Hammer in her left hand, sword in her right, the eldest sister is connected to both worlds.

When Xue Lan's demon soul form moved, it was like a thin veil fluttering gently, and in no time it arrived in front of the Black Tower that it had visited before.

After what happened before, the War Puppet Mansion had arranged for many disciples to guard this place. Xue Lan did not rush in, but stopped at the top of the tower.

"What are you doing here?" the system asked.

Xue Lan walked down a few steps and then sat on the roof tiles at the top of the tower. Her white robe was piled up in layers beneath her. She looked like an elf who had grown up in the mountains and fields.

"I think if I'm lucky, I should be able to wait for the person I'm waiting for."

[Chu Yutian? You're really taking advantage of that kid! What, did you have a grudge against the Thunder Roc before you died?]

"You think the upper realm and the lower realm are exactly the same? Among the demon race in the upper realm, there are no good relationships between beasts and birds."

Xue Lan recalled her previous life. The demons in the Yuanming Upper Realm were treacherous and cunning, far more so than the humans.

Xue Lan had just finished speaking when she saw a streak of green light flying in from afar. Sure enough, Chu Yutian possessed a magical artifact that concealed his presence; the disciples guarding the tower still hadn't detected him. The young man hurriedly went inside the tower.

Xue Lan sat atop the tower, facing the system in worship.

[My dear host, how did you know Chu Yutian would definitely come?]

Xue Lan slowly stood up and patted the dust off her clothes. It was already late afternoon, the setting sun meeting the vast land in the distance, and it looked like it would soon sink below the horizon.

The surrounding heat began to gradually subside, and a pale white moon appeared on the horizon.

"The Golden Crow belongs to Yang, and today is the time of the month when Yin energy is at its heaviest." Xue Lan said as she floated down and followed Chu Yutian ahead.

Because of Xue Lan's earlier outburst, Chu Yutian was temporarily unable to take away the Golden Crow Essence right under the nose of the War Puppet Mansion.

The best option is to wait for a day when the yin energy is at its strongest, and take it away when the divine fire on the Golden Crow is waning and it is gradually falling into a deep sleep.

Tonight is the perfect opportunity. It wasn't just Chu Yutian who chose it for himself, but Xue Lan as well.

Xue Lan followed the blue light ahead to the Golden Crow at the foot of the tower.

After all, being a thief is really not a good thing, so it's better to follow a thief and take it from him.

Night fell in Xie Cuicheng, and the streets and alleys were bathed in a soft moonlight, making it exceptionally quiet.

Beneath the black tower, the Golden Crow slumbered, resting quietly atop the enormous sun totem. Below, a cyan light materialized into a human figure, clad in a black cloak, with glimpses of cyan peeking out from the hem.

Xue Lan sensed the aura emanating from that person and her heart skipped a beat.

The girl rubbed her forehead and slowly shook her head: "A miscalculation, a miscalculation!"

The man in black in front of you is not Chu Yutian.

Sure enough, the man in black took two steps toward Jinwu and then removed his hood. Xue Lan saw an extremely beautiful face.

It was Zhu Lingzhi.

"Now we're in trouble. It's the little princess of the Phoenix Clan who's here." Xue Lan sighed and began to calculate, but only got an unexpected result halfway through the calculation.

[Chu Yutian has probably gone to find someone from the Upper Realm. Are you going to run now or run immediately?] the system asked anxiously.

Xue Lan slowly uttered two words: "I won't run."

Zhu Lingzhi possessed exceptional talent and a spiritual sense far surpassing that of ordinary demons; he had just noticed someone watching him. Sensing a gentle breeze behind him, a ring of crimson flames immediately ignited around him: "Since you've arrived, show yourself."

Then she saw a woman slowly emerge from the void not far away, dressed in an elegant white robe, her long silver hair as white as snow.

Her face was veiled, and her icy blue eyes were devoid of any emotion.

Zhu Lingzhi's expression changed, and he became wary.

"I didn't know that wolves would also join in the fun."

【Your Silver Moon Wolves are so easy to recognize!】The system happily complained in its mind.

"Little Princess, you're mistaken. If the Feather Lord of the Lower Realm dared to take in Lei Peng from the Upper Realm, isn't it only right that my Elder Lord sent me down to gain some experience?"

Xue Lan: We all ran down against the will of Heaven, so who is more noble than whom!

Zhu Lingzhi did not want to antagonize the wolf clan of the upper realm for the time being, so he withdrew the Vermilion Bird Fire around his body.

In the culture of the demon race, this is an indication of weakness and a desire for peace.

Xue Lan squinted at Zhu Lingzhi in front of her and said with a smile, "Are you stalling for time?"

The woman opposite him, though smiling and chatting, sent a chill down Zhu Ling's spine. But she was, after all, the Phoenix Clan's carefully groomed princess, the future Feather Lord, and the Phoenix Clan's patriarch. She was already used to such occasions.

