Chapter 800: Obedient Disciple Enters the Embrace 34

Fei Mian stepped forward to ask the villagers.

"Elder, we are passing cultivators; I don't know what ritual your village is performing."

"Cultivators..."

Unexpectedly, the elder he asked showed little reaction, even glancing at everyone's appearance with a faint hint of disappointment.

Jin Chen, noticing that expression, felt a bit puzzled and looked again at the Nuo shamans performing the great god dance, his eyes thoughtful.

But even if they didn't trust them, the simple-hearted villagers still kindly warned them.

"You lot, you'd better leave this place quickly; around these ten miles, strange things happen: whenever a baby is born, a demon leader snatches it away and eats it, eating only the brain and throwing away the whole corpse!"

The elder's two grandsons had both died; mentioning them made him heartbroken, and the villagers who heard this also sighed with sorrow, having no tears left, having cried themselves dry.

"Before, there were also people claiming to be cultivators who came to resolve this, but they came in batches and died in batches, all becoming food for that demon leader."

"Hurry up and leave!"

"What! They eat the babies?"

Xie Xi hearing this was furious: "Damned demons!"

"Rest assured, we will definitely catch it!"

He looked at Fei Mian, suddenly inspired.

"Hey, you immature brat, the elder said there are many underlings of the Flame Demon here; why don't we have another contest, seeing who kills more demons!"

Fei Mian gave him a sideways glance, as if thinking of something, she furtively glanced at Luo Yi Ping, who wasn't involved in this topic, and quietly approached Xie Xi to ask.

"Do you hate demons that much?"

"Nonsense, what else would it be?"

Xie Xi retorted angrily, "Could it be that you actually like them?"

"The person I like is definitely not a demon; you, on the other hand, might be."

Fei Mian silently accepted that remark in her heart.

Jin Chen had already walked to the side of the coffin; his appearance was truly otherworldly, looking like someone of profound cultivation, and moreover, even those Nuo shamans who had a bit of cultivation could feel the boundless mystical power emanating from him.

The villagers exchanged glances, and eventually still opened the coffin; even a sliver of hope would be welcome, for if these people could truly kill the demon leader, it would be a salvation for the village of these ten miles.

Having bent down to examine the appearance of several corpses and the residual demonic aura on their bodies, Jin Chen already had a plan in mind.

Not only the Flame Demon, but when he earlier extended his divine sense, he discovered that there was also a demon here more powerful than the Flame Demon, whose methods could be called brutal.

The corpses, stained with demonic aura, looked absolutely miserable in death.

Jin Chen thought for a moment, then waved his hand to dispel the demonic aura from these infants' bodies, at least burying them in a decent manner.

The villagers watched this; eventually a young man turned and went to the house nearest the village entrance, which was also the most dilapidated.

He took out from inside a piece of clothing stained with blood.

"This... is the clothing left behind when our child died; the cultivators who came before said it bears the demon leader's aura, and perhaps it could be useful to you."

"No need, you keep it."

Jin Chen could see that he was reluctant to part with this clothing; it was also the last relic the child left behind in this world.

Turning to look at the three people already ready, Jin Chen glanced at Luo Yi Ping; his silver eyes held no warmth, making Luo Yi Ping constantly wonder in his heart whether Jin Chen had already discovered something.

But the adults had clearly said before that even a Lingxu venerable could not see through his and his father's disguise.

Jin Chen withdrew his gaze: "Split up to capture the demons scattered everywhere; as soon as you find one, kill it on the spot."

I deliberately left you a chance to meet the behind-the-scenes demons; don't let me down.

"Yes."

Xie Xi and Luo Yi Ping immediately summoned their swords and flew toward the mountains.

Jin Chen glanced at the 0731 lying asleep in Fei Mian's arms, 【Tracking protagonist attack.】

The bean-sized eyes instantly opened, dazedly shaking the fur on its head.

【Good host!】

Jin Chen brought Fei Mian directly to the place where the Flame Demon was.

His divine sense swept over; the Shan Lin was practically overflowing with demonic aura, and anyone passing by could smell the strong scent of blood.

One can imagine how many lives have been lost here.

This place is very remote; recently, all sects have been paying attention to the emergence of divine artifacts, which gave the Flame Demon an opportunity to take advantage.

Upon landing before a cave dwelling, two small gatekeeping demons were spotted, baring their teeth and lunging to attack, but Fei Mian dispatched them with a single blade.

Fei Shi had a premonition; this Flame Demon might be the demon that killed his mother many years ago.

The grudge of killing one's mother naturally calls for irreconcilable enmity.

He wants to personally slay the Flame Demon to avenge his mother.

When the two reached inside the cave, Fei Mian nearly vomited from the overwhelming stench of blood.

The temperature inside the cave was high, with red lava continually flowing on the walls.

The Flame Demon lay on a blood‑stained blanket; demons that do not take human form are always ugly, and he is no exception—two mouthparts are fused together, a tongue smeared with flesh constantly waving in the air, and inside his skinless body blood and lava writhe, black and red intertwined, a sight most nauseating.

Moreover, he was happily holding a human head in his hand while eating it.

And the human corpses whose brains he had eaten he used as footstools, trampling them underfoot with no dignity.

Anyone who sees this would want to kill him quickly.

Upon seeing someone break in, the Flame Demon continued to enjoy his meal, not even sparing a glance.

When demons indulge in food, even when facing the threat of death they spare no effort.

Jin Chen frowned in disdain and silently stepped back half a step.

Really unsanitary.

Fei Mian brandished her short blade and immediately rushed forward.

As the blade was about to pierce the Flame Demon's skin, it seemed to awaken from a dream, finally moving its body.

In an instant it dodged the blade, and from its mouthparts came a rustling sound, as if summoning its subordinates.

"Don't waste your effort; your people have already been killed by me."

Fei Mian's expression turned cold and harsh, full of killing intent; a drop of blood slid down the blade in her hand and fell to the ground.

"Deserving of death."

The Flame Demon finally spoke, flinging aside the human head it had finished eating; its stature suddenly swelled to three times Fei Mian's height, and in its true form it grew even more hideous— so hideous that a mere glance from an ordinary person would provoke nightmares.

No wonder the villagers were so terrified.

"I'll eat you!"

The roar echoed through this cave abode.

Jin Chen, deliberately concealing his figure, narrowed his cold eyes, and suppressed his divine sense.

Although it was said to let Fei Mian take her own revenge, that doesn't prove he would allow the Flame Demon to harm her in the slightest.

Sensing the immense pressure, the Flame Demon panicked, darting its gaze around the cave, and finally fixed its eyes on Fei Mian.

"Impossible… it shouldn't still be you."

The Flame Demon seemed to recall something, glancing a few times into the empty void.

"I understand… he's here!"

That lord had said, the Lingxu Immortal Venerable has arrived in the mortal realm, urging them to be extremely careful.

Having realized this, the Flame Demon immediately wanted to flee.