By the quiet riverbank, before Zhang Yan'er finished speaking, the Zhang Family Patriarch's imposing figure suddenly halted, his face full of disbelief.

"Yan'er!" the Zhang Family Patriarch shouted sternly, "Your mother has long passed away, this is merely a monster transformed by the dream demon! You are deeply trapped in a dream, unable to extricate yourself. Quickly leave this illusory place with your father!"

Zhang Yan'er stubbornly shook her head, her hair swaying like a tambourine: "No! She is my mother! Everything here feels so real, how could it be a dream? I live here with my mother every day, it's more real than the outside world!"

"Foolish!" The Zhang Family Patriarch clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white: "Stop being deluded! Step aside, let your father kill this beast!"

A trace of fear flashed across Zhang Yan'er's face, yet she stubbornly spread her arms, refusing to give an inch like a mother bird protecting her chicks.

This situation made the Zhang Family Patriarch's expression waver.

He originally thought he only needed to slay the dream demon in the dream, but unexpectedly, his daughter was already immersed in the illusion, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, even defending the dream demon.

Qin An lightly stroked the scabbard of the Cold Star Saber, shaking his head and sighing: "Patriarch Zhang, how can someone lost in a dream know they are within it? To her, this is the real world; we have become the illusion."

The Zhang Family Patriarch showed a look of sudden realization, smiling bitterly: "I didn't expect it to be so difficult, I don't know what to do."

Mr. Sun twirled a silver needle between his fingers: "This monster seems to be using your daughter to threaten us, unwilling to make a move."

As the three conversed, a trace of mockery flashed in the dream demon's eyes.

He deliberately feigned a look of panic when Zhang Yan'er turned back, which made Zhang Yan'er even more convinced that this was the real world.

"Yan'er!" the dream demon's voice trembled, "This man is not your father! Your father just visited us the other day, how could he suddenly return? And bring two strangers trying to take my life? It must be an enemy of your father in disguise! If you believe them, we will surely die today!"

Zhang Yan'er looked bewildered upon hearing this, but the black aura flowed between her brows, and she quickly regained her resolve: "Mother, leave first! I'll hold them off! Go find the real father and have him bring people to save us!"

As her voice fell, a Vein Condensation Realm aura rose from Zhang Yan'er.

The Zhang Family Patriarch's eyes were bloodshot as he shouted: "Vile creature! Still dares to deceive! If you release Yan'er now, I might give you a swift death!"

Mr. Sun furrowed his brows: "Patriarch, don't provoke him for now; everything in this dream is uncertain."

The Zhang Family Patriarch's fists clenched tighter.

The dream demon turned his back on Zhang Yan'er, showing a hint of provocation to the three, as if he already mastered the dream realm.

But at this moment, a voice leisurely rang out.

"You are very confident, thinking you control the situation."

Qin An stepped forward slowly, drawing the Cold Star saber with a reverse grip, shaking his head: "But that's not the case."

Upon hearing this, silence suddenly descended upon the scene.

The Zhang Family Patriarch's eyes lit up: "Could Mr. Qin have a way to break this predicament?"

Mr. Sun pondered: "If Mr. Qin takes action, breaking this situation shouldn't be difficult."

Zhang Yan'er didn't know Qin An's identity, but upon seeing Qin An draw the straight blade from his waist, she warily watched the straight blade in Qin An's hand.

Qin An lifted his gaze over the dream demon, his eyes piercing: "In ancient times, there was a healer who treated cultivators afflicted by the dream demon, using a very special method, which is to return everything to nothingness. What realm are you in?"

A trace of fear flashed in the dream demon's eyes, but he quickly masked it, forcing calmness as he said: "Yan'er, you must go, let me hold them off. They surely won't spare us!"

"Poor performance." Qin An shook his head with a cold smile: "If you truly have supreme cultivation, why act so theatrically? Why not just kill us directly? Since you dare not act..."

He abruptly plunged the Cold Star into the ground: "That indicates you're just a paper tiger bluffing!"

In the next moment, Five-Colored True Essence flowed from the Cold Star into the ground.

