Chapter 236: Chapter 204: Not Good! A Great Demon Fiend Has Come to the City

Killing someone for their treasure was a perfectly normal occurrence. If he truly encountered a great treasure, Yang An wouldn’t mind doing so himself.

Possessing a treasure was a crime in itself; a powerful Magical Artifact naturally belonged to the one strong enough to hold it.

However, he wouldn’t attack without reason—unless he couldn’t resist the temptation.

"I am."

The woman’s answer was crisp, but she continued speaking.

"But if the Immortal Master wants my things, you can have them. I only ask that the Immortal Master save me. I want to take you as my master. If I can become your disciple, I will offer my treasure with both hands."

As she spoke, she knelt down with a THUD.

"Oh?"

Yang An let out a soft sound of surprise. He was indeed tempted.

A Magical Artifact that could conceal one’s aura so completely that even he couldn’t detect it at close range... that ability seemed far stronger than the Illusion Technique he had mastered.

’As for taking this woman as a disciple, it’s not out of the question.’

The Mystic Path Sect was newly established and needed an infusion of new blood. It couldn’t just remain a sect of a few people forever.

If he could obtain it without having to steal it, that would be for the best. He wouldn’t have to feel any guilt.

"Why are you asking me? Why not find someone else?" Yang An still had to ask, however.

There were countless Cultivators in this world. The fact that he’d happened to run into one wanting a master right here—one who also carried a rare treasure—was bound to arouse suspicion.

Hearing Yang An’s question, the woman seemed to hesitate.

"I... I did. But they’re all dead..."

"..."

"Why did they die?"

"We came all the way from the north. To escape Celestial Jing State, we encountered too many Demon Fiends along the way. All the masters I took died at the hands of those Demon Fiends."

That sounded reasonable enough, but Yang An still felt something was off.

"How many masters have you had?"

"...Three."

"..."

"How long ago did you take your first master?"

"...Twenty days ago."

"..."

Hearing the woman’s words, Yang An turned and left without another word.

Any thought of the Magical Artifact suddenly seemed bland and uninteresting. It was better not to get involved in this kind of trouble.

’She obviously has a "master-jinxing" constitution. Whoever becomes her master is doomed. Better stay far away from her.’

Yang An had no intention of killing her—it wasn’t worth it. He simply decided to leave.

Seeing Yang An vanish before her eyes in the blink of an eye, disappearing completely into the dark night, the woman stood frozen in place.

’He... he just ran off?’

She hadn’t even had time to see which direction he’d gone. She had already been preparing to take out her treasure and give it to Yang An, begging him to accept her as his disciple.

Sighing softly, the woman took out a small, palm-sized Bronze Cauldron from her robes.

A fleshy cord grew from the Bronze Cauldron, as if sprouting from its base.

The fleshy cord connected directly to her navel, like an umbilical cord, linking it to her body.

The woman grabbed a relatively clean corner of her clothes and wiped the fleshy cord. It had gotten quite dirty, and it would become uncomfortable if left for too long.

This was an item she had obtained a year ago. At first, she thought it was some kind of treasure, and it was indeed a treasure, but she hadn’t yet fully understood its function.

She only knew that she could make wishes to this treasure. As long as the wish wasn’t too outrageous, there was a high probability it would come true.

But after it was granted, she would be plunged into a period of misfortune, facing one peril after another.

It was precisely by relying on this item that she had escaped from the depths of Celestial Jing State to this place, surviving the rampage of countless Demon Fiends.

She had witnessed the scene of Yang An slaying those Demon Fiends just now. He was far stronger than her previous three masters combined.

That was why she had rushed out immediately to ask to become Yang An’s disciple.

She had never encountered such a powerful Immortal Master before.

But now, she had scared him away...

"I wish to see the Immortal Master again and take him as my master!"

Cradling the Bronze Cauldron in both hands, the woman slowly closed her eyes and spoke her heart’s desire.

But after a long moment, there was no reaction. Instead, strange noises started up again not far away. Clearly, more Demon Fiends had appeared and were approaching her location.

The woman hastily put the Bronze Cauldron away, hiding it in her robes, and scrambled to find a path to escape.

...

ACHOO—

A kilometer away, Yang An let out a sudden sneeze, feeling surprised.

At his Cultivation Level, he could recover from any injury. The possibility of getting sick was nonexistent, and sneezing for no reason was even rarer.

’This is just too weird!’

’Just meeting her once made me sneeze. Who knows what would happen if I actually took her as a disciple.’

’Good thing I was decisive and ran. That was an incredibly wise decision.’

’Who would have thought even an ordinary mortal could be so dangerous? I can’t let my guard down.’

Before long, Yang An had left the village behind and was walking through the wilderness, continuing on his way toward Ten Directions City.

These deserted places had no Demon Fiends. To find them, he had to go where people gathered.

A quarter of an hour later, he passed by a city and decisively stopped.

Below was a small city. At night, there weren’t thousands of household lights; instead, the whole place was brightly lit.

Here, he sensed the auras of numerous Demon Fiends, as well as many Cultivators. There were also some mortals left.

It seemed that within this city, the battle between Cultivators and Demon Fiends was still ongoing, and the mortals had not yet been completely wiped out.

There were no fewer than ten Corpse Transformation Realm Demon Fiends inside, and even more at the Visceral Stone Realm. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

On the Cultivators’ side, however, there weren’t many left at the Corpse Transformation Realm, and not that many at the Visceral Stone Realm either. There were also many Primordial Feeding Realm Cultivators barely hanging on.

