Yu Family caravan often traveled to and from the various counties of Cheng'an Prefecture, so they naturally had experience in dealing with demons. Their caravan had talisman papers pasted on all twelve carriages from beginning to end. No matter where the demon head infiltrated from, it would be sensed by the talisman papers!

The flames transformed from the burning talisman paper followed the demonic energy and struck the vague figure. With a soft sound, the flames were extinguished.

"Demon-Slaying Arrows!"

Accompanied by a loud shout, nine archers in the caravan simultaneously took out a special arrow from their quivers. This arrow was carved with a large number of runes, containing demon-subduing magic power. The nine people drew their bows and shot arrows in one go, all aiming directly at the demon head.

The archers who could carry Demon-Slaying Arrows were all experts who had entered the martial arts, with extremely strong power and speed. The nine arrows arrived in front of the demon head almost in the blink of an eye.

"Puff puff puff!!!" The demon head's figure was ghostly, and he only managed to dodge three of the arrows. The other six arrows still shot into his body. When they hit, each arrow

exploded with powerful magical fluctuations. The arrow shafts were all turned into powder under the strong impact, and the discarded metal arrowheads fell to the ground.

"Ugh, that really hurts a bit."

The demon head stabilized his figure in mid-air. He was a tall, thin man with a hooked nose. The wounds on his body healed quickly. His eyes flashed with blood as he scanned the many people in the caravan.

Although the fog was spreading, most people still saw the demon head's appearance clearly and saw those blood-colored eyes.

"It's a demon head."

"The demon head has come."

Many people in the caravan panicked.

"Don't panic, Yu Family caravan can deal with this demon!" someone shouted.

Everyone present had heard the legends of demon heads since they were young, and no one dared to run around. In the caravan, they could still band together, and there were experts from the Yu Family caravan to resist. If they left the caravan... meeting a demon head would be a dead end.

"There's actually a demon head," Zhao Zhen said, both surprised and frightened. "This is the first time I've seen one in my life."

"Stay away," the Zhao family's Old Master said anxiously and solemnly. The longer one lived, the clearer they were about the horror of demons.

Xu Jingming, however, walked forward in the chaos, with Wu Qi following closely by his young master's side. Xu Jingming watched the demon head: "Ordinary talisman paper can't hurt him at all. Six Demon-Slaying Arrows shot him... minor injuries!"

Xu Jingming was also judging the strength of this demon head.

If he encountered a Earth Demon, he would naturally turn around and run without saying a word!

Over there, Yu Family caravan's person in charge, 'Third Master Yu', also realized that the six Demon-Slaying Arrows had not had much effect and felt that things were not good.

"Demon head.

Third Master Yu shouted and held a golden command talisman in his hand, saying loudly, "This is a True Fire Command Talisman. If you don't retreat, I'll let you taste the taste of True Fire."

"What about the True Fire Command Talisman? Today, all of you must die!" The demon head laughed loudly and pounced on the caravan guard closest to him.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

Another nine Demon-Slaying Arrows enveloped the demon head.

"Run!" Third Master Yu shouted unwillingly. When the people in the caravan heard the sound, they all understood that the demon head was too strong! The Yu Family caravan could not resist it either. The caravans had already formulated an escape plan, carrying valuables with them, and everyone was running for their lives.

"It's over, it's over. We moved the whole family to the prefectural city and encountered this," the Zhao family's Old Master said with a pale face, leading his son and other family members to start running for their lives.

"Chen Qi, hurry up and run," Zhao Zhen also shouted to Xu Jingming in the distance. At this moment, Xu Jingming was relatively close to the demon head.

"This time, we actually encountered such a powerful old demon. The Demon-Slaying Arrows are not very useful, and even the True Fire Command Talisman can't scare him away," Third Master Yu thought bitterly. Ordinary newly born Human Demons, or ordinary Human Demons, could generally be severely injured or even killed by Demon-Slaying Arrows. "I can only carry valuables and run for my life! I estimate that many people will die, personnel losses, and cargo losses, I'm afraid I'll have to compensate tens of thousands of taels of silver."

