45: Devil's Cave

Jiang Chen immediately shivered, and after checking the System space, a +1 icon indeed lit up on the martial arts scroll.

He was instantly overjoyed.

He hadn't expected such a hidden effect.

If he had been in the Acquired Realm and failed to trigger the cross-Realm kill, he might have lost this opportunity.

And listening to the System's prompt just now, it seemed that this trigger condition, the first cross-Realm kill in each Realm, could grant an additional opportunity.

"I must make good use of it."

Jiang Chen suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Aside from this opportunity to open the martial arts scroll, his kill value had already accumulated to 47 points.

With a little more effort, he would be able to open it again.

Of course, in this operation, Jiang Chen had killed many demons; just this Achievements(gōngjì) alone, if reported, would earn enough contribution points to exchange for a decent Martial Skill.

Although Jiang Chen's Physical Body strength was formidable, he might not be able to withstand the Martial Skills unleashed by Xiantian Realm Spiritual Qi.

Just like that Innate demon, its Physical Body was also very strong, one could even say it was not much worse than Jiang Chen's situation.

But it would still be broken through.

It was always right to master more powerful methods.

"Jiang Chen, are you alright?"

A graceful figure flashed before him, landing with nimble steps.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen had already swapped the Dragon Horn Bow for a hunting bow.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why a mere hunter from a village like him was holding a third-grade Spiritual Artifact.

Chu Yun disregarded her own injuries and instead checked on Jiang Chen's condition first.

As for the two Ding Family demons, Chu Yun had also given them an extra stab to the head just now.

"Sister Yun, I'm fine, how are you?"

Jiang Chen took a few deep breaths, trying to make himself look more fatigued.

"It's good that you're fine; my minor injuries are nothing, they'll heal after a bit of Qi cultivation."

Chu Yun breathed a sigh of relief, checking Jiang Chen thoroughly before finally relaxing.

"What about the other demons?"

"Some were killed by me, some ran away."

Jiang Chen said.

"However, one of them mentioned before he died that he seemed to have a grandfather, I don't know if it's true or false."

Jiang Chen did not conceal the information that the demon had revealed before its death.

Although the information might not be accurate, revealing it could allow the government to prepare in advance.

When Chu Yun heard this news, a hint of solemnity appeared in her eyes.

"It's as I expected."

"These past few days, the Ding Family has been selling off their assets for silver and extensively purchasing demon blood, there must be a deeper reason, likely related to Ding Po Yan's father, Ding Xie."

"Also, the demonic arts they wielded, never seen before, two Acquired Realm demons could fuse into one Innate Realm demon, this matter must also be investigated thoroughly. If all demons master this method, then the world would truly fall into chaos."

Solemnity was evident in Chu Yun's brows and eyes.

Afterward, Chu Yun also observed her surroundings.

"This place is not suitable for long stays, let's leave first."

They did not touch the other demon corpses, only taking back the bodies of Ding Po Yan and Ding Po Jian.

Chu Yun's Storage Ring could only hold one corpse.

The other corpse was carried by Jiang Chen.

After retrieving his Black Scale Blade in the jungle, under Jiang Chen's guidance, the two quickly headed out of Yinhuai Ridge.

On their way back, both of them were visibly more relaxed, and after some casual conversation, Jiang Chen learned that the demon plague in the Great Lan Dynasty was already so severe.

Several months ago, within the Great Lan Dynasty, three Heaven-Grade Demon Caves had appeared.

Heaven-Grade Demon Caves meant the birth of Heavenly Martial Realm demons.

In the time that followed, numerous small Demon Caves continuously emerged.

At the same time, this also allowed some demons lurking around the Dynasty to sense an opportunity, stirring up unrest one after another.

Within Cangzhou City, there was an Earth-Rank Demon Cave, and most of the Black Yamen experts had gone to the Earth-Rank Demon Cave to suppress it.

"Demon Caves will release Devilish Qi."

"If absorbed by nearby demons, their strength will be greatly enhanced."

"Coming here, eradicating the Ding Family was one reason; another reason was the concern that a Demon Cave might appear near Dongfeng Town."

Chu Yun said.

This matter was not a big secret within the Black Yamen.

Of course, some high-ranking officials could also discern some signs.

Chu Yun telling Jiang Chen this news clearly showed her trust in him.

At the same time, she had already regarded Jiang Chen as a member of the Black Yamen.

After all, the External Guard was merely a transitional position; someone of Jiang Chen's strength staying in the External Guard would naturally be a waste of talent.

Demon Cave?

Jiang Chen couldn't help but recall the tiger demon that appeared on Wu Huai Mountain at that time.

However, when the sky falls, the tall ones bear it.

His priority was to diligently accumulate kill value and improve his strength, that was the Righteous Path.

Finally, the two stepped out of Yinhuai Ridge.

In front, there were government flags.

It was Zhao Jintian and the others who were on alert.

"It's Lord Chu! And Jiang Chen!"

"This way."

Zhao Jintian quickly called out.

Zhou Miaoqing and Gao Jie were also nearby, and not only that, there were many armored soldiers, with the deputy commander in charge of directing the armored soldiers on site.

It turned out that after the dangerous ambush in yesterday's battle, Zhao Jintian and the others retreated to rest, and after waiting for a long time without any movement, they searched a certain area before nightfall.

But they only found Han Zhou's body.

"Old Zhao, it's good that you're all fine."

Chu Yun also breathed a sigh of relief seeing Zhao Jintian and the others unharmed.

"Han Zhou was killed by a demon."

"The commander of the garrison, Xu Tiedao, and his five personal guards are also missing."

Zhao Jintian said in a deep voice, as a member of the Black Yamen, dealing with demons day in and day out, this day would eventually come.

Chu Yun's gaze also froze, evidently feeling somewhat guilty.

"Lord Chu has already avenged Lord Han."

"The two great demons of the Ding Family were both slain by Lord Chu."

Jiang Chen said at the appropriate moment, then threw Ding Po Jian's body on the ground.

Looking at Ding Po Jian's demonic body, everyone felt a chilling cold that permeated their bones.

Chu Yun looked at Jiang Chen in surprise.

Slaying an Acquired Realm demon was a great merit; this demon was originally killed by Jiang Chen, so the credit should have gone to Jiang Chen, but before Chu Yun could say anything, Jiang Chen had already spoken first.

Jiang Chen also gave Chu Yun a comforting look.

He couldn't accept this credit.

And now was also a time when morale needed to be boosted.

Chu Yun thought to herself, what a gentle and considerate fellow, and at the same time, she took out Ding Po Yan's body from her Storage Ring and threw it on the ground.

Everyone looked, and indeed, it was Ding Po Yan and Ding Po Jian.

They immediately became excited.

Zhou Miaoqing couldn't help but step forward and fiercely kick the corpses twice.

Zhao Jintian, however, came to Chu Yun's side at this moment and whispered something.

A sharp glint immediately appeared in Chu Yun's eyes.

"What... it's actually true..."

Chu Yun's expression became solemn.

Zhao Jintian nodded.

"It's highly likely... the higher-ups said there are no extra hands, and they want us to prepare on the spot in Dongfeng Town and go to investigate."

Chu Yun bit her lip slightly.

"Let's go back first."

Although Jiang Chen didn't deliberately listen, Chu Yun and Zhao Jintian's expressions, coupled with what Chu Yun had told him before, allowed Jiang Chen to roughly guess.

Near Dongfeng Town, there was a Demon Cave!