It had been more than a month since Xu Jingming left Cheng’an Prefecture. His residence was still in ruins; nobody dared to take it for their own or rebuild it without permission.
On the ruins stood two people. One was a bearded, burly man, and the other was the local Demon Vanquishing Division’s Head Official, Liu Chang.
“Your Excellency.” Liu Chang said, “After the battle between Wu Ming and Mountain Lord Dongming, this residence has been reduced to ruins. It’s been more than a month, but it’s still the same as before.”
The burly man carefully observed his surroundings and frowned. “According to the dossier, Mountain Lord Dongming shouted for help many times before he was killed?”
“Yes.” Liu Chang nodded. “There was a huge commotion back then. I used a secret technique to spy from afar and clearly saw Mountain Lord Dongming cry for help many times. His expression and tone couldn’t have been faked! He was still pleading for help before he died.”
“His master? Do you think it’s a Heaven Demon?” the burly man asked.
“Mountain Lord Dongming has peak Earth Demon strength. He probably won’t be willing to acknowledge an Earth Demon as his master,” Liu Chang said. “Furthermore, if the person hiding in the dark was an Earth Demon, he shouldn’t be able to hide from Wu Ming’s eyes. Therefore… From all the intelligence gathered, there’s more than a 50% chance that there was a Heaven Demon hiding in the dark.”
The burly man nodded. “But I checked the ruins and visited the surrounding five kilometers. I didn’t notice any Heaven Demon aura.”
Liu Chang hesitated for a moment before saying, “We are only guessing after all. Perhaps we guessed wrongly?”
“Two possibilities.” The burly man pondered and said, “Firstly, we guessed wrongly. There was no Heaven Demon hiding back then. Secondly, a Heaven Demon did come, but his strength is greater than mine! Even I can’t find any traces of him.”
“Stronger than you?” Liu Chang was alarmed.
“I’m only a seventh-realm Demon Vanquisher after all. There are Heaven Demons stronger than me.” After the burly man said that, he silently thought for a moment before asking, “Do you know where Wu Ming is?”
“He didn’t meet us back then. He only chatted with the Qi family for a while before leaving the prefecture capital with his old servant,” Liu Chang replied. “He hasn’t returned in the past month or so.”
“Alright, you may leave,” the burly man instructed.
Liu Chang bowed slightly and immediately left.
The burly man stood alone in the ruins.
According to my guess, there’s a high chance that a Heaven Demon was hiding in the surroundings. He didn’t make a move probably because he saw Demon Vanquisher Wu Ming as prey. There was a sneering glint in the burly man’s eyes. He probably determined from Demon Vanquisher Wu Ming’s growth trajectory that it won’t be long before Wu Ming becomes a high-realm Demon Vanquisher! He will make a move when Wu Ming reaches the seventh realm?
Ridiculous! It took Wu Ming a long time to kill a city envoy of Dongming Mountain when he first came to the Demon Vanquishing World. Demon God Green Lake was also a challenge for him, but he managed to kill Mountain Lord Dongming a few months later, the stocky man thought. Clearly, Wu Ming is also at the limit of Lv. 8 in reality. After his descent, he gradually became familiar with the Demon Vanquishing technique, which is why his strength improved so quickly.
If I’m not wrong, he will soon reach the standard of a sixth or seventh realm expert, the burly man thought.
The peak Lv. 8s only reached the limits of their bodies. One’s mind was still far from that of an Origin lifeform. Therefore, after coming to the Demon Vanquishing World, most people were only at the sixth or seventh realm. They improved after cultivating for a period of time, and most of them could become high-realm Demon Vanquishers.
That Heaven Demon doesn’t know that having descended from elsewhere, we Demon Vanquishers have long reached an extremely strong level of mind and consciousness. He could’ve hunted straight away, but he doesn’t understand, so he’s waiting patiently in secret.
I can’t deal with a Heaven Demon suspected to be at the eighth realm. I have to get help, the burly man thought. As long as I find traces of Wu Ming and search the surroundings, I have a chance of finding this Heaven Demon.
Most of the peak Lv. 8 humans in the universe could cultivate to become high-realm Demon Vanquishers. They were like hunters searching for Heaven Demons.
To them, the obsessions from Human Demons and Earth Demons were of little help! Heaven Demon obsessions… were completely different! However, there were too few Heaven Demons, and every one of them hid with restrained auras.
The Heaven Demons are too cunning; all of them hide and disguise themselves as humans. It’s too difficult to find them. The burly man shook his head slightly before silently disappearing.
…
More than half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
Scarlet Cloud State, Lanping Prefecture, prefecture capital.
A youth and a hunchbacked old servant checked into an inn.
“Prepare a few of your best dishes and send over two jugs of fine wine.” Xu Jingming and Wu Qi put down their luggage and instructed the waiter.
The waiter immediately replied, “Sir, please wait a moment. I’ll get right to it.”
This was a residence with a single door leading into a courtyard, and it was considered a top-grade inn.
Xu Jingming looked out the door and smiled. “An important guest has arrived.”
Wu Qi’s expression immediately changed as he looked out the door nervously.
A figure appeared from the void in the courtyard—it was a middle-aged woman.
“Uncle Qi, go in and get some rest. This is also a Demon Vanquisher. I’ll be having a chat with her,” Xu Jingming said.
“Alright, Young Master.” Wu Qi glanced at the middle-aged woman and silently returned to his room.
The middle-aged woman smiled at him. “Mr. Wu Ming, you should’ve guessed why I’m here.”
An invisible fluctuation enveloped the two of them, and their conversation was kept private from any spying.
