Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

Just as Chen Peifeng was getting anxious, a familiar figure descended from the sky. Although the person's clothes were also tattered, their temperament was as deep as the sea and impossible to fathom.

It was Ning Xiu, the leader of their squad.

"Lord Ning! Brother Chang is dying! You must find someone to save him!" Chen Peifeng was overjoyed, suddenly feeling reassured, and hurriedly called out.

"Let me see." Ning Xiu's tone was very calm. With just a wave of his hand, Chang Fenghai's body, which was behind Chen Peifeng, automatically floated up and landed on the ground in front of Ning Xiu.

In Ning Xiu's eyes, Chang Fenghai's meridians were almost completely severed, and his heart was as still as death, practically non-existent.

If any medical expert below the first rank were to come and examine the patient, upon seeing the condition, they would all confidently declare that there was no hope of recovery and that the patient was doomed.

Chapter 150 [150] The Old Ancestor of the Python Clan Cave in Fox Hill Village is Alarmed

Many people noticed the strange situation and rushed over to check what was going on.

News that demons from Qingque Prefecture were secretly attacking the Demon Subduing Squad when they went out had already spread throughout the entire Demon Subduing Camp.

It was extremely lucky that Chen Peifeng's team was able to escape alive.

"Lord Ning..." Chen Peifeng began to explain something.

But Ning Xiu reached out to stop him from speaking, and at the same time placed his other hand on Chang Fenghai's forehead.

As Ning Xiu channeled his inner energy, two auras suddenly appeared out of thin air within Chang Fenghai's body. Then, a shadowy green python and a crimson fox emerged from Chang Fenghai's body, appearing no different from souls.

"What's going on? Why am I here again?" Aunt Hu was utterly shocked.

Chang Fenghai's body was in ruins and he could no longer use the technique of summoning immortals to possess him. Her perception of Chang Fenghai's location was also almost non-existent.

"Lord Ning!" Mangqiu Liu saw Ning Xiu standing beside him and quickly bowed.

After not seeing him for some time, he could clearly sense that Ning Xiu had undergone a tremendous change. The last time he saw Ning Xiu, Mangqiu Liu felt that Ning Xiu was like a high mountain that needed to be looked up to.

Ningxiu has now transformed into Tongtian Peak, shrouded in clouds and mist, making its summit completely invisible.

"How terrifying, this person's strength is improving too fast," Mangqiu Liu thought to himself.

Chang Fenghai is practically dead now. The reason why I and Aunt Hu are still able to barely maintain our bodies is probably because Ning Xiu intervened.

"No one knows better than you what exactly is wrong with my subordinate's body. Bring your ancestor here. I want your Fox Hill Village and Python Cave to work together to prolong his life."

Ning Xiu said calmly, but his tone was very firm, leaving no room for you to refuse.

Hearing this, both Aunt Hu and Mangqiu Liu were startled.

Although these demon race forces within the Great Shang territory maintain peace with the human race, they are wary of the Great Shang's Demon Subduing Division and therefore show special respect to the Demon Subduing Captain.

But that doesn't mean they can be manipulated at will. As the Demon Subduer, Ning Xiu can assign demons of the same generation as Hu Taigu and Mangqiu Liu, which is fine.

If their respective ancestors were to be invoked, it would be no small matter. Unless the Emperor of the Great Shang Dynasty personally intervened, there was absolutely no reason for the ancestors to emerge from seclusion and appear.

“Lord Ning, we are very sorry that Chang Fenghai has become like this, but there was really no other way at the time. If we did not sacrifice his body to give him the greatest strength we could, your team would not have been able to deal with that demon. Given Chang Fenghai’s condition, he was really beyond saving. Even if the Ancestor intervened, he would not have been able to save his life…” Aunt Hu tried to dissuade him.

Ning Xiu glanced at her, a strange black light flashing in his eyes. Hu Taigu felt her whole body begin to float up into the sky, leaving Qingque Prefecture, leaving the earth, and finally drifting into the void of some unknown place.

Meanwhile, in Fox Hill Village, far within the territory of the Great Shang Dynasty.

