I became a martial arts saint while playing games.

Deep within the demon's lair, in the main hall.

The air was thick with turbid vapors, and the ghostly flames flickered erratically. This was the main hall of the lair, the gathering place for most of the monsters in the cave. As far as the eye could see, there were all sorts of strange and bizarre monsters.

Two little demons sat crouching against a stone pillar under the eaves, their claws pawing at the broken bones on the ground, chatting idly.

A sharp-beaked demon asked in bewilderment, "I heard that the officials we captured earlier had such tender flesh that I could smell the aroma from afar. Why hasn't Your Majesty ordered them to be slaughtered and enjoyed yet? We're not even allowed to get close. Isn't it a waste to leave such fine meat sitting there?"

Another blue-faced demon quickly raised its hand to signal it to be quiet. It glanced around at the passing demons, and seeing that no one seemed to care, lowered its voice and said:

"Stop talking nonsense! I heard that when we arrested her, we heard some rumors from somewhere and thought she was just an ordinary messenger on a mission. Even if she disappeared, it was no big deal. We just killed her."

However, after capturing her, the king realized that this woman's background was not simple.

The sharp-beaked demon asked curiously, "Wasn't it said to be just a constable? What's so unusual about him?"

"Then I don't know."

The blue-faced demon paused, his gaze fixed on the empty throne space deep within the hall, and said.

"I'm just repeating what I've heard. If it's just an ordinary constable who goes missing while traveling, there's no way to find out where he is, and it usually just ends up being forgotten."

However, it is said that this woman's identity is very complex, and the slightest carelessness could bring about a great disaster. The king only realized something was wrong after she was captured, and dared not act rashly. Therefore, he went to find the brothel owner that very night, waiting for orders from above before daring to decide her fate.

The sharp-beaked demon was shocked: "We're going to have to alarm the shop owner?!"

You should know that their demon lair here is just a small branch nest in a corner of the mountains and wilderness. Within this area of ​​hundreds of miles of mountains and valleys, all the demons are under the control of that master of the workshop.

Moreover, the master of the workshop is always mysterious and unpredictable. People like the lowly demons, such as the Green-Faced Demon and the Pointed-Mouth Demon, have only heard of them by name and have never seen them.

The blue-faced demon said, "This matter is of great importance. We must both behave ourselves and not..."

It meant to say "Don't talk too much and invite trouble," but as soon as it uttered the word "don't," it suddenly felt its whole body go limp, as if its bones had been removed. Even its mouth and nose were out of control, and tears and snot streamed down its face like a burst dam.

The blue-faced demon's eyes widened, and its body went limp. At this moment, it also noticed that the other lesser demons in the hall were just like it, weak and with tears streaming down their faces, as if they were filled with remorse and were all crying bitterly.

After a moment of confusion, the demon suddenly awoke and exclaimed in surprise, "Spirit-Eroding and Muscle-Weakening Powder!"

The little demons in the cave all knew how potent the poison was, but they couldn't understand how their own poison had ended up affecting them. Shouts, curses, and screams filled the air, turning the entire hall into a chaotic mess.

With the king absent, the remaining demons in this cave are all of mediocre strength. Even Shen Qinghan was caught off guard by the Soul-Eating and Tendon-Weakening Powder, so these lesser demons, with their low strength, naturally could not escape it either.

Soon they saw a human, a man and a woman, jump down from a height and swagger down right in the middle of them.

Gu Yan, carrying the sword he had picked up from the monster, walked unhurriedly to the nearest few lesser demons and swiftly brought his sword down.

[Potential Points +42]

[Potential Points +33]

[Potential Points +51]

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He walked along the hall, brandishing his knife as he went. His steps were leisurely, and his knife movements were light and effortless.

Along the way, the little demons either cursed angrily, begged for mercy, or cried and wailed, but Gu Yan paid no attention to them. He just kept swinging his sword, and demon blood flew everywhere, and heads flew off in all directions.

Shen Qinghan stood at the back, watching this scene unfold, her heart filled with complex emotions.

These demons dwell here, and they have slaughtered countless civilians in this cave every day, making this demon cave resemble a large slaughterhouse. However, it is probably the first time in this cave that demons have turned the tables and been slaughtered by humans.

Shen Qinghan had previously hated the brutality of these monsters, but now, seeing this scene before her, she couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction and satisfaction that evil had been punished.

Gu Yan's composure made the scene seem less like demon slaying and more like an old farmer harvesting ripe leeks.

Although Shen Qinghan was an inspector of the Demon Suppression Division, he had never seen such a bizarre scene of slaying demons before.

What's even stranger is that Gu Yan's cultivation level was much lower than hers, and his official rank should have been lower than hers, yet she seemed to be able to sense some kind of reassuring quality from this young man.

It was as if it had nothing to do with cultivation level or strength, but was something he was born with. His breathtaking calmness in the face of danger, his keen insight, and his decisive actions gave him a natural charisma that unconsciously calmed those around him.

This kid is probably born to be a leader. Shen Qinghan thought to himself.

She also remembered Gu Yan saying that he hated demons to the extreme, wishing he could kill every demon in the world with his own hands. Therefore, she did not make a move, but simply stood silently in the back with her knife, watching Gu Yan reap the demon heads.

Gu Yan likes teammates like this the most. They come up to help him deal damage during team fights, and then quietly watch from the sidelines when it's time to finish off enemies.

Oh, and by the way, you can even stun the opponent and leave them with low health, waiting for them to finish them off.

Gu Yan collected all the demon heads, and the last one landed. He glanced at the panel.

Potential Point: 2660

New players start with over 2,000 potential points, which is the most rewarding start in the game.

One of the bull-headed demons had an especially hard neck. Although it had lost all its power and its body was sore and weak that it could hardly move, its muscles, bones, and skin were still incredibly tough.

Gu Yan tried to cut the bull's head off with a single slash at its neck, but failed. He made more than ten slashes, until the blade was worn and chipped, before finally managing to chop off the bull's head.

If this bull demon still possessed its power and had internal energy to draw upon, even if it stood still and let Gu Yan cut it down, Gu Yan probably wouldn't be able to kill it. Clearly, its current cultivation level was considerably higher than Gu Yan's.

But this one bull demon alone contributed more than 500 potential points to him, which was much higher than all the other demons. It seems that he was a minor leader in this demon cave.

With a potential of 2,600, that's definitely a windfall for a new account at the start.

But Gu Yan remained calm. After all, everything was within his calculations; he was simply following the procedures he had run countless times before, and the results were as expected.

He opened the martial arts panel, selected the newly learned "Demon Suppression and Vitality Nourishing Technique," and without hesitation, directly poured potential points into it.

[Demon Suppression and Yuan Nourishing Technique Realm Advancement: Minor Success]

[The Demon-Suppressing and Vitality-Nourishing Technique has reached a higher level: Entering the Inner Chamber

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From initial success to mastery, then to comprehensive understanding, to consummate skill, and finally to transcendence.

At last.

[Demon Suppression and Yuan Nourishment Technique Realm Advancement: Return to Simplicity]

[With inner and outer aspects perfectly integrated, and energy channels perfectly smooth and without leakage, this is the ultimate perfection of the mental cultivation method, beyond which there is no further advancement!]

Gu Yan poured in a total of about 1,200 potential points in one go. As the system prompt appeared, the Demon Suppression and Nourishing Essence Technique went from beginner to perfect in one go, reaching its peak.

The Demon-Suppressing and Vitality-Nourishing Technique: From beginner to advanced in just one day!