"Who is this? I am flying without a trace, rushing a thousand miles in the span of a breath. Unexpectedly, someone can transmit thoughts of crying for help into my mind. This is an extremely brilliant magical power, somewhat similar to the Mind Storm of the God Clan. The person calling for help seems to be a woman, with an extremely deeply sorrowful intent; I might as well go down and take a look."
With a swish, Fang Han came to a halt from the sky, hiding within the cloud layer. In the center of his eyes, a mass of black water light was brewing. Instantly, the mountains and rivers, every blade of grass and tree, and even the larger wild beasts like tigers, leopards, jackals, wolves, pythons, and eagles within a thousand-mile radius below, were all taken into his eyes.
This was the Eye of the Black Emperor within the "Five Emperors Great Demon Magical Power," capable of seeing all scenery clearly through the water vital energy between heaven and earth, seeing a thousand miles by day and eight hundred by night.
Fang Han could currently only see larger birds and beasts, species with powerful auras, within a thousand-mile radius. If he went a step further and cultivated to the Golden Core, then with a single glance, he could clearly see ants within a three-thousand-mile radius, and even precisely count the veins on every single tree leaf.
Only that would be called terrifying.
However, although Fang Han had not yet reached the level of seeing every hairline detail and perceiving the minutest things, seeing a few people clearly was no problem.
In an instant, what fell into Fang Han's line of sight was that amidst a desolate mountain and wild ridge, several swathes of starlight were surrounding a young woman. It was actually cultivators engaging in a magical battle, and that voice calling for help was exactly what that woman was radiating out.
That woman was in extreme danger; under the attacks of the several swathes of starlight, she could encounter an accident at any moment. While struggling forcefully to resist, this woman simultaneously emitted faint fluctuations of thought, transmitting them into the void and dispersing them outward.
"A demon?"
With a single glance, Fang Han saw that the woman calling for help unexpectedly had several furry tails behind her. She was clearly a fox demon, and a rare "Pure Fox" among fox demons.
As for the cultivators emitting those swathes of starlight, they wore feather clothes and wore star crowns on their heads. Each of them had a dignified and upright appearance, brimming with immortal aura, but their strikes were extremely sinister and ruthless. Moreover, they seemed to be taking liberties with and playing with this woman…
"Pure Fox little demoness, obediently hand over the treasure you obtained on this Demon Sealing Ridge. Hand over the treasure you just obtained, and we can spare your life, only subduing you and presenting you to our Seventh Senior Brother to be a concubine. Otherwise, once these swathes of starlight close in together, you will be reduced to flying ash and annihilated!"
On a desolate mountain and wild ridge, there were loess mounds everywhere, looking like giant grave mounds. However, there was nothing bizarre or strange about them, nor any special auras.
At this moment, right on a loess mound, a cultivator's finger emitted a swathe of starlight, twisting and flashing like a long snake, continuously smiling lewdly at the "fox demon" besieged in the center.
"Struggling is futile. This area of ten thousand miles is sparsely populated; even if you send out your demonic arts calling for help, who will come to save you? Even if you scream your throat hoarse, no one will come."
Another cultivator laughed treacherously.
"Hmph! It was my momentary carelessness that allowed you to trap me. You vainly call yourselves people of the orthodox path, yet you actually use sneak attacks and covert plots." The trapped "fox demon" was not old; she was a young girl, roughly the same age as Fairy He. However, between her brows, the baleful aura was extremely heavy, and her almond-shaped eyes were somewhat eccentric and mischievous.
"Hmph! This is saving you. You, a demoness, falling into the demonic path, what prospects do you have? This time is your day to stand out. Our Seventh Senior Brother's hundredth birthday is approaching. For you to give yourself over and seek refuge, isn't that much more promising than being in the demonic path? Our Seventh Senior Brother is a Golden Core expert at the seventh layer of the Mystic Realm, a little giant of the ages. Being able to be his concubine is a blessing. Don't fail to appreciate favors."
