Chapter 17: Demon Slayer
Miss Lei seemed to have guessed Ji Qing’s thoughts and said calmly: “My appearance has made Young Master laugh. However, this is due to the sect’s martial arts, and everyone in the sect is like this.”
Ji Qing nodded. Lei Yu’s sect seemed very special.
However, what Lei Yu looked like had nothing to do with him.
“What about internal energy?”
Lei Yu directly tossed out a booklet.
“I can’t give you my sect’s martial arts. This is an internal energy manual I obtained while traveling in Jianghu. Though it is third-rate, it is top-tier third-rate internal energy. The internal energy cultivated from it has extremely high purity, making it perfect for building a foundation.”
Ji Qing glanced at the internal energy manual. The cover had the three big characters “Pure Origin Art.”
Ji Qing flipped through it casually.
The greatest feature of Pure Origin Art is that the internal energy cultivated from it is extremely pure.
Even Ji Qing’s Supreme Yang Internal Energy probably could not match the purity of the internal energy cultivated from Pure Origin Art.
This was indeed a top-tier internal energy manual for building a foundation.
The only drawback of this internal energy was that it was moderate and peaceful, and cultivation was too slow.
But this drawback had no effect on Ji Qing at all.
He had Origin Points. As long as Pure Origin Art reached beginner level, he could directly elevate Pure Origin Art to perfection.
Cultivating internal energy required a certain amount of time to reach beginner level, so Ji Qing naturally could not cultivate it right now.
He was currently a “hired” person.
Taking people’s money and eliminating disasters for them—he had taken the internal energy manual, so he had to satisfy Lei Yu.
“Miss Lei, what do you need me to do?”
“Young Master Ji, I need you to confirm one thing. Is the extermination of my entire Lei family the same as the extermination of your entire Ji Residence?”
“Take me to Lei Residence.”
Lei Yu then led Ji Qing into Lei Family Fort.
There were still quite a few people in Lei Family Fort, and Ji Qing even saw some villagers greeting Lei Yu.
They obviously knew Lei Yu.
Soon, the two arrived at a desolate courtyard.
Weeds had grown all over outside the great door.
Lei Yu pushed open the door and led Ji Qing inside.
The courtyard was full of weeds everywhere.
“All sixty-eight members of my Lei Residence are dead!”
Lei Yu said through gritted teeth.
Ji Qing quickly walked into the room.
He saw some mottled bloodstains on the walls.
Because a long time had passed, the bloodstains had turned black.
“Buzz.”
Suddenly, the “Demon Record” in Ji Qing’s mind vibrated slightly.
Ji Qing was very familiar with the Demon Record. This degree of vibration meant there was a trace of demon aura nearby.
Where there was demon aura, that meant… there was a demon!
Or, there had once been a demon!
Ji Qing flipped open the Demon Record in his mind.
He found that the vibration was on the first page.
That is, the page for “Skin-changing Demon”!
The result was obvious.
Skin-changing Demon!
The entire Lei Residence had been killed by the Skin-changing Demon!
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing opened his eyes.
“No mistake, Skin-changing Demon, I’ve finally found your tracks…”
Lei Yu widened her eyes and asked: “Young Master Ji, what did you just say?”
“Miss Lei, no mistake. I’m afraid the entire Lei family was exterminated by the Skin-changing Demon! This is exactly the same as the extermination of the entire Ji Residence. I can smell the Skin-changing Demon’s aura even with my eyes closed—no mistake.”
“Skin-changing Demon?”
Lei Yu’s teeth were almost grinding to pieces.
“Skin-changing Demons are adept at concealing their aura, have numerous clones, and are cunning by nature. The ones I killed back then were just a few Skin-changing Demon clones; the Skin-changing Demon’s true body had no trace.”
Lei Yu obviously believed Ji Qing’s judgment.
She was not an ordinary person and naturally knew that demons existed in this world.
When the Lei family was exterminated back then, Lei Yu had felt it was unusual, as if it was not “man-made,” but she could not confirm it.
