I subdue demons and monsters, and cultivate immortality in hell to become a saint.

"What else do you know about Yan Xiao?"

Chung Kau sat down in the boss's chair, raised his hand and waved it. The eerie atmosphere in the office melted away like snow in the sun, and even the smell of blood disappeared.

"General Huang is very tight-lipped; he only mentions Lord Soul General when he's in a good mood."

The secretary ghost lay on the ground, her voice barely audible, like a mosquito's buzz.

"so what?"

Zhong Jiu frowned and tapped his knuckles on the table.

"He... he's rarely in a good mood throughout the year..."

The secretary shrank back, her heart pounding in her throat. "The last time I let it slip was because I'd taken over the territory from the next block, and I'd drunk too much ghost wine before I said it."

"So, that's all you're good for?"

Zhong Jiu's cold snort was like an ice pick, piercing the secretary's ghostly body with pain.

"My lord, spare my life! I will tell you everything I know!"

The secretary ghost trembled with fear and hurriedly kowtowed, "I remember now! President Huang, no, Huang Jingwen said that Lord Yan Xiao will be coming to Guiling City soon! He said he has important business to attend to!"

Zhong Jiu clenched his fist tightly. A level six Soul General had personally come to this city?

This is no joke!

Recently, there have been frequent strange occurrences of ghosts in Guiling City. Could it be related to this old thing?

A sense of crisis crept up my spine.

He had been smug about his promotion to Inspector, but now he found it laughable. In front of Soul Generals, the Inspector's status was practically worthless.

If Yan Xiao really comes, I might not even have the right to fight back!

The world is deeper than the Mariana Trench, and the power that the demons have revealed is at most the tip of the iceberg.

Zhong Jiu's eyes sharpened like swords as he thought to himself: If I don't hurry up and level up to improve my strength, I'll be crushed next time!

He stared at the blood-coagulating bead, growing angrier the more he thought about it. Yan Xiao must have made Huang Jingwen refine more than just this evil object; he didn't know how many innocent people had become nourishment for the evil object.

Click!

Zhong Jiu exerted force with his palm, instantly crushing the Blood Coagulation Bead into powder. The dark red powder was mixed with faint soul cries, which turned into black smoke upon landing.

The secretary almost couldn't catch her breath. Her eyes widened in disappointment, looking like a gluttonous cat that had lost ten pounds of meat. That was the treasure that could have made her rise to the top in one step!

It was just crushed like that?

"What's wrong? Feeling sorry for him?"

Zhong Jiu's voice was devoid of emotion, yet it sent chills down the spine of the secretary ghost.

"No, no! I can't wait for this evil thing to be destroyed!"

The secretary ghost shuddered, her soul trembling; she sensed the scent of death.

Lying is not a good habit.

Zhong Jiu snapped his fingers, and the Demon-Slaying Sword was drawn with a clang, its light flashing like a bolt of lightning. "I just said, if you dare to lie to me, your soul will be scattered."

Before the words were even finished, the sword light had already slashed through the Secretary Ghost's soul.

She didn't even have time to scream before she turned into a wisp of black smoke and vanished.

Zhong Jiu never intended to keep her. This female ghost was full of evil intentions and dared to conceal Yan Xiao's information. Keeping her around would only bring trouble.

At this time, the soul soldiers also withdrew, and in less than half an incense stick's time, the wailing and howling of ghosts throughout the entire Huida Building stopped.

Apart from the three evil spirits that resisted stubbornly and were killed on the spot, the rest were all tied up like rice dumplings and thrown in front of Chung Kau.

Zhong Jiu was too lazy to waste words. He swung the Ghost-Slaying Sword repeatedly, and a string of evil spirits instantly turned to ashes. The system upgrade notification sound rang in his mind.

"All soul soldiers obey orders!"

Zhong Jiu sheathed his sword and stood there, his voice shaking the entire corridor, "Conduct a thorough search of Guiling City! Kill any evil spirits you see! Bring them back alive; I'm going to personally 'exorcise' them!"

Now we have to grind monsters and level up as fast as we can. If we don't increase our cultivation level, when Yan Xiao comes, we won't be able to protect others, and we'll become the evil spirits' snacks!

……

The next morning, residents around Huida Building opened their eyes to find that the weather had changed.

Previously, Huang Jingwen set up a ghost domain here, and the surrounding area was shrouded in dark clouds all day long. No matter how bright the sun was, it still exuded a chill, and even the wind seemed to be crying.

The entire commercial district was closed. Residents either went to stay with relatives or hid at home, afraid to go out. Even going out to buy groceries required a group of ten people to make it safe.

