Da Xuan Martial Saint

"Hmm."

Chen Mu said, "Then either we actively search for its trail, or we'll have to wait another month."

Xu Hongyu shook her head and said, "Let's search. A month is too long, and I have 'Rosemary' here, which can drive the beast into a frenzy. As long as we can find the traces of its lair nearby, it will be forced to come out."

"That sounds good."

Chen Mu nodded.

After all, Xu Hongyu had a lot of experience hunting demons, with essentials like rosemary mostly readily available. Chen Mu had only read some books on demonic creatures and lacked such items, but after learning about them this time, he would prepare them for the next time.

Seeing Xu Hongyu turn to leave, Wang Gensheng couldn't help but step forward and grab Chen Mu, swallowing his saliva before saying, "This little... no, this lord, are you really here to hunt demons? That wolf demon is extremely ferocious; just now, that young girl..."

"Village Chief Wang, just be at ease."

Chen Mu spoke to Wang Gensheng in an even tone.

In such remote small villages, even the Demon-Slaying Office was hardly recognized; it seemed they doubted Xu Hongyu and Xiao He's capability because they were young girls, leaving them even less confident.

Chen Mu then flicked his finger, and a gust of wind burst forth, instantly piercing through a half of a mud wall not far away, kicking up a large cloud of dust that spread around.

Village Chief Wang watched this scene, his eyes widening slightly, before he hurriedly stepped back, his face showing a look of awe.

Chen Mu stepped forward to catch up with Xu Hongyu, quickly disappearing into the outskirts of the village, following the wolf demon's trail as they searched.

...

While Chen Mu and Xu Hongyu were chasing the wolf demon...

Yu State.

The Seven Profound Sect was located in the northern part of central Yu State, less than a few hundred miles from the State City.

The sect was situated between a majestic mountain range, not deep within but only occupying the edge. Beyond its borders lay a series of towns under its control, which, despite being called towns, were no less prosperous than a county due to the proximity of the Seven Profound Sect.

The intelligence from Yu City, after several transmissions, still safely arrived at the Seven Profound Sect.

The matter was not minor.

After successive reports, it reached the Affairs Hall of the Seven Profound Sect.

"Heavenly Corpse Sect?"

The few stewards who heard this furrowed their brows slightly.

After a round of discussions, unable to decide, they escalated the matter to higher authorities, all the way up to the main peak of the Seven Profound Sect, and into a courtyard behind the grand hall on the main peak, where the Seven Profound Sect Elders resided. Read latest chapters at мѵʟ

"Troublesome times..."

A man in his forties, wearing a flowing, blue robe, shook his head after hearing the steward's report. He looked towards the mist-veiled mountains and said, "The land of Han State is in chaos with demons, Qing State is filled with the smoke of war, North State is in complete disarray, and Yu State will inevitably follow into turmoil."

The current world situation had the Da Xuan Dynasty Court's orders not extending out of Central Prefecture, with each state either under the control of nobles or partitioned by various sects. After decades of development, up until ten years ago, a relatively peaceful coexistence had been maintained.

However, as the saying goes: prolonged peace breeds trouble.

It started with the King of the North Garrison from North State, who led his troops in an uprising against the Tao Ran Sect, which held three jurisdictions in North State. Within a short ten years, all of North State was plunged into chaos, and the flames of war spread.

The neighboring states each underwent changes, with sects intervening and regional powers acting in the shadows, leading to a state of disorder in the four states adjacent to Yu State starting three years ago.

Only Yu State, under the governance of the Seven Profound Sect for decades, remained relatively stable. The Seven Profound Sect had closed its doors and kept to itself, avoiding involvement in the affairs of outside states, so Yu State remained comparatively peaceful up to the present day.

"Elder Qi, what do you think we should do..."

"First, send someone to Central Prefecture and report to the Imperial Court. We must still follow the procedures."

Elder Qi Zhiyuan in his blue attire slowly opened his mouth.

Yu State's relative stability up to now was also related to the Seven Profound Sect's consistently prudent actions. Despite governing a state, they did not disrupt the imperial system, still using the Court's rules for local governance.

"Yes."

The steward bowed his head in acknowledgment.

But just as he turned to handle the situation, a lingering voice suddenly echoed through the entire mountains.

"Heavenly Sword Sect's true disciple, Zuo Qianqiu, has arrived to pay respects to your mountain."

Though not particularly loud, the voice clearly traversed the mountain range, echoing through the valleys, with an indescribable sharp edge as if a giant sword loomed overhead, unsheathed and imposing.

For a moment,

numerous Inner Sect and Outer Sect disciples of the Seven Profound Sect all looked up, stunned, towards the sect's gate.

Before anyone could react, a charming, feminine voice softly spread through the valleys: "Why are you in such a hurry, Elder Brother Zuo? You didn't even wait for your junior sister... Hehe."

The voice, both tender and alluring, merely reached the ears and stirred the soul, causing some outer disciples of the Seven Profound Sect to become dazed, flames of desire rising within them to see the source of the voice.

But immediately after,

a voice devoid of emotion poured cold water on all the excitement.

"Blood Hidden Pavilion, Si Kouzhi, has arrived to pay respects to your mountain."

"Hey, Hehuan enchantress, if you want to pay respects, just do it. Showing off your charms at another's mountain gate could rile up the host. If they all come out against you, you'll have to take them on alone. See how many holes you have and how many spikes you can take? Oh, and Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion's true disciple, Jiang Yifei, has come to pay respects to your mountain.

Just for the record, I'm not with the enchantress; I just want to spar with your true disciples."

The last voice was very talkative, seemingly never-ending, but as the prolonged speech concluded, every word still resonated through the valleys, clearly reverberating around the Seven Profound Sect's gates.