One Dao Fruit a day, starting with the Dragon Taming Technique.

"Thank you so much for saving my life, sir."

The six rescued family members wept bitterly while holding two corpses in the yard.

A younger man cautiously stepped forward and respectfully clasped his hands in thanks to Xu Guang.

Xu Guang waved his hand dismissively, "Where did this bull demon come from?"

The young man pointed to the next room, "They came from over there."

The neighboring courtyard is Zhang Hu's house.

An ominous premonition rose in Xu Guang's heart.

Quickly scaling the wall, one is met with a scene even more gruesome and bloody than this house, with entrails scattered everywhere and white bones still bearing traces of flesh.

Zhang Hu's head was piled up in the corner of the wall, and a gust of wind stirred it, causing his black hair to flutter slowly.

"Dead..."

It seems he was killed by the bull demon.

After observing for a while, they confirmed that there were no demons in Zhang Hu's house.

Xu Guang arrived at Zhang Hu's house and began searching it.

There must be some connection between the bull demon and Zhang Hu; perhaps some clues can be found in his home.

The soldiers had a tradition of using large ropes to break through city walls. Although Xu Guang had never fought in a battle, the idle men in the military camp had already taught him the skills of using large ropes, and he could find places where ordinary people liked to hide things.

Soon, under the stove in Zhang Hu's house, Xu Guang found a secret letter that had not been completely burned, as well as an account book.

Because part of the secret letter was burned, only a rough outline of its contents could be discerned.

But Xu Guang was shocked to discover that the secret letter was actually written by his second uncle!

The letter said he had a demon-repelling powder and begged a man named Han Yue to save Xu Cheng (Xu Guang's cousin). There was more content after that, but half of it had already been burned.

Does it involve Xu Cheng?

Xu Guang frowned, but the information was incomplete; he couldn't see the whole picture.

Xu Guang didn't even know if the name Han Yue was his full name. The name was only mentioned once in the entire letter, and the characters after Han Yue were burned. It was unclear whether it was Han Yue or Han Yue*.

He then opened the ledger, which contained the transactions between Zhang Hu and Yang Jinshan of the Canal Gang, Huang Zhang of the largest brothel in the red-light district, and the Bull Demon.

The ledger involved a large number of people, including officials from the governor's office, gangsters and sects outside the city, and even some constables from several local government offices.

Shuocheng... is ruined.

No wonder the demons entered the city so brazenly; it turns out that the people in the governor's mansion were also colluding with the demons.

It really is...

Xu Guang silently closed the account book.

With his eyes closed, Xu Guang memorized the names Han Yue and Huang Zhang. Han Yue was related to his second uncle, and Zhang Hu had a close relationship with Huang Zhang, so they must know a lot.

These two people are very important.

A moment later, Du Changwei arrived with his men.

"Xiao Guang, what are you doing here?"

Xu Guang pointed to Zhang Hu's house, then to the bull demon's corpse in the neighboring courtyard, and said softly.

"There's a demon."

Du Changwei's expression changed drastically. "I'm going to find my father."

"Don't make a big fuss so late at night. Keep this quiet. Take away the bull demon's corpse, appease the family, and we'll talk about the rest when we get back."

Xu Guang quickly stopped Du Changwei.

This matter is to be told to Du Zhong, but it cannot attract too much attention.

The fact that the demon in the city could be kept secret for so long suggests that someone is behind it all. He can't withstand the pressure, and even Du Zhong, a mere constable, probably can't.

Du Changwei didn't understand these things, but whatever Xu Guang said went.

The scene was quickly dealt with, but the courtyard where Zhang Hu lived was left unattended.

Let's just pretend they never existed.

The matter was almost settled. Xu Guang parted ways with Du Changwei. He needed to go home to check on the growth of the precious herbs in the cellar.

……

In the cellar.

The kerosene lamp's light was extremely dim. Xu Guang carefully took the ginseng out of the flowerpot and gently brushed off the dirt with a small brush.

His face showed excitement.

Three days!

This ginseng is as big as a ten-year-old ginseng. The Demon-Transforming Powder is indeed miraculous. No wonder Zhang Hu and those demons would do anything for it.

