Reborn as Xu Xuan, Plundering Perks & Flooding the Mountain Ling - Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Moonlight Pearl and Golden Light Incantation

“Venerable Xuan Zhen, you’re truly brave!”

It wasn’t Xu Xuan expressing admiration, Xuan Zhen really was brave. He was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, not yet at Core Formation. To put it bluntly, he was caught between the two realms. On the other hand, the Lord of a Hundred Poisons was a second-level Core Formation transformed demon, capable of flying with the wind. Clearly, he had the upper hand. Yet Xuan Zhen still dared to threaten such a monster. But Jing Xu and Jing Xuan didn’t seem surprised.

“Our Mount Longhu has flourished ever since the rise of our first Celestial Master. For a thousand years, we’ve never declined. The current Celestial Master Xu Jing of our generation commands the stars, suppresses earthly demons, and slays dragons. The Upper Clarity, the Divine Treasure, the Divine Firmament, and Mount Shu all hold our sect in the highest regard. Even the Four Great Monks, revered as human arhats, do not dare provoke us. Let alone a mere demonic serpent at the transformation level?”

“Besides, Elder Xuan Zhen is no fool. Just two years ago, he slew a Core Formation wolf demon while still at the Foundation stage. This demonic serpent is just another name to add to his list of accomplishments.”

Upon hearing Jing Xu and Jing Xuan, Xu Xuan suddenly understood. With celestial ancestors above, earth immortals holding the fort, three Nascent Soul masters below, and dozens of Core Formation experts. Not to mention over a hundred disciples in the innate realm… Just revealing their sect’s name was enough to scare off many demons. And the members of the Demon-Slaying Sect spent their lives studying how to eliminate such creat. With endless methods at their disposal, even if outmatched, they could often still win through skill.

Backed by strength and influence alike, with another transformed demonic fox inside the Wang family, it wouldn’t be easy for the Lord of a Hundred Poisons to win this fight. Sure enough, just as Xuan Zhen finished speaking, the three-tailed demonic fox hidden in the Wang household emerged.

She wasn’t as elegant and charming as described. She was rather a giant red fox the size of an elephant, with three tails on her back. Much of her fur was singed black, clearly injured by lightning and not yet fully healed.

“Lord of a Hundred Poisons, I’ve heard of your reputation. Though you’ve reached transformation, your days are numbered. If we really fight, you might not defeat me and this Daoist Xuan Zhen. Leave now, and I will personally hand you the Moonlight Pearl in three months.”

The Lord of a Hundred Poisons let out a cold laugh.

“You think I’m a three-year-old? Three months later, your wounds healed — you expect me to just take it from you? Or perhaps you’ll flee with the pearl, and I’ll never find you?”

Xuan Zhen tried to speak, but the demon cut him off.

“Enough from both of you! If you know my time is short, then you should understand how important that pearl is to me. If we fight, I won’t hold back. Even if it means offending the Celestial Masters, I will take the pearl!”

Xuan Zhen gripped his sword tightly. No one understood better than him how terrifying a desperate, dying transformed demon could be. Everyone heard he once slew a wolf demon beyond his level. But, if Mount Longhu’s reinforcements had been even half a moment late, he’d already be lying in a coffin. Suddenly, the Lord of a Hundred Poisons’s tone changed, “Of course, what I said still stands. Hand over the pearl, and I’ll leave immediately. Not a moment’s delay…”

With threats and bribes, the Lord of a Hundred Poisons pressed on. The three-tailed demonic fox now wavered. The pearl was valuable but so was her life! Just as she was about to hand it over, Xuan Zhen quickly sent a voice transmission to stop her.

“Don’t give it to him! With it, his power will skyrocket. Then the balance of power shifts. If he decides to stay rather than leave, what happens then?”

Hearing this, the demonic fox froze. The Lord of a Hundred Poisons had been watching her closely. The moment she paused, he noticed.

“So you won’t give up until the bitter end? In that case, don’t blame me for what happens next!”

With a flash of cold light, two crescent-shaped scimitars appeared in his hands.

“Go!”

With a furious roar, the scimitars flew through the air, becoming two spinning full moons rushing toward Xuan Zhen and the demonic fox. Radiating danger, the blades multiplied — two became four, four became eight, until hundreds of them filled the air in the blink of an eye, surrounding Xuan Zhen, the demonic fox, and the entire Wang family courtyard.

“Heaven and Earth’s mystic origins, the root of all energy, Through endless sutras I cultivate, that I might master divine powers, Golden Light—Sword!”

Xuan Zhen chanted the Golden Light Incantation, his sword shone with radiant gold, and with a final cry of “sword,” it flew toward the spinning blades above. The three-tailed demonic fox was not to be outdone. She opened her mouth and spewed blue-green flames, and every blade touched by them instantly melted away like snow.

“Jing Xuan, we’ll stall the demonic serpent! You escort Lord Wang out!”

“But Uncle Xuan Zhen—”

Jing Xuan tried to protest, but Xu Xuan pulled him back.

“That demon wants the Moonlight Pearl. We can’t help here. If we stay, we’ll only distract Uncle!”

Jing Xu and Jing Xuan might be reckless, but they weren’t stupid. Xu Xuan’s words made the logic clear.

“You’re right, Junior Brother Xu, let’s go!”

Xu Xuan and the others protected Lord Wang and his family as they fled. But after only a few steps, they were discovered. The transformed demon grinned cruelly, spitting out a foul, toxic mist. A storm whipped up, the poisonous water turned into tiny droplets, and the wind spread them across the entire courtyard.

“Today, none of you—”

He didn’t finish because the humans he said would not escape were already moving beyond the poison mist under Xu Xuan’s lead.

“Jing Xuan, Jing Xu! I have two anti-poison pearls for now. Everyone else, stay close — don’t stray too far!”

At first, Xu Xuan only shielded Lord Wang and his wife and child. Soon, Li Wenbo and the Wang household joined the group, and their escape party grew larger and larger while the demon’s face grew darker and darker.

“Damn it! Damn it! Someone broke through my poison mist?!”

He tried to stop them, but Xuan Zhen’s golden flying sword came at him. Fending off the sword with his scimitars, the demon glanced toward She Ji at the battlefield’s edge.

“She Ji, it’s your time to shine. Capture them, and I’ll give you a Transformation Grass!”

The Lord of a Hundred Poisons was cunning — even a single exchange with Xuan Zhen and the fox told him brute force wouldn’t win him the pearl. But he understood humans. If he captured Xu Xuan and Lord Wang’s family, even if the demonic fox didn’t care, Xuan Zhen would have to stop. Just a wounded demonic fox? He had complete confidence!

At the mention of the Transformation Grass, She Ji was immediately tempted. Low risk, high reward — perfect for her. With a flick of her snake tail, she launched herself dozens of meters into the air.  In just a few moves, she cut off Xu Xuan’s escape route.

“None of you are going anywhere!”