Eight Great Demon Kings

The Great Liang World.

Sanyuan City.

After confirming Situ Qingqing was staring at Chen Ping, Fang Xi waited for a while longer. Once the Magic Tool was refined, he finally sealed the cellar with a Protective Talisman and crossed back into the Great Liang World.

Standing by the roadside, Fang Xi observed the merchants and tourists passing by.

Strangely, these people walked past without noticing him. Even when Fang Xi stuck his face right in front of a young woman, she didn't scold him as a "lecher."

The culprit behind all this was naturally the leather armor Fang Xi was wearing.

At Fang Xi's request, the artifact refiners at the Hundred Refinements Workshop crafted this Low-grade Magic Tool—the Camouflage Cloak—in just a few days!

This magic robe was inscribed with several small formations, providing benefits like dust repelling, and keeping warm in winter and cool in summer. It could even slightly adjust its tightness based on the wearer's body, ensuring comfort.

Beyond that, its most significant function was—mind-confusing!

As Master Gu had said when handing it over, as long as Magical Power was input and the user didn't actively reveal themselves, mortals would absolutely be unable to detect the hidden user.

He had confirmed this with the laborers helping out in the Hundred Refinements Workshop's backyard.

These mortal laborers, who would be peerless experts with astonishing strength in the secular world, hadn't noticed Fang Xi using the Magic Tool's effect at all.

Of course, to Master Gu, this Magic Tool was completely flawed.

It lacked a final, high-level formation—the Spirit Concealing Array!

Therefore, if there was even a Qi Refining cultivator nearby who activated techniques like Heavenly Eye or Spirit Eye, they would definitely be able to discover him.

He even seemed to have a bit of a compulsive personality, offering to upgrade the Magic Tool further to perfection, even at a discount.

But Fang Xi directly declined.

After all, that Chameleon Demon was only a low-grade first-tier creature. Using the precious Spirit Concealing Array on it wouldn't be worth it.

Demonre importantly... this formation was much more expensive than anything like dust repelling or water repelling!

Fang Xi's current Spirit Stones were limited, so he couldn't afford such an expenditure.

The large sum of Spirit Stones saved in this regard were all exchanged by Fang Xi for Qi and Blood Pills and other Pills useful for Body Refining, preparing to make significant improvements in the Great Liang.

After previous deliberation, the method of first improving his martial arts and then striving for resources to cultivate was feasible.

If my martial arts could match Body Refining third-tier, then in the Green Bamboo Demonuntain Market, there would be almost no danger...

Fang Xi, leisurely wearing the Camouflage Cloak, walked all the way to the city gate.

The soldiers who questioned and collected taxes acted as if they were blind, not stopping him at all, allowing him to enter Sanyuan City.

Fang Xi found a hidden spot, stopped inputting Magical Power into the Camouflage Cloak, and deactivated its disguise effect.

Furthermore, the clothes on his body automatically changed color, transforming into a blue robe, making him appear like an ordinary scholar as he walked onto the main road, wide enough for eight carriages to travel side-by-side.

I wonder how the White Cloud Martial Arts School and Fatty Han and the others are doing... It's been almost two months, they should have settled down in Sanyuan City by now, right?

Fang Xi walked, stopping and starting, and then stopped in front of a huge pavilion.

This pavilion was built square and was very tall, almost stealing the grandeur of the nearby government office.

On each side of the pavilion, there was a posted notice, with some red scratches on them.

"Dingzhou Eight Great Demon Kings!"

"Demonnster Hunting List!"

"Rare Treasures List!"

"Latent Dragon Nascent Phoenix List!"

Fang Xi identified them one by one, then directly skipped the Latent Dragon Nascent Phoenix List, which focused on young martial artists and those who changed the most and fastest. He looked at the Demon Beast List, starting with the Eight Great Demon Kings at the top.

"Old Dragon Pool Flood Dragon... Head of the Dingzhou Eight Great Demon Kings. Once annihilated an army of thousands, killing thirteen True Energy Martial Masters... If a brave warrior can kill the Flood Dragon, they will be rewarded with one hundred thousand taels of gold, appointed as a Captain by the court, a mansion in Dingzhou, and ten stalks of Crimson Blood Ganoderma..."

"Gale Canyon Roc King... One of the Dingzhou Eight Great Demon Kings. Its flight is legendary... Reward..."

"Cloud Linked Demonuntain Old One-Eye... Wolf Demon, one of the Dingzhou Eight Great Demon Kings. Cunning by nature..."

"Great Demon Brown Bear. Appeared near Daqing Village three months ago, injuring seventeen people and killing five... Reward of three thousand taels of silver..."

Demon and Demon were different; Demon could be killed.

Therefore, Dingzhou only listed Demon Beasts, not Demon!

The so-called "Eight Great Demon Kings" were Demon Beasts that had been rampant in Dingzhou for a long time and had not yet been dealt with. The bounty was very generous.

According to Fang Xi's understanding, a Demon King was roughly equivalent to the late stage or even Great Perfection of Qi Refining in strength.

A Great Demon was equivalent to the middle stage of Qi Refining.

The Snake Demon and Chameleon Demon he encountered before were, at most, Lesser Demon. As for the Roc King and Flood Dragon... if converted to human martial artists, they would be True Gang Martial Saints who could be respectfully called "Grandmasters!" Perhaps even more difficult to deal with.

The Dingzhou Eight Great Demon Kings are a persistent problem that ordinary people cannot solve... To me, these are simply treasures.

Fang Xi looked at the Eight Great Demon Kings list, his eyes flickering.

Of course, he also knew his own limitations. Even without the abilities of cultivators, these Demon Kings were not something he could easily deal with.

But, once my strength improves, that might not be the case...

