Become a true immortal by emulating all demons.

It's getting late.

The Demon Slayer Bureau headquarters was still brightly lit.

Su Jingci slowly left the study and gently closed the door.

He turned around, and a night breeze stirred the lantern, causing the shadows on the ground to sway erratically.

In fact, the general had already guessed that Qi Hanshan had deliberately summoned him to avoid the attention of others, and that the matter he wanted to discuss was most likely something shady.

But after hearing the other party's instructions, he was still somewhat dazed.

"General."

Upon returning to the Demon Slaying Division, with many of the Qi family's immortal descendants present, Ding Xian and the others dared not address each other as master and disciple any longer.

The group waited outside the courtyard for a long time, and when their master finally came out, they found that he looked rather unpleasant.

"Let's go back and talk about it."

Su Jingci strode away from the place and headed towards the inner courtyard.

Once he returned to his familiar room and sat behind his desk, the demon-slaying generals finally couldn't help but ask, "Master, why do you look so pale?"

"What did Tianjiao say? Does he want us to be the vanguard again?"

"It's not a big deal, we're all used to it anyway."

Ding Xian forced a smile and instead comforted the general.

The Qi family has never liked their master, feeling that he is inefficient and too afraid of death.

Many descendants of the Qi family wanted to use the power of the Demon Slaying Division to do some personal business, but they were usually politely refused, which caused a lot of resentment to grow in the hearts of these silver-eyed white wolf immortals.

As a result, his "general's cronies" were also ostracized.

It was fine before.

After all, Master was managing this Demon-Slaying Division on behalf of Young Master Qi.

Even if the white wolves were dissatisfied, they dared not voice their grievances openly.

But ever since He Wanbai appeared, the situation has been getting worse and worse.

Because in the eyes of those who truly know the truth, this person can also represent Young Master Qi in a certain sense, and it can even be understood as the master taking back power from his disciple.

However, if you are upright, you have nothing to fear.

Everyone has guarded Yongzhou for the Qi family for so many years; even if they haven't made any great contributions, they have certainly put in a lot of hard work.

No matter how much they try to exclude each other, it all comes down to who rushes forward first when it comes to slaying demons.

Since entering this government office in their youth, Ding Xian and others had been prepared to die for the people of Yongzhou, so they didn't care about such trivial matters.

"Master, there's no need to worry," the others echoed.

"You're mistaken."

Su Jingci raised her eyelids and tugged at the corners of her lips.

He glanced at Chang Yi with a calm expression, then waved his hand and said, "Xiang Ling, you and Chang Yi are both juniors, you don't need to get involved in this matter. Go out first."

This dark-skinned boy may look honest, but he is actually very cunning.

It's clear that Yu Sheng sent these spies, and Lin Shu is also involved.

"Yes, ma'am."

Ruan Xiangling knew what was important and what was urgent, so she led Chang Yi out of the office and closed the door behind her.

This place is a key location of the Demon Slayer Bureau, so soundproofing arrays are naturally essential.

"Master, what exactly is going on?" Ding Xian asked, puzzled. What did it mean that he had guessed wrong?

"This time, when you come with me on this mission, you won't have to be the vanguard, and you might not even run into any evil spirits."

As Su Jingci spoke, his expression remained indifferent, showing no sign of joy.

"Huh?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and a strange tightness gripped their hearts.

This sounded like the best thing ever, but they all knew their place. How could such a good job possibly fall to them?

As expected, a cold glint appeared in Su Jingci's eyes.

He slowly took out a delicate little flag and placed it on the table.

The palm-sized object was incredibly detailed, gleaming with a chilling black light. A long banner was held in the jaws of a silver wolf's head. Just by lying on the table, it sent a chill through the entire room.

It wasn't the actual cold air from the frost, but rather the biting chill that separated yin and yang.

"The Heavenly Wolf Ten Thousand Soul Banner?"

"Why would Qi Hanshan give you this?"

Ding Xian's eyelids twitched, and he froze on the spot.

The Yu family's prodigy possesses a treasure from the mountain god, so the Qi family's prodigy's foundation is naturally not much weaker.

In terms of quality alone, this magical treasure may not surpass the mountain god's treasures by much, but its special feature lies in other aspects.

