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However, in a short while, the Demon Sage of Poison Dragon paused his actions. Red light flashed in his eyes as he suddenly revealed an extremely sinister expression, and a cold killing intent flashed across his face.

With a wave of his sleeves, thick clouds of demonic fog surged out, completely enveloping all the cultivators around him. It was impossible to see anything clearly, but within the fog, continuous explosions could be heard, followed by flashes of light and faint cries of pain.

Then, the fog dispersed. The nearly thousand remaining cultivators vanished without a trace as if they had never been there at all.

Their fates were beyond doubt.

"Haha…," the old demon sneered. He began chewing his mouth and then headed in a certain direction with no further ado, transforming into a streak of light that broke through the sky.

His speed was incredible; he appeared on the horizon in an instant before disappearing again.

Half an hour earlier, somewhere in a desolate sea, an invisible wave rippled out. The clear sky turned overcast as a man and a woman fell from thin air, crashing into the sea.

The man reacted quickly, shaking his head to recover, and then the light around him flashed as he flew towards the shore. "Little Sister, do you have a map of the sea?"

"Yes."

The Fairy Leaf lowered her head and patted her waist, revealing a green jade cylinder that appeared before them.

"Here, Brother," she said.

Lin Xuan took it over and sank his divine sense into it. Suddenly, a vast and complex map of the sea appeared in front of him, extremely detailed with positioning effects.

Lin Xuan quickly determined their positions. They were not too far from Fairy Leaf Island, about twenty million miles away, but that was the straight-line distance.

In between them lay a large expanse of sea, a forbidden zone designated by the Sea Clan. Humans and transformed beasts who entered this area would be killed without mercy!

This rule had been passed down for millions of years.

It was said that long ago, an old monster of late-stage Profound Realm from the human side, driven by curiosity and arrogance, deliberately entered this area.

In a world where the strong prey on the weak, whoever's fist is bigger can set the rules. The so-called ban only restricted low-ranking cultivators. With his strength, who would dare to risk their lives over such a trivial matter?

He boldly entered, but the Sea Clan could not stop him.

However, the result was far beyond what this arrogant senior had anticipated. The Sea Clan took it seriously; he left the forbidden area unharmed, but soon after, the Whale King and Shark King personally visited his residence.

"Those who come are not good," the two sea kings' intentions were clear: they wanted to send him to the afterlife.

This arrogant senior was formidable, but the two sea kings were no pushovers. They would not dare to challenge a late-stage Profound Realm human cultivator lightly; both the Whale King and Shark King were no weaker than him. With their preparations, this late-stage Profound Realm human cultivator not only lost in battle but also failed to escape with his元婴, being completely annihilated.

This incident caused a huge commotion and became the spark that ignited a war between humans and Sea Clan. While ordinary people suffered, both sides' cultivators died in the millions, nearly allowing the demon race to gain an advantage. In the end, they had to shake hands and make peace.

However, the Sea Clan still adhered to their rules: any alien race who trespassed into a forbidden area would be killed without mercy!

Although humans were unwilling to provoke another war, they did not want to risk it either. So while they refused to acknowledge it publicly, no one dared to defy this rule again.

Lin Xuan remembered this passage clearly after becoming sworn brothers with Fairy Leaf; he would never take the straight path out of sheer luck.

After all, life was precious. While Poison Dragon Sage was terrifying, his pursuit order from the Sea Clan was incomparably more dangerous.

They were not in the same league!

With these thoughts, Lin Xuan knew what to do. Although taking a detour might be longer, it would at least ensure their safety.

"Little Sister, let's go. We can't stay here; we should return to Fairy Leaf Island first."

"Hmm…"

The girl nodded. Despite being the island's ruler, she was still immature and had been completely overwhelmed by this incident. Whatever her brother said, she had no objections.

Lin Xuan's face showed satisfaction, but just then, something unexpected happened. Fairy Leaf's expression suddenly turned painful as sweat beads appeared on her forehead; she bent over deeply.

"What's wrong with you, Little Sister?" Lin Xuan was taken aback and felt uneasy.

"My stomach hurts," Fairy Leaf's voice trembled as she spoke, clearly in pain.

"Stomachache?"

Lin Xuan repeated the words softly. As an advanced-stage元婴 cultivator, he could not be sick.

"Little Sister, did you get injured during battle?" Lin Xuan was worried that it might be a result of her injuries flaring up.

"No."

Fairy Leaf shook her head heavily with sweat dripping down: "I only fought with that demoness Li Qing. Although she is strong, she couldn't hurt me."

Not an injury flare-up?

Lin Xuan's expression turned even more ominous.

At this moment, he no longer cared about propriety; his right hand shot out like lightning and grabbed Fairy Leaf's hand.

Then Lin Xuan took a deep breath and infused pure, profound energy into her body. The energy flowed along the meridians to reach every part of her body.

Soon, Lin Xuan discovered something amiss in her dantian. A black demonic aura was raging there, extremely sinister.

It must be that old demon's handiwork!

Lin Xuan immediately concluded that it had been well hidden before and somehow managed to evade Fairy Leaf's divine sense scan.

While this seemed difficult, considering the demon sage's prowess at Profound Realm, it wasn't unusual for him to pull off such a feat.

"Brother, will I die?"

"Don't be ridiculous. This thing isn't powerful; it seems to just be a mark. The old demon is currently casting spells to determine our location and distance…" Lin Xuan's calm voice echoed in her ears.

"What should we do then?" Fairy Leaf was startled, her expression full of pity.

"Hand over, what are you afraid of? He has his plans, I have mine. Let me use my spell to suppress it…" This demonic aura was not easy to dispel, but as a rootless entity, it could be temporarily sealed with great confidence.

Acting immediately, Lin Xuan wrapped Fairy Leaf in green light and flew towards the distance.

His speed was incredible; he had fully opened his遁术. The old monster might catch up soon.

As expected, just after a meal's time, a streak of black light appeared from afar, speeding like an arrow before slowing down to land at the spot where they had stayed.

He sniffed the air; even a dragon's sense of smell was excellent.

"Correct, two people were here just now. Do you think you can escape?" The Poison Dragon Sage sneered, his voice sharp and chilling. (To be continued)

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