Chapter 1

Nine Mountains and Eighteen Seas. The Evil Wind Sea was notorious for its evil winds. These weren’t ordinary tsunamis or hurricanes, but bizarre winds capable of corroding true qi, making them incredibly terrifying.

Originating from the deepest parts of the Evil Wind Sea, it only blew once a year, from spring to winter.

It would occasionally pause, but soon return with the roaring of tsunamis. Although the Evil Wind Sea was vast, few humans dared to venture into it. The deepest parts of the sea were shrouded in mystery, with no one knowing what lay there.

"Hoo~"

A figure, draped in a red robe of serpent scales, flew across the sea. With the flapping of fleshy wings, he steadily pierced through the oncoming onslaught of the Evil Wind Tsunami, his movements swift and fluid. Neither lightning nor thunder could harm him in the slightest.

One hand cradled a woman, while the other dragged a black Tibetan mastiff by its tail, as he flew eastward.

A hundred miles ahead.

Two figures struggled to fly amidst the raging evil winds. The Scarlet Maiden rode a sword, while the Xuan Tian Holy Son flew on a saber. They had left the desolate island ahead of time, but were still trapped in the Evil Wind Sea.

Now.

They were in dire straits. The true evil winds had arrived, corroding their true qi. The spiritual swords and sabers beneath their feet began to dim, losing their spiritual light.

"Damn it, if I had known, I wouldn’t have come to retrieve the Dragon Saliva Treasure Liquid this time!" the Xuan Tian Holy Son roared hysterically, his face flushed red as he poured all his true qi into controlling the spiritual saber beneath his feet.

But in the raging evil winds, his body swayed erratically. If not for his exceptional saber-riding skills, he would have already been devoured by the winds.

Even so, he couldn't hold on for much longer. Beads of sweat dotted his forehead, his aura weakened, and the true qi in his dantian was severely depleted.

Glancing at the Scarlet Maiden, who was also struggling to fly on her sword beside him, the Xuan Tian Holy Son said, "Scarlet Sister, hold on a little longer. I've already sent a message to my master. He will definitely come to save us."

The Scarlet Maiden nodded, forming hand seals as she struggled to advance on her spiritual sword in the evil winds.

Her figure was graceful, captivating even in such a perilous environment. The evil winds lifted her red robes, revealing glimpses of snowy skin beneath. A corner of her face, hidden beneath a veil, revealed a beauty that could topple empires.

"An elder from the Yue Yao Ancient Land is handling matters in an ancient town in the Evil Wind Sea. I've already sent a distress talisman to the Yue Yao Ancient Land. If she sees it, she will definitely come," she said breathlessly.

The Xuan Tian Holy Son was overjoyed to hear this, a glimmer of hope appearing in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and continued to swallow various pills to replenish his true qi.

These pills had significant side effects, but at this moment, he couldn’t afford to care about anything other than survival.

The Scarlet Maiden was also popping pills, as the evil winds were severely corroding her true qi.

Just then, they heard an unusual sound behind them. They curiously turned their heads and were shocked to see a figure flying through the evil winds with wings outstretched. The evil winds and lightning seemed unable to impede his speed.

They couldn't discern his cultivation level, but the ability to ignore the corroding evil winds and fly across the sea, while carrying other living beings, suggested an extremely powerful individual.

"Could it be an elder or sage from the Angel Clan?!"

The Xuan Tian Holy Son was overjoyed. In the Nine Mountains and Eighteen Seas, only the Angel Clan possessed wings. This clan was extremely powerful, with deep roots said to extend into the Mountain and Sea Realm.

The evil winds whipped up torrential rain, making it difficult to see the figure clearly.

The Xuan Tian Holy Son shouted, "Senior, can you save us?"

The Scarlet Maiden also hurriedly called out, "Senior of the Angel Clan, I am the Scarlet Maiden of the Yue Yao Ancient Land. Please take us away from the Evil Wind Sea. The Yue Yao Ancient Land will reward you handsomely."

Their faces were filled with hope and longing, but as the figure drew closer, their expressions gradually turned to confusion and uncertainty.

They saw that the figure was somewhat familiar, resembling someone who had already died. But the person was flying with his head lowered, his face obscured by long hair, making it impossible to see clearly.

And in one hand, he was humorously dragging a large black dog by its tail.

