Li Xuanxiao arrived before the Commander's tent, intending to inform Si Yiwu of his plan to go out and slay demons.
Lifting the flap, he discovered the other several Origin Realm Martial Artists were all present.
Upon seeing Li Xuanxiao enter, the group immediately stood up!
The combat prowess Li Xuanxiao had previously displayed was already far superior to theirs.
They dared not treat such a powerful Martial Artist lightly.
"Greetings to the Commander, and to all esteemed sirs." Li Xuanxiao cupped his hands in salute, prompting the several Origin Realm Martial Artists to hastily return the gesture: "Lord Li is too polite."
Si Yiwu, however, felt somewhat awkward. Li Xuanxiao's growth rate was too astonishing.
He could not gauge Li Xuanxiao's current attitude towards him.
After all, many people, once successful, would look down upon their former friends, even the benefactors who had helped them.
Li Xuanxiao did not appear to be that kind of person, but one only knows a person's face, not their heart.
Thinking of this, Si Yiwu's mood instantly became complicated.
He recalled the time when he was the Commander of Pei Prefecture, a dignified Mystic Realm Martial Artist.
At that time, Li Xuanxiao had just arrived, merely a young man who had just entered the Xuan Realm.
In terms of both strength and status, there was a world of difference between them.
But later, the other party quickly broke through to the Mystic Realm, while he remained a Mystic Realm Martial Artist.
Now, the other party has clearly stepped into the Origin Realm, yet he is still a Mystic Realm Martial Artist...
Damn it!
Who can speak up for me!
Si Yiwu roared inwardly, and for a moment, he could only cup his hands, unable to utter the words "Lord Li."
Fortunately, Li Xuanxiao was not a staunch supporter of strength above all else; he valued the camaraderie forged through their interactions more.
Just like when he was in the Mystic Realm, would he have addressed Ling Yan, who was only in the Early Stage Xuan Realm, as 'Lord'?
He actually didn't care much about these worldly distinctions of superiority and inferiority.
He gave Si Yiwu a teasing smile: "Commander, why don't you call me Lord Li just to hear it? ~"
Seeing Si Yiwu stunned, Li Xuanxiao chuckled again: "I am still that same youth from before, not changed in the slightest ~"
Si Yiwu secretly cursed, this brat actually dared to tease me!
He breathed a sigh of relief and revealed a slight smile.
But upon hearing Li Xuanxiao's following words, he was instantly speechless.
You are still the same youth from before? You haven't changed in the slightest?
The youth from before, I could hang him up and beat him.
Now, you can probably hang me up and beat me!
Acting harmlessly in front of me, I'd believe you if I were a ghost, you wicked brat!
Seeing Si Yiwu smile, Li Xuanxiao stated his plan.
"Commander, I plan to..."
His statement caused the expressions of everyone present to change drastically.
They were all shocked by Li Xuanxiao's immense ambition.
The current directive from the Tri-State Governor was: each Prefecture's Martial Army should defend their own territories, preventing the Demon Army from the Myriad Demon Nation from setting foot in the Dayu territory.
Simply put, holding the line was victory.
Li Xuanxiao, however, intended to single-handedly defeat the entire Demon Army!
What a bold idea.
Truly an audacious brat!
Si Yiwu twitched the corner of his mouth: "I know you are very strong now! But going alone to the Demon Army's main camp is still too reckless!"
It wasn't just Si Yiwu; the other Origin Realm Martial Artists couldn't help but advise Li Xuanxiao.
"Yes, Lord Li, we still do not know the Demon Army's trump cards. You absolutely cannot put yourself in danger! The situation is excellent right now. As the defenders, we only need to wait. The ones who should be anxious are the demons."
"Lord Li is truly as vengeful against evil as the rumors suggest, and I am ashamed to be inferior, but this action is indeed somewhat inappropriate. We hope you reconsider."
Li Xuanxiao nodded, acknowledging their points.
Under normal circumstances, that was indeed the correct line of thought.
By conserving strength and occupying advantageous terrain, even if the demons had a slight edge in power, it would be difficult for them to breach the passes.
Furthermore, without reinforcements, the longer the delay, the easier it would be for the demons to become disorganized.
As time dragged on, the scales of victory would gradually tilt towards the Tri-State Alliance.
But Li Xuanxiao didn't want to wait. Through fighting the two Demon Venerables, he had already gained a full understanding of his own strength.
He was confident that as long as he didn't face ten Demon Venerables at once, escaping would not be an issue.
If he was lucky and only faced three to five Demon Venerables, he could truly fight!
If he won, it would be a massive profit!
Once a Demon Venerable was slain, the remaining Demon Army translated into mountains of Demon value Points!
A chance for a huge windfall was right before his eyes; which veteran official could resist such temptation?
Shaking his head, Li Xuanxiao further expressed his firm conviction.
The others immediately ceased their attempts to persuade him.
Li Xuanxiao walked out of the Commander's tent and headed straight for the Demon Army camp.
They were not far away; with the Star-Chasing Moon-Pursuing at the Transcendent Realm, it only took a few minutes.
Li Xuanxiao saw the simple tents erected on the flat open ground.
Around the tents, many demons were moving back and forth.
"Why haven't General Crane and Vice-General Sparrow returned yet?"
Inside a slightly larger tent, a demon clad in beast hide paced anxiously.
As two of the ten Demon Venerables leading the vanguard, White Crane and Peacock were the highest combat powers of this branch of the Demon Army.
If anything untoward happened to them, then...
The beast-hide demon abruptly shook its head, muttering to itself: "It won't happen, it won't happen. Dayu only has twenty Origin Realm Martial Artists in total. They couldn't possibly send them all out; they still need to keep some to guard the Royal City itself."
"The Origin Realm experts assigned to each pass can be at most two. And one of them is highly likely to be a Pseudo-Origin Realm expert. They definitely won't be a match for the General and Vice-General. Their prolonged absence must be because the two lords were delayed somewhere..."
The beast-hide demon tried to comfort itself, but the unease in its heart became increasingly difficult to suppress.
It knew clearly that for the General and Vice-General, this distance only took a few minutes.
Whether they were massacring the human camp or if an unexpected situation required them to return, it shouldn't take this long without them showing up.
What exactly happened to them?
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Outside the tent, anxious and terrified shouts suddenly rang out.
The beast-hide demon shuddered, feeling that a certain suspicion in its heart suddenly became very clear.
The two strongest combatants had gone out and had not returned for a long time.
And now, humans were launching an attack on the demon camp—what this meant was self-evident.
Gritting its teeth, it immediately stepped out of the tent and looked outside.
Its pupils instantly shrank!
The attacker was actually just one person!?
Li Xuanxiao silently scanned the entire demon camp, releasing his True Essence perception, but found no demon aura reaching the Demon Venerable level.
He was slightly stunned. Did this mean that this entire branch of the Demon Army only had those two Demon Venerables?
Regardless, this was the best opportunity for a harvest.
True Essence surged, and blade lights like stars appeared, momentarily blotting out the sky!
To the demons, this was completely a scene of the apocalypse!
Li Xuanxiao took a deep breath, and countless blade lights slanted downwards!
System prompts popped up madly...