Become a true immortal by emulating all demons.

Chapter 113 The First Signs of Calamity

"Glib-tongued."

No matter how much you talk, it won't change the fact that you deserted in the face of battle.

Yu Duchuan sat back down, his face dark and brooding. He said coldly, "If every officer in the Demon Slayer Division were as cowardly as you, how could I possibly sweep through Demon Mountain? How could I possibly seek justice for the wronged members of my clan?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the officers present changed slightly.

Ruan Changfeng raised his eyelids and suddenly said, "The Mountain God is right. Come here, all of you. When we get back to Anren Prefecture, I'll show you how I deal with you."

"Your humble servant obeys."

Chang Yi stood up, led his many constables, and walked behind the strong man with his head down.

The general's simple words brought a sigh of relief to everyone.

Whether or not there is a reward, at least they survived.

After all, if they really wanted to be beheaded, why take them back to Anren Prefecture? The families of these constables are all there.

"Mountain God, please calm your anger."

Ruan Changfeng then looked at Yu Duchuan, whose expression had become slightly sluggish, and said indifferently, "The Demon Slayer Division will handle these constables, but as for the matter of sweeping up the Demon Mountain, I, Ruan, will not keep you company."

"What do you mean?"

Yu Duchuan's eye suddenly twitched twice.

He tried to keep his voice steady, but the anger was still palpable: "You dare to desert your post?"

"Hiss." Ruan Xiangling glanced sideways and took over the conversation with a strange expression: "Mountain God, we were ordered to come here to investigate the whereabouts of several immortal descendants. Now, at the cost of Xu Zhonglin's life, haven't we already found out?"

"Although that Moon-Devouring Demon General has just taken up the banner, his strength is unfathomable and his nature is treacherous."

"Now it has hidden itself in the Demon Mountain, and its whereabouts are hard to find. We will put it on the Demon Slayer List and wait for the higher-ups to make arrangements."

At this point, she changed the subject: "However, we have not received any orders to sweep away the demon mountain. Moreover, it is somewhat unexpected that so many demon generals have gathered at the border controlled by the mountain gods."

Ruan Xiangling's last words contained a hint of irony.

These descendants of the Yu family are all incredibly powerful.

Take Yu Duchuan as an example. He has been supported by more than ten earthen cities over the years. His magical power is at least at the late stage of Core Formation, or even higher.

If it weren't for sitting high in the city lord's mansion all day long, taking a little time to manage that demon mountain, it wouldn't be in this state now.

Now, the monsters have become a plague, and their power has grown significantly.

The mountain god summoned the Demon Slayer Division, who remained seated inside the gate. With a few words, he attempted to easily eradicate the long-standing ailment.

This shows they don't even consider them human beings.

"In my judgment, the demon mountain on the border is a major demonic threat that requires the personal presence of a general to deal with. Mountain God, please be patient and wait a little longer."

After Ruan Xiangling finished speaking, she stopped looking at Yu Duchuan, who had a grim face, in the main seat, and instead began to examine the dark-faced boy behind her with great interest.

As her voice fell.

The nine lieutenants were still sitting in their chairs, but their expressions subtly divided them into two factions.

The group consisted of four people, led by the Ruan siblings, and five others, led by Hong Wei.

"Brother Duchuan, I think this lieutenant makes sense. Once the Demon Slayer General arrives, we can properly manage this Demon Mountain, and things will definitely be much more stable."

Several adult descendants of the Yu family slowly rose, intending to leave.

Yu Duchuan's face was so dark it was almost dripping with water.

safe?

Let's not even talk about when those demon-slaying generals will be able to free themselves.

Even if a general does come, the task of sweeping away the demon mountain will be accomplished by the Demon Slayer Division alone, so what does it have to do with me?

"Everyone, sit back down!"

Yu Duchuan suddenly let out a low roar and slammed something onto the table.

This impolite tone immediately angered his peers.

They turned around with hostile expressions, about to retort, but their gazes suddenly fell on the small golden seal on the table: "A token of the Mountain God? Uncle Qiheng intends for you to take over the formation protecting the Mountain God Mirror?"

This is the most precious small seal of Yongzhou Pass; there are only two or three in total.

Those who possess the token of the Mountain God can enter the tight formation and have the opportunity to approach the Mountain God Mirror.

Of course, this is nothing.

After all, being able to get close doesn't mean you can take it away. This precious mirror is meant to guard the border, and no one can possess it.

