Taking the Bait

Chen Wentian's other disciples were told the plan the next morning. The point gathering operation continued but with a greater sense of danger. It wouldn't be without risk and the women knew this. Spirit Lords didn't obtain their power for nothing.

Yet they also trusted Chen Wentian at the same time. The plan was as safe as he could make it. If anything happened, the immortal items of his first three disciples would be able to hold off the monsters while they took shelter within Tortoise Can Fly.

Chen Wentian left the group a day later, making a show of flying all the way back to Black Rock City. Jasmine led the group and continued to clear out monster infestations and drive them south. He came back combined with Chen Mo and used the opportunity to scout the enemy.

He discovered that the enemy lineup consisted of two wisdom beasts and a greater demon. Like beasts, demons had their own classification. Demons in the mortal realms were simply called demons, there was no other differentiation. Demons that managed to enter the Spirit Lord Realm were called greater demons and they all gained increased intelligence, power, as well as some special abilities. The most common was a transformation ability that allowed them to turn into bigger and more uglier versions of themselves or into a more human-like appearance.

Above greater demons were elder demons and above those were archdemons. Like the tiers of beasts, each demon tier represented a large upgrade in power that was independent of cultivation. All Spirit Lord demons were greater demons but after that, there was no guarantee that one could become an elder demon. Archdemons were even rarer and Chen Wentian hadn't even heard of any from the Immortal Association's news grapevine.

The greater demon he faced was a green goblin. He was most likely the leader of all the different goblin tribes that were assaulting both Cloudy Mountain Province and Red Bamboo Province. This goblin stood straight and was slightly taller than humans. Its face was noticeably less ugly but its appetite was even greater. Even while tailing Jasmine and his disciples, it stayed a good distance away and played with human females while snacking on the flesh of the ones that died from his forceful strength.

The greater goblin was soon dragged away from his lazy life by the two beasts once they found out that Chen Wentian was gone for good. The beasts were a pair of wolves, one that looked like a flaming furball and the other that was wrapped in foggy ice.

"Hey goblin, stop playing with your food." The flame wolf said gruffly.

"Tch, he can't help himself. Demon trash is always disgusting like this…" The ice wolf said.

"Who are you calling trash, you overgrown flea bags!" The goblin furiously threw away the woman he was playing with.

"Don't give me attitude. Hurry up, we're going. That strange girl is alone. The other human immortal left for two days now." The flame wolf said.

Chen Wentian listened in nearby and was extremely happy that his prey had taken the bait.

The goblin spat. "Bleh, what's the point, you won't even let me taste that girl. So stingy."

"Is this really a greater demon?" The ice wolf turned and asked its companion.

The pair seemed like close, either relatives or a mating pair. Chen Wentian's greedy heart could barely contain itself. If he could get a pair of ice and flame weapon souls, it would be amazing! The ice sisters were in dire need of such weapons and it would greatly help their ice and fire cultivation.

The fire wolf sighed in exasperation and explained their plan to the goblin once again. The wolf pair did not know that Jasmine was a divine beast but they were attracted to the province by her aura from the reports of their subordinates. They had originally been in Red Bamboo Province and had actually participated in battles against Glacier Palace and Divine Blazing Mountain.

Their aim was to capture Jasmine and figure out what she was. In a best-case scenario, they would consume her flesh and increase their own cultivation. They would absolutely not share Jasmine with the greater goblin and only offered the other powerful female cultivators to it. For the goblin, such prey was still a rare delicacy and it was finally convinced.

"When do we go?" The goblin asked.

"Now, we will surround them from three sides but keep our distance. Once the sun is about to set, the girl should have used her immortal powers throughout the day and be tired. That is when we will strike!"

"Okay!"

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The attack went off as they had planned and as Chen Wentian had intended. Jasmine and the girls were about to make camp in an open field near a river when the three immortal monsters appeared in a storm of spiritual energy.

He had already informed his disciples through his soul art and he watched in interest as he trailed behind the greater goblin.

On the ground, Wu Qianyu already had Tortoise Can Fly summoned but it was lying unassumingly on the ground. It was an incredibly special treasure and did not give off any immortal aura so the three enemy immortals didn't know what it was. Since Lin Qingcheng, Zhou Ziyun, and Wu Qianyu had immortal items, they formed an outer ring around Long Yifei and the ice sisters.

Jasmine was hovering protectively in the air above them, staring at the pair of wolves and the goblin that surrounded her from three sides.

"Hmph, two mutts and an ugly demon. What do you want?" Jasmine called out.

"Hahaha, brave words little girl." The flame wolf taunted her, "If you surrender now, I promise to be gentle while I savor your body!"

"Go die!" Jasmine yelled furiously and launched her attack.

A ray of moonlight formed on her fingertip and shot out in an instant. It grazed the fire wolf but managed to draw blood. If she wasn't holding back, perhaps the result would have been more dire.

"Careful brother!" The ice wolf cried, "Hurry, suppress her long-range attacks!"

Flame energy exploded into a firestorm while ice energy formed into a vast freezing field. Both surrounded Jasmine and forced her to expel her own spiritual aura to resist. The wolves were mature Spirit Lords and quite strong. They were at least at the third or fourth stage of strengthening. But a divine beast's power had special effects and could resist the power of wisdom beasts. Despite it being two verses one, Jasmine could still hold on for a while.

"Hey goblin! Help us!" The fire wolf howled.

However, the greater goblin was more preoccupied with the women on the ground. It had never seen such beautiful human females in its whole life and it had no more thoughts about anything else.

"Ahahaha, come here my beauties!" It roared as it glowed with green light. "Let me eat you up!"

Its body transformed from a human-like build into that of a true monster. It now stood over three meters tall, with massive bulging muscles and horns that protruded from its head and shoulders. Driven by uncontrollable desire, its lower appendage had also increased massively and dangled from its groin, almost to the ground. That obscene instrument seemed to have a mind of its own as it jerked and throbbed and it was a completely disgusting sight.