17: Arrived at Black Wind Mountain, massive lifespan

The next morning.

Jiang Lan sat on a wooden chair and said to Bao Jing:

"Bao Jing, keep an eye on that village chief. I feel he has some problems. If anything happens, fire a flare."

"This Little Monk understands."

The Centurion standing at the door turned his head and glanced at them upon hearing this.

After a few seconds of thought, he said:

"Zhan Jiu, you stay here with Bao Jing to guard, and also look after the horses."

Previously, he had no intention of leaving anyone here.

After all, every Demon Slayer Guard was a formidable fighting force.

Stationing them in this village would be a bit of overkill.

But since Jiang Lan said the village chief had a problem, just in case, he decided to leave someone here.

"Understood, sir!"

A black-clad man with a face covering said in a deep voice.

After speaking, he stood directly beside Bao Jing, expressionless.

Unlike the Demon Suppression Guard, they were all trained by the Demon Suppression Division from a young age, more akin to deathsworn.

Therefore, for these Demon Slayer Guards, orders outweighed everything.

Looking at the sun that had already risen outside, the Centurion said:

"The rest of you, follow me."

"Yes!"

...Half an hour later.

On a mountain path, a line of eight people walked in formation.

Jiang Lan's position was third.

"This place is less than ten li from Black Wind Mountain. Brothers, keep your spirits up. After we kill that tiger demon, there'll be plenty of wine and meat at the celebration feast!"

The Centurion walked at the very front, saying in a deep voice.

Jiang Lan looked up, gazing forward.

Before him, a mountain peak stood horizontally, like a monstrous demon baring its fangs and claws.

Black clouds gathered at the summit, giving off an eerie and terrifying feeling.

That was Black Wind Mountain.

Jiang Lan's expression hardened, and his right hand, resting on the long saber at his waist, tightened.

As long as he could kill that tiger demon, the Lifespan he gained would be enough for him to enter the Qi Gathering Realm.

Once he reached the Qi Gathering Realm, although he still couldn't do anything about the great demons who could manipulate the heavens, he would at least have a certain degree of self-preservation ability within Yan Capital City.

Therefore, the head of this mountain lord was something he was determined to obtain.

A ten li journey was nothing for these Martial Artists who had entered a Realm.

In less than fifteen minutes, everyone had already arrived at the foot of Black Wind Mountain.

It had been bright just moments ago, but upon entering the vicinity of Black Wind Mountain, everyone felt a sense of gloom, as if the sky had been covered with a black cloth.

The Centurion's breathing also became heavier.

"This place is very sinister. Everyone, stay alert."

Everyone tightly gripped their sabers, no one spoke.

As the Centurion waved his hand, everyone followed, walking step by step into the mountain.

Jiang Lan narrowed his eyes.

Such heavy Yin Qi.

Actually, logically speaking, Yin Qi is very abstract and normally undetectable.

But in this Black Wind Mountain, the Yin Qi was so dense it was almost tangible.

Just a random gust of wind would make one shiver from head to toe.

Such a place of great malevolence couldn't be nurtured without thousands of deaths.

As they delved deeper, everyone's expressions grew more tense.

"Gulp." Swallowing, the Centurion said, "Jiang Lan, didn't that fox demon tell you the location?"

Jiang Lan casually replied, "I can't tell yet. Let's go a bit further inside first."

In reality, he had no idea about any location.

It was merely an excuse to accompany everyone to Black Wind Mountain.

He had originally intended to go to Black Wind Mountain by himself.

But his previous mission was to guard Xiao Nan Village.

And the Centurion was going to Black Wind Mountain to slay demons.

This method was Jiang Lan's last resort.

Of course, if the Centurion hadn't appeared last night, he would have had no choice but to abandon his post.

"Let's go."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Centurion's footsteps halted.

The already chilling environment became even colder.

A gust of cold wind blew, and a layer of goosebumps appeared on Jiang Lan's arm.

From behind the surrounding messy withered trees, figures floated out.

There were men and women, old and young, dressed in various clothes.

The only thing these people had in common was that their eyes had no pupils, only whites.

And they were all walking on their tiptoes.

Jiang Lan first frowned, then a look of ecstasy appeared in his eyes.

They were all Tiger's Accomplice.

It looked like there were nearly a hundred of them.

If he killed them all, even if each gave him ten years, it could bring him nearly a thousand years of Lifespan.

"Clang—"

Jiang Lan directly drew his long saber.

"Humans..."

The leading old Tiger's Accomplice had just opened his mouth when a black shadow shot out like lightning.

"Sizzle—"

A sound like a branding iron on flesh rang out, and the ghost head was instantly sent flying high.

The others, including the Centurion, were all stunned.

But soon, everyone recovered.

The Centurion roared.

"Kill!"

"Clang—"

The Demon Slayer Guards drew their sabers one after another and charged straight at the Tiger's Accomplice.

Tiger's Accomplice had no physical form, and normal mortal iron could not harm them.

But the standard long sabers of the Demon Suppression Division were all soaked in black dog blood.

So, when they cut into the Tiger's Accomplice, it was like a sharp knife cutting through tofu.

Under the combined efforts of the Demon Slayer Guards, nearly a hundred Tiger's Accomplice were reduced by more than ten in an instant.

Jiang Lan watched, feeling anxious.

But at a time like this, how could he tell everyone else to stop?

So, he could only speed up his own rate of slaying Tiger's Accomplice.

For a moment, 'sizzle, sizzle' sounds were endless.

These Tiger's Accomplice looked intimidating, but in reality, they only had the strength of the Lian Pi Seventh or Eighth Level.

If nothing unexpected happened, these Tiger's Accomplice should be under the command of that tiger demon.

Although the Realm of a Tiger's Accomplice was closely related to its master's Realm, there was also an upper limit.

According to the information in the Scripture Pavilion, a Tiger's Accomplice would usually be one major Realm lower than its master.

But the upper limit was the Bone Forging Realm.

Anyway, in all these years of the Great Yan Dynasty, there had never been a Tiger's Accomplice of the Qi Gathering Realm.

But this was also reasonable.

If the Realm of a Tiger's Accomplice truly had no upper limit, then any Mortal Shedding Realm demon could create an army of Spirit Gathering Realm Tiger's Accomplice in minutes.

In less than five minutes, nearly a hundred Tiger's Accomplice were all slain, their forms slowly turning into nothingness and dissipating between heaven and earth.

And the Tiger's Accomplice that died by Jiang Lan's hand numbered twenty.

On the virtual light screen in front of him, text was also rapidly refreshing line by line.

[Slain one Lian Pi Ninth Level Realm Tiger's Accomplice, gained nine years of Lifespan.]

[Remaining Lifespan: twenty-nine years.]

[Slain one Lian Pi Ninth Level Realm Tiger's Accomplice, gained nine years of Lifespan.]

[Remaining Lifespan: thirty-eight years.]

[Slain one Lian Pi Eighth Level Realm Tiger's Accomplice, gained eight years of Lifespan.]

[Remaining Lifespan: forty-six years.]

...[Slain one Leather Refining Seventh Level Realm Tiger's Accomplice, gained seven years of Lifespan.]

[Remaining Lifespan: one hundred eighty-seven years.]

Looking at the constantly scrolling light screen, Jiang Lan felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Just twenty Tiger's Accomplice provided him with over one hundred sixty years of Lifespan.

And the tiger demon could mass-produce Tiger's Accomplice... Thinking of this, Jiang Lan's eyes lit up.

This was not a tiger demon; this was an experience pack!