Why are all of us who transmigrated at the same time demons?

"Where did this kid come from? What are you doing in this desolate wilderness so late at night? There are no beautiful young women here, only two old men over sixty years old," Li Dalu shouted at the young man.

Liu Qianguan gripped the hilt of his Wind Chaser Blade with one hand and raised his wine cup with his left: "Since you've come, you're a guest. Young friend, why don't you sit down and have a drink with these two old men?"

"Big Deer, please add another bowl and chopsticks for my little friend."

"Alright." Li Dalu picked up the Black Death Sword and headed towards his room.

"No need. I'm here tonight to take your lives. I'm Li Dalu, the former 'Number One Assassin in Southeast China,' and Liu Qianguan, the 'Wind Chaser.'" The young man was none other than Luo Lan.

Chapter 34 Urban: Yang Blade and Yin Sword

"How dare you! You know our names, yet you still dare to come here to die!" Officer Liu slammed his fist on the table and roared, trying to intimidate the man with his power.

"The lame number one assassin, the crippled Wind Chaser Detective?" Loran's words were sharp and unforgiving, and he even glanced at the two men's legs and feet, seemingly casually.

The two old bastards, their sore spots touched, began to grind their teeth, their hearts boiling with murderous intent.

"You sharp-tongued brat, I'll knock your teeth out one by one." Li Dalu drew his Black Killing Sword. This sword had accompanied him throughout the southeast, killing countless people. Its blade had turned bluish-black, exuding a chilling aura of death.

"Young people shouldn't be too arrogant. They should learn to respect their elders. That's how they can live a long life." Liu Qianguan was more composed, perhaps because he used to be an official and had a lot of airs about him.

Loran wasn't about to indulge him, and retorted, "Live like an old man like you?"

Just as Loran turned to look at Liu Qianguan, Li Dalu suddenly attacked like a ghost! His movements were as fast as lightning, without any warning, as if the sword had appeared out of thin air from the darkness.

The deep, dark sword light blended perfectly into the endless night, making its trajectory almost imperceptible. However, this seemingly unremarkable strike contained boundless killing intent; the sword tip, like a venomous snake's tongue, aimed directly at Loran's throat!

Faced with this sudden attack, Loran did not panic. His reaction was equally swift, and the longsword in his hand was instantly drawn. The blade was narrow and thin, with silver and black patterns reflecting each other, like the cold moon in the night sky.

Loran's swordsmanship was light and agile. With a flick of his wrist, his longsword, like a dancing butterfly, easily deflected Li Dalu's attack. Li Dalu's sword momentum was broken, and his body involuntarily faltered.

However, Loran did not give Li Dalu a chance to catch his breath. He took a step forward and thrust his long sword into Li Dalu's chest like a dragon emerging from the sea.

Just then, Liu Qianguan on the other side also suddenly launched an attack. The Chasing Wind Blade in his hand was like a beautiful blue jade, emitting a faint cold light. Liu Qianguan's swordsmanship was wide and powerful, with a majestic aura. His sword energy was like a raging storm, howling and sweeping towards Luo Lan.

Seeing this, Loran quickly dodged to the side, avoiding Liu Qianguan's blade aura. At the same time, he drew another knife with his other hand. This knife had a thick blade, white with red patterns, which contrasted sharply with the longsword in his hand.

With a knife in his left hand and a sword in his right, Lorraine moved with both hands, his knife skills flowing like clouds and water, his sword skills like dragons and snakes rising from the land, easily breaking through Liu Qianguan's fierce offensive.

"Haha, what an arrogant brat who doesn't know his place, actually dares to try to cultivate the art of combining sword and saber!" Upon seeing this, Li Dalu's face revealed an undisguised contempt, and he mocked mercilessly, "So arrogant, aren't you afraid that in the end you'll be wielding your sword haphazardly and your saber weakly?"

However, Luo Lan did not get angry in the face of Li Dalu's sarcasm. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealed a faint smile, and replied calmly, "Whether it is arrogance or not, you two can try and find out."

