Ch 140: Three people surrounded a group of the Demon Race.
Zhen Yongfu and Xu Qingying were both greatly startled upon hearing this. “There are Demon Race members hidden here?!”
Lu Qing’an nodded slightly, displaying the Formation Light Screen before the two of them.
Fifteen red dots were visible on the screen, two of which were particularly bright. Based on his experience, these should be Saint Spirit Realm Demon Race members.
The rest were all at the Liuli Realm cultivation level.
And the location where these Demon Race members were concealed was extremely tricky, in a hidden corner of the Ten Thousand Demons Cave.
It seems that even if cultivators came here for tempering, they wouldn’t be likely to venture into that area, so it’s understandable that they wouldn’t have discovered these Demon Race members. As for those few Liuli Realm strong persons from the Xianjian Sect, perhaps they were unlucky and happened to explore that area, or perhaps these Demon Race members couldn’t stand the hunger and came out to forage for food, just happening to encounter those five people.
“Two Saint Spirit Realm cultivators, and the rest are Liuli Realm? We can’t handle this; do we need to return to the Sect for reinforcements?” Xu Qingying asked. She and Zhen Yongfu were both at the Xuanguang Realm cultivation level; this level of combat power would likely be of no help to Lu Qing’an. And no matter how special Lu Qing’an was, he probably couldn’t face so many Demon Race members alone.
So either we pretend we didn’t discover anything, or we go back and call for reinforcements, saying that they encountered a Demon Race member while tempering here, and that they were lucky enough to escape.
This way, they wouldn’t expose too much of their foundation.
Zhen Yongfu also looked at Lu Qing’an; he knew his own capabilities. However, the calm voice Lu Qing’an emitted surprised both of them.
“There’s no need for reinforcements; the three of us are enough to exterminate the Demon Race members here. Besides, you two are more aware than I am of how many Contribution Points a Demon Race corpse can fetch.”
This task was perfectly chosen!
They both lacked Contribution Points. Completing this Sect Mission, they would not only receive 4,000 Sect Contribution Points, but the corpses of these Demon Race members would also bring in a considerable amount of Contribution Points.
In fact, a single Saint Spirit Realm Demon Race member could yield more Contribution Points than the reward for this mission!
Furthermore, by killing these Demon Race members, he could also obtain a substantial increase in lifespan!
The strongest Demon Race member here is only at the Saint Spirit Realm, and this place is so remote and sparsely populated that no one would see him act; this kind of opportunity doesn’t come often.
Listening to Lu Qing’an’s tempting words, the two of them couldn’t help but smile wryly.
“An Ge, are you sure you can do this? I’m telling you beforehand, I probably won’t be able to help much…” He only had Xuanguang Realm strength and couldn’t even withstand a single blow from a Liuli Realm Demon Race member.
Lu Qing’an glanced at the two of them; the corners of his mouth curled slightly under his mask. He had brought them here without intending for them to take action.
He only needed to use them as accessories.
One to warn him of danger, and the other to directly boost his fortune.
This cooperation was simply perfect!
“You don’t need to do anything; just stay behind me,” Lu Qing’an said calmly.
“Alright, we’ll listen to you! Let’s make a big score!” Zhen Yongfu clearly understood his good brother’s situation; since he dared to do this, it meant he had the confidence to win.
“Okay! Tell me what I need to do, I’ll follow your instructions!” Xu Qingying also nodded vigorously, clearly sensing Lu Qing’an’s confidence.
“Good, let’s go! Kill the Demon Race members!” Lu Qing’an strode into the Ten Thousand Demons Cave. Zhen Yongfu and Xu Qingying followed closely behind.
A chilling wind swirled, the smell of decay and blood rushed towards them, and the faint light of the formation disk in Lu Qing’an’s hand flickered, exuding an air of mystery. They proceeded along the path guided by the formation, their goal clear, heading straight for the Demon Race’s location.
