Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 858 Extra Four: Get rid of the dragon
The number of strange creatures that can speak human language is increasing within the territory of the Lu Kingdom.

Some people saw cats in the park and dogs in the alley swearing at each other, rats sitting around having a meeting by the sewage ditch, and sparrows and crows arguing back and forth on the trees.

The authorities even issued a special statement on this matter, requiring provincial governments to notify everyone at every level, down to the neighborhood committees of each community:

1. If you see an animal talking, please do not be alarmed, and do not try to approach it to talk to it.

2. Turn around and leave immediately. Do not look back, do not run away, and pretend nothing happened.

3. Once you reach a safe location, report the situation immediately.

4. Remain where you are and wait for official personnel to arrive, and cooperate with the handling of the situation.

"It's just an animal that's become a spirit," Tang Xiaolian retorted. "What's there to hide?"

"Monsters aren't actually that scary; we can just get rid of them," Yan Yu replied. "The animals around us could turn into monsters at any time, and the resulting collective panic would be far more terrifying. You know about the new policies in Xin'an, right?"

As a special administrative region with the power to legislate on its own, Xin'an Prefecture recently introduced a new policy requiring the registration and screening of all pet owners throughout the city, as well as the complete removal of all stray animals within the city limits, regardless of species.

The news was met with strong criticism from animal rights activists across the country, followed by strict deletion of posts and even account bans on major platforms, prohibiting anyone from discussing the matter.

The above stance is quite clear: in densely populated large cities, it is absolutely forbidden for animals to become spirits at will.

As for whether to conduct a comprehensive cleanup or strengthen controls, the authorities are clearly still in the exploratory and experimental stage. On the one hand, they need to consider costs and efficiency, and on the other hand, they also need to avoid causing social unrest.

In comparison, the situation with wild monsters is much simpler.

Satellite images provide 24/7 surveillance. As soon as any unusual monster is detected anywhere, the Purple Cloud Array will directly suppress its realm and then notify ordinary martial artists or military cultivators to go and behead it.

With the assistance of the Purple Cloud Formation, it wouldn't normally be the turn of a cultivator of Tang Xiaolian's level to take action. However, she couldn't stand staying at home, so she volunteered to find some fieldwork to pass the time, and incidentally dragged Yan Yu along as well.

Their destination was the dense forests west of southern Xinjiang province.

Since the Southern Territory was conquered by sorcerers, the modern social structure has completely collapsed. Many abandoned and desolate villages and towns have been replaced by weeds and forests, becoming breeding grounds for wild animals and even monsters.

Humans have national borders, but demons don't recognize them. If they were to wander into the land, it would be troublesome.

The two descended on their swords, and ahead they saw purple smoke and clouds that enveloped the dense forest for hundreds of miles around.

This is the power of the Purple Cloud Formation: as long as the satellite detects any suspicious changes in a certain area, no matter where the demon is located, the Purple Cloud Formation will be activated to suppress all living beings in the vicinity of the anomaly.

Trapped within the great formation, their cultivation level drops by one rank, making them almost indistinguishable from ordinary wild animals. At this point, the monsters are often gripped by terror and quickly seek a place to hide.

Then they will be found and killed by humans.

Yan Yu looked at the lush, boundless tropical rainforest and wondered if he would use the Sun God Sword to unleash a sword aura that would burn the land to the ground and kill all the monsters, animals, plants and microorganisms hiding in it. Would that seem a bit too much?
But then Tang Xiaolian stretched out her left hand, picked her ear with her little finger, and then brought it to her mouth and blew gently. Countless flying insects were blown out, gathering into smoke and dispersing into dust, scattering into the vast forest.

"You're keeping insects in your ears?" Yan Yu frowned slightly.

"No, it's in my sleeve."

"Then why clean your ears?"

“Imitating Sun Wukong, isn’t it cool?” Tang Xiaolian said proudly.

"I didn't see any handsomeness, but I did see a childlike quality in him."

"It wouldn't be a problem if it were a girl."

The two were bickering back and forth when suddenly Tang Xiaolian frowned slightly and said:

"found it!"

The insect cultivator released a swarm of insects, which, combined with the effects of his "all-seeing and hearing" cultivation, made him a top-tier reconnaissance expert, far superior to any drone swarm. Yan Yu followed Tang Xiaolian to the location, where they saw a pool of clear, blue water below the cliff, its depths seemingly unfathomable.

"Don't interfere," Tang Xiaolian said, hands on her hips. "I can handle this by myself."

