Demon Slayer

Miss Lei seemed to have guessed Ji Qing's thoughts, and said calmly, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, young master. But this is due to the martial arts of my sect. Everyone in the sect is like this."

Ji Qing nodded. Lei Yu's sect seemed very special.

However, Ji Qing didn't care what Lei Yu looked like.

"What about the inner force technique?"

Lei Yu directly threw out a booklet.

"I can't give you the martial arts of my sect. This is an inner force technique I obtained while traveling. Although it's third-rate, it's a top-tier third-rate inner force technique. The inner force cultivated is extremely pure, making it perfect for building a foundation." Ji Qing glanced at the inner force manual. The cover was inscribed with the words "Pure Origin Technique".

Ji Qing casually flipped through it.

The greatest characteristic of the Pure Origin Technique was the unparalleled purity of the inner force it cultivated.

Even Ji Qing's Supreme Yang Inner Force might not be as pure as the inner force cultivated by the Pure Origin Technique.

This was indeed a top-tier inner force technique for building a foundation.

The only drawback of this inner force technique was that it was moderate and peaceful, making cultivation too slow.

But this drawback had no effect on Ji Qing.

He had his Origin Point. As long as he got started with the Pure Origin Technique, he could directly raise it to perfection.

Cultivating inner force techniques required a certain amount of time to get started, so Ji Qing naturally couldn't cultivate it now.

He was currently "hired."

He had taken the money, so he had to help. He had received the inner force manual, so he had to satisfy Lei Yu.

"Miss Lei, what do you need me to do?"

"Young Master Ji, I need you to confirm one thing. Is the annihilation of my Lei family the same as the annihilation of your Ji family?"

"Take me to the Lei residence."

Lei Yu then led Ji Qing into the Lei Family Fortress.

The Lei Family Fortress had quite a few people. Ji Qing even saw some villagers greeting Lei Yu.

They clearly knew Lei Yu.

Soon, the two arrived at a desolate courtyard.

Weeds had already grown all over the outside of the main gate.

Lei Yu pushed open the door and led Ji Qing inside.

The courtyard was full of weeds.

"All sixty-eight members of my Lei family are dead!"

Lei Yu said through gritted teeth.

Ji Qing quickly walked into the house.

He saw some mottled bloodstains on the wall.

Because a long time had passed, the bloodstains had already turned black.

"Buzz."

Suddenly, the Demon Record in Ji Qing's mind vibrated slightly.

Ji Qing was very familiar with the Demon Record. This level of vibration meant that there was a trace of demonic energy nearby.

Where there was demonic energy, it meant... there was a demon!

Or, there had been a demon!

Ji Qing opened the Demon Record in his mind.

He found that the vibration was on the first page.

That was the page for the "Skin-Peeling Demon"!

The result was obvious.

A Skin-Peeling Demon!

The entire Lei family was killed by a Skin-Peeling Demon!

"Swish."

Ji Qing opened his eyes.

"That's right, Skin-Peeling Demon. I've finally found your trace..."

Lei Yu widened her eyes and asked, "Young Master Ji, what did you just say?"

"Miss Lei, there's no mistake. The entire Lei family was likely wiped out by a Skin-Peeling Demon! This is exactly the same as the annihilation of the Ji family. I can smell the aura of a Skin-Peeling Demon with my eyes closed. There's no mistake."

"Skin-Peeling Demon?"

Lei Yu's teeth were about to shatter.

"Skin-Peeling Demons excel at concealing their presence, possess numerous clones, and are cunning by nature. The ones I killed back then were merely a few of its clones; the true body of the Skin-Peeling Demon vanished without a trace."

Lei Yu clearly believed Ji Qing's assessment.

She wasn't an ordinary person either and naturally knew that demons existed in this world.

When the Lei family was wiped out, Lei Yu had felt something was unusual, as if it wasn't "man-made," but she couldn't be sure.

Only now, with Ji Qing's arrival, had she confirmed that the "Skin-Peeling Demon" was the culprit!

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Ji Qing's ears twitched slightly.

He heard the sound of footsteps outside.

Lei Yu had clearly heard them too. The two exchanged a glance and immediately hid in the corner of the room.

Outside the Lei residence, a man and a woman, dressed like "wandering sorcerers," arrived at the door.

"The aura extended all the way here, it must be correct."

"This courtyard seems uninhabited? Let's go in and take a look."

Holding a compass, the two entered the Lei residence's courtyard.

The compass pointed to a room, and the two cautiously walked inside.

"Clang."

A dazzling blade light cut through the pitch-black room.

Both individuals holding the compass couldn't help but blink.

But in that blink, the man's heart was filled with a frantic warning, as if facing extreme danger.

The man forced his eyes open. He saw a magnificent blade light, beautiful and exquisite.

But such a brilliant blade light was instantly upon him.

The blade light was indeed beautiful, but it was also more deadly!

"Not good!"

The man immediately bit his finger, drew a talisman in the air, and shouted, "Golden Light Protect Body!"

"Buzz."

A golden light appeared on both of them without any warning.

At the same time, the blade light had vanished. The sharp edge of the blade landed on the man's neck, but it was blocked by a thin layer of golden light, unable to advance further.

Ji Qing frowned.

His inner force erupted again.

Unfortunately, no matter how he unleashed his inner force, he couldn't break through the golden light surrounding the man.

"It's useless. I'm using demon-slaying techniques, not martial arts. Your common Jianghu martial arts are no match for us..."

As the man finished speaking.

"Let me!"

Lei Yu sprang out from the darkness.

Her massive body was like a mountain of flesh, but now she appeared incredibly agile. She charged madly towards the man.

"Boom."

Lei Yu slammed heavily into the man.

Even with a layer of golden light protecting him, the man couldn't withstand Lei Yu's impact. He was sent flying by Lei Yu and crashed heavily onto the ground.

"Brother..."

The young woman, reacting much slower, finally came to her senses and hurried to help the man up.

"Pfft..."

The man spat out a mouthful of blood. As for the golden light on his body, it had long since vanished.

It seemed the man's so-called "demon-slaying technique" wasn't that miraculous after all.

It was broken by Lei Yu's collision.

"Second-Rate Martial Artist... Stop! We are not from the Jianghu. We are Demon Slayers. Jianghu grievances have nothing to do with us!"

The man shouted, and Lei Yu finally stopped.

Ji Qing and Lei Yu walked out.

He glanced at Lei Yu beside him.

Ji Qing truly hadn't expected Lei Yu to be so ferocious once she acted!

If he had taken that one blow, he would have been crippled, if not dead.

Was this Lei Yu a Second-Rate Martial Artist?

Even among Second-Rate Martial Artists, he was strong!

"You just said you are Demon Slayers?"

"Yes, we are Demon Slayers from Jiangzhou, tracking a demon. My name is Chen Luo, and this is my sister Chen Lin."

"Demon Slayers... There are indeed rumors of Demon Slayers in the martial world. But those Demon Slayers are elusive and incredibly powerful. You two consider yourselves Demon Slayers?"

Lei Yu said with a cold laugh.

She had traveled the martial world for many years and was an "old hand," far more experienced and knowledgeable than Ji Qing.

It wouldn't be easy for this young brother and sister to fabricate a story and get away with it.

"We are truly ashamed! To be frank, my sister and I caused a great disaster and accidentally let a Blood Demon, which was suppressed by our family, escape. To atone for our crime, even though we haven't reached the strength to travel and slay demons, we had no choice but to come out and hunt the Blood Demon."

Chen Luo explained sincerely.

"A Blood Demon? Not a Skin-Peeling Demon?"

Ji Qing suddenly asked.