.

Mu Yun flickered; his surging killing aura burst forth, forming several barriers that in an instant isolated Lu Chen, Su Qian, and Gu Xiangxiang.

The three, originally side by side, were immediately scattered by the barriers, and the distance between them kept increasing.

"Elder Su, for the sake of profit, just stay here for two minutes."

Mu Yun's expression was cold, his voice devoid of any warmth.

"Your cultivation is inferior to mine; don't waste your effort."

After speaking, he slowly closed his eyes, seeming to have great confidence in this barrier of his.

Su Qian didn't respond to his words; she watched the distance between her and Lu Chen gradually widen, and the anxiety and worry in her heart erupted like a flood.

Before Du Gu Ming could act against Lu Chen, in an instant she burst forth with terrifying killing aura; her originally gentle face bearing a hint of smile was instantly overtaken by fury and extreme killing intent.

At this critical moment, she didn't consider her own situation at all; the only thought in her mind was: I must not let the master come to harm!

In an instant, she formed hand seals with both hands; the violent killing aura surrounding her was sucked into her body and gathered toward her Dao foundation.

She actually prepared to shatter her own foundation on the spot, disregarding everything to break Elder Mu's barrier and save Lu Chen.

Seeing this, Mu Yun and Du Gu Ming both had their pupils constrict in shock, their faces full of disbelief.

Almost at the same moment, both couldn't help shouting loudly:

"Elder Su! He's just a disciple; why would you shatter your own Dao foundation to protect him?"

"Elder Su! Why cause mutual destruction?"

But Su Qian didn't hear their words at all; her mind only had Lu Chen's safety.

At this decisive moment, Lu Chen spoke calmly:

"Su Qian! Don't be impulsive! I have my own means to deal with Du Gu Ming."