The demon was scared unconscious by Bai Shan and only needed a Clear Heart Spell to awaken.
Upon waking, the demon immediately knelt on the ground, trembling, and repeatedly muttered one phrase, "Jigua! Jigua! Jigua!"
Everyone looked at Hong Jing.
Hong Jing smiled slightly, kindly helped up the unfortunate demon, and began to communicate with him.
Xu Yi listened for a while, remembering only "Jigua," and gave up.
After the time it takes for a cup of tea to steep, Hong Jing smiled gently at the demon again.
Then, before the demon could react, he sent the other party on their way with a palm strike, a compassionate smile on his face.
However, his face was now covered in scales, which only made him appear eerie.
"How much information did you get?"
Curiosity piqued, everyone stepped forward and surrounded Hong Jing.
"There are eighteen demon cities in Zhuzhou, with a demon lord in each. Three hundred li from us is a demon city, whose lord is named Han Hong, with a cultivation base of the Integration Stage. This low-ranking demon didn't know much else."
"Then let's go to that demon city first to observe the situation before deciding."
After some discussion, the group set off immediately.
Along the way, Hong Jing taught everyone a few simple demon phrases to deal with unexpected situations.
An hour later, the seven encountered their second demon.
It was a female demon, with a hot figure and a stunning appearance.
When the demon saw Bei Xinghan, her eyes nearly fell out, and she stood frozen.
Even when Xiong Zhuang Zhuang brought her back, her eyes were unblinking, staring straight at Bei Xinghan.
"Xiwazagu la." The female demon winked at Bei Xinghan.
Bei Xinghan felt a chill and wished she could draw her sword and kill this female demon.
Just then, Bai Shan jumped out, full of curiosity, "Hong Jing, what did she just say?"
Hong Jing blinked, not daring to speak too directly, and merely covered his mouth and coughed twice.
Xu Yi and the others immediately understood and changed the subject in tacit agreement.
"Hong Jing, interrogate her further and see if you can get any other information."
"Alright."
As Hong Jing conversed with the female demon, Bai Shan persistently pressed, "What did you mean by coughing just now? What did she really say?"
Seeing Bei Xinghan's complexion darken, Xu Yi had to pull her back and forcibly stuff her mouth shut to quiet Bai Shan.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the information Hong Jing obtained was similar to what the previous demon had said.
After dealing with the female demon, they did not attack any other demons, fearing they would attract more attention.
Beneath the black mist, a city built of black stone was almost indistinguishable from the fog.
If not for the demons constantly entering and exiting below the city walls, it would be easy to overlook.
"Yikes~"
Before even entering the city, Bai Shan saw two demons embracing and engaged in unspeakable acts not far from the city gate. He couldn't help but show his disgust, yet his eyes were uncontrollably drawn to that spot.
Xu Yi, standing beside him, heard his strange exclamation and also looked over, then her eyes widened.
Wow!
"Do not look at what is improper," Ji Buwang said calmly.
With that, two Clear Heart Spells were cast into Xu Yi and Bai Shan.
The two instantly felt their minds clear, casting aside all worldly desires.
Xu Yi and Bai Shan exchanged glances, seeing the resentment in each other's eyes. However, intimidated by Ji Buwang's powerful aura, they dared not say more.
Their arrival also quickly caused a stir among other demons.
Countless demons threw flirtatious glances their way.
Some bolder ones even partially unbuttoned their clothes and approached, scaring Yu Xiaoyu into hiding in Xu Yi's arms.
Boom!
An overwhelming wave of killing intent swept outwards in all directions.
The demons who had been eager immediately tucked their tails between their legs and retreated.
"Let's go."
Ji Buwang transmitted his voice directly into everyone's consciousness.
The seven quickened their pace and entered the city.
Before arriving in Zhuzhou, Xu Yi had never been curious about demon cities.
In her impression, demons were inherently cunning and greedy beings, and their living places lacked any semblance of order.
However, when she saw the rows of streets lining the demon city and the demons soliciting customers on the streets, she suddenly felt as if she were in a city within human territory.
"Let's split up and gather information. We'll regroup here in two hours," Xu Yi suggested.
The seven of them were too conspicuous and easily drew the attention of the demons. It was better to act separately.
"Agreed. Bei Xinghan, Bai Shan, you two must control yourselves and avoid causing trouble."
Among the seven, Ji Buwang was most worried about Bei Xinghan and Bai Shan, one of whom had an extreme personality, while the other was violent and brainless.
Bei Xinghan was silent for a moment and nodded.
Bai Shan was a little indignant but did not retort.
Ji Buwang glanced at them and said to Hong Jing and Yu Xiaoyu, "The two of you go with them."
"Alright." Hong Jing and Yu Xiaoyu had no objections.
Finally, the seven were divided into five groups, each heading in different directions, like inconspicuous water droplets merging into a river, completely blending into the demon population.
Xu Yi felt as if an invisible shackle had been lifted from her as she moved away from Ji Buwang. Her eyes swept over the scantily clad female demons, a look of novelty in their depths.
She had to admit, these female demons were all good-looking, and their figures were all the better.
Gulp, gulp.
Just as Xu Yi was lost in their beauty, a massive head rolled to her feet.
It was the severed head of a male demon, his face contorted in terror, his blood-red eyes fixed on Xu Yi.
Xu Yi's heart tightened, and her gaze followed the direction from which the head had rolled.
She saw a beautiful female demon leaning against a wall, her upper body bare, holding a blood-stained blade.
At her feet lay the headless corpse of a male demon.
Seeing Xu Yi looking, she smiled at her, then extended a scarlet tongue to lick the blood off the blade.
Xu Yi averted her gaze, then looked around. She found that besides her, no other demons showed any shock, and not even one stopped to watch.
Xu Yi once again soberly realized that this was not human territory, and what she was seeing were not beautiful women.
These were all demon lords who killed without blinking. She could not be tempted by them.
Xu Yi feigned indifference and kicked the head blocking her path aside, continuing to walk forward. This time, she dared not show the slightest abnormality.
In less than half an hour, Xu Yi's perspective underwent a complete change.
She finally understood why righteous cultivators had always considered demon eradication their duty, because apart from their resemblance to humans, these demons possessed no human emotions.
Life was insignificant in their eyes.
After stepping over the third gruesome head, Xu Yi made a solemn vow in her heart.
She would never let these demons harm humanity.
She would eradicate demons.