47: Chapter 47 He can't possibly shake me off in just one year, can he?

"This... is Yu Xiu's Yin Demon?" Hall Master Su Wenjin abruptly stopped his hand and dissipated the Sword Intent in his palm!

Heart Demons and Yin Demons are the greatest dangers every cultivator encounters when breaking through a Realm.

Whether it is a Heart Demon or a Yin Demon, it is essentially another version of oneself, possessing the unique ability to bewilder the mind, as well as the unique corrosive power of a Yin Demon.

Coupled with all the martial arts one has mastered, anyone facing a Yin Demon is bound to suffer a great loss.

Unless it is a very small number of Prodigies whose progress is so rapid that their Yin Demon, upon awakening, fails to keep up with the "version," they can then be slain by their own hands.

But this process is absolutely not easy, because no matter how fast your progress is, it is impossible to change every few days!

Therefore, when Yu Xiu was breaking through his Realm, Hall Master Su Wenjin had already prepared to intervene in advance!

He was just waiting for Yu Xiu's Yin Demon to appear so he could immediately strike and slay the Yin Demon for Yu Xiu.

But what he didn't expect was that before he even had time to act, Yu Xiu had already drawn his sword and sheathed it.

The Yin Demon was dead!

Yu Xiu's Yin Demon was not weak; in fact, it was very strong. Hall Master Su Wenjin could be certain that its aura was far beyond what an ordinary cultivator who had just broken through the first of the Great Four Passes could compare to.

It is no exaggeration to say that Yu Xiu's Yin Demon could easily crush the vast majority of Sect Disciples who had just broken through the first pass.

But, Yu Xiu was even stronger!

'What a freak!' Hall Master Su Wenjin sighed inwardly, feeling that the sky over Zhanlong Peak was likely about to change very soon.

Yu Xiu's growth speed was beyond many people's expectations!

"Do you want to consolidate your cultivation for a few days? I can find someone else for that fallen Disciple from Jiuxiao Peak." Seeing that Yu Xiu had finished his breakthrough, Hall Master Su Wenjin asked.

"It won't take much time. It's fine to make this trip first," Yu Xiu replied.

With his current Comprehension Ability of over 7,500, once he obtained the Five Elements chapter of the Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword Cultivation Technique, he would only need to read it a few times to reach Perfection, and subsequently achieve the Ninth Layer Perfection of the Five Elements Realm.

The concept of consolidating cultivation was, in his case, actually unnecessary.

"Very well," Hall Master Su Wenjin said gloomily.

This was the first time he had ever seen such an incomprehensible freak as Yu Xiu.

After leaving Zhanlong Peak and arriving at the Inner Courtyard Law Enforcement Hall, Hall Master Su Wenjin handed all the relevant information to Yu Xiu.

'Jiuxiao Peak, Guan Che!'

'He has fallen deep into demonic possession, yet his Physical Body has not been occupied by a Yin Demon!'

'He once appeared at the border between this Prefecture and Donghe Prefecture, slew a demon, and drank its blood, suspected of using this to suppress his demonic state. A passing demon-slayer witnessed this and had their head severed by a single sword strike!'

'Wait, the border between this Prefecture and Donghe Prefecture?'

Yu Xiu suddenly remembered something.

'Yangjiao Mountain!'

There was also Yangjiao Mountain, hidden deep in the mountains, where demons gathered and kept the Human Race as food!

He had almost forgotten about it.

"The place Guan Che went to might be troublesome," Yu Xiu said, putting away the information on the demonized Guan Che.

"I once returned to the Sect from Donghe Prefecture and saw a demon mountain at the border. I heard a small demon guarding the mountain mention a 'Great King Yangjiao.' At the time, observing the Demonic Qi on the mountain, I thought it was just an ordinary demon of the Great Four Passes."

"Now that I think about it, I fear that demon, among the Great Four Passes, must be a big shot at the third or even the fourth pass, perhaps even a Dragon!"

"Yangjiao Mountain?" Hall Master Su Wenjin picked up a blurry book, flipped through it, and put it down a moment later: "There is no record of this demon mountain within the Sect; it must not have been discovered yet."

"You can go with peace of mind; someone will naturally assist you."

"As for the situation regarding Yangjiao Mountain, you can report it to the Internal Affairs Hall afterward to add the mission and receive your reward."

