Chapter 4: Heroes of the World Are Truly as Numerous as Carp Crossing the River

Not long after, a commotion came from the edge of the sky.

A graceful and peerlessly beautiful figure, dressed in white, long black hair like a waterfall, wearing a veil, carrying an otherworldly and mysterious air, descended from the heavens and landed on Little Cool Mountain.

“Not good! The righteous path has come to attack!”

“Run!”

“Fairy, don’t kill me! I surrender!”

Countless demonic cultivators panicked, despair on their faces, bodies trembling as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

Without any hesitation, they turned to flee.

Among demonic cultivators, there was a saying: a crippled, old, sickly, woman in the wilderness was better than a peerless great demon. A fairy-like figure coming alone to Little Cool Mountain in the middle of the night—no matter how you thought about it, she was terrifyingly strong!

“Don’t panic, it’s a demonic envoy! She’s one of us.”

A few of the more senior brothers on Little Cool Mountain had sharp eyes and recognized the newcomer. Or rather, they recognized the token she carried.

“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”

Three figures shot out from their own residences and performed a perfectly smooth sliding kneel, gliding respectfully to the white-robed fairy’s feet.

“Lord Demonic Envoy! You must uphold justice for our master!”

“That Xu Gu actually dared to kill his own master! You must know, our master was a Protector of our Great Cool Demon Cavern. This is basically not putting our Great Cool Demon Cavern in his eyes at all!”

The three boys and girls cried as they complained to the demonic envoy.

They also wanted to be Mountain Lord of Little Cool Mountain!

“Xu Gu? You’re sure he killed his master, killed the Ashbone Daoist?” The white-robed fairy looked at the three and asked.

“We’re sure!”

“It was him!”

“And he used sneak attacks and poison—despicable and shameless, the behavior of a petty villain!”

The three spoke in a rush.

They smeared Xu Gu madly.

As qualified demonic cultivators, they were very practiced at tattling.

“I see.” A trace of realization appeared on the white-robed fairy’s pretty face as she smiled.

All along the way, she had found it strange. She couldn’t figure out how a little brat at Qi Refining seventh level could kill the Ashbone Daoist, who was at first level of foundation establishment.

So it turned out to be sneak attacks and poison.

That explained everything.

It meant there was a ninety-eight percent chance there was no danger here!

As she spoke, she had already arrived at the place where the demonic cultivators gathered.

Seeing this, Xu Gu’s expression did not change as he slowly stepped forward, cupped his fists slightly, and did not lose any momentum in his bearing.

Although he had only prepared thirteen backup plans, as a qualified demonic cultivator, he needed the resolve to regard life and death lightly and fight if unconvinced.

“You are Xu Gu?” The white-robed fairy brushed aside a lock of hair near her ear, her eyelids lowered slightly as she examined Xu Gu with great interest.

This simple movement hooked the souls of all the male cultivators present, their drool nearly dripping.

“I am Xu Gu. Greetings, Demonic Envoy,” Xu Gu said calmly.

“I heard someone say that you killed your own master?” the white-robed fairy asked.

“I helped Master end his painful life,” Xu Gu answered truthfully.

When the white-robed fairy heard this, she was stunned for a moment, then grew solemn with respect and continued asking, “By using sneak attacks and poison?”

“Before Master passed away, he could see his worthy disciple using the methods of demonic cultivation to such a consummate degree. I believe that even after he’s gone, he will be able to smile in his grave,” Xu Gu said with utmost sincerity.

All the demonic cultivators present felt a surge of respect when they heard this.

But looking again at the white-robed fairy, her brows were tightly knitted, her expression frosty.

At once, all the demonic cultivators held their breath, their hearts tensed, sensing that something about the atmosphere was a bit strange.

The few boys and girls who had just tattled looked especially expectant.

They knew the demonic envoy was angry. Xu Gu was doomed!

Xu Gu was also a little nervous. Could it be that the Great Cool Demon Cavern was really this narrow-minded and was going to settle accounts with him?

Then—

“Not bad. Heroes of the world are truly as numerous as carp crossing the river. The demonic path is destined to rise!” After listening to Xu Gu’s words, the white-robed fairy suddenly laughed, her face full of approval for Xu Gu.

Not only did she not blame him for killing his master, she even gave Xu Gu an extremely high evaluation.

Her earlier silence had not been dissatisfaction with Xu Gu but pure shock!

Shocked that there was actually such a devilish youth under heaven!

He was simply a natural-born demon seed!

“Demonic Envoy flatters me. I only did what I could,” Xu Gu laughed.

Hearing the white-robed fairy’s words, he knew that he had walked the demonic path correctly.

“You’re wasted staying here as a mere Mountain Lord. Come back to the Great Cool Demon Cavern with me. I’ll recommend you to become an inner sect disciple. If you perform well, you might even have the chance to become a true disciple,” the white-robed fairy said.

