Chapter 6: The Road to the Ninth Order Chapter 5: Tracking down the demon
It has been more than a month since Xu Jingming left Cheng'an Prefecture, and his house is still in ruins. No one dares to occupy it, and no one dares to rebuild it without permission.
There are now two people standing on the ruins, one is a burly man with a big beard, and the other is the chief officer of the local Demon-Suppressing Division, 'Liu Chang'.
"Sir," Liu Chang said, "After the battle between Wu Ming and the Lord of Dongming Mountain, this house became a ruin. It has been more than a month, and it is still the same as before, with no changes."
The burly man looked around carefully and frowned, "According to the files, before the Lord of Dongming Mountain was killed, he shouted for help many times?"
"Yes."
Liu Chang nodded. "There was a lot of noise at the time. I used a secret method to spy from a distance and clearly saw the Lord of Dongming Mountain asking for help many times. Judging from his expression and tone, he was not lying! He even asked for help before he died."
"His master? Do you think it could be a demon?" asked the burly man.
"The Lord of Dongming Mountain is an Earth Demon at the highest level of strength. He would not be willing to accept an 'Earth Demon' as his master." Liu Chang said, "And if the person hiding in secret is an Earth Demon, he should not be able to escape Wu Ming's eyes. So... based on the information from all parties, there is more than 50% certainty that there must have been a Heavenly Demon hiding in secret at that time."
The burly man nodded: "But I checked the ruins and visited the surrounding ten miles, and I didn't find any trace of demonic aura."
Liu Chang hesitated for a moment before saying, "We are just guessing after all. Perhaps we are wrong?"
"Two possibilities."
The burly man pondered and said, "First, we guessed wrong. There was no demon hiding at that time. Second, the demon did come, but his strength is stronger than mine! I can't find any trace of him."
"Powerful than you, sir?" Liu Chang was surprised.
"After all, I am only a demon-suppressor of the seventh level. There are still demons stronger than me." After the burly man finished speaking, he thought silently for a moment, and then asked, "Do you know where Wu Ming is?"
"He didn't even see us at the time. He just chatted with the Qi family for a few words, then left the city with his old servant." Liu Chang said, "He hasn't been back for more than a month."
"Okay, you go back first." The burly man ordered.
Liu Chang bowed slightly and left immediately.
The burly man stood alone in the ruins.
"According to speculation, there is a high probability that there is a demon lurking nearby. He didn't make a move because he probably regarded the demon subduer Wu Ming as his prey." The burly man sneered, "He must have judged from the growth trajectory of the demon subduer Wu Ming that it won't take long for Wu Ming to become a demon subduer of a high level! When he reaches the seventh level, will that be the time for him to take action?"
"ridiculous!"
"This Wu Ming, when he descended into the Demon-Subduing World, needed a long time to kill a patrol envoy of the Thirty-Six Envoys of Dongming Mountain at first. After that, it was also quite difficult for him to kill the Green Lake Demon God. But a few months later, he was able to kill the Lord of Dongming Mountain." The burly man thought, "It is obvious that Wu Ming should also be an eighth-level extreme in reality. After descending, he gradually became familiar with the secret method of subduing demons, so his strength increased so quickly."
“If my prediction is correct, he will soon reach the sixth or seventh level.” The burly man thought.
Those at the eighth level have only reached their physical limits.
In terms of the mind, they are still far from the 'source of life', so after coming to the demon-suppressing world, most of them are only demon-suppressing masters of the sixth or seventh realm. After practicing for a period of time, they can improve and most of them can become demon-suppressing masters of a high realm.
"That demon doesn't know that we, the demon hunters, have come from the outside world and our spiritual awareness has already reached an extremely strong level. He can hunt in advance."
"But he didn't understand, so he waited patiently in secret."
"I can't deal with a demon that seems to be at the eighth level. I have to gather my companions." The burly man thought, "As long as we find Wu Ming's trace and track him down in the surrounding area, we will hopefully find this demon."
Among the human population in the universe, most of those who reach the eighth level can cultivate themselves into high-level demon-suppressing warriors.
They are like hunters, looking for demons.
To them, the obsession of human demons and earth demons is of little help! The obsession of heavenly demons... that's completely different! But there are too few heavenly demons, and each one of them has restrained his breath and hidden himself.
"The demons are too cunning. They hide themselves and disguise themselves as humans. It is too difficult to find them." The burly man also shook his head slightly, then disappeared silently.
