Reversing the Milky Way

Upon seeing this, Lan Sheng stepped forward and asked, puzzled.

"Young Master, do you not need our help this time?"

Yue Feng raised his hand in a gesture.

"Fellow Daoist Lan, you are too kind. I feel bad that I always have outsiders help me deal with the corpses, so I specially trained some people. I hope you will not take offense."

Lan Sheng responded politely, and the two began to talk. Bai Cheng listened to and watched their conversation, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that no less than five thousand Blood Demon Bat corpses had been killed tonight. Although he hadn't contributed much, if he were to dissect the corpses, it would probably take until tomorrow daytime, and then from daytime to nighttime, and he still wouldn't be able to finish.

At this moment, Yang Jinxuan came to Bai Cheng's side.

"Bai Cheng, what was wrong with you just now? Why did you provoke Shangguan Zhi? You should know that he's not someone to be trifled with."

Bai Cheng smiled helplessly upon hearing this.

"Uh, would you believe me if I said I didn't do it on purpose?"

"In any case, I advise you to be careful. Although you have been accepted as a disciple by the Bai family, you are still an outsider. Shangguan Zhi's great-aunt is Shangguan Muxue, and her influence in the Bai family is no less than that of Bai Muxuan. Therefore, the entire Shangguan family can be considered to be a powerful force in Baifeng City."

When Yang Jinxuan said this, her eyes revealed seriousness and sincerity, which made Bai Cheng feel that this girl in her early twenties was truly reminding him.

Bai Cheng nodded in response.

"Okay, I'll pay attention."

Soon, after chatting with Yue Feng, Lan Sheng gathered all the team members together.

"Everyone should go back and rest tonight. After the Blood Bats launch another attack, they won't gather again for a while."

As he said this, he walked up to Bai Cheng and patted him on the shoulder.

"You've worked hard tonight, you should get some rest too."

To be honest, Bai Cheng is indeed quite tired by now.

"Okay, I will."

After hearing Bai Cheng's reply, Lan Sheng led everyone back to their temporary residence, while another group of people left under Hui Wu's guidance.

Bai Cheng stood there and observed for a while. He saw that in addition to the corpses of monsters scattered all over the ground, there were also some ordinary people who were seriously injured. Every now and then, people would carry corpses past him. Bai Cheng also saw that there were two bloody bite marks on the necks of the corpses. In addition, the corpses of the bitten people looked slightly shriveled with wrinkled skin, which looked like they had been malnourished for a long time.

After seeing that Bai Cheng hadn't followed, Lan Sheng turned around and looked back, then shook her head.

"Forget about him, let's go."

Bai Cheng stayed behind to see the situation firsthand. After all, he had never experienced anything like what was happening, and he wanted to seize this opportunity to better understand the world. The more knowledge he gained, the more secure he would be in the future.

'With so many demonic beast corpses, if we were to dissect them all, we could collect a considerable amount of materials.'

He looked at a worker who was dissecting a monster's corpse. The worker skillfully cut off the entire pelt, removed the two distinctive teeth from the Blood Demon Talisman's mouth, cut open the internal organs, and pulled out a blood-red gallbladder. At the moment the gallbladder was removed, Bai Cheng could vaguely see a trace of spiritual energy attached to its surface.

'What is this?'

Bai Cheng quickly stepped forward and inquired about the person.

"Brother, what is this blood-red gallbladder?"

The man looked up.

"I don't know either. I only know that the manor lord calls this thing blood gall, and it seems to have a very important function."

"Blood gallbladder?"

Bai Cheng glanced at the so-called blood gall in the man's hand, and the chaotic spiritual energy on its surface made Bai Cheng's mind wander.

'I remember that low-level demonic beasts are capable of condensing spiritual energy within their bodies, and while this blood demon bat isn't exactly a low-level demonic beast, it already possesses the rudiments of condensing spiritual energy.'

At this moment, Yue Feng also came to Bai Cheng's side.

"This little brother."

Bai Cheng turned his head and saw Yue Feng smiling at him.

"Thank you for helping me out of that predicament, Young Master."

"Not at all. I just didn't want any conflicts to occur at my Yue Lin Manor. By the way, it's so late, please get some rest, young friend."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng nodded helplessly. He had originally wanted to know more, but Yue Feng's expression seemed to indicate that he didn't want to know too much.

