20: Chapter 20 Actually, I don't know either.

Kang Dalei was losing his temper now. This guy had blocked his path back and forth three or four times. They say even a clay figurine has a temper, let alone a tough guy like him.

"Ding-dong, temporary mission released: Severely teach a lesson to the simp of Leng Yanshuang, the son of a certain Divine Venerable from Yuanchu Mountain. Reward: Teleportation Technique."

"A simp? A Teleportation Technique?"

It was exactly what he needed, like being handed a pillow just as one falls asleep.

He happened to be lacking a secret technique for speed. Kang Dalei had discovered this weakness during his last fight with Leng Yanshuang.

"I didn't expect this, System, you're actually quite reliable."

Kang Dalei's attitude shifted, and he raised his middle finger at the man.

"F*** you."

The Man in White was stunned upon hearing this, but immediately understood the meaning. His handsome face instantly turned a light shade of purple.

"Kid, don't be ungrateful."

"Bastard."

"You're courting death." The aura of the Man in White changed abruptly, and a powerful palm force instantly pierced through the entire corridor.

Peak Wulou Realm.

"Heh." Kang Dalei shook his palm dismissively and asked Leng Yanshuang, who was walking over:

"If I beat him up, it won't affect you, right?"

Leng Yanshuang maintained her icy demeanor. She didn't even glance at the Man in White. Upon hearing Kang Dalei's question, she nodded slightly and said:

"Just don't kill him."

After saying this, Leng Yanshuang pushed open the door to the room and walked straight in.

Before she left, Kang Dalei brazenly touched the long golden hair behind her. This scene was undoubtedly a provocation to the Man in White.

"How dare you touch her. You're courting death."

"Foundation Technique: Iron Talisman Palm."

Kang Dalei didn't expect that he would activate his Foundation Technique just because he touched Leng Yanshuang. If he knew that he had already played with Leng Yanshuang, wouldn't he fight him to the death?

Thus, Kang Dalei raised the demon-slaying blade in his hand. With just a single slash, the massive phantom talisman palm instantly turned to ashes.

"One Slash to Slay a Swarm of Demons."

The blade wind swept past, shattering the phantom. The powerful blade radiance even pierced through the corridor, spreading for several miles.

Inside the room, Leng Yanshuang, sitting at the vanity, narrowed her beautiful eyes, then revealed a faint smile.

"Only a genius like this is worthy of her, Leng Yanshuang."

"It's just a pity that I can't kill him."

Leng Yanshuang shook her head, picked up a coat from the bed, pushed open the door, and walked out.

"A-Lei, don't take his life."

An icy wind appeared, blocking most of the pressure from the demon-slaying blade.

No matter what, Mo Chen was the offspring of an Undying Realm Divine Venerable from Yuanchu Mountain and had old ties with the Leng family; he couldn't really be killed here.

Hearing Leng Yanshuang's voice, Kang Dalei shrugged indifferently, signaling that he wouldn't pursue the matter further, and began to walk away with an arrogant, swaggering gait.

But how could Mo Chen, who had lost face in front of the person he liked, let him leave so easily?

"Kid, stop right there. This young master hasn't even used his Foundation Stance yet. Don't get cocky."

As he spoke, he reached out to grab Kang Dalei, but was stopped by a cold shout from Leng Yanshuang behind him.

"Mo Chen, aren't you embarrassed enough yet?"

"Shuanger, I..."

"You are not allowed to call me that."

Leng Yanshuang frowned. Actually, before meeting Kang Dalei, she didn't care about such forms of address, but now that she had Kang Dalei, she wouldn't let others call her so intimately anymore.

"No, Shuang, Yanshuang, just now I was careless for a moment, which is why this commoner had a chance to take advantage. If we fought again, I wouldn't necessarily lose to him."

"Alright, don't bring this up again. I have a more important matter that I need your help with."

Leng Yanshuang interrupted Mo Chen's words, then explained the matter regarding collaborating with Dongning Prefecture to him.

Upon hearing that Leng Yanshuang wanted to organize a joint Demon-Slaying Conference between the two prefectures, Mo Chen, being a simp, naturally wouldn't refuse.

