Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 116: Humans are more dangerous than monsters
Li Fan looked forward and saw the young man in front of him retreat into an ancient tree and completely merged into it and disappeared.

"Human, you are so brave to ruin my good deeds."

The surrounding ancient trees actually made sounds at the same time, and the echo lingered. The group looked up, as if the sound was everywhere.

At the same time, the trees in the dense forest kept making noises, and demons were jumping on the ancient trees like monkeys, quickly surrounding the area.

Li Fan looked up and saw that those monsters were extremely ugly, with long arms like knives, white faces, and ape-like shapes, but even more weird.

"Puppet monsters." Huang Xiong said, "Brother Yang, these puppet monsters move very fast, look like ghosts, have sharp claws like blades, kill with one blow, like to eat human brains, and are extremely evil. These monsters usually live in groups, but they obey the command of more powerful monsters, which must be the little ghost from before."

"That's a tree demon."

The girl returned to sit on Huang Xiong's shoulder with a serious expression.

When they heard the word "tree demon", their expressions changed immediately.

"How could there be a tree demon in this place?" Huang Xiong had obviously heard of the tree demon's vicious reputation.

"Tree demon?" Li Fan looked at the girl.

The girl nodded. "Tree demons are old tree demons that can transform. Yunmengze is a place where demons gather. It has natural conditions for breeding demons. Tree demons must have cultivated for at least a thousand years, but the boy seems very young. He should be the offspring of the tree demon."

"You are a capable woman. This young master likes her. Go and catch her for me to enjoy." There were echoes all around again, and suddenly the puppet monsters hiding in the surrounding trees went berserk and swooped down towards the crowd below frantically.

"Don't let me catch you." Huang Xiong shouted, and his huge body took a big step forward, holding an iron pestle and smashing it down at a puppet monster that was flying down from the sky above his head.

"Bang..." The blow was extremely violent, and the terrifying force actually smashed the opponent's head into pieces, turning it into a pool of mud and flying away.

"What a strong power." Li Fan took a look at the tall figure. Huang Xiong was a martial artist. His cultivation was in the late innate realm, but his pure physical strength was extremely terrifying. If he had not been restricted by the sudden attack before, he would not have been in danger.

There was a whistling sound, and every time Huang Xiong's pestle fell, a demon would die. His fighting was bloody and violent, without any fancy moves.

Li Fan thought to himself that Huang Xiong was indeed a man born with supernatural powers.

But there were so many monsters that Huang Xiong could not kill them all alone. Monsters kept flying down from other directions, and the number of people in the monster hunting team was obviously not enough.

Seeing that someone was about to be in danger, Li Fan rushed forward and swung his sword. The sound was like the sound of wind, and the breeze brushed the sword. With a "puff", a puppet monster was cut in half.

"Thank you, Young Master Yang." The man thanked him. Li Fan did not stop his movements. He rushed to another direction like the wind and swung the sword again. The man just now only saw a flash of sword light, and the body of the demon was separated. However, Li Fan's figure had disappeared from the original place and killed another demon.

"So fast……"

The man could hardly catch Li Fan's movements with his naked eyes. Li Fan's sword was even faster. He seemed to see a gust of wind blowing by. Li Fan merged into the wind, and his sword also became one with the wind. In the blink of an eye, the ground was covered with the corpses of demons.

"Bold." Echoes came from the air, and the surrounding trees moved at the same time. The branches and vines rolled towards Li Fan madly, as if the trees were given life.

Li Fan looked up and a sword energy surged, and immediately the vines that were rolling over were crushed.

There was a whistling sound from the sky above his head, and countless sharp spikes came from between the ancient trees. During these attacks, a puppet monster also took the opportunity to kill the crowd. A white face suddenly appeared in Li Fan's eyes, and its sharp claws slashed towards him.

A ray of lightning flashed, and Li Fan's sword slashed out, and the puppet monster's body exploded directly.

As soon as he thought about it, countless rays of lightning flashed and hit the surrounding trees. Powerful magic power surged around him, and the trees were charred.

As the thunder was moving, a figure appeared in one direction and wanted to retreat.

"go."

The sword in Li Fan's hand shot out, a flash of lightning flashed across the void, and with a "puff", a figure was seen being pierced by the sword and nailed to a giant tree.

The figure struggled violently. His body, which had transformed into a human form before, twisted and changed into a tree demon face. He stared at Li Fan who was walking forward and said, "I am the son of a succubus. How dare you touch me?"

This tree demon's IQ is not very high?

Some look like human children.

Li Fan ignored the other party and placed his palm on the sword. With a loud bang, the light of thunder submerged the other party's body, and the demon's body instantly turned into a charred black color.

Li Fan stretched out his hand and a magic pill with rich wood-attributed magic power appeared in his palm.

The wood-attributed magic power contained in this demon pill is pure and rich, comparable to the demon pills of the foundation-building realm. "The harvest is good." Li Fan put away the demon pill, and Huang Xiong came over. The girl on his shoulder saw the demon pill with a serious expression and said, "With such pure wood-attributed power, the tree demon that gave birth to it should be very strong."

