Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 83 Demon Forging Sect

Situ Ying laughed and said, "You brat, I was worried you wouldn't have enough guts, but I didn't expect you to be braver than anyone else, wanting to fight this tiger demon one-on-one?"

"No wonder he's the one who can steal tiger demon excrement!"

Another burly demon hunter chuckled and joked, "Ji Cheng's actions are indeed awe-inspiring, haha."

The middle-aged female demon hunter shook her head and commented, "She has plenty of courage but lacks wisdom."

She didn't think much of Ji Cheng.

Situ Ying laughed loudly: "That courage is enough. I like it. When a warrior is angry, he is not afraid of death. In short, he just does it. What need is there for strategy?"

He picked up Ji Cheng and threw him aside, indicating that he had passed the test.

Ji Cheng plopped down on the ground, secretly relieved that the character he was playing was indeed to Situ Ying's liking.

The next thing to consider is how to stay in Wuzhen after following the four people to catch the demon.

In the mountain valley, the four demon hunters clashed with the tiger demon.

Situ Ying carried a black hammer on his back, the head of which was the size of a human head. However, he did not use the weapon. Instead, he strode towards the tiger demon and suddenly threw a punch.

"Roar!"

Situ Ying's punch pierced the air, accompanied by the roar of a tiger, its power astonishing.

For a fleeting moment, Ji Cheng felt that Situ Ying was more like a fierce tiger.

The female demon hunter cast a spell, conjuring two vines that entangled the tiger demon.

Two other burly men, wielding large swords, attacked from both sides.

In just a few rounds, the tiger demon was wounded in several places and was caught in a large net by the four demon hunters.

[You witnessed the tiger demons locked in combat and absorbed a wisp of demonic energy from a first-tier demon beast!]

Ji Cheng also absorbed a wisp of the tiger demon's energy, which was an unexpected bonus.

However, he is now a first-level demon beast, and a wisp of demonic energy of the same level has little effect on him; it is better than nothing.

"Ergou, come on, kick this beast a couple of times to avenge your grandfather, do you dare?"

Situ Ying walked up to Ji Cheng, carrying the animal-catching net in one hand.

Ji Cheng was very brave. He went up and kicked the tiger demon's basket hard, making the tiger demon howl in pain and struggle desperately.

His ruthlessness made the four demon hunters' eyelids twitch. Situ Ying shouted that it was enough, but Ji Cheng kicked him a couple more times before stopping.

The female demon hunter fell silent for a moment, then suddenly felt a pang of pity for the tiger demon.

"This kid is born to be a demon hunter!"

Situ Ying laughed loudly, expressing his satisfaction with Ji Cheng's performance.

Then, he introduced the identities of the four of them to Ji Cheng.

His name was Situ Ying, a martial artist in the mid-stage of the Qi Refining Realm. The middle-aged female demon hunter was his Daoist partner.

Her name is Huang Cuicui, and she is a cultivator with the seventh level of Qi Refining.

They both came from the Demon Forging Sect.

The other two burly men were from no particular sect or faction. One was surnamed Ma, and the other was surnamed Gou. They were both early-stage martial artists at the Qi Opening Realm and were brothers of Situ Ying.

He told Ji Cheng that the so-called demon hunters were actually a group of low-level cultivators and martial artists who made a living by catching demons.

There are independent cultivators here, as well as lower-level disciples from sects.

Life is tough, and it's hard to survive among the lower-ranking disciples in a sect. It's quite common for them to team up with independent cultivators to catch demons.

"Master's wife, Uncle Ma, Uncle Gou."

Ji Cheng looked at the three of them one by one and addressed them respectfully.

Huang Cuicui nodded demurely.

Uncle Ma and Uncle Gou laughed and loudly agreed. Like Situ Ying, they were both exceptionally forthright.

"Let's go, let's collect the reward for capturing this tiger demon first, then go to Wuzhen." Situ Ying waved his hand and headed to Zishui City to collect the reward for capturing the demon.

Huang Cuicui summoned a small flying boat, and Situ Ying, carrying Ji Cheng, leaped onto it. Seeing Ji Cheng looking at it with curiosity, he laughed and said, "This is your master's wife's treasure. We'll rely on this flying boat to travel."

