Demon Sword Immortal

Let's not even talk about what the assignment was. Even if you just followed along the way, when you come back, your resume can still confidently state that on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, you were assigned by the state government to perform a certain task.

Therefore, whether you join a company, become a mercenary, or pursue a career in government, everyone who sees this resume will be confused and will look at you with high regard.

Moreover, this involves the demon kingdom.

Bai Xiang is, after all, just a high school student.

With just this resume that's practically given away for free, many good universities will contact you for guaranteed admission.

This is no joke.

Chapter Forty-Six: Passing By (Please add to your favorites and read on!)

It actually involves the demon kingdom.

After Tao Shuohua finished speaking, Bai Xiang immediately gathered the known intelligence.

If the chaos of demons is merely a torrent of demonic pools and beasts that naturally arise in the wilderness according to their frequency, then the demon kingdom refers to the source of this torrent, or at least one of its sources.

The territory of Dayu is very vast. Logically speaking, in modern society, with railways and airplanes, and the ability to build bridges and roads, the expansion of settlements would be very rapid, far exceeding the mere nine provinces and thirty-six circuits.

Why is this? The reason is that the wilderness is dangerous, and the cost of forced expansion is too high.

Instead of expanding their settlements, it would be better to safeguard the thirty-six provinces of Kyushu and then establish protectorates in neighboring countries through sea and air transport. Using these protectorates as a base to guard and guide the extradition of people, they could still radiate their influence.

"Some scholars believe that the reason why demonic beasts frequently spawn in the wilderness every year is because the demon kingdom hiding in another dimension is leaking demonic energy and power outward."

Fang Xiaochun observed Bai Xiang through his sunglasses and began to explain the background of the assignment.

“I talked to Xu Zhe, and based on the concentration of demonic energy contained in the Illusionary Demon Pool, we can conclude that it is not a very large demon kingdom.”

"Currently, he has ordered Huang Qian to lead the Red Dragon Army to initially surround an area of ​​30 hectares around Nanshan, and they are already building defensive fortifications."

"If you accept the assignment, you will follow Cao Chuan. He will guide you through the process. You will mainly need to operate on the outskirts of the Illusionary Demon Pool, and you are allowed to return immediately if you encounter any danger."

Bai Xiang stared at his sunglasses and asked, "If it's possible, I'd like to know the schedule."

“There’s no sure,” Fang Xiaochun laughed. “They’ve actually already gathered some so-called experts, and they’ve already set up camp to study it.”

The implication is that the illusionary demon pool might be broken today, and the good opportunity to gain merit might soon be gone. Bai Xiang should decide as soon as possible whether to go or not.

Bai Xiang still didn't reply, looking like he was still thinking.

Tao Shuohua glared at her through gritted teeth.

What's there to think about? Just say yes!

Even Cao Chuan, the cool guy in sunglasses, couldn't help but glance at Bai Xiang.

Good grief, you've got more guts than me.

On the contrary, Fang Xiaochun was increasingly satisfied with Bai Xiang's calm and composed attitude.

Borrowing a sword to slay a demon shows high spirits, while facing oneself shows composure and humility.

This composure is...it doesn't seem like a high school student at all. As long as he doesn't falter and grows up, he'll at least be a powerful swordsman of Tao Shuohua's caliber.

"Don't worry about your grandfather." Fang Xiaochun decided to put her mind at ease. "Even if it takes six or seven days, you can come back during the sword fight to see if I've kept my promise."

Since things had come to this point, Bai Xiang had no reason to refuse, so he immediately sat down and clasped his hands in a gesture of respect to him.

"Thank you, sir."

"Not really." Fang Xiaochun's smile became even more amiable, and he had Tao Shuohua pick up a black cloth bundle from the seat next to him.

The package was square and looked like it contained a stack of books. Fang Xiaochun pointed at it and said, "That's just a task assigned to you by the prefectural government."

"And this is my gift as your father to thank you for saving Wenya."

With that, Fang Xiaochun had achieved all his goals for this incognito trip. He stood up from his seat, nodded to Bai Xiang amidst the seemingly casual blocking of Cao Chuan and Tao Shuohua, and went downstairs without saying a word.

Bai watched the three disappear at the stairwell, when suddenly his phone vibrated.

He picked it up, only to find a text message from Cao Chuan's number.

You have less than six hours to prepare.

I will drive to the dojo to pick you up at 18 PM tonight.

Tao Shuohua definitely won't go; Fang Xiaochun and Fang Wenya need her protection for their personal safety.

Cao Chuan...

He sounded like he was in charge of the entire reconnaissance team, but it was unclear how many teammates he had.

The food on the plate was not yet finished. After Bai Xiangdao's foundation was completed, her hunger came on particularly quickly. She simply continued to sit and eat, and casually opened a corner of the black cloth wrapping to look inside.

It looks like a white box.

Wait, this packaging...

After the contents were completely removed, Bai Xiang looked at the six boxes of medicine piled up together and shook his head speechlessly.

[Nourishing and Calming Tablets]

One box contains 6 tablets. Take once daily, with a maximum of one tablet per dose.

[Purpose: To replenish essence, nourish the spirit, and strengthen the body.]

Shelf life at room temperature: 45 days

[Suggested retail price per box: 1499999 yuan]

【Da Yu Cheng Tian】

Nanling Pharmaceutical

Should have thought of it earlier.

