Chapter 198: Husband and Wife Join Forces

Early morning.

As usual, Meng Chuan and his wife, Liu Qiyue, used their movement techniques to leave the prefectural city within moments, reaching a forest outside the city. Due to their control over the forces of heaven and earth, ordinary people couldn't clearly perceive the two as they moved.

In the forest, there was a wooden cabin where they temporarily resided. Their residence inside the city was too small, especially for Liu Qiyue, who needed a vast space for her archery practice. As a Godfiend Archer of the Great Solar realm, even the archery ranges at the Dao Academy weren't large enough for her. The open forest outside the city, however, was ample.

Every morning, they would come out to cultivate for three hours, return for lunch at noon, and then spend the afternoon in leisure pursuits like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. The couple cherished such days.

Liu Qiyue took a small cloth pouch from her embrace. When she untied the drawstring, the opening expanded to the size of a washbasin. She reached in and pulled out a large quiver full of arrows. The quiver contained fifty arrows, a huge and very long bundle. That it came from such a small pouch was truly miraculous.

"Ah Chuan, this pouch is truly amazing." Liu Qiyue had received this gift from her husband some time ago, but she was still overjoyed. "Normally, quivers are my biggest headache. A quiver that's too small carries too few arrows, and one that's too big interferes with movement. Besides, even a large quiver can't hold an excessive number of arrows. But now, this pouch holds twenty quivers! That's a thousand arrows in total, enough to shoot freely against demon monarchs. Otherwise, I'd have to count every shot, fearing I'd run out."

Meng Chuan smiled, "That White Fox Demon Monarch specifically came to deliver this treasure for you, Qiyue." Liu Qiyue chuckled.

The small cloth pouch they had obtained from the White Fox Demon Monarch surprisingly contained a large space, about half the size of a room. Even after placing twenty quivers inside, there was still plenty of empty space. Meng Chuan was still quite surprised. He had never seen such a treasure before. However, human Godfiends likely possessed similar artifacts, as Yuanchu Mountain's 'Nine Profound Cave,' though located within a mountain, had an internal space as vast and boundless as a small world. Furthermore, he had seen Venerables effortlessly conjure numerous items from thin air before him. Human Godfiends were similarly adept at controlling 'space.'

However, it was clear that items with stable storage space were extremely rare and valuable. Yuanchu Mountain's merit exchange list did not feature anything similar. For Meng Chuan, such an item was merely a curiosity and offered no direct benefit to his strength. But for an archer, it was an enormous aid! Carrying an abundance of arrows truly allowed for unlimited shooting. Meng Chuan naturally gifted it to his wife, Liu Qiyue.

"Whoosh." "Whoosh." "Whoosh." Arrows flew through the air, each one like a swimming dragon, seemingly alive. Liu Qiyue was practicing her archery.

Under a large tree, Meng Chuan's mind stirred, causing the canopy of a nearby tree to tremble slightly, and many leaves fluttered down. Meng Chuan drew his blade. His blade flashed like lightning as he struck over a hundred times in quick succession. Every single falling leaf was cut into two almost perfectly equal halves.

"My blade art only achieves such speed because I cultivate the Raging Thunder Fiendgod Body," Meng Chuan shook his head slightly. "In terms of actual mastery, it's still lacking. If I could double my blade art's speed purely through skill, then I would have reached the 'Blade Dao realm'."

What was the Blade Dao realm? It meant 'comprehending the Dao'! To truly possess one's own 'Dao' – a blade art of such a realm was profound enough to inquire into one's true heart.

"Again." With a thought from Meng Chuan, more leaves fell from the canopy, and he struck with his blade once more. A moment later, the leaves on that tree became sparse. Meng Chuan didn't wait for the tree to become completely bare before moving to another one to continue his blade practice. There were plenty of trees in the forest.

After the couple had cultivated for over an hour.

"Hmm?" Both their expressions shifted slightly simultaneously. They took out their patrol tokens from their robes, which were emitting a red glow. "Call for aid?" They exchanged a look.

