Chapter 387 - 329: Escort Mission: Target Blood Rock (Part 2)

As they walked, quite a few Demon Fiends were astonished by Chu Xianyi’s aura.

The fluctuations of Demon Sense transmissions could be faintly detected in the surroundings.

Xu Chang’an, who cultivated Divine Techniques, possessed astonishing perception and could vaguely intercept some fragments of the information.

“What a beautiful Fairy!”

“That young man… what incredible luck!”

“Tch. That kid has a calm aura and is only at the Late-stage Void Refining Realm. One look and you can tell he’s not some peerless expert. I have no idea how he got so lucky as to be in the company of such a Fairy!”

“If that kid dies on this mission, I wonder who will get lucky with a Fairy like that!?”

“…”

And so on.

Xu Chang’an glanced at the few Demon Fiends who were chattering away with particular enthusiasm.

His body continued to move forward, but he kept his head turned in one direction.

Just as the few Demon Fiends noticed him, Xu Chang’an suddenly broke into a meaningful grin.

Then, he led Chu Xianyi straight away.

“Damn, could he hear what we were talking about?”

“No way. We were communicating with Demon Sense. Even someone at the Unity Realm wouldn’t know!”

“That’s true, but that young man… it felt like he could hear us!”

“He was probably just guessing!”

“…”

…

After returning to their cave residence, Xu Chang’an and Chu Xianyi sat at a stone table, a pot of Spirit Wine placed before them.

‘Time to look at this mission!’

Xu Chang’an’s Demon Sense reached out, probing into his Demon Monster Medal.

A stream of information began pouring into his mind.

‘A Tier Two escort mission!’

‘Depart from Kongchen Demon City in Su Fang Province, Kunpeng Land, and travel to Yangmou Demon City in Xi Chi Province, Blood Rock Land!’

‘The route passes through Ten Thousand Demons Province, Anlei Province…’

‘Estimated mission duration: three thousand years!’

‘Mission reward: eight thousand Spirit Crystals!’

‘Client information: Blood Corpse Commerce!’

‘…’

As the information continued to flow in, Xu Chang’an’s understanding of the mission grew.

This was an ultra-long-distance escort mission that involved crossing continents.

The journey would cross two continents, one sea domain, and a total of twenty-one provinces.

It started from Kunpeng Land, crossed the Star Sea Domain, and ended on Blood Rock Land.

The distance was so vast that even with a Spiritual Boat traveling at full speed, a one-way trip would take three thousand years.

Xu Chang’an hadn’t spent this long on the road for a single mission in all his years of cultivation.

By comparison, the price of eight thousand Spirit Crystals was certainly no small amount.

In just three thousand years, one could earn enough Spirit Crystals for more than half a Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure.

For a Demon Fiend at the Late-stage Void Refining Realm, this rate of accumulating wealth was undoubtedly terrifying.

A typical Late-stage Void Refining cultivator would only use Top-Grade Spiritual Treasures.

By completing a few more missions like this, one could accumulate a full set of Spiritual Treasures for offense, defense, and escape.

Having finished reviewing the mission details, Xu Chang’an opened his eyes and looked at Chu Xianyi.

“Yangmou Demon City isn’t far from the Lingya Mountain Range. Our luck is good!”

A faint smile graced Chu Xianyi’s face.

The Lingya Mountain Range was where the fated opportunity with the Thunder Beast Kuiniu was located.

It was also the Underworld the two of them wanted to reach.

“Yeah! Our luck is good!”

Xu Chang’an was also very happy.

“According to the mission description, the Blood Corpse Commerce is a famous chamber of commerce in Bone Demon Province. Due to an adjustment in their business, the guild is relocating to Blood Rock Land to continue its development.”

“As a very famous commercial power in the province, Blood Corpse Commerce travels between various provinces and major Demon Cities. They should have a formidable guard force of their own. Yet, for this cross-continental relocation, they’ve also hired a large number of Demon Fiends.”

“Blood Corpse Commerce has operated in Bone Demon Province for countless years, and now they’re undertaking such a large-scale relocation. I’m afraid there’s some hidden story behind this.”

“There’s one more thing. Here in Kongchen Demon City, they’re only recruiting to supplement their Demon Fiend guards. This isn’t the first time they’ve posted this escort mission. It’s obvious that quite a few Demon Fiends have already died along the way. Otherwise, they wouldn’t need to post the mission again to make up for the losses.”

“Logically, with Blood Corpse Commerce’s own strength, plus the Demon Fiend guards, they shouldn’t encounter much danger. But the fact is, many Demon Fiends have died! There’s something strange about all this. I believe we should be extremely careful.”

Chu Xianyi analyzed the situation with extreme calm.

Xu Chang’an listened quietly, thinking that Chu Xianyi had a point.

“In that case… why don’t we…”

Xu Chang’an suggested an idea.

Although on the surface he was only at the Late-stage Void Refining Realm, he had actually stepped into the Mid-stage Unity Realm, and his combat power was far superior to a Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend.

