Chapter 83: Under the Great Chaos, Let's Just Draw Cards First

On a stretch of riverbank rarely visited by humans in the mountain forest upstream of Linyue Lake.

An old man was sitting alone on the bank, fishing.

Although this fisherman was wearing a Dharma Artifact that concealed his aura.

The two mountain demons slowly sneaking along the riverbed still confirmed, after seeing the other's figure, that this was a Mid-stage Qi Refining Cultivator based on their astonishing five senses!

The mountain demons smiled.

Although their main goal for this trip was to kill mortals.

If they could hunt one or two Qi Refining Cultivators without much cost, they would not refuse.

As it happened, they did not think a Mid-stage Qi Refining Cultivator could discover them, having come up with the good idea of swimming underwater.

After all, they were Late-stage Demon Beasts, and their scouting abilities far exceeded those of humans of the same cultivation level; as long as they grasped the distance well and had the geographical advantage underwater, being discovered in advance was absolutely impossible!

An ambush! Two against one! And it was Late-stage cultivation against Mid-stage cultivation!

With such a great advantage, how could they lose!

After the straight-line distance was less than a hundred meters!

Fearing that getting any closer would lead to being detected, the mountain demons suddenly stopped their movements.

Then, the two mountain demons tacitly bent their legs slightly, and immediately kicked the ground hard, creating large craters on the riverbed!

Their bodies broke through the surrounding water like submarine-launched missiles and rushed toward the riverbank.

The moment they struck, the mountain demons used their full strength!

They did not intend to let that fisherman discover their tracks in advance and escape.

Little did they know that when they stopped, Su Ping had also detected them with the help of the detection talents of the Spirit Mouse Xiaobai and Xiaohui!

Splash!

A deafening sound of breaking water exploded from the river surface.

Two mountain demons over three meters tall suddenly rushed out of the water and appeared in front of the fisherman.

At this instant, the slightly larger mountain demon suddenly realized something was wrong!

The fisherman was not panicked, and his spiritual energy fluctuations were not chaotic!

Instead, with movements that their eyes could barely keep up with, he raised that large black iron staff, and with a *swish*, the muzzle was aimed at the head of the smaller mountain demon that was pouncing over.

Bang!

Su Ping fired with one hand, blowing the head off the smaller mountain demon that was less than half a meter from his muzzle on the spot!

At the same time, with a flick of his sleeve on his other hand, Su Ping had already thrown out more than ten Thunder Fire Beads.

Boom, boom, boom!

The larger mountain demon instinctively curled its limbs to block its face, feeling only that its whole body was being blasted with extreme pain.

However, fortunately, it was only superficial skin damage; just as it felt it was nothing more than this, it suddenly discovered a familiar body flying backward and falling into the water.

Still in mid-air, this mountain demon turned its head in surprise and saw the body of its companion, now headless, falling onto the river surface and splashing new water!

"No!"

It realized things were bad!

The mountain demon opened its mouth and roared, a strong desire to survive flashing in its eyes, and just as it intended to activate the Bloodline Secret Technique within its body!

Sharp pain appeared accompanied by a loud sound!

The mountain demon saw its arms, which it had held in front of it, being pierced through and broken by a hard object.

Then this hard object tore through the thick skin of its chest and a large amount of muscle tissue, and only stopped after breaking one of its ribs, having lost its momentum.

Pfft!

A large amount of blood spilled from the mountain demon's mouth and nose.

The interrupted secret technique caused it to suffer a severe backlash.

It no longer had any room to resist.

Yet it was hit by another shot, and after its head was blown off.

The fisherman blew on the gun barrel and stopped the attack.

"Although it's a bit of a pity I couldn't try some hand-to-hand combat, this is fine too."

"If you can solve it easily, just choose the easy way."

Su Ping summoned the Spirit Mouse Xiaobai, Xiaohui, and the black cat and little dog.

The four Spirit Beasts worked together, coordinating with Su Ping's fishing gear and fishing line for binding.

It took dozens of seconds to finally fish up the two headless mountain demons, and then, having saved the time for beheading this time, he directly butchered, packed, and took them away.

