Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

Just as I rounded the screen wall, I saw an elderly hunchbacked man with white hair and a white robe leisurely watering the flowerbed behind it.

This man had a face full of wrinkles, but it was rosy and his eyes were bright. You could tell at a glance that he was an old man who took good care of his health.

He's got so much energy and spirit; he must be in his eighties or nineties by now.

To be able to water flowers at this age is truly remarkable; he's well-preserved.

Ning Xiu immediately went up and asked, "Sir, is Dr. Hua Zhen here?"

The old man put down the kettle and said calmly, "What do you want with me?"

"Are you Doctor Hua Zhen?" Ning Xiu immediately showed a questioning expression.

According to the Mongolian side, Hua Zhen should be a man in his early thirties.

You're telling me this white-haired old man is in his early thirties?

"Don't be surprised, I just look older than I am. I'm actually only thirty-one years old this year," the old man said with a smile.

Ning Xiu: "..."

The term "looks old" doesn't seem to be used like that.

But there was no time to worry about that now. No matter how old Hua Zhen was, it was none of Ning Xiu's business. He immediately said, "Doctor Hua Zhen, Master Chan Hui's breath is weak. I'm afraid he won't last much longer. Please take a look at him quickly."

The distance between Nanjiang City and Yunxia Mountain is not far, so Huazhen naturally knew about this high monk who voluntarily resided in Yunxia Mountain.

Upon hearing Ning Xiu's words, he immediately put down the kettle and walked directly to a house not far away.

"Come with me, put Master Chanhui on the bed so I can take a look."

The room is filled with many items that doctors need, such as a wooden dummy of human tendons and acupoints that is half the height of a person.

Various medical books, herbal medicine encyclopedias, and a drawer-style medicine cabinet as large as an entire wall.

Judging from this, this house should be Dr. Huazhen's daily residence.

As instructed, Hua Zhen gently placed Master Chan Hui, who could no longer open his eyes, onto the bed. After changing into clean clothes, she came over and sat down by the bed to take Chan Hui's pulse.

"What injury did he suffer that made him so weak? His breathing is so intermittent; he looks like he's about to die," Hua Zhen asked, frowning.

Ning Xiu then recounted how Master Chan Hui had first manifested his entire body as a golden skeleton.

"No wonder, Buddhist and Taoist practitioners cultivate golden bodies, and their life force is all in the golden bones in their bodies. The fact that Master Chanhui has been able to live to this day after the golden bones have been removed from his body shows that he has a very strong vitality."

"Doctor, is there any hope of recovery?"

“Although it’s difficult, there’s still hope. Master Chanhui will have to stay here with me to recover from his injuries for the next while. If he can hold out for a while under my care, there shouldn’t be any problem for him to recover his life.” Huazhen nodded and said confidently.

Ning Xiu clasped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, doctor. Is there anything I can help you with? I can assist you."

"No need, no need. I have been practicing medicine for many years and have always acted alone. You can leave Master Chanhui here." Hua Zhen withdrew her fingers from taking the pulse and smiled calmly.

[060] The Rise of the Azure Dragon Society in Yunze Prefecture

Nanjiang City is, after all, the premier prefecture of Yunze Prefecture, so Ning Xiu felt at ease leaving Master Chanhui here.

With Hua Zhen, a fourth-rank physician, looking after him, Ning Xiu had nothing to worry about.

Outside Huazhen's residence.

"Now that Master Chanhui has been safely delivered to Nanjiang City, and the matter of going to Yunxia Mountain with you has been fulfilled as promised, it is time for me to return to Shenjia Town."

Looking at Master Chanhui lying on the bed inside the room, Shen Congyun spoke to Ren Qianxing and Zhengwu.

"You're leaving already? Why don't you stay and rest for a few days? You've worked hard traveling with us this time. I'll treat you to dinner later," Ren Qianxing said, trying to persuade him to stay.