The entire Fox Hill Village was adorned with flowers, and little foxes that had not yet been able to transform into humans and little foxes that had already transformed into fox-headed, human-bodied creatures dressed in human clothing frolicked and played on the thick tree trunks.

In the forest, a fox demon who could now fully transform into a human was diligently cultivating the land, sowing seeds for itself.

Of course, what they grew wasn't for their own consumption, but rather to feed the herbivorous wild animals they raised. Amidst this harmonious and peaceful atmosphere, a loud bang suddenly erupted from the treehouse where Aunt Hu lived.

All the fox demons turned their gazes in that direction, their expressions filled with astonishment.

Foxhill Village hasn't had any accidents for many years.

"Great-aunt! Something has happened to Great-aunt."

"Go quickly and see who else would dare to attack Great-Aunt in the village?"

Looking at the shattered treehouse, with its wooden planks blown to pieces, all the fox demons could see upon approaching were the lifeless Hu Taigu sitting quietly on the ground, motionless.

Generally speaking, even if someone invites a spirit to possess a body, the spirit itself will still be conscious and will not be completely unaware of anything in the outside world.

But Aunt Hu's condition was too abnormal at this moment. Even though the fox cubs and their offspring surrounded her, she still did not react at all.

This left the little fox spirits in Fox Hill Village dumbfounded, because Aunt Hu's status and age already made her a very high-ranking figure in the village.

If she encounters a problem that no other demon can solve, then the only one who can step forward and take charge is the patriarch of Fox Hill Village.

"Great-aunt, great-aunt."

"Waaah, what should I do? My great-aunt isn't responding at all."

"Go quickly and find the ancestor to come out and check on things, lest something has happened to Aunt Tai."

Immediately, a little fox demon hurriedly ran towards the very center of Fox Hill Village. In the center of Fox Hill Village, there was a huge ancient tree that would take more than a dozen people to encircle.

Moreover, it was seven zhang tall. If it hadn't been dead for many years, this tree could have become a tree demon, and perhaps even given birth to a Yin deity.

The withered tree was surrounded by lush green grass, full of the vitality of spring.

At the base of the tree is a hole that can accommodate three fox demons at the same time. Purple mist constantly emanates from it, making the area both eerie and ethereal.

"Grandmother! Grandmother, something terrible has happened! Great Aunt has fallen ill for some reason. Please go and see her quickly."

"Grandpa, something has happened to Great Aunt! Please come out quickly!"

"Grandpa, Great Aunt is dying."

Several small foxes with red, yellow, and brown fur ran on all fours to the hole in the dead tree and called out to it in fox language.

His limbs impatiently stomped out several plum blossom-shaped footprints on the ground.

At their call, the inside of the hole quickly responded.

Two dark purple lights lit up, and then a figure slowly emerged from the depths of the cave.

She was a beautiful woman with a graceful figure, fair skin, pink hair, two fluffy fox ears on her head, and nine tails swaying behind her.

This person is taller than the average adult male, so her legs appear extremely long. Even with a long skirt covering them, you can still see the beauty's long and slender legs from her silhouette as she walks.

"Grandmother, Grandmother, go and see Great Aunt."

"Ancestor!"

The woman looked at the fox cubs and their offspring, who were frantically scratching at the ground, with her deep purple eyes, and said calmly, "Don't cry. I already know what happened. You don't need to worry. Auntie will be alright."

There was a legend on the shores of the East China Sea hundreds of years ago.

A scholar on his way to take the imperial examination met a chivalrous woman who was passing by. The two traveled together, and over time, they fell in love and eventually became husband and wife.

The scholar, having failed the imperial examination, returned to his hometown in the East Sea with the chivalrous woman in despair. Unexpectedly, a dissolute young man from the same village took a liking to the chivalrous woman's beauty.

One night, he planned to sneak into the scholar's house, drug the two of them, and then commit illicit acts.

Unexpectedly, he found a woman with three tails in the scholar's house, with a face as sharp as a fox and a mustache growing on her cheek.

Its five fingers are covered with sharp claws, and its lower limbs resemble those of a wild beast.

The next day, the man was found dead in the scholar's backyard, the heroine was nowhere to be found, and the scholar was completely unaware of the truth.

