Chapter 29 – Request for assistance
The area of Leshan Town is not large, with a population of just over ten thousand, making it a rather unremarkable town near the Dao Yi Sect.
When Ye Changqing and Jin Min arrived at Leshan Town, Wu Yuanwai was already waiting outside the town.
The Wu family was the landlord family of Leshan Town, and some of their members had also joined the Dao Yi Sect. Faced with Ye Changqing and Jin Min, Wu Yuanwai appeared very respectful.
"Commoner Wu Sen greets the two immortal masters."
He respectfully cupped his hands in salute, but it was clear that Wu Yuanwai was truly concerned about Jin Min.
In fact, when he first saw Jin Min, Wu Sen was greatly shocked.
He knew that the matter in Leshan Town had only been classified as a one-star mission by the Dao Yi Sect, and a one-star mission usually only involved outer sect disciples.
Yet, an inner sect disciple had come, which made Wu Sen both overjoyed and puzzled, but he dared not ask more.
What Jin Min did next left Wu Sen even more baffled.
As an inner sect disciple, she actually deferred to Ye Changqing in everything.
"Wu Yuanwai, this mission was taken by Junior Brother Changqing. I'm merely accompanying him."
Seeing the confusion in Wu Sen's eyes, Jin Min explained calmly.
Hearing this, Wu Sen was even more bewildered.
A menial disciple taking on a mission was nothing unusual, but why would an inner sect disciple accompany him on the mission?
For a moment, Wu Sen's gaze towards Ye Changqing changed. To have an inner sect disciple accompany him, Ye Changqing's identity must be extraordinary.
"I see. So, Immortal Master Ye, would you like to rest for a while, or..."
"No need, just take us directly to where the half-demon last appeared."
The sooner they resolved this, the sooner they could finish. Finding that half-demon was the most crucial task at the moment.
Hearing Ye Changqing's words, Wu Sen dared not say more and immediately led the two to the places where the half-demon had previously appeared.
Along the way, Wu Sen recounted the events.
The half-demon appeared ten days ago, taking advantage of the night to break into the town.
After being discovered, it killed several people, wandered around the town, and then left on its own.
Since then, the half-demon had been frequently entering and leaving the town.
Strangely, the half-demon didn't seem intent on harming people. As long as it wasn't obstructed, it wouldn't deliberately kill, instead wandering around the town as if searching for something.
This was indeed odd. As they spoke, they arrived at one of the places where the half-demon had stayed.
Inside an ordinary house, the walls were covered in bloodstains. This was where the half-demon first killed someone.
Ye Changqing surveyed the surroundings but couldn't discern anything, so he sought Jin Min's help.
"Senior Sister."
Hearing this, Jin Min nodded and then formed hand seals to cast a spell.
"Ninth Art, Divine Calculation."
This was Jin Min's cultivation technique, not particularly strong in attack but capable of divining fate and probing the unseen.
As Jin Min performed the spell, golden threads quickly spread throughout the room.
These golden threads, like tendrils, wandered through every corner of the room, while Jin Min closed her eyes as if seeing something.
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"Wolf demon..."
She murmured softly, and after a moment, Jin Min retracted her spell. She had identified the half-demon as a wolf demon.
It hadn't truly entered the demon transformation realm yet.
However...
With a puzzled expression, she said to Ye Changqing, "Junior Brother Changqing, this wolf demon is strange. In its lingering aura, there's a faint trace of another presence, but I can't determine what it is right now."
Sensing this faint presence, Ye Changqing pondered for a moment and asked, "Senior Sister, is there a way to find that wolf demon?"
Without hesitation, Jin Min nodded, "Yes."
For Jin Min, finding a mere half-demon wasn't difficult, but she felt that things weren't so simple, especially with that fleeting, unsettling aura she sensed earlier.
Unable to confirm it, Jin Min wasn't sure if she was mistaken.
"Ninth Art, Shadow Trace."
Casting a tracking spell, Jin Min began to trace the location of the wolf demon.
A palm-sized shadow emerged from Jin Min's shadow and flew off into the distance.
"Follow it."
The two quickly followed the shadow, while Wu Sen and the others remained in the town. They were ordinary people and would be of no use against a demon beast.
Seeing how quickly Ye Changqing and Jin Min had pinpointed the demon beast's location, Wu Sen and the others were full of respect. As expected of the immortal masters from the Dao Yi Sect.
With the Dao Yi Sect's immortal masters taking action, everyone felt there should be no problem.
Led by the shadow, Ye Changqing and Jin Min soon left the town, pursuing it into the nearby mountains.
After about a quarter of an hour, they finally found the troublesome half-demon.
However, at the same time, the five hidden purple demons also sensed the arrival of Ye Changqing and Jin Min.
In a concealed cave, a blood-red mirror of light stood among the five purple demons, reflecting Ye Changqing and Jin Min. One of the purple demons focused on Jin Min and curiously asked, "Why has an inner sect disciple come?"
"It doesn't make sense. Why would an inner sect disciple be drawn here for a mere half-demon?"
Puzzled by Jin Min's presence.
"Who cares about an inner sect disciple? Kill them both. We've already found the great demon's remains, so let's take them and leave."
Though puzzled, they didn't pay much attention. To them, an inner sect disciple at the Core Formation realm was no different from an outer sect disciple. They could just kill them.
"Black Ape, go. Finish them quickly."
"Alright."
One of the purple demons left the cave, intending to personally kill Ye Changqing and Jin Min.
Meanwhile, upon seeing the wolf demon, Jin Min's face changed drastically. She sensed the aura from earlier, and it was clearly that of a purple demon.
"This half-demon is being controlled."
What seemed like a simple half-demon causing trouble turned out to have a purple demon behind it.
Hearing this, Ye Changqing was taken aback, then without hesitation, he took out a token and crushed it.
This token wasn't a treasure; every Dao Yi Sect disciple had one, called a Rescue Token.
If they encountered life-threatening danger outside, they could crush it, and the Dao Yi Sect would be notified immediately, sending someone to assist. It was a form of protection from the sect for its disciples.
Of course, whether they could be saved depended on luck. Sometimes, help might not arrive in time, and they could already be dead, which was quite common.
Without any hesitation, a purple demon was definitely beyond Jin Min's ability to handle. Simultaneously, Ye Changqing called for Xiao Bai, who was even stronger than Jin Min.