279: Ready to fish, I'm the bait

Li Zheng looked at the young people present: “Remember what I’m about to say. The core of the Northern You Alliance, as you all probably know, is to slay demons!”

“This place is a hundred miles from Northern You City. All one hundred and eight towns along the way have been occupied by the demon race. This is the starting point. What you need to do is to travel to each town, slaying demons, until you reach Northern You City. Everyone has a similar identity token on them. The number of demons you slay will be recorded in it. The time limit is three months. After three months, we will meet you in Northern You City.”

As he spoke, he looked at Song Shenfeng again.

Song Shenfeng said: “The top ten demon slayers, whether from Great Xia or Eastern Zhou, will receive special rewards provided by Great Xia and Eastern Zhou. We guarantee you won’t be disappointed!”

He continued: “Furthermore, as disciples of the Great Xia Holy Academy, you also have special benefits. The demons you slay will be converted into Merit Points and recorded in your identity tokens. You can then use these Merit Points to exchange for various items in the Merit Hall.”

“……”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up with excitement.

Especially the people from the Great Xia Holy Academy, who were even more thrilled.

During their month in the Holy Academy, they had visited the Merit Hall, which contained many valuable items that could only be exchanged with Merit Points.

Merit Points were extremely important, and this Northern You Alliance was an excellent opportunity to acquire them.

“Have you all understood?”

Li Guanxuan looked at the young people from Eastern Zhou.

“Understood!”

These young people immediately nodded. While disciples of the Great Xia Holy Academy could earn Merit Points by slaying demons, their Eastern Zhou side also had similar rewards. If they could come out on top, it would be a double reward.

The number of demons slain was the key to competing with the young people of Great Xia. Who would be superior would be revealed in three months.

Song Shenfeng looked at everyone and said calmly: “Slaying demons is the task, but survival is the key! Besides the rewards, there will also be some opportunities awaiting you along the way. If you are all prepared, you can start now.”

“……”

The many young people from the two great dynasties took a deep breath, exchanged glances, and without hesitation, leaped directly from the ancient warship.

Before this, some had communicated and planned to slay demons together, as there is strength in numbers. However, there were also many lone wolves among them.

Yan Ruyi looked at Xie Weilou and said with a smile: “Young man, Princess plans to find a cave to hide in until the Northern You Alliance ends. Do you have any thoughts? Do you want to play hide-and-seek with me?”

Xie Weilou said nonchalantly: “No hiding! With my strength, reaching Northern You City directly is no problem.”

“Haha! Then I look forward to seeing you again in three months. You have too much trouble on you, and the danger level is too high. Princess won’t go with you. I’m off, I’m off.”

Yan Ruyi giggled and then flew off the ancient warship.

“……”

Xie Weilou watched Yan Ruyi’s retreating figure, his smile deepening.

Yan Junlin transmitted a message to Xie Weilou: “Brother Xie, I have my own matters to attend to, so I won’t be with you. But rest assured, the experts I send will protect you in secret. You don’t need to have any concerns.”

Sending experts was impossible; Xie Weilou had the shadow of Si Ming behind him, making it difficult for him to die, so Yan Junlin didn’t need to worry. His main goal was to freeload and make empty promises!

Xie Weilou looked at Yan Junlin and nodded slightly: “Alright!”

Yan Junlin smiled faintly, transforming into an afterimage, and flew into the distance.

Xie Weilou’s gaze fell on Lin Qinghuang. Lin Qinghuang also happened to look over. The two exchanged glances, then immediately flew off the warship, plunging downwards.

The remaining people also didn’t hesitate and left the warship one after another.

On the flying boat.

Mu Bei was communicating with a general from Eastern Zhou. They were also going to unite and slay the demon race.

Their destination was Northern Nether. They would go to Northern Nether first, while the one hundred and eight towns along the way would be left for these young people to resolve…

— — — — — —

On the peak of a mountain.

Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang stood together, gazing forward.

The world ahead was a crimson color, with extremely dense demonic energy. Many areas were riddled with holes, and thick smoke billowed, appearing utterly lifeless.

This was the territory occupied by the demon race: slaughter, destruction, and erosion, extremely terrifying. The closer one got to Northern Nether, the more severe this situation became.

Xie Weilou took out a jade talisman, glanced at it, and saw that the red dots on it were moving rapidly northward.

“They’re moving quite fast.”

Xie Weilou said indifferently, then put away the jade talisman.

Lin Qinghuang said calmly: “No hurry! Let’s first resolve your little troubles.”

Then, she took out a map, which was a map of the northern territory of Great Xia. The one hundred and eight towns were precisely marked on it.

Lin Qinghuang pointed to a town on the map: “Ten li ahead is Chi Yan Town. Let’s go there first.”

“Mm!”

Xie Weilou nodded slightly.

Lin Qinghuang pondered for a moment: “If you make a move this time, your identity token might reveal some things.”

The token could record merit and the number of demons slain. With Xie Weilou’s strength, if he slew too many demons, it would definitely be exposed, and even using the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow as a cover would be difficult to explain.

Xie Weilou took out his token, frowning: “That’s a problem.”

After speaking, he simply threw it away.

To hell with the top ten demon slayers, the rewards, and the Merit Points!

He could go to the Holy Academy Head, the Sword Immortal, the Seven Gentlemen, Song Shenfeng, and others. If he ever lacked resources, couldn’t he just cry poor?

Lin Qinghuang rolled her eyes: “Quite direct!”

Xie Weilou smiled faintly: “Prepare to fish. I’ll be the bait, and you hide in the shadows for now.”

“Alright!”

Lin Qinghuang transformed her figure and face, instantly flying into the distance.

“……”

Xie Weilou glanced into the distance, his figure flickered, and he immediately rushed over.

A thousand meters from Chi Yan Town.

Xie Weilou stopped. Ahead was the town, but it had been destroyed. Many buildings had collapsed, the ground was riddled with holes, and ravines crisscrossed. Sharp, piercing roars of demons emanated from within. The sky was a crimson color, with a faint mist. Demonic energy had condensed into a tangible, incredibly dense form. There were many demons within this Chi Yan Town, estimated to be around three thousand. Some Demon Soldiers were patrolling the Ancient Town, having already claimed it as their territory.

Whoosh!

Just then, a sharp longsword shot out, carrying a fierce killing intent, aiming directly for the back of Xie Weilou’s head.

“……”

Xie Weilou tilted his head slightly, and the longsword grazed his face, a wisp of hair dancing in the wind.

Chirp!

Not far away, a young man in a gray robe appeared. The newcomer was Young Sect Master Zhao Nian. He stretched out his hand, and the longsword flew into his grasp. His eyes, cold and menacing, stared at Xie Weilou.

“Xie Weilou, you prevented me from entering the Holy Academy. Today, I, this young master, will surely take your dog life.”

Young Sect Master Zhao Nian pointed his sword at Xie Weilou, his eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty glint.

“Is that so?”

Xie Weilou nonchalantly smoothed his sleeves.

The first person to attack him was Young Sect Master Zhao Nian. Good. He would send this person on his way first!

“Go to hell!”

Young Sect Master Zhao Nian didn’t bother with more words. His figure flickered, and he instantly charged at Xie Weilou with his sword…

“……”