Before the words were even finished, Li Dalu and the other man beside him exchanged a glance, then pounced on Luo Lan like hungry tigers. In an instant, swords flashed and shadows danced, the fierce momentum dazzling the eye.

However, facing the combined attack of the two men, Loran remained remarkably calm and composed. The longsword in his hand was as steady and heavy as a mountain, each swing containing boundless power; while the longsword in his hand was as light and agile as a dancing fairy, each thrust as swift as lightning.

The blade moves with weight and power, while the sword moves with agility and clarity. One is yin and the other yang, complementing each other. This is the Yin-Yang Sword Combination Technique created by Loran!

Li Dalu became increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed. He had actually discerned the pattern of his signature move, the Yama's Death Announcement Sword, from his opponent's sword techniques. This swordplay had been incorporated into his combined sword and saber technique, making it extremely formidable.

Liu Qianguan also had a strange expression. He could also see traces of the Thirteen Wind and Thunder Blades technique in the opponent's sword moves.

"He actually learned both of our unique skills and even incorporated them into his own unique techniques," Liu Qianguan exclaimed in shock.

"Judging from his appearance and youthful vigor, he's no more than thirty years old. Yet he has a third-rank cultivation level at that age, and his martial arts skills are so formidable. Moreover, he harbors murderous intent towards the two of us. No! We must capture him today, or we'll never have peace again," Li Dalu thought to himself.

The two were of one mind, and their killing intent grew stronger, but Loran seemed oblivious to it.

He continued to wield his newly created martial arts with ease, and as the battle progressed, the combined attack technique became increasingly refined.

Terrifying blade and sword energy erupted on this small flat area halfway up Phoenix Cry Mountain. Centuries-old camphor trees, man-made pavilions, and houses all collapsed and turned to dust during the battle between the three martial arts masters.

"It seems the rumors are true. I heard that you, Li Dalu, the number one assassin in the Southeast, offended the Dragon King of the Dragon King Palace back then, and your end was quite miserable. Otherwise, how come you not only lost a leg, but also had your cultivation level drop to the third rank?" Luo Lan became more and more relaxed, and even had time to make sarcastic remarks.

Li Dalu activated "King Yama's Nightly Invitation" with all his might, and terrifying black death energy rose up, making his face appear bluish-black and terrifying. In the darkness, he truly looked like King Yama crawling out of the underworld.

Touched on his sore spot again, Li Dalu cursed, "You arrogant bastard, you make it sound so easy! Do you even know who the Dragon King is? He's the number one expert under heaven, recognized both domestically and internationally. Killing a second-rank expert is like killing a chicken. I'm already pretty awesome for escaping!"

Taking advantage of the opponent's unstable state, Loran seized the opening and thrust her sword into Li Dalu's shoulder.

"Big Deer!" Liu Qianguan exclaimed in surprise, and he quickly drew his sword to come to the rescue.

Loran swung his blade again, golden Xuan Gang enveloping the Yang Blade, which emitted a buzzing vibration. This strike directly shattered the blade energy that Liu Qianguan had covered the Chasing Wind Blade with.

"A fully mastered Hunyuan Golden Qi?" Liu Qianguan stared at Luo Lan. "Are you from the Six Doors?"

Loran didn't answer him, but looked at the prosthetic leg on his right leg and said, "It seems that losing a leg has really affected you, the Detective Chasing the Wind. I thought I would see the world-famous Nine Shadows Chasing the Wind."

"What, is the golden Buddha statue of Daocheng so tempting that you'd risk losing an arm and a leg and offending the entire police force to steal it?"

Liu Qianguan fell silent. What could he say? He could say that he had been completely captivated by the exceptionally beautiful golden Buddha the moment he saw it, and that after returning home, he couldn't stop thinking about it, losing his appetite and sleep.

He was born into the Liu family of Laiyuan, a family with a long history in the police force, producing outstanding detectives for generations. He was exceptionally intelligent and well-liked by his elders, and could easily get whatever he wanted.

