A life of idleness in the world of demons

Chapter 12.12. The Second Method of Refining Talismans

Whoosh!
Ning Xuan sheathed his sword.

The huge black bear's body fell heavily to the ground.

Whoosh!
Ning Xuan drew his sword and stabbed the black bear's body once more.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
He remained expressionless, continuing to deliver the finishing blows until the black bear was completely mangled and bloody before finally putting away his knife.

He kept thinking about what Master Zhang had said.

Although Master Zhang was just a martial arts practitioner, his words made sense.

Under equal circumstances, technique is extremely important.

The exquisite "Flying Swallow Collapses the Mountain" technique, executed with a sword, possesses power far exceeding that of the crude "Bear Collapses the Mountain."

He glanced again at the black bear's body, which was completely exposed except for its fur, then ignored it and gazed into the distance at the cave.

Before the cave, bear demons stood in awe.

Suddenly, many bears started howling, but Ning Xuan couldn't understand what they were saying.

He squinted, observed for a moment, and when he saw many small bear demons fleeing wildly towards the cave behind, he suddenly bent over, dragged his beast-slaying sword at an angle, and ran wildly through the desolate forest.

Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
He ran very fast, and his steps were heavy.

But he avoided trees and rocks as much as possible to prevent the bear demons from discovering that he would "collapse the mountain with his bear-like power".

A move must be hidden; only a hidden move is a deadly technique.

Just now, when he fought that mountain-ramming bear demon, if the demon knew he could use his sword to unleash the "Bear Collapses Mountain" technique, it certainly wouldn't have fought that way. In that case, even if he could win, he would definitely not have been able to kill the enemy in a single exchange.

Although he didn't use "Bear Shattering Mountains" now, his power was still astonishing. Coupled with the murderous aura he had used to kill the leader, many of the bear demons who were originally standing still were immediately terrified and shrank back into the cave with howls and screams.

Ning Xuan understood immediately upon seeing this.

There was a leader in that cave.

Otherwise, these bear demon minions shouldn't have run into the cave; they should have fled outwards.

It was precisely because they still had a pillar of support that they ran back.

He was easily frightened, and the information came out.

He stopped sprinting to conserve his energy, and at the same time, he twisted his neck to assess his own condition.

Almost intact.

He glanced around, relaxed his fingers slightly, gripped the hilt of the decapitation sword again, and then slowly made his way towards the cave.

Once they reached a certain distance, he would take a step forward, and the bold bear demons who still dared to linger outside the cave would take a step back.

He went a step further.

The bear demons took another step back.

When they had nowhere left to retreat, the bear demons huddled together.

It seemed as if what was approaching was not a single person, but a vast army, or perhaps a terrifying monster.

When they were still more than ten feet away from the cave entrance, Ning Xuan suddenly stopped and shouted loudly. The bear demons who were crowding outside were so frightened that they howled and ran back into the cave.

Ning Xuan didn't enter the cave. He casually grabbed a tree in front of the cave and shook it, then wrapped his arms around it and pulled hard.

The tree was pulled out with a whoosh.

Ning Xuan broke the tree into pieces with his hands in a few quick movements, and then took out a tinderbox from his waistband.

He often spends his days in the forest, and when he gets hungry, he still eats grilled fish or something similar to satisfy his hunger. Although his body can handle raw fish, cooked fish always tastes better.

Over time, the tinderbox became a personal item.

His idea is simple.

They set fire to create smoke, forcing the bear out of its den.

but.
He tried to ignite the fire with the tinderbox several times, but the fire went out each time.

A small tinderbox is not enough to light a broken tree.

Just then, he heard a slight noise coming from the direction of the cave. Something was coming from it, getting faster and faster. Just as he noticed it, a huge red figure rushed out of the cave.

Ning Xuan casually tossed aside the tinderbox, gripped the sword with both hands, and used the skillful "Swallow Return Step" to retreat and then advance, spiraling around the beast-slaying sword once, instantly accelerating. Then, gripping the sword with one hand, his body stretched out, and a "Skillful Swallow Return" move, concealing the "Flying Swallow Collapsing Mountain," thrust out diagonally from below, unleashing an incomparably sharp and extremely deadly cold light.

