[Slayed Fifth Layer Xuan Realm Sparrow Demon, gained 500 Demon value Points!]
[Slayed Third Layer Xuan Realm Wolf Demon, gained 300 Demon value Points!]
[Slayed Second Layer Mystic Realm Monkey Demon, gained 2,000 Demon value Points!]
[Slayed Sixth Layer Mystic Realm Snake Demon, gained 6,000 Demon value Points!]
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Li Xuanxiao had been away from Dayu for over half a month.
The further out he went, the more demons there were. Although their Realms weren't particularly high, their numbers were visibly increasing.
It was no wonder the three kingdoms of Dayu knew so little about the outside world.
With the density of demons in the outside world, it was practically mandatory to dispatch Origin Realm Martial Artists!
Otherwise, an ordinary Mystic Realm Martial Artist, even at the Mystical Realm Peak would lose their life if they weren't careful when facing four or five Mystic Realm demons attacking at once!
Yet, the Mystical Realm Peak was already the absolute backbone of the three kingdoms.
The kings of the three kingdoms couldn't bear to send Origin Realm Martial Artists out to take such risks.
Various thoughts flashed through Li Xuanxiao's mind.
Along this journey, he had seen a fair share of the world.
In some places, there were clear traces of former human kingdoms, but they had all been reduced to ruins now.
Presumably, these were among the human nations destroyed by the Myriad Demon Nation over the years.
Such signs also indicated that he was indeed on the right path.
Just then, his waist vibrated again.
It was that sound transmission jade talisman from the Myriad Demon Nation!
Li Xuanxiao immediately took out the jade talisman, infused it with True Essence, and held it to his ear.
First came bursts of static, then it sounded like people were talking while holding the talisman.
"...Is this a communication tool for the Demon Race of the Myriad Demon Nation?"
"How do you use it? I've infused True Essence, but there's no reaction."
"It couldn't be broken, could it? I don't understand these Yao things."
"Before that demon died, it clearly wanted to use this jade talisman to contact some other demon!"
"It might be one of the demons the Myriad Demon Nation sent out!"
"Stop messing around, don't let the demons on the other side hear our conversation!"
Li Xuanxiao was momentarily dazed. What was the situation?
The voices coming from the other side were clearly different from before.
It sounded like two people talking.
After a moment's thought, Li Xuanxiao had a bold guess!
These two must be Martial Artists from the Upper Kingdom!
Like him, they had obtained a sound transmission jade talisman from a demon, but because they didn't know how to use it, they were trying all sorts of things.
That's why these ambiguous sounds were coming through.
Li Xuanxiao had his suspicions, but whether it was true or not, he had to try.
So he immediately infused True Essence and began attempting to communicate with the other side.
"Hello, are you two Martial Artists from the Upper Kingdom?"
The sound transmission jade talisman suddenly fell silent.
After a long time, the talisman vibrated again!
"Who are you?"
"Are you a demon from the Myriad Demon Nation?"
"Stop wasting words, Jiang Ming, use the Daoist Technique Positioning directly!"
"Got it!"
Li Xuanxiao hurriedly sent a voice explanation; he couldn't let them mistake him for a demon!
Moreover, Daoist Technique Positioning?
What kind of ability was that?
Li Xuanxiao didn't understand it, but he felt it wasn't anything good!
"Wait, you two!"
"Listen to me, I am a human, a Martial Artist from a nearby human nation."
"This jade talisman is something I took from those demons when the Myriad Demon Nation invaded my country."
"Gentlemen, I am not a demon!"
The jade talisman fell silent for another moment.
Then a surprised voice came through: "You said demons?"
"There are Devils in the Myriad Demon Nation?"
Now it was Li Xuanxiao's turn to be confused.
The talisman continued to vibrate, and a voice came through: "Stay where you are and don't move, we'll be there shortly!"
Li Xuanxiao was shocked. How did they know his location?
