Chapter 313: Chapter 139: The Xie Family and the Current Prefecture Venerable Zheng Zizhen—Watching as Jixia’s Heart Surges, Speaking of Demons—Who Are the Real Demons? (Part 3)

To this, the Gu Family Ancestor gave a wry smile:

"I have only just revived and my strength is insufficient, causing disappointment to Tantai True Master. My deepest apologies."

Tantai Yao furrowed his brows, scrutinizing the slender old man in a flowing white robe holding a piece of lightning-struck wood. His eyes were full of suspicion, but after a moment of silence, he let the matter drop:

"Forget it, perhaps it’s destiny that this wicked dragon is not meant to perish today."

"Wutong Prefecture has those two holding the fort, so I believe the demonic calamity should be completely eradicated."

He spoke nonchalantly, then turned to leave.

The Gu Family Ancestor, falling half a step behind, nodded with a smile:

"Indeed, with those two present, even if something arises, it should be ’handled’ by now."

...

Jixia, on the path from the Government Office intending to return to the Xie Mansion, encountered increasing numbers of demons, raising suspicions in his heart.

Beside him, Zheng Zizhen had quickly adapted to the situation, having encountered him before and tacitly understood.

Seeing the circumstances, as Wutong Prefecture Venerable, he furrowed his brows:

"How could it be like this..."

With a handful of Primordial Pills and the ’royal support’ armies from various cities entering the prefecture, the battle should be one-sided.

What’s more, it is said there are two True Masters present!

How can these demons be so rampant?

Along the way, even many Wutong Prefecture residents had spilled blood on the walls!

Jixia remained silent,

and moved closer to a place with the presence of a Primordial Pill Level Nirvana Corpse.

This was a street alley in the Dongcheng District, just a few turns from the core area of the Xie Mansion, Wutong Street, and Wuyi Lane.

At this moment, a contingent of three to four hundred warriors from ’Black Mountain City,’ led by Chen Zhao’s second son, Chen Jing, was present.

He was instructed by Chen Zhao to ride swiftly with Jixia to attend a meeting at ’Zither Sword Mountain.’

Currently, they were engaged in combat with a division of demons.

The demons fought while advancing, spreading the flames of war. Many residents who bolted their gates tightly got caught in the chaos.

Without the assistance of a Primordial Pill,

the coalition gathered by Tantai Yao, confronting the Xuanqing Demon Vein’s main base and thousands of elite demons, would naturally be at a disadvantage.

Seeing Chen Jing clad in armor fighting desperately, Jixia immediately furrowed his brows and joined the battle!

Simultaneously, Prefecture Venerable Zheng Zizhen and Xie Bridge...two Primordial Pills followed suit!

Even with only a fraction of their strength restored,

in such a battle, it was like a dimensional strike—a sword or a palm could send flying dozens of elite demon soldiers, moving through the myriad of flowers without a leaf touching the body!

Soon, the battle became one-sided,

saving several lives in this alley for the mansion residents.

"Mr. Ji!" Chen Jing, with a face full of gratitude, bloodstained with demon blood, clasped his fists in thanks, but was lifted up by Jixia, who simultaneously furrowed his brows:

"Where are the Primordial Pills?"

"You’re leading hundreds against a demon division, isn’t there one Primordial Pill stationed?"

"There is, and it was once Lin Shao, Lord Lin, but..."

Chen Jing shook his head:

"In the heat of our armies clashing, Lord Lin blasted away two Innate Demon Fiends with a single strike, and then disappeared without a trace. The battle was intense, we couldn’t pull away, and haven’t seen him since."

"We’ve encountered small groups of demons before, and this Lord would disappear occasionally, but always returned with the heads of two Innate Demon Fiends. We couldn’t say much."

Hearing this, Jixia’s eyes turned cold, and beside him, Zheng Zizhen was livid:

"As a Prefecture Venerable, even once, one must lead the troops, striving to reduce losses and protect the residents. How can he be so negligent and passive?"

"Where is he?"

But then, Jixia raised his hand to indicate not to speak further.

Afterward,

he didn’t stop walking and instead followed the sensed decay, weaving through one residence after another.

The closer to the presence of Lin Shao’s ’Primordial Pill decay,’

the more blood along the way,

along with distorted corpses of residents, lying horizontally with fear-stricken faces, their chests ripped open as if their hearts were cut out alive.

Everywhere he went,

not a single living soul remained.

Until Jixia stepped into the courtyard of a large residence in the Prefecture City!

Inside, a fierce resistance was underway, intermixed with terrified cries: "You’re clearly human, why act like a demon? You...!"

"Demon? I pursued demons here, exhausted and needing replenishment, then continue to slay demons and shield Wutong Prefecture residents. Sacrificing a few of you, are you unwilling?"

Following a familiar voice,

in an instant,

several screams followed by the sound of blood splattering against walls pierced the air!

Jixia stepped forward!

Just in time to see Lin Shao standing in the center of a spacious courtyard, in front of a copper furnace. He turned his back, slowly extracting a heart with fangs protruding at the corners of his mouth...

"Hmm?"

At this moment, Lin Shao glanced back, sensing something, and recognized Jixia, feeling a sense of familiarity:

"You’re from Black Mountain, the one with the Guardian?"

"I saw you at Zither Sword Mountain too."

As he spoke, he pierced the heart with his fangs, consuming the vivid red blood that emitted a demonic glow, enhancing his cultivation once more,

before casting the shriveled heart aside and striding forward:

"Let’s go, recovered enough, continue demon-slaying!"

"This Wutong Prefecture is vast, plenty of places to recover, enough to annihilate those demons completely!"

Demon-slaying?

Looking at the devastation,

Jixia thought it was the biggest joke he’d ever heard in his life.

"Demon? You’re more of a demon than demons!"

Swish!

Behind him, Zheng Zizhen watched in disbelief, pointing his sword at Lin Shao without hesitation!

Simultaneously, Xie Bridge glanced at Jixia, and seeing the nodding black-clad youth before him...

They both attacked!

"You...!"

"Why attack me?!"

Lin Shao was astonished, his expression sinister, the protruding fangs appearing menacing.

But facing two Primordial Pills and Jixia, who had honed an Orthodox Fist to the extreme, he was outmatched, retreating continuously, his eyes blazing with fury:

"Could it be you’ve allied with demons!"

"Then don’t blame me for summoning a True Master for judgment!"

As he spoke, he opened his mouth in a strange sound, causing Jixia’s eardrums to tremble and sour, making him want to smash Lin Shao immediately.

But at that moment...

A long spear descended from the sky!

Then a heroic figure in armor gradually emerged:

"Hold on!"

"Why kill him?!"

The Dragon-slaying Marquis, expressionless, stood between them, looking down without emotion.

...

Within Wutong Prefecture,

a girl holding a Spirit Fox, seized the chaos, using her keen sense of smell to sniff incessantly, then ran in the direction of the Dongcheng District, Wutong Lane...