Volume 8: Demon Suppression Chapter 27 Lu Qingshan’s “Good Luck”
Lu Qingshan flew on his sword, leaving a streak of light in the low sky, and quickly rushed towards Luoyan Pass.
In the extraterritorial battlefield where danger is omnipresent, even the demons who have an absolute advantage rarely choose to fly majestically at high altitudes - isn't this making them a sitting duck?
As a sword cultivator, Lu Qingshan's escape technique was extremely fast. Even if he did not travel at full speed in order to maintain his condition, he was still better than 99% of the Void Refining cultivators.
However, the battlefield outside the domain was so large that it still took him three or four days to reach Luoyan Pass.
This is assuming that there are no unexpected problems along the way.
He looked around and saw that almost all the scenery was desolate, with traces of battle left everywhere.
In this area, humans and demons have been fighting for a full 20,000 years.
Over such a long period of time, countless monks and demons have died on the battlefield outside the domain, and the number of battles that have taken place is unimaginable.
Given the strength of the monks and demons, every battle between them will cause great damage to the environment.
This situation continued to accumulate, resulting in the desolation of the battlefield outside the domain. Potholes could be seen almost everywhere in the wilderness, which was shocking.
Years of continuous fighting have also resulted in large tracts of land being barren.
After getting a little further away from Yumen Pass, Lu Qingshan became more focused and paid attention to his surroundings.
Taking Yumen Pass as the base point, the area extending outward for five thousand miles is the activity area of the middle and low-level demons.
In this area, the most common demons are the fourth-grade and fifth-grade demons.
With Lu Qingshan's strength, he should be able to move around freely in this area.
But the problem is, this is not a game. It is true that it is an activity area for low- and medium-level demons, but there is no regulation that only low- and medium-level demons are allowed to be active here. Even if a sixth-level demon suddenly appears, it is not impossible.
So, he can only be extra careful.
“However, as long as I don’t encounter a demon general… even if I encounter a sixth-grade demon, I may not be able to escape. If I use my life, I might be able to fight back…” Lu Qingshan thought in his mind.
The sixth-grade demons are also divided into high and low levels according to their bloodlines and strengths.
The most common and weakest ordinary sixth-grade demon has no special title. It is targeted at human cultivators who have broken through from the Three Flowers Realm to the God Transformation Realm.
The strong ones among the sixth-grade demons are called demon generals, and among the demon generals, they are divided into primary demon generals, high-level demon generals and top demon generals.
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Two days later, Lu Qingshan gradually approached Luoyan Pass.
As we continued to move deeper into the extraterritorial battlefield, the surroundings became increasingly quiet, the sky became extremely dark, and a depressing atmosphere arose out of nowhere.
In this deserted environment where enemies may be encountered at any time, most monks have to be tense and alert at all times.
This is a very difficult state and cannot be sustained for too long, especially for new monks who are entering Yumen Pass for the first time and do not have much experience.
If a string is stretched for too long, it will break sooner or later; in a difficult level-breaking game, if there is no save point in the middle, except for a few hardcore players, most people can only choose to stay away from it.
Therefore, a safe zone for human monks to rest temporarily is extremely necessary.
This is also the reason why the human race would rather shed blood and sacrifice than not defend the seventeen small city gates.
In the jade slips distributed, Yumenguan suggested that new monks, when entering the extraterritorial battlefield for the first time, should form a team and take care of each other to reduce casualties.
However, Lu Qingshan turned a deaf ear to this suggestion.
First, his strength far exceeds that of other cultivators at the same level. Ordinary cultivators at the fifth level who travel with him can only hold him back and cannot provide him with much help.
Secondly, it was good that this was his first time entering the battlefield outside Yumen Pass, but in his previous life, he had been fighting for many years at Zijing Pass in the southern region. His experience in battlefields outside the region was so rich that it was hard for others to imagine, and he could not be considered a "newcomer" in the true sense.
At least so far, he has adapted very well.
…
Just as Lu Qingshan's thoughts were constantly rising, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew past, followed by a chill that made his heart feel cold.
The next moment, Lu Qingshan's hair stood on end.
The coolness naturally does not come from the cold wind.
Even if a sword cultivator does not cultivate his physical body, his cultivation level of Lianxu has already enabled him to escape from the mortal body long ago. He is immune to cold and heat, so how could he feel chilled by a gust of cold wind?
The coolness came from the vague murderous intent mixed in the cold wind.
When it comes to controlling murderous intent, he is a sword cultivator who has mastered the true meaning of the origin of killing. He is well versed in this and is a true expert.
Otherwise, if it were someone else, they might not be able to distinguish the faint murderous intent mixed in the cold wind.
Subconsciously, Lu Qingshan quickly released his vast spiritual sense to explore the surrounding environment and look for the source of murderous intent.
The strange thing was that after a careful investigation, he found nothing.
