Dashing Student-Chapter 1168: The Mad Daoist

The sound coming from afar made Song Ya and Tuo Le’s faces change.

Though they were young geniuses within their clan with high talent, they were still very young, and thus their cultivation only reached the Peak of Foundation Establishment Realm.

Moreover, this time, they had sneaked out without any elders for protection.

Soon, a figure in a Daoist robe appeared in the distance, taking steps that spanned several feet at once, arriving in front of Song Ya and Tuo Le in just a few strides. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Haha, two little demons, one yin, one yang, just right to take back for alchemy. My painstakingly laid trap wasn’t in vain," he said.

The Taoist flipped the horsetail whisk in his hand, laughing loudly, having none of the immortal grace of a Taoist, instead looking somewhat sinister.

Tuo Le shielded Song Ya behind him, cautiously asking, "What do you want, old Taoist?"

"I already said I want to catch you, I’ll use you in alchemy!" The old Taoist’s eyes were mismatched, filled with evil.

"You... you’re using the Demon Clan for alchemy?" Song Ya’s eyes widened with a bit of fear.

She thought of her mother, who lost her life due to human greed, her heart filled with growing loathing for the old Taoist in front of her.

The old Taoist responded excitedly, stretching his neck as if looking at delicious food, "I, with extraordinary talent, found a way to incorporate demons into the pills."

"Someday, this method of mine will be all the rage in the Cultivation World, and everyone will have to learn from me!"

Tuo Le gritted his teeth, feeling the old Taoist had lost his mind, whispering to Song Ya, "Holy Daughter, this man is a Golden Core Realm Cultivator, I’m no match."

"I’ll hold him off, you hurry and escape!"

Song Ya’s heart tightened, instinctively grabbing Tuo Le’s arm, "No, I won’t let you die!"

"You’re the Holy Daughter, it’s an honor to die for you!" Tuo Le pushed Song Ya away, lunging straight at the old Taoist.

In mid-air, his body transformed into a long black hair, sharp claws and teeth, with a faint crescent mark on his brow.

In the blink of an eye, he reached the old Taoist, his sharp claws slashing fiercely!

The old Taoist, however, laughed maniacally, flipping his horsetail whisk, the silver threads suddenly growing, wrapping tightly around Tuo Le, rendering him immobile.

A silver thread flew up, piercing directly into Tuo Le’s brow like a silver needle before retreating to float in front of the old Taoist.

The old Taoist extended his finger, letting a drop of fresh blood on the silver thread fall onto his finger, which he then placed into his mouth.

"Hmm, delicious. Honestly, even without alchemy, using you as ingredients is still top-notch, but unfortunately, demons have been getting so scarce that I can’t even catch them anymore."

The old Taoist closed his eyes, enjoying the taste of the blood, while his words made Tuo Le and Song Ya’s faces pale instantly.

They realized the Heavenly Illusion Fruit was bait, as it was useless for human cultivators but quite precious for the Demon Clan.

If someone was willing to buy it at a high price, they were, at the very least, acquainted with the Demon Clan.

The old Taoist had caught many demons using this trick, successfully each time.

"Holy Daughter, run!"

Tuo Le roared, the hair on his body standing on end, a blood moon shadow appearing above his head. The sky darkened instantly, the darkness spreading quickly into a sphere.

This was the Innate Divine Ability of the Blood Moon Cat Demon Clan, creating a "Dark Domain" where the darkness devoured everything within its range.

Some powerful Blood Moon Cat Demons could even seal off the five senses within the domain, turning enemies blind.

"Haha, do you think you can trap me with that?"

The old Taoist’s voice echoed out of the Dark Domain, followed by Tuo Le’s cries of pain.

Standing outside, Song Ya’s tears flowed uncontrollably. If not for her wanting the Heavenly Illusion Fruit, how could Tuo Le have gone with her?

If they hadn’t come out, how could they have run into the old Taoist?

Everything was her fault!

"Holy Daughter, run!"

Tuo Le’s voice rang out again from the Dark Domain, and Song Ya turned to escape, unwilling to waste the chance Tuo Le’s life had created.

But at that moment, a silver thread from the horsetail whisk shot out from the Dark Domain, wrapping around Song Ya’s waist like a tentacle.

Even Song Ya’s sharp claws couldn’t cut through the silver thread, leaving her in despair.

"Wuwu, it’s all my fault, Tuo Le, let’s die together..."

"Holy Daughter..." Tuo Le’s voice from the Dark Domain grew weaker.

Just then, a familiar figure approached from not far away, smiling with the warmth of a spring breeze: "Song Ya, how can you still be so reckless?"

Song Ya looked up sharply, her eyes shining, instinctively calling out, "Jue Mingzi!"

It was none other than Chen Nan!

After killing Gongsun Fu, Chen Nan sensed someone coming and hurriedly left but curiosity made him return.

Unexpectedly, he encountered someone he knew.

The Dark Domain finally collapsed, Tuo Le’s body crashing heavily to the ground, the horsetail whisk’s silver threads tightly wrapped around him, cutting into his skin, blood flowing.

Conversely, the old Taoist seemed assured and relaxed, turning to Chen Nan: "You’re from the Demon Clan? No, you’re from the Human Clan. Why do you have the scent of the Demon Clan on you?"

Chen Nan ignored the old Taoist, instead approaching Song Ya, gently wiping the tears from her face.

"Alright, stop crying. I said no matter what happens, you can come to me."

Song Ya cried even more, tilting her head in grievance, "But I couldn’t find you."

Chen Nan’s face reddened with embarrassment, coughing lightly; he had been on the run, so it was normal for others to fail in finding him.

"Well, I’m here to find you now."

"Mm!"

Song Ya happily plunged into Chen Nan’s arms, ignoring the old Taoist and the injured Tuo Le behind her.

Tuo Le silently wept in his heart, wondering why their Holy Daughter favored a human so much.

"Kid, whoever you are, get away from me, these two little demons are mine!"

Irritated by being ignored, the old Taoist flared up, shaking his horsetail whisk unhappily.

Chen Nan coolly chuckled, with his perception clearly sensing that the old Taoist was merely at the Second-Layer Golden Core Realm, with cultivation similar to his own.

However, the old Taoist’s aura was filled with a sinister killing intent, only formed by having killed many people.

Confirming that the old Taoist before him was no good.

"Old fool, you’ve scared my friend, so I advise you to kneel down, kowtow three times, and get lost, otherwise, I don’t mind twisting your head off!"