Not a blade of grass left

While roasting the fangs with his palm, Li Hao asked Li Hongzhuang:

"You know the location of the lair of those Great Demons that attacked tonight, right?"

"Um?"

Li Hongzhuang was slightly taken aback and said, "What, you still want to wipe out their lair?"

Is there a problem?

Li Hao was puzzled.

"..."

Li Hongzhuang remained silent. Of course, there was no problem. As long as she could take him down, she was willing to personally crush him, let alone Li Hao.

In the past, when she was stationed here, she could not leave. Otherwise, if Demon invaded, without her protection, these soldiers, with the help of several deputy generals, would not be able to withstand the attack of the Three Immortalities Great Demon.

After all, the original Azure Cliff City had already been breached, and even the Magic Array walls were gone, leaving it completely unprotected. The Divine Might of the Three Immortalities Great Demon alone was enough to give the army a run for its money.

"Since you're new here, I haven't had a chance to tell you about the Demon forces outside Heaven's Gate Pass yet."

Li Hongzhuang sword and began to draw on the sand in front of the campfire.

She hadn't originally planned to talk to Li Hao about these things, after all, he was just a child.

From the information she received from Li He, she already knew that her Seventh Brother was planning to abandon Tianmen Heaven's Gate Pass. After all, the reinforcements sent over the years had become fewer and fewer, and no one was repairing the breached city walls.

If this place weren't the territory of Great Yu, a pass opened up by their Li Family Ancestors, they wouldn't have held onto it to the death.

Sending this child here now, ostensibly for a handover, is nothing more than telling them that this place can be abandoned.

Incidentally, he also wanted to make his genius son, with whom he had a conflict, bow his head and experience the wickedness of Demon.

However, Seventh Brother probably didn't expect that this would happen on his very first night there.

His own Prodigy son had slain two of the Three Immortalities Great Demon who had plagued this place for years!

If this achievement were awarded in other Border Pass, it would probably be worthy of a first-rank Special Class Merit. If he didn't already have a noble title, he could be directly crowned a Third-rank Bo-rank Noble!

"The three Demon you saw tonight are the Demon King of three different Mountain Peak."

Li Hongzhuang drew a circle with her sword. "This is our Azure Cliff City."

At this point, she gave a self-deprecating laugh, realizing that there was nothing around her that could truly be called a "city."

"Three thousand miles to the east lies a border city of the Northern Cold Kingdom."

"Between these three thousand miles, there lies a Mountain Range, home to the foremost Great Demon force beyond this Beyond the Border."

Li Hongzhuang drew a small circle, her expression turning serious:

"That's the Dragon Mountain Dojo, and residing there is a ten-thousand-year-old True Dragon who calls himself the Dragon Lord!"

"That's Great Demon at the Four Establishments Realm!"

Upon hearing her words, Li Hao's eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at the circle in front of the sword tip.

"This is Forbidden Zone. No matter what happens, do not set foot here."

Li Hongzhuang earnestly, "Under normal circumstances, the Dragon Lord will not leave the Dragon Mountain Dojo, nor will it attack our Heaven's Gate Pass, because if it comes, it would be tantamount to invading our territory!"

Li Hao nodded slightly, recalling what he had heard during casual conversations with Second Master while Angling in the past.

These Great Demon from the Four Establishments Realm Outside the Pass dared not rashly invade the territory.

What is the reason?

It's quite simple; the older generation of each of the Divine General Residence' Mansions personally went to warn them.

This is like the agreement signed between Great Yu and the Demon King of the Four Establishments Realm.

Don't you want to listen?

Either the elders of the Divine General Residence will take action, or it will be that True Person from the Qian Dao Palace.

I dare not disobey.

This majestic and ancient Dynasty, though aged, still possesses the profound heritage and awe-inspiring spirit that commands respect Eight Wastelands.

As for why it was only a warning instead of being executed outright, that's another matter entirely.

These Great Demon are numerous, but they are not united. If warned one by one, they will still be wary. However, if they are slaughtered indiscriminately, it may anger the remaining ones, causing them to band together and resulting in heavy casualties for Great Yu.

Ultimately, it's because Great Yu no longer has the ability to completely exterminate Demon and monsters around him.

After all, some of these Demons were quite formidable.

