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Chapter 158 is also a trick in the book.
To be able to leave a name for oneself in a place like Fenshan Town, where demons and ghosts roam, and to be able to run such a business selling blood offerings.

Chen Ji originally thought that General Ye was very strong.

But now that they've sparred and tested each other, they've realized something's not quite right.

Most of a demon's abilities lie in revealing its true form.

But now that the wolf-blood demon has revealed its true form, it can only fight to a draw with the fire dragon spewed by Chen Ji, which is very strange.

Although the fire dragon controlled by Chen Ji was indeed powerful and domineering.

But the demon that revealed its true form was no weaker.

Especially wolf demons, before becoming demons, they were said to have copper heads, iron bones, and tofu waists, but after becoming demons, they could even make up for this weakness.

If they were truly capable, smashing a fire dragon wouldn't be difficult at all, so why could they only manage a draw?
Chen Ji's eyes flickered, and he held back a little more consideration.

"go with!"

General Ye roared, and a stream of black gas spewed from his wolf mouth, heading straight for Chen Ji's face.

The black mist arrived swiftly and from a tricky angle, leaving Chen Ji no time to summon wind to disperse it, so he managed to sidestep it.

"Hey!"

Looking back, the black mist landed on the tables and chairs in the distance, instantly corroding two large holes, and even the stone slabs on the ground sizzled when it fell.

"What a venomous tone."

Chen Ji thought about it and gave up the idea of ​​using the fossil technique to resist this move.

The Cloud and Mist Transformation Technique is more suitable.

However, there are too many demons and ghosts at the moment, so it is not advisable to use it openly; it can only be done covertly.

General Ye didn't expect that this wisp of black mist would be enough to subdue Chen Ji.

He knew the methods of those Taoist priests before; although they were somewhat incompetent, the talismans and magical artifacts in their hands were genuine.

Even a great demon who isn't paying attention will suffer losses, yet he only managed to stop Chen Ji for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, which shows that Chen Ji is a tough opponent.

This statement can be seen as a test, or as an attempt to close the distance.

When demons and Taoists fight, the closer they get, the better.

Only when they get close will the Taoist priest have no time to use his talismans, ritual implements, and incantations.

The speed and physique of the demon race can give them an advantage.

He had previously used this method to fight against the Taoist priest.

At first, he concealed his strength and pretended to be weak, but suddenly unleashed his power when he got close to the Taoist.

Without protective magic items or talismans, a Taoist's neck is like paper under a wolf's claws; if it gets firmly gripped, his body will be torn apart.

Prepared...

It was nothing more than a paper frame with an extra layer of bamboo strips; with a little force, the corpse could still be separated from its body.

Over the years, I don't know how many Taoist priests he has killed.

Seeing Chen Ji evade him now, a cold smile played on his lips; he had already foreseen the outcome.

He's just a Taoist who only knows how to fight with people; even if he has some inherited skills, they're too weak. Maybe in his next life...

boom!
The wolf's claws descended, striking Chen Ji on the back of the neck.

However, the force transmitted surprised the wolf demon.

What kind of neck is that stiff? It's harder than hitting a rock!
Upon closer inspection, a glint of light flashed across Chen Ji's neck, which remained unchanged, still resembling flesh and skin.

Chen Ji did not move and took the blow head-on.

Then, he stood still, shook his head and neck as if stretching his body after a massage, and looked at the wolf demon with a smile, asking.

"Did you not eat?"

"howl!"

Hearing these almost humiliating words, General Ye let out a wolf howl and glared fiercely at Chen Ji.

"Well done, Taoist priest! You know some tricks. Perfect, I'll use you to test my magic!"

The wolf demon bared its teeth, dripping black saliva, and black smoke rose from the ground with a hissing sound.

He stood in front of him, staring intently at Chen Ji, as if he were about to pounce at any moment.

But his body remained still, without making any movement.

Ordinary people would naturally assume that the wolf demon was about to pounce on them at any moment, and dare not move.

Chen Ji, a practitioner of the Qi Observation Technique, could tell what methods the wolf demon was about to use with just a glance.

