Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 115 Yun Mengze

In the prosperous Yunmeng City, there are many monster hunting teams. Most of them are located in the south of Yunmeng City. If you leave the city from the south area, you can quickly reach Yunmeng Lake.

"Miss Liu, Brother Yang, the monster hunting team I am introducing to you this time is absolutely reliable. They are all experienced hunters." On the streets of Yunmeng City, a man took Li Fan and Liu Ji out of the city.

This is a middleman who charges some fees. For those who want to go to Yunmengze for the trial, they can help find a monster hunting team, which can greatly reduce the danger.

The group left the city and came to the outskirts of the city. It was still very lively here, with crowds of people gathered everywhere, like a city outside the city.

Outside the South Gate City borders the Yunmeng Lake, where a large number of practitioners gather. It is a mixed crowd, and there are also many hidden talents.

From time to time, very powerful practitioners would appear and enter Yunmengze, and sometimes they would even encounter great practitioners from outside Jiangzhou.

Li Fan and Liu Ji followed the man to a place and saw a group of people from a distance. The man walked up and shouted, "Brother Huang."

After saying this, he rode his horse and came in front of the group of people.

This group of people consisted of more than ten people. The leader was tall and sturdy, at least two meters tall, like an iron tower, with short hair and thick eyebrows. He held an iron pestle in his hand, and the solid muscles on his thick arms showed his amazing arm strength.

Next to him was a very petite woman who looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old. She looked even shorter standing next to him. There seemed to be a hint of dark green in the depths of her eyes.

"Brother Yang, let me introduce you to Brother Huang Xiong, who is born with supernatural powers and has hunted countless monsters." The man said, "Brother Huang, this is the brother Yang I introduced, Yang Qingshan. He wants to enter the Yunmengze trial. Thank you, Brother Huang, for leading the way."

"Just leave it to me." Huang Xiong nodded.

"Then I'll take my leave." said the man.

"Liu Ji, you should go back too." Li Fan said to Liu Ji.

"Then young master, please be careful." Liu Ji said with a smile. She was not worried about Li Fan. She knew that Li Fan had a lot of cards up his sleeve. As long as he didn't go deep into Yunmengze, there would be no danger.

After the two left, Huang Xiong glanced at Li Fan, his eyes showing that he didn't care much.

The young man in front of him had delicate skin and tender flesh. One could tell at a glance which family’s young master was coming for the trial. He paid a monster hunting team to lead the way into Yunmengze, and most likely he would lose money after coming out.

However, the girl next to him kept her eyes on Li Fan. Li Fan sensed her gaze and looked at her, smiling and nodding at her.

The girl looked away, avoiding Li Fan's eyes.

"Shall we set off?" Huang Xiong looked at Li Fan and asked.

"Yeah." Li Fan nodded.

All of the demon hunting teams around them stood up, picked up their weapons, and said, "Let's get started."

After saying that, Huang Xiong led the way in front. The girl jumped and actually jumped directly onto Huang Xiong's broad shoulders and sat there. Huang Xiong stretched out his left hand to support her legs so that she could sit steadily.

The group headed towards Yunmengze.

There were also many demon hunting teams around. Huang Xiong said to Li Fan, "Brother Yang, are you an outsider?"

"Yeah." Li Fan nodded.

"Asking the monster hunting team to be your guide is not a good thing. Many people have been killed. Brother Yang dared to follow the monster hunting team into Yunmengze alone. He is very brave, but you should be more cautious in the future." Huang Xiong looked straight ahead with an indifferent voice.

"Thank you, Brother Huang, for the reminder." Li Fan nodded. People's minds are unpredictable. It seems that such things happen from time to time.

There was a noise in the distance, and a crowd of people gathered in one direction. Everyone looked over there, and one person said, "I'll go over and take a look."

As he spoke, he headed over there. Not long after, the man returned and said, "They are students from the White Deer Academy. They are going to Yunmengze for the trial. A few days ago, a talented woman entered the academy, causing the White Deer Street formation to move. This Yunmengze trial should be a baptism for her. Many people from the academy are going with her."

Bailu Academy has a tradition that after newcomers enter the academy, they will be arranged to take a demon-slaying trial in Yunmengze, which is also a test of their strength.

"I have also heard about this. That person is a proud daughter of the Ji family, a noble family in Jiangzhou. On the first day she entered the academy, she became the master's disciple and became the last disciple."

"These people from aristocratic families are born superior and have inherited superior talents. Compared with us, there is really a world of difference."

Many people expressed their feelings, but Li Fan showed a strange look. The master of the academy accepted Ji Xue as his last disciple?

He has been concentrating on practicing these days and has not paid attention to the news outside.

But this is also good. Although it was a misunderstanding, it also gave Ji Xue an opportunity.

"So you are a student of the academy." Huang Xiong's eyes revealed a bit of respect.

"Brother Huang, are you still thinking about entering the academy?" asked the person next to him.

"Who doesn't want to study in an academy, read books, learn etiquette and practice self-cultivation?" Huang Xiong sighed. This was his dream in the past. It was a pity that he was a rough man and was not worthy of entering the Bailu Academy. He could only envy those gifted children for having such an opportunity.

