Chapter 120: Returning with a Full Load (Requesting First Orders)

On the hilltop, a black robe fluttered slightly.

Shen Yi slowly rose, tucking the copy of the White Colt Divine Stride into his silver bell.

This jade-liquid-grade light-foot technique was the best the Zhen Mo Si's External Affairs Hall could offer, most suitable for long-distance dashes.

【Jade Liquid: White Colt Divine Stride: (Perfected)】

【Remaining Demon Lifespan: One thousand three hundred sixty-two years】

This quantity was somewhat awkward; it was enough to refine demon treasure crystals, but with three hundred years left, the demon grudges might not even wake before the lifespan was exhausted, wasting such a treasure in vain.

If he could obtain a few more demon cores, using this lifespan to break through the third transformation of the Immortal-Demon wouldn't be bad.

Shen Yi gathered his spirit and strode down the hill.

Just after walking a distance, he felt something slightly off.

The surroundings were far too quiet, like a silent dead zone, with only the rustling wind.

"Almost forgot."

Shen Yi shook his head and suppressed his aura.

The hundred beasts hidden among the hills finally recovered from the immense pressure, trembling as they lay on the ground, too afraid to move; only a few startled birds flapped their wings, trying to flee the area.

Confining the Mountain Lord within his body, he awed the mountains, causing ghosts and gods to avoid him.

In their eyes, the figure in black was clearly a humanoid Mountain Lord, leisurely strolling through its own territory.

Fortunately, the other party soon left this hill.

The entire Yong'an City radiated a chill.

Ordinary people cowered behind their doors, knowing nothing of what happened last night, only that many had died, all of them prominent wealthy families in the city.

The city gates stood empty; not a single merchant or traveler entered all morning.

That demonic qi soaring to the heavens would have terrified even ordinary people who did not practice martial arts into fleeing.

Several Constables, still shaken, held their swords guarding the long street, murmuring to themselves, seemingly discussing strange rumors about some hill.

Suddenly, one of them raised his head, staring in shock at the city gate.

His colleagues looked over in confusion.

They saw a tall figure strolling forward; beneath messy hair, a Bai Xi face held a trace of weariness, his black robe stained with blood, emitting a blood-curdling fishy scent.

He held a golden-patterned black scabbard diagonally in his palm; the blade not yet drawn, yet it made others dare not approach.

Most importantly, the direction the youth came from outside the city was exactly the hill they had just been discussing.

In this situation, anyone daring to enter Yong'an City looked suspicious no matter how you saw it.

By the time the other party passed by and his back disappeared at the end of the street.

The attendants, feeling discomfort in their lungs, suddenly realized they had forgotten to breathe for a moment: "Whose blood is that on him?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Given last night's situation, did killing require going outside the city!"

The tall attendant swallowed; they had previously been discussing why the demons had mysteriously vanished and why such a shocking aura had erupted from the hill outside the city that even people inside could sense it.

The Deng Family Compound.

Lin Rou finally felt these few people seemed to have misunderstood something.

She rolled her eyes, slapped Deng Mingxu's face, forcing him backward, and pressed a teacup against his throat: "A tiger demon of at least the Jade Liquid Perfected realm came, he did this, then pfft! Do you understand?"

"..." Jiang Chengyun and Xiao Qiangwei exchanged a glance.

"Didn't understand, right? Then that's correct! I didn't understand either." Lin Rou turned and threw the teacup onto the table.

Deng Jianyuan also heard the confused story, but looking to the side, he found that these family members, usually arrogant, now all wore the same look of awe on their faces.

The scene described by that young girl seemed even more shocking than he had imagined.

The old man actually held no great expectations; he just instinctively felt that without a Nascent Core Realm expert stationed there, that youth was more reliable than others, plus they had happened to drink together, so he simply invited him to stay, sparing him from dying prematurely at the hands of a great demon.

He never expected the youth would truly protect his family for him.

"You mean Shen Yi killed a tiger demon and then went out?"

Jiang Chengyun finally reacted; his face, originally pale from excessive consumption, now showed an unusual flush, his eyelids twitched slightly, and his voice instantly became much stern: "Foolishness! Why didn't you stop him?"

Hearing this, Lin Rou stared blankly, gesturing at her neck twice: "Boss Jiang, such a huge tiger demon was gone with a crack, what could I use to stop him?"

"You..."

Jiang Chengyun waved his hand irritably; indeed, there was no reason to blame Lin Rou, as he knew Shen Yi's capabilities.

But last night's situation was completely different from before; if they encountered a true Nascent Core Realm tiger demon, it was not comparable to a mere Golden Kong Sect abbot.

They had clearly agreed it was just to familiarize himself with the process.

How could the other party be so audacious just because he stepped out for a while... Thinking of Shen Yi's casual attitude when he first accepted the silver bell, Jiang Chengyun was filled with regret; he should have noticed the other's character earlier, and it would have been better to keep him by his side.

Xiao Qiangwei listened quietly to their conversation, realizing she seemed to have misunderstood something.

That young man actually didn't flee, but actively fought out?

And it seemed Jiang Chengyun valued him extremely, even to the point of losing his composure.

You know, this person was one with ambitions higher than the sky; he disrespected those older than him, and most younger ones were not as strong as him, wearing an air of looking down on everyone.

"How about... go out and look."

Xiao Qiangwei's delicate brows furrowed slightly; she covered her lower abdomen, rose, and walked to the door.

Immediately, she was enveloped by a wave of fishy wind.

She raised her head slightly, her pupils contracting; whether it was an illusion or not, she clearly sensed no aura, yet her body instinctively felt a threat.

When she clearly saw the newcomer's appearance, Xiao Qiangwei stepped back two paces; her gaze swept over the demon blood staining his clothes, and she finally understood where that threat came from.

The pressure from the Mountain Lord was truly immense; merely smelling the blood of its cub made her subconsciously tense up.

"..."

While the woman sized him up, Shen Yi was also observing these two Silver Bell Demon Hunters.

Seeing their withered auras and rather unwell complexions, he let out a slight sigh.

Indeed, whether it be the Zhen Mo Si or the Demon Hunters, when it comes to disappointing people, they truly never fail to disappoint.

Having killed three tiger cubs, he would surely incur the Mountain Lord's hatred.

Fortunately, his strength had made a qualitative leap.

Shen Yi was not very fearful; once the Nine Molts of Immortal Demons reached minor perfection, combined with the Heavenly Demon Yama External Elixir, even if the opponent truly came to seek revenge, who would kill whom remained to be seen.

Passing the woman, he casually chose a seat, placing the ceremonial blade in his hand lightly on the table.

Just as Shen Yi was preparing to close his eyes and regulate his breath, he suddenly noticed everyone staring straight at him.

"Don't you intend to say something?"

Jiang Chengyun exhaled a cloud of turbid air, the shock in his heart finally revealing itself in his eyes.

The opponent's appearance, seemingly soaked through with demon blood, did not look as relaxed and carefree as Lin Rou had described.

What exactly happened during these four double-hours?!

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