It's the same trick we all learned in class.

When they were young, one wolf went away, while the other sat down in front of them. After a while, its eyes seemed to close, and it appeared very relaxed.

……

Chen Ji hadn't expected that the Blood Wolf Demon would also use this method.

Moreover, it even separated a part of its soul to attack itself.

If I hadn't sensed that the wolf demon's aura had diminished considerably, and hadn't had the authority of the underworld to sense his soul, I would have truly fallen for the trick.

However, this is a perfect opportunity to turn the tables on them.

Chen Ji pretended not to know, and looked intently at the wild general in front of him, casually taking out the armor and horse token as if he were handling it carefully.

General Ye watched Chen Ji's movements and sensed the separated soul again, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

Even the most powerful Taoist priests cannot escape arrogance and conceit.

I thought I only knew one move, but I never expected that demons could also practice magic.

If I just wait a little longer until my shadow is in position, I can easily kill the Taoist priest with a sudden burst of speed.

The face lost earlier can be fully regained.

Soon, General Ye realized that his soul had sensed Chen Ji's location. His eyes lit up, and he controlled his wolf body to take a step forward, spewing out black gas from his mouth once more.

This time there was even more than before, entirely to attract Chen Ji's attention.

Even General Lianye himself was visibly weakened for a moment after exhaling the black gas.

This is a magical artifact he obtained in his early years, which can be refined into a menacing black aura using the resentment and essence of blood consumed from devouring food.

However, each spit is quite taxing, and he can only spit out three times now.

It has been used up and will take more than a month of blood and food to replenish it before it can recover.

But General Ye stared at Chen Ji and felt that it was all worthwhile.

If they could devour this Taoist priest, they would be more than enough, even if they lost some more of their essence and blood.

Unfortunately, Chen Ji already knew about his plan.

A seal appeared in his hand, and after unleashing his magic power, he didn't even glance at the blood demon in front of him before forcefully slamming it down on the ground.

"Whoosh!"

Even without using the Soul-Binding Technique, one could sense that something had appeared in the seal.

Chen Ji then looked closely at the ground and discovered that there was a wolf's shadow on the ground, standing there blankly, not knowing what was going on.

Looking up again, he found that General Ye was also standing there, stunned.

"How...how did you know?"

Chen Ji shook his head.

The fact that they're still concerned about this issue at this point shows they're genuinely shocked.

However, being distracted during a battle is a major taboo, so Chen Ji didn't bother to answer him.

He put away the talisman and replaced it with the lampstand given to him by the Netherfire Lion. He breathed out a mouthful of Netherfire, which enveloped the Wolf Blood Demon's entire body in a few breaths.

"Ow!"

"Aren't you a Taoist priest? How do you know Netherfire?"

"Who are you!"

The wolf-blood demon howled and rolled on the ground trying to extinguish the flames.

But this Netherfire is no ordinary fire; it burns directly on the soul and will not disappear unless the soul is completely destroyed.

Instead, as it rolled, even its shadow was smothered by a flame of ghostly fire.

"Ow!"

The howls of wolves were incessant, shrill and piercing.

But the White Maiden used her magic to conceal the scene.

Inside the restaurant, a group of demons and ghosts couldn't see what was happening, but they could hear the wolf-blood demon's mournful howls. They were so frightened that their limbs trembled and they dared not move.

It's clear that Miss Bai ignored them.

His eyes lit up, and an idea suddenly came to him.

In an instant, without anyone knowing who took the lead, the group of demons rushed out.

Miss Bai raised an eyebrow and looked over, but there was no pursuit.

Although capturing the Blood Wolf is an important matter, we still need a demon to tip it off so that we can lure out the Ghost King.

Besides, they also need to reveal a weakness.

If we were to wipe out all the demons and ghosts in this place, our strength would be too great. Not to mention the Ghost King, even the Purple Cloud Dragon King would probably not want to provoke us, which would be counterproductive.

After controlling the demons to escape, Miss Bai then spoke to Chen Ji to explain the situation.

"Everyone has dispersed; there's no one watching now."

