Chapter 23
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The two of them flew directly over the beast tide and landed in Pingjing Village. The closed entrance and exit were not a big problem for them.
After getting off the flying sword, Ning Chen immediately let go to prove his innocence: "I'm sorry, I really had no choice. I don't think Saint Xie would mind, right?"
Xie Tingyun: "I mind."
Ning Chen: “…”
He couldn't accept this at all.
Pingjing Village was thrown into chaos by the sudden intrusion of a beast tide. All the villagers hurriedly tried to resist the red-eyed animals rushing towards them. However, how could some unarmed mortal villagers stop such a large-scale beast tide?
Ning Chen was about to take action, but the next scene was beyond his expectations.
One villager seemed to be extremely frightened. His pupils turned vertical in an instant. His thick nails became sharp in an instant. He rushed towards the python that was rushing towards him in panic.
With a hissing sound, the sharp claws instantly pierced the red-eyed python's vital point. The villager was still frightened and afraid that it was not dead, so he hit it a few more times. Then he hurriedly ran back to his home with snake blood all over his body.
Xie Tingyun was also somewhat surprised when he saw this scene.
That is... the characteristic of the demon race.
Before this, Xie Tingyun had never detected any aura of other races from these villagers. In an instant, he thought of the demonic aura mixed with the pervasive ghostly aura in the middle of the night.
Xie Tingyun whispered: "...half-demon?"
Ning Chen: "Huh? What is that?"
The demonic energy around Ning Chen suddenly surged out, first rushing towards the monsters closest to him, entangling them, devouring them and killing them.
The might of the great demon instantly enveloped the entire Pingjing Village. The low-level monsters that had entered the village and tried to hurt people were suddenly unable to move, and began to flee in all directions trembling.
Although Xie Tingyun's cultivation level is not as high as Ning Chen's, he is also one of the best rising stars in the world of cultivation. Among his peers, his Mahayana cultivation level is almost unmatched.
The superposition of the high-level pressure from both sides could almost instantly stun all the low-level and mid-level monsters in Pingjing Village.
Ning Chen and Xie Tingyun parachuted in when the whole village was in chaos, so not many villagers around even noticed their presence. They were only busy fending off the monsters that were attacking them.
After Ning Chen used his power to subdue the rebellious monsters, the demonic energy around him ruthlessly swept over the low-level monsters that were trembling on the ground, and killed them one by one.
Ning Chen didn't know what was going on with this tide of beasts, but the most urgent task now was to stop them from hurting people and destroying the village.
He looked left and right, but couldn't recognize where in Pingjing Village he was. Anyway, he had already been laughed at, so he simply looked at Xie Tingyun. He didn't say a word, but his intention was self-evident.
“…”
Xie Tingyun looked at him, and somehow he actually understood what he meant. His first reaction was to laugh, but the next moment he thought of Ning Chen's revenge on him for laughing by playing with his natal sword, so he had to hold it back.
Tianxiao is not only unreasonable, but also holds a grudge.
Xie Tingyun coughed slightly and said nothing more. He looked around for the direction and resigned himself to leading the way.
The Demon Lord is not only clueless but also afraid of ghosts. Who would believe it if I told others about it?
Ning Chen thought that since he had been exposed, what else could he do? Anyway, Xie Tingyun was here, so he was not afraid of getting lost. He waited for Xie Tingyun to lead the way. At this time, he saw that Xie Tingyun's expression was a little strange, but he still walked in front as he wished. Ning Chen finally followed with satisfaction.
Along the way, most of the villagers they saw had developed bestial features due to the invading beasts. There were people of all races, but they didn't seem to be very intimidating. Some half-demons couldn't even beat low-level monsters. It was only after Ning Chen and Xie Tingyun suppressed them with their pressure that they were able to fight back.
In addition to the half-demons, Ning Chen even smelled the mixed aura of demons from some villagers. However, the purity of the demon aura was so low that Ning Chen could not even feel it when they did not actively show it.
After realizing that everyone in this village was either half-demon or half-monster, Ning Chen looked around and found that there were only a few pure humans here, pitifully few.