"No, my job as a yamen runner isn't as free as yours as that of a demon-slaying officer. I'd better go back early to avoid being gossiped about by the officials in charge."

"Besides, every extra day I stay outside, I feel like danger is about to strike, and I never know what trouble I might encounter. In short, it's better to go back as soon as possible." Shen Congyun refused decisively.

"You're being way too cautious," Xia Yunsi said, shaking her head helplessly.

I remember when we were all apprentices in the champion camp, sometimes someone would treat us to a meal out.

Shen Congyun always refused to go out, citing various reasons such as the possibility of being targeted by criminals or provoked by thugs. He rarely went out throughout the year.

In the end, even the coach might not remember that there was such a person in the championship camp.

Judging from Shen Congyun's apparent talent, how could his strength be insufficient to even meet the selection criteria?

Xia Yunsi had been suspecting for years that Shen Congyun might have deliberately sabotaged her selection process, causing her to fail and thus be assigned to Yunze Prefecture.

Being a yamen runner is indeed much less dangerous than being a demon-slaying officer.

However, everyone has their own ambitions, and regardless of whether her guess was true or not, Xia Yunsi never asked Shen Congyun about it.

Everyone has their own way of living. Forcing someone who doesn't want to be a Demon Slayer to become one won't make things sweet.

After bidding farewell to Ren Qianxing and the others, Shen Congyun rode his exotic gray donkey and quietly left the elegant garden.

"Before leaving Chaotiandu, I never expected to encounter such a thing on this trip to Yunxia Mountain. Fortunately, Master Chanhui was unharmed in the end, and we also proved that he did not fall into depravity and become a demon halfway through the journey." Ren Qianxing patted the monk Zhengwu on the shoulder and said with emotion as he watched Shen Congyun leave.

"You've all worked so hard. Let me treat you to dinner later," Zhengwu said with a smile.

"Then I'm going to eat at the best restaurant in Nanjiang City!"

"You should behave yourself."

……

The Kinmen garrison is located east of Nanjiang City. It was originally a rather luxurious mansion, but now it has been reduced to a charred ruin.

Before she even got close, Jin Rou could hear crying and murmurs coming from inside.

Near the Kinmen garrison, a large number of onlookers gathered to watch the spectacle.

"How could this happen..." Jin Rou gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with anger.

Upon seeing this, the coachman immediately said angrily, "Miss, this must be the work of the Azure Dragon Society. The sect leader disagreed with leading the Golden Gate to join them in building the Yunze Martial World, so they sent masked bandits to ambush us on the way. They not only want to wipe us out, but also plan to destroy the entire Golden Gate."

Jin Rou didn't speak, but her expression revealed just how angry she was.

This all started a few days ago. Yunze Prefecture is a vast region with countless people who practice martial arts, resulting in a large number of martial arts gangs, sects, families, and so on.

Each faction has its own strengths in martial arts techniques, resulting in a diverse array of styles, and each school enjoys a prestigious reputation in the martial arts world.

In this environment, a new force called the "Azure Dragon Society" arose in Cangshan, three hundred miles away from Nanjiang City.

This gathering is filled with experts and powerful figures, directly overshadowing the entire Yunze Prefecture forces with their strength and foundation, demonstrating a leading presence.

Just a few days ago, the Azure Dragon Society issued a wide invitation to the leaders of various forces to attend a gathering at Cangshan Mountain. Jin Dalong, the leader of the Golden Gate, went with his daughter Jin Rou.

I'm ready to meet all the heroes and heroines of Yunze Prefecture.

This move immediately became a major event unique to martial arts in Yunze Prefecture.

However, after everyone went up Cangshan Mountain, they discovered that the purpose of the Azure Dragon Society's banquet was neither pure nor simple.

One could even say they have the greedy look of asking for an exorbitant amount.