The mountain god's tokens are more of a symbol of status, proving that He holds a position second only to Yu Qiheng!

"..."

Yu Duchuan looked over noncommittally.

According to Uncle Qiheng, this was a reward for solving the demonic calamity.

Among the more than one hundred earthen fortresses in Yongzhou Pass, and nearly ten peers, a leader had to be chosen.

He brought it out ahead of time now in order to forcibly subdue this group of people and continue with the matter.

A corner that no one cares about.

Lin Shu remained calm and casually glanced at the small seal.

For some reason, I feel itchy and a little uncomfortable.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at Chang Yi opposite him, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

That's a really good performance.

Originally, I was thinking that if all else failed, I would have to ask Yu Sheng to step in and forcibly save him.

This has saved me a lot of trouble.

This boy, who used to be full of wild thoughts, matured at an astonishing speed after learning about Gu Nanzhi's experiences.

The other party successfully resolved the trouble and even gained the appreciation of the subordinate general.

When he returns to Anren Prefecture, he will not be "punished," but most likely promoted.

Having someone you know in the Demon Slayer Division is like having another path to take.

"Heh, we'd like to see what kind of trouble you're going to cause."

The adult immortals sat back down, indignant.

The four Ruan siblings were slightly surprised, but they did not change their previous thoughts.

The people they painstakingly trained were meant to safeguard the stability of Yongzhou, not to help the descendants of the immortals gain merit.

The demons that managed to escape to the mountains and hide in the border regions were considered to be of very little threat, even negligible, compared to the powerful demons of Yongzhou.

This really pushed these monsters to their limits.

They might not necessarily flee towards the Great Shun Dynasty; instead, they might invade Yongzhou.

When that time comes, any one of the demon generals will be able to stir up quite a storm in the city.

To put it bluntly, this is a feud between demons and immortals, and it would be best if it didn't affect ordinary people.

They've all gone to hide outside the Great Wall, and you're forcing them out? What kind of madness is that?

"Congratulations, Watariyama God."

Hong Wei and the others bowed with smiles on their faces and said loudly, "We will certainly spare no effort and use the head of this mountain demon general to help you again."

Yu Duchuan is already showing signs of becoming the leader of the younger generation of the Yu family.

It's truly rare to have an opportunity to add fuel to the fire when the opponent is just one step away from completely taking that position.

Unfortunately, some people lack the patience and thus regretfully miss this opportunity.

Not to mention the lieutenant general, even the captains behind these people looked at the Ruan siblings with strange expressions, secretly cursing them in their hearts.

No matter what, he's someone who's donned black armor, so why is he so impatient?

Now, it would be quite embarrassing for them to shamelessly try to curry favor with that mountain god.

"Thank you all for your help."

Yu Duchuan raised the corners of his lips slightly, cupped his hands in return to the greetings of the crowd, and gave the Ruan siblings a cold glance.

The two men not only humiliated him, but also saved the group of lowly servants.

They even dared to lead the way in ruining their own good deeds.

If you're going to leave, leave now. Stop being disliked and undermining morale.

"That Moon Devourer... is indeed a bit troublesome."

He paused, feeling a stinging pain on his face. His earlier remark about calling someone a "little demon" had been overheard by many disciples.

Being forced to change his tune now only fueled his anger.

"It's not just tricky."

Hong Wei took out the golden book, his fingertips brushing over the name at the end, gradually sliding up to the middle before stopping: "If what those cowardly bailiffs said is true, then what they found was not the Demon Mountain, but only a pillar of light."

"That demon was able to kill Xu Lieutenant General and many of his subordinates all by himself, not to mention the noble disciple of the Mountain God, and that True Man Feng was there to support them."

"It should at least be ranked in this position to be reasonable."

Hong Wei hesitated for a moment, then suddenly moved his finger up a lot, raising it seven or eight places to twentieth.

"..."

Ruan Xiangling rolled her eyes.

It's as if the more ferociously they praise the Moon Devourer, the more face they can regain for the Demon Slayer Division and Yu Duchuan.

According to the battle records of the demons in the book, the Moon Devouring Demon General could barely squeeze into the top twenty-seven or twenty-eight. The extra ones were obviously added to elevate Feng Yinglong.

But how much of the true strength of these Core Formation cultivators enjoying themselves on the border was actually genuine was known to every subordinate general.

