Returning Immortal

Chapter 37

When the time to attack came, the Blood Scorpion Demoness boldly exploded the true qi of her middle dantian.

Boom!

The Blood Scorpion Demoness, who had exploded the earth and rock chunks in the range of her palm with the power of the earth element like a volcano, rode that momentum and shot up like a fierce dragon.

By the time Ne Jinja had sensed the abnormality, it was already a situation where he couldn't even dodge.

With a tremendous roar, his vision turned pitch black, then his body floated up, and heavy earth and stones struck Ne Jinja like a storm.

Ugh!

Ne Jinja almost lost consciousness from the suffocatingly painful blow.

The Blood Scorpion Demoness's attack did not end there.

Swish!

Three black daggers shot out from her body, which was soaring into the air, like venomous snakes.

They were the very same daggers she had used when she had killed Ilgeom.

The distance between her and Ne Jinja was just over a zhang.

At this distance, no matter who the opponent was, they could not avoid death.

Was it because she was so sure?

The Blood Scorpion Demoness, who had judged that she had achieved her intended purpose, flipped her body in the air with a sense of relief.

It was to briefly hide in the ground and then hunt down the remaining prey.

But...

Ne Jinja, who she was sure would not be able to avoid death, suddenly twitched his lips.

What appeared on his lips was a sly smile.

It was by no means the expression of a person facing death.

Thud! Puff!

Two of the daggers the Blood Scorpion Demoness had thrown dug into Ne Jinja's chest.

And the one that had been aimed at Ne Jinja's head...

Clang!

Surprisingly, the third dagger was struck by the hand shadow Ne Jinja had swung and was sent flying out of his body.

At the unexpected sound, the Blood Scorpion Demoness, who was about to turn her head back, was startled and ducked her head.

Snip.

Her long hair was cut by a blade and scattered in a disorderly manner...

Swish!

About ten streaks of silver flash secretly dug into the shadow of her, who was spinning like a top in the air after kicking the ground.

Puff!

And it drew a cruel blood flower in the air.

Before the blood flower had even settled, a huge shadow cut through the air with a red sword shadow and charged at her.

It was the Raging Fire Divine Lord.

Puff! Ugh!

Thud!

The Blood Scorpion Demoness's thigh was instantly stained red, cut by the Sky-Piercing Halberd that was blazing with flames, and the Blood Scorpion Demoness, who had overcome the extreme pain by biting her tongue, had the Sky-Piercing Halberd sent flying out by her hand shadow.

Even so, the Raging Fire Divine Lord did not retreat.

The Raging Fire Divine Lord, whose internal energy had almost scattered due to the side effects of the Demonic Poison Pill, gathered his last bit of strength and struck a huge palm on the demoness's chest.

Although the demoness had twisted her shoulder and dispersed the force, the shock would not have been small...

The Raging Fire Divine Lord's hardened expression, thinking he had done his part, relaxed a little.

While he was protecting his upper body with both hands in relief... the demoness's face came close to his eyes.

And she opened her mouth and spewed out a black liquid.

What...

The Raging Fire Divine Lord, who had raised his eyes in surprise, only then remembered that she was the master of the Hundred Poisons Sect.

But it was too late.

Ugh!

The Raging Fire Divine Lord's two hands went up to his face in the pain of his two eyes melting...

Boom!

The Blood Scorpion Demoness's white hand dug into his empty chest like a venomous snake.

The huge form of the Raging Fire Divine Lord, who had been hit by the Blood Scorpion Demoness's palm, flew back.

The Blood Scorpion Demoness, who was following closely behind to deliver the final blow, flipped her form again in the air.

Zap!

Three or four streaks of silver flash were digging into her afterimages, spewing a chilling killing intent.

Although the Blood Scorpion Demoness had flipped her body loudly and dodged the attack, one of the streaks had once again been stained with blood.

Ugh!

The Blood Scorpion Demoness, who had fallen to the ground, groaning, vomited blood and then flashed her body and shot out to one side.

Surprisingly, it was in the direction where Gwi Seongjin was.

Huh! Huh!

Although Gwi Seongjin resisted in surprise, it was no use.

Thwack! Thwack!

Gwi Seongjin, whose several acupoints had been pressed, fell helplessly.