…
Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
Chiyun Prefecture, Lanping Prefecture, inside the prefectural city.
A young man and a hunchbacked old servant checked into an inn.
"Prepare a few of our signature dishes and prepare two jugs of good wine." Xu Jingming and Wu Qi put down their gift packages and told the inn's waiter, who immediately responded, "Please wait a moment, sir. I will arrange it right away."
This is a separate residence, belonging to the top courtyard of the inn.
Xu Jingming looked outside the door and said with a smile, "A distinguished guest has arrived." Wu Qi's face suddenly changed and he looked outside the door nervously.
A figure appeared from nothingness and appeared in the courtyard. It was a middle-aged woman.
"Uncle Seven, you go in and have a rest first. This person is also a demon hunter. I want to talk to her." Xu Jingming said.
"Okay, young master." Wu Qi glanced at the middle-aged woman and went back to the house silently.
The middle-aged woman smiled at Xu Jingming and said, "Mr. Wu Ming, you should have guessed why I came here."
Invisible waves enveloped the two of them, and their conversation was also blocked from all prying eyes.
"In the past six months, two high-level demon hunters have come to me." Xu Jingming said, "They both want to track down the whereabouts of the Heavenly Demon. I can be sure that I have never seen the Heavenly Demon and I don't know where he is."
"You've never seen it before?" The middle-aged woman frowned slightly. "Could it be that the Lord of Dongming Mountain in your Cheng'an Mansion really lied on purpose before his death?"
"I don't know." Xu Jingming shook his head, "Maybe he is lying, or maybe the demon is too good at hiding."
"When I learned that you and your servant had arrived in the city, I had already checked all the suspicious people around you." The middle-aged woman shook her head, "and did not find any demons."
The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Liu Yinshu, an eighth-level demon subduer. I have established an organization for demon subduers at higher levels to help each other, called 'Tingshulou'. Demon subduers at higher levels can join. After joining, we can help each other with materials for magic tools, information on the whereabouts of the demons, and some business dealings in reality."
"The high-level demon-suppressing people in the listening book building are mainly active in the Chiyunzhou area." The middle-aged woman said, "I have checked your file, Mr. Wu Ming. You should be an eighth-level extreme in reality. After entering the demon-suppressing world, you became familiar with the secret method of demon-suppressing and quickly promoted to the sixth level."
Xu Jingming smiled slightly.
"There are countless civilizations in the universe, and many of them are at the eighth level. They will come to the Demon Subduing World to try it out." The middle-aged woman said, "Not only the Demon Subduing World, but all kinds of possibilities will be tried. "
Xu Jingming nodded: "It's all for that glimmer of hope, to break through and become a source of life."
"Many people come here to try for decades and then leave." The middle-aged woman said, "But there is one good thing about the Demon-Subduing World. From the level of the demon-subduing people, we can judge how far their spiritual power is from the source of life."
Xu Jingming was stunned.
It’s true!
Yuanchu Research Institute can accurately measure his mental strength index.
But ordinary eighth-level starry sky creatures don’t have this opportunity, but they can use the Demon-Suppressing World to determine the approximate level of spiritual power.
"The seventh realm is considered to be an average spiritual power among the eight extreme levels. The eighth realm is for demon subduers, which means the spiritual power is very high. The ninth realm... is not far from the source of life." said the middle-aged woman.
Xu Jingming knew it very well.
According to the statistics of the peripheral members of Yuanchu Research Institute, a spiritual power index of 6000 can reach the seventh realm. A spiritual power index of 9000 can reach the eighth realm. A spiritual power index of 9500 can reach the ninth realm.
With the help of Ice Flower Spirit Liquid, the threshold can be lowered slightly.
"Mr. Wu Ming, if you reach the seventh level, you are welcome to join the listening library." The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "It's not that I despise your weak strength, but you must have the strength of a high-level demon subduer to deal with the demons."
"I understand." Xu Jingming said, "It's because I'm not strong enough."
"I believe that Mr. Wu Ming will be able to reach the seventh level soon. By then, any listening building in any prefecture in Chiyun Prefecture will be able to contact me." said the middle-aged woman.
Xu Jingming nodded: "I'll consider it."
"Then I won't bother you anymore." The middle-aged woman said with a smile, and her figure gradually faded and disappeared.
Xu Jingming frowned slightly.
