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

Chapter 114 The True Treasure of the Demonic Path

Li Peiyun focused his energy in his dantian, closed his eyes, and silently recited the mental cultivation technique. After a few breaths, a white light rose from his dantian, and the Qi sword on the forging platform seemed to sense it, vibrating slightly. Wisps of white light overflowed from the Qi sword, flowing into Li Peiyun's dantian.

The dantian and the sword of qi were connected by a thin, spider-silk-like white light.

The members of the Ancient God Cult displayed a variety of expressions, some greedy, some excited, but the God of War remained calm, showing neither joy nor craving. The most terrifying aspect of the Ancient God Cult's top-tier assassins lay in their composure, as steady as an old dog. They acted with a strong sense of purpose, and their cultivation was focused and dedicated. Even if a world-shattering treasure were placed before them, they would not feel any greed.

Li Peiyun shook her arms, and a powerful aura swept across the entire cave in ripples. Except for the God of War, who remained unmoved, everyone else was blasted back by the shockwave.

He drew his sword of qi, which emitted a burst of white light, and his hair and clothes flew wildly in the air currents.

"Shoot!"

With a clear shout, the sword of qi transformed into pure "qi" and flowed into his palm, then through his arm into his dantian. Under the white light, Li Peiyun's bones were fully revealed.

"Huh?" He frowned. "It can't become one with my body in a short time; it needs time to adjust..."

Li Peiyun looked around at himself; he was shining brightly, like a moving spotlight, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

"Well, it's pretty cool..." he forced himself to agree.

Everyone's attention was on him, but the God of War stood by the forging table, observing intently.

"Boss, what's wrong?" Blood Demon asked, turning his gaze away from Li Peiyun.

"It gives me a strange feeling," the God of War frowned.

The Blood Demon walked around the forging table, tapping and touching it, and said blankly, "There's nothing wrong with it, what's strange about it?"

The God of War remained silent, pondered for a moment, and then slammed his palm onto the forging platform. Under the immense force of his palm, the forging platform collapsed with a deafening roar.

There was nothing strange about it; it was just an ordinary forging table.

"I was overthinking it. Let's go." The God of War turned his head and looked at the radiant Li Peiyun: "It's time for you to make a name for yourself."

According to Li Peiyun's strategist's plan, a tough battle is about to begin. The new sect mainly wants to vindicate the demonic path, but in the God of War's opinion, it's unnecessary. The demonic path has been dead for decades, and its fate has long been sealed. What does its posthumous reputation matter? However, it is precisely because Li Peiyun has this idea that he reached an agreement with the Ancient God Sect. After all, vindicating the demonic path means being an enemy of the "righteous path." Li Peiyun needs to take advantage of this, and the Ancient God Sect also needs to use his title as the successor of the demonic path to recruit talents and make a comeback.

Now is a great opportunity. Five super experts and hundreds of independent cultivators have gathered in the valley. It is the perfect time for Li Peiyun to make a name for himself.

The God of War greatly admired, but also deeply feared, the strategist whom Li Peiyun had somehow befriended. There were very few people who could be feared by the Ancient God Cult's top assassin, but what the God of War feared was not the man's martial prowess, but rather the profound wisdom that bordered on the demonic within him.

His intuition told him that the man was uncontrollable, so the God of War never interacted much with that cunning strategist, nor did he ever think of recruiting him into the cult.

Li Peiyun's chance to rise to fame was originally after he obtained the demonic treasure. The defeat at Sanliban Village was entirely accidental; the self-assured War God deliberately allowed the Blood Demon to be exposed on the streets.

This was merely a convenient way to lure in experts from the Baoze Group and reap a quick profit.

Attracting the attention of the three unknowns was an unexpected bonus, while attracting the Li family's heir was completely unexpected.

Baoze Group almost crashed, and the Ancient God Cult incident also resulted in a crash.

That's how life is; a slight misstep can lead to disaster. The all-knowing Zhuge Liang is ultimately just a fictional character.

......

After leaving the cave, Li Xianyu rushed towards the stream that divided the valley in two. The stream passed through the cave, but its source was on the other side of the mountain.