If you don't need my help, then why did you call me here?
Yan Yu was too lazy to complain. He just watched as she rummaged through her sleeve for a long time and finally pulled out a few water flea-like beetles. She threw them into the pool, and as soon as they entered the water, they immediately swam away and disappeared.

After waiting for a while, Yan Yu couldn't help but ask:

Are you sure you haven't picked the wrong person?

"There's no mistake, it's hiding in here!" Tang Xiaolian frowned, but her tone was resolute as she continued to direct the insects in the deep pool to search for the monster.

Suddenly, a colossal creature burst forth from the water—a shimmering, silver-scaled python. Its head was triangular, with two protrusions at the rear, seemingly about to sprout dragon horns.

This is a white dragon.

In recent years, there have indeed been cases of killing dragons within the territory of the Lu Kingdom. The number is small and they are concentrated in the provinces of Nanchuan and Nanjiang. Moreover, the cultivation level of the dragons is generally high. Even if they are suppressed by one level by the Purple Cloud Formation, they often kill the military and civilian cultivators who come to exterminate them. Therefore, they are listed as the highest level of mutation that "requires the deployment of Golden Core cultivators".

Although there are quite a few Golden Core cultivators in the Lu Kingdom, the gap in strength within the kingdom remains significant. A top-tier team like T1, with members like Tang Xiaolian and the ferocious Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu at their disposal, shouldn't have any trouble dealing with a demonic dragon.

Yan Yu watched leisurely with his hands behind his back, only to see Tang Xiaolian calmly attacking with her sword, restricting the white dragon's escape routes on both sides. The Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu was the main force of attack, pouncing on the dragon's head and tearing it apart, creating more than a dozen bloody holes in no time.

Knowing it was no match for the dragon and with nowhere else to turn, the dragon suddenly endured the excruciating pain, raised its head, and spewed a cloud of pink mist at the two of them.

Yan Yu quickly grabbed Tang Xiaolian's arm from behind and used the Eight Trigrams Step to retreat rapidly, thus avoiding being caught in the pink mist.

Looking at the white dragon again, its expression was obviously listless after spraying the mist, as if its source of energy had been exhausted. Then, it was hit by the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu, and it immediately lost its strength and fell sideways into the pool, floating belly up.

While spitting, Tang Xiaolian directed the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu to finish off the demonic dragon, shouting:

"It stinks! It stinks! It smells like fish! Could the mist it just exhaled be poisonous? Yan Yu, do you have any antidote?"

"I brought it." Yan Yu took out a pill bottle, took out a pill from it, and handed it to Xiao Lian's lips.

This pill was produced by the alchemy industry of the Lu Kingdom. It was of a rather low grade, but it could still neutralize the poison of some low-level spells. Tang Xiaolian leaned over and took the pill, then casually put his finger in her mouth.

Yan Yu looked closely and saw that her face was flushed, her beautiful eyes were full of affection, and her eyes were so moist that they seemed to be about to drip water, but her tone had become flustered:

"Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! My whole body is burning up, I must be poisoned! Quickly take me back to get an antidote!"

Seeing her swaying and barely able to stand, Yan Yu was immediately alarmed and quickly asked the Sun True Sword in his mind.

“It’s not some powerful toxin,” Zhenmei Sword said speechlessly. “Dragons are inherently lustful, and that mist contains its original toxin, which can make people dizzy and confused, only knowing how to have sex, but it does not cause any real harm.”

"I will pass on a mantra to you. Use your true energy to guide her to several specific acupoints, and then circulate it along a designated route for three cycles. This will stabilize her mind and allow her to activate her true energy on her own to eliminate toxins from her body..."

"Wait, there was no actual harm, right?" Yan Yu suddenly interrupted him.

“Uh, that’s right.” Zhenmei Sword paused for a moment and continued, “But the poisoned person will become confused and unable to control themselves.”

“In that case, things will be easier.” Yan Yu’s expression immediately turned serious, and his eyes became incredibly deep. “The most urgent thing right now is to find a secluded place as soon as possible so that we can detoxify her.”

He helped Tang Xiaolian walk deeper into the forest. Her tone had become light and airy, her voice soft and sweet, with an extremely cute and charming sob:
"Yan Yu, my husband, my dear husband...where are you taking me...?"

"Sweetheart, I'll take you to get the antidote, don't be afraid."

"Oh..." Tang Xiaolian couldn't hold on any longer and leaned against him, her hands involuntarily hooking around his neck as she slowly closed her eyes.

(End of this chapter)