Urban Martial Saint

Thinking of the people outside, Ye Qing suddenly realized that he had been standing in this cave for quite a while. The hunger in his stomach made him acutely aware that his stay here was definitely not short.

Luckily, he still had some Devouring Demon Flowers on him. Ye Qing took out a few petals and stuffed them into his mouth, using them to slightly appease his hunger. After that, he didn’t linger in this cave but instead ran straight outside.

All around, the Devouring Demon Flowers started to move, but none of them blocked Ye Qing’s path. These Devouring Demon Flowers seemed to have already regarded Ye Qing as one of their own and completely ignored him, allowing Ye Qing to proceed conveniently, holding his head high as he ran outward.

When Ye Qing ran out of the cave, he saw several other caves nearby with Devouring Demon Flowers emerging, rushing into the cave where the Church people were. This made Ye Qing even more certain that it was the Church and Nalan Jingwei’s people who had triggered the Devouring Demon Flowers; otherwise, how could such a thing have happened?

Seeing this situation, Ye Qing was delighted. This truly was a case of the road to Heaven being ignored and Hell’s door being barged into. Ye Qing was thinking of ways to make these Devouring Demon Flowers swallow these people, but surprisingly, they themselves had provoked the flowers first. It was just as well—without Ye Qing having to lift a finger, these Devouring Demon Flowers were more than enough to deal with these people!

Driven by curiosity, Ye Qing walked to the entrance of the cave, wanting to see precisely what was happening with the Church and Nalan Jingwei’s people.

The cave entrance was pitch-black, with a constant stream of Devouring Demon Flowers pouring in. The Devouring Demon Flowers in this Demon Hideout Cave are all mobile, and if all of them were triggered, anyone entering would meet their end here. With over ten thousand Devouring Demon Flowers, even a single flower is enough to kill someone—what would happen if they all surged together?

Fortunately, these Devouring Demon Flowers completely ignored Ye Qing. As he stood at the cave entrance, squeezed amongst the flowers, not a single Devouring Demon Flower attempted to devour him.

Finally, upon reaching the cave entrance, Ye Qing could clearly see the situation inside. From within came waves of roars and cries, cursing loudly that the Church people and Nalan Jingwei’s group were inside, with both Huaxia and foreign languages mixed in, creating utter chaos. Ye Qing also heard Executioner Scholar cursing loudly from afar: ”What the hell is this? What’s going on?”

”I told you, this Demon Hideout Cave is extremely dangerous, and it’s best not to act rashly. You insisted on bringing in so many snakes, and now, look, you’ve provoked a little creature. I also said not to provoke that little creature, but you didn’t listen. Anything appearing in this Demon Hideout Cave is never simple. I suspect that little creature is the legendary demon pet!” Sky-Killing Master shouted.

”Demon pet?” Executioner Scholar’s voice trembled, ”Is this thing still alive? How is it possible? The Great Demon King has been dead for many years, no one remembers how long, right? Can a demon pet really live for thousands or even ten thousand years?”

”How should I know? But legend has it that the Demon Hideout Cave contains demon pets, and anyone who sees them will die!”

”I heard from the Corpse Ghost Dragon before; there might indeed be demon pets here!” Nalan Jingwei also exclaimed.

”What should we do now?” Slaughter Venerable asked urgently.

”Stop talking nonsense, there’s no time to save people now. Run as much as you can!” Sky-Killing Master shouted loudly.

”What about big brother?” Slaughter Venerable shouted.

”What damn brother? Snake Gentleman has already been swallowed by the Devouring Demon Flowers. Can you break through the Devouring Demon Flowers? If not, stop blabbering and run quickly, or else you’ll die here too!” Sky-Killing Master screamed.

Listening to this from the cave entrance, Ye Qing found it amusing. He finally understood how these Devouring Demon Flowers suddenly all came into action. It seemed that Snake Gentleman had brought snakes in, intending to use them to deal with Ye Qing. As a result, the appearance of the snake swarm attracted the demon pet. After the little creature showed up, Executioner Scholar tried to capture the demon pet but ended up angering it, leading to the current situation. Apparently, these people truly brought this upon themselves.

Inside the cave, the Church people were crying out miserably, oblivious to what was happening. Moreover, most of them were weaker than the Huaxia National Martial Artists, so in just a short time, many had already been devoured by the Devouring Demon Flowers. The Great Lord roared incessantly, obviously trying to tear apart those Devouring Demon Flowers; but given the flowers’ toughness, how could he possibly do it? From his angry roars, it was clear that things weren’t going well on the Church’s side. He wanted to save people, but instead of rescuing anyone, more Church members were devoured by the flowers—he was extremely furious.

