Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 140 The Twelve Demon Generals
The information revealed by the fifth-tier raccoon demon was quite astonishing.

The most recent war between the demon race and the human race took place more than a hundred years ago, when the Red Crow Demon King led twelve demon generals and millions of demon beasts to fight against the human race's cultivation sect alliance.

This battle was extremely fierce, resulting in the deaths of the Red Crow Demon King and seven demon generals, and the disappearance of the Red Crow Demon King's only son, Little Red Crow.

"Back then, I did a lot of work to cover the escape of that little red crow. Old fox owes me a favor, which is why he helped me in Wuzhen. Who would have thought that the little red crow would disappear without a trace."

At this moment, Zhao Kun spoke up; he and the fox demon were old acquaintances.

When the demon race was defeated, they needed to cover the escape of the demon king's son. The fox demon found the Nascent Soul cultivator Zhao Chen and asked him for help, thus incurring a great debt of gratitude.

The demon king's son escaped the human cultivators' encirclement and attack, but ultimately disappeared for unknown reasons.

For the old subordinates of the Crimson Crow Demon King, finding the Demon King's son and protecting him well has become their greatest wish.

"Senior, I wonder which demon generals I should trust?"

Ji Cheng asked, and at this point he could easily guess that the fox demon in front of him was one of the twelve demon generals.

The fox demon just mentioned that there was a traitor among the twelve demon generals, but we don't know who this traitor is.

"The only demon generals still alive are the Tanuki, Tiger, Turtle, Ox, and Crane. Tanuki is myself. Apart from me, can you trust Ox and Tiger?"

"General Crane is said to have defected to a human immortal sect. At present, it seems that he is most likely a traitor. General Turtle is nowhere to be found. He has gone into seclusion somewhere. This old turtle usually sleeps for hundreds of years at a time."

The old man briefly explained the situation of the five surviving demon generals.

Ji Cheng was startled. Could it be that the Bull Pavilion Master was also one of the Twelve Demon Generals?

If that's the case, Ji Cheng suspects that Master Niu is also related to Zhao Kun's Nascent Soul Immortal Treasure. Otherwise, it would be too coincidental that the two great demon generals gathered in this small town of Wuzhen.

Based on the actions of the owner of the Niu restaurant, Ji Cheng felt that it was highly likely that the owner of the Niu restaurant was taking the opportunity to leave the center of the vortex in Wuzhen and avoid exposing his identity.

In reality, he was still secretly monitoring the situation in Wuzhen, only making a move at the crucial moment.

Thinking of this, Ji Cheng couldn't help but glance at Zhao Kun. This Nascent Soul Ancestor is truly extraordinary. With such arrangements, who can compete with him for the Nascent Soul Immortal Treasure?
Of course, all of this was just Ji Cheng's guess. He did not ask the fox demon about the identity of the Bull Master—because from an outsider's perspective, he should not know that the Bull Master was a fifth-order bull demon.

Originally, he was just guessing, but the next second, it was immediately confirmed that the Bull Pavilion Master was one of the Twelve Demon Generals.

Because the fox demon threw Ji Cheng a token, one side of which was engraved with the character "狸" (fox), and the other side had a picture of the fox demon.

It is almost identical in style to the "Niu" token given by Ah Niu.

"This is my token. If you encounter any knowledgeable monsters in the future, you can show it to them to show that you are a monster under my command."

The old fox demon told Ji Cheng to put the token away, as it represented a certain identity.

In this era where no demon king has emerged, the demon general is the strongest among the demon race in terms of both strength and status. With just a flash of his token, even fourth-tier demon beasts have to give him some respect.

Ji Cheng thanked the old man and put away the raccoon-shaped token.

He could clearly sense that the ox-character token that Ah Niu had given him possessed a greater degree of spirituality than the fox-character token.

He guessed that the old man had given him an ordinary demon general token, while the token given to him by Ah Niu might contain arrangements made by the Bull Pavilion Master. Crushing it at a critical moment could save his life.

That's good. Now that Ji Cheng has the tokens of two demon generals protecting him, he can at least move freely within the demon race.

Wow!
Then, the old man waved his long sleeves, and immediately more than a dozen magical treasures appeared in front of Ji Cheng.

"I am grateful for the spiritual fruits that you have given to my descendants. These are the magical treasures of the Foundation Establishment cultivators who have recently perished on Monkey Mountain. Please choose one to take with you."

The old man smiled and said that if he wanted Ji Cheng to find the whereabouts of the Demon King's son, one Demon General Token would not be enough.

"Senior, may I touch these magical artifacts?"

"of course can."

"Thank you, senior."

Ji Cheng began to touch and learn about these various magical artifacts one by one.

Among them are several flying swords, as well as various magical treasures such as bells, cymbals, bracelets, soul banners, bricks, and five-bird fans, all of which are suitable for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

After some deliberation, Ji Cheng realized that while he had many offensive methods, he lacked a defensive magic weapon.

"Senior, I'd like to choose this Rainbow Feather Splitting Umbrella, is that alright?"

This Rainbow Feather Splitting Umbrella is primarily made from the precious feathers of a third-tier demon beast, the peacock.

When the umbrella is opened, it resembles a peacock spreading its tail feathers, dazzling and eye-catching.

It has two functions: first, when the umbrella is opened, it can disperse the enemy's magical attacks along the edge of the umbrella.

All magical attacks below the Golden Core level can be defended against by this Rainbow Feather Splitting Umbrella.

The downside is that it is difficult to withstand powerful attacks from martial artists wielding magical weapons, such as spears and heavy hammers.

Another function is to quickly rotate the umbrella, which can briefly trap enemies in front of it in an illusion.