Everyone knows that the Silver-Eyed White Wolf Immortal is skilled in soul magic, but they don't know the specific reason why.

That's because the Night Wanderer is different from the Mountain God. His future is not in the heavens, but as a half-immortal belonging to the underworld, possessing the great power to communicate with the netherworld.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner before us is a spiritual treasure of the underworld, which is extremely dangerous for mortal cultivators!

"He found a way."

Su Jingci leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and his voice became hoarse: "We can bypass the Demon Lord Ruoshui and directly enter the Qingyuan Treasure Land. When they fight the Demon Lord, we need to seize the time and bring all the millions of demons in that treasure land into this banner."

"Is he insane?!"

Ding Xian's eyes widened suddenly.

It should be noted that the Demon Slayer Bureau's attitude towards demons has always been rather ambiguous.

Those who are more ruthless will use them to appease the spirits and send them to the most dangerous places to work as laborers.

Those like the master would try to use the gentlest methods to help these demons "atone for their sins," and after about three to five years, they could return to the prefecture and county and live normal lives again.

Even the most depraved person wouldn't actually treat these refugees as demons and use them for alchemy and artifact crafting.

Because these people have not actually embarked on a spiritual path, they are no different from ordinary people.

If this gets out, it could very well affect the incense offerings of the immortals.

Therefore, it is also strictly forbidden within the Half-Life Immortal Clan.

"Isn't he afraid of ruining the Qi family's reputation?!" After a brief moment of astonishment, everyone's expressions turned to fury.

"That's why we have to handle it," Su Jingci said with a self-deprecating smile.

"I understand now. It must be that Qi Hanshan wants to deal with the Little Demon King in order to suppress his peers, but he is also wary of the Little Demon King's fearsome reputation and worried that he doesn't have enough resources..."

Ding Xian murmured, his pupils trembling slightly: "Master, we can't do this. Is there any way to turn things around?"

That's not just a few thousand or tens of thousands, but millions of our kind, and there could be even more.

"call."

Su Jingci stared at the table, and after a long silence, finally said softly, "He really doesn't want this matter to be leaked, nor does he want other immortal descendants to know, but it's just that he doesn't want it, not that he's afraid."

"Qi Hanshan deliberately excluded the Yu family from the operation. Besides the Qi family's immortal descendants, the Demon Slayer Division was the only force sent to exterminate the demon."

"Even if we don't do it, we can't save the millions of demons, because he will take matters into his own hands. At most, he will give some benefits to the other two prodigies after it's over to shut everyone up."

Only the general's hoarse voice remained in the room.

Ding Xian and the others listened in silence until the other party finished speaking. Their bodies remained stiff for a long time before they finally shook their heads firmly.

Su Jingci is not only their boss, but also their mentor.

Despite the immense pressure of their dual identities, the group of demon-slaying generals still chose to refuse.

An outsider might be annoyed, as it indicates that their subordinates are somewhat out of control.

A hint of relief appeared in Su Jingci's eyes.

The group of men he initially selected from among the captains are now proving to him through their actions that he had not misjudged anyone.

But amidst the relief, there was an overwhelming sense of powerlessness.

He is both a superior and an elder.

Su Jingci found that she was completely unable to change anything.

He personally taught these disciples what they should do after their cultivation, but he was unable to put his words into practice.

"In that case, you should find a way to disperse."

He let out a long breath, looked away, and stared at the flickering candlelight on the table: "You have all lived in Yongzhou for so many years, and you are all the support of the clan. Your wives, children and relatives are all by your side. Time is running out. If you want to leave, you must do it quickly and carefully, so that no one finds out."

"And what about you, Master?" Ding Xian never expected things to get this serious.

"The path that Qi Hanshan found allows us to infiltrate, and it also allows people to relocate the refugees inside... There might not be many, but we'll take one as many as we can."

Su Jingci put away the small flag on the table.

The melancholy on his face slowly faded, replaced by a wistful smile: "After sitting on the wall for so many years, it's finally time for me to fall down."

"Fortunately..." Su Jingci's eyes gradually brightened, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I can still choose which way I fall."

He turned to look at his disciples, who were filled with indignation, and raised his hand to stop them from saying what they were about to say.