Even his distant cousin's wife, his father would get her for him if he just asked.

He desperately wanted that golden Buddha, but he just couldn't have it. The more he couldn't have it, the more frustrated and anxious he became.

Behind Loran, the enormous demons of wrath and greed were drawing upon the two's heavy three poisons from a perspective unseen by them.

Xiong Fengshan was blinded by lust and his mind was clouded by lust, which made him fall into a state of folly and thus he was easily lured into Luo Lan's trap.

Li Dalu was filled with anger and would fly into a rage at the slightest touch of his wounds; a single provocation could destroy his swordplay.

Liu Qianguan may appear virtuous, but in reality, he is filled with greed for treasure.

It's no wonder that Ye Xian, who was taught by those three old men so deeply entrenched in greed, anger, and delusion, was so utterly consumed by these three vices and unable to extricate himself.

Swordsmen and knife-wielders wield their weapons with both hands and mind; if the mind is confused, the hands will become confused. If the hands are confused, the moves will have flaws.

The two, whose inner demons had been stirred up by Loran, were quickly caught off guard by Loran, and after twenty moves, they fell into a pool of blood.

With a blank expression, Loran severed their tendons and began searching for their most secret techniques.

Xiong Fengshan had kept Ye Xian's knowledge of various subjects secret, especially the forbidden ones. Xiong Fengshan had once obtained an ancient book called "The Art of Ascension to Immortality" by chance, which contained nineteen incantations for healing and saving lives. He only taught Ye Xian two of them—the hemostatic incantation and the Gu-inducing incantation.

As an assassin, Li Dalu was adept at concealing his abilities. He didn't teach Ye Xian the final move of the "King Yama's Death Sword," "Twin Blossoms," but he couldn't use it after he became lame.

"The King of Hell's Nightly Invitation" lacks the essence of the Black Death Nether Force—the art of refining it. This means that even if Ye Xian successfully refines the Black Death Nether Force, he will always be inferior to Li Dalu in terms of the quality of his Qi.

Liu Qianguan did not tell Ye Xian about the supreme technique of "Nine Shadows of the Wind"—the Wind Chasing Escape—but he himself had not mastered this move. The "Primordial Chaos Flow Method" was missing its strongest killing move, the Measuring Ruler of Heaven. This move required a strong amount of internal energy as support, and Liu Qianguan, in his extremely poor condition, could no longer use it.

At the same time, he never mentioned Liu Yanyun's identity to Ye Xian, otherwise Ye Xian might have been able to ask Liu Yanyun for help when she was desperate.

Besides that, they basically held back a part of every skill they taught Ye Xian.

Wow! What a loving teacher and filial student!

These two old guys have been crippled for many years, and their true cultivation level has dropped to the third rank. They are also plagued by inner demons. Loran could easily defeat them. If it weren't for the need to hone his self-created sword and saber combination technique, he could have killed them within ten moves if he went all out.

He burned the bodies of the two old men, then buried the remains deep underground. Loran took the Black Killing Sword and the Wind Chaser Blade and returned to Jiangcheng.

Chapter 35 Urban Life: The New "Protagonist"

Having resolved the potential problems, Loran returned to his original lifestyle. He has just acquired new knowledge of inheritance and is eager to digest it.

In particular, the "Ascension Technique" records twenty-seven talismanic spells, nineteen of which are forbidden spells used for healing and saving lives, which greatly interested Loran.

For example, a hemostatic incantation, by reciting the incantation and activating vital energy, allows the wound to absorb the "essence of the sun" to quickly stop bleeding. There are also talismans for dispelling evil, which can rapidly enhance the body's positive energy and drive away negative energy, thus achieving a therapeutic effect.

The other eight non-forbidden spells include "Invisibility Spell", "Immobilization Spell", "Manipulation Spell", "Evil-Repelling Spell", "Flying Sword Spell", "Subduing Dragon", "Sympathy Spell", and "Heavenly Fox Spell".

These so-called talismans are quite magical; they don't seem like martial arts, but rather like magic.

