My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

Cui Ying felt that all she could see was a blinding silver light, making it impossible for her to open her eyes. She could hear the howling wind and occasional piercing screams. She was also bound by a powerful force and could not move or break free.

Fortunately, she had experience from her past life, so she was not horrified.

"boom"

After flying at such high speed for about fifteen minutes, Cui Ying felt the "whooshing" sound of the wind in her ears stop, and her feet were once again on solid ground. She regained her freedom and hurriedly opened her eyes, quickly scanning her surroundings. But she was immediately startled.

There she was, standing atop a giant rock on the summit of an unnamed mountain.

Meanwhile, on the top of another mountain not far away, the red-robed cultivator stood atop an ancient tree, looking over with a gloomy expression.

However, at this moment, a deep wound, about a foot deep and exposing the bone, appeared in the center of his chest, with wisps of silver lightning leaping and flowing from the wound, clearly indicating that he was seriously injured.

The white-robed cultivator who brought her there disappeared again.

Faced with the venomous gaze of the red-robed Foundation Establishment cultivator, even though Cui Ying was usually bold, she felt a chill run down her spine.

In a flash, she quickly formed hand seals and chanted a spell. A shield of shimmering spiritual energy appeared in front of her, shielding most of her body behind it.

The red-robed cultivator completely ignored Cui Ying's actions, merely glancing around as if searching for something.

Cui Ying felt a slight sense of relief, but she didn't dare to make any move to escape.

At that very moment, the red-robed cultivator suddenly waved his sleeve, and flames immediately shot out from the nearby void, instantly coalescing into a huge fireball that shot out.

Cui Ying's pupils contracted as the terrifying flame, powerful enough to incinerate the heavens and boil the seas, roared towards her, and her face turned somewhat pale.

Even with all her confidence, she knew that she was no match for such a sharp attack.

"boom"

Fortunately, a golden bowl the size of a palm suddenly flew in front of Cui Ying. It expanded several times in size as it was lifted by the wind, blocking her way, and streams of colorful light shot out from the bowl.

Those arrogant flames trembled slightly before being completely absorbed into the golden bowl by the five-colored rays of light.

Upon seeing this, the red-robed cultivator's expression changed drastically, and he dared not linger any longer. Without saying a word, he turned around and fled in the red light, but it was too late.

A cold snort rang out from the sky, and a bolt of lightning several times thicker than any of the previous lightning bolts swept in, engulfing the red streak of light with lightning speed in a single flash.

"what"

After a strange cry, the red light was shattered by the thunder, but amidst the rain of blood, a very blurry black shadow broke free and, after a moment of twisting, was about to take off and escape.

A silver light flashed in the sky, and first appeared a tall figure in a white robe. His pair of purple eyes, brimming with lightning, glanced down a few times before he coldly said:

"No wonder you were entrusted with such an important task. It's because you've mastered the art of escaping unscathed. If I hadn't been on guard against you all along, you might have really escaped."

As soon as he finished speaking, the clouds in the sky began to churn again, and a thick bolt of lightning instantly fell, heading straight for the dark figure.

After a blinding silver light, the black shadow suddenly lashed out, growing larger in the wind and blocking the lightning with its own force. The surging black energy actually managed to keep the lightning at bay.

Just then, the dark figure seized the opportunity to escape. After twisting and splitting, it transformed into seven or eight black figures that soared into the air in all directions.

"Still trying to leave! Behold my Thunder Control Technique!"

The man in white suddenly raised his eyebrows and made a lightning-fast hand seal.

After the thick bolt of lightning in mid-air trembled, it shot out more than a dozen thin bolts of lightning. After flashing and sliding in mid-air, they all relentlessly pursued each of the dark figures.

Moments later, after flashes of silver lightning, all the shadowy figures were struck one after another, and even the nearby hilltops were blasted to pieces.

"Disperse!"

The man in white robes made another hand seal, and the churning clouds above his head immediately dispersed, restoring tranquility to the night sky.

The man then gently beckoned to Cui Ying with one hand.

After a buzzing sound, the golden bowl immediately shot back towards him and disappeared into his sleeve in a flash.

After doing all this, the man turned his head and glanced at Cui Ying below, saying indifferently:

"You are a cultivator from Shuangling Village, right? You helped me distract that villain this time, which can be considered a small favor. I, Lei Wuxie, never owe anyone a favor in my life. This Youhuang Banner clashes with my cultivation method, so I'll leave it to you as payment."

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of silver light appeared on his body, and he transformed into a ball of silver light and disappeared into the void.

This young male cultivator named Lei Wuxie didn't give Cui Ying a chance to speak at all from beginning to end; all that remained in her mind was a noble and cold face.

Lei Wuxie, the youngest son of the Lei family patriarch, began cultivating Qi at the age of seven and establishing his foundation at the age of twenty-eight.

Cui Ying stared in the direction where Lei Wuxie had disappeared, remaining there in a daze for a long while before finally turning her gaze away.

"This is a true prodigy, capable of annihilating a renowned mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator with a mere flick of the wrist. Despite my past life's experience, I'm still just a frog in a well! But one day, I will make the world look up to me!"

She murmured a few times, her face returning to normal, but a hint of passion involuntarily surfaced deep in her eyes.

At the beginning of her rebirth, she was somewhat blindly confident, but after experiencing this night, the desire for power buried deep in her heart grew stronger and stronger once again.

After standing still for a moment, Cui Ying made a hand seal and soared into the air, flying towards the direction where the black wooden banner had fallen.

Just as Cui Ying found the already-ghosted bamboo banner in the dense forest below, the battle in Shuangling Village was also nearing its end.

The fifty Qi Refining cultivators who had secretly infiltrated Thundercloud City were all killed. Rows of naked corpses dressed in black and masked lay on the ground, making the villagers who had escaped the calamity grit their teeth in hatred.

After the well-trained Windwing Army soldiers had taken away all the corpses as ordered, the village returned to peace. But all that commotion had kept everyone awake.

Cui Ying did not linger in the dense forest any longer. She put the Youhuang Banner into her storage bag, and after determining the direction, she flew towards Shuangling Village.

It took a full half hour of flying before the outline of Shuangling Village could be barely seen.

As soon as she approached the brightly lit village, seven or eight gray clouds suddenly rose from the houses below, and on them stood Xie Qing, Master Xue, Chang Feng, Gu Qinghong and other experts from the village.

"Fellow Daoist Cui, you're still alive!"

"Niece Cui Ying, I'm so glad you're alright! By the way, your house was burned down. What about your parents? Are they alright?"

"~"

Xie Qing, Gu Qinghong, and the others all breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Cui Ying. Gu Qinghong, in particular, asked with a delighted expression.