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

Fortunately, Xu Guang was in good health. After resting for a while, the true dragon within him regained its vitality, and he was able to walk normally with difficulty.

They began processing the snake demon's corpse.

A demon with fifty years of cultivation is a treasure trove, but most of its body is poisonous and cannot be preserved for long; it will quickly rot, leaving only a small portion of its essence.

Xu Guang obtained a total of one Demon Marrow Bead, one Demon Core, and three Demon Bones.

In addition, there was something the snake demon itself carried: a bottle of pills, which were also external pills.

Xu Guang seemed to be deep in thought; this demon was also involved with the traitor of the Treasure Bottle Sect.

Wu Qi, Cuiyunlou, the traitor of Baopingdao... a clue gradually formed in Xu Guang's mind.

These guys are probably all in cahoots. There was a change at Shuoyun Mountain, but the snake demon didn't go up the mountain. It can be inferred that it has a grudge against the Tiger King and dares not go up the mountain.

Recalling the snake demon's earlier attempt to win him over, he remembered that the demon had mentioned helping him enter the dojo.

Yet someone who doesn't even dare to go up the mountain promises to let him into the temple.

Is it a plot to seize the Shuoyun Mountain Taoist temple?

They have big ambitions, but their abilities are too weak.

That illusion magic is quite good, but unfortunately the real body is too weak.

Xu Guang was able to kill the snake demon, which can be considered as completely restraining the opponent. He used the dragon energy of heaven and earth stored in his body to break the opponent's illusion, and the snake demon's physical body was slightly weak.

If it were a fifty-year-old demon like the Bull King, who sounds like a brute, the outcome would be uncertain.

However, the snake demon came today and made a great contribution. The good deeds to improve the Iron Body Technique have been collected, and there are already four hundred-year-old ginseng roots. Only one hundred-year-old ginseng and two demon marrow beads are missing.

The ginseng has been cultivated to a near-complete stage and could mature overnight if all goes well.

As for the Demon Marrow Beads, Cheng Xuan Daoist should have some. He should agree to exchange two Demon Cores for two Marrow Beads.

After all, the value of a demon core far exceeds that of a marrow pearl.

Wu Yunmiao helped with the work in the courtyard, and after she finished, she stood aside and watched Xu Guang.

She didn't know much about Taoist magic, but she did know about martial arts.

Xu Guang was truly a formidable warrior.

She had seen true martial arts prodigies in Gunzhou, such as the eighteen-year-old Transformation Realm cultivator and the nineteen-year-old Core Formation cultivator. But even those geniuses, whose aptitude might be better than Xu Guang's, were not on the same level in terms of combat strength.

Moreover, in terms of aptitude, Xu Guang might not actually be inferior to those people. He started too late, joining the army to train in martial arts at the age of seventeen, while those people started taking medicinal baths to build their foundation at the age of three or four.

"Don't just stand there, pack your things, I'll take you home later. Don't talk about what happened here."

Wu Yunmiao snapped out of her daze and whispered, "Brother Xu, for this demon to come knocking at this time, it must have someone behind it. The most likely person is someone from the yamen or the governor's mansion. You need to be careful."

Xu Guang paused slightly.

This girl is clever. It's not hard for her to guess that someone is colluding with demons, but it's not easy for her to guess the identity of the colluder.

Xu Guang didn't continue the topic. "I saved you again. Think about how you're going to repay me."

Wu Yunmiao: ...

……

under night.

There were few pedestrians on the long street, only a few constables carrying lanterns and gongs.

Several figures in long black robes walked slowly down the street, looking around to avoid the patrolling police, and finally converged in an alley.

A slightly youthful voice rang out.

"I went to Chunfeng Street. Junior Brother Bai Yue went there once in August and hasn't been seen since."

"However, I found a clue. Before Junior Brother Bai Yue left, he heard that someone had died and that he was going to check the account books."

"Ledger?"

The leader of the men in black frowned.

A slight thought crossed my mind.

He clearly knew what kind of ledger Bai Yue was investigating.

Is it the ledger on Zhang Hu's person?

He was thinking about some things that had happened in the government troops since he entered the city these past few days.

"Alright, let's talk about Wu Daoren next. The sect leader has always had some suspicions about Wu Daoren, but Wu Daoren has been providing external pills to the demons in the mountains. Now that the demons have come up the mountain, let's investigate Wu Daoren's background thoroughly."

"How many of us are there?"

The other men in black seemed to only then realize the purpose of their trip into the city, and were immediately surprised.