“Really? Senior brother, quickly agree!” The white fox had already leapt out excitedly upon hearing the fairy’s words, jumping onto Xu Gu’s shoulder and saying with great anticipation.

As it spoke, its pretty face flushed, a lovestruck expression on its face as it looked at the white-robed fairy, unable to stop itself from saying, “Senior sister, you smell so good.”

The other demonic cultivators agreed wholeheartedly in their hearts.

“An inner sect disciple? With a chance to become a true disciple?” Xu Gu looked hesitant.

Rumor had it that the Demon Lord of the Great Cool Demon Cavern and several true elder disciples had all gone into seclusion. They hadn’t shown any movement in recent years. Most affairs were handled by the young Demon Lord and several other true disciples.

If he could become a true disciple, then that would truly bring glory to his ancestors.

Even if he could not, the status of an inner sect disciple was already very high.

Far better than being a small outer Protector.

Thus, Xu Gu did not hesitate. “I agree.”

“And me!” The white fox hurriedly said, “You said it yourself! If you prosper, don’t forget me!”

It was terrified of being left behind.

“Of course. You will be of great use to me in the future,” Xu Gu chuckled.

Upon hearing this, the white fox instinctively took a step back. It suddenly felt a chill below its waist and didn’t know why.

But it was a male fox!

However, Xu Gu did not immediately ask the white-robed fairy to take it along. Instead, he said to the white fox, “Wait a moment. I still have something to deal with.”

“Boom!”

Countless streaks of black light burst from his palm and rained down on the few who had just accused him of killing his master.

The lead tattling demonic cultivator’s pupils shrank instantly, his eyes full of terror. He never imagined that Xu Gu would be so ruthless as to settle accounts right in front of the demonic envoy.

He tried to dodge, but he couldn’t avoid it at all.

“Xu Gu, what are you doing? Are you going to kill your own people in front of the demonic envoy?” he shouted in hoarse terror, using all his strength.

“We’re all demonic cultivators. Don’t pull this stupid trick of moral blackmail.” Xu Gu didn’t care in the slightest. His expression was cold and indifferent as he said, “You dared slander me. Why did you think you could live?”

As he spoke, he suddenly crushed the head of the lead demonic cultivator.

Blood splattered, bones shattered. He died on the spot.

The two accomplices beside him were scared out of their wits and scrambled madly to flee.

But they hadn’t taken more than two steps when two evil tigers pounced and devoured them in one bite.

All the demonic cultivators present swallowed hard, their fear reaching the extreme.

Xu Gu was truly devilish, daring to slaughter people in front of the demonic envoy. No wonder he had succeeded in killing his master.

Meanwhile, the white-robed fairy’s smile grew even brighter. He really was a fine seedling for demonic cultivation!

“Can I bring this fox with me?” Xu Gu restrained his aura, his smile gentle and warm, as if nothing had happened, and asked the white-robed fairy.

“Of course. The demonic sect needs talents like you. Bringing a fox is nothing. As long as it’s not a spy from the righteous path, you can bring as many as you like,” the white-robed fairy agreed readily.

“How could disciples of the righteous sects possibly lower themselves to infiltrate the Great Cool Demon Cavern?” The white fox was long used to Xu Gu’s behavior and couldn’t help saying so.

Demonic cultivators nowadays were beaten by the righteous path until they were almost like rats, hiding everywhere, practically one step away from scavenging for trash to survive.

How could the righteous path bother sending spies?

Xu Gu’s brow twitched as he quickly looked at the white-robed fairy, afraid of angering this demonic envoy.

Although it was the truth, you shouldn’t say it out loud!

Didn’t you know that truth was the sharpest knife? Didn’t you know demonic cultivators were all ruthless killers who didn’t bat an eye?

But to his surprise, the white-robed fairy actually agreed wholeheartedly.

“The righteous path indeed looks down on us and disdains spying on us.”

Previously, they had also thought that the demonic path’s failure to develop might be due to righteous spies inside. So their senior brother of the Demon Cavern had secretly used the supreme treasure of the demonic path to probe the minds of every core member.

In the end, there wasn’t a single spy.

Unwilling to accept it, the senior brother even went on to probe those who were completely unimportant.

In the end, not only did he fail to find a spy, but because he overused the supreme treasure of the demonic path, the Great Cool Demon Cavern, which had only just begun to turn things around, directly declared bankruptcy and fell into massive debt.

Remembering this, the white-robed fairy also felt a little upset and turned her grief into strength.

“That’s why the revival of the demonic path depends on us!”

Xu Gu now understood that the current situation of the demonic path was even worse than he had imagined.

“It seems that if the demonic path is to flourish, it will still have to rely on a genius demonic cultivator like me.” Xu Gu nodded seriously and said solemnly.

(End of this chapter)