Chapter 5, Level 7 Chapter 37: The First Demon Conquest
The Yu family caravan has been traveling to various counties in Cheng'an Prefecture for a long time, so they naturally have experience in dealing with demons. Their caravan has twelve carriages from beginning to end, all of which are pasted with talisman paper. No matter where the demon sneaks in from, it will be sensed by the talisman paper!
The burning talisman paper turned into flames, following the evil spirit, and hit the blurry figure. With a hiss, the flames went out.
"Demon-killing Arrow!"
With a loud shout, the nine archers in the caravan simultaneously took out a special arrow from their quivers. The arrow was engraved with a large number of runes and contained magical power. The nine people drew their bows and shot arrows in one go, all aiming directly at the demon.
The archers who could carry the demon-killing arrows were all masters of martial arts, with great strength and speed. The nine arrows reached the demon in the blink of an eye.
"Puff, puff, puff!!!" The demon's figure was ghostly, and he only dodged three of the arrows, while the other six arrows still shot into his body. When the arrows hit him, a powerful wave of mana burst out, and the arrow shafts were all turned into powder under the strong impact, and the useless metal arrowheads fell to the ground one by one.
"Ouch, that really hurts."
The demon stabilized his body in mid-air. He was a tall, thin man with a hooked nose. The wounds on his body healed quickly. His eyes, with bloodshot light, scanned the many people in the caravan.
Although the fog was spreading, most people could still see the demon's appearance and the pair of blood-red eyes.
"It's the devil."
"The devil is coming."
Many people in the caravan panicked.
"Don't panic, the Yu family business can deal with this devil." Someone also shouted.
Everyone present had heard the legend of the demon since childhood, and no one dared to run around. They could stick together in the caravan, and there were masters from the Yu family business to resist. If they left the caravan... and encountered the demon, they would be dead.
"There is actually a demon." Zhao Zhen was surprised and trembling, "This is the first time I have seen this in my life."
"Stay away." The old man of the Zhao family on the side was nervous and serious. The longer he lived, the more he understood how terrifying the devil was.
Xu Jingming had already walked forward in the chaos, and Wu Qi had been following his young master. Xu Jingming looked at the demon: "Ordinary talisman paper can't hurt him at all. Six demon-killing arrows hit him... slightly injured!"
Xu Jingming was also judging the strength of this demon.
If you encounter a demon, you will naturally run away without saying a word!
The man in charge of the Yu Family Business, 'Master Yu San', also found that the six demon-killing arrows did not have much effect, and he felt that things were not going well.
"Devil."
Master Yu San shouted, holding a golden talisman in his hand, and said loudly, "This is the True Fire talisman. If you don't retreat, I will let you taste the true fire."
"So what if it's the True Fire Talisman? You all must die today!" The devil laughed and pounced on the nearest caravan guards.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!
Another nine demon-killing arrows flew towards the demon.
"Run!" Yu Sanye shouted unwillingly. Everyone in the caravan understood that the demon was too strong! The Yu family caravan couldn't resist. The caravan members had already made an escape plan, carrying valuables with them, and they were all running for their lives.
"It's over, it's over. Our family moved to the provincial capital, and this happened." The old man of the Zhao family turned pale, and he started to escape with his son and other family members.
"Chen Qi, run away quickly." Zhao Zhen also shouted to Xu Jingming in the distance. At this moment, Xu Jingming was already quite close to the devil.
"We actually encountered such a powerful old demon this time. The Demon-Slaying Arrows are useless, and the True Fire Talisman can't scare it away." Yu Sanye felt bitter. For ordinary newly born human-demons, or ordinary human-demons, the Demon-Slaying Arrows are usually enough to seriously injure or even kill them. "We can only carry valuables and run for our lives! It is estimated that many people will die, and the loss of personnel and goods will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver."
Although the profits from running a business are huge, the risks are also great!
"I have been escorting caravans for twenty years and have encountered more than thirty demons who forced me to flee. This is the third time." Yu Sanye thought to himself. He carried the True Fire Talisman with him, so the demons would not stare at him in normal circumstances! After all, when he was forced into a corner, Yu Sanye had no choice but to release the True Fire Talisman.
Master Yu San quickly rushed towards his nephew in the caravan, ready to escape with him.
"Uncle San, look!" The nephew looked into the distance in shock.
Master Yu San turned his head and saw that in the mist, a web of flowing starlight had already enveloped and bound the devil. A young man in a starry robe was standing nearest to it, looking at the devil without fear. The others had already hidden far away.
"Demon Subduer!"
The demon leader let out a hoarse roar that resounded throughout the entire caravan and attracted the attention of many people who were originally trying to escape.
"It's the demon hunter."
"There's a demon hunter! We're saved!"
People were excited and looked at the young man in the star-lit robe. From Xu Jingming's current attire, one could guess that he was the legendary "Demon Subduer".
"Huh?" Zhao Zhen, Mr. Zhao and his family were all looking at Xu Jingming in amazement. The companion who had been chatting with them and eating with them along the way was actually a demon hunter?
“Open it for me!!!”
