Dare to Cancel the Engagement? I Will Marry Your Ancestor! - Chapter 26

The gap was indeed not small. Mo Ling stretched out his hand to probe into the crack, and as expected, the center was empty. However…

Upon closer inspection, he realized that the black object wasn’t a gap at all, but a tree root!

Mo Ling was surprised. He turned around and touched several other gaps, and indeed, they were all tree roots.

Could it be that there were trees hidden within this thick mist?

But there was no time to worry about that now; aside from this place, there was nowhere else to go.

Moreover, Mo Ling was sure that after Long Xianxian fell, she would be able to detect the same scent and come searching.

Crawling through the root-filled gaps, the world ahead turned pitch black. He couldn’t see anything, but when the wind stopped blowing, a damp, earthy smell filled his nose.

When the wind blew through the crack, a rancid, decaying stench filled the air, choking him.

Mo Ling had no choice but to cover his nose and mouth and hurry forward, determined to find an exit where the wind was coming from.

“Bang!”

Stones and sand fell within the tunnel, hitting Mo Ling on the head.

Someone was fighting!

Could it be Long Xianxian?

Mo Ling quickly ran out and saw a stone door ahead. The sounds of the battle were coming from behind it.

The wind was blowing through the cracks in the stones surrounding the door.

Mo Ling gathered his Qi, focused it in his dantian, and with a shout, pushed the stone door open.

As the door opened, the passage ahead widened, and the space became more open.

Mo Ling reached out and touched the wall of the passage, which was made of massive stone blocks, clearly man-made.

“Get lost, stop pestering me!”

Mo Ling rushed forward but then heard a woman’s scream. However, it wasn’t Long Xianxian.

Turning a corner in the passage, Mo Ling saw the source of the scream.

A woman in a tight black outfit, wielding a fiery red whip, was fighting against hundreds of corpse demons in the passage.

The passage here was wider, but still crowded with the corpse demons, blocking the way.

The woman’s fiery red whip, wrapped in flames, slashed through the approaching corpse demons, severing them in half with one strike.

However, even when split in two, the corpse demons continued moving, indicating that the woman was in a tough battle.

Mo Ling noticed another passage nearby. The floor and walls there were covered in bl00d and flesh, but there were no corpse demons.

“Come over here!”

Mo Ling shouted, simultaneously knocking back a corpse demon that tried to charge at him.

The Tianyun Breaking Palm, perfected to the highest level, was no joke!

White light shot from his palm like explosive shells, shattering the corpse demons into pieces upon impact!

The woman, seeing Mo Ling’s abilities, immediately shouted, “I am the Saintess of the Xingyao Sect! If you save me, the Xingyao Sect will repay you!”

Mo Ling was about to approach to save the woman when he heard the words “Xingyao Sect Saintess,” and immediately stopped.

“Heh, a Saintess of the prestigious Xingyao Sect, do you still need my help? I’ll consider this as meddling and take my leave.”

Mo Ling turned to rush into the nearby passage, but to his surprise, something suddenly wrapped around his waist. Looking down, he saw that it was the Saintess’s whip.

“Hey!”

The Saintess of the Xingyao Sect gritted her teeth. Ignoring the corpse demons’ claws that were tearing at her chest, she yanked her whip, pulling Mo Ling into the swarm of corpse demons.

“You’re not going anywhere now, are you?” she sneered coldly, clutching her wounded chest.

That damned woman!

If not for the urgent need to deal with the corpse demons, Mo Ling would have slapped her across the face right then and there.

“Ugh… Hurry up! I’ve been poisoned, and I can’t hold on much longer!”

Mo Ling closed his eyes. The women of the Xingyao Sect were truly domineering!

With a flick of his wrist, Mo Ling summoned the Crimson Emperor Seal. He grabbed the Saintess and flew up, stepping on the seal and soaring out of the passage. They exited and entered a cave.

The Saintess of the Xingyao Sect, caught off guard, slapped Mo Ling across the face angrily, yelling, “Idiot! I just barely escaped from here! This is the lair of the corpse demons!”

Mo Ling landed but was immediately hit by a nauseating stench that almost made him faint. The Saintess slapped him again, snapping him back to his senses. He turned and saw the cave was filled with corpse demons.

Sensing the presence of the living, the corpse demons began to stir.

“Run!”

Mo Ling grabbed the Saintess and planned to head back to the passage, but just then, another wave of corpse demons emerged from another passage, drawn to the scent of the living.

Surrounded from both sides, there were probably hundreds, if not thousands, of corpse demons here!

The Saintess of the Xingyao Sect, enduring the pain, cursed, “Damn fool! If you get me killed today, I swear I’ll haunt you as a vengeful ghost!”

Mo Ling was speechless, but he didn’t engage in any argument.

Time was of the essence!

These corpse demons were deadly, and even a single touch could result in poisoning. Once poisoned, death was inevitable, and the dead would rise as new corpse demons.

Mo Ling certainly didn’t want to die in such a place, and certainly not with this woman. That would be too pitiful!

Remaining calm, Mo Ling stood back-to-back with the Saintess, each handling a wave of corpse demons while mentally communicating with the system: “Calculate emotion value!”

A window appeared in his mind, showing his basic information.

[Name: Mo Ling]
[Realm: Early Stage Yuan Master]
[Martial Techniques: Flying Swallow Dragon Dance (Perfected), Tianyun Breaking Palm (Perfected), Crimson Emperor Seal (Perfected)]

[Cultivation Technique: Meditation Breathing Technique (Perfected)]
[Emotion Value: 16,000]

“I need a new skill to deal with these corpse demons!”

Ding! Consuming 6,000 emotion points, simulating sixty years. You encountered the King of the Corpse Demons, engaging in a battle of wits and strength, unlocking your potential, and developing a new skill: Corpse Refining Secret Technique (Major Completion).

Got it!

The Corpse Refining Secret Technique was now embedded in Mo Ling’s mind. It was a skill powerful enough to suppress even the King of the Corpse Demons. Dealing with these lesser demons would be a piece of cake!

Mo Ling leaped into the air, his head nearly hitting the cave ceiling.

The Saintess of the Xingyao Sect saw this and cursed, “Are you even a man? You’re trying to run away alone!”

Her corpse demon poison had already infiltrated her body, making it difficult for her to wield her Fire God Whip, let alone use her Qi to fly.

Seeing the constantly approaching corpse demons, she became angry and lashed out at Mo Ling with her whip.

If she was going to hell, she would make sure someone came with her!

At that moment, Mo Ling closed his eyes in deep focus, silently chanting a sealing incantation, unaware that the whip was now upon him.

Suddenly, golden light flashed around him, like the sun’s rays, and the Fire God Whip was violently rebounded.

The Saintess of the Xingyao Sect felt a powerful force surge through the whip, numbing her entire arm.

This was the first time someone had managed to knock the whip from her hand!

In that instant, she saw the terrifying corpse demons closing in. Desperately, she searched the ground for her whip but couldn’t find it. Tears almost sprang to her eyes.

Just then, Mo Ling opened his eyes, completed his chant, and spoke one word: “Seal!”

The golden light immediately fell, crushing the corpse demons to the ground and pressing them deep into the earth.

Seeing this, the Saintess of the Xingyao Sect’s lips moved, and she silently whispered, “Saved…”

Her body relaxed, and she collapsed backward, lying on the ground.