35: Chapter 35 Unparalleled Sword Intent, Slaying the Water Demon

Tiantan Lake.

Though called a lake, it was actually not very large. It was just situated amidst a ring of mountains, so the lake water was extremely deep and rarely visited by people.

When Yu Xiu arrived, led by Yu Shang, to Yu Shang's surprise, they were stopped by someone before they had even gotten close.

"Two friends, halt." A middle-aged man wearing wide robes and possessing a refined demeanor appeared.

With graying temples and a black and white wide robe draped over him, he actually possessed quite a bit of the air of an expert.

'Hmm?' Yu Xiu looked at Yu Shang, meaning, 'Where did this person pop out from?'

Yu Shang also looked at Yu Xiu, 'Isn't this someone you arranged?'

In an instant, both understood the meaning in each other's eyes.

It was just some small-fry!

Yu Shang cupped his hands in a salute: "Your Excellency, why are you blocking the road here?"

That man flicked his large sleeve, looking somewhat dissatisfied: "Blocking the road? I am saving your lives!"

"You two are young and do not know how rampant the demons of this world are!"

He pointed to the lake, which was surrounded by mountains and only partially visible: "There is a Yin Demon hiding in this lake; it is unknown how many lives it has claimed. If you two go any further, you will lose your lives at the hands of the Yin Demon in an instant!"

Yu Shang was surprised: "How do you know there is a Yin Demon hiding in this lake?"

He had spent a great deal of effort to track these big guys, and even the Demon Seeking Bead couldn't find any clues. The person before him being able to know about the Yin Demon in the lake made Yu Shang think more highly of him for a moment!

That man smiled complacently: "This pair of eyes of mine can naturally see demonic aura. No matter how well it hides, it cannot escape my Dharma Eye."

Yu Shang looked at the man's eyes, didn't see anything, and asked: "Since you know about the Yin Demon in this lake, why are you still staying here, Your Excellency?"

The man was dissatisfied: "Since I have seen the Yin Demon, I should naturally slay demons and eliminate monsters. How can there be any reason to retreat?"

So he was a wandering knight who wielded a sword to slay demons...

Yu Shang didn't believe a word of it; he didn't see such qualities in this person.

'Two greenhorns, how much could they have cultivated at such a young age, yet they dare to come and slay demons to earn spiritual items. They truly do not know the immensity of heaven and earth!' The man impatiently waved his hand to drive them away: "My good friend has already gone ahead to the lake to search for the demon. You two should leave quickly, lest the Yin Demon goes mad and you lose your lives for nothing!"

Yu Xiu chuckled: "We will not disturb Your Excellency's demon slaying. Farewell."

He exchanged a smile with Yu Shang, circled around, and went to the other side of the mountain.

"They should be demon-slayers who make a living by slaying demons," Yu Shang said, pointing at the man from afar.

After a Yin Demon is slain, it turns into a spiritual item. Many cultivators travel the world specifically to slay Yin Demons and find spiritual items, in order to exchange them for cultivation resources or money.

These are demon-slayers.

They not only slay demons but also monsters; the things obtained from monsters are no worse than spiritual items.

However, some demon-slayers also engage in killing people to seize their treasures.

This person couldn't even see their strength, so he should be a wild Loose Cultivator. Fortunately, he didn't harbor any murderous intent toward them; his heart wasn't actually bad.

Blocking the road was likely because he was afraid the two of them would steal the Yin Demon in the lake.

It was only because they weren't wearing the Disciple robes of the Qingwei Sword Sect; otherwise, this demon-slayer should have been able to recognize them.

"Let's see what methods they have." Yu Xiu was not in a hurry. If he could learn some martial arts or techniques from these two demon-slayers, that would be even better.

This demon-slayer's strength was actually only average, far less powerful than the Yin Demon of the second pass of the Great Four Passes, so naturally, it was impossible for him to ruin his mission.

On the other side.

"Brother Du, how is it?" On the lake, an old man who looked to be over fifty spoke.

"They should be two greenhorn demon-slayers. I have already sent them away; it shouldn't spoil things." Du Yue, the middle-aged man with graying temples and wearing a wide robe, replied.

"Brother Yan Zhi, has the Yin Demon in the lake revealed its tracks?"

