It turns out I'm a second-generation demon.

Chapter 113 Slaying the Heir of the Li Family

"Fu Shan, the demonic treasure is for everyone who sees it. With so many people here, you'd better not even think about hoarding it all." Seeing that she didn't speak, someone made a sinister threat, and everyone else echoed the sentiment.

"What do you take it for? A demonic cultivator's cultivation manual? Or a clue to the Pantheon?" Fu Shan's sharp eyes swept over the crowd, and a smirk appeared on her lips. "Let me read it to you."

"In May of 1944, my seniors brought us to Changsha. The Japanese invaders were ambitious and wouldn't be satisfied until they occupied Changsha. Our elders told us that thousands of passionate people had gathered here, and that as long as we worked together, we could definitely defend Changsha. We've already defended it three times, and I think the fourth time will be no exception. I think so too..."

"The city down the mountain is so prosperous, it's dazzling. No wonder Master doesn't let us go down the mountain... Tsk, this isn't right. The bald monks of Buddhism say, 'How can one transcend the world without engaging with it?' After the Changsha matter is settled, I must spend a few more years tempering myself in the mortal world. Today I met someone as annoying as Wang Qing. His name is Cao Jun."

"Wangqing told my master about stealing the dog thief's money today. Damn it, I'm being punished to stand until dawn. Luckily, my junior sister is here to suffer with me, so I feel better. Senior Sister Taisu is mine, and my junior sister is mine too. Wangqing, go eat shit."

"What kind of place is Chunxiang Pavilion? Why are the disciples of various families and independent cultivators talking about it so much? I asked them, but they wouldn't tell me, saying they couldn't disrupt the cultivation of monks. I'll take my junior sister to see it another day."

"Today I killed ten Japanese soldiers, heads rolling everywhere, I'm really amazing. Chen Junjie said he'd take us to Chunxiang Tower tonight to relax, but we can't let the elders know... So this is what Chunxiang Tower is like, full of heavily made-up, flaunting women. Lust is a knife that cuts to the bone, ruining cultivation and destroying the mind. I have to leave immediately. Even if I'm killed by the Japanese soldiers or blown up by a grenade, I will never be obsessed with women."

"Ah... the girls' bodies are so flexible."

Hey, where's your high and mighty demeanor, you demonic cultivator?

You're supposed to be the most awesome villain in two hundred years, where did your coolness go?

Li Xianyu was completely bewildered. Not only him, but his teammates and the surrounding Bloodline members also had strange expressions.

Their understanding of demonic cultivators only exists in "legends," and they are extremely evil and terrifying big bosses. The style of a big boss should not be like this; they even frequent brothels.

"On May 10th, my senior uncle Xuanzhen found out about what happened between me and Junior Uncle Xuanji at Chunxiang Pavilion last night. I promised to give him two jars of my homemade peach blossom wine after I returned to the mountain in exchange for him taking the blame. This matter must not be known to Senior Sister Taisu and Junior Sister."

"On May 19th, I joined the Nationalist army in sniping a Japanese unit. It was a Pyrrhic victory. My junior brother Yuanzhi from Jinguang Temple is dead. Now it's all right. You don't have to worry about your sect finding out about your breaking the vows with the older sisters at Chunxianglou. Rest in peace, brother. May Chunxianglou be in heaven too."

"Senior Sister Tai Su kissed me, I have to make a note of it in my little notebook. Haha, as handsome as I am, how could I be so infatuated? Senior Sister Tai Su is mine, and Junior Sister is mine too. Hmm, I'll have to go and coax Junior Sister later."

"On May 20th, I went to Yiyang to snipe the Japanese army. My Uncle Xuanji died. I owe him two jars of peach blossom wine."

"On May 24th, we were ambushed by the Aoki family. Of the two hundred assault team members, only a dozen or so escaped."

"Chen Junjie died on June 3rd."

"On June 11th, my senior brother Xuanzhen led the remaining disciples to retreat to Changsha."

......

The notes became more concise towards the end, but eventually turned into a death toll count. The lively and energetic youthful spirit in the writing gradually disappeared. In just a few pages, a boy's transformation was recorded.

"On June 15th, Changsha was besieged."

"On June 18th, Changsha fell, the Nationalist army retreated, and we were scattered by the pursuing Japanese troops."

"On July 14th, having failed to find our missing fellow disciples and Senior Sister Tai Su, we decided to organize a force in Xu Village to fight back against the Japanese army."

"It's over!" Fu Shan closed her tattered notebook. "I can't see the rest anymore."

"That's it? What a load of rubbish! Where's the treasure we wanted?"

"Yes, the treasure we're looking for."

The crowd was indignant, and a chorus of curses erupted.

"Holy crap, this sorcerer is also an anti-Japanese hero?" Liu Kongchao said blankly, "Didn't you guys say he was the biggest villain?"

