Swordholder

"Ah Yuan, is there a problem with Xu Zhilong?"

Li Wei asked in confusion.

"I didn't follow his plan and took over Ma Ling'en's position on my own, which has probably angered him."

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, narrowing his eyes, and said, "Regardless of whether he makes any underhanded moves, we must be wary of him."

At this point, he put his hands behind his back, a cold glint in his eyes, "Moreover, he has the Xu family behind him..."

The Xu family!

Li Wei's eyes narrowed!

When he and Chen Yuan were retrieving Lu Chengfeng's intelligence information, they discovered that the Grand Master of Wuxiang at the time was Ji Xiaomi.

Xu Zhihua only became the director-general after Ji Xiaomi disappeared.

Chen Yuan snapped out of his thoughts, picked up Nuomi, and said, "Let's go to the Wuxiang Prefecture."

Li Wei nodded and walked out of the Human Desire Building with Chen Yuan.

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In a large hall of the Ninth Division of the Wuxiang Division.

The light here is always dim, but for a cultivator, seeing is not a problem.

At this moment, more than a hundred Wuxiang Guards have gathered here, each with a lazy expression, some sitting and some standing.

Some looked disdainful, while others revealed ferocity and anger.

More than anything, people are still shaken by the experience.

Chen Yuan looked at them; behind him stood Li Wei, Nuomi, and Zhou Ye.

"Everyone, stand up here."

Chen Yuan glanced at them and said expressionlessly.

However, no one moved after glancing at the red-haired old man.

"Hehe, this is interesting."

Li Wei grinned, his face simple and cute.

I'll say it again.

Chen Yuan's voice turned cold, and his eyes narrowed.

"Are you all deaf? Director Chen wants you to come here."

The red-haired old man spoke, his voice playful and his eyes full of mockery.

The rest of the people finally moved and stood in unison behind the red-haired old man.

Although they weren't neat, they were obedient.

The red-haired old man gave Chen Yuan a provocative look.

"hehe!"

Chen Yuan sneered, ignoring him, and continued, with his hands behind his back, "Now I announce the personnel reshuffle."

He paused, then looked at Li Wei and Nuomi to the side, and even Zhou Ye, who looked uneasy.

"Li Wei will be the captain, Nuomi will be the second captain, Zhou Ye will be the third captain, and the rest of you, move your butts back."

These words caused a stir among the crowd.

"On what grounds?"

The red-haired old man spoke in a somber tone.

Chen Yuan looked over, his eyes narrowing slightly.

He knew that the red-haired old man was Ma Ling'en's confidant.

"That was the former second captain."

Zhou Ye spoke in a low voice.

Chen Yuan walked up to him, drew his sword, and slashed!

puff!

He cleaved the red-haired old man in two with a single sword strike, and the remaining people stared wide-eyed in disbelief!

What the hell!

Killing someone over a mere disagreement?

No wonder he dared to kill Ma Ling'en in front of so many directors!

Clang!

Chen Yuan brandished the gleaming Tianzheng Sword, its terrifying demonic power emanating from it and emitting a deep black light that made everyone's souls tremble!

"With my sword!"

Chen Yuan's cold gaze swept over everyone. "And also, given my position as the director!"

Everyone's eyes immediately showed fear.

"Also, this is an order, not a request, understand?"

As Chen Yuan spoke, he placed the Tianzheng Sword in his hand against the neck of a middle-aged man.

This man had bloodshot eyes and a sinister look in them.

Do you have a problem with that?

Chen Yuan spoke coldly.

"You are a lowly human, what right do you have to be our chief!"

The middle-aged man's neck was covered in scales, yet he remained undaunted by the Heavenly Righteous Sword in Chen Yuan's hand.

"Because I'm strong."

As Chen Yuan's voice fell, he slashed forward fiercely with the Heavenly Righteous Sword in his hand!

puff!

The middle-aged man's head flew off, and blood gushed out!

The severed head had its eyes wide open, staring in disbelief.

"You... even if you're a department head, does that give you the right to arbitrarily kill your subordinates?!"

A young man with horns on his head roared menacingly, his voice trembling.

"Because he's not satisfied!"

Chen Yuan spoke in a cold voice, and before his voice had even faded, he cleaved the young man who was speaking in two!

Wow!

The remaining people were horrified and backed away, their eyes filled with terror.

Chen Yuan brandished his sword and snarled, "Who else dares to defy me!"

An elderly man in armor stepped forward. Though his voice was trembling with fear, he still gritted his teeth and spoke, "I...I refuse to accept this!"

His words were echoed by many.

"Yes, I disagree!"

"Damn it, you want some lowly human to shit and piss on our heads? We won't stand for that!"

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Chen Yuan's words seemed to have thoroughly enraged some people. They roared and walked out indignantly, staring angrily at Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan swung the Heavenly Righteous Sword and walked over, killing all those who dared to defy him!

They wanted to resist, but they were no match for Chen Yuan!

In just a few breaths, more than a dozen corpses lay scattered on the ground!

The remaining people were unwilling, but dared not speak, staring at Chen Yuan with ferocious eyes.

If they continue like this, given this person's ferocity, he might really kill them all!

"If you can defeat me, you will be the director!"