"Li Xianyu, have you discovered anything?" Thunder War Maiden darted to his side and whispered.

Li Xianyu glanced around, unsure if any rogue cultivators were lying in wait outside. He silently shook his head, looked back at the group, and gestured for them to follow.

He went upstream along the stream.

After running for ten minutes, the valley was left far behind, and the sound of rushing water could be faintly heard ahead.

As expected, the lineage of the demonic path was not in the cave, but in another place.

Haha, I'm so damn clever.

A smile appeared on Li Xianyu's face. Having obtained the demonic treasure first, he had completed half of the company's mission. He deserved the greatest credit and a large amount of points would be credited to his account.

Points are a great thing; you can exchange them for all sorts of magical artifacts and countless tickets.

I can accumulate experience gradually and eventually become a pay-to-win player.

Suddenly, several figures swept in from ahead, one of whom was particularly eye-catching. He was so bright and dazzling that his light radiated from within, like a large light bulb.

The other one was at least two meters tall, with a proud and imposing posture.

Li Xianyu suddenly stopped in his tracks: "Holy crap, the God of War."

Liu Kongchao suddenly stopped in his tracks: "Damn it, it's them again."

The members of the Baoze Vanguard team all stopped in their tracks, looking at Li Xianyu with complicated expressions.

It was Li Xianyu who led the way, and they stumbled upon the high-ranking forces of the Ancient God Cult. Although this was one of the objectives of this mission, the Ape God was not present.

This guy is definitely a troublemaker, no doubt about it.

His crimson eyes gleamed, and the Blood Demon let out a wild laugh: "Li Xianyu is mine."

This guy, like a madman, pounced on Baoze's team.

Grandma leaped up, kicked him away, and spat, "What's it to you?"

Without a word, Li Peiyun lunged forward, raising her arm. A bright light surged from her dantian, rushing into her arm and then, with a "whoosh," bursting out of her palm, transforming into a dazzling light sword.

The God of War's palm surged with energy, drawing the Blood Demon closer and supporting him. "Are you alright?"

The Blood Demon spat out a mouthful of blood, his expression one of surprise: "The strength of the Peerless Battle Soul has plummeted."

The man in the black robe asked, "Really?"

Blood Demon grinned, blood seeping from his white teeth: "In that encounter that night, she killed me in one move, but this time I only suffered minor injuries. My battle spirit strength has dropped too much."

"Ding!"

The sword of energy struck the great-grandmother's arm, sparks flying everywhere. Suddenly, energy exploded beneath her feet, sending sand and stones flying.

Li Peiyun retreated immediately upon contact, gracefully withdrawing and landing between the two, sword in her right hand, her face full of aloofness.

Grandma looked down, staring blankly at her arm. A cut had appeared on her slender, snow-white arm, and bright red blood stained half of it.

"Great-grandmother..." Li Xianyu's expression changed. This was the first time he had seen his great-grandmother injured. Usually, his great-grandmother would boast about how resilient her battle spirit physique was, saying that it was far superior to the indestructible Vajra Body of Buddhism. Li Xianyu thought that his great-grandmother's body was unparalleled in the world and that no one could break it.

He finally realized how terrifying the demonic path was; it was an existence that, like his great-grandmother, stood at the pinnacle of the ultimate path.

The vanguard team members all changed color at the same time, staring in horror at their great-grandmother whose arm was bleeding profusely.

The God of War raised an eyebrow: "I see. Her combat power that night was not her normal level. In that case, the combat power displayed by the Li family successor that night was also not her normal level."

He laughed, a cruel laugh: "Very well, tonight we'll use her as a stepping stone to help Li Peiyun achieve instant fame."

Two red lights suddenly appeared in the darkness, and the female warrior spirit rushed out, her blood-soaked arm raised high, and she slammed it down, creating a sonic boom in the air.

Li Peiyun bent low, raised the tip of her sword, and confronted him head-on.

"Ding!"

A piercing noise erupted, and Li Xianyu felt a sharp pain in his eardrums, unable to hear anything anymore.