According to Xiong Fengshan's research, the path of martial arts begins with training the skin, muscles, and bones, then progresses from the outside in. The lower dantian is the "storage of essence," responsible for refining essence into qi, while the middle dantian is the "storage of qi," responsible for the circulation and harmony of primordial qi.

Before reaching the fourth rank, the main focus is on the middle and lower dantian. Only after reaching the fourth rank does it involve refining the spirit, beginning to involve the spiritual power dominated by the upper dantian, emphasizing "the spirit leading the qi, and the intention preceding the qi."

At the second rank, the Qi develops sentience, becoming known as Spiritual Qi. Masters at the second rank have already begun to grasp the concept of "laws possessing primordial spirit" in their techniques. Upon reaching the first rank, Spiritual Qi undergoes another transformation, becoming Primal Qi.

This knowledge was generously shared by the three elders, but unfortunately, both Li Dalu and Liu Qianguan, both second-rank officials, were crippled, their foundations damaged, and even their internal energy regressed by a level. The gap between the top three ranks is far greater than imagined.

The incantations in this "Ascension Technique" all go against the grain, involving spiritual secrets that can only be accessed after reaching the fourth rank.

These spells extract spirit through chanting, rituals, and visualization. Anyone with a basic understanding of qi circulation can use spells to save people, but the side effects are extremely terrifying.

It is likely that only a second-rank expert specializing in refining the spirit can use these magical spells and incantations without any scruples.

Could it be that this world has a cultivation background? I've heard that this world also has famous Taoist mountains similar to Longhu Mountain, and there are also Celestial Masters on the mountain. Maybe I should find a chance to go and see it sometime? Luo Lan pondered this.

Just after Loran incorporated the method of refining internal energy from "The King of Hell's Nightly Delivery of the Invitation" into his self-created "Golden Crow and Jade Rabbit's Divine Energy Evolution," several uninvited guests arrived at the Li family.

That day, as usual, Luo Lan returned to the Li residence from the company at three o'clock sharp, and saw several familiar faces and two unfamiliar faces.

Among the familiar faces were Zhang Qian's maternal relatives, who were the mother of Li Song in the body of Luo Lan. They were her eldest maternal uncle Zhang Chao, her second maternal uncle Zhang Lie, and her third maternal uncle Zhang Xu. In addition, her eldest cousin Zhang Chen also came.

Third Uncle Zhang Xu brought his wife Yang Li, who was originally the fiancée of his eldest cousin Zhang Chen, but later married his younger uncle Zhang Xu in a fit of anger.

Cousin Zhang Chen brought along a strange woman, who, judging from the spying of "He Hua Zi Zai", should be Gao Xuanxuan, the rumored white moonlight stand-in of Cousin Zhang Chen.

I've never seen that man before. According to Zhang Chen, he's a jade expert.

Murong Jin, the legendary jade gambling expert who never made a mistake?

Why bring a jade expert to the Li family? The Zhang family is in the jade and jewelry business; the Li family doesn't.

Moreover, Zhang Xu and Zhang Chen had already fallen out, and now they brought their two female companions, who looked like they had mental problems, to the Li family's house. Did they want to turn the Li family upside down?

The atmosphere in the living room was almost tense. Zhang Xu and Yang Li were being affectionate as if no one else was around, while Zhang Chen was embracing the frail Gao Xuanxuan, acting like a domineering CEO.

Zhang Chao and Zhang Lie both had stiff expressions. Their patriarch had always favored his youngest son, Zhang Xu, while Zhang Chao and Zhang Lie were not favored and their status in the family and in the company was far lower than Zhang Xu's. Zhang Chao was slightly better off because the patriarch liked his eldest grandson, Zhang Chen, and by extension, Zhang Chao's status was slightly higher.

The so-called jade expert, Murong Jin, lay arrogantly on the sofa, surveying everything in the Li residence without any regard for being a guest.

Li's mother, Zhang Qian, sat to the side, looking extremely embarrassed and unsure of what to say. It seemed that none of the people present took her, the mistress of the Li residence, seriously.