"People always change, and the notebook is the best proof. It's like two completely different people before and after," Thunder Warrior said. "It's probably because she experienced too much despair that her mentality became twisted. During the Republic of China era, there were countless people who claimed to be serving the country and the people, but actually became collaborators with the Japanese."

Compared to the astonishment and anger of many independent cultivators, some family members and people from Baoze Group were not surprised at all. The demonic cultivator had indeed done some acts of resistance against Japan in the early stages, but it was during this period that he resolutely defected to the Japanese army.

"If there's no treasure, why set up a seal?" You Mengyu frowned.

"Perhaps this place has special meaning for him," one of the team members shrugged.

Li Xianyu scanned the cave, but there was no forging platform here, which meant that this was not the place he remembered.

We've been fooled; the treasure isn't actually here at all?

No, the map is fine. The place where Liu Ming and Chen Ye sealed the Qi Sword is right here.

But if the sealed place is inside the cave, it's impossible that the independent cultivators didn't find it.

Something's wrong somewhere, something must be wrong somewhere.

Li Xianyu closed his eyes, frowned, and carefully recalled the fragments of memory he had seen.

"Have you noticed? The successor of the demonic path hasn't appeared," Xia Xiaoxue said. "He couldn't possibly let someone else take the demonic treasure."

"Perhaps they're lying in wait outside the cave?" Liu Kongchao guessed.

"That's too arrogant. None of the five super experts, including our Ape God, are afraid of the God of War," Xia Xiaoxue retorted.

"So he led us into the cave just to see these things?" Liu Kongchao asked rhetorically.

Just to see the past of the evil Taoist priest?

"Unless the treasure isn't here, but that doesn't make sense," Thunder War Maiden said.

At that moment, it was as if lightning had struck Li Xianyu's mind; he remembered something—a clue that was easily overlooked.

The sound of water!

In his memory, he vaguely heard the sound of water, but there was none here. This was inside a cave, where there was no sound of water.

"Let's go, let's go right now," Li Xianyu said in a low voice. "Everyone, follow me."

The vanguard team looked at him with puzzled expressions. Thunder War Maiden asked, "What's wrong?"

"No time to explain, everyone just follow me. Don't notify the Ape God, he's too conspicuous." Li Xianyu said in a low voice, then suddenly burst out cursing, "Damn it, the demonic treasure isn't here, let's look for it again later."

There were many people as angry as him, and others who were unwilling to give up and continue their search. The people around him just turned their heads and glanced at him, without paying much attention.

Li Xianyu disappeared into the darkness and entered the passageway he had come from.

Grandma followed without saying a word, followed by Thunder War Maiden, and the others hesitated for a moment before also following.

On the other side, in a secluded cave, the Sword of Qi emitted a warm light, illuminating the entire cave. It sat silently on the forging table, its physical form invisible, like an illusory existence compressed from holy light.

Li Peiyun's face was bathed in a warm, white light, making him exceptionally handsome. The members of the Ancient God Cult stood by the forging table, their gazes deeply drawn to the sword of qi.

"Is the Qi sword in the Three Talents Sword Technique formed from 'Qi'?" The God of War frowned slightly.

"The Sword of Qi is naturally composed of Qi. In fact, none of the three swords—Heaven, Earth, and Man—are physical entities," Li Peiyun said. "It's just that between the mastery of the Three Powers Sword Technique, they can only rely on physical entities, so I forged two swords. The Sword of Qi is the most unique and powerful of the three. Its forging method is simple, yet also the most difficult."

"How so?" the woman in the white robe asked in a sweet, husky voice.

"It's simple because it mainly requires constantly condensing 'qi'. But it needs a massive amount of qi, an endless supply. Even if we gathered all our qi, we couldn't forge even one percent of it." Li Peiyun's voice was filled with doubt: "I can't believe how the demonic path forged a sword of qi."

The God of War said calmly, "A master of the highest level naturally has his extraordinary abilities."

The short, sharp-nosed, and rat-eyed Tu Xingsun lay sprawled beside the forging table, his small eyes gleaming with greed: "What immense power! Just standing beside it makes me tremble. If only I could get my hands on it..."

He reached out with a drooling look, his sharp claws touching the sword. A soft hissing sound followed, and Tu Xingsun shrieked as he withdrew his hand, blowing incessantly on his claws. His palm felt as if it had been branded raw, leaving it a bloody mess.

Li Peiyun chuckled and said, "It's mine."

Only after obtaining the Sword of Qi could his Three Talents Sword Technique be considered to have reached a minor level of mastery, and only then could the title of successor of the Ultimate Path truly be rightfully earned.

The Li family heir is only relying on the Peerless Battle Soul to protect him, but he has nothing to fear. Once he refines the Qi Sword, the sharpest Qi Sword, even the Peerless Battle Soul's physique will not be able to withstand it.

We must thoroughly humiliate the Li family's descendants and avenge our previous defeat.

Recommend a book: The Flourishing Era

(End of this chapter)