Immortal Father
Chapter 235 - 235 91 Demons are Easy to Ward Off but Human Hearts are Hard to Guard

235: Chapter 91: Demons are Easy to Ward Off, but Human Hearts are Hard to Guard 235: Chapter 91: Demons are Easy to Ward Off, but Human Hearts are Hard to Guard Li Ping’an was somewhat puzzled.

Although his master had put on a white veil hat to cover her beautiful features, when walking through the big city, she still attracted the gaze of many onlookers.

He intentionally fell back two steps, gave his master a few glances, and pondered carefully…

If he considered the situation from another’s perspective, should he suddenly encounter a woman on the road dressed all in white—white clothes, a white skirt, a white hat—tall and slender, with a demeanor not of the mundane world and an untouchable air of purity, he would indeed find it hard not to take a few extra looks.

Understanding the passersby, becoming the…

“What are you looking at?

Is my attire very strange?”

Qing Su turned her head to transmit her voice, and Li Ping’an immediately smiled and moved forward, walking shoulder to shoulder with his master.

Li Ping’an, striking up a conversation, said, “You see, this place is indeed a mix of mortals and immortals, with most people having more or less some amount of mana in them.”

Qing Su nodded slightly and explained, “They are close to the Demon Race’s territory; people here must be hearing news of demon-induced calamities all the time, so mortals would try hard to practice some breath control techniques.”

Li Ping’an asked again, “Then, master, why don’t the mortals move to the quieter areas behind?”

“It is rare for mortals to migrate; where their forebears were born, they too grow up,” Qing Su said softly.

“I’ve heard about the situation here from your grandmaster,” she continued.

“This area is also managed by the Eastern Alliance, which has the major role of directing Qi Cultivators from East Continent to come to the southeastern region of the Western Continent to expand the Human Race’s territories.”

“The towns here, and those fortified settlements, should have expanded over in the last thousand years,” she added.

Li Ping’an raised his eyebrows slightly.

Depending on the Human Race’s Qi Cultivators to protect the proliferation of mortals and then gradually expelling various Spiritual Objects, breeding poultry and livestock, while slowly encroaching upon the Demon Race’s basic living space in the Western Continent?

If such actions were intentional, then within this Eastern Alliance, there must indeed be some strategic masterminds.

Li Ping’an leisurely surveyed various areas.

The towns here were different from the market towns of East Continent.

In the market towns of East Continent, there are clear demarcations between the areas where mortals and Qi Cultivators operate, mostly separated into upper and lower levels.

In the ‘Yongchu’ city, where the master and disciple were currently located, mortals and Qi Cultivators were completely mixed, and mortals without cultivation aptitude also carried knives and bows; Qi Cultivators accustomed to flying around would also land at road-side tea houses to drink thirst-quenching tea tinged with patchy Spiritual Energy.

The market towns of East Continent are filled with splendid high-rise buildings, beautifully decorated shops, and service-oriented restaurants and brothels.

This place, however, has many low stone buildings, and most of the places for leisure activities were unassuming two-story stone buildings with extensions spreading underground.

Li Ping’an extended his Spiritual Sense to investigate all around, finding that the places with the densest Formation energy were right beneath their feet.

—This is the best design for defending against stealthy attacks by groups of demons.

“Disciple,” Qing Su asked, “where shall we go for trading goods?”

Li Ping’an smiled and said, “Such small matters can be handled by the disciple.

I’ll take you to a better restaurant, and you can try some delicacies from this place.”

Qing Su had intended to maintain her dignified master’s presence, but after some thought, she decided to follow her heart.

“Hmm, sure, I mostly eat roasted Spirit Beast meat; I want to try something light and plain.”

“Master, this way please, your disciple has already found the spot.”

Li Ping’an smiled in response, leading Qing Su to a very popular restaurant in Yongchu City.

He got a private room on the second floor for his master and ordered some Spirit Grass, Spirit Root, and local specialties such as ‘Eternal Flame Roasted Demon King Meat’, ‘Pan-fried Millennium Demon Bear Paw’, and ‘Little Demon Lung Slices’.

—These were just the names of the dishes; the Human Race never ate demons with spiritual intelligence.

There was a sense of beauty in the cruelty, tinged with a hint of hatred.

Li Ping’an waited a while longer, making sure no one was watching them, and then set off on his own to trade goods.

Over the past year, he and his master had always been in hiding, employing guerrilla tactics within a thousand-mile radius.

Li Ping’an was well-versed in the tactic of ‘hitting once and moving to a new place’ and on average, retreating to seclusion after every three strikes.

The reaction of the Demon Race was, in fact, quite sluggish.

Within a six-hundred-mile radius, there were over eighty demon caves, similar to outposts for demons; these demon caves did not usually communicate with each other, nor was there any sort of ‘joint defense warning mechanism’.

In the first eight months, the master and disciple eliminated demons silently; after each demon extermination, they destroyed the bodies and removed traces, creating the false impression that demons in this area had packed up and fled, and surprisingly, the Demon Race had not detected their actions.

Only when a few elder demons visited friends and found things amiss, did they start moving around to inquire and learned that the demon caves were being cleansed continuously.

It was then that Li Ping’an’s demon extermination became known to all demons.

In the last four months, Li Ping’an and Qing Su only took action twice, eliminating demons in two caves.

The difficulty of demon extermination grew, and they even encountered powerful demons at the Heavenly Immortal Realm and organized demon soldiers.

—The abnormalities here finally caught the attention of the major demons in the rear.

Li Ping’an decided to stop and switch to another area for demon extermination and profit;

Although Qing Su was reluctant to stop, she fully respected her disciple’s strategic abilities.

They planned to trade in this place today and then leave a letter for the Eastern Alliance, after which they would move to another area to continue their guerrilla warfare.

On this stretch of sixteen thousand miles of border rife with the Human Race and demons, there were many Demon Race outposts.

‘One can never be too cautious around others; having never contacted the Eastern Alliance before, one must not be careless,’ Li Ping’an thought to himself.

He strolled through the streets with his hands behind his back for a while before turning into an inn, where he took a common room.

After entering the room, Li Ping’an symbolically set up a barrier, then took out a spherical treasure to block external probing, and quickly changed into an old robe with signs of Magical Combat, strapping an Immortal Treasure long saber behind him.