Who gave you permission to refine demons like this?

Taoyuan Hostel.

As always, it was bustling with activity, especially before the end of the year when the demand for demon materials was particularly high, so many cartloads of things were delivered.

Lin Sheng's workload has also increased significantly.

Wan Sha and the other cultivators had also fully recovered and immediately threw themselves into their work.

As the workload increased, more substantial dishes were added to the meals.

That day, Lin Sheng finished his meal and was about to take advantage of the free time to absorb the Zhenghui Spirit Liquid when he heard a commotion as soon as he reached the door. He looked over and found that Wan Sha and a group of people were arguing.

It revolves around a demon that has been imprisoned.

"The inn has its own rules, so please don't make things difficult for us, Fellow Daoist Li."

"What a load of bullshit rules!"

The cultivator, who was addressed as Fellow Daoist Li, cursed loudly.

"We have so many people guarding this demon, what are you still worried about? If you want to record it, do it now, it's weak right now."

Wan Sha said sternly, "Any demons in the camp need to be protected by a restriction. This is the rule of Taoyuan Camp. If you do not abide by it, please go elsewhere."

"Heh, a guy who hasn't even reached the Pure Blood Realm is spouting nonsense. Does he really think that just because he's from an official family, no one will dare to touch him?"

Do you know that I, Li Zhengnian, come from...?

"It's the New Year! How dare you be so rude!"

A loud shout interrupted Li Zhengnian's words, and an old man in black stepped forward and bowed to Wan Sha.

"My disciple has caused you trouble, and I will bring him to apologize to you."

"master....."

"Shut up!" the old man yelled.

Li Zhengnian was scolded, muttered a few words, and then remained silent.

The old man continued, "The rules of the camp are strict, for the sake of the imperial court and for the safety of us cultivators, so we naturally abide by them."

However... could you please make a slight exception? This Fiery Shadow Flame has already had its aura sealed by me and is extremely weak. If I were to impose another restriction, it might cause its aura to be completely cut off.

We would be extremely grateful if you could do us this favor.

Wan Sha shook his head and said directly, "No, we must add a restriction, otherwise we'll go to another dojo."

The old man looked troubled: "This..."

If it were any other demon, Wan Sha wouldn't be so stubborn; he wouldn't mind circumventing the rules, since he deeply understands the principle that being kind to others is being kind to oneself.

But this is the Fierce Shadow Netherflame, a true third-realm demon with the full strength of the Jade Life Realm. He dares not take this risk.

If something really goes wrong, he believes the other party won't be willing to take responsibility and will definitely try to shift the blame onto him.

Wan Sha knew that at that time he was like muddy mud falling down his pants, even if he wasn't shit, he was still shit.

So no matter what the old man said, he only had one attitude: No.

Li Zhengnian, listening from the side, was annoyed and said loudly, "If the ranch hadn't been short-staffed, who would come here? There are so many rules!"

As he spoke, he appeared in front of Wan Sha in a flash.

"Zhengnian, what are you doing! Get out of my way!" the old man shouted.

"Master, why waste words with him? Since this fellow Daoist doesn't believe in our strength, why not just show it to him?"

Li Zhengnian twisted his neck: "As long as we can prove that we have the ability to control demons, that should be enough, right?"

He looked at Wan Sha with an unfriendly gaze.

The next second, a fist was thrown straight at Wan Sha's face.

Just as he was about to hit Wan Sha, the vines wrapped around his hand, forcibly stopping him.

The vines not only wrapped around Li Zhengnian's arms, but also enveloped his entire body.

Li Zhengnian tried to move, but found he couldn't.

"Your cultivation is quite good; you can still control me even though you're not at the Pure Blood Realm."

Wan Sha refused to accept his mockery and retorted, "You, a cultivator who hasn't even entered the realm, are spouting nonsense. Doesn't that make you seem arrogant?"

"I did not enter the country, but that does not mean I did not have the means to do so."

After saying that, Li Zhengnian exuded a chilling aura, and the vines wrapped around his body began to freeze and shatter.

Wan Sha quickly had more vines wrap around him, completely enveloping Li Zhengnian in a ball to block out the cold air.

But before he could stop casting the spell, large patches of the vines began to freeze and then develop obvious cracks.

Then it exploded with a loud bang, scattering ice shards everywhere.

Wansha promptly raised vines, forming a protective barrier that blocked the impact.

However, an ice fist immediately broke through the barrier and rushed straight in, freezing and shattering the barrier.

Wan Sha tried to retreat to avoid it, but then several ice spikes shot out from behind him, about to hit him squarely in the back.

Bang bang!

A slash shattered all the ice spikes, and another fist shot out from beside Wan Sha, colliding violently with the ice fist.

With a crack, a fissure appeared in the ice fist.

Li Zhengnian immediately retreated, raised his hand to look, and saw a conspicuous crack on it. He circulated his Xuan Qi, the ice mark disappeared, and his fist returned to normal.

He looked across at the other side, this time with a serious expression in his eyes.

Looking at the figure before him, Wan Sha said gratefully, "Thank you for your help, Lin Su Ling."

Lin Sheng shook the ice crystals off his hands: "It's okay, it's still pretty cold."

He stared intently at Li Zhengnian and said, "Fellow Daoist, the inn has its own rules. Isn't it inappropriate for you to act this way?"

Li Zhengnian shrugged and said, "I just wanted to prove that we have the ability to control this demon, which is also to save everyone's effort."

Since we have the power to control demons, why bother imposing restrictions on me?

"Taoyuan Post Station is small and cannot withstand much disruption, which is why this rule of adding restrictions has been established. It is also approved by the imperial court. If you feel this is inappropriate, you are welcome to go to Muhe Post Station."

"Go out for a walk, just a short distance away."

After Lin Sheng finished speaking, he stepped aside, indicating that the other party could leave.

"Why go through all that trouble?"

Li Zhengnian appeared in front of Lin Sheng in one stride, a chill emanating from his hand: "Why don't you just inspect the goods yourself, fellow Daoist?"

Then he slapped Lin Sheng's chest, but immediately his wrist tightened, and he looked at Lin Sheng in pain.

Li Zhengnian's palm was still some distance from Lin Sheng's chest, but Lin Sheng held his wrist tightly and could not move forward at all, while he felt pain in his wrist.

"Is he also a body cultivator?"

"How can someone who hasn't even reached the Pure Blood Realm be stronger than me!"

"In terms of strength alone, I'm comparable to someone at the Pure Blood Realm!"

Li Zhengnian didn't believe it, so he began to cover the entire fist with ice, trying to freeze Lin Sheng's hand and make him feel pain and break free.

At the same time, he used his other hand to condense an ice blade, aiming to slash at Lin Sheng's neck.

Li Zhengnian certainly didn't intend to actually cut it off. He knew that if he really caused trouble, it would be a big problem. So he just wanted to threaten it by pressing it against the neck, both to get back at them and to deal with the demon problem later.

But the ice blade stopped in mid-air, and he dared not move his hand. He felt a chill on his neck, and the gleaming blade was pressed tightly against his neck.

You intended for the other person to feel cold, but in the end, it happened to you.

More importantly, he didn't know when the knife was pulled out or when it was placed against his neck.

Li Zhengnian's eyes showed a mixture of shock and fear.

Lin Sheng said to Li Zhengnian, word by word, "I don't have time to mess around with you. Stop your Xuanqi obediently and accept the rules of the camp."

"Choose one: your head or a demon."