Chapter 74: Dream-Eating Sword Demon

Night, at the summit of the camp.

"Old Mr. Long, I am very pleased with this cooperation with the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce."

Jiang Ding placed a jade-green elixir bottle on the table, his voice gentle: "I hope we will have further opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Just moments ago, he had verified the quantity of Blue Fluorescence Butterflies, finally gathering the 550,000 pairs required to meet the standard for refining the Blue Gold 2431 agent.

After this massive harvest, it is expected that the Blue Fluorescence Butterfly population in the East Spirit Mountains will be severely damaged and struggle to recover for at least ten years.

"Cooperating with you, Young Master, is also the good fortune of our Four Seas Chamber of Commerce."

Long Zhengwu carefully tucked the Void-Breaking Pill, capable of breaking through to the Internal Qi Perfection, into his robes. This was the final payment and one of the largest deals the Chamber of Commerce had handled in recent years.

"Until we meet again in the jianghu."

After a moment's thought, he decided to save this unlucky soul.

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"Hmm?"

The dozen or so people looked at each other, all filled with vigilance.

"It's her again."

With drones monitoring the surroundings, he quickly discovered the scattered, chain-like torches and the persistent shouting.

Jiang Ding nodded slightly, tapped his foot, and left the tent as if he were a gentle breeze. With another tap, his figure vanished into the vast night.

Clearly, his Internal Qi was a realm higher, he had spent decades more eating in the jianghu, and he had never slacked in his spear practice, yet he was still inferior to a junior! "Profound Heaven Sword Art!"

Long Zhengwu watched him depart for a long time, sighing: "This person is truly a god among men!"

There was no specific direction; he simply wanted to get as far from East Spirit Prefecture as possible, the faster the better.

It could only be the Righteousness Gang; all other jianghu people had been swept away by the Marquis's estate, and those remaining had already fled outside the prefecture.

"Young Master Jiang!"

Afterwards, they scattered in a 'boom', fleeing until their backs were no longer visible.

Looking around, while the two were locked in combat, over a dozen people had already surrounded them. All were Internal Qi realm martial artists, and two were even Internal Qi Great Accomplishment experts, all having come under the orders and bounty of the Marquis's estate.

Legend has it that he enjoys devouring butterflies to consume the souls of others in their dreams...

A cold, sharp voice clearly entered everyone's ears. Their survival instincts were triggered, and they couldn't help but look in that direction.

"Dream-Eating Sword Demon!"

Gong Caiyu gritted her teeth, executing a set of sword techniques with fluid grace. Her sword momentum was dense, her moves extraordinarily profound, and she was able to precisely strike the tip of the Thunder Spear every single time.

As for where to go, he also had a clear goal.

"Haha! This heaven-sent wealth belongs to me, 'Thunder Spear' Ou Dao!"

Ou Dao let out a shrill cry far louder than Gong Caiyu's, his face deathly pale, and he fled wildly in the direction he had come without looking back.

Green robes, a sword at his waist, and a delicate appearance.

Green robes, a long sword...

"Brothers!"

!.

Gong Caiyu felt a surge of joy, but couldn't help but worry. From what she had seen, this young master was extremely afraid of trouble and his strength shouldn't be very high; the two of them combined were far from being a match for a dozen Internal Qi martial artists.

Unfortunately, her disguise and hiding skills were subpar. Her flaws were recognized, and after killing several people, she fled for her life. The enemies grew in number, many being county constables who had joined spontaneously upon hearing of the bounty, along with members of the Righteousness Gang.

"I don't think this is good."

Countless rumors, countless speculations—now, it was difficult to find a jianghu person in East Spirit Prefecture who didn't know the 'Dream-Eating Sword Demon'.

Ding! With a sharp metallic clash, both were shaken back a step and fell from their horses.

After a moment of stalemate, the situation slowly turned in her favor. 'Thunder Spear' Ou Dao grew increasingly annoyed as the fight progressed.

"Good!"

Ou Dao said hatefully: "Have you not heard the story of ancient soldiers trading the limbs and heads of generals for the titles of the Five Marquises? You and I can each take a head or limb; surely the Marquis's estate wouldn't withhold the reward?" Gong Caiyu bit her lip, desperately urging her horse on, but she couldn't widen the distance between her and the enemies behind; instead, they were getting closer.

