The pavilion fell into silence.
Andrew Chen and the butler knelt on the ground, their bodies trembling slightly.
After a long while, Andrew Chen finally spoke in a hoarse voice, "I know that the matters in the town have nothing to do with you, sir. Whether you intervene or not is entirely up to you. It's just… the townspeople…"
Ambrose Lu looked at the night sky and suddenly asked, "Do you want to cultivate?"
Andrew Chen was stunned, then overjoyed, "Yes! Yes! Yes! I've dreamed of cultivating!"
"I can let you cultivate, but as for the demons in the town… I can't help with that," Ambrose Lu said, his eyes fixed on Andrew Chen.
The joy on Andrew Chen's face visibly faded, and he quickly responded with a respectful smile, "Sir, in that case… I won't cultivate. Please, sir, take action to eliminate the demons in the town. I will set up a shrine for you and worship you for life!"
Ambrose Lu's eyes flickered, "Are you sure you don't want to cultivate? Flying and escaping, even achieving immortality, is not impossible."
Andrew Chen smiled bitterly, "Sir, if I were to disregard the lives of the townspeople for my own gain, I would despise myself. The path to immortality would likely be fraught with difficulties… so I won't cultivate."
Ambrose Lu nodded, "As you wish. You may leave."
In the end, the sir still refused to take action… Andrew Chen and the butler felt a sense of urgency in their hearts and looked up.
But the figure of the man in the green robe was nowhere to be seen!
"By the way, there's no need to set up a shrine."
Suddenly, a soft whisper in their ears caused their bodies to shake violently, their excitement evident!
The sir was willing to take action!
***
Jiayuan City, at the city gate.
Eleven figures stood against the wind.
They were the disciples of the Cyan Cloud Sect who had just arrived.
Christopher Tong sniffed the black mist enveloping the city and said, "There's definitely a demonic aura…"
"Senior Brother Tong, what should we do?"
A disciple glanced at the city gate guards and then asked Christopher Tong in a serious tone.
They had invisibility talismans on them, so the city guards couldn't see them.
Christopher Tong smirked, "Naturally, we will eliminate the demons before the invisibility talismans wear off, and then move on to the next city."
With that, he leaped onto the city wall.
The disciples, excited, followed suit!
Meanwhile, inside Jiayuan City, the lights were bright but the atmosphere was dead. There were hardly any people on the streets…
Because of the recent mysterious deaths of many townspeople, everyone was afraid to turn off their lights at night. Even when they slept, they didn't dare to sleep too deeply, fearing they might die in their sleep.
In this atmosphere of fear, many townspeople wanted to escape Jiayuan City, but the city had been completely sealed off by the city lord. No one could enter or leave.
Those who disobeyed were killed by the city guards.
A few had already been killed as a warning.
Every day, townspeople died, and with the city lord's lockdown, many began to suspect that demons or ghosts were at work.
The townspeople grew increasingly terrified. In this torturous environment, it wouldn't be long before they collectively rebelled and tried to break out of Jiayuan City.
City Lord's Mansion.
The city lord of Jiayuan City was also at his wit's end, with dark circles under his eyes.
The death toll in the city had now reached four hundred and was still rising…
He was under immense physical and mental pressure.
Up to this moment, he still remembered the original words from above:
"No matter what happens, do not open the city gates!! Wait for the Immortals to arrive and eliminate the demons!"
"When will the Immortals arrive… The townspeople are on the verge of collapse. If the Immortals don't come soon, Jiayuan City is finished…" The city lord murmured helplessly.
"Knock, knock, knock."
At that moment, there was a sudden knock on the door!
The city lord was startled and quickly looked through the door's fabric, but saw no shadow… In his fear, he was about to shout!
Then he heard a surprising voice,
"You must be the city lord of Jiayuan City? Quickly give the order: no matter what noise is heard in the city tonight, no one is to leave their homes!" Outside the door, Christopher Tong finished speaking and was about to leave.
Hearing the voice of a young man outside, the city lord breathed a sigh of relief, but why could he hear the voice but not see the person? Suddenly, he seemed to realize something and asked hopefully, "Wait, are you…?"
Outside the door, Christopher Tong pursed his lips and awkwardly said, "Immortal."
With that, he hurriedly left!
He could barely accept others calling him an Immortal, but saying it himself felt incredibly insincere!
What kind of Immortal calls themselves an Immortal!
Especially since he was only at the Foundation Establishment stage…
"Immortal!" The city lord's eyes lit up, and he immediately called out, "Someone! Pass on my order: tonight, everyone in the city must stay indoors, no matter what noise they hear! Anyone who disobeys will be killed!"
"Yes!"
***
"Senior Brother Tong, you're back."
The disciples saw Christopher Tong return and knew everything was in order.
Christopher Tong nodded, looking around.
"Senior Brother Tong, how will we find the demons? They are hiding in the dark, and finding them will take time."
As the disciples frowned, unsure of what to do next,
They saw Christopher Tong flip his hand, revealing an ancient disk.
Immediately, the ten outer disciples were shocked, and one even exclaimed, "A mid-grade spirit artifact, the Demon Seeking Disk!"
"That's right, you all have good eyes. This is the Demon Seeking Disk that Master bestowed upon me years ago." Christopher Tong said with a hint of pride.
At this moment, he also realized why Master sent him instead of other disciples. It must be related to him possessing the Demon Seeking Disk!
The disciples looked at the Demon Seeking Disk in Christopher Tong's hand with envy.
This was a rare spirit artifact, and a mid-grade one at that!
For them, who were in the Qi Refining stage, it was something they could only dream of!
As for treasures and spirit treasures, those were even more distant dreams.
Of course, even if they had them, they couldn't use them. The Qi Refining stage limited them severely.
They only had some common artifacts used by Qi Refining cultivators, like swords, staffs, and even shoes and clothes…
The shoes and clothes were simple artifacts distributed by the sect, given to every disciple.
The clothes were warm in winter and cool in summer, self-cleaning, and never got dirty. The shoes had speed attributes.
A mid-grade spirit artifact was something even some Foundation Establishment disciples didn't have!
Although the Demon Seeking Disk was a specialized artifact with no offensive or defensive attributes, it was prestigious!
Senior Brother Tong was indeed Elder Gu's favorite disciple…
Seeing the disciples almost drooling, Christopher Tong felt immensely proud and encouraged them: "Hehe, alright, junior brothers and sisters, no need to be envious. Work hard, and once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you will also get your dream spirit artifacts."
"Thank you for your kind words, Senior Brother Tong."
The disciples quickly bowed.
"Yes." Christopher Tong nodded, his expression becoming serious, "Next, let's find the demons… I want to see which demon dares to wreak havoc in the secular empire under our Cyan Cloud Sect's jurisdiction!"
With that, Christopher Tong channeled his liquid spiritual energy, sending it into the Demon Seeking Disk through his arm!
Then, he released the Demon Seeking Disk, which floated in the air.
The pointer in the center of the disk spun wildly!
In an instant, the pointer locked onto a direction, and the Demon Seeking Disk quickly flew in that direction!
The disciples watched with envy, marveling at the spirit artifact's intelligence!
Christopher Tong's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Let's go! Follow the Demon Seeking Disk!"
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