After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Li Qingyang, the official in charge of the five officials, frowned as he looked at his junior brother's corpse and hesitated.

"With such skills, it's one thing to rob the rich and powerful, but why would you hurt my junior brother?"

Corporal Wu licked his lips, took a few breaths, and then clasped his hands in a fist salute.

Zhong said, "Perhaps it's because of a white snake."

Corporal Q recounted how he had captured a white snake of excellent quality.

"...I checked, and the white snake is gone..."

Qingxu and Qingyang's expressions changed slightly.

Qingyang stroked the beard on his chin and said.

"I see. It's true that the herb 'Young Dragon' has been hard to find lately."

The current Emperor is a devout follower of the Taoist alchemy method of ascension. The main ingredients for this alchemy are Gui water and snake gall. For the sake of a better sound, the snake is now called a young dragon, implying that after the young dragon and Gui water are combined with other precious elixirs, consuming it will transform a human into a dragon and ascend to godhood.

Nowadays, there are many people in the world. If the emperor gives an order, rows of young virgins will come. There are fewer snakes. Especially now that Taoism is flourishing, the medicinal materials for alchemy are becoming less and less. If this white snake of excellent quality were taken to the capital, it would be priceless.

When wealth tempts people, it's not uncommon for some to kill to steal.

The female Taoist priest Qingxu angrily addressed Qingyang.

"Murder and robbery are despicable acts. Senior brother, do not let such a villain go unpunished!"

Qingyang nodded, took out a piece of yellow paper from his pocket, and tore it open casually. Before anyone could see how he tore it, the paper was torn into the shape of a bird with outstretched wings.

Old Daoist Qingyang tossed the paper bird into the air. The paper bird flew out but did not land. It flapped its wings and circled around the small house before flying back to Old Daoist Qingyang's hand. Old Daoist Qingyang bent down, plucked a feather from his junior brother's corpse, and placed it on the paper bird.

The paper bird flapped its wings and flew towards the door.

The sergeant looked at all this with a hint of surprise. He had heard that the Taoist priests of the Imperial Observatory all possessed magical powers, but seeing it now, he couldn't help but think that it was no wonder that the current Emperor was so devout in Taoism; these Taoist priests were truly capable.

Qingyang looked at the squad leader beside him.

Li Yang, being a shrewd man, immediately said...

“Such a vicious person cannot be let go. Li Yang wants to kill this scoundrel together.”

Qingyang was very satisfied. In his eyes, mortals were just weeds that could be harvested at will. So he would use the virgins he collected from various places to refine his elixir of immortality. As for how many people he harmed by refining the elixir, he couldn't care less.

They're just ordinary people; one batch dies and another batch comes; one crop is harvested and another grows.

Instead of wasting time on their useless and boring lives, wouldn't it be better to put their lives to our own use?

Therefore, Qingyang was very angry about the death of his junior brother. This junior brother was a Taoist who had achieved success in his cultivation and was also a Qi cultivator who could seek immortality with him. However, he was killed in Jingtian Temple.

This is worse than the death of ten thousand ignorant people. Qingyang will catch this murderer later and then, in front of all the civilians, skin this thug alive and punish him severely.

"Let's go!"

Qingyang, along with his squad leader and his junior sister, left Qingxu Daoist's house and then Jingtian Temple. When they left, all six Xuanyi Guards came out as well.

Eight people in total mounted their horses and followed the paper bird that had flown away.

The paper bird flew out of Beiyang County rather slowly, then went to the mass grave outside the county, and plunged into the suburban woodland behind the mass grave.

There were no official roads in the woodland, only narrow paths worn down by wild animals and people, which got narrower and narrower as you went further.

When they reached the middle of the woods, there was no path left. The group had no choice but to dismount, tie their horses to the spot, and continue onward.

There were rules for moving forward as well. Six guards in black robes surrounded the two celestial masters from the Imperial Observatory, carefully observing the surrounding situation. With sufficient vigilance, the group reached the end of the forest without any incident, in front of an abandoned mountain god temple.

The paper crane folded by Qingyang Daoist landed on the roof of the mountain god temple, flapping its wings but not flying away.

Li Yang, the squad leader standing at the front, turned around to look at the two astronomical masters from the Imperial Observatory.

Qingyang Daoist stared at the mountain god temple not far away, where paper cranes stood, and nodded.

"The divine bird has landed, so the murderer should be nearby. Find two people to go inside the mountain god temple and check it out. The rest of you, stay on guard."

Corporal Li Yang pointed to one of his trusted men, and the two drew their weapons, one on the left and one on the right, and walked cautiously toward the dilapidated mountain god temple.

