Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 324 Unexpected Event (Part 1)

"Alright." Kong Liang sheathed his sword, rested for a moment, and then quickly took out several packages from his waist pouch.

Blood-dissolving powder, odor-removing powder, stabilizing powder...

The tailless sheep carcasses were piled up, and large amounts of white and pink pungent powder were scattered around them to minimize any potential danger.

Han Yi and Zhang Zheng stood around, chatting intermittently, also serving as a lookout.

"Brother Han, I heard you're from Jingtian Village," Zhang Zheng asked curiously.

Jingtian Manor is quite famous in the Huayang City area. He was very curious why an inner disciple of Jingtian Manor would have to go out and take on such a hard and tiring task as clearing out demonic beasts.

"I've only just started, there's nothing to worry about." Han Yi waved his hands repeatedly and smiled wryly. "Besides, so what if it's Jing Tian Manor? All the cultivation resources still have to be obtained by ourselves."

“Brother Han is right. We martial artists without the support of wealth and resources will find it difficult to achieve anything if we don’t fight for ourselves.” Zhang Zheng, who came from a small sect, understood this deeply and nodded in agreement.

"However, the fact that Brother Han was able to enter Jingtian Manor is enough to demonstrate his talent and aptitude, unlike a martial artist like me who has neither talent nor resources, and whose sect background and influence are also lacking..."

He sighed, his resolute and upright square face filled with sorrow.

"Brother Zhang, why do you say that? With your strength, even if you can't stay here, you can easily find a big family to work for. You'll be living a life of luxury then, wouldn't that be wonderful?" Han Yi casually offered a few words of comfort.

"Ah, Brother Han, you may not know this, but in Huayang City, it's not just Jingtian Manor that has high requirements. To join the top three families, the requirements are even higher than those of Jingtian Manor..."

"The three major families?" Han Yi was taken aback.

"You don't know?" Zhang Zheng was also taken aback.

"I would like to hear the details." Han Yi clasped his hands in a fist salute.

Zhang Zheng looked at him seriously for a few moments: "It seems Brother Han is truly a man of asceticism, not even knowing something so common knowledge..."

During this time, he had already figured out Han Yi's character: low-key, calm, from out of town, with few interpersonal relationships, and always silently cultivating.

Han Yi simply smiled.

"Let me tell you, the three great families of Huayang City are just as famous as your Jingtian Manor. Each of them is incredibly powerful and influential, and they offer excellent benefits to their retainers and guests, but they also have high standards."

"Brother Zhang, what are these three great families you're referring to...?" Han Yi listened carefully. "The three great families... are the Fang family, the You family, and the Hu family... In Huayang City, if you randomly grab a passerby and ask them, they're likely to know about these three great families, but not so much about Jingtian Manor."

Of course, this isn't to say that Jingtian Manor is weak, but compared to the influence and control over various industries in Huayang City, Jingtian Manor really can't compare to the three major families.

Zhang Zheng's square face, with its thick eyebrows and large eyes, was solemn.

"The You family..." Han Yi suddenly thought of someone, "I've heard of a man named Longyangzi, You Baichang, could this person be..."

"Shh...shh..." Zhang Zheng quickly looked around. There was dense forest all around, so there was no one eavesdropping.

"We can keep Longyangzi's nickname to ourselves, but what if others hear it..." he said in a low voice, "You're right, You Baichang comes from the You family, one of the three great families. He's learned, highly skilled in martial arts, and known as one of the Three Young Masters of Huayang..." "But..." his voice trailed off, a hint of amusement in his expression, "Speaking of the eldest young master of the You family, he's extremely narrow-minded, a womanizer, keeping a group of male lovers at home every day, indulging in nightly pleasures... This is common knowledge..."

Even so, he still didn't want anyone to mention this matter openly. If anyone dared to speak of it in front of him, the man would be abducted and tortured to death in his mansion... and the woman would be sent to a brothel and forced to watch herself be played with to death by other men..."

"So ruthless?" Han Yi exclaimed in surprise.

"Who can argue with that? But fortunately, as long as the matter isn't directly exposed, this person is still considered normal. Plus, the You family is powerful and influential, so these things are just let go..."

"What...ah..."

Before Zhang Zheng could finish speaking, a scream suddenly rang out.

The two hurriedly looked over, but before they could see what it was, a dark shadow flashed by, and Kong Liang fell to the ground and was quickly dragged into the dense forest nearby.

"Chase!" Han Yi's face darkened, and the two quickly followed.

The light was dim in the dense forest, and the trees blocked their way, so the two of them couldn't pick up their pace at all. For a while, they could only follow behind and eat dust.

Fortunately, Kong Liang was also struggling and resisting desperately, which caused the dark figure to slow down more and more, and Han Yi and Zhang Zheng gradually caught up.

There was a dull thud.

A dark shadow that was darting wildly through the forest suddenly leaped onto a thick tree trunk, slamming Kong Liang against it and leaving him hanging upside down in mid-air.

“Dragon-Snake…” Han Yi followed closely behind, recognizing the type of snake, and his expression quickly turned serious.

On the tall tree before them, a giant python with mottled patterns the same color as the tree bark was slowly flicking its tongue, threatening Han Yi and Zhang Zheng who were rushing over. Most of the python's body was hanging from the tree trunk, and the upper half of its body alone was over twenty meters long, while its coiled tail was as thick as a strong man's thigh.

At the very end of its tail, four forked branches were tightly wrapped around Kong Liang's calves, suspending him in mid-air. At this moment, he seemed to have been knocked unconscious and was motionless.

hiss…....

It raised its upper body high, with all the scales on its head standing upright, as if warning the two not to come closer.

"Don't rush... This beast is currently on alert... Let's go a little further away, rescue the people first, and then kill this beast..." Han Yi quickly analyzed the current situation.

According to the information provided by the Demon Hunting Association, this Dragon-Spinning Serpent is a type of ferocious beast. Although it is a fierce carnivorous demon beast, it is cautious by nature and will only begin to eat after capturing prey, provided that the surrounding environment is safe. Therefore, as long as it is not provoked, Kong Liang will not be in any immediate danger. However, they clearly sprinkled beast-repelling powder just now, so how did a demon beast still manage to break in…?

He still couldn't figure out the key point.

"Hmm..."

At this moment, Kong Liang, whose calf was wrapped by the snake's tail and was hanging in mid-air, let out a painful groan and slowly woke up.

"Brother Zhang Zheng, Brother Han Yi, save me..." He cried out in pain, his face covered in blood, his eyes filled with hope as he looked at Han Yi and the other man.