Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

Chapter 294: Chapter 294: An Unexpected Encounter with an Old Friend in Demon-suppressing City (3000)_1

Hearing this, A’Qing didn’t seem disappointed; instead, she vigorously rubbed her face.

She quickly undid the Illusion Shaping Formation.

Her facial features became even softer than before.

From an effeminate, pale-faced young scholar, she instantly transformed into a charming and pretty young girl.

Xu Qing’er stuck out her tongue at Shen Yi, “I just knew Big Brother Shen had spotted it long ago!”

A Transcendent Cultivator has the capability to protect a nation from invasion, let alone a mere family.

With Big Brother Shen protected by a Transcendent Spirit Golden Body elder, the fact that he rejected the offer without even asking suggested that he knew very well the identity of the power wanting to harm his family.

Only an Immortal Sect like Mysterious Light Cave could render a Golden Body Dharma Identity powerless.

“You guys…”

Xu Wanyun stood by, dumbfounded.

The scene before her didn’t fit at all with what she had learned from the books.

How could interactions between cultivators be so sincere… and amicable?

However, this did seem to conform with the young man’s casual dismantling of the Sui Mu Restraint earlier.

“…”

Shen Yi glanced at A’Qing, saying indifferently, “However, I can give it a try, but I will still need a little time.”

“Then I will follow you the whole time,” A’Qing declared firmly as she moved behind him, finally finding an excuse not to go home.

Shen Yi did not refuse, and the two of them then turned to look at Xu Wanyun.

“What does this mean? Am I an outsider now?”

Xu Wanyun opened her mouth, then gestured with her hands, “What is with that look, why do you seem to think I’m useless? Please, she is but carrying a Demon Core, while I am an Ultimate Realm Primordial!”

“Oh.”

Shen Yi turned around with indifference.

Compared to a green and inexperienced fighter, he needed an encyclopedia all the more.

Xu Wanyun hadn’t actually considered following Shen Yi; she simply couldn’t stand the feeling of being looked down upon and, therefore, complained subconsciously.

She sighed helplessly.

It was hard to imagine how she could snatch back her niece from Shen Yi’s hands and take her back to the Xu Family.

“Auntie, do you really hope to hide away for a lifetime?”

A’Qing peeked out from behind Shen Yi, her face taking on a serious expression, “We haven’t done anything wrong; it was Mysterious Light Cave that was faithless and treacherous. Why should we live like prisoners in endless suffering… isn’t it just because we lack strength?”

“Even if not for revenge, how about just living like a normal person?”

Her voice was crisp, not interrogative, but it made Xu Wanyun fall silent instantly.

The intentions of her niece were already quite clear.

If the Xu Family’s strength was insufficient, then they would unavoidably need to rely on other powers.

It just so happened that Shen Yi also had a grudge against Mysterious Light Cave and could make use of the Xu Family’s abilities; investments were necessary either way, so why not invest in Shen Yi, who seemed to possess more chivalrous righteousness?

Even if the investment failed, the loss would be but the lives of two people.

Compared to the many elders who had died at the hands of Mysterious Light Cave and the future of the entire Xu Family, it was indeed a most cost-effective deal.

After a long silence, Xu Wanyun gave her a glance, “Besides these reasons, don’t you have other thoughts? Like not wanting to be captured and taken back?”

“Uh… hehe.”

A’Qing withdrew her head.

“Brother Shen.”

Xu Wanyun seemed to have made up her mind and saluted with a fist, “Actually, if you are looking for an Evil Qi Spiritual Root, why not visit Thousand Demon Cave… These demons are most eager to protect geniuses and precious treasures, waiting for them to mature before devouring them whole. Where they live, that’s where the true perilous evil aura can’t be withstood.”

Playing such a big game?

Shen Yi stopped in his tracks, slightly surprised.

With her reminder, he suddenly realized that he was no longer the Initial Realm Primordial he had been when he first left Great Qian.

However, all the information he had encountered was about the various Demon Emperors.

In fact, even in the Thousand Demon Cave, the true Demon Emperors numbered no more than a few dozen; the remaining hundreds were merely Demon Kings.

“Do you have a way in?” Shen Yi looked at her curiously.

“Of course.”

Xu Wanyun smiled confidently, and then summoned a flying boat.

…

Day and night went through twenty-six cycles of change.

The small flying boat meandered eastward and westward through the mountain ranges.

“This time it must be correct.”

Xu Wanyun took out a booklet to compare, and then pointed to a mountain shaped like an ox head, “Look, this is written as ‘the mountain like ox horns’; isn’t it exactly the same as this mountain?”

“…”

Shen Yi nodded expressionlessly.

Even though he had already seen the ninth such mountain peak.

A’Qing sat in the corner of the flying boat, holding three broken flying swords, with a delicate little furnace at her feet for smelting precious iron.

Although she wasn’t very skilled in weapon refining, basic repairs were no problem for her.

Suddenly, the flying boat trembled and began to fall out of control toward the ground below.

She hurriedly stowed the little furnace and leaned over the edge of the wooden boat to look down, seeing a city wrapped in mist, revealing and concealing itself.

Xu Wanyun surreptitiously wiped her sweat.

Fortunately, after a few thousand years, Demon-suppressing City was still located in this place.

“This area has a no-fly Formation.”

She stowed away the wooden boat and descended toward the ground below.

The majestic city had wide and tidy streets; most passersby were on foot, but there were also cultivators riding various exotic beasts, making for a bustling scene.

