Slaying the Cat Demon! Preparing to Practice Martial Arts!

The cat meows outside grew more frequent and louder!

Su Xian didn't move, merely regulating his breathing and keeping his body in peak condition.

After a while, extremely faint footsteps could be heard.

A Cat Demon, over a meter tall, emerged from the cave entrance!

Looking at this Cat Demon, Su Xian dared not be careless, closely watching its every move.

Seeing Su Xian's battle-ready stance, the Cat Demon's eyes showed a hint of human-like mockery.

"Meow!"

The Cat Demon meowed, licked its lips, and slowly approached Su Xian.

The cave was silent, save for the faint sounds made by the approaching Cat Demon.

Su Xian cautiously retreated. He needed to lure the Cat Demon further in; if he fought at the cave entrance, the Cat Demon might turn and flee.

"Closer, closer!"

Su Xian gripped his Mountain-splitting Saber tightly, his cold eyes fixed on the Cat Demon.

The slowly approaching Cat Demon looked at Su Xian, mockery evident in its eyes.

This prey, it was almost tired of playing with. It was time to kill!

"Hu...man..."

The Cat Demon spoke, word by word. It hadn't officially entered the human world yet, so it couldn't speak human language fluently.

"Die!" With a roar, Su Xian moved!

He stomped his foot and charged at the Cat Demon, raising his Mountain-splitting Saber high.

The Tiger Subduing Demon Saber Technique was unleashed!

He brought the saber down, slicing through the air with a sound like a tiger's roar.

"Meow!"

Hearing the tiger's roar, the fur on the Cat Demon's body bristled. The roar of the King of Ten Thousand Beasts had terrified it!

The Cat Demon froze! Its body's instincts were in a fierce tug-of-war with its mind!

The Cat Demon's body instinctively wanted to find a small space to burrow into, but its mind told it to dodge, to evade this strike!

Thus, caught between its mind and instincts, the Cat Demon remained frozen in place, staring blankly as Su Xian's Mountain-splitting Saber descended.

With a heavy strike, it landed on the Cat Demon's head!

This blow was powerful. Even though the Cat Demon's skull was hard, Su Xian's saber cut deeply into it!

It almost split the entire Cat Demon's head in two, leaving only the jaw connected.

Seeing the strike succeed, Su Xian didn't stop. With another blow, he severed the Cat Demon's head completely, leaving only its meter-tall body to fall to the ground.

"Phew! Finally dead!"

Su Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Afterward, he didn't even bother with the Cat Demon's corpse.

He merely flicked the blood off his saber and immediately rushed out of the cave, quickly running down the mountain.

This Cat Demon was a young one. Its mother or father might be nearby.

If they discovered Su Xian had killed their offspring, they might hunt him down.

Su Xian couldn't defeat the Cat Demon's parents right now. Staying here was too risky!

He ran all the way, finally escaping Green Dragon Mountain. But Su Xian didn't stop; he kept running until he reached the entrance of Black Water County. Only then did he pause.

"Hoo!"

Su Xian gasped for breath, taking large gulps of air. After a short rest, he entered Black Water County and returned to his house in the town.

Calling it a house was a stretch; it was just a small hut, located on the outskirts of Black Water County. Countless similar huts surrounded it, housing the poor.

Upon returning home, Su Xian immediately went to the nearby river to wash the blood off his saber.

He even jumped into the river himself and bathed using something like soapberry, washing all his clothes thoroughly.

Cats have pretty keen senses of smell, right?

Su Xian wanted to wash away all traces of his scent, so that if he went back up the mountain later, he wouldn't encounter the Cat Demon's parents.

Changing into a different set of clothes, Su Xian returned home and hung the washed clothes to dry.

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Only then did he check the changes in the Demon Strategy.

[Ding! You have slain an unranked Cat Demon and gained 123 years of remaining lifespan.]

Lord of Demons: Su Xian

[Realm: Outer Strength Perfection]
[Cultivation Method: None]
[Martial Skill: Rank 1 · Tiger Subduing Demon Saber Technique Perfection!]
[Remaining Lifespan: 1 Year]
[Demon Lifespan: 123 Years]

"A Cat Demon that hasn't even reached rank can live this long?"

Su Xian couldn't help but be secretly surprised by the lifespan on the Demon Strategy.

After all, ordinary cats living to 20 years was already considered very long-lived.

This Cat Demon could live for over 100 years!

Looking at his remaining lifespan of just one year, Su Xian felt a bit worried.

After recalling the memories of his original body once more, Su Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The path of martial arts in this world could also extend one's lifespan!

"It seems my current goal is to obtain a martial arts cultivation method, break through to the Skin Grinding Realm! See if I can increase my lifespan!"

"However, martial arts cultivation methods are not easy to obtain!" Su Xian frowned.

In Blackwater County, there were three major powers: first, the Azure Dragon Gang; second, the Azure Cloud Medical Hall; and third, the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School.

As for the government's influence, it was almost nonexistent.

Among these, the Azure Dragon Gang and the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School held the most power. Su Xian usually sold the herbs he gathered to the Azure Cloud Medical Hall's herb collectors.

All three powers possessed Internal Cultivation Methods. The simplest way to acquire one would naturally be to join the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School.

The Blazing Sun Martial Arts School accepted anyone who paid the fee, granting them a basic Internal Cultivation Method. Anything beyond that would depend on their sincerity.

As for the Azure Cloud Medical Hall, to obtain a martial arts cultivation method, one had to sell themselves! As for the Azure Dragon Gang, one had to sell their life! And even then, there was no guarantee of obtaining it!

After thinking for a moment.

Su Xian took out all his savings, which amounted to only three taels of silver.

However, joining the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School required a minimum of five taels of silver, meaning he was still short by two taels!

These three taels of silver were saved by Su Xian through years of frugal living. Making up the remaining two taels seemed as difficult as ascending to heaven!

"Should I go into the mountains to gather herbs again?" Su Xian muttered to himself.

"But unless I find some rare medicinal herbs, it will take a considerable amount of time to earn two taels of silver! That's too slow!"

Su Xian's brows furrowed tightly. Even with his Outer Strength Perfection, he could survive if he was careful around the outskirts of Azure Dragon Mountain!

But he had just killed that young Cat Demon. Its parents might go berserk soon!

He couldn't enter Azure Dragon Mountain for the time being!

Just then, Su Xian's ears twitched. He heard some commotion not far away.

"Hmm! It seems an opportunity has arrived!"

Su Xian's eyes lit up. He recognized who was causing the disturbance!

Su Xian walked out and saw the scene not far away. Three thugs were beating and kicking a person.

Many people were watching from the sidelines, but no one said a word.

Su Xian recognized these three thugs as belonging to a small branch of the Azure Dragon Gang.

They usually bullied the weak, extorted protection fees, occasionally robbed people, and also worked as loan sharks.

If someone couldn't repay their loan, they would sell the women into brothels and the men to people with peculiar tastes.

Su Xian's method of getting the remaining two taels of silver was quite simple: borrow it from them as usurious loan!

Su Xian had a delicate and somewhat handsome appearance. Relying on this, it shouldn't be difficult to borrow two taels of silver from them!

As for repaying the money later?

Money borrowed through one's own cleverness certainly didn't need to be repaid!