Changsheng: My qualifications improve a little every day

Fang Yue hardened his heart, took one last look at Ling'er, then resolutely turned around and walked out of the valley.

Tears welled up in Ling'er's eyes. She wanted to shout but was afraid of delaying Fang Yue's departure. She could only watch his back gradually disappear from her sight.

After Fang Yue left the valley, his heart was full of worry about Ling'er, but he also understood that he must recover his strength as soon as possible in order to better protect Ling'er.

He found a relatively quiet and secluded place outside the valley and began to meditate and regulate his breathing.

Although the vitality here is not as rich as in the valley, it also has a certain amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

Fang Yue calmed down and circulated the little remaining energy in his body, trying to repair the injuries caused by the series of battles.

During the breathing process, his thoughts gradually drifted away.

Fang Yue thought about his battle with the mysterious lord. That powerful enemy made him deeply aware of the shortcomings of his own strength.

He knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold in this dangerous world, he had to constantly improve himself.

But now he is only at the level of a grandmaster. Although he can deal with many challenges under normal circumstances, he still feels a little struggling when encountering a powerful enemy like the Mysterious Lord.

Not to mention, that Lord is said to be just the incarnation of a Demon Emperor.

Moreover, Fang Yue suspected that the Lord was not really killed, and this beast might come back again.

Just as Fang Yue was deep in thought, he suddenly heard a faint conversation coming from a distance.

He felt something in his heart and immediately restrained his breath, quietly approaching the direction where the sound came from.

I saw two demons in gorgeous clothes talking under a big tree.

"Have you heard? There are rumors in the demon world recently that a demon emperor is about to return." said one of the lion demons.

"What? The Demon Emperor has returned?" The fox demon was shocked, his eyes full of fear.

In the ancient demon world, there used to be five demon emperors, each of whom possessed the power to destroy the world. Their fights had caused great suffering to the creatures in the demon world and seriously damaged its vitality.

Although we don’t know who this returning Demon Emperor is, we think he is definitely not a good person.

"If the Demon Emperor returns, he will have to perform a grand sacrifice to restore his strength. Who knows how many more demons will die by then!"

"Great sacrifice? What does this mean?" the fox demon asked nervously, the hair on its tail standing up a little.

The lion demon frowned and said solemnly: "The great sacrifice required for the Demon Emperor to restore his strength is not an ordinary sacrifice. According to ancient records, a large number of demons with special bloodlines are required as sacrifices. The sacrifice must be performed at a specific location, at a specific time, and using a special formation. Only in this way can the Demon Emperor's need to restore his strength be met. Moreover, those demons chosen as sacrifices will not be able to escape no matter where they hide."

After hearing this, the fox demon trembled slightly: "Then what should we do? Will we be chosen?"

The lion demon sighed: "No one knows if we will be chosen, but we have to prepare early. I heard that those demons with special bloodlines will have some special marks on their bodies or emit a unique aura."

The lion demon's eyes were gloomy. Now the demonic energy had erupted and was constantly eroding their demon world.

Moreover, the demon world in the south has begun to invade the human world. The demon world is under attack from many sides and is in danger.

"What should I do?" The fox demon was so anxious that he was spinning on the spot, swinging his tail even faster and faster.

"With the disturbance in the southern demon world, the already shaky demon world will probably be in even greater chaos. By then, let alone dealing with the return of the demon emperor, I'm afraid we won't even be able to protect ourselves."

The lion demon also had a face full of sorrow, and sighed helplessly: "Yes, those guys in the southern demon world have always been impulsive and aggressive, and they only want to snatch resources and expand their territory. They don't think about the current situation. The shadow of the return of the demon emperor is looming, and they still provoke the human world. Isn't this pushing everyone into the fire pit?"

He knew very well that once this series of events broke out in full, the disaster it would bring would be unimaginable.

Both the demon world and the human world will be plunged into endless war and chaos, and countless lives will suffer in this catastrophe.

"Then we have to quickly find a way to stop the invasion of the southern demon world. We can't let them continue to act like this." The fox demon couldn't help but speak.

The lion demon glanced at Fang Yue, frowned slightly and said, "It's easier said than done. The forces in the southern demon world have always been stubborn and will not listen to our advice. Moreover, they have already tasted the sweetness of the human world's resources, so I'm afraid they will not stop."

