Guarding the Prison for 100 Years, I Emerge to Overwhelm the Demon Venerable

"The Celestial Sword Saintess from the Celestial Sword Sect?"

High above the clouds, Su Bai slowly withdrew his fist. He watched the dazed, white-robed woman in midair, lost in thought.

He suddenly realized he had some impression of this woman.

’That’s right. One of the issues of *Matters of the Martial World* that Chen the Sixth gave me did mention her.’

Now he remembered.

That issue of *Matters of the Martial World* stated that...

The Celestial Sword Saintess of the Celestial Sword Sect and the Saint Heir of Rashomon had fought a decisive battle on Celestial Extremity Peak. After the fight, both were gravely injured and their whereabouts became unknown.

The staff at Fate Peeping Pavilion, who compiled *Matters of the Martial World*, had even tracked the story for days, running follow-up reports for two consecutive issues.

Ultimately, they concluded that the Celestial Sword Saintess had likely traveled north and entered the North Sea.

As for the Saint Heir of Rashomon, he was said to have returned to his sect to recover and enter secluded cultivation.

’I can’t believe it. The Celestial Sword Saintess really did run off to the North Sea and pick a fight with the Canghai Sect.’

Shaking himself from his thoughts, Su Bai paid her no further mind.

He glanced at Hei Wushuang, who was dancing joyfully amidst the Evil Qi, before vanishing into the clouds.

Over the North Sea.

Some time later.

The Celestial Sword Saintess finally tore her gaze away from the enormous Fist Seal. She took a deep breath, her expression gradually calming.

’I have no idea what the temperament of such a terrifying Martial Arts Great Power might be. It’s best not to disturb him rashly.’

’I’d rather not risk incurring his displeasure.’

’The fact that he didn’t appear after throwing that punch suggests this Martial Arts Great Power was probably just passing by and decided to lend a hand.’

’If I were to brazenly seek him out, it might backfire and only annoy him.’

Having collected her thoughts,

the Celestial Sword Saintess glanced at the dark islands, her expression turning solemn.

’I should rescue these people first.’

She tightened her grip on her three-foot sword. In a flash, she was in motion, swinging her blade and unleashing one brilliant Sword Aura after another, hacking at the Sealing Arrays on the other islands.

But unlike the weak one from before, the Arrays on these islands were far more complete.

They had been meticulously laid out by the Elders of the Canghai Sect using a host of rare materials.

As a result, destroying them would take much more time.

BOOM—

An unknown amount of time passed before a deafening roar echoed in all directions.

CRACK!

One by one, the Sealing Arrays were shattered by the white-robed woman’s sword, revealing scenes drenched in blood.

After slaying every last Demon Fiend on the dark islands, the white-robed woman panted lightly, a look of exhaustion on her face.

After continuously executing such powerful Swordsmanship, her reserves of Heavenly Sword True Qi were nearly depleted.

"Thank you, Fairy! Thank you, Fairy..."

The people from the Blood Slave Islands she had rescued knelt on the ground, weeping and trembling as they thanked her again and again.

Tears streamed from their eyes.

They wept from the sheer joy of seeing the light of day again, and from their profound gratitude toward the woman in white.

However, hearing this, the white-robed woman in the sky simply shook her head.

"The one who saved you was a mysterious Martial Arts Great Power. It had little to do with me."

Then, before the crowd could even react, she turned, transformed into a streak of silver-white Sword Aura, and vanished into the distance.

She left behind a crowd of blood-soaked commoners, who could only stand there, dazed and bewildered.

...

Since his vacation was three days long, Su Bai was in no hurry to head to the Canghai Sect and pick up some "local specialties."

Su Bai was also quite curious about the vast expanse of the North Sea.

It was so immense that even with the current strength of his Divine Thoughts, he couldn’t scan to its edge in a single sweep.

’So, what is the source of the North Sea?’

’Are there any other sects here besides Canghai Sect?’

With these questions in mind, Su Bai began to wander aimlessly around the North Sea.

