Chapter 44: Practicing Sword with Demons and Monsters (Part 1)

  Dongping Province, Dongdao Prefecture, Donglu County.

  The recent heavy rain has made people reluctant to go out, and even the police officers in the county government are unwilling to venture out. However, with over a dozen missing persons cases emerging in the county recently, the police have no choice but to take action.

  "What a damn day."

  "On a day like this, there have been over ten missing persons cases, how ominous." A constable cursed.

  "A head, suddenly over ten cases of disappearance, such an inhuman hand, you say will it be a demon?" A catcher said.

  The one called Tou, the leader of the group, shrugged his shoulders: "We've already reported it a long time ago, we're just waiting for someone to come down from above. We're just going through the motions now."

  In the torrential rain, Hua's Rice Shop.

  Hua's Rice Shop backyard.

  The maid had already cleared the table, taking down all the bowls and plates. Another lively maid brought up a pot of clear tea, now that everyone was full and satisfied, they could discuss business, although the two 9th generation elders of Beifeng and Nanfeng, Feitian Sword Chu Fei and Feiyan Sword Gu Fei, had considerable contradictions between them.

  However, contradictions are contradictions. In the end, it's a matter of sects. Whether it's Chu Fei or Gu Fei, both are magnanimous figures. If they weren't, they wouldn't have been able to climb so high on North Peak and South Peak respectively. When a major sect entrusts someone with important responsibilities, strength is an important indicator, but other aspects such as leadership ability, coordination ability, etc., also need to be assessed. Sometimes, leadership ability and coordination ability even surpass individual combat power. Blindly relying on killing alone won't create a large sect either.

  In the world of cultivation, there is a saying: "All worldly affairs are cultivation, and human relationships are swordsmanship." The matters of the world and interpersonal relationships are as important as swordsmanship.

  Now, if Chu Fei and Gu Fei were to start a fight first, it's likely that Yue Mo Men would be the one to reap the benefits, laughing all the way as they take control of the underground demonic forces.

  Now is the time to execute the task.

  "This time, it's just a small faction of the underground demon, Moon Demon Gate, not a big deal." Chu Fei said: "This time, it's not a major event, so the main focus is on letting you guys gain experience. Now, we've already identified about five passageways leading to the underground in the county town. Later, you can divide into teams and enter to investigate."

  "However, each of you must take a protective amulet with you." Chu Fei said: "This protective amulet will defend for a period of time when you encounter danger, and both I and Master Gu can sense it. Both I and Master Gu are speed-type sword immortals, Hundred Miles Sword Guard, and we can rush to your aid immediately, so that you won't fall into trouble."

  This time, it's a good opportunity for the true disciples of our sect to temper themselves and gain experience in battle against the evil demons from the underground. Without experiencing wind and rain, one cannot grow into a towering tree after all.

  But every true disciple is also a hard-won product of painstaking cultivation, with countless efforts and dedication invested in them.

  So, if possible, try not to compromise.

  This is how Xianmen cultivates its elite disciples.

  Like that demonic sect, it's much simpler, they just kill each other off, no mission is important, as long as you survive, you're the strong one, if you die, then you're the weak one. Those who can keep surviving are absolutely very powerful, but that elimination method is too cruel.

  So, in fact, at the time of going down the mountain, Yuan Shang had already taken more than a dozen protective charms and handed them over to Chu Fei. At this moment, Chu Fei distributed these protective charms, while on the other side, Gu Fei, the ninth-generation elder of Nanfeng, also issued more than a dozen protective charms.

  Lu Yuan took over the protective amulet, which was only about half the size of a palm. It was emerald green and had a large "protect" character engraved on it. In the Xianxia world, although swordsmanship was mainstream, there were also some unconventional symbol masters, such as the Great Jin Dynasty, which supported many symbol masters who could use symbols to seal off the passage between the underground world and the surface world.

  In addition, talisman masters can also make talismans, such as protective charms.

  At this time, it has been investigated that there are five entrances to the underground world. Next, the 15 true disciples of Nanfeng and Beifeng will form teams to deal with the underground demons. The 15 true disciples were not forced to team up, but rather allowed to freely form their own teams, after all, those who get along well will cooperate better.

  The true disciples set off immediately.

  In the Hu's Rice Shop, Chu Fei and Gu Fei, two ninth-generation Sword Sages, sat quietly. They didn't move from their seats, but as soon as they sensed any of their disciples were in trouble, they would immediately ride their swords to go and help.

  Gu Fei looked at Chu Fei and said, "Chu Shidi, we're just sitting here getting bored. Why don't we make a bet? Let's see which side's disciples will perform better this time."

  Chu Fei nodded: "Gu Shidi, it's fine, let's make a bet." Everyone has already taken the bait, not counterattacking is not an option. This time, let's see how Lu Yuan performs. Among the eight true disciples brought out this time, Lu Yuan is the most cunning, the other true disciples are far inferior to him.

  Chu Fei found that the more he looked at Lu Yuan, the more pleasing to his eyes this disciple became.

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  Underground world, I'm going to the underground world now.

  Lu Yuan also couldn't help but feel interested at this time.

  Although I had killed a sixth-level Shura in the distant East Wilderness County's Guangye Mountain, I still hadn't been to the Underworld. Since joining Huashan Sect not long ago, I had been educated about the Underworld every day, but I had never seen it before. Today, I finally got to experience the Underworld, and my heart couldn't help but feel a little excited.

  It is said that the underground world is full of wonders and dangers, but it can also broaden one's horizons.

  And beside them were Ye Fang and Ye Yuan, the three of whom had a good relationship in daily life. Now they naturally formed a team together. However, Ye Fang and Ye Yuan didn't have the same calmness as Lu Yuan. They were excited but also a little scared, after all, these two had never encountered the underground world before, nor had they fought against the demons of the underground world. It was natural to be nervous.

  Lu Yuan, Ye Fang, and Ye Yuan arrived at a mountain temple. Inside the temple, behind the Buddha statue, there was a huge black hole with little light, pointing directly to the ground below, which would be the underground world.

  "Alright, come on in." Lu Yuan was the first to enter the underground world. As he entered, he held a torch in his hand. The underground world was pitch black, and most of the underground demons could see objects in the dark. However, cultivators were not among them, and they couldn't see very clearly in the dark, so they had to hold torches as they entered.

  Ye Fang and Ye Yuan also jumped down one after another.

  Finally, I took the first step into the underground world.

  About to enter is a dark region, the world of demons and monsters.

  (During the new book period, I'm seeking collection, and by the way, I'll talk about updates. Since it's a classical fantasy novel, I write slowly, and if I write quickly, there's no feeling. Moreover, since next Monday will be explosive, today only two chapters were updated, sorry, and also seeking recommendation votes.)