Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

call out!call out!

Long Ning flew out of the thunderball at lightning speed, but judging from her posture, it was not her own doing, but rather as if something was pulling her from behind.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that her waist is wrapped with a large amount of silver threads.

Before Long Ning could even react to what was happening, a ghostly claw followed closely behind and grabbed the spot where she had been standing.

If it weren't for Aying helping to grab a handful, Long Ning would definitely have suffered a severe injury.

The demon leaped out of the thunder, half of his head now completely collapsed, and the eerie purple light emanating from the hole in one of his eyes had dimmed considerably.

Clearly, Long Ning's attack had also caused him considerable injury.

Unexpectedly, besides Chang Fenghai, this demon-slaying team also had a demon-slaying officer who could unleash a power that threatened his life.

The sorcerer dared not be arrogant any longer. If there was one, then two; if there were a third, even if he was a first-rank official, he might still suffer a humiliating defeat today.

Under the control of the demon, the two enormous ghostly claws relentlessly clawed at Long Ning. With each strike, a crack or ravine ten feet long appeared on the ground.

Long Ning used lightning as a shield, blocking in front of herself, and relied on A Ying's silver threads to constantly escape the demon's attack range.

But the demon relentlessly pursued her, showing no intention of letting Long Ning go. With a spit, a purple blade whistled out, aiming straight for Long Ning's brow.

Aying let out a soft cry, her entire body turning into a blur, and in the next instant she appeared in front of Long Ning, her hands forming a Tai Chi posture, choosing to take the hit head-on.

The black and white energy spun continuously, actually managing to catch the purple blade. However, the demon's murderous aura was no joke; although A-Ying caught it, its residual force was still surging.

Her arms trembled slightly, her teeth clenched, and she managed to push the demonic aura aside with her last breath.

The malevolent energy flew out along the ground, instantly blasting a large hole in the ground.

However, because of this delay, Long Ning's retreat was slowed down, allowing the demon to reach A Ying and Long Ning. He raised his five fingers and stabbed at A Ying's chest, who was closest to him.

A cyan barrier instantly appeared in front of A Ying, blocking the demon's finger bone and preventing him from taking another inch.

The cyan barrier activated instantly, sprouting emerald green vines that bound the demon's arms, imprisoning him in place.

"Hurry up while you can!" Ah Ying shouted, turning around and slapping Ah Ying on the forehead.

This palm strike left a dark green palm print, and Long Ning's dragon horns began to grow, increasing in length by more than three feet, looking like spears.

An unknown power surged out from within her body, permeating every part of Long Ning's body.

She also knew that if she couldn't release this power, she might explode and die.

Upon hearing A-Ying's urging, she clenched her right fist, and a burst of purple-red lightning power instantly erupted, shimmering and blooming around her fist.

Dragon's Roar!

Long Ning released her hand, exerted all her strength, and unleashed all the power within her body. Instantly, purplish-red lightning condensed into a single point, piercing through like a spear and pointing directly at the demon's body.

boom!

A thunderclap suddenly erupted from the ground, and a bolt of crimson lightning struck the demon in an instant, piercing through his chest.

The only remaining obese little man in the ribcage, after being struck, only managed to let out a scream before his entire body turned charred and began to smoke, losing all life.

As soon as the three fat little men died, purple smoke rose from the demon's body, swirling and spreading.

What was originally a very strong aura began to weaken at this moment, showing a very obvious decline.

That's the kind of thing that demons from other realms do. They don't cultivate their realms step by step on their own; instead, they rely on the help of yin spirits and evil spirits to take shortcuts.

While this approach may lead to a higher rank than taking things one step at a time, once the spirits or evil spirits you rely on are killed, your strength will be like a castle in the air without a foundation, collapsing at any moment.

Previously, the demon was accompanied by three vengeful ghosts. Later, after the demon turned into a purple skeleton, these ghosts transformed into three fat little people inside his chest skeleton. This was undoubtedly the evil spirit he relied on.