'Someone will assist me?' Yu Xiu felt a stir in his heart but didn't ask further, going off to find a flying boat.

It was only after Yu Xiu left that two figures walked out side-by-side from behind the Inner Courtyard Law Enforcement Hall.

They were none other than Yuan Tiankuo, the eighth of the Ten Heroes of Zhanlong Peak, and Lu Shizhang, the fifth of the Ten Heroes.

"The two of you, I have taken care of the matter, but Yu Xiu must not be harmed. Otherwise, if the Elders and Protectors of the Peak get angry, I will not be the one to take the fall for you," Hall Master Su Wenjin said, looking at the two Ten Heroes Prodigies with annoyance.

"What do you mean by taking the fall? We are sending Junior Brother Yu some credit!" Lu Shizhang said, his words as stubborn as ever.

Yuan Tiankuo, with his beautiful Phoenix eyes, glanced at Lu Shizhang: "You had better be sending him credit."

Lu Shizhang laughed: "Isn't the credit from the Canyuan Sect side big enough?"

"What does the demonization of Guan Che from Jiuxiao Peak have to do with the Canyuan Sect?" Yuan Tiankuo asked, his face cold.

Lu Shizhang patted Yuan Tiankuo's shoulder but was swatted away. Lu Shizhang didn't get angry: "You little lady, your face is pretty, but your brain doesn't work so well."

Yuan Tiankuo's Phoenix eyes twitched uncontrollably: "Lu Shizhang, you * * * *"

Lu Shizhang grinned: "Talking nonsense in anger again? You can't beat me."

He cleared his throat: "Helmsman of the Residual Resentment Sect, Wan Chuan, was once an Inner Courtyard Disciple of the Qingwei Sword Sect who fell into demonic possession. Now that Guan Che from Jiuxiao Peak has also fallen, do you think Wan Chuan from the Canyuan Sect will seek out Guan Che?"

He patted Hall Master Su Wenjin's shoulder, only to be swatted away by him as well.

Lu Shizhang awkwardly rubbed his hands: "Furthermore, Guan Che from Jiuxiao Peak was originally a whetstone Hall Master Su found for Junior Brother Yu Xiu. I am just coincidentally checking to see if Wan Chuan of the Canyuan Sect will show up."

"There might not be any connection between the two, so why are you two in such a hurry?"

Hall Master Su Wenjin frowned: "What about Yangjiao Mountain?"

Lu Shizhang rubbed his fingers together: "Just consider it sharpening the sword for Junior Brother Yu. With us here, Great King Yangjiao of Yangjiao Mountain won't be able to hurt Junior Brother Yu in the slightest."

"Of course, this is also Junior Brother Yu's credit; I won't take a single bit."

He said this to Yuan Tiankuo.

"Why are you looking at me? Do you think I would split the measly credit from Yangjiao Mountain with Junior Brother Yu?" Yuan Tiankuo really wanted to stab Lu Shizhang to death with a sword.

Lu Shizhang shook his head: "I'm afraid you'd try to split it 70/30 with Junior Brother Yu, and only give him the 30."

Yuan Tiankuo suppressed the urge to kill: "Keep being stubborn. One day, when Junior Brother Yu surpasses you..."

Before he could finish, Lu Shizhang laughed: "It is true his Aptitude and talent are above mine, but to surpass me, he would need at least another ten years of training. It's still too early."

Hall Master Su Wenjin spoke up at the right moment: "There is some news I must inform you of."

He slowly sat down behind the desk and poured a cup of tea: "Yu Xiu has broken through his Realm, just a moment ago."

"By the way, it wasn't a minor breakthrough to the second or third layer of the Five Viscera Realm, but breaking from the first pass, Five Viscera, into the second pass, Five Elements."

The annoying smile on Lu Shizhang's face suddenly froze, and finally, he smiled forcefully: "I think if Junior Brother Yu wants to surpass me, while he might not need ten years, I'm afraid he will still need to train for three years!"

Hall Master Su Wenjin smiled without saying a word.

While shocked in his heart, Yuan Tiankuo offered a cold sneer.

Lu Shizhang looked a bit uneasy: "He couldn't possibly leave me in the dust in just a year, could he? I am, after all, the fifth of the Ten Heroes!"