Demon Sword Immortal

He's only 17! Isn't that close to the time for his big exams?

I discovered a promising talent first, but I stole it without even meeting her, and then let her flow into the national market to compete with others?

I, Liang Wenbo, am not that stupid!

He himself didn't feel anything, but his students and disciples' expressions changed.

Huh? Master Liang invited her directly?

And it directly said the name 'Benling' instead of 'Qi Da Sword Academy'?

Hao Chengzhuo frowned deeply.

Zhao Xu's face turned completely black.

Xiao Ming looked indignant.

'Senior Sister Xu' and the others looked amazed and couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

It's no wonder they act this way; being invited to 'Kendo' and being invited to 'Kendo Academy' are two different things.

If I had to put it in a way, it would be similar to the distinction between the 'inner gate' and the 'outer gate' in ancient times.

The 'Sword Academy' is merely a teaching platform jointly established by the dojo and numerous universities. Although it does have connections and can be considered a disciple within the dojo, its status and treatment are far inferior to those of disciples who have actually joined the dojo.

Among the people present, only Hao Chengzhuo, Zhao Xu, Chai Xuan, Xiao Ming, and Senior Sister Xu were 'inner disciples'. When they went out, they could directly use 'Ben Ling's' name to leverage their connections and curry favor.

Others can only mention the name of the Sword Academy, and those in the know can immediately discern the difference.

Chai Xuan's face was expressionless, but her hands were clenched tightly together, her knuckles turning white.

She was allowed direct entry into the inner gate, a privilege she had never received before.

After all, she only had a good foundation from the demon pool she collected when she forged the sword, yet she actually possessed three hundred years of cultivation.

This is a matter of personal opportunity, but it cannot fully prove one's talent and ability.

How can it be?

These four words are all she can think about right now.

This is ridiculous... It's only been a few months since we last met. She hadn't even entered the Dao realm back then. How could she possibly kill a three-tribulation demon now?

A Great Demon of the Third Tribulation is equivalent to the Perfection of Divine Union, or even the Formation of Manifestation!

A character on par with Liang Wenbo...

she?

Is this just wishful thinking?

Chai Xuan conjured up countless reasons in her mind, such as perfect mental cultivation, Lü Ran underestimating his opponent, assistance from others, and so on.

Even considering all the factors, the result is still astonishing!

She couldn't understand how Bai Xiang had managed it, and her gaze towards her grew increasingly deep, her eyes narrowing more and more.

"All right!"

Huang Qian couldn't stand seeing Liang Wenbo wasting time, so he stepped forward and forcibly pulled him back.

"You can talk about these things after it's all done!"

"Let's set off now!"

"Chase down the demon!"

Liang Wenbo thought about it and agreed.

Such a good opportunity is truly rare, and there is no need to go into details now.

The entire Qizhou is Benling's home ground. Bai Xiang can't grow wings and fly away, so what does he have to be afraid of?

He was fearless!

The order to set off was given, and everyone else began to walk out of the tent.

Chai Xuan kept her eyes fixed on Bai Xiang, watching her turn and leave without glancing at her even once. She bit her lower lip hard, and after a long while, she lowered her head and joined the student group.

"What a pity... there are still some people who haven't come." Huang Qian stroked his beard beside him.

"If Xiang Xian, the Daoist Master, were here, we wouldn't need to go to such lengths."

"I'm afraid she can manage on her own."

Upon hearing this, Liang Wenbo's steps froze instantly.

He slowly turned his head, watching Bai Xiang's departing figure, and asked softly, "Could her Divine Cry Dojo be... that... that person from back then...?"

"It seems to be the one that Master Xiang was involved with before." Huang Qian raised his eyebrows and nodded.

譶?莼f渌?

He didn't want to cause trouble, but he had repeatedly received favors from Bai Xiang, even if they were received indirectly, and he felt that he couldn't remain unreciprocated.

If I bring Xiang Xian into the picture, will Ben Ling treat her even better?

Liang Wenbo pursed his lips, silently said something to the air, and then turned back to tug at Huang Qian's sleeve.