"Brother Yang, this time we are all thanks to you, otherwise we would have a hard time dealing with you." Huang Xiong bowed again and said, "At such a young age, you have reached the Out-of-Body Realm. Brother Yang must be from a famous family, but are you a student at the academy?"

Li Fan shook his head.

"No?" Huang Xiong was a little curious: "With such talent, if you enter the academy, there will definitely be a teacher willing to accept you as a disciple. Brother Yang, why don't you give it a try?"

"Why do we have to go to the academy?" Li Fan looked at Huang Xiong, who seemed to have great respect for Bailu Academy.

"Ah?" Huang Xiong was stunned. Is there any reason for this?

In his opinion, this should be the way it should be.

"Isn't it possible to practice in Yunmengze? Why do we have to go to the academy?" Li Fan walked forward and said, "Brother Huang seems to admire Bailu Academy very much. Do you want to go?"

Huang Xiong couldn't help but sigh when he heard Li Fan's words. It turned out that people are different.

From what Li Fan said, he didn't care that much about whether or not to enter the academy. He thought it was the same to practice anywhere.

"Of course I do. I am from the outer area of ​​Yunmeng City. I have heard of the academy since I was a child, and I thought that one day I would be able to enter it to practice. But unfortunately, I don't have the talent for Qi Refining, and I failed the academy's assessment, so I can only make my own way." Huang Xiong said: "Therefore, I have always been very envious of those talented people in the academy."

"I heard that the academy teaches everyone. Brother Huang was born with supernatural powers, which is no worse than those with Qi Refining talent. But he can't pass the academy's assessment?" Li Fan asked, "Can't the academy make an exception?"

"Qi training is the foundation of cultivation. Even if you choose the path of martial arts, without the talent for Qi training, you can only rely on external forces to temper your body. I have been wandering on the edge of life and death hunting monsters for these years, accumulating little by little to get to where I am now, but I am afraid it has come to an end."

Huang Xiong sighed, "When I accepted the college assessment, I couldn't even pass the first round, let alone make an exception. My brute force is useless."

“Brother Huang, you are born with supernatural powers, stronger than many talented practitioners with the talent for Qi training. You are just limited and lack some luck. You cannot meet a mentor. You will have opportunities in the future.” The girl sitting on his shoulder said softly.

"It's nothing for me. My biggest wish is to send you to the academy." Huang Xiong responded. Seeing Li Fan looking at the girl, Huang Xiong introduced: "Brother Yang, this is Xiao Kui. She is gifted and can identify monsters. Xiao Kui was injured when she was young, which hindered her cultivation. Although I have tried hard over the years, I still can't heal Xiao Kui's injury."

"I see." Li Fan was thoughtful. As the group continued to move forward, someone beside him whispered to Li Fan, "Xiao Kui is an orphan. She was abandoned when she encountered danger in another monster hunting team a few years ago. It was Brother Huang who saved her. Since then, she has been following Brother Huang. They have entered Yunmengze together every time before. Xiao Kui has the talent to predict danger and has saved Brother Huang many times. Although they are not biological siblings, their relationship is better than that of siblings."

Li Fan nodded slightly. After what happened just now, it seemed that this monster hunting team also recognized him and was not as cold as before.

Just as the two were talking, a whistling sound suddenly came from the front.

"Be careful." The girl exclaimed, and Li Fan saw a flash of sword light. With a puff, the figure who was scouting in front of the monster hunting team fell down instantly.

"Monkey..." Huang Xiong exclaimed, and saw the beam of light instantly go back, leaving a trace of sword energy in the air.

The man called Monkey fell down, blood flowing from his throat. He was trembling, covering his throat with one hand and stretching out the other hand towards Huang Xiong who was walking towards him, as if asking for help, but it was too late, and he died in the blink of an eye.

Li Fan walked forward, looked down, and his spiritual sense went towards the distance, and he sensed the presence of a line of figures.

"Sorry, I was observing the demon." Xiao Kui looked at the dead figure with red eyes. She did not notice the existence of the demon, but ignored the people.

Li Fan was the same, he did not see any evil spirit.

Just as Huang Xiong said, in Yunmengze, humans are sometimes more dangerous than monsters.

There was a slope ahead. Between the trees, a line of figures appeared in the field of vision. They were members of another monster hunting team.

The figure in the middle was wearing a silver mask, with only a pair of dark eyes visible. There were wisps of sword energy lingering around his body, and it was obvious that he was the one who had just made the move.

The aura of this person is that of a late-stage out-of-body realm cultivator, and he is also a sword cultivator.

Sword cultivator, killing people from a distance.

Huang Xiong raised his head and stared at the other party with angry eyes, holding the iron pestle tightly in his hand. However, he also knew the danger of sword cultivation. He glanced at the girl on his shoulder and was afraid that he could not protect Xiao Kui.

"I have been chasing the spirit of the tree demon for a long time. I would like to trouble you to return it to me." The man in the silver mask said softly. His voice was hoarse and had a bit of feminine aura, but it also revealed a sense of strength.

Kill the person first, then take the demon pill.

(End of this chapter)