My Martial Arts Can Train Themselves

Chapter 33: Demon Slaying Party

"Demon slaying party?" Yang Yi did not know much about this term. Or rather, he had rarely gone out since he joined the Qixia sect.

Aside from knowing the names of a few towns, he was completely ignorant of the distribution of power in the town and all kinds of activities.

"To put it bluntly, it's an activity jointly organized by a few large gangs. They capture some demonic beasts alive and then transport them to this demon slaying party for the juniors to practice. The demonic beasts are mainly of the Blood Refining stage, but there will also be a few Bone Refining demons as well. If your performance is outstanding, you will be rewarded," Xu Menghua explained with a smile. He continued earnestly, "Regardless of whether you choose to join the Diligent Mountain Court in the future, you should seize this opportunity to hone your skills."

Yang Yi naturally understood the importance of the demon slaying party.

In this world, demonic beasts were rampant. If he could make contact with demonic beasts in this manner in advance, he would not panic when he faced them in the future.

"Thank you for your kindness, Manager. I will definitely not disappoint you and hone my skills well." Naturally, he did not refuse.

Although he met Xu Menghua by accident, he learned lots from him. If the participation quota for this party was announced in the sect, the disciples would certainly fight for it.

Not only could it hone his combat ability, he would also be able to understand the nature of demonic beasts. Who would miss such an opportunity?

"The demon slaying party is scheduled to be held two days from now in the outskirts of Panshan town. Tomorrow, at noon, you'll go with a Senior Brother named Tian Zhen. He got the quota through a senior in his family. The two of you will be able to take care of each other along the way."

Xu Menghua walked in front of Yang Yi and handed him a black token.

"When you reach Panshan town, hand this token over to the Rope Fire Gang. They will arrange everything."

"Understood."

Yang Yi carefully received the token.

"This is your first time. I should have brought you along, but I have been out for the past few days and have accumulated too much work." Xu Menghua seemed to be slightly worried.

"You don't have to worry. Senior Brother Tian Zhen will be with me." Yang Yi smiled.

He was not a young child who needed an elder to accompany him in everything he did. They were merely gangs in a nearby town. Even if they could not get along, it would not be a problem for them to manage their own affairs.

The purpose of this trip was to hone his strength, not to socialize.

Xu Menghua wanted to say something, but he hesitated. In the end, he waved his hand and told Yang Yi to leave to make preparations.

Yang Yi left Xu Menghua's residence.

He headed to the Worship Hall to collect the spirit accumulation points and took a detour to the Contribution Hall to collect the reward for his victory in the assessment.

He was rewarded with contribution points and a few healing pills. He could use them during the demon slaying party.

Yang Yi was afraid that this would not be enough, so he went to the Medicine Pavilion to buy some more.

He was very tempted by the purple poison powder, beast luring pills, and other props, but he resisted from buying them in the end.

If he were to use these items while slaying demons, he would probably be chased out immediately.

After buying all kinds of medicine for injuries, Yang Yi did not return to the wooden hut directly.

He planned to have a good time. He looked for Zhou Yan and a few other friends to gather together.

The next day at noon.

Before Yang Yi went to the gathering place, he collected his daily quota of spirit accumulation points.

After that, he came to the mountain gate and saw the Senior Nrother called Tian Zhen.

"Senior Brother Tian." Yang Yi stepped forward and bowed.

"You are Junior Brother Yang Yi, right?"

Tian Zhen's teeth were slightly turned out which affected his speech. Also, he gave off a scholarly and amiable feeling.

The two of them made small talk for a while before leaving the Qixia sect together.

Panshan Town was located on the eastern side of the mountains. From here, with their strong legs, they would definitely be able to arrive before nightfall.

"Senior Brother Tian, is this your second time participating in the demon slaying party?"

The mountain path was a little quiet. Yang Yi took the initiative to find a topic to talk about.

From the small talk earlier, he learned that this was not Tian Zhen's first time participating in the demon slaying party, so he wanted to learn some useful information from him.

"It's my second time, but it's all arranged by the elders in my family. It's not my intention. My close combat ability isn't strong, and I'm even more enthusiastic about learning about Formations. If I can break through the Spiral Force realm later, I want to join the Dao Yang Court to continue studying Formations."

Tian Zhen was like a student who had been forced by his parents to change his major. There was a hint of helplessness in his tone.

Yang Yi smiled awkwardly and then said, "I heard that there are rewards for the demon slaying party. I wonder what they are. I was in a hurry yesterday, and I forgot to ask Manager Xu."

Tian Zhen recalled for a moment. He said slowly, "The rewards are mostly related to demonic beasts, such as rare demonic beast meat, demonic cores, and various materials. The four gangs will each send two juniors to participate. Including the two public spots, there will be around 10 participants. But this time, I heard that the Black Water Gang of Caiyun Town is going to be absent."

"The Black Water Gang?"

Yang Yi remembered this name and seemed to have seen it somewhere before.

He searched his brain with no results. Hence, he focused on the journey.

Along the way, he met many people who went up the mountain to chop wood and hunt.

The existence of demonic beasts did not change the way of life of ordinary people. Perhaps they were powerless to change it.

Gradually, their field of vision became wider, and they could see the shadows of buildings at the foot of the mountain in the distance.

Panshan town was located on the eastern side of the Sunset Mountains.

The transportation system was developed, and the population was dense. Looking from afar, it was exceptionally prosperous.

Yang Yi and Tian Zhen quickened their footsteps.

Finally, they entered the town as the sun set.

They came to the headquarters of the Rope Fire Gang and handed in their tokens. Soon, a person who claimed to be the butler received them and brought them to the hotel where they would be staying.

"The demon slaying party is scheduled for tomorrow. Tonight, you shall rest in this hotel."

The butler's name was Feng He, and he treated them kindly.

Yang Yi bowed and thanked him.

"When the other participants are all here, we will send you the score cards."

Feng He did not stay long. He left shortly after saying that.

"Senior Brother Tian, what is this score card?"

Yang Yi looked at Tian Zhen in puzzlement.

"This demon slaying party is actually a proxy for a battle between the major gangs, and the rules are quite complicated. In short, the few of us have to take turns hunting demonic beasts. Each demonic beast has a corresponding score, and after hunting it, we can obtain points. Moreover, we can choose to continue hunting higher-level demon beasts. If the hunt fails, another participant will be switched in," Tian Zhen explained.

"In other words, as long as you are strong enough, you can kill all the demonic beasts by yourself?" Yang Yi suddenly thought of something.

"That being said, I don't think I have the strength to do so. In the demon slaying party, there Bone Refining demonic beasts. Although these demonic beasts have been carefully prepared and their bestial nature is slightly weaker, to be able to fight one on one is already very impressive."

Tian Zhen understood his own situation very well.

He smiled bitterly and continued, "The demonic beasts aren't the only ones assigned scores. Each of us will get a score card as well."

"Don't tell me we have to hunt each other?"

The previous rules were still fine, but this one completely exceeded Yang Yi's expectations.

"When we successfully kill a Blood Refining demonic beast, we can choose to proceed to challenge a Bone Refining demonic beast. If you manage to kill the Bone Refining demonic beast, you can choose a participant and fight to the death against them. The winner can take the score card representing the loser's score, and the loser will lose all the points accumulated from killing demonic beasts, and can no longer participate in the demon slaying party."

When Tian Zhen talked about this rule, his expression was grave. He seemed to have been reminded of some unpleasant memories.