Demon Wolves Attack the Village

The old man had several bloody claw marks on his body, emanating a faint green demonic aura.

Upon seeing the demonic aura, Lin Qingxian felt a sudden, inexplicable surge within her, which she suppressed with sword energy until it gradually subsided.

This had happened before, but the trend had become increasingly noticeable in recent years.

They all recognized the old man as Liu Ergou, the village chief of Sword Immortal Village at the foot of Sword Immortal Mountain.

Demonic calamities were frequent in Great Xia these days. The various academies under the Martial Hall had all taken on a portion of guardian duties. Whenever a village or city in the surrounding area was afflicted by a demonic threat, the academies would send people to deal with it.

Sword Immortal Village was under the jurisdiction of the Sword Immortal Academy.

Lin Jiansan frowned deeply as he looked at the wounds on Liu Ergou's body.

Was there another demonic calamity?

"What's going on?"

Chou Wantian also looked grave.

"Many terrifying demons have come to the village, eating people on sight! They've already devoured dozens of us! Fortunately, the Ninth Princess and the students from Zhenkun Academy arrived in time and are currently fighting them, but the opponents are too strong. The Ninth Princess and the others are about to be overwhelmed. Please, Dean Chou, act quickly!"

Liu Ergou said urgently.

"How many demons came, and what are their cultivation levels? Can't the students from Zhenkun Academy suppress them?"

Chou Wantian asked.

"Nearly a hundred, a pack of Ironclad Demon Wolves. Most are at the Demon Apprentice Seventh Heaven, and a few have reached the Demon Apprentice Eighth Heaven! The students from Zhenkun Academy are strong, but their scales are too tough. Ordinary weapons can hardly harm them. After a while, the students from Zhenkun Academy are starting to struggle! Please, Dean Chou, go down the mountain and slay the demons!"

Liu Ergou said anxiously.

Chou Wantian was silent for a long time before shaking his head. "I can't act!"

"Why? Weren't you the one who always resolved the demonic calamities in this area?"

Liu Ergou's eyes widened.

"Half a month ago, a demonic prodigy was killed by an expert from our human race. A Demon Clan powerhouse was furious and slaughtered ten of our human cities, killing dozens of our human prodigies."

"The Demon Clan has declared that they don't care if the younger generations of humans and demons fight among themselves in the same realm, but if any human dares to act beyond their realm, they will make the human race pay a bloody price!"

Chou Wantian said in a low voice.

"What? The Demon Clan wants to use our human race as a whetstone to hone their demonic prodigies? How arrogant!"

Lin Jiansan was furious upon hearing this. He had been living in seclusion and had only just learned of this news. He hadn't expected the Demon Clan to be so brazen!

"That's right, that's exactly what they mean. But even if we feel humiliated now, we can only follow their wishes. Otherwise, if the Demon Clan retaliates, the price will be unbearable for our human race!"

Chou Wantian clenched his fists, his eyes full of unwillingness, his aging body trembling slightly.

He could annihilate a mere hundred or so Ironclad Demon Wolves with a single sword strike, but he couldn't.

Once he acted, the Demon Clan powerhouse would also act, retaliating madly. The human race already had few prodigies, and they couldn't withstand the Demon Clan killing them like that.

"I'll go. Sword Immortal Village is protected by our Sword Immortal Academy. We can't just stand by and watch the villagers be slaughtered by demons!"

At this moment, Lin Qingxian stepped forward.

Chou Wantian glanced at her and shook his head. "Although you are a sword cultivator, and your attack power is stronger than that of a martial artist, you might be able to break through the Ironclad Demon Wolves' defenses, but you can't withstand so many Ironclad Demon Wolves swarming you. It's too dangerous!"

"What if you add me?"

At this moment, Xiao Chen slowly appeared before them.

He had heard the conversation between them earlier. The Heaven-Defying Demon Slayer Art he cultivated was specifically for dealing with demons and needed to be refined through slaughter.

This pack of Ironclad Demon Wolves was perfect for him to train.

The others turned to look at Xiao Chen.

"Why did you come out? You haven't even started cultivating the technique… You've already entered the first stage? How is that possible! In such a short time, you've actually cultivated the Heaven-Defying Demon Slayer Sword Scripture to the entry level?"

Chou Wantian was about to reprimand Xiao Chen for overestimating himself, but he was stunned to find that Xiao Chen's sword energy was sharp and far more condensed than before, clearly indicating that he had cultivated the technique to the entry level.

But even a Yellow Rank technique would take a month or two to reach the entry level!

Xiao Chen had actually reached the entry level in less than an hour?

What kind of comprehension ability was that?

He was more like a favored child of destiny than someone envied by the heavens!

Lin Jiansan and Lin Qingxian were also dumbfounded.

"Grandpa, I remember you said that the sword path is difficult to cultivate. Even the lowest-grade Yellow Rank technique requires a month for someone with high talent to reach the entry level. Were you lying to me all along?"

"Nonsense, why would Grandpa lie to you?"

"Then why did Xiao Chen reach the entry level in less than an hour?"

"This… How would I know! This kid is a freak!"

Lin Jiansan really didn't know how to answer!

He had lived to this age and had seen all kinds of prodigies and geniuses, but he had never seen anyone as exaggerated as Xiao Chen.

Comprehending the sword path in a few dozen breaths, reaching the entry level of a technique in less than an hour, this was simply a freak among freaks, too exaggerated!

