The leading Demon Clan member sneered at the human experts before him. These humans are truly disappointing. How did such weak beings defeat my Demon Clan in the past? The lesser demon couldn’t understand it.

Just as the human experts were succumbing to despair, a woman appeared before them. "You go clean up those lesser demons," she said calmly. "This demon is mine to deal with."

The human experts exchanged confused glances, wondering about the identity of the beautiful woman who had suddenly appeared. Seeing their hesitation, she spoke again with a hint of impatience. "Wuji Immortal Palace. Fire Charm!"

"Lady Fire Charm!" The experts’ faces were etched with shock, but sensing her impatient attitude, they dared not say more. They immediately turned and flew toward the lesser demons. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

While these experts were no match for the Demon Clan leader, they could easily slaughter the other lesser demons. The tide of battle quickly turned, and the humans’ position stabilized as more and more demons were slain.

The leading Demon Clan member watched Fire Charm with a hint of wariness in his gaze. Her ability to command the human experts was a clear testament to her status and strength. But upon seeing his subordinates being slaughtered, the demon leader could no longer restrain himself and lunged at her.

Fire Charm made no visible move, yet a burst of seven-colored flames suddenly erupted around her, enveloping the charging demon. In the next moment, the once-arrogant demon that had given the human experts so much trouble was incinerated to dust within the flames.

Ye Qingchen stared in amazement. I never expected the mysterious woman who was once hidden inside my body to be so powerful. That demon held a clear advantage against numerous high-level Martial Emperor Realm experts. For Fire Charm to kill it so easily... has her strength surpassed the Martial Emperor Realm?

"Xiao Xiao," Ye Qingchen said, swallowing hard, "your Grand-Mentor seems terrifyingly powerful."

Xiao Xiao, still stunned, finally snapped back to reality. When she remembered the familiar way Fire Charm had treated Ye Qingchen, her tone became laced with jealousy. "Aren’t you quite familiar with her, Young Master? You should be the one to know how powerful she is. Besides, even though she says she’s my Grand-Mentor, I’ve never seen her before in my life."

Ye Qingchen finally noticed the thick jealousy in her tone. He shook his head with a wry smile and explained how he had met Fire Charm. Xiao Xiao’s expression softened slightly upon hearing that Fire Charm had saved his life on multiple occasions.

The Young Master is simply too outstanding; it’s no wonder he attracts so many exceptional women. First, there was Sister Qin Yue, then Zi Xing and Xue Zhao. Now, even my own Grand-Mentor is entangled with him.

After Ye Qingchen finished his explanation, his body had already recovered somewhat with the help of his Wood Soul Martial Spirit. He took out two Spirit Pills, giving one to Xiao Xiao before taking one himself. They both began to slowly recuperate.

With their leader slain by Fire Charm, all the human experts joined in the slaughter. In a short while, the lesser demons were completely exterminated.

Having recovered a little, Ye Qingchen and Xiao Xiao helped each other to their feet. Xiao Xiao looked at the distant Fire Charm with a puzzled expression. "Young Master, it’s strange. I’ve never met our Grand-Mentor before, but for some reason, she feels familiar, as if I’ve seen her somewhere."

Ye Qingchen also looked toward Fire Charm, but he didn’t feel the same sense of familiarity. It’s probably nothing. As the Grand-Mentor of the Wuji Immortal Palace, her legacy must be preserved within the sect. Even if Xiao Xiao has never met her in person, she might have seen a portrait or a statue of her somewhere. Therefore, he wasn’t too concerned about Xiao Xiao’s feeling of familiarity and just replied, "Xiao Xiao, now that your Grand-Mentor is here, we should leave. A battle of this level is far beyond our ability to interfere in."

Xiao Xiao nodded. If experts of the Grand-Mentor’s caliber are getting involved, then there’s certainly no place for a Martial King Realm cultivator like me if more demons appear.

Just then, an urgent voice called out. "Junior Sister Xiao Xiao, are you alright? I was worried sick about you!"

As the voice faded, the Saint Heir of Wuji Immortal Palace appeared once more, still exuding his ethereal charm. Though his face was etched with anxiety, his elegant and handsome appearance was still enough to captivate countless young women. To Xiao Xiao, however, the sight of him was simply repulsive.

After all, just moments before, he could have easily saved her with a single strike. Instead, her so-called Senior Brother chose to abandon her and flee. If Ye Qingchen hadn’t desperately intervened, her fate would have been sealed. It was no wonder she couldn’t show him a pleasant expression now.

The Saint Heir had originally intended to flee straight back to the Wuji Immortal Palace. However, after learning that Fire Charm was on her way, he had quietly returned. Clearly still terrified of the Demon Clan, he hadn’t dared to show his face until all the demons were dead.

The first person the Saint Heir sought out was Xiao Xiao, but he was taken aback by her coldness. When he saw Ye Qingchen supporting her, his jealousy became even more difficult to control, and he let out a cold snort. "You still have the nerve to call yourself her Young Master? If Xiao Xiao hadn’t been trying to save you, she would never have been in such danger! Now she’s severely injured, and it’s all your fault! You’re a worthless piece of trash!"

Ye Qingchen was well aware that the Saint Heir had abandoned Xiao Xiao and the others from the Wuji Immortal Palace to save his own skin, but he was still stunned that the man could be shameless enough to turn around and cast blame. Hearing the Saint Heir’s insult, Xiao Xiao was about to retort angrily, but Ye Qingchen held her back.

He glanced at the Saint Heir and said coolly, "I am only at the third level of the Martial King Realm, so I am indeed weak against the Demon Clan. I feel terrible for failing to protect Xiao Xiao. But surely, I don’t deserve to be criticized by a degenerate who abandoned his sect-mates to save his own life, do I?"

Abandoning Xiao Xiao to flee had already caused Ye Qingchen to lose any shred of goodwill he might have had for the Saint Heir of the Wuji Immortal Palace.

"You brat! How dare you call me a deserter and a degenerate?"

The Saint Heir couldn’t pretend he didn’t know who Ye Qingchen was talking about. His rage could no longer be contained. His aura erupted in an instant as he fixed Ye Qingchen with an icy glare, enveloping him in boundless killing intent. "You’re courting death!"

I may not have been able to beat that demon leader, but surely I can handle a mere third-level Martial King?