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“Hmm, for the act to be convincing, I'll have to find a few fellow Disciples to 'show off a bit' as well,” Lu Chen muttered, falling into contemplation.

The Demon Clan here aren't fools either. He was setting a trap for the Demon Clan, giving that injured Tiger Demon a chance to catch them all in one go, but there would always be clever individuals within the Demon Clan who feared a trick and would scout ahead.

After all, the injured Tiger Demon was just speaking empty words; other demons wouldn't just believe him without thinking.

If it were Lu Chen, he definitely wouldn't believe it.

“So, first, find someone.”

Not for cooperation, but to 'put on a show for those Demon Clan to see'.

As for whether finding people is difficult, of course it's not difficult. There are plenty of Dongming Sect Disciples from the three mountain gates in this Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb now. While you might not run into them the moment you step outside, they are definitely not hard to find.

Just as he was about to send out his Dao Soldiers to search for Dongming Sect Disciples, Lu Chen's heart suddenly stirred. He felt a strong, divine power surge from the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin, instantly spreading throughout his five internal organs, four limbs, and hundred bones, rapidly strengthening his Physical Body.

“Another Golden Armor Dao Soldier!” Lu Chen was delighted.

This newly born Golden Armor Dao Soldier was promoted by absorbing the leg bones of those two unknown demonic beasts. There were still two leg bones left, which should be enough to allow another Silver Armor Dao Soldier to steadily advance to Golden Armor.

With this thought, Lu Chen summoned the newly nurtured Golden Armor Dao Soldier from the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin, and then put a Silver Armor Dao Soldier into the Immortal Coffin to continue absorbing the remaining two leg bones of the unknown demonic beasts.

Additionally, there were two other Silver Armor Dao Soldiers inside the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin, absorbing the corpses of demonic creatures below the Xuan Fa Realm, constantly growing stronger and continuously feeding back mysterious divine power that enhanced Lu Chen's Physical Body, though at a very slow pace.

“Thirteen Golden Armor Dao Soldiers, and soon there will be a fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth!”

If, if there were no mishaps with using that injured Tiger Demon as bait this time, then Lu Chen would nurture even more Golden Armor Dao Soldiers, even stacking up a Five Elements Dao Soldier!

At that time, not only would his Dao Soldiers become much stronger, but his Body Refinement cultivation should also break through accordingly, stepping into the Xuan Fa Realm in one go.

It was just a pity that his Qi Refinement cultivation remained stuck at the late Spirit Transformation stage, with not much time to cultivate.

Putting aside the chaotic thoughts, Lu Chen sent out all the remaining Dao Soldiers to search for Dongming Sect Disciples.

Before long, the will fluctuations of a Dao Soldier arrived, letting Lu Chen know that they had found traces of Dongming Sect Disciples.

He 'switched' to the vision of this Dao Soldier and quickly saw that about a dozen Dongming Sect Disciples were surrounding and killing five Rat Demons several dozen miles away, including one in the Xuan Fa Realm.

“Hmm, it seems like Disciples from Danxia Peak of the Yezhou Main Sect,” Lu Chen's mind turned, and he already had a plan.

Since he was going to borrow these Senior and Junior Brothers for a play, he naturally had to give them corresponding rewards. Otherwise, who would waste time acting with you for no reason? It's not like they had nothing better to do!

“Then, these five Rat Demons can be considered a gift from me, your Senior apprentice-brother,” Lu Chen quickly Escape Underground, disappearing from his original spot.

Several dozen miles away, in the mountains and fields, five Rat Demons roared repeatedly, demonic energy boiling along with bloody aura.

They were surrounded by sixteen Dongming Sect Disciples and were completely wiped out; it was only a matter of time. Fortunately, these sixteen Dongming Sect Disciples were all from Danxia Peak, skilled in Alchemy, but not yet proficient in the field of slaying demons and devils, so they fought extremely conservatively.

“Human Race, trespassing into our Demon Clan territory, you will certainly pay the price for this!” The Xuan Fa Realm Rat Demon's eyes were blood-red, gnashing its teeth.

Its size was astonishing, like a fully grown wild ox.

“This place should not be where the Demon Clan of your Ancient Demon Realm remains. Being cleansed by our Dongming Sect is a disaster that you demons who escaped the Ancient Demon Realm Seal are bound to face,” a young female Disciple spoke slowly, her words neither hurried nor slow, neither warm nor cold, her emotions extremely stable. Even when facing the Human Race's mortal enemy, the Demon Clan, she didn't show any emotional fluctuations.

She had an outstanding appearance, though not absolutely beautiful, she was above average, and her figure was good, which was even rarer.

