As one of the elite under Elder Monkey of the Demon Hall, Hu Sandao never expected to encounter Qin An here, famed for the double mastery of fist and saber.

Although Qin An had changed his true appearance using a human skin mask, Hu Sandao could instantly identify Qin An just by sensing that unique True Qi.

Qin An chuckled lightly, casually removed the mask and tucked it into his chest, revealing his true face: "I underestimated the vision of the Demon Hall; it seems I'm quite famous among you."

His gaze was as sharp as a blade, piercing directly at Hu Sandao.

"Tell me, what is your purpose in stirring trouble here?"

"If you're willing to confess, you might get to keep your life."

Hearing this, Hu Sandao sneered disdainfully: "If other demons were threatened by you like this, they would have surrendered long ago, but I'm different—I'm at odds with your Evil Extermination Bureau!"

Qin An sighed, pressing hard with his feet, transforming into an afterimage and closing in like a phantom.

The Cold Star Saber carried an icy killing intent, slashing down overhead.

"Stubborn fool, then there's no need for you to stay." Cold light flashed in Qin An's eyes.

He intended to test whether this demon was timid, hoping to glean clues about the Demon Hall.

Unexpectedly, the opponent was a tough nut to crack.

Without value, just cut him down!

Qin An had no intention of holding back.

As Qin An closed in like a phantom, Hu Sandao took a deep breath.

Then, with his iron saber, he blocked Qin An's Cold Star saber.

At the moment of the collision of blades, sparks flew.

The terror of his Three Blades technique exploded upon the Cold Star.

Three Blades Unite, able to overcome adversity.

Though Ice Flame Water Breaker wasn't as formidable as Blood-Burning Dragon Demon Hand, it could be effective without consuming demon energy in a dire battle.

As soon as the two blades met, Hu Sandao felt a powerful force of collision, pain subtly emanating from his internal organs.

Immediately, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes; fangs appeared, and he spat a cold beam towards Qin An's heart.

Qin An turned to see a long saber suddenly shoot out from Hu Sandao's mouth.

"This move is quite powerful; if I'm careless, you might hit me." A smile tugged at Qin An's lips, unaffected.

Hu Sandao hadn't responded yet when he saw his spat-out long saber had already pierced through Qin An's chest.

This scene left Hu Sandao stunned.

This was his trump card, not only could it be launched instantly, but it was extremely sinister, and myriad humans of the Gui Cang Realm had perished by his hand.

Yet truly, he hadn't expected to cut down Qin An so easily.

A glimmer of joy flickered in Hu Sandao's eyes.

He knew that if he killed Qin An and brought back his head, Elder Monkey would surely lavish rewards.

But the next moment, he noticed something amiss.

At the point where iron saber and Cold Star met, there was an empty sensation.

This sensation of emptiness made Hu Sandao realize that the Qin An standing in front of him was not real.

Sure enough, Qin An's face ahead still bore a smile, but the figure shattered like an illusion.

Simultaneously, Hu Sandao felt a chilling wind from behind.

Before he could turn around, intense pain spread from his back and protruded through his chest.

Hu Sandao staggered and kneeled, lowering his head, staring at the knife tip dripping blood in front of his chest, full of disbelief, and hoarsely said: "What Body Technique is this?"

"Aren't you only skilled with fist and saber techniques?"

Qin An shook his head, grasped Hu Sandao's head, drew his saber, shook off the blood, and looked down indifferently.

"Dragon Roar Wind Shadow Step has reached Small Success, simply using phantom to confuse the enemy."

Hu Sandao lay on the ground, twitched for a moment, and then became motionless, transforming into a lifeless fox corpse revealing its true form.

During the battle just now, Qin An had used the Dragon Roar Wind Shadow Step, able to condense an afterimage in place, a feature possessed after reaching Small Success.

This afterimage was clearly something Hu Sandao could not discern.

The battle happened quickly and ended swiftly.

Qin An looked at the corpse on the ground, skillfully extracting the demon energy within, then placed it into his chest.