The demon, who looked like a tall, thin man with a hooked nose, was now expanding his body, and his hands were like sharp claws grabbing the net, trying to tear it apart.
He struggled desperately, rushing to the left, then to the right, kicking and tearing with all his hands and feet. After tearing for several breaths, there was a "bang" and one of the starlight ropes broke, causing the starlight of the entire net to dim a little. This made the demon very happy, and he tore even harder.
"The devil is about to escape." Someone shouted in panic, and everyone in the caravan was very uneasy.
Could it be that this demon-conqueror is no match for this devil?
Xu Jingming looked up and commented secretly: "With my third-level magic power, the Great Perfection Net Technique I cast is indeed strong enough! At least it can last for a few breaths, so that this demon can't break free. Now it's only torn one or two starlight ropes, and the whole net has not collapsed."
Although I have mastered three spells, this is my first time fighting an enemy. Naturally, I have to confirm the advantages and disadvantages of the spells so that I can better fight the enemy in the future.
"roar!!!"
As the demon's piercing voice resounded throughout the area within a mile or two, many people in the caravan covered their ears in fear. The demon finally tore through two more starlight ropes and drilled out through the torn hole.
Xu Jingming then formed a seal with his hands, and his magic power mobilized the power of heaven and earth.
"Destroy!" Xu Jingming shouted.
Suddenly, lightning appeared in the sky, twisting like a snake, dazzling and aiming towards the devil the moment it appeared.
"Bang!"
Thunder struck, and the sound exploded and roared.
With just one strike, the demon, who had just got most of his body out, had several holes blown into his body, as if there was a leak. The demon's consciousness was also blown blank for an instant, and he was completely confused.
Thunder magic is a very powerful spell for dealing with demons! In terms of destructive power, it is much more terrifying than the binding net spell.
After striking down the first bolt of lightning, Xu Jingming did not stop at all and activated his magic power with a thought.
Bang! Bang!
After the first bolt of thunder struck, a second and a third followed!
Instant spell, the thunder will naturally continue! The three thunders all targeted the demon and chased after him.
"How can this thunder method be so terrifying!" As soon as the demon regained consciousness, he saw the second thunder already in front of him. BANG! The thunder exploded, roaring in the demon's consciousness.
The second bolt of lightning completely shattered the demon's body!
The third thunderbolt turned the demon head into nothingness! Only a trace of the remaining innate demonic energy was left to escape! Xu Jingming's spiritual power could clearly sense it.
"receive!"
Xu Jingming controlled the net, and the damaged net quickly recovered, covering the surrounding area and also covering the remaining trace of demonic energy.
The net shrank rapidly, imprisoning the trace of evil spirit into a small ball of starlight.
Only then did Xu Jingming take out a black jade bottle from his arms, pull out the cork, and the starlight ball fell into the black jade bottle, and then he put the cork back on.
"The innate demonic energy of this demon is composed of obsession. If the obsession is not dissipated, he will be immortal." Xu Jingming thought to himself, "We need a demon subduer to refine the demon with the mind! Only then can we completely destroy him."
"Seventh-level and even eighth-level star life forms come to the Demon-Subduing World to refine their minds and improve their own spiritual power."
"But this is also the most risky, so we must be cautious."
The soul's demon refining is the collision of souls.
On one side is the thought of the demon-conqueror! On the other side is the demon's obsession! The collision of the two thoughts is also the most dangerous collision. If the demon loses, his obsession will dissipate and he will die completely. If the demon-conqueror loses, his soul will be hurt!
"It's not suitable to practice magic in the mind while traveling." Xu Jingming thought to himself, "You need a stable environment and adjust to the best state before practicing magic in the mind."
Xu Jingming took the jade bottle into his arms.
The jade bottle was made of relatively cheap black jade purchased in Bai County, but the jade was fine and had the effect of blocking the demonic energy. Xu Jingming then personally carved the runes from the Ten Thousand Stars Demon Refining Scroll, and then poured in a stream of subduing magic power, which could seal off this trace of innate demonic energy for a long time.
Of course, the demon power needs to be replenished regularly, otherwise the demon will escape.
"Yu He, nice to meet you, sir." Mr. Yu Sanye was already smiling happily. He ran over and bowed respectfully.
At this moment, he was particularly grateful to this demon-conqueror, because of him, the caravan suffered fewer deaths and no loss of goods !
"Third Master, this is Young Master Chen Qi from Bai County." The steward at the side came over and whispered.
Seeing this, Xu Jingming frowned slightly and said, "My last name is no longer Chen. My last name is Wu. Just call me... Wu Ming."
The name Wu Ming was his public code name in Yuanchu Research Institute! It was originally a name used publicly when he was out in public. Of course, the probability of meeting someone who knew the meaning of the code name "Wu Ming" in the Demon-Subduing World was very low.
After all, there are very few forces that know the code names of the peripheral members of Yuanchu Research Institute.
"Wu?" Upon hearing this, Mr. Yu nodded and said, "I have heard about Mr. Wu in Bai County. The Chen family is indeed too much of a bully. They were also blind to force Mr. Wu to leave."
