Encountering Yellow Great Immortal Again

Lu Xiaoliu had just touched the firestarter to it when a huge burst of flame instantly engulfed him.

Fortunately, there was not much gunpowder. His eyebrows were merely singed off, and his hair curled up.

"My lord, what's this even for? It couldn't even burn a Blood-Qi Realm martial artist like me to death?"

Gao Fei looked around. Thankfully, no one was in the courtyard, or they would have said he was bullying people. He then slapped Lu Xiaoliu on the head irritably.

"Take this to a blacksmith. Have it made so the parts can be assembled together. There'll be a reward."

What he took out was the Flintlock Gun blueprint he had just drawn. Calling it a blueprint was already giving it too much credit.

It was only an outline, without any dimensions. He had only vague impressions of many parts from videos he had watched in the past, and many components were not included at all.

He only needed to draw it out. The rest could be studied by these people.

Seeing Lu Xiaoliu about to leave, he hurriedly added something.

"I've written down the requirements. Some parts absolutely must be movable."

With this thing, perhaps a village like Tao Hua Village would gain the power to protect itself.

Even if it could not work now, what about later?

Gao Fei had seen the power of gunpowder. Once it developed further, even Spirit-Absorption Realm monsters would not be impossible to fight.

Just as his thoughts were running wild, a faint scraping of roof tiles sounded above him.

A figure shot out at high speed, blade light flashing.

Gao Fei kicked out. The wooden table he had just used for testing flew toward the yellow shadow, while he himself rushed forward. His palm swayed swiftly like a swimming fish, his Blood Qi trembling to its utmost limit. Heat radiated from his hand, billowing out great clouds of white smoke.

Crack!

The wooden table was smashed apart directly, splinters scattering everywhere. The blade's momentum did not change as it sped straight for Gao Fei's neck.

The instant the table blocked his opponent's view, his left hand feinted and withdrew to protect his neck, while he struck out with Transforming Force.

Ssh! Bang!

The sound of flesh being cut and the sound of palm force striking home rang out at the same time.

Both sides retreated.

Yellow Great Immortal, a Spirit-Absorption Realm cultivator, had somehow slipped over to launch a sneak attack.

After trading a blow, neither side felt good.

Gao Fei's palm had shattered Yellow Great Immortal's protective spiritual power, but his charge-up time had been too short, and most of the damage had been blocked.

The impact he suffered was not severe, but it was still unpleasant. His organs and Blood Qi churned, and a salty taste rose in his mouth.

"Aren't you a human-demon with the bloodline of a Primordial Rhino? Why are you helping humans?"

A two-inch-long gash appeared on Gao Fei's left arm, and blood began to seep out.

"You already called me a human-demon. Human comes first. Besides, it isn't your place to point fingers at what I do."

"To betray the Demon Race at a time like this—you really know how to pick your moment!"

Yet as they spoke, Yellow Great Immortal saw the wound he had just slashed open heal instantly, leaving only a pale scar.

That robbed him of the nerve to continue fighting. That last exchange had already left him with internal injuries. Though they were not serious, taking another hit would turn them into real internal injuries.

If given the chance, that Cat Demon would definitely not spare him and would swallow him alive.

His opponent's self-healing was far too strong. Rather than fight him, he might as well hide in some mountain ravine. At least his life would not be in danger there.

By now, he already wished to retreat.

Taking advantage of the conversation, Gao Fei had the system spend one Merit Point and use a year to heal his injuries.

This would be a hard battle. Whenever he had the chance, he needed to keep his body in peak condition. One second, one year—his self-healing passed amid anxious unease.

"You don't represent the Demon Race, just as Yueyang County doesn't represent humanity. Don't try to crush me beneath some grand title."

Yellow Great Immortal steadied his breathing.

"I'll remember you. When you sleep, you'd best keep one eye open."

With that, he turned and leaped onto the next rooftop, vanishing from sight after several bounds.

"No. I'm not strong enough. I'll earn Merit Points first, then wipe him out."

Gao Fei hurried into the house and took out the Tang Saber that could be used as a saw, then exchanged it for the spear in Gao Linyue's wooden case.

