Chapter 68

Fortunately, Dugu Jian圣 and Qi Feng were flying in the air, so they didn't have to worry about getting lost. If they flew too far, they could just turn around and fly back. However, Dugu Jian圣 felt a bit embarrassed and kept quiet, speeding up with his sword light. It was then that Qi Feng realized that the previous speed of sword flight was just a cruising speed, and this return speed was at least twice as fast as when they came.

"Is this probably supersonic?" Qi Feng looked at the mountains and rivers passing by in a flash and couldn't help but marvel. However, there was no sonic boom when breaking the sound barrier. Clearly, this sword flight did not follow the rules of aerodynamics or fluid mechanics of modern physics; it was a technique of the immortals.

"Hmm? There's demonic aura!" Dugu Jian圣, who had been silent, suddenly stopped his sword light.

"Huh? Lord Sword Saint, you are quite perceptive when you focus." Qi Feng looked down and saw a huge square city.

Although the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda also enhanced his vision, from a height of a hundred feet, he couldn't see much; people looked like grains of sand. "What place is this?"

"The capital city." Dugu Jian圣 didn't turn his head, frowning and staring at a certain spot in the city, seemingly searching for the source of the demonic aura. "To feel demonic aura from such a height, this demon must be quite powerful! And it must be gathering power to cast some spell."

Wow! The capital city! Qi Feng had only planned to fly from Baihe Town to Heishui Town, which were just a few miles apart. He hadn't been lost in thought for long, just chatting a bit, and they had already flown to the capital? Qi Feng remembered that there were still many maps between these places.

A powerful demon in the capital? Uh, could it be that butterfly demon called Caiyi? She's a good demon. If she meets this stubborn Dugu Jian圣, she will likely end up being captured and locked in the Demon Lock Tower. I have to stop this.

"Uh, Senior, the situation in Heishui Town is urgent. Let's not deal with this for now. We need to eliminate the Red Ghost King first! As for the demon in the capital, Senior can ask your junior disciple to handle it."

Compared to Dugu Jian圣, Qi Feng thought that his junior disciple, the Wine Immortal Jian, was much more humane.

Dugu Jian圣 snorted, clearly quite dissatisfied with his junior disciple, with a look of disappointment: "Jian Situ is a wanderer, always drifting around. Who knows where to find him?"

"…I think he should be floating here soon…" Qi Feng couldn't help but comment.

In the original story, the Wine Immortal Jian drank all the precious wine in a hotel for free and was thrown into the river by the owner. He then floated down the river all the way to the capital, where he met Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru.

Although Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru had been disrupted by Qi Feng, they probably wouldn't come to the capital as they did before, but the Wine Immortal Jian's peculiar "journey" should not have been disrupted.

"Um? Floating?" Dugu Jian圣 was confused. Qi Feng guessed that even with a large imagination, Dugu Jian圣 wouldn't understand what he was saying. The second-in-command of the Shushan Immortal Sword Sect was thrown into the river for drinking without paying and floated for several days. If this were known, Dugu Jian圣 might either cut down the hotel owner or his embarrassing junior disciple. Maybe both.

"Cough, let's not worry about it. Why don't we continue on our journey? If we quickly deal with that ghost, we might even catch the dinner time…" Qi Feng tried to persuade.

Dugu Jian圣 closed his eyes and concentrated for a while, then suddenly opened them. Qi Feng saw the so-called "divine light" for the first time. It wasn't just a figment of imagination; he saw two beams of light at least half a meter long!

"Where!" Dugu Jian圣 pointed, and the sword light shot down into the city with both of them. Qi Feng felt the scenery turn into straight lines. This acceleration from zero to a hundred was faster than any supercar in the real world. Fortunately, this sword flight didn't follow the physical laws of this world; otherwise, Qi Feng would have been thrown out or his blood would have rushed to his head. In reality, it was as stable as riding in an elevator!

It turned out that Dugu Jian圣 hadn't been listening to Qi Feng's chatter but was fully focused on searching for the demon. The sword light flashed into the city. Well, the city entry tax was saved. Qi Feng couldn't help but envy and hate the toll-free passage. How much toll could be saved in a year? That's why "heroes break the law with their martial arts"; this Dugu Jian圣 had no qualms about not paying the city entry fee!

In the blink of an eye, Dugu Jian圣 brought Qi Feng to a garden in the city. Upon landing, the giant sword made of light disappeared. Dugu Jian圣 bent down, pulled out a regular-sized sword from under his feet, and sheathed it on his back. Qi Feng then noticed that he had two swords in his scabbard. This was different from the usual design in fantasy stories. For some reason, two swords seemed less cool and less impressive!

"What's strange about that? One is a flying sword, the other is a magic sword." Dugu Jian圣 answered Qi Feng's question matter-of-factly.

So the flying sword was just a specialized means of transportation? Qi Feng felt his worldview refreshed a bit. "Can't the other sword be used for flying?"

"Of course."

Qi Feng was speechless: "Why carry two swords, then? It's mainly because it doesn't look cool."

