Starting as The Young Master of A Pharmacy, He Trained Swordsmanship in Seclusion For Twenty Years - Chapter 114

It was no exaggeration to say that the flesh and blood of a single Blood Refining realm martial artist was more valuable than devouring everyone in an entire town.

Yao Feng sat atop his horse, galloping swiftly along the official road. The direction he was headed was towards Taihe County, which bordered Fenglin County. Right now, he couldn’t afford to worry about anything else; he could only gamble with his life. He was betting that the Mystic Envoy was already rushing here without delay. If his timing was correct, the Mystic Envoy should have already arrived in Taihe County by now. In other words, Yao Feng was using his own safety as bait to lure the two demonic beasts towards a meeting with the Mystic Envoy.

“Dammit, these two beasts are too fast!”

Yao Feng’s body shuddered as he sensed the two terrifying gazes fixed on him from behind. The horse beneath him also seemed to perceive the immense terror pursuing them, a feeling akin to being hunted by a natural predator. So, without even needing Yao Feng’s urging, the horse’s galloping legs seemed about to leap into the air and fly. Its speed was, for now, not the least bit inferior to the two Great Demons chasing them.

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At the border of Taihe County, on the official road, two steeds that looked light and graceful shot forward like black lightning under the silvery moonlight, shattering the night’s tranquility. In their wake, they churned up rolling clouds of yellow dust, which were then gently smoothed away by the breeze, leaving only two deep hoofprints pressed into the earth.

The riders on these two horses were none other than Lu Xuan and Zhao Sheng!

Suddenly, a sharp bird cry came from the sky in the distance. A black dot appeared in the sky before the two men, continuously growing larger until it revealed its full form.

Under the faint moonlight, Zhao Sheng clearly saw the bird’s appearance and immediately exclaimed, “Mystic Envoy! It’s the Black Mystical Bird!”

Hearing this, Lu Xuan looked up at the sky and extended his right hand. His five fingers gently clenched in the void, and instantly, a violently vibrating vortex of Gang Energy materialized in his palm. The Black Mystical Bird in the sky, as if pulled by some terrifying attractive force, hurtled towards Lu Xuan’s right hand at an even greater speed.

After grasping the bird in his hand, Lu Xuan swiftly used his other hand to retrieve the small note tied to its leg.

Great Demons in Silverstone Town!

That was all the note said—just those five words. Though brief, Lu Xuan understood their meaning perfectly.

Immediately, Lu Xuan pulled on the reins, halting his horse’s forward charge. Zhao Sheng, seeing this, reacted quickly and reined in his own horse as well.

Then, Lu Xuan, his brow furrowed, gazed at the distant sky and spoke. “Too slow. Zhao Sheng, those two Great Demons have already appeared in Silverstone Town. How far are we from Silverstone Town from our current position?”

Zhao Sheng heard the question and answered meticulously, “Reporting to the Mystic Envoy, our current position is at the border of Taihe County. It’s approximately two hours’ journey to Silverstone Town.”

“Two hours?” Lu Xuan murmured.

In two hours, the entire population of Silverstone Town probably wouldn’t be enough to fill the gaps between those two Great Demons’ teeth. By the time he arrived, the two demons would likely be long gone.

Lu Xuan then raised his right hand and looked at the Black Mystical Bird he held. The bird, sensing Lu Xuan’s gaze, trembled slightly, its small eyes shifting nervously. It seemed afraid of him.

Before leaving the prefectural city, Deputy He had told him that the Black Mystical Birds possessed a spark of intelligence and could understand human speech.

“Take me to the one who released you,” Lu Xuan commanded.

With that, he opened his hand. The Black Mystical Bird, as if understanding his words, flapped its wings and soared into the sky. Locking his perception onto the bird, Lu Xuan activated the Gang Energy within his body. He transformed into a series of afterimages, vanishing like a ghost from Zhao Sheng’s sight.

Since the horses were too slow, he had no choice but to utilize his Gang Energy, augmenting his Wind-Chasing Steps to travel. Although this method of travel would consume a significant amount of energy, his speed would far exceed normal imagination. At Lu Xuan’s current speed, a journey that would take the Divine Wind steeds two hours could be covered in less than one!

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“Hehehe!”
“Human martial artist!”
“Nowhere to run!”

The two Great Demon foxes, seeing Yao Feng getting closer and closer, had huge eyes glowing with a bloodthirsty red light. Yao Feng, of course, heard their voices.

He could sense that the horse beneath him was on the verge of exhaustion. “No good, the horse’s stamina is almost completely depleted.”

Seeing the situation for what it was, Yao Feng leaped from the saddle. The horse’s legs could no longer support its body, and it crashed heavily to the ground. Yao Feng circulated the vital energy throughout his body, erupting with terrifying power as he sprinted forward.

However, it wasn’t long before the two Great Demons caught up to him. In the face of Inner Energy realm demonic beasts, Yao Feng’s power was as insignificant as an ant’s.

A claw strike that tore through the air swept towards him, carrying a Yin Evil energy that felt piercingly cold. Yao Feng sensed this terrifying attack and twisted his body sharply to the side.

Rip!

The next moment, the sound of flesh tearing rang out. Unable to dodge completely, a deep, bone-chilling wound was carved into Yao Feng’s back.

Yao Feng cried out in pain, his body tumbling to the ground from the impact before he scrambled back to his feet with extreme speed. The wound on his back sizzled, emitting intense white vapor. Blood poured from the gash, quickly soaking the clothes on his entire back and down his legs.

“Such powerful Demonic Evil energy!” Yao Feng thought, watching as the two Great Demon foxes completely surrounded him. A trickle of fear welled up in his heart. The Demonic Evil energy left by the claw strike was rampaging through his body, wreaking havoc on his vital energy.

“It’s so cold!” He hadn’t felt such a Yin coldness since breaking through to the Blood Refining realm.

“Die!” one of the demons hissed.

Seizing a moment when the two Great Demons seemed slightly distracted, Yao Feng drew a large blade from his waist. White vapor coiled around the blade—this was his final, desperate attack.

“Powerful martial artist!”
“Delicious!”

Facing Yao Feng’s last stand, the two demonic beasts didn’t take it seriously in the slightest. They simply opened their bloody maws wide, preparing to devour him whole.

But the instant they bit down with immense force, it was as if Yao Feng was made of air—there was no solid entity there at all.

In mid-air, Yao Feng’s figure gradually became illusory and then vanished completely.

An afterimage?

For the first time, a look of confusion appeared in the huge eyes of the two Great Demons. Simultaneously, they looked towards a certain direction. Two figures stood there. One of them was Yao Feng, who had just mysteriously disappeared.

“Two Great Demons,” a calm voice stated. “I didn’t expect to encounter them here.”

Yao Feng, realizing he was still alive, hurriedly looked up at the person who had saved him, standing beside him. When he saw it was a young and handsome man, his eyes filled with boundless astonishment.

“You are…?”

“Lu Xuan, Mystic Envoy of White Path Prefecture.”