Swordholder

However, he paid no attention to the people's comments and walked through the long street amidst the horrified gazes of many.

At the very bottom of Tianshan County City, the majority of the inhabitants are ordinary human citizens.

They all have household registrations and do small businesses or dirty manual labor here.

As long as you don't offend those beast lords, you can still survive.

Although the Great Xiang Empire had a strict class system, it revered the Xiang Beast.

However, the lower-level humans will not be exterminated.

As long as one has a household registration, and works obediently in the city, one will receive protection.

After all, if everyone is killed, who will do the lowest-level jobs?

Who will serve these noble gentlemen?

Chen Yuan and his two companions arrived at the breakfast shop selling steamed buns and sat on small stools next to a low table.

Li Wei and Nuomi also sat on one side.

"Boss, three baskets of steamed buns and three bowls of plain porridge, please."

Chen Yuan spoke.

"Okay!"

The figure, engrossed in tinkering with his own things, turned around and saw two adults and one child. Immediately, his lips trembled and his legs shook.

"Um?"

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow, curiously examining the gaunt-faced middle-aged man.

Isn't the owner of this breakfast shop a monster with the face of an honest and kind person but eight arms?

Seeing Chen Yuan frown, the gaunt middle-aged man shakily handed over three baskets of steamed buns and white porridge.

Chen Yuan glanced down and saw that the porridge was a bit yellowish and contained very few grains of rice.

He took a sip and found it was a bit sour, not as delicious as the spirit rice porridge cooked by the old man of the Chen family.

However, those who can afford to eat porridge here are all ordinary people from the lower classes.

Being able to eat porridge is considered a pretty good life.

The gaunt middle-aged man stood there, at a loss.

"Where did the boss go?"

Chen Yuan looked at him and asked curiously.

"My lord, Boss Zhang... he hired me to work for him here. He's gone to open branches in other prefectures."

The gaunt middle-aged man shuddered when he saw Chen Yuan ask him a question, and spoke in a trembling voice.

Chen Yuan was slightly taken aback.

Open a branch?

The image of the kind-looking middle-aged man with eight arms popped into his mind, and he felt a little strange, so he casually asked questions while eating.

The gaunt boss was initially very nervous, answering questions in fits and starts, but gradually, his tension dissipated and he became more relaxed.

After Chen Yuan and the other two had eaten and drunk their fill and left, he was still in a daze.

"I...I actually chatted with the White-Haired Demon Slayer for quite a while?"

He suddenly realized what was happening, and a fine layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

However, when his gaze fell on the table, he discovered a pile of star copper there.

"The White-Haired Demon Slayer actually paid..."

The gaunt middle-aged man murmured.

Here, it's common for those Wuxiang Guards and even cultivators to not pay for their meals, and he was prepared to be scolded by the eight-armed boss.

Now, looking at that pile of star copper, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Gradually, his eyes seemed to become hazy, as if the pile of star copper reflected that sunny young face.

"ε=(´ο｀*))) Sigh!"

He sighed deeply, walked over to tidy up the table, and also put away the star copper.

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Divine Blood Division.

This was actually built on a gloomy mountaintop outside the city of Tianshan.

The building is ancient, resembling a temple, with blood-red patterns spreading across its dark blue-black stone surface.

When Chen Yuan and the other two were brought here by Zhu Xin, the Wuxiang Guards who were guarding the place were all stunned.

When they saw Zhu Xin, they bowed and greeted him as "Your Excellency, Prefect."

He then looked at Chen Yuan and the other two, his expression turning fervent, and bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Lord Chen!"

Chen Yuan was slightly taken aback.

He never expected that the Wuxiang Guardians here would treat him with such respect.

He nodded slightly and followed Zhu Xin inside.

"To them, you are already a legend."

Zhu Xin, who was walking in front, spoke calmly.

Chen Yuan and Li Wei exchanged a glance before continuing to look at the tall woman's figure.

Li Wei, in particular, was captivated by the sight of her plump, peach-shaped buttocks swaying back and forth, which made his gaze slightly unfocused.

"I've only been here for less than a month, how could I have such a legendary reputation?"

Chen Yuan nudged Li Wei gently, signaling him to calm down.

"Heh, as soon as you arrived, you killed Li Daye and several other captains, then killed Yang Gang, Yang Yu, Yang Guoguo, killing and killing all the way..."

Zhu Xin said jokingly, without turning her head.

"Last night's battle wiped out the Yang family and killed a large number of remaining sword-wielding traitors, causing a complete uproar in Tianshan County."

"Moreover, the world already knows about your demonic transformation."

"No one treats you as humans anymore. Besides, you are strong, and the strong are naturally respected."

At this point, Zhu Xin turned around, her red lips parted slightly, and said softly, "So, you must become strong. Only when you are strong will no one bully you."

Chen Yuan and Li Wei exchanged a glance and nodded emphatically.

Suddenly, Zhu Xin's gaze fell on Nuomi, who was standing between them. Seeing Chen Yuan and Li Wei each holding one of Nuomi's hands, she teased, "You two really do look like a family of three."

Chen Yuan, "..."

After that, the group remained silent and began to survey their surroundings.

Li Wei's expression began to show fear.

He felt a sense of familiarity with the place.

It was dark and damp, and the air smelled terrible, with the odors of feces, urine, and blood.

As we passed by the houses, screams, roars, and even groans and muffled sounds could be heard coming from inside.

Chen Yuan sensed the past and clearly detected a group of people surrounding a long table.

On the desktop, there is a living being.

They fed the creature all sorts of strange pills and various bottles and jars of medicine, as if they were conducting some kind of experiment.