However, strangely, when they saw Ning Chen and Xie Tingyun coming back, they showed great fear and hatred in their eyes. Ning Chen even heard someone looking at the ruined village and wailing: "Why did you bring the beast tide here? Haven't we been good enough to you?"
Ning Chen: “???”
Xie Tingyun seemed very calm: "Let's go. The evil spirits on them are beginning to become undisguised."
Although it was daytime, it was as dark as night. The whole village went from bustling with life to the spread of evil spirits and demons, and now to the faint presence of ghosts. It only took half a day.
Ning was silent for a while, then followed Xie Tingyun's footsteps.
He and Xie Tingyun both knew that only by finding the village chief's family could they find out what was going on.
However, something strange happened at this moment.
The combined pressure from the high-level monks in the Mahayana realm and the great demons in the Nirvana realm should have been able to completely crush these low-level monsters, but just as they were about to reach the village chief's house, the beast tide that had been frightened and immobile for a long time in the periphery began to violently and madly crash into the entire Pingjing Village again.
Several roars were heard in succession from afar, and the aura of a high-level demon was released, silently guiding all the demons to move forward.
Ning Chen frowned, but before he could figure out what was going on, Xie Tingyun lowered his eyebrows and said, "The breath of a great demon."
Moreover, the realm of a powerful demon who can contend with the pressure from two people cannot be too low.
Ning Chen reacted quickly and couldn't help but get annoyed: "...What is this? A big demon is leading the team? There should be more than one. Doesn't that mean this village can't be saved and just die?"
Xie Tingyun said calmly: "They are already dead."
Ning Chen: “…”
It seems so.
But since Ning Chen and his friends came to Pingjing Village, everyone here could interact with them, and even gave them medicine and treated their injuries. It all happened for real. If hundreds of ghosts had not suddenly appeared in the middle of the night, Ning Chen would never have been able to tell that these people had died once.
Xie Tingyun quickly took out a magic weapon from the storage ring between his fingers, slapped it on Ning Chen's shoulder, and said, "Please ask the monster to leave. I will set up a formation to hold them off for a while. We can't let those high-level monsters outside come in and destroy this place."
Ning Chen was startled by the photo. He turned his head and didn't see what was photographed on him. He followed the footsteps and pulled Xie Tingyun and said, "Hey, no...what are you photographing for me again?"
Xie Tingyun: "Protective shield, what's so special about it? This is the only one I have left. Please help hold on for a while."
Ning Chen: “Huh?”
Ning Chen soon realized what Xie Tingyun meant by asking him to hold on for a while.
A translucent spirit shield suddenly rose above the entire village, completely enveloping all the people in Pingjing Village. The returning tide of beasts instantly crashed into it and began to madly bite and attack the protective shield that was blocking their steps.
Ning Chen only felt a suction force coming from the place where Xie Tingyun had slapped, and it actually began to suck the devil energy out of his body. The spirit shield above also began to be stained with Ning Chen's dark devil aura, making the sky seem even darker.
Ning Chen originally had no idea about the scale of the beast tide, but the demonic energy in his body began to dissipate at an astonishing speed, and in just one stick of incense, it had already consumed 10%.
At the Mahayana realm and above, no matter whether they are cultivators or demons, the demonic energy and spiritual power in their bodies are in a state of vastness. When Ning Chen and Xie Tingyun had been fighting for almost a whole day and night above the ruthless ghost, he had only used 30% of the demonic energy in his body. Now, after just a short while, it has already been used up to 10%!
Ning Chen almost cursed.
However, he also knew that Xie Tingyun had no time to cultivate and absorb spiritual energy during this trip. He was already in a depleted state when he fell from the crack, and the little spiritual energy in his body was probably used to repair his injuries.
Xie Tingyun threw out all the spirit stones in his storage ring, drew out his Chengfeng Sword and started to form a formation on the spot.
He was quite familiar with the formation, so he allowed Ning Chen to hold out for 20% of his magic energy, and then he quickly set up a temporary defense formation with the entire village as the base.
