In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

A bowl of rice gradually restored Zhang Xiaoshan's mindset to its former worldly and carefree state.

Having stayed in the Kunlun Mountains for a long time, he also felt somewhat detached from worldly affairs, becoming an old-fashioned relic who didn't partake in worldly matters.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan slowed down. Although he still took ten zhang per step, leaving trails of afterimages, his pace was now similar to that of an ordinary person strolling in the mountains.

After all, Zhang Xiaoshan's primordial spirit was powerful and his eyes were sharp.

As you stroll along, you can take in the magnificent landscape.

"Help! Help! Someone please save me!"

Just as Zhang Xiaoshan was enjoying the scenery along the way, a delicate and desperate female voice rang in his ears.

Immediately, Zhang Xiaoshan saw two figures, like flying rainbows, coming towards him.

A long, white silhouette against the water, a graceful and enchanting figure;

A menacing aura hung heavy within, and arrogance ran rampant.

But to the naked eye, it was actually a mountain lord chasing a little fox, running wildly through the forest, and both of them were highly accomplished cultivators.

According to the traditional plot, Zhang Xiaoshan could undoubtedly save the little fox and then repay the life-saving debt with his body.

After all, in the legends of fox spirits, they are always depicted as extremely beautiful women.

Therefore, there are many folk tales about fox spirits offering themselves to men.

But Zhang Xiaoshan knew that apart from the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, which was proud and aloof from worldly affairs, most foxes were cunning and treacherous, and their so-called offering of themselves was just a way to borrow 843's yang energy to help mortals cultivate.

Slaying demons and monsters doesn't mean that all stubborn people are wrong.

The demons you encounter are usually evil, treacherous, and cunning; if you're not careful, you might lose your life at their hands.

If you suddenly encounter a 'good' demon, should you believe it or not? Nine out of ten demon hunters would think it's an act, and even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, they wouldn't dare to gamble.

After all, if they let their guard down against demons, they might end up losing their heads.

Therefore, people see the demon hunters as cold and ruthless, but they do not see the risks they face in slaying demons. Their ruthlessness is mostly forced out by the cunning of demons.

Like Zhang Xiaoshan, who saw many records of exorcising demons and protecting the righteous in the Sutra Pavilion, especially the cunning of demons, he was also secretly on guard.

You never know when you might fall into their trap.

Moreover, love between humans and ghosts, or between humans and demons, often brings great calamity.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the mountain lord, whose body was shrouded in a murderous aura and blood-red color, and whose karmic power was so strong that he must have committed serious crimes.

Clearly, after the mountain spirit gained sentience, it consumed a great deal of the cultivation of mortals at the foot of the mountain, which is why it possesses such terrifying malevolent energy and karmic burden. Upon seeing this, Zhang Xiaoshan also prepared to eliminate the demon and protect the righteous path.

As for the strength of Black Mountain Lord, it's only a thousand-year-old demon king or a demon king at the Nascent Soul stage.

They are not a significant threat to Zhang Xiaoshan.

Although demons have long lifespans and strong bodies, they are still no match for the elite disciples of the Xuanmen sect.

First, there is a difference in magical artifacts; elite disciples all possess powerful magical artifacts bestowed upon them by their elders.

Secondly, the Xuanmen (mysterious sects) possess powerful techniques, especially the Kunlun Daoist sect, which is the leader of the righteous path. Not only is its sword control technique unique, but its ancient heritage, such as the Five Thunder Technique, the Five Elements Escape Technique, and the Qimen Dunjia (a form of divination), makes it more than capable of resisting powerful demons and monsters.

Zhang Xiaoshan possesses a top-tier magical artifact—the Seven Star Yao Guang Sword—which can easily tear through the Mountain Lord's defenses.

The spells for defeating enemies include the Three Yang True Fire Spell, the Pure Yang Subduing Demon Sword, and the Six Yang Separating Fire Technique... all of which are top-notch attack methods, no less powerful than top-tier sword control techniques.

After all, sword cultivators are skilled, but Kunlun Daoist techniques have a long history and are also incredibly powerful.

Its power is even comparable to that of immortal magic.

"Help, sir!"

Suddenly, the little fox saw Zhang Xiaoshan coming towards her. His bright, peach-blossom eyes sparkled with a captivating charm.

This instantly turned Zhang Xiaoshan's initial attitude of saving people into one of murderous intent.

This little fox's charm was quite sophisticated; with just one glance, Zhang Xiaoshan became somewhat dazed.