Without hesitation, Liu Qiyue didn't even bother to retrieve the dozen or so arrows she had shot in the distance, deciding it wasn't too late to pick them up later. After all, in an emergency rescue, a single breath could be the difference between a Godfiend's life and death. "Let's go." Meng Chuan gripped his wife's arm. Immediately, he transformed into a streak of lightning, streaking across the sky.

Since successfully cultivating the second stage of the Lightning Fiendgod patterns, Meng Chuan's speed had vastly improved. Now, even carrying his wife, he could cover three li with a single leap! This was considered quite fast among Regis Godfiends. If he traveled alone, his speed would be top-tier among them.

"This is our first time leaving Gushan Prefecture for a rescue," Liu Qiyue said via spiritual transmission, her body protected by true essence. "Currently, each prefecture usually only has one Godfiend squad, consisting of four Great Solar realm Godfiends. Since a Godfiend squad is calling for aid, the danger they've encountered is clearly not easy to handle."

"Let's stick to our pre-arranged plan," Meng Chuan replied. Meng Chuan remained calm, having handled many similar situations and participated in numerous rescues with Senior Brother Zhang Junfeng. Liu Qiyue, however, was nervous; it was her first time traveling hundreds of li for a rescue.

"Whoosh." With his wife, he flashed through the sky, soaring over a mountain peak. He even used the "Flying Swallow" technique to burst forth again mid-air, covering over ten li before descending, having bypassed that entire mountain range. The area around Wuzhou had very few mountains, and even those were relatively small. A hundred zhang was considered a rare 'lofty peak.' Compared to the north or other regions, this was a stark difference.

"Ah Chuan, your movement technique is truly fast," Liu Qiyue exclaimed, feeling the incredible speed and watching the scenery rush past. Even though she had experienced it multiple times, she was still astonished. "Once I become a Marquis Godfiend, my speed will be unrivaled under heaven," Meng Chuan chuckled. "It will be even faster then."

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Meng Chuan and his wife soared over large lakes. Within Wuzhou, lakes outnumbered mountains. Lakes tens of li long and wide were common, and some exceeded a hundred li. The vast plains and numerous lakes made the region exceptionally suitable for growing grain.

"We're here!" Meng Chuan touched the surface of a lake with his foot, then burst forth a second time through the air, covering a distance of five or six li, arriving above a county city.

From high above, Meng Chuan and his wife instantly spotted the fierce battle unfolding within the city. Godfiend and demon monarch auras erupted wildly as the battle raged on. A thin mist now pervaded the area, and many parts of the city lay in ruins. The residents had long since taken refuge in underground tunnels, waiting anxiously. The two sides fighting in the city were: on one side, four Great Solar realm Godfiends, struggling to hold their ground in cooperation, two of whom were already severely wounded. On the other side were six demon monarchs! The leader was a gray-furred cat demon monarch with a third eye on its forehead.

The three-eyed cat demon monarch attacked at close quarters. A silver-armored man held a shield and swung it fiercely, but the three-eyed cat demon monarch's third eye blinked, causing the silver-armored man to let out a painful groan. The cat demon monarch then bypassed the shield, lunging for the silver-armored man's neck. "Whoosh." A purple-robed woman swiftly rushed in, a sword shadow slicing towards the cat demon monarch.

Led by the cat demon monarch, the six demon monarchs were ferociously assaulting the four Godfiends. The four Godfiends were using forbidden Godfiend techniques, struggling to hold on with all their might. "Haha, is this your human race's bond of life and death? For two heavily wounded companions, you two refuse to escape, choosing to face death together?" the cat demon monarch sneered, leading the five other demon monarchs in their assault, holding a decisive advantage.

"If we scattered and fled, it would be lucky if even one of us escaped," the purple-robed woman shouted. "By fighting together, we might hold out until rescue arrives. I advise you demon monarchs to leave quickly, or else, when our powerful human Godfiends arrive, you won't be able to escape."

"We'll kill you all and then leave, there's plenty of ti—" The cat demon monarch suddenly looked towards the distant horizon. A flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and two figures appeared above the county city. "Godfiends are here?" The cat demon monarch and the other five demon monarchs were startled. The Godfiends arrived too quickly! Even a Marquis Godfiend wouldn't be this fast unless they were already within the same prefecture.