Chapter 18 Cool and Fierce

Although the sky was gloomy, Dongming Mountain Lord Wang Cheng was in a great mood because his master had come to Cheng'an Prefecture.

"Master, try this." Wang Cheng enthusiastically carried a jar of fine wine. In a nearby pavilion, a woman in white robes leaned against the railing, watching the fish in the pond swim freely.

"What fine wine is it this time?" the white-robed woman glanced over.

Wang Cheng chuckled. "Knowing that you like fine wine, Master, I've been collecting it for years. This jar is a fifty-year-old Baihua wine (hundred flower wine)." As he spoke, he carefully placed the jar on the table.

"Wang Cheng, you have a kind heart," the white-robed woman said with a slight smile. "Knowing I like Baihua wine."

"If Master likes it, this disciple will naturally try his best to find it," Wang Cheng said ingratiatingly.

"I'm a little disappointed this time I came to see you," the white-robed woman said softly.

Wang Cheng's expression changed slightly.

"Eleven years ago, you were already at the limit of Dimu (Earth Demon), and now you're still stuck at the Dimu stage," the white-robed woman shook her head. "You should know that demons also have a lifespan limit, similar to humans. Once their lifespan is up, they'll naturally turn to dust."

"Yes," Wang Cheng nodded.

"You should be over fifty years old now," the white-robed woman said. "I advise you to break through to Tianmu (Heavenly Demon) before your lifespan runs out. That way, even if you die, there's another world waiting for you. If you're just a Dimu... death is all for naught."

"I can feel it in the dark. As long as I become a Tianmu, there will be great benefits!" Wang Cheng said.

"Yes," the white-robed woman smiled. "This world is very protective of us demons! With obsession, we can be immortal! As long as you become a Tianmu, even if your lifespan is up, there will be other opportunities. Demons are the favored children of this world! We are the masters of this world. Countless humans are the resources for our growth."

Wang Cheng nodded. "What about the demon hunters?"

"Demon hunters? They are our tribulations," the white-robed woman said. "They temper their hearts with demons. Aren't we also refining them? As long as we can win, we can absorb their spiritual insights and grow again."

"Actually, sometimes when you're stuck in a bottleneck, there's a way to break through," the white-robed woman said, looking at Wang Cheng.

"Please teach me, Master," Wang Cheng said expectantly.

"Use cruel methods," the white-robed woman said, her eyes seeming to contain a monstrous sea of blood. "Force the masses, and force yourself!"

"Cruel methods?" Wang Cheng's heart trembled.

"If you don't go mad, you won't live."

The white-robed woman said calmly, "We are demons, so we must be even more insane!"

"The result of going insane will attract many powerful demon hunters. So, you are also forcing yourself, either to break through into a Tianmu in madness, or to die under the demon hunters' extermination," the white-robed woman said. "Even if you are killed, if you can win in the spiritual tempering, severely injuring the demon hunter's spirit, you can take the opportunity to escape! By absorbing the nourishment of the demon hunter's spirit, you have a good chance of going further and becoming a Tianmu."

Wang Cheng understood.

Madness is to break through in madness, and even if it fails, if the spiritual tempering can win, there is still hope for a breakthrough.

"Your lifespan is not far off," the white-robed woman said softly. "Think about it carefully."

"Yes," Wang Cheng nodded slightly.

"Only if you become a Tianmu can I introduce you to Lanyu Lou (Orchid Jade Tower)," the white-robed woman said. "Every member of Lanyu Lou is a Tianmu. Our opponents... are all high-level demon hunters. Not the weak demon hunters you encounter in Cheng'an Prefecture."

"High-level demon hunters?" Wang Cheng also knew that demon hunters from the seventh to ninth realm were high-level demon hunters, each with the power to destroy the world, terrifyingly powerful. They could easily crush him.

The white-robed woman smiled gently.

In her eyes, Cheng'an Prefecture was not worth mentioning.

"Bang, bang, bang." There was a soft knock on the door in the distance.

