The Demon with Holy Radiance-Chapter 122 - 107: Involving a Great Demon Fiend, Fifth Senior Brother Ji Bu

Chapter 122: Chapter 107: Involving a Great Demon Fiend, Fifth Senior Brother Ji Bu

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

For three whole months, Yang An had forsaken sleep and food, wasting not a single moment. He poured all his time into cultivation, day after day, until night and day were reversed.

But even so, after three months, the Mana within his acupoints was still a third of the way from reaching the Late Stage Perfection of the Primordial Feeding Realm.

Having consumed all his cultivation-assisting Elixirs, he was left with only the Array Magical Artifact for support, and his speed of condensing Mana had slowed down considerably.

On this particular day, while Yang An was still in the middle of cultivation, the voice of his Second Senior Brother came from outside his residence.

Before the man had even arrived, a violent cough startled Yang An out of his cultivation state.

"Junior Brother, are you in your residence?"

With a sense of resignation, Yang An exited his cultivation state, rose to his feet, and opened the door to welcome his Second Senior Brother in.

Fu Ming still had that same sickly appearance. If anything, he looked even worse than when Yang An had first joined the sect.

’I’ve never really understood it,’ Yang An thought. ’Since Fu Ming is the Second Senior Brother, his Cultivation Level must be incredibly high, probably second only to the old geezer and our First Senior Brother.’

’So why does a person like that always look like he’s suffering from a severe, incurable disease?’

’Above the Visceral Stone Realm, you’re said to possess a near-Undying Body. Could there really be an injury or illness that even an Undying Body can’t heal?’

’Still, it’s none of my business, so I can’t just ask. Maybe this is the only thing that’s not normal about my Second Senior Brother.’

"Senior Brother, what brings you here today?"

Fu Ming never showed up without a reason. His presence meant there was a task for him, or perhaps an order from the old geezer.

Yang An had yet to break through to the Visceral Stone Realm, and the longer it dragged on, the more anxious he became. But there was nothing he could do about it.

"This is your new Gua Order. Congratulations, Junior Brother. From now on, you are the Master’s tenth disciple."

Fu Ming took out a new Gua Order and handed it to Yang An.

The higher the number on the Gua Order, the stronger the holder’s power, and the more Sacrificial Powers they could take control of.

Yang An was currently in charge of only one Sacrificial Power—the Blood Bat Gang in Jinlong City. He hadn’t had time to take over any more and was planning to deal with such matters when he had a moment to spare.

Seeing Yang An accept the Gua Order, Fu Ming finally revealed the true purpose of his visit.

"The Master has ordered that disciples are needed to handle an urgent matter in Liuyun City. For this trip, you will go with our Fifth Brother and Twelfth Sister. Depart immediately."

’Just as I thought,’ Yang An mused. He knew the old geezer had a task for him, but it had to be at a time like this.

He heaved a long sigh internally. ’Looks like my breakthrough to the Visceral Stone Realm is going to be delayed again.’

’On the other hand,’ he considered, ’I’m out of Elixirs right now. If I can get my hands on some resources that will help my cultivation, this trip might not be so bad.’

What Yang An hadn’t expected, however, was that he would be traveling with his Fifth Senior Brother and Junior Sister Wen Yin. ’All three of us are going together?’

’Does this mean something big is about to happen?’

Yang An looked at Fu Ming and asked in confusion, "Senior Brother, do you know what the Master’s orders are? Why do three of us need to go?"

"There are four Sacrificial Powers within Liuyun City, all belonging to our Life Crane Sect. Though I don’t know the specifics of what happened, I’m sure it has something to do with Demon Fiends."

"It’s very likely related to a Great Demon Fiend."

Fu Ming said slowly, adding a word of caution for Yang An.

"Junior Brother, you must be careful on this trip."

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

Yang An nodded.

Soon after, having relayed the orders, Fu Ming departed.

’A Great Demon Fiend...’

Yang An was lost in thought.

Since arriving in this world, he had seen his fair share of Demon Fiends, but the only Great Demon Fiend he had ever truly encountered was already dead.

It was during the incident at the Xiyue River, at the communal feast hosted by Mother Divination True Master. The Flood Dragon Demon that everyone had carved up and eaten—that was a Great Demon.

But Yang An had never seen a true, living Great Demon Fiend, and because of this, he felt a faint sense of unease.

A creature that could be called a Great Demon Fiend had to have a Cultivation Level of at least the Visceral Stone Realm, yet he himself had not even reached that realm.

Fortunately, the old geezer wasn’t sending him alone. Even his Fifth Senior Brother and Junior Sister Wen Yin were going with him.

Junior Sister Wen Yin’s Cultivation Level had been revealed previously when the two of them accidentally journeyed to Sansong Mountain—she was in the Late Stage Primordial Feeding Realm.

’I wonder if she’s broken through to the Visceral Stone Realm since then?’

As for Fifth Senior Brother Ji Bu, there was no need for speculation. Since he was the fifth, his Cultivation Level was likely far beyond the Visceral Stone Realm—perhaps even higher.

After all, above him in rank were only First Senior Brother Wild Forbidden, Second Senior Brother Fu Ming, and Third Senior Sister You Hong’er.

As for the Fourth Senior Brother, Yang An had never seen him or even heard him mentioned by anyone since joining the Life Crane Sect. He had no idea who this person was.

But he recalled that when he had first become a disciple back at the Xiyue River, he was ranked as the thirteenth disciple, yet the old geezer had claimed to only have eleven worthless disciples.

