Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

"Fuck, jinx!"

The respect the Personal Adjutant Generals originally had for Liu Bin had already diminished by more than half.

Now that they saw the Toad Demon appear, they couldn't help but curse out loud.

The enemy was bound to die, no doubt, and they were merely following orders, possibly even with a chance to atone for crimes by rendering meritorious service.

But now, damn it, none of them should even think about leaving!

Xiao Qiangwei's expression also changed slightly, but in the blink of an eye, her eyes filled with shock and uncertainty.

The appearance of this demon lord didn't seem to be one returning for retaliation, the more she looked, the more it seemed like it was... running for its life?!

The question was, near Qingzhou, where could be safer for it than the Black Rock Pool?

Moreover, if it was fleeing, then who was chasing it?

The next moment, her gaze focused intensely on the handle of a knife protruding from the top of the Toad Demon's head, so familiar it left her somewhat disbelieving.

It was as if to confirm her thoughts.

A ripple surged, and the figure in dark clothes soared into the air, slamming a fist heavily on the knife handle!

Under that immense force, the long knife pierced straight through the Toad Demon's broad head and shot out from the other side.

The last remaining eye of the Toad Monarch was already in a daze.

Shen Yi delivered a kick midair, sending it flying away, its massive body crashing onto the hillside, terrifying gorges rumbling and spreading all around.

Xiao Qiangwei stared blankly at the sky, but then noticed the young man glancing sideways at her, as if he had something to say.

She somewhat nervously released her hold on the Demon-Suppressing Chain.

She only heard him casually say, "Do me a favor and pick up my knife, don't lose it."

Before his words even fell, the young man suddenly pounced towards the Toad Monarch again, the force between his fists falling like a violent storm.

The Toad Monarch lay sprawled on the slope, its fat body trembling violently from the pounding, head tilted, without the strength even to wriggle, yet still desperately stretching out its branch-like forelimbs to cling to the hillside, trying to escape, looking utterly pitiable.

As the young man's fingers pierced into the belly of the Toad Demon, demonic energy burst forth again, and its large belly exploded with a bang.

Dust rose, and flesh scattered across the sky.

When he reappeared, Shen Yi had already placed the Demon Core into the silver bell along with a thread of the Toad Monarch's heart-tip blood, both going into the bell.

[Slain Condensation Realm Toad Demon, total lifespan of four thousand nine hundred years, remaining lifespan of eight hundred seventy-two years, absorption complete.]

...

Xiao Qiangwei subconsciously followed his instruction, walking dazedly to the Black Knife and pulling it out.

Only when the cold sensation transmitted from her palm did she suddenly snap to her senses and sharply turned to stare at the distant figure in dark clothes, not to mention drowning in the icy pool, his clothes were even dry.

Watching Shen Yi walk casually back towards the camp, the numerous Colonels and Personal Adjutant Generals subconsciously retreated two or three zhang, exposing Liu Bin in the middle.

"Ah woo woo! Woo woo!"

Liu Bin, like an old lion, opened his bloody mouth widely, revealing a mouthful of mangled flesh and black mud.

He madly slammed his head against the ground, as if trying to dispel the illusion before his eyes with this action.

How could anyone come out of Black Rock Pool alive? How could anyone kill the Toad Monarch so effortlessly?

If what was happening before his eyes was real, then what was the point of his years of garrisoning!

Xiao Qiangwei hurried back, handed over the Black Knife, and looked up at that handsome face, which she had seen for several days, yet now felt more foreign than ever.

She had many questions she wanted to ask, but it all came down to a dazed, "Are you alright?"

Shen Yi casually sheathed the long knife, glancing at her wrist, "Can this injury be treated easily?"

He had only intended to ask this woman to help cover him, never expecting her to fight so desperately.

"No problem."

Xiao Qiangwei slightly hid her ghastly, skeletal wrist behind her back, "Return to Tingyang County. General You has many physicians, and Precious Medicines are not in short supply."

