Chapter 73: Demon Realm – Reinforcements

Following Sang Chu’s signal, Tu You looked over.

The wood spirit, Mu Jing, was heading toward the territory of the Celestial Wolf demon clan: [Aren’t you being a bit too reckless?]

Sang Chu smiled: [No, Xiao Mu can instantly escape suspicion or slip into the Jade Void, so there’s no real danger. I’ll head to the ambush spot first and wait for Xiao Mu to draw their attention.]

At this, Tu You grew anxious: [But what if I can’t hold them off!]

Sang Chu: [Don’t worry, the Demon King won’t really just sit by and do nothing. Guess why the Celestial Wolf demon hasn’t taken Da Tian’s life when he’s been so vulnerable?]

[Isn’t it because Elder Yun saved him?]

Sang Chu shook her head: [That’s only part of it. The real reason is that Da Tian can’t die. That’s why the Celestial Wolf and Hu Sui are willing to do him favors. Elder Yun knows Hu Sui’s daughter is under protection, and that’s why he’s willing to maintain a good relationship. In this world, everyone acts for their own interests. If there were no benefits involved, with Elder Yun’s abilities, that Celestial Wolf demon would have been killed hundreds of times over. But he’s still alive because there are powerful forces behind him, deep waters, strong backing. So, Da Tian can’t die. If he does, and his life token shatters, the fragile peace between the demon realm and the outside world will collapse, and the Celestial Wolf demon will become even more rampant, with no one left to restrain him.]

Tu You: [But that’s not fair. If Da Tian’s life token breaks, won’t the heavens send someone to punish the Celestial Wolf demon?]

Sang Chu laughed: [Da Tian’s cultivation is high enough that there are experts watching over him. The more powerful someone is, the more they fear death—except for those truly devoted to the Dao. Everyone else just wants to preserve themselves.]

After Sang Chu’s explanation, Tu You finally understood: [So what you’re saying is, as long as Da Tian doesn’t die, no one will dare make a move here. The others all know that as long as Da Tian is present, this place is safe, and reinforcements will keep coming. The Demon King wants to use Da Tian’s hand to maintain the current balance in the demon realm, so he doesn’t care what happens to Da Tian—as long as he doesn’t die!]

[Exactly, that’s the way it is!]

Tu You: [I always thought only humans played these kinds of games. I never imagined demons did too… Sigh…]

Sang Chu said: [It’s all the same. Those in power never want to lose their position. Alright, I’ll head out now. Hide yourself well, and make sure you seize the right moment. As soon as the Celestial Wolf demon is distracted, tie him up immediately.]

[I know, don’t worry. Nothing will go wrong.]

Sang Chu headed toward the demon realm, while at that moment, the Celestial Wolf demon had already reached the edge of the wood spirit’s territory, following the scent right to the border.

The land ahead was barren, devoid of people or plants, with only the wind whistling over the desolate ground.

With a furious roar, the wolf demon’s massive body was shrouded in black mist, transforming into sharp, deadly claws that slashed toward the border.

Da Tian stood at the center of a formation, draped in a Daoist robe emblazoned with the Eight Trigrams, holding a peachwood sword inscribed with talismans. His brows were furrowed, exuding an imposing aura.

Suddenly, he looked up, the formation swirling around him like a giant beast waiting to strike.

Da Tian’s gaze was piercing, as if he could see through everything.

Under his control, the border’s shadows twisted and rose from the ground like dark phantoms, surging toward the wolf demon.

The Celestial Wolf demon shot forward like a streak of black lightning, slashing at the shadows with his claws, leaving trails in the air. Each strike landed squarely on the formation’s core.

Da Tian remained calm, stepping lightly, his movements graceful as he weaved through the formation.

“Wretched beast, today you will answer for your crimes!” Da Tian shouted, his voice thundering across the wasteland, making the wolf demon involuntarily retreat, a flicker of fear in his eyes.

With the power of the formation, Da Tian’s figure blurred, moving like a shadow, closing in on the Celestial Wolf demon, who was forced back again and again.

Sang Chu watched from the sidelines as Da Tian skillfully used the formation and talismans to suppress the Celestial Wolf demon, deeply impressed:

[As expected, it’s a close fight. If it weren’t for the other demons helping before, Da Tian would have already captured the Celestial Wolf demon!]

Tu You: [If it could be resolved so easily, the Celestial Wolf demon wouldn’t have been sent to the Space-Time Prison. All the prisoners there are beings who can’t be dealt with in their own time and space.]

Sang Chu: [In simple terms, they’re all big troublemakers.]

Tu You nodded. In a way, travelers from the Space-Time Prison were also survivors—only those who passed the tests, both in temperament and ability, could make it out alive.