Xie Tingyun raised his hand and pressed on the magic weapon on Ning Chen's body. When the formation was fully formed, he suddenly poured out the little spiritual power left in his body, directly detonating the entire protective shield.
The monsters from the outside that attacked the defensive shield on Ning Chen's body were directly killed in a circle. Soon, a new round of monsters came up and began to attack the defensive formation.
The villagers around them stared at Ning Chen and Xie Tingyun's actions in a daze, as if they had witnessed something unbelievable.
The village chief's door suddenly opened in the distance. When he came out and saw the two people, he couldn't help but said angrily: "I told you to leave, but you came back instead?! A bunch of troublesome bastards!"
Ning Chen helped Xie Tingyun, who was swaying slightly, and looked over, saying coldly: "You old bastard, if you keep hiding this, we'll die here together."
"Come here quickly."
The village chief seemed really angry. He didn't even have time to pick up his crutches. He limped over and dragged them towards his home. The force from his dark hands was so strong that Ning Chen staggered unexpectedly.
The wife of the village chief and Ah Chao were originally trying to communicate and comfort the villagers. When they heard the noise, they hurried over. When they saw the two men who had left and returned, they were so shocked that they could not express in words.
After coming to their senses, the two of them hurried over to help Xie Tingyun walk inside. As they walked, the village head's wife sighed anxiously, "What are you doing back here? We don't mind dying again. If you die here, your elders will be very sad."
Ning Chen felt that the force the village chief was pulling on him was too annoying, so he broke away and slapped the hand that was pulling Xie Tingyun so hard that he staggered forward. He snorted coldly, "You want to die here? Let me see who can do it."
Xie Tingyun finally relaxed a lot. He managed to stand firmly on his feet and looked up at Ning Chen.
Ning Chen didn't notice that although his tone was very wild, his eyes were fixed in the direction of the Endless Forest.
Xie Tingyun was right, there was more than one big monster.
Ning Chen was not quite sure how the demon clan calculated the cultivation realm, but the extremely intimidating aura of the great demon in the depths of the Endless Forest was slowly pressing towards Pingjing Village, and it was clear that they were determined to take over the village.
What's good about this shabby village? It has nothing. All the herbs stored in the village chief's house were used up just to treat their injuries. All the herbs added together are probably not as valuable as a piece of grass in the Endless Forest. Why did these monsters set their sights on this place?
The oppressive demon's consciousness pressed directly towards where the two were. This behavior was equivalent to a naked temptation and provocation. Ning Chen sneered and directly released his own consciousness to crash into it!
An invisible wave spread out silently, and the spiritual aura of the great demon seemed to have its tentacles cut off. It shrank back into the depths of the endless forest in pain.
Xie Tingyun's pupils shrank, and he whispered, "You directly hit it with your spiritual consciousness?!"
Ning Shen felt a sharp pain in his temple. Consciousness is an extension of the soul and is also extremely sensitive. You can imagine how painful it would be to be hit like this.
"Is there any problem?" Ning Chen's temples were covered with sweat. He pressed his temples nonchalantly, but his expression was defiant and cheerful. He raised his eyebrows happily and snorted, "Who gave him the courage to be so arrogant? He deserves it."
Do you really think the devil is a sick cat?
Xie Tingyun was stunned for a moment and said, "...what did you do?"
"I smashed a piece of his consciousness and ate it." Ning Chen thought for a moment and added, "It's quite a good thing. This great demon must be at a high level."
Xie Tingyun: “Ah???”
Can this be eaten?!
How come Tianxiao's plundering talent allows him to eat everything?
Ning Chen shrugged nonchalantly. He was happy anyway, so he didn't care about other people's lives.
Afterwards, Ning Chen seemed to have thought of something, turned around and stared at Xie Tingyun, threatening him in a stern tone: "If you dare to tell others about my affairs..., you will end up like this."
Xie Tingyun: "..."
Xie Tingyun thought about how Ning Chen had even reached out to help him shake off the village chief's clutches despite his busy schedule, and fell into a strange silence.
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The author has something to say:
I don’t really agree that Xie Tingyun didn’t say “Really? I don’t believe it” (x
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