Chapter 96: Chapter 85: Martial Dao Upper Sect, Havoc of Demons and Monsters

Six!

Fang Xing was at a loss for words.

’Since we aren’t in the same squad, our quarterly ratings won’t be affected.’

The two of them stepped forward. Shen Ye smiled warmly and said, "Yanran, thank you for this. If you ever need help in the future, I’ll be there."

However, despite Shen Ye’s warm demeanor, Baili Yanran merely let out a cold snort.

"I’m not helping for your sake."

Shen Ye: "..."

’Things were fine just a moment ago, so why the sudden attitude?’

Shen Ye was frustrated.

Baili Yanran completely ignored him and walked over to Fang Xing.

"This time, I’m helping for Fang Xing’s sake," Baili Yanran announced.

Hearing her words, Shen Ye’s mouth twitched.

He thought he understood.

’So that’s what this is about...’

’I just made one mistake about Fang Xing’s Root Bone. Is all this really necessary...?’

Shen Ye grumbled inwardly.

Fang Xing stared at Baili Yanran, completely stunned.

’Whoa there, we’re not that close, are we?’

"Fang Xing, since I’m helping this time, you can’t refuse me next time I need a favor, alright?" Baili Yanran said, smiling warmly at Fang Xing.

At her words, Fang Xing forced a smile. "Lord Baili, you’re being too kind. We both work for the Observatory, so it’s only natural that we help each other."

"Don’t be such a stranger! Just call me Yanran. Or even just my given name is fine. We’re friends now," Baili Yanran said with a laugh.

Fang Xing: "..."

’You’re coming on a little strong!’

Faced with such an enthusiastic Baili Yanran, Fang Xing said no more and simply nodded.

He certainly didn’t mind making a new friend.

Still, the reasons for her behavior were crystal clear to Fang Xing.

First, their Cultivation levels were comparable.

Second, she had undoubtedly taken notice of his potential.

These two factors were the source of her enthusiasm.

He wasn’t narcissistic enough to think that Baili Yanran was actually interested in him.

It was nothing more than a "transaction"!

However, this was a "transaction" Fang Xing had no intention of refusing.

Baili Yanran had reached the True Qi Realm, and the Baili Clan supporting her was immensely powerful.

There was no harm in having another friend like her.

"Can we go now?"

Shen Ye stepped forward, a rather forlorn look in his eyes.

"You’re always so fussy," Baili Yanran huffed, then turned and strode off into the distance.

Fang Xing and Shen Ye exchanged a look, then followed, disappearing from the Observatory’s entrance.

...

Outside the city, a carriage was parked by the main road. A coachman in his forties or fifties was waiting beside it.

When he saw Fang Xing and the others, the coachman immediately sat up straight.

The trio walked up to the carriage, stepped aboard, and entered the cabin.

The coachman cracked his whip. With a sharp neigh, the horse pulled onto the main road and galloped off.

Inside the cabin, Shen Ye took out a dossier and handed it to the other two.

"This is the latest intelligence we’ve gathered. Take a look so you know what we’re up against."

At his words, the two took the dossier and began to flip through it.

As they looked through the dossier, their expressions grew several shades more solemn.

"So there really is a Great Demon!"

"No wonder they invited Baili Yanran to help."

Fang Xing thought to himself as he read the dossier.

According to the dossier, a Great Demon was lurking in Dongting Lake.

This was no ordinary Great Demon.

It was incredibly powerful—a Profound Flood Dragon.

It was skilled in Water and Ice Manipulation and also possessed a venomous Demon Technique.

The dossier stated that this Profound Flood Dragon was an Initial Realm Demon King and commanded a horde of Demons and Monsters.

It was wreaking havoc in Dongting Lake, and many people in the villages along its shores had already died.

’So many Demons and Monsters... I could earn a lot of Enhancement Points from this.’

A fervent glint ignited in Fang Xing’s eyes.

The more Demons and Monsters there were, the more Enhancement Points he could obtain.

Even killing just a fraction of them would yield a substantial amount of Enhancement Points.

A single Spirit Monster Level demon was worth nine hundred Enhancement Points.

According to the dossier, the number of Demons and Monsters active in Dongting Lake was in the double digits, at least.

However, these Demons and Monsters were not clustered in one place but were scattered throughout the vast, eight-hundred-li Dongting Lake.

Dongting Lake stretched for eight hundred li, was dotted with numerous islands, and possessed a complex underwater terrain.

It was like an intricate, interwoven net.

Dealing with the problem would not be as easy as one might think.

"Hm? Traces of the Blood Demon Sect?" Baili Yanran suddenly looked up from the dossier at Shen Ye.

Hearing Baili Yanran’s words, Fang Xing took a closer look and found the information on one of the pages.

According to the dossier, traces of Blood Demon Sect members had indeed been spotted in the Dongting Lake area.

Shen Ye nodded grimly. "Yes, this incident is connected to the Blood Demon Sect. We can’t rule out the presence of their True Qi Realm masters in Dongting Lake."

Upon hearing this, Baili Yanran and Fang Xing involuntarily exchanged a look.

Their expressions were grave.

The Blood Demon Sect was a Demon Path Upper Sect!

Fang Xing was no longer the novice he once was; he now had some understanding of the Martial Dao Upper Sects.

The Blood Demon Daoist, whom Shen Ye and Baili Yanran had once joined forces to kill, had belonged to the Blood Demon Sect.

It was an infamous Demon Path Upper Sect.

Their power was immense.

They operated in the region between the Great Jing and Great Wei empires.

The unrest in Cang Province, which was near Jiang Province, was rumored to have been orchestrated by the Blood Demon Sect from behind the scenes.

They had colluded with several Evil Cults to incite war and chaos.

Unlike ordinary Demon Sects, the Blood Demon Sect was a Demon Path Upper Sect.

To other Demon Sects, it was practically a Sacred Land of the Demon Dao!

The members of this Demon Sect cultivated Evil Martial Arts, and their methods were exceptionally vicious and cruel.

They had caused turmoil in more than one place.

During the Great Jing’s golden age of peace and prosperity, they had remained relatively low-key.

But now, in these times of turmoil, their activities had become increasingly frequent.

The unexpected appearance of the Blood Demon Sect turned this mission from merely difficult to truly dangerous.

Who knew what kind of vicious monster from this Demon Path Upper Sect had shown up?