"Oh, that's a long story." Dugu Jian圣 stroked his beard and sighed: "Once, my Uncle Jingtian was out, riding his sword light, when he encountered a thousand-year-old great roc. At that moment, stepping on the sword, if he pulled it out, he would fall to his death; if he didn't pull it out, he would be killed. The great roc was fast, and Jingtian couldn't find a place to land. He had to flee for three thousand miles until he reached Shushan… Since then, all Shushan disciples carry two swords when they go out!"

Cough… No wonder the Wine Immortal Jian only carried one sword; he could fly in a gourd…

"Enough talk! I feel the demonic aura is ahead!" Dugu Jian圣 pointed into the forest.

Looking up, Qi Feng couldn't help but marvel. What a large urban green space project, but the thick spider webs hanging from the branches made it eerie. There were probably no tourists.

Dugu Jian圣 led the way, and Qi Feng followed. With such a high-level character leading, there was nothing to fear, but the forest was disgusting. Qi Feng had to carefully avoid the floating spider webs.

From the looks of it… Qi Feng relaxed a bit. This must be the lair of the spider demon Du Niang. Unlike the butterfly demon Caiyi, this spider demon was harmful. Even in appearance, this ugly creature should be eliminated as soon as possible! Eight-legged things, I only like crabs on the dining table!

"Senior, can you use some sword qi to clear the path?" Qi Feng suggested.

"If you scare away the demon, it's your responsibility!" Dugu Jian圣 said irritably.

Cough, I can't use sword qi, how can I scare away the demon? I can only make some noise to attract them. Qi Feng looked up and saw that Dugu Jian圣 was surrounded by a protective aura, and the spider webs couldn't touch him. Instead, they blew around and stuck to Qi Feng.

Qi Feng couldn't stand it anymore, so he pulled out the Golden Child Sword from the item bar, which cost over ten thousand coins. Qi Feng had checked; this sword had similar attributes to the Ghost Tooth Knife. But it was much more convenient to use, while the Ghost Tooth Knife's shape was hard to get used to. The sword was sharp, and the Golden Child Sword easily cut through the spider webs, leaving the blade clean and shiny, as if cutting through rags rather than sticky spider silk. It also cleared the branches and shrubs blocking the path. The Golden Child Sword in Qi Feng's hand became a wilderness machete.

"Be careful of the top." Dugu Jian圣, walking ahead, calmly reminded.

"Huh?" Qi Feng looked up and saw several truck-tire-sized, colorful, and glowing giant spiders pouncing down!

Qi Feng quickly leaped back two yards. These monsters might not be high-level, but their appearance was already unbearable. Each one was colorful, with several large, glowing compound eyes, and their mouths dripped saliva, covered in uneven fur or spines. Just the thought of cutting them with a sword made him feel sick.

"Hey, Senior… There are monsters!" Qi Feng saw Dugu Jian圣 walking ahead without turning back and thought he should take responsibility as a high-level character, not just pushing the boss but also clearing the small monsters.

"I heard you once fought a water demon. Quickly deal with these small things and catch up." Dugu Jian圣 turned a corner and disappeared.

Oh, is this revenge?

Seeing the giant spiders approaching, Qi Feng reached into his item bar and pulled out a bunch of Heavenly Master Talismans, Blood Linglong, and Invisible Needles. But he thought about the mess they would create, with unknown liquids and guts flying everywhere, and the risk of getting it on himself… Ugh!

Fortunately, I have many items! Qi Feng put away the flying items and took out a small incense burner, lit it with a lighter, and a fragrant aroma spread…

The giant spiders seemed to encounter something terrifying and quickly jumped away.

The demon-repelling incense is really effective! Qi Feng looked at the small incense burner in his hand and was very satisfied. It was just expensive. Three thousand coins! If he had known he would come to this map, he would have prepared some radar and Leifening, which cost only a few coins per bottle and were much more cost-effective!

Holding the demon-repelling incense, Qi Feng moved forward without any obstacles and soon caught up with Dugu Jian圣. Dugu Jian圣 sniffed, turned around, and saw the incense burner Qi Feng was holding. His face twitched, "You came this way?"

Qi Feng didn't think there was anything wrong: "Yes. Cough, these days, problems that can be solved with money are not problems. The only problem is whether you have the money. I originally planned to use a hundred Heavenly Master Talismans to clear the way… but I thought it was a bit wasteful…" Of course, it was wasteful; Qi Feng didn't gain experience from killing monsters!

Dugu Jian圣 was speechless… The new materialism of the immortal era seemed to be quite impactful on values.

Qi Feng saw that Dugu Jian圣 had been standing there for a while, so he asked, "The demon is ahead?"

"Indeed. A thousand-year-old demon. And there are two!"

Qi Feng peeked ahead and, thanks to his enhanced vision, could see two women fighting about a hundred meters away, with electric sparks flying.

"Wow! Caiyi fighting Du Niang!" Although Qi Feng couldn't see clearly, he guessed what was happening.

"Huh? You know these demons?!"