Therefore, Yang An had a reasonable suspicion that the missing disciple was very likely the Fourth Senior Brother.

But to get back on topic, a trip to Liuyun City that required three people was certainly no small matter. Although Yang An felt apprehensive, he couldn’t refuse and could only do as he was told.

After instructing Fugui to guard his residence, Yang An quickly made his way to the valley entrance, where he saw Wen Yin already waiting.

He greeted Wen Yin. Yesterday’s senior sister was today’s junior sister; the ways of the world were truly fickle.

Wen Yin didn’t seem to hold any grudges about it. After all, it was just a title.

After waiting at the valley entrance for a long time, a figure finally emerged slowly from the blood-red mist, its form gradually becoming clear.

The person was completely wrapped in strips of cloth. Even their head was so thoroughly bound that it was impossible to see their face.

The newcomer walked very slowly. The gaps between the cloth strips were stained with moist patches of blood, looking as if it had just seeped from their body.

Wen Yin addressed him as "Fifth Senior Brother," and the newcomer slowly nodded.

This was the Fifth Senior Brother, Ji Bu.

Yang An sized him up and down. He’d never seen him before; he had no memory of Ji Bu even from the discipleship banquet at the Golden Sun Pavilion.

"Let’s go."

Ji Bu spoke slowly, his voice muffled and strange as it passed through the layers of cloth.

It sounded as if sand was scraping against his throat, with a strange static mixed into it.

Watching Ji Bu shuffle forward like someone with great difficulty walking, Yang An saw him lead Wen Yin out of the valley entrance.

"Fifth Senior Brother, aren’t we going to ride the Earth Worms?"

Yang An asked in confusion.

But the moment he asked this question, both Ji Bu and Wen Yin, who were walking ahead, stopped in their tracks.

Ji Bu slowly turned his head, not saying a word.

The next moment, countless blood-stained cloth strips shot out from his body, instantly twisting together in mid-air to form a ferocious beast’s head that lunged violently at Yang An.

’Shit!’

Yang An’s heart leaped. He immediately summoned the Buddha’s Radiant Wheel and activated his Light and Shadow Escape Technique, instantly dodging the beast head’s attack.

The spot where he had just been standing was savaged by the beast head, which took a huge bite out of the ground, leaving a massive crater.

"Next time, you die!"

Fortunately, after that single strike, the beast head quickly dispersed, turning back into countless cloth strips that Ji Bu retracted.

But Ji Bu had already turned his head away as he spoke, his voice slow and cold.

’This guy! Another unhinged lunatic!’

Yang An stared back at him coldly, completely failing to understand how his last sentence had violated some taboo of this guy’s, causing him to attack without another word.

’Don’t tell me he has some kind of tragic love-hate relationship with the Earth Worms?’

Yang An cursed inwardly, but seeing that Ji Bu had retracted his attack and was continuing to walk out of the valley with Wen Yin, he followed along.

Out of caution, however, he instinctively kept his distance from the man.

Wen Yin turned her head, her eye sockets full of red blood vessels, and seemed to glance briefly at Yang An before quickly looking away. Perhaps now was not the time for an explanation.

The three of them soon walked out of Corpse Saliva Valley, passing by the coffin at its entrance.

But just then, a voice suddenly came from inside the coffin.

"Hehehe! Junior Brother!"

Hearing the voice of his Sixth Senior Brother, Jin Tong, suddenly emerge from the coffin, Yang An stopped and glanced over.

The term "Junior Brother" was clearly meant for him, since Ji Bu was the Fifth Senior Brother.

"...If you get the chance, kill that guy! Don’t let him kill you first!"

"..."

Yang An was silent. The "guy" his Sixth Senior Brother was referring to was undoubtedly the Fifth Senior Brother, Ji Bu.

’These guys are all lunatics,’ he thought. ’You can’t trust a single word they say.’

Yang An said nothing, but he made a mental note. From Ji Bu’s sudden attack just now, he already knew this guy was not someone to be trifled with.

He would have been on his guard even without Jin Tong’s warning.

Yang An wasn’t the only one who heard Jin Tong’s voice; Ji Bu and Wen Yin had heard it as well.

Ji Bu, however, showed no significant reaction. He just gave a cold snort, ignored it, and continued walking out of the valley.

Soon, the three of them had left Corpse Saliva Valley behind.

"Hahahaha... You’re all going to die!"

Jin Tong shrieked from inside the coffin like a madman, his maniacal laughter quickly fading into silence.

「Half an hour later.」

Following behind the other two, Yang An watched Ji Bu’s slow, strolling pace. In the time since they’d left Corpse Saliva Valley, they had only covered a dozen or so li.

Yang An couldn’t understand it.

’Even if we aren’t riding the Earth Worms, we should be hurrying to Liuyun City.’

’After all, a matter that requires three people to handle together can’t be anything minor.’

Liuyun City was over thirteen hundred li from the Life Crane Sect. At this rate, it would probably take them ten days to half a month to get there.

’Looking at the dawdling Ji Bu up ahead, isn’t this guy worried at all?’

’Isn’t he afraid that if we arrive late and something happens, the old geezer will blame us?’

But among the three of them, Ji Bu held the highest status. He was undoubtedly in charge of this mission, so the other two could only listen to him.

So, Yang An could only remain silent and follow behind them without a word.

’When the sky falls, the tallest ones are the first to get crushed, anyway.’

And so it went. Two days later, they had finally covered a third of the distance.

But as they were passing through a small village, Ji Bu, who was leading the way, suddenly came to a stop.