The mountain temple, whose roof had collapsed and walls were damaged, was now missing half of its head, which was missing from the mountain god statue facing the entrance.

But at least it's a house. If the murderer who killed Master Qingxu left the city last night, it's perfectly normal for him to come to this mountain god temple to rest.

Two guards in black robes, who were prepared, entered the mountain god temple, but not long after they entered, a muffled sound suddenly came from inside the temple.

Not far from the Mountain God Temple, the two members of the Imperial Observatory and the four members of the Black-Clad Guards were all shocked, and their eyes involuntarily turned towards the direction of the Mountain God Temple.

Just as everyone's attention was drawn to this, a hand reached out from behind the guard in black robes, standing beside him.

Then came a human head and half a body.

Zhou Yan emerged from underground at an extremely fast speed without making a sound.

However, the killing intent still erupted very clearly the moment Zhou Yan controlled the Shengwu Sword in his hand to emerge from his arm.

The black-clad guards in front of Zhou Yan were seasoned veterans. Sensing Zhou Yan's murderous aura, they instinctively twisted their bodies, preparing to roll away.

But it was all too late. Zhou Yan's Shengwu sword sliced ​​across the neck of the black-clad guard, splitting his head open like tofu.

Chapter Fourteen: The Good Man

As the neck connecting to his body separated from Zhou Yan's sword, Zhou Yan saw the skin, fat, flesh, and dark bones beneath the blade.

Zhou Yan had seen vendors at some farmers' markets cut meat, and he had also seen electric meat saws on assembly lines cutting frozen meat, but all of that was different from the feeling he was experiencing now.

What I'm separating isn't just a piece of meat, but a human life.

A human head flew off the Shengwu Sword, and the blood spurting from the carotid artery turned the surrounding area into a bloody mist.

The other guard in black standing behind also sensed something at this moment, and his head quickly turned to look at Zhou Yan.

But the moment he saw it, Zhou Yan was already wielding the Shengwu Sword and slashing horizontally.

The second head flew off like that.

On the battlefield, initiative and timing represent not only victory or defeat, but more often than not, lives.

Zhou Yan used a preemptive strike and an ambush to instantly kill the two guards in black robes.

However, this advantage and opportunity were eventually exhausted. The last two guards in black robes surrounding the two celestial masters had come to their senses, and thanks to the sacrifice of their two teammates, they had bought themselves time to draw their swords.

Two blades flashed, attacking Zhou Yan from the left and right.

Zhou Yan stepped forward and, without hesitation, confronted the two Xuan Yi Guards' goose-wing sabers with his Shengwu Sword.

Two sharp sounds rang out, and two flashes of light flew past Zhou Yan's side, startling the two black-clad guards holding knives.

Their goose-wing swords, forged from refined steel through countless trials, were cut open, and now half of the bare blade is gone.

This isn't one of those thin blades; the back of the blade is three centimeters thick. With one stroke, this thick and heavy knife can easily sever a person's arm.

Zhou Yan's bamboo sword, which seemed light and thin, actually cut through his own weapon with such ease. What kind of divine weapon was this?

The two black-clad guards, horrified, began to retreat.

Both of them, who became Xuanyiwei through martial arts, knew very well that in combat, with the same skill level, the heavier person definitely had an advantage over the lighter person, and the one with a weapon definitely had a huge advantage over the one unarmed.

Now that their weapons are broken and Zhou Yan has his divine weapon, even though the two Xuan Yi Guards are skilled in martial arts, they are at a significant disadvantage.

Faced with such an enemy, one would not dare to advance rashly without weapons, for their bodies certainly would not be harder than one's own refined steel sword.

However, as soon as they moved their feet, two cracks suddenly appeared in the ground, and the feet of the two guards in black robes sank into the cracks.

This sudden turn of events caught the two guards completely off guard, causing them to lose their balance. One fell backward, and the other fell towards Zhou Yan.

You're kidding me, I can control the land!

The sword in Zhou Yan's hand spun, and the air whistled as it passed by.

"Ok?"

The two Imperial Astronomical Bureau Masters, who also sensed something was wrong, turned around, but their reactions were not as quick as those of the Xuanyi Guard Masters.

Blood mist filled the sky.

The four guards in black robes who stayed behind to protect the Imperial Astronomical Bureau Chief were all beheaded.

The two celestial masters were dumbfounded. They had been observing their surroundings with their spiritual senses, but they hadn't sensed Zhou Yan approaching. No, even now, they could only sense that Zhou Yan was surrounded by the aura of the Nine Earths, making him seem more like a stone than a human.

Earth essence, earth essence seven, thick earth essence four, Zhou Yan needs one time six, can make his body assimilate with the thick earth essence seven, in the eyes of these cultivators, naturally not a person, but a stone that has no problems.

