"Jingyue, why don’t you run?" Elder Mi’s wriggling pupils shone with a playful and cruel light, "Are you reluctant to part with your Tribulation Immortal body and Glazed Pure Heart Soul that took you thousands of years to condense?"

He spread his left arm like a bird spreading its wings, bringing up a large membrane of flesh interwoven with decaying plants. The worm-like textures quickly entwined together. The corruption of the Decaying Demon Dao poured out, following the trajectory of the Great Dao, covering all of Fairy Jingyue’s vital energies and the ripple-like forces in space.

Next, there would be a feast of decay.

He could almost see Fairy Jingyue’s pure Xunfeng Dao being tainted by corruption, making it impossible for her to escape until her complete demise.

This was true downfall!

Once a Great Dao is stained with corruption, one either joins the Decaying Demon Dao or lives in fear of decaying to death at any moment.

A fairy, high and aloof, was nothing but a bug rotting in the gutters!

Elder Mi’s intense loathing mixed with his Decaying Demon Dao, penetrating into Fairy Jingyue’s Xunfeng Dao.

But the scene he had envisioned in his mind did not occur. The corruption didn’t wind its way through Jingyue’s Xunfeng Dao like tree roots into the earth. A strange and imperceptible will of the Great Dao seemed to envelop Jingyue’s Xunfeng Dao before his. That will of the Great Dao was incomparably warm and gentle, full of life, making him, as a Demon Cultivator, feel instinctively uncomfortable and irritated.

"Jingyue!"

Elder Mi believed that in this world, besides Jingyue herself, no one understood her better than he did.

He had spent countless days and nights spying on her flesh, spirit, and Dao. It had almost become a part of his cultivation. He was sure that Jingyue achieved Tribulation Immortal through the Xunfeng Dao and could not have any other Dao acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao.

This exceeded his expectations. Unease and gloom spread from his heart.

He exerted his full effort to drive his Dao, attempting to break through Jingyue’s defenses with corruption. But no matter what he did, the will of the Great Dao enveloping Jingyue stood like a solid bulwark, definitely impossible to breach. Then, to his horror, he discovered not only Jingyue, but Celestial Venerable Yangyi, all over ten thousand disciples of the Celestial Cauldron Sect, and even the spirit pets and immortal beasts, were all enveloped by this will of the Great Dao.

Corruption could not infect them at all.

What in the world happened? Elder Mi screamed in panic, attempting to leave. The swirling cascade of flowers swiftly retreated back towards the giant Decaying Flower from which they originated.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

Elder Mi notified all the Demon Cultivators of the Corpse Manor to leave the area!

But when they turned their gaze towards the giant Decaying Flower, they were shocked to find a Sword Qi descending from the sky, directly severing the flower stem.

Seeing this, Elder Mi laughed wildly, "I thought it was a great power, but it’s just a fool! How dare you use Sword Intent to attack the Decaying Demon Dao directly! Didn’t Jingyue tell you that the Decaying Demon Dao is inescapable?"

Fairy Jingyue’s shattered body reformed. Still covered in dark red flowers, she looked rather battered as she stared towards the giant Decaying Flower and shouted, "Senior, you must not use the Great Dao to attack the Decaying Demon Dao! The corruption is highly contagious! Do not touch it directly!"

"Too late, too late!" Elder Mi, sensing a chance to turn the tide, became erratic again. Then, he shuddered involuntarily, his teeth chattering, "Why is it suddenly so cold."

Cold,

for a Tribulation Immortal, was a feeling so vague it was almost unfamiliar.

At their level, how could they possibly be affected by the cold of heaven and earth?

Thus, the moment Elder Mi felt cold, he realized it was the Dao’s sense of chill. Instinctively, he looked towards the giant Decaying Flower, only to see that the Sword Qi upon it seemed to be frozen in time, suspended. An eerie blue glow spread along the trajectory of the Sword Qi, swiftly covering everything in ice where it reached.

Nothing could escape.

The Demon Cultivators of the Corpse Manor, those decaying plants infected by corruption, vital energies, Dao, divine souls, all were frozen. Elder Mi slowly opened his mouth, yet found himself unable to utter a word.

He, too, was frozen.

The entire Celestial Cauldron Sect, and even the massive ancient tree upon which it stood, were covered in a layer of icy hues.

Crack,

Crack,

The sound of footsteps on ice echoed.

The only two unfrozen, Celestial Venerable Yangyi and Fairy Jingyue, looked in shock towards the source of the sound, only to see a young man in simple, elegant blue clothing approaching slowly. He stood in front of Elder Mi, observing the demon frozen in ice with a hint of contemplation.

The two Tribulation Immortals finally reacted, quickly stepping forward and bowing deeply,

"Thank you, Senior, for your assistance!"

Fan Wubing looked at them. They were both infected by corruption, covered in decaying plants, far from their previous celestial and ethereal demeanor. He spoke,

"I’m not skilled at dealing with this Decaying Demon Dao either, I can only freeze it for now."

Freeze!

Truly frozen!

The two Tribulation Immortals were extremely shocked. What level of "cold" could directly freeze a Great Dao, especially one as "inescapable and inconspicuous" as the Decaying Demon Dao!

Fan Wubing reached out and plucked a decaying flower from Fairy Jingyue’s body.

Seeing this, Fairy Jingyue exclaimed, "Senior, be careful! It’s very dangerous!" She was horrified, as directly touching something infected by corruption was truly appalling. She knew well its horrors after years of opposing Demon Cultivators on the Divine Wood Continent.