Chen Yuan pointed his sword diagonally and said sarcastically:

"Otherwise, what can you do if you're not satisfied? Either you shut up, or you die!"

Countless people were breathing heavily, and although some were still dissatisfied, they dared not utter a sound.

Make a sound and you'll die!

The person before you will absolutely not show mercy.

As for killing a subordinate being illegal?

In the Great Xiang Empire, it is illegal for a subordinate to attack a superior.

But if a superior punishes a subordinate, then the subordinate must have a reason to die!

There's nothing I can do; it's your fault for being weak.

Chen Yuan dragged his blood-dripping longsword, the tip scraping against the ground with a sizzling sound, cutting a line of scarlet blood!

He walked among the group of people, and finally raised his sword to the body of a bull-headed cultivator, wiping the bloodstains on the sword back and forth on the cultivator's clothes.

The cultivator with a human body and a bull's head stared wide-eyed, but remained silent.

"You're smart to know what's good for you."

Chen Yuan patted his face with his sword, then walked towards the next Wuxiang Guard.

Chen Yuan would show no mercy to these vicious and ruthless Wuxiang Guards!

Anyone who resists will be killed!

In fact, when Chen Yuan learned how they had cruelly abused human beings, he wished he could kill them all!

But now... it's not the right time.

Zhou Ye was deeply shocked by what he saw.

Arrogant!

Too embarrassing!

He had never seen a human so arrogant and domineering in front of a beastman cultivator!

But it was fucking awesome!

He wished he were Chen Yuan, and that he could kill any beastman who dared to defy him!

Seeing that the remaining beastmen were almost tamed, even if they were unwilling, they were told to keep quiet.

"Take them and get out of here."

Chen Yuan ordered Zhou Ye, Li Wei, and Nuomi to take these people down under the guise of investigating the remnants of the Sword-wielding faction, in order to gather all sorts of intelligence.

Especially information concerning Lu Chengfeng, Ji Xiaomi, and the Divine Blood Pavilion's alien species project.

The Alien Project was a plan he discovered from Zhou Ye.

Within the complete Wuxiangmen (Formless Gate), there are many other departments.

Their department was a combination of the Iron War Division and the Criminal Investigation Division.

Criminal investigation, case investigation and judgment, suppression of evil spirits, quelling unrest in the city, maintaining stability in the border areas, and so on are all being carried out.

In addition, there are other departments.

For example, the Divine Blood Division researches bloodline mutations, the Treasure Exploration Division is responsible for exploring secret realms, and the Ghostly Spy Division is responsible for intelligence gathering.

There's also the cultivation of spiritual herbs by the Dancao Division, and the refining of elixirs and medicines.

The Forging Division forges magical artifacts.

The Prison Administration Bureau is the Formless Prison.

What puzzled Chen Yuan was that even after he became the director, he still couldn't get in touch with the Divine Blood Division.

The Divine Blood Division, also known as the Divine Blood Pavilion, researches bloodline mutations and has a project called "Alien Project".

To Chen Yuan's surprise, he still doesn't know where the Divine Blood Division is.

Is it only by becoming a senior director that one is qualified to access these things?

Chen Yuan murmured to himself, sitting on a stool to the side, leaning his head back, deep in thought.

He now held a note in his hand.

The above is some intelligence he has recently gathered.

"Ancient remnants, research subjects, alien species project..."

Chen Yuan closed his eyes, murmuring these keywords in his mind.

Within the Bloodline Division, there is a project called the Alien Project.

This plan involves animal beings using these experimental bloodlines to strengthen themselves.

This includes the Wuxiang Guards of the Treasure Hunting Division, who specifically excavated some ancient people from the ruins of gods and demons to use as research subjects to study how to strengthen their bodies.

The ancient survivors were human beings frozen in ice before the great upheaval of the world.

Such people have pure bodies, unpolluted by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making them ideal for experiments.

"How could Li Wei and I be descendants of ancient times?"

The more Chen Yuan thought about it, the more absurd it seemed.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide!

He sensed someone was spying on him!

He immediately stood up and activated the Demon God Devouring Heaven Technique!

In an instant, his eyes were filled with a deep, magical light.

After he was transformed into a demon, his senses became countless times stronger.

At the same time, it felt like needles were pricking my back!

Someone is staring at me in this dimly lit room!

He swept his gaze across the dimly lit room, his eyes landing on the wall. A black halberd appeared in his hand, wreathed in demonic light, and he said coldly, "Who's there? Show yourself!"

"Hehe, what is Lord Chen thinking about so intently?"

A soft, feminine voice rang out, and then the wall in front of them suddenly began to undulate, rippling like waves, and a woman in an official robe stepped out.

The woman was tall, at least two meters high, and her muscles were particularly strong, with incredibly long legs.

At first glance, you might mistake him for a burly man.

But her beautiful oval face, waist-length hair, and high breasts all prove that she is a beautiful, tall woman.

Upon seeing the tall woman in official robes, Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed.

He immediately recognized who it was and said in a low voice, "Lord Zhu has quite the refined taste, actually hiding on this wall."

As soon as he finished speaking, cold sweat broke out on his back.

Fortunately, he hasn't said anything inappropriate.

The newcomer was none other than Zhu Xin, the prefect of Tianshan County!