Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

In the dimly lit River God Temple,

the tall statue was shrouded in shadow, its kind face now sharing a hint of eeriness.

The plump woman in a green robe lay sprawled atop the offering table, her hands tightly gripping the edges, causing the whole table, along with the statue, to violently shake with the heaving of her body.

With her neck stretched high and her veins bulging, the fat accumulated on her face scarcely obscured her regular features, which bore a seven-tenths resemblance to the statue.

"Heh!"

But unlike the amiability of the River God, her features now twisted, her eyes rolled back, breathing with difficulty, exuding a ferocious aura!

Behind her, a young man with a slightly immature face glared fiercely. Bare-chested, his back was covered with patchy black scales, countless scars crusted over in dark red, spread across his body like spider webs.

The most striking feature was the small horn the thickness of a little finger on his forehead.

The young man fixed his gaze on the statue of the River God, his mouth splitting open to reveal a set of snowy white fangs: "Is that you?"

"It's me!"

With a long sigh from the woman, the horned youth trembled slightly, grabbed her head, and slammed it hard against the table.

He then bit into her neck, and as the blood gushed, he swallowed greedily.

With each gulp, the wounds on his body healed a bit more.

The plump woman's body convulsed, yet her face brimmed with longing, as if being devoured was some sort of tremendous honor.

"Tch! It tastes fishy."

The youth's brows twitched as he wiped the corners of his lips, seemingly dissatisfied: "I want the Precious Medicine!"

The bodies of martial artists contain the richest essence of heaven and earth, undoubtedly the Precious Medicines.

The River God stood up, panting as she straightened her clothes, then gently touched the wound on her neck, a look of adoration mixed with a hint of fear: "The Precious Medicines have arrived, better than last time. There are five in total, with two from the Jade Liquid Boundary, young and delicious. I will not let them escape, I'll make sure you're satisfied."

"The usual rules, the two are mine."

The young man raised an eyebrow: "You just need to help me hold one of them, and the remaining three from the Initial Realm are yours as a reward."

"This servant dares not." The River God quickly shook her head, her aura still thick, yet her posture subservient.

Hearing this, the young man reached out and twisted her face: "Take what's given to you as a reward."

"Off you go," he waved his hand dismissively. Enjoy exclusive chapters from empire

"Yes!" The River God, dragging her weakened body, walked outside.

...

Bamboo Strip Courtyard.

The young widow gingerly ladled soup into the bowl.

Since that incident, the madman's crazed expression had somewhat faded, quietly shrinking into a corner outside, sipping fish broth in small sips.

Shen Yi sat in the courtyard, chewing on the bland fish meat.

He swallowed earnestly, as if wishing to dissolve every bit of the fish's nutrients into his stomach.

If he wasn't mistaken,

from the moment they entered the village, they'd been watched by demons.

Danger could come at any time.

Just a moment of inattention might lead to a disappearance without a trace, like the few Demon-suppression Marshals from before, not even getting a chance to send their waist tokens back to Qingzhou.

"Well, look at that. I searched everywhere for you, and here you are, sneaking a bite to eat."

Li Mujin strolled leisurely into the courtyard.

Seeing another Demon Suppression Marshal, and a charmingly beautiful girl, the young widow wisely took her bowl and left the courtyard to sit at the doorway with the madman.

"Is it tasty?"

Li Mujin curiously looked over the young man.

Although she didn't believe he could truly beat Fang Heng, merely managing to make him give ground already proved Shen Yi's exceptional nature, surely no mere Initial Realm Warrior.

Additionally, given this was his first mission, his composure was even steadier than her own brother's.

Fearless because of inexperience?

Regardless, even if he hadn't experienced the ferocity of demons, such courage was exceptional indeed.

"Remind the others to stay vigilant, not to get separated. There are demons in the village."

Shen Yi swallowed the last piece of fish meat and looked up.

"What?"

Li Mujin paused, slightly taken aback, then chuckled: "Look at you, giving orders now..."

But before she could finish, under Shen Yi's serious gaze, she unconsciously dropped her smile: "Understood, I'll go notify them immediately."

She didn't ask how he came by the information.

As experienced Demon Suppression Marshals, they had to prepare for even the slightest possibility.

"..."

Just as Li Mujin turned, a trace of confusion flickered in her eyes.

