Chapter 481: Fighting Fire with Fire

"This is..."

When Fan Wen sensed the commotion and led his men to the forest outside Jiangzhou City, he saw only a crater spanning several hundred zhang, along with countless trees snapped in two.

The group witnessed this scene.

All were secretly shocked.

It was a battle of at least the Heaven-Observing Realm.

How many Heaven-Observing experts are there in the world?

On ordinary days, they are all like old monsters, hiding in their own caves to cultivate; for a wandering knight in the jianghu, encountering one Heaven-Observing expert is almost no different from seeing a god.

Even Fan Wen had not expected that the commotion just now was caused by two old monsters of the Heaven-Observing Realm.

They were actually fortunate that they had arrived late enough.

Otherwise, the mere shockwaves of the battle would have claimed their lives.

When gods fight, mortals suffer.

Before the Heaven-Observing Realm, aside from Fan Wen, they were no different from ants; even Fan Wen was, in truth, just a slightly larger ant.

Casualties were inevitable.

Fan Wen narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling the golden fishing rod magic treasure he had seen earlier.

"Daoist Daoist Su Xuan Yu?"

That magic treasure of Daoist Daoist Su Xuan Yu was too famous, so he recognized it at a glance.

'He actually came to Jiangzhou.'

Fan Wen's heart sank.

Daoist Daoist Su Xuan Yu had defected from the Profound Heaven Sect and joined the North Pole Demon Sect, long since appearing on the Search Mountain Division's wanted list.

A demon appeared outside Jiangzhou City.

And he had been completely unaware of this; thinking about it made him break into a cold sweat.

But Fan Wen's expression became even stranger.

This was because, besides the fishing rod, he had also seen a soul banner while looking out from Jiangzhou City.

In other words.

The one battling Daoist Daoist Su Xuan Yu was actually a demonic cultivator?!

This matter became even more bizarre.

Who didn't know that the North Pole Demon Sect was the holy land for demonic cultivators?

But he thought again: demonic cultivators were a bunch of lunatics to begin with, and mutual slaughter was normal.

It was just unclear who had won in the end.

As Fan Wen was pondering.

A Assistant Regional Commander beside him spoke: "General, I have heard of a demonic cultivator who is quite similar to today's events, called, called... the Old Demon of Tiannan."

Ten thousand miles away.

Amidst the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

On the mountainside of a magnificent peak drifting with ethereal immortal mist, in a small hut.

Snap.

A jade tablet shattered abruptly.

The little Daoist boy who had been snoring woke up with a start.

He widened his eyes.

Then, terrified, he pushed open the door and ran out of the hut.

Before long.

Several old Daoist priests appeared in the room.

The old Daoist Daoist Zi Yang looked at the shattered jade tablet on the floor and sighed softly: "It is Senior Brother Daoist Su Xuan Yu; he is dead."

Upon hearing this.

The other old Daoist priests also let out long sighs.

They were all disciples of the Great True Person Daoist Qing Ding.

They all had some affection for Daoist Su Xuan Yu; although Daoist Su Xuan Yu had defected from the Profound Heaven Sect, hearing of his fall still inevitably brought sighs.

How treacherous the path to immortality is.

The old Daoist Daoist Zi Yang felt a bitter taste in his heart.

'Senior Brother, Junior Brother does not know if your choice was right or wrong.'

At this moment.

An old Daoist with white hair and a youthful face walked in.

Seeing the old Daoist appear, everyone hurriedly cleared a path.

The Great True Person Daoist Qing Ding stared fixedly at the jade tablet on the floor for a long time, finally letting out a long sigh: "Little Yu is dead; he was my disciple after all. Leave a spot for him in the ancestral hall, but do not leave his name."

"Yes."

Everyone bowed in unison.

The appearance of the Great True Person Daoist Qing Ding was the final verdict on Daoist Su Xuan Yu's death.

Do not pursue it.

Everything is fate.

At the same time.

The magic treasure boat landed on the official road outside the capital.

The Emperor had issued an order.

In the capital, flying is prohibited; otherwise, it is considered disrespect to imperial majesty and shall be punished by beheading according to the law.

"We're back."

Ning Ning Zhongtian looked at the city walls of the capital, feeling somewhat reluctant.

Hmm.

Of course, he wasn't reluctant to leave the capital, but rather reluctant to leave the young ladies of Jiangzhou.

Nie Nie Siming was all smiles, full of pride: "Let's go, let's go collect the reward."

The Search Mountain Division had only handled three cases involving the Below Tongxuan Realm.

Theirs was one of them.

The reward would certainly not be small.

Hearing about collecting the reward, Ning Ning Zhongtian and the others were also filled with excitement.

The group couldn't help but quicken their pace.

Li Rui walked at the very back.

Nie Nie Siming and the others knew nothing of what had happened outside Jiangzhou City, because the Li Rui present now was actually a clone created with a Clone Talisman.

It was just that Li Rui's talisman attainments were sufficient.

Not only could Nie Nie Siming and the others not tell, but it had even deceived Daoist Daoist Su Xuan Yu.

In reality.

As early as when he was dealing with the demonic cultivator in the Jiangzhou village, he had already sensed Daoist Su Xuan Yu's presence.

Who told him to possess the Primordial Immortal Martial Dao Fetus?

He was naturally sensitive to the presence of other spiritual fetuses.

That was why he had set up today's trap.

Since Daoist Su Xuan Yu was spying on him, he must have had designs on him.

If it were in the past, Li Rui would naturally have had to choose to hide, but now that he was already in the Heaven-Observing Realm, he naturally had to take the initiative to strike and wipe out all potential crises.

