Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

Dozens of demon catchers ran around the city all night, played about like headless flies.

Jiang Chengyun never doubted the abilities of his colleagues.

The only possibility was that the power disparity between them and the demon had become too great to bridge with experience.

This was also why Jiang Chengyun had lost his composure for a moment upon learning that Shen Yi had gone out to hunt the demon.

Among the three Tiger Demons, there was at least one Demon Lord.

And yet, Yong'an City appeared relatively calm, its losses not significant – nothing like a city that had been tormented by a Demon Lord all night.

Tying this with the Mountain Lord's mournful cry before its departure, there had to be a reason for everything.

"I thought I had overestimated you enough,"

Even if Jiang Chengyun was unwilling to believe it, he could only sigh, "But you still managed to surprise me even more."

At such a young age, to personally fight and kill a demon of the Condensation Elixir Realm.

It was something he didn't even dare to dream of.

"That bitter look on your face doesn't quite resemble surprise," Xiao Qiangwei said with a light lift of her brows.

"Nonsense! After preparing for so long, I didn't get a taste of the action," Jiang Chengyun said with self-deprecating laughter, his tone suddenly much more relaxed, no longer deliberately acting like a senior.

At least until he reached the Completion of Condensation Elixir, Shen Yi already had every right to be considered his equal.

He looked at the young man opposite him, "Hey, can't you be a little less cold? If it were me, by now I'd be bursting with pride and couldn't contain it. I don't believe you're truly that calm. Say something, make me feel a little better."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi raised his eyes.

The full effort of the Skyprowler Yama's Outer Elixir had an inexplicable draining effect on the spirit, and he was indeed a bit tired.

But if the other party really wanted him to speak, there was indeed one thing he wanted to inquire about.

"I want the Mountain Lord's scent, what should I exchange for it?"

This time his luck wasn't great; he hadn't been able to acquire bloodline power from the Tiger Elixir and couldn't track the other party by bloodline scent like he did with the Old Jiaolong.

As soon as he spoke, a look of astonishment crossed the smile that had just appeared on Jiang Chengyun's face.

He had been amazed by the other party slaying the keeper of the Vajra Gate, and now, right after he had started to praise the lad, Shen Yi was asking him for the Mountain Lord's scent?

"Have you lost your mind? Do you know what reaching Completion of Condensation Elixir represents? That Nascent Pill Realm Old Jiaolong you saw at Qingfeng Mountain wouldn't last a hundred rounds against this Mountain Lord."

"Furthermore..."

Jiang Chengyun's throat stuck on the name "White Deer," and he couldn't say it for a long while.

It was the nightmare of countless demon hunters; it had silently killed a Demon-suppression Great General despite their most confident intelligence information.

"Always making me ask, and when I do, you don't speak."

Shen Yi pursed his lips and leaned back in his chair again. He wasn't planning on going just yet, but since they had formed enmity, if he could not eradicate the source, he would always feel uneasy.

Seeing his reaction, Jiang Chengyun's eyes revealed a hint of embarrassment as he clenched his fists tightly, suppressing the frustration after a long while, "Without its scent, what do you want me to say?"

Just then, Xiao Qiangwei suddenly interrupted him, "Who says we didn't get it?"

She opened her palm, and from within the Golden Bell, a golden scent quietly emerged.

Staring at that wisp of scent, Jiang Chengyun's eyes twitched twice – he had clearly seen her snuff it out with her own hands.

"There's no need to be so surprised; it's just a little Precious Tool designed to deceive the eyes," Xiao Qiangwei said, her pale face breaking into a slight smile as she looked over at Shen Yi, "Not only can I give you this scent, but if you can provide accurate intelligence, I can even help you bring in a Demon-suppression Great General for support."

Jiang Chengyun had an odd expression on his face.

He had always looked down on those who relied on the elder figures, considering each Demon-suppression Great General and Golden Bell Demon Catcher had important matters to attend to – acting for personal reasons could lead to major losses for minor gains.

But Xiao Qiangwei was different; first, she relied not on an elder but on a junior, and second, eliminating the White Deer was undoubtedly one of the most pressing matters in Qingzhou.

At last... she was clearly taking advantage of Shen Yi's ignorance. What does 'accurate and error-free information' mean? If she was truly capable of that, she wouldn't need You Longtao.

"What's the condition?"

Shen Yi was not too excited, for there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

"Escort me to Black Rock Pool. I have a secret order from General You that I need to deliver to the Personal Adjutant General who garrisons that area."

As Xiao Qiangwei spoke, she covered her lips again, a trace of fresh red seeping through her fingers.

She was merely passing by, happened to see many demon catchers, and thought that since the letter was not urgent, she might join in the excitement. She hadn't expected it to turn into this.

Jiang Chengyun would definitely return to Qingzhou to report this matter to Granny A'Qian and heal his wounds, but she herself did not have that convenience.

Compared to the group of Jade Liquid Boundary demon catchers in the city, this young man named Shen Yi clearly had a much more formidable strength.

"Personal Adjutant General?"

Suddenly, Shen Yi recalled something. It was said that these people garrison a territory all year round, keeping an eye on some notorious Great Demon to deter it.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to go and take a look.

With that thought in mind, he fished out a silver bell from his waistband, idly twirling it between his fingers, "Deal."

Upon seeing the bell, Lin Rou, who had been standing quietly at the side and boredly fiddling with her fingers, suddenly widened her eyes and clenched her sleeve!

If she hadn't remembered wrong, a few days ago wasn't Jiang the elder teaching him the simplest of rules?

Xiao Qiangwei was also taken aback for a moment, staring at the beautiful silver bell, then looked doubtfully at Jiang Chengyun beside her.

"What are you looking at me for? Do you think it's not fitting?"

Jiang Chengyun gave her an annoyed glance. With Shen Yi's strength, as long as he didn't die, he would definitely be ranked among the Golden Bell Demon Catchers like himself in the future. It was just a silver bell, after all, there was no need to act so unworldly.

"That's not it."

Xiao Qiangwei withdrew her gaze and with a finger flick, she infused the golden aura of the Mountain Lord into Shen Yi's silver bell, "If you have no other matters, it would be best to leave as soon as possible."

Having said that, she stood up and walked towards the outside of the hall.

To say that she was deceiving him wasn't exactly accurate, although she indeed had the intention to tease. But the merit obtained just from this aura was enough to offset the reward for this escort mission.

"..."

Shen Yi closed his eyes, savoring the scent of the Mountain Lord, feeling a growing sense of waves in his heart.

He had yet to taste the flavor of a fully refined Demon Core.

Still too weak to enter the territory of the Demon Race.

He put the silver bell back into his waistband.

Shen Yi rose to his feet and stepped forward, but was quietly intercepted by the desperately-looking old man.

Deng Jianyuan stared at him with a trace of sentiment.

Demon catchers cared more about what realm of demon the other had slain and the formidable strength they possessed.

But the old man and the Deng family members behind him saw that Yong'an City could barely maintain a semblance of stability, and although many people inside were panic-stricken, they could still stay at home shivering, rather than being torn apart.

All this was because the youth had chosen to step out the door last night.

"Thank you, young hero, for protecting our Deng family and for protecting Yong'an City."

Deng Jianyuan bowed deeply, an attitude of great humility, with all the people behind the elder mimicking the gesture.
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"No need for thanks, it's part of my duty," Shen Yi casually waved his hand and walked out of the hall.

Apart from being a demon catcher, he also held the Demon-suppression Bureau's badge. If he wanted to play both sides, then doing double the work was only to be expected.