If it weren't for Zhang Xiaoshan's considerable cultivation and the Nine Provinces Cauldron suppressing the Purple Mansion, he might have truly fallen into the little fox's trap and gone up to delay the Mountain Lord behind her.

But at this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan chanted an incantation, and a golden-red rainbow light shot into the sky behind him, and the Seven Star Yao Guang Sword appeared out of thin air.

Pure Yang Enchantment Sword!

Using pure Yang magic to activate the Seven Star Yao Guang Sword is similar to sword control, but it has an extra trace of pure Yang energy, making it domineering and extremely powerful.

Not only did the little fox feel a deadly threat, but even the mountain lord behind it felt a chill run down his spine.

They realized that the human cultivator before them was definitely an elite disciple from Kunlun Mountain.

hum!

A streak of light flashed across the sky, and in the blink of an eye, before the mountain lord's unwilling gaze, the rainbow light had already passed through his body.

In an instant, the mountain lord's originally tall figure gradually transformed into a colossal creature several meters in size, which collapsed with a crash.

Extremely simple, without any unnecessary fancy moves.

Moreover, the sword energy was intense, and the blazing pure yang energy left a mark on the wound that looked like it had been burned.

Such a terrifying and domineering attack frightened even the little fox so much that it dared not move an inch.

Her alluring figure, swaying precariously as if about to fall with the wind, and her exquisitely beautiful face filled with fear and pity, made her appear as a stunningly beautiful woman who was terrified and helpless.

Zhang Xiaoshan looked surprised, not expecting that the Seven Star Yao Guang Sword would take the life of the Mountain Lord with just one strike.

However, just in case, the demons are cunning,

Zhang Xiaoshan poked at it a few more times, and only after seeing that the mountain king's corpse was motionless and showed no signs of life did he cautiously approach the mountain king's massive body.

puff!

Suddenly, a bright light flashed. Just as Zhang Xiaoshan approached the mountain lord's corpse, the flying sword from the sky pierced straight through the fox demon's body.

As the fox demon lay dying, her face contorted in a ferocious grimace, her expression one of utter disbelief, Zhang Xiaoshan didn't even turn his head.

Just now, Zhang Xiaoshan had murderous intent towards the fox demon, and when he approached the mountain lord's corpse, he deliberately exposed his back to the fox demon.

Sure enough, in that instant, the fox demon's murderous intent surged.

Unfortunately, Zhang Xiaoshan's flying sword immediately pierced through the fox demon's body.

"As expected, demons are cunning and cannot be trusted!"

The love stories between humans and demons in legends like The Legend of the White Snake and Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio are beautiful, but in reality, they are just the endless yearning of those literati for beautiful fox fairies.

Non-my family, its heart must be different!

With the exception of a very few outliers, most demons treat humans as food; it's nothing like the wonderful legends portray.

Over time, some Taoist priests who slay demons and exorcise evil spirits have become less lenient with even benevolent demons.

After all, who knows if these 'good demons' are just in disguise?

The demons are cunning, and none of them dare to gamble.

Two top-quality furs, tiger bones, tiger penis...

Finally, Zhang Xiaoshan also found a demon core the size of an infant's fist in the mountain lord's abdomen. This was an inner core that only some demon cultivators who had been around for hundreds of years could condense, and it was also a top-grade material for Taoist alchemy.

Besides these, Zhang Xiaoshan's greatest gain was not these things, but rather the merit he accumulated.

Originally, Zhang Xiaoshan only gained merit by doing good deeds, but now he discovered that after killing the mountain lord and the fox demon, his merit had increased by more than 6,000.

Among them are one thousand mountain lords and five thousand fox demons.

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One thousand mountain lords, five thousand fox demons!

These accumulated merits alone demonstrate that although the mountain lord possesses a strong malevolent aura, he poses less of a threat to the human race than the fox demon.

The fox demon may appear delicate and beautiful, but in reality, she is a vicious and venomous creature. The number of humans who have died at her hands is probably several times greater than that of the mountain lord. That is why killing the fox demon brings so much merit.

However, none of these things concerned Zhang Xiaoshan. What he cared about most was his own strength.

You should know that the Mountain Lord is a powerful and domineering mountain and forest overlord.

Even the demonic body of the Mountain Lord was powerless against the Seven Star Yao Guang Sword, like rotten wood. This shows that the combined power of the Pure Yang Enchantment Sword and the Seven Star Yao Guang Sword is absolutely top-notch in the secular cultivation world.