The three people who had descended from the sky hardly attracted any attention.

The few who did notice only threw kind-hearted jeers, seemingly reminiscing about their own embarrassing initial experiences in Demon-suppressing City.

“Demon-suppressing City is a very old name.”

“Although the name hasn’t changed since then, it has lost its original meaning.”

Xu Wanyun, as though to cover up her earlier mistake, quickly explained to Shen Yi, “The reason is that Thousand Demon Cave is too dominant, thoroughly shattering the confidence of human cultivators, forcing us to accept that they are also one of the top forces… No, they should be considered the strongest.”

“You might think that Thousand Demon Cave is a place where a bunch of demons live together.”

“But in reality, the place they occupy is even more spirit-soothing than a true Immortal Sect.”

Shen Yi listened quietly while taking a look around.

At this moment, both A’Qing and Xu Wanyun stopped in their tracks, looking curiously ahead.

They were not the only ones; in fact, everyone on the street had momentarily stopped their conversations.

In front of the crowd, a figure cloaked in a cape walked slowly.

People all around made way for them.

It was because their cape was drenched in Monster Blood, their black hair fluttering, and their body exuding a strong presence of evil Qi.

The figure was tall and slender, revealing only a glimpse of a face with a touch of chill.

If it weren’t for the fierce scar that had not yet fully healed, they would indeed look exceedingly graceful and charming.

As they passed by, admiration flickered in the eyes of the cultivators nearby.

On this land, there’s no shortage of people who are willing to fight and kill, but not many live to return.

Just then, their steps slightly faltered.

But it was only for an instant, and then they brushed past the young man in black clothes.

“Tsk.”

Xu Wanyun subconsciously looked back one more time, feeling somewhat envious.

The other party was only at Middle Realm Mixed Yuan, yet they managed to attract everyone’s attention, while she herself, already at Ultimate Realm, could only hide within a Formation and barely cling to life.

“What a beautiful sister,” A’Qing blinked.

“Indeed.”

Shen Yi rarely nodded and glanced at the Storage Bag that had appeared in his hand.

It was still damp with fresh blood plasma.

Without much thought, he took out the item inside, revealing a transparent six-petaled flower with strands of scarlet inside it, resembling blood vessels, adding a bit of malevolence.

“Ah! That’s a tainted Mid-grade Spirit Root!”

A’Qing noticed the object in big brother Shen’s hand.

Even though he was clueless why he suddenly showed off a Spirit Root, A’Qing didn’t forget his job and promptly offered an explanation.

But this time, Shen Yi didn’t seem to have the intention to ask for details, directly storing it into his Storage Treasure and continued walking forward.

Back when pursuing the Mountain Lord, he had often been ‘fed’ by that woman.

He hadn’t expected that now as a Primordial Grandmaster, he would still receive something from Jiang Qiulan; she was indeed considerate.

Only, he hadn’t prepared anything in return.

Well, next time perhaps.

…

At the end of the long street.

The woman took off her cape and lingered in front of a tavern for a while.

Soon, a youth dressed in a loose green robe strolled out leisurely, “How was your harvest?”

“No harvest.”

Jiang Qiulan’s demeanor was calm as she nodded slightly, “Thank you for waiting, senior.”

“No problem, I wasn’t particularly waiting for you.”

The man in the green robe jiggled the wine pot in his hand and started walking towards the outskirts of the city, then asked curiously, “What is that in your hand?”

Jiang Qiulan looked at the round Demon Core in her palm, “Nothing special.”

“A Blood Devil Ox?” The youth smacked his lips and nonchalantly extended his hand, revealing a larger one in his palm, “I also have one here, of a higher realm.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qiulan’s gaze remained steady, focusing solely on the one in her hand before carefully placing it into her Storage Treasure.

“Boring.”

The youth withdrew his gaze as a Mysterious Sword emerged from his sleeve and landed at his feet, “This time, since you’ve caused trouble, it would seem ungracious to return empty-handed. I will present you to my senior sister as a gift. Whether she keeps you or not, that’s none of my concern.”

When he first met her, she was seriously injured, barely clinging to life with a Dao Infant.

She did not tend to her wounds but was instead refining a Spirit Root.

Her will was steadfast; knowing that only by breaking through to Middle Realm Primordial could she survive, she focused on just that.

And in the end, she indeed survived.

Just as he had lost his only disciple.

If his path hadn’t been different from hers, Nie Jun might have even considered taking her as a disciple.

“Thank you, senior.”

Jiang Qiulan nodded her head, summoned her Dao Infant, and soared into the sky.

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, still looking calm.

Nie Jun stood on the Mysterious Sword, watching her prefer to endure alone rather than asking him for help, and he shook his head slightly.

He didn’t insist and flew away on his sword.

After the youth had left, Jiang Qiulan quietly looked back, turning her gaze toward the three figures on the long street.

She slightly pursed her lips.

All cultivators, all from Great Qian, all wary of the Mysterious Light Cave.

She hid her name and lived in obscurity, while he had beauties for company, certainly living a carefree life.

Jiang Qiulan reluctantly withdrew her gaze and propelled her Dao Infant to its limits, shooting toward the sky!@@novelbin@@

Wutong Mountain, Spirit Xi True Person.

The head disciple of Xuanjian True Person’s senior sister is rumored to have a very strict assessment. To become her registered disciple is even more difficult than breaking through to Divinity Transformation.

But this might be her only chance in life.

She had to seize it well.

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