Chapter 33: Slaying a Demon
He might not have been able to catch up to Lin Qingyue before, but with the system, everything was different.
But…
“Why do I need to catch up?”
Su Yan blinked his eyes and easily found the answer.
He longed for a stable life and wanted a gentle and virtuous wife. In this world, who was more suitable than Lin Qingyue?
“I know her inside and out. I know what kind of person she is. If there’s no one more suitable in the future, it might be her.”
Lin Qingyue didn’t know what Su Yan was thinking. Otherwise, she would have been ecstatic.
“Hearing Senior Brother say that, I feel much more at ease,” Lin Qingyue said with a smile.
…
In the following days, Lin Qingyue’s cultivation schedule was packed.
She practiced her sword techniques and learned spells during the day, and refined her spiritual energy at night. Her progress was incredibly fast.
Seeing her work so hard, Su Yan thought the time was right and took her to the Artifact Pavilion.
Every disciple who joined the Transcendent Immortal Sect received many benefits. They could receive fasting pills and a small amount of spirit stones every month.
As a disciple of Heavenly Water Peak, Lin Qingyue’s benefits were naturally even better. Not only were there more types of pills, but she also received a mid-grade magic tool.
“Junior Sister, are you sure you don’t want my gift?” Su Yan asked again.
Because he had Dragon King’s Waterspout, the spiritual weapon in his hand was not as important. Seeing that Lin Qingyue didn’t have a suitable weapon, Su Yan wanted to give her the silver needle.
Lin Qingyue shook her head and said, “A spiritual weapon is too precious. You should keep it for yourself, Senior Brother.”
Lin Qingyue appreciated Su Yan’s goodwill, but accepting it was impossible. The silver needle was clearly something a boy would use. For a girl like her to use it would only invite ridicule.
“If you insist…”
Su Yan didn’t try to persuade her further. This junior sister of his seemed soft on the outside, but she had her own ideas on the inside, which was something he admired about her.
“I’m glad Senior Brother understands.”
…
Just like that, a month passed.
Lin Qingyue once again displayed her terrifying talent and was now on the verge of a breakthrough.
“It’s been less than two months, and she’s almost at Foundation Establishment. This speed is too fast. I have to work hard too.”
Lin Qingyue’s rapid progress gave Su Yan a sense of crisis.
Although he was destined to be surpassed by her, as her Senior Brother, being surpassed in just a few months was a bit too embarrassing.
“I should slow her down if I can.”
Su Yan wanted to put in a little effort.
Although the system’s options were the fastest way to increase his strength, there were too many uncertainties. Before a breakthrough option appeared, he couldn’t just remain idle.
“If I don’t have the aptitude, I can break through with pills. I’ll learn some alchemy. If it can be enhanced by the system, I’ll become an alchemist.”
Su Yan had already experimented with the effects of skill points. Even the most ordinary skill would have a miraculous effect after being enhanced by the system. If his alchemy skill was enhanced, he would have a specialty.
“To be enhanced by the system, it first has to be recognized by the system.”
Su Yan looked at his four skills. He decided to go and collect some herbs. Maybe if he just boiled them in a cauldron, the alchemy skill would pop up.
At this thought, Su Yan left Heavenly Water Peak and went to the back mountain of the sect.
This was a forest rich in spiritual energy, with many low-grade spiritual herbs growing. It should be enough for his use.
Su Yan held a bamboo basket and searched in the green grass.
“There’s one here, and another one over there…”
Su Yan picked them happily, and before long, the bamboo basket was full.
He looked at the full basket, stretched lazily, and was about to leave.
Just then, Su Yan seemed to sense something. He held his breath and turned to look into the distance.
The scent of blood was in the air, accompanied by waves of spiritual energy fluctuations.
“What’s happening over there?”
Su Yan was curious. He suppressed his aura and walked in the direction of the spiritual energy fluctuations.
Before long, he found the source of the bloody smell. A fox was fighting with a tiger.
“A tiger, and so agile. This must be a tiger demon. The fox isn’t an ordinary fox either.”
Su Yan narrowed his eyes. If his senses weren’t wrong, the tiger demon and the fox were equivalent to late Qi Refinement cultivators. In front of him, they were just small fry.
Since that was the case, there was nothing to worry about.
Su Yan walked out from the bushes.
The tiger demon was just about to deliver a fatal blow to the little fox when it suddenly noticed someone appear. Its body immediately arched, and it bared its teeth. “Where did this two-legged beast come from, daring to intrude on my territory!”
Your territory?
Su Yan looked at the tiger demon as if it were an idiot.
This was the back mountain of the Transcendent Immortal Sect. Who would dare to occupy this place!
“It must be a newly sentient little demon, its mind not yet clear.”
Su Yan shook his head. The Transcendent Immortal Sect wanted to maintain the natural scenery here and hadn’t developed it. As a place frequented by the sect’s disciples, the demon beasts were still very dangerous to ordinary disciples.
“Since I’ve run into you, I might as well get rid of you.”
Su Yan waved his hand, and a column of water appeared.
Seeing this, the tiger demon laughed loudly. “Hehe, I thought you had some trick up your sleeve. Turns out it’s just a splash of water. This is hilarious!”
The tiger demon laughed, and continued to laugh, and then…
Splat!!
Brains splattered everywhere. The tiger demon fell to the ground, its limbs beginning to twitch.
“Just a small fry, yet it can’t even grasp the situation.”
Su Yan sighed. The stupidity of this tiger demon was far beyond his expectations. It didn’t even try to dodge.
After getting rid of the tiger demon, he looked towards the bushes on the side. Under the green spiritual plants, a small golden thing was very conspicuous.
As Su Yan got closer, he realized it was a small fox. Its soft fur was stained with glaring blood, and it looked seriously injured.
The little fox weakly opened its eyes. Seeing the person before it, a light shone in its blue eyes.
What a beautiful person!
Mother fox always said that a person’s face reflects their heart. A beautiful person has a kind heart. Since it had met him, it seemed it wouldn’t die today.
The little fox twitched its ears and made a ‘chiu chiu’ sound.
Save me, teach me, and I will definitely repay you!
Su Yan reached out his hand. The little fox shyly closed its eyes. He’s going to take me back and treat me, right? I’m so lucky!
However…
A hand seized the scruff of its neck. The little fox was lifted by the flesh of its neck, its entire body instantly suspended in the air.
“Chiu chiu chiu! Chiu chiu chiu??”
The little fox’s four limbs flailed about, its eyes full of confusion. It was still injured; this would hurt it.
“Hehe.”
Su Yan smiled lightly. He finally understood why demon beasts couldn’t beat humans. Their intelligence wasn’t high enough!
“The tiger demon was silly and didn’t dodge, and you, little one, are the same. What a stupid fox!”
What!?
The little fox was instantly dumbfounded, unable to believe what it had just heard. Wasn’t he here to save it?
