Slaying a Great Demon, Encountering White Marsh

Ever since Taiqing had used the Human Race as his foundation and established the Human Sect to attain sainthood, he had inspired the other four as well.

Though the Human Race's fortune was flourishing at present, one Human Sect was already enough. But there were so many living beings in the Primordial World; since one could attain sainthood through the Human Race, other living beings could do the same.

Thus, Yuanshi established the Chan Sect and Tongtian established the Truncated Teaching, both to enlighten the living beings of the Primordial World.

As for Jieyin and Zhunti, they founded the Western Religion and attained the positions of Saints by making great vows.

This period of time was not long in the river of time of the Primordial World, yet it was sufficiently splendid and earth-shaking. The Six Saints had taken their places one after another, with Dao Ancestor Hongjun standing above them.

At this point, the structure of the Primordial World's highest powers had been set, and the Heavenly Dao operated all the more smoothly.

Now that Li Yu was the Human Sect's Deputy Headmaster, he had not been idle during this time. He traveled through the various Human Race tribes of the Primordial World, selecting those with aptitude and teaching them cultivation, strengthening the Human Race. At the same time, he subtly influenced them, causing them to gradually migrate outward from the area surrounding Mount Buzhou.

This was, after all, the ancestral land of the Wu Clan, and one of the two great battlefields of the future war between the Wu Clan and Demon Race. Given the Human Race's current strength, continuing to live around Mount Buzhou was indeed far too dangerous.

Of course, under the influence of the calamity's momentum during this period, some demons had begun to stir once more, secretly preying upon the Human Race and causing many innocent humans to die.

Such things could not be eradicated. Even after the war between the Wu Clan and Demon Race ended and the Human Race became the protagonists of the Primordial World, those surviving members of the Demon Race would still dare to feed on humans.

All Li Yu could do was kill every one he encountered, but improving the Human Race's overall strength was not something that could be accomplished overnight.

One day, as Li Yu walked through the Primordial World, he arrived at another Human Race tribe. The surroundings seemed somewhat familiar, and after calculating with his fingers, he realized that he had come to the Huaxu Tribe.

The last time he had come here was a long time ago. At Li Yu's realm, it was not as though he would forget things, but he did need to rummage through his memories to recall them.

Li Yu stepped into the territory of the Huaxu Tribe. By now, the tribe's population had already approached ten thousand, and rudimentary systems had clearly taken shape within it. One could see as much merely from the tribal warriors responsible for defense.

However, Li Yu had concealed himself, so none of them noticed him.

Li Yu wanted to see how this tribe had developed. This was what he had been doing throughout his journey, all in order to find a suitable tribe for Fuxi.

Although Fuxi had been born in the Huaxu Tribe in his memories, Li Yu felt this was not necessarily unchangeable. It was merely a birthplace and presumably would not affect the workings of fate.

After observing in secret for a while, Li Yu found that the Huaxu Tribe truly was extraordinary. If he had to describe it, it was relatively more civilized.

"No wonder Fuxi would be born here!"

After looking over the Huaxu Tribe, Li Yu had already settled on a plan. Once the time was right, he would make a trip to the Netherworld.

However, there were other matters to attend to at present. Red Boy, who had never sought help before, seemed to have encountered trouble.

Li Yu calculated with his fingers, then vanished from the Huaxu Tribe and hurried toward Red Boy's location.

As he neared it, he saw lightning flickering ahead, while clouds and mist surged and boiled. At a glance, it was clear that someone was fighting with spells.

Red Boy was now a Golden Immortal. Though he did not rank among the foremost figures of the Primordial World, it was no ordinary matter for him to encounter an evenly matched opponent near the Human Race's territory.

This was unprecedented; it had never happened before.

"Has the calamity's influence reached such a degree? Even great demons of the Golden Immortal Realm have been affected."

Li Yu flew closer, still keeping himself hidden.

He saw Red Boy wielding the two innate spirit treasures, the Cosmos Ruler and Wa Sovereign Whip, locked in an unending battle with a mighty Demon Race expert.

That Demon Race cultivator's cultivation was deeper than Red Boy's. He also possessed spirit treasures and relied on his formidable physical body.

Thus, even though Red Boy held two innate spirit treasures, he could do nothing against him! "Quite the formidable bird!"

Li Yu saw through this great demon's origins at a glance, though he could not tell exactly what kind of bird it was. He could have calculated it with his fingers, but Li Yu did not consider it necessary.

After watching for a while longer and seeing that Red Boy truly could not defeat the demon, he no longer concealed himself.

The moment Red Boy saw Li Yu appear, he was overjoyed and became even fiercer than before.

"Daoist, leave at once! I am the Demon Court's Hall-Guarding General and the Demon Emperor's personal guard. Do not bring ruin upon yourself!"

This great demon was no fool. He suspected Li Yu was allied with Red Boy, so he immediately invoked the Demon Emperor's name as a threat.

The Demon Emperor could not frighten Li Yu. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Step back. I will handle this."

At his words, Red Boy immediately flew to one side. With a sweep of Li Yu's sleeve, the Yuantu and Abi swords transformed into cold flashes of light and instantly passed through the great demon's body.

Two swords, three pieces. The great demon immediately perished beneath the treasured swords, without even room to resist.

The enormous Demon Race body fell from the clouds and crashed into the valley below, demon blood flowing everywhere.

After dealing with the demon and taking his spirit treasure, Li Yu beckoned Red Boy over and asked, "How did this demon appear here?"

"Your nephew does not know either. I was merely conducting my usual patrol when this demon suddenly appeared. He even shouted that he would slaughter the Human Race to satisfy his craving, so I fought him!"

After hearing this, Li Yu nodded. "In that case, continue your patrol. I will handle what follows."

A great demon of the Golden Immortal Realm appearing here was very likely no coincidence.

Li Yu concealed himself and waited quietly nearby. If the demon had companions, they would likely come to collect the corpse.

Before long, another member of the Demon Race indeed arrived. Not only was this demon highly cultivated, but he also seemed extraordinary. After Li Yu calculated with his fingers, he found that this demon was indeed unusual: he was the Demon Race powerhouse, White Marsh.

Li Yu had heard of White Marsh's reputation. He was a figure of immense importance within the Demon Race. Could his arrival mean that the Demon Race intended to move against the Human Race?

Li Yu immediately formed the thought of capturing White Marsh and questioning him until the matter was clear.

Though he had such thoughts, he would not resort to an ambush against a junior. Thus, Li Yu appeared openly before White Marsh.

Li Yu had needed divination to learn White Marsh's origins, but White Marsh recognized Li Yu at a glance.

"This junior, White Marsh, pays respects to Senior!" White Marsh immediately bowed respectfully.

Li Yu could not be bothered with pleasantries and asked directly, "You and that demon below appeared here. Does the Demon Race intend to move against the Human Race?"

"Senior, this is a misunderstanding. The Demon Race absolutely has no intention of dealing with the Human Race." Cold sweat poured all over White Marsh as he hurriedly explained, "He had originally been ordered by the Demon Emperor to search the Primordial World and summon this junior back to the Demon Court. Yet before he could find this junior, such a thing happened. This junior possesses certain innate divine abilities and was already nearby. I sensed something, which was why I came here."

After explaining, White Marsh added, "Senior, since this demon has already been eliminated by you, and the Human Race has suffered no losses, could this matter be allowed to pass?"

Li Yu temporarily believed this explanation, but there was no way he would let the matter be brushed aside so lightly. Otherwise, he would have been Deputy Headmaster of the Human Sect for nothing.