Life-Sacrificing Cultivation: Eternal Life Starts as a Brocade Guard
Chapter 2

Slay the Boar Demon, Steal Lifespan!

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"Good!"

"As expected of my brother Wang Chao, you've got guts!"

"Doctor Shen, you just focus on brewing the medicine, I'll handle the demon!"

Wang Chao looked at Chen Fan, then at Shen Qing, and finally seemed to make up his mind.

Today, he received news that a Boar Demon was causing trouble in Black Mountain. The Third Squad was already there to encircle and suppress it, and they should be making their move soon.

If he rushed over now, even if he had to grovel and beg, he would make Squad Leader Zhang Meng of the Third Squad spare the Boar Demon's life, allowing Chen Fan to deliver the final blow.

Demons were hateful, but even more ferocious.

The Brocade Guards, in their duty to slay demons, never left any alive, because even a demon clinging to its last breath could take the lives of several brothers in its death throes.

Therefore, to Zhang Meng, Wang Chao's request was extremely unreasonable, and Chen Fan's dying request was even more preposterous.

However, a heart is made of flesh and blood. Zhang Meng and Wang Chao had been colleagues for over twenty years. The moment Wang Chao knelt before him, he could only agree.

And so, Wang Chao and Zhang Meng, along with over a dozen Brocade Guard brothers, bound the Boar Demon tightly with iron chains as thick as a baby's arm. They used ten horses to pull a giant prison cart, dragging the Boar Demon from Black Mountain back to the Brocade Guard's headquarters.

Brocade Guard Precinct.

After several hours of mixing and brewing, Shen Qing finally prepared the medicinal soup for Chen Fan.

He fed Chen Fan the soup spoonful by spoonful. After drinking it, Chen Fan felt a warmth spreading from his stomach throughout his entire body.

He felt the chill in his body dissipate, his body becoming warm and comfortable, and the sharp pain was replaced by a dull ache. An hour after taking the medicine, he could stand and walk, feeling his strength return.

At this moment, Wang Chao and Zhang Meng also returned to the Brocade Guard headquarters, dragging the Boar Demon.

"Brother Chen Fan, you're really standing!"

"This is too wonderful!"

"Brother Zhang Meng and I brought back the Boar Demon from Black Mountain, all waiting for you to finish it yourself!"

Wang Chao arrived at Chen Fan's residence. He saw Chen Fan standing in the room, wearing a brand new Flying Fish Robe, holding a Hundred-Refined Embroidered Spring Blade, practicing his stances and swinging the sharp blade.

If he hadn't known Chen Fan was on his last legs, he would have almost believed that Doctor Shen Qing had performed a miracle and saved Chen Fan's life!

"Chief Wang, I know the rules of our Brocade Guard: demons are to be slain immediately upon sight."

"This time, you must have paid a great price to convince Chief Zhang to bring the Boar Demon back from Black Mountain for me to kill. I will never forget this great kindness!"

"If I am fortunate enough to survive this, I will repay this great kindness tenfold, a hundredfold."

"If I am destined to die this time, then I can only repay your immense kindness in the next life!"

Chen Fan looked at Wang Chao, bowed, and said sincerely.

After accepting the memories of his original body, he naturally knew the rules of the Brocade Guard. Demons were ferocious, and they were to be eradicated completely. Unless a demon was impossible to kill, it would be captured alive and suppressed. Any demon that could be killed was to be killed.

Slaying demons was already difficult, let alone capturing them alive. A demon, even with only a breath left, could still suddenly attack and kill.

Such lessons were paid for with the blood of countless Brocade Guard ancestors. Yet today, Wang Chao broke the rules for Chen Fan. Such a great kindness was truly unforgettable!

"We are brothers, why say such formal words?"

"The Boar Demon is tied up in the Martial Arts Field. Today, you can fulfill your long-cherished wish and slay the demon yourself!"

Wang Chao immediately helped Chen Fan up and patted his shoulder.

"Thank you, Chief Wang!"

With lives at stake, Chen Fan no longer stood on ceremony. Taking the Hundred-Refined Embroidered Spring Blade in his hand, he walked towards the Martial Arts Field with Wang Chao.

