Savior

"Quickly!"

The young women from the Moonlight Sect ran at full speed back where they came from as their Grandmaster engaged in battle with the Triple Eyed Demon.

A King Tier beast like the Triple Eyed Demon has the potential to reach the Nascent Soul Realm, or the fifth stage. After that, it will gain a lifespan of 10,000 years, much higher than any human. This time allows for the beast to find various treasures that can help extend lifespan and even elevate its bloodline.

Thus, they are much stronger and not something a group of Qi Refinement cultivators can face, even if it is restrained to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Seeing its prey trying to flee, the Triple Eyed Demon shot a milky white beam at the water. It was too fast and the mysterious woman couldn't react in time, allowing the beam to hit the surface of the water.

Crackle!

The water instantly froze over, preventing the women from leaving.

"Break it!"

Boom! Boom!

Several consecutive explosions rang out, partly from the battle between the woman and the Triple Eyed Demon, and partly from the Moonlight Sect disciples using their magic treasures to break the ice.

A particularly fearful and impatient young woman yelled at her fellow disciples, "Hurry up!"

"I-it... The ice won't break!"

They stepped back only to find minute cracks along the ice. Even after pouring so much qi into their treasures, they didn't manage to break off even the slightest chunk.

"Keep hitting it then!"

Boom!

After exhausting all their qi, the women panted while looking at the ice with a dark expression on their faces.

This ice was much deeper and sturdier than expected, and can't be broken through if not given enough time. Of course, time was something they didn't have right now, making everyone in the cave despair.

Yes, that's right. Everyone.

Behind a large rock just a few feet away from the Energy Spirit Tree, a handsome youth hid. There were several talismans plastered to his robes and an imposing spear lay in his right hand.

Bai Hu inwardly cursed at himself for coming in here.

Earlier...

"Hm?"

Bai Hu stopped flying and landed in front of a waterfall going into a small pool of water. The surrounding area was clear of trees and no auras could be felt.

"Odd, I clearly followed their trail, yet it ends here. Did I get found?"

He walked in circles, feeling the lingering qi fluctuations in the air.

"Water attributed qi... comes from a treasure... most likely a defensive treasure of some kind."

He looked at the pool of water.

Logically, it can be assumed that the group of Moonlight Sect disciples had entered the pool of water. The sealed space is quite large and so there are most definitely areas that have not been found and explored.

This is why it is quite normal for new places and new treasures to be found.

However, the size of the lake was not great, and his abilities will likely be hindered by the water. The unknown factors made Bai Hu hesitate whether or not he should jump in.

Finally, he gave in.

"Screw it"

Forming a simple qi barrier to keep out the water, Bai Hu dived into the water. The first thing he noticed was how deep the lake was. After several minutes, a bright light in the dark waters caught his attention, making his swim there.

Fwoosh!

Instantly regretting making such a sound, Bai Hu hurriedly looked around after submerging himself until the water reached his eyes.

Boom!

He witnessed several young women dressed in the Moonlight Sect's robes fighting a large bat-like creature. Several gray rings floated in the air, providing a larger red ring with some sort of energy.

Farther away is a tree bearing many fruits, which Bai Hu identified in an instant.

"Energy Spirit Fruits!"

Greed flashed in his eyes. From the looks of things, the Moonlight Sect disciples were too busy fighting, and were not about to finish anytime soon. If he could sneak by...

Eyeing several large rocks that were near the tree, Bai Hu slapped a few talismans on his body and dashed towards the rocks.

Poof!

Peaking over the rock that was just a few feet away from the Energy Spirit Tree, Bai Hu sat back and sighed in relief.

"Damn beast! You're only at the second stage and dare to stand before me?! Die!"

Boom!

"Damn girl, such an arrogant tone. That veiled woman must be their leader to be able to talk like that and order everyone around"

Suddenly, a red light burst out of the huge bat. Bai Hu was shocked that the beast was unscathed, and from the looks of it, the veiled woman was too. He suddenly had a bad feeling about everything.

