The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 342 - 346: Becoming a Demon (Part 8)

Chapter 342: Chapter 346: Becoming a Demon (Part 8)

Seeing Su Li’s expression that spoke volumes of unspeakable frustration, Xiao Bai tugged at his long ears and tilted his head innocently, "Sister is here."

Su Li turned her face expressionlessly and screamed in her heart: Act cute is shameful...

A sweep of Divine Sense made the scene at the foot of the mountain crystal clear.

About a dozen Taoists dressed in Daoist robes, wearing Daoist Crowns, and embroidered with the Ziwei Star at the collar, assembled at the foot of the mountain.

Some held swords, some held horsetail whisks, and some held compasses, standing solemnly at the ready under the organization of a small elder leading them.

Aside from the Taoists, a few robust men in unpretentious clothing stood scattered nearby.

Just by seeing how they faced up to the small elder without falling short, it was clear that the status of these men was not much different from that of the small elder.

After a quick look, Su Li noted that the cultivation of the small elder was about the same as the original owner’s. Adding in those few men, if Su Li were to face them as the original owner, the outcome would only be one.

Defeat at their hands.

But things were different now. Su Li, who had transformed into a Jiao, was not only unafraid of facing them, but even if several more came, she would remain fearless.

As she withdrew her Divine Sense, Su Li noticed a secretive spot at the foot of the mountain where a streak of green snake tail swiftly slithered away.

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At the foot of Lian Mountain

The wiry, small elder leading, known far and wide as Yun Lingzi of the Ziwei Temple, was speaking with his eldest disciple, Chang Daizi.

"After you set up the grand formation with your fellow disciples at the foot of the mountain, I will meet Black Lady with the other two masters."

Chang Daizi expressed his concern, "Black Lady’s strength has reached that of a Great Demon, and, moreover, demons have many tricks. Master, you must be extremely cautious."

Yun Lingzi laughed heartily, "It’s just a Black Snake demon. If I were alone, maybe I’d have to be careful, but with Master Cao and Xu Shi with me, there’s no need to fear."

"After we capture the demon, we’ll burn incense and pray to heaven—it will be another act of merit in removing a hazard for the people."

Standing aside, holding a liquor jug and taking big swigs, Master Cao immediately chimed in, "Exactly, today even a Great Demon like her cannot escape her fate."

"After we capture Black Lady, the little demons on Lian Mountain will be left for our Daoist Temple’s brothers to practice on."

The Bald man, his head marked with scars from his vows, but dressed in plain coarse clothes, chuckled coldly, "Black Lady allows her underlings to harm the Mortal World; thus, she shares the guilt."

Although Su Li was far away on the mountain cliffs, the events unfolding at the foot of the mountain were crystal clear to her, and she heard every word of their conversation without missing a syllable.

She found it laughable.

These people, righteous and valiant on the surface, had found a very good excuse for their selfish desires.

The hypocrisy...

The troubles Cuicui caused in the Mortal World were just the beginning; the real target they wanted to deal with was her.

This life, without the original owner avenging Cuicui by killing Chang Daizi, the people from Ziwei Temple still sought her out.

Speaking of righteousness, in reality, it was nothing more than selfish desires at play.

Having just arrived in this world, Su Li had learned everything about the situation from the original owner’s memories, and after noticing the increasingly dense impure energy on Lian Mountain, she had her suspicions.

Even if Cuicui hadn’t stirred trouble in the Mortal World, the mortal Daoists and Mages would have come looking sooner or later.

Although Black Lady, the original owner, was a Great Demon, she was the weakest among all the Great Demons in the Demon Realm.

Moreover, she disliked conflict, and the little demons who took refuge with her were also averse to fighting.

Therefore, if the Cultivators in the Mortal World were to choose someone to strike at, Black Lady was the easiest target.

The entire Lower Realm is currently witnessing a growing scarcity of Spiritual Energy, and with limited resources for cultivation, one naturally has to set their sights on the Alien Clan to strengthen themselves.

However, a thousand years ago, the Demon Clan of the Ninth Layer Heaven had an agreement with the Human Race, mutually pledging not to engage in the unwarranted slaughter of one another.

Although killings have occurred time and again, those were merely minor skirmishes between little demons and Little Taoists.

There had yet been a case involving Great Demons.

Now, it seemed that those minor skirmishes were no longer satisfying these cultivators.

Yun Lingzi channeled Spiritual Power to his throat and called out loudly, "Black Lady, we have arrived; do you not come down the mountain to receive your guests?"

The sound waves pierced through the Barrier and headed straight to the very top.

The little demons in the mountains, frightened, covered their ears and scurried about chaotically.

If they were scared when the Black Lady was angry, then now they were utterly terror-stricken.

Master Cao swallowed a mouthful of wine and flung the wine pot outward. Much of the wine poured out in an arc and descended.

At a certain point in mid-air, it touched an invisible Barrier.

Then, a puff of white smoke rose, and the wine actually corroded a hole in the Barrier set up by Su Li, becoming bigger and more severe with time.

"Trifling tricks, nothing more..."

A gust of black wind blew, and Su Li appeared before everyone.

She glanced at the damaged Barrier, her eyebrows raised, thinking to herself: This person has some skill.

The Barrier was something she had set up on a whim, yet to be destroyed so effortlessly was quite impressive...

In fact, Su Li misjudged, for she did not see Master Cao’s fingers trembling behind his back.

Damn it, it’s just a Barrier, yet the backlash is so severe.

If he hadn’t been forcefully holding on, suppressing the surging blood in his body, he would have likely spat out a mouthful of blood.

If a simple Barrier was this formidable, then the Black Lady...

Regret began to simmer in Master Cao’s heart, thinking that he had been too hasty in following Yun Lingzi’s provocation.

After all, the Black Lady was a Great Demon with a long-standing reputation.

While Master Cao showed no outward signs of distress, Xu Shi, who was perceptive, cast several cautious glances his way.

"The Daoist from Ziwei Temple comes to visit my Lian Mountain, yet you seem insincere, not only damaging the Barrier of my Lian Mountain but also arriving empty-handed..."

"Don’t your people always speak of propriety? What manners are these, to come as a guest without gifts?"

Su Li said with a pleasantly relaxed smile, "Are you perhaps hoping for me to come and fetch them personally?"

Master Cao, Xu Shi, and the Daoists from Ziwei Temple then saw a beautiful young lady, with each step causing a lotus to bloom, approaching them.

With grace and elegance, she resembled a pampered young lady reared in the wealthy household of a noble.

Her pace seemed slow, yet in reality, it was extremely fast. Before the crowd could react, she was already a mere few meters away from them.

"Since that is the case, I shall not stand on ceremony."

As her words fell, Chang Daizi and the others felt a lightness on their bodies, uncontrollably flying backward and then crashing into trees, spewing blood from their mouths.

The quickest to respond, Yun Lingzi, Master Cao, and Xu Shi dodged Su Li’s palm wind, but the Mustard Bags they carried ended up in her hands.

Within a single exchange, the newcomers were nearly incapacitated.

Yun Lingzi was so furious he almost vomited blood. After landing and dodging the attack, he didn’t care about the Mustard Bags taken by the opponent and quickly ran to his favorite disciple, Chang Daizi, to examine his injuries.

Turning around, his eyes bloodshot with hatred, he declared, "This is too much..."