That True Person of the Qian Dao Palace sits in the Imperial Capital Yu Province year-round, rarely venturing out, for fear that some Demon Creature might infiltrate and attack the Imperial Capital!

At this moment, Li Hongzhuang repeated the regulations governing the invasion of the Four Establishments Realm by the Demon King to Li Hao, and then said:

"Although these Demon Kings of the Four Establishments Realm seem docile and dare not invade rashly, our dynasty's military strength is now weakened, Mo River has held back the Heavenly Illumination Divine General Residence for seven or eight hundred years. These Demon Creature are starting to stir again."

"They themselves dare not take risks easily, fearing being hunted down and killed, but they often allow their subordinate Demon to come and test and invade."

"Therefore, even if the imperial court questions us, it will only be a pointless war of words, so we can only endure it!"

Li Hao nodded and continued listening.

He had previously asked Second Master why, since Great Demon at the Four Establishments Realm dared not invade, the older generation wasn't allowed to guard the Border Pass; wouldn't that be extremely safe?

However, the answer received was that there were not many people in the older generation of the Four Establishments Realm.

Secondly, besides these Demon Kings who have been warned and registered, other Demon King of the Four Establishments Realm will occasionally emerge every few years or decades.

They came from more distant places, or cultivated themselves in deep mountains and forests, and were unfamiliar with Great Yu.

When they roamed into the territory of Great Yu, they often acted with impunity, directly massacring cities and destroying territories. If there was no time to stop them, they could even swallow up half a province.

The older generation needs to deal with these Demon Creature, and since there is no point in warning these Demons that have already invaded the territory and caused large-scale casualties, they must be executed as a warning to others, which inevitably leads to a major war.

Many of the older generation of the Divine General Residence died because of this.

Seeing Li Hongzhuang Li Hao was merely listening without asking any questions, Li Hongzhuang raised an eyebrow and immediately began to speak on her own:

"Although the Dragon Mountain Dao Master cannot step into the realm, if you rashly appear in its territory, it will have a reason to kill you, so you must never approach it."

"The Chi Tiger Lord you saw tonight is actually a mount under the command of the Dragon Mountain Dao Master."

Li Hongzhuang's eyes turned cold as she said, "These Demon at the Four Establishments Realm of the Qi Refining Realm do not act themselves, but allow their Demon to repeatedly invade and test us. Once they are injured or defeated, they simply flee back. If you rashly chase after them, you will only be caught and eaten by them."

A mount? Li Hao's expression was strange.

A True Dragon Demon King, whose mount is a tiger?

Dragon Riding Tiger?

No wonder the tiger demon had chains on its body; they were probably saddle-like restraints that also served as weapons for its attacks.

"Besides the Dragon Mountain Dao Master, the second Demon King is in the north."

Li Hongzhuang drew another circle on the ground, but this one was much larger and closer to the campsite:

"This is the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range, where a Demon King who has cultivated for an extremely long time resides. We call him the Ten Thousand Mountains Demon King."

"The Ten Thousand Mountains Demon King and the Dragon Lord are evenly matched, and it's unknown who is stronger. But if we encounter them, we're sure to die."

"But it's also registered and warned. The Six-Tusked Hibernating Pig you just killed was one of its fierce generals."

She then drew another circle to the south:

"There is a Lone Peak here, but within a radius of five hundred miles, no one dares to set foot there, nor do Demon dare to venture in rashly."

"Inside lies the third Demon King, the Saint Mountain Demon King!"

Li Hongzhuang glanced at Li Hao and said, "You might be somewhat familiar with the origins of this Demon King. It once cultivated in the Saint Palace in Northern Yan, mastering the Saint Palace's Demon Race's Signature Technique. It seems to have been an elder there. Now it has broken away and occupied a Mountain Peak here hundreds of years ago, calling itself the Saint Mountain."

"Your father fought against the Saint Palace for over a decade, so the situation in Northern Yan must be extremely complex. I don't know much about it myself. It's truly fortunate that your father has returned."

Li Hao remained silent, his face expressionless.

He understood the implication in Li Hongzhuang's words: the war in Northern Yan was arduous.

Most of the other party believed that their conflict with that man stemmed from his years of fighting and not returning home, and that they held a grudge and did not understand him.