How could someone surnamed Feng be stronger than Xu Zhonglin?

No matter how carefully Yu Duchuan taught and nurtured that person, his cultivation was only at the early stage of Core Formation, so it was reasonable that he should be a notch weaker.

"Demons are cunning, and it's understandable that we misjudged them before. But now that we know them inside and out, and have their aura in hand, as long as we plan carefully and spend more time setting things up, we will surely be able to capture them!"

Hong Wei snapped the golden book shut.

Compared to the dangers of sweeping through the Demon Mountain, he preferred to offer the Moon Devouring Demon General to Yu Duchuan, so that the other party could take the last half step.

"Thank you for your trouble, General Hong!"

Yu Duchuan narrowed his eyes slightly and swept them over the various ethnic groups: "You all have to do your part. Remember, I'm talking about every single one of you."

"Pooh!"

Before the adult immortal descendants could speak, Yu Sheng spat towards the main seat: "I won't!"

With the mountain god's token already issued, even though many members of the Yu family harbored resentment, none dared to provoke them in this way.

They looked at each other, and suddenly realized that Yu Duchuan really didn't have a good way to deal with Yu Sheng.

Suppressing someone else's achievements?

The problem is that this girl doesn't rely on territory to gain merit; she relies on Lin Shu.

Will it affect Yu Sheng's future?

She has accumulated enough merits and doesn't need to build a team, so she can leave at any time.

If they choose to stay, then since this woman is from Shihu City and is fighting for Yu Duchuan's territory, it doesn't matter whether she angers him or not.

Clang.

Yu Duchuan slowly clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking.

A fierce glint appeared in his eyes as he gave Yu Sheng a deep look. Suddenly, he laughed and said, "Of course you can do nothing. After all, you didn't grow up in the Yu family. The deaths of Yu Qing and Yu Kui won't disturb your mind at all."

"After what happened yesterday, you asked the steward for permission to leave today."

"Didn't you want to leave?"

"You can leave now, no one will stop you."

Yu Duchuan casually raised his arm, making a gesture as if to see the guest off.

That's right, it's for seeing off "guests".

He actually intended to use these few words to directly sever the girl from the Yu family; this was the most insidious attack.

"snort."

Yu Sheng turned around without caring at all.

Just then, a voice rang in her mind.

The little guy paused for a moment, then put his hands on his hips and turned back: "Hey, who do you think you are? Why should I listen to you? I'm not leaving today!"

A low chuckle suddenly broke out from the crowd.

Yu Duchuan's arm froze in mid-air, his fair face gradually turning red.

He instinctively grabbed the mountain god's token, only to find that it had no effect on Yu Sheng.

After a long while, he finally snapped, "Ignore her and continue discussing how to deal with that Moon-Devouring Demon General!"

Everyone quickly stopped laughing.

Yu Sheng could leave at any time, but they still needed to rely on this Yongzhou Pass.

I heard that the girl was leaving.

Ruan Xiangling's eyes suddenly lit up, and her gaze fell on the handsome young man in the blue robe.

She turned around and said, "That young man just now said your father is the magistrate of Blackwater City. Do you know Lin Shu?"

Clearly, this lieutenant had done his homework before arriving.

Both the master and apprentice came from Blackwater City.

"..."

Chang Yi's expression remained unchanged, but his mind raced, and he quickly replied, "Reporting back to the lieutenant general, we have had dealings before."

Things that can be easily found out are more likely to cause problems if deliberately concealed.

"What kind of connection?" Ruan Xiangling's face lit up with a hint of joy.

Yongzhou Pass is filled with young immortal descendants who come to undergo trials, and every year it sends highly trained talents to the prefecture.

Among these people.

Lin Shu's reputation has already spread throughout Yongzhou. He can be considered the top disciple among the current border trial disciples!

This man single-handedly guarded Shihu, making the more than thirty beacon towers as solid as a rock.

The only one that had a problem was one that he himself kicked and destroyed.

He then went on to defeat eight Zhao family jade tablets and make them famous!

Everyone is speculating about where Lin Shu will be assigned to a position by her master after she returns.

The situation is still uncertain, and Yu Sheng doesn't seem to be very sociable, so there's no need to worry about the relationship between the Yu family and the Qi family.

The Demon Slayer Division naturally wanted to recruit them as well.

With just a little bit of resources to train him, it won't be long before we have a powerful lieutenant!