Just as they were discussing how to unite various forces to deal with the crisis, suddenly, an eerie atmosphere spread from all around.

Then, a sharp whistling sound cut through the air, and several dark shadows shot towards them like lightning.

"careful!"

The lion demon roared, and instantly became alert, with all its hair standing up, and took a defensive posture.

The fox demon quickly cast a protective spell, and a layer of light blue light lit up around them, forming a simple shield.

However, the speed of those shadows was extremely fast and their strength was beyond imagination. In the blink of an eye, they broke through the fox demon's shield and hit them hard.

"Ah!" The fox demon screamed in pain, was knocked backwards, and fell heavily to the ground.

The lion demon was also hit by this sudden attack and staggered a few steps, but he quickly stabilized his body, waving his sharp claws, and pounced towards the black shadow, roaring:
"How dare you, Fang Xiaoxiao, make a sneak attack!"

The lion demon also reacted instantly. He flashed and cleverly avoided the head-on impact of the black shadows. At the same time, he unsheathed the mace in his hand, bringing up a cold light and slashing towards the black shadows.

But these black shadows were extremely strange, as if they could predict the lion demon's movements, easily dodging his attacks, and then quickly turning back and pouncing on them again.

At this time, the fox demon struggled to get up from the ground, a trace of blood oozing from the corner of her mouth. Her face was pale, but her eyes were still determined. She quickly formed seals with her hands and muttered something, preparing to cast a spell to fight back again. The lion demon fought with the black shadows in close combat. Every time he swung his claws, a gust of wind sounded. Although the number of black shadows was small, they were extremely flexible and tenacious. The lion demon was unable to repel them for a while.

The fox demon was secretly shocked, wondering who these attackers were and why they were so powerful.

Although the spell cast by the fox demon was quite powerful, the black shadows were able to move flexibly through it without encountering much hindrance, and they continued to pounce on them aggressively.

The lion demon gradually showed signs of fatigue in the close combat with the black shadow, and several new wounds appeared on his body. Blood continued to seep out, dyeing the hair on his sides red.

His movements became slower due to the pain, and he was accidentally hit on the waist by a dark shadow. He was knocked to the side and fell heavily under a big tree, letting out a muffled groan.

Seeing that the black shadow was about to take advantage of the situation and deal a fatal blow to the lion monster, Fang Yue's eyes became stern and his body rushed towards the lion monster like lightning.

He swung the sword in his hand, and a powerful sword energy instantly slashed towards the black shadows that pounced on the lion demon. The powerful force tore a hole in the air, making a sharp whistling sound.

The black shadows felt threatened by the sword energy and had to temporarily give up attacking the lion demon and start to dodge.

Fang Yue took the opportunity to land beside the lion demon, reached out to help him up, and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

"Thank you very much for your help, brother demon. If it weren't for you, I would have been in great danger." The lion demon endured the pain in his body and spoke gratefully to the other party, his eyes full of relief for surviving a calamity.

Although he didn't recognize the demon in front of him, he was secretly surprised by the other party's strength. To be able to display such a powerful sword energy in such a critical moment, he was definitely not an ordinary person.

The fox demon also came over, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at Fang Yue and said: "Brother, we will remember your kindness today. But these black shadows are really strange. We have to find a way to figure out their origins, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

Fang Yue nodded slightly, his expression solemn: "These shadows are agile and seem to be able to see through our attack intentions. Ordinary attacks are not effective against them. Moreover, it is not advisable to stay here for long. Let's find a safe place first and then make long-term plans."

The lion demon led Fang Yue and the fox demon through the forest quickly. Soon, a village hidden deep in the valley appeared before them. There were ingenious mechanisms and tricks around the village, and it was difficult to find it if you were not familiar with the path.

"This is my territory. It is relatively safe because my brothers are guarding it." As the lion demon said this, he led the two of them through layers of defense and into the mountain village.

When the monsters in the village saw the lion monster returning injured, they were all surprised and concerned and surrounded him.

"My king, what happened to you?" a little lion demon asked anxiously.

"Don't ask any more questions. Help me and these two friends to heal our wounds." said the lion demon.

