Chapter 5, Level 7 Chapter 45: More than three months later
Wu Qi knew that his young master's strength had greatly improved, and he was very happy: "Young master, how about asking San Ya to prepare some food for you?"
"Okay, I'm really a little hungry." Xu Jingming nodded.
"Sanya."
Wu Qi immediately arranged for the maids to prepare meals.
Xu Jingming was in a very happy mood at the moment. His magic power in the demon-suppressing world had increased, which meant that his spiritual power had also reached a new level.
According to common sense, only an eighth-level starry sky life form can cultivate to become a fourth-level demon-suppressor.
Even if he took the Ice Flower Spirit Liquid, his mental strength had to reach the top level of the seventh order before he could cultivate to the fourth level.
"After five months of joining Yuanchu Research Institute, my spiritual power has finally reached the top of the seventh level." Xu Jingming looked forward to it, "I hope to reach the eighth level as soon as possible."
"Reaching the eighth level is the real start for the peripheral members of Yuanchu Research Institute."
The peerless geniuses who can be recruited have the strongest inheritance and Ice Flower Spirit Liquid, and they can all reach the eighth level in a short period of time.
The only difficult part is going from level eight to level nine.
It generally takes hundreds of years, or even more than a thousand years!
"Master." Two maids smiled and brought wooden trays, serving food, fruits and wine. The two maids knew that their master was a powerful demon hunter, so they were naturally very proud.
Being a maid for an ordinary rich man is completely different from being a maid for a powerful demon hunter.
Neighbors, relatives, who would be rude to them when seeing them?
…
On the night when he broke through to the fourth level of Demon Subduer, Xu Jingming finally mastered the magical power 'Star Divine Body'.
"After coming to the demon-slaying world, my three most important spells are thunder magic, net magic, and protective starlight. The protective starlight is the last one to be upgraded to the level of supernatural power." Xu Jingming sat cross-legged on the bed, with endless starlight constantly pouring into his body.
The body is slowly transforming, the bones, tendons and muscles are all changing, transforming from an ordinary body of flesh and blood into a stellar divine body with magical power as its foundation and starlight as its energy.
The transformation process lasted for more than three hours.
"I have finally gotten started with the Star Divine Body."
Xu Jingming sat there, "The divine body can be gathered or dispersed. When dispersed... it becomes endless starlight."
Wow.
Xu Jingming, who was sitting cross-legged, was seen dispersing into a ray of starlight, which flew out of the window in a flash. In the blink of an eye, it circled in the yard several times, flew a circle in the sky, and finally returned to the house.
"When you gather, you will have great power." The starlight condensed into Xu Jingming, who was already sitting cross-legged on the bed. He just clenched his right hand slightly, and bang! The air exploded.
"It does feel a bit like source life." Xu Jingming experienced it, "Source life, the body is formed by the source power of the universe, and the body can be transformed. However, the evolution and transformation of the body in reality... is much more complicated, and my knowledge is far from enough."
Xu Jingming stood up, walked to the corner of the room, and picked up the gun bag on the ground.
"It's been a few days since I got this magic gun, but I still can't wield it." Xu Jingming sighed. With just an ordinary flesh and blood body, even if he has cellular level control, he can only lift it.
But to perform excellent marksmanship? Strength is far from enough.
Now that he has cultivated a star divine body, he can easily carry a gun bag.
whoosh.
A ray of starlight flashed by, and Xu Jingming had arrived at an open space in the back garden.
"This speed is already supersonic," Xu Jingming thought, "and it turned into starlight and flew away, without making any sound."
After taking out two sections of gun barrel from the gun bag and locking them together, Xu Jingming began to practice his spear skills. He did not deliberately pursue speed, but just performed according to his heart. Surrounded by starlight, the air fluctuations caused by Xu Jingming's spear were naturally borne by the starlight and did not damage the surrounding vegetation.
"It still feels better to use a gun." After all, Xu Jingming has been practicing weapons since he was a child. After coming to the demon-suppressing world, he has been casting spells remotely, and he is not really used to it.
When he encounters a demon, his instinct is to kill him with a spear!
But before that, as a mortal being, going up would be suicide.
"Now I have mastered three magical powers, the Five Thunder Method, the Heavenly Dragnet, and the Starry Body. From now on, I will focus on the Starry Body." Xu Jingming thought, "Firstly, I can give full play to my advantages in actual combat skills. When the time comes, I can use melee weapons and spells to fight the enemy, which will be more effective. Secondly, I can also practice actual combat in the Demon-Subduing World."