Su Jingci did not want to use gratitude or anything like that to coerce his disciples into taking risks with him, nor did he want to take advantage of their current anger.

If someone, after careful consideration, is still willing to do something.

He will be waiting outside the city when the time comes.

"Let's all go back first."

Su Jingci waved his sleeve and pushed open the door, ending the conversation.

After so many years, he was really tired.

The expressions on the faces of the people inside the room at this moment were very similar to those of the general when he had just retreated from Qi Hanshan's place, a mixture of dazedness and despair.

"Um?"

Ruan Xiangling peered curiously into the room, and then sensed the oppressive atmosphere.

What's going on?

Even though Ruoshui Yaojun is the top-ranked demon, it's not enough to make his senior brothers look like this.

Although she didn't know what had happened, infected by the emotions, Ruan Xiangling silently swallowed her question and waited patiently for everyone to come out.

"Let's go first."

Ding Xian clenched his fists tightly, forcibly suppressing his surging emotions, and turned to walk outside.

However, before the demon-slaying generals had even left the house, they saw Chang Yi walking towards the public room.

"Junior Brother Chang, don't meddle. It has nothing to do with you." Ding Xian shook his head.

The other party was truly unlucky. He had finally managed to establish a connection with the general, but before he could even receive proper training, his path was abruptly cut off.

Fortunately, no one knows the relationship between the child and his master yet.

If the other party can extricate himself as soon as possible, he can at least continue to be a captain in the Demon Slayer Division.

"Senior brother."

Chang Yi nodded, but his gaze bypassed the crowd and landed on the general behind the table.

He knew that Brother Lin would never give him a meaningful look without a reason.

It turns out there really was a problem.

"Stop fooling around."

Ruan Xiangling quickly reached out to pull him.

Being dull and taciturn on ordinary days is one thing, but at times like these, one still needs to be perceptive.

Under the astonished gazes of everyone, Chang Yi dodged Ruan Xiangling's outstretched hand, stepped into the office with a normal expression, and walked to the table.

"Is there anything else?"

Su Jingci is now exhausted and has no time to care about the pawns that others have placed beside him.

He glanced calmly at the charcoal-faced man and said, "Speak."

"I don't know the specifics of what happened, but I can tell that you're in trouble."

Chang Yi bowed respectfully with his hands clasped in a gesture of respect that was neither humble nor arrogant.

Upon hearing this, Ding Xian and the others were speechless. This was not the time to fawn over him.

Besides, anyone with eyes could see the strange atmosphere; it's not something to brag about.

"Heh."

Su Jingci suddenly chuckled softly and looked away: "And then?"

Having learned from his previous two experiences, he no longer reveals any emotions to strangers.

"Perhaps I can help you."

Chang Yi lowered his hands, showing no fear despite the general's cold attitude.

On the contrary, his voice sounded extremely firm.

Unfortunately, no matter how determined he was, his Foundation Establishment cultivation level made him utterly unconvincing.

Everyone was stunned and found it utterly absurd.

Ruan Xiangling even suspected that the boy had gone mad.

"..."

Su Jingci narrowed his eyes slightly.

You should know that Chang Yi just witnessed himself coming out of Qi Hanshan's house.

Unless the other party is an idiot, they should know that it doesn't matter whether Yu Sheng or Lin Shu is standing behind him, or whether they represent the Mountain God or the Qi family.

Those two were still too inexperienced and were completely unqualified to stand on the same level as Qi Hanshan.

Could it be that I guessed wrong, and the owner of this chess piece is someone else?

"You all go out first."

The general's expression suddenly turned cold. He waved his hand and unleashed his spiritual power, pushing everyone else out of the house before slamming the door shut.

boom!

Amidst the dull banging on the door.

Su Jingci stood up calmly: "Whom are you speaking to me on behalf of?"

Only two people remained inside.

Chang Yi felt an overwhelming sense of oppression, as if it were about to engulf him.

He remained calm throughout and said softly, "I can't say."

"What do you hope to gain from this?" the general asked again.

"I can't say."

"..."

Su Jingci almost laughed out of anger, and said in a deep voice, "Then what do you have to say?"

Chang Yi swallowed hard: "All I can say is that if you encounter trouble and happen to have no other choice, perhaps you can consider telling me."