Carefully, he took the small blue bottle out of his pocket again.

Suddenly, I froze.

In the small blue bottle, the few drops that had been used earlier had actually recovered somewhat!

Xu Guang took a deep breath, his heart jolting.

This bottle is the real treasure; it can automatically generate Demon-Transforming Powder.

Although the current generation speed is very slow, it takes about ten days to generate one drop.

Did Zhang Hu and those demons know about this treasure? Or did they only know about the Demon-Transforming Powder?

These are two completely different concepts. Although a bottle of Demon Transformation Powder is precious, it can at most attract some Bone Realm and Transformation Realm martial artists to fight over it. But if the existence of this little blue bottle is exposed, let alone any demons, even the Jiedushi (military governor) would probably have to bring his people over personally.

This item...should not be shown to others lightly.

Today's harvest was quite fruitful, including three precious medicines worth tens of taels of silver. Of course, the most important thing was slaying the bull demon and saving a family of six from its clutches. Law has finally turned into good.

From this day forward, the fruits of his practice that he will receive each day will be the fruits of goodness.

Iron Body Skill...imminent upgrade.

With that thought in mind, I opened the panel.

Suddenly, I was taken aback.

[Iron Body Skill (Level 2), requires six Good Fruits and one Ten-Year Ginseng to upgrade]

The conditions have been lowered?

It was because of the Dragon Taming Technique that his cultivation speed had suddenly increased in the past few days, and his progress in flesh refining had increased significantly.

Xu Guang seemed to be thinking about this, and thought it was not bad.

After slaying the bull demon and obtaining three good fruits, you can break through the Iron Body Technique in three days.

Thinking of this, Xu Guang couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

Everything is finally on track. From now on, we can improve steadily by following the steps and relying on the daily Dao Fruits.

Once his Iron Body Skill reaches level 5, he will finally have a foothold in this chaotic world.

……

The next day.

Zhang Hu's death stirred up quite a storm in Shuocheng.

He was no ordinary person; he had the backing of the governor's prison and was also a disciple of the Qing Shuo Sect outside the city. His brother-in-law, Xu Sheng, was also a deeply entrenched figure in the military.

For a time, everyone from the governor's mansion to the military camp paid close attention to this matter.

Xu Guang stood in front of Du Zhong and recounted the events of the previous day in their entirety.

Du Zhong frowned, took the account book handed to him by Xu Guang, and after seeing the row of rankings on it, he took a deep breath. "You did the right thing. This is not something we can get involved in. Most of these bull demons have formed tribes, and I estimate that the demon king among them has more than fifty years of cultivation."

He paused, then praised again.

"I examined the bull demon you killed. It must have been at least ten years old. Usually, only those at the Tendon Realm can kill it. Have you made any breakthroughs in your Iron Body Technique recently?"

From the last duel between Xu Guang and He Nian, he could tell that Xu Guang's combat power had improved. Now he was even able to kill a bull demon with ten years of cultivation. Could it be that his Iron Body Technique had broken through?

Xu Guang shook his head slightly, "I was lucky. I was wearing armor at the time, and with the surprise attack, I barely managed to fight. By the way, Uncle Du, what kind of skill are you referring to?"

Du Zhong explained.

"This is a classification system for assessing the combat strength of demons. Common demons are mostly minor demons with ten years of cultivation. Generally, they are divided into ten-year, twenty-year, fifty-year, and one-hundred-year demons. A demon with ten years of cultivation can only be killed by a martial artist in the Tendon Realm (Level 3 Iron Body Skill), whose strength is between the Flesh Realm and Tendon Realm. A twenty-year demon can only be dealt with by a master in the Bone Realm (Level 4 Iron Body Skill) or an expert at the level of Internal Energy Transformation. A fifty-year demon possesses demonic magic and its methods are unpredictable. When it breaks into a military formation, it can fight against a hundred-man armored squad. Even General Qian might not be able to win easily. As for the one-hundred-year demon king..."

I don't know exactly how strong they are, but I heard General Qian say that the fall of Shengjing was due to the appearance of five hundred-year-old demons!

Xu Guang remained silent.