"Mr. Wu, are you planning to live in the provincial capital in the future?" Mr. Yu San asked again.
"Yeah." Xu Jingming nodded.
Third Master Yu smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, you have done a favor to my Yu family by killing that devil this time! My Yu family has no way to repay you, but we happen to have some property in the city, so we are willing to give you a villa to stay in."
"A villa?" Xu Jingming said, "A villa in the city is worth a lot."
"Sir, you saved many lives of the caravan and preserved the goods, allowing my Yu family to avoid the loss of tens of thousands of taels of silver! Compared to that, what is a villa? We, the Yu family, still got the better deal." said Master Yu San.
Xu Jingming looked at him, then nodded and smiled: "Okay, I'll take it."
Asking a demon hunter to deal with the demon is not cheap!
Because when the seventh and eighth level beings descended on the demon-suppressing world to fight against the demon, if they failed, they would lose 100 million universe coins at best, or suffer mental trauma at worst. Therefore, the cost of inviting the aboriginals to take action was generally not small.
"It will take several days to reach the capital city. Sir, please get on the carriage and have a rest." Mr. Yu San was very enthusiastic and immediately cleared out a carriage for the demon hunter to have a rest.
"Um."
Xu Jingming nodded, and immediately took Wu Qi with him, and also invited his good friend Zhao Zhen and Zhao's father's family to sit in the carriage together. There was still room for several people.
"Surname Wu?"
"Chen Qi is actually the demon hunter!"
"The Chen family is really blind to expel such a powerful demon hunter from the Chen family."
"If the Chen family knew this news, they would probably regret it so much that they would go crazy. A powerful demon hunter. The demon that even the Yu family caravan couldn't stop... Young Master Chen Qi could solve it. Such a demon hunter was actually excluded from the family tree."
"I'm not Chen Qi anymore, I'm Wu Ming! I have to call him Mr. Wu."
"I took my maiden name."
Many people in the caravan watched Xu Jingming get on the carriage and whispered to each other. They were excited about surviving the disaster and grateful to Mr. Wu for saving their lives, so they instinctively stood on Mr. Wu's side.
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Inside the car.
Father Zhao and others were a little reserved.
"Chen..." Zhao Zhen couldn't help but ask, "You changed your name? Wu Ming?"
Xu Jingming nodded.
"It's better to change the name and sever ties with the Chen family." Zhao Zhen agreed with his friend, and then couldn't help asking, "How did you suddenly become a demon-conqueror? I heard that it is very difficult to cultivate to become a demon-conqueror. It requires opportunity and luck."
"Yes, the qualification requirements are also very strict." Xu Jingming nodded.
Mental power is the biggest threshold.
When Xu Jingming first became a seventh-level being, before he went through the test of the mysterious land, his spiritual power could only be cultivated to the first level of the Subduing Magic Power. After going through the test of the mysterious land and cultivating the inheritance of the Yuanchu Star lineage, he reached the ordinary level of the spiritual power of the seventh-level star life, and then he could cultivate to the second level of the Subduing Magic Power.
The reason why I have reached the third realm now, apart from practicing the visualization method for more than two months, is also due to the assistance of the Ice Flower Spirit Liquid.
From this we can see how high the threshold for practicing to subdue demons is!
"Then I definitely can't do it." Zhao Zhen sighed.
Xu Jingming smiled and said nothing more.
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"Uncle, are you going to give a villa to that demon-conquering man?" The nephew couldn't help asking, "Our Yu family's villa in the city should be worth at least two thousand taels. Are you going to give it away just like that?"
"The demon-suppressing people don't care much about money." Master Yu San glanced at his nephew. "If they like you, they are willing to help you fight the demon without any money. If they don't want to, even if you take out 100,000 taels of silver or even more, they won't even look at it! So it is very important to build a good relationship with the powerful demon-suppressing people. If you serve them well in normal times, it will be easier to ask for help at critical moments."
The nephew nodded slightly.
"This Mr. Wu is the young master who was expelled from the Chen family. Although he is young, he is such a powerful demon hunter. Obviously, he has a very high talent." Master Yu San said, "Perhaps for a long time, he will be a prominent figure among the many demon hunters in our Cheng'an Prefecture."
The nephew understood: "Uncle San, I understand."
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Xu Jingming had no intention of hiding his identity as a demon hunter. Only if he became famous enough would others come to him for help, and he would be able to find the demon more efficiently.
The journey was much smoother from then on, and the Yu family also served Xu Jingming very well. Along the way, all kinds of fruits, wine and food were carefully prepared.
Eleven days after leaving Bai County, the caravan finally arrived at the provincial capital in the evening.
"We have arrived at the capital city."
"We have finally arrived at the capital city."
"Fucheng, here I come!"
The caravan became lively and many people were excited.
Xu Jingming also lifted the curtain of the car and saw a huge city in front of him, which was also the largest city in the entire Cheng'an Prefecture.
"The capital city." Xu Jingming nodded slightly, and decided to check in first, and then go to the Qi family to visit 'Qi Xiao'.