"We used to work on the same street," Chang Yi said, looking up.

"Oh? Tell me more." Ruan Xiangling sat up straight.

"I once served as the head constable of Blackwater City, responsible for guarding the four streets and preventing gangs from causing trouble in the city."

"Is Lin Shu also a constable?"

"No, he's the gang leader."

Chang Yi responded honestly.

Since the three dragons and the white tiger and ferocious wolves were all killed.

In the eyes of the common people, it meant the end of the internal strife, with Greedy Wolf Master Lin emerging victorious and ascending to the position of gang leader.

Its infamous reputation still circulates in the city to this day.

"You call this working together?" Ruan Xiangling's lips twitched, then she waved her hand: "Forget it, we're at least acquaintances. No wonder you don't even dare to look at him."

While the two were chatting, the group was already planning how to capture the Moon-Devouring Demon General and to dampen the prestige of Demon Mountain.

"Lin Shu, are we really not leaving?" Yu Sheng asked anxiously through her blood essence and divine sense.

She was genuinely worried that the other person had been transferred to the Cangmang Demon Mountain to fight against those ferocious demons.

"Of course we're leaving."

Lin Shu stood there lazily.

The experience of quietly listening to others discuss how to hunt him down was quite novel for him.

Although we're leaving, there's no need to tarnish Yu Sheng's reputation in this situation.

Let the Demon Slayer Division and the Yu family disciples take their time searching with the gourd containing the aura of the golden lion.

After about ten days of searching, the Yu family's arrangements were finalized.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at the mountain god's token on the table again.

Can this object be used to take control of the formation?

"That's good."

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and gently patted her chest.

Although Lin Shu was very strong, the demons killed him without shedding a drop of blood.

I heard they eat chicks whole, swallowing them alive.

so horrible!

……

"That's terrifying!"

In the pile of wine jars on Qingming Mountain, the Golden Bear Demon General, his eyes reeking of alcohol, listened to the reports from the lesser demons.

It clicked its tongue in disbelief and exclaimed in surprise, "This is something a newly appointed demon general would dare to do?"

Xu Zhonglin wanted to use the head of the Moon Devouring Demon General to make a name for himself.

The same applies to the demons in the mountains.

Perhaps many demon generals are capable of defeating this deputy general of the Demon Slayer Division, but not everyone has the courage to break the deadlock first.

"He left so casually back then, I, Old Xiong, never even considered that possibility!"

"If I had known it was this, I should have called you." It patted its belly in frustration.

"..."

The Azure Nether Demon General looked at the mountains of empty wine jars piled up on the ground.

In five days, the other party drank a full two hundred and thirty jars of my spiritual wine.

She murmured, "I really should have called you."

The beautiful woman slowly withdrew her gaze and glanced sideways at the many demon soldiers.

The group of lesser demons were all visibly excited, clearly envious of the Moon Devouring Demon General's soaring fame.

Many of the demon soldiers in the mountains had been complaining earlier.

The demons under the Moon Devourer's banner acted too arrogantly and unreasonably, so they were all driven away, and the group of servants were spared.

They even claimed that this was "bait" laid by a demon general.

The fear is that instead of catching fish, they might bring trouble to the mountains.

But after the other party resolved the matter so decisively, the meaning became completely different.

Brutality turned into decisiveness.

Unreasonableness has been transformed into power.

As expected of the newly appointed Demon General, his actions are imbued with a stronger killing intent than those of the older Demon Generals!

"Behave yourself." The Azure Demon General shook his head.

"We understand."

The demon soldiers quickly bowed.

They envied it as much as they did, but they also knew that the Moon Devouring Demon General had no territory, no ties, and was free to come and go as he pleased.

But our own demon general has many things to consider.

"Go out."

The beautiful woman lightly waved her wide sleeves, looking at Jin Xiong with a hint of worry: "Is being in the limelight so much really a good thing?"

She suddenly realized that Lin Shu didn't need anyone to take care of her at all.

In just a few days, the other party became very successful in the Demon Mountain. With his strong strength and ruthless methods, he will soon catch the Demon Lord's eye and become a highly valued general under him.

"It must have been a good thing before."

Jin Xiong sat up, grimacing, and let out a burp, his expression complex: "But that's not necessarily true now."

The two looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

In fact, all the recent changes at Yongzhou Pass stem from just one thing.