"Wu Daoren is no simple man. Although we have never seen him make a move, he has most likely cultivated a new path of cultivation. He can also get along well with demons, the governor's mansion, and even our Shuocheng Martial Alliance, without offending anyone. It will be very difficult to investigate such a person."

Someone spoke up.

The tone was solemn.

The leader of the men in black chuckled lightly, "Isn't there still a faction unaware of Wu Daoren's existence?"

"Who? Those powerful families in the city? A bunch of good-for-nothings, do they really think this is the golden age of Emperor Chang?"

"The yamen soldiers."

"The yamen army?" Everyone seemed to be thinking about this.

Yes, if the government troops knew of Wu Daoren's existence, wouldn't they take action against him? Under the threat of the government troops' weapons, if Wu Daoren were to make a move, he would inevitably reveal a weakness.

……

evening.

Xu Guang escorted Wu Yunmiao to the Du family's residence, and on the way, they saw a shepherd selling sheep.

I couldn't help but feel a little hungry, so I spent 600 coins to buy half a sheep. A pound of mutton costs 50 coins, which is really not cheap.

My yard isn't small; I'll build a sheep pen or something later.

With these thoughts in mind, I unknowingly arrived at the Du family's residence.

Eucommia ulmoides is also a master of the three realms of horizontal cultivation, with abundant qi and blood. With sufficient supplements, his recovery is naturally fast.

In just over a month, I have recovered to about 70-80%, with only some minor, hidden injuries requiring long-term care.

When Liu Xiaocao saw the half sheep in Xu Guang's hand, she smiled and took it, then led the two women to the backyard to stew the meat.

Xu Guang and Du Zhong sat down in the main room and chatted.

"Uncle Du, I heard that the military pay for the government troops hasn't come in yet?"

Du Zhong nodded, his face darkening.

"General Bu has already gone to Shuofang. I don't know if he will be able to get the military pay. If the military pay doesn't arrive on time, the garrison might... cause chaos."

If the military pay is not received, the government troops will have to find other ways to get money, and chaos will inevitably break out in Shuocheng.

Moreover, there are many people who secretly look down on the military, and there are always people trying to incite them behind the scenes. No matter how united the military is, it cannot remain so forever.

"Uncle Du, what do you think the military governor is thinking?"

Du Zhong gave a wry smile. "Although the world is not at peace, there won't be any wars for the time being because of the demons. The military governors are no longer willing to support their own troops. The military troops were originally created to seize territory and kill people. Now that there is no war, are they supposed to support their troops to slay demons and monsters?"

Warlords don't care about the lives of ordinary people.

Du Zhong suddenly added, "Now that you're the chief officer, go back and get some good iron and leather, and I'll find a way to replace the military equipment on the three of us."

Xu Guang suddenly raised his head, his eyes becoming subtle. "Rebel?"

"Uncertain, just preparing in advance."

Xu Guang was speechless.

He knew the military corps was unruly, but he didn't expect them to be this unruly. He was still wondering how to appease the officers if they didn't receive their pay, but he didn't expect the officers to be even more ruthless, seemingly wanting to replace the military governor directly.

However, he felt the success rate was very low, since the military garrison was not currently stationed in Shuofang City, and to kill the military governor, they would have to travel thousands of miles.

Military Governor Sun Ganxuan was no fool; perhaps he had already made preparations when he decided to send the garrison back to defend Shuocheng and Yuncheng.

Those who play politics have truly dirty hearts!

Xu Guang spoke a few words to Du Zhao, instructing him not to wander off.

Back home, I was too lazy to think about those messy things.

Take the demon core to Daoist Chengxuan.

"You want marrow beads?"

Master Chengxuan was somewhat surprised.

Xu Guang glanced at the other party. "The Demonic Marrow Bead is useful to Marrow Realm experts. I'm planning to break through to the Marrow Realm, so isn't it normal for me to ask you to exchange Marrow Beads?"

Cheng Xuan Daoist suddenly realized, "But how did you know I had a marrow pearl?"

"I don't know, I just wanted to ask you."

"I'll trade with you. The marrow bead can enhance my cultivation, and the demon core can strengthen my Dao talisman. One demon core for two marrow beads, I agree."

Xu Guang was also secretly surprised; this Daoist Cheng Xuan possessed quite a few treasures.

Level 5 Iron Body Kung Fu, with skin, flesh, tendons, and bone marrow all at their peak, what exactly is so magical about it...?

A glint of anticipation flashed in Xu Guang's eyes.