"In the Gui Cang Realm, demons hardly pose a threat to me anymore."

"Now, only Pulse Condensation Realm experts pose a threat." Qin An thought to himself.

With just the battle just now, he held the advantage at every turn.

Now, only the Pulse Condensation Realm can pose a threat to him.

And if I absorb three additional earth vein crystals to push my strength to the Pulse Condensation Realm, I estimate even Pulse Condensation Realm, I'll have the power to battle them.

With that in mind, Qin An tucked the Cold Star back at his waist, used Dragon Roar Wind Shadow Step, and arrived at the entrance.

Currently, Lianyu was restrained by Qin An's Blood-Burning Dragon Demon Hand, only able to move her eyes.

When Lianyu saw the battle below, her eyes went wide, witnessing the entire process made her tremble all over.

She didn't know what earth vein crystals were, but posting Gui Cang Realm demons here meant the thing wasn't simple.

Who could have thought, a Gui Cang Realm fox demon adept at saber skills couldn't survive three bouts with Qin An.

"Are you surprised?"

Qin An lifted his gaze over Lianyu, then clasped her neck and leaped back into the cavern.

Up ahead, earth vein crystals remained tangled by dense ropes, continuously converging evil qi into the crystal.

The bodies on the ground had long gone cold.

Aside from Qin An and Lianyu, no one else lingered here.

Qin An gazed at the earth vein crystal ahead, walked forward, lifting his hand to grasp it.

The ropes entwining the earth vein crystal were instantly shattered by Qin An's Blood-Burning Dragon Demon Hand.

Qin An examined the earth vein crystal, using True Qi to inspect it closely and found nothing unusual.

"Sending a Gui Cang Realm demon to stand guard and setting up an array, it definitely isn't something simple."

"But why does it seem no different from common earth vein crystals?" Qin An pondered internally.

Currently having few clues, he couldn't grasp what Elder Monkey Hall was doing exactly.

However, the gains from this trip were quite abundant.

The earth vein crystal he sought was now in hand.

Thinking about this, Qin An turned to look at Lianyu.

"Go up."

How to deal with Lianyu should be left to the prefect of the Evil Extermination Bureau to resolve.

As for any subsequent clues, Qin An believes that Yang Quanfeng will surely inform him.

What he needs to do now is to return to Huaiyun County, let the County Magistrate notify the Evil Extermination Bureau, and have them send people over to wrap things up.

As for what will ultimately become of this pseudo-god in front of him, Qin An couldn't care less.

But just as Qin An was about to turn around and leave, Lianyu beside him suddenly experienced an anomaly.

Only to see Lianyu clutching her head, rolling on the ground.

Even with the control of the Blood-Burning Dragon Demon Hand, it couldn't make Lianyu stop.

Lianyu's eyes were bloodshot, and her face showed a ferocious expression.

Beads of cold sweat trickled continuously down her forehead, and screams echoed from her mouth, filling the cave.

Seeing this situation, Qin An slightly furrowed his brows.

"It seems that taking the earth vein crystal resulted in the ceased transmission of evil qi from the entangled ropes."

After Qin An destroyed the ropes, Lianyu immediately displayed an abnormality, leading Qin An to naturally link the two.

Lianyu's rolling speed on the ground continued to quicken, as if plunged into endless agony, screaming and rolling simultaneously.

During her rolling, the aura on her body became extremely unstable.

The originally Jade Bone Realm Lianyu suddenly transformed into the Returning to Storage Realm as she rolled.

Simultaneously, an entrancing soul allure abruptly radiated from around Lianyu.

The entrancing allure, once emerged, swiftly filled the entire cave.

Immediately after, it surged toward Qin An with intensity.

Qin An's expression changed slightly.

Even though he possessed various cultivation techniques, and five main veins had already been condensed by the earth vein.

Under the influence of that trace of allure, he astonishingly felt his blood surging, wanting to shed his clothing and indulge in an ecstasy with Lianyu.