He offered no explanation, nor was any explanation necessary.

"Has the Northern Cold Kingdom invaded our borders?"

Li Hao asked.

Li Hongzhuang frowned slightly, and seeing that Li Hao didn't respond to her words, she sighed inwardly.

As Li Hao's aunt and Seventh Brother's younger sister, she naturally hoped that the father and son could resolve their conflict and reconcile.

But it seems to be having little effect for now.

She stopped thinking about it and returned her attention to Li Hao's words, saying:

"The Northern Cold Kingdom wouldn't dare to openly offend us; they just like to engage in underhanded tactics, such as secretly sacrificing many lives to the Dragon Mountain Dao Master every year to test us."

At this point, her face turned icy cold.

Li Hao frowned. Sacrificing living people to Demon was something that only some extremely backward villages and towns in the Great Yu would do.

Ordinary people worship Demon in exchange for protection or the Demon's power, and then use this to prey on the local people.

Once the incident occurs, the Demon Suppression Division will step in to resolve it and execute all those involved.

But now, other major powers are using this shameful method to target Great Yu.

Indeed, in the face of war, every means are used to the fullest extent.

After Li Hongzhuang finished speaking, Li Hao had a better understanding of the situation outside Heaven's Gate Pass.

"Last night you killed that Chi Tiger Lord and the Six-Tusked Hibernating Pig. They should be furious and may attack again soon, perhaps even tomorrow."

Li Hongzhuang's eyes showed no sign of backing down; instead, a cold killing intent surfaced.

Li Hao nodded slightly and asked, "Do they usually live in the Demon King's lair, or do they not have their own nests?"

"Of course not."

Li Hongzhuang said, "The Dragon Mountain Dao Master is thousands of miles away from here, and it would take a lot of time to travel back and forth. Besides, which fierce general likes to stay under its master's nose every day? They all have their own lairs outside, where they can mate, eat, drink, and have fun more easily."

Li Hao's eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "Then do you know the location of their lair?"

"You really want to wipe out their stronghold?"

Li Hongzhuang asked in surprise.

Li Hao nodded. "Since we've killed them, we should kill them all."

He spoke calmly, but Li Hongzhuang's eyes narrowed upon hearing it, and then a smile appeared on her cold face:

"Well said! That's impressive!"

Immediately, she drew two circles on the ground with her sword. "Our scouts checked earlier, and it seems to be in these two directions, about three or four hundred miles away. You can check there, but don't go too far, otherwise if you enter the heart of the Demon realm and the Demon King discovers you, even a god couldn't save you!"

Li Hao glanced at the hastily drawn map she made and memorized the directions.

By this time, the fangs in his hand had also heated up to almost done.

He immediately suppressed the scorching heat in his hands and began to Sculpting with the Beast Horn.

[Sculpting Experience +24... +19... +35...]

A series of Dao Scripture tips emerged, and Li Hao carefully refined his skills.

After being roasted by the flames for half an hour, and with the help of the Beast Horn and immense strength, the polishing of the fangs progressed rapidly.

Perhaps it was because the Boar Demon's tusks were made of a rare material, but the experience points kept coming in, and occasionally large amounts of experience points would appear.

Once the Roast Meat was ready, Li Hongzhuang picked it up and started eating.

While Li Hao was still refining his work, a notification suddenly appeared on his Path of Carving, indicating that he had accumulated 500 experience points and advanced to the Second Dan!

In the blink of an eye, two Art Skill Point were earned.

Li Hao couldn't help but marvel at how easy it was to acquire Art Skill Point in the Path of Carving.

However, he guessed that it was related to the quality of the pig's tusk. If he were to Sculpting an ordinary wooden plaque, he estimated that his experience points would only increase by 1 or 2 points.

To verify this, Li Hao, halfway through polishing, heated the pig's teeth a second time and then used one hand to Sculpting on the tree stump he was sitting on with the Beast Horn.

With his Second Dan Path of Carving, he was already able to create intricate and lifelike Sculpting.

He Sculpting a little man in overalls on the spot, but only gave less than 20 experience points.

Stingy.

It seems that Sculpting is indeed related to the quality of materials, just like painting and Angling; the more difficult the task, the more experience one gains.