At this rate, the city’s destruction was only a matter of time. It couldn’t hold out for much longer.

’But this is good too. Since I’m here for the flesh of these Demon Fiends anyway, I might as well do a good deed while I’m at it.’

BANG!

Yang An’s figure dropped from the sky, landing right in the middle of the city with a loud noise that kicked up a cloud of dust.

The moment he landed, numerous hidden Demon Fiends were startled and turned their gazes toward him.

The surroundings were a field of rubble and ruined walls. Many buildings had been destroyed, and the smoke of battle burned everywhere.

The next moment, a dozen or so dark figures darted out from the ruins, rapidly closing in on Yang An’s position.

But just as they were about to come within three meters of him, a black light expanded abruptly from Yang An’s position like a domain, even eclipsing the burning flames and plunging everything into darkness.

And in the instant the Dark Communication Secret Spell unfolded, all dozen or so figures froze solid, stopping within a ten-meter radius of Yang An as if petrified.

At the same time, countless points of Golden Radiance appeared in the air within a radius of several meters, beginning to dance rapidly over the black light, like a golden lotus blooming in the darkness.

In a flurry of flesh and blood, these Demon Fiends had no time to even scream before they were instantly reduced to a pile of minced meat on the ground.

A silver bead flew up from Yang An’s hand. Immediately, countless streams of flesh and blood from all directions were rapidly absorbed, like torrents being devoured by the remnants of the Seal.

’It’s far from enough!’

Yang An simply maintained the Dark Communication Secret Spell as a domain around him and continued walking deeper into the city.

His figure flitted through the smoke and embers of the night, moving further and further away.

The Demon Fiends in the city were innumerable. Upon sensing Yang An’s aura, they swarmed him like moths to a flame, a crazed horde like zombies unleashed from their cages.

However, before they could even get close to Yang An, they were frozen by the Dark Communication Secret Spell and sliced apart by the Golden Radiance. They came in waves, and they died in waves.

Meanwhile, Yang An walked along the main central street, quickly passing through the outer city’s roads and continuing toward the Inner City.

The Dark Communication Secret Spell plus the Great Brightness Buddha Golden Zen Spell was like chopping melons and slicing vegetables, allowing him to advance as if through an empty land.

He had even given this Combined Skill a very fitting name—Glue Rat Board!

In his eyes, these Demon Fiends were no different from rats. Once they were drawn in, their fate was the same.

Unconsciously, a massive amount of flesh and blood was absorbed and devoured by the silver bead, but the speed of absorption couldn’t even keep up with the rate at which Yang An was slaying Demon Fiends.

Streams of flesh and blood flew toward Yang An from all directions, forming what looked like countless crimson ribbons around his body, a scene of incredible visual impact.

Soon, Yang An arrived at the Inner City!

...

「At this very moment, on the other side of the city.」

Dozens of Cultivators were gathered on a street, their faces grim under the bright flickering firelight.

They were Cultivators from various Sects within Celestial Jing State, sent here on the orders of the Golden Thread Pavilion to resist the massive number of Demon Fiends and, if possible, drive them out.

But the number of Demon Fiends was simply too great!

In this small city alone, the number of Demon Fiends had already reached nearly a thousand.

Many of the reinforcement Cultivators, upon realizing they couldn’t hold their ground, were either injured or fled. Now, only this group remained—not even a hundred of them.

If it weren’t for the several Corpse Transformation Realm Great Cultivators present, they probably would have fled as well.

’What are we supposed to use to fight the Demon Fiends?’

’We can’t just throw our lives away!’

No one knew why a demonic disaster had suddenly erupted in Celestial Jing State. Now, the state was engulfed in the flames of war everywhere. Even if they retreated from here, they would still run into Demon Fiends.

But with the Golden Thread Pavilion’s orders hanging over them, and as affiliated powers of the Pavilion, their entire Sects would face devastating retaliation if they disobeyed. Their only choice was to do their best.

So, one Cultivator came up with an idea: simply gather all the mortals in the city, lure all the Demon Fiends over, and then wipe them out in one fell swoop—killing as many as they could, along with all the mortals!

After all, the Golden Thread Pavilion hadn’t ordered them to protect the mortals, only to resist the Demon Fiends as best they could.

Mortals were like ants; it didn’t matter how many of them died. Whether or not they could kill these Demon Fiends was what truly mattered.

The group was now discussing whether this proposal was feasible. They had to make a decision quickly.

If they could kill a large number of Demon Fiends here, it would be a great achievement. Even if they ended up fleeing, they would surely be rewarded by the Golden Thread Pavilion. After all, they would have done their best.

Soon, after some discussion, the group agreed that the plan was viable. They prepared to put it into action, starting by rounding up all the mortals hiding throughout the city.

But just then, a figure suddenly dropped from the sky and landed in front of them.

He was the scout responsible for monitoring the Demon Fiends’ movements from high above, so he could inform the group at a moment’s notice and allow them to respond.

But after landing, the scout’s expression changed drastically.

"Bad news! A Great Demon Fiend has entered the city! It’s heading our way! What do we do?"

"Are you sure?"

The group’s expressions tensed, and they all tried to extend their senses to investigate the Great Demon Fiend he spoke of.

"That thing went on a killing spree the moment it entered the city, not even sparing the other Demon Fiends! It’s already killed nearly two hundred of them. The stench of blood is overwhelming, and it devoured all of their flesh."

"What normal person eats Demon Fiends? It’s definitely a Great Demon Fiend!"