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Chapter 409: The old system of the past! Die without knowing it!

Chapter 409: The old system of the past! Die without knowing it!
The fierce tiger of Shanjunling has become the demon king of the area.

After he surpassed his rank, he infiltrated the mountains with the energy of his blood. Wherever he reached became his territory, almost like a dojo.

The influence of the demon king is enough to scare away ordinary demons and evil spirits.

Under the protection of the tiger, the human race was able to survive here, accept refugees from all sides, and multiply and grow.

Similarly, humans built temples, worshipped day and night, and offered incense.

Incense is beneficial to the growth of the soul and can also replace the consumption of mana.

Even for the ancient gods, huge amounts of incense can have a huge effect.

"It is already night, Shanwang Manor does not accept outsiders, please leave!"

A warrior came with a knife in hand and said in a deep voice, "Twenty-three miles from here, there is a clean place where you can rest... Why don't you set off as soon as possible before it gets late at night?"

"Are you the captain of the Demon Suppression Division in charge of Shanwang Manor?"

He rode forward on a cloud-riding horse and spoke in human language.

"Demon?"

The warrior's expression changed slightly.

"I am one of the mounts of the King of Zhennan. I have received military orders to serve as a rider for this lord. Why don't you welcome us in quickly?"

The Cloud-Taking Horse stamped its hooves and shook the token under its neck.

Upon hearing this, the warrior's eyes fell on the token, his expression solemn, and he bowed and said, "Lu Fang, the captain of the Demon Suppression Division, greets you, sir."

Lin Yan rode on the horse and looked at the other person.

He had already heard about the Demon Suppression Division when he was in the Royal City.

In fact, it is very similar to Jiantiansi.

Guard one side and resist evil spirits.

They pay close attention to every movement in the outside world.

Especially when the Demon King was in seclusion practicing, the pressure was extremely great.

But this is only the surface duty.

What is really important is to monitor the Demon King!
For example, in Shanwangzhuang, the tiger demon king is worshipped as a god.

If the Demon Suppression Bureau had not been stationed there, no one would know whether, after a long time, this demon king would treat humans as slaves and livestock, creating a situation similar to that of the Demon Realm!
In order to prevent the people of the Demon Suppression Bureau from being manipulated or threatened by the local demon king, each captain is rotated every three years.

During this period, there will also be people similar to "inspectors" who will inspect various places from time to time.

Shanwangzhuang currently has a population of over 1,300 people.

The Demon Suppression Division is here, with a captain stationed there, who is in charge of twelve strong men.

In terms of conversion, the position is equivalent to a flag-bearer in Gaoliu Castle.

But this person's cultivation has actually reached the Qi Refining Stage.

"Please wait a moment, my lord. I will prepare the wine and food right away."

Captain Lu said this, bowed, and then withdrew.

Lin Yan watched the other party leave, then looked at Tayunju and said, "A person in the Qi Refining Realm, placed in a remote area, with only more than ten people under his command..."

"If I hadn't stayed in Zhennan King City for a few days, I would have really thought that the foundation of the Holy Alliance was so profound that even the Qi Refining Realm couldn't stand up to it."

It was because I stayed in Zhennan King City for a few days.

Therefore, Lin Yan knew that warriors in the Qi Refining Realm were considered the backbone of the Holy Alliance and had a good status.

But such a Qi Refining Realm cultivator, only being a "captain" in this one village, inevitably seems to be a waste of talent.

"Saint Master, you don't know that the location of Shanwang Manor is relatively remote and far away from the cities... In order to avoid accidents, the captains of all generations have a kind of token that allows them to ask for help from the royal city at any time."

Ta Yunju said: "If you want to use this token, you must activate your true energy..."

"Therefore, the captain of Shanwang Manor can only be someone at the Qi Refining Realm."

"Usually, when they first enter the Qi Refining Realm, they will be stationed here for three years. After their term of office, they will return to the city and be promoted to a centurion."

Following the sound of the cloud-stepping horse.

Lin Yan hesitated for a moment, then said thoughtfully: "What you just said was... a hundred households?"

Ta Yunju seemed to have thought of something and whispered, "The Holy Master comes from the south of Taixuan Divine Mountain, so there are some things that he is not very clear about."

"The current division of positions in the Demon Suppression Department is said to have been passed down from the Second Emperor's era."

“But it wasn’t always like this.”

It paused and said, "I heard that the name used before was another one, because before the ancient times, the Emperor was also called Wansui Ye."

“So, earlier on, the top leaders of the Holy Alliance divided positions in this way.”

"The leader of the Holy Alliance is called Long Live the Lord."

"The Grand Elder is nine thousand years old."

"The previous King of Zhennan was once called the Eight Thousand Years Old."

