The divine manifestations began at the Gongwei Division.

The sound of footsteps echoed through the mountains.

A large contingent of fully armed soldiers charged up Mount Tai, numbering at least several thousand.

Xue Zhiwei hid behind a boulder on the mountaintop.

In the distance, she saw a plume of smoke rising into the sky from the main peak of Mount Tai.

She knew that was the location of the Taishan Supervisory Office, and it looked like a huge fire was burning there.

Without even thinking, she knew what had happened.

Zhou Heng burned down the Taishan Supervisory Office to draw the enemy's attention away from it.

This method is crude, but it works.

As she fled, she saw countless demons charging towards the main peak of Mount Tai.

Now we see this fully armed elite army.

The last shred of hope I had has now vanished completely.

King Zhao Yuanji of Qi conspired with evil spirits to plot a rebellion.

Xue Zhiwei bit her lower lip, seemingly unaware that she had already broken her skin, and blood flowed down her snow-white, slender neck.

With so many enemies, let alone a demon-slaying captain, even a pacification commissioner would have absolutely no chance of survival.

"You've only just joined the Guard Command, you haven't even received your salary yet, and you're already risking your life like this, is it worth it?"

Xue Zhiwei leaped forward, the wind howling as she pushed her speed beyond its limits.

If she had been a little faster, Zhou Heng would have had a better chance of survival.

…………

Swish!

The Dragon Sparrow Blade cleaved a striped tiger demon in two, its blood splattering down.

It splashed all over Zhou Heng's head and face.

With his agility, he could have easily dodged it.

But now he is unwilling to waste even the slightest bit of his strength.

After massacring the Taishan Supervisory Office, Zhou Heng encountered his first wave of pursuers.

There were dozens of demons, including two of them that were at the seventh rank, and the rest were at the eighth or ninth rank.

After a fierce battle, Zhou Heng fled into the mountains and forests.

From that time on, he never felt as relaxed as before.

Waves of pursuers attacked from all directions.

No matter which direction he flees in, he will soon encounter a wave of pursuers.

Fortunately, the danger countdown timer allowed him to identify which direction was more dangerous.

Even so, he faced numerous dangers.

If he hadn't simultaneously broken through to the sixth rank in both martial arts and immortality, he would probably be dead by now.

"It would take seven or eight days to travel from Dajin County to the capital, even at the fastest horse."

Zhou Heng looked up at the sky and took a few breaths.

"Xue Zhiwei and his group cannot travel openly, so their speed cannot be compared to normal conditions. Therefore, it will take them at least five days to leave Qizhou."

Thinking of this, Zhou Heng couldn't help but turn around and glance at the three green leaves following closely behind him.

Only one day has passed since they parted ways, and he needs to buy himself another four days.

【58:30:56】

The danger countdown ticked faithfully.

This dangerous countdown started two hours ago.

The countdown was sixty hours, which was about the same amount of time Zhou Heng had calculated himself.

This also means that the danger he is facing now is unprecedented.

Zhou Heng looked down the mountain, but as soon as the thought arose, the danger countdown began to become somewhat blurry, as if time was about to increase again.

Zhou Heng immediately realized that the danger would increase dramatically on the way down the mountain.

Based on his experience that day, the danger countdown was not static; it could increase or decrease at any time depending on the level of danger.

"Is this some kind of Hunger Games? There's a reward for surviving for five days."

Zhou Heng thought to himself, and strode towards the mountain.

Previously, the countdown only started when encountering monsters, but now, the danger countdown is maxed out.

This means that he is now in constant danger, with no way to hide.

Swish!

A blood-red chain extended out and was tied to a thick tree branch.

Zhou Heng used the momentum to pull himself along, and like Tarzan, he traversed through the dense forest.

Although he can't actually fly, he has mastered the art of water binding to create all sorts of amazing feats.

If there's no water, use the blood of monsters instead.

Chains can bind people, and naturally they can also bind themselves.

He now essentially has a grappling hook, and with its help, it's almost like flying.

The only downside is that Mount Tai isn't a beginner's village, so you can't farm rewards indefinitely.

Otherwise, Zhou Heng would have definitely promoted himself to the upper three ranks in one go.

Those at the top three ranks, whether martial artists or celestial officials, all possess the ability to fly and escape into the earth.

He can leave or stay as he pleases.

The rebels wanted to kill him?

Keep dreaming.

Everything went smoothly until he wiped out the Taishan Supervisory Office, at which point the countdown to danger turned into sixty hours, completely blocking his path to earning rewards.

Unless he can get out of Mount Tai alive, no new reward will come.

"Wouldn't this be considered reaping what you sow, and thus deserve to die?"

Zhou Heng stopped on a tall tree, about twenty or thirty feet high, and could see the trees shaking violently in the distance, clearly indicating that another demon was coming towards him.

He is now somewhat helpless.

Zhou Heng left Xue Zhiwei and the others first, while he stayed behind to cover the rear, originally intending to collect some dangerous rewards.

Who knew that instead of getting many rewards, I actually ended up in a dangerous situation.

But since things have come to this, there's no other way but to fight our way out.

"Unprecedented danger should also bring unprecedented rewards."

Zhou Heng muttered to himself, "I've worked so hard, the reward from the Guardian Division won't be small, right?"

"I absolutely won't accept anything less than a department-level cadre position!"

Facing the oncoming monster, he drew his Dragon Sparrow Blade, leaped down from the air, and the blade's light illuminated the dense forest.

…………

late at night.

Zhou Heng leaned against a towering tree, silently bandaging his wound.

After repeated battles, even with his powerful physique as a sixth-grade martial artist, he had several wounds on his body.

Even the yellow-rank robes were torn in several places with wounds that could not be healed.

That is to say, he had mastered the Xuanhu Overlord Body, making his physique stronger than that of an ordinary sixth-rank martial artist; otherwise, his injuries would have been even more severe.

On the second day alone, fully armed soldiers had already appeared.

The other party reacted faster than he expected.

"If I hadn't been promoted to the sixth rank, I probably wouldn't have been able to escape when I encountered that small squad of soldiers."

Zhou Heng recalled the day's events and silently made plans in his mind.

"This situation won't last long. The other party must have realized by now that I am a sixth-rank martial artist."

Next, they will probably increase the number of forces hunting me down.

King Zhao Yuanji of Qi controls Qi Province and has countless powerful warriors under his command. It would not be too difficult for him to mobilize a few sixth-rank martial artists.

He only managed to get away with this because the other party didn't expect that there was a sixth-rank martial artist among the demon-slaying captains.

Once the other side realizes this, they will definitely send out a powerful force.

Putting aside everything else, there must be a sixth-rank martial artist in the Tianlang Sect.

Even if a fifth-rank martial artist were to make a move, Zhou Heng would not be surprised in the slightest.

"My task now is to keep them on Mount Tai. If I can hold out for five days, I will have accomplished my mission."

Zhou Heng thought to himself, "If I hide—"

Just then, a sharp cry came from the sky.

Zhou Heng looked up and saw a night hawk circling more than ten feet above his head, its eyes glowing yellow in the night.

Zhou Heng's heart sank, and he quickly got up.

At that moment, the sound of something breaking through the air came from all directions at the same time.