Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect
Chapter 353 - 260 Demon is one chi taller_2

Chapter 353: Chapter 260 Demon is one chi taller_2

Liu Xiaoliu pinched the formula to track, stepping unevenly across the snow. He calculated that most of the demons born in this village were lured away by the herds, heading toward Yan Zhi Mountain. These he didn’t need to worry about; they seemed to be Qi Refining Level demons. With Shen Jianjia, the "killing star," chopping off heads from morning till night, they wouldn’t stand a chance.

But there was one, seemingly the last born, weak and frail, unable to keep up with the group, taking a detour down a small path.

Thus, Liu Xiaoliu thought it over and decided not to leave out a single one, deviating from the path to follow the tracks. After searching until evening, he finally found the Demon Fetus in a cave.

Sure enough, from the footprints in the snow, the Demon Fetus crawled out of its egg capsule in the form of an infant. In the cave, it had split open the stomach of a hibernating bear, eating more than half, and had grown into the form of a little girl.

Liu Xiaoliu took out a sword talisman, infused it with Sun Sword Qi to activate it, igniting a flame-like radiance in his hand.

Yet the Demon Fetus did not dodge or hide, only stared coldly at Liu Xiaoliu, gnawing on the innards, her face smeared with warm blood.

Liu Xiaoliu looked at her for a moment, then suddenly spoke,

"Most newborn demons are driven by animal instincts, rushing towards flesh and blood when hungry. They only think about other things when they’re full.

But it seems you were born with spiritual wisdom, and you can even suppress hunger and thirst to come here...

Tell me, why take the small path."

The Demon Fetus didn’t answer, still chewing unceasingly.

Liu Xiaoliu flung out the sword talisman, and the Demon Fetus leaped like a spirit cat from the bear carcass, clinging to the cave wall to avoid the talisman’s strike, preparing to pounce on Xiaoliu.

However, Liu Xiaoliu merely pinched the formula, and remarkably, the sword fire rebounded, cutting off the Demon Fetus’s ankles, causing it to lose balance instantly and crash to the ground with a "boom!"

The Demon Fetus looked at its severed feet and saw that the wounds were cauterized by the sword energy, impossible to heal. Meanwhile, the sword fire hovered above, ready to strike down at any time. So when it turned its head, tears welled up, like a bullied girl, it sobbed,

"Immortal Master, I beg your great mercy, spare me a chance to live. I swear, I will not kill or harm anyone."

Liu Xiaoliu looked down at it.

"Quite convincing, learning so quickly, so clever at birth; it seems you were born a mutant, developing spiritual wisdom within the egg capsule."

The Demon Fetus ceased its sobbing, coldly asking,

"What must I do for you to spare my life?"

Liu Xiaoliu raised a hand, swearing,

"As long as you speak the truth and answer honestly, I can seal your soul and spare your Primordial Spirit."

The Demon Fetus remained silent for a moment.

Liu Xiaoliu asked,

"This time when you headed south, how many Great Demons and Demon Lords are there? With batch after batch causing disturbances, when do you plan to attack Yan Zhi Mountain?"

The Demon Fetus sneered,

"How could I possibly know? I was just born."

Liu Xiaoliu thought for a moment,

"Makes sense, but surely you know which direction you came from and where you plan to cross the pass?"

The Demon Fetus said,

"What’s there to ask? Naturally, we came from the north, wherever there’s a path, that’s the way we go."

"Oh, so you even know which way is north? Then why take the small path back? Why not go south?"

Xiao Liu coldly laughed, pinching the sword technique, and the sword fire immediately bisected the Demon Fetus at the waist.

Even the Demon Fetus was at a loss,

"I have an extra Soul Brain, born frail, naturally I wouldn’t dare move with the large group, lest I get eaten as a snack. Of course, I’d take the small path."

Xiao Liu lifted a finger again, severing one of its arms.

The Demon Fetus hurriedly said,

"Guyan Mountain! They’re planning to go to Guyan Mountain! To devour the entire territory of Kan State! To establish nests, gather a million strong, and then head south as a swarm, charging straight into Genzhou!"

Xiao Liu sneered, severing its arm again.

"Nonsense, do you think demons born with a few spiritual wisdoms can suppress their urge to eat humans and make such meticulous plans?

Demons that cross Yin Mountain will inevitably head south to the Central Plains, to seize the most fertile lands and reproduce, that’s determined by instinct.

How could they linger in the harsh land of Kan Country, establishing nests?

The climate here is no different from the Returning Ruins, freezing cold with nothing growing, what a joke about building nests!"

Seeing he couldn’t be easily fooled, the Demon Fetus was also helpless, burnt and tormented by Sun Sword Fire. For survival, it had to confess.

"It’s the decree of Spirit King Emperor, saying the Human Clan is in a great war in Genzhou, that though the Immortal Palace lost a battle, they still have strength. They’d better let them kill each other a while longer. Those without brains, who don’t obey orders, just let them go south by themselves, live or die doesn’t matter. We who are born with wisdom should settle in Kan State to lay the foundation, to accumulate strength, to gradually advance forward."

Xiao Liu frowned,

"Where did this Spirit King Emperor come from? It can actually command you demons? And... how do you know the Immortal Palace has already lost?"

The Demon Fetus failed to answer, it seemed to want to say something, but couldn’t. Blood gushed from its mouth and nose, and it silently died before Xiao Liu.

Dead, with its Spiritual Sense extinguished, all that remained was a piece of rotting flesh.

Primordial Spirit Method? Demons actually have Primordial Spirit Method...

Xiao Liu remained silent for a moment before turning the Demon Fetus into ashes with his sword, puzzled in his heart.

After considering for a while, he decided that the demons escaping toward Yan Zhi Mountain could be left for his brothers to handle, so he sent a talismanic letter with everything he’d seen and heard to Tang Tong. Then he continued northward, no, northwest, heading towards Guyan Mountain, in the direction of Kan Country’s Capital City, to search.