Although they were pampered and lacked combat experience, the two celestial masters were still shocked by the scene and pulled out a few talismans from their robes.

But this movement was still too slow. After killing the Xuan Yi Guards, Zhou Yan took a step forward, and his sword light drew a crescent moon in mid-air. The moon wheel quickly approached the two Taoists.

The female Taoist priest spoke in a clear and loud voice.

"urgent!"

A talisman in his hand shone brightly, and an earthen wall made of earth element energy immediately appeared in front of him. This wall was impervious to arrows and swords, and had extremely strong defensive capabilities.

It was thanks to this earthen wall that the female Taoist priest of Qingxu had blocked the attacks of many imperial guards and defended against the sneak attacks of petty villains. Ordinary martial arts cultivators would be helpless against this earthen wall.

If someone like Zhou Yan were to be blocked by the earthen wall, the cultivators of the Imperial Observatory could use various harmful talismans to subdue and kill this wild fox Zen cultivator who had appeared out of nowhere!

Oh no, torture to death!

Zhou Yan suddenly shouted.

"open!"

With a loud "whoosh," something the female Taoist priest Qingxu had never encountered before happened: the earthen wall she had built with earth elemental energy instantly exploded, turning into countless rays of light that scattered.

The female Taoist priest Qingxu stared in disbelief, dumbfounded at everything.

These talismans were made with the finest materials, placed on altars, and offered sacrifices. They were imbued with the power of the heavenly gods, each one a treasure containing divine power. Now, because the other side shouted "Open!", the earthen wall exploded.

　Wine $. 肆≯‖捌∞§二々≌＊§粦舞刺蝟∝◆折￡代｀÷購∫〖： By what right?

Are you the son of the true God in heaven?

Zhou Yan brandished his Shengwu sword in front of Qingxu.

"go!"

Just as Zhou Yan was about to chop off Qing Xu's head, Qing Yang, who was beside him, pushed his junior sister aside and dodged Zhou Yan's fatal blow. He then tried to retreat quickly, but before he could lift his foot, a heavy weight pressed down on Qing Yang's foot.

Old Taoist Qingyang looked down in surprise. He saw that his feet were being held by two clumps of soil. The grip was not strong, but the sudden change allowed him to slow down his backward movement without any problem.

In the instant he recovered, Zhou Yan's Shengwu Sword was already in front of the old Taoist priest. The old Taoist priest's expression turned serious, and a jade pendant hanging at his waist suddenly shone with golden light. The golden light flowed like water and spread to the body of the Qingyang Taoist priest. Zhou Yan's Shengwu Sword struck the old Taoist priest and actually produced a clanging metallic sound.

Golden Light Mantra.

With golden light surrounding him, all evil cannot invade.

Qingyang the old Taoist priest roared angrily.

"You little thief, you wild fox from who-knows-where, how dare you act so presumptuously before the Imperial Observatory, the orthodox school of metaphysics!"

Looking at Zhou Yan's aura of the Nine Earths, and seeing that his junior sister's earthen wall had been broken open by Zhou Yan's shout, Qingyang Daoist guessed that Zhou Yan was also a cultivator. However, seeing that Zhou Yan did not have any insignia of a major sect, and having never heard of Zhou Yan before, Qingyang Daoist guessed that Zhou Yan was just a martial arts person who had some kind of fortuitous encounter.

These guys who have had extraordinary encounters may be particularly outstanding in certain places, but as a Taoist priest of the Imperial Observatory of the Xuanmen sect, how could Lu possibly look down on these self-taught charlatans?

Moreover, this guy even killed Qingxu.

This kind of bastard who practices unorthodox Buddhism deserves to die!

"You little thief, I want you..."

Since his Golden Light Mantra could block the attack of this Wild Fox Zen, Qingyang let go and grabbed a stack of talismans in his hand, preparing to unleash a full talisman attack on Zhou Yan.

This bastard needs to learn what the true essence of the Xuanmen is!

How laughable his magical abilities are compared to those of the orthodox Xuanmen sect!

"Pfft... hiss hiss hiss..."

Zhou Yan threw a handful of blood at Qingyang Laodao's chest, and the Golden Light Curse immediately dissipated. Then, he thrust forward with the tip of his sword, piercing the old Taoist's chest before Qingyang Laodao could finish his harsh words.

The old Taoist priest, with half a sentence still stuck in his throat, stared blankly at the pierced chest.

The Golden Light Mantra... is gone?

This was his trump card for saving his life.

Zhou Yan said indifferently.

"Do you know what broke your Golden Light Spell?"

Old Taoist Qingyang slowly raised his head and looked at Zhou Yan.

"Gui Water".