At the same time, a series of calm voices came over:

"The dragon blood has fused with the research subject, and there have been no adverse reactions..."

"Wait, the research specimen has grown scales. We'll observe it further..."

"The patient is in a stable condition; continue increasing the dosage..."

"The blood of the Qilin beast, the blood of the ferocious wolf, and the strange energy of evil spirits have fused with the research subject! The research subject is starting to heat up, and its body temperature is rising rapidly..."

"The Ice Blood Pill has been integrated into the research subject's bloodline, and the research subject's blood has begun to cool down..."

"Quick, there's hope! Give him the Black Pill and test the degree of fusion with the demonic spirit..."

"And Hongdan, let him try it too..."

"Sigh, another failure, the research subject died..."

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Chen Yuan was greatly shocked and suddenly looked at Li Wei.

Li Wei also became flustered, his eyes filled with fear.

"Stay calm."

Zhu Xin said expressionlessly, "We're here to get the Demon Transformation Pill and the Evil Transformation Pill. You don't need to worry about the rest."

Her goal was clear: to completely strip Chen Yuan and the other two of their 'human' identity and then take them a step further in the path of demons and evil.

Soon, they met the director of the department in the largest, dimly lit room inside.

An old man called Ghost Hand.

His hair was messy, he seemed to be in a bad mental state, and he was talking incoherently.

Even when he saw Zhu Xin, he remained indifferent, glancing sideways and showing her no respect whatsoever.

"Oh dear, Your Excellency, what brings your noble bearing to this filthy place?"

Zhu Xin didn't mind his attitude, but explained her purpose.

"Heh, how strange. Humans need the Demon Transformation Pill to become Formless Guardians, and it was brought by the Prefect? ​​Could he be a relative of yours?"

Ghost Hand looked surprised, then looked at Chen Yuan and the other two.

"Oh?"

He squinted and glanced at Chen Yuan and Li Wei, but didn't notice anything unusual.

Two human boys, both with handsome features.

Suddenly, his gaze fell on Nuomi, and he couldn't help but sniff the air.

"Hmm? A very strong demonic aura."

As Ghost Hand spoke, his cloudy eyes suddenly lit up!

call out!

He instantly appeared in front of Nuomi, grabbed her hand, and exclaimed in surprise, "A born demonic spirit, and an incredibly pure one at that!"

"Great, that's wonderful!"

As he spoke, Ghost Hand turned to Zhu Xin and said, "Lord Zhu, I'm taking this girl and old man in. I'll keep her here as the number one research seed!"

As he spoke, his breathing became heavy. "As long as she becomes a research subject, this old man will definitely be able to research and create a top-tier artificial mutant!"

Just as he was so excited that his hunched back was trembling slightly, his arm was firmly grasped by a large hand, and a cold voice rang out.

"Let her go!"

Chen Yuan grabbed the other person's hand and pulled hard, instantly removing his withered hand from Nuomi's arm and tossing it aside.

The thought of this disheveled, hunchbacked old man putting such a lovely glutinous rice on the table for various medicine feeding and research filled him with rage.

Li Wei realized what was happening and immediately came over to protect Nuomi on the other side, glaring angrily at the ghost hand.

Especially in his memories after he woke up, he was fed all sorts of drugs, and the murderous intent in his eyes almost materialized, with an urge to tear that ghostly hand apart.

"Um?"

Ghost Hand was slightly taken aback.

He never expected that someone would dare to treat him so rudely and disrespectfully here.

Have these two human brats eaten the gall of a bear and the courage of a leopard?

Ghost Hand was enraged and immediately shouted, "Guards, seize these two brats!"

"Old man, I'm going to test all the failed potions on them one by one!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several Wuxiang Guards emerged from the darkness and surrounded Chen Yuan and Li Wei.

Clearly, this Ghost Hand was so focused on researching exotic medicines that he was completely unaware of what was happening in Tianshan County.

As for the guards at the gate, they must have heard of Chen Yuan's great reputation, which is why they recognized Chen Yuan and his two companions.

Zhu Xin thought to herself, "This is bad."

Just then, Chen Yuan grabbed Ghost Hand's neck and slowly lifted it up.

Click!

As Chen Yuan exerted force with his palm, the sound of bones cracking came from Ghost Hand's neck.

"(⊙o⊙)·····You!!"

Ghost Hand's pupils suddenly contracted.

He finally realized that Chen Yuan was no ordinary person.

The Wuxiang Guards who rushed over were also stunned and stopped in their tracks.

"Kid, don't be impulsive, he's the director here!"

Although not the Grand Master, he was an extremely important Grand Pharmacist in Tianshan County.

Zhu Xin immediately spoke up.

"You little punk, you've got guts to mess with me? You fucking bastard, I'm telling you, you're dead!"

Ghost Hand roared with eyes wide with rage, glaring at Chen Yuan and the other two.

"Not just you, but all three of you. The Divine Blood Bureau has over three thousand kinds of exotic magical potions. I will test them all on you, so you can experience what it means to wish you were dead!"

Ghost Hand was clearly furious.

He is the director of the Divine Blood Division in Tianshan County, and also a Grand Pharmacist. Even the Grand Director Wuxiang and the Governor of Tianshan County dare not disrespect him.

Because he controls the entire county, the official source of the mutated magic potion!

In fact, he was one of the core members of the alien project!

"puff!"

But just as his threat was uttered, Chen Yuan suddenly exerted force with his five fingers, crushing Ghost Hand's neck.

Gudong!

Without the support of its neck, Ghost Hand's head fell to the ground, its eyes wide open in disbelief!