Finally, the local constables concluded that the murderer was the female knight-errant who fled after committing the crime, and that the scholar, being unaware of the truth, had no need to get involved in the case.

Later, a neighboring woman confessed that she witnessed a three-tailed fox demon appear in the scholar's house that night. The demon tore the prodigal son apart, ate his flesh and drank his blood, and terrified everyone.

It later evolved into countless versions of folk tales, gradually becoming so effective that it could stop a child from crying at night.

The people of the states near the East Sea all called this terrifying female fox demon the 'Three-Tailed Fox Demon'.

Stepping out of the cave and looking at the azure sky, the woman couldn't help but sigh, "It's been so long since I've been involved in worldly affairs. I never imagined it would be for this reason."

Before the little fox demon could react, the woman sprang up her legs and vanished without a trace.

The little fox spirits present looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.

……

Besides Foxhill Village, a major event also occurred in Python Cave, which differed from the fairy-tale style of Foxhill Village.

Because the Mangzong Cave is a gathering place for snakes and pythons, which prefer cool and dark places, the Mangzong Cave is located underground, damp all year round, and full of yin energy.

Hundreds of thousands of snakes and pythons, whose intelligence has not yet been awakened, are intertwined and entangled with each other. If someone who is afraid of snakes saw this scene, they would probably faint on the spot.

From the depths of the Python Cave, a low roar, like the cry of a dragon, suddenly rang out, spreading outwards from the deepest part. Every snake loosened its grip and scattered to hide, looking quite frightened.

Some pythons that were over ten feet long looked up and exclaimed in surprise, "It's the Ancestor! The Ancestor has come out of seclusion!"

The patriarch of the Python Cave has lived for over a thousand years and has not appeared in the world for a long time. His sudden and unannounced emergence from seclusion must mean that something major has happened.

The respected old pythons in the cave all crawled towards the python clan's secluded retreat, wanting to ask what had happened.

……

No one knew what had happened. The black light in Ning Xiu's eyes faded, and he fell silent, unusually calm.

No one dared to ask a question. Although Ning Xiu was still wearing the unique armor of the Silver Tiger Demon Subduer, the aura emanating from him was enough to make even the most foolish and clueless person realize that Ning Xiu's strength was definitely more than just Silver Tiger. He might even be the legendary Golden Dragon Demon Subduer who rarely appeared in the department.

Within ten breaths, Chang Fenghai's previously motionless body suddenly began to convulse violently.

Ning Xiu instantly sensed two powerful auras, neither Hu Taigu nor Mang Qiu Liu, appearing within Chang Fenghai's body.

The two auras simultaneously protected Chang Fenghai's heart, which was only beating slightly, forcibly preventing him from dying from the complete rupture of his heart meridian.

Ning Xiu's life star began absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth at the same time, then projected it onto the earth, pouring it all into Chang Fenghai's body.

Although Ning Xiu had never met the two patriarchs of Fox Hill Village and Python Cave, he guessed that they were either like Li Xianhe, a half-step Dragon Elephant Upper Realm being, or they had already stepped into the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm.

Because the Dragon and Elephant Realms can sense each other, when Ning Xiu detained Hu Taigu and Mangqiu Liu, he could feel that two forces of destiny star were far apart and locked onto him. It must have been the patriarchs of Fox Hill Village and Python Cave who made their move.

Similarly, the other party can also sense the aura of their own destiny star, unless they truly despise it and completely break off relations.

Otherwise, no one would easily antagonize a powerful expert at the upper level of the Dragon Elephant Realm.

Those two patriarchs will definitely choose to step forward and help Ning Xiu.

The simultaneous existence of three life-force stars within Chang Fenghai's body is extremely rare, even in the Great Shang Dynasty.

Under Ning Xiu's guidance, which used a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, the meridians in Chang Fenghai's body, which had been broken and collapsed, began to show visible repair, becoming vibrant and the blood flowed normally again.

Between the ninth and first ranks, regardless of which of the Three Thousand Great Daos, or whether it's the demon race or evil spirits, their efficiency in absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is very low.

After breaking through to the Dragon-Elephant Upper Realm, the Destiny Star can directly and violently gather the most primordial and purest spiritual energy from heaven and earth for the use of its owner.