The incident of the giant rat ghost that could attack people in Demon Sword City caused quite a stir.

    Especially since Senior Brother Cheng, who was at the Foundation Establishment Realm, personally took action and was injured by the giant rat spirit, shattering people’s previous understanding of the spirits in Demon Sword City.

    Although Senior Brother Cheng and the lord of Demon Sword City didn’t come to blows, the incident still caused a huge commotion.

    Even Elder Yan was alerted.

    But strangely, when Senior Brother Cheng and his group arrived at the scene, they couldn’t find the giant rat spirit.

    “It seems that the giant rat spirit knows when to bully the weak and fear the strong.”

    During breakfast, Guan Xiaoshun shared the latest news with Li Muyang, expressing his astonishment.

    “It targets us Qi Refining Realm small fries and wanting to harm us.”

    “When someone like Elder Yan, a powerful figure in the demonic path, arrives, the giant rat hides away... tsk tsk.”

    Due to last night’s unexpected events, the dog search plan had to be put on hold.

    Li Muyang and the others finally learned who the distinguished person looking for the lost dog was.

    “They say it’s a dignitary from Centipede Ridge who was invited to help in Demon Sword City. Just as she entered the city, the dog she had raised for many years went missing.”

    Li Yuechan also shared the information she had obtained.

    Centipede Ridge was a demon’s lair conveniently located within the territory of the Demon Refining Sect.

    Unlike human cultivators, demons preferred to live in the mountains and rarely ventured into the human world.

    Since Centipede Ridge was situated within the Demon Refining Sect’s territory, they were allies.

    Nowadays, demons didn’t need to descend the mountains to abduct humans, as cultivators from the Demon Refining Sect would deliver human blood and food right to their lair’s entrance.

    Thus, demons mostly kept to themselves, mysterious and elusive.

    Hearing the news shared by Li Yuechan, Guan Xiaoshun’s eyes widened.

    “De... demons?!”

    The naive young man from the border town couldn’t believe that he had been helping a demon search for its dog the night before.

    “A dog raised by a demon must eat humans too, right?”

    Guan Xiaoshun was scared after the fact: “It’s good that we didn’t find that dog last night. Otherwise, we’d be unlucky if we were eaten or bitten.”

    Guan Xiaoshun and Li Yuechan had gathered a lot of information.

    However, Li Muyang was not very interested in this gossipy news.

    After finishing breakfast, he put down his bowl and stood up, walking out alone.

    For cultivators, eating one meal of spiritual rice a day was enough. In the Demon Refining Sect, Li Muyang and the others only ate dinner.

    The ground trembled intermittently as if there were an earthquake.

    And in the distance, within the city, smoke of war had already risen.

    This chaotic and dangerous environment corroborated the latest intelligence from the two half-demons.

    After hearing this information, half-demon general Luo Feng instinctively turned his head to look at Jiang Xiaoyu.

    Jiang Xiaoyu guiltily averted his gaze.

    【Luo Feng: ...】

    【Luo Feng: Forget it, these demons were bound to cause trouble sooner or later. It doesn’t make much difference whether it’s sooner or later】

    【Luo Feng: It’s just that they’ve launched their attack early, and with the city in chaos, I can’t send anyone to help you】

    【Luo Feng: You must now go alone with the Shape-shifter Master through the war zone to retrieve the Startling Swan Immortal Sword】

    【Luo Feng: This task is extremely dangerous, so I will lend you one of my magical treasures for the time being. I hope you will make good use of it】

    After the half-demon general finished speaking, he handed over a magical treasure to Jiang Xiaoyu.

    【Received Soul-Cleaving Gourd】

    【Soul-Cleaving Gourd: A magical treasure cultivated with the life force of half-demon general Luo Feng, capable of releasing a soul-cleaving flying knife that inflicts massive damage on enemies】

    【Soul-Cleaving Gourd (17/17)】

    Li Muyang read the description of the item and found out that it was a long-range magical treasure.

    It could release a flying knife at a time, with a total of 17 releases available.

    Moreover, the flying knife would replenish every minute.

    This item was extremely lethal, but the number of uses was limited.

    If he had this magical treasure from the start, dealing with the Crimson Flame King wouldn’t have been so troublesome.

    Moreover, this magical treasure perfectly compensated for Li Muyang’s lack of long-range skills.

    After securing the Soul-Cleaving Gourd, Li Muyang controlled Jiang Xiaoyu to leave the residence of the half-demon general Luo Feng.

    Before leaving, Luo Feng gave him one last piece of advice.

    【Luo Feng: You will pass by Granny Gu’s residence on your journey. Be very careful around her, it’s best not to get close】

    【Luo Feng: Granny Gu is extremely dangerous!】

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