BOOM! BOOM!
Muffled rumbles, like rolling thunder, exploded one after another deep within the Demon Mountain.
A terrifying aura rippled out in waves.
Xie Yutang stood on a treetop, silently staring down at the mountain path, feeling a little unsettled.
News had already spread throughout the area.
The Vice General from the Demon-slaying Bureau was Xu Zhonglin, a man infamous for his ferocity in Yongzhou.
The Cultivator with him was named Feng Yinglong, a Core Formation True Master who had followed Yu Duchuan for many years and was held in high regard.
Thanks to the obstruction caused by her group of Little Demons, many Demon Generals had caught wind of the situation.
The Moon-Devouring Demon General had prepared an ambush, intending to swallow this batch of Demon-slaying Bureau constables whole!
But only the few of them knew the truth.
There was no ambush at all. There was only the Demon General, alone.
He had gone to meet them by himself, facing a fully prepared and vicious force.
Xie Yutang had wanted to lead the other demons to help, but Lord Lin had given her a different task.
This area was within the search perimeter of another Vice General.
They had to hold this pass at all costs and not let a single scout through. Otherwise, a large force of Demon-slaying Bureau Vice Generals and Captains would soon come swarming in.
"Hoo."
Monkey leaned against a branch, ceaselessly rubbing the White Tiger Treasure Order in his palm.
His breathing was rapid, laced with a hint of anxiety.
The aura deep in the Demon Mountain was still in turmoil, and it had been for a long time.
The demons even heard a savage, drawn-out cry of a bird, its power terrifying!
Senior Sister Xie said that was the Yu Family’s Cyan Simurgh Wind Song.
"I want to go take a look."
Monkey cast a pleading gaze at the girl in the black shirt.
Lord Lin excelled at Divine Soul and Body Tempering Formulas. If he had the upper hand, it would have been like that time at the White Teeth Mine—there’s no way he would have caused such a huge commotion.
Even Gu Nanzhi, who had been keeping a constant watch on the mine, hadn’t noticed anything amiss.
Silent and traceless, cunning and without a mark—that’s how a Cultivator who specialized in the Divine Soul was supposed to act.
"Just stand guard."
Xie Yutang chided him coldly, but her eyes were fixed on the Child Stone in her hand.
Just then, a faint Spiritual Light began to glow from the object.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly.
Finally, a nonchalant voice drifted out from the Child Stone.
"All done. Clocking out."
The moment the voice sounded,
all the Little Demons shot up, the dead, listless air about them completely gone.
That clear voice seemed to hold a power that could soothe one’s very soul.
"Let’s go. We’ll scare them back."
Xie Yutang pressed her lips together, a smile returning to her face.
She lifted her head and, without any attempt to conceal it, unleashed her Demon Power, leading the other demons as they swept toward the outer edge of the Demon Mountain.
This was also something Lord Lin had instructed them to do beforehand.
That young man, not much older than herself, had planned everything from the moment he stepped out of Qingming Mountain.
Meanwhile, in the central region of the Demon Mountain.
Over a hundred constables were divided into dozens of groups, with a post set up every thirty zhang. They stared about, terrified.
They could also sense the violent fluctuations of aura in the world around them.
For Qi Cultivation Cultivators, just the aftershocks from this far away were enough to throw their Spiritual Power into disarray.
"Shouldn’t we pull back a little?"
Wang Hong rolled his eyes, his face a mask of bitterness.
’This black-faced kid... is this how you treat the person who saved your life?’
’Not only did he insist on dragging me into his group,’
’but he also had to play the hero and stand at the most dangerous first post.’
"The auras have stopped."
Chang Yi’s cultivation was higher than the others’. He frowned, looking at the sky.
"It’s finally over! Let me tell you, I’m never coming to the Border Region again. I’m spending the rest of my life in Anren Prefecture..."
Wang Hong let out a sigh of relief and subconsciously started to ramble.
But before he could finish, Chang Yi violently grabbed his arm.
To his astonishment, this "Blackhead" unhesitatingly pulled out a Command Arrow and fired it into the air.
But the Command Arrow, carrying a trail of Spiritual Light, shot violently toward Yongzhou Pass!
"Run!"
Chang Yi’s voice was hoarse, nearly tearing his throat, as he dragged Wang Hong and sprinted frantically out of the Demon Mountain.
"Huh?"
Wang Hong’s expression was dazed as he stumbled along.
He glanced back in confusion, and his pupils constricted. Even with his cultivation, he could sense a dense Demon Qi rapidly approaching.
’If the demons are chasing us, doesn’t that mean... General Xu lost?!’
In an instant, he wished his parents had given him two more legs as he started screaming and scrambling away.
Influenced by the Command Arrow and the two men’s frantic shouts, the remaining constables also instinctively began to flee.
The hundred-plus men scattered in a panic, not daring to stop even after escaping the Demon Mountain, and rushed into Yongzhou Pass in utter terror.
The mountain forest returned to silence.
Until it was broken by an excited shout.
"Lord Lin, you’re going to be famous!"
Monkey sprinted toward the figure leaning against the rocks, howling as he ran.
Xie Yutang and the others gave him a helpless glance, but their faces also shone with uncontrollable excitement.
To slay a team personally led by a Vice General, plus a Core Formation True Master from a Half-Life Immortal Family.
It would only take a few days for the news to spread.
This feat of arms alone was enough to make the entire Demon Mountain reacquaint itself with the Moon-devouring Demon Banner!
"Let me calculate... you’ll rank in the top thirty, at least!"
"Maybe even ahead of the Qingming Demon General."
Monkey squatted down beside the young man, his face flushed red as he counted on his fingers.
Although the Qingming Demon General’s cultivation was profound, he rarely showed his face and didn’t have much of an impressive record.
Compared to the depth of one’s Magical Power, demons placed more importance on what one had actually done.
After all, the more fearsome one’s reputation, the more territory one could protect.
"..."
Lin Shu glanced at the group of Little Demons, then raised his hand and gently patted Monkey’s head.
He could see their excitement and knew that what he was about to say might be a bit of a downer.
"Huh."
Monkey looked up, stunned, while the other Little Demons also looked slightly confused.
Only Xie Yutang, Gu Nanzhi, and Lu Yun quickly understood the meaning behind his words, having already anticipated it.

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