A Demon's Path Chapter 97

"Hang them on the trees? How?" Li Yuanchong couldn't comprehend how Ling Xiao planned to knock a disciple down, and then hang them on a tree before they hit the ground.

Ling Xiao looked at Li Yuanchong and blinked. "Actually, I don't know either."

Li Yuanchong suddenly felt an intense urge to slap Ling Xiao across the face.

Seeing the expression of anger as blood rushed up to Li Yuanchong's face, Ling Xiao mysteriously said, "Don't worry. I have a way. You only need to prepare the ropes. Later when I say pull, you'll lasso the disciples and hang them on a tree right away. Understand?"

Li Yuanchong looked at Ling Xiao in a daze before shaking his head. "Nope, I don't."

It was Ling Xiao's turn to glare at Li Yuanchong as he viciously said, "Do you know how pigs die?"

"Of stupidity," came Li Yuanchong's immediate reply.

Ling Xiao spewed a barrage of curses at Li Yuanchong.

The eastern side of Myriad Bamboo Peak was covered with a dense field of bamboo. There was a path there, but the bamboo field was so dense that no one could clearly see the direction it took. However, this couldn't stump Ling Xiao. He had transformed himself into a three-legged bird and was currently flying high up in the air.

Ling Xiao already drew a scatter diagram of where the the guards were situated here after scouting out the region the day prior. He reflected the shape of the region with his mental strength into the jade slab before transmitting it into Li Yuanchong's brain. With the aid received from the jade slab, Li Yuanchong successfully dodged many disciples who were guarding the main road up the mountain. However, there were tens of thousands of disciples guarding the path he had to take. Part way up the road, he had to coordinate with Ling Xiao to silence some of them. He held 15 ropes in his hand and awaited Ling Xiao's order.

"Go!" Ling Xiao suddenly shouted.

With a quick movement of his wrist, Li Yuanchong lassoed the 15 disciples. They had no time to call for help as their heads started buzzing and went blank shortly after. He accurately snaked the ropes around the arms of the disciples without taking a moment's pause. After which, he leaped up into the air and pulled all 15 of them up along with him. At the quickest speed possible, he tied all of them to a bamboo.

"Tsk, tsk. You bound these zongzis up rather well," praised Ling Xiao who still assumed the form of a three-legged bird. "I never thought you'd be good at using ropes too."

Li Yuanchong rolled his eyes at Ling Xiao. "Just pay attention to your flying. Be careful, or an eagle might nip you away."

Ling Xiao disapprovingly said, "Humph, humph. How could there be an eagle here-" He hadn't even finished talking when a three-legged bird flew over in his direction. It stubbornly bothered him, using its beak to peel off the feathers from Ling Xiao's body.

"Fuck! What are you trying to do? What are you trying to do?!" Ling Xiao shouted. How could he know the three-legged bird didn't understand a word he was saying? It jabbered on and on in its own bird language for quite some time. Even so, Ling Xiao couldn't understand a single word.

"Get lost!" Ling Xiao roared. He gripped the three-legged bird's head with his own three legs, messing up its beautiful feathers. This in turn caused the bird to fly into a rage of humiliation. It clawed at Ling Xiao's face with all its might in return.

"Fuck you! So you're a mother bird! The first thing you claw is another's face!" Ling Xiao quickly flew to the ground and turned back into human form. He viciously punched the three-legged bird pouncing at him to smithereens. "I never thought I'd still be so charming even after turning into a bird. It really is a pain being so manly!" Ling Xiao shamelessly praised his good looks.

Li Yuanchong kept shaking his head. "Birdie, oh birdie. If you fall for a male bird in your next life, you must take a better look. Is it really a male bird, or is it a male birdperson?"

Ling Xiao fiercely glared at Li Yuanchong. "Continue!" He was terrified to transform back into a three-legged bird. Instead, he used his broom and his Flying Talisman. Flying at a low altitude, he carefully circled over the bamboo forest. Unfortunately, he still wasn't yet well versed in the arts of flying. If he didn't fly into one bamboo, he'd ram into the next.

Thankfully, this didn't cause for a lapse in focus. Every time they ran into guards, Ling Xiao would quickly release his mental attack. After which Li Yuanchong promptly threw his ropes. He never missed his target, tying all of them up to a bamboo. The two of them were extremely compatible with one another. They soon rushed up the eastern peak of Myriad Bamboo Peak. There, a blade of Soul Returning Grass quietly grew under a large rock.

