Demonic Creatures Attack

The Mountain Lord mountain range stood tall and stretched for hundreds of miles, rich in resources, named after a tiger clan that resided there.

Once a prosperous land for cultivators from Qingyang County and surrounding areas to explore, it was now devoid of birds and beasts, teeming with demonic shadows.

As they ventured deeper into the heart of the Mountain Lord range, scattered bones and human skins casually hung on tree branches could be seen from time to time.

A thick miasma of death rose from the stench.

The scorching sun lost its warmth here, and demons reveled in this place.

A Horned Demon stumbled through the forest, its dark green scales dull and lifeless, revealing faint pink flesh and black veins beneath.

The surrounding reveling demons whimpered and lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the Horned Demon.

Before long, a sprawling palace complex, entirely built from massive stones, appeared in the Horned Demon's sight.

"I have urgent matters to discuss with His Highness the Crown Prince."

The demon guarding the stone palace gates didn't dare to delay. It immediately turned and entered the palace to report.

A short while later, "Lord Horned Demon, His Highness the Crown Prince summons you."

Entering the palace, the ground was covered in white bones, emitting a grating, ear-piercing crunch with every step.

A giant blood-red warm jade was placed at the front of the stone hall.

A massive tiger with golden fur and black stripes, a blood-red 'King' character emblazoned on its forehead, lay on the blood-red warm jade. It slowly raised its enormous, ferocious head.

Its blood-red eyes, devoid of any emotion, looked towards the Horned Demon.

"You failed!"

A indifferent voice came from the tiger.

As the Crown Prince, second only to the Mountain Lord in the Mountain Lord mountain range, the Golden Tiger emitted no aura, yet the pressure it exuded made all demons tremble.

"Your subordinate is incompetent. I beg His Highness the Crown Prince for punishment."

The Horned Demon knelt on one knee, lowering its proud head.

"Tell me about it."

The Horned Demon immediately recounted in detail the attack on the Demon Suppressing Guard, the capture of Ye Xiaofan, and the encounter with Tie Wuqing.

"A mask, a woman. It seems it was Tie Wuqing, the leader of the Iron Hand Gang in Qingyang County, who has been hunting our clan."

"Ye Xiaofan actually managed to escape from you. He is worthy of being offered to the Venerable One."

"Very well, this is not your fault. Go and tend to your wounds."

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

The Horned Demon rose, bowed respectfully, and carefully retreated three steps before turning to leave.

After the Horned Demon departed, the Golden Tiger's indifferent voice echoed in the stone hall once more.

"Summon all demon hands above Body Refinement Seventh Layer to the main hall."

His father, the Mountain Lord, was in seclusion attempting to break through to the Qi Condensation stage, and Ye Xiaofan's talent warranted his personal attention.

If all went as expected, after offering Ye Xiaofan to the Venerable One, their demon race in Qingyang County would gain another terrifying, humanoid demon.

In the Blood Copper Mine area, Demon Suppression Division squads had been arriving to provide support since dawn.

Two squads at the General Banner Officer level had arrived.

Ye Xiaofan found Luo Ming, who was arranging the newly arrived Demon Suppressing Guards.

He had already cultivated to Body Refinement Fourth Layer, and his Hundred-Forged Treasure Sword, lacking Blood Copper, could not withstand the infusion of Qi and Blood power more than a few times.

He intended to ask Luo Ming if he could get him a suitable longsword.

Upon hearing Ye Xiaofan's request, Luo Ming's eyes lit up. He circled Ye Xiaofan, making clicking sounds.

"Xiaofan, your cultivation speed is truly unheard of. Even Left Thousand Households Officer was far behind you in his youth."

"How is the poison in your body?"

"With the help of Master Tie's rank-improving pills, it has been completely cleared during this breakthrough."

Luo Ming nodded upon hearing this. "Wait a moment. I don't have one on hand, but Old Bai should. I'll go and get one for you."

"Thank you, Uncle Luo!"

"What are you being so polite about?"

Luo Ming smiled, patted Ye Xiaofan's shoulder, and turned to leave.

Not long after, Luo Ming returned with a treasure sword.

"Take a look, is it suitable?"

Ye Xiaofan caught the sword that Luo Ming threw.

"Clang!"

The sword let out a pleasant hum as it was drawn from its scabbard.

The sword was three fingers wide and three feet one inch long. Its snow-white blade reflected a face with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, ordinary yet resolute.

"A fine sword!"

Ye Xiaofan flicked his wrist, his Qi and Blood flowing. The snow-white blade erupted with a bloody Qi and Blood power.

He swung it around a few times, very satisfied.