Until now, with Ji Qing’s arrival, it was confirmed that the “Skin-changing Demon” was the culprit!
“Hm?”
Suddenly, Ji Qing’s ears twitched slightly.
He heard footsteps outside.
Lei Yu had obviously heard them too. The two exchanged a glance and immediately hid in the corner of the room.
Outside Lei Residence, a man and woman dressed like “wandering sorcerers” arrived at the door.
“The aura extends all the way here—no mistake.”
“This courtyard seems uninhabited? Let’s go in and take a look.”
The two held compasses and walked into the Lei Residence courtyard.
The compass pointed to a room, and the two cautiously walked in.
“Clang.”
A dazzling blade light cut through the pitch-black room.
The two holding compasses couldn’t help but blink.
But in that blink of an eye, the man felt a frantic warning in his heart, as if extreme danger was approaching.
The man forced his eyes open, and he saw a brilliant blade light, magnificent and beautiful.
But such a brilliant blade light instantly arrived before him.
The blade light was indeed beautiful, but also more deadly!
“Oh no!”
The man immediately bit his finger, drew a talisman in the void, and shouted: “Golden Light Protection!”
“Buzz.”
A golden light suddenly appeared on the two without warning.
At the same time, the blade light had already disappeared, and the sharp blade edge fell on the man’s neck, but was blocked by a thin layer of golden light, unable to advance further.
Ji Qing frowned.
The internal energy in his body burst out again.
Unfortunately, no matter how he burst his internal energy, he could not break the golden light on the man.
“Useless. What I’m using is Demon Extermination Technique, not martial arts. Your average Jianghu martial arts are useless against us…”
The man’s words had just fallen.
“Let me do it!”
Lei Yu lunged out from the darkness in one step.
Her massive body was like a meat mountain, but now it seemed extremely agile as she madly charged toward the man.
“Boom.”
Lei Yu slammed heavily into the man.
Even with the layer of golden light protecting the man, it could not withstand Lei Yu’s impact. He was directly sent flying by Lei Yu and crashed heavily to the ground.
“Brother…”
The young woman reacted much slower, only now coming to her senses and hurriedly running out to help the man up.
“Puff…”
The man spat out a mouthful of blood, and the layer of golden light on him had long disappeared.
It seemed the man’s so-called “Demon Extermination Technique” was not that miraculous.
It was broken by Lei Yu’s single collision.
“Second-Rank Martial Artist… stop! We are not people of Jianghu, we are Demon Slayers. Jianghu grudges have nothing to do with us!”
The man shouted loudly, and Lei Yu finally stopped.
Ji Qing and Lei Yu walked out.
He glanced at Lei Yu beside him.
Ji Qing truly hadn’t expected that once Lei Yu made a move, she would be so ferocious?
That collision just now—if he had taken it, he would be dead or crippled.
Lei Yu was actually a Second-Rank Martial Artist?
And even very strong among Second-Rank Martial Artists!
“You just said you are Demon Slayers?”
“Yes, we are Demon Slayers from Jiangzhou, tracking a demon here. I am Chen Luo, and this is my sister Chen Lin.”
“Demon Slayers… There are indeed rumors of Demon Slayers in Jianghu. But those Demon Slayers are all elusive and extremely powerful. You two count as Demon Slayers?”
Lei Yu said with a cold laugh.
She had traveled Jianghu for many years and was an “old Jianghu person.” Her knowledge and experience were much richer than Ji Qing’s.
This pair of young man and woman wanted to fabricate lies to muddle through—it wouldn’t be that easy.
“Truly ashamed! To be honest, my sister and I caused a great disaster and accidentally released the Blood Demon suppressed in our family. To atone with merit, even though we haven’t reached the strength to travel outside for demon extermination, we had to come out to pursue the Blood Demon.”
Chen Luo explained sincerely.
“Blood Demon? Not Skin-changing Demon?”
Ji Qing suddenly spoke up and asked.
