Demon Sac

"Neither of you seems to be from Cloud City. Tell me who you are!"

Wei Fan's tone was calm, but the moment he said this, Ning Xuan and Su Xuerong both felt their hearts tighten.

Neither of them was from Cloud City. There were no such young Acupoint Splitting Realm experts in Cloud City; if there had been, he would have heard of them long ago.

"Friend, don't be nervous. We're the same kind of people as you."

Ning Xuan grew tense. He understood that if he said even one wrong thing next, this Cloud City constable would leave the two of them here to sleep forever alongside the Tiger Demon.

He fumbled around on his person and pulled out a wooden token, handing it to Wei Fan.

"You're constables from Su City. Why did you come to Cloud City to kill the Tiger Demon?"

Wei Fan took the token and examined it. The front bore the character for constable, while the back bore the character Su.

He had a token like this as well, except the back of his bore the character Yun.

Of course, such tokens were easy to forge, and it was hard to distinguish real from fake.

As for Su City, it was Cloud City's superior city, with jurisdiction over Cloud City. It was a place even more prosperous and immense than Cloud City.

Ning Xuan said, "Brother, judging by your skills, you'll become our colleague sooner or later, so I'll tell you the truth.

The two of us aren't ordinary constables. We're reserve candidates of the Demon Suppressing Division. We came here this time to carry out an assessment mission for the Demon Suppressing Division.

If we killed this Tiger Demon, we could become official members of the Demon Suppressing Division."

At this point, he sighed somewhat.

Now that Wei Fan had killed the Tiger Demon, their mission had failed.

If they wanted to become members of the Demon Suppressing Division, they would have to find another True Realm great demon. But great demons with strength comparable to the two of them were not easy to find.

Moreover, he was seriously injured now. Even if he found one, he would not be able to kill it.

"How does one become a member of the Demon Suppressing Division?"

A sharp glint flashed in Wei Fan's eyes. Though the two were not members of the Demon Suppressing Division, the fact that they could take part in its assessment clearly meant they had already come into contact with it.

"Pfft..."

Ning Xuan suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and hurriedly sat down.

"Xuerong, tell Brother Wei. I need to tend to my injuries."

The Tiger King's strike had long since shaken his internal organs. He had been forcibly suppressing his wounds all along, but now he could no longer hold them down.

Su Xuerong nodded. "You can't find the Demon Suppressing Division by seeking it out yourself. But as long as you perform outstandingly, a guide will come and assess you of their own accord.

So long as there are no issues with your character or background, they will issue you an assessment mission. Once you complete it, you can become a member of the Demon Suppressing Division."

Wei Fan was slightly disappointed.

He did not want to wait for the Demon Suppressing Division to hear of him, then come assess him, and only after that give him an examination.

Su Xuerong seemed to have thought of this too and immediately added, "Big Brother Wei's skills are sufficient, but you must have kept a low profile before, which is why the Demon Suppressing Division has yet to notice you.

When Ning Xuan and I meet our guide, we'll definitely mention you to him!"

A True Qi Realm cultivator who could kill a great demon that even two Acupoint Splitting Realm martial artists could not defeat—such a person had never been heard of. Thinking about it, one could only conclude that he had kept an extremely low profile.

Otherwise, since Su City was Cloud City's superior city, it would be impossible for such a genius to emerge in Cloud City without Su City knowing anything about it.

If someone like him were brought into the Demon Suppressing Division to cultivate its divine arts, it would surely be a nightmare for demons and monsters.

A monster who had brought every martial skill to perfection—once his martial cultivation rose, his killing power would become terrifying beyond belief.

"Then I must thank you, Miss!"

Wei Fan clasped his fists. "I'm only eighteen. I'm probably younger than you, Miss, so you should just call me Wei Fan. It sounds rather strange when you call me Big Brother..."

"Haha... pfft..."