Afterward, Su Bai ran into the Celestial Sword Saintess two more times.

The first encounter was in an island village within the North Sea.

The island the village was on was already at the fringes of the North Sea.

Strangely, the entire village, every household, was providing for a single Human-faced Ghost Spider.

This Human-faced Ghost Spider loved to eat fresh flesh and blood.

Once sated, it would spin silk from its black fangs.

This silk, tainted with Ghost Qi and Demon Qi, was exceptionally soft, smooth, and resilient. With just a little weaving, it could be made into the finest of fabrics.

A single bolt, shipped by merchant vessel to a nearby major city, was worth a staggering one hundred gold!

Thanks to this Human-faced Ghost Spider, the villagers had grown rich and were all living comfortable lives.

The only cost was the lives of passing merchants and travelers, many of whom were lured to their deaths, leaving not even bones behind.

The ground around the village was so full of bones and corpses that there was scarcely room to bury any more.

Gradually, any discerning person realized there was something wrong with these villagers.

But since the silk could be resold for hundreds or even thousands of gold, the flow of passing merchants never ceased.

Some wealthy merchants went so far as to collude directly with the villagers.

The two parties struck a deal.

The merchants would use the promise of high wages to lure poor workers onto their ships, then deliver them to the island to be collectively slaughtered by the villagers.

The villagers would then use this fresh "blood food" to satiate the Human-faced Ghost Spider, which would then produce silk, benefiting both the merchants and the villagers.

What a perfect, stable triangle!

The only ones who suffered were the poor souls tricked onto the ships. As they boarded, they were full of beautiful dreams, fantasizing about earning money to support their families, care for their elders, and raise their children.

But when they finally disembarked, all those beautiful dreams were shattered in an instant.

All that remained was blood and tears.

Even Su Bai was quite shocked when he witnessed this.

Just as he was about to step in and eradicate this evil, the Celestial Sword Saintess descended from the heavens.

With a single strike of her sword, she slew the Human-faced Ghost Spider and annihilated the bloodthirsty village!

She didn’t spare the merchants involved either, beheading them one after another with her sword!

As for the spider silk and the fine fabrics made from it, she threw them all into the Human-faced Ghost Spider’s lair.

Then, she set it all ablaze, burning everything to ash.

’This woman... her temperament is so free-spirited and fierce. She is truly worthy of the title Sword Cultivator, hating evil as if it were her mortal enemy!’

On another occasion, Su Bai saw her being relentlessly pursued by two Divine Platform Realm Elders from the Canghai Sect.

At a critical moment, he watched her use a Secret Technique, transforming into a streak of Escape Light.

She moved so fast that even the two Divine Platform Realm Elders couldn’t keep up, leaving them to stomp their feet and curse in frustration.

And yet, after shaking them off, the Celestial Sword Saintess didn’t hide. Instead, she simply moved to a different location and continued destroying the Canghai Sect’s Arrays.

’Seeing how practiced she is at this... I suspect this isn’t the first time she’s used these hit-and-run guerrilla tactics,’ Su Bai mused.

’Pretty clever!’

「In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.」

Su Bai now had a clear grasp of the overall situation in the North Sea.

’This level of Cultivation should be sufficient.’

Su Bai nodded, sensing that Hei Wushuang’s Cultivation aura had reached the Fourth Level of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

’I’ve only ever used Hei Wushuang as a mount, anyway.’

’As a Demon Fiend, Hei Wushuang’s Cultivation will continue to rise as long as it devours Demon Evil Qi. It won’t be difficult to increase its power in the future; there will be plenty of opportunities.’

’That being the case, it’s about time I went to collect those "local specialties." ’

Su Bai was just about to head to the Canghai Sect to apprehend his targets.

But at that very moment, he heard the Demon Dragon’s cry for help.

Su Bai frowned and extended his Divine Thoughts.

A moment later, his expression froze in surprise.

’Well, what a coincidence!’

’It’s that white-robed Saintess from the Celestial Sword Sect again.’