18: Chapter 18 Blood Sacrifice Array

Facing Chu Mengxi's expression, which looked as if she had seen a ghost, Lin Feng chuckled inwardly, but explained calmly on the surface:

"Perhaps it's because I had a deep accumulation before. Seeing a top-tier Cultivation Technique like the 'Blazing Sun Art' today, I felt a sudden inspiration and luckily made a Breakthrough."

Deep accumulation?

Lucky Breakthrough?

Chu Mengxi's mouth twitched. She really wanted to ask: could jumping from the Ninth Stage of Body Tempering straight to the Sixth Stage of the Meridian Opening Realm really be called a 'lucky Breakthrough'?

If this were to spread, those geniuses of the Demon Suppression Division would likely be so ashamed they'd find a block of tofu to bash their heads against.

However, she also knew that everyone had their own secrets.

Lin Feng must be hiding a massive Opportunity.

"Congratulations. With your current strength, you can be considered top-tier among Iron Medal Demon Slayers."

After saying that, she turned and left, but her slightly hurried back betrayed the lack of calm in her heart.

She needed to go back and quiet her mind.

After seeing Chu Mengxi off, Lin Feng closed the door, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

After his strength surged, he finally had some ability to protect himself in this world.

However, he hadn't forgotten his little meritorious worker.

"Huang Fugui."

"Ai! Master, you called for me!"

A yellow shadow scurried out from under the bed; it was indeed Huang Fugui.

It had also been quite frightened by that terrifying Spiritual Qi fluctuation just now. At this moment, it was looking at Lin Feng with a gaze full of worship, as if looking at a deity walking among mortals.

"You did a good job scouting the Zhang residence this time. Tell me, what reward do you want?" Lin Feng smiled.

Upon hearing this, Huang Fugui's small, mung-bean-like eyes instantly lit up. Rubbing its two front paws together, it smiled flatteringly:

"Being able to serve Master is this small demon's blessing. I wouldn't dare ask for a reward... However, if Master could reward me with a tiny roast chicken... no, two! That would be for the best!"

This fellow's head was full of nothing but food.

Lin Feng found it amusing and shook his head. "A roast chicken is naturally a given. However, I plan to give you something better."

Saying that, he took out those three Qi Recovery Pills from his robe.

These herbs were of no use to him now.

But for a low-level demon like Huang Fugui, they were rare treasures.

"Take these and eat them."

It was stunned at first, then ecstatic!

As a wild Yellow Weasel Demon, its cultivation relied entirely on instinct and the pitiful Legacy within its Bloodline. It was taking things one step at a time, and being able to Cultivate any level of power was purely down to luck.

With human cultivation Medicinal Pills, it could achieve twice the result with half the effort!

"Master! You... you are like a second parent to me!"

Huang Fugui was moved to tears. It hugged the bottle of Medicinal Pills and started munching, while simultaneously circulating its demonic power.

It already possessed some spirituality, and with the help of the Spirit Medicine, it was like a tiger with wings.

A layer of eerie yellow light appeared on the surface of its small body. Streams of pure medicinal power were rapidly refined by it, merging into its limbs and bones.

Its originally somewhat mottled Demonic Qi was becoming pure and condensed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Its aura was also steadily rising!

Peak of the first rank... Bottleneck...

"Boom!"

A burst of Demonic Qi erupted from Huang Fugui's body!

It succeeded!

It broke through the shackles of its Bloodline, officially promoting from an unranked first-rank small demon to a level comparable to the Dog Demon that had previously stolen its residence.

Its size hadn't changed much, but its yellow fur had become glossy and smooth, and its small mung-bean eyes had become even more clever.

"Thank you for the grace of remolding me, Master!"

Feeling the surging demonic power within its body, Huang Fugui excitedly kowtowed frantically to Lin Feng.

"Alright, get up."

Lin Feng nodded with satisfaction.

The stronger Huang Fugui's strength, the more things it could do for him.

"You are now a normal first-rank Yao Beast. Your concealment and illusion abilities must have improved as well. I have a task for you."

Lin Feng's gaze became solemn.

"The Moon-Worshipping Cult's plot will definitely not be so simple. I want you to use all your abilities to turn the area within twenty miles of Qingyang County upside down! I want to know exactly how many rats that can't see the light are still hidden here, and what they are planning!"

"Master, just you wait and see!"

Huang Fugui patted its chest and guaranteed confidently: "I feel like I'm full of energy right now! Never mind this tiny Qingyang County, even if I had to turn Nanyan Prefecture upside down, it wouldn't be a problem! I guarantee I'll find out even what color those cultists' underpants are!"

After speaking, its body flickered, turning into a barely perceptible yellow mist, slipping out through the crack in the door and disappearing into the night.

For the next two days, Qingyang County was calm on the surface.

Chu Mengxi and the other two spent every day studying the files of the Zhang residence, trying to find clues, but they always came up empty-handed.

The Moon-Worshipping Cult's style of operation was too mysterious. The destroyed strongholds left almost no valuable clues behind.

This caused even Chu Mengxi to feel a hint of frustration.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng was consolidating his cultivation of the Sixth Stage of the Meridian Opening Realm, while also waiting for news from Huang Fugui.

He had a premonition that a greater storm was quietly brewing beneath this seemingly peaceful small city.

Not until the evening of the third day.

Huang Fugui's extremely urgent voice finally rang out in his mind.

"Master! This is bad! Something big has happened!!"

"The entire county seat has been enveloped by a massive Formation! I've discovered that in the Ancient Well in the east, the Earth God Temple in the west, the Mortuary in the south, the River God Shrine in the north... even deep in the county office Dungeon, these nodes of the Formation are hidden and are being activated simultaneously!"

"This is a... Blood Sacrifice Grand Formation!"