"Junior Brother, what are you spouting nonsense with her for? Let's just break her demonic arts, capture her, and then present her to Seventh Senior Brother as a birthday gift for his hundredth birthday. Us presenting such a fox demon beauty as a birthday gift will be very novel; perhaps Seventh Senior Brother will be happy and reward us heavily, maybe even elevating our cultivation levels."
"Hold on, do not use ruthless methods. We must make her obediently submit; otherwise, if we injure her, how can we present her to Seventh Senior Brother?"
The several cultivators spoke to each other, treating this "fox demon" as a gift, seemingly careless, but their hands did not relax in the slightest. The several streaks of starlight became more and more fierce, ultimately actually condensing into a ball of light, wrapping this "fox demon" within it.
These streaks of starlight were not spells, but a Treasure artifact refined from a special kind of rope absorbing the power of stars. Its power was immense, somewhat similar to the "Heavenly Rooster Supreme Yang Rope" Fang Han had once seen.
Within it, the "fox demon" held a short knife, radiating crystalline light, charging left and right, but just unable to break out. In truth, it was primarily because the several cultivators did not want to kill her; otherwise, if the power of the magic treasures in their hands was fully pushed, she would have died long ago.
These several cultivators were all experts of the Mystic Realm. Three of them had cultivated to the second layer, the True Qi Realm. There were two other cultivators who had just stepped into the first layer of the Mystic Realm, the Magical Power Realm. Although their cultivation levels were not high, in the secular world, it was enough to be an emperor of a region, and within the Yuhua Sect, they would also be true inheritance disciples.
As for that "fox demon", she was a cultivator who had just stepped into the "Mystic Realm". Fortunately, she was a demon who had cultivated into human form, having an extra stage of the heavenly thunder transformation, so her magical power was more tyrannical than a human's. Furthermore, what was even more formidable were those several tails behind her back; seeming like magic treasures yet not magic treasures, seeming like organs yet not organs, rather somewhat like the "Sky Concealing Demon Hand" that Fang Han had integrated into his left hand.
Fang Han actually knew that ordinary foxes had only one tail, while foxes with multiple tails were alien species of the remote ancient primordial era, naturally possessing powerful bloodlines. Once transformed into a demon, those several tails were the best Treasure artifacts, and could also continuously grow along with the strength of their own bloodline, having the possibility of transforming into Dao artifacts in the future.
"These few are disciples of the Qunxing Sect! Truly formidable; in order to give a birthday gift to that whatever Seventh Senior Brother, they actually forcibly snatch civilian women. Although this is a demoness, she anyway shed her form and turned human, hasn't she? Truly each more arrogant than the last; my Yuhua Sect seems to not have such matters yet."
Fang Han sighed a bit, considering whether to strike.
"Demoness! It seems you are iron-hearted and unwilling to submit! Then don't blame us for using ruthless methods!" The several cultivators suddenly shouted explosively, and the starlight ropes instantly shone with brilliant light!
"I'll risk it all!" The "fox demon" inside shouted sternly, simultaneously unleashing her most intense strike. Her several tails behind her back suddenly opened up like a peacock fanning its tail, and countless fine hairs shot out rapidly from the tails.
"Not good, these are Thunder Hair Needles!"
"Isn't this an ability only Nine-Tailed Pure Foxes possess? She only has four tails, how can she have it!"
"Retreat quickly!"
"Oh no!"
Puchi puchi! A massive amount of fine hairs flashed with thunder light, shooting onto the starlight barrier and exploding at once. Subsequently, the residual momentum of those fine hairs did not decay; they pierced through the clothes of the several disciples and submerged into their bodies.
Instantly, the several disciples all fell to the ground in pain.