Time Past quietly.

As the campfire dimmed, Li Hao finished his Three Times of polishing, transforming the originally long, curved pig tusks into a sharper crescent shape.

It's not quite a sword; it's more like a huge heavy sword, and the kind with an extremely blunt blade.

A chop might not kill someone, but a smash will most likely.

Li Hao chiseled a round hole at the root of the tooth so that it would be easy to grip with his hand.

He instructed Ren Qianqian not to wander around the camp and to take good care of the Little White Fox.

He casually slung the crescent-shaped Boar Tusk Sword over his shoulder and walked out of the camp.

Are you going tonight?

When Li Hongzhuang returned to the small mound and saw Li Hao's actions, she was taken aback.

It was still late at night, around midnight.

"So they don't get away." Li Hao smiled. To be on the safe side, he took the opportunity to rest while sharpening his fang sword, and he had already recovered about 70-80% of his strength.

"..."

Li Hongzhuang was speechless; she hadn't expected this young man to be even more enthusiastic about slaying demons than she was.

"Then be careful," Li Hongzhuang said. Li Hao was able to kill two Great Demons and escape unscathed. Although he was only at the Heaven and Man Realm, his combat ability was already at the level of the Three Immortalities. With Li He looking after him, she was relatively at ease.

After all, it would be ridiculous to treat the Three Immortalities like infants.

Li Hao nodded, then leaped into the air and disappeared into the night outside the camp.

The wind howled as Li Hao traversed mountains and valleys in the darkness.

His Divine Soul burst forth from the top of his head, roaming the Heaven and Earth under the moonlight, observing all directions.

He occasionally spotted remnants of minor demons along the way, which he casually killed with his Object Manipulation.

They traveled in a straight line in one direction, leaving the wilderness outside the pass, crossing the forest, and climbing over several mountains, rushing three hundred miles away overnight.

Li Hao finally smelled the strong, fishy stench.

On the ground here, there are still many traces of fresh blood and some Demon Creature limbs.

He glanced around and saw three more Demon corpses lying there, their flesh torn and mangled, seemingly wounded and eaten by their own kind.

Li Hao's gaze followed the path forward and he saw a Mountain Peak surrounded by various kinds of debris, with a foul stench wafting over.

Without hesitation, Li Hao flew straight Past.

"Madam, please accept our condolences. Sir Black Scale has already departed for the Dragon Mountain Dojo."

Inside the enormous Cave carved into the mountainside, firelight illuminated the space, casting several menacing shadows on the cave walls.

"Shut up, you cowards! If you had covered the king's retreat, how could it have died?"

A woman's low growl came from inside.

The cave was somewhat quiet.

Suddenly, the sound of wind drifted into the cave.

"Who?!"

The shadows on the cave wall were suddenly startled, and then two of them shrank. It was two figures who came out from around the corner, closing the distance to the cave wall, and their shadows shrank to their front.

"They actually dare to linger here; their courage is commendable."

A calm voice spoke.

In the dim moonlight at the cave entrance, Li Hao, carrying the Boar Tusk Sword, walked in. Behind him, outside the cave, under the cold Moonlight, lay countless Demon corpses covering the mountainside.

Their deaths were extremely gruesome; all of them had their bodies split open, killed by a single blow.

It's you!

One of the men, a burly middle-aged man with a leopard's tail, suddenly changed color, his eyes bulging out of their sockets in utter horror.

He recognized the boy's face; the king was the one who had killed him!

Escape!

After the initial shock, the thought flashed through its mind, and its body instantly transformed, rushing towards another part of the cave to escape.

But suddenly a Sword Qi slashed down, and petals seemed to appear all around.

Where did the flowers in the cave come from?

Then, the middle-aged man's body split open, and he collapsed onto the petals on the ground, his entire body instantly torn apart.

With a whoosh, a Divine Soul burst out of its body, terrified, but before it could escape, it was swept away by another Sword Qi, and the Divine Soul was instantly annihilated.

Seeing this, the other Demon didn't bother to say anything and also fled into the depths of the cave.

Two minutes later.

Li Hao sat deep inside the cave, with a huge campfire made of several tree stumps in front of him.

Beside the campfire lay four demon corpses, Aura.