The other hand was cradling a bewitching and beautiful woman, none other than the demonic woman from the Blood Demon Sect.

At that moment, the demonic woman was nestled happily and contentedly in his arms, allowing him to embrace her slender waist, appearing like a cute, docile woman.

If not for the howling evil winds, one might have thought she was here to flaunt her love!

Suppressing the jealousy in her heart, the Scarlet Maiden called out, "Blood Demoness, may I ask the honorable name of this senior?"

Hearing her voice, the Blood Demoness giggled, "I don't know! How would I know the senior's name?"

As she spoke, she deliberately snuggled closer into Zhang Ji's arms, proactively wrapping her arms around his waist, and entwining her long legs around his body.

It was as if she wanted to meld into his body.

Such intimate actions were deliberately intended for the Scarlet Maiden's eyes.

In fact, though she appeared bold and unrestrained, she was actually quite conservative when it came to matters of the heart. Her face was already flushed, and her heart was pounding. She stole a glance at Zhang Ji, and, finding that he didn't seem angry, she breathed a sigh of relief, though a hint of disappointment surfaced in her heart.

But seeing the Scarlet Maiden's eyes blazing with anger, she suddenly felt a surge of satisfaction.

The two of them were equally renowned on the Yunshan Beauty List of the Nine Mountains and Eighteen Seas, neither willing to concede to the other. Now, the Blood Demoness felt that she had finally surpassed the Scarlet Maiden, and her face was filled with smugness and joy.

The Scarlet Maiden was indeed filled with jealousy and resentment. She didn't know how the Blood Demoness had such good luck, encountering a powerful figure to carry her away even when out at sea.

But survival was the priority at the moment.

She had no time to argue with her. While controlling her spiritual sword, she called out loudly to Zhang Ji, "Senior, please take this junior away from the Evil Wind Sea. I will definitely reward you handsomely."

Beside her, the Xuan Tian Holy Son also hurriedly pleaded for help, offering generous rewards as well.

However, Zhang Ji flew slowly behind them, his face obscured by his long hair, not uttering a word. His strange behavior baffled the two, and a sense of foreboding gradually arose in their hearts.

The Blood Demoness felt strange, guessing that Zhang Ji might be hesitating, after all, the other woman was his old flame!

But as time passed, Zhang Ji remained silent, simply hanging behind the two. They were already struggling to hold on, their bodies trembling, and the light from the spiritual sword and saber beneath their feet dimmed, severely corroded by the evil winds.

"Senior, Senior, I am the Scarlet Maiden of the Yue Yao Ancient Land, the next Jade Maiden Sect Leader, please save me!" The Scarlet Maiden pleaded again, her voice softening considerably. "If you can save me, I will agree to anything."

Her tone was ambiguous, and she took the initiative to remove her veil, revealing a jade-like face that was breathtakingly beautiful, but her eyes were shy, with a hint of unusual allure.

In order to survive, she no longer cared about anything else.

The Xuan Tian Holy Son was also loudly making promises.

Finally, Zhang Ji spoke, still with his head lowered, his voice disguised to sound hoarse, "I can only take one of you away."

As soon as these words fell, the atmosphere between the Scarlet Maiden and the Xuan Tian Holy Son suddenly became delicate.

The next moment, a battle suddenly erupted. The Xuan Tian Holy Son cried out miserably, as the spiritual saber beneath his feet was shattered, and he fell into the sea below, swallowed by the tide and disappeared.

"Se... Senior!"

The Scarlet Maiden gasped, looking at Zhang Ji with a pleading expression.

Zhang Ji finally raised his head. The evil wind lifted his hair, revealing his face. The Scarlet Maiden saw it and exclaimed in shock, "Ah--!? You, you, you... Zhang Ji, it's you? You're still alive?!"

Before Zhang Ji could answer, she said in panic and despair, "I don't know what happened at the time, but I stabbed you with a sword. You know, I've always loved you, you're the only one in my heart, Zhang Ji, save me from the Evil Wind Sea, let's be together forever, I can even take you to the Yue Yao Ancient Land..."

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Chapter 2

She looked like a petite and weak bird, and with her exquisite face, her pear-blossom-like apology and plea for forgiveness were especially touching.

However, Zhang Ji was no longer the Zhang Ji of the past.

He was the vicious and cold-blooded King Cobra, the petty and ferocious Snake King.

