Inside the White Bone Valley, death energy swirled and obscured the sky. Even in broad daylight, the environment was no different from the dark of night.

Fortunately, Shi Xuan was already capable of night vision. For him, there was virtually no difference between day and night.

He held his long sword and paced slowly through the valley. He remained fully alert, ready to strike at the slightest unusual sound.

Rustle, rustle. The valley was terrifyingly quiet; aside from his own footsteps, no other sounds could be heard.

Time passed minute by minute. Shi Xuan had already walked over a thousand steps into the valley, yet he had not encountered a single bone demon.

This left him feeling quite puzzled. Just as he intended to change direction, a sudden sound of movement came from not far away.

He saw dozens of bone demons in both human and beast forms. They were currently pursuing a woman dressed in a white robe.

She was covered in wounds, and her clothing was riddled with holes. Through the gaps, one could even catch glimpses of her ample figure.

However, Shi Xuan did not stare at the woman. Instead, he showed a thoughtful expression, wondering why a female cultivator would suddenly appear in this place.

Upon seeing Shi Xuan, the woman's eyes brightened. She immediately shouted, "Young master, save me!"

"Very well," Shi Xuan replied as he thrust his sword forward. A strand of sword qi shot toward the white-robed woman and the crowd of bone demons behind her.

Seeing the sword qi approaching, the woman instinctively dodged to the side. In the blink of an eye, the sword qi pierced through all the demons.

Every bone demon instantly collapsed with a clattering sound. The white-robed woman clutched her chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Thank you for your help, young master. I can never repay such great kindness; I am willing to offer myself to you in marriage."

"Hmph," Shi Xuan snorted softly. "There is no need for that. You should first put on proper clothes and then lead me to the lair of these monsters."

"I shall wipe them all out at once." He naturally did not believe in a hero-saving-the-beauty scenario in a place like the White Bone Valley.

Although he had not used his full strength in that strike, any cultivator below the Heavenly Origin Realm could not have dodged it.

Yet this woman had dodged instantly. Given her strength, it was impossible for her to be hunted by a group of Dao Base Realm bone demons.

He suspected this woman was a Heavenly Origin Realm bone demon in disguise. Though he did not know her goal, he was in no hurry to expose her.

He planned to strike with full force once they reached the lair to give her a massive surprise. "I understand," the woman replied obediently.

She took a set of clothes from her storage ring and changed into them. After a short while, she spoke again.

"Young master, do you truly want me to lead you to their lair? There are many terrifying existences within."

"Several of my fellow disciples at the Life Core Realm perished there. Had I not been lucky and possessed a protective treasure from my sect, I would not have seen you."

Shi Xuan said indifferently, "Do not compare this young master to your useless fellow disciples. Lead the way."

"As you wish." The woman turned around to lead the way, her mouth curling upward in a subtle, unnoticed smile.

Little did she know that every movement she made was seen by Shi Xuan. He did not point it out and followed her quietly.

The two traveled for half an hour until they arrived beside a blood-colored river. The woman pointed to the opposite bank.

"Young master, their lair is in a cave dwelling on the other side of the blood river. There is also a ten-thousand-year blood lingzhi inside."

"Our group only took the risk to obtain that lingzhi. Who would have thought..."

"Continue leading the way." Shi Xuan did not listen to any more of her nonsense.

The white-robed woman saw that Shi Xuan was so stubborn and thought to herself that he was just another arrogant and self-conceited genius. She decided to let him be proud for a while longer. Once they entered the Blood Shore Cave, she would ensure he never returned, and his providence would belong to her.

The two flew over the blood river on their swords, arriving outside the cave in the blink of an eye. The white-robed woman feigned fear and said, "Young master, there are countless bone demons inside. I do not dare to enter."

"There is no need to worry. With me here, no bone demon can harm you. Let us go." Although Shi Xuan's tone was very calm, it carried an air that brooked no argument.

The white-robed woman spoke no more and walked quietly toward the mountain cave. Upon entering the cave, a long and narrow dark entrance greeted their eyes.

After walking several hundred steps, the space suddenly opened up. A spacious cavern appeared before Shi Xuan, filled with many bone demons dozing off while one or two patrolling bone demons could be seen occasionally.

Just as the white-robed woman stopped her footsteps, a clanging sound rang in her ears. In the next second, she felt a surge of intense pain from her back. She subconsciously looked down and discovered that her body had been pierced through by a precious sword.

The white-robed woman turned her head in astonishment toward Shi Xuan and subconsciously asked, "When did you find out?" Shi Xuan said indifferently, "At the moment you dodged that strike of mine."

"Hahaha..." The white-robed woman let out a burst of ear-piercing, eerie laughter. "Little fellow, you really do have some ability. I am starting to like you more and more, but do you think you have truly grasped me?"

As she spoke, the white-robed woman before him instantly vanished into ash. At the same time, countless eerie green ghost fires within the cavern suddenly lit up. In the blink of an eye, the entire cave was brightly illuminated.

The previously dozing bone demons also opened their eyes one after another, looking at Shi Xuan with hideous expressions. "Quite interesting," Shi Xuan said with great interest as he witnessed this scene.

Inside the cavern, the voice of the white-robed woman from before echoed once more. "Little fellow, death is at your doorstep, yet you are still being stubborn."

Shi Xuan looked toward the direction of the voice. He saw a beautiful woman dressed in white flying out from the depths of the cave, floating in mid-air and looking at him with a face full of contempt.

He spoke unhurriedly, "Is that so? Then today I shall see exactly how much ability you, this demonic creature, possess to have the confidence to suppress me."

The beautiful woman said, "Brat, do you know why I have been able to live in this White Bone Valley for tens of thousands of years without being suppressed?"

"Because you are weak, and others do not deign to deal with you," Shi Xuan said in all seriousness.

"Hmph." The beautiful woman snorted coldly. "That is because there is an array within my cave dwelling called the Ten-Thousand Bone Spirit-Severing Array."

"Even a cultivator of the God-Nurturing Realm would find it difficult to escape unscathed upon entering this array. Within this cave, I am an invincible existence among those in the same realm."

"Is that so? I do not believe it," Shi Xuan said with a playful look. "Unless you let me see it for myself."

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