Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 521 - 510: The Water Demons Attack

The hurried footsteps rang out, accompanying the sound, causing the building originally full of opulence to freeze instantly.

Yu Jiu drained his cup of fine wine in one gulp, his five fingers slightly clenched, and the cup shattered into pieces, falling to the ground.

He slowly rose, his eyes carrying a trace of bone-chilling coldness.

"Finally, he’s come out. Tell me in detail, where exactly is he, and who is accompanying him?"

"The more detailed the better."

The water demon who came to report heard these words, prostrated on the ground, cautiously glancing at the Carp Demon.

The Carp Demon rushed over, kicking him in the chest and knocking him to the ground.

"Lord Yu is asking you a question. Why are you looking at me?"

"Hurry and answer!"

The water demon immediately scrambled to his feet, kowtowing several times: "Reporting to Lord Yu, after he came out of the Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Peak, he headed directly to the Evil Extermination Bureau, accompanied by an old man who carried a medicine chest, seemingly a healer."

"Bringing a healer to venture into the Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Peak?" Yu Jiu’s mouth curved slightly upward: "I see, he must have relied on the healer, intending to find what he needed within the Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Peak."

The Carp Demon asked, "I wonder what exactly he was looking for, and whether he found it."

Yu Jiu waved his sleeve and said, "That’s not important. Whatever he’s looking for has nothing to do with me. What’s important is that he’s come out now and only brought an old healer, so he will soon be dead."

The Carp Demon, seeing Yu Jiu speak this way, opened his mouth, wanting to respond.

But he also knew that responding now would be tantamount to disgracing Yu Jiu, so he closed his mouth and said nothing.

However, a trace of unease still lingered in the Carp Demon’s heart.

He always felt there was something strange going on.

Could someone who managed to walk out of the Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Peak really have an old healer by his side?

Yu Jiu did not notice the contemplative look in the Carp Demon’s eyes, patting him on the shoulder: "Take along your best water demons and follow me on the waterway to intercept them. If we succeed this time, bring his head back to the Seven-Colored Fish Sect, and there will surely be a heavy reward!"

With these words, combined with the promise of a heavy reward, the cloud of unease in the Carp Demon’s heart dissipated completely.

He no longer thought much about it, nodded in agreement, and excitedly sent his subordinates out to gather the most formidable demons.

Soon after, about half the time it takes an incense stick to burn, over a hundred water demons had gathered below.

These water demons were all in the Unity Realm; only the Carp Demon and Yu Jiu were in the Void Shattering Realm.

The Carp Demon had just entered the Void Shattering Realm, while Yu Jiu was at the Great Success of the Shattering Void Realm.

Yu Jiu rubbed his hands together excitedly: "Good, now let’s set off immediately and intercept them!"

With that, Yu Jiu’s figure flashed, already rushing out of the building.

The other demons followed suit.

The Carp Demon also followed behind.

In an instant, the multitude of demons disappeared at the end of the building.

...

The sky gradually changed, with the sun that was originally high above now setting towards the west.

The evening glow dyed the clouds a blood-red color.

This blood-red color, combined with the slowly darkening night, actually looked quite beautiful.

Two fast horses galloped along the official road. After getting on the road, Qin An and Wu Yunfeng went to the nearest post station, found the station’s official, and got two fast horses.

These two fast horses were the same ones Qin An and Wu Yunfeng had released at that time.

The station official had taken good care of them, just right for the two to ride back to the Evil Extermination Bureau.

No unusual events occurred along the way.

By now, their journey was already halfway through.

As Qin An and Wu Yunfeng rode their horses, they chatted leisurely.

Qin An had also learned a lot about Wu Yunfeng.

Wu Yunfeng was a native Tianyun Daoist.

Originally the sect leader of a faction, his strength was not high, only at the Element Transformation Realm.

But one day, his faction suffered betrayal by disciples, attracting a large number of demons who wiped them out.

Afterward, Wu Yunfeng fought his way out alone, managing to survive.

But all his disciples died a tragic death.

Since then, Wu Yunfeng fell into despair.

But after some time, the Evil Extermination Bureau found him, wanting him to join them.

Wu Yunfeng immediately seized this last straw, becoming a member of the Evil Extermination Bureau and vigorously accumulating achievements, eventually reaching the position of Golden Dao Marshal.

It’s quite a legendary story.

Even in those inns and taverns, it was a story many people talked about, and even storytellers loved to narrate his encouraging tale.

"Compared to me, you are actually more legendary," Wu Yunfeng said slowly, "After all, no one would have thought that you came all the way from Ding County, through Lingzhou and Xunyang Prefecture, and every step was extremely perilous."

"If I were thrown into Ding County, with the collusion between the yamen and demons in that environment, and coupled with my low strength, I probably wouldn’t be able to come out alive."

"Not to mention Lingzhou and Xunyang Prefecture."

At this point, Wu Yunfeng paused slightly.

His tone carried a hint of emotional reflection.

"The experiment in Xunyang Prefecture, I also only just learned, that anyone who walks out of that place is not an ordinary person."

"I’ve also met Chen Liuyun, the General Mansion of Xunyang. If he had grown up in Tianyun Dao, I fear his achievements now would not be beneath mine."

Upon hearing the name Chen Liuyun, Qin An instinctively asked, "How is Lord Chen doing recently?"

"Not bad, I paid some attention back then," Wu Yunfeng said, "I heard he’s made considerable achievements under a Silver Dao Marshal, but his strength is still some distance from the Element Transformation Realm, so even if he’s earned enough merit, without the strength, he can’t be promoted yet."

Qin An thought for a moment, saying no more.

