From a beggar on South Street to the supreme devil

Chapter 135: Killing, Linglu Pill

The night remains dark.

Chen Yun, the owner of Yunfeng Inn, was wearing a long green gown that was slightly wrinkled.

He was leaning against the window at this moment, and when he heard the noise in the distance gradually fade away, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

The city guards came to see what just happened, and one of his managers also went.

He was afraid of exposing any flaws, so he did not go directly over.

"There shouldn't be any problem..."

Chen Yun muttered,

"However, the fact that this group of peasants could kill all of them was beyond my expectation..."

He thought about it for a moment, then stretched out his hands, ready to close the window.

At this time.

Suddenly, a big hand reached out from the darkness and pressed on the window that was about to close.

Chen Yun was shocked, "Who?!"

After saying this, he stepped back and opened his mouth to shout for help.

Outside the window, a black shadow left a trail in the air, and then it rushed into the window like a dragon and grabbed his neck!

"Uh-huh——"

The words that Chen Yun was about to say were suddenly stuck in his throat, his face flushed red, and he subconsciously reached out to try to push Jiang Chen's arm away, but Jiang Chen's palm was like an iron clamp and could not be moved at all!

A desperate feeling of suffocation arose, Chen Yun felt dizzy, and the darkness of death came like a tide, quickly covering his vision.

Finally, the man in front of him loosened his hands slightly, and a wisp of air finally passed through the trachea and into the lungs.

"Huh...huh..."

Chen Yun was breathing heavily, with sweat pouring down his forehead.

In the darkness, the figure in front of him was blurry, but the terrifying power emanating from this tall body still made people tremble with fear.

The hand that was pinching his neck had not yet left, and Chen Yun had no doubt that if he made any unusual movement, the man in front of him would crush his throat without hesitation.

He said in horror:
“M-Mercy…”

Jiang Chen looked at him calmly: "Who are the people who attacked tonight?"

Chen Yun was slightly stunned, his eyes hesitated for a moment, and then he said: "I don't know either. I'm just an ordinary innkeeper. I don't know them..."

Before he could finish his words, Jiang Chen raised his knee and stepped on Chen Yun's leg!
click -

The crisp sound of bones breaking rang out in this quiet room.

Chen Yun's foot was crushed by this kick!
"Uh-"

His face changed drastically, and severe pain instantly spread from the soles of his feet to his brain, causing his face to twist in pain!

A scream was about to come out of his mouth.

However, at this moment, Jiang Chen's grip on his neck tightened again, directly blocking out his screams.

Jiang Chen stared at him: "I'll ask you again, who are those people?"

Chen Yun looked at the tall figure in front of him in horror. The cold aura made it hard for him to breathe, and the hand on his neck seemed like it would crush his throat in the next moment.

He stammered, "They are from Hongxiang Building."

"continue."

"...Hongxianglou is an organization in Jinpengwei City. They are from the Zhu family in the city."

Jiang Chen knew that during the thousands of years of growth of the Dragon Elephant Sect, many aristocratic families had gradually emerged, distributed in the main city and the Acropolis. The Zhu family must be one of them.

"Why did they attack the warriors from Fire Phoenix City?" Jiang Chen continued to ask. His voice was cold and very clear in the dark and silent room.

"It seems that something happened in the Tiancang Demon Abyss before..."

Jiang Chen was stunned: "What's the matter?"

Tiancang Demon Abyss is the Demon Abyss in Longxiang County.

The Demon Abyss is a place where evil thoughts gather, and it has given birth to countless terrifying monsters. They may walk out of the Demon Abyss at any time and go to the human area to devour people.

The entire Longxiang County is 30,000 miles long from north to south, and two-thirds of it is inhabited by humans, which includes the hundreds of cities in the county.

The last ten thousand miles to the north are all within the Demonic Abyss. Legend has it that within the Demonic Abyss, the sky is dark and the earth is gloomy, countless demons are wreaking havoc, and the human race is treated like pigs, dogs and livestock.

As for the Dragon Elephant Gate, it is located at the border between the human territory and the Demon Abyss.

In other words, the Dragon Elephant Sect, as the controller of Dragon Elephant County, is also on the front line in the fight against the Demon Abyss.

To the north of Jinpengwei City lies the battle line that intersects with the Demon Abyss.

Old Man Feng had told him before that the reason why Dou Kui came earlier seemed to be because of the turmoil in the Demon Abyss.

But what does this have to do with the Zhu family sending people to assassinate the disciples of Fire Phoenix City?
Chen Yun hurriedly explained, “A few months ago, the top leaders of the Dragon Elephant Sect organized a group to go to the Demon Abyss to surround and kill the big monster, but they were ambushed by the monster and suffered heavy losses… Then the Dragon Elephant Sect suppressed the matter.”

"But the truth will eventually come to light. Too many people have died. Many high-ranking officials in Jinpengwei City have died. Even the elder who was in charge of Doukuei died in the Demon Abyss."