She wrapped the black cloth back up.

In modern society, compressed medicinal herbs into capsules or tablets are the standard supplements for modern martial arts training.

On the contrary, the kind of medicinal paste that Grandpa cooked was out of step with this era.

The total value of these six boxes of medicine reached 900 million yuan. For Shenming Dojo, it's not impossible to raise this amount of money, but it's very likely that even if they had the money, they would have difficulty buying it outside.

Bai Xiang had never heard of this medicine before, nor had he ever seen its advertisement on television.

Fang Xiaochun's efforts to win me over are likely aimed at firmly establishing the prefectural government's influence over me, meaning he has high hopes for my future development...

If I don't agree to the assigned task, he will probably still give me the medicine.

In any case, the problem of the tonic was solved. Bai Xiang relaxed, munching on fried chicken and drinking soda while pondering the possible existence of a demon kingdom in Nanshan and the potential impact of this thing.

Zhang Daoming previously mentioned that the people from the Benling Sword Sect had also come to Chilong, presumably for the sake of the Demon Kingdom.

I recall some rumors that the top universities in each state are not afraid of the state government at all. Some even dare to openly defy the state governor, leaving the governor helpless.

The school is indeed a prestigious institution; I wonder if Qi Da and Fang Xiaochun have a good or bad relationship.

Silently finishing all the food on his plate and drinking both glasses of soda, Bai Xiang stood up, dumped the remaining trash on the table into the trash can, and then took the wooden sword and the black cloth wrapped around his head and went downstairs to leave.

Not long after she disappeared, a group of young men and women dressed in antique costumes and carrying long swords pushed open the door of the fast food restaurant.

One of the lively girls, ignoring the people in line ahead of her, immediately shouted, "Stop queuing! Hurry up and get our food ready to go! Hurry up!"

Such arrogance immediately drew angry stares from some people.

They were stunned when they saw their clothes.

This... is a plain white inner garment, covered with a blue gauze outer garment.

Furthermore, the school badge embroidered on their left chests suggests they are students of Qi University? And judging from their attire, they're from Qi University's Sword Academy?

Those who wanted to stand out immediately fell silent.

No one in line complained, and even the staff looked very honored, quickly putting down other people's food to pack up and stuffing it into large bags.

"Xiao Ming!"

The tallest young man among them frowned upon seeing this.

Making such a big splash and getting it exposed would be a disgrace to the Sword Academy.

"what?"

When the lively girl saw that he was about to lecture her, she immediately turned to the side and hid behind a cool and beautiful woman, even peeking out and pursing her lips.

"Senior Brother Hao? What do you want to say?"

The young man stared at her speechlessly, then looked at the aloof and pretty woman, and suddenly found himself unable to speak.

The other companions wore cheerful smiles.

Ah, even Senior Brother Hao has his moments of frustration.

It seems the legend is true.

He was indeed very different towards Junior Sister Chai.

"There's no need to pursue this further, Senior Brother." The aloof woman smiled slightly, like a glacier thawing, releasing a gentle and graceful aura.

"Zheng instructed us to register our names at the Recruitment and Inspection Office and then hurry to the field camp to meet him."

"It's really not suitable for us to linger in the store."

"Too."

"Senior Brother Hao" stared intently at her face and nodded vigorously.

"Then let's make an exception this time."

"Don't bother them, we'll just take it and leave."

Chapter Forty-Seven: Departure

When Bai wanted to get home, he first went to his room to find the stab-proof vest he had brought back last time.

It wasn't the one she wore that night; that one was already torn. It was a gift from Zhang Daoming after she came out. It must have been an internal supply from the Inspection Department, and the quality was much better than what the school provided.

Food shouldn't be a problem... After all, there's a campsite, so we don't have to bring our own food and drink.

However, given the humid and foggy environment of Nanshan, it's essential to bring clothes and shoes.

He also packed his toiletries into a backpack.

After putting down her bag, Bai Xiang was about to explain the situation to Bai Shengju when she suddenly stopped. Then, she slowly turned her left hand over and stared intently at her palm.

The once fair skin on my palms now has a dark red patch underneath.

This is bruising.

They were probably eliminated during the blood transfusion process.

But how could blood stasis accumulate in such a place?

With the internal circulation system in place, Bai Xiang naturally considered how to handle the discarded blood. Under normal circumstances, it should either be used as nutrients or excreted with other waste products; it shouldn't accumulate in the corners of the body.

What did I pick up with my left hand before?

With a tremor in his heart, Bai Xiang immediately looked at the cloud-patterned wooden sword placed beside the bed.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered something amiss.

The original design of the cloud-patterned wooden sword was entirely black, with white cloud patterns carved intermittently. But now, a small patch of those white cloud patterns has turned blood red.

"..." Bai Xiang stared at the wooden sword in silence, then suddenly began to wield the wooden sword and perform sword techniques, swinging it around in the confined space.

After she finished swinging the sword, she casually put it back into its sheath.

It doesn't feel the same.

It's just that the surface is stained red by the blood that seeped out; this is probably a natural characteristic of the wood.

but……

She picked up the wooden sword again and examined it.

If you can still eat after your whole body's blood has been replaced.

Supernatural abilities may not be limited to interfering within the body.

If that's the case, I don't think I know what you're made of.