"Don't stand there in a daze, Commander Huang!"

"Let's hurry—we need to make the most of this time!"

And so, the group packed up quickly and set off.

Huang Qian and Liang Wenbo led the way, with Cao Chuan and Bai Xiang lagging slightly behind, followed by the other students. Elite scouts flanked the group, and the dozens of men, like a sharp knife, swiftly plunged into the dark forest.

"Buzz—~~~~~~"

Huang Qian held the 'Bronze Cicada' from the Demon Pool, constantly plucking its metal wings along the way.

The cicada's wings emitted a low buzzing sound, which dispelled the blood mist and revealed the road ahead. It was a secret passage that was completely covered by countless huge bushes, with only an entrance at the bottom.

This is the entrance to the Demon Kingdom.

Although this area is still considered 'woodland', the experienced Huang Qian and his companions know that the space here is different from the outside world.

Unless someone deliberately leaks their demonic aura, they are impossible to find under normal circumstances.

This is why the demon kingdom is so difficult to eradicate.

Without saying a word, the team entered the secret passage and began a rapid march.

Because the passage was narrow, Bai Xiang unconsciously fell behind and ended up standing next to Senior Sister Xu.

"Hello, my name is Xu Xi."

Senior Sister Xu looked at Bai Xiang curiously and tried to greet her.

Bai Xiang glanced at her, nodded, but didn't say anything.

Such a cool and aloof younger sister...

Xu Xi pondered to himself.

She's even more aloof than Junior Sister Chai.

Strangely enough, although both were aloof, Bai Xiang gave her a completely different feeling, and she didn't feel any aversion or dislike at all.

"Since just now, I've noticed Junior Sister Chai's gaze has been fixed on you." She continued tentatively, "...Do you two know each other?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiang laughed.

This was probably the first time she had smiled so brightly; the charm she displayed in that instant made Xu Xi's heart skip a beat.

“I do know him,” Bai Xiang said.

"I have a score to settle with her."

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Temporarily Suspended

After traveling for more than half an hour in the tunnel, the view suddenly opened up ahead.

The area was shrouded in darkness, with low visibility. However, it was still possible to discern that the location was an open space.

The terrain is low-lying, with slopes on all sides. The surrounding vegetation and shrubs show signs of being burned and cleared by slashing. As far as the eye can see, there are tall, giant trees, with the trunks of the first few trees having a diameter of more than three meters.

Bai tried to access his memories here and learned that this mysterious space was called the Virtual Realm.

The outside is real, the inside is illusory. This place is hidden in the crevices of a mysterious space, and is generally invisible and intangible, hence the name "illusory realm".

Huang Qian told the team to hold off for the time being and went up the slope alone to check. He found a stone platform hidden by tree trunks and discovered some black ash there.

He crouched down to examine it, then nodded to Cao Chuan upon returning: "It should be a scout."

The Demon Immortal Path wouldn't be so foolish as to send everyone back deep into the Demon Kingdom. There must be someone keeping watch at the entrance.

“Judging from the footprints in the tunnel, there were at least thirty of them,” Huang Qian calculated. “The black ash here is from a campfire. They left two people behind. This is where they lit fires multiple times. From here, you can see directly into the cave below.”

Cao Chuan went with him to check the situation and agreed: this was indeed the best observation point, and if he were to choose, he would definitely choose this location.

"Where are they?" Liang Wenbo had also come along, gripping his broadsword and looking around. "Did we scare them away?"

“No way,” Huang Qian shook his head. “It hasn’t even been an hour since their attack ended. They absolutely didn’t expect us to catch up so quickly.”

After putting himself in the other person's shoes, Liang Wenbo realized that if he were the demon who stayed at the cave entrance to keep watch, he would definitely think this was an easy job.

On the one hand, after the attack, the camp needs to take stock of the casualties and discuss subsequent action plans, all of which take time.

On the other hand, even if the Crimson Dragon Army is truly angered and quickly dispatches a pursuit force for the planned 'death of a fool,' they will still have to face the Illusionary Demon Pool blocking their way.