The Demon Subduing World, as the Demon Subduing World that provides the greatest help to spiritual power, does indeed gather a large number of eighth-level star life forms. And those who can become high-level demon subduers are at the eighth level limit.
In reality, each eighth-level limit generally has a very strong influence.
"Can the Eighth Order Extremes form a force and engage in trade in reality?" Xu Jingming thought to himself, "There are a lot of Eighth Orders in the Demon Subduing World. It is entirely possible that they could form a very large group in reality."
Of course, Xu Jingming's goal was not this! His goal was to source life.
"Before I was in Cheng'an Prefecture, I had never seen a high-level demon subduer! But in the past six months, including the one today... three high-level demon subduers have come to me, all to track down the Heavenly Demon."
"From this, we can see how hard it is to find the Heavenly Demon." Xu Jingming thought to himself, "Fortunately, I am only in my thirties and have limited experience. The Earthly Demon's obsession... is quite helpful to me."
"If I want to find the demon in the future, it won't be easy."
Xu Jingming also learned this from the intelligence.
Ordinary human demons are constantly being bred and formed in any city, and members of the Demon Subduing Bureau often go to kill them.
Many of the demons on earth sit in one place, claiming to be the king and do whatever they want, so they are easy to find.
Only the devil!
"The demons are hiding among countless humans." Xu Jingming thought, "and the very few demons who dare to reveal their identities publicly and occupy a region have all reached an incredible level."
Those who are at the ninth level of demon subduing are close to the source of life, but they dare not say that they can deal with all the demons.
Someone like Chi Tong, a demon-slayer at the ninth level, fell flat on his face.
"Master." Wu Qi walked out of the house. "Is he gone?"
"You are here to track down the demon again." Xu Jingming said, "You couldn't find him, so you came to ask me."
"There are so many earthly demons causing trouble everywhere in the world. Instead of solving the problem, they are trying so hard to track down a heavenly demon?" Wu Qi shook his head and sighed.
Just then, the waiter of the inn came to serve wine and food.
"Young Master, let's have dinner first." Wu Qi said.
Xu Jingming sat down and thought, "I wonder if there is really a demon watching me in secret."
"Well, I'd better concentrate on studying "The Chapter of Light" and perfecting my magical powers. The stronger I am, the more confident I will be in dealing with the demons." Xu Jingming didn't think about it anymore. He had made rapid progress in the past six months.
Every eighth-level starry sky life will improve very quickly at the beginning, but it will become slower and slower until it stagnates.
For example, Xu Jingming's 'Senior Brother Gushan' had a spiritual power index of 9123 points when he was 500 years old, but in the next 500 years, it was still a long way from 10,000 points.
For example, Senior Sister Kabuya, who is ranked seventh, joined Yuanchu Research Institute not long ago. At the age of 155, her spiritual power index exceeds 5,000 points.
"In the past six months, my spiritual power has improved rapidly. With the help of the Ice Flower Spiritual Liquid, I have already broken through to the sixth level." Xu Jingming thought, "But my magical powers are still not perfect."
He learns supernatural powers very quickly.
But it’s too difficult to create your own.
…
The next morning.
Xu Jingming went out for a walk, and Wu Qi also went out to inquire about the news of the local demons.
“It’s so lively.”
Xu Jingming came to a market where many vendors were selling goods. Xu Jingming watched many people bargaining and some vendors even brought their children with them. In the past six months, he had refined the obsession of many earth demons.
The experience of each demon was integrated into Xu Jingming's consciousness, and the strong obsession impacted Xu Jingming's mind.
Xu Jingming increasingly resonates with the lives of these ordinary people.
"It's just like the reincarnation in the mythology of Blue Star." Xu Jingming thought, "Ordinary people in this world live here for decades, struggle, get married and have children... Isn't that reincarnation and experiencing a lifetime?"
“What is virtual?”
“Decades of emotional investment means it’s real.”
In the past six months, Xu Jingming has traveled around the country and watched the lives of all living beings. He has refined the obsession of the demons and experienced their experiences.
He knew that these demons were too paranoid and had taken the wrong path, but Xu Jingming could understand them.
"The human nature I have seen in reality is not as complex as the human nature I have seen in the demon-slaying world." Xu Jingming is also growing up. He feels that the benefits of the demon-slaying world are not just about refining the mind's demons.
Seeing all living beings, and understanding all living beings when refining demons, this is also another kind of gain.
For the young Xu Jingming, growth in this area is obvious.