"Old Dragon Pool Flood Dragon? Is there a first-tier Flood Dragon? Pure-blooded Flood Dragon species are at least second-tier Demon Beasts... equivalent to Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators. This is probably just a snake species that has awakened its dragon blood? Even so... damn, that's worth a fortune in Spirit Stones..."

Fang Xi looked at the descriptions of the Eight Great Demon Kings, as if seeing mountains of Spirit Stones!

Unfortunately, with his current strength, he could at most cause trouble for Great Demon.

"No... I'm not even in a hurry to find Great Demon. Sanyuan City controls most of Dingzhou's manpower and resources, so they must have more detailed information. I can also further cultivate the Primordial Chaos True Skill before making any plans..."

"Even... in such a large provincial city, there might be other Grandmaster martial arts!"

Fang Xi stroked the Camouflage Cloak on his body, revealing a harmless smile.

While he was pondering, a commotion suddenly erupted on the street.

"The 'Street Sweeper Huang' is here!"

"Everyone run!"

Fang Xi looked over and saw someone actually riding a horse down the street, scaring a bunch of vendors and pedestrians who couldn't dodge in time, leaving them in disarray.

The beautiful young girl on the horse not only didn't slow down but laughed heartily.

"Who is this?"

He casually grabbed someone nearby and asked.

The person initially tried to break free but found the hand holding him like an iron clamp, and could only reply, "It's the Second Miss Huang, Huang Ximei!"

"The Huang family, one of Sanyuan City's noble families?"

Fang Xi understood.

It seemed that no matter where you went, there were always people who acted with impunity, relying on their family background.

"Forget it, forget it, I can't afford to offend them, I can't afford to offend them!"

He waited until the Second Miss Huang had swaggered through the market before avoiding the merchants who were secretly cursing and packing up their stalls, and entered the Demonnster Hunting Tower.

The first and second floors of the Demonnster Hunting Tower were actually a large inn.

Many martial artists liked to rest here and obtain the latest Demon Beast intelligence.

As soon as Fang Xi sat down, a waiter came over to pour tea.

"Is the esteemed guest a martial artist? Would you like a copy of this tower's latest and most comprehensive rankings?"

The waiter asked with a smile.

"Oh? Tell me, what's the difference between that and the rankings posted outside?" Fang Xi became interested and casually tossed a piece of broken silver over.

The waiter's eyes immediately lit up: "Esteemed guest, you may not know, but the rankings sold in this tower are more detailed... especially regarding the gains and losses from past monster hunts, which are all meticulously recorded."

"Sounds good, give me one, the most comprehensive one."

Fang Xi had no shortage of gold and silver, and said with a smile.

"Coming right up!"

The waiter happily agreed and turned to leave, but suddenly let out a scream.

Slam!

A horsewhip that had coiled around him from behind directly struck the waiter, knocking him over and revealing a beautiful young girl in goose-yellow attire behind him.

"Huang Ximei?" Fang Xi frowned slightly, wondering why this Second Miss was causing trouble for him.

"As expected, she has a good appearance!"

Huang Ximei glanced at Fang Xi, nodded with satisfaction, "And a heroic aura, much better than those effeminate guys... This young lady fancies you."

"..." Fang Xi was speechless and touched his cheek.

His appearance had been slightly adjusted by his cultivation technique, making him look even uglier than usual, so how could he still attract so much attention?

However... if I can infiltrate the Huang mansion like this, it might not be bad.

A thought suddenly flashed through Fang Xi's mind, and he asked, "What does Second Miss mean by this?"

"Hahaha!" Huang Ximei laughed wantonly: "This young lady wants to take you home as her eighty-second male concubine!"

"Cough cough!"

Fang Xi coughed twice as if he had choked.

Then, he looked at Huang Ximei with a hint of pity.

Although Fang Xi enjoyed tea, he wasn't interested in this kind of woman: "What if I don't want to?"

"If you don't want to..."

Huang Ximei leaned closer, her breath like orchids: "Then I'll use force. I'll capture your parents, friends, wife, and children... and make you watch as I torture them... Hahaha... Isn't that a great idea?"

"This woman... is a lunatic!" Looking at the beautiful face opposite him, Fang Xi made a judgment in his heart, and his tone became chilling: "Aren't you afraid... of provoking someone you can't afford to provoke?"

"Heh heh... It's the novelty that makes it exciting. As for who I can't afford to provoke? I'm the Second Miss of the Huang family. My uncle is the Dingzhou Army Captain. In the entire Dingzhou, there's no one I, this young lady, can't afford to provoke..." Huang Ximei looked at Fang Xi's face with a dazed expression: "Such a handsome face, if I were to slash it a few times, the picture would surely be exquisite..."

"Oh no, oh no... Miss Huang is going to abduct another handsome man." Not far away, a table of people watched the scene unfold, all with the expressions of spectators.

"That young lady from the Huang Family is quite attractive; it's not like she's being kidnapped for nothing..." a young man mused thoughtfully.

"Hey, don't be an idiot... this Miss Huang is famously mentally ill and loves to toy with her male companions before brutally killing them!" The martial artist elder beside the young man immediately yanked his ear.

Just as everyone thought Miss Huang was about to ruthlessly crush another life today.

Pfft!

"Hoo hoo..."

Huang Ximei's expression was vacant, her gaze drifting downward until she saw Fang Xi's hand.

Fang Xi's hand was fair, slender... and seemed to possess a certain demonic quality.

At this moment, two fingers of that hand were inserted into her throat!

"So fragile..." Fang Xi withdrew his fingers, looking at the woman on the ground, and said coldly, "Do you understand what it means when an ordinary man is enraged and blood splatters five steps?"