In the Martial Arts Field.

Chen Fan stood before the Boar Demon and took a deep breath.

The Boar Demon's black fur was like sharp spikes, and its tusks were as sharp as blades. It was about three meters tall and five to six meters long, looking like a small hill.

Its body was covered in wounds, and several arrows were still stuck in it, with blood gushing from the injuries.

"Kid, you're going to die!"

The Boar Demon glared at Chen Fan with its blood-red eyes. Sensing the death aura emanating from Chen Fan's body, a mocking smile appeared on its pig-like face.

"Yes, I'm going to die."

"But you'll die before me."

Chen Fan said calmly.

"Roar!"

Upon hearing this, the Boar Demon's ferocity surged. It struggled desperately, the chains binding it clanging loudly. It lunged at Chen Fan, but only managed to move less than three inches forward.

"Don't struggle. My blade is fast. You won't feel any pain!"

Chen Fan lifted his foot, stomped hard on the Boar Demon's head, and then swung his blade with all his might, aiming straight for the Boar Demon's neck!

Slish!

Hot demon blood splashed all over Chen Fan, but this single strike only cut through some of the flesh and skin on the Boar Demon's neck, not enough to kill it.

If Chen Fan were at his peak, he might have been able to kill such a helpless Boar Demon with a single strike.

But now, he was still too weak. He finally understood what Doctor Shen Qing meant when he said that after taking the medicine, he would be no different from an ordinary person.

So, "ordinary person" really meant an ordinary person!

He was now equivalent to a normal person who had never practiced martial arts. Although the Hundred-Refined Embroidered Spring Blade in his hand was still sharp, it was far from enough to kill the thick-skinned Boar Demon with a single blow!

"It hurts so much!"

"Kid, you're a damn waste!"

"Didn't you say your blade was fast?"

"Didn't you say I wouldn't feel any pain?"

"I & # & @ ♀..."

The Boar Demon let out a pained howl, then cursed Chen Fan's ancestors.

Chen Fan's face was filled with embarrassment. This was what they called trying to show off and failing miserably!

But he didn't care about that now. All he wanted was to kill the Boar Demon, steal its remaining lifespan, use his Golden Finger to strengthen himself, suppress the Yin Sha Poison within his body, and help him survive this life-or-death crisis!

One slash!

Two slashes!

Three slashes!

Regardless of the Boar Demon's howls and insults, Chen Fan forcefully stomped on its millstone-sized head and hacked away. The demon blood splattered on him, almost dyeing him into a blood-soaked figure.

Chen Fan didn't know how many slashes he had made when his Attribute Panel finally popped up, and a golden-red notification appeared before him:

[Killed the first stage Divine Treasury Realm Boar Demon, stole 33 years of its remaining lifespan!]

[Name: Chen Fan]

[Realm: Divine Treasury Realm (First Stage: Skin Devil King)]

[Cultivation Techniques: "Body Tempering Fist" (Minor Accomplishment) [Can be deduced], "Blade Draw Slash" (Minor Accomplishment) [Can be deduced]]

[Current Remaining Lifespan: 3 days (70 years)]

[Current Demonkin Lifespan: 33 years]

[Current Status: Can consume Demonkin Lifespan to deduce martial arts!]

[Note: Demonkin Lifespan cannot be converted into personal lifespan!]

Looking at the information on the Attribute Panel, Chen Fan finally let out a long sigh of relief. He was almost exhausted, but he had finally managed to kill this Boar Demon!

"Chief Wang, Chief Zhang, all my brothers, thank you for making this happen!"

Chen Fan clasped his hands and bowed deeply to the onlookers.

"Alas!"

"Since you've personally killed the Boar Demon, you should go back and rest early!"

Zhang Meng looked at Chen Fan and said with a long sigh.

Wang Chao had already explained Chen Fan's situation to the members of his Third Squad. In the end, he had sought everyone's opinion before deciding to spare the Boar Demon's life and capture it alive. This way, the Ninth Squad Member Chen Fan could personally kill it, fulfilling his dying wish.

Although this violated the rules of the Brocade Guard and they might face punishment from the Chief Squad Leader, they didn't care. After all, the deceased should be respected!

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