In my cultivation journey, I completely crushed a group of chosen ones.

The senior sister chuckled, "My name is Hua Suiying, an inner disciple." She was also here on a mission.

When Di Qingci found Luo Yu, he was talking to several people.

Di Qingci stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Senior Brother. I'm here to participate in the mission, Di Qingci."

Luo Yu smiled and said, "Okay, junior sister, we'll wait for a few more people before we leave."

A disciple standing nearby scoffed, "A mere Qi Refining Stage 7 guy coming here to die?"

Di Qingci looked at the others beside him, who were all at the Foundation Establishment stage: "Don't worry, senior brother. If anything happens, you won't need to save me, and I won't hold you back."

The man snorted coldly: "That had to be for the best."

Soon, three more people arrived, all of them at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Luo Yu smiled and said, "We've got enough people, let's go."

The others didn't even acknowledge Di Qingci's presence; they had no sense of propriety whatsoever. With such low cultivation, how dare they come and join the fun?

As expected of a true disciple, Luo Yu was very perceptive. Fearing that Di Qingci might not be able to keep up with them, he took out a cloud boat, threw it into the sky, and it instantly grew larger.

"Let's all go up. That way we can save some energy. We'll have to slay the demons and monsters later."

The group boarded a cloud boat and headed towards Emerald Feather City.

The city lord of Emerald Feather City looked worried: "I don't know if the sect has sent anyone. Many people have died here."

He paced anxiously back and forth in the city lord's mansion.

Seeing this, the bodyguard said, "Lord, please sit down. Since the Sword Sect has been notified, it means someone will be here soon."

The city lord sighed, "I knew someone would come, but I didn't know when. We can't wait any longer!"

A guard ran in from outside: "Lord, they're here! The people are here!"

The city lord immediately stopped in his tracks: "You said the Sword Sect people are here!"

The guard nodded vigorously: "Lord City Lord, I saw a cloud boat appear in the sky. It must be people from the sect."

The city lord's figure flickered, and he was already at the gate of the city lord's mansion. He saw the cloud boat that had already arrived in the city, and it was indeed from the Aoshi Sword Sect.

Luo Yu's cloud boat stopped not far away, and several people got off the cloud boat.

The city lord felt a chill in his heart when he saw that they were all minor cultivators.

The smile on his face vanished. "No, I already warned you, and all you come for are a few small fry? You look down on demons like that, don't you?"

Luo Yu was given special attention by the sect and had an exceptional ability to read people's expressions; he could tell what the city lord was thinking at a glance.

He chuckled softly, waved his folding fan, and stepped forward calmly: "Greetings, City Lord. We are disciples of the Sword Sect, here to check on the situation of the demons."

The city lord, with a mournful face, said, "Let's go inside and talk about it."

The city lord beckoned a few people to sit down: "To be honest, this time the demons are very powerful, and many villagers have already died."

I also sent people out to investigate, but they were all dead, which is why I sought help from the sect.

Luo Yu smiled and said, "I understand. City Lord, there's no need to be so discouraged. If we can't solve this, the elders will come."

The city lord could only nod: "Then thank you very much."

Luo Yu didn't want to delay any longer: "Then let's go to the village first."

Although the city lord had no confidence in the group, he still got up to see them off.

With the Sword Sect being such a behemoth, he would not risk offending anyone, not even a few minor cultivators, by relying on a powerful backer.

Luo Yu led them to the village, where there was nothing but devastation.

Luo Yu waved his folding fan: "How about we split up, find some clues, and then contact each other again?"

Several people had no objections.

Luo Yu looked at the group and said, "Wen Jia, Meng Fang, and Fang Jing, you three will form a group."

Yue Ying, Qiao Qian, and Qian Chan, you three form a group.

I'm in a group with Senior Sister Di; please let me know immediately if there's any news.

Luo Yu took out a jade token: "Add me as a friend first."

Di Qingci also joined, and then the group parted ways.

Luo Yu waved her fan: "Junior Sister Di, where do you think we should go?"

Di Qingci looked around and said, "This is my first time going out on a mission, so I'll listen to my senior brother."

Luo Yu closed his folding fan and took out a silver longsword: "I suspect that demons are nearby. The smell here is not right."

Di Qingci also sensed something was amiss: "Then, senior brother, what should we do now?"

Luo Yu pondered for a moment: "He must be a big fish. We're just a bunch of small fry. Even if he shows up, we can't do anything about it."

Di Qingci's eyes darted around: "Senior brother, let's find it first. If we can't beat them, we can always run away."

Luo Yu found it amusing that they would let him run away, but since he was already here, he had to investigate thoroughly, no matter how dangerous it was.

"Junior sister, don't act rashly later, listen to my instructions."

Seeing Di Qingci's eager expression, he knew she wasn't afraid at all; she was like a newborn calf unafraid of a tiger, showing no fear whatsoever.

Having done many missions, Luo Yu was very experienced and quickly found a different place, where the atmosphere was particularly dim.

Luo Yu said in a low voice, "Junior sister, I feel that this place is unusual. The demons are probably here. You notify the others, and I will sneak in and take a look first."

Di Qingci found a secluded spot to hide and immediately sent messages to the others.

Soon, several figures arrived, only to find that Di Qingci was alone.

Qian Chan asked in confusion, "Where is Senior Brother Luo?"

Di Qingci pointed inside: "Let's go in. Let's wait and keep our voices down."

The group quickly and stealthily concealed themselves. Soon after, Luo Yu returned, looking rather unwell.

"There are indeed demons inside, the Bone Demon clan. They killed the villagers, skinned them, and wore their skin on themselves."

This way they can enter human cities undetected.

Mengfang's eyes flashed with a cold light: "I've heard of the Bone Demon Clan. They are usually just skeletons."

"By donning human skin and employing their secret techniques, they are undetectable to ordinary humans; no wonder they massacre villages in large numbers."

Luo Yu's eyes flashed with a cold light: "There is a Nascent Soul Bone Demon, several Golden Core cultivators, and some Foundation Establishment cultivators inside. We are all Foundation Establishment cultivators, we can't defeat them."

The group looked at each other, unable to come up with a good solution.

Yue Ying bit her lip: "Are we just going to slink back like this?"

Di Qingci didn't want to go back either. Since she forged the Immortal Demon Chaos Body, her combat power had doubled, and she was not afraid of even Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

"Senior brothers, what do you think? Senior Brother Luo Yu, with your Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivation, go and lure away the Nascent Soul cultivators."

Senior Brother Wenjia and Senior Brother Fangjing, you are both at the late Foundation Establishment stage. Go and lure away the Golden Core cultivators.

"We'll deal with the remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators ourselves, and then figure out a way to eliminate the others. What do you all think?"

Qiao Qian disagreed: "Nascent Soul cultivators are no joke. If Senior Brother Luo Yu goes there, he'll just be throwing his life away."

Furthermore, Senior Brother Wen Jia and Senior Brother Fang Jing are also no match for Golden Core cultivators. Going there would likely be disastrous for them; it's not advisable.

Wen Jia gripped her spirit sword tightly: "We're just drawing them away, we're not fighting, so we shouldn't die. It's up to you guys now?"