At dawn, the residents of Demon Sword City arose and went outside, only to see the corpses of two demons hanging from the wall for public display.
Inside Demon Sword City, this immediately stirred up a great commotion.
People were abuzz with discussions about who had killed the demons from Centipede Ridge within the city and how the demons of Centipede Ridge would seek their revenge.
However, amid the excitement, the group of demons from Centipede Ridge simply came to collect the bodies and did not go to the City Lord’s mansion to pursue the murderer.
They even publicly claimed that these two lesser demons had gone out on their own, breaking the rules of the Demon Sect, and deserved their death.
It seemed the matter was thus swept under the rug.
In the afternoon, the demons found their lost pet dog.
At the same time, the body of Yan Xiaorui, the missing Outer Sect Disciple of the Refinement Demon Sect, was discovered in a ditch; it was said she died a horrific death, with hardly any flesh left on her bones, many of which had been crushed. Were it not for the identity plaque from her sect, no one would have recognized her as Yan Xiaorui.
Afterward, the disciples of the Demon Sect no longer faced any dangers.
Nor did any demons leave on their own only to die tragic deaths.
The once anxious Demon Sword City suddenly settled down, and everyone resumed their usual relaxed state.
Li Muyang waited three days without any sign of retaliation from the demons; instead, his younger sister Li Yuechan brought him the latest news.
“This time, there’s a problem with the bloodstone mine in Demon Sword City,”
Li Yuechan whispered to Li Muyang, “Bloodstone is an important resource for demon cultivators, and the ground beneath Demon Sword City is filled with bloodstone mines, which have always been important mining areas for the Demon Sect.”
“But recently, there have been ghost disturbances in the mine, with ancient spirits attacking the miners and causing several fatalities. The miners are too scared to work, so the sect sent Elder Yan to deal with it because he has methods for suppressing resentful spirits and the dead.”
Li Yuechan continued, “Although Demon Sword City also had its share of ghostly figures wandering before, those ghosts could only bewitch minds and had no means to physically harm people.”
“In the recent ghost disturbances at the bloodstone mine, the ancient spirits that appeared could directly kill people… just like the giant rat ghost spirit that you and your companions encountered before,”
“Elder Yan came to suppress the resentful ghosts causing trouble in the bloodstone mine, and the demons from Centipede Ridge were here to help as well,”
“The demons from Centipede Ridge are skilled in soul refining and corpse control, which makes them adept at dealing with resentful spirits, so they were called for help.”
“But according to the rules of the Demon Sect, demons are not allowed to enter Demon Sword City. This exception allowed them to come into the city, but not to leave on their own…”
Li Yuechan spoke softly, glancing around to make sure no one was eavesdropping, before she continued.
“It is said that the Demon Sword that once slaughtered the beings of Demon Sword City in ancient times is still hidden within the city.”
“That Demon Sword was once the weapon of an ancient demon god, who wielded it to kill all beings, inherently resonating with demons,”
“When the Ancestor of Demon Refinement took back Demon Sword City, he ordered that demons must not enter, as they could awaken the slumbering Demon Sword!”
Finally, Li Yuechan had investigated the cause and effect and shared it mysteriously with her brother.
Upon hearing this news, Li Muyang’s heart stirred.
“The Demon Sword is still in the city?!”
The tale of an ancient demon god wielding the Demon Sword to slaughter beings was sheer nonsense.
Li Muyang knew very well who was responsible for the massacre.
But the Demon Sword was still left in the city and was not taken away by Jiang Xiaoyu?
Having returned to his residence, Li Muyang opened the system and entered the game.
After three days of sparring, dying time and again, Li Muyang had finally become familiar with all the attack patterns and skills of the Green-Furred Bifang.
Now, he could almost defeat the Green-Furred Bifang without sustaining any injuries at all.
However, as soon as he had defeated one Green-Furred Bifang, another creature covered in red fur immediately swam out of the dark seaweed.
But this red-furred creature was the same kind of monster as the Green-Furred Bifang, with identical skills.
Li Muyang lost only a little blood and quickly defeated it using his qinggong.
In the end, he safely arrived next to the lake-bottom well, taking out the [Drowning Soul Order].
Afterward, Li Muyang exited the immersive battle mode and returned to the third-person overhead view.
The transition CG started.
Jiang Xiaoyu, holding the Drowning Soul Order, arrived at the ancient well and dropped it into the empty well.
It was clearly under the lake, but there wasn’t a single drop of water inside this well.
One chain after another was wrapped around, binding the red light orb in the middle of the well.
The Drowning Soul Order lightly fell down and touched the orb.
The next second, all the chains around the orb started to shake and contract.
Finally, all the iron chains retracted back into the well wall, and the red light orb floated straight up.
As the light orb rose, the water in Drowning Soul Lake around Jiang Xiaoyu surprisingly started to rise too.
This light orb seemed to be lifting the entire water of Drowning Soul Lake into the air.
When the light orb floated up to eye level with Jiang Xiaoyu, there wasn’t a single drop of lake water beside him.
All the water floated above his head, and the entire Drowning Soul Lake had risen.
Seeing this spectacle, Jiang Xiaoyu was greatly astonished.
[Jiang Xiaoyu: What’s going on here? Can lake water fly now?]
From within the red light orb, a woman’s light laughter could be heard.
[Mysterious Woman: The Drowning Soul Lake was an item that sealed me. Now that I have been released, the lake naturally floats too.]
The red light orb seemed very happy.
It bounced up and down around Jiang Xiaoyu, causing the water of Drowning Soul Lake floating above him to also shake.
[Mysterious Woman: Who are you? How come you have the Drowning Soul Order to release me?]
[Jiang Xiaoyu: Then who are you? To be suppressed under Drowning Soul Lake… could you be an ancient demon?]
Jiang Xiaoyu’s questioning made the mysterious woman laugh lightly again.
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[Mysterious Woman: Do I look like a demon to you? Ha ha…]
[Mysterious Woman: As for my name… you can call me Ink Fairy. Little guy, since you have released me, I, the Ink Fairy, owe you a favor.]
[Mysterious Woman: Now you can make a request of me. Depending on my mood, I might consider fulfilling it.]
The red light orb calling itself Ink Fairy had a clear and crisp laugh, like a mischievous young girl.
And after the Ink Fairy spoke, two system dialogue boxes suddenly popped up in Li Muyang’s field of view.
[The city is in chaos due to a half-demon going on a rampage, please help me subdue it.]
[Any request? Then can I keep this favor for now and make my request when I’ve thought it over?]
It was the familiar choice of two options.
But in the game “Immortal Sword Legend,” this type of binary choice was unprecedented.
Curious, Li Muyang saved his game first.
He then selected the second option.
After Jiang Xiaoyu spoke, the mysterious woman let out a light chuckle.
[Ink Fairy: Sure, then remember this favor, and when you need it, come to Netherworld Valley to find me; my cavern abode is there.]
With that, the mysterious red light orb flew straight out, drifting into the distance.
Carrying the entire pool of Drowning Soul Lake water, it floated away easily and quickly vanished from Li Muyang’s sight.
A red dialogue box then popped up on the game screen.
[Please note! Ink Fairy has left, and the game will enter Shura difficulty.]
[Main Quest: Face the demonized half-demon General Luo Feng alone and defeat him!]