Mortal To Immortal (Book 1)
Ep. 65 - Strange Demon

Yao Han's forehead shriveled at hearing the foreign name Shenghao mentioned.

"King Amulet? I just heard it."

So far, the figure of the Talisman King has never been present in the story of Meirong or Yutian.

Shenghao said Yao Han's ignorance was reasonable. Among the cultivators who earned the nickname as Kings, the Talisman King was one of them and did not come from a sect.

The talisman King was a free cultivator, no one knew his surname or full name. It said his ability within the Dao Talisman was the best in the entire Blue Moon Continent. For his own practice, many expected the King of Talismans to have already reached the peak of the Soul Realm.

"Uncle Master Wu San once said he had always hoped to meet with the Senior Talisman King while traveling out of the sect to be able to exchange ideas about the Talisman Dao. Merely, Senior Talisman King was extremely difficult to encounter. It was easier to meet Senior Feng, since the Senior Talisman King was known to be mobile and never inhabited a place for a long time."

Yao Han nodded in understanding while stroking his chin. He became reminded of Tian Jian or known as the Heavenly Sword King that Meirong had told him about.

"Maybe a little hint for those who want to look for Senior Talisman King is that there is a rumor that says he is only seen in the Green Forest Country."

Hearing that, Yao Han smiled meaningfully, as the information signified that the chance of meeting the figure of a Talisman King was greater when compared to having to search the entire Blue Moon Continent.

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Just as Yao Han promised Honghao, he handed out Chen Long's wood element magic pointers. Yao Han did not know how far Honghao had succeeded in learning this wood magic, because he he did not have the pure spirit root of the wood element.

Since Honghao had fire and wood elemental spirit roots, Yao Han gave ten types of simple wood magic. Honghao's hard work will be met with obstacles because it is hindered by his innate talent that is not very suitable in mastering wood element magic.

Looking at the Honghao who was so happy and enthusiastic, Yao Han did not try to remind Honghao of the difficulties that he would experience later on.

As they occasionally paused for a moment, Honghao would diligently deepen the instructions Yao Han gave him, while Shenghao meditated more often.

"Brother Yao, until when do you want to continue making the Fireball Amulet? Don't you want to try making another kind of talisman?"

Shenghao watched the pile of papers near Yao Han. He counted thirty-three pieces of talisman paper that the young man had managed to make and felt Yao Han as if it was never enough.

"I want to be able to at least produce up to fifty more talismans and if I can a hundred talismans. Only then did I try another talisman."

Shenghao smiled faintly. Looking at Yao Han's eyes, rather than diligently studying, it was more appropriate for Shenghao to call Yao Han a study madman.

Within a day, they traveled quite a distance, although previously often stopped. At night, they stopped to rest.

There were no houses in sight because of their position near the trees. Yao Han used his special eye strength to inspect the surrounding area with a radius of a hundred meters.

After making sure it was safe enough, Yao Han started to form hand seals and created a simple dome. Accompanied by the Fire Lantern magic, the three carried out their respective activities.

Yao Han was still with the activity of snacking while staring at his artificial talisman with quite a satisfied feeling. Shenghao and Honghao were trying to get used to Yao Han's unique behavior on this one.

A few hours after sunset...

"Hm?"

Yao Han stopped snacking and stared one way. His hearing caught a strange sound. Through his special eyes, he saw a strange creature approaching their simple encampment.

Yao Han's voice was indeed slow, but Shenghao and Honghao could still hear him.

"What's up, Brother Yao? You see anything?"

Yao Han pointed in one direction, "There's a strange creature approaching, it looks like a demon."

Shenghao and Honghao's countenances became serious before putting on a wary stance. The previous experience made them unable to mess with the demons while in the Green Forest Country.

Yao Han slightly flicked his hand, making the small fireballs float in the direction he pointed at earlier. Shenghao and Honghao could see more clearly after the light from the small fireball illuminated the creature.

His legs and tail were like the legs of a fox, his body and both hands were like a bear, the head of a tiger.

"Oh, I've guessed our journey won't always be safe." Honghao grumbled softly. He got up from a cross-legged position, so did Shenghao. Both are ready to fight.

The more the creature approached, a growling sound was heard.

"Oh, apparently he brought a friend." Yao Han still looked relaxed as he saw three other strange creatures approaching, "What kind of smile is this?"

"I'm surprised you've never heard of this demon, Brother Yao."

"But this first time I saw it."

Shenghao explained, as Yao Han could see, the demon body was a mixture of three types of animals. His name is the fox tiger bear. Including one of the most common types of stealth found in the Green Forest Country and love to hunt humans.

Countless how many victims of this demon and the most wary is that they live in groups and never hunt alone.

"Hohoho, the toy is a crackle, yes. Looks like we're in big trouble."

Yao Han stood up and swung his hand, the fireballs pointed upwards and formed an array of boxes. With one flick of a finger, the size of the fireball enlarged. Within a radius of twenty meters, the area around them was as bright as during the day.

Shenghao and Honghao's eyes widened, their breathing briefly held back. Their shock was not because of Yao Han's actions, but because before them there were many demons.

"Hm, according to my rough calculations we are surrounded by twenty stealth tails." Yao Han stroked his chin.

"Brother Yao, this is not the time to count," Shenghao rebuked.

The size and level of practice of the demons before them varied. The larger the size, the greater the level of practice.

The weakest in the fifth level of the Basic Realm and the most powerful was equivalent to the early stage Mortal Foundation, as well as releasing the thickest killer air.

"That one seems to be their leader. Brother Shenghao, Brother Honghao, you guys take it easy. Let me overcome them with my fire magic." Yao Han said as he pointed upwards.

"I don't mean to doubt your abilities, Brother Yao. By uniting the forces of the three of us, they were quicker to overcome. We also don't want to trouble you any further."

Shenghao and Honghao did not wait for Yao Han's reply. A strong and blue-colored Qi emanated from the entire body of the two. In contrast to Yao Han who still looked calm and impressed as usual looking at the two, Shenghao and Honghao were slightly stunned to feel their new strength.

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