"Tell you? Do you know who's causing me this trouble? Does the person behind you have the authority to handle this kind of thing?"

The general was gradually losing patience.

He was about to expel the boy from the Demon Slayer Division when he saw the young man lower his head and ponder for a few moments before raising his head again, his expression becoming even more serious.

"If it's someone from the hall today, then I can manage them."

Chang Yi was not speaking off the cuff; he had thought it through carefully.

Brother Lin first saw the scale of the meeting, and then gave him a wink.

"Such arrogance."

Su Jingci was stunned for a long time before reluctantly sitting back down in her seat.

He truly couldn't understand it. Looking across the entire Yongzhou, apart from half-life immortals and those elusive Nascent Soul ancestors, who dared to claim they could surpass Qi Hanshan?

But Chang Yi is right about one thing.

That means I really have no other choice.

The situation is already at its worst; how much worse can it get?

As long as we don't involve others and don't reveal those fatal secrets, perhaps we could really consider trying to make contact with the person behind the other party.

"What's wrong with him today?"

Inside the courtyard, Ding Xian looked at his junior sister beside him with a puzzled expression.

"Don't ask me... I really don't know..."

Back in Yongzhou Pass, Ruan Xiangling had already taken Chang Yi with her, and in all this time, she had never seen him like this before.

Just as everyone was looking at each other in bewilderment.

The door was gently pushed open.

"This junior thanks the General for his trust." Chang Yi first bowed towards the house before turning and walking into the courtyard.

He was now the subject of incredulous gazes from onlookers.

Even Ding Xian stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning.

Master actually accepted this kid's help.

How could a Foundation Establishment cultivator get involved in something arranged by a prodigy?!

……

Yongzhou Prefecture was a bustling city with no curfew.

Even though it was already night, the long street was still bustling with activity.

Inside the luxurious and grand inn.

Lin Shu sat cross-legged on the bed. With his current level of skill and abilities, he had no need to personally contact Chang Yi.

With just a little guidance from a split soul, one can learn everything one wants to know, even across half a city.

"It still has to be Brother Baodao."

The divided soul lingered on the long street outside the Demon Slayer's office and soon noticed the stealthy Black Charcoal Head.

The method doesn't need to be new, as long as it works.

Lin Shu led Chang Yi to a secluded place, then summoned several of her divided souls to monitor the surroundings, and finally continued to play the role of the Ouija board spirit.

"He really is a treacherous immortal."

After a moment, he gently shook his head.

My intuition was correct. The dignified General of Yongzhou, the number one in the Demon Slaying Division, had his mind on the demon people.

It was clear that Su Jingci was still on guard.

He didn't tell Chang Yi the specifics. Rather than seeking help, he seemed to want to lure in a third force to cause trouble and ruin the Qi family's plans.

That's enough.

Lin Shu carefully memorized the two routes.

He didn't intend to waste words, but rather to gain Su Jingci's trust through concrete actions.

"It shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

Having experienced the battle with Yu Jingzhe, Lin Shu gained a clear understanding of the so-called prodigies.

With the power of the Lotus Flower Lesser Third Tribulation, in a one-on-one fight, no one in the Golden Core Realm should be his match.

Even if outnumbered, I am not afraid, since I still have the illusory image of a celestial being on my body to borrow magic, so I don't need to worry about running out of spiritual energy.

Yang Huaixu and Fang Qingbai's souls were wasted because Lin Shu killed them first before coming into contact with the fire magic aura.

However, Liu Zhaowu actually transformed into a black snake phantom.

Now, in addition to her own Nine-Turn Purple Heaven Golden Core, Lin Shu can also simultaneously activate the magical power of a half-life immortal descendant in the late stage of the Three-Headed Golden Core realm.

The only thing to worry about is the Qi family's unpredictable methods and unknown treasures.

For example, the Wind-Stabilizing Pearl has a significant impact.

However, this is not a solo effort.

Even disregarding the group of demon lords he brought, the Water Demon Lord himself possessed extremely strong combat power.

"Thank goodness for this general."

After a long while, Lin Shu withdrew her divided soul.

If the other side hadn't leaked the information, by the time they finished dealing with the Qi family's prodigies and looked back to find that all the demon people were dead, all their efforts would have been in vain.