"For example, if a lieutenant of the Demon Suppression Division was promoted to a centurion, he would be called a centurion master in the past."

"But as the current leader of the Holy Alliance took the throne, he strongly rejected the previous job titles."

"So we have the current division of military ranks such as lieutenant, centurion, thousand-man commander, and so on."

"Not only that..."

Tayunju paused and said, "I heard that there are many things that were rejected by the leader."

Hearing this, Lin Yan remained silent.

The little white ape couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

Ta Yunju thought for a moment and said, "It seems that the Holy Alliance has tried to use the old system from the Second Emperor's era throughout the ages, but many things are so old that they are full of errors and omissions, distorted and incorrect, and only add to the ridicule, so they need to be corrected."

The little white ape suddenly realized and said, "In other words, the system proposed by the leader of the Holy Alliance is the real old system of the Second Emperor era?"

"Xiaoyao, this is not very clear."

Ta Yunju whispered, "However, the prince once said that the current leader is no more than three hundred years old, but his understanding of the Second Emperor era is far better than that of all the previous leaders of the Holy Alliance, and even better than all the current Holy Lords!"

Lin Yan nodded slightly and took note of the matter.

He entered the room, tilted his head to glance at the little white ape, and gave him a wink.

The little white ape suddenly became clear and opened his eyes. A bright golden light swept in all directions.

Lin Yan also closed his eyes.

Yu Chenzi's sword, "Cutting Rivers and Seas", was indeed extremely impressive.

He used the phantoms of the mountains in his inner divine realm to resist and slow down the edge.

The pierced mountain shadow was actually a damage to his inner divine realm.

If it were any other landscaping god, it would take at least a year and a half to repair the inner landscape of the divine domain.

But for Lin Yan, with the help of 6,480 strands of evil spirits, he was healed in an instant.

After killing Yu Chenzi, he obtained more than 26,000 evil spirits. Apart from the part used to repair the inner scene, he used the rest to cultivate his body.

Cultivation: Primordial Spirit (560/129600) +
Evil spirit: 10012
Incense: 43321
"Leave 10,000 evil spirits as a backup! The incense is increasing every day..."

Lin Yan thought to himself, “Even if I use Lotus Steps to kill Yu Chenzi, it will consume a lot of incense… but if calculated, I can recover in two days.”

As he thought about this, he took out the ancient jade that concealed his aura and whispered, "Is it so useful? We entered the village without being noticed by the mountain king?"

The patron saint of this village is a demon king who is above the other ranks and is equivalent to the god of landscape creation.

Within the village is the demon king’s territory, which is equivalent to a dojo.

The moment he entered here, the tiger could sense the arrival of outsiders.

Lin Yan did not deliberately hide his aura. Logically speaking, the demon king would not remain indifferent when a person at the level of landscape creation came here.

At least I'll come out and see you.

But this demon king didn't react at all.

In all likelihood, it was this ancient jade that sealed his breath.

To the mountain king, it was just a horse coming from Zhennan King City with an ordinary warrior and a little demon, which was not worth paying attention to.

"..."

Lin Yan opened his eyes and looked at the little white ape.

The golden light in the little white ape's eyes gradually disappeared, and he looked at Lin Yan.

After a moment of silence, Lin Yan said calmly, "What do you think of the Holy Alliance compared to the Nanshan Holy Land?"

"Master, I see that the Holy Alliance is actually not much different from our Nanshan Holy Land, except that many things seem to have changed their names."

The little white ape said: "For example, the duties of the Demon Suppression Department are actually similar to those of our Heaven Monitoring Department."

It scratched its head and said, "As for this village, it does feel a bit like Liuzhuang!"

Near Liuzhuang is the village that the human race created in an attempt to cultivate the Little Willow Lord.

In essence, it is also to offer sacrifices to "Xiao Liu Zun" to protect the people.

"Isn't it like the Three Gods Valley?"

Lin Yan said calmly.

"Not like."

The little white ape thought for a moment and said, "The human race in the Three Gods Valley is no different from the human slaves raised by the Demon Realm!"

"In the Three Gods Valley, the three evil spirits act recklessly, performing blood sacrifices from time to time. They are completely unrestrained by the human race's high-level officials and are cut off from all communication with the cities and pure lands."

“And whether it’s the Holy Land or the human leaders in the capital city, they dare not destroy the Three Gods Valley, which would cause the human slaves inside to be displaced and cause more serious consequences.”

"But the Holy Alliance can have people from the Demon Suppression Division directly stationed in Shanwang Manor, and it is clear that they are monitoring the mountain kings!"

"If this mountain king makes any unusual move, the Holy Alliance will destroy this demon king!"

"The horse just said that the tiger took the initiative to show goodwill, offered treasures in its mouth, and swore to the human race to protect them!"

