Starting with a useless yellow dog, he swept through the immortal realm.

After being tortured by the men in black, Zhao Tianzhen revealed everything about Jiang Wanfeng.

Then, the leader of the men in black took out a Gu worm and gestured for Zhao Tianzhen to swallow it.

"Remember my name, Bug Master. From now on, I will be your master."

Zhao Tianzhen dared not resist, so he swallowed the Gu worm, and from then on his life was completely controlled by the Black Fiend Sect.

"Go and try to get closer to Jiang Wanfeng. When the time is right, I will assign you a task."

Chong Da was very satisfied, and then prepared to lead the rest of the Black Fiend Sect back to report.

These demonic cultivators were all subordinates of the Six Halls of the Black Fiend Sect. After reporting back on their mission, Zhou Wei also learned of Jiang Wanfeng's true identity.

Zhao Tianzhen continued his aimless journey westward through Cangwu County, his heart filled with resentment.

However, his resentment was not directed at the Black Fiend Sect, but at Song Xun.

"Damn Song Xun, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have come out to look for Jiang Wanfeng."

At this moment, Song Xun was naturally unaware that Zhao Tianzhen blamed him for everything. He and Jiang Wanfeng had already followed the garrison captain into the Demon Suppression Pass.

Gu Song was a very robust middle-aged man. At this moment, Gu Song was waiting for Song Xun in the general's camp at Zhenyao Pass.

Speaking of Lin Canghai, Gu Song couldn't help but recall his youth.

In fact, he and Lin Canghai were in the same batch to Zhenyao Pass, but Lin Canghai was a disciple of a high-ranking sect undergoing training, while he was a low-ranking soldier.

Unexpectedly, decades later, one of them became the garrison commander of Zhenyao Pass, and the other became the sect leader of the Beast Taming Sect.

Many years have passed since they last met. Upon receiving news from his old friend, Gu Song was filled with emotion. Therefore, when he saw Song Xun, he felt as if he were reminded of himself back then.

"Junior Song Xun (Junior Jiang Wanfeng) greets General Gu."

"No need for formalities, Peak Master Song. How is your Sect Master Lin today?"

"The sect leader is well and asked me to send a letter to General Gu."

Song Xun then presented the letter, and Gu Song, upon receiving it, understood what Lin Canghai wanted to discuss.

Not only because of their past friendship, but also because Lin Canghai sought the Detective Needle in order to eliminate the Black Fiend Sect, Gu Song was prepared to give him the Detective Needle.

Then, Gu Song looked at the second thing in the letter, which was to wait for Song Xun to return to the sect to report back before letting Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng train at Zhenyao Pass for a period of time.

Lin Canghai specifically introduced Jiang Wanfeng's identity in the letter. Although Gu Song had never met Jiang Lie, he naturally knew about her.

Afterwards, Gu Song sent someone to fetch the Detective Needle, and then chatted with Song Xun in the camp.

"Perfect timing. We're currently in a truce. In about a month, those extraterrestrial monsters will come again."

"It would be good if the two of you arrived in time. A battle usually lasts two to three months."

The truce period is a customary rule between the border regions and the demons from beyond the borders for hundreds of years. After all, neither side has an inexhaustible supply of troops, and after a major battle, they will inevitably need to recuperate.

For this reason, after each battle, both sides would tacitly enter a three-month truce period.

Two months had passed since the end of the previous battle.

Just as Gu Song was introducing the situation of Zhenyao Pass to Song Xun and the other person, another soldier came to report.

"General, someone from the Luoshi County government office has reported that the county magistrate, Yue Zai, was murdered on his way home last night."

"Has the killer been identified?"

"According to my subordinates, Yue Zai has too many enemies in Luoshi County, making it difficult to investigate. Should we utilize the reconnaissance forces within the pass?"

"No need."

As the commander of Zhenyao Pass, Gu Song naturally knew about Yue Zai's affairs in Luoshi County. He also despised Yue Zai, but the military and the government were not the same system.

Although Zhenyaoguan is closest to Luoshi County, and the two units have frequent interactions, Zhenyaoguan also has some jurisdiction over Luoshi County.

However, Gu Song naturally couldn't take down Yue Zai directly. Now that Yue Zai had been killed, it meant that it was the family he had offended earlier that made the move.

If Zhenyaoguan intervenes, it will take a lot of effort to investigate all the people in the city, since all the people in the city have been oppressed by Yue Zai.

For this reason, Gu Song chose not to get involved.

"To be honest, I feel ashamed before the people of Luoshi County."

Gu Song then turned around and spoke to Song Xun and the other person.

"General Gu, what do you mean by that?"

"The magistrate of Luoshi County, Yue Zai, is a real corrupt official who preys on the people and extorts their wealth."

"But I am under the jurisdiction of the imperial court after all, and Luoshi County is not a region directly under my control. In addition, the affairs of Zhenyao Pass have always been complicated, so I have not been able to manage them."

"In that case, it's a good thing that Yuezai was killed."

"Yes, it's a pity that the court is now... Never mind, it's alright, my two nephews, let me show you around Zhenyao Pass."

Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng arrived at Zhenyao Pass just in time for Gu Song's free time. As the commander of the pass, Gu Song worked non-stop for months on end before he could have a few days of rest.

Currently, Gu Song had just finished dealing with the tedious affairs within the pass a few days ago, and he was not busy these days, so Gu Song was willing to take Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng to familiarize themselves with Zhenyao Pass first.

After all, Song Xun was the youngest peak master of the Beast Taming Sect, and Jiang Wanfeng was the only son of the sect master of the Myriad Swords Sect.

The fact that both sects were willing to send them to Zhenyao Pass for training means that these two juniors are being groomed to be future sect leaders.

Therefore, Gu Song was willing to accept this good deed, after all, he was nearing retirement and his next step might be to retire in Cangwu County.

Having guarded the border of Cangwu County for decades, and finally dying in the county seat of Cangwu County, this was probably the fate of Gu Song. So Gu Song could be said to have planned ahead for his future.

As the commander of Zhenyao Pass, Gu Song has always been loyal to his duties.

For decades, the city has been guarded without any sign of being breached, which can be considered a great achievement for the Hantian Dynasty.

However, while the borders of the Hantian Dynasty are currently stable, the interior is devastated.

Song Xun and his companion followed Gu Song as they walked along the Demon-Suppressing Pass.

The Demon-Suppressing Pass stretched as far as the eye could see, firmly protecting the people inside, while outside the pass lay a desolate wasteland.

Even without having experienced it, Song Xun knew that countless warriors had shed their blood on this desolate land.

Looking further into the distance, there was a distorted, indescribable space.

"That is the land beyond the realm, a mysterious zone filled with chaos."

Seeing Song Xun's gaze, Gu Song explained to Song Xun as well.

"These bastards, I wonder when they'll stop this war. It's been going on for hundreds of years."

"Fortunately, the generals and garrison commanders of Zhenyao Pass have changed from generation to generation, but Zhenyao Pass has never fallen, hahaha."

The ancient pine tree laughed with boundless pride.