Chapter 661 - 369: Yuqian Village (Part 3)

Huangfu Yi was taken aback,

"So, you mean to say that this Sect Leader is actually a scheming and cunning villain?"

The village chief shrugged,

"Perhaps. In any case, being able to assassinate the Mystic Sect Leader is a rarity, indeed shocking and unconventional.

However, the Mystic Sect always avoids issues of karma. If he was simply seeking revenge, assassinating the previous Sect Leader, stealing those Divine Skill Secret Manuals, and joining another sect would have been it.

But he not only stayed but also took the position of Sword Sect Leader for himself, grabbed the Sword Transmission of Nine Yin Mountain, and so easily spread various secret manuals to the world. Over sixty years, it has caused countless killings. In the future, when the sword techniques are spread, all this slaughter debt will fall on him. So, what could be his motive?"

Huangfu Yi couldn’t understand either,

"Yeah, what could his motive be..."

"Village chief! Village chief! Something bad happened!"

Just as the two were having tea and chatting, a villager sprinted over,

"A monster is attacking us!"

"A monster? Coming to attack our village?"

The village chief was clearly puzzled,

"What kind of monster is it?"

"I can’t recognize it. That monster whipped up a black wind, blocking the road at the village entrance!"

Huangfu Yi frowned and stood up,

"It might be coming for me. I’ll go take a look."

The village chief picked up a hatchet,

"They’ve come to our doorstep, it’s either us or them. We can’t rest until it’s dead! Gather the women and children together for their safety! Get a few who can fight to help out!"

"Alright!"

In no time, the village assembled around ten men, and upon looking toward the village entrance, they saw that the black wind was indeed spreading over the elm forest, and the Demon Qi was overwhelming. Clearly, a Great Demon had occupied the forest with nefarious intentions.

"Is there a Demon King nearby?"

"There’s no Demon King, just a hairy bear."

"That beast wouldn’t dare come to our village; it’s likely from out of town."

But today, more than one monster has come from elsewhere...

After all, the timing was too coincidental; not only the villagers grew wary of Huangfu Yi, but even he was guessing who his enemies might be this time.

Alas, just a few days in the Central Plains, and he’s already made so many enemies; he couldn’t even guess any more...

But the village chief shouted,

"Keep your eyes peeled! They’ve got Soldier Repelling Coins! How can they be demons? Focus on the enemy!"

Since the chief assured them, the mountain villagers didn’t worry too much. They first prepared provisions and water bottles, donned beast skin armor, readied bows and crossbows, and with spears and hunting forks, they lined up to enter the forest together.

Mountain people are experienced in slaying demons and hunting monsters, and they brought carrier pigeons and hunting dogs along. They naturally knew the forest before their village well. The village chief explained to Huangfu Yi,

"The oldest tree in this forest is said to have been planted by mountain folks over eighteen hundred years ago, and it’s considered a spiritual material by now.

The elm seeds can benefit the spleen and calm the mind, relieve cough, clear heat, and promote urination. The elm bark can astringe to stop bleeding, treat urinary obstruction, and unblock the meridians.

We usually gather medicinal herbs from this elm tree for the mountains, and the secret medicine we just used on you comes from here.

If those demons have a motive, it’s probably aimed at the old elm tree."

"It’s an Immortal Recipe from the mountains, indeed a rare and good medicine..."

This reminder made Huangfu Yi realize that the wound he had just applied medicine to was no longer painful, and even the meridians shaken by Palm Strength were relieved and healed, leaving him both reassured and intrigued.

Why is it that since his return to the Central Plains, he’s had continuous fortunate encounters and endless gains? Could it be that his luck has changed? Clearly, when he was in the Northern Land, there weren’t that many Immortal Fates and encounters...

Hmm, that’s not right; back then, he lived directly in the Immortal Relics, and every night he could see the Beidou Seven Stars charging his sword light, so how could that not be considered an Immortal Fate? Never mind then...