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned.

Even the elder who was in charge of Dou Kui died in the Demonic Abyss...

"So this is why Hongxianglou dared to assassinate Doukui warrior?"

Chen Yun hurriedly said, "After the death of these strong men, they left behind a lot of power and interests... I heard that a group of people in the Dragon Elephant Sect are now fighting for these fat pieces of meat, so they don't have the time to care about the Dou Kui Trials at the bottom level."

"Let alone the assassination tonight, there have been five assassinations in Jinpengwei City in the past month, and they were all aimed at the children of noble families..."

Jiang Chen immediately thought about it.

According to this statement.

Because too many strong people died within the Dragon Elephant Sect, a large power vacuum emerged. The upper echelons were fighting for power and even trying to assassinate each other.

The influence created by these upper classes will naturally radiate to ordinary vassal families and forces.

Ordinary aristocratic families were unable to compete for the power legacy left behind by the high-ranking officials after their death, so they set their sights on the nearest Dou Kui, hoping to take advantage of the chaos to cut a piece of meat and seek benefits for their own children.

Even the elder who was in charge of the Dou Kui was dead, so naturally other people would not care about the life and death of the participants in the Dou Kui in this city.

So there was this assassination tonight.

At present, Chen Yun, the innkeeper, has already known about this matter.
It seems that beneath the seemingly calm surface of Longxiang County City, the conflicts have become acute to a certain extent.

"Hongxiang Building, Zhu Family..."

Jiang Chen frowned slowly, chewing on the two names.

He raised his head and looked at Chen Yun calmly.

"So, who are you to this Hongxiang Building?"

Chen Yun said with a stiff face: "Hongxiang Building wants me to do something, and I have no choice. I am just a small iron-boned warrior, and there is no way I can go against the wishes of Hongxiang Building..."

"The Zhu family has set their sights on Dou Kui and plans to send several of their own disciples to the Longxiang Sect, so they need to clear away any obstacles..."

"I'm just a small shopkeeper. This has nothing to do with me. Please spare my life!"

Jiang Chen glanced at him and asked, "How much did you get?"

Chen Yun was stunned for a moment, and quickly replied: "I, I'll give you the money right away!" Jiang Chen looked at him calmly, then slowly loosened his hand.

Chen Yun got up with difficulty, endured the severe pain, walked to the desk in this room, and opened a drawer.

Inside were a dozen demon stones, a medicine bottle, and a jade talisman that was glowing faintly.

suddenly!

A hint of ferocity flashed across Chen Yun's eyes, and he suddenly reached out to touch the jade talisman.

However, before he could touch it, a black shadow flashed by, and his arm immediately bent outward 90 degrees and broke on the spot!

Then, a big hand grabbed his neck.

Jiang Chen picked up the jade talisman and glanced at it.

"Haha, the True Meaning Jade Talisman... turns out it has some good stuff."

The jade talisman contains the aura of truth, which can protect oneself and kill enemies.

Judging from the aura of truth contained in this jade talisman, there should be no problem in killing a Zhuzang warrior.

“M-M-M-M-…”

Chen Yun's face flushed, and he looked at Jiang Chen in fear and pleading.

"I was wrong, please spare my life..."

Jiang Chen shook his head, then clenched his fists, and with a "crack", crushed his throat!
Chen Yun's pupils suddenly shrank, then quickly expanded, and his body went limp.

Jiang Chen threw his body aside and began to check the contents of the drawer.

Twenty coins of Demon Yuan Stone. It seems that compared to the shortage of Demon Yuan Stone in Yanyang City, the city of Longxiang County has begun to use Demon Yuan Stone as currency.

As for the bottle of medicine, Jiang Chen uncorked it and took a look.

There was a purple pill inside. Jiang Chen took a quick sniff and his eyes lit up slightly.

This pill is a pill that helps to improve the strength of the internal organs, and its name is "Spirit Deer Pill".

It is taken from the antlers of a certain kind of spiritual deer and mixed with a variety of medicinal materials. It can quickly improve the progress of cultivation at the level of Zhu Zang.

However, it can only be taken once. After the second time, the effect will be greatly reduced, less than one tenth.

Chen Yun is in his fifties and has not yet broken through to the level of Zhuan, which shows his poor talent.

He must have obtained this pill from helping Hongxiang Tower in the assassination, and planned to use it to break through to the Zhuzang level. However, he didn't expect that Jiang Chen would come to him just after the matter was over.

The value of this Linglu Pill is equivalent to several taels of Yaoyuan Stone. No wonder Chen Yun was tempted and agreed to cooperate with Hongxiang Tower's assassination.

Jiang Chen put these things away, then walked around the bedroom, took a quick look, and then quietly left the bedroom.

Returned to the dilapidated courtyard.

……

The east is white.

The curfew in the city was over, and the condition of the injured Deacon Zhuzang gradually stabilized after his wounds were bandaged and he took some medicine.