In his battle with Chang Fenghai, the demon lost two evil spirits, and now he has lost another one. It can be said that his foundation has been completely destroyed, and his first-grade strength can be scattered at any time.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

The demon clutched his chest and roared angrily. He had been able to restore his original essence through the Soul-Seizing Repair Technique if only one little devil had survived.

He never expected that Long Ning would suddenly unleash such a powerful attack; even a peak first-grade expert might not be able to withstand its power.

Not to mention that the demon was too careless and didn't pay much attention to Long Ning, so he was caught off guard and his source was completely destroyed, leaving him unable to even repair it.

He could only watch helplessly as his strength gradually weakened and eventually turned him into an ordinary person.

What only the demon himself knew was that he could only be restored to his original state by relying on the power of those three little devils.

Otherwise, there is only one way out: death.

Even if Long Ning and the others don't kill him, he will still be reduced to ashes.

After inflicting heavy damage on the demon, Long Ning herself was incredulous. She knew very well that this could not have been her own power, so the only explanation was A Ying.

Seeing Aying's pale face and bloodless complexion, Long Ning quickly stepped forward to support Aying, who looked somewhat unsteady, and asked worriedly, "Are you alright?"

"It's alright. I just used the Three Immortals' Replenishing Seal on you, which consumed some of my energy. You'll be fine after some rest." A-Ying shook her head.

As everyone watched the roaring demon, no one needed to intervene. The demon staggered and collapsed to the ground, its body writhing in foul stench and billowing smoke, becoming nothing more than a lifeless skeleton.

"Everyone come quick! Brother Chang isn't breathing! What should we do?" Chen Peifeng, who had already run to Chang Fenghai's side to check on him, picked up Chang Fenghai's body and shouted anxiously towards Aying.

Master Kongxu, along with Aying and Long Ning, immediately rushed towards Chen Peifeng's direction. Chang Fenghai, who had been forcibly activated to the third level of the Python Immortal Realm and had even released the Python Ancestor Immortal Form, simply could not withstand such damage to his body.

Once the Immortal Mantis appears, regardless of the outcome or whether he can defeat the demon, he will face certain death and dissipation.

But for some reason, although Chang Fenghai was covered in wounds, with the wounds so deep that the bone was visible, he was still clinging to life, albeit weakly.

"Don't delay, let's hurry back to the Demon Subduing Camp. Perhaps there are some experts in the Demon Subduing Division who can save Chang Fenghai from the brink of death," Master Kongxu said calmly.

This is the only thing we can do right now.

Everyone mounted their horses and quickly headed towards the Demon-Subduing Camp.

……

Demon-Subduing Camp.

Peng Futian carried Ning Xiu, whose body was mostly wooden, to the outside of the golden tent. Before he could even go inside, a person, as if he had foreseen this, walked out from inside. It was none other than the Martial Emperor.

He looked calmly at Ning Xiu and shook his head: "The disease has reached its terminal stage and there is no cure."

“Your Majesty, this man may achieve something no less than the Three Saints in the future. His destiny star is the most unique one to appear in the Shang Dynasty in hundreds of years. His potential is limitless. The Shang Dynasty cannot recover its thirty-six states without him. Please give him a try.” Peng Futian placed Ning Xiu’s body on the ground and asked with his hands clasped.

Ning Xiu's body had become woody, and even branches and buds had grown on its surface, making it look like a wooden figure. Its aura was already negligible.

Emperor Wu looked up at the sky and stared at Ning Xiu's human-shaped destiny star for a long time without saying a word.

Indeed, just as Peng Futian said, Ning Xiu's life star was so rare that it was the most peculiar existence he had ever seen in his life.

"I'll give it a try. Whether it can be reversed or not depends entirely on this person's fate." The Emperor's double pupils suddenly appeared, and then golden light flashed from his eyes, spreading outwards from his eye sockets.

Before long, the Emperor Wu's entire body became radiant with golden light, as if cast from pure gold.