“Zhong Ying, why bother with these demonic creatures!” a Disciple beside her reminded, rubbing his forehead. Their Senior Apprentice-Sister was good in every other way, but she would talk to anyone, and her speech was slow. Those with impatient temperaments simply couldn't stand this kind of 'suffering'.

Zhong Ying corrected, “Although they are demons, since it spoke, I thought I should reply a couple of sentences as well, otherwise it wouldn't show the courtesy of our Human Race.”

The Disciple's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, “Why did I bother trying to reason with Zhong Ying when I had nothing better to do?”

He nodded, gave a few perfunctory replies, and quickly rushed towards the Rat Demons. The other Disciples also intentionally or unintentionally distanced themselves from Zhong Ying, 'afraid' of being approached by her.

Just then, a large hand wrapped in stone armor suddenly reached out from under the ground, grabbing the Xuan Fa Realm Rat Demon and dragging it underground. Immediately after, more large hands appeared like ghosts, instantly pulling all five Rat Demons underground.

But after only a few breaths, the five Rat Demons were thrown out from under the ground, but they were already corpses.

The Danxia Peak Disciples were instantly shocked: “Who is it? Human or demon?”

“Just lending a hand along the way, fellow Disciples, please don't take offense,” Lu Chen silently emerged from underground, smiling lightly and cupping his hands.

“So it's Lu Senior Brother!” The Danxia Peak Disciples were pleasantly surprised. With the three gates gathered, Lu Chen single-handedly suppressed the two great mountain gates of Yuan Province and Qing Province, making them unable to lift their heads, and he had gained immense fame. Now, within the Dongming Sect Inner Sect, who didn't know Lu Chen's name?

Although they knew Lu Chen hadn't been in the sect for long, no one was calling him Junior Brother anymore, unless they were Disciples familiar with Lu Chen.

Other Disciples, upon seeing Lu Chen, had to address him as 'Senior apprentice-brother', no matter how long they had been in the sect. In the face of absolute strength, it had no effect at all.

“Thank you, Lu Senior Brother, for your assistance.” Zhong Ying moved lightly, coming before Lu Chen to thank him. No one would be uninterested in this rising star who had shone brilliantly at the three-gate gathering with his exquisite Puppet Technique, and Zhong Ying was no exception.

Although, even without Lu Chen's intervention, these five Rat Demons would certainly have been killed on the spot by them, it would have taken a little more time, unlike Lu Chen's swift and decisive action.

“Just doing it along the way,” Lu Chen waved his hand.

Changing the subject: “Are fellow Disciples from Danxia Peak?”

“Exactly,” Zhong Ying nodded, saying unhurriedly, “Does Lu Senior Brother need the help of Danxia Peak Disciples?”

Lu Chen spoke nonsense with his eyes open, his face not red and his heart not pounding: “Indeed, there is something. Earlier, I cleared a demonic mountain and saw a strange plant, a peculiar flower, but I didn't know what kind of precious spiritual medicine it was, so I didn't dare to pick it carelessly, fearing I would damage its medicinal properties. Since fellow Disciples are from Danxia Peak, you must be most skilled in matters of spiritual medicine. I wonder if you could help me take a look at what kind of spiritual medicine that strange plant is?”

“No problem, we can't say much about killing demons, but recognizing and picking medicinal herbs is our specialty at Danxia Peak. We guarantee we won't disappoint Lu Senior Brother,” Before Zhong Ying could answer, the other Danxia Peak Disciples had already patted their chests loudly and readily agreed.

'This is the benefit of reputation!' Lu Chen sighed with emotion.

He was strong and had a good reputation, so naturally, he would meet 'good people' wherever he went!

But if it were an unknown Disciple, see who would bother with you!

…………

On the demonic mountain.

“You gave your soul imprint to that human scum, exchanging your life for a chance to ambush those cultivators. I naturally believe you,” Sitting on a wide seat made of polished stone, a black-haired Demon Monkey with a profound aura stared intently at the injured Tiger Demon, speaking slowly. Its large finger gently tapped the armrest: “But, although I believe you, I have to guard against human cunning.”

The Tiger Demon, whose abdomen was wounded by sharp claws, was silent for a moment, then said, “That is as it should be.”

The black-haired Demon Monkey on the wide seat crooked a finger, and immediately a flying eagle jumped out: “Go scout the place that Brother Hu mentioned and see if there are human cultivators there. Remember, look carefully.”

“I will not fail the Mountain Lord's trust,” The flying eagle demon creature flapped its wings and flew out, quickly merging into the sky, turning into a black dot and disappearing.