Then, a fishy, black wind arose out of nowhere. In an instant, it swept through the sky and headed straight towards the outskirts of the village!

The two who had been seated at the door just moments ago were now nowhere to be seen.

"Don't wander off, go inform Xin Han!"

Li Mujin reacted extremely quickly, her usual laziness disappearing from her eyes, without the slightest hesitation she drew her short sword and followed suit.

Daring to provoke the Demon-suppression Bureau right to their face, the audacity of it was simply too blatant!

Her figure suddenly shot across the muddy path, covering dozens of zhang in a single breath.

At that moment, Li Mujin caught something in the corner of her eye and her expression changed subtly.

She saw a black robe billowing and hair brushing lightly against the air as Shen Yi, expressionless, held the Black Knife even quicker than herself by a fraction!

"Why are you rushing up?! You run pretty fast."

Li Mujin held her breath, watching the silhouette of black wind drill into the small hillside woods by the river.

With the enhancement of the Jade Liquid Boundary cultivation, the vast aura within her grew even more restless.

"I already told you to go inform them. Clearly, the opponent is a Great Demon at the Jade Liquid level, you being anxious won't be of any help."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Mujin suddenly sensed an ominous feeling and turned around to look.

Outside the fishing village, the Yangchun River roared, lifting waves ten zhang high.

Atop the wave, a woman in green, with bare feet, stood poised.

Like the rumored River God who could easily engulf the entire village with the sweep of a hand.

"Damn it!"

Looking at that familiar figure.

Though she couldn't understand why the other had suddenly given up their four-hundred-year-long peaceful life.

But the last bit of luck in Li Mujin's heart quickly faded away.

Shen Yi had guessed it right; it was not only a demon but also a demon who had come prepared.

She looked back at the small woods only to see that both the black wind and Shen Yi had vanished without a trace in the moment she was distracted.

"....."

"It's over."

Her teeth clenched tightly, her breathing grew rapid; she had handled so many affairs for the Demon-suppression Bureau, how could she have made such an oversight?

And that boy, he couldn't possibly have also run a bit too fast!

Where did he get such boldness?

.....

"Whew."

Shen Yi adjusted his breath, the White Ape's Serpent Play being fully exerted at its peak.

Climbing mountains was as easy as walking on flat ground, even faster than before.

He noticed Li Mujin falling behind and also saw the terrifying signs from the Yangchun River.

His thoughts wavered but quickly stabilized.

This was an ambush against the Demon Suppression Marshal, likely intending to separate the Li siblings and then defeat them one by one.

Shen Yi was not one to act impulsively.

On the contrary, his thoughts right now were incredibly clear.

If the River God really was a late-stage Jade Liquid Boundary demon, even the combined effort of the Li siblings might not be enough, let alone facing the black wind who was also a Jade Liquid Boundary demon.

In such a situation, even if five people were to gather, it would be meaningless; one would eventually have to face this fiend alone.

The two beasts had everything calculated. The reason for the unnecessary move was probably just to minimize the chances of injury, that's all.

And himself, he was the only variable.

Shen Yi couldn't care less about the villagers or whether the Li siblings could defeat the River God. In this life-and-death crisis, any hesitation could lead to a grave without a body.

He forced himself to focus on the present.

Only by beheading the demon in front of him could he fight for that sole chance of survival.

In that case—

The black blade was unsheathed, tightly grasped by slender fingers, as the mountain wind howled, tugging at the ink-black robe.

Shen Yi, holding the Black Blade, gradually halted his steps.

Watching the black wind disperse, revealing a figure covered with black scales.

"....."

Upon seeing Shen Yi's countenance, Jiao Feng dropped the two unconscious individuals in his hands, his demeanor growing increasingly agitated: "Why are you the one who followed? You think you're worthy?!"

It hadn't expected that the first to catch up would be an Initial Realm Warrior.

This meant that the River God would have to deal with two Jade Liquid Boundary Colonels at the same time.

Yet, there wasn't the slightest worry in Jiao Feng's eyes, only impatience and dissatisfaction... Impatience at not being able to quickly kill that young woman and taste her fresh and vital blood.

And the dissatisfaction was straightforward.

The Colonel before it was too weak, so weak in comparison to those Precious Medicines that he couldn't even stir its appetite.

As a Jiao dragon, not everything had the privilege of being devoured by it.