Chapter 5

At this moment, a great battle was raging on the mountain.

"What kind of fairy dares to be so outrageous? It turns out to be a leopard spirit!"

"Leopard spirit, release the captives quickly, and we three siblings might consider giving you a proper burial!"

Two young men, full of vigor, joined forces with a woman to form a triangular formation, surrounding the leopard spirit in the middle.

"Ha ha ha, three snot-nosed brats, you dare to play at slaying demons and exterminating evil? Today, Lord Leopard will eat you all!" The leopard spirit laughed heartily, its body already transformed into human form, but its limbs and head remained as they were.

"Enough talk, prepare to die!"

The three of them held their long swords in front of them, their fingers brushing the blades, and they shouted in unison: "Sword Control Technique!"

Three long swords shot up into the sky, surrounding the leopard spirit, with sword energy piercing the heavens.

"Roar!"

The leopard spirit roared, its mouth opening wide as a golden demon core flew out, glowing with a strange red light.

The demon core formed a light shield, enveloping the leopard spirit.

Clang, clang, clang!

The long swords were unable to penetrate the light shield's defense.

The three of them were shocked and incredulous. "How is this possible?"

They were just starting out, eager to do good and make a name for themselves with their skills, but they never expected to encounter such a powerful demon right away.

"Think you can be heroes after a few years of cultivation? I, Lord Leopard, have over two hundred years of cultivation, and I can crush you with one hand!"

The leopard spirit was smug, a fierce look flashing in its eyes as the demon core emitted three beams of red light, shooting towards the three of them.

The three of them were unable to dodge, collapsing instantly, their long swords losing their luster and falling to the ground.

The leopard spirit retracted its demon core, sizing up the three, and finally fixed its gaze on the young woman.

It licked its lips. "Human women have tender skin; your appearance must be delicious."

The other two immediately panicked, their eyes turning red as they shouted: "Demon, if you dare to harm our junior sister, you will have no place to hide!"

"We are disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Immortal Sect; the Ten Thousand Swords Immortal Sect will never let you off!"

"In the wilderness, what do I have to fear? I will eat your beautiful junior sister right in front of you!" The leopard spirit said cruelly, without a care.

The three of them felt a deep sense of despair, their faces showing fear.

The other two young men quickly said: "Spare our junior sister, eat us first!"

The leopard spirit ignored them, slowly approaching the young woman.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—

Footsteps approached.

The three of them, on the brink of despair, were overjoyed and quickly looked up.

A black dog slowly appeared, walking leisurely towards them.

Their hearts sank from heaven to hell, feeling icy cold.

The leopard spirit said coldly, "Where did you come from, mutt? Today, Lord Leopard is in a good mood and won't eat you. Get lost!"

The black dog stood still, opening its mouth and saying coldly, "Leopard spirit, take your own life, don't make me do it."

"Huh? Just a little dog spirit!"

The leopard spirit was taken aback, then couldn't help but mock, "Black dog, have you gone mad? Do you know who you're talking to?"

The other three were equally stunned, almost thinking they had heard wrong.

This dog spirit was too bold, demanding that someone take their own life, incredibly impressive.

"Fine, my master is coming soon, so I won't waste time with you." Big Black shook his head, acting extremely arrogant. If it weren't for its ordinary black dog appearance, others might have thought it was a powerful figure.

"Ha ha, asking for death!"

The leopard spirit laughed in anger, opening its mouth and releasing a foul wind, trying to suck Big Black in and swallow him.

However, Big Black remained unmoved, simply lifting a paw.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and the sky turned dark.

From the black clouds, a giant dog paw emerged from the mist, pressing down on the leopard spirit.

This dog paw was identical to Big Black's, but much larger, like the Five Fingers of Buddha.

The leopard spirit let out a cat-like scream, revealing its true form, its fur standing on end like a hedgehog, trying to escape.

However, it found itself completely restrained, unable to move, and could only watch helplessly as the giant dog paw descended.

"I'm just a small leopard spirit, please spare me, Lord Dog!" The leopard spirit begged in despair.

Plop!

In the next moment, its head exploded.

The dog paw hadn't even landed, but the immense pressure was too much for the leopard spirit to bear.

Then, the dog paw disappeared, and the sky cleared, as if nothing had happened.

The three cultivators looked at Big Black, not daring to breathe, as if they were statues.

Big Black, as if it had done something trivial, said calmly, "My master likes to experience life as an ordinary person. Remember, you killed the leopard spirit, not me. When my master arrives, don't mention anything about me. Treat my master as an ordinary person, and me as just a common mutt. Got it?"

The three of them nodded dumbly.

They were both terrified and excited.

Such a powerful dog spirit, its master must be an incredibly impressive figure.

It was said that great figures often disguised themselves as ordinary people to enjoy the world, and it seemed to be true. They were finally going to meet one.

"Big Black!"

Li Nianfan shouted worriedly, running up and slapping Big Black's dog head, "Didn't you hear me calling you? Why did you run? You're driving me crazy!"

He was angrier the more he thought about it, rubbing Big Black's head forcefully.

The three cultivators, seeing this, felt their blood freeze, their hair standing on end, and their hearts almost jumping out of their chests.

This was the dog spirit whose paw had blocked the sky. Even their master, no, even their entire sect combined, couldn't have withstood that dog paw.

Now, the dog lord was being slapped and abused, the world was truly crazy!

They didn't dare to look, fearing the dog lord's anger.

After scolding Big Black, Li Nianfan finally looked at the scene.

Two men and a woman, and a leopard corpse with its head exploded, with Nuan Nuan lying unconscious under a nearby tree.

It seemed the leopard spirit had been subdued by the three cultivators, and he had lucked out, encountering the best situation.

Li Nianfan quickly ran over to check on Nuan Nuan, finding her only unconscious, and he let out a sigh of relief.

"My name is Li Nianfan. Thank you, three young heroes, for slaying the demon and saving Nuan Nuan, bringing peace to Luoxian Town." He thanked the three of them.

The three of them looked embarrassed, weakly responding, "Sir Li, you're too kind. We didn't do much."

They noticed that Li Nianfan had no trace of spiritual energy, appearing to be an ordinary person, and they thought to themselves, "The actions of great people are indeed profound and unpredictable, doing as they please."

Nianfan, Nianfan, doesn't that mean 'lingering in the mortal world'?

No wonder a great person would hide in the mortal world, even his name is so poetic. Truly a great person!

Facing such a powerful figure, it was impossible not to be nervous.

The young woman in a blue dress softly said, "I am Bai Luoshuang, nice to meet you, Sir Li. These two are my senior brothers, Luo Hao and Qin Zhu."

"Ah, Miss Bai, Young Hero Luo, Young Hero Qin." Li Nianfan greeted them one by one, looking at the leopard's corpse, marveling.

The leopard spirit's true form was just an ordinary leopard, but much larger.

It was his first time seeing a demon from the cultivation world, and at such close range, but he was a bit disappointed not to have seen the actual demon-slaying process.