In the instant he thrust out, he also saw the enormous red shadow rushing towards him.

He narrowed his eyes.

It was another bear, a mountain-ramming bear, enormous in size. Although it looked a little smaller than the one from before, the difference wasn't significant.

The reason it's red is because this bear that crashed into the mountain was actually wrapped in a blood-red brocade robe.

It's too late to say.

Although Ning Xuan found it strange that the mountain-collision bear was wearing a cassock, and it made him think of distant things like "a bear stealing a cassock", his beast-slaying sword was not slow at all.

He actually wanted to avoid the cassock.

But it was too late to do so in the blink of an eye. Besides, the robe was extremely large, making it difficult to avoid.

The next instant.
The tip of the knife touched the bear demon in the blood-red cassock.

The instant they touched, Ning Xuan channeled his energy, silently chanting in his mind, "Bang!!"

Wow!

The blood-red kasaya seemed to be suddenly blown up by a strong wind, fluttering backward.

Ning Xuan felt as if his strength had vanished without a trace.

Bang!
He was thrown backward twice by the impact, landed, his long sword protecting him, ready to unleash another "Swallow Returns to Flight" move at any moment.

The bear demon in the blood-red cassock staggered back several steps, finally stopping when its hind paws slammed into a rock protruding from the ground.

Snapped!
The rock, bearing the remaining force, shattered instantly.

Ning Xuan squinted, staring intently at the blood-red cassock, and then squinted again to observe the bear demon's every subtle movement.

His true nature was that of a spoiled brat, a young master who loved to eat, drink, gamble, and whore. However, that hellish nightmare of life and death, along with some experiences before his transmigration, gave him a temporary personality.

A personality that exists solely to kill its opponent.

When this trait takes over his body, he becomes a killing machine.

Actually, he doesn't like this personality trait.

But, there is no way.

At this moment, Ning Xuan didn't think about where the blood-red kasaya came from or why it had such a miraculous effect; he was only pondering the reason for his recent failure.

Almost instantly, he keenly realized that his attack had actually been spread out by the blood-red kasaya, and the power had expanded from a concentrated "point" to a "surface," naturally weakening it considerably. His gaze slowly rose again, fixing on the throat of the blood-red kasaya bear demon.

The latter also noticed his gaze.

He didn't ask any questions.

The bear demon in the blood-red cassock didn't ask any questions.

Who the hell would be distracted by asking questions during a life-or-death struggle?

The bear demon in the blood-red kasaya suddenly revealed a sinister smile, wildly waving its claws and turning the kasaya into two large, blood-red shields. Then, it transformed into a blood-red gust of wind and rushed back towards him, instantly closing the distance to within seven steps.

Ning Xuan used the "Swallow Return Step" to swiftly draw his sword.

A human and a demon met in one place.

In an instant, the sword was like a silver dragon emerging from the sea, and the robe was like a sea of ​​blood churning. You wanted to soar into the sky and break through the sea, but the angry tide pressed down from the sky.

Amidst the interplay of forces, shadows flickered and lurked, the sounds of impact tearing at one's eardrums, the force of the impact generating surging waves of air.

Ning Xuan's moves were superior, but unfortunately, the blood-red brocade cassock provided too much cover, leaving him little room to attack. Any strikes he made that landed on the cassock would be evenly spread out by it.

As for the cassock, its material was unknown, and no matter how Ning Xuan slashed and stabbed it, he could not damage it in the slightest.

Bang!
With another impact, the human and the demon were separated.

Ning Xuan stared at the bear demon and slowly assumed the starting stance of the Three Swallow Returns to the Sword.

He had an idea.

He'll give it a try.

If this doesn't work, then he'll give up.

The air fell silent for a moment.
The blood-red bear demon with its deep, dark eyes seemed to be lost in thought. Suddenly, it erupted and pounced on Ning Xuan.