'Could it be related to trade secrets? Never mind, I'll find out later.'

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng politely bid farewell to Yue Feng and then turned to leave.

However, just as Bai Cheng took a few steps, he suddenly heard a buzzing sound in his ears.

'This is?!'

Bai Cheng felt a sense of unease. He quickly turned his head to observe the surrounding scene, only to find that the people around him did not seem to have heard anything. Under Yue Feng's command, they continued to dissect the corpse of the Blood Demon Bat.

At this moment, Yue Feng also noticed Bai Cheng's unusual behavior, but what he heard was not a "buzzing" sound, but a clear bell sound coming from Bai Cheng's body.

"Young Master, have you heard anything?"

Bai Cheng asked in confusion.

Yue Feng pointed at Bai Cheng with a suspicious look.

"Isn't that voice coming from you?"

Bai Cheng was startled and immediately noticed that the bell on his wrist also made a crisp sound.

'Isn't this the bell Yueling gave me? Why is it suddenly ringing? I remember the last time it rang was when Yueling's mother appeared.'

Bai Cheng raised his wrist and looked at the constantly ringing bell. He tried to explore it with his divine sense and found that an unknown purple spiritual power was striking the four walls inside the bell.

What's going on with this bell?!

Just as Bai Cheng was still pondering, the buzzing sound in his ears disappeared, replaced by a deep, rough voice breathing heavily.

"Human race..."

Upon hearing those two words, Bai Cheng suddenly looked up and surveyed his surroundings.

Yue Feng was also baffled by Bai Cheng's actions, but he could still see the panic on Bai Cheng's face.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Yue Feng looked at Bai Cheng's actions and asked him a question, but he soon saw that Bai Cheng's gaze was fixed on a certain place behind him, his mouth slightly open, as if he had seen something incredible.

However, when he turned his head, he found that Bai Cheng's gaze was fixed on a tower in the distance, but there was nothing there.

So he turned his head and looked at Bai Cheng with a slight hesitation, but at this moment, cold sweat was sliding down Bai Cheng's face.

"Hey, young man, are you alright?"

Yue Feng asked again.

Bai Cheng was already astonished by what he had just seen. It turned out that after hearing those two words, he immediately began searching around.

From those two words, he could tell that the other party was definitely not human. However, when he saw the pair of bright red eyes on the tower, he was somewhat surprised but not shocked enough. But when he saw through the moonlight that the almost humanoid creature on the tower was holding a person in its hand, he was shocked.

Because, by comparing the size of that person with that of the creature, he could tell that the creature was at least five meters tall. Under the moonlight, he could vaguely see that the creature grabbed the person in its hand, and the person was struggling desperately in those huge hands.

However, the enormous creature immediately opened its massive jaws and bit through the neck of the person it held. After chewing twice, it spat out a spherical object, then sucked on the headless body it held. Less than two seconds later, the enormous creature casually tossed the headless body aside. Finally, it suddenly spread its wings, which were covered in blood-red eyes, and transformed into a streak of red light, disappearing into the night sky.

The entire process took only a few seconds.

After witnessing what had just happened, Bai Cheng felt a surge of panic.

He had seen demonic beasts before, but even the Purple Poison Python, a high-level demonic beast that was over fifty meters long and had been seen before, was far more terrifying than the one he had seen today, which made him feel uneasy.

"Bai Cheng? Bai Cheng? I remember your name is Bai Cheng, right??"

Yue Feng's voice rang in Bai Cheng's ears.

Bai Cheng regained his senses and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

What exactly did you just see?

Bai Cheng's eyes were filled with panic. He was unsure whether to tell Yue Feng what he had just seen. After all, even the words spoken by the monster were only audible to him. He wasn't sure if the monster had deliberately made sure he was the only one who heard them.

"No, I'm fine. I was probably just too nervous and hallucinating."

Bai Cheng ultimately did not reveal what had happened, and after saying goodbye to Yue Feng, he immediately returned to his temporary residence.

After Bai Cheng left, Yue Feng turned around and looked at the top of the tower that Bai Cheng had been looking at earlier.

He hesitated for a moment, then immediately raised his hand to greet them.

"You, take two people to that tower and take a look."

"Yes, Young Master!"