The ground began to tremble violently, the surrounding environment weaving between clarity and blur, as if it would shatter completely in the next instant.

The dream demon's eyes widened, crying out in disbelief: "How is it possible! Even if you know the breaking method, how did you so precisely sever the crucial point?"

Qin An said lightly: "I already mentioned, I've read medical texts on dealing with dream demons, naturally knowing the key points, finding the weakest spot in the dream isn't difficult at all."

The Zhang Family Patriarch saw the surrounding scenery becoming increasingly blurry, his face filled with joy, looking at Qin An with a hint of reverence.

Mr. Sun's expression was exceedingly complex.

The man before them was clearly a Silver Prefecture General of the Evil Extermination Bureau, yet his medical expertise seemed to surpass his own.

With complicated expressions, Zhang Yan'er's face changed, turning to look at the dream demon behind her.

"Mother, what did you just say?"

The dream demon's eyes revealed a vicious glare: "What did I say? Naturally, it concerns your matters, but now... you're useless, get lost!"

As the words fell, the dream demon struck Zhang Yan'er's back with a raised hand.

In the next moment, the forces of the dream realm intertwined, trapping Zhang Yan'er within.

Zhang Yan'er appeared utterly panicked.

When she was surrounded by that terrifying dream force, clarity gradually returned to her eyes, she couldn't help shivering.

"You're not my mother?"

The dream demon sneered: "Of course I'm not your mother, it's a pity, now that the plan to use you to control the Zhang Family is exposed, you'll all die here!"

No sooner had the words fallen, the dream demon's gaze turned to Qin An.

"What is your name?"

The surrounding dream realm continued to shatter at a visible pace, yet the dream demon showed no panic.

Qin An responded indifferently: "You'll know once you're dead."

"Just you?" the dream demon sneered: "Even if you destroy the dream realm, what of it? This is still my domain; today, I'll kill you all, then seize Zhang Yan'er's body so I can still control the entire Zhang Mansion!"

The dream realm's power suddenly became intense, then covered the dream demon entirely.

The dream demon's form began to change.

The kindly middle-aged woman's shape vanished, replaced by a mass of darkness.

No features, no expression could be seen.

Yet the aura emanated from this shadow made one's body tremble.

—— Outer Elixir Realm!

Qin An's lips curled slightly: "Gentlemen, what are you waiting for?"

Upon hearing this, the Zhang Family Patriarch immediately understood, both palms waved in succession, the terrifying True Essence enveloped in his palms blasted towards the dream demon.

Though Mr. Sun was only in the Vein Condensation Realm, at this moment he flicked his fingers successively.

Countless silver needles shot out, forming a dense net with the wave of a hand, enveloping the dream demon.

The dream demon raised his pitch-black head, watching the attack fall, fingers clenched, punching towards the approaching silver needles.

The terrifying dream force blew all the silver needles away.

At this moment, Mr. Zhang's palms have already fallen onto the Dream Demon's chest.

But in the next moment, Mr. Zhang's expression suddenly changes.

"No entity?"

The palms effortlessly pass through the Dream Demon's body, and the terrifying True Essence falls into the distance, stirring the void into flying ashes.

The Dream Demon sneered: "This is my dream realm, I am the master here, how can a mere Outer Elixir Realm defeat me?"

Having said that, the Dream Demon punched again, carrying terrifying dream realm power, attacking Mr. Zhang.

Mr. Zhang's hair stood on end, feeling a life-and-death crisis blooming, crossing his hands to block the Dream Demon's attack.

"Boom!"

A massive boom suddenly rang out, Mr. Zhang was knocked flying, landing steadily on the ground, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

After forcing back the two with consecutive moves, the Dream Demon turned his gaze toward Qin An, lunging at him with murderous intent in his eyes.

"Give me your life!"

Qin An held the Cold Star Saber, braced on the ground, watching the Dream Demon charge, with a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.

He stopped destroying the surrounding dream realm, and drew the Cold Star backward, slashing out.

The terrifying Five-Colored True Essence carried an unstoppable force, fiercely clashing with the Dream Demon's fist.

In the next moment, the Dream Demon's expression drastically changed.

