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Am I seeing things?

A Qi Refining cultivator destroyed a Foundation Establishment stage tree demon?

Duan Li, who always had a blank expression, opened his mouth wide.

Zhou Zhitian's jawline is tightened:

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

As the chief officer of the Demon Suppression Division, he has seen and learned a great deal over the years and has encountered many geniuses.

However, it is still too terrifying for a Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator to kill a Foundation Establishment stage tree demon.

Perhaps realizing that this was inconsistent with his usual identity, Duan Li resumed his blank expression.

He frowned slightly, deep in thought:

"Could this person be a genius from another sect?"

Zhou Zhitian shook his head and said:

"Which genius in Guobei County, whose name we don't know?"

Most of them are in the Demon Suppression Division and the six major sects.

Those smaller sects have shallow foundations; even if they produce a few nominal geniuses, they are nothing more than empty names.

"It might be a hidden gem; we can't let that old bastard snatch it away," the two suddenly thought.

They exchanged a glance and gave each other knowing smiles.

Wu Yun, standing to the side, bowed and stepped forward, saying:

"My lords, shouldn't we be handling the aftermath?"

The townspeople of Lijia Town have been corrupted by a ghostly realm, and there may still be many injured people. We must rush to their aid.

Zhou Zhitian snapped out of his daze and said seriously:

"Is there any need to say more? The lives of the townspeople must be put first."

Duan Li then directly took out a stack of talismans and handed them to Wu Yundao:

"This is a Springwood Talisman; take it to heal the injured townspeople."

The two then exchanged a glance and ran towards Jiang Yu's location.

……

"We finally succeeded!"

Jiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief and moved the injured Xie Qiyun and the others to a safe location.

He carefully examined the injuries of the group. Although the injuries were quite serious, their lives were not in danger.

After using the secret technique, Xie Qiyun suffered a severe depletion of spiritual energy, resulting in excruciating pain all over his body and rendering him unable to move.

She half-opened her eyes and looked at Jiang Yu:

"With such powerful abilities, why didn't you use them sooner?"

Jiang Yu rolled her eyes at her:

"If I were really that powerful, I would have destroyed this tree demon long ago."

This is an opportunity bestowed upon me by a senior; it won't trigger unless the tree demon is destroyed to a certain extent.

Xie Qiyun coughed up a mouthful of blood and said:

"You're quite the oddball, senior."

Jiang Yu thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "He is indeed a strange person."

Xie Qiyun said with a sad look in his eyes:

"If he had taken direct action, there wouldn't have been so many innocent townspeople injured."

She looked at the ruins of Lijia Town, where many surviving townspeople were weeping over the bodies of their loved ones.

Many townspeople didn't even leave behind any remains.

Jiang Yu sighed. He must have his own reasons, right?

He was already very grateful that the bald-headed beggar left him the means to kill the tree demon, so how could he ask for more?

Ultimately, it's because his own strength is not strong enough to do more.

However, he felt no guilt; he had done all he could.

Jiang Yu saw a large contingent of the Demon Suppression Division appear and begin to comfort and rescue the townspeople.

Jiang Yu's lips twitched down:

"It's a pity we arrived too late."

Oh right, he suddenly realized that there was still an important thing to do.

He searched through the remains of the Painted Skin Ghost and finally found a yellow storage bag.

After a victory, the fine tradition of "looting corpses" must not be forgotten.

They killed the Painted Skin Demon, so the spoils should naturally belong to them; the Demon Suppression Division shouldn't get them.

He looked up at the huge tree demon corpse, wondering if there was anything good on it.

At this moment, Yingning transformed back into a white fox and burrowed into the tree demon's body.

A minute later, she picked up a bright green bead.

Jiang Yu's eyes widened: "This is the demon core of a tree demon!"

In addition, Yingning also found a ring, a storage ring even more precious than the storage bag, which definitely contains many good things.

Jiang Yu quickly put it away, preparing to distribute the spoils together later.

He had just put his things away when two figures suddenly rushed towards him.

Jiang Yu was startled; they were two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

He assumed the other party was there to steal his spoils, so he turned and left.

But how could Jiang Yu's speed be faster than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

The two transformed into a blur, easily seizing Jiang Yu's arms, one on each arm, pulling at each other.

Zhou Zhitian pulled hard to the left and said:

"Elder Duan, what are you doing?"

Duan Li reached out and pulled to the right, saying:

"Lord Zhou, what are you trying to do now?"

The next moment, the two said to Jiang Yu in unison:

"Young friend, join our True Talisman Sect!"

"Join our Demon Suppression Division!"

Jiang Yu was momentarily stunned by the sudden invitation from the two.

When did I become so sought after?

Could these two be scammers?

That doesn't make sense either; a Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn't make fun of me.

He said with a helpless expression:

"Seniors, could you please release me?"

"No, you have to choose one."

The two spoke in unison and continued to pull at Jiang Yu.

He felt as if he was about to be split in two.

"Uncle Zhou."

Xie Qiyun, lying on the ground, called out with difficulty.

Zhou Zhitian frowned, relaxed his grip on Jiang Yu, and stepped forward to ask with concern:

"Qiyun, are you alright?"

He frowned as he looked at Xie Qiyun's current state and said:

"You used a secret technique?"

"Wasn't the ghost realm broken by this young friend?"

Jiang Yu then realized that the two were acting this way because they had seen him use the Heavenly Thunder Pestle to kill the Tree Demon, and they mistakenly thought that he had killed the Tree Demon by himself.

Jiang Yu explained:

"You two have misunderstood. If it weren't for everyone's combined efforts, I would have been like an ant trying to shake a tree by myself."

After hearing the explanation, Zhou Zhitian and Duan Li felt somewhat relieved and also felt that this was indeed in line with common sense.

Zhou Zhitian took out some high-quality healing pills and gave them to Xie Qiyun.

Xie Qiyun pointed to the injured people beside him and said:

"Uncle Zhou, these people have all made great contributions in this Ghost Domain incident!"

Please get them treated as soon as possible; they are all wonderful people.

"Of course!"

Zhou Zhitian nodded emphatically in affirmation and personally administered healing pills to each of them.

The medicine worked immediately, and Xie Qiyun, who was lying on the ground, soon sat up cross-legged.

Her expression turned serious as she looked at Jiang Yu and said:

"You're too modest. If it weren't for you, we would never have been able to break through the Ghost Domain."

"How so?" Zhou Zhitian asked curiously.

Xie Qiyun recounted in detail how Jiang Yu suggested using thunderbolts to kill the tree demons, the fierce battle with the painted-skin ghost, and the killing of the tree demon.

Zhou Zhitian and Duan Li were amazed, their eyes filled with admiration as they looked at Jiang Yu.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yu not only possessed extraordinary strength, but also unparalleled wisdom.

Even if Jiang Yu didn't possess the astonishing power he had just displayed, the potential he has shown is enough to place him among the geniuses of Guobei County.

Just as Zhou Zhitian was about to extend an invitation, Duan Li preemptively grasped Jiang Yu's hand:

"What a coincidence! I never expected that my young friend Jiang would be a disciple of my Maoshan Sect. I am Duan Li, the third elder of Zhenfu Sect."

I can make an exception and promote you to outer disciple. Once your cultivation advances further, you can be directly promoted to inner disciple.

Damn! That old geezer beat me to it.