At the banquet, Zhao Bao, the third leader of the Azure Dragon Society, openly declared that he planned to work with all forces to build a martial arts world in Yunze Prefecture. Everyone would join in and become allies, helping each other and not being bullied by other forces. If there was internal strife, everyone could come forward together to judge right and wrong, so as to avoid unnecessary fighting and killing.

The term "martial arts world" was quite popular several hundred years ago, before the Shang Dynasty was plagued by evil spirits and chaos.

Basically, all martial arts factions become members of a group, and then all are under the management of one person.

This person is the 'Martial Arts Alliance Leader'.

The concept of several hundred years is still quite common, but nowadays martial arts forces have long abandoned it.

Everyone is doing well normally, so why would anyone want to join a faction and be managed by someone else?

Naturally, no one would agree, and the atmosphere at the banquet became extremely awkward.

Then Zhao Bao brought up another matter: ten days later, a fighting arena would be set up in Cangshan, where those with strength would compete to determine the leader of the martial arts alliance.

This proposal has made many people eager to try it, while many others are not interested, and perhaps some are secretly weighing the pros and cons.

Finally, the Azure Dragon Society brought out a wooden box, indicating that anyone interested in challenging the leader of the martial arts alliance could leave their name on a piece of paper and put it in the box.

Those who only want to watch the game but not participate can also leave their name.

Those who had no interest could simply leave and from then on keep their distance from the Azure Dragon Society.

Jin Dalong knew that with his martial arts level of seventh grade, he was not even ranked in the entire Yunze Prefecture, and it would be a disgrace to fight in the arena.

Since Kinmen only develops within Nanjiang City, there is no need for them to join the Yunze Prefecture martial arts world, as that would only subject them to constraints.

Many martial arts factions immediately chose to leave Cangshan and no longer participate in the Azure Dragon Society's other proposals.

But to everyone's surprise, an accident occurred on the way back to Nanjiang City from Cangshan with her father.

Two groups of masked bandits suddenly attacked the road, including a master. In order to ensure his daughter's safe departure, Jin Dalong stayed behind with several disciples to hold them off, allowing Jin Rou to escape.

However, she was eventually caught up by other bandits. If it weren't for the intervention of the Demon Buddha Ning Xiu, Jin Rou probably wouldn't have been able to return to Nanjiang City alive.

Looking at the burned-down Kinmen garrison, Jin Rou felt not only anger but also a strange sense of panic.

If this was indeed done by the Azure Dragon Society, then the power behind them must be immense.

Upon entering the gate, which was half burned down by the flames, Jin Rou saw several Jinmen disciples, covered in soot, standing and weeping in the ruins left by the fire.

Upon seeing Jin Rou appear, all the disciples felt as if they had found their pillar of support and rushed over to cry and plead.

"Senior sister, you and the sect leader are not here. Two hours ago, a group of masked men came and burned down our sect."

"They used some kind of oil, it was all black and couldn't be wiped out with water. By the time we brought sand to cover it up, the sect was already doomed."

Jin Rou wiped her face and comforted everyone, "Don't panic, everyone. It's okay that the house burned down, as long as no one gets hurt. I'll take care of the rest."

……

It took several days and nights to travel from Chaotiandu to Nanjiang City. Now that everything was settled, Ning Xiu and his companions felt relieved and found an inn in Nanjiang City to stay in.

After changing into ordinary clothes and leaving the strange beast at the inn to be taken care of, he prepared to go out for a meal.

The Demon Slayer's black silver chainmail was still too conspicuous, and since he wasn't on a mission, he didn't need to wear it anymore.

on the street.

"I've already inquired with the innkeeper. The best restaurant in Nanjiang City is Tianya Restaurant. Its famous dishes include 'Braised Bear Paw,' 'Golden Smile,' 'Charcoal Roasted Fatty Goose,' 'Rising Dragon Dumplings,' 'Steamed Shrimp Paste,' and 'Lotus Fragrance Osmanthus Wine'..."

Ren Qianxing walked ahead, talking eloquently, but he didn't notice that Zheng Wu was staring at him with a resentful look.