The Moonlight Sect disciples were quickly thrown into a panic and the veiled woman's situation was quickly deteriorating. They unleashed a terrifying fire phoenix at the beast but to no avail.

The bat creature's aura then skyrocketed and a third eye opened on its forehead.

Bai Hu didn't manage to identify what happened but the veiled woman did, "That's a King Tier Triple Eyed Demon! We can't fight it so get out while I hold it off!"

"King Tier?!"

"But Grandmaster!"

"Quickly!"

"Grandmaster?!"

Shock quickly piled up as Bai Hu processed what he heard.

A King Tier beast is a beast with the potential to surpass the Nascent Soul Realm and, if evolved once more, has a chance to obtain a Demon Tier Bloodline and reach the Deity Spirit Realm and beyond.

Now the title of "Grandmaster" on the other hand, is a title usually referring to a person at the Golden Core Realm and above. While it was difficult to think that the veiled person is on the level of one of his elders, especially with that almost childlike figure, there are countless methods and techniques out there that can modify one's appearance.

As for how she managed to sneak in, Bai Hu attributed it to some kind of treasure or a technique that can seal her aura. At the same time, she can only release strength at the level of a qi refinement cultivator or the restrictions in the space will obliterate her body and soul.

Suddenly, the Triple Eyed Demon shot a cold beam at the women currently running towards the water.

Swish!

The water instantly froze over, turning into a thick layer of crackling ice. Bai Hu's heart almost jumped out of his chest but calmed down a bit. A few fire attributed techniques would be more than enough to take care of some ice.

That was a mistake, as several explosions rang out and hit the ice. From his vantage point, it was hard to see the situation of the ice, so seeing the looks of horror and despair on the young women's faces made his expression turn grim.

And then their words made him panic even more.

"The ice is several meters thick! Plus the strength of it is out of this world!"

"Why did I come here?!"

After the beast unleashed its entire strength, the veiled woman fell into a disadvantage. None of her attacks did much and her qi was slowly running out.

The rest of the disciples are unable to break the ice, making escape impossible. It was only a matter of time before they were slaughtered.

And if they were killed, then Bai Hu would have little chance of getting out by himself. He would have to make a decision right now.

Taking out a handful of Thunderflame Beads he'd refined, Bai Hu got into position and...

Boom!

"Ugh!"

The veiled woman jumped back, clutching her left arm. She had thrown a high grade icicle spell at the Triple Eyed Demon, only for it to be blocked.

"Is this... where I die? In such a disgraceful trial...!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Several purple beads struck the side of the beast's head. A series of explosions rang out along with crackling lighting and flames.

The Triple Eyed Demon howled in pain and reeled back.

Shocked, the veiled saw a youth wearing the Spirit Sect's uniform pop out of nowhere. His face was handsome and possessed a cultivation base at the peak of Qi Refinement. The previously dispirited women were also surprised, and instantly looked more lively than before.

It felt like the Heavens were sending her a gift after so many years of arduous cultivation. The young man seemed strong and stood in front of her, preventing the Triple Eyed Demon from getting close.

She took this opportunity and ingested a few pills and started to recover some of her qi.

The youth's hands moved and dozens of purple beads appeared in both hands. With a calm expression, he threw wave after wave of these beads.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Screech!"

Then the young man turned around and looked at the veiled woman.

Ecstatic, she introduced herself, "Hahaha, I'm a Grandmaster from the Moonlight Sect. I thank you on behalf of the other disciples for helping"

Her tone then change into a serious one, "Hold off the beast for a few minutes, I have a method of killing it"

The silent youth was still for a few moments, before holding up 2 fingers.

"A fourth of the fruits and a third of the beast's materials"

The jaws of the Moonlight Sect disciples dropped so low that one would fear it would fall off. His request was so absurd that the veiled woman coughed in anger.

"Fuck! That's daylight robbery!"