Starry Sky Professional Directory 64
Chapter 64: The Great Demon (Requesting Monthly Tickets)
Desolate, ruined…
What used to be Qinglinfang City now resembled a vast expanse of rubble!
“This… where’s Qingxuan Sect’s protective mountain formation?”
Gazing at the monitoring screen, Fang Xing suddenly thought of a problem.
Qinglinfang City was protected by a powerful formation! Once fully activated, it was like a giant bowl, firmly safeguarding the entire city.
But now… the formation’s mist and spiritual light were completely gone! The usually rarely seen peak of Qingxuan Mountain was exposed.
Not only that, but also some low-level demonic beasts were prowling around the city, occasionally venturing inside to hunt cultivators, treating the place as their hunting ground!
“The number of demonic beasts… is too much.”
“Is it another beast tide? Has Qinglinfang City fallen?”
Fang Xing was speechless, never imagining that while he was distracted by his final exams, such a drastic change had occurred in Qinglinfang City!
“The key is… where is Qingxuan Sect’s Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator?”
Fang Xing stroked his chin, thoughtful: “It seems… I need to ask a cultivator…”
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Qinglinfang City.
Outer perimeter.
Yu Xia, a formerly robust demon hunter, hid trembling behind an ancient tree, filled with regret: “I was truly blinded by greed, coming out at a time like this…”
“But the Spirit Rice and Fasting Pills at home are almost gone, and if I don’t want to starve to death, what can I do?”
After a while, this once robust demon hunter looked pale and gaunt, clearly having a rough time recently.
“Howl!”
At that moment, accompanied by a wolf’s howl, a pack of ‘Green Wind Wolves’ howled past him.
After a long while, Yu Xia emerged, taking out a jade bottle: “This Purifying Powder isn’t much left… I should still save it.”
Purifying Powder was a secret medicinal powder passed down through his line of demon hunters, capable of masking one’s scent, deceiving the noses of most demonic beasts.
Demon hunters who still dared to hunt at this time often possessed a trick or two up their sleeves.
Just as Yu Xia was about to leave, suddenly!
A wave of spiritual energy rippled through the grass, followed by several green wind blades.
“Not good!”
Yu Xia quickly activated a Golden Light Talisman, a layer of golden light appearing on his body, barely resisting one wind blade.
But the second, the third…
The wind blades seemed to be inexhaustible, accompanied by wolf howls!
“Howl!”
From the shadowy depths of the forest, more than a dozen pairs of blue or green eyes suddenly appeared, all filled with bloodlust.
“Damn it… it’s the previous wolf pack, still not gone? This wolf leader is truly cunning!”
Yu Xia only had one thought in his mind. Then, with a *pfft*, the golden light on his body shattered.
A gust of wind hit him. He rolled onto the ground in a clumsy manner, narrowly avoiding most of the wind blades, but his body was already bleeding profusely, one arm severed…
“I never imagined my life’s journey would end here…”
Yu Xia was dejected, calmly accepting the reality of his impending demise.
Cultivators in the city were like weeds by the roadside, disappearing with the wind without warning.
Woo woo!
Suddenly, the wolf howls from the forest changed.
From the excitement of hunting, they turned to terror…
“Another powerful demonic beast has come? I wonder which beast will kill me, I hope it’s not a ‘Mountain Pig,’ they smell too bad…”
Yu Xia’s consciousness grew blurry.
A moment later, a figure appeared before him, followed by a talisman being torn open, a bright green light overflowing and transforming into gentle rain.
—A Healing Rain Talisman!
“I… thank you, fellow cultivator for saving me!”
Yu Xia felt his wounds slowly clotting, and he weakly stood up to thank him, but still with a trace of caution.
What cultivators feared most were not demonic beasts, but other cultivators!
Even if this person saved him, he might not have good intentions.
But when he saw the person, his expression instantly froze.
Big and burly, with a face full of flesh, and a very fierce appearance, he looked intimidating.
Yu Xia instinctively felt danger, and his smile became even more amiable.
“Less chatter!”
Fang Xing held the wolf king’s corpse, looking impatient: “I was hunting demonic beasts outside and accidentally ventured deep into the wilderness, delaying my return. How did the city become like this?”
“Fellow cultivator doesn’t know? Sigh…”
Speaking of this, Yu Xia was filled with sorrow: “It’s all thanks to those damned people from Qingxuan Sect. They explored a secret realm, and somehow attracted a third-order demonic beast… that Foundation Establishment Stage old hag took her disciples and ran away, leaving us here, with nowhere to go…”
“A third-order great demon?”
Fang Xing’s heart skipped a beat. This was a demonic beast comparable to a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator; even after reaching the third order, demonic beasts could condense demon pills, cultivate innate divine abilities, and see a drastic increase in strength!
‘Maybe it’s not just an ordinary third-order demonic beast, otherwise, the Qingxuan Sect’s Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn’t have left… or maybe, more than one?’