He immediately thought of the Daoist Technique Positioning mentioned earlier.
Holy crap!
Are they that powerful? They can determine my position just through the connection between these jade talismans!?
Li Xuanxiao was both shocked and terrified; such methods were truly unpredictable and divine!
He didn't stop immediately but flew a bit further before finding a hidden spot to land.
Li Xuanxiao restrained his entire aura and immediately began racing against time to recover his True Essence!
He ran both Origin Realm Cultivation Techniques at full power, creating a faint vortex of True Essence centered on himself!
Li Xuanxiao closed his eyes tight, his mind racing with various thoughts.
He had never had contact with Martial Artists from the Upper Kingdom.
Though they were all humans, who knew if they were friend or foe?
He didn't want to end up being killed by two Upper Kingdom Martial Artists on the road before even reaching the Upper Kingdom.
Carefulness is the key to longevity; he couldn't entrust his life to the kindness of others.
His True Essence recovered at a terrifying speed. In just two hours, it rose from fifty percent to seventy percent!
Just then, two figures swept past one after another above his hiding spot.
Their speed was not much slower than his Star-Chasing Moon-Pursuing at full power when he pushed it to the Transcendent level!
Based on speed alone, these two were definitely Origin Realm Martial Artists!
And the flight techniques they practiced were by no means inferior to his own.
Li Xuanxiao looked up and saw the two stop at his previous location.
The two seemed a bit puzzled, looking around and fumbling for something at their waists.
Li Xuanxiao observed silently, but felt his waist vibrate again.
It seemed that since they didn't see me, they were "calling" me again.
Li Xuanxiao estimated their strength; both were at least at the Origin Realm Middle Stage.
The abundance of their True Essence was also quite astonishing, though still slightly inferior to his own.
It was just that Daoist Technique Positioning that was truly eerie!
Since it could be used for tracking, it could likely be used for offense as well.
He had no experience dealing with it.
Should he come out and meet them?
Li Xuanxiao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. He had come this way for the Upper Kingdom in the first place.
Now that people from the Upper Kingdom were right in front of him, what was there to fear? How could there be rewards without taking risks?
Damn it!
Let's do it!
Li Xuanxiao immediately soared into the sky, facing the two Upper Kingdom Martial Artists from a distance.
One of the Upper Kingdom Martial Artists wore efficient black and red martial attire; he was a slender, handsome young Martial Artist.
The other wore a daoist robe, held an eight trigrams plate, was stout and round-bodied with a simple and honest expression, and also looked quite young.
After seeing Li Xuanxiao, the two slowly approached.
The handsome youth's expression was slightly cold and aloof, while the Fat Daoist still looked simple and honest.
"Fellow Daoist, are you the human Martial Artist who contacted us?"
The Fat Daoist put away the slowly rotating eight trigrams plate in his hand and sized up Li Xuanxiao, appearing somewhat surprised.
"Indeed! I am Li Xuanxiao. Might I ask how to address you two?"
Li Xuanxiao cupped his hands in greeting, acting very politely.
"This humble Daoist is Po Zhenzi, my secular name is Wu Jiangming."
The Fat Daoist seemed very easy to talk to, and pointed to the other person: "He is Chu Yin."
Po Zhenzi?
As in 'To the Tune of Po Zhenzi - Writing a Heroic Poem for Chen Tongfu'?
This Daoist name is quite interesting!
Li Xuanxiao bowed: "Greetings, Brother Chu, Brother Wu."
"Who would have thought! In such a remote and desolate place, there would be a Martial Artist as talented as Young Brother Xuanxiao!"
The Fat Daoist Wu Jiangming clicked his tongue in wonder.
Chu Yin, who maintained a cool and arrogant face, was also silently sizing up Li Xuanxiao.
Li Xuanxiao's face looked very young; he had likely advanced to the Origin Realm before even reaching twenty.
And judging by the aura on him, he was at least at the Late stage of Origin Realm, similar to himself!