The duration of being trapped in an illusion varies from person to person, depending on the strength of the opponent's mental power and whether they have the means to counter the illusion. At crucial moments, even trapping the opponent in an illusion for half a second can be enough to change the course of the battle.

After careful selection, Ji Cheng concluded that the Rainbow Feather Splitting Umbrella was the most suitable for his use among all the magical treasures.

“Of course.” The old man nodded, and with a wave of his hand, the colorful feather umbrella fell into Ji Cheng’s hands. He even praised Ji Cheng for his good taste.

Ji Cheng put away the precious umbrella and thanked the old man profusely. This trip to Monkey Mountain had been incredibly rewarding.

He thought to himself, "As expected of one of the Twelve Demon Generals, his demeanor is completely different from that of ordinary demons. He is a great demon who truly cares about the fate of the demon race."

Well, to be honest, he felt somewhat ashamed.

Because his trip wasn't to the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, but to the Demon Forging Sect, it's likely he'll miss out on meeting the Demon King's son, Little Red Crow.

"Senior, then I shall take my leave."

Go then, and hopefully we'll meet again someday.

Ji Cheng bid farewell to the old man and Zhao Kun, and headed down the mountain under the escort of Xiao Hua and the monkey demon.

It's a bit of a pity that we weren't able to extract a single wisp of demonic energy from the fifth-tier fox demon this time, probably because we didn't see the fox demon make any matching movements.

Little Flower whimpered, very reluctant to see Ji Cheng leave. However, given the current situation in Wuzhen, even if Ji Cheng didn't leave, the monsters wouldn't be able to play happily together anymore.

"The outside world is dangerous. I hope you don't die."

At the foot of Monkey Mountain, the monkey demon smiled and waved his paw at Ji Cheng.

"Goodbye, Little Flower, goodbye, Monkey King."

Ji Cheng glanced at the two demonic beasts, then looked into the depths of Monkey Mountain, flapped his wings and flew into the night sky, accelerating away from Monkey Mountain.

After concealing himself in the darkness and shielding himself from divine sense detection, Ji Cheng returned to the Cui family.

He worked through the night to refine the Rainbow Feather Splitting Umbrella, erasing all traces of its previous owner.

He also examined the raccoon-shaped token repeatedly to make sure there was no tampering before he put it away with peace of mind.

I never expected to receive such a gift just before leaving Wuzhen.

Of course, while Ji Cheng was delighted, he was more concerned about the information he had obtained from the fifth-tier fox demon today.

This gave him a general understanding and assessment of the current situation of the demon race, especially the information about the twelve demon generals and the disappearance of the demon king's son, which might lead to some interaction with him in the future.

As for the Phoenix Blood Stone, he carefully put it away, constantly watching for any changes.

The next day.

Ji Cheng transformed into human form and went to the Niu Family Martial Arts School to inform Wei Shan and Fairy Hong that he was about to leave Wuzhen.

"Hmm, not bad. With Zhao Chuan protecting the Zhao family, you can leave with peace of mind. If nothing unexpected happens, Fairy Hong and I will stay here for another two years. We hope that when we return to our sect, you will have become a disciple of the Demon Forging Sect."

Wei Shan smiled and patted Ji Cheng on the shoulder, wishing him success in passing the Demon Forging Sect's entrance exam.

"Look at the state you've become as a secretary. You didn't even leave a precious gift before parting. Aren't you ashamed?"

Rainbow Fairy, with her long legs crossed, stood to the side, making sarcastic remarks.

Ji Cheng quickly waved his hand to indicate that he had come to say goodbye to the two of them and did not want their gifts.

Wei Shan laughed and said, "I am just a martial artist, unlike you cultivators who are full of treasures. Here's what I'll do, Fairy Hong, give one of your treasures to Er Gou, consider it a loan from me."

Rainbow Fairy rolled her eyes at him, threw a talisman at Ji Cheng, and said, "I don't care about you, Er Gou. This is a second-tier escape talisman that I'm giving you. You can activate it with your inner strength and it will take you five hundred miles away in an instant. It's a one-time consumable, so keep it safe."

This is great; it's another way to save your life.

A first-tier escape talisman can travel 100 li, a second-tier escape talisman can travel 500 li, and a third-tier escape talisman can travel 1,000 li.

For Ji Cheng, this second-tier escape talisman was more than enough.

"Fairy Xie Hong!"

Ji Cheng outwardly said no, but in reality, he was all smiles, giving off a feeling of wanting to accept a red envelope during Chinese New Year.

Then Fairy Rainbow snorted at Wei Shan, intentionally making him feel embarrassed.

Wei Shan just smiled and didn't care. Martial arts practitioners are easygoing and don't care about such things.

Afterwards, Ji Cheng bid farewell to the two and returned to the Zhao residence.

"Big Yellow, I'm leaving now. Don't miss me too much. If you ever leave Wuzhen, you can come find me at the Demon Forging Sect."

Ji Cheng stroked Da Huang's head.

Zhao Yan also came over and reluctantly patted Da Huang. Da Huang barked and wagged its tail vigorously at the two of them.

Afterwards, Ji Cheng spoke with Master Zhao and Zhao Qian separately, offering them words of advice and concern.

Master Zhao called Ji Cheng to his side, remained silent for a moment, and then said:

"Ergou, I don't expect you to get me the elixir of immortality. I just hope you can treat Yan'er well, that's enough."

“Yan’er’s talent for cultivation is far inferior to yours. She’s only reached the mid-stage of Qi and Blood cultivation after all this time. I know that her strength is nothing to brag about outside. You must protect her and not let anyone bully her…”

(End of this chapter)