Although the profit from running a business was great, the risk was also great! "I've escorted the caravan for twenty years and encountered demon heads more than thirty times, but this is the third time I've been forced to run for my life," Third Master Yu thought to himself. He carried the True Fire Command Talisman, so normally the demon head would not stare at him! After all, if he was forced, Third Master Yu could only release this True Fire Command Talisman.

Third Master Yu quickly rushed towards his nephew in the caravan, preparing to take his nephew to escape together.

"Third Uncle, look!" his nephew said in shock, looking at the distance.

Third Master Yu turned his head to look, and saw that in the midst of the fog, a net flowing with starlight had already enveloped and bound the demon head. A young man wearing a starlight robe stood closest, looking at the demon head without fear. The other people had long since hid far away.

"Demon Subduer!"

The demon head let out a hoarse roar, the roar resounding throughout the entire caravan, also causing many of the people who were originally about to flee to look over.

"It's a Demon Subduer.

"There's a Demon Subduer! We're saved!"

The people were all excited, looking at the young man wearing the starlight robe. Xu Jingming's attire at this moment made it clear that he should be the legendary 'Demon Subduer'.

"Hmm?" Zhao Zhen and the Zhao family's Old Master also looked at Xu Jingming at this moment in astonishment. The companion who had chatted with them along the way and eaten with them was actually a Demon Subduer?

"Open for me!!!"

The demon head, who looked like a tall, thin man with a hooked nose, was now expanding and enlarging his body, his hands like sharp claws grabbing the net, wanting to tear it open.

He struggled with all his might, rushing to the left for a while, and rushing to the right for a while, his hands and feet desperately kicking and tearing. After tearing for a full few breaths, a starlight rope snapped with a 'bang', causing the starlight of the entire net to dim slightly. This made the demon head overjoyed, and he tore even more desperately.

"That demon head is about to escape," someone shouted in panic. The caravan was very uneasy.

Could it be that this Demon Subduer was no match for this demon head either? Xu Jingming looked up and secretly evaluated: "With my third realm Demon Subduing magic power, using the perfected Luo Wang Technique, it is indeed strong enough! At least for a few breaths of time, this demon head will not be able to break free. Now he has only torn one or two starlight ropes, the entire net has not collapsed."

Although he had cultivated three spells, this was the first time he had faced an enemy, so he naturally had to confirm the advantages and disadvantages of the spells so that he could better deal with enemies in the future.

"Roar!!!"

Accompanied by the demon head's ear-piercing sound that resounded for a mile or two around, many people in the caravan covered their ears in horror. The demon head finally tore two more starlight ropes and drilled out from a hole that he had torn open.

Only then did Xu Jingming pinch a magic seal, his magic power guiding the power of heaven and earth.

"Extinguish!" Xu Jingming shouted.

A bolt of lightning was seen generated out of thin air in the sky, twisting like a snake, dazzling and bright. The moment it was generated, it had already struck down towards the demon head.

"!"

The lightning struck, the sound exploding and rumbling.

With just one strike, the demon head, who had just drilled out most of his body, had several holes blasted into his body, as if it were leaking air. The demon head's consciousness was also blasted into a blank state for a moment, completely confused.

Lightning magic was originally an extremely powerful spell for dealing with demon heads! In terms of destructive power, it was much more terrifying than the binding Luo Wang Technique.

After striking down the first bolt of lightning, Xu Jingming did not stop at all, his magic power triggering with a thought.

Bang! Bang!

Following the initial lightning strike, a second and third bolt descended!

Instant magic, the lightning naturally continued non-stop! The three bolts of lightning each targeted the demon head, chasing after the demon head to bombard him.

"How is this lightning magic so terrifying!" The demon head had just regained consciousness when he saw that the dazzling white second bolt of lightning had already arrived in front of him. Bang! The lightning exploded, rumbling in the demon head's consciousness.

This second bolt of lightning completely shattered the demon head's body!

The third bolt of lightning turned the demon head into nothingness! Only a trace of the remaining natal demonic energy wanted to escape! Xu Jingming's mental power could clearly sense it.

