Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

An intricate and complex sealing pattern appeared in the sky above the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, and then shattered.

A deep and loud roar resounded throughout the entire city of Hua, waking countless people from their sleep.

Xu Sheng, who hadn't been able to fall asleep, suddenly opened his eyes upon hearing the noise and pulled his wife and children, who had been startled awake, into his arms.

"Husband, what was that sound?" Madam Xu felt relieved to be held by Xu Sheng, but she was still startled by the sound she had just heard.

The child only cried twice before falling back asleep after being comforted by Xu Sheng.

"I don't know, but it's okay, it will be over soon." Xu Sheng comforted Madam Xu by kissing her forehead.

No one dared to go out and take a look—the city lord of Huacheng had decreed that after sunset, no one was allowed to leave their rooms, no matter what sound they heard; anyone who disobeyed would be executed!

This was a suggestion that Xue Niang made to the Lord of Huacheng when she was trying to determine which organization it was.

She believed she could protect Huacheng, but if the commotion escalated and the people panicked and ran around in all directions, she couldn't guarantee that everyone would be safe.

The Lord of Huacheng knew Xue Niang's identity and what was sealed beneath Huacheng. So when Xue Niang made this request, the Lord of Huacheng immediately agreed and bowed to her despite his advanced age.

"The safety of Huacheng is now in your hands, Venerable One."

The words of the City Lord of Huacheng seemed to echo in her ears. Xue Niang looked at the Soul-Devouring Beast in front of her, which was neither wolf nor beast, and its huge size. A resolute look flashed in her eyes. Protecting Huacheng was her responsibility, and she had to do it!

Jing Shu pressed down on Xue Niang, who was trying to get up again, saying, "Your spiritual power is almost exhausted, so don't even think about continuing."

As he spoke, Jing Shu pressed down on Lin Yuru, who was also about to get up, with his other hand, and said calmly, "You too."

“Even though the Soul-Devouring Beast has been sealed for hundreds of years and its strength has greatly decreased, you alone are not enough! You are only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm!” Xue Niang shouted anxiously.

By not letting the two of them go up, Jing Shu clearly meant that he would do it himself! But that doesn't make sense! She is the guardian of this seal, so she should be at the forefront!

Jing Shu ignored Xue Niang and took out two bottles of pills from his storage ring, tossing them to Lin Yurou. "The blue one is for healing injuries, and the white one is for restoring spiritual power."

Then, Jing Shu looked at Xue Niang and said, "I've already repaid your favor. These two bottles of pills and the matter of slaying the Soul-Devouring Beast are what you owe me. Help me brew a few more jars of Drunken Immortal Wine, as a way of repaying my favor."

Xue Niang was stunned, never expecting Jing Shu to say these things.

But upon reflection, Xue Niang realized there was something else she didn't understand. Yu Rou's sudden appearance here, the pills she received, and the incredibly powerful talisman—these were likely all the work of Jing Shu.

Jing Shu did all that just to repay a favor for that brewing recipe?! It was just a brewing recipe!!!

"The Soul-Devouring Beast has appeared, and the other evil cultivators will be here soon. I'm leaving the evil cultivators to you." After saying that, Jing Shu flew towards the direction of the Soul-Devouring Beast.

Lin Yuru quickly realized, "Sister Xue!"

Without Lin Yuruo saying anything, Xue Niang directly ate the healing and spiritual energy replenishing pills that Lin Yuruo handed her, and began to sit cross-legged to recover.

The two of them raced against time to recover, and for now, they could only rely on Jing Shu to hold on a little longer.

As Jing Shu had predicted, upon hearing the roar of the Soul-Devouring Beast, the evil cultivators who were originally in the south and west rushed directly in this direction.

In the eastern courtyard, the few remaining evil cultivators who heard the noise were surprised but also furious.

They didn't even manage to breach the defenses, and the Soul-Devouring Beast was released. What does this mean?!

This fucking means this place is fake! They fought here for so long, so many people died, and it's all fake!

"Retreat!" the leader shouted.

The others also stepped back, preparing to leave.

Jingyou, however, had no intention of letting them off the hook. He stepped into their path and, mimicking his brother's standard smile, gave everyone a standard smile.

"Did I give you permission to leave? You bunch of idiots."

"!!!"

How the hell can we tolerate this?!

Thus, Jingyou used four words to successfully preserve the image of the evil cultivators in the Eastern Courtyard.

A courtyard in the north.

Jing Ran gently wiped the bloodstains off the sword, frowned slightly as she looked at the bloodstains on her white clothes, and used a cleansing spell on herself.

The bloodstains disappeared instantly, but Jing Ran's brow remained furrowed. These clothes were dirty...

All around Jing Ran were piles of corpses of evil cultivators, all killed with a single sword strike.

The group of evil cultivators, who had initially been aggressive and eager to kill him, instantly changed their demeanor upon seeing him draw his sword. They appeared terrified and turned to run away.

It was only because he had set up a protective barrier around them that the group of evil cultivators were prevented from escaping. Jing Ran had originally intended to leave one alive to ask him why they were all so afraid.

Unfortunately, the man was so terrified that he chose to commit suicide.

Jingran was speechless for a while. Was he really that scary? Or was he really that scary in the past?

Suddenly, a noise came from the direction of Zuixianlou.

Jing Ran sheathed his sword, gathered his energy, and flew to the rooftop, looking in the direction of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

Something seems to have happened there; it looks like the Soul-Eating Beast has escaped.

Jingran was about to go over and check, but then he remembered what Jingshu had told him and stopped in his tracks.

Jing said that he only needed to guard this place and didn't need to worry about anything else. He might have other plans, and he also said that he wanted to test the results of his own training.

However, Jingran was still a little worried.

Forget it, indecisiveness isn't in his nature. He'll just go. At worst, he'll just watch from the sidelines!

Having made up her mind, Jingran left the courtyard instantly and headed towards Zuixianlou.

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The Soul-Devouring Beast slowly opened its eyes, looked up at the moonlight it hadn't seen in hundreds of years, grinned, revealing its sharp white teeth, and actually uttered human words.

"After all these years, I'm finally out!"

"If you want to look at the moon, look at it a little longer, and I'll send you to the Western Paradise soon so you can ascend to the Western Paradise as soon as possible."

A cold voice suddenly rang out, and the Soul-Devouring Beast looked toward the source of the voice.

Jing Shu flew to the Soul-Devouring Beast, revealing a wicked smile, before his expression returned to calm.

Why waste so much breath on it?

The nascent soul had already returned to Jing Shu's body when Jing Shu went to rescue Xue Niang and the other person, and now the two of them are jointly controlling one body.

Let's go back to the time after Jing Shu rescued Xue Niang and the other girl.

“I’m afraid my cultivation level isn’t high enough to cut off its head. Let’s do it together this time,” Jing Shu said to the Nascent Soul.

“Okay.” This time, the Nascent Soul readily agreed.

After all, it had been a long time since he had a truly satisfying fight!