He flipped through two Cultivation Method, storing them all in his Panel, then said to the burly, broad-shouldered woman kneeling before him:

"Are there no other Cultivation Method?"

No, that's all.

The burly woman spoke in a trembling voice, a deep fear in her eyes.

Before this young man, they didn't even have a chance to escape. The Sword Qi was invisible, seemingly ignoring distance, and could arrive instantly.

"You mean there are six more under the Dragon Mountain Dao Master whose King Realm's?"

Li Hao frowned slightly. If six Demons at the Three Immortalities Realm attacked at the same time, Li Hongzhuang and the others would have been wiped out long ago.

"Um."

"Then why didn't they join forces to attack Heaven's Gate Mountain?" Li Hao asked.

"The Great King said that the Dragon Lord doesn't want them to take Heaven's Gate Mountain so quickly. This way, they can slowly savor more of the delicacies, and at the same time, they can restrain the Li Family's military strength..." the burly woman said, trembling, her eyes filled with fear, yet seemingly hiding a fierce glint.

"If that's the case, why is it attacking tonight?"

Li Hao asked again.

"The king said it wanted to eat Li Hongzhuang, and as for Heaven's Gate Mountain, it would stay here and see if any other Li Family came to continue guarding it; it would eat them one by one."

The burly woman spoke, cautiously glancing at Li Hao, who appeared to be a Li Family as well.

Li Hao's eyes narrowed slightly. Were they using Heaven's Gate Mountain as a fishing platform?

They used Heaven's Gate Mountain to receive offerings from the Northern Cold Kingdom while simultaneously luring the Li Family into a trap.

"Why are you keeping the Li Family here?" Li Hao asked again.

"I don't know, the King didn't tell me," the burly woman said, her face pale.

"Um?"

Li Hao stared at her.

"It seems so..." The burly woman approached nervously.

Roar!

Suddenly, her fangs bulged out, her expression became ferocious, and she transformed into a huge Lion Head, trying to bite off Li Hao's head.

But as soon as she lunged forward, Li Hao pressed her down from above her head, her chin slamming hard against Li Hao's knees. The Lion Head's facial bones were clearly not as hard as Li Hao's kneecaps, and the impact was like hitting a stone, producing a sound of bones shattering.

While the other person was still in a daze, Li Hao's hand had already reached the back of their neck, and with a flick of his finger, Sword Qi shot out from his fingertip.

The spine running through the back of its head and neck was severed, separating the head from the body.

At this moment, a Divine Soul flew out of the Lion Head in a panic, trying to escape in terror. Li Hao blew a breath at it, enveloped it with his power of Object Manipulation Divine Soul.

After doing all that, Li Hao's gaze fell on the two Cultivation Method in his hand.

He clenched his fist, and the pages of the Cultivation Method shattered into dust, scattering across the ground from his fingertips.

Li Hao got up, patted his backside, and walked out of the Cave carrying the Boar Tusk Sword.

He stood at the entrance of the cave, his Divine Soul flew out, and surveyed the surrounding dozens of miles around the mountain.

He used his Divine Soul to fly Past and kill all the Demon Creature within a radius of thirty miles.

Any wild beasts on the ground that were not yet tainted by Yao Qi were also casually killed.

Even the ant nests behind the mountain were shaken to their foundations and collapsed, and a group of small fish swimming in the nearby Stream were crushed.

At the same time, they manipulated sand to fill in both ends of the Stream, cutting off the activity of this Water Origin.

Without Water Origin, wild animals will not gather here, greatly reducing their survival rate.

After completing these steps, Li Hao checked one last time to make sure no lives were missed before leaving, his figure disappearing into the night.

One hour later.

Li Hao appeared in another hilly basin.

This is the lair of the Six-Tusked Hibernating Pig, and a patrolling demon is wandering on the Mountain Peak outside the basin.

Li Hao casually picked up a blade of grass and pierced the man's forehead from ten miles away.

The patrol flag in the little demon's hand also fell to the ground.

Li Hao walked straight into the basin. The stench of excrement and urine that hit him made him frown slightly. He immediately held his breath and rushed into it.

Before long, the stench in the basin was mixed with a strong smell of blood.

Li Hao rushed out from inside, covering his nose and quickly leaving.

