I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Lin Yi walked towards Su Xian'er with a calm expression. Su Xian'er panicked and quickly loosened her skirt, saying, "No need. Actually, I'm almost fully recovered. My recovery ability is quite strong."

"That won't do. I need to check you over before I feel at ease! Turn around!"

Su Xian'er: "..."

Oh no! Seeing Lin Yi's serious expression, she finally panicked.

Qu Jing's voice came back to mind yesterday.

"I heard that a monster is harming people, I'm going to save them!"

"Say it!" Su Xian'er darted away in a flash, looking as if a dog was chasing her.

"Ha, that's it?"

Lin Yi's lips curled into a smirk, as if a war god had returned...

Chapter 440 Bottomless Pit

Su Xian'er's excuse was that monsters were harming people, completely forgetting that she herself was also a monster.

However, what she said was true; there were indeed monsters harming people.

At dawn and dusk, when yin and yang alternate, demons, monsters, and all sorts of evil spirits like to harm people at this time.

When Lin Yi arrived at the scene, the battle was already over.

Both were fatal blows, and both were from the rat race.

The person who was rescued was a herb gatherer. He was sallow-faced, thin, and emaciated. He had gone up the mountain to gather herbs so early in the morning to make a living.

The mountain mist was thick in the morning. As the herb gatherer walked along, a figure suddenly darted out and blocked his way. A shrill voice asked, "Do I look like a human?"

The herb gatherer looked closely and saw that it was clearly a yellow-skinned rat wearing human clothes, which startled him so much that he screamed.

Seeing this, the weasel persisted, continuing to ask the same question.

It was destined to be this calamity, just as Lin Yi wanted to see Su Xian'er's buttocks, and Su Xian'er was looking for an excuse to run away. As a result, Su Xian'er could hear the commotion from dozens of miles away clearly.

They travel as fast as lightning, covering dozens of miles in the blink of an eye.

Before the herb gatherer could answer, Su Xian'er preemptively answered with her claws.

"You're like an idiot!"

With a flash of cold light, the yellow-skinned rat died on the spot.

With Su Xian'er's strength, dealing with this kind of small demon that hasn't taken human form is as easy as swatting a mosquito.

True masters who have been through countless battles often employ understated yet ruthless tactics. They may lack flashy skill effects or cheesy skill names, but their attacks are deadly.

The herb gatherer saw Su Xian'er descend from the sky like a fairy, and immediately kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Sword Immortal!"

Su Xian'er: "???"

Which eye of yours saw me use a sword?

Lin Yi understood immediately. It was probably because Qu Jing had become famous in this area, and even the villagers had heard of the sword immortal's deeds, which led them to mistakenly believe that Su Xian'er was that sword immortal.

Su Xian'er also realized what was happening and angrily retorted, "I'm not a sword immortal, I'm a fox spirit!"

Upon hearing this, the herb gatherer was immediately stunned.

Having just escaped the rats' mouth, they encountered a fox spirit.

The herb gatherer rolled his eyes and fainted on the spot.

"Uh, is this person so easily scared?"

Su Xian'er felt somewhat embarrassed when she saw that the person had fainted from fright.

Fortunately, she was just scared and didn't have any major problems.

Lin Yi glared at her and said irritably, "He's already weak, how can he withstand this series of shocks?"

Su Xian'er stuck out her tongue, realizing she was wrong.

However, it wasn't a big problem. Lin Yi casually flicked out a golden rune to calm the herb gatherer.

Seeing that the herb gatherer's basket only contained some common herbs, Lin Yi tossed the basket to Su Xian'er and said, "You scared him to death. Go and fill his basket as an apology!"

"Hmph, I even saved his life!"

Su Xian'er muttered to herself, but obediently went to gather herbs.

With Su Xian'er's abilities, it didn't take long for the medicine basket to be filled with precious medicinal herbs from the mountain.

These days, there are many spirits and monsters in the mountains and fields, and ordinary people can't find such places to gather herbs.

However, medicinal herbs that are precious to ordinary people, such as ginseng and lingzhi, are rather useless to cultivators and spirits.

Without a specific year, it's useless to have it.

Su Xian'er casually picked some valuable herbs, filled a medicine basket, and returned.

Lin Yi carried the herb gatherer on his back, picked up the herb basket, and then said to Su Xian'er, "I'll take him down the mountain. You go back first!"

"Oh."

Su Xian'er was eager to leave with Lin Yi; she was now a little afraid to be alone with him.

This man had another side to him; it was terrifying.

However, even though she wasn't alone with Lin Yi, she couldn't escape Qu Jing's notice. Seeing Qu Jing still practicing her sword from afar, Su Xian'er decided not to go back and instead wandered around.

