Gongliang She declared with righteous conviction,
"What are you saying, Lady Ji? The Demon-Worshipping Cult is the enemy of all living beings! We Cultivators should make slaying monsters and vanquishing demons our duty! If you do not mind our meager strength, my junior sister and I will gladly do our part!"
Li Pei'er also spoke solemnly,
"As members of Hunyuan Prefecture, how could we allow evil cultists to harm the innocent right under our noses? Please allow my senior brother and me to contribute to your great undertaking of vanquishing demons!"
Seeing Cheng Yu approach, the two could hardly keep treating him as invisible. They cupped their fists toward him as well.
"May we ask your name, young sir?"
Cheng Yu imitated their gesture and cupped his fists.
"Yunyangzi of Verdant Micro Mountain."
Hearing Cheng Yu introduce himself, the two could only cup their fists in response.
"We've long admired your reputation!"
Cheng Yu: (* ￣ー￣)
After exchanging pleasantries, the group set out for the Demon Monster lair from before.
On the way, Cheng Yu asked Ji Han,
"Lady Ji, what exactly is this Demon-Worshipping Cult?"
Ji Han patiently explained,
"The origins of the Demon-Worshipping Cult have long been impossible to verify, but according to the commonly accepted account, it appeared in year ten of the Peacock Calendar. Its leader's movements are utterly inscrutable. They say even Sages cannot divine the leader's origins or background. Initially, the cult operated in the Northern Abyss Islands and northern Eastern Continent.
"After the Great Demon Incident in the Central Capital, the Heavenly Dynasty established the Demon Suppression Bureau. It not only purged Demon Monsters within the dynasty's territory, but also devoted its full strength to hunting down members of the Demon-Worshipping Cult. For a time, the cult's activities within the Heavenly Dynasty dwindled