Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses - Chapter 675 - 612: Hunting Demons, Energy Acquisition (Combined - )
Chapter 675: Chapter 612: Hunting Demons, Energy Acquisition (Combined Chapter)
“When we first entered Tianyuan, we were assigned fixed guard areas and tasked with clearing out all demons in this place.
If we are negligent or lax, we’ll be expelled from the Shisu District by the Trench Patrol Guests.
Even if the Trench Patrol Guests from other districts find out, they won’t welcome us, which means we won’t be able to establish ourselves in Tianyuan in the future.
This is the duty of all cultivators who come in, even their Demon Clan faces the same.” Elder Gui explained.
Then, he began to educate the newcomers, Lou Yi and Uncle He, about information related to demons.
“There are mainly three places where demons frequently appear.
First is the underground fissure, but the demons that come out of the fissure are generally few and easier to deal with.
Second is the demon lair, often embedded in the mountains, bottomless, and rarely are people brave enough to enter.
Third is the dark swamp, a mysterious black lake formed from unknown liquids, which can corrode metal. Masses of demons emerge from the bottom of the lake, requiring a very strong team to suppress.”
“Our team is responsible for clearing the demons scattered from a demon lair.”
After Elder Gui finished speaking, he took out two red wooden Magic Swords with spherical white crystals embedded in the sword bodies, emitting a faint light.
“These are special magical artifacts for exorcising, made from peachwood over five hundred years old.
Embedded with rare Yang-line crystals, they are quite effective against demons.
Demons are extremely Yin and evil; ordinary attributes are ineffective against them.”
After saying this, he handed the two Magic Swords to Lou Yi and Uncle He.
Lou Yi took it in hand, feeling the warm energy emanating from the Magic Sword.
It radiated through his body from outside to inside, making his internal organs feel warm, and all fatigue seemed to vanish.
“The first magical artifact our team gives the newcomer is free.
Once it’s worn out, you’ll have to buy it yourself with Spirit Stones or other treasures.”
Lou Yi was curious: “I wonder who to buy from?”
“You can buy from the Trench Patrol Guests, but the price is not cheap.
There are also itinerant merchants traveling between major districts of Tianyuan, specializing in our trade.”
“These Magic Swords are not Flying Swords; controlling them is too exhausting for Spiritual Essence and Divine Sense.” Uncle He frowned.
“They are not meant for you to clear out demons but to protect yourself.” Lin Xuan, the young leader, said.
“Ah?” Uncle He listened, eyes wide with surprise.
“Here, this is the Ningxin Pill; remember to take it when demons appear.” Elder Gui then handed Lou Yi and Uncle He a dull gray elixir.
The six members of the team immediately set off under Lin Xuan’s leadership.
The world was filled with gray mist that obscured vision, and beneath their feet was hard and warm rock.
Occasionally, unidentified clusters of red and black smoke drifted through the air, with a unique smell of sulphur and decaying food filling their nostrils.
The scenery in Tianyuan was very monotonous and dull.
The team consistently moved at a pace likened to galloping horses, neither fast nor slow. About half an hour later, they arrived at their destination.
In front of them was an imposing mountain whose peak couldn’t be seen.
There was a dark and rough rectangular cave entrance two zhang long and one zhang high, where the inside was not visible, which was the demon lair they were meant to clear.
On each side three chi from the cave entrance, there were tightly and intricately carved patterns.
At this moment, the lines on the patterns began to move slowly, with a tendency to accelerate.
“It’s coming.” Lin Xuan took out a scroll similar to this pattern, with a faint red light emanating from it.
Seeing this, Lou Yi understood why the leader could know about the demons’ arrival promptly.
He then saw Lin Xuan, Elder Gui, the yellow-faced man Qin Dong, and Ding Shiniang.
Each held a jade-white Array Plate, standing at the four corners outside the demon lair in a four-symbol formation, chanting while executing complex hand gestures with the other hand.
As they filled the plates with immense Spiritual Essence, a dazzling blue-purple beam shot out from each Array Plate, stopping ten zhang above the ground.
Then, they connected into four straight lines in the air, spreading into a plane, instantly forming a translucent light blue cubic cage that firmly sealed the demon lair.
Aside from one side of the mountain, the other five sides of the cage occasionally had faint round patterns emerging and disappearing.
’Is it the lightning array? These four people holding the Array Plates can each be seen as an Array Base.’
Lou Yi realized this, mind racing.
With the initial Perfection of understanding arrays, he naturally recognized it as a lightning-related attack symbol.
Moments later, from deep within the demon lair, a bizarre sound akin to a baby’s cry echoed.
Then, a wisp of extremely faint green smoke drifted out, hardly visible to ordinary eyes due to its subtlety.
The green smoke quickly flew forward but immediately hit one of the walls of the cubic cage.
The wall reacted to the stimulus, instantly transforming from a inconspicuous translucent state to a luminous blue, becoming noticeable.
Circular patterns on its surface suddenly lit up, and blue arcs about a foot long appeared, striking the green smoke.
“Ah!!!”
A piercing scream echoed as the green smoke was instantly dispersed, emitting a crackling sound.
Its volume rapidly decreased and soon vanished, as if ignited into ashes.
Unprepared, Uncle He felt a slight depression in his heart, and his mood suddenly became agitated.
At the same time, a charred, rancid smell wafted over, difficult to completely filter even through the array, causing nausea.