She hadn’t told Sang Chu about her own situation. The reason she was assigned this mission was because the Warden believed Sang Chu was useful, and made an exception for her. If she succeeded, she might even get promoted!

Thinking of this, Tu You was filled with renewed determination.

“You damned Daoist, how dare you meddle in my affairs!”

Hu Sui suddenly charged over, sending a stream of fire toward Da Tian.

Sang Chu quickly intervened, conjuring a wave of water that surged forward.

A water dragon leapt out, empowered by the formation, barely managing to block Hu Sui’s fire attack.

Ni Yu and the young Daoist apprentice took the opportunity to escape, channeling spiritual power into the water dragon.

The water dragon lunged, biting down on the fire.

Zzzzt—

With a loud hiss, the fire was instantly extinguished.

Hu Sui stared at Sang Chu, feeling she looked familiar. “Who are you?”

Ni Yu looked at Sang Chu, then at Hu Sui, and quickly stepped forward, declaring, “This is my senior sister from Tianfu Sect! Hmph, fox demon, your evil schemes won’t succeed!”

Hu Sui glanced at him and sneered, “We’ll see what you’re capable of!”

With that, he waved his hand, and a group of fox and wolf demons appeared behind him. Da Tian, still fighting the Celestial Wolf demon and controlling the formation, shouted anxiously, “Be careful, those are fox and wolf demons!”

Last time, even with the formation, he barely subdued the Celestial Wolf demon. But at the critical moment, the fox and wolf demons had ambushed him and nearly killed him!

Sang Chu messaged Tu You: [How much time do we have left?]

[About half an hour. There are so many demons—can we really do this?]

Sang Chu replied: [We have to. Half an hour is enough. Just make sure you hide well.]

Tu You didn’t know how Sang Chu planned to hold out for half an hour, but she ran over to the Celestial Wolf demon, waiting for a chance to tie him up.

Sang Chu and the others tried to escape. A lightning whip instantly appeared in her hand, crackling with energy as she lashed out, the lightning blossoms dazzling and intimidating the demons.

Hu Sui warily stepped back. “You’re a lightning cultivator?”

Demons feared lightning most of all, and Sang Chu knew this. That’s why, when she realized she might awaken lightning powers, she trained her spiritual energy relentlessly.

Sang Chu didn’t waste words, fiercely lashing the fox and wolf demons with her lightning whip, the crackling arcs instantly scattering the demon horde.

Suddenly—

A giant white celestial wolf descended from the sky, landing on Sang Chu’s lightning whip. With a swipe of its claws, it shattered the earthen shields she conjured.

“Useless tricks!”

“Hu Sui, hurry and save my precious child!”"

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**Chapter 74: The Demon Realm – x_**

Foxui’s pair of fox eyes drooped listlessly as he carried Sang Chu, who had been thrown aside, and walked away.

Seeing that he still hadn’t gone to save his precious darling, Lang Mou roared in fury, his thick tail slamming hard against the ground. “What are you hesitating for?! I told you to save my darling!”

Only then did Foxui snap back to his senses. He hurriedly turned around, but it was already too late.

Lightning, fire, and water—four little deer transformed into a heavenly net, trapping him in place.

“What is this?!”

Sang Chu slowly stood up, casually wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth. “A big gift for you!”

As she spoke, she pulled out the Fire Jade Fan. Foxui immediately recognized her. “It’s you! You’re Sang Chu!”

“That’s right, Father. You didn’t expect the trap you set would be used on yourself, did you?”

“Heavenly Illusion!”

With a shout, Sang Chu quickly waved the fan in her hand. A white light burst forth like a fierce wind, instantly enveloping her.

Flames ignited on Foxui’s body, and hundreds of fireballs shot toward Sang Chu.

But in the next second, she vanished.

Foxui didn’t dare let his guard down, staying alert on all sides.

But unexpectedly, young Lang Mou charged straight at her.

Lang Mou’s sharp claws slashed down at Sang Chu.

At that moment, Da Tian, who had completely broken free from the seal’s control, rushed forward in a flash.

With a flick of his sleeve, a golden light directly blocked Lang Mou’s claw, which was condensed with demonic power.

“Fellow Daoist, let’s subdue Lang Mou together!”

Sang Chu calmly stepped out from behind the stone, smiling faintly.

At the same time, the folding fan in her hand transformed into a long whip, blazing with fire and crackling with lightning.

Rabbit You, watching from the shadows, said to Sang Chu in her mind: [A-Chu, the space-time management has finally given us an answer. Capturing Lang Mou is worth a thousand points. If you can capture Lang Mou, Foxui, and the Sky Wolf Demon Fox Lang, you’ll earn a total of several thousand points and become a certified space-time traveler.]

Points are currency here, and the only way to level up is by completing missions assigned by the space-time bureau—there’s no way to pay to win.

