Chapter 481: Controlling Demons with Demons

"This is..."

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

The group witnessed this scene.

They were all secretly shocked.

It was a battle of at least the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm.

How many Heavenly Phenomenon experts are there in the world?

Usually, each one is like an old monster, hiding in their own cave dwelling to cultivate; for a wandering knight in the Jianghu, encountering a Heavenly Phenomenon expert is almost no different from seeing a god.

Even Fan Wen had not expected that the disturbance just now was caused by two old monsters of the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm.

They were actually relieved that they had arrived late enough.

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

When gods fight, mortals suffer.

In front of Heavenly Phenomenon experts, apart 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 Xuan Yu?"

The fame of Daoist Xuan Yu's magic treasure was simply too great, so he recognized it at a glance.

'He actually came to Jiangzhou.'

Fan Wen's heart sank.

Daoist Xuan Yu had defected from the Profound Heaven Sect and joined the Arctic Demon Sect, long since appearing on the wanted list of the Mountain-Seeking Division.

A demon appeared outside Jiangzhou City.

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

But Fan Wen's expression became even more peculiar.

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

In other words.

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

This matter became even more bizarre.

Who didn't know that the Arctic 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.

While Fan Wen was pondering.

An assistant general 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.

Within the Ten Thousand Mountains.

On the mountainside of a majestic, mist-shrouded giant peak, inside a small hut.

Snap.

A jade tablet shattered abruptly.

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

He widened his eyes.

Then, in terror, he pushed open the door and ran out of the house.

Not long after.

Several old Daoist priests appeared in the room.

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

Upon hearing this.

The other old Daoist priests also let out a long sigh.

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

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

How arduous the path to immortality is.

The old Daoist Zi Yang felt a heavy heart.

'Senior Brother, even 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 Qing Ding stared fixedly at the jade tablet on the ground for a long time, finally letting out a long sigh: "Little Yu is dead; he was my disciple, too. 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 Qing Ding was the final verdict on Xuan Yu's death.

No investigation.

Everything is fate.

At the same time.

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

The Emperor has an order.

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

"We're back."

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 Siming was all smiles, feeling triumphant: "Let's go, let's go collect the reward."

The Mountain-Seeking Division had only handled three cases involving the Profound Realm.

Theirs was one of them.

The reward would certainly not be small.

Hearing about the reward, Ning Zhongtian and the others were also full of excitement.

The group couldn't help but quicken their pace.

Li Rui walked at the very back.

Nie Siming and the others knew nothing of what had happened outside Jiangzhou City, because at this moment, Li Rui was actually using a clone created by a Clone Talisman.

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

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

In reality.

As early as when dealing with the demonic cultivator in the Jiangzhou village, he had already sensed 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 Xuan Yu was spying on him, he must have had designs on him.

If it were in the past, Li Rui would certainly have had to choose to hide, but now that he was already a Heavenly Phenomenon expert, he naturally had to take the initiative to strike and wipe out all potential crises.

Suddenly.

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

And just at this moment.

Lines of small text appeared before his eyes.

【Congratulations to the host for completing the high-level plot achievement of shaking the Jianghu — Controlling Demons with Demons.】

【Walking the Jianghu, encountering demons, one must slay demons and uphold justice in the world; of course, if it is inconvenient to act in order to maintain the name of a hero, one can also borrow the name of a demon to deal with these demons; there is no need to speak of Jianghu morality.】

【Completing the task Controlling Demons with Demons, reward settlement in progress...】

【Task rating: B.】

【Obtained 30 achievement points!】

【Name: Li Rui】

【Age: 25】

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

【Cultivation Arts: Wan Gu Chang Qing Gong, True Martial Nourishing Soldier Art】

【Items: Spirit-Ascending Book】

【Achievement: 50/100】

Li Rui looked at the panel.

The smile at the corner of his mouth grew wider.

Nothing to do today, time to go home and sleep soundly.

It was three days later when Nie Siming, Ning Zhongtian, and the others found out.

"Big Brother, you say we were lucky; not long after we left, a major event happened outside Jiangzhou City. Daoist 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 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 Zhongtian analyzing with great seriousness that the Old Demon of Tiannan came from the Immortal Cultivation World and so on, Li Rui just smiled without saying a word.

In the deepest part of the North Plains, which is frozen all year round, there is a towering mountain that reaches into the clouds, called the Shengshan by the people of the North Plains.

The foot of the mountain is filled with ice and snow, but the mountain itself is lush with green grass, like a fairyland.

In a palace on the mountainside of the Holy Peak.

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

"Xuan Yu is dead?"

Just now, he received a voice transmission from the Elder of the Life Hall.

Xuan Yu's life tablet had shattered.

This meant that Xuan Yu had died.

Ji Lei couldn't quite believe it.

One must know.

Xuan Yu was a Heavenly Phenomenon expert.

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 Xuan Yu has met his tribulation. I have already informed the Sect Master of this matter. According to reports, Fellow Daoist 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 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.

Of course, he knew the name of that old demon; he had previously thought he was just an ordinary demonic cultivator, but now it seems that since he could kill Xuan Yu, he must be a great cultivator at the peak of the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm.

He knew Xuan Yu's strength.

Defeating and killing are two completely different situations.

Inscrutable.

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

It's even possible he is in the Dao Body Realm.

"Then what did the Sect Master say?"

Ji Lei asked.

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

Clearly, the Sect Master already had arrangements.

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

"He intends to invite that Fellow Daoist Tiannan to the Shengshan for a chat."

Ji Lei listened, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Invite to the Shengshan for a chat?

He knew clearly in his heart that the Sect Master wasn't seeking revenge; he clearly had his eyes on that Old Demon of Tiannan's demonic skills.

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

But what if he became one of their own?

There are too many cases of people killing their own in the Arctic Immortal Sect.

As for who is one of their own.

Isn't it all up to the Sect Master?

Ji Lei didn't think about it anymore.

When a person dies, the Dao disappears; Xuan Yu is already dead, so of course, he couldn't possibly question the Sect Master for a dead person.

Besides.

He wasn't actually close to Xuan Yu.

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