"Fellow Daoist, you're overthinking it. It's just a prophecy from the Upper Realm. Why should we have to fight? If we were to fight here, it wouldn't be good to explain to the human race, would it?"

The girl's words, seemingly persuasive, were actually full of threats. Xue Lan narrowed her eyes slightly, and the two remained locked in a stalemate.

A figure clad in blue robes, yet beneath those robes blazed an uncontrollable torrent of Vermilion Bird fire. Bright and passionate, burning with ambition.

A figure dressed in plain white robes, beneath which lies the defiant spirit of a thousand years ago, cold as frost.

"Now..." the system whispered.

"I can't wait any longer. The rules of Heaven are so weak; I'm afraid that kid will bring Thundercloud City here."

Before Zhu Lingzhi could react, Xue Lan launched her attack. The icy power contained within her soul poured out, transforming into a murderous palm strike aimed at the girl opposite her.

Zhu Lingzhi sensed something was wrong and quickly activated the Vermilion Bird Fire to defend himself, but the white-clad woman in front of him seemed to be outside of the void, and he could not touch her at all.

When the icy power came into contact with the blazing Vermilion Bird fire, it did not turn into a deluge of water vapor, but instead vanished completely.

Xue Lan was forced back a few steps by the Vermilion Bird's flames, her white clothes fluttering in the wind and her white hair flying wildly.

Using the cave wall as leverage, the girl flew into the air, where clusters of ice crystals rose from beneath her feet, like a staircase extending upwards, lifting Xue Lan high above.

Zhu Lingzhi looked up at the girl on the ice crystal, then waved his right hand behind him, and a blazing flame appeared out of thin air in his palm.

The flames in Zhu Lingzhi's hands changed constantly, transforming in an instant into a golden bow and arrow, adorned with blood-red phoenix feathers at both ends. The moment it appeared, it pulled Xue Lan into a beautiful realm.

This was a vast, boundless sea, with a bright moon hanging in the sky. The seawater shimmered. Xue Lan stood on a reef in the sea, with Zhu Lingzhi standing opposite her, and beneath their feet was a huge sycamore tree that was at least a hundred feet tall.

"The Perching Wutong Bow!" Xue Lan was slightly surprised. It seemed that the Feather Clan was determined to obtain the Golden Crow Essence this time, and had even brought the Phoenix Clan's treasured artifact from the Upper Realm.

"The Vermilion Bird of the Southern Palace, a blazing meteor." Xue Lan stood on the reef, looking up at Zhu Lingzhi. Zhu Lingzhi had already used his own Vermilion Bird blood as a guide to condense a sharp arrow, which he then placed on the Qiwu Bow.

"Fellow Daoist, may we talk now?" the girl's voice rang out.

Xue Lan put his left hand behind his back, slowly raised his right hand, forming a sword finger and raising it in front of him, then gently made a sweeping motion.

"cut."

With an extremely soft and faint sound, Zhu Lingzhi instantly felt the threat of death.

The sword energy, sweeping across mountains and seas and carrying a chilling aura, slashed at the paulownia tree beneath Zhu Ling's feet, severing it in two. The once flowing seawater was frozen solid by the icy power, leaving a thousand miles of silence.

The surrounding barrier shattered, and Zhu Lingzhi stood frozen in place, looking at Xue Lan in disbelief.

Xue Lan didn't look at her, but walked straight towards the golden crow located in the center of the sun totem.

The Golden Crow remained asleep, completely unaware of the chilling aura emanating from Xue Lan. With a flick of her sleeve, Xue Lan collected all the spirits before her. Turning slightly to look at Zhu Lingzhi, she said, "Golden Crow, I, the Wolf Clan, gladly accept this."

After speaking, he turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared.

Zhu Lingzhi stood there until Xue Lan's breath completely disappeared before she dared to relax.

"This is……"

The strength of the demon race in the upper realm.

After a brief respite, a fierce anger ignited in Zhu Lingzhi's eyes. The girl looked at the empty sun totem, pulled up her hood, and transformed into a beam of blue light, flying away.

Thousands of miles away, Xue Lan flew at high speed through the void, everything around him was blurry and unreal.

She didn't emerge from the void until she reached a mountain range for spiritual cultivation.

【You really fooled me today!】The system spoke in my mind. Heaven knows how cool Xue Lan was when he used the Overturning Sea Sword to cut down the parasol tree in the sea.

"Really?" Xue Lan clutched her chest, her face deathly pale despite being a mere soul.

[Really! Xue Lan, what's wrong?]

Xue Lan coughed a few times, clutching her chest, but only coughed up some light-colored soul energy.

"There are two pieces of bad news!" Xue Lan held up two fingers.

"First, I think I overdid it! Cough cough, my soul can't keep up with my body!"

Second, the demons have come for my body.