"Receive!"

Xu Jingming controlled the Luo Wang Technique, the damaged net quickly recovered, enveloping a surrounding area, and also enveloping the remaining trace of demonic energy.

The net quickly shrunk, imprisoning this trace of demonic energy into a starlight ball.

Only then did Xu Jingming take out a black jade bottle from his bosom, pulled out the stopper, and the starlight ball fell into the black jade bottle, before he plugged the stopper back in.

"This demon head's natal demonic energy is composed of obsession. If the obsession does not dissipate, then it is immortal and indestructible," Xu Jingming thought to himself. "It requires a Demon Subduer to refine the demon with their mind! To completely eliminate him."

"Seventh-order and even eighth-order cosmic lifeforms come to the Demon Subduing world to refine demons with their minds! In order to enhance their own mental power."

"But, this is also the most risky, and must be cautious and careful."

Mind refinement of demons is a collision of minds.

One side is the Demon Subduer's thoughts! The other side is the demon's obsession! The collision of the two sides' thoughts is also the most dangerous collision. If the demon loses, then its obsession will dissipate and it will completely perish. If the Demon Subduer loses, then their mind will be injured!

"Mind refinement of demons is not suitable while on the road," Xu Jingming thought to himself. "There must be a stable environment, adjusted to the best state, before going to mind refine the demon."

Xu Jingming put the jade bottle into his bosom.

The jade bottle was relatively cheap black jade purchased in Bai County, but the jade quality was delicate and had the effect of hindering demonic energy. After Xu Jingming personally carved the runes from the *Ten Thousand Stars Refining Demon Scroll*, and then infused a Demon Subduing magic power, it could seal this wisp of natal demonic energy for a longer period of time.

Of course, the Demon Subduing magic power needed to be replenished regularly, otherwise the demon head would escape.

"Yu He, greets Mister," Third Master Yu had already run over with a beaming smile, running over and respectfully saluting.

He was particularly grateful to this Demon Subduer at this moment, because of this Demon Subduer, the caravan had lost fewer people and had not lost any goods!

"Third Master, this is Young Master Chen Qi from Bai County," the steward next to him came over and said in a low voice.

Xu Jingming frowned slightly upon seeing this, and opened his mouth to say, "I am no longer surnamed Chen, my surname is Wu, just call me... Wu Ming."

The name Wu Ming was his public code name in the Yuanchu Research Institute! He was originally walking outside, using a publicly used name. Of course, wanting to encounter someone in the Demon Subduing world who could know the meaning of the 'Wu Ming' code name was also very low probability.

After all, there were very few forces that knew the code names of the peripheral members of the Yuanchu Research Institute.

"Wu?" Third Master Yu nodded upon hearing this, "I have heard of Mister Wu's matter in Bai County. That Chen family is indeed too deceiving, and was blind to force Mister Wu away.

"Mister Wu, are you planning to live in the prefectural city in the future?" Third Master Yu asked again.

"Yes," Xu Jingming nodded.

Third Master Yu smiled and said, "Mister Wu, you took action this time and killed that demon head, which is a kindness to my Yu family! My Yu family has nothing to repay, but it so happens that we have some properties in the prefectural city, and we are willing to send you a villa to let Mister Wu settle down."

"A villa?" Xu Jingming opened his mouth and said, "A villa in the prefectural city is not worth little."

"Mister took action and saved the lives of many people in the caravan, and also protected the goods, saving my Yu family from losing tens of thousands of taels of silver! Compared to this, what is a villa? Our Yu family is still taking advantage," Third Master Yu said.

Xu Jingming looked at him, and then nodded and smiled, "Okay, I accept it."

Inviting a Demon Subduer to deal with a demon head was not cheap to begin with!

Because when seventh-order and eighth-order lifeforms descend to the Demon Subduing world to deal with demon heads, failure will result in a loss of 100 million cosmic coins, and severe cases will result in mental trauma. Therefore, the natives generally pay a lot for invitations to take action.

"There are still several days to go to the prefectural city, Mister, please get on the carriage to rest," Third Master Yu said very enthusiastically, and immediately vacated a carriage, specially inviting the Demon Subduer to rest.