He might not even be that far off from a Qinyuan Level Demon Fiend.

Logically, his ability to protect himself should be extremely strong.

But with the mission being so strange, he had to be on guard.

However, weakness has never been the only reason for a quick death.

Arrogance is.

Xu Chang’an had always valued his life above all else.

So even though his combat power was far greater than a Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend’s, he would still handle this with caution and leave no room for error.

A dozen breaths later, Xu Chang’an and Chu Xianyi finished their discussion and settled on a plan.

The Blood Corpse Commerce mission would remain posted in Kongchen Demon City for some time to attract enough Demon Fiends.

“In three months, we will assemble thirty li outside the Demon City and depart on time!”

Xu Chang’an and Chu Xianyi drained their cups of Spirit Wine in one go, then each returned to their Meditation Room to cultivate.

After returning to his Meditation Room, Xu Chang’an didn’t study his Alchemy Skill but instead focused on condensing the Bloodline vortex.

Three months passed in a flash.

「Outside Kongchen Demon City, on a small hill」

Though it was called a small hill, that was only in comparison to the colossal mountains in the Great Realm, which often reached tens of thousands of zhang in height.

At this moment, numerous members of the Demon Race were gathered on the hill.

Most of these demons had humanoid forms, though many still retained some of their demonic features.

There was a wide variety of them.

These members of the Demon Race all wore Demon Monster Medals; without exception, they were all Demon Fiends.

WHOOSH!

A streak of light flashed by, and a stunningly beautiful figure appeared on the hill, attracting the gazes of the many Demon Fiends.

This gorgeous figure was none other than Chu Xianyi.

Chu Xianyi gave the crowd a cold, indifferent sweep of her eyes before walking to an open spot and standing there quietly.

“What a beautiful Fairy!”

“Hiss~ What an exceptional aura, as cold and remote as the moon! What a beautiful demoness!”

“She’s an Yingzhao-level Demon Fiend! Steel Demon, you’ve got a shot!”

“Hahaha… Come on, let’s go talk to her?”

“Alright!”

A few Demon Fiends in the crowd were communicating with each other via Demon Sense.

Although these Demon Fiends had taken human form, their bodies were much taller than average.

Their humanoid forms stood a full zhang tall.

Judging by the Demon Monster Medals they wore, they were Iron-Cracking Level Demon Fiends.

The Demon Fiends had only made it halfway, just as they were about to hit on Chu Xianyi.

A mass of gray mist appeared in the sky.

The gray mist seemed to move slowly, but it descended upon the hill at an incredible speed.

The gray mist slowly dispersed, revealing five figures.

These five figures had stern, square faces and a rock-like hardness about them. Looking at their faces, they were completely identical.

“The Five Brothers of the Snow-Patterned Cyan Gang Demon Slaughter!”

Seeing the five figures appear so suddenly, the few Iron-Cracking Level Demon Fiends who had been walking toward Chu Xianyi froze in their tracks.

The Five Brothers of the Snow-Patterned Cyan Gang Demon Slaughter.

Legend had it they were formed from a Snow Patterned Cyan Gang Stone that had absorbed the essence of the sun and moon and cultivated for countless years before Becoming a Demon.

Any one of the five brothers was a Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend.

Although, taken individually, none of the brothers was considered particularly strong among Ji Meng Level Demon Fiends.

However, the five brothers’ minds were linked, and with their Battle Array, their combined strength was enough to rival a Qinyuan Level Demon Fiend!

This display of power made the few Iron-Cracking Level Demon Fiends abandon their earlier intentions to make a pass at her.

The appearance of the Five Brothers of the Snow-Patterned Cyan Gang Demon Slaughter silenced the many Demon Fiends on the hill.

The five brothers stood motionless with cold, emotionless expressions, like unyielding boulders.

As time passed, more Demon Fiends arrived one after another.

Yingzhao Level, Iron-Cracking Level, Shangyang Level…

The weakest among them were at least Yingzhao-level Demon Fiends.

WHOOSH!

A streak of cyan light flashed and landed on the hill, revealing a fair-faced young man with rosy lips and white teeth.

‘I’m here!’

The young man glanced around at the scene and grinned.

Most of the Demon Fiends merely glanced at Xu Chang’an’s arrival. Seeing he was an Yingzhao-level Demon Fiend, they paid him no further mind.

A few couldn’t even be bothered to look.

Standing in the distance, Chu Xianyi’s gaze swept nonchalantly in the young man’s direction.

Then she acted as if she had seen nothing at all.

This young man was, of course, Xu Chang’an.

This mission reeked of strangeness. Out of an abundance of caution and to prevent any accidents, Xu Chang’an and Chu Xianyi had agreed to pretend they didn’t know each other during the escort mission.

They would be strangers on the surface but would watch each other’s backs in secret, increasing their odds.

Xu Chang’an found an empty spot on the hill and stood there by himself, maintaining a very low profile.