"Thank you, Uncle Luo."

"I'm glad you like it."

After bidding farewell to Luo Ming, Ye Xiaofan had nothing else to do and planned to return to his stone house to rest.

Along the way, he encountered members of the Iron Hand Gang, who all greeted him proactively.

"Brother Ye, if you have nothing to do, come have a drink with us. We haven't had a chance to thank you for saving our lives last night."

Ye Xiaofan didn't stand on ceremony and was led into a stone house, surrounded by the group.

"Where did you get the wine?"

Looking at the fragrant wine jars, Ye Xiaofan asked curiously. Drinking was not allowed in the mining area.

Of course, this didn't apply to high-ranking officials guarding the mining area like Bai Tianhei and Jia Yun.

"Haha, our gang leader loves wine, so we always prepare enough when we go out."

Ye Xiaofan understood. No wonder Tie Wuqing, that wine gourd, always had an endless supply of wine.

Time flew by, and happiness was always fleeting.

Night quietly descended, and a light rain began to fall from the sky.

"It's raining. I hope nothing happens tonight. We can return to Qingyang County tomorrow."

Ye Xiaofan extended a palm, letting the raindrops fall into it.

Not far away, the miners were still busy, and the Demon Suppressing Guards patrolled in small teams of five, remaining vigilant.

Ye Xiaofan staggered towards his stone house.

"You are Ye Xiaofan, the son of Ye Tianhe. Hmph, drinking in the mining area is simply disregarding the rules."

Ye Xiaofan frowned slightly. That idiot had given him a high-and-mighty title right off the bat.

He turned to look and saw a middle-aged man with a round face, a full beard, and small eyes staring at him with cold eyes.

Behind him followed three Demon Suppressing Guards with playful expressions.

He didn't recognize them.

Ye Xiaofan was too lazy to bother and started to leave.

Unexpectedly, the man was relentless and blocked his path.

"Why don't you bow when you see me? Didn't Ye Tianhe teach you?"

Sun Zhixiang flicked the Minor Banner Officer uniform on his body.

Ye Xiaofan's gaze turned cold, and he felt a murderous intent.

If others respected him one inch, he would respect them ten inches.

But if they tried to step on him, then sorry.

"A good dog doesn't block the way."

Ye Xiaofan remained silent and continued forward.

"Kid, you're courting death. Today, I'll have Ye Tianhe teach you what the rules are..."

A cold glint flashed, and Sun Zhixiang froze in place like a puppet, his body rigid.

"Tell me what the rules are?"

Sun Zhixiang's face turned red, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. His lips moved, but no sound came out.

"Ye Xiaofan, what are you doing? Quickly put down your sword."

The three Demon Suppressing Guards who followed Sun Zhixiang turned pale with shock and rushed over, surrounding Ye Xiaofan.

"What am I doing?"

Suddenly, an angry shout came from behind. Turning his head, he saw Luo Ming walking over quickly, his face full of anger.

"Xiaofan, quickly put down your sword."

Ye Xiaofan hesitated slightly before retracting his long sword. He glared at Sun Zhixiang with eyes filled with killing intent and called back, "Uncle Luo!"

"En."

Luo Ming nodded and looked at Sun Zhixiang with an unfriendly gaze.

"Sun Zhixiang, you're getting more and more ambitious. Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you've allied yourself with the Sun family? The Demon Suppression Division of Qingyang County doesn't belong to the Sun family."

"Hmph!"

Sun Zhixiang's face turned red. He let out a cold snort and quickly left, endless malice appearing in his eyes.

"Uncle Luo, who was that?"

Ye Xiaofan felt very confused.

"Sun Zhigao's older brother. His Body Refinement Fifth Layer strength is average, and he's one of Vice Commander Sun's people. From now on, you..."

Luo Ming was explaining when a piercing alarm suddenly sounded in the sky above the mining area.

"Not good, demonic creatures are attacking."

Luo Ming couldn't bother talking to Ye Xiaofan anymore. He stretched out his body and rushed towards the mining area's main gate.

Ye Xiaofan followed a step behind Luo Ming, closely pursuing him.

At this moment, the entire mining area was filled with shouts.

Everyone, except for the miners, was rushing towards the main gate.

When Ye Xiaofan and Luo Ming arrived at the gate, Bai Tianhei, Tie Wuqing, and four General Banner Officers who had come to provide support were already standing at the gate, looking solemnly ahead.

Ye Xiaofan looked out and saw blurry beast shadows charging towards them.

There were at least a hundred of them.

Everyone's face was grim.

"Everyone, prepare for a bloody battle."

Bai Tianhei's voice resounded through the sky above the entire mining area.