He basically didn't even wait for Leng Yanshuang to finish speaking before he swore confidently that he would immediately return and apply for the collaboration qualification from Yuanchu Mountain.

Watching Mo Chen leave, Leng Yanshuang turned her head coldly and walked toward the outside of the prefecture.

She had already persuaded her father; as long as Dongning Prefecture agreed, this year's Demon-Slaying Conference could be a joint event between the east and west.

As for Mo Chen, she just wanted to be safe. If the Divine Venerable of Dongning Prefecture didn't agree, she could use Yuanchu Mountain to pressure them.

"Husband, let's go."

After Leng Yanshuang walked out of the prefecture gate, she saw Kang Dalei sitting at the entrance, dazed and motionless.

At this moment, Kang Dalei was claiming his system rewards.

"Ding-dong, congratulations to the host for completing the mission. You have received the reward: Teleportation Secret Technique."

"Teleportation Secret Technique: Depending on the level of cultivation, the range and speed of execution vary. Each use consumes a significant amount of spiritual energy, but there is no cooldown time."

"As long as the host has abundant spiritual energy in their body, it can be used infinitely. However, this technique is extremely difficult to cultivate and requires the host to consume a large number of demon cores to upgrade."

"Teleportation Secret Technique, it truly lives up to its reputation."

After receiving the secret technique, Kang Dalei began to comprehend it right on the spot.

First Level of Teleportation Secret Technique (Foundation Establishment)

Teleportation distance reaches five meters. Each use consumes one-third of the spiritual energy of the Foundation Establishment Realm. The conditions for upgrading to the second level are as follows.

Cultivation must rise to the Internal Refining Realm, ten high-grade demon cores, teleportation range expands to ten meters, and speed increases by ten percent.

Third Level Teleportation Secret Technique (Marrow Cleansing), range is fifty meters, consumes one hundred demon cores.

Fourth Level Teleportation Secret Technique (Rebirth), range one hundred meters, consumes one thousand demon cores.

Fifth Level Teleportation Secret Technique (Wulou Realm), range five hundred meters, consumes ten thousand demon cores.

Sixth Level Teleportation Secret Technique (Divine Venerable Danyun Realm), range one thousand meters, consumes one hundred thousand demon cores.

Although this secret technique was powerful, where was he supposed to find so many demon cores?

Kang Dalei felt a headache coming on again.

Suddenly, he felt his body shaking violently, and a voice rang in his ears.

"Husband, what are you daydreaming about?"

Kang Dalei came back to his senses and smiled at Leng Yanshuang, saying:

"Everything has been resolved."

Leng Yanshuang nodded. "Yes. Now we go to Dongning Prefecture. As long as their Divine Venerable agrees, we can jointly hold the Demon-Slaying Conference."

"Alright." Kang Dalei nodded.

On the official road between the East and West Prefectures, a magnificent carriage sped away. Inside the carriage, two figures were currently sitting.

Kang Dalei and Leng Yanshuang.

As for Ruan Mi, her hatred for Kang Dalei had not yet completely faded, so naturally, Kang Dalei would not bring her along.

Well, when Kang Dalei went to invite Ruan Mi, he was directly rejected by the young lady.

Actually, Ruan Mi also wanted to go, but after discovering that Kang Dalei seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, she decided to go into secluded meditation, striving to break through to the fifth level of Body Refining as soon as possible.

"Husband, tell me, why does everyone want to become a Divine Venerable so much?"

Leng Yanshuang, who was gently stroking the head of Kang Dalei as he lay on her lap, asked, very puzzled.

"I originally thought that by breaking through to Divine Venerable, we would be able to grasp extraordinary power, but now I feel like Divine Venerable is just the beginning."

"But if Divine Venerable is only the beginning, yet the demon beasts are becoming more and more numerous… I actually think about it all the time: can we really defeat the Demon Race?"

Looking out the window, Leng Yanshuang appeared somewhat lonely at this moment.

There are battle reports from the front lines every day, and every day, mortals and Divine Venerables die. Their human defense line is already in imminent danger.

"I don't know."

And Kang Dalei's words only added a bit more solitary desolation to Leng Yanshuang's already dejected eyes.

"You don't know? Actually, I don't know either."