Greed appeared in Ou Dao's eyes as his steel spear thrust out in a series of strikes. This was his famous ultimate technique, "Rainstorm Spear"—swift and violent, continuous and unending. He had once practiced under a great tree, and thousands of fallen leaves would hit the ground without him ever missing, making him famous throughout the region.

"Zhang Ziteng has already surrendered; you cannot escape!"

Knowing him was secondary; the main issue was that he didn't know the way to Yuejing.

Under the dim moonlight, a young man in green robes walked over, his hand gripping his sword hilt.

This was quite normal. Even for the prodigies on the Dragon-Phoenix Ranking, with no shortage of resources, a few months was still too short a time; their foundations weren't settled, let alone achieving a breakthrough.

'Dream-Eating Sword Demon' Jiang Ding! The result: Chen Chen was dead, 'Mixed Gold Blade' Zheng Ye was dead, the 12th on the Dragon-Phoenix Ranking 'Black Flame Blade' and the direct disciple of the Innate expert 'White Bone Blade Demon', Hei Jin, was dead, and most of the twenty-plus Internal Qi realm team officers were dead, with only a few soldiers surviving.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"Ah!"

"Good, good, worthy of the Seven Profound Sect's divine arts!"

Other jianghu people felt their bodies tremble upon hearing this name, and they compared it to the young man's features.

Yuejing, Golden Blade Gate! That was his Heavenly Sound Stone, his Taiqing Divine Iron!

During the day, she had successfully escaped the Seven Profound Sect's main hall through a tunnel to outside the city, and had managed to flee East Spirit Prefecture.

Gong Caiyu had no choice but to turn back, thrusting her sword out, striking exactly on the spear tip.

"Stop!"

The crowd also saw his face clearly.

He had acquired a map from the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce beforehand, supposedly a detailed version, but it looked like ghost talismans; the scale and terrain were all wrong, and just looking at it gave him a headache.

Die, die, die, die! The news couldn't be hidden; with so many surviving soldiers and officers, and so many big figures who couldn't just vanish into thin air, the entire jianghu of East Spirit Prefecture was terrified, and they remembered his features firmly without needing anyone to remind them.

Ou Dao's soul fled in terror. At the moment of life and death, he barely retreated, his fingers gripping the spear shaft snapped off at the root. He screamed as he fell backwards, blood flowing uncontrollably, looking at the petite woman before him with venomous hatred.

So many people, yet they were only besieging one person.

In the battle at East Spirit Mountain, the Internal Qi Perfection expert Chen Chen commanded over twenty Internal Qi realm martial artists and eighty elite soldiers at Body Forging Great Accomplishment, along with the famous 'Mixed Gold Blade' Zheng Ye of East Spirit Prefecture, and the strongest, the 12th on the Dragon-Phoenix Ranking, 'Black Flame Blade' Hei Jin.

"Thief!"

Gong Caiyu gave a light shout. As Ou Dao's mind wavered, she caught a flaw, flicked his spear tip aside with her sword, and stepped forward to thrust at his heart.

With a kick of her feet, she actually stood upright on the horse's back, vaulted over the galloping horse, and gathered all her Internal Qi Great Accomplishment power into the spear tip, thrusting fiercely at Gong Caiyu's shoulder.

"I will strip you bare and place you on the city walls of East Spirit Prefecture..."

An old man with arched eyebrows laughed loudly.

Jiang Ding was speechless; every time he saw this person, she was being hunted down, giving him the feeling that she was a jinx of an unlucky soul.

Gong Caiyu's phoenix eyes turned cold, and just as she was about to pursue, her heart sank.

Jiang Ding's camouflage suit changed into an ink-blue color that blended with the night, and he swept rapidly between the treetops, wanting to compete in speed with the forest wind.

Gong Caiyu couldn't help but feel despair, gripping her sword hilt for one final struggle.

Several months had passed, and she was still at the Internal Qi Minor Accomplishment realm.

Jiang Ding focused his gaze, only to discover it was an acquaintance—five feet tall, with baby fat on her face. She seemed to have fled in such a hurry that she hadn't even changed out of her gorgeous skirt.

"You should leave quickly, don't worry about me..."

Legend has it that he also found the Seven Profound Sect's long-lost Hundred-Pace Flying Sword...

"This..."

Gong Caiyu looked at the empty surroundings, her mouth hanging open in a circle.

Jiang Ding was also stunned.

Dream-Eating Sword Demon? That sounds terrible. Who is this?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 75 =====