Starting with Taoist priests from Maoshan to cultivate immortality

"Damn it, I've used up so much spiritual energy, I'm going to starve!"

Zhang Tao's shadow vanished, and he returned to his harmless, chubby appearance.

He frowned, rubbed his stomach, and pulled out two large pork knuckles from his storage bag with a worried look, then began to devour them.

The other officers of the Demon Suppression Division were used to this and continued to deal with the remaining low-level demon hunters.

They acted swiftly, and in less than five minutes, the remaining cultivators were all captured.

They showed no mercy to this group of villains with blood on their hands.

Even those who sustained the least serious injuries when captured had their limbs broken.

Any cultivators who resisted with force were killed on the spot.

This style of doing things is quite to Jiang Yu's liking.

After finishing the pork knuckle, Zhang Tao casually tossed the bone on the ground, then grinned and stretched out his greasy hand towards Jiang Yu:

"Haha, bro, no need for words, let's shake hands!"

Jiang Yu's eyelids twitched, and he grabbed Zhao Lei and pulled him in front of him:

"Brother Zhao, come here!"

When that sticky feeling touched his hands, Zhao Lei knew that he had been tricked by Jiang Yu again.

"You've worked hard too, brother!"

Zhang Tao squeezed it twice, then wiped it back and forth on Zhao Lei's sleeve to clean off the oil stains.

Zhao Lei's ears twitched. If Zhang Tao hadn't just returned the spirit stones he'd been cheated out of, he would have already thrown his robe at the other man's face.

"Not at all, it's all thanks to Fellow Daoist Zhang and the brothers of the Demon Suppression Division for their timely action; otherwise, we would probably have been in danger long ago!"

Seeing that the oil stains had been wiped clean, Jiang Yu came out and shook hands with Zhang Tao.

Zhang Tao waved his hand and said:

"We are so fortunate to have such a great achievement thanks to our young brother's foresight!"

To my shame, when I first received the note from my little brother, I was actually a bit skeptical. I was truly blind!

Jiang Yu wrote down the plan and location in detail on the note he gave to Zhang Tao.

Furthermore, to convince them, it was specifically stated that:

"After we leave, there will definitely be cultivators appearing in the market. Be careful!"

The two men were initially suspicious, but when they saw two groups of people sneaking out of the market one after another, they became convinced.

Under normal circumstances, it would be extremely difficult for a cultivator to see through a disguise.

However, with Jiang Yu's reminder and the fact that Jie Xiu acted hastily this time, Song Yu and Zhang Tao observed carefully and immediately saw the flaws.

These two groups of robbers have committed more than a dozen murders in Qingming Market.

The authorities had already issued a bounty for his capture.

If we could capture them all, it would be a great achievement.

Therefore, Zhang Tao returned to the Demon Suppression Division as quickly as possible, gathered his men, and went ahead to the location Jiang Yu had mentioned to set up an ambush.

……

Zhang Tao opened his mouth slightly, gave a thumbs up, and said:

"Both groups of cultivators are extremely cunning. To think you managed to incite them to fight each other is truly an eye-opener!"

"It's a pity I can't make the decision, otherwise I would definitely let you join the Demon Suppression Division!"

In fact, when he first brought the information about the robbery back to the Demon Suppression Division, most of his colleagues in the Demon Suppression Division did not believe it.

They all joked:

"Tao-ge, did you not eat enough this morning? Are you starting to daydream again?"

"Those bastards are as slippery as eels. We've tried to catch them several times, but we haven't even caught a glimpse of them!"

"The higher-ups have increased their bounty to one hundred mid-grade spirit stones!"

Zhang Tao's three layers of belly fat rolled around as he slammed his hand on the table:

"If it's fake, I won't eat a single bite of food for three days!"

Upon hearing this, the members of the Demon Suppression Division gasped, realizing that the odds were very high this time.

Because Zhang Tao would never joke about food.

They donned their armor and weapons and went to ambush at Budaikou outside the county. Sure enough, they saw Pi Si and his gang of thieves appear.

