"Clang…"
Watching the monkey demon, which could be completely killed with just one more strike, charge at him again, the long sword that Elder Yun had relied on for so long broke with a sound.
He... could indeed be considered half a step into the God Transformation stage! Yet the gap in strength between a half-step God Transformation cultivator and a half-step God Transformation beast is so immense...
And this is only a spiritual body.
Elder Yun smiled bitterly as he half-knelt on the broken ground, truly lacking the strength to move anymore...
If he falls here, the life token left in his sect will shatter, and they will certainly trace it back to this place.
Now, the monkey demon can no longer cause chaos; whether it's Fairy Zi Li or the sect master, they can easily eliminate it. This way... there's no need to worry about it escaping and wreaking havoc on the beings of the northwest.
"I've already… done my best. I can't even muster the strength for self-detonation…"
His vision gradually blurred, and the demonic energy carrying a bloody wind became even clearer. Elder Yun shook his head with a bitter smile.
It's just a pity for my little disciple; without my protection, will he be bullied by Fairy Zi Li?
No way, right? He's almost at the Nascent Soul stage and is still the young master, but he will definitely mess up his own crops.
Eat well… in the future… Master can no longer accompany you…
"Buzz!!"
But at that moment! A massive spatial rift suddenly appeared before Elder Yun! Silver-white spatial turbulence carried an extreme aura—an aura named... destruction!
The remnants of the monkey demon's spirit were directly blasted away by this aura for dozens of feet, its already weakened spiritual body nearly shattered.
This time, true fear appeared in the little eyes of the monkey demon!
As the spatial rift closed, a young man in a dark robe with long hair stood before Elder Yun, reeking of blood.
But his aura was like an abyss, like an ocean! In an instant, it suppressed the entire Demon Departure Realm.
His gaze, extremely indifferent, fell upon the monkey demon, and immediately its spiritual body was engulfed by black and purple flames, its screams piercing through the soul.
During this time, however, the monkey demon did not resist at all despite being burned by those black and purple flames!
Yu Mu turned back; the indifference in his eyes dissipated into nothingness, replaced by relief.
Fortunately, he made it in time.
As a stream of blood-colored spiritual power entered Elder Yun's body, Yu Mu supported him.
"Master, it's okay now. It's okay."
His voice trembled; perhaps... only the spirit of the Heavenly Dao knew how much pain Yu Mu felt at this moment while using such power.
"Little Mu…"
Elder Yun slightly opened his eyes and was surprised to see Yu Mu! But he didn't realize that Yu Mu was now comparable to those at the God Transformation stage or even above.
He felt as if this were a nightmare, a fleeting moment before his fall—a gift from the Heavenly Dao allowing him to see someone important once more.
He raised his bloodied hand to stroke Yu Mu's cheek; the touch felt real. Yet his consciousness was almost completely sinking into oblivion, and he didn't even know what he was saying.
"I brought you some candied haws from the mundane world… they're in my storage ring. You've followed Fairy Zi Li since childhood; I suppose you've never had them…
The path of cultivation is tough… if you suffer in the future, eat them… if your mouth is sweetened, your heart won't be… won't be bitter anymore… Take care of yourself… live well… protect Yunhe Sect well… don't slack off… cultivate…"
He murmured until his consciousness completely sank.
Yu Mu gently picked up Elder Yun. With his own spiritual power protecting his heart pulse, dantian, and sea of consciousness, how could Elder Yun fall?
It was still thanks to the fortune bestowed upon Elder Yun by the Heavenly Dao! If not for that, perhaps Elder Yun wouldn't have held on until he arrived.
"At this moment, I won't kill you."
Yu Mu's gaze fell upon an area that seemed sparse and ordinary, devoid of any presence.
"Go back and tell Ye Tian—today at the hour of Shen, I will slaughter the entire Ziyun Hall. Clean your neck and wait for me."
After saying this, Yu Mu, carrying Elder Yun, vanished from the Demon Departure Realm.
Once Yu Mu's aura completely disappeared, a nine-tailed cat demon spirit emerged from the spot where Yu Mu had just looked, its vertical pupils filled with fear!
"He... he is so powerful! This kind of fortune, this kind of sensation! No, no, this world cannot support two children of fortune; it's absolutely impossible for another child of fortune to appear!"
"Could he be a reincarnated mighty being? But he doesn't have the scent of a reincarnated body…"
"No! I must plan ahead! This person cannot be opposed!" The ancient spirit cat murmured before vanishing.
A wasted effort! Who knew Yu Mu was this strong?! The monkey demon it had painstakingly lured in was reduced to nothing by that strange fire, and it had thoroughly offended Yu Mu.
Before the hour of Shen, a countermeasure must be devised; Yu Mu! He means what he says; the ancient spirit cat had no doubt he would indeed slaughter the Ziyun Hall!
......
"Emperor! Stop! There's really no need for Ye Tian to rush to kill…"
"Emperor! If this continues, you might fall first!! You've already touched the rules by using part of your previous power!"
"Emperor, you... you haven't even met Lu Xinghe or Demon Lord Li Gu and Su Qiyuan yet. Your master also needs care; can you bear to die like this…"
The incessant voice of the Heavenly Dao echoed in his ears. At this moment, from the perspective of the Heavenly Dao, the originally deep purple aura surrounding Yu Mu was dissipating in large swathes.
His powerful soul force was also rapidly fading; if this continues, it could even attract heavenly punishment!
But now, the power to execute heavenly punishment was not in its hands but with the will of the Great Dao! Once heavenly punishment descends, Yu Mu could very well be reduced to ashes within it.
It would also fall with Yu Mu; that shared fate was something it had personally sown, and it understood its severity all too well.
Then everything it had would be for naught!
"Annoying."
Yu Mu's immense soul power directly penetrated into his sea of consciousness and gave the Heavenly Dao seedling a hard shove.
The Heavenly Dao seedling immediately wilted, and even the sky dimmed a bit.
"I won't die; heavenly punishment won't descend. Today, I will slaughter Fairy Zi Li's entire clan! If you keep babbling and delay my master's recovery, I will start from the northwest and annihilate this world!"
Yu Mu trembled slightly; that violent destructive power and those black-purple flames flickered continuously in his eyes.
His boiling blood began to spill into the void; this body could not bear such power anymore, showing signs of breaking apart.
Now, beneath that dark robe, he must be covered in wounds! Even his sea of consciousness was riddled with huge cracks. Without the suppression of the Heavenly Dao seedling, Yu Mu's sea of consciousness would likely have shattered first.
But... what did these pains matter?
Bearing such pain, Yu Mu brought Elder Yun back to Yunhe Sect; over seventy thousand miles were traversed in less than half a moment.