Under Peng Futian's gaze, Wu Tianzi pressed one palm against Ning Xiu's forehead.

Ning Xiu trembled violently, his expression turning increasingly pained, his entire body, even his fingers, shaking uncontrollably. This prompted Peng Futian to nod in agreement.

Compared to the wooden man, Ning Xiu's current situation seems more like a sign that he has been rescued.

……

In this life, everything depends on luck and fortune. No matter how talented or resourceful you are, if your luck is bad, you will lose everything. Even with extraordinary abilities, you will be helpless and can only feel resentful of defeat.

Those who control their destiny will benefit greatly from every move they make. They might gain a close female friend just by having a meal, or receive help from benefactors whenever they go out.

The mysteries of destiny are so profound that even divination cannot truly reveal them.

However, as one of the most mysterious and rare of the three thousand great paths, the Path of Destiny, Wu Tianzi's methods far exceed everyone's imagination.

Most of those who can break through to the Dragon-Elephant Upper Realm in the Three Great Paths have followed in the footsteps of the Three Saints, leaving a traceable path.

Those less-known paths require generations of people to practice and explore methods to break through to the Dragon-Elephant realm, thus providing experience for future generations to learn from.

The Path of Destiny is an extremely rare path among the three thousand great paths. Including the Martial Emperor, only three people are known to have been able to comprehend it.

Even so, thanks to his years of dedicated training, Wu Tianzi's strength reached the first rank, which shows just how powerful his talent was.

If we want to save Ning Xiu, the best way is not to find a master of medicine or alchemy, but the simplest and most direct way... to temporarily increase Ning Xiu's luck.

As long as one's luck is high enough, even a near-death experience can be reversed and danger turned into safety.

But no one knows exactly how much fortune Ning Xiu needs to be pulled back from the brink of death. The fortune that Emperor Wu has increased is the Emperor's Dragon Fortune and the Great Shang Dynasty's fortune, both of which are extremely important and cannot be easily wasted.

The fact that Ning Xiu was able to be rescued by Emperor Wu means that although he had never been in contact with Emperor Wu before, from this moment on, he has already stepped into the innermost circle of the Great Shang Dynasty.

Chapter 149 [149] The Great Shang Dynasty's Fate Revived

Ningjia Village is located by a river, and the Ning clan has made a living by fishing for generations.

After selling their catch, families would go to nearby towns to buy daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt.

Ning Xiu's parents were locals who had lived in Ningjia Village for generations. When he was a child, people from the Demon Subduing Division came to the village to distribute news that the Champion Camp was recruiting apprentices.

Ning Xiu's parents, who had saved up some money to send him to a private school to study and take the imperial examinations, immediately gave up their idea upon hearing this.

They simply and decisively sent Ning Xiu to the champion camp.

In this era, everyone knows that being able to enter the capital is highly coveted, and if one is fortunate enough to become a Demon-Slaying Officer, it is a guarantee of security.

When one person becomes a demon-slaying officer, the whole family is honored.

The only downside is that once a child gets into the champion camp, they won't have any contact with their family for a long time, not even with letters.

The Demon Slayer also forbids the children's families from visiting the Champion Camp.

In this chaotic world filled with evil spirits, one must have a heart of stone to have the courage to fight against evil. Frequent visits from family members can breed cowardice in a person.

As someone destined to become a Demon Slayer, one must make the necessary sacrifices in this regard; there is no doubt about that.

In Qin Daorong's words, the world is still in chaos. Some people don't have the ability to stand up and support the nation, so those who do have to stand up and support the people and the Shang Dynasty.

And these people naturally have to pay a higher price than the average person.

"Brother Dade, how was the fishing catch today?"

"Haha, not very good. It's only half a net full of fish, and they're all small. It won't sell for much."

Ningde stepped off his fishing boat, carrying a half-net of fish, and shook his head helplessly.

Evil spirits exist on land, and naturally they also exist in the water.