Zhang Qian has a gentle personality, and Luo Lan is well aware of this; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to work with Li Cheng's strong personality for so long without any problems.

Having taken over Li Song's body and received the Li family's full support, Luo Lan was still willing to fulfill his responsibilities as a son, even if those responsibilities sounded somewhat ridiculous and ironic.

"Mom, Dad and Uncle haven't come back yet?" Luo Lan asked softly, sitting next to Zhang Qian.

Seeing Luo Lan return, Zhang Qian felt as if she had found her pillar of support.

Zhang Chao and Zhang Lie greeted Luo Lan, saying, "Xiao Song is back."

The others ignored him, not taking Loran, this "spoiled brat," seriously at all.

Loran's expression remained unchanged. The original owner of this body had a bad relationship with these two for a long time, and she didn't expect them to give her a friendly look.

He began to question Zhang Qian and her two uncles about why so many members of the Zhang family had brought strangers to the Li residence.

These people couldn't lie in the face of "Otherworldly Freedom," and Loran quickly figured out why.

It turns out that Zhang Chen and Zhang Xu of the Zhang family had reached a point of irreconcilable conflict, and at this time, the old man of the Zhang family, for some unknown reason, actually put Zhang Chen and Zhang Xu in a stone-cutting competition. Whoever cuts out the most valuable jadeite within the specified time will become the next leader of Zhang's Jewelry Company and the future head of the Zhang family.

Then, with the help of his wife Yang Li, a rich young lady who inexplicably became a stone-finding expert, Zhang Xu made a name for himself in stone cutting.

Not to be outdone, Zhang Chen, through his stand-in Gao Xuanxuan, met a legendary figure in the world of jade gambling—Murong Jin, and the two became evenly matched.

After sweeping through the raw material market in the neighboring city and leaving behind a bunch of legends, they came to Jiangcheng.

The Zhang family wasn't a local power in Jiangcheng, so they thought they could leverage the influence of the Li family, a local strongman, and borrow some funds for working capital. They hadn't yet cashed out the good jade they'd acquired through gambling, and now they wanted to speculate on it to increase its value, so they were still holding onto it, causing a tight cash flow.

However, these people didn't seem to have any attitude of asking for favors at all. The Zhang family was used to favoring boys over girls. Zhang Xu didn't take his older sister Zhang Qian seriously at all, and Zhang Chen also looked down on this weak and dependent aunt. Only Zhang Chao and Zhang Lie, who were not favored to begin with, had a better attitude towards Zhang Qian.

That Murong Jin was even more arrogant, and he was so audacious that he dared to make suggestive remarks to Zhang Qian.

Loran laughed in anger. They were asking for help and they still acted all high and mighty. Were all the Zhang family idiots? Li Song's maternal grandfather, Old Man Zhang, was probably senile too. He actually came up with the idea of ​​deciding the heir through a stone gambling duel.

Loran wasn't going to give these idiots any friendly treatment.

He directly attacked the group of idiots who were lost in their own worlds: "Either you apologize to my mother properly, or I'll slap you twice right now and throw you out of the Li family's gate."

Zhang Chen, like a domineering CEO, smirked. Zhang Xu and Yang Li looked at him like he was an idiot, while Murong Jin rubbed his fingers together, looking at Luo Lan with a playful gaze.

"I'll count to three."

Zhang Xu spoke up: "Xiao Song, it seems that you've become increasingly ill-mannered since I last saw you."

Zhang Chen continued, "You, a low-class spoiled brat, dare to ask me to apologize?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Loran rushed over at a speed that no one present could see.

"Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap"

Ten crisp slaps echoed in the living room of the Li residence. Five people, one slap each, no more, no less.

All five were knocked to the ground, their handsome and beautiful faces instantly swollen like pig heads, their faces covered in bruises.

"You!" Zhang Xugang was about to reprimand him.

Loran's large hand grabbed his neck and lifted him up. Zhang Xu struggled desperately, but the hand remained as still as if it were made of cast steel.