Wang Cheng frowned and looked over. An old woman was gently knocking on the garden gate.

"Master, I'll go see what's going on," Wang Cheng said apologetically. The white-robed woman waved her hand and continued to drink.

Wang Cheng's figure blurred, and he was already at the door.

"What's the matter?" Wang Cheng frowned and whispered. He had given strict orders that no one should disturb him during his master's visit unless it was important. Since his subordinate still came to report, it meant something important had happened.

"Mountain Lord," the old woman said, suppressing her excitement and lowering her voice, "that demon hunter, Wu Ming, is back."

Wang Cheng's killing intent immediately surged. The death of the blood-robed demon god Guan Muyu had long ignited his anger, but Xu Jingming had been outside the city recently, and it was difficult to determine his location even with the entire intelligence network of Dongming Mountain.

"He's finally back," Wang Cheng's killing intent erupted. Thinking of his master's reminder of "If you don't go mad, you won't live," his eyes also turned bloodshot. "This must be the will of heaven. The will of heaven wants me to go mad! This demon hunter... may be the key for me to become a Tianmu!"

Wang Cheng's figure blurred, and he returned to the white-robed woman's side, bowing slightly. "Master, I'm going out for a while to carry out that cruel method."

The white-robed woman looked at him in surprise. "Oh? You figured it out so quickly?"

"There's someone I really want to kill who has returned," Wang Cheng said.

"Good, I'll accompany you. I want to see how you carry out this cruel method," the white-robed woman said.

"I definitely won't disappoint you, Master," Wang Cheng said with a slight smile, bowing.

"Let's go."

The white-robed woman was very interested in the so-called "cruel method" and couldn't wait to see it.

...

The land around Xu Jingming's residence had greatly increased in value because of his prestige. No demons dared to approach the area at all.

In one of the residences.

A man wearing a saber entered the residence. A woman taking care of her children immediately poured a bowl of warm tea and offered it to him. "Husband, have a bowl of tea first."

"Okay." The saber-wearing man smiled, took the tea bowl, and drank it down in one gulp. Wiping the water stains from his mouth, he smiled and handed the bowl back to the woman.

"How was the caravan trip this time?" the woman asked. "Was everything okay?"

"It went pretty smoothly."

The saber-wearing man smiled. "Although we encountered a demon on the way, a few demon-slaying arrows severely injured her, scaring her away."

The woman listened worriedly. "Being a caravan guard makes money quickly, but it's also dangerous. We've earned quite a bit over the years. Why don't... we change jobs? With your strength, you can support the family in the city."

"I still have to send our children to the martial arts school," the saber-wearing man said, looking at the two babies lying in the wooden basin with gentle eyes. "I still need to earn more."

"But every time you go out, I worry," the woman said worriedly.

"I, Li Jinge, have been licking blood from the edge of a knife for so many years, and I know how to deal with danger," the saber-wearing man said confidently.

"Is my son back?"

A voice came from inside the residence. An old woman walked out, hunching her back.

"Mother."

Li Jinge immediately walked over.

Just as Li Jinge was with his wife and children, with his mother, Dongming Mountain Lord Wang Cheng and his master arrived on this street.

...

On the street.

Wang Cheng looked at the distant residence from afar and said to the white-robed woman beside him, "Master, the most conspicuous residence over there is the residence of the demon hunter, Wu Ming."

"You just do as you please, no need to worry about me." The white-robed woman stood on the street, calmly watching everything before her.

"Okay."

Wang Cheng nodded.

At this moment, there were teahouses, restaurants, and other places on the street, as well as many residences, and many pedestrians on the road.

Wang Cheng looked at the distant residence, his killing intent growing more and more insane. "Demon hunter, Wu Ming, I'll give you a greeting gift first."

"The demon energy of heaven and earth, descend!" Wang Cheng desperately activated the demon energy between heaven and earth. For a time, endless dark demon energy appeared in the originally gloomy sky, instantly filling the area within a few miles centered on Wang Cheng.