For those who can walk out of Xunyang Prefecture, they undoubtedly are peerless prodigies of their time.

Moreover, they were the General Mansion of Xunyang Prefecture.

Being able to walk out from there, what he lacks is just a platform.

Therefore, the General Mansion’s steady upward progress is probably just a matter of time for him.

Seeing Qin An unwilling to dwell on this topic, Wu Yunfeng brought up some lighter topics instead.

Mostly about his medical practice.

The various illnesses he encountered, and the particularly peculiar patients.

With Qin An being in the medical profession, their conversation went without any difficulty.

Just like that, the two continued for another hour.

At this moment, Qin An suddenly tightened the reins.

Wu Yunfeng did the same.

The two stopped, sitting atop their horses, looking forward together.

In front was still the ordinary official road, but on both sides of the road, a faint evil Qi was swirling.

In just a moment, this evil Qi became extremely intense.

Soon after, at the end of the road, a large group of demons appeared.

These creatures had distinctive water demon features, making anyone who looked at them feel quite disgusted.

Combined with the pungent fishy smell, it made people cover their mouths and noses, avoiding it at all costs.

Leading them was a tall, thin man dressed in tight clothing.

Beside him was a Carp Demon, small and hunched, with prominent carp characteristics.

The tall, thin man approached, his gaze falling on Qin An, a disdainful smirk curling at the corner of his mouth.

"So you’re Qin An? The killer of the catfish demon under the Seven-Colored Fish Sect? Today, I’m here to take your life."

"If you surrender obediently, I’ll spare you some pain. If you’re stubborn, I’ll make sure you suffer a thousand pains before you die."

Every word carried an air of superiority.

Though Qin An was a Copper Dao Marshal, Yu Jiu still didn’t regard him as significant, merely seeing him as a cultivator with some background.

The background of the Evil Extermination Bureau meant nothing to these demon pseudo-gods.

Qin An suddenly laughed heartily, "So it’s revenge for the catfish demon."

Beside him, Wu Yunfeng’s expression remained indifferent, seemingly unconcerned by these matters.

To him, he’d had such grudges in his youth.

Back then, many demon pseudo-gods had wanted his life too.

But in the end, he had beheaded them all.

Therefore, the path Qin An treaded now was just the one he had walked before.

However, sending a Shattering Void Realm Perfection to deal with a novice Shattering Void Realm like Qin An surprised Wu Yunfeng.

Yu Jiu saw Qin An’s relaxed tone, a flash of anger in his eyes: "Boy, you’re at death’s door and still so arrogant! Men, stand by and see me take his head!"

The accompanying water demons shouted excitedly.

At this moment, Wu Yunfeng suddenly spoke up.

"Qin An, do you want me to help you deal with this?"

"Of course, a genius like you probably doesn’t need my help."

Wu Yunfeng thought, Qin An was a proud person with his own temper and personality, so he believed Qin An wouldn’t let him help and would want to deal with these demons himself.

As for whether Qin An, newly in Shattering Void Realm, could fight against Shattering Void Realm Perfection, Wu Yunfeng figured Qin An should manage, not being the least bit flustered.

But just as he finished saying that, Qin An nodded affirmatively.

"Please, Lord Wu, lend a hand."

Wu Yunfeng was stunned: "What? You want me to help?"

He hadn’t expected Qin An to be so straightforward.

Qin An nodded, "As long as Lord Wu is here, why should I act?"

Wu Yunfeng’s lip twitched slightly, "You... truly unexpected, I thought you’d care about face and wouldn’t ask for my help. But since you are asking, for the sake of our escape from Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Peak together, I’ll help this time."

Yu Jiu listened to their conversation, feeling as if they didn’t take him seriously, angrily pointing at Qin An.

"You bastard, at death’s door and still indifferent! Today, I’ll make you die in agony, and you, old man, acting tough now, just a mere healer, wanting to kill us? Ridiculous!"

"What did you call me?" Wu Yunfeng frowned, "Called me an old man?"

For some reason, as Wu Yunfeng said this, Yu Jiu felt a shiver in his heart.

Just as he was about to speak, Wu Yunfeng flicked his finger lightly.

Immediately, a speck of silver shimmered before his eyes.

A chill spread over his head, turning into sharp pain.

He touched his forehead and found it covered in black blood.

"This... is poison... Who are you?"

Yu Jiu was utterly disbelief-stricken.

Wu Yunfeng replied blandly, "Just a Golden Dao Marshal, the old man you called."

Golden Dao Marshal?

Yu Jiu’s eyes widened further.

He could never have guessed this old healer was actually a Golden Dao Marshal.

He still wanted to speak, but the poison had already flooded through him.

All he felt was excruciating pain before collapsing lifelessly to the ground.

The other water demons, seeing this, screamed in horror, attempting to flee in all directions.

The words Golden Dao Marshal to these fish demons were as terrifying as a ghost.

Just a glimpse from afar would scatter their souls.

So now, their only thought was to escape.

But along with the Carp Demon, before they had run far, they were pierced through their bodies with a volley of silver needles.

In less than a breath’s time, the ground was littered with corpses.

Wu Yunfeng was about to boast a bit in front of Qin An.

He felt it was quite gratifying to show off before a young talent like Qin An.

But when he turned around, he saw Qin An digging out the demons’ souls and spirits.

"What are you doing?" Wu Yunfeng asked.

Qin An, without looking up, replied, "Gathering resources. I’m sure someone of Lord Wu’s stature won’t fight a humble servant for them."

Wu Yunfeng’s lip twitched again, and after a while, he laughed heartily.

"Good, good, you’re an interesting person. Li Moyun found a treasure in you indeed!"