The little white ape said with emotion: "This is the demon king, far from being comparable to the three great demons in the Three Gods Valley!"

Lin Yan smiled and said, "So, what do you think of the situation in the Holy Alliance?"

The little white ape said: "The demon king can surrender voluntarily and is willing to protect the people. Naturally, the Holy Alliance will dominate all directions."

"But even a powerful organization like the Holy Alliance needs to rely on the power of demons to maintain the survival of the human race."

Lin Yan sighed and said, "If you look closely, this is also a kind of helplessness! But it is undeniable that the foundation of the Holy Alliance is indeed strong. The foundation gathered by hundreds of holy places is not comparable to that of a Nanshan Holy Land..."

Walk out of the room and look at the Cloud-stepping Horse in the yard.

After a moment of silence, Lin Yan finally spoke: "King of Zhennan, what do you want me to see here? Do you want me to see the prestige of the Holy Alliance, and the fact that even a local demon king is willing to protect the people?"

He paused, and then said, "But you don't mind letting me know that within the Holy Alliance, the human race still has helpless compromises."

"Tianmen hopes that the Saint Master will only see the bad...but the prince just hopes that the Saint Master will have his own opinion."

Tayunju said softly: "Good and evil, superior and inferior, which side you see is entirely up to you!"

The captain of the Demon Suppression Division came hurriedly with two strong men and some wine and food.

"Please forgive me, sir. We are in a remote mountain area and the village is small. We only have these wines and food at the moment."

Captain Lu bowed slightly and said apologetically, "If I had known that you were coming, I should have gone to the city to buy some good wine and food and prepared a banquet."

"It is inappropriate for me to come here uninvited this time."

Lin Yan said this and then asked, "According to Captain Lu, the people of Shanwang Manor also often go to the city to buy and sell goods?"

"Of course, Shanwangzhuang is not isolated from the outside world. It also trades with the outside world, and caravans often pass by."

Captain Lu said this and then hesitated, "Just now, someone from the manor owner came to ask about your identity..."

Hearing this, Lin Yan said, "I'm just passing through here and want to stay for one night. I'm just a passerby."

The successive owners of Shanwang Manor were also appointed by Zhennan Wangcheng and rotated every ten years.

Governing the villa and managing the temple are the responsibilities of the owner's lineage.

And Captain Lu has no right to interfere with the developments within the villa.

He was responsible for guarding the villa to prevent evil spirits from sneaking in and bringing harm to the people.

At the same time, his responsibilities are to monitor Shanwang Manor and prevent the owner and his subordinates from abusing their power for personal gain and trampling on the people.

As for monitoring the demon king, everyone knew it, but it was never made public.

"Please wait, sir."

Captain Lu whispered, "The mountain king is refining incense and restraining his aura... and now it's night, there are bound to be evil spirits wandering around the edge of the village. It's my duty to arrange for my brothers to patrol."

Lin Yan's tone was complicated, and he slowly said, "After the arrangements are made, come and have a drink with me?"

Captain Lu paused for a moment, subconsciously feeling that the other party was dissatisfied.

He smiled bitterly and said, "It is an honor for me that you think highly of me."

"But we have to offer sacrifices tomorrow morning, and perform rituals in the second half of the night."

"There are currently two elderly people in the village who have been seriously ill for a long time and are on their last legs. A hunter fell off the mountain the other day and is unlikely to survive the night."

"Tomorrow morning, we will probably have to deliver three bodies as sacrifice to the mountain king. We really can't afford to slack off."

Following the voice of Captain Lu.

Lin Yan asked softly, "When will Captain Lu's three-year term be completed?"

Captain Lu didn't know why the other party asked this question. After thinking for a while, he replied, "It seems like there will be another half a year."

Lin Yan added: "I heard that the captains of Shanwangzhuang in all previous generations were all in the Qi Refining Realm?"

Captain Lu nodded and said, "Yes, two and a half years ago, I reached the Qi Refining Stage. It happened that the term of the previous captain was about to expire, so I was transferred here."

Lin Yan asked: "How many true qi did you cultivate at that time?"

Captain Lu hesitated.

Logically speaking, no one would be so presumptuous as to ask about someone's background directly when meeting them for the first time.

But this gentleman seemed quite curious and didn't seem to understand the ways of the world.

He glanced at the Cloud-Stepping Horse.

Anyone who can ride the Cloud-stepping Horse is definitely not an ordinary person.

"Six times of refining essence into qi, a total of six true qi."

Captain Lu responded in a low voice.

Lin Yan poured a glass of wine, pushed it over, and whispered: "So how many true qi do you have in your body today?"

"Six Paths of True Qi..."

Captain Lu was suddenly stunned.

He looked down at himself.