108: Chapter 108 Master, please hold on a little longer!

Chen Yan pushed his Cloud-Chasing Moon-Treading movement technique to its limit, recklessly draining the Spiritual Qi within his body as if it were worthless.

His figure turned into a blur, soaring towards the higher reaches of the Heavenly Ladder!

Below, that seductive figure followed unhurriedly, like a tail that could not be shaken off.

Saintess Su Wanrou's voice drifted from behind, carrying a hint of playfulness: "Young Master Chen, why run so fast? This humble one won't eat you."

Chen Yan couldn't be bothered to respond, his speed increasing instead of slowing down.

His heart was filled with worry for Leng Qingshuang; he had no time to spare for anything else.

"Revered Master is truly something! At her age, how can she still be so willful!"

"Does she not know what state she is in?"

"Her Dao Heart is shattered, her Divine Soul is weak, and she is still carrying injuries!"

"And with all that, you still dare to run around alone?"

"Hmph! Once I find Revered Master, I must punish her properly!"

"I'll spank her! Ten times!"

While grumbling angrily at his Revered Master in his heart, he accelerated frantically.

Seeing Chen Yan dare to ignore her, Saintess Su Wanrou felt a flash of annoyance in her eyes, yet in her heart, she seemed to like this man even more!

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Chen Yan: "..." Get lost! Can you stop causing trouble?

As the number of steps increased, the pressure on the Heavenly Ladder multiplied sharply!

At this moment, the pressure had reached the terrifying Late Nascent Soul stage!

If it were an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator, they would likely be unable to move a single finger, let alone sprint away like Chen Yan!

After all, he was long accustomed to the pressure of a Mahayana Stage Sword Venerable; this amount of pressure was nothing to him.

"Revered Master! Where exactly have you gone?!"

He shouted in his heart, the look of anxiety on his face deepening!

The test of the Heavenly Ladder was only partly about pressure; the impact on the Divine Soul was the main challenge!

His mind was filled with images of his Revered Master's Divine Soul being suppressed, invaded by a Heart Demon. Lying on the ground, unconscious! And then being...

No, no! I can't let my imagination run wild!

Chen Yan shook his head abruptly, gritted his teeth, quickened his pace, and continued climbing!

Seven thousand three hundred steps, seven thousand five hundred steps, seven thousand eight hundred steps... Eight thousand... steps!

Chen Yan looked up ahead, and suddenly, his face lit up with joy! "Revered Master!"

Finally. At the eight-thousandth step of the Heavenly Ladder, he saw that familiar cyan figure.

Leng Qingshuang stood alone on the steps, her back to the path below, her long hair fluttering in the wind.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell upon her, outlining her figure like a beautiful painting.

Chen Yan was overjoyed. After confirming it was his Revered Master, he rushed forward, about to call out again.

But the next instant! "Bang!" He was sent flying backward violently.

An invisible breeze pushed him several yards away!

Chen Yan performed a somersault in the air, stood upright, and looked at his Revered Master in astonishment.

Yet Leng Qingshuang remained with her back to him, as if nothing had happened!

Something was wrong! Chen Yan furrowed his brows, extended his Divine Sense, and only then did he discover.

Surrounding Leng Qingshuang, there was actually a transparent wall of wind! Wind Spirit Intent?

A flash of nervousness crossed Chen Yan's eyes. What happened to Revered Master? Why would she use Wind Spirit Intent to protect herself halfway through?

"Revered Master!" He called out again, but still received no response from Leng Qingshuang.

Immediately, he gritted his teeth and rushed forward again. He had to get inside to see what was wrong with his Revered Master.

But! "Bang!" Without surprise, he was bounced back again!

This time, the Wind Spirit Intent seemed to recognize it was the same person. As it repelled him, it automatically protected its host, launching a wind blade at Chen Yan!

"Pfft!" A streak of blood instantly appeared on Chen Yan's body!

He refused to accept it and charged several more times. "Bang! Bang! Bang!" "Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Each time, he was violently repelled by the wind wall; each time, he added another wound from a wind blade!