But today, as soon as I opened the window, the warm sunshine shone directly on my face, and a gentle breeze carrying the fragrance of flowers blew in. The oppressive chill that had been suffocating me before had vanished without a trace.

"Holy crap! Am I dreaming? The wind is warm!"

"The dark clouds are gone! The sun is so hot it's burning my back—it's alive again!"

"Any brave souls want to come check out the Huida Building with me? I bet ten packs of spicy strips that the evil spirits there have definitely gotten into trouble!"

The survivors' group exploded like popcorn.

After a brief argument, the two men, emboldened by carrying kitchen knives, tiptoed to the entrance of the Huida Building. The once eerily gloomy building now exuded a normal, lively atmosphere, and the glass reflections were much brighter.

The two exchanged a glance, gritted their teeth, and rushed inside.

Half a minute later, shouts of ecstasy echoed throughout the street: "The evil spirit is gone! It's really gone! Huida Building is safe!"

"Thank God! I can finally bring my wife and kids home!"

"Was it the special task force that did it? The news a few days ago said they'd established a special task force specifically for catching ghosts!"

"We must go and express our gratitude! We'll put up banners! We'll buy firecrackers! We need to let the special operations team know that we remember their kindness!"

A group of people acted swiftly, quickly unfurling a red banner with yellow lettering and blocking the front of the special operations team's office building, shouting deafeningly: "Thank you, special operations team! You've displayed your divine power in ridding the people of this scourge!"

In the office building, Chung Ying-mei slammed her teacup onto the table with a "clatter," not even noticing the tea splashing all over her face.

Master Changdeng was also stunned, and almost dropped the peach wood sword in his hand.

"The evil spirits of Huida Building...we've wiped them out?"

Chung Ying-mei pointed to her nose, her face clearly saying, "How come I didn't know?" "That's a haunted house guarded by a level four vengeful ghost! We have to think twice before even getting close!"

"Can anyone tell me what's going on?"

Zhong Yingmei spread her hands, looking at her group of equally bewildered subordinates, "When did we become so powerful? I have no recollection of it at all!"

No one answered her.

Zhong Yingmei took a deep breath and rubbed her throbbing temples: "Come on, let's go downstairs and take a look."

After hearing the citizen's description, the special task force members looked at each other in bewilderment. It turned out that someone had taken down the den of thieves before them and made them the heroes.

"Go to Huida Building for an immediate inspection!"

Zhong Yingmei made a quick decision and personally led a group of people to the scene.

As soon as they entered the building, Master Changdeng sniffed and exclaimed in surprise, "Such a strong aura of the underworld! It wasn't done by our people!"

He crouched down, his fingertips tracing the tiny cracks in the ground, his expression grave: "It was a high-level Yin God who made the move. The sword wind carried the pressure of the underworld; these evil spirits didn't even have a chance to resist."

"Investigate! We must find this powerful underworld figure, even if it means digging three feet into the ground!"

Zhong Ying's eyes gleamed with a sharp light. She could easily wipe out the den of a level four evil spirit. If such strength could be recruited into the special operations team, the safety of Guiling City would be guaranteed!

The official search team searched all day but couldn't find a single person.

This mysterious master appeared out of nowhere, accomplished great things, and then disappeared without a trace, leaving not even a hair behind.

Just as Zhong Yingmei was worrying herself sick, Master Changdeng rushed in, clutching a slip of paper: "Team leader! We have a new lead! Something happened at the Li family's house last night!"

"That wicked Huang Jingwen went to the Li family last night to steal a bride!"

Zhong Yingmei suddenly stood up, knocking over her chair. She knew about Huang Jingwen and Li Wanqiu's affair. Li, the richest man, had already reported it to the police, but the special task force was not strong enough and could only pretend not to hear. Thinking of this, she felt extremely guilty.

"Is the Li family...?"

Before she could finish speaking, her voice was trembling. If that evil spirit Huang Jingwen went berserk, there would definitely be rivers of blood.

"No one in the Li family was hurt! The one who got into trouble was Huang Jingwen!"

Master Changdeng quickly waved his hand and recounted all the news he had heard from the Li family's steward: "It was the people from the Underworld who saved the Li family! A high-ranking official in black robes, leading about thirty soul soldiers, killed Huang Jingwen on the spot!"

Zhong Yingmei's mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an egg. The image of the last appearance of the soul weapon flashed through her mind: the black official robe, the chained longsword, the mountain-like pressure...

"It's them!"

Zhong Yingmei's voice trembled with excitement, "This is the second time the Underworld has made a move in Guiling City!"