He looked at the Scarlet Maiden, who was full of helplessness and begging, and suddenly asked, "Do you really love me?"

"Love!"

"Then, are you willing to merge with me?!"

"Ah?! How embarrassing, how can you say that, but as long as you save me from the Evil Wind Sea, I will agree to anything!"

The Scarlet Maiden's face was full of shyness and joy, but a look of contempt and sarcasm flashed in her eyes.

As long as she left the Evil Wind Sea, the elders of the sect would rush over, and then they would suppress this guy, and see how he came back to life, how these fleshy wings grew out, and what secrets he had on him...

Various thoughts flashed through her mind, but her face became more and more pitiful, making people tempted.

Zhang Ji revealed his white teeth and smiled, "Then, come over here."

The Blood Demoness was anxious and uncomfortable when she heard this, and reminded, "Brother Zhang, this woman has a poisonous heart, don't believe her sweet words."

Zhang Ji smiled, "No, she loves me, and I love her too, we are going to merge into one."

The Blood Demoness was so shy when she heard this, but she was also helpless.

Men, are so silly and naive.

The Scarlet Maiden's eyes were filled with joy when she heard this, and she flew closer to Zhang Ji on her spiritual sword. But at this moment, a blood-red snake shadow suddenly flew out from the top of Zhang Ji's head.

That was his tiger-like spiritual platform, instantly transformed into a huge snake, with scarlet vertical pupils flashing with a cold and fierce light, and an oval head held high, showing its ferocity and majesty.

"Ah--!?"

She cried out in surprise, realizing that something was wrong, and was about to run away.

"Where are you going, my dear childhood sweetheart, merge with me and never be separated!"

"Whoosh~"

The bloody mouth swallowed, even swallowing the void and the evil wind, as if a hole had appeared in the sky, the air became solidified, and the surrounding sea was silent for a moment.

The snake shadow disappeared, shrinking back into Zhang Ji's brow.

The evil wind roared again, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, the sea roared, and the Scarlet Maiden's shadow could not be seen on the sea, it disappeared cleanly, and her aura was completely gone.

Zhang Ji smacked his lips and muttered, "The cost-performance ratio is too low," and then spread his wings and flew eastward.

In his arms, the Blood Demoness was already frightened and dumbfounded. Her face was pale, and she trembled in horror. Even though Zhang Ji's body was as warm as fire, she was now ice-cold.

"What was that monster just now? Was it a snake? It swallowed a half-saint in the Heaven and Human Realm in one bite!!! Is he a great power in the Divine Power Realm?"

The Blood Demoness was extremely frightened.

She couldn't see through Zhang Ji anymore, and felt more and more that he was mysterious and terrifying. She curled up in Zhang Ji's arms, like a little kitten, and didn't dare to say a word, for fear that Zhang Ji would also say to her, "Do you want to merge into one and never be separated?"

Niu Dazhi, who was being held upside down by the tail by Zhang Ji, curled his lips.

He was not surprised, nor was he surprised. Snake Ye has always eaten things like this. In Snake Ye's eyes, there are only two kinds of beauties, those that go well with rice and those that don't.

"Whoo woo~"

The evil wind rolled the tsunami and roared, Zhang Ji spread his wings and flew, and after another half an hour, he finally saw the coastline, and vaguely saw the outline of a human village.

At this time.

It was dusk, but affected by the climate of the Evil Wind Sea, the sky was as dark as night, and some villages had already lit their lights.

Zhang Ji was about to reach the shore, but an old man flew towards him, with a mountain-like aura, a majestic demeanor, but at this moment he was vaguely anxious, and when he saw Zhang Ji, he hurriedly greeted him.

"This fellow Taoist of the Angel Clan, may I ask if you have seen my little apprentice? He also went to the Evil Wind Sea, and sent a message asking me to pick him up." The old man cupped his hands and said, "I am Zhao Qishan, the Sixth Elder of the Tianxuan Holy Land."

He sensed Zhang Ji's cultivation, but he couldn't see through it, and he was shocked and awe-struck. Only then did his tone become a little more polite. If it was someone else, he would have gone up and pinched his head directly to search for his soul.

Zhang Ji estimated the old man's skill aura, and guessed that he was talking about the Xuan Tian Holy Son, and immediately waved his hand and threw a recording stone over.