"What are we going to do now? There are hundreds of guards over there. Even if you can make all of them lose their senses, I can't tie all of them up at the same time. There are no trees to hang them to here either!" Li Yuanchong frowned.

Ling Xiao chided, "You're a greater idiot than I thought possible. We've already come this far, now we'll obviously just steal it and fly away! How can any of those disciples catch up to us with this flying broom in my hands?"

Li Yuanchong pondered seriously on this plan. "That's true. I'll be in charge of stealing the grass, and you'll be in charge of slipping away. Let's go!"

"Sure!" Ling Xiao responded. After which he dove toward the strand of Soul Returning Grass.

"Ah!" The disciples guarding Myriad Bamboo Peak were dumbstruck. Why is there a flying broom? And why are there two people sitting on it? Before they could come back to their senses, Li Yuanchong grabbed the blade of Soul Returning Grass and stored it in his chain depository. Ling Xiao quickly flew them high up into the air, seizing the opportunity to flee.

"Inform Master! Hurry! Someone stole the Soul Returning Grass!" One of the disciples quickly came to his senses and released an emergency signal.

"Haha, by the time your help arrives, we'll be long gone!" Ling Xiao complacently laughed. He increased the speed of his broom and flew toward the base of the mountain.

Whoosh! Whoosh! From within the bamboo forest came the sounds of wings flapping. The bamboo was torn to shreds as a huge bird appeared in front of Ling Xiao and Li Yuanchong. It seemed as though something had frightened it away. The huge bird took to the air and blocked the duo on the broom from descending down the mountain.

"My god! What is that thing?" Ling Xiao was stunned in place for a moment. Blocking their path was a huge bird with three heads, six claws, and nine tails of various colours. From its size alone, it was like a wall in a room. There was no way they could get past this monstrosity.

"It's a blue ranked demonic beast! The Three-headed Fierce Vulture!" Li Yuanchong was worthy of being a disciple of Heavenly River City. He recognised this strange bird in a glance.

"Blue ranked? Fuck! How are we so unlucky?" Ling Xiao quickly guided his broom up toward the sky. He wanted to fly higher so that he could coil around the top of this vulture's head.

The Three-headed Fierce Vulture seemed to be highly intelligent. It knew Ling Xiao wanted to flee, so it quickly swung its tails. The nine-coloured tails wound round from nine different directions, tightly binding Ling Xiao and Li Yuanchong together. Even breathing became difficult for them.

"W-what are we going to do?" Li Yuanchong seemed to have lost the ability to think, instinctually turning to Ling Xiao for guidance.

The vulture tightly clamped down on Ling Xiao's neck, making his face swell red. "Damn… it… Li… Wu… hen!"

Whoosh! A green light flashed through the sky, aiming for the Three-headed Fierce Vulture. It was an arrow! It was shot from the foot of the mountain, never dropping in speed. This went to show just how powerful the person who shot it was. But how could the vulture care for the attack of a green ranked Chain Soul Master? It didn't even spare the attack a glance, swatting it away with one of its tails. Bang! The arrow turned to tiny pieces, scattering over the ground.

The Three-headed Fierce Vulture wanted to continue tormenting Ling Xiao and Li Yuanchong, but the tail it used to slap the arrow away just now rapidly started to rot. Dense green smoke started emerging from it.

Kaaaaaaw! The Three-headed Fierce Vulture let out a sorrowful cry. It fiercely flung Ling Xiao and Li Yuanchong away, sending them flying down the mountain. Kerthunk! They fell from the sky and crashed to the ground. It was a vicious and brutal mess.

"Thankfully your daddy's, muscles and bones are sturdy… Aiyah!" Ling Xiao wanted to move, but to his surprise he realised that many of his bones were broken. He couldn't move an inch no matter how he tried.

Li Yuanchong didn't fare any better. Other than glaring at Ling Xiao with a hateful gaze in his eyes, he couldn't do anything else.

At this time, Li Wuhen rushed over and retrieved Ling Xiao's broom. He picked the two of them up and fled to the foot of Myriad Bamboo Peak. He moved so quickly that it felt as though they were flying.

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Zhao Tian arrived at the dying vulture's side, a murderous glint in his eyes. "Inform everyone that all Chain Soul Masters within a 250-meter radius of Myriad Bamboo Peak are not allowed to leave!"

Chapter end