The place where this Boar Demon is located is truly suffocating...

This Boar Demon knows how to enjoy life. Besides seven or eight Boar Demons, there are also two leopard demons and a sparrow demon in his lair. His private life is quite exciting.

Traveling swiftly under the cover of night, Li Hao returned to the camp.

Li Hongzhuang sat on a small hill, holding a sword in her arms, seemingly taking a light nap with her eyes closed.

The sound of Li Hao's returning footsteps made her frown slightly. She slowly opened her eyes, a hint of weariness in them, but quickly suppressed it, and asked, "Did you find it?"

"Um."

Li Hao nodded.

"Is there any danger?" Li Hongzhuang asked, but after glancing at Li Hao's body, she knew she was asking a pointless question.

I almost threw up.

Li Hao said with lingering fear.

"?"

Li Hao smiled and said, "You should rest first."

Li Hongzhuang glanced at him, but didn't ask any more questions. She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep again.

Li Hao returned to the campfire. From the nearby tent, Ren Qianqian came out and said, "Young Master, you're back."

"Still not asleep?"

"Just fell asleep."

"Then go back to sleep."

"And you..."

"Don't worry about me, go and get some rest." Li Hao waved his hand.

Ren Qianqian glanced at him twice, immediately realizing she couldn't be of much help, said goodnight, and returned to her tent.

Li Hao sat down by the campfire, looked around at the night, and knew that Old Feng was still keeping him company in the shadows. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, and felt even more eager to become stronger as soon as possible, so that the old man could have some peace of mind.

"Let's have an extra meal tomorrow."

Li Hao muttered to himself.

"You brat, you said that." A voice drifted into my ears.

Upon hearing this, Li Hao couldn't help but laugh and gave a loud "hmm."

The Yue Ying, the stars shine, and the night sky is clear.

The figures of an old man and a young boy were both shrouded in the night, their faces bearing faint smiles.

Instead of resting, Li Hao began practicing the Body Refining Cultivation Method he had just acquired, a total of five.

However, only two of them are top-tier, even surpassing the Thousand Dragons Sacred Body of the Listening Rain Pavilion.

Perhaps only Li Hao, who has deduced the complete Primordial Beginning Art, can rival it.

These two Cultivation Method are the "Five Viscera Primal Chaos Body" and the "Bright Jade True Devil Art".

As the data was entered into the Panel, both Cultivation Method quickly advanced to their highest level.

The flood of memories that had previously entered his mind were now being retrieved by Li Hao. He reviewed them once, and then stood in front of the extinguished campfire to practice.

As he moved, his bones seemed to emit a low rumble of thunder.

The body's Qi and Blood, bones, and flesh are all stimulated with great power during the practice of the Cultivation Method, while at the same time greedily absorbing the energy between Heaven and Earth, constantly replenishing themselves.

Li Hao's physical body was undergoing a rapid transformation, his skin becoming delicate, smooth, and resilient.

Li He stood in the shadows, watching Li Hao practice his martial arts, a look of surprise in his eyes.

This was the first time he had witnessed this Heavenly Talent talented young master cultivating during his days of surveillance.

People in the manor said they had never seen this young master practice martial arts before; they never expected that he would be cultivating in the middle of the night.

But can one really achieve All Under Heaven -renowned skill with only such a short amount of time each day?

At that moment, Li He suddenly saw the energy between Heaven and Earth surging and rapidly converging towards the boy's body.

Li He's pupils contracted sharply, revealing a look of horror.

Is this training or plunder?

The energy between Heaven and Earth gathered like a storm, pouring into Li Hao's body like a funnel, and was absorbed by the Five Viscera Primal Chaos Body Cultivation Method.

Li Hao's body was being rapidly forged and tempered; his internal Organs, flesh, Meridians were all being refined.

A terrifying power emanated from Li Hao's body, and his physical strength increased dramatically.

The commotion caused Li Hongzhuang, who was in the distance, to open her eyes slightly and look sideways.

After completing a set of Cultivation Method, Li Hao felt his strength increase significantly, his internal Aura become more abundant, and his physical body become as tough as animal hide.

He then continued practicing a second and a third time.

With repeated practice, by the ninth time, the enhancement brought by this Cultivation Method gradually reached its limit.