Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

In the county town, the dense scent of blood filled the streets and alleys.

Due to the sheer size of Old Jiaolong's corpse and the hardness of its body that axes and chisels could not dent, not even Liu Yuquan, who had achieved Condensation Elixir Completion as a Personal Adjutant General, could budge even a single scale after making an attempt.

They had no choice but to request that General Chen take charge of dividing it into chunks the size of horse carriages before transporting them to the Prefectural City.

The terrifying disturbances that had previously emanated from the Yangchun River, coupled with the piercing dragon roars, made it seem as though the heavens were collapsing and the earth splitting even within the city, leaving the populace trembling in fear and secretly speculating that the lords of the Demon-suppression Bureau had angered the Dragon King of the river, and Linjiang Prefecture was going to be completely devoured!

Little did they expect that the commotion did not last long.

In just half a day, chunks of flesh were being transported away from their sight, heading out of the city.

It was not until the Old Jiaolong's head, massive as a small hill, was hoisted high into the air, casting its shadow over the entire street. The Jiaolong's ferocious visage bared its sharp teeth, and only within its already dim eyes lurked a hint of terror.

Despite trembling from just one glance, the people of the county town couldn't help poking their heads out of their doors; the more terrified they were, the more thrilling it seemed.

From somewhere, a voice spread.

They said the Dragon King of the Yangchun River had committed a grave sin, provoking the heavens, and the River God had cast aside his splendid garments, donned armor, and with the mandate from the heavens in hand, stepped upon the waves to come here. In the clouds above, thunder gods and rain deities lent their aid, calling forth wind and rain to execute this fiend!

The Personal Adjutant General from Yushan Prefecture would never believe such foolish talk.

He tugged at the reins, staring blankly at the head of Old Jiaolong, pondering silently when Patriarch Chen had acquired such ability, and subconsciously said, "Could it be that General Chen has made further progress?"

Behind him in the carriage, a girl clad in profound armor quietly lifted the curtain and looked toward the Jiaolong's head just the same.

If there really had been progress, the old man wouldn't be sending messages to Yushan Prefecture every time something came up.

Jiang Qiulan stepped down from the carriage, and in an instant, many Demon Suppression Bureau bailiffs stopped in their tracks. Liu Yuquan, who was in charge of transporting the Jiaolong's head, approached her in a few quick strides, apologetically saying, "Lady Jiang, I wouldn't have troubled you had I known earlier."

Had I known earlier?

Jiang Qiulan slightly turned, her gaze landing on the cracked wound on the Jiaolong's forehead.

This wound did correspond with the Heavy Iron Hammer Ability.

But the level of skill did not match.

With General Chen's strength, how could he possibly break into the hardest part of a Condensation Elixir Completion Great Demon's body?

Yet, Brother You and Jiang Yuanhua would not likely borrow each other's weapons.

At this thought, Jiang Qiulan withdrew her gaze, "Where's the other?"

"General Chen is still resting," responded Liu Yuquan, a bit helplessly. The person who killed the Jiaolong hadn't even disturbed his breathing in the least, yet it was old Patriarch Chen, responsible for dissecting the corpse, who was gasping for air out of exhaustion.

Jiang Qiulan shook her head, speaking softly, "I mean Shen Yi."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuquan was clearly taken aback, for he had personally passed on the encrypted message. Due to the haste in which it was sent, it only described the urgency of the situation and didn't mention the presence of General Shen, "How did you know..."

"I guessed."

Jiang Qiulan couldn't think of anyone else in Qingzhou with such strength, but issues as strange as this, attributing them all to Shen Yi, would probably not be wrong.

After all, since Shen Yi arrived in Qingzhou from Baiyun County, these peculiar incidents suddenly became much more frequent.

"..."

Liu Yuquan suddenly realized something; although Lady Jiang always maintained a reserved disposition, she still treated everyone with politeness.

But she had just now directly dropped the formalities, omitting the names. She had only gone to the Capital City with General Shen, yet they had become this familiar?

"General Shen is still hunting the remnants after slaying the Jiaolong," Liu Yuquan continued, looking moved.

The shores belonged to the Great Qian Dynasty's jurisdiction, but the Yangchun River Aquatic Race had existed even longer than the Great Qian Dynasty, with a large part of the demons probably having never set foot on land in their lives.

General Shen's actions were far from mere garrison duty for a prefecture.

This is clearly about expanding the territory for the Great Qian Dynasty.

"Thank you, I know now."

Jiang Qiulan lightly nodded her head and took steps towards the riverbank outside the county city.

...

The vast river flowed endlessly, quickly washing away the dark red tinge on its surface.

Shen Yi leapt out of the water and returned to the village.

His eyes held a trace of disappointment.

Perhaps it was because things had been going too smoothly before that he had the mistaken belief that demons were everywhere. It was only when he actually got into the water to search that he realized without the help of any traceable aura, it was no different from looking for a needle in a haystack.

"If I were a demon from the Yangchun River..." Chen Qiankun began, suddenly noticing that the young man's eyes sparkled with interest, looking over with great enthusiasm.

"I mean, if... demons have brains too, they would sense something amiss and know to flee," the old master wiped his sweat, completely unaware of where the other party's zeal was coming from.

The waters were calm and the counties were peaceful—this was clearly a cause for celebration. Yet Shen Yi didn't seem very happy.

"Now the Howling Moon Demon King has only fifteen major demons under his command," Chen Qiankun said with a relaxed expression. Qingzhou had thirteen Demon-suppression Great Generals and three Golden Bell Demon Catchers. The number of powerful figures had certainly exceeded the number of demons.

"Twelve," Shen Yi sighed.

Chen Qiankun was slightly startled. Could it be that his General Shen was late because he had dealt with three more along the way?

This was absolutely astounding.

But what was there to sigh about?

If the situation was truly as he said, this was not just a matter of a few less major demons but a complete turnaround in circumstances. Xiao Yue would no longer dare to infringe upon Qingzhou, and all the remaining great demons would retreat!

The only thing left now was the contest between Jiang Qiulan and the little Demon King... No, Shen Yi must be included as well!

Before any one of these three makes a breakthrough, Qingzhou will enjoy a peace that it hasn't seen in hundreds of years.

"I never imagined that someone would appear out of nowhere and solve the demon calamity in Qingzhou with his own strength, leaving us old folks with nothing to do," Chen Qiankun said as he stared at the river surface, full of emotion: "Thank you."

He withdrew his gaze: "What do you plan to do next?"

Shen Yi lightly placed his hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist: "I plan to have you send messages to the other prefectural cities for me, asking if there are any other demon sightings."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qiankun remained silent for a long while.

It had always been him asking for assistance from Yushan Prefecture; he never expected there would come a time when Linjiang Prefecture could spare the effort to help the other prefectural cities, and all at once, for eleven prefectures.

The thought was so exciting it was nearly unbearable.

However...

"I have a question and I'm not sure whether I should ask it or not."

"I am not the River God."

"That's not what I wanted to ask."

Chen Qiankun massaged his forehead: "I just feel that you are always so busy, and your spirit is becoming increasingly tense. Could there be a problem? Have you considered settling down, finding a suitable woman to comfort you a bit?"

He turned his head: "Do you have any candidates in mind? I happen to be free at the moment, and I could help you look. What do you think of Qiu Lan? She might seem cold and indifferent, and not particularly caring, but she is indeed the most beautiful woman in Qingzhou."

"I think you might get beaten up."
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Shen Yi glanced at him, then slowly turned around.

The girl standing silently outside the village, clad in profound armor, was valiant and heroic.