Despite losing his hearing, he paid no attention, staring intently at the arena and at the sword of light that was shattering into pieces.

Li Peiyun suddenly knelt on the ground, creating two large craters. The shattered light transformed into layers of light mist, floating above everyone's heads and illuminating the world.

Li Peiyun bit her lip, sprang to her feet, and shouted, "Shoot!"

The boundless light mist was completely absorbed, surging into the dantian, then flowing out of the dantian and re-condensing into a sword of light.

"Thank you so much for your kindness in saving me, senior," Li Peiyun said sincerely.

As the saying goes, destruction precedes construction. The female warrior spirit shattered the sword of light with a single punch, breaking the mark of the demonic path. At this moment, the sword of light was truly Li Peiyun's sword of light.

Grandma shook her arm, spilling blood on the ground. Her snow-white skin seemed untouched by the blood, and the wound had already healed.

"Interesting. At my peak, I never encountered the Demonic Daoist. At the Demonic Daoist's peak, I was already under the control of the Black Water Spirit Pearl. It's a great pity that I couldn't fight him." The Great-Grandma said calmly, "I look down on all the supreme successors of Buddhism and Taoism. Only you are worthy to be my great-grandson's enemy."

Upon hearing the sentence "Li Xianyu's eardrum automatically repairs itself," he felt a surge of irritation and thought to himself, "Grandma, you think too highly of me."

But he still chose to play along with his great-grandmother's act, coldly unzipping his clothes, smoothing the hem with both hands, and giving it a flick back, "If I can hit you once, I can hit you twice."

The three words on his chest were incredibly glaring: Call me Daddy!

A vein throbbed on Li Peiyun's forehead as he expressionlessly swung his sword at his great-grandmother: "Please enlighten me!"

A chaotic battle erupted instantly between the two sides.

The vanguard team has more experts than the Ancient God Cult, but the Ancient God Cult's War God is incredibly powerful, and Li Xianyu knows that his great-grandmother is actually no match for Li Peiyun, who has mastered the complete Three Talents Sword Technique. When her battle spirit and physique no longer hold an advantage, and her power is sealed, his great-grandmother cannot defeat Li Peiyun.

That kid is already equivalent to an S-class expert, and with the sword of qi in his hand, he is undoubtedly another war god.

Li Xianyu and Liu Kongchao turned and ran as if on cue, with You Mengyu following behind.

"What are you doing here? Go fight!" Li Xianyu shouted. "Are you chickening out at this crucial moment?"

"Although I really want to fight, there are too many experts on the other side. Both Hei Wuchang and Tu Xingsun have the strength of high-level employees, unlike the one-on-one fight last time. I might be ambushed and killed instantly if I'm not careful. The most vulnerable thing for berserk abilities is instant kill." You Mengyu's bitter face continued, "Unless my sister comes out, but I can't summon her on my own."

"That's easy." Li Xianyu suddenly stopped, turned around, and bumped into You Mengyu's arms.

You Mengyu looked down in disbelief as the three-centimeter lightsaber pierced her abdomen, the intense heat searing her internal organs, sending waves of excruciating pain through her. He even stirred it around.

Li Xianyu ran away after stabbing the person.

With a soft moan, she slumped to the ground, watching Li Xianyu's retreating figure: "So ruthless... I knew I hadn't misjudged him."

Her eyes dimmed, then brightened again, her entire demeanor was transformed, her gaze became strong and sharp, and her soft and cute face seemed to have become more resolute.

You Mingyu snorted coldly, the hilt of her sword slid out of her sleeve, gripped it tightly, and with a flick of her wrist, a three-meter-long whip materialized. She charged menacingly toward the remnants of the Ancient God Cult.

"It's such a simple matter." Li Xianyu turned around and saw this scene, and immediately felt relieved. Thanks to his clever move, our side has gained another tiger general. As for You Mengyu's injury, we can just give her a vial of the Li family's ancestral blood essence afterward.

As they drew closer to the cave, Li Xianyu led Liu Kongchao back to the entrance, shouting at the top of his lungs, "The demonic treasure is here! First come, first served! Come and grab it..."

(End of this chapter)