After learning this, Sang Chu’s gaze toward Lang Mou changed.

She’d thought it would take a long time to become a certified traveler, but now she realized that, in this dangerous system, many travelers died every year—some didn’t even get certified before dying. And certification also required a lot of points.

These points could only be earned by completing missions. But now, as long as she captured these three, she could get certified! No more worrying about points!

Lang Mou glared at Sang Chu, not understanding why this little human cub was looking at him like he was some kind of commodity.

“Courting death!”

With a furious roar, his massive body lunged at Sang Chu.

But she simply raised her long whip.

Lang Mou slapped the whip aside with his paw.

Flames clung to his fur, but he just sneered, casually shook his paw, and the fire was instantly extinguished.

He looked at Sang Chu with contempt. “Petty tricks!”

With that, he quickly swiped his claws at her. Da Tian, one hand wielding his sleeve and the other his sword, joined the attack.

Suddenly—

Lang Mou’s body froze for a moment.

It worked!

Sang Chu smiled slightly. Taking advantage of Da Tian’s attack, she immediately made her move.

The wood spirit quietly slipped behind him, stabbing a sharp thorn directly into the back of his neck.

Lang Mou howled in pain.

At that moment, all the fox and sky wolf demons who had been controlled by the spell instantly collapsed, as if their strings had been cut.

At first, they seemed confused.

Da Tian frowned and quickly retreated.

He hadn’t expected Lang Mou to break free from the spell.

Sang Chu coldly shouted to Ni Yu and the others, “Shoot!”

After giving the order, she quickly retreated, flames in her hands.

The four of them fired wildly at the demon clan’s crazed warriors.

But their weapons couldn’t pierce Lang Mou’s physical defenses—couldn’t do any real harm.

Lang Mou glared at Sang Chu. “You little brat, when I catch you, I’ll make you wish you were dead!”

Sang Chu sneered. “You can only dream!”

She glanced at Da Tian, who nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on Lang Mou.

With a loud bang—

Foxui suddenly broke free from the net.

His fur was scorched black and patchy, the once smooth and soft coat now ragged and wild.

Foxui’s expression was ugly, but his voice remained calm. “I really underestimated you.”

He quickly formed a seal with his hands. Behind him, his nine tails slowly unfurled like nine streams of fire, each tail blazing, illuminating the once-dark wilderness as bright as day.

Sang Chu gripped her long whip, standing tall and cold.

She kept calculating the time. Even if she couldn’t capture all three, as long as she got one, there would be experts to deal with the rest!

Sang Chu raised her whip again, a mocking smile curling at her lips. “Foxui, underestimating people comes with a price!”

As her words fell, she darted at Foxui like a panther, her whip tracing a sharp arc through the air.

Foxui sneered, his nine tails behind him moving like living things, meeting Sang Chu’s whip head-on.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Sang Chu stared fiercely at Foxui, refusing to let go, though her hands were trembling.

Her energy was running low.

But the difference between her and a true expert was that their power seemed endless, while hers was almost depleted...

Sang Chu clenched her fists unwillingly, silently calculating her remaining strength.

Da Tian was held back by Lang Mou. Even if he wanted to help Sang Chu, he was powerless.

Ni Yu and the others wanted to help too, but they were terrified of the demon clan’s wildness.

[Little Rabbit, how long until the space-time train arrives?]

Rabbit You replied in a low voice, [About a minute, it’s almost here. Hold on a little longer!]

Sang Chu nodded, quickly pulling out a small healing device and strapping it to her hand, setting it to high-speed healing mode.

[My life is in your hands now. You must hold on!]

With that, she suddenly ran toward Lang Mou.

Even Da Tian was shocked. “What are you doing?!”

Sang Chu didn’t answer him. Instead, as if courting death, she formed wooden vines with her hands and sent them toward Lang Mou. He sneered.

“Courting death!”

Lang Mou roared, stomping on Sang Chu’s vines.

A sky wolf shadow flashed out, biting Sang Chu’s neck.

Blood poured out, and in a place no one could see, the small healing device was desperately working to heal her wound.

“Little Daoist friend!”

Da Tian’s face changed drastically as he rushed to save her, but Foxui intercepted him.

Five, four, three, two, one...

It’s here!

The train whistle sounded!

They could already see the train approaching from far to near.

Sang Chu smiled grimly, lowering her head.

She transformed her whip into vines and attacked Foxui.

He only glanced at Sang Chu, carelessly stepping on the vines.

At that instant, her spiritual power wrapped around the vines and tightly bound his feet.

Just as Da Tian’s whip was about to strike Foxui—

He disappeared...

Da Tian stared dumbfounded at the ground where Foxui had just been struck. “Huh? Huh? Where’s Foxui?!”

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