In a short time, he was covered in blood, a miserable sight! And Chen Yan was completely anxious!

Revered Master would never treat him so ruthlessly! The Wind Spirit Intent was not under her control and was acting in self-defense. This meant Revered Master currently had no external consciousness!

Then what was her Divine Soul consciousness doing?

"Oh no!" A thought suddenly flashed through Chen Yan's mind. A light flickered in his eyes, and he instantly activated the Xuantian Appraisal Technique!

[Target Status: Heart Demon invasion, unstable Divine Soul!]

[Wind Spirit Intent Domain deployed autonomously, auto-defense active!]

As expected! Chen Yan's expression changed drastically, his heart burning with anxiety!

According to the feedback from the Xuantian Appraisal Technique, Leng Qingshuang was currently being invaded by a Heart Demon, her Divine Soul fighting the Heart Demon within her Sea of Consciousness!

In normal times, he naturally wouldn't need to worry! But at this moment, his Revered Master's Dao Heart was shattered and had yet to be rebuilt, and her Divine Soul had suffered repeated blows; this was the moment her defenses were at their weakest!

[Detected host's strong desire to save Revered Master, new mission issued: Strike While Weak!]

[Strike While Weak: Take advantage of Revered Master's weakness, force your way into the Wind Spirit Intent Domain, and feed her the demon-subduing pill! Mission Completion Reward: Dream-Sharing Incense!]

Damn it, is that what "Strike While Weak" means? Chen Yan muttered silently, but his eyes lit up!

Just as the System said, the demon-subduing pill suppressed all demons and evil spirits, and a Heart Demon naturally counted!

If he could enter the Wind Spirit Intent Domain and feed her the demon-subduing pill, even if it didn't completely resolve the Heart Demon, at least it could stabilize her for the time being!

Once her Dao Heart was rebuilt and her Divine Soul recovered, the Heart Demon would naturally break on its own!

Since that was the case! Then he had even more reason to get in!

He walked to the wind wall and gently pressed his hand against the invisible barrier. The Wind Spirit Intent sensed an outsider touching it and instantly moved to protect its host!

"Swish!" A wind blade shot out towards Chen Yan!

Chen Yan's expression hardened; he circulated his Cultivation Technique, forming a Protective Aura on the surface of his body!

He actually didn't dodge or avoid it, intending to take the wind blade head-on to test the limits of his body!

"Bang!" The wind blade struck Chen Yan's chest heavily, emitting a muffled sound!

Chen Yan immediately clutched his chest in pain and looked down. He saw that his outer clothing had been shredded by the wind blade, and on his chest, even with the protection of the Protective Aura, the wind blade had still cut a thin line of blood.

As his Spiritual Qi flowed through, that streak of blood quickly disappeared!

Seeing this, Chen Yan was overjoyed: "That's good! I can withstand it!"

He looked up at Leng Qingshuang within the Wind Spirit Intent and shouted loudly: "Revered Master, hold on a little longer!" "Disciple is coming in to help you!"

With that, he condensed a strand of Sword Qi in each hand and, targeting the weakest point of the wind wall as indicated by the Xuantian Appraisal Technique, plunged them in forcefully!

A gap was instantly sliced into the wind wall! "Squelch!"

Sensing the intrusion of an outsider, the Wind Spirit Intent instantly went berserk! Countless wind blades flew towards the gap in the wind wall!

"Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft!" The dense sound of wind blades entering his body came constantly!

Chen Yan gritted his teeth tightly, enduring the pain without making a sound. But in his heart, he was already screaming in agony.

"Ouch, damn it! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"

"With this many wind blades, this is basically death by a thousand cuts, isn't it?"

"If I keep getting sliced like this, I'm afraid I'll die young, won't I?"

Hum~ The wind wall suddenly trembled slightly. Just as Chen Yan was surprised, he heard Leng Qingshuang's voice coming from inside the wind wall. In her cold tone, there was a hint of trembling: "Rebel... don't come over..."