Only then did Su Ping let out a long sigh of relief.

He returned to Linyue Villa in a leisurely and contented manner, leaving behind not a shred of fame or profit.

Su Ping did not inform anyone that the Demon Beast problem had been solved.

He only found the City Lord Mansion and told them that he had discovered a village ravaged by Demon Beasts while patrolling.

This caused another commotion among them.

However, by midday, several more convoys had left Jinque City.

The Ji Family, however, seemed to have set their hearts on this Inspector, Su Ping.

Unless Su Ping spoke up, apart from the first batch of branch family members who left, they did not arrange for more people to evacuate.

Regarding the Ji Family's loyalty, Su Ping would not leave it unacknowledged; accepting dozens of their family disciples to work at Linyue Villa itself told others of his protective attitude toward the Ji Family.

This also allowed the Ji Family to gain quite a bit of fame and profit while Su Ping's reputation rose.

Su Ping silently developed in a low-key manner, continuing the previous routine of patrolling the city defenses and boosting morale.

He even micro-managed the positions of the Crossbow Catapults on the city walls and had the catapults moved one meter to the left.

By the way, this kind of battlefield micromanagement is actually not unscientific.

Peerless famous generals often directly command a certain squad at the front, and will even care about how a certain trench is laid out.

It's just that some micromanagement experts anticipate the enemy's anticipation, while others are both unskilled and love to play.

It was on the noon of the third day after Su Ping quietly dealt with the Demon Beast.

Just as Su Ping finished the miscellaneous tasks handed over by the steward and intended to return to Pot Heaven to cultivate.

Su Ping suddenly felt violent Spirit Qi fluctuations coming from the sky.

Su Ping was slightly startled, immediately flashed away from Linyue Villa, and soon arrived at the top of the highest mountain peak nearby.

Looking into the distance from his vantage point, Su Ping saw a golden, glittering Immortal Boat in the sea of clouds flying shakily toward the northeast.

Behind that Immortal Boat, more than ten giant cyan birds kept dancing around and emitted streaks of cyan light, striking the Immortal Boat.

After they had been locked in such a struggle for a few breaths.

Suddenly!

Dozens of Golden Flying Swords flew out from the Immortal Boat, and in an instant, they collided with the giant cyan birds.

The cyan light on the bodies of the dozen or so giant birds shattered in an instant, and the mournful cries they made while falling from the sky even reached the mountaintop where Su Ping was.

After the Immortal Boat erupted with a wave of Golden Flying Swords, it did not press the attack, but instead accelerated violently, taking this opportunity to rush into the sea of clouds and disappear.

The giant cyan birds did not continue to pursue, but instead dove down, grabbed their injured or dead companions, and left in the opposite direction.

"That Immortal Boat just now, it seems to be the Patrol Envoy Immortal Boat of that Inner Sect Disciple who carries three swords on his back, right?"

"It looks like they were chasing the Demon Beast but ended up being chased by the Demon Beast instead?"

"I just feel that the front line isn't as simple as just having some leaks."

Su Ping watched the giant cyan birds leave without venting their anger on the mortals nearby, and he loosened his grip on the Storage Bag containing his sniper rifle.

These giant cyan birds are basically Avian Demonic Beasts that are very powerful even among the Qi Refining Late Stage.

The few that are a size larger are even Demon Beasts with Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivation, and judging from the cyan light they spit from their mouths that could make the Immortal Boat shake, it should be a kind of innate divine ability with considerable power.

"A divine ability!"

"Compared to spells that can be cast instantly, it has greater power and consumes less, and it is even related to subsequent Foundation Establishment and the path thereafter."

"A Qi Refining Great Perfection who has mastered a divine ability and one without one are two different things."

"It won't be long before I can also reach the late stage in both Qi Refining and Body Tempering."

"With the blessing of the Ten Directions Annihilation Body, I can also prepare to see what divine ability is best to learn when I reach the late stage."

"The Immortal Sect doesn't provide many divine abilities to Outer Sect Disciples; perhaps it's because in their eyes, people like us who eat Medium Pills have slim hopes of Foundation Establishment and aren't worth giving good things to?"