At this moment, Lianyu's rolling speed gradually slowed down, then she slowly straightened her waist.

This movement, accompanied by the entrancing allure, appeared captivatingly enchanting.

A tinge of desire was evident between Lianyu's eyes, as if she intended to meld Qin An into herself.

"I want...give me..."

Lianyu forcefully crawled on the ground, her eyes filled with longing, trying to embrace Qin An's thigh.

Qin An frowned slightly, retreated a step, and dodged to the side.

Lianyu surprisingly turned her body, continuing to pounce toward Qin An.

Even with such a pathetic attempt, it made Qin An's blood surge internally.

"Something's wrong, definitely something's wrong."

Qin An stepped forward, executing the Dragon Roar Wind Shadow Step, arrived behind Lianyu, and pointed at her glabella.

True Qi ran along the path of the Blood-Burning Dragon Demon Hand, swiftly transitioning all over Lianyu's body.

Lianyu was restrained by the Blood-Burning Dragon Demon Hand, yet showed signs of breaking free.

Fortunately, Qin An increased the True Qi, finally gaining complete control over Lianyu.

Even though Lianyu was restrained, she still wanted to hold onto Qin An.

That trace of allure, when getting closer, was still capable of affecting Qin An's state of mind.

Even the profound arts of defensive cultivation couldn't suppress it.

Luckily, after Qin An took several deep breaths, he barely suppressed the impulse, using True Qi to inspect Lianyu's condition.

Soon, Qin An detected an anomaly.

Within Lianyu's body, several types of evil qi were converging, and after these evil qi gathered, a captivating allure emerged throughout her body.

Linking it to the previous scenario where evil qi ropes entwined the earth vein crystal, Qin An concluded based on numerous miscellaneous books he once read.

"The evil qi was deliberately condensed onto the earth vein crystal for you, but why pay such a dear price?"

"Is it solely to create an innate allure body?"

Even though the woman before him is a pseudo-god, no man can resist the allure of Lianyu.

If a man could enjoy even a moment of pleasure with her, it would grant him endless joy.

The Old Monkey Elder went through such an ordeal, building a floating pleasure boat here and posted a fox demon in the Returning to Storage Realm just to nurture a captivating fox sprite pseudo-god capable of overturning realms?

What exactly is the plan?

Qin An couldn't figure it out.

Yet, it didn't hinder his next move.

"First, let's take this woman back."

The intelligence from the Evil Extermination Bureau must be richer than his, the provincial prefects of Jinzhou have long-standing ties with the bureau, which is better than his wild conjecture here.

While contemplating this, Qin An subdued Lianyu, ready to depart this desolate cave.

But just then, an anomaly suddenly appeared.

At the pedestal where the earth vein crystal was originally set, shadows began to coalesce.

After continuous convergence, the shadows transformed into a withered figure.

The Old Monkey Elder lifted his gaze, scanning the cave.

Upon spotting Qin An, his tusks protruded outward, revealing a ferocious look.

"Release this woman, and I may allow you to live a little longer!"

Qin An hadn't expected to encounter the Old Monkey Elder's apparition here.

Yet the current demeanor of the Old Monkey Elder seemed already lost to wisdom and fortitude, seemed more like frantic and anxious.

This is merely a shadow and wouldn't cause any harm to Qin An.

Rubbing his chin, Qin An's gaze fell upon Lianyu: "She's very important to you."

The Old Monkey Elder cast a gloomy glance at Qin An without uttering a word.

Qin An shook his head: "I naturally won't let go of something vital to an enemy."

If there were no grudges between the two parties, Qin An might have engaged in a dialogue.

But since they were enemies rather than friends, something profoundly important to the Old Monkey Elder could not be easily relinquished.

The Old Monkey Elder suddenly stepped forward, a hint of threat permeating his voice: "If you take her, Lingzhou cannot protect you, nor can the Evil Extermination Bureau."

"Even at the ends of the earth, I will claim your life!"

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