"it is good."

Reassured by Bai's words, Chen Ji controlled the lampstand to retract some of the ghost fire.

Only a ring remained, which transformed into a rope to trap the wild general.

The goal is to maintain just the right amount of fire that will engulf the Wild General, yet prevent him from escaping.

That's when the millstone demon was summoned.

"Fellow Daoist, it's your turn next."

Chen Ji pointed at General Ye and spoke slowly.

"Fellow Daoist, you've succeeded?"

The millstone demon was initially startled, then its face lit up with joy, its eyes blazing with fury. Without uttering a word, it transformed into the shape of a millstone, leaped into the air, and crashed down upon the wolf-blood demon.

"puff……"

The wolf-blood demon's soul was already damaged, and now it had been scorched by the Netherfire for half a day, leaving it half-dead.

Only his flesh and skin, cultivated from his demonic cultivation, were relatively sturdy.

But the millstone demon was still a demon, and at this moment, its weight was completely smashed onto the soul.

He then spat out a mouthful of black blood and nearly died a horrible death.

"Get up! I know you won't die so easily!"

The stone mill demon yelled and rolled around on the wolf-blood demon's body.

"Watch out for hellfire!"

Chen Ji hurriedly reminded him.

But the Stone Mill Demon didn't care at all. Even though it was covered in Netherfire, it still crushed the Wolf Blood Demon.

Chen Ji knew that the Stone Mill Demon was eager for revenge, but he couldn't let the Netherfire stay on him, so he controlled the Netherfire to stay only outside the Stone Mill Demon.

It appeared to be engulfed in flames, yet its soul remained unharmed.

Meanwhile, the Blood Wolf Demon below was getting more and more seriously injured.

"Fellow Daoist, slow down. If you go any further, you might really be crushed to death here."

Chen Ji hurriedly called out to the stone mill demon.

The stone mill demon finally calmed down, but before leaving, it didn't forget to jump up and crush the wolf blood demon's legs.

"Pah! You've ruined my cultivation. I can't kill you, but I won't let you get away with this either."

Seeing the wolf-blood demon spit out another mouthful of black blood, he stood up with satisfaction and thanked them.

"Thank you for capturing this fiend, fellow Daoist. I have finally avenged myself."

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need for thanks. I will naturally do what I promised you."

"I am ashamed to say that I have not yet done anything for you, fellow Daoist."

"I will be troubling you soon, fellow Daoist."

Chen Ji pointed at the Wolf Blood Demon and spoke.

"After we finish interrogating this demon, we might have to send a message to the underworld."

"It's nothing, just wait for you to come to me."

After bowing and expressing his gratitude, the Stone Mill Demon returned to the Peach Fairy Ghost Body to continue nourishing his soul.

Chen Ji then turned to the wolf-blood demon and began to ask questions.

"Is compensation still required?"

"compensation?"

Wolf Blood Demon was taken aback upon hearing this, then remembered how the incident had occurred.

It seemed to be simply because he wanted Chen Ji to compensate the restaurant for its losses.

Looking back now, I only feel regret.

If I had known this would happen, I would have said it was good that Chen Ji burned down the entire restaurant, even if it was because of the things lost by those Taoists.

But there's no going back now.

Wolf Blood Demon sighed and resignedly asked Chen Ji what he wanted to know.

"What do you intend to do with so much blood and flesh?"

"Sell!"

The wolf-blood demon let out a cold laugh.

"Blood food enhances cultivation. If it weren't for eating blood food, why would I do such a thing?"

"Eat? How many stomachs do you have to eat all this bloody food!"

"Besides, having consumed blood food and still maintaining this level of strength is indeed not very good."

Chen Ji didn't believe the wolf blood demon's words at all and directly asked him how much blood food the Purple Cloud Dragon King had ordered for refining pills.

"How do you know?"

Wolf Blood Demon looked at Chen Ji with a look of horror.

He had not told anyone about this.

Even the blood offerings that the Purple Cloud Dragon King wanted were basically delivered by him personally.

But Chen Ji unexpectedly saw through it all.