On the other hand, Lin Yi quickly sent the herb gatherer down the mountain, placed him in a safe place, and then put a talisman on him to wake him up.

The herb gatherer opened his eyes groggily and found himself already down the mountain, his basket full of herbs, including quite a few ginseng and lingzhi.

Selling this basket of medicine would be enough for his whole family to live on for a year.

He knew he had met a good person, and excitedly picked up his medicine basket and returned to the village.

Within a day, the story of the herb gatherer's encounter with the immortals in the mountains spread throughout the village, then to the town, and finally to the county seat.

Many herb gatherers followed suit, hoping to find a divine connection in the mountains, but they did not encounter any immortals who would deliver medicine. However, there were no more demons in the mountains, and herbs that were once difficult to gather could now be picked.

To commemorate the deity, the local people spontaneously built a shrine to the Fox Fairy.

Legend has it that fox spirits enjoy playing pranks on people, but after playing a prank, they will give the person a basket of medicinal herbs...

Su Xian'er inexplicably received some incense offerings, and she didn't know where they came from.

These are all things to be discussed later, so let's leave them aside for now.

When Lin Yi arrived at the foot of the mountain, he occasionally saw some pedestrians, all of whom were emaciated and looked pale, like famine victims who had been starving for a long time.

The Hunan region is a land of plenty, rich in fish and rice, so people shouldn't be starving like this.

There must be something fishy about this.

Lin Yi then opened his Heavenly Eye and looked down from the sky. He saw a dense, gloomy aura that enveloped the surrounding hundreds of miles.

But after closing Tianmu, it was clearly a beautiful place with clear waters and lush mountains.

"I thought there were only some insignificant little demons, but I didn't expect there to be a big fish hiding there."

Lin Yi activated his Heavenly Eye again and began to trace the source of the bad luck. He then discovered that the bad luck came from underground. In this vast mountain, there were countless rats that had gnawed at the spiritual veins, but they had not completely severed them.

So crops can still grow in the field, but these crops have lost much of their nutritional value and are not very filling.

Because of this, the villagers at the foot of the mountain, who eat every day, are getting thinner and thinner, looking like starving disaster victims.

Clearly, the rat population here has really grown quite large.

Lin Yi was filled with murderous intent, so he immediately used a teleportation technique and began to descend.

Rats are very sensitive, and Lin Yi didn't bother to hide them. In an instant, the rats on the ground scattered and fled.

There were yellow-skinned weasels and gray-haired rats; rats from all over roamed about, eventually converging into a torrent.

"Slay the demon, today you can kill to your heart's content."

The Demon-Slaying Sword emitted an excited buzzing sound; no matter how small a mouse is, it is still a demon.

Lin Yi was also surprised that the rats here could all turn into demons, but there was no rush. He would kill them first, kill most of the weak rat demons, and eventually meet their leader. Then he could ask them about the problem.

Under the combined suppression of the Demon-Slaying Sword and Lin Yi's aura, endless rats began to surge into the ground. Lin Yi burrowed underground to chase after them, only to find that the ground beneath his feet had vanished.

Without realizing it, he fell into a hole and continued to fall.

The technique of flying suddenly failed at this moment.

He was surrounded by rock walls, which were about three or four meters away from him.

On the rock wall, countless rat demons stared at him with their scarlet eyes.

People with trypophobia and claustrophobia would probably go crazy at this moment, but Lin Yi felt like a mouse that had fallen into a rice jar.

The rats here are all demons, but their powers are not high; some are a year old, and some are only half a year old.

However, its advantage lies in its sheer number; it's unclear whether it's in the millions or tens of millions.

Even if the average cultivation level is only six months or even one month, in sufficient quantities, it is still a valuable asset.

Moreover, Lin Yi was certain that the underground area was not empty from the beginning; he had entered and then used his earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique for escaping underground) to fall here.

Is this a trap?

No, maybe it's a pie.

Lin Yi didn't rush to grow bigger. He calmly and composedly fell downwards. He thought, "This place can't possibly kill me, can it?"

With a flick of his wrist, three balls of foxfire appeared in his hand. Combined with his yang fire, the foxfire was much more powerful than when it was in Su Xian'er's hands.

Lin Yi flicked his hand, and three balls of foxfire flew toward the rat on the rock wall.

The fire spread rapidly, and the screams of rats began to echo through the cave. The sharp sound waves, gathered together, resembled tiny rats trying to crawl into Lin Yi's ears.

"Sonic attack, interesting."

In such a place, the sound is amplified; the squeaking of countless mice creates a very strong effect, and Lin Yi even felt a slight pain in his ears.

However, they also gave Lin Yi inspiration.

Perfect timing, he can also shout, and his voice is even louder than these rats'.