As Ye Qing stood there chuckling to himself, suddenly, a rustling sound came from nearby. This sound was very familiar to Ye Qing; it was the sound of his Demon Pet. Ye Qing turned his head and saw a pure white little creature pouncing towards him. Ye Qing quickly reached out to catch it as the Demon Pet, which was like a Little White Fox, leapt onto Ye Qing, affectionately licking his face, being very friendly to him.

”Hahaha...” Ye Qing couldn’t help but laugh lightly, looking at the cute Demon Pet, reaching out to stroke its back fur. The little fellow seemed to enjoy this, lounging on Ye Qing’s shoulder as if they were the closest of companions, very intimate with Ye Qing.

”Little fellow, look what I’ve brought you.” Ye Qing fished out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket, filled entirely with Ziyu Chenxiang Pills.

The Demon Pet’s eyes immediately widened upon seeing these Ziyu Chenxiang Pills. Before Ye Qing could react, it transformed into a flash of white light, instantly snatching the small porcelain bottle from Ye Qing’s hand, perching on his shoulder, using its small paws to open the bottle cap, pouring out the pills one by one and stuffing them into its mouth like a child eating candy, full of joy and excitement.

Watching the Demon Pet, Ye Qing couldn’t help but laugh again. He reached out to pet the Demon Pet’s head while looking at the chaotic Cave. Inside, at least a dozen people had been devoured by the Devouring Demon Flower, and the others dared not linger, desperately trying to rush out, not daring to stay in the Cave for even a moment. Even the Great Lord angrily led the remaining few out, completely deciding to give up.

Actually, this was normal, as even the Corpse Ghost Dragon couldn’t break through these Devouring Demon Flowers, let alone them. They certainly couldn’t save anyone, and if they stayed any longer, their lives might be forfeited here. So, fleeing was their only option; they had no other choices.

The Demon Pet perched on Ye Qing’s shoulder was completely indifferent to these people. In fact, in this Demon Hideout Cave, it was the sole ruler; what was life or death to those people was nothing more than play to it. It didn’t care. As these people fled, it paid no attention, its focus fully shifted to the Ziyu Chenxiang Pills Ye Qing had brought.

In fact, Ye Qing had brought two bottles of Ziyu Chenxiang Pills earlier. But last time at Mount Wendao, Ye Qing gave one bottle to Fat Jiao, so now only one bottle was left.

However, the Demon Pet was not overly greedy; having one bottle already made it very happy. After finishing this bottle, it snuggled on Ye Qing’s shoulder, affectionately leaning on his neck, its little tail wrapped around Ye Qing’s neck. This little fellow truly trusted Ye Qing.

Ye Qing hadn’t been to the Demon Hideout Cave for a long time, nor had he seen this little fellow. Now, seeing the Demon Pet again filled his heart with joy. He didn’t bother with the Church and Nalan Jingwei’s group, instead accompanying the Demon Pet in playful antics inside the Demon Hideout Cave.

When the little fellow saw Ye Qing, it was very happy, bouncing around by his side. Given its adorable appearance, nobody would suspect that this little creature could dominate the Demon Hideout Cave single-handedly. Over twenty Peak Masters were nearly dealt with entirely by it. Undoubtedly, the Demon Hideout Cave was an exceptionally terrifying place. Ye Qing had decided that next time there’s danger, he’d lure them into the Demon Hideout Cave; under heaven, nobody dared act recklessly there!

After playing with the little fellow for a while, Ye Qing’s stomach began to rumble, as he had not eaten for one or two days while here.

Upon hearing Ye Qing’s stomach growl, the little fellow’s jet-black eyes rolled around, seemingly lost in thought. Suddenly, it jumped up, pulling Ye Qing toward the Cave where the Great Demon King Coffin was located.

Standing at the Cave entrance, Ye Qing quickly stopped. The little fellow looked back at Ye Qing in confusion, unsure why he stopped.

”I can’t go in, I can’t go in.” Ye Qing raised his hands, not knowing if the little fellow could understand, saying, ”I’ve ingested two Buddha’s Relics in my body; the Buddhist Sect’s power and the Great Demon King’s power clash. If I go inside, the Buddhist Sect’s power might tear my internal organs apart, so I can’t go in!”

The little fellow stared at Ye Qing, possibly not understanding human speech. Yet its eyes rolled around, seemingly contemplating something. Suddenly, it jumped onto Ye Qing’s arm, grabbing his hand to examine it closely, as if studying the Buddha’s Relics inside.

At this moment, the power of the Buddha’s Relics within Ye Qing was not released, so the Buddha’s Relics were not visible. The little fellow staring certainly saw nothing.

”Wait for the power of the Buddha’s Relics in my body to be released; only then will the Buddha’s Relics appear. Looking like this, you won’t see anything,” said Ye Qing.

The little fellow didn’t stop; it kept staring at Ye Qing’s hand, suddenly extending a little paw to scrape across Ye Qing’s palm.