The warriors from Fire Phoenix City left first, and Jiang Chen, Qian Wenye and others followed suit and left the inn.

Not only them, but also the warriors from other cities who came to participate in the Doukuei competition who were staying in this inn, left the inn one after another and looked for other places to live.

Jiang Chen and others followed Qian Wenye and walked for nearly an hour before arriving at the gate of a mansion in the northwest corner of Jinpengwei City.

Qian Wenye also reported to the gatekeeper stationed in front of the mansion, and then a middle-aged man in a white robe came out with servants.

Seeing Qian Wenye, he laughed and said:

"Old Qian, you didn't come when we asked you to come to the previous Dou Kuai sessions. How come you have time to come to my place this year?"

The middle-aged man in white robe is named Qiao Shan. Several decades ago, he and Qian Wenye were both participants in the Dragon Elephant Sect’s Doukuai competition.

Qian Wenye had higher talent and strength at the beginning, but because of bad luck he met a local genius from Longxiang County, which led to his defeat.

However, Qiao Shan, whose talent and strength were more than one level weaker than Qian Wenye, successfully passed the Doukui examination and became a disciple of the Longxiang Sect.

Although several decades have passed and Qiao Shan has not achieved much in the Dragon Elephant Sect, he has entered the blood-moving level by relying on the resources of the Dragon Elephant Sect.

Comparing the two, it is no wonder that Qian Wenye would rather take his disciples to live in the inn than visit Qiao Shan.

But the current situation is indeed not good. Among the disciples who have entered the Dragon Elephant Sect from the Dragon and Tiger Sect, only Qiao Shan is suitable, so he has to come to them.

Qiao Shan also knew the grudge in Qian Wenye's heart, but even though he was at the bottom of the Dragon Elephant Sect in terms of strength and talent, he was still able to get to where he is today. A big part of the reason was because he was smooth and sophisticated enough.

He warmly invited Qian Wenye, Jiang Chen and others in and arranged for them to stay.

Then they gathered in a hall.

"Brother Qiao, this is what happened. I wonder what kind of incident happened in the Dragon Elephant Sect to cause such a thing to happen."

Qian Wenye recounted what happened last night and then asked.

Qiao Shan pondered for a while, and then told everyone present about the Dragon Elephant Sect and the Demon Abyss.

Sure enough, it was almost the same as what Jiang Chen had heard from Chen Yun.

In fact, the origin of Longxiang Sect is different from that of other sects.

Thousands of years ago, when the Dayan Sect was destroyed, the demons in the Demon Abyss were wreaking havoc inside and other human forces were eyeing them outside. The many forces in this land were forced to unite and formed the Dragon Elephant Sect.

Therefore, there are many intertwined forces and factions within the sect, and conflicts have accumulated over thousands of years, becoming increasingly irreconcilable.

The death of the senior leaders of the Dragon Elephant Sect this time was more like a fuse that ignited the conflicts within the Dragon Elephant Sect.

……

"So what should we do next?"

Qian Wenye had a worried look on his face.

Judging from the current situation, the city is in chaos. Don't let assassinations happen again.

Qiao Shan thought about it, and his face was somewhat helpless: "There is no other way, you will stay here for now until the Dou Kui starts."

"I am at least the city lieutenant of Jinpengwei City. They won't rush into my house to kill people."

Although the Dragon Elephant Sect's Doukui competition was divided into different venues, it gave geniuses from hundreds of cities in the county a chance to pass.

However, most of the warriors who passed the Doukui and became disciples of the Longxiang Sect found it difficult to compete with the local warriors of Longxiang County.

On the one hand, it is because of the power background. The warriors from the Hundred Cities have no foundation in the county city, so it is naturally difficult for them to surpass those local geniuses with strong backgrounds.

On the other hand, it is also because of the foundation. The various resources in Longxiang County City far exceed those of hundreds of cities. The genius has grown up eating all kinds of natural treasures, so his physical foundation is naturally far superior to the geniuses from hundreds of cities.

Due to various reasons, it is difficult for warriors who have passed the Doukui in the Hundred Cities to climb to a high position in the Dragon Elephant Sect. It is already very good to be able to reach the level of Qiao Shan.

It is naturally impossible for Qiao Shan alone to compete with the aristocratic family forces in Jinpengwei City.

"The Weicheng is in chaos right now because many people are fighting for power and profit, and no one cares about Doukui."

"Once the Dou Kui starts, the main vein of the main city should send high-level officials to supervise the Dou Kui. These people will not dare to kill people under the noses of the people of the main vein."

Qiao Shan thought about it, then turned to look at Jiang Chen and Feng Ruxin.

"This year's Doukuei will be very difficult. It is estimated that many children of noble families who were supposed to participate in the Doukuei in the main city will come to Jinpengwei City. You need to be more careful."

"However, the rewards for winning the Dou Kui this year should also be very generous, perhaps several times more than in previous years."

(End of this chapter)