[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons":3,"chapter-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-79":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortality Begins with Slaying Demons",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2317967,4533,"Chapter 79: He Wants to Eat Me?","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-79",79,"\u003Cp>Until the flickering flames lit up the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Lei’s face changed instantly, but after seeing the cultivation levels of the group, his eyes sharpened with suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before all eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thin, silver-haired elder slowly stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His withered face showed no trace of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt straight down the cliff, his rolled-up trousers revealing two bamboo-thin legs clad in cloth shoes, landing with perfect steadiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Form the array!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Lei’s pupils contracted as he drew his saber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without Zhao Kanglin’s command, the two dozen Inner Camp Golden Eagle Captains swiftly took their positions, hands flipping as black chains emerged from their sleeves like coiling vipers, radiating chilling cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the Outer Camp personnel adopted varied stances, each displaying their signature skills—especially the aged Jade Fluid elder, who pulled out a pair of crescent daggers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such an array, Elder Nu Jian had almost no chance of victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his calm, unruffled demeanor made Hong Lei inexplicably uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a heavy object hurtled from the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it crashed to the ground, revealing its grotesque form, everyone froze in stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Kanglin’s neck was twisted backward, his head hanging limply, limbs shattered, arm bones torn off and driven like blades into his waist and abdomen, his face still frozen in bewildered helplessness at the moment of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a figure in blue-and-white linen stepped forward slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the circular collar extended a flat, scaled head, its sides marked by vertical pupils, its elongated mouth slightly open, revealing two rows of sharp teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Yangchun River’s Tu Long clan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Lei drew a slow breath, recognizing the unmistakable demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench of bloody malevolence was overpowering even from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his gaze back to the silver-haired elder: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Demon Suppression Bureau accuses us of colluding with demons. After much thought...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Nu Jian walked steadily, each step dimming half his fury but amplifying his aura further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held his five-foot iron sword slanted, its blade scraping sparks from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder’s voice was hoarse: “I’d best be colluding with demons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faces of the captains turned deathly still; they held their formation not from composure, but because they already knew their fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To dispatch Zhao’s deputy general in such a short time, the demon must be at least a Jade Fluid peak—perhaps even stronger than Elder Nu Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why go to such lengths? We’re merely ordered to guard the mountain, preventing demons from slipping through. If you simply stay on the mountain...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Lei lowered his head slightly, his tone flat, as if stating an undeniable fact: “You’ve colluded with demons. This time, Qingfeng Mountain is truly finished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single Demon Suppression General could crush Qingfeng Mountain underfoot; in each of the twelve commanderies of Qingzhou, one such expert stands guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a second were summoned at any cost, annihilation would be nothing more than a Regional Commander’s order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve spent my life slaying demons. Though I sought fame and profit, trading their beast cores for elixirs, I’ve always acted without guilt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet to end up as their accomplice—how absurd.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This sword has been in my hand for three hundred years, yet now it is controlled by others!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Nu Jian drew nearer, his aura swelling to its zenith: “The Sect Master is blind and foolish, betraying us all. With my dying body, I trade my life for yours, my lords—so that Qingfeng Mountain’s innocent disciples may carve out a path to survival.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fury was spent entirely, like a candle guttering in the wind—yet its flame burned terrifyingly bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alas, he still fell just short, unable to reach true peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Nu Jian’s expression grew complex as he raised his sword, pointing it at Shen Yi in the crowd: “You spared my beloved disciple’s life—I cannot spare yours. Forgive me, Captain, but I must borrow your head.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi looked up: “Can’t I refuse?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Borrowing silver is one thing—but why start by wanting to cut off someone’s head?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, he’d roughly pieced together the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Suppression Bureau wasn’t wrong—the mountain did harbor demons, and they never truly intended to strike Qingfeng Mountain, or they wouldn’t have stationed only captains to guard the passes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingfeng Mountain’s disciples weren’t wrong either—they simply refused to be dragged into dying for demons, yet lacked the authority to act... From what he heard, even their cultivation was being restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were mayflies in the water, each fighting desperately for their own future and survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi’s long fingers settled on his saber’s hilt, then clenched tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have little time left. If I can’t take your head, I’ll leave it to it... Though you may try to flee—you’d have a fair chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Nu Jian openly acknowledged the youth’s strength. At over three hundred years old, his body was withered; even if he drained his last life force through forbidden arts, he couldn’t match this man who had just broken through Jade Fluid peak, his body like a celestial elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But equally, the youth was no match for this thousand-year Tu Long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hong Lei turned sharply to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d assumed everyone was waiting to die, fighting only to make their end slightly less ignoble—yet now he learned Shen Yi still had strength left, even this elder admitted defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few exchanged words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Tu Long had drawn near, its bulging eyes gleaming with human emotion: “He’s just talking. Don’t believe him—there’s no real chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It extended a claw, lightly touching its nostril, its voice warming with a touch of embarrassment: “You carry the scent of my master’s household... I’ve tried hard to suppress it... but I can’t help but crave tearing your flesh apart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it spoke, thick, transparent saliva dripped from its long, flat mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just like this...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tu Long’s head trembled as it ground its teeth, its greed intensifying, as if gazing upon the most precious delicacy in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It longed to crush the target in its arms, savoring every morsel, swallowing each thread of flesh, turning it into part of its own body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpected fortune! Unexpected fortune!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had left the Yangchun River after hearing that Sixth Master was trapped by the Demon Suppression Bureau; its master was anxious and sent it here to gather intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixth Master hadn’t returned to the river cave in one or two hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tu Long never expected to rescue him from the Demon Suppression Bureau—just came to take a look—yet it caught the scent it had dreamed of on a mere mortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, it steadied its trembling body and fixed its gaze once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a rare delicacy—how perfect if it could be savored with the victim’s final terror!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really want to eat you right now...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the Tu Long’s grotesque, monstrous form, the Demon Suppression captains all felt their skin crawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except the one slowly drawing his saber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath his disheveled hair, his lowered eyes, unseen by others, slowly kindled an emotion identical to the Tu Long’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same heat—but far more restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi lifted his head, lips curling slightly: “How coincidental.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the piercing gaze, the Tu Long suddenly fell silent, its burning desire fading into shock, then astonishment, finally dissolving into boundless rage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if a plump, tender beast on the plate suddenly raised its head, bared its fangs, and stared back with greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even greater greed than its own!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wants to eat me?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1251,"2026-06-20T15:00:36.117Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d21de652cdb910f95895b1113ff58e0e1352f5da4399305f5588ccdbdc8159b1","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-80","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-78",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-cover.jpg"]