"Could it be a top demon general or a seventh-grade demon?" Such a terrible thought flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind.
His soul realm has already reached the level of a sixth-level cultivator. How could he be a simple person if he could hide from his spiritual sense?
"No, if he was a top demon general or a seventh-rank demon, how could he not be able to control his own murderous intent and let me detect it in advance?" Lu Qingshan quickly rejected his own guess.
Beings of that strength have already mastered every bit of their own power and every bit of their own aura to the minute level.
"What would that be?"
The next moment, a name popped up in Lu Qingshan's mind.
Shadow Fiend.
This is one of the most terrifying demons that human cultivators can encounter on the battlefield outside the Eastern Region.
This is because the innate ability of the Shadow Demon clan is - hiding.
The Shadow Demon's stealth ability is different from ordinary stealth techniques, which can only hide the body. Their stealth talent can ignore the spiritual detection of monks.
And spiritual consciousness is the most important "eyes" of a cultivator.
I can find you, but you can't find me.
This is an extremely terrifying ability for the human race, and it also earns Shadow Fiend the title of a natural assassin.
It is precisely because of this strange innate ability that the Shadow Demon is a nightmare-like existence for cultivators and is one of the demons that human cultivators are most reluctant to encounter.
Of course, the Shadow Demon’s ability is so strange, but relatively speaking, it also has a huge flaw - the Shadow Demon is a species of demon with very few members in the abyss.
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At this time, in a small sand dune several miles away from Lu Qingshan.
A humanoid monster covered with black scales with strange patterns on the scales looked at Lu Qingshan who was flying towards him with blue eyes and revealed a sinister smile.
"Sword cultivators," the fifth-rank shadow demon murmured, "I like sword cultivators the most..."
The Shadow Demon's favorite cultivators are the sword cultivators, magic cultivators, and spiritual cultivators who have weak bodies.
With his ability to conceal his aura, he could easily approach these three men quietly, then suddenly attack and kill them with one blow.
It works every time!
If it was that piece of iron lump of body cultivation, even if he got the upper hand, it would be basically impossible for him to establish an advantage with one strike.
Apart from their ability to appear and disappear at will, there is actually nothing much to praise about the fighting power of their Shadow Demon clan.
But no matter what, the innate abilities of their Shadow Demon clan are definitely one of the most feared talents.
After all, taking the initiative means taking the initiative.
Physical cultivation is difficult, so why not just not attack them?
I have a choice, but do you have a choice?
I, Shadow Demon, specialize in killing those who practice sword, magic, and spiritualism.
Invincible!
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Seeing Lu Qingshan getting closer and closer to where he was lurking, an irrepressible excitement flashed in the blue eyes of this fifth-grade shadow demon.
The human race has a reputation for military merit, and so do the demons.
The reward for killing a human cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage on the battlefield outside the domain is also very large.
"Come on, my swordsman darling. After I kill you, the merits I have accumulated can be exchanged for a Blood Spirit Crystal that can purify my blood. There's hope for sixth-grade!" The Shadow Demon murmured in the sand dunes.
The Shadow Demon is a seventh-grade demon in the abyss.
In other words, as long as the Shadow Demons grow normally to adulthood, they will be seventh-grade beings.
However, this is only limited to the case of pure bloodline.
The fertility rate of the Shadow Demon clan is extremely low, so in order to continue the race and to satisfy their own desires, Shadow Demons often mate with other demons and then give birth to offspring.
The offspring born from these hybrids must have extremely thin shadow demon blood flowing in their bodies, so they are called hybrids by the demons.
This is not only true for shadow demons. In the abyss, this situation is common among all high-quality demons with powerful bloodlines.
This fifth-grade shadow demon is such a hybrid.
The shadow demon bloodline in his body can only support him to become a fifth-grade demon. If he wants to break through again and advance to the sixth grade, he must evolve his own bloodline.
The demons have always had a strict hierarchy. Unless under special circumstances, it is almost impossible to cross the class. This battlefield outside the domain has become their hope - as long as they accumulate enough military merits, they will have the opportunity to cross the strict class division.
So from this perspective, most demons don’t even have any resentment towards the human race, and they may even feel a little grateful.
As for the death of my fellow tribesmen, what does that have to do with me?
…
Lu Qingshan has already flown above the small sand dune.
boom!
The next moment, the Shadow Demon turned into a misty phantom, broke through the sand dunes, left a twisted track in the air, and headed directly towards Lu Qingshan at a speed that was unimaginable.
In the Shadow Demon's hand was a pitch-black sword.
The sword cut through the sky like a pitch-black silk thread, cutting through the space and slashing towards Lu Qingshan's forehead.
He was confident that no Void Refinement cultivator could react instinctively to the sudden attack, given the Shadow Demon's speed.
"Die, and I will use you as a stepping stone for me to advance to the sixth level!" A hint of sneer flashed in the shadow demon's blue eyes.