The old man, Yan Zhi, nodded: "I have already found its aura, I fear it is very strong!"

The old man opened his hand, and a small green insect appeared in his palm. It could be seen flapping its wings toward the lake, as if it had smelled some special aura.

"Do you have confidence?" Du Yue's heart tightened.

Yan Zhi held up four fingers: "Forty percent."

"Only forty percent?" Du Yue felt the urge to retreat: "If it really doesn't work, we might as well retreat first."

And those two greenhorns outside, they must not be allowed to stay any longer!

Young people do not know the gravity of the situation and are easily blinded by spiritual items; it would be a real pity if they died!

"Slow down." Old man Yan grabbed Du Yue, who was about to retreat: "It is too late."

As soon as the words fell, they saw the lake water surging silently, and then demonic aura swirled up the lake water, turning into one water chain after another, coming at extreme speed from all directions.

"Boom!"

Only then did the deafening sound of the lake water exploding reach their ears.

"What kind of ghost thing is this!" Du Yue was shocked, his True Qi surging, his palms striking like fire, swift and explosive.

The old man, Yan Zhi, stepped as if flying; with every step he took, thick and powerful True Qi erupted.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

The sound of water chains shattering was endless, either broken by the old man Yan Zhi or evaporated by Du Yue's fire palms.

But they saw the lake water surging, and two Yin Demons with bodies made of water and steaming with demonic aura had already silently emerged from the water surface.

"With such little strength, you dare to learn to slay demons." One of the Yin Demons spoke indifferently. With a flash of its figure, it appeared from the lake water beneath Du Yue's feet, and with one palm, it struck Du Yue, causing him to vomit blood and fly backward.

The other Yin Demon also disappeared from its spot. When it appeared again, it was already in the water beneath the old man Yan Zhi's feet. With a casual grab, it pinched his ankle and smashed him straight into the lake.

"Damn it, where did that forty percent chance of winning come from!" Du Yue's heart turned cold, feeling that his death was imminent.

This old man Yan had ruined him. He talked about a forty percent chance of winning, but who would have expected that they wouldn't even last four breaths before losing their lives.

Fortunately, those two young boys from earlier were driven away by him; otherwise, there would be two more lives lost in this lake today.

"The aura is mixed; even this little bit of strength was forcefully raised by Medicinal Pills. Oh well, better than nothing!" The Yin Demon with a body of water emerged strangely from the water beneath Du Yue, grabbed at Du Yue, and was about to consume his Yang Qi.

'Now.' At the same moment, it seemed as if sword light flashed across Yu Xiu's eyes.

Riding the Wind state enveloped him, and he stepped through the air.

"Clang!" Another sound of a sword ringing arose, and the sword light shone brightly, for a moment, even more dazzling than the sunlight in the sky.

Before the sword arrived, the Sword Intent, capable of cutting metal and iron, had already swept across like a gale, permeating the lake surface.

Visible to the naked eye, the lake water shattered, as if cut by thousands or ten thousand swords, splitting into one sword mark after another.

"Sword Intent?!" The Yin Demon reaching for Du Yue's heart sank, and it prepared to turn into water flow to escape.

But it had already manifested to grab Du Yue; to turn into water again, there would be a window of vulnerability, and the owner of that Sword Intent had seized this momentary window.

"An expert!" This Yin Demon wanted to manipulate the lake water, but it did not expect the Sword Intent to be so unparalleled and fierce; it had already shattered the entire lake.

"Ssh!" The Yin Demon shattered into pieces, slashed into green smoke by the dazzling sword light.

At the same same moment, the Yin Demon reaching for the old man Yan Zhi began to emit green smoke all over its body. That was the invisible Sword Intent that suppressed everything and annihilated everything enveloping it. Before the sword arrived, it was already about to be half-annihilated!

"Damn Sword Cultivator!" It was shocked and furious in its heart. It wanted to escape but was enveloped by the Sword Intent; it was a split second too late, and the sword radiance had arrived.

It couldn't see clearly or understand; the sword radiance had already slashed it into a wisp of green smoke.

Two Yin Demons, one after the other, in just a split second, were completely wiped out.

On the lake surface, there was an additional young figure standing on the water. He stood holding his sword, his Sword Intent unparalleled and fierce, making people dare not look directly at him!