"Stop standing around, can anyone find me a sword?"

Xiao Chen looked at Chou Wantian and the others.

Chou Wantian glanced at Xiao Chen, reached out, and a dilapidated black longsword appeared out of thin air in his hand, which he threw to Xiao Chen.

When Lin Jiansan saw this sword, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he looked at Chou Wantian in disbelief.

His junior brother had always been stingy, but now he actually gave this sword to Xiao Chen?

After Xiao Chen took the sword, he immediately pulled it out three inches. The chilling scene he had imagined did not appear. He only saw rust spots on the sword, as if it had not been unsheathed for a long time and was on the verge of being scrapped.

The corner of Xiao Chen's eye twitched, and he looked at Chou Wantian angrily, "Old man Chou, what the hell do you mean? I am the next dean of the academy, the hope for the rise of the Sword Immortal Academy, and you give me such a broken sword!"

Chou Wantian turned to look at Xiao Chen, "Broken sword? This sword is called Dragon Slayer. It is an ancient fierce weapon that once beheaded nine ancient true dragons. It contains the soul of a true dragon and is infinitely powerful. Even gods may not be immune to its edge. You call this a broken sword!"

"Slayed...slayed an ancient true dragon? Is this sword so powerful?"

Xiao Chen glanced at the broken sword in his hand in astonishment, a trace of disbelief flashing in his eyes.

This broken sword, which looked almost like scrap metal, unexpectedly had such a great origin?

But no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't find anything special about this Dragon Slayer Sword.

So, he looked at Chou Wantian suspiciously, "Old man Chou, are you trying to fool me? This sword really looks like scrap iron. How could it be an ancient fierce weapon?"

"Hehe, fierce swords have spirits and will choose their own masters. Now the Dragon Slayer Sword is in a dormant state, it depends on whether you can wake it up! If you can really wake it up, nine dragons will soar into the sky, and the power will be no less than world-destroying!"

"But if you can't wake it up, it's just an ordinary sword!"

Chou Wantian explained.

"Okay, I'll believe you this once! Let's go, Miss Lin, let's go down the mountain together to slay demons!"

Xiao Chen put away his sword, carried it behind his back, glanced at Lin Qingxian, and strode down the mountain.

Lin Qingxian glanced at Lin Jiansan, who whispered, "He has only just entered the way of the sword, and the cultivation is only the lowest level of exercises, and his combat power is low. This trip should be led by you. Let him not be impulsive, and you both must return safely!"

Lin Qingxian nodded, leaped up, and chased after Xiao Chen.

"This... Dean Chou, nearly a hundred demon beasts, can they really do it with just the two of them?"

Liu Ergou looked at the backs of the two leaving, frowning.

Chou Wantian was silent for a long time, without speaking.

When the nest is overturned, are there any intact eggs?

He had sent out both of the two people from the Sword Immortal Academy. What could he do if it didn't work?

Sword Immortal Village entrance.

Ye Qingxuan and several other companions were surrounded by nearly a hundred Ironclad Demon Wolves, with haggard expressions. The white dress on her body was now stained with spots of blood, looking extremely embarrassed.

Around the group, there were more than a dozen corpses of Zhenkun Academy students lying on the ground, which had been gnawed beyond recognition and were extremely tragic.

The nearly hundred Ironclad Demon Wolves stared at the group with scarlet eyes, and a bloodthirsty fierce light flashed in their eyes.

Looking at these huge, terrifying demon wolves covered with armor-like hard scales, a trace of despair flashed in Ye Qingxuan's eyes.

She never thought that she would fall into a dead end on the first day of entering Zhenkun Academy.

She knew she shouldn't have ventured in to investigate the demon wolves!

Their Zhenkun Academy was very close to the Sword Immortal Academy. When the wolf demons attacked the village earlier, she and some new students from Zhenkun Academy happened to be nearby, so they wanted to explore the situation. Unexpectedly, several new students were so frightened by the wolf demons that they couldn't help but scream, which directly attracted the demon wolves to surround them, and they fell into a dead end.

"Senior Brother Zhang, why haven't the people from the Sword Immortal Academy come to support us yet!"

A round-faced girl looked at the surrounding wolf pack, trembling all over.

"You still expect the Sword Immortal Academy? They are about to close down, and it seems that there is only one student left! Today, even Xiao Chen, who is envied by the heavens, has been accepted, which shows that they are already picking anyone! What ability do they have to save us?"

The handsome young man, known as Senior Brother Zhang, said with a sneer while holding a scimitar against the wolf pack.

The Sword Immortal Academy had long been rotten to the core in recent years, and they were all trash. This Xiao Chen was even more of a body of misfortune, the trash among the trash.

Relying on the Sword Immortal Academy is worse than relying on a sow to climb a tree!

"But isn't that Xiao Chen born with a King Physique, a peerless genius? If he becomes a sword cultivator, he should be very powerful, right?"

"Senior Sister Zhu, what nonsense are you talking about? He is just a person envied by the heavens, destined to be cursed by the Heavenly Dao, and naturally repelled by the Dao. How can this kind of person awaken the most difficult sword path to awaken in the world today? He is destined to be a waste in this life!"

Senior Brother Zhang said disdainfully, and secretly glanced at Ye Qingxuan while speaking.

He was the young master of a large clan in Barren North City and had always admired Ye Qingxuan. He was extremely upset with Xiao Chen, who had a marriage contract with Ye Qingxuan.