Ning Xuan moved like a swallow, his blade faster than his body, unleashing the "Flying Swallow Chasing the Wind" strike after Ning Xuan had already struck.

The bear demon in the blood-red cassock rolled up his sleeves to defend himself.

Ning Xuan lunged forward, switching from a one-handed to a two-handed grip on the sword. His nimble and swift "Flying Swallow Chasing the Wind" was followed by the powerful and forceful "Swallow Piercing the Raging Waves."

brush!
Wow wow wow!!

The robe sank inwards, but it still quickly distributed his power evenly.

Ning Xuan intended to slash instead of strike, but instead slid up the robe and slit the bear demon's neck.

The blood-red kasaya bear demon reacted quickly. It suddenly flipped its dark arm, pressing its elbow against Ning Xuan's sword, and then slammed it down heavily on the blade.

It aims to destroy the opponent's weapons.

click!
The knife broke.

However, the power of the blood-red kasaya bear demon failed to materialize.

Its powerful strike missed its mark.

But the knife still broke.

It wanted to break the knife.

It seized the opportunity and forcefully broke the knife.

Then the knife broke.

But, to everyone's surprise, it wasn't the knife that broke it.

The powerful pressure caused it to tilt slightly downwards.

Ning Xuan broke his own sword, then held the broken sword, his sword momentum undiminished, and stepped forward to increase his speed, unleashing a "Flying Swallow Collapsing Mountain" strike directly at the bear's neck.

At that moment, there truly felt a sense of mutual rush.

The bear is going down, the knife is going up.

The bear's eyes widened, but even with its quick reflexes, it was powerless to do anything at that moment.

brush!
The broken blade sliced ​​through the bear's neck, severing half of it.

Ning Xuan raised his hand and slapped the bear's head, then flipped over, his blade also turning, pulling and tugging hard from behind.

Bang!
A huge bear head fell to the ground.

It rolled smoothly into the mud and dust.

Ning Xuan glanced around, then quickly bent down to pick up the blood-red brocade cassock.

Just then, despite confirming that there was no one in the air, a whooshing sound suddenly came from very close by.

The air seemed to boil, and the sound came from behind him.

Ning Xuan tensed up, unable to dodge. He stomped his feet wildly, his body advancing instead of retreating, crashing into the direction of the howling wind.

However, because it happened so suddenly, he didn't use much of his strength in that move.

Bang!
He only felt a burning pain in his back and waist.

The air he struck revealed a strange white ape. This ape was pure white, with three-inch-long fur, and its eyes gleamed with an indescribable evil and lewdness. It was holding a long metal staff in its hand.

puff!
The white ape coughed up blood, clearly indicating that its body was not as strong as the bear's. Even though Ning Xuan had not used his full strength to unleash "Bear Collapses Mountain," it was still in bad shape.

The strange white ape stared silently at Ning Xuan, then suddenly began to retreat.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ning Xuan quickly put on a blood-red brocade cassock.

In an instant, the blood-red brocade robe turned into a wisp of incense-scented mist and dissipated.

Ning Xuan was taken aback.

The white ape's eyes lit up, and it let out a few mocking "heh heh" sounds, saying, "I thought you were a demon who would double-cross others, but I didn't expect you to be so ignorant. Looks like you're just a native of this place. Goodbye!!"

After saying that, its figure swayed in mid-air for a moment and then disappeared completely.

Ning Xuan took two steps forward and looked at the mouthful of white ape blood on the ground.

Suddenly, a line of information appeared before his eyes:
【Ghostly Monkey】

[Heavenly Demon Fate, Class Monkey, Common Family, Ghost Shadow Species (Constitution): 3.5]

[Heavenly Demon Talisman: Observe the arrival of the Heavenly Demon, trace its essence and blood, observe the root of its life, and forcibly refine the talisman. Failure to refine the talisman will result in death and the dissipation of one's cultivation; success will allow it to be used by oneself.]

[Should I practice talismanic cultivation?]

'no. ’

(End of this chapter)