Ice Flame Blood Transformation Saber!

Three Blades Unite!

The terrifying power of the Three Blades Unite suddenly erupted on the Cold Star.

After the burst, the power surged like seawater.

The dream realm power that the Dream Demon had gathered turned to ashes in the wake of the Five-Colored True Essence.

Before the Dream Demon could react, the Cold Star turned momentum and fiercely pierced the Dream Demon's chest.

The Dream Demon lifted his head abruptly, his face full of incredulity: "You are merely at the Outer Elixir Realm Initial, why can you unleash such force?"

Qin An spoke lightly: "Strangely?"

The Dream Demon spat old blood: "Not strange?"

Qin An pondered: "Perhaps a little strange, but normal for me, a pity..."

The Dream Demon instinctively asked: "What's a pity?"

Qin An slowly said: "If you could hold on a bit longer, perhaps the victor would be you instead."

"Why say so?" The Dream Demon felt Qin An withdrawing the Straight Blade, the Five-Colored True Essence extinguishing all his vitality.

But now his curiosity outweighed the fear of death.

Qin An glanced at Zhang Yan'er trapped: "Do you truly think this dream realm is so easily destroyed? If you had continued to hold her hostage, I would have been bound, but you chose to battle me with your dream realm power, which led to your downfall."

"You!"

"Tricked me!"

The Dream Demon fiercely shook with momentum.

"Tricked you...and what of it?" Qin An withdrew the Cold Star, his expression indifferent.

At this moment, the Dream Demon's body fell to the ground, twitching constantly.

"You will die, you will die a horrible death!" The Dream Demon lifted a finger, trembling as he pointed at Qin An: "I am the paramour of the Fox Girl of Carefree Mountain, now that you have killed me, the Fox Girl will surely sense it, and you will have nowhere left to die!"

As soon as the words fell, the Dream Demon's vitality completely ceased, a Pseudo Pill emerged from the Dream Demon's body, grasped by Qin An.

Counting Qin An's existing four Demonic Pills, his stored Demonic Pills reached five.

"A fox from Carefree Mountain?" Qin An sheathed his saber: "Killed many, one more won't make a difference."

At this time, the surrounding dream realm collapsed entirely after the Dream Demon's death.

The horrific dream realm power was destroyed by the real world.

Mr. Zhang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looking complexly toward Qin An.

He hadn't expected that the terrifying Dream Demon would be slain by Qin An in a single strike!

Though he saw Qin An had used a Secret Technique, that one saber's might was something even he could not resist.

Mr. Zhang wanted to say something, but at that moment, the surrounding dream realm completely vanished.

Just in the blink of an eye, they returned to the room.

Mr. Zhang immediately stepped forward to check Zhang Yan'er's condition, breathing a sigh of relief.

Only to see Zhang Yan'er gradually awaken, but soon fell into unconsciousness again.

But it was clear that Zhang Yan'er had escaped danger.

Mr. Zhang then turned, clenching fist in gratitude to Qin An: "Mr. Qin, the grace of your rescue, the Zhang Family will never forget! In the future, if you need anything, no risk will be too great to undertake!"

These words were spoken very sincerely.

But within them lay a trace of Mr. Zhang's scheming.

Now that his daughter was successfully rescued, he saw Qin An's terrifying potential.

Such a character naturally needed befriending.

Qin An shook his head: "I came for the Demonic Pills, just what each needed."

Qin An didn't want to say more.

Now his body already stored five Demonic Pills; if he obtained two more, that would be seven.

Currently, he only needed to practice the butcher technique to the eleventh level, then return to exchange it for a Pulse Condensation Realm blade technique, to push the blade technique to Outer Elixir Realm.

He didn't want to waste time.

Mr. Zhang hadn't expected Qin An to be so direct, but he was also straightforward, immediately taking out two more Demonic Pills from his bosom, handing them to Qin An.

After receiving the Demonic Pills, Qin An absorbed them into his body, clenched his fist in respect: "Since the matter is settled, I'll take my leave."

He was eager to quickly push the blade technique to the Outer Elixir Realm.

But just as he finished speaking, the sound of footsteps came from outside.

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