"Yes."

Xu Jingming nodded, and immediately took Wu Qi, and also invited his friend Zhao Zhen and the Zhao family father to get into the carriage together. The carriage could still fit a few people.

"Surnamed Wu?"

"Chen Qi is actually a Demon Subduer!"

"The Chen family is really blind to have expelled such a powerful Demon Subduer from the Chen family."

"If they knew this news, the Chen family would probably regret it to the point of madness. A powerful Demon Subduer. The demon head that even the Yu Family caravan could not stop... Young Master Chen Qi could solve it. Such a Demon Subduer was actually expelled from the clan."

"He's not called Chen Qi anymore, he's called Wu Ming! We have to call him Mister Wu now."

"He's following his mother's family name."

Many people in the caravan looked at Xu Jingming after he got into the carriage, and discussed in low voices. They had the excitement of surviving a disaster, and were also grateful for Mister Wu's life-saving grace, so they naturally instinctively stood on Mister Wu's side.

Inside the carriage.

Zhao Father and others were a little reserved.

"Chen..." Zhao Zhen couldn't help but say, "You changed your name? Wu Ming?"

Xu Jingming nodded.

"Changing your name is good, to cut off relations with that Chen family," Zhao Zhen agreed with his friend, and then couldn't help but say, "How did you suddenly become a Demon Subduer? I heard that it is very difficult to cultivate to become a Demon Subduer, and you need to have opportunities and luck."

"Yes, the requirements for aptitude are also very harsh," Xu Jingming nodded.

Mental power is the biggest threshold.

Like Xu Jingming when he first became a seventh-order, before experiencing the test of the mysterious place, his mental power was estimated to only be able to cultivate the 'first realm' Demon Subduing magic power. After experiencing the test of the mysterious place, and then cultivating the Yuanchu Star lineage inheritance, reaching the ordinary level of mental power of a seventh-order cosmic lifeform, he could cultivate to the second realm Demon Subduing magic power.

Now that he could become the third realm, in addition to cultivating visualization for more than two months, there was also the reason for the auxiliary effect of the Ice Flower Spiritual Liquid.

From this, it could be seen how high the threshold for Demon Subduer cultivation was! "Then I definitely can't do it," Zhao Zhen sighed.

Xu Jingming smiled and didn't say much.

.........

"Third Uncle, are you going to send a villa to that Demon Subduer?" The nephew couldn't help but say, "Our Yu family's villa in the prefectural city is worth at least two thousand taels, are we just giving it away like that?"

"Demon Subduers don't care much about money," Third Master Yu glanced at his nephew, "If he likes you, he is willing to help you deal with the demon head without needing money. If he is unwilling, even if you take out 100,000 taels or even more silver, they won't even look at it! So it is very important to usually have a good relationship with powerful Demon Subduers. If you serve them well at ordinary times, it will be easier to invite them to help at critical moments."

The nephew nodded slightly.

"This Mister Wu is the young master who was expelled from the Chen family. He is so young, but he is such a powerful Demon Subduer, obviously his talent is extremely high," Third Master Yu said, "Perhaps for a long time, he will be a prominent figure among the many Demon Subduers in our Cheng'an Prefecture."

The nephew understood: "Third Uncle, I understand."

*******

Xu Jingming didn't hide his identity as a Demon Subduer, only with enough fame would others ask for his help, so that he could find demon heads more efficiently.

The next journey was much smoother, and the Yu family also served Xu Jingming comfortably. On the way, all kinds of fruits, fine wines, and food were carefully prepared.

Eleven days after leaving Bai County, in the evening, the caravan finally arrived at the prefectural city.

"The prefectural city has arrived."

"Finally arrived at the prefectural city" "Prefectural city, I'm here!"

The caravan became lively, and many people were excited.

Xu Jingming also lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw a huge city in front, which was also the largest city in the entire Cheng'an Prefecture.

"Prefectural city," Xu Jingming nodded slightly, first move in, and then go to Qi family to visit 'Qi Xiao'.