Then, his eyes finally met Lu Qingshan's.
Those were a pair of dark and deep eyes, their gaze as calm as the clear water in a stream.
A bad premonition surged into his heart, making him unable to laugh anymore. Then, he was shocked to find that a blazing red sword light suddenly flashed out at this moment, facing the sword he had swung out first.
"How is it possible?" Shadow Demon was incredulous. "How could he possibly react?"
Shadow Fiend’s strongest point is this difficult-to-prevent sneak attack .
Unfortunately, even this is useless in front of Lu Qingshan.
Because this fifth-grade shadow demon is still too young. A true assassin will not reveal the slightest murderous intent even if the person he wants to assassinate is right in front of him.
Once the first-mover advantage is gone, the next step is a real bayonet fight.
How could a mere Shadow Demon defeat the battle-hardened Lu Qingshan?
The dragon bird instantly turned into a dazzling sword light that was dazzling and contained an indestructible power. With a loud bang, it shook the sword in the shadow demon's hand away.
The dragon bird continued to move forward without slowing down, and continued to slash towards the shadow demon's neck.
In a panic, the fifth-grade shadow demon could only twist his body to try to dodge the attack.
Is the sword faster or is it faster?
The answer is obvious.
boom!
From the sword light, dense and fine sword energy surged out, forming a long river of sword energy.
The sword light is like a rainbow!
Sword energy becomes a river!
The Shadow Demon's body covered with scales was completely unstoppable in this river of sword energy.
"No!" The Shadow Demon roared in despair and unwillingness, his eyes full of madness, and he roared at the last moment of his life.
For many years, he had been hunting on the battlefield outside the domain for countless years, fighting all the way, and there must be more than a hundred human cultivators who died in his hands, and he had accumulated huge military exploits.
Seeing that he had almost accumulated all the credit and was ready to complete this last job, he would return to the abyss to exchange blood crystals and complete the bloodline advancement. But who would have thought that he would capsize in the gutter today?
He had killed quite a few sword cultivators in the past.
But why is this sword cultivator different from other sword cultivators?
The sword energy did not answer his doubts, but simply cut through his body with unparalleled sharpness.
In just a moment, the shadow demon was strangled and shattered into a bloody mist.
The shadow demon that was roaming the battlefield outside the domain and was known as the killer of the human race was turned into ashes.
"Shadow Demon," Lu Qingshan looked at the black blood mist falling in front of him and whispered to himself, "It's no longer suitable for this version."
The identity token hidden in his chest suddenly emitted a very faint black light.
Identity——Lu Qingshan
Sect - Sword Sect
Authority - E
Military exploits: fifty
Killing a fifth-rank demon would generally bring ten points of military merit.
But the Shadow Demon is like a genius cultivator among the human race. He is gifted, has strange abilities and is extremely difficult to kill. Naturally, the military exploits he can bring are far greater than those of ordinary demons.
Therefore, he directly obtained five times the combat merits of an average fifth-grade demon.
"Good luck."
As soon as he entered the extraterritorial battlefield, he encountered a shadow demon worth fifty points of "huge" military merit. Lu Qingshan felt very satisfied and gave a thumbs up to his good luck.
He picked up the sword used by the shadow demon and threw it into the storage ring.
Unlike human cultivators who almost every have a storage ring, the raw materials and minerals needed to make storage rings are scarce resources in the abyss.
In addition, the demon race has already fallen into the predicament of overpopulation and insufficient resources, so the shadow demon, who is only at the fifth level in strength, does not have any storage magic tools.
This sword became Lu Qingshan's only trophy besides his military achievements.
It can be said that they are extremely poor.
Moreover, the weapons used by the demons have never been popular among humans...
There is always a lingering demonic aura lingering on the weapons of the demon race, which conflicts greatly with the cultivation system of the human race. It is not that they cannot be used, but it is certain that they are extremely inconvenient to use.
But for some reason, Yumen Pass has been recycling the demon weapons all year round, so Lu Qingshan did not waste them.
Looking at the panel again, he saw that this shadow demon had brought him 230,000 experience points.
"Fifty combat merits can be exchanged for five spirit crystals, which is another 250,000 experience points. A fifth-grade shadow demon can bring me a total of almost 500,000 experience points," Lu Qingshan licked his lips excitedly, "It's just a matter of one sword, and I can get such a reward. This is called killing monsters!"
Where in the human territory could he find a place where he could kill monsters so recklessly and get double the rewards?
He can't just kill everyone he sees, right?
Isn't that more demonic than the demons?
"I hope this good luck can last longer." Lu Qingshan said secretly.
The Shadow Demon regards the sword as a great treasure, so why doesn’t he also regard the Shadow Demon as a treasure?
They are all valuable goods worth fifty military merits. How can it be enough to meet just one of them?
It would be best if I could run into ten or eight of them!
