Chapter 568

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Chapter 568: The Half-Human Half-Demon

South Star City is about a thousand miles to the east, with a stretch of continuous mountains known as the Ming Mountain.

Within the mountains, there is a small valley surrounded by mountains on all sides. Valleys like this are common in the Ming Mountain and do not attract much attention.

However, at this moment, in this valley, there are dozens of cultivators from the Blessed Land Realm bending over, looking at the ground, slowly moving forward step by step.

Above the valley, there is an old man with white hair standing with his hands behind his back, his eyes sharp as lightning, constantly shuttling back and forth in the valley.

This group of people looks like they are searching for something.

Suddenly, among the cultivators below, one person looks up and shouts to the old man, "Family master, I found it!"

Upon hearing his voice, the others immediately stop searching and hurry over.

The old man also sways and lands next to that person, squinting his eyes slightly, examining the ground which seems to have nothing peculiar.

After a moment, the old man smirked coldly and said, "The temperature here is indeed slightly higher than elsewhere. They should be hiding below. Get out of the way!"

As everyone floated up into the air, the old man suddenly released a powerful energy from his body, raised his hand, and slammed it down hard towards the ground.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the ground collapsed, revealing a hole nearly a hundred feet wide.

Immediately after, the ground of the entire valley also collapsed along with the hole.

Even though the dust filled the air, making it hard to see, it was clear that beneath the earth was a huge underground cavern.

And within the cavern, a figure flashed by and disappeared!

The old man chuckled proudly and declared loudly, "There’s no need to escape. The underground within a thousand miles has all been sealed off by our Luo family. Now you are trapped, unable to flee!"

"Poof!"

A huge blast of fire shot up into the sky, burning fiercely and reaching a height of ten yards.

One of the old man’s companions was caught off guard by the fire, let out a piercing scream as he fell from the sky into a hole below, and burned to death instantly.

Instead of spreading upwards, the fire stayed at that height, bloomed suddenly like a flower, and formed a umbrella-shaped shield, covering the entire hole below.

With the appearance of this fiery shield, a middle-aged man finally emerged from the hole.

The man had a refined appearance, like a scholar well-versed in literature, but his face was pale and his clothes were stained, making him look very tired.

Seeing the man appear, the old man sighed deliberately and said, "Guest Cong Qin, why choose to oppose my illustrious Luo family and hide underground like a mouse instead of serving us in glory?"

The middle-aged man snorted coldly, "Luo Baichuan, your Luo family, part of the human race and the demon-refining lineage, consorting with the Ten Thousand Demons Cave, is truly disgraceful!"

"I, Cong Qin, would rather be a hiding mouse underground than be your Luo family’s guest, to avoid being despised by people for ages to come!"

It turns out, this middle-aged man is Cong Qin, who had secretly helped Jiang Yun several times before, and the old man with graying hair is Luo Baichuan, the current family master of Luo family!

"Hmph!" Cong Qin’s words made Luo Baichuan’s face darken suddenly.

Although what Cong Qin said was true, the Luo family themselves hated it the most when others mentioned this fact.

Especially the four words "Demon Seed lineage," every time they heard it, it felt like a slap in the face.

"Cong Qin, if you won’t take the toast, then don’t blame me for being blunt!"

"Do you think this simple flame shield can protect you?"

"Let me tell you, today I will capture you back to the Luo family, plant a Demon Seed within you, and see if you can still talk tough then!"

As he finished speaking, Luo Baichuan waved his sleeve forcefully and saw a nearby mountain collapse, sending countless rocks raining down like a dense shower towards the flame shield.

Although the flame shield’s temperature was extremely high, causing most of the rocks to turn to ashes upon contact, some still hit the shield.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!

As the rocks fell, many flames were instantly extinguished. With a wicked smile, Luo Baichuan waved his sleeves again, causing more mountains to collapse and more rocks to smash towards the flame shield.

If Luo Baichuan continued to attack like this, the flame shield would not last much longer.

A cold light flashed in Cong Qin’s eyes as a sea of fire appeared above his head, forming into a huge firebird. As its wings flapped, countless feathers detached, carrying burning flames, and aimed towards the rocks through the shield.

In the blink of an eye, all the falling rocks were burnt to ashes. Luo Baichuan nodded slightly and said, "I didn’t expect that in just over a year, you have also entered the Sky Reaching Realm as a guest. However, compared to me, you still have a long way to go!"

"So be it, if I don’t show you my true power, it seems you won’t give up!"

"Buzz!"

Luo Baichuan’s hair suddenly floated high without any wind.

The already powerful aura around his body began to rise again. To Cong Qin’s amazement, it reached the ninth level of the Sky Reaching Realm!

However, at this moment, Luo Baichuan’s face grew many dark hairs and even emitted a monstrous aura.

Seeing Luo Baichuan’s change, Cong Qin’s face returned to normal and said coldly, "Half human, half demon! Your Luo family truly lives up to the reputation of being skilled in demon cultivation!"

"Courting death!"

Suddenly, Luo Baichuan let out a furious roar, raised his hand, and swiftly swung it in the air, causing the ground to make a loud booming sound and violently tremble.

Amidst this shaking, a nearly hundred-meter tall mountain trembled and disconnected from the ground, slowly flying above the flame shield.

"Descend!"

Luo Baichuan pointed his hand again, causing the mountain to plummet from the sky, fiercely smashing towards the flame shield.

At that moment, Cong Qin’s eyes finally showed a look of despair. With gritted teeth, he suddenly leaped into the air, evidently preparing to break through the shield and stop the falling mountain.

However, at that moment, from the ground emerged a voice filled with resignation, saying, "Luo Baichuan, I am coming out!"

Upon hearing this voice, not only did the falling mountain stop in midair, but Cong Qin also swiftly turned around, shouting in surprise, "Master!"

In the depths of the cave, about forty or fifty figures emerged, led by an ordinary middle-aged man, who was supported by a young man in his teens.

This middle-aged man turned out to be the shopkeeper of Duo Yao Pharmacy, Xia Zhongxing, the third eldest son of the Xia family from the Qing-zhu Desolate World Daoist clan!

Naturally, the one supporting him was his son, Xia Shi!

Xia Zhongxing looked up at Luo Baichuan with a cold expression and said, "Luo Baichuan, you only want to capture my son and me. Let the others leave, and we will go with you to the Luo family!"