The moment these words came out, Ning Xuan, who was treating his injuries on the ground, could not help but laugh. Immediately afterward, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

That laugh threw his true qi out of control, worsening his injuries at once.

"You... you..."

Su Xuerong's face flushed red as she stamped her foot in exasperation.

She had called Wei Fan Big Brother, only for him to think she was too old.

Eighteen and one's twenties truly were not easy to tell apart, and considering the cultivation Wei Fan had displayed, she had assumed he was already in his twenties.

To possess such cultivation at eighteen was simply astonishing. She had never imagined Wei Fan could be so young.

And indeed, she was older than eighteen—older than Wei Fan.

She stopped paying attention to him and went to sit off to one side, sulking as inwardly, she began to feel secretly startled.

Only eighteen—Wei Fan was even more dazzling than she had imagined. To have reached this point at such an age was incredible even if he had practiced martial arts since childhood.

"Hey... aren't you going to dig out its Demon Sac? If you wait too long, the Demon Sac will spoil!"

After a while, Su Xuerong could not help reminding Wei Fan. Yet she neither called him Wei Fan nor called him Big Brother.

"Demon Sac?"

Wei Fan looked puzzled. He had never heard of such a thing.

"A Demon Sac is something only True Realm great demons possess. It contains all the essence of a True Realm great demon, and it is where they store their demonic power. If a martial artist swallows it and refines it with true qi, it can increase their cultivation. You've left it there this whole time—don't tell me you don't even know what a Demon Sac is."

"Where is the Demon Sac?"

With his saber in hand and under Su Xuerong's guidance, Wei Fan quickly dug out a piece of flesh from the Tiger King's abdomen. It weighed over a pound and was as white as jade.

"How is this a sac? It's clearly a chunk of meat. How do you use this thing—eat it raw or stir-fry it?"

Wei Fan looked at the snowy-white flesh and discovered that it did not have the distinctive fishy stench of demons and monsters. Instead, it carried a faint fragrance.

He had previously wondered why Ning Xuan and Su Xuerong, despite not being much older than him, had already become Acupoint Splitting Realm martial artists. So this was the reason.

Su Xuerong said, "You can eat it raw or stir-fry it, but that wastes much of its essence and can cause some harm. It may leave your blood qi muddled and your true qi impure. The best method is to refine it into pills before consuming it."

On the streets of Cloud City, Wei Fan brought Su Xuerong and Ning Xuan to the Cloud Dream Inn.

"Brother Ning, Miss Su, this Cloud Dream Inn is a well-known inn in the area. It's clean and tidy, so it's a fine place for you to stay. If anything comes up, you can also come to the yamen to find me."

Ning Xuan's injuries were severe, and he could not leave for the time being. The two of them thus followed Wei Fan to Cloud City.

They had never been to Cloud City before, so they asked Wei Fan to help them find a decent inn.

"Thank you, Brother Wei. I must hurry and treat my injuries. Once I have recovered, I'll come thank you properly."

"No need to be so polite, Brother Ning. It was merely a small effort. Treating your injuries is more important. I still have official business to attend to at the yamen, so I'll take my leave first."

After arranging lodging for the two of them, Wei Fan first sent the Demon Sac home before heading toward the yamen.

"He still hasn't returned. Wei Fan was probably already eaten by the Tiger Demon."

"He was truly naive, thinking the Tiger Demon was some kind-hearted creature. He killed its son, yet still wanted to negotiate with it."

"Ah... Wei Fan had courage and integrity. He was a good man, but people like him never live long in the yamen."

At the East District Yamen, the yamen runners gathered in twos and threes, discussing Wei Fan.

"All of you, shut up! Wei Fan will be fine!"

Hu Qing shouted angrily, and the surroundings immediately fell silent.

"Who's calling for me..."

Suddenly, a lazy voice rang out. Hu Qing turned around in delight and saw Wei Fan striding in, one hand resting on the saber at his waist.