Everyone hurriedly took them to a quiet residence in the mountain village, where there were healing spiritual springs and various herbs. Fang Yue and the fox demon recuperated in the spiritual spring, feeling the power of the spiritual spring nourishing their damaged bodies, and their vitality was slowly recovering.

After their injuries improved a little, Fang Yue, the lion demon and the fox demon gathered together to discuss.

"The appearance of this black shadow is too strange. I suspect there is a mastermind behind all this. It is full of demonic energy, and it should be the infection of the ancient demon!" Fang Yue analyzed with a frown.

"Ancient demons infesting? That's troublesome." The fox demon frowned after hearing Fang Yue's words, his eyes full of worry. "Ancient demons have always been mysterious and powerful. If they are behind this, then this crisis is far more serious than we imagined."

The lion demon also had a serious look on his face, and slammed the table fiercely: "Hmph! No matter if it is an ancient demon or something else, they dared to run wild in my territory and hurt so many of our brothers. I will make them pay the price!"

Fang Yue shook his head slightly: "Brother Lion Demon, don't be impulsive. The power of the ancient demons should not be underestimated. Our top priority is to figure out their purpose and how it is related to the many crises in the current demon world. For example, are these infected black shadows attacking us this time to prevent us from uniting various forces to fight against the invasion of the southern demon world, or do they not want us to have the energy to deal with the upcoming return of the Demon Emperor?"

The fox demon nodded in agreement: "Brother Fang Yue is right. And we still have to see how wide the scope of the infection of this ancient demon is. If it has already secretly laid out in many places in the demon world, it will be bad."

As he was talking, a demon who was in charge of gathering information came in a hurry, looking panicked: "My king, it's not good! We found that strange demonic energy appeared in many places around the village, and some demon brothers seemed to be affected, and their behavior became strange, as if they were controlled by something!"

"What?" The lion demon stood up suddenly, "Come on, take me to see it!"

Fang Yue and the fox demon looked at each other and hurried to catch up.

When they arrived at the edge of the mountain village, they saw a faint black demonic aura in the air. Shrouded by the demonic aura, some monsters had dull eyes, their bodies trembling slightly, and they let out a few low growls from time to time, as if they had completely lost their self-awareness.

Fang Yue came closer and carefully observed the monsters affected by the evil spirit, his expression becoming more and more serious: "The situation is worse than I expected. The infection power of this ancient demon is so strong. If we let it develop, the whole village will probably be in crisis."

The fox demon also looked worried and sighed softly: "Alas, this is indeed a difficult situation. But our vitality has not yet fully recovered. If we want to deal with the infection of this ancient demon, I am afraid we will be unable to do so. But we can't just sit there and wait. We have to come up with a solution as soon as possible."

The lion demon clenched his fists and paced back and forth, his eyes full of anxiety and anger:
"Humph! This ancient demon is really too much. He dares to do these tricks around my village and harm my brothers. No matter what, I must find a way to break this situation and restore peace to my village!"

Fang Yue frowned, looked around, and slowly said:

"Although the current momentum of this evil spirit is strong, it is not without flaws. I have heard that although the ancient demons are strong, the evil spirits they release are most afraid of pure spiritual power and the power of the extreme yang. Perhaps we can start from this aspect and find a way to restrain it."

"Pure spiritual power? The power of the yang?"

The fox demon frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "I do know that there is a place deep in this mountain village where spiritual veins converge. Usually, spiritual energy is overflowing. Perhaps there is a way to restrain the evil spirit there. As for the power of the Yang, how can we use it in broad daylight when the sun is high in the sky?"

Fang Yue pondered for a moment, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes: "We can try to refine a special magic weapon, or perform a fusion technique to combine the spiritual power of the spiritual vein with the power of the sun.

For example, using a medium that can absorb spiritual energy and sunlight, through specific formations and runes to guide them, so that the two can blend with each other and form a new force that can restrain the evil spirit. "

The lion demon's eyes lit up: "That sounds good. What kind of medium do we need? And do you know about the specific formation and runes?"

"Of course, I happen to know a thing or two about this!"

Fang Yue looked solemn, and he spoke slowly while recalling the ancient records he had read. (End of this chapter)