650: Chapter 61 Eliminating Demons Halfway

On the way to Leizhou.

Meng Li piloted the cloud with a composed demeanor.

Tang Xuejian, having had time to adjust, no longer feared Hong Kui as much as before, so she rode the Flying Tiger Jade Beast together with Hong Kui and Lan Kui.

Xu Maoshan and Jing Tian shared a Flying Sword.

Xu Changqing flew alone on his sword.

After flying for a while, the group noticed that Jing Tian's speed was much slower than before, leaving him behind, which made them curious.

Lan Kui, Meng Li, and Xu Changqing slightly slowed down.

After Jing Tian caught up, Tang Xuejian asked, "Stinky Tofu, didn't you eat breakfast? Why are you flying so slowly?"

Jing Tian frowned, "I don't know either. I feel like this sword is much heavier to control."

Saying this, he turned to Xu Maoshan and asked, "Mao Mao, have you gotten fat again?"

Xu Maoshan scratched his head, looking embarrassed, "I think I've gained a little weight."

During this time, he could eat his fill at every meal, and he even overate the day they went to Chang'an, so it was true that he might have gotten fatter, but...

"Boss, I feel like the box on my back is much heavier."

Jing Tian didn't believe it, "Fine, Mao Mao, you've turned bad. You clearly got fat, but you're saying the box got heavier."

"How could the box get heavier by itself?"

Xu Maoshan argued, "I'm wronged, Boss. I did get a little heavier, but this box really did get heavier."

As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Li flew over, reached out, touched the luggage bag on Xu Maoshan's back, lifted and weighed it, then said, "Compared to before, this box is indeed much heavier. It should be because the contents inside have grown."

Xu Maoshan immediately said, "Boss, see? I wasn't lying to you. Even Grandmaster Meng said so."

Jing Tian didn't respond; instead, he was startled.

Because Meng Li's words reminded him that back in Shushan, Pure Subtlety had indeed said that the thing inside the box would absorb the evil thoughts of living beings to grow. Once fully grown, it would become an extremely terrifying evil entity, bringing disaster to the human world.

Originally, he thought those words were an exaggeration, but he didn't expect them to be true.

Tang Xuejian asked curiously, "Then what exactly is in the box? It can actually grow."

Hong Kui, Lan Kui, and Xu Changqing were also somewhat curious.

Although they were involved in this mission, they were not clear about the matter of the Evil Sword Immortal.

"An evil entity that was unexpectedly born but has not yet fully formed," Meng Li replied simply, then frowned and looked below, changing the subject, "What heavy Demonic Qi."

Jing Tian said to Xu Changqing, "White Tofu, don't you like subduing demons and conquering evil? Want to go down and take a look together?"

Xu Changqing replied, "That's exactly what I intended."

With that, he turned his sword and flew towards the area shrouded in Demonic Qi below.

Jing Tian quickly cast a Spell to follow.

Seeing this, Lan Kui turned to look at Meng Li, "Elder Brother Meng."

Meng Li said, "Let's go down and take a look."

After speaking, he piloted his cloud down.

Lan Kui urged the Flying Tiger Jade Beast to follow.

As soon as the group entered the area covered by Demonic Qi, they were detected by the demons and attacked.

Several Skeleton Demons, riding gusts of demonic wind, cackled as they lunged towards Xu Changqing and Jing Tian, who were closest.

Xu Changqing could not use his sword to fight before landing, so he could only cast a Spell to raise a protective shield to defend, intending to counterattack after landing.

Jing Tian's situation was somewhat dire.

He hadn't learned any defensive Spells, so he could only rely on his Flying Sword to evade. However, carrying Xu Maoshan and the heavy box made controlling his center of gravity difficult. As he was about to land, he completely lost control, flipping over and crashing to the ground with Xu Maoshan.

The nearby demons saw this and immediately pounced.

"Help!"

Jing Tian saw he couldn't dodge in time, cried out, and performed a clumsy roll, narrowly avoiding the attack.

The demons, having missed their first strike, prepared to pursue.

Just then, a whistling sound of air breaking through came, and several crimson arrows flew out in succession, accurately hitting them and killing them instantly.

Jing Tian focused his gaze and saw that the one attacking was Hong Kui.

She sat on the Flying Tiger Jade Beast, holding the Jade Waist Bow in one hand and drawing the bowstring with the other, constantly condensing crimson arrows to shoot.

Almost every arrow accurately hit its target, taking down a demon.

Jing Tian secretly thought, "Sister is amazing," then gripped his now normal-feeling sword and started fighting the demons while shouting, "Waa-ya-ya!"

Meanwhile, the others were not idle either; they all displayed their abilities.

Tang Xuejian's mouth opened and closed, spitting out bubbles.

Lan Kui urged the Flying Tiger Jade Beast to flap its wings, generating wind power to push away demons attempting to get close. While protecting herself, Hong Kui, and Tang Xuejian, she also used the airflow to guide the bubbles Tang Xuejian spat towards the demons.

Upon contact with the demons, the bubbles instantly burst, creating explosions that made them scream in agony.

Meng Li sat composedly on his cloud, hovering in mid-air. No demons were within three Zhang of him.

Because once a demon entered that range, lightning would spontaneously generate from the Void Realm, striking it until its form and spirit were utterly destroyed.

Xu Changqing held the Demon-Collecting Gourd in one hand and his sword in the other, maneuvering to subdue the approaching demons.

Xu Maoshan was enveloped in golden light and held a fan-like Magical Artifact, targeting the surrounding demons and playing a shooting game.

The golden light on his body was the result of a protective talisman Meng Li had given him taking effect.

The fan-like Magical Artifact was one Jing Tian had specifically bought for Xu Maoshan at a weapon shop near Fengdu.

The last time Jing Tian failed to follow Xu Changqing, he accidentally spotted that weapon shop having a promotion on the way back to the Inn. So, he and Tang Xuejian went to join the fun and learned that the fan Magical Artifact could be operated without using magical power, so he bought it for Xu Maoshan to use.

As everyone displayed their skills, the surrounding demons rapidly decreased in number, and the Demonic Qi gradually faded.

The pressure on the group also dropped significantly, especially for Jing Tian and Xu Changqing.

This was because, among the group, only their methods involved genuine close combat.

With the pressure reduced, Jing Tian's mind became more active.

After slaying another demon, he zipped over to Xu Changqing's side and asked with a smile, "White Tofu, how many demons have you collected?"

Xu Changqing replied, "I haven't counted."

Jing Tian said, "Then start counting from now until there are no more demons here. Let's see who solves more demons."

"Fine.", Xu Changqing readily agreed.

There weren't many demons left; they posed no real threat to them. Competing with Jing Tian was harmless.

Seeing Xu Changqing agree, Jing Tian immediately got excited, shouted, "Demons, look at my sword!", and chased after a few demons that sensed the danger and tried to flee, slashing wildly.

Just then... Clang-clang!

A series of harsh, noisy sounds echoed, and two formed shockwaves split up, attacking Jing Tian and Xu Changqing respectively.

Xu Changqing was startled and quickly turned his attack into a defense, blocking with his sword. However, because his reaction was rushed, he retreated several steps before stabilizing himself.

Jing Tian reacted slower than Xu Changqing and was directly sent flying by the shockwave, crashing to the ground.

Tang Xuejian, Lan Kui, and the others cried out in alarm.

"Stinky Tofu!"

"Brother!"

"Boss!"

"Brother Jing!"

"I'm not dead."