His combat ability was considered excellent among the eighth-level starry sky creatures, but there was still considerable room for improvement.
…
Cheng'an Prefecture, Bai County.
The old patriarch of the Chen family is entertaining the county magistrate, Lord Wang.
"Mr. Chen." Lord Wang was drunk and said with a smile, "I have something happy news to tell you."
"What's the good news?" The old patriarch raised his eyebrows. As the patriarch of the Chen family, one of the largest families in Bai County, the county magistrate had to respect him a little.
"The Chen Qi that your family expelled," Lord Wang whispered, "is a remarkable demon hunter. Just a few days ago, he killed a demon in the city, and he is also on good terms with the head of the Qi family in the city."
The old patriarch's triangular eyes turned a little colder, and he said softly: "Killing the earth demon? And calling the head of the Qi family in the capital a brother?"
"This is the news from the prefectural capital. Few people in Bai County know about it yet." Lord Wang said, "Mr. Chen, Chen Qi and the Chen family are family after all. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected! As long as the Chen family admits their mistakes, bows their heads, and gives Chen Qi enough face... I believe he will still be willing to return to the Chen family."
The old patriarch nodded slightly: "Master Wang is right. I have to think of a set of rules when I get back."
"By the way, that Chen Qi changed his name to Wu Ming when he went to the provincial capital," said Lord Wang.
"Change your name?" The old patriarch frowned. "Surname Wu?"
"I'm afraid he has resentment in his heart." Lord Wang said with a smile, "The Chen family's previous actions, even as a bystander, I feel that they are a bit cruel, so how can Chen Qi not have resentment? In short, I have said everything I should say. How to deal with it is up to you, the Chen family, to make the decision."
"Thank you, Lord Wang." The old patriarch nodded, "By the way, who was the demon he killed? The demons in Cheng'an Prefecture should all be famous."
"Zhang Xiu, the city patrol envoy and one of the thirty-six envoys of Dongming Mountain." Lord Wang said.
The old patriarch nodded slightly.
…
night.
The old patriarch of the Chen family summoned Chen Shian.
"Shi'an, you know the situation. " The old patriarch looked at Chen Shi'an, "Chen Qi is your son, tell me, what should we do?"
Chen Shian was still a little confused: "It's him? He became a demon hunter and killed a demon?"
Is this son so powerful?
"Lord County Magistrate Wang wouldn't talk nonsense about this kind of thing." The old clan leader said, "Your son's talent is extraordinary. He has become such a powerful demon slayer at such a young age. He may become even more powerful in the future. This is a rare opportunity for our Chen family! With a powerful demon slayer in charge, the family will become much stronger."
Chen Shian couldn't help but say, "But we have already excluded him from the family tree."
"You can write it down again." The old patriarch said, "These are all small matters. The most important thing is to make Chen Qi forgive the family."
"How can we get him to forgive us?" Chen Shian asked, "This guy has changed his surname to Wu."
The old clan leader smiled and said, "So someone with enough weight has to come forward and apologize in person. I actually want to go, but I am old and weak after all. So I hope that you, as a father, can go to the capital and apologize in person. After all, you are father and son, and I believe there is nothing you can't talk about with so many years of affection."
"I'm going to the city?" Chen Shian stared. "It's thousands of miles from Bai County to the city, and the journey is dangerous and unpredictable."
"For the family, you have to go," said the old patriarch.
"No, I won't go."
Chen Shian said bluntly, shaking his head, "Uncle, don't force me. No matter how much you force me, I won't go! You are the one in charge of the first house, you can't let the head of the second house go to die."
“You…” The old patriarch gritted his teeth in anger.
"What's more, my son killed the demon of Dongming Mountain. It's hard to say whether it's a blessing or a curse." Chen Shian snorted, "If we go to recognize our relatives now, the demon of Dongming Mountain might come to kill our Chen family."
The old patriarch nodded and said, "So I asked you to go to the capital quietly, meet your son first, and get closer to him. When the time is right, then make his relationship with my Chen family public."
"Uncle, if you want to go, you have to make the hard journey yourself. I, Chen Shian, will never travel thousands of miles to the capital." Chen Shian stood up and said, "I, Chen Shian, don't have any big ambitions in this life, but I will definitely not do anything that will make me die."
With that, Chen Shian walked out.
“There are often caravans going to the capital city. It’s not as dangerous as you say.” The old patriarch said hurriedly.
"It's not dangerous. You go by yourself. I'm not going anyway." Chen Shian had already walked out the door and no longer paid attention to the patriarch.