Chen Ji smiled slightly.

He couldn't reveal his origins, so he sternly rebuked the wolf-blood demon for his reply.

"I can't say."

The wolf-blood demon shook its head hastily, its eyes filled with terror.

Chen Ji smiled slightly.

"Then we'll just have to ask somewhere else."

As soon as he finished speaking, a flame of netherfire appeared in his hand.

Upon seeing the Netherfire, the Wolf Blood Demon immediately changed his tune.

"I know... I remember now!"

"The Purple Cloud Dragon King said he wants to refine pills and asked me to prepare eight thousand catties of the finest blood food!"

"I don't know anything else, except that all of these blood offerings are to be sent to Ziyun Mountain."

"However, the Purple Cloud Dragon King promised that he would invite us to the ceremony when the pill is completed, and if there are any extra pills at that time, he would give one to us."

"We?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ji immediately understood just how tempting it was.

Thinking back to the process of the Purple Cloud Dragon King refining the Golden Elixir, Chen Ji couldn't help but ask when the Wolf Blood Demon began providing blood food.

The wolf-blood demon hurriedly gave a date.

"No wonder..."

After a moment's thought, Chen Ji realized that this was after the Iron Pot Demon went to Purple Cloud Mountain.

That makes sense.

The Purple Cloud Dragon King summoned a group of demons from the foot of the mountain to come up and cultivate and refine elixirs.

When the demons arrived, they discovered that they wanted the Purple Cloud Dragon King's elixir, but the Purple Cloud Dragon King actually wanted their demon bodies.

Although there are many demons and ghosts at the foot of Ziyun Mountain, it cannot withstand such a situation for a long time.

Furthermore, since the demons and ghosts in the vicinity should only have the remnants of Ziyun Mountain left, they couldn't bring themselves to kill them.

That's why they set their sights on the Wolf Blood Demon Sect in Fenshan Town.

For the Purple Cloud Dragon King, obtaining enough blood food by simply spending some resources was practically a risk-free business.

When the time comes to watch the pills being produced, we can then kill the wolf-blood demon, and then no one will know anything about it.

The wolf-blood demon still believed in the Purple Cloud Dragon King, thinking that he could still get a pill.

Why would you believe that the Purple Cloud Dragon King would distribute pills to you?

Chen Ji was somewhat curious.

Wolves are second only to foxes in cunning among demons, so how could they believe such nonsense?
"He gave us a vial of his essence blood, and we'll start cultivating together once the elixir arrives."

Wolf Blood Demon hurriedly spoke.

Chen Ji understood.

Dragon essence is indeed a good thing, and it's perfectly fine to use it as an extra.

But he always felt something was wrong.

How could the Purple Cloud Dragon King be so kind?

Having failed to slaughter the demons, he showed such kindness to the demons and ghosts of Fenshan Town.

"Where is the essence and blood?"

The young lady's voice rang out softly.

Chen Ji turned his head and saw the white-clad girl appear, her eyes serious.

"It's on me, right in my sleeve."

The wolf-blood demon cried out in alarm.

With a casual wave of her hand, Bai Niang sent a jade bottle flying out from the wolf-blood demon's body, and there was indeed something moving inside.

It bears some resemblance to the Heavenly Fox Essence Blood that Miss Bai had previously presented.

Unexpectedly, Miss Bai shook her head after taking a look.

"This is not the essence blood of a dragon."

"what is that?"

Chen Ji and Wolf Blood Demon asked at the same time.

"It's a blood curse."

Miss Bai replied calmly.

"This item is made from essence and blood, and its effects are similar to those of essence and blood. The biggest difference is that essence and blood can be refined without any problems, but this item will leave a mark in the body and will obey the thoughts of the person who cast the curse."

After he finished speaking, Chen Ji's expression became much more serious.

Such a vicious curse is indeed rare.

This Purple Cloud Dragon King is truly insidious and vicious.

What else is there to say?

Then a loud, rumbling sound came from the sky, followed by a shout.

"Who's causing trouble in Fenshan Town!"

(End of this chapter)