Moreover, this was without Zhang Xiaoshan strengthening the Seven Star Yao Guang Sword.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoshan couldn't help but feel a little smug.

At night, Zhang Xiaoshan rested in a dark and gloomy ancient cave in the mountains.

The reason he didn't choose a nearby inn was that he planned to strengthen the 'Seven Stars Shaking Light Sword' just in case.

Although the mountain king and the little fox were easily killed today, it only shows that the two were too weak.

If one were to encounter a powerful demon and lack sufficient strength, a powerful flying sword might be the key to seizing every second or turning the tide of battle.

"strengthen!"

Ten million merits are equivalent to killing ten thousand demonic mountain lords.

But in the blink of an eye, the immense merit vanished, and with a magnificent and resounding bell tolling, Zhang Xiaoshan's golden core and primordial cauldron trembled, and a sacred and majestic aura of profound merit appeared out of thin air.

In an instant, the entire cave was bathed in golden light, which could probably be seen from twenty or thirty miles away.

Zhang Xiaoshan couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had chosen to strengthen himself here; otherwise, such a huge commotion would have surely alarmed too many people.

The vast mountains and forests are free from demons and monsters, and even if some wild beasts see it, they would not be able to find this place.

After all, the golden light appeared quickly and disappeared just as quickly.

In less than ten breaths, the golden light had vanished from the sight of the beasts.

At this moment, the Seven Star Yao Guang Sword, which was originally simple yet luxurious, had changed drastically in front of Zhang Xiaoshan.

The sword, brand new as ever, gleamed with a chilling light. A golden thread connected the seven stars on its surface, faintly emanating a powerful, majestic, and incomparably potent pure Yang sword energy.

The mermaid pearl at the end of the sword hilt also changed from white to a dazzling golden yellow.

Undoubtedly, this mermaid pearl also received merit and blessings, and underwent a strengthening process.

Originally used only for lighting, the mermaid pearl now has the effect of warding off evil spirits. As long as the magic power is activated, under the dazzling light of the mermaid pearl, some extremely malevolent ghosts and vengeful spirits can be instantly annihilated.

"This power should be comparable to an ancient immortal sword."

Looking at the newly renovated Seven Star Yao Guang Sword before him, a smile involuntarily appeared on Zhang Xiaoshan's lips.

Just like a divine weapon that has been enhanced, its power is comparable to an unparalleled divine weapon.

Similarly, this flying sword is also like that.

What was originally just a top-tier magical artifact, the flying sword, now possesses power comparable to the legendary ancient immortal sword.

According to the standard of merit-based weapon evolution, a rare weapon requires 1,000 merits, an unparalleled weapon requires 10,000 merits, and a supreme weapon requires 100,000 merits.

In the cultivation world, weapons can also be categorized into ordinary weapons with 10,000 merits, spiritual weapons with 100,000 merits, magical artifacts with 1 million merits, immortal artifacts with 10 million merits, and ancient divine artifacts with 100 million merits.

Among them, the Seven Star Yao Guang Sword is a top-level magic weapon, even ranking among the immortal artifacts; otherwise, it would have been impossible to kill the two great demons so easily.

"roll!"

Suddenly, Zhang Xiaoshan looked outside and unleashed a burst of sword energy.

The giant black python that had sneaked in was instantly split in two by the sword energy from its head, turning into two spicy strips instead of being cut in half at the waist.

This giant python was seven or eight zhang long, with an unusually large body the size of a water vat, but it was now dead beyond any doubt.

Being the kind of person who would pluck a feather from a passing goose, Zhang Xiaoshan put away the snake gall and inner core, then turned and left the cave.

If this serpent could find its way here, the cave is undoubtedly no longer safe.

The stench of blood from the dismembered demons would inevitably attract more bloodthirsty monsters, and even those demons that had cultivated for hundreds or thousands of years. Zhang Xiaoshan had no intention of wreaking havoc here.

His chivalry lay in eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path, but indiscriminately killing innocent people went against the heart of cultivation.

Monsters have not developed intelligence and follow the food chain laws of nature.

Only those who awaken their intelligence and engage in rampant killing, or those whose evil aura or malevolent energy breeds, can be considered 'demons' that are intolerable to the Heavenly Dao.

Shortly after Zhang Xiaoshan left, as expected, the bloody scent of the demonic python attracted a group of bloodthirsty demonic beasts to a gluttonous feast.

A wave of demonic energy followed, and seeing the empty cave, they immediately realized that the newly discovered treasure had already been snatched up by someone else.

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