"The Demon is mine, he is yours. I can help escort."

Shen Yi was not a petty man. The other party had exerted quite a bit of effort, so the merit that should be divided must be shared.
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Now that there were no Demons in this place, there was naturally no need for the people from the Demon-suppression Bureau to stay here any longer. They would all be escorted back to Tingyang County together. A Nascent Pill Realm Demon and a Nascent Pill Realm's Personal Adjutant General should be roughly equivalent in terms of merit.

In just a few words, Liu Bin found himself turned into a "merit" akin to the Demon, casually allotted by the young man with unequivocal neatness.

Xiao Qiangwei slightly pursed her lips and said softly, "General You would probably be very pleased to make the acquaintance of an expert like you."

Quietly, her assessment of Shen Yi had shifted from the "favored child of heaven" to a more humble and unadorned "expert."

The former still needed growth, while the latter was already capable of standing on their own.

Seeing Shen Yi nodding and showing signs of leaving, Xiao Qiangwei, after hesitating for a long time, couldn't help but ask, "How did you manage to defeat the Toad Demon in the Black Stone Pond?"

"..."

Shen Yi thought for a moment, then said indifferently, "Body Refining is like this, if you don't refine, you won't understand."

Xiao Qiangwei tugged at the corner of her mouth, but did not pursue the question further. The two had not known each other for long, and asking such a question was quite presumptuous in itself. Every demon hunter has their own trump card abilities that they keep close to their chest, revealing them casually could mean losing a chance to save one's life.

Had she not been so shockingly astounded, she would not have asked at all.

At least he was willing to give a perfunctory reply, which indicated that their relationship had improved a lot compared to before.

"Rest for the night, and we'll set off tomorrow."

Shen Yi walked back the way they had come.

The various generals and colonels followed obediently behind, also pulling Liu Bin along with them. The old general followed listlessly, not daring to cast any resentful glances at the figure ahead.

Xiao Qiangwei quietly followed as well.

In his presence, even a caution like "the night breeds many dreams" seemed superfluous.

The precondition of a cornered dog jumping over a wall is that it must at least be a dog.

Whether it was Liu Bin, these Demon Suppression Bureau bailiffs, or even herself, they likely couldn't stir up any waves in the hands of the young man.

The group returned to the wooden hut.

Even though they knew that by the next day, they would be escorted back to Tingyang County,

the three generals still respectfully boiled water and made tea for Officer Shen, and then quietly withdrew.

Once alone in the hut,

Shen Yi reached out and took out the Toad Demon's inner core, feeling somewhat moved.

This Demon Core was actually larger than the one from the Qingfeng Mountain Jiao Monarch, and it could replenish at least seventy-five percent of the Fiendish External Elixir.

The cultivation contained within this one core could match the three cores of the previous Condensation Realm Tiger Demon.

He summoned the panel with his divine consciousness.

[Remaining lifespan of the Demon: 2,465 years]

[Condensation Elixir. Immortal Demon Nine Molt (Rare): Entry-Level]

If his estimation wasn't wrong, after the third molt, it would be the Minor Achievement Realm. By that time, even without relying on the Fiendish External Elixir and without Xiao Qiangwei's assistance, he himself would truly be able to overpower any Nascent Pill Realm Demon.

Shen Yi swallowed the Toad Demon's core and began to channel the Demon's lifespan into his martial arts.

[In the first year, you plan to undergo your third transformation. Before that, you deftly channel the intention of death and begin to exterminate the residual consciousness of the Mountain Lord within you.]

Just as he had previously eradicated the Jiao Monarch's consciousness, it was necessary to completely obliterate it in order for its divine skills and strength to truly become his own.

Detaining a Demon within oneself can also be understood as nurturing a Demon inside the body.

Nurturing a Great Demon that does not have a physical form and is purely condensed from cultivation, but possesses consciousness all the same.

If he did not exterminate it, it could pose a danger to himself.