93: Bear Demon Tracks

Given their reverence for martial prowess, they would not have ambushed and waited for demons to attack the city.

They would either have gone to rescue their missing companions or be confronting the invading demons head-on in the Imperial City.

In that scenario, Qin Yue's current achievements would be absolutely impossible.

Upon entering the Imperial City, the unease among the people was even more evident on the streets.

Everyone on the entire street was hurrying to and fro, lacking the usual busy yet secure feeling of being in the Imperial City.

Qin Yue knew that stabilizing people's hearts required a long period of effort, but destroying that stability only took an instant.

He hoped that in the days to come, these ordinary commoners could live their lives peacefully!

Upon arriving at the Demon Slayer Division, after bidding farewell to his two Senior Brothers, Qin Yue returned to his Alchemy Hall.

Although Qin Yue had not spent much time in this Alchemy Hall, it was, after all, his first territory since his Transmigration.

Here, Qin Yue's words held the most weight, and all personnel and resources were at his disposal.

Of course, the most important thing was freedom.

Qin Yue could do anything he wanted here.

Although he hadn't done much, that feeling of freedom gave Qin Yue a sense of belonging to this place, even though he hadn't stayed long.

From that day on, the Demon Slayer Division began to operate normally again.

Qin Yue resumed his orderly life of Medicine Refining, Cultivating, and research.

As for how to slay demons and how to train Demon Slayer Disciples, those were matters for his two Senior Brothers.

Senior Brother Shi and Senior Brother Bai had both approached Qin Yue, wanting him to take on more responsibilities in the Demon Slayer Division.

However, Qin Yue always brushed them off, citing his busy Cultivation and the mental effort required for Medicine Refining.

As time went on, his two Senior Brothers stopped bothering Qin Yue with such matters.

They merely quietly accelerated their speed in clearing out the Yao Race, so as not to fall too far behind Qin Yue in their mission quotas.

Time passed slowly, and within a year, most of the demons in Chen Country had been cleared out.

Due to the slaying of the Tiger Yao, the Bailing Sect cultists frantically infiltrated the Imperial City, attempting to attack Qin Yue.

However, due to the disparity in strength, not only did they fail to harm Qin Yue in the slightest, but they also exposed their positions, accelerating the Demon Slayer Division's speed in clearing out the Bailing Sect.

Through such a long period of research, Qin Yue discovered that the Bailing Sect cultists' faith was entirely due to the existence of the Tiger Yao.

Because of the Tiger Yao's death, no new believers emerged, causing the Bailing Sect's scale to shrink, essentially leading to its demise in Chen Country.

Currently, the biggest obstacle for Qin Yue and his two Senior Brothers in completing their mission was the Bear Yao that had escaped that day.

Originally, Qin Yue and his two Senior Brothers had already eliminated the demon organizations, which, according to the mission requirements, counted as eliminating all the demons.

Because demons are born and die continuously, it is fundamentally impossible to eliminate them all, at least not with the abilities of Qin Yue and his two Senior Brothers.

Now, Qin Yue and his two Senior Brothers' mission was stuck because they still couldn't find that Bear Yao.

According to Senior Brother Shi's conjecture, once they slew that Bear Yao, their mission would be considered complete.

With the mission having progressed this far, even Qin Yue had to come out of seclusion to help his two Senior Brothers search for the Bear Yao.

This matter was indeed difficult to handle.

Generally speaking, places where demons have long resided would have very obvious anomalies, especially for a great Yao like the Bear Yao, where the anomalies would be even more pronounced.

However, not finding the Bear Yao after such a long time indicated that it must have a method to conceal its Qi.

If that were the case, then it would be difficult; if the Bear Yao simply hid in the deep mountains for several years without coming out, would Qin Yue and his two Senior Brothers just keep wasting time like this?

Qin Yue and his two Senior Brothers thought for a long time but had no clue.

"Since we can't think of a way, we'll use the most foolish method: search mountain by mountain.

The area of this Small World isn't actually large, and there aren't many deep mountains. I refuse to believe that we, as Senior Brothers, can't find that one Bear Yao!"

Seeing that Qin Yue and Bai Jinghong had no solutions, Senior Brother Shi gritted his teeth and proposed the most foolish method.

Qin Yue and Senior Brother Bai exchanged glances, then both looked at Senior Brother Shi.

"We will listen to Senior Brother's arrangements!"

The two of them agreed to Senior Brother Shi's suggestion in unison.

Taking out a map of Chen Country, Senior Brother Shi drew two lines on it with a pen.

"The mountains in the easternmost part are few, but the journey is the longest, so Senior Brother Bai, who is the fastest, will be responsible for searching there.

The central part has the most mountains, but also the most people. These are all familiar territories for the people of Chen Country, so I will organize the Demon Slayer Division to search in this central part.

The western terrain is relatively complex, with a dense concentration of various caves and ravines. Junior Brother Qin has an advantage in perception, and with Puppets to assist him, the west will be handed over to Junior Brother Qin.

Do my two Junior Brothers have any objections to this division?"

Since they had already agreed to follow Senior Brother Shi's command, and his allocation was reasonable, considering each person's strengths, Qin Yue and Bai Jinghong naturally had no objections.

"Senior Brother Shi, I have no objection to this division, but what if we encounter that Bear Yao? Can we really defeat it?

Even if we can defeat it, can we keep it from escaping?

If that Bear Yao escapes, it will be even harder to find it again!"

"Junior Brother Qin makes a good point.

I have actually considered this issue.

Our main task this time is to ascertain the Bear Yao's location, not to kill it directly.

If there is any news, we must communicate with each other.

Both of you have brought enough Disciples with you to facilitate communication between us.

Once the Bear Yao's tracks are found, do not act rashly. Wait until all three of us are present, and then we will work together to slay the Bear Yao.

We will strive to kill it in one go, leaving it no chance to escape."

"Since Senior Brother Shi already has arrangements, I have nothing more to say.

However, I must also remind my two Senior Brothers that if we are discovered by the Bear Yao while searching for its tracks,

preserving ourselves is the most important thing. It is better to let the Bear Yao disappear again right under our noses than to risk fighting it."

Only after Senior Brother Shi and Senior Brother Bai both nodded in agreement did Qin Yue feel relieved.

Qin Yue was most afraid that his two Senior Brothers, eager to complete the mission, would directly engage the Bear Yao.

The Bear Yao escaping would be a minor matter; what he feared was that they were close to completing the mission, but then made a mistake at the last moment, resulting in casualties.

After the meeting, the three of them each organized their personnel and, according to the plan, conducted a thorough search of the deep mountains and old forests within Chen Country.

A month passed, and although the three of them found some escaped demons in the deep mountains, there was still no news of the Ninggang Realm Black Bear Yao.

After searching for another two months, Qin Yue had thoroughly combed through all the mountains in the section he was assigned to search.

Qin Yue believed that if the Bear Yao was hiding in his assigned area, he would have definitely found it.

Unfortunately, Qin Yue still found nothing.