The flying boat wasn't large; besides the four demon hunters and a tiger demon, it was quite crowded when Ji Cheng stood on it.

This flying boat is probably not of a high grade, but it can carry people and fly, which is better than running on two legs. With such high altitudes, the efficiency of catching demons is several times better than that of a team without a flying boat.

After everyone, including the tiger demon, boarded the flying boat, it began to shake, and Huang Cuicui was clearly struggling to control it.

Situ Ying asked, "Cuicui, are you sure you can handle this? Don't throw us off in mid-air!"

"Just throw away that broken hammer of yours and everything will be fine. That hammer weighs a thousand pounds, which is equivalent to the combined weight of all of us."

Huang Cuicui teased.

Only after Ji Cheng pressed him for details did he learn that the black hammer Situ Ying was carrying was actually a first-tier Xuan weapon.

No wonder it wasn't used when dealing with the tiger demon. Weighing a thousand pounds, if that thing were smashed down, the tiger demon would probably be mangled and killed instantly.

Mystic weapons are weapons exclusive to martial artists, unlike the magical artifacts used by cultivators.

Immortal cultivators' magical artifacts have multiple uses, while Xuanbing (mysterious weapons) are specifically designed for killing and can greatly enhance a martial artist's combat power.

Ji Cheng glanced at Uncle Ma and Uncle Gou and noticed that both of them were equipped with ordinary-grade weapons.

Considering that none of the martial artists in Wuzhen who had reached the Qi Opening Realm possessed any Xuan Weapons, it's likely that such divine weapons are extremely rare.

Only a disciple of the Demon Forging Sect like Situ Ying could afford such a hammer by emptying his family's coffers.

"Hold on tight, or don't blame me if you fall!"

Huang Cuicui gave a reminder, then piloted the flying boat into the sky and flew away.

After the flying boat disappeared into the horizon, Tu Ergou appeared and exclaimed that he was unlucky. Where did this kid come from?
It ruined his plans.

He originally intended to become an apprentice of these demon hunters and then go to Wuzhen.

Unexpectedly, a Cheng Yaojin appeared out of nowhere and intercepted the deal. Isn't that absurd?

Then, his facial features changed, and he became another person.

It turns out that Tu Ergou was just an imposter.

The man sighed, turned and left, having no choice but to think of another way.

In the sky.

The airship was not fast, traveling at a speed of about fifty meters per second.

Situ Ying put a large hand on Ji Cheng's shoulder and asked him if he was scared, had he ever flown that fast before?
Ji Cheng shook his head, thinking to himself, what's the difference between this and an old lady taking a walk?

Afterwards, Ji Cheng took the opportunity to inquire about the Demon Forging Sect.

From the people he spoke, he learned that the territory to which Zishui City belonged was called Qiongzhou.

The immortal city he saw a few days ago was Qiongzhou City.

Qiongzhou has five major sects: Feixia Mountain, Yijian Sect, Sanxian Cave, Duanyao Sect, and Jinguang Sect, as well as countless second- and third-rate minor sects.

Among them, the Demon Forging Sect, to which Situ Ying and Huang Cuicui belong, is famous for forging Xuan weapons using the bones, tendons, horns, and hides of demon beasts as materials.

At the same time, the Demon Forging Sect is the only one of the five major sects that recruits martial artists.

The other four sects only recruit disciples who possess spiritual roots.

Of course, many smaller sects also recruit martial artists, with even lower entry requirements.

"But becoming a disciple of the Demon Forging Sect is not so simple. You need to cultivate your inner strength to a high level before the age of twenty and complete a blood transfusion."

Situ Ying stated that the Demon Forging Sect also considers the qualifications of martial artists when recruiting them.

The two brothers, surnamed Ma and Gou, did not meet the requirements for being recruited as disciples by the Demon Forging Sect.

Although Ji Cheng became Situ Ying's disciple, it did not mean that he could become a disciple of the Demon Forging Sect. Uncle Gou sighed, "It's a pity that Er Gou started practicing martial arts too late. He may not achieve anything before the age of twenty."

(End of this chapter)