Afterwards, Yue Feng continued to direct his men at the scene to continue dissecting the corpse.

On the other side, Bai Cheng hurriedly ran into the residence and plunged into the room.

Through the crack in the window, Si Nanchen slowly withdrew his gaze.

"What happened? Why is he still alive and kicking?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black behind him slowly opened his mouth.

"That attack definitely possessed the strength of the late Qi Condensation Realm. There's absolutely no way this kid could have blocked it. In my opinion, he definitely has a defensive spiritual treasure on him."

"A defensive magical artifact? Are you sure?"

The so-called defensive spirit treasures are defensive items that have reached the level of spirit artifacts.

“That’s right, I’m absolutely certain. Otherwise, how could he possibly withstand an attack from a cultivator at the late stage of the Qi Condensation Realm with his current level of cultivation?”

After saying that, a determined light gleamed in the man's eyes.

Si Nanchen slowly turned his head.

"Never mind, there's plenty of time later. Besides, he's offended Shangguan Zhi now, so I don't think he'll have an easy time in the future."

On the other side...

In Shangguan Zhi's temporary residence, a deafening roar erupted as a massive rock in the courtyard was shattered by a spiritual energy attack. Although Shangguan Zhi remained silent, his expression, one of wanting to kill, remained etched on his face.

"Brother, there's no need to be angry. If it really comes down to it, I'll just find someone to take him out."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shangguan Zhi slightly raised his hand.

“No need. I heard that this person is favored by the Bai family. Even if we want to kill him, we have to do it legitimately. Otherwise, the Bai family will definitely investigate. We can’t let our great-aunt continue to protect him. Let this kid run wild for a while.”

After saying that, he clenched his fist, making a cracking sound.

After returning to his room, Bai Cheng's expression took a long time to return to calm.

"It seems that the people in the manor are unaware of that thing's existence. Its danger level is far beyond what I can handle right now. For now, it's best not to cause any more trouble. Once three days have passed, we should hurry back to the academy."

Soon, Bai Cheng calmed down, and the classification of monster levels in this world involuntarily came to mind.

'Judging from the sound of this bell today, Yue Dang's mother is probably a demon. Demons who can appear in complete human form have, according to legend, undergone the tribulation of transformation. It's said that no one has seen them for thousands of years, and such demons are among the most powerful beings on the entire continent.'

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng took a deep breath.

'According to the classification of demonic beasts, the next level above high-ranking demonic beasts is the Demon General level. I've heard that demonic beasts of this level can speak human language and are no less intelligent than humans. A demonic beast of this level must have lived for at least a hundred years. This is not far off from when the Blood Demon Bats were discovered in Crying Forest Ridge. That must be the leader of this group of Blood Demon Bats. Since it possesses intelligence, why would it allow these Blood Demon Bats to attack the manor without regard for their own lives? Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore.'

It was already past midnight, the hour of Chou (1-3 AM). That night, Bai Cheng didn't sleep, but instead entered a meditative state through cultivation. The events of the day had made it difficult for him to fall asleep, and he dared not sleep. Fortunately, he could use this method to wash away the fatigue in his body.

Soon, the morning of the second day arrived.

When Bai Cheng came to his senses from his cultivation and opened his eyes, he found that it was almost noon.

At this moment, the sound coming from the courtyard caught his attention. He went out of the house and found Lan Sheng talking to a guard of the manor.

"Bai Cheng, you've come at the right time. The young master invited me over and said he absolutely must take you with him."

Bai Cheng frowned slightly.

"Ok?"

The two then followed the guard to the place from the previous night. However, there was no longer a single monster corpse on the ground; everything had been cleaned up. In fact, not far away, someone was filling in the trench left by the attack from the man in black the previous night.

"Isn't this the place where we were attacked last night? Why did you bring us here?"

Lan Sheng asked in confusion, while Bai Cheng looked around.

"Gentlemen, the place the young master arranged to meet is not here, but ahead."

After he finished speaking, he pointed to a watchtower in the distance, and Bai Cheng looked closely.

'Hmm? Could it be...?'

Sure enough, when the two arrived at the foot of the watchtower, they found that a lot of people had already gathered there. Among them, Huiwu's team members were all present, and he was at the forefront, his face full of grief.

When Bai Cheng stepped forward, he was still deeply shocked by what he saw.