It should be noted that Qi Jia's judgment was inaccurate.

The people in Qingyuan Treasure Land are not only the group of people raised by the Demon Lord Ruoshui; the demon lords of several surrounding prefectures have all sent their subordinates there.

If Su Jingci is a legitimate lackey of the Qi family.

This loss will most likely drive all the demon lords in Yongzhou to lose their minds.

"Compared to these prodigies, the real trouble is that Demon-Slaying General."

Lin Shu recalled the confrontation during the day.

He Wanbai's fragrance was more than ten times sweeter than Chen Wenxi's.

He couldn't imagine how many fragments of soul this person had devoured.

Taking on the identity of Young Master Qi's divided soul and joining the Demon Slayer Division was absolutely the right choice.

Not only do they naturally wield the power of life and death, but they also have eyes and ears throughout the nine prefectures and are skilled at observing qi and searching souls, making them a completely devastating force against their kind.

"If he continues to eat, he might break through to the Nascent Soul stage even faster than the prodigy."

For ordinary cultivators and immortal descendants, reaching the Nascent Soul realm is undoubtedly extremely difficult.

But Young Master Qi had already walked this path once, so there was no difficulty to speak of.

Moreover, the other party may very well want to create another Nascent Soul.

The chosen targets are either cultivators who have been freed from the ranks of the immortals or cultivators whose hearts have been removed. Even if they break through by simply relying on the mutual devouring of Gu worms and accumulating cultivation, they will not be able to turn around and devour their master.

But for me, no matter how much of a fake Nascent Soul cultivator seems, it is still a formidable enemy that is difficult to contend with.

If He Wanbai were to participate in this operation, it would be best to take the opportunity to eliminate him.

The fear is that the other party will feel secure staying in Yongzhou City, under the protection of the Night Wanderer.

After that incident, even though Lin Shu was somewhat unwilling, he could only retreat to Dragon Ridge to either try to master Nascent Soul techniques or find a Nascent Soul cultivator as a backer.

Amidst his racing thoughts, he noticed something amiss.

"You're also pretending to be a spirit using a Ouija board?"

A strange look appeared in Lin Shu's eyes.

It seems that I wasn't the only one who could come up with this method.

At the other end of the inn, the fool was suddenly lured away in the same way by someone's split soul.

"Xiao Bao!"

The simpleton stood in the empty alley, looking around excitedly: "Have you come to see the simpleton?"

The split soul did not control the hairpin to write words, but instead chose to control a sound transmission magic weapon.

"Leave him, go straight there, and don't go back to Anren Prefecture."

Why?

The idiot listened to the urgent and serious voice in his mind and looked puzzled: "The idiot promised the cripple that he would serve Master Lin and cannot leave."

"No one is worthy of your service! They're all playing you!" Su Jingci finally couldn't contain her rage.

But seeing the fool startled and shrinking back, he couldn't help but soften his heart and tried to make his tone gentle: "Listen to Xiao Bao, hurry up and leave. That Master Lin is not a good person."

To the general's surprise, the man who always listened to him remained silent for a long time with his head down.

"No, Master Lin is a good person," the fool replied firmly, then explained, "The fool and Master Lin made a promise to defeat those annoying dogs together."

Upon hearing this, Su Jingci felt her brain tremble.

He had thought that Lin Shu would bully his senior brother, but he never expected that she would actually dare to treat his senior brother like a fool and play with him.

The anger in his heart could no longer be contained and burst forth.

"Don't you understand? He's a dog!!" The general roared, a rare occurrence for him.

"The 'Master Lin' you're talking about is just a scoundrel who'd love to eat you alive; they're all in cahoots!"

He had hoped that his low growl, which was almost an emotional breakdown, would somehow rouse his senior brother's senses.

However, what made Su Jingci feel desperate was...

After pondering for a long time, the senior brother shook his head again, his expression becoming stubborn.

"Xiao Bao, Master Lin is different from them."

"..."

Inside the Demon Slayer Bureau's residence.

The man, looking haggard, slumped weakly in his chair.

He stared blankly out the door.

Different?

Of course they are different.

Because aside from that old dog who almost killed his senior brother back then, Lin Shu was already the most vicious dog in Yongzhou.