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Chapter 144: Demonic Creature

The ring itself is forged from Celestial bones, with all five elements converging inside, transforming into a miniature world.

She could have a body that truly belongs to her, without having to worry about rejection and the haunting pull of soul-reaping devices, like a wandering spirit with no anchor.

Although Su Tingyun is anxious, she has no idea how long it takes to reshape her physical form. Suppressing her excitement, she plans to find an absolutely secure place for the reconstruction. Given her lack of knowledge about the Upper Realm, the only place she can ensure safety is with the Bai family.

Their decision made, Su Tingyun and Bai Su are about to leave. But just then, Su Tingyun suddenly feels the ground under her feet give, and her body sinks into the ground. They are standing by the dried-up Tianhe River, and the ground beneath them is composed of rocks. How could it possibly collapse? At this moment, Su Tingyun abruptly discovers that her ankle is entwined with something resembling black seaweed, vigorously pulling her downward.

The Tianhe River emits a faint white light, and numerous water droplets splash around Su Tingyun. When they touch the river water, some of the black seaweed shrinks a bit, but they only dodge a few times, still firmly gripping Su Tingyun.

Bai Su produces several silver leaves in his hand and strikes towards the black mass. Although he has now regained strength in the Upper Realm and has formidable cultivation, the leaves do not damage the black seaweed. Instead, the severed black pieces gradually spread outwards, tangles around Su Tingyun's two feet, and causes her to instantly sink knee-deep.

Bai Su tightens his grip on her shoulders and pulls outward, but he realizes that the downward force is so strong that, despite exerting all his strength, he can't move her at all. At this moment, the three other experts from the Bai family get to them, and only when everyone attacks together do they manage to force the black seaweed back by a foot.

Su Tingyun pulls her feet out of the muck, losing both shoes and socks. She takes a couple of steps, but a sharp, piercing pain hits her, causing her body to go weak. Almost falling, she's caught by Bai Su, who then places her behind him.

On the opposite bank of the Tianhe River, black mist swirls, and a man with an indistinct face sits on a giant scorpion. He whistles at Su Tingyun. After making this gesture, the scorpion's tail rises, revealing a beautiful face on its end. At this moment, the face speaks, "As if heaven itself made you to enchant others, yet you're cultivating the Righteous Path? Why not come over to our side and have some fun."

The face on the scorpion has a seductive voice. Licking its lips, it murmurs, "The Bai family? Looks delicious." As it speaks, silver threads of drool flow from its mouth. With a swift curl of its tongue, it swallows its saliva. Since it only has a face and no neck, the entire scorpion tail trembles, as if a throat is gulping.

"The power of the Tianhe boundary is gradually weakening. Over the years, many cultivators have gone missing by the Tianhe River, presumably captured by people from the demonic realm." Those demonic cultivators surprisingly possess such strength.

Most cultivators who ascend to the True Immortal Realm are relatively free from inner demons, aligning more with the Righteous Path. Therefore, they should consider their behavior more carefully. On the opposite side, the True Demonic Realm consists entirely of ruthless demonic cultivators. To survive and grow stronger, they do whatever it takes, and engage in more intense battles. It can be said that while the number of demonic cultivators in the True Demonic Realm may be fewer, their combat strength and peculiar fighting styles can't be compared to the cultivators of the True Immortal Realm.

Also, as more people turn to Demonic Cultivation, their numbers may have increased compared to the past. 

If the boundaries of the Tianhe River were truly eliminated, and a war between Immortals and Demons were to break out, it would be difficult to predict the outcome.

Now, these Demonic cultivators are openly hunting by the Tianhe River.

"Three Daluo Golden Immortals, one Golden Immortal, one Human Immortal..." With the sway of the scorpion tail, the scorpion woman's face flies back and forth in the air like a kite, looking quite eerie. After listing them off, she asks, "Lei Ming, can't we handle them?"

As the words fall, a large number of dark shadows appear on the opposite bank of the river. Upon closer inspection, the entire riverbank is covered with poisonous scorpions, so densely packed, it could make people's scalp go numb.

Lei Ming, seated on the Scorpion's back, places his hand near his lips and makes a gesture towards Su Tingyun, "The newly ascended beauty, you've been poisoned. If you don't want your whole body to rot, come over to me. I have a solution. Although the boundary river will cause you harm, it's better than rotting away completely." After saying this, he lifts his hand, grabs a scorpion, and throws it into the boundary river. The river's surface immediately churns, crushing the poisonous scorpion in an instant. As it explodes, a black flower shoots out from the scorpion's body and, propelled by the force, lands on the opposite bank.

It's a kind of flower made of the seaweed from before, now slantingly lodged in a rock. The layered petals resemble a blackened rose, but this flower not only lacks fragrance but also emits a putrid, corpse-like stench.

"We'll be waiting for you here for a day," the petals open and close and, unexpectedly, produces sound.

The demonic cultivators from the True Demonic Realm have figured out a way to allow certain things to pass through the barrier of the boundary river and come to the True Immortal Realm.

At this moment, flames appear in the palm of Bai Su's hand and directly burn the black flower.

"Nirvana Fire!" the scorpion woman hisses, then giggles, "Refuse a toast, and you'll only be forced to drink a loss. You, Immortal, wait for death!" After speaking, the scorpion tide recedes, and the opposite bank turns empty in just a blink of an eye, as if the Demonic cultivators were never there.

Su Tingyun stands barefoot behind Bai Su. Her feet have numerous red bumps, and spiritual energy cannot pass through the meridians on the soles of her feet, preventing the expulsion of toxins.

A thin black line is climbing up her calf. She rolls up her pants to the knees, discovering that the black line has reached a position three inches above her knee.

Bai Su lifts her skirt slightly, looking behind, and says, "Within a day, this poison will spread throughout your body." He lets the skirt fall, not in a hurry, and continues, "I've heard of the name Lei Ming."