Chapter 573

Himeko asked in a low voice. At this time, the battlefield was silent, and everyone didn't dare to breathe loudly, for fear of being noticed by the other party.

But...

At this distance, there was nothing that the Black Feather Shadow Leopard couldn't notice.

"Pray that the other party is not interested in us."

Jiang Xue closed his eyes calmly.

"We can kill fierce beasts, but we definitely can't kill demon beasts. They have wisdom, and even use conspiracies and tricks like humans."

"Demon beasts are the mainstream enemies that stand side by side with cultivators in the cultivation world. Fierce beasts can only be considered their food."

"For now, the best result is that he takes the Mangya Elephant and lets us go."

"Otherwise, without the support of inner sect disciples, we will definitely die."

Himeko tightened her fists and said unwillingly:

"Inner sect disciples are all in seclusion, can't outer sect disciples do it?"

"Outer sect has no one who has reached Essence Refining and Qi Transformation; coming here is just sending them to death..."

Delamont looked at the Black Feather Shadow Leopard with a gloomy face, and the latter seemed to notice their gaze.

It glanced sideways, flapped its wings, and arrived beside everyone in an instant.

After getting closer, Himeko saw it clearly.

This Black Feather Shadow Leopard didn't have a large body, looking like a normal leopard with wings.

But the alert look in its eyes made Himeko's heart sink.

This guy...

has wisdom not inferior to humans!

After observing for a while, it seemed to find that there were no cultivators here, and the Black Feather Shadow Leopard opened its mouth, as if laughing happily.

"Look what I found, a group of meat without Shushan's protection... In that case, you killed that Mangya Elephant, right."

The Black Feather Shadow Leopard spoke human words, and Himeko's pupils shrank.

She recognized the difference between demon beasts and fierce beasts again.

This demon beast not only has human wisdom but also human seven emotions and six desires. Basically, it is a cultivator wearing a demon beast skin.

Everyone didn't answer, staring at the Black Feather Shadow Leopard.

"Don't be so boring, let's play."

The Black Feather Shadow Leopard circled around everyone unhurriedly, its eyes full of endless teasing and greed.

"No cultivators, and yet you could kill a Mangya Elephant. Although this guy is a mobile meat warehouse to me,"

"but to you, it's already a tragic achievement."

"How about it, let's play? If you make me happy, I'll let one of you go?"

"However..."

The Black Feather Shadow Leopard stopped in front of Himeko, showing its fangs, its eyes full of violence.

"Who can leave depends on your own slaughter."

After saying this, it sniffed its nose and said greedily:

"Fragrant... so fragrant..."

"Although you are not a cultivator, if I eat you, the taste should be pretty good."

Delamont glared at the Black Feather Shadow Leopard angrily.

"Beast! How dare you! Miss Himeko is a friend of Elder Alice. If you dare to touch her, Elder Alice will definitely peel you and pull out your tendons! Use your skin as a rag!"

The Black Feather Shadow Leopard was furious, but there was a trace of fear in its eyes when looking at Himeko.

Demon beasts in the Shushan world are all afraid of Shushan.

It was only because it got the news that most of Shushan's people were in seclusion that it dared to approach within ten thousand miles of Shushan.

But now, they have already seen it. Even if it lets Himeko go, she might tell Alice.

It can't afford to provoke that Shushan elder.

If it gambles...

kill them all here, perhaps...

Blood light appeared in the Black Feather Shadow Leopard's eyes, it opened its bloody mouth, and prepared to pounce on everyone.

"Kill you all! No one will know I did it!"

However, before it could act, an irresistible aura descended from the sky, and the Black Feather Shadow Leopard's leaping figure froze in mid-air.

Its purple-black demon eyes were full of horror.

"You beast! How dare you hurt my Shushan people?"

Hearing this somewhat familiar scolding, Delamont and Jiang Xue breathed a sigh of relief.

343. In the Shushan world, only immortal cultivation is the way out.

Following the gaze of the crowd and looking up, Himeko was surprised to find a young man slowly descending, stepping on a flying sword.

His entire body was surrounded by extremely profound immortal Qi and clouds.

Unlike the martial intent that swirls around a martial artist, every movement of this person felt perfectly natural.

It was as if he were the embodiment of heaven and earth.

One could tell at a glance that this was a cultivation system completely different from the martial path.

It was the supreme path of the mystical side.

Jiang Xue, Drummond, and many other grandmaster experts hurriedly braced themselves to stand up and bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Great Elder Yun Qing."

"Great Elder?"

Himeko was stunned for a moment, feeling somewhat puzzled.

She hadn't heard Alice mention yesterday that Shushan had a Great Elder.

She had, however, heard her mention that there should be Seven Saint Elders in Shushan, who represent the foundation of Shushan.

Only the head of these Seven Saint Elders could be called the Great Elder.

And this Great Elder should be equal in strength to the Sect Master.

Even the other Seven Saint Elders shouldn't be too much weaker.

In the Shushan of the past, they would at least have to be seven existences at the peak of Void Refinement and Dao Integration.

Then this person...

"This is the Great Elder of the Shushan Outer Sect, Elder Yun Qing."

Seeing that Himeko was a bit confused, Drummond whispered a reminder.

Himeko suddenly realized and hurriedly bowed, saying:

"Greetings, Great Elder Yun Qing."

Yun Qing waved his hand hurriedly; he could put on airs with others, but Himeko was someone Alice thought highly of.

He didn't dare to put on any airs.

"Miss Himeko, please don't be so formal. Although I am the Great Elder of the Shushan Outer Sect, I cannot really be called a Great Elder."

"Elder Alice has already notified me about Miss Himeko's situation. It is my fault that Miss Himeko was put in danger this time."

Himeko shook her head and said softly:

"Elder Yun Qing, you are too kind."

Yun Qing didn't say much more; he looked at the Black-Feather Shadow Leopard, which was filled with a look of prayer, and snorted coldly.

"Although most of the great ones in my Shushan are in seclusion, it is not for mere beasts like you, who have just gained sentience, to covet!"

"You are just a scaly beast that gained spiritual intelligence through the Sect Master's blessing, yet you dare to commit such an offense!"

Without any visible movement, as his words fell lightly, the Black-Feather Shadow Leopard vanished as if it were a pencil sketch being erased by a rubber.

It slowly turned into green smoke and dissipated.

It was merely a beast at the early stage of Essence Refinement, and a low-class one like a Black-Feather Shadow Leopard at that—a creature that no one would want even as alchemy material after being killed.

Selling it to the Merit Hall would only yield a few hundred contribution points.

Yun Qing didn't care for it; it was better to slaughter it in front of Himeko to leave a good impression.

It's easier to talk when you have someone in the Inner Sect.

What's more, her backer was Alice, who had an even greater backer.