“They thought we wouldn’t come so quickly.” Huang Qian pulled a sharpened twig from the black ash and pointed to the bits of meat clinging to it. “I guess those two went hunting.”

It sounds a bit strange, but this kind of behavior is perfectly normal in the wild.

Everyone carries rations when traveling in the wild, which is indeed a good thing. However, rations are for emergencies, not for daily consumption. Take Huang Qian himself as an example: whenever he led troops on a march in the wild, he only ate rations when he needed to save time.

At other times, we try to use whatever we can find locally, such as edible fruits, wild animals, or fish, to supplement our food supply and save as much dry food as possible for emergencies.

They were just two minor characters. Huang Qian left Liang Wenbo to guard the place while he and Cao Chuan went to capture the sorcerer scouts.

At least getting some intelligence out is much more worthwhile than blindly rushing in.

Chai Xuan had been hiding behind Hao Chengzhuo since she came in. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was on the front, she quietly approached the stone wall next to her, reached out and pinched a protruding rock, and rotated it.

"Captain." Then she suddenly stood up, "May Xuan come along?"

The disciples around her, including Hao Chengzhuo, Zhao Xu, Xiao Ming, and Xu Xi, were all taken aback, wondering why she had made this application.

Liang Wenbo was also somewhat surprised and turned around to look at her together.

"You...?" Huang Qian stared at her coldly, then suddenly seemed to remember something: "Oh...you're that national champion?"

"Exactly!" Chai Xuan's spirits lifted, and her eyes brightened even more than before.

"You entered the Benling realm halfway through, and you're currently stuck in the visualization state, aren't you?"

"Yes!"

“Then you must be ‘raising a spirit tiger’,” Huang Qian affirmed. “Compared to sword forging, the improvement in combat effectiveness at this stage is not significant, and I don’t need to bring an assistant who is not yet at the Qi Condensation stage.”

This meant that Chai Xuan had to be refused, but Chai Xuan was not discouraged. She said, "Let the Commandant know... I am from Daizhou and am a Taoist priest of Zhong'an. Before my father retired from his family, he was a scout for the Zhong'an Army. Therefore, I have been exposed to this since childhood and am also proficient in field reconnaissance."

"Oh?" Huang Qian was genuinely surprised. "Daizhou, Zhong'an Circuit, Zhong'an Army... Your father once served under Huang Yuxian?"

"Yes!" Chai Xuan nodded vigorously, then glanced at Bai Xiang out of the corner of her eye, and the corner of her mouth curled up slightly.

Huang Yuxian.

Bai Xiang didn't notice her subtle movements; he was simply recalling the names.

According to the memories of the fusion, there is a story behind the name Chung-an-do.

In 938 AD, the Luo and Huang clans of Dingbei Road usurped the throne, leading to war across the land and the division of the country into three.

Although historical records only mention a short passage stating that "Yao, a descendant of the imperial family, descended a meteorite to establish the dynasty," the fact that the war was eventually quelled was inseparable from the support that the Huang family branch had been providing to Yao.

Remembering this friendship, Yao was fair in rewarding and punishing after ascending the throne. On the one hand, he beheaded the main Huang family, along with thousands of servants and slaves. On the other hand, he greatly rewarded this branch.

The head of that branch was named Huang Zhangyin, who was granted the title of Marquis of Zhong'an. His followers were enfeoffed as the Army of Zhong'an. He was transferred from the original Dingbei Road of Daizhou to Hulu Road (ancient name), and the road name was changed before he was enfeoffed as Zhong'an again.

The titles of Marquis of Zhong'an, Army of Zhong'an, and Circuit of Zhong'an are collectively known in the history of the Great Yu Dynasty as "Three Conferments of Zhong'an," a rather famous historical anecdote.

As a result, the Huang family firmly established themselves in Chung On Road and guarded the country's gates for the imperial family for generations.

I don't know Huang Yuxian at all, but I can guess that he is a member of the Huang family.