Such a vast area instantly fell into dark demon energy.

All the humans were attacked by the demon energy, and their bodies began to rot instantly.

"Dad, I want to eat candied haws." A girl pulled her father's hand, but when the demon energy descended, the father and daughter were corroded by the demon energy.

"No--" The father's eyes turned red.

"Dad." The daughter looked at her father and was quickly corroded into white bones.

The father also turned into white bones.

Within a few miles, a large number of pedestrians and ordinary residents in the residences were corroded one by one, all falling into despair and fear.

Many people desperately wanted to enter the prefecture city just to live a peaceful life. But today, they encountered the most terrifying demon in the entire Cheng'an Prefecture - Dongming Mountain Lord!

"Go crazy," the white-robed woman stood on the street, watching this scene, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile. "When demons go crazy, demon hunters will also come to kill them madly. In madness, either break through, or die."

A disciple who is only a Dimu is worthless.

What she needs is a companion who is a Tianmu.

At this moment--

Inside that residence.

Li Jinge was with his old mother, sitting next to the wooden basin, teasing his two children. The woman was also smiling and watching this scene, turning around to prepare the meal.

"Mother raised me from the village and worked hard to get me to where I am today. I bought the best house in the prefecture city and live near a powerful demon hunter. I also have a wife and children." Even if he experienced more danger outside, Li Jinge was always full of fighting spirit.

"You two little ones, grow up quickly, and then Dad will teach you martial arts. Then go to the martial arts school and learn martial arts from powerful martial arts masters." Li Jinge gently shook the wooden basin.

The two babies in the wooden basin stretched out their little hands and giggled.

But at this moment, dark demon energy appeared from all directions, corroding the body of the wife who was preparing the meal, as well as the bodies of the old mother and the two children.

"No, no--" Li Jinge, who was in charge of the caravan guard, understood in an instant. The talisman in his arms burned instantly, but it only slightly slowed down the speed of the demon energy's erosion, allowing him to see his old mother, his wife, and his two children turn into white bones under the demon energy's erosion.

"No!!!"

Li Jinge's eyes turned red in an instant, and blood tears flowed.

Everything he had worked hard for over the years, everything he was most attached to in this world, was gone.

"Demon, demon!" Li Jinge bit his teeth until they bled, but no matter how painful and angry he was, the demon energy finally corroded his body.

"Demon, demon! All deserve to die, deserve to die." Li Jinge also turned into white bones while whispering and roaring. When he turned into white bones, his mouth still moved, and finally, a skeleton completely fell down.

...

The attack came too suddenly. Xu Jingming was sitting there eating a delicate meal, and Wu Qi was also accompanying him.

"Young master, whether you're eating or sleeping outside, it's not as comfortable as at home," Wu Qi said. "This demon hunting, there's no need to be too desperate. You have to take care of your body."

"Okay, Uncle Qi." Xu Jingming was also very hungry and was eating heartily.

The people in the mansion were very happy that Xu Jingming, their master, had returned.

Cheng Da Niu was full of energy when chopping firewood! Liu Fu was also joking with him.

Aunt Zhang was still preparing other food in the kitchen. The master had only returned after several months, so she had to show off her skills.

The two maids, Liu Sanya and Gu Yu, were waiting not far away, ready to bring the dishes over at any time.

At this moment--

Dark demon energy appeared from nothingness. It came suddenly and without warning.

"Not good." Xu Jingming's expression changed. With a wave of his hand, golden light spread out, repelling all the demon energy, and in the blink of an eye, it illuminated the entire Jin mansion.

However, except for Wu Qi, who was next to Xu Jingming, everyone else, including Liu Fu, Cheng Da Niu, Aunt Zhang, Liu Sanya, and Gu Yu, had already been partially corroded by the demon energy. Parts of their bodies were missing flesh, and many places revealed white bones.

"Master." They all looked at Xu Jingming in despair, wanting their omnipotent master to save them.