The saber could no longer be used.

On this trip out, he would earn more Merit Points. As for Beast Cores, that would depend on fate.

After delivering his threat, Yellow Great Immortal swiftly left the city and raced toward the mountain they had agreed upon long ago.

The moment he reached the mountaintop, the Fox Demon jumped down from a tree.

"Well? Did you investigate everything clearly?"

"That human-demon is helping humans. Most of the Lin Family used your name as a pretext to flee to Qing Province long ago. After the remaining old man was killed, power fell into other hands."

At that moment, a tabby cat as large as a cheetah also ran over from afar, reporting that it had once again lost Magistrate Xue.

"You two pieces of trash, you have one last chance to capture the magistrate. If you fail this time, I won't keep you company anymore. This is purely a waste of time."

The Fox Clan could not openly occupy an entire county. Experts would come to drive her away, and might even capture her and take her to Shangqiu to lodge a complaint.

It would be different if other monsters occupied it. This was not a matter of face. The Great Wu Kingdom was now a leaking ship taking on water from every side, with no time to deal with it.

This time, Gao Fei chose to leave the city in the direction where the Fox Demon was, to the north.

After traveling ten li,

he came across three villages. Every village had built a small shrine, with a fox worshipped inside.

When he reached twenty li, he saw two black gorillas leading three men and two women away from the county seat.

Gao Fei walked over with his spear in hand.

There was no need to sneak attack something like this. He walked over, thrust straight ahead, and skewered one through in a single strike.

Merit Points +32. It seemed the Fox Demon posed a far greater threat than the Rat Demon and Dog Demon.

When Gao Fei wanted to kill the last one, the five people stood in front of the monster.

"My lord, they are messengers of the Fox Immortal. You can't kill them."

"That's right, you can't kill them."

Faced with their pleas, Gao Fei retreated into the distance and watched the black gorillas leave.

He then changed direction and quickly pursued them.

He followed from afar, all the way to the entrance of a horn-shaped cave.

There were roughly twenty adult Ape Demons in the cave, some of them beginning to tie up the fur on their heads.

He gave them only a cursory glance before charging in and unleashing a slaughter.

Not a single word of nonsense was exchanged.

Seeing how fierce Gao Fei was, several black gorillas had already fled from the cave. Others glanced at the little black gorillas, gave up on escaping, and began fighting desperately without fear.

In the end, not one escaped.

"Fighting desperately is for those with hope. Those without hope are simply throwing their lives away."

Gao Fei felt no burden as he killed. He did not spare even the young ones.

One Merit Point could already heal a minor wound once.

He searched the surrounding area, but there were not even any other Minor Monsters.

Just as he was about to leave, a male Fox Demon walking on two feet appeared, heading toward the black gorillas' cave.

"Who's there?"

Before Gao Fei could even approach, he was discovered.

This was an expert.

He raised the spear in his hand and charged over at high speed.

A semicircular Sword Qi appeared out of thin air beside the Fox Demon and shot toward him.

Before it could get close, it was scattered by the spearpoint.

The male Fox Demon looked quite young. He frowned as he watched Gao Fei thrust at him, then lightly sidestepped the spear.

Dodging the spear, he punched the spearpoint.

He pressed in close, entering within the spear's reach barehanded.

Gao Fei felt the spear in his hands jolt and veer away.

He could only retreat, drag back his spear, and prepare a Returning Horse Spear.

Before he could use it, the Fox Demon had already caught up and struck with his palm.

Fist and palm collided.

Caught off guard, Gao Fei could only use Dark Force.

Both remained standing, each taking a step back.

Several footprints were stamped into the firm earth.

After the collision, the Fox Demon's hand seemed to have suffered a tremendous impact, trembling without cease. His protective spiritual power had not been damaged at all, so the injury was not serious.

"If you mean to become my enemy just because I killed those black gorillas, there's no need. Sometimes when I crave meat, I eat quite a few myself."

Middle Spirit-Absorption Realm.

Gao Fei sensed the other party's cultivation. Hearing that this could be talked out, he immediately stopped. He liked nothing more than powerful monsters trading verbal blows.

"Oh, there are many more? Where are they?"