"So, if I want to obtain a good divine ability, can I find a way from the Merit Stele at the Great Golden Light Temple?"

When Su Ping has time recently, he also goes to the temples around Jinque City to observe those Sealed Dharma Artifacts.

He even checks the state of those believers who have been praying for a long time.

However, he hasn't discovered anything unusual.

It seems this really is a certain consensus reached by the Cultivation World to resist the Evil Qi Tide without seeking short-term benefits.

Su Ping returned to Jinque City and shouted loudly that the Immortal Sect Patrol Envoy's divine might was peerless, driving the Immortal Boat to crush the avian Demon Beasts!

Immediately, Jinque City regained its vitality, and many people, especially the Commoners, revealed sincere smiles.

Then, after a few more days, once Su Ping had completed another round of Fishing.

His Fishing Experience level was successfully upgraded:

【Current Fishing Level: Level 4 (100/2000)】

Only then did a report come from the Chiyuan Immortal Sect.

The general meaning was that through the joint efforts and sacrifices of the Immortal Sect Cultivators.

The Demon Beasts that had wandered into the mortal realm had basically been annihilated.

However, all Inspectors must still remain vigilant, especially paying attention to areas where Demon Beasts have rampaged.

Some Elders worry that there may be Evil Cultivators joining forces with Demon Beasts, taking advantage of the Chaos caused by the Demon Beasts to set up certain Evil layouts.

"The Elders think very thoroughly, but the question is, where are the people?"

"The news I've received during this time is that not a single Immortal Boat has come to the dozen or so large cities in this region, and not a single Outer Sect fellow apprentice on a mission has been seen."

"Without proper Cultivator leaders, are we supposed to rely on those Loose Cultivators and martial artists who were scared out of their wits by the Demon Beasts to find the traces of Evil Cultivators?"

After reading the report, Su Ping only felt that it was becoming increasingly unreliable.

He was even more worried about the deeper meaning behind this; knowing it but still sitting idly by, is this intentional, or can the Immortal Sect really not spare the manpower and resources to deal with it anymore?

That battle between the Immortal Boat and the avian Demon Beasts last time might just be the greatest assistance the Immortal Sect can provide to this mortal realm during this period...

"Let it be chaotic; after great chaos, perhaps it will be a good thing for a lucky person like me!"

"Under great chaos, there are countless Immortal Fates, and after things fall apart, no one will pay attention to Outer Sect Disciples anymore."

"And then no one will notice my abnormality again."

"Perhaps after I suddenly rise to prominence, I will even be suspected of being a persona of some Inner Sect or True Inheritance disciple, or even a disciple of a hermit expert who has emerged into the world?"

"After all, compared to this possibility, a disciple who has spent twenty years of bitter cultivation to reach the third layer of Qi Refining and then obtains an opportunity to reach Foundation Establishment in a short time seems even less believable!"

Su Ping got up from Linyue Lake, hung the fish basket filled with grass carp on his back, and started to head back.

In the suburbs, more and more convoys were gathering toward Jinque City.

Those were Commoners from the towns around Jinque City, and even from other cities and towns further away.

After experiencing the rampage of Demon Beasts, the prevalence of bandits, and even the appearance of Evil Spirits.

Just wanting to survive, they remembered the city where the compassionate Immortal Master mentioned by the storyteller lived.

They began to pack their luggage, bring their most important rations, and set off toward Jinque City.

So much so that the City Lord, upon receiving the report, felt his scalp go numb and his hair was about to turn white with worry.

Su Ping indicated that he could provide other support, excluding cultivation resources.

Afterwards, Su Ping returned to the Pot Heaven, and after bathing, changing clothes, and washing his hands with hot water.

Su Ping looked at the 70 Small Green Fish and 50 Big Green Fish he had obtained from Fishing this time.

With a stir in his heart, he chose to exchange them!

Su Ping obtained 320 Fishing Coins!

"I've endured for so long; with this thirty-pull, even if I hit the pity system, I should get some Golden Light, right!"