Fang Xing’s heart pounded: “What do you know about the secret realm? Are there still places in the city to buy demonic beast materials and sell pills?”
He wasn’t particularly interested in cultivator secret realms.
But whether he could buy the subsequent pills was crucial, impacting whether his Jadeite Level cultivation could continue to advance rapidly!
“Secret realm? I don’t know much, only that it’s in the Five Scorpion Valley, containing Foundation Establishment opportunities…”
Yu Xia sighed: “As for Qingxuan Sect disciples, they may know more…”
Fang Xing asked a few more questions and learned that Qingxuan Sect’s escape was hasty, almost a rout, possibly due to a third-order avian demon beast attacking, destroying several airships.
Therefore, quite a few Qingxuan Sect disciples were stranded and unable to leave.
Because of this, these Qingxuan Sect disciples were seen as sitting ducks, especially with their considerable wealth. They were coveted by all the cultivators in the city, often hiding their identities and disguising themselves as ordinary cultivators, making them difficult to find.
Fang Xing wasn’t surprised at all. Although cultivators usually showed great deference to those from powerful sects, when it came to a fight, they would even dare to kill even the most talented disciples.
Not to mention, those Qingxuan Sect disciples were all wealthy, possibly carrying sect classics, spirit pills, and other valuables – prime targets!
‘Although sect disciples have higher cultivation, if they haven’t experienced actual combat, they might not be able to defeat cultivators a few levels lower. Robbers would definitely use overwhelming numbers, traps, poisons, and any means necessary.’
Fang Xing silently mourned for the Qingxuan Sect disciples, then asked: “Where’s the trading place?”
“Most of the original market has become ruins… only occasionally, when the fog rises in the early morning, some cultivators set up stalls, called the ‘Ghost Market’…”
Yu Xia replied: “Besides that, every three days, in a subterranean cave in the southeast of the city, there’s a black market… the items sold are often better than the Ghost Market, but also much more dangerous…”
“I see.”
Fang Xing nodded and left.
Yu Xia watched Fang Xing’s back, licked his lips, and immediately slipped into the forest…
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Qinglinfang City.
Walking through the ruins, Fang Xing sighed: “A good city turned into this… this city has suffered so much… huh? It seems the secret realm’s opening has something to do with me? Never mind, it’s nothing…”
“But now that I think about it, if someone like Shen Yuxin had left with Meng Zijin earlier, it would have been the best choice. Hua Feiyue was lacking in resolve… I wonder if she’s dead or alive?”
He didn’t plan to look for her. If he encountered her, he would help; otherwise, it was just bad luck.
“Meow!”
On a roof beam among the ruins, a cat meowed.
Fang Xing looked over and saw a two-tailed cat-like demonic beast, looking like a small leopard, with emerald green eyes staring at him, its claws gleaming with a dark aura.
“Hmph!”
He snorted, and a terrifying aura emanated from him.
The two-tailed cat jumped up as if its tail had been stepped on, its fur bristling, disappearing into the ruins in a flash…
“This city’s spiritual veins shouldn’t be high-level, so they wouldn’t attract third-order demonic beasts… therefore, many cultivators still struggle to survive in the ruins, as the outer wilderness is even more dangerous!”
As for leaving the city and going to the real Qingxuan Sect headquarters?
The distance was not only very far, but the journey was also full of dangers, something most Qi Condensation cultivators couldn’t even think about.
‘It’s quite similar to the black market on Aquila Star…’
‘It proves that any order is better than no order…’
Fang Xing carried the wolf corpse and deliberately walked past the wooden house where he used to live, only to find that the spot had become a deep pit, the surroundings blackened, showing the extent of the damage.
He walked past expressionlessly, as if he didn’t recognize the place.
Along the way, there were almost no people, but Fang Xing had keen hearing and eyesight, and after reaching Jadeite Level, his spiritual perception was even sharper, able to sense the gazes directed at him from all directions.
This made him sigh: “Humans are truly tenacious creatures like weeds, able to survive anywhere…”
Fang Xing continued inward, finding Qingdan Pharmacy, but it was in ruins, having been ransacked countless times…
Clearly, this was the work of other cultivators when the city was attacked.
“All scoundrels… thankfully, they couldn’t steal the spiritual energy.”
Fang Xing came to a small courtyard, an upscale villa area in the city, even martial artists could feel the fresh and active aura in the air.
He casually chose a courtyard that looked relatively intact, opened the door, and swaggered inside.
“Who dares to trespass into this cultivator’s residence?”
A late Qi Condensation cultivator holding a flying sword stormed out, glaring at Fang Xing, but his expression relaxed slightly: “A martial artist?”
He immediately looked around, fearing Fang Xing was a lure from some robber gang.
“This is your residence? Show me your Spirit Contract…”
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Fang Xing’s lips.
(To be continued)
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