Zhao Qishan was puzzled. When he opened the recording stone and saw it, he couldn't help but let out a sad cry to the sky: "My poor apprentice, he was killed by the witch of the Yue Yao Ancient Land!"

The recording stone was recorded by the Blood Demoness.

With Zhao Qishan's cultivation and knowledge, he could naturally tell that this recording stone was not forged.

Zhang Ji sighed next to him: "Yes, this woman is indeed sinister and vicious, she also tricked me into taking her out to sea, but when I saw her so vicious, I ignored her and let her fend for herself in the Evil Wind Sea."

Zhao Qishan heard this and said fiercely: "Fellow Taoist is really a bodhisattva-hearted person. If it were me, I would definitely crush this witch to ashes."

Zhang Ji shook his head and smiled: "I have no grievances with her, so I naturally don't want to add evil results. Being kind to others is my principle, and peaceful coexistence is my nature. I can't stand a little blood and killing, alas, I may never be able to change this bad habit."

As he spoke, he raised the Blood Demoness and Niu Dazhi in his hands, "Look, this girl said she was from the Blood Demon Sect, and she looks like a bad person at first sight. I also saved her. Look, this dog is so ugly, I can't bear to let it die. I brought it back with me when I saw it."

The Blood Demoness gritted her teeth angrily, where am I flowing? Can you speak properly.

Niu Dazhi covered his face with his dog paws, am I ugly? Snake Ye, I just haven't had a haircut, wait until I get a slicked-back hairstyle and you'll know how handsome I am.

Zhao Qishan was completely convinced, cupped his hands and said: "I have heard that the Angel Clan acts with integrity, and helps people with charity. Today I see it is indeed well-deserved, Zhao is impressed!"

"Where, where, Fellow Taoist Zhao also looks like a man of temperament!"

The two complimented each other, and finally left each other's spiritual amulets, agreed to have a drink together when they have time, and said goodbye and left.

Zhao Qishan looked at the vast sea, with a burst of loss and sadness. He had accepted many apprentices in his life, but only this one had the best talent and was expected to prove the Tao and become a saint. He did not expect to fall in the Evil Wind Sea.

"Yue Yao Ancient Land~~~"

He gritted his teeth and was about to leave, but suddenly saw an elder of the Yue Yao Ancient Land rushing to the beach. When he saw himself, the other party opened his mouth as if to ask something, but when Zhao Qishan saw him, he didn't say anything and went up and did it.

The two saints fought, causing the sea to roar, and the major forces in all directions were shaken.

"Whoosh~"

Zhang Ji continued to fly east all the way, without any intention of stopping.

The Blood Demoness really wanted to say "Brother, find a teleportation array, flying like this will take until the Year of the Monkey", but when the words came to her lips, she didn't dare to say it.

Thinking of the scene where the other party swallowed the Scarlet Maiden alive, she shuddered. This person is definitely a ruthless master, it is better not to provoke him.

It's not too late to leave when you have a chance.

After flying all night, Zhang Ji also appreciated the scenery and mountains of the Nine Mountains and Eighteen Seas. This is just a Yunshan Realm, but it is already vast and boundless, a hell of a vast and boundless, spiritual energy-rich spirit-recovered Earth.

In many places, Zhang Ji sensed powerful life fluctuations, as if extremely terrifying creatures were entrenched, I don't know if they were humans, or other races.

Zhang Ji was drooling with greed all the way.

"I have to determine the position as soon as possible, summon the deity to come and hunt, such a wonderful hunting ground, those are all evolution points..."

Zhang Ji looked forward to it in his heart.

Earth, is still too poor, he ate all over the sea, land and air and could not gather enough evolution points needed for the next evolution.

Finally, on the morning five days later, Zhang Ji passed through the sea of clouds and finally saw a beautiful mountain peak that was not high or low in the sky, with Taoist buildings standing on it, very ancient, obviously some years old.

Under the mountain, there was a sloping stone tablet, slightly damaged, with three big characters carved on it: Green Mountain Gate.

"Finally back, home!"

A smile appeared on Zhang Ji's face. After flying for many days in a row, he was a little tired, flapping his wings and landing. The Blood Demoness and Niu Dazhi were also released. The two of them flicked their almost numb legs and feet, also looking tired.

"It's the head master brother, the head master brother is back!"

On the path up the mountain, someone saw Zhang Ji and suddenly shouted happily.