The border was once guarded by Yu Qiheng and his disciples, with the Mountain God Mirror used to deter all directions.

But now, that disciple has failed to overcome the calamity, and his life has ended.

"..." Jin Xiong closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

This matter must be traced back to the immortals themselves.

A descendant of a half-life immortal family, he established his foundation in childhood and formed his core upon adulthood.

He possesses all kinds of supernatural powers naturally, and his abilities far surpass all immortal techniques.

They do not need to cultivate or learn; their terrifying talents are all innate to them!

But this talent also has its limitations.

Once they reach adulthood, their growth becomes extremely slow as they rely solely on the transmission of spiritual light.

There are even cases where immortal descendants can reach the level of Core Formation in just over ten years, but after three to five hundred years, they are still stuck in the same place.

At this point, one needs to take many precious medicines to continue to enhance one's magical power.

Perhaps because their bloodline is too strong, they absorb ordinary medicinal herbs from nature with very slow results.

Moreover, as impurities accumulate in the body, the efficacy of the medicine will gradually decrease.

In such circumstances, they need something to refine the most essential parts of them.

The medicinal effects are first converted into the disciple's cultivation level.

The immortal descendants can break through the shackles of their bloodline by directly refining pills with their disciples, thus taking another step closer to the realm reached by the half-life immortal at the source of their bloodline.

There's another advantage to doing this.

The precious medicines of heaven and earth need to be collected and refined by oneself.

But if cultivators are used as medicine, it's like scattering countless seeds with a wave of the sleeve.

These people are resolute and do not need much care. They will actively earn food and strive to make themselves more and more delicious.

But if too many people eat it, problems will inevitably arise.

The Three Calamities of the Golden Core, also known as the Tribulations of Wind, Fire, and Thunder, originate from within oneself and are fatal in every tribulation!

Faced with this calamity, the immortal descendants, with their exceptional wisdom, devised a new solution.

Using immortal techniques as a medium, he would infuse his own aura into his disciples' bodies, causing their cultivation speed to leap forward dramatically.

As the human body's precious medicine grows faster, it also becomes increasingly similar to the immortals themselves, even to the point of being able to pass for the real thing.

"Even if you raise a dog, you should have some feelings for it after so many years. These bastards have no heart at all."

Golden Bear sighed deeply and murmured in his sleep.

Yu Qiheng was famous in Yongzhou for many years and had hundreds of disciples. However, only one of his disciples actually made it to the end.

That person finally attained the Golden Core stage, but died in the windstorm.

This is not his misfortune, but his master's misfortune.

The death of this Golden Core cultivator saved Yu Qiheng from certain death.

Even its corpse was not spared, and was transformed into a tonic that greatly increased His magical power.

"If we cannot become the rulers of the mountain, we will eventually become food." The Azure Nether Demon General expressed a similar sentiment to Elder Xu.

Or perhaps, it was precisely because he knew about this that Old Xu couldn't help but remind Lin Shu.

The internal practices cultivated by the disciples of Xing Shi were prepared from the very beginning for gathering vital energy and warding off disasters.

In contrast, although the disciples of the sect leader have to fight to the death for the immortals, at least they will not die at the hands of their most trusted master.

Now that Golden Core cultivator has perished.

Only Yu Qiheng remained at Yongzhou Pass, along with the Mountain God Mirror, which was now unclaimed.

It will take Him a long time to fully digest the surge in magical power.

And so, the border, which had been peaceful for so long, finally developed a breach.

The Zhao family set their sights on the Mountain God Mirror.

The Cloud Dragon Demon Lord, who had been severely injured and forced to flee, also had the idea of ​​returning from the Great Shun Dynasty.

It is said that it also contacted a demon lord of the Great Shun Dynasty on the orders of the Demon King Suxin.

The two demon lords joined forces, intending to take advantage of the conflict between the Zhao and Yu families to seize Yongzhou Pass in one fell swoop!

Yongzhou consists of nine prefectures and one pass.

If we can occupy a certain place, we can use it as a base to gradually erode Yongzhou!

Rumor has it that the Demon King has ordered the appointment of three great demon lords to govern the border regions.

Now, Lord Yunlong is one, the Demon Lord of the Great Shun Dynasty is one, and there is one spot left.

Among the mountains, many demon generals who have been trapped in the Core Formation stage for many years are already stirring with restlessness.

I must use this battle to advance to the rank of Demon Lord!