The surrounding mist dispersed, revealing the scene within the forest.

Inside, there were bodies lying on the ground, their faces unrecognizable. Clearly, the people they were supposed to meet had already been killed by these demon beasts.

Liu Yao looked on in anger, "Monsters! How dare you ambush us? Beware of Hengchang Trading Company's revenge!"

"Ridiculous, you humans can kill our demon race, but we can't kill you?"

The weasel disguised as a swordsman sneered. It was a Great Demon, equivalent to a human Foundation Establishment Cultivator and an Extraordinary Grandmaster.

"Today all of you will die!"

It killed two people, then directly charged at Liu Yao.

With just one move, a bloody wound appeared on Liu Yao's body.

"Damn it! Everyone, find a way to escape!"

Liu Yao saw they were no match for these monsters and could only choose to flee, each for themselves.

"You can't escape!"

The Great Demon weasel led the chase.

Initially, it intended to lure these people into the forest for an ambush, but they remained vigilant and did not enter. Now it would have to put in more effort to kill them one by one.

Smartly, it first killed the weaker martial artists, ordering its minions to chase the leader, Liu Yao.

Soon, all his men were killed, and Liu Yao couldn't shake off the Little Demon-level weasel.

"It's over, I'm going to die here!"

As he sensed the Great Demon pursuing, Liu Yao showed despair.

Whoosh!

A cold light suddenly flew in from afar.

The Little Demon-level weasel trying to kill Liu Yao was struck by the cold light. Screaming, it was pinned to the ground and killed.

The cold light revealed itself as a long sword.

Liu Yao's face lit up with joy as he hurriedly seized the opportunity to put some distance between them.

"Who!"

The Great Demon weasel paused, staring in the direction the sword came from.

"It's obviously a human, and you, a demon, still ask who I am?"

Shen Wang's voice rang out, and shortly after, he appeared.

He walked leisurely, stepping on leaves. In a few steps, he spanned ten zhang, moving at great speed amidst tree tops, gracefully landing in front of Liu Yao.

"Thank you, senior, for your assistance!"

Liu Yao was overjoyed. In his perception, this was at least a Grandmaster-level presence, likely capable of dealing with these demons.

"You still can't die, or else I wouldn't know where I am now."

Shen Wang said lightly.

A few miles away, after noticing the anomaly, he discovered these disguised demons.

Unfortunately, the distance was vast. By the time he arrived, most people had already been killed by the sinister demons. Luckily, this person ran quickly and wasn't dead yet.

Listening to this, Liu Yao felt a bit awkward. It seemed this senior helped not to save him, but to ask for directions. Apparently, he was just lucky.

"Human Cultivator, if you dare interfere, you will die too!"

The weasel bared its teeth, issuing a threat.

"Oh? Meaning you have some grievances?"

Shen Wang looked a bit surprised.

"Humph, these people freely enter the forest to hunt us demons, skinning and dismembering my race's descendants. How could we not seek revenge for such things?"

The weasel bared its fangs in threat, "You'd better mind your own business."

"Interesting, full of reason, yet pokes into others' business, you've learned a lot from humans."

Shen Wang curled his lips, "Unfortunately, you don't have the right to say this to me."

He lifted his hand, and the sword piercing the Little Demon clanged as it was pulled from a distance, flying back quickly.

At the same time, he directly transformed into a ghostly figure, appearing in front of the leading Great Demon weasel.

The weasel, even as a demon, with quick reaction and speed, couldn't react in front of Shen Wang's ghostly figure.

It could only dodge instinctively but felt a pain in its neck as it was decapitated with one sword strike.

In an instant, its head separated from its body, blood gushing out.

It witnessed its own bleeding body, realizing it had died, eyes filled with fear and confusion.

How could this human's power be so strong? Such bad luck to encounter such an existence!

With unwillingness and fear, it blacked out, killed just like that.

The other weasels reacted slower, only perceiving things as their leader was slain.

But by then, Shen Wang's sword had already changed direction.

The sword light flickered, as if appearing simultaneously before the remaining weasels.

Thunk, thunk, thunk!

Shen Wang flicked casually a few times, each weasel's head received a bloody hole, the sword tip piercing through, showing his fast, accurate, and fierce sword technique, very powerful.

With a flash of shadow, Shen Wang reappeared beside Liu Yao.

The whole process took only a breath, but upon his return, the weasels lay in blood pools, only their bodies twitching instinctively.

Liu Yao stood dumbfounded.

In his vision, this mysterious person suddenly vanished, then the weasels screamed, and their heads separated or had bursting bloody holes.

In an instant, the person reappeared in his sight, while the weasels all lay dead, killed, only twitching by instinct.

"Now, tell me where this location is? Preferably give me a copy of your map."

Shen Wang said.

Liu Yao snapped back, quickly taking out a map and respectfully handing it to Shen Wang, "Senior, this is the outskirts of the Desolate Ancient Mountain Range, near the border of Yun Province and Xi Province. We came to gather herbs and hunt some beasts, even demon beasts, to sell, affiliated with Hengchang Trading Company."

He quickly explained his background and the place's details.

"Hmm."

Shen Wang nodded, took the map from Liu Yao's hand, and glanced at it.

The map was drawn based on terrain, allowing him to instantly ascertain his position. This place was only a few hundred miles from Xi Province, and following the map's guidance, he could soon return to Kunyu Mountain.

"Consider this as my payment for dealing with those demons for you!"

Shen Wang said as he tossed the map.

"Senior, you're too kind. This is nothing. If you have further requests, I will do my best to fulfill them."

Liu Yao said respectfully. While he couldn't gauge this senior's cultivation level, he knew the person wasn't ordinary and, having saved his life, naturally needed to be honored and accommodating.

"No need, this is enough. Until next time."

Shen Wang waved, wielding his sword, and disappeared in a flash.

This sword was a randomly selected Artifact-level long sword from the treasury, used both for Flying Sword tasks and close combat.

"Unexpectedly, I met people from Hengchang Trading Company. Years ago, encountering them put me on tenterhooks."

"Truly, past events like the wind; things have changed, people have changed."

With several leaps, Shen Wang was already miles away, looking back with some sentimentality.

Unconsciously, he had already distanced himself greatly from people of that level, feeling somewhat out of place.

To think that he was once surrounded by such caliber people for a long time.

Advancing for a while, feeling it was enough, he directly flicked the long sword in his hand away, injecting power into it.

Buzz! Buzz!

The long sword vibrated, emitting a buzzing sound, enlarging instantly.

He jumped onto it in a flash, whooshing, flying on the sword, turning into a sword light soaring into the sky.

In the Desolate Ancient Mountain Range area, he worried about the attention of Demon Emperor-level beings, so he was cautious, not daring to fly openly on the sword.

Now in human territory, thinking the demon race shouldn't roam this far, naturally he employed the faster traveling method.

Soon, he returned to the Kunyu Mountain Range.

Before landing, he expanded his sensing power to the maximum, scanning hundreds of miles around.

The place was still a spiritual qi-depleted area with no cultivators around, even martial artists were rarely seen.

Assured there was no problem, he descended and entered the array.

He directly landed on the peak, where there was a thatched hut with several bright lanterns hanging.

Under one of the lanterns, Zheng Yunshu was cultivating. Sensing his descent, she opened her eyes, surprise, and delight filling her beautiful eyes.

"Husband!"

She happily stood up.

She hadn't seen Shen Wang for a long time and missed him dearly.

"Shu'er, I've returned."

Shen Wang landed in front of the thatched hut and embraced Zheng Yunshu.

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