Why Does Lord Ling Yan Call Me Senior?

As the rainbow light faded, Li Xuanxiao swept his gaze around, then nodded to the city guards. "I'll leave the rest to you!"

Beneath the city guards' feet, a massive lotus platform rose up, enveloping every martial artist within it and radiating vigorous life force.

Their wounds healed and their pain eased. The martial artists' eyes reddened. A lord from the Demon Slayer Division had saved them.

Overcome with emotion, they immediately dropped to their knees and kowtowed. "Thank you, my lord, for saving our lives!"

Countless civilians' eyes also reddened. They knelt one after another, voicing their gratitude to Li Xuanxiao.

Without Li Xuanxiao, they absolutely would not have survived today. Once the demons breached the city, they would show no mercy!

Martial artists, civilians, the elderly, women, and children—without exception, all would ultimately become demon food!

Watching the countless civilians kneel and bow their heads before him, Li Xuanxiao suddenly felt an indescribable impulse in his heart.

He had to kill every last demon and return an age of peace and prosperity to the people.

Li Xuanxiao silently nodded at them. Rainbow light surged forth, and he took to the air once more.

"Mom, what's that pretty light?"

"That is a martial lord from the Demon Slayer Division—a great hero who saved us!"

"Waaah—"

Joy shone in the little girl's eyes. That light was so beautiful, so dazzling!

Junji City, Shiyang City, Donglu City, Cuilian City, Yanhuang City, Linquan City, Yiyuan City...

Whenever he passed through a city and saw demons wreaking havoc, Li Xuanxiao would act without hesitation.

Countless civilians witnessed the methods of this young lord from the Demon Slayer Division.

In just a few days, scenes of people kneeling and kowtowing had played out before Li Xuanxiao's eyes countless times.

Countless civilians silently etched that streak of rainbow light into their hearts...

Li Xuanxiao suddenly realized that once one became strong, there were many things one could do.

It was not merely for oneself. There could also be far deeper and more meaningful purposes.

Pei Province, Qinghui City.

Ling Yan climbed the steps and silently walked to the edge of the city wall, gazing out at the ink-black night beyond the city.

Ever since he had been dispatched here half a month ago, he had been patrolling and guarding the place as a city guard.

Qinghui City lay relatively close to the center of Pei Province. Most of the nearby demons were Apex Realm demons, and Profound Realm Demon Kings rarely appeared.

Since arriving here, he had already endured several waves of harassment from Apex Realm Great Demons.

Yet before Ling Yan's Profound Realm Third Layer strength, the Apex Realm Great Demons had all returned with broken wings.

Several that had been too slow to flee had even died on the spot.

The other city guards, most of whom were only at the middle Apex Realm, watched these scenes with growing awe.

This martial artist from the Demon Slayer Division was no simple man!

Ling Yan showed little reaction to those reverent looks.

He had not forgotten that there was an annoying fellow in the Demon Slayer Division who was younger than him, more handsome than him, and more popular with women than him!

At that moment, the ink-black night suddenly churned, as though some terrifying presence were lying in wait within the darkness.

Ling Yan immediately went on guard, narrowing his eyes as he looked over. Before long, three demons burst from the darkness and pounced!

True Qi surged around them. They were all Profound Realm Demon Kings!

Ling Yan let out a shout, waking every city guard.

It was deep in the night, the time when people were most likely to let down their guard!

These demons had chosen this moment for a sneak attack. They were not stupid.

Taking the lead, Ling Yan shot into the air and immediately clashed with the demons!

After more than ten exchanges, he realized something was wrong. These three Profound Realm Demon Kings were all at the middle Profound Realm!

Ling Yan rose into the air, his expression turning sharper and his attacks even more ruthless.

The city guards were dumbfounded. They had never expected Lord Ling to be so ferocious, fighting three Profound Realm Demon Kings alone!

"Someone like Lord Ling must be the strongest among the younger generation of the Demon Slayer Division..."

"He definitely is. Among the Demon Slayer Division martial artists sent to several nearby cities, quite a few are only at the Apex Realm!"

"To reach the Profound Realm at his age, his talent is already incredibly high!"

But as time passed, Ling Yan ultimately fell into a disadvantage.

The other Apex Realm city guards rushed over to assist, but they were still an entire major realm behind.

The help they could offer was negligible.

Ling Yan finally realized the problem. If this continued, their side would definitely lose!

What should he do?

Just as he was thinking, a dazzling rainbow light rapidly approached, incomparably conspicuous in the darkness.

Ling Yan narrowed his eyes, trying to make out who it was, but the brilliant rainbow light completely blocked his vision.

His heart sank. Could it be another new demon?

They were already at a disadvantage. If another demon joined the battle, they would have no chance of victory whatsoever!

But soon, the rainbow light swooped down and took the heads of all three Profound Realm Demon Kings in an instant!

Ling Yan's eyes widened. Such power...

It was the Mystic Realm!

He immediately cupped his fists toward the returning rainbow light. "I am Ling Yan of the Demon Slayer Division."

"May I ask which senior martial artist has arrived?"

The rainbow light flew to Ling Yan's side and stopped. Li Xuanxiao stepped out of it with an amused smile.

"Why does Lord Ling Yan call me senior?"

Ling Yan shuddered in shock. "Y-you... you, you, you're Li Xuanxiao!?"

He was genuinely stunned. He had never imagined that he would encounter Li Xuanxiao here.

And the other man had actually entered the Mystic Realm!?

Damn it, just how was this guy cultivating?

This rate of progress was simply heaven-defying!

Li Xuanxiao swept his gaze around. "Lord Ling Yan, are there any other demons nearby?"

"Since I'm here this time, I'll help you deal with them all at once."

"Then I can head to the next stop without worry."

Ling Yan froze for a moment, even stammering as he spoke. "N-no, there aren't any. We don't even know where those Profound Realm Demon Kings came from today."

"I see..." Li Xuanxiao nodded. "Understood. Then I won't stay long."

A massive lotus platform rose up, restoring Ling Yan and several nearby people to full condition, drawing repeated cries of amazement from the city guards.

Li Xuanxiao transformed into rainbow light once more and shot away.

A few seconds later, he vanished from everyone's sight.

"That person just now also seemed to be a lord from the Demon Slayer Division!"

"He was t-too strong! He casually killed three Profound Realm Demon Kings with a single slash!"

"He was even stronger than Lord Ling..."

"Shut up! Didn't you see that even someone as strong as him still respectfully called him Lord Ling Yan?"

"Lord Ling Yan, who exactly was that martial lord?"

Only after hearing the question did Ling Yan gradually come back to his senses. "Oh, he's a friend of mine from the Demon Slayer Division."

The crowd exclaimed in admiration. "As expected of Lord Ling Yan! He's a genius himself, and even his friend is such a formidable powerhouse!"

"Birds of a feather flock together!"

Ling Yan revealed a bitter smile. A genius?

Perhaps he might once have considered himself a genius, but now... forget it.

After seeing Li Xuanxiao enter the Mystic Realm, he finally understood that the word genius was not a title he could bear.