Suddenly.

Li Rui's clone paused; in that very instant, the main body and the clone completed the transfer.

And at this moment.

Lines of small text appeared before his eyes.

【Congratulations to the host for completing the high-level plot achievement "Famous in the Jianghu" — Fighting Fire with Fire.】

【Walking the jianghu, encountering a demon, one must slay the demon and uphold justice for the world; of course, if it is inconvenient to act for the sake of maintaining the name of a hero, one may also borrow the name of a demon to deal with these demons, without needing to speak of jianghu morality.】

【Task "Fighting Fire with Fire" completed, reward settlement in progress...】

【Task rating: B.】

【Obtained 30 achievement points!】

【Name: Li Rui】

【Age: 25】

【Talents: Superb Comprehension, Wisdom Eye, Great Dream Immortal Travel, Demon-Slaying Victory, Primordial Immortal Martial Dao Fetus】

【Cultivation Methods: Wan Gu Chang Qing Gong, True Martial Weapon-Nurturing Art】

【Items: Spirit-Ascension Book】

【Achievements: 50/100】

Li Rui looked at the panel.

The smile at the corner of his mouth grew wider.

Nothing to do today, go home and have a good sleep.

By the time Nie Nie Siming, Ning Ning Zhongtian, and the others found out, it was already three days later.

"Big Brother, you say we left quite coincidentally; not long after we left, a major event happened outside Jiangzhou City. Daoist Daoist Su Xuan Yu, who had previously defected from the Profound Heaven Sect, actually had a great battle outside the city with the Old Demon of Tiannan from the South Sea."

"No one knows the final result."

"But I heard that the Old Demon of Tiannan has already been ranked among the top twenty demons in the world."

Ning Ning Zhongtian said with great interest.

Li Rui's mouth twitched slightly.

The top twenty demons in the world...

Getting this title was not a pleasant thing.

Of course.

No one in the world would know that he was the Old Demon of Tiannan.

Seeing Ning Ning Zhongtian analyzing with great seriousness that the Old Demon of Tiannan came from the Immortal Cultivation Realm and so on, Li Rui just smiled without saying a word.

In the deepest part of the North Plains, which is frozen year-round, there is a high mountain that towers into the clouds, called the Holy Mountain by the North Plains people.

The foot of the mountain is filled with ice and snow, but the mountain itself is lush with green grass, like an immortal realm.

In a palace on the mountainside of the Holy Peak.

Ji Lei, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of surprise in his pupils.

"Daoist Su Xuan Yu is dead?"

Just a moment ago, he received a voice transmission from an elder of the Life Hall.

Daoist Su Xuan Yu's life tablet had shattered.

This meant that Daoist Su Xuan Yu had died.

Ji Lei found it somewhat hard to believe.

One must know.

Daoist Su Xuan Yu was in the Heaven-Observing Realm.

How could he die so easily?

His figure flashed, and the next instant he arrived before the Life Hall.

As if knowing Ji Lei would come, the Elder of the Life Hall was already waiting in the hall.

"Fellow Daoist Ma."

"Fellow Daoist Ji."

Elder Ma of the Life Hall bowed his hands and then spoke: "Fellow Daoist Daoist Su Xuan Yu has met his tribulation. I have already told the Sect Master about this. According to the news, Fellow Daoist Daoist Su Xuan Yu had a great battle outside Jiangzhou City with a demonic cultivator named the Old Demon of Tiannan."

"If my guess is correct, Fellow Daoist Daoist Su Xuan Yu must have been killed by that Old Demon of Tiannan."

Hearing the four words "Old Demon of Tiannan."

Ji Lei couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

He had been to the south many times.

Naturally, he knew the name of that old demon; previously, he only thought he was an ordinary demonic cultivator, but now it seems that since he could kill Daoist Su Xuan Yu, he must be a great cultivator at the peak of the Heaven-Observing Realm.

He knew Daoist Su Xuan Yu's strength.

Defeating and killing are two completely different situations.

Unfathomable.

As for the top twenty demons in the world, in Ji Lei's view, he is clearly a top ten great demon.

It is even possible that he is in the Body-Integration Realm.

"Then what does the Sect Master say?"

Ji Lei asked.

Daoist Su Xuan Yu died three days ago, but he only found out now.

Clearly, the Sect Master had already made arrangements.

Elder Ma smiled slightly: "Although Fellow Daoist Daoist Su Xuan Yu did not spend much time in our Immortal Sect, he came with sincerity after all, so we cannot let Fellow Daoist Daoist Su Xuan Yu die just like that. The Sect Master has already sent Elder Ji to pursue and investigate."

"He wants to invite that Fellow Daoist Tiannan to the Holy Mountain for a chat."

Ji Lei listened, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Invite to the Holy Mountain for a chat?

His heart was as clear as a mirror; the Sect Master was not seeking revenge, but clearly had his eyes on the Old Demon of Tiannan's demonic skills.

The Old Demon of Tiannan is an outsider; having killed a person from the North Pole Immortal Sect, he must of course be hunted to death.

But what if he became one of their own?

There are too many instances of people from the North Pole Immortal Sect killing their own kind.

As for who is one of their own.

Isn't that all up to the Sect Master?

Ji Lei stopped thinking about it.

People die and the Dao vanishes; Daoist Su Xuan Yu was already dead, so he naturally couldn't question the Sect Master for the sake of a dead person.

Moreover.

He wasn't actually close to Daoist Su Xuan Yu.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 482 =====