Chapter 228: Chapter 128: Caught Joyful Union Sect Demons! Double Drop of Magical Artifacts! (Part 2)

Luckily, there was no one here anymore.

Just as this thought arose, three terrified cries, one male and two female, rang out:

"Ah, what is this ghostly thing!"

"It really... truly exists..."

"He’s not fooling around abstractly..."

Following these voices came the sound of three sets of footsteps trampling on branches and leaves, as they frantically ran outside.

"???" Chen Han was completely bewildered.

Out here in the wild mountains, what’s going on?

The next moment, a game notification appeared, further puzzling him:

[After using the refined Cloud Barrier Pill, indistinguishable Demon Shadows appeared, directly scaring away two hidden Joyful Union Sect demons who were here using a furnace cauldron. They seem to have left something behind...]

"???" Chen Han was dumbfounded.

What does this mean?

When he came up, were two Joyful Union Sect demons here using a furnace cauldron?

This furnace cauldron is really unlucky, enduring double torment.

The key point is that he didn’t notice anyone.

They must have hidden in the nearby bushes when they saw him coming and remained silent.

Hiding in the bushes, how sinister!

Earlier at the parking lot, he and his junior sister saw signs of Joyful Union Sect demons, but didn’t expect they’d be this determined, even coming to the mountains.

Or perhaps this is a kind of peculiar preference?

Absorbing the furnace cauldron here might reap greater benefits?

Thinking of the game system’s hint, he curiously walked toward the direction of the earlier sounds and soon saw a patch of bushes, appearing ordinary but revealing space inside when spread open.

The traces still showed signs of rolling, with considerable width on both sides.

Judging by the broken branches, it wasn’t fresh.

There were even discarded paper balls inside, clearly not from today.

It means the Joyful Union Sect demons have practiced here more than once.

Key point, practice aside, littering!

Shameless!

Just looking at those pants, skirts, and even small items...

How are these Joyful Union Sect demons and the furnace cauldron going down the mountain?

Could they be scared into running wildly with the wind?

Of course, Chen Han was most concerned about the two floating balls of light.

One orb contained a Basic Spirit Stone.

The other orb was wrapped around a pair of extremely exquisite rings, with an appearance so attractive like artistic masterpieces.

This was the surprise left behind by the Joyful Union Sect demons.

Without hesitation, he collected the two light balls into his storage, seeing the info on the rings:

[Joyful Union Sect Sister Body-Shaping Rings: A special Dharma Ring created by two sisters from the Joyful Union Sect, having no attack or defense capabilities, but with engravings of special spiritual patterns.

Women who wear this ring long-term will experience special effects: 1. Training will have better body shaping effects, enhancing the wearer’s figure, and 2. It can slow down the aging of the wearer’s skin!

Limit: Effective only for bound female targets, and can bind only to one female target.]

Chen Han was genuinely surprised.

He was merely here to experiment with the refined Cloud Barrier Pill and hadn’t expected such a fortuitous event.

He hadn’t done anything, yet directly frightened away two Joyful Union Sect demons, also obtaining a Basic Spirit Stone and two Dharma Rings.

Although these rings have no effect on him, as they’re for female use, this function is typical of something Joyful Union Sect demons create, explaining why they have such appealing figures in the Shushan Sword Hero World attracting unfortunate furnace cauldrons.

This special function immediately brought to mind his junior sister and Xiaomi.

Sister Body-Shaping Rings, perfectly shared by the two friends.

Xiaomi already had a good figure, and these rings would surely enhance it.

With her figure improved, then hehehehe...

As she said, dual cultivation partners!

Key point is age postponement; this attribute is extremely appealing to a girl.

Looking again at the accompanying Basic Spirit Stone, he just consumed one, leaving only one in his storage—timely indeed.

Moreover, the Joyful Union Sect demons’ drop rate seems high.

He thought of possibly sweeping through the Joyful Union Sect demons sometime?

Rumor has it they have some very special cultivation method.

With such a drop rate, who knows what might drop.

Chen Han set aside his thoughts, walked out into the mist, and observed outside, seeing no trace of Joyful Union Sect demons; it seemed they really fled downhill in fright.

Of course, any ordinary person seeing those Demon Shadows would surely be terrified.

He further observed the clouds, noting they lasted significantly longer than standard Cloud Barrier Pills, taking at least twice as long to dissipate.

This effect was stronger.

In reality, those trapped would immediately lose sight and be terrified by the Demon Shadows; imagine if a toothpick flew towards them secretly...

Too sinister, not the way of the Righteous Dao.

Chen Han shook his head, determined not to do such things, and headed downhill as the mist began dispersing.

Arriving at the Martial Arts Arena near the service center, he suddenly noticed it was bustling, with throngs of tourists gathered there, many taking photos with their phones.

Even inside, a furious female voice could be heard: "You slut, selling yourself, seducing someone’s husband!"

Chen Han approached to see four women brawling inside the arena, with two in disarray, one losing her skirt, and the other having lost it all.

A nearby man with a bruised face, body thin and lacking flesh, stood there, also missing his trousers.

Seeing this scene, he seemed to understand what had happened.

"Stop fighting, split up!" Xiaoyu’s angry voice arose, using her stick to break up the four women’s fight.

Uncle Dagou, along with members of the Demon Suppression Hall, blocked them.

Seeing this, Chen Han walked up and cautiously asked, "Uncle Dagou, what happened here?"

His words caught the surrounding tourists’ attention, who all turned to him:

"Patriarch Chen is here; we can find out if what the man says is true."

"Just ask Patriarch Chen!"

"..."

Uncle Dagou awkwardly explained to him, "Just now, this gentleman and two ladies ran over in disarray, then were spotted by another two ladies, one seemingly this gentleman’s wife, and they started fighting."

"Then this gentleman claimed he did nothing with the two ladies, didn’t know them, just came for a walk on the mountain and encountered them, also saying there’s a demon on the mountain behind our Chen Family’s place."

"He also mentioned the demon has horns, several hands, holding weird axes, claiming these demons tore his and the ladies’ clothes like this."

"???" Chen Han basically confirmed these three are the Joyful Union Sect demons and the unfortunate furnace cauldron, who were frightened by the Cloud Barrier Pill’s Demon Shadows into running down.

Not expecting to be caught at the bottom.

Using this as an excuse, likely no one would believe.

Hearing this, the surrounding tourists indeed couldn’t help but laugh, some even joked:

"This man is quite the character, thinking up such an excuse and even dragging Patriarch Chen into it!"

"Look at Patriarch Chen’s bewildered expression!"

"Haha, even Patriarch Chen looks clueless!"

"..."

Uncle Dagou continued, "Xiaohan, this gentleman also said you can testify for him, claiming you were up there just extinguishing the Demon Shadows... uh... he says it so convincingly..."

"Uh, that would make good content; I think it’d be perfect for a video episode!" Chen Han seriously stated, nodding for confirmation.

Though there’s some truth in what he said, such testimony cannot be given.

Hearing his words, surrounding tourists all laughed without restraint.

This man’s situation is clear to everyone; how could he utter such obviously false lies, now outright exposed by Patriarch Chen?

Upon hearing the mocking, the man looked at Chen Han, bewildered and clueless.

The two Joyful Union Sect demons, similarly!

He’s lying...

Indeed, he’s lying.

There truly were Demon Shadows on the mountain; he wants to cover it up...