He strode forward and could see the group of people from the academy in the distance. In the middle of the crowd, there was a woman who was surrounded by stars like the moon.

Li Fan also looked in that direction. As the holy place of Jiangzhou, Bailu Academy had a very high status in Yunmeng City.

Huang Xiong didn't retract his gaze until the team in the distance had gone away. He said, "Let's go too." The group continued to move forward, and soon they arrived at the entrance of Yunmengze. There seemed to be a primeval forest in front of them. A patch of emerald green ancient trees blocked the view, and there was no end.

"Walk."

Huang Xiong strode forward and said to Li Fan: "Brother Yang, let me be frank. Once you enter Yunmengze, we will lead the way as a guide, but whoever kills the monsters will own them. If you encounter danger, we will do our best to protect you, but if we can't handle it, we will choose to evacuate."

The monster hunting team receives money for their work, but they mostly just act as guides, they don't risk their lives.

"No problem." Li Fan nodded. Putting these things out in the open seemed more open, rather than secretly calculating.

A group of people entered Yunmengze. The lush ancient trees cut off the view. Although many people entered Yunmengze, as soon as they stepped inside, the crowd seemed extremely small and was scattered into pieces.

"There are no demons at the outermost part of Yunmengze, unless there is a demon disaster." Huang Xiong introduced: "There are a few things to pay attention to when entering Yunmengze."

"First, be careful of human practitioners and don't trust them easily."

"Secondly, be careful of 'humans'. They are just humans transformed by demons. Some powerful demons have transformed into human forms, and ordinary practitioners cannot distinguish them."

"Third, try not to travel alone unless you are strong enough. Otherwise, you will be easily targeted by demons and become their prey. You may also be targeted by human practitioners."

Li Fan nodded. No wonder Yunmengze was said to be dangerous.

There is the danger of demons, and we must also be wary of humans.

As the group went deeper into Yunmeng Lake, ancient trees blocked the sky and sunlight could hardly penetrate.

Walking on the road, a faint smoke filled the Yunmengze, exuding a strange atmosphere.

A golden light flashed in Li Fan's eyes, and he immediately sensed the presence of evil spirit.

Huang Xiong waved his hand, and the group's pace slowed down. He glanced at the girl sitting on his shoulder. The girl's eyes turned into a strange green. She looked around and whispered, "There is a demonic aura."

Li Fan took a look at the girl and it seemed that this girl also had some strange qualities.

"help me."

A childish voice came from the front, Huang Xiong whispered: "Be careful."

The ground was shaking and the surrounding ancient trees were also shaking.

"They are puppet monsters, and there are quite a few of them." The girl said softly. Everyone stopped and held their weapons. A short boy in front was running towards this side, seemingly being chased by monsters.

"Save me." The boy looked up at the crowd and shouted.

"come over."

Huang Xiong took a big step forward, and his group followed him, then they saw the young man leaping towards them.

"Be careful, he's a demon."

Seeing the young man leaping towards him, the girl on Huang Xiong's shoulder exclaimed.

Huang Xiong was just about to reach out his hand to fight back when he suddenly heard the girl's voice. He suddenly raised his right arm and heard a mocking voice in his ears. Suddenly, vines emerged from the boy's body, covering and binding Huang Xiong's iron pestle in an instant, and spreading to his arms and body at a terrifying speed.

At the same time, many vines rolled towards the girl on his shoulders. The girl screamed, but it seemed too late. Huang Xiong roared when he saw the girl being rolled away, and burst out with amazing strength, pulling the vines and the girl over.

Extremely sharp spikes shot towards him, and the girl shouted, "Get out of the way."

Huang Xiong let out a loud roar and continued to charge forward without caring about his life or death. Even though he had experienced many monster hunting operations and knew the dangers of Yunmengze, he did not expect to encounter such a dangerous situation this time.

What kind of monster is this young man? Why can he completely transform into a human form?

People hunt monsters, monsters hunt hunters.

This time, have they become the prey?
In a flash, many thoughts came to Huang Xiong's mind. The sharp blade was about to stab him. Just when he was ready to fight for his life, a beam of light suddenly bloomed, extremely bright.

"Puchi..." The sharp blades were cut off in unison. There was a flash of sword light. Huang Xiong saw a figure appear in front of him, moving forward. As the sword swung, the vines in the sky were shattered crazily.

With a flash of cold sword light, the figure chased after the opponent's retreating figure, and then slashed out a beam of light to cut off the vine that was wrapped around the girl. The figure jumped up and caught the girl's body. With a gust of wind, he brought the girl back to the original place.

"Are you okay?" Li Fan asked the frightened girl and put her body down.

The girl stared at him blankly and shook her head.

Huang Xiong also rushed over, beads of sweat the size of beans dripping down his face, his heart beating violently, and the look he gave Li Fan had become different.

After coming to his senses, he clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Yang, for saving my life."

"Since we are companions, it's my duty." Li Fan said casually, looking at the demon in front of him.

(End of this chapter)