Chapter 143: Are You Trying to Harm Me?

In Tingyang City, at the Zhen Mo General's Mansion.

Several gate Captains saw a familiar face, slightly softened their cold expressions, and forced a smile: "Brother Yang, why the sudden return?"

"Go away, go away." Yang Gui waved his hand, but dared not be careless; he parked the carriage first, then stood aside waiting.

Immediately after, several people descended from the carriage one by one; with every face they saw, the Captains' expressions grew more serious.

Although those two old Daoist Priests rarely wore such full smiles and looked nothing like the image of high masters, their identities were recognized at a glance.

The Pure Yang and Pure Qing Elders of Bai Yun Temple; if General You were in the mansion, they would even qualify for personal reception.

Next came Lord Xiao and that handsome young man from before.

The only thing that puzzled people was why these two Elders, famous throughout the land, appeared so respectful toward that young man.

"Prepare several rooms, entrust someone to send this letter to the Zhen Mo Si in Outside Qingzhou, and have one person report to General You, saying the Sky-Splitting Sun-Breaking Bow has been recovered."

Xiao Weier interrupted their thoughts; the letter was about Yan Xingkong, and as for how to deal with Pingsha Valley in the end, that depended on the mood of Aunt Aqian, the "Acting Commander."

Since it involved official matters, the Captants hurriedly agreed.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea later, someone brought Shen Yi into a separate courtyard.

"If you need anything, just let us know." The Captain couldn't quite figure out the identity of the person before him, but recalling the attitude of those few earlier, his words inevitably carried a bit more respect.

"Thank you." Shen Yi walked into the room.

After the other person left, he closed the door, sat on the bed's edge, and entered internal vision, observing the Heavenly Demon External Elixir in his Qi Sea.

This time, defeating the Kong Que Great Demon relied entirely on the Sky-Splitting Sun-Breaking Divine Bow, so the cultivation power contained within it had not changed.

Now, three Demon Elixirs remained in the Silver Bell: the Tiger Elixir leftover from last time, and the internal elixirs of two other Kong Que.

To ensure the Sun-Melting Treasure Furnace could suppress even more cultivation power.

Shen Yi cautiously chose to try with the Tiger Elixir first; the remaining cultivation power within it was not much, so there should be no trouble.

As the Heavenly Demon External Elixir was taken out, the domineering power of absorption manifested again.

Even Shen Yi felt somewhat emotional seeing it.

When others retrieve a Demon Elixir, they must first cooperate with a Treasure Plant to refine it into a pill, then cultivate diligently, aided by the Treasure Medicine to accelerate the process.

The Heavenly Demon External Elixir forcibly seizes the cultivation power of other demons and monsters instantly for one's own use; such a crude method having some side effects is considered normal.

As the Tiger Elixir was completely exhausted, the cultivation power contained within the External Elixir reached sixty percent.

Shen Yi retracted it into his Qi Sea and found the Sun-Melting Treasure Furnace had no reaction at all; his heart immediately gained confidence.

Following the same method, he took out Kong Jing's Nascent Elixir, still returning it to his body to feel the sensation every time the percentage increased by ten.

Until this Nascent Elixir was also exhausted, the cultivation power carried by the External Elixir reached eighty-five percent.

The dark red veins of the Sun-Melting Treasure Furnace finally trembled, showing a slight sign of being unable to cope.

"This is probably the limit."

Shen Yi adjusted his breathing; with just a little bit left, he could completely fill the Heavenly Demon External Elixir and truly possess the demonic power cultivation of the Perfect Elixir Condensation Realm.

Moreover, he could replenish it with Demon Elixirs at any time.

With such a huge increase, killing a Mountain Lord should be more than enough.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi took out the wisp of golden aura from the Silver Bell, examined it carefully for a moment, then looked south.

Bang, bang.

A light knocking sound accompanied a woman's inquiry: "May I come in?"

After receiving Shen Yi's response, Xiao Weier, changed into a brand new red shirt, pushed the door open and entered; such a conspicuous color did not look out of place on her.

"It's hard to come back once; do you want to go into the city..."

She raised her eyes with a hint of expectation, then saw the Mountain Lord aura at the young man's fingertips; a trace of astonishment swept across her charming face.

Shen Yi politely declined the other's invitation: "Next time; I want to rest a bit, and leave Tingyang City tomorrow."

General You's words from before still echoed in his ears; to preserve oneself in this chaotic world, before possessing enough strength to feel secure, he had no other thoughts for now.

"You plan to find the Mountain Lord?" Xiao Weier completely did not understand why the other was so busy.

From the first meeting with the young man until now, she had never seen Shen Yi rest for even a single day; he was either killing demons or on the way to kill them.

Outside Qingzhou, there is still a Commander, twelve Zhen Mo Great Generals, and the Golden Bell Demon Catchers.

No matter what, that disaster could not possibly fall first on someone so young and extremely talented.

"I just feel it is thinking of me." Shen Yi slowly stood up; he was equivalent to having cut off the descendants of that demon; putting himself in its shoes, if it were him, he would definitely lie in ambush in the dark, waiting for this enemy to fall asleep, then stab him in the heart.

Just then, apology surged in Xiao Weier's eyes: "I... I actually didn't tell the truth back then; this wisp of aura was simply a reward for you; as for slaying the Mountain Lord, that is an impossible thing."

She seemed somewhat afraid of Shen Yi getting angry; while speaking, she looked up, and upon finding the other's expression was calm, her heart sank a little more: "It should have already fled to the demon territory outside Linjiang Commandery by now."

"Why is it impossible?" Shen Yi looked calmly, though his heart felt a slight interest.

Previously in Yong'an City, this woman was clearly extremely arrogant; now she showed such a timid appearance, which truly surprised him a bit.

As for going to the demon territory, he had long prepared himself mentally; as long as he didn't encounter an Embracing Elixir Realm Demon Lord... even if he did, with the Perfect Xiaoyao Chengfeng Art at his side, there was still a chance to escape.

"Because outside Linjiang Commandery belongs to Bai Lu's territory; when the Mountain Lord left back then, it said it would go to seek refuge with it; the Bai Lu Demon Lord is its sworn brother and won't watch you kill it with its own eyes."

A hint of fear appeared in Xiao Weier's serious expression: "Bai Lu is a true Embracing Elixir Realm Demon Lord; being able to commit countless evils in Outside Qingzhou and still live until today, it is absolutely not something we can deal with."

She noticed the young man was listening carefully to her words, with no hint of arrogance, yet the aura he held between his fingertips showed no intention of being put away.

"If I remember correctly..." Shen Yi looked outside the door, curiously asking: "Linjiang Commandery seems to be in that direction."

He handed the aura in his hand over; Xiao Weier was slightly stunned, as if understanding the other's meaning, took the aura, and carefully felt it.

Immediately, a trace of awkwardness swept across her Bai Xi face; she said in a low voice: "I am truly stupid; I believed the fierce words of a demon."

The place pointed to by the aura was clearly still outside Tingyang Commandery, which was also the direction of Xitai Mountain.

"Not necessarily." Shen Yi shook his head and interrupted her instead; this Mountain Lord's son died, yet it didn't go to find a backer, nor did it come to find him; General You is currently restrained by an Embracing Elixir Realm Demon Lord and is not in Tingyang City.

So, what is it waiting for?

Shen Yi had no mood to guess the thoughts of a demon; anyway, as long as he couldn't figure it out, he would simply attribute it all to plotting against him.

Since that's the case, of course I must strike first.

(End of this chapter)