The Blood Scorpion Demoness, who had slung Gwi Seongjin over her shoulder, fled far away in an instant.

"Y-you bitch!"

The Grand Prince, who was chasing after the Blood Scorpion Demoness, couldn't even follow a few steps and stopped his form.

Ugh!

It was because his heart ached as if it would burst from the suddenly raised internal energy.

Phew! Phew!

The Grand Prince, who had calmed his breathing by taking a few breaths, looked around.

Stagger, stagger.

Ne Jinja was staggering painfully, clutching the handle of the dagger stuck in his abdomen with both hands.

A position that was quite burdensome to pull out.

Moreover, due to the shock he had suffered when the ground had exploded, he now seemed to have a hard time even standing.

* * *

While eating the roasted pork after coming out of the ancient formation, the Grand Prince and Ne Jinja had discussed a plan to deal with the Blood Scorpion Demoness.

The strategy Ne Jinja had come up with at that time was a lure.

He had said that if he pretended to be seriously injured and fell behind the group, the demoness would come forward to kill him.

The plan was excellent.

The group had taken out all the armor they had and had given it to Ne Jinja, and the Raging Fire Divine Lord and the Grand Prince, who were in the lead, had focused all their attention on Ne Jinja while walking on the road.

It was to subdue her in one breath the moment the Blood Scorpion Demoness attacked Ne Jinja.

But far from subduing the demoness...

A dagger had been stuck in a part of Ne Jinja's body that he hadn't been able to cover with armor, and the demoness had broken through the encirclement and had escaped.

While kidnapping Gwi Seongjin.

At least Ne Jinja was in a better situation than the Raging Fire Divine Lord.

The Raging Fire Divine Lord, who had been hit by the Blood Scorpion Demoness's poison, had lost both his eyes, and had even been struck in the chest by a palm, was now rolling on the ground with his chest caved in.

His condition was so critical that he couldn't even groan properly.

The same went for him.

The Grand Prince himself was also in a state where it was difficult to even move due to severe internal and external injuries.

The fight with the Blood Scorpion Demoness a little while ago was also the result of fighting after gathering his last bit of strength.

A dangerous situation where if the fight had been a little longer, they might have been annihilated...

A strange light was suddenly emitted from the eyes of the Grand Prince, who was looking around with a sense of relief.

"Heh... hehehe. Of course."

The Grand Prince, who was scanning the place where the Blood Scorpion Demoness had fought with the Raging Fire Divine Lord, suddenly burst out laughing.

In the blood the Blood Scorpion Demoness had vomited, there were pieces of internal organs mixed in.

Her internal injury was also not to be taken lightly.

* * *

Swish!

Even with Gwi Seongjin on her shoulder, the Blood Scorpion Demoness was as agile as could be.

She went back the way Gwi Seongjin's group had first come, and in less than a shichen, she arrived in front of the mixed formation at the bottom of the Black Dragon Cliff.

It was the very same formation where Gwi Seongjin had met his demon friend.

Although the Blood Scorpion Demoness didn't know, Gwi Seongjin had already released all his blocked acupoints on the way here.

When he had been captured by the Luminous Cult in the past, there was almost nothing that could be called spirit energy in his upper dantian.

But now, since he had enough spirit energy, he could easily release his acupoints even if a master who had reached the extreme demonic realm had pressed them.

Although his acupoints had been released, Gwi Seongjin did not rashly attack the Blood Scorpion Demoness.

Although one of her wrists had been cut off and her internal injury was severe, she was a master close to the extreme demonic realm.

Even if he used his spirit energy, the probability of winning against the Blood Scorpion Demoness was not very high.

The mixed formation in front of Gwi Seongjin now had been more than half destroyed by his demon friend.

Without even having to break through, he could pass safely with a little caution.

Even so, the Blood Scorpion Demoness did not enter the formation.

Rather, she chose a safer path.

Buzzzzz.

When the Blood Scorpion Demoness blew the power of the earth element into the Five Elements Divine Pearl, the ground under her feet softened and rippled like water.

Tsssss.

Then it sucked her in like a swamp.

The Blood Scorpion Demoness, who had entered the ground while standing, flipped her body in the middle and moved her body to a place deep in the ground.

