Encountering Half-Demons Again
Two hours later,
The two arrived at a deserted mountain forest.
The mountains here are not particularly steep, but the forests are excessively dense, with a thin layer of gray mist permeating the woods, and the distant roars of demonic beasts can be faintly heard.
Lu Feng listened intently for a moment.
Judging from the sounds, there are definitely a lot of monsters in these mountains.
Just as he was about to leave, Liu Suifeng grabbed his sleeve.
"Brother Lu, don't be impatient. Most of the monsters here are first-tier or below-tier low-level demons; there's no point in killing them." He gestured towards the back of the mountain.
"The back mountain is the best place. Tier 2 and 3 tiers are everywhere; you'll have plenty to kill until your hands are sore."
Lu Feng nodded.
The two concealed their breathing, circled around the foot of the mountain, and approached the back of the mountain from the side.
After one incense stick,
They stopped on a large, protruding rock.
Liu Suifeng parted the bushes in front of him and gestured with his chin forward:
"Here."
Lu Feng looked up.
The back of the mountain is a relatively flat valley, surrounded by mountains on all sides, with only one narrow exit.
Hundreds of large and small monsters were scattered throughout the valley, each occupying a territory and engrossed in eating something.
"How's it going? Are you satisfied with the quantity here?"
Liu Suifeng chuckled, clearly pleased with Lu Feng's reaction.
"Strangeness."
Lu Feng did not act immediately, but instead scanned the valley floor with his eyes.
"So many demonic beasts, and they've never been hunted by anyone?"
This is illogical.
With the monsters so densely packed, not only the Demon-Slaying Bureau, but also the nearby Rogue Cultivator and sect disciples would flock to the scene.
However, there were no signs of fighting or human activity around the valley.
"This place is only for me; ordinary people can't find it."
Liu Suifeng crossed his arms, his tone carrying a hint of youthful smugness.
Lu Feng didn't delve any deeper. Who cared how it was found? As long as the monster was real.
He drew his Six Harmonies Saber and leaped into the valley.
The killing began.
The second-tier boar demon had barely raised its head when the blade was already at its throat.
Three second-tier monkey demons pounced down from the tree, turning into three corpses while still in mid-air.
Lu Feng moved like a tiger among sheep, his Carefree Steps combined with the Gale Saber Art, each strike precisely targeting the most fatal parts of the monsters.
He didn't use the Nine Layered Wave Slashes, nor the Tyrant Saber Slash. Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? Ordinary swordsmanship is sufficient.
[Ding! Successfully defeated the second-tier boar demon, gaining 10,000 Demon Points]
[Ding! Successfully defeated the second-tier monkey demon, gaining 10,000 Demon Points]
The system notification sounds continued incessantly.
Lu Feng was chopping vegetables in front, while Liu Suifeng followed leisurely behind, collecting essence blood with a jade bottle in one hand and stuffing monster corpses into his storage bag with the other.
His movements were fluid and graceful, clearly indicating that this wasn't his first time doing this kind of work.
Half an hour later, Lu Feng sheathed his sword and stopped.
The Five Elements Primordial Chaos Art was constantly operating within his body, and his Nei Jin recovery speed was five times that of an ordinary martial artist. After half an hour of fighting, his Nei Jin was almost completely depleted.
The ground beneath their feet was soaked in the blood of the monsters.
He opened the panel and glanced at it; the Demon Points had once again surpassed one million.
"Brother Lu, the essence blood is yours. The corpse is all mine, okay?"
Liu Suifeng handed over several jade bottles filled with essence blood.
Having collected over ten different types of second-tier essence blood, the materials for the second level of the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art are now complete.
There are now three more types of Tier 3 essence blood.
Just as he was about to change direction and continue harvesting, three whooshing sounds rapidly approached from the direction of the valley entrance.
"Who dares to be so audacious as to cause trouble within the jurisdiction of my Vajra Temple!"