"Hmph! My several tails have been refined by an expert of the Longevity Realm! Their power is boundless. Did you think I only had that little bit of strength? Originally, since you only tried to capture me, I wouldn't go as far as killing you. But since you know the secret of this Demon Sealing Ridge, I have no choice but to destroy your corpses and obliterate all traces of you. Have a good reincarnation in your next lives."
Looking at the several Qunxing Sect disciples collapsing on the ground, the "fox demon" flicked the short knife in her hand and lunged forward fiercely. She was as swift as the wind, decisive in killing and attacking, not caring in the slightest about the major repercussions bringing about the deaths of these few Qunxing Sect disciples.
Even Fang Han had not expected the situation to take a sudden turn for the worse, with the "fox demon" actually snatching victory from defeat. Because just now, even he had not seen that the tails behind the "fox demon" were this formidable. Evidently, after being refined by an extremely formidable expert, the magical power fluctuations had been concealed.
Just at the instant when the "fox demon's" short knife was about to slash the throats of the several Qunxing Sect disciples, suddenly her body was abruptly blocked by a massive formless force. At the same time, the short knife in her hand loosened and actually flew towards the sky. A voice sounded by the "fox demon's" ear: "What a Pure Fox little demoness, actually daring to obliterate and kill true inheritance disciples of the Qunxing Sect? Are you trying to provoke a war between immortals and demons?"
"Who!"
The fox demon immediately became alert, like a rabbit whose tail had been stepped on, instantly bounding far away. The tails behind her back dispersed again like a peacock fanning its tail to protect herself. Her eyes darted around, watching as Fang Han slowly descended from the sky. With a wave of his hand, several streaks of brilliance swept the several Qunxing Sect disciples on the ground inside. It was unknown whether they had been confined or protected.
"Heaven and Human Realm expert!" Seeing this, the fox demon's expression instantly turned slightly green. Her judgment was extremely brilliant; with one look at Fang Han, she knew he was an expert at the fifth layer of the Mystic Realm, the Heaven and Human Realm, or above, and she was absolutely not his match.
"Senior, spare my life, this minor demon also does not want to kill people. It was this minor demon who obtained an ancient wondrous treasure here, which was discovered by these disciples who tried to snatch my treasure. Since Senior has appeared, then this minor demon is willing to offer this ancient wondrous treasure to Senior, hoping Senior spares this minor demon's life. Moreover, this minor demon can also tell Senior a great secret regarding this Demon Sealing Ridge."
The "fox demon" hurriedly pulled out an ancient talisman from her bosom. It emanated bursts of powerful magical power fluctuations and faint rosy clouds. It was actually a supreme-tier Treasure artifact!
"Supreme-tier Treasure artifact!" Fang Han was stunned, not expecting a fox demon who had just stepped into the Mystic Realm to actually have such a treasure! Moreover, he felt that this magic treasure had not been refined; evidently, it had just been acquired.
Just as he was about to extract this magic treasure over, a thought suddenly moved in his heart.
"Stop playing tricks; I've played these kinds of tricks to death. This is not a supreme-tier Treasure artifact, but rather a treasure hallucinated from a divine thunder. As soon as I take it in my hand and use magical power to refine it, it will trigger the great formation inside and explode at once. Then I would be smashed to pieces and die immediately."
Fang Han's voice was like cold ice, staring at this "fox demon" with a continuous sneer: "Pure Fox little demoness, you don't know me, but I know you. I have seen through the original form of this treasure; it must have been refined by a Demon God. Only the Heavenly Demon Mind Befuddling Great Art has this effect."
Fang Han had seen this "fox demon" in the underground world back when he had not yet initially stepped into the Mystic Realm, while tempering himself with Fang Qingxue and destroying the Demon God altar.
"Tell the truth, what secret does this Demon Sealing Ridge have? For it to be worth you actually daring to take the risk to slay true inheritance disciples of the Qunxing Sect. Tell me, and I won't hurt you. Otherwise, for deceiving me just now, I can beat you back to your original form."