But Xu Jingming was silent.

They were all ordinary people. Parts of their bodies were gone, all turned into white bones. Many of their internal organs were gone. They were beyond saving.

"Young master." Wu Qi was anxious.

Xu Jingming's brow's Heavenly Eye had already opened, and he had already seen clearly in all directions. The surrounding few miles were completely shrouded and eroded by dark demon energy.

Within this range... countless people died, all their flesh corroded, turning into white bones.

Xu Jingming watched in silence.

Outside the city, he had seen the scenes after some villages were massacred.

In the intelligence, he also knew the scenes of demons wreaking havoc.

But...

"Wu Ming, you killed the demons of my Dongming Mountain. Today, I am here to kill you and avenge them." Dongming Mountain Lord Wang Cheng's voice echoed throughout the entire demon domain.

Xu Jingming's brow's Heavenly Eye watched the entire demon domain. Apart from himself and Wu Qi, there was only the man on the street. At this moment, his Heavenly Eye... could not see the white-robed woman.

"Dongming Mountain Lord?" Xu Jingming spoke.

"It is I." Dongming Mountain Lord Wang Cheng took a step, which was more than a hundred meters. In just three steps, he walked to the front of the Wu mansion. The entire gate and walls of the Wu mansion exploded, and Dongming Mountain Lord Wang Cheng calmly walked in. "I'm here to kill you."

"Kill me?"

Xu Jingming looked at the countless white bones within the surrounding few miles, his mood very depressed.

These people were all implicated by him.

They thought that living around 'Demon Hunter Wu Ming' would be much safer. But this time, because Dongming Mountain Lord sought revenge... they all died with him.

As well as the maids and servants in his mansion.

"Kill me, why slaughter countless ordinary people first?" Xu Jingming's eyes were ice-cold.

"Do demons need a reason to kill humans?" Dongming Mountain Lord Wang Cheng stretched out his right hand, and his arm immediately swelled, turning into a terrifying black snake that swallowed towards Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming looked at him coldly. A huge golden net appeared. Each rope of the golden net was thick and flashing with mysterious runes. The nodes of the ropes and ropes were even like miniature stars. The golden net enveloped Dongming Mountain Lord and also enveloped the black snake that his arm had transformed into.

...

In the residence.

In Li Jinge's white bones, a strand of natal demon energy gradually formed.

"Am I alive?"

Li Jinge at this moment was just a strand of obsession. He observed himself, a demon energy form... obviously no longer human.

"Have I become a demon?"

Li Jinge also looked blankly at the skeletons next to him, his old mother's, his wife's, and the small skeletons of his two children in the wooden basin.

"Wu Ming, you killed the demons of my Dongming Mountain. Today, I am here to kill you and avenge them." Dongming Mountain Lord's voice echoed throughout the demon domain, and Li Jinge also heard it.

Li Jinge looked into the distance.

After becoming an obsession, his observation range became very large. He clearly saw Dongming Mountain Lord Wang Cheng walking towards the Wu mansion and his conversation with Xu Jingming.

"Dongming Mountain Lord Wang Cheng came to kill the demon hunter Wu Ming, affecting my family?" Li Jinge laughed softly, "So that's how it is."

"Demons deserve to die, and demon hunters are also a source of misfortune."

"Both are sources of misfortune."

"Hahaha..."

"Since heaven has allowed me to become a demon." Li Jinge had a madness, "I want this world to have no more demons or demon hunters."

This strand of natal demon energy quietly slipped into the earth, traceless.

Every demon is born with only a strand of obsession, which is the most fragile! At this time, it is also protected by the entire world! The obsession of the newborn demon... cannot be窥视 by anyone. This protection continues until the initial formation of the demon body, completely turning into a demon.

Under Dongming Mountain Lord's wanton slaughter, there were actually five demon obsessions born, including Li Jinge. However, it was obvious that Li Jinge's obsession was the most terrifying and indestructible.