Three bald figures dressed in gray temple robes landed in the center of the valley.
Each held a fine iron staff in his hand, the staff heads slamming heavily on the ground, splashing up a cloud of gravel and blood.
The three monks were led by a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and large eyes, who had Hua Jin Perfection.
The two people behind him were slightly younger, both at the Early Hua Jin.
The three men lined up in a row, their staffs pointing to the ground, completely blocking Lu Feng and Liu Suifeng's path.
"Everyone has the right to kill demonic beasts. We helped you slay them, and instead of being grateful, you hurled insults at us. Is this how the Vajra Temple treats its guests?"
Liu Suifeng stood with his hands behind his back, his tone righteous and awe-inspiring, his expression as if he were acting on behalf of Heaven.
"Thief! Take this!"
The leading monk was clearly not good with words. He was speechless after Liu Suifeng's few words and his face turned ashen. He simply stopped talking and swung his staff, lunging directly at Liu Suifeng.
Just as Lu Feng was about to make a move, Liu Suifeng flashed forward and met him head-on.
The sword light and the monk's staff collided in mid-air, bursting out dazzling sparks.
Lu Feng glanced at it and put down his knife. Three Hua Jin experts against a Mid-Stage Grandmaster —the outcome was a foregone conclusion.
His gaze fell on the three monks, and his brows furrowed slightly.
When the three activated their Nei Jin, he clearly sensed an aura that shouldn't exist in human martial artists.
It was exactly the same feeling Zhu Ren had given him back then. If it weren't for his cultivation of the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art, which made him exceptionally sensitive to Yao Qi, he would have hardly noticed it.
"Ah!"
Before he could think it through, two screams rang out almost simultaneously.
Liu Suifeng's sword had already slit the throats of the two monks who Early Hua Jin.
The Sword Qi entered the body, instantly severing the life force cleanly and swiftly, giving no chance to struggle.
Upon seeing that Liu Suifeng possessed the cultivation of Grandmaster and had shown no mercy in killing him, the leading monk's pupils constricted, and he dared not fight any longer. He turned and fled towards the valley entrance.
His movements were swift; in just a few leaps, he had covered dozens of feet.
Then a figure appeared in front of him without warning, as if it had been standing there waiting for him to run into it.
Phantom Steps, Perfect Level.
Lu Feng's blade grazed the monk's neck, the cold light flashing and then disappearing.
A bald head shot into the air, tumbled twice, crashed onto the muddy ground, and rolled a long way before coming to a stop.
The headless corpse took two more steps forward before collapsing to the ground with a thud.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for slaying Half-Demon at the Hua Jin Perfection. You have gained 50,000 Demon Points.]
Half-Demon!
Lu Feng sheathed his sword, glanced down at the head, and confirmed it was true.
"Brother Lu, what excellent skills you have!"
When Liu Suifeng flew after him, Lu Feng had already killed the man. He patted Lu Feng on the shoulder, his tone slightly teasing.
"However, the other party is from the Vajra Temple. Brother Lu, aren't you afraid of offending the Vajra Temple?"
"If Brother Liu isn't afraid, why should I be?"
Lu Feng wiped the blood off the knife onto his monk's robe, his tone calm.
Liu Suifeng laughed and took out a palm-sized Bagua plate from his pocket.
The Bagua plate was completely black.
He walked to a corpse, used the tip of his sword to pry open the monk's robe, took a drop of blood from the wound, and dripped it onto the Bagua plate.
The moment the blood fell onto the surface of the Bagua plate, the Tai Chi pattern in the center suddenly lit up and turned blood red.
A moment later, the red light faded, and the Bagua compass returned to normal.
"Really."
Liu Suifeng then walked to the other two corpses and did the same thing.
Three tests, three red light tests.
"Brother Liu, what is this?" Lu Feng stared at the Bagua plate.
"Demon-Detecting Disc. Specialized in detecting Half-Demon."