Mu Jinyu, far in the Capital City, still had no idea that Jian Ruyan had located Xiang Mantang.
He handed the magic artifact to Li Yaotong, but he witnessed the artifact, which was capable of withstanding three attacks from demons of the Knocking Ghost's caliber, instantly crumble to pieces!
And it wasn't just one artifact that crumbled; both of them disintegrated together.
Mu Jinyu and Wu Shisan were dumbstruck.
Buke Buzha, who didn't quite understand the power of the artifact, was also stunned for a moment. He then glanced down at the two jade pendants in his hand and wondered if these things were really useful.
Mu Jinyu paused for a moment, then came back to his senses, harboring deep wariness towards Li Yaotong. He chuckled and said, "Mr. Li, how many demons are you controlling?"
Li Yaotong hadn't expected the artifact Mu Jinyu gave him to be so fragile, shattering after just one use. Taken aback for a moment, he didn't make a big deal out of it and replied with a light smile, "Just a tad. I'll tell you how to control them later, so you could do the same."
"Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Li," Mu Jinyu replied casually, then added, "Since Mr. Li has sufficient self-protection capabilities, I'll save the artifact for someone else."
"Sure, I have no objections," Li Yaotong smiled and said.
Mu Jinyu nodded slightly and no longer felt the desire to interact with Li Yaotong. He stepped back to join Buke Buzha and Wu Shisan.
After witnessing that scene, Mu Jinyu felt extremely wary, speculating that the demons Li Yaotong controlled were at least more than ten in number.
Furthermore, the level of the demons was high. Combined, they had already far surpassed the chaos caused by demons like the Knocking Ghost and the Nursery Rhyme Witch, which plagued a province, reaching the destructive level of a fifth-level demon capable of causing havoc in an entire country!
This was considered the highest rank of demon classification.
Level Six demons were global menaces like the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons and the Tide of Chaos, while the highest, the seventh-level demons, were the most terrifying of all, capable of destroying everything; such as the one possessing Xiang Mantang!
Therefore, Mu Jinyu began to suspect Li Yaotong's motives.
With the power of the Level 5 demon he currently controlled, even though the school was beset by a Night Parade of One Hundred Demons with thirty-some Level Three and Four demons inside, he could easily suppress them.
Why then...
Was he not in a rush when his subordinates were trapped inside?
And why precisely did he call for their assistance here?
Mu Jinyu strongly suspected that Li Yaotong was scheming something.
But he dared not reveal his suspicions too soon, lest Li Yaotong, driven into a corner, attacks them on the spot.
If it really came to a fight, Mu Jinyu couldn't guarantee he would survive Li Yaotong's attack!
After a moment's thought, Mu Jinyu took out his phone and sent a text to Mu Hongchen instructing her to go get the relic from Arhat and bring it to him, sealed securely.
Since they weren't ready to mass-produce with the relic yet and weren't in urgent need of it, Mu Jinyu felt that there might be significant danger this time around. Holding onto this relic might save their lives at a crucial moment!
Mu Hongchen agreed, seemingly realizing something was amiss on Mu Jinyu's end, and informed him that she would arrange to have the items delivered as soon as possible.
Seeing her response, Mu Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief, put away his phone, and casually discussed some matters with Buke Buzha while keeping a certain distance from Li Yaotong.
Meanwhile, Li Yaotong was unconcerned with Mu Jinyu's reaction. At this point, he was in no hurry to urge Mu Jinyu and the others to enter the Ghost School and exorcise the demons.
He stood aside with his hands behind his back, eyes deep, staring into the pitch darkness of the school, too obscure to see what was inside, his thoughts unknown.
Ten minutes passed.
The people arranged by Mu Hongchen finally brought over the dozen or so Golden Gatlings Mu Jinyu had requested, among which was a small golden box as the container.
It housed the relic inside.
Since gold could suppress demons and prevent their corruption, using gold to store the relic was the only way Mu Jinyu could think of to prevent Li Yaotong from spying on it.
While checking the Golden Gatling, Mu Jinyu saw the little golden box and discreetly pocketed it before signaling for the transport personnel to drive back after the inspection was complete.
"Master, why don't you pick one out?"
Mu Jinyu turned and said to Buke Buzha with a smile.
"Sure."
Buke Buzha did not refuse and nodded happily with a smile.
Although he already owned one Gatling gun, he actually preferred to have two Gatling guns to use simultaneously.
It was only because of the tight time constraints that he had managed to acquire just one. Now that Mu Jinyu was offering him another, his dream was being fulfilled.
As for him using two Gatling guns by himself?
Was that even a question?
Buke Buzha was no ordinary person, of course he could easily handle them.
After letting Buke Buzha pick a Gatling gun, Mu Jinyu also invited Wu Shisan and Wang Hu to choose one each. These weapons had immense destructive power; they might not be very effective against Rank Four Demons,
but against Level Three and lower demons, a barrage of bullets would usually scatter their souls, requiring time for them to slowly recover.
Wu Shisan and Wang Hu also didn't refuse and each picked one, casually carrying it with them.
"Mr. Li, do you want one?"
Mu Jinyu didn't actually want to offer Li Yaotong one, but he was worried that an evidently discriminatory treatment might provoke Li Yaotong into acting out prematurely, so he reluctantly asked him.
"No need." Li Yaotong glanced at the Gatling guns and shook his head, declining the offer.
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu was naturally happy not to insist further.
Time slowly passed by.
Finally, accompanied by a Buddhist chant, Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere's Sheng Rulai and Way of Nature's Ren Xiaoyao arrived at the school gate together.
"Amitabha, fellow cultivators, what is the situation now?"
Upon arriving at the school gate, Sheng Rulai nodded slightly to Mu Jinyu and the others, then turned to look at Li Yaotong and asked.
After all, it was Li Yaotong who had sent the message calling them for support, so he should be the clearest on the situation here.
Li Yaotong shook his head and said, "The outlook is not optimistic. For some reason, this school has gathered a large number of demons. They have been staying inside for more than half a day now, and no one can tell when they might come out."
"If we let them escape from here, it will be a disaster for Capital City!" Ren Xiaoyao said with a frown upon hearing Li Yaotong's words.
"Then let's hurry up and go inside!" urged Sheng Rulai somewhat anxiously after hearing Li Yaotong's words.
Mu Jinyu reminded, "Not everyone has arrived yet. If just a few of us go in, the odds are more likely to be grim. There are at least thirty demons inside!"
"This..." Sheng Rulai, hearing Mu Jinyu's words, also started to hesitate.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
At that moment, the sound of flapping bat wings was heard, and Fallen Splendor's Lucifer finally arrived, albeit a little late.
"Am I late?" Lucifer hovered above, looking down at the others and asked softly.
"Just in time," Mu Jinyu said. "Now we're just waiting for Brilliant Divine Authority's Reinhardt, Paradise Lost's Le Le, and Third-Rate Unknown and the rest..."