Along the way, abandoned remains were scattered everywhere, toppled steles, shattered altars, seeming to recount the past glory and the cruelty of the battles. The handprints and scratches on the stone walls seemed to indicate someone had struggled here, ultimately swallowed by the darkness.
Lu Qing’an sometimes bent down to crawl through a low stone hole, sometimes crossed narrow abyssal fissures; the light of the Search Demon Formation remained steady, clearly presenting the location of the Demon Race members before him.
Along the way, they also encountered some humans.
Most of the humans who came here were disciples of the Xianjian Sect. Their cultivation level was generally at the Liuli Realm; when they saw Lu Qing’an and the others, they were curious as to how a Xuanguang Realm cultivator dared to come to this place.
However, these people didn’t bother to pay attention to them; in this place, a moment of carelessness could mean death.
They also encountered some demonic creatures, mutated immortal beasts. Under the influence of the demonic qi in this place, they had transformed into black bodies, and their attack power was much stronger than that of normal immortal beasts.
However, these immortal beasts couldn’t even break through his formation shield in front of Lu Qing’an. He didn’t bother to deal with these beasts and continued to press on towards his target.
After spending quite a bit of time, Lu Qing’an and the others finally passed through a dark and damp tunnel, and before them, the space suddenly opened up, and they arrived at the entrance of a large cavern.
This space was extremely vast, with a high ceiling; the stone walls were hung with lamps burning with dark blue flames, their light weak, unable to illuminate the entire cave, instead making it seem even more eerie.
In the center of the cave, fifteen Demon Race members were gathered together, engaging in a bloody revelry.
The two Demon Race members in the center were particularly eye-catching; their aura was like a monstrous wave, their pressure overflowing; clearly, they were Saint Spirit Realm strong persons.
Their tall bodies were covered in black scales, their heads bearing curved horns like sharp battle-axes, and their scarlet eyes seemed to see through everything.
Although the other Demon Race members were not as strong as those two, their Liuli Realm aura still gave off a sense of pressure. Their forms varied; some were hunched over, but their arms were as thick as tree trunks.
Some had wings on their backs, but these wings seemed to have been burned by flames, full of charred marks.
Others were slender in body, their limbs like sharp blades, their faces twisted, like a combination of human and beast.
A strong smell of blood permeated the cave; scattered on the ground were broken bodies and limbsโthe remains of humans.
Blood flowed slowly down the stone walls, gathering into small streams of blood, eventually accumulating into a pool of dirty blood in a depression in the center of the cave.
Occasionally, a piece of bloody and indistinct limb would emerge from the pit, proving that a terrible massacre had taken place here not long ago.
Lu Qing’an looked coldly at all this, putting away the formation disk, then looked at Xu Qingying and Zhen Yongfu, saying, “Do as I say; you two just guard the entrance.”
He had already observed the terrain; apart from the location where they were, there was no other exit.
In other words, with Xu Qingying and Zhen Yongfu blocking this exit, he could surround a group of Demon Race members single-handedly!
“Humans?”
“Heh, another group of suicidal fools!”
“We’re hiding perfectly well; how do these human ants manage to get lost and wander over here?”
“Whatever, it’s just an extra meal.”
“Hm? Why are they only at the Xuanguang Realm cultivation level?”
“Even a mosquito is meat!”
Listening to the Demon Race members’ conversation, a cold glint flashed in Lu Qing’an’s eyes, settling on the two Saint Spirit Realm Demon Race members.
The two Saint Spirit Realm Demon Race members looked at him with disdain; after casually giving an order to their subordinates, they continued to sit on a rock, gnawing on a human hand.
“Disgusting. If you weren’t useful, I’d blast you to smithereens right now.”
He had to capture as many of these Demon Race members alive as possible and see if he could question them about the situation with the Wang Family in Wangxu City.
He felt that these Demon Race members should have some connection with those lurking within the Wang Family.