And after twisting her body in a winding manner, she moved for a long time and entered an unknown cave.

Perhaps because it was deep underground, the cave was as dark as pitch black.

Drip.

A drop of water fell from a stalactite hanging from the upper part of the cave to the floor, creating a small ripple.

Although it was not a very loud sound, the reverberation continued for a long time.

The cave was that deep and quiet.

Ugh!

The Blood Scorpion Demoness, who was walking through the large stone pillars with Gwi Seongjin, suddenly bent her legs and fell forward.

And she vomited a bowl of blood.

Because of that, Gwi Seongjin also fell to the side.

The Blood Scorpion Demoness, who had confirmed that Gwi Seongjin, who had fallen to the ground, could not move, lifted him up and sat him upright on the floor.

Next, she pressed a few more acupoints.

Perhaps because she had used her internal energy while pressing Gwi Seongjin's acupoints, the demoness's complexion turned white.

In response, the Blood Scorpion Demoness took out a pouch made of yellow cloth from her bosom.

And after finding a bottle made of white jade inside, she took out a red pill and consumed it.

After a while, a reddish light began to glow on her cheeks.

The medicine the demoness had taken seemed to be a poison pill that increased one's energy in a short moment.

Thud!

When the Blood Scorpion Demoness waved her hand, Gwi Seongjin's mute acupoint was released.

The demoness, who had taken out a black dagger from her waist, placed the blade tightly against Gwi Seongjin's neck.

"From now on, answer my questions honestly. If you answer with a lie, I will not forgive you. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

Gwi Seongjin obediently nodded his head.

It was because he could not die in a place like this without even having avenged his parents.

"What is your name?"

"Gwi Seongjin."

"Are you all from the Luminous Cult?"

"Yes."

Although he was not a member of the Luminous Cult, Gwi Seongjin readily nodded his head.

It was because he didn't want a sword to enter his face due to an unnecessary explanation.

"What is the purpose of you all coming here? Is it to find a treasure?"

"I don't know about that either."

"You don't know?"

The Blood Scorpion Demoness raised her eyes and pushed the dagger tightly against Gwi Seongjin's face.

"The reason they brought me, who has low martial arts, all the way here is because I am useful in dismantling formations. How could they have shared an important secret with me, who has no other ability?"

"Is that so?"

Perhaps because she thought that could be the case, the dagger moved a little away from his face.

"Then I'll ask one more thing. Have you ever heard the neighing of a horse after coming here?"

"The neighing of a horse?"

"That's right. The sound of a small horse crying out..."

Gwi Seongjin stared at the Blood Scorpion Demoness's eyes with an expression that said he didn't know the intention of the question.

Then, seeing the Blood Scorpion Demoness's serious gaze, he finally realized the purpose of her coming here.

"I've seen it."

"What? You're saying you've seen the divine horse yourself? Wh-what did it look like?"

The Blood Scorpion Demoness asked with a very excited voice.

The reason she, the master of the Hundred Poisons Sect located in the outer region of Xinjiang, had come all the way here was because of the spiritual being, the Land Divine Horse.

The place where she had first discovered the Land Divine Horse was at Mt. Guryeong, near her sect.

She had happened to witness it while looking for a rare poisonous herb that grew deep underground in an unknown valley.

Her martial arts level was at the peak of the supreme realm.

Although she was just one step away from the extreme demonic realm, she had not been able to cross that wall for over twenty years.

To her eyes, the Land Divine Horse was a temptation she could not give up.

If she caught it, made a spiritual pill, and consumed it, it was a given that she would reach the extreme demonic realm.

So she had chased after the Land Divine Horse without any preparation, just as she was, collecting poisonous herbs.

The Land Divine Horse was as cunning as could be.

When it realized that the Blood Scorpion Demoness was chasing it, it used all sorts of tricks to shake her off.

She had lost track of it dozens of times.

Moreover, its Earth Escape Technique was also extraordinary, so when it went into the ground, it was difficult to catch up even with the Five Elements Divine Pearl.

Still, she did not give up on the Land Divine Horse.

No, she couldn't give up.

It was because she absolutely needed a spiritual being to achieve the extreme demonic realm.

(End of Chapter)