They discussed whether they should immediately take action to capture this group of robbers.

But Zhang Tao insisted on following Jiang Yu's plan.

Someone asked in confusion:

"Brother Tao, who's the person who gave you the plan? Could it be Xie Xiaoqi?"

Zhang Tao was stumped by the question.

Although they had communicated several times, he never once asked Jiang Yu what his name was.

He could only say:

"I don't know his name, but he's an extremely intelligent second-level Qi Refining fellow."

The other officials looked at each other, inevitably feeling contempt.

For a dignified official of the Demon Suppression Division to listen to a plan from an unknown source about the second level of Qi Refining, wouldn't they be laughed out of the room?

However, out of consideration for Zhang Tao, they did not make a scene.

After Jiang Yu led Pi Si and his gang of cultivator raiders to their arrival, someone from the Demon Suppression Division muttered:

"Aside from being a little fair-skinned and handsome, he's otherwise quite ordinary."

After they watched the entire sequence of events, witnessing how Jiang Yu led the two groups of cultivators to fight each other step by step, they all gaped and exclaimed how spectacular it was.

Zhang Tao, beaming with pride, exclaimed:

"Isn't my little buddy awesome!"

……

The members of the Demon Suppression Division dragged the remaining cultivators and corpses back to the county government office to verify their identities.

Upon parting, Zhang Tao handed Jiang Yu a martial arts manual:

"This was found on Fan Wu. I remember you are a Maoshan Taoist priest, which is quite fitting for you. Consider it a reward for the first time."

Jiang Yu took it and saw that it was a Taoist manual called "The Golden Light Seal for Breaking Evil".

He was overjoyed, as he was currently lacking a powerful attack method besides the palm lightning.

Jiang Yu bowed and expressed his gratitude.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhang!"

Zhang Tao waved his hand and smiled:

"It's nothing, it's just a small matter."

You have done a great service by helping us capture the bandits.

"If the case is closed within three days, come to the county government office to see me, and I will issue you a formal reward."

"And that's not all. Qingming Market has also offered a reward. When you arrive, Brother Song will take you to claim it."

Zhang Tao lightly punched Jiang Yu's shoulder and said with a grin:

"You'll have to treat me to a good meal then, little brother!"

"must!"

Jiang Yu cupped his hands in greeting: "I'll treat you all to a good meal at Yuxiang Kitchen then."

After the people from the Demon Suppression Division left, Zhao Lei stood there in a daze.

Jiang Yu waved his hand in front of him:

"It's time to go. Don't worry, you contributed to this too. You'll come with me!"

Zhao Lei scratched his head. Actually, he hadn't done anything; all he could say was:

"Brother Yu is awesome!"

……

On the way back to the county government office with Jie Xiu under his escort, Zhang Tao slapped his forehead and frowned, saying:

"Oh dear, I forgot to ask this young man his name again!"

"Never mind, there's no rush. I'll ask next time we meet."

"Let's go to the brothel and listen to some music, it's on me!"

At this moment, a colleague from the Demon Suppression Division reminded him:

"Brother Tao, didn't Xie Xiaoqi tell you to meet in Lijia Town tomorrow? Don't get drunk!"

Zhang Tao waved his hand and said:

"Don't worry about me at all, I, Tao, can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk! The more I drink, the more energetic I become!"

……

Jiang Yu and Zhao Lei found a village to rest for the night, and would head to Lijia Town the next day.

Jiang Yu was exhausted from the series of battles he had fought today, and slept soundly until dawn.

The next day at the beginning of the hour.

The Heavenly Mandate Treasure Talisman quest display:

"Dangerous Mission [Catch the Demon and Exterminate Evil]: Slay the Twin Foxes of West Street."

"Intermediate Quest [Worldly Affairs]: Solve the strange occurrences at Wangchun Tower."

"Daily Task [Do a Good Deed Every Day]: Help Old Man Wang in Fenggu Village dig a well."