“You, you, you…”
The old patriarch was so angry that his face looked ugly, but there was nothing he could do.
He also had no right to force the head of the second branch to go to the provincial capital.
"In that case, let's wait a little longer." The old patriarch sat down next to the candle, his face uncertain, "Perhaps in a few days, Chen Qi will die in the hands of Dongming Mountain."
"It won't be too late to go to the capital city after we have a clear understanding of the situation." The old patriarch thought to himself.
…
Time passed, and in a blink of an eye, more than three months had passed since Xu Jingming killed the earth demon Zhang Xiu.
It was morning, and the sky was dim.
“Wow.”
There was a river in the city, and water was flowing ashore, condensing into a figure on the shore, a man in blue with a birthmark on his face.
He walked step by step. At first there were water stains on his feet, but later he was just like an ordinary person.
"I haven't been to the city for a long time." The Qinghu Demon God looked at the surrounding scenery. There were already some people who had gotten up early in the distance.
"It has been more than three months since my brother Zhang Xiu was killed. It is time for me to take action." The Qinghu Demon God walked leisurely along the way. He completely restrained his aura. The more powerful the demon is, the more difficult it is to be discovered when he restrains his aura.
With the strength of the Qinghu Demon God, he has completely restrained his aura, and even a demon-suppressing person at the fifth level would find it difficult to detect him using spells.
This is also the reason why the city patrol envoy Zhang Xiu dares to frequently move around in the city.
As long as you don't take action, the possibility of being exposed is very low.
"According to the information from Dongming Mountain, the demon-conqueror Wu Ming lives in the house in front." The Qinghu Demon God looked at the house in the distance. He walked all the way here, and it was already dawn. "Now, I just need to wait for him to come out."
The Qinghu Demon God took a look, then turned around and checked into a nearby inn, waiting patiently.
…
The Qinghu Demon waited patiently.
One day, two days, three days... five days... ten days...
At first, the Qinghu Demon was very patient, but gradually, he began to doubt whether the information was wrong.
"Everyone around here says that's where the demon-conqueror Wu Ming lives." The Qinghu Demon God looked at him, "But why doesn't he come out? He just stays at home all the time. Doesn't he feel bored?"
The Qinghu Demon God sat in the teahouse, drinking tea and waiting boredly.
Having waited for so long, he naturally had to keep waiting!
"It's Mr. Wu."
"Mr. Wu is really young."
Suddenly many people in the teahouse noticed it.
"Um?"
The Qinghu Demon God, who was drinking tea boredly, moved his ears and immediately looked up. He immediately saw the house in the distance. A young man came out with a gun bag and a servant. The young man looked... exactly like the one in the painting in the Dongming Mountain intelligence.
"Wu Ming, he finally came out." The Qinghu Demon God just felt excited, he had waited too long.
The prey finally appeared!
…
Xu Jingming and Wu Qi walked out of the gate of the house together.
"Master, you should go out more often." Wu Qi muttered, "It's been more than half a month, and you haven't even stepped out of the door. This is not good."
"Got it, Uncle Seven." Xu Jingming said with a smile, "I am in seclusion now, and I need to focus more on comprehending the secret method of subduing demons."
"I don't understand the secret method of subduing demons."
Wu Qi said, "But I know that people should enjoy life more. Miss did that back then. She spent all her efforts for the Chen family. How did the Chen family repay you? Even you, the young master, were kicked out."
"Yes, yes, I will go out more often in the future." Xu Jingming said.
He has been in seclusion recently because of his magical power, the Star Divine Body.
After killing Zhang Xiu, he naturally studied the "Light Chapter" every day, accumulating more and more knowledge, and the magical power of the Five Thunders naturally went a step further, reaching the combination of three thunders! The magical power of the Five Thunders reached the realm of "minor success".
However, the Star Divine Body is still just the entry level of magical powers.
It was obvious that the most energy was spent on the Starry Divine Body, but the progress was slow. Xu Jingming was a little unconvinced. He secluded himself and concentrated on thinking for more than half a month. It was not until today that he finally broke through to the realm of 'minor success'.
"Young Master, where do you want to go for lunch?" Wu Qi asked.
"Let's go to the one in the north city. Their noodles are amazing." Xu Jingming felt a little greedy just thinking about it.
The two chatted as they walked towards the north city.
However, he did not notice that among the many pedestrians on the street, there was a man in blue clothes and carrying a sword following him two or three hundred meters behind.
