Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 182 The number of victims is still increasing!

From Chu Xuan's changed expression, it was not difficult to see that he had heard the deeper meaning of his benefactor's words.

Is the destruction of Jian Valley just an isolated case?

Did that group of mysterious people only target him and Nie Xiuyuan?

Now it seems that the fear may not be so.

Ever since the entire Jiangu family was wiped out, he has been desperately searching for the whereabouts of his enemies. Over the years, he has spent most of his time outside Daqian searching for a practice method that is very different from the Central Plains martial arts. He only returned to Daqian this year, but he has no news about his old friends in the martial arts world.

At this time, Zhao Qi'an also mentioned the abnormality of the demonic energy in Chu Xuan's body: "Also, when I was removing the demonic energy for Master Chu, I discovered something."

"What's the matter?"

"That evil energy is not the remnant of the power of a strong man, but more like it was deliberately 'planted' in your body by the mysterious man who slaughtered the Sword Valley."

Zhao Qi'an paused for a moment, and then recounted the scene after the evil energy left Chu Xuan's qi sea and was captured by him.

Chu Xuan's eyes gradually widened.

These things were really beyond his imagination.

The reason he was able to survive was that the other party deliberately spared his life?
He opened his mouth and wanted to say something in rebuttal, but when he thought about the night when Jiangu was wiped out, even though he was willing to burn his life to perform the secret technique, could he really escape from the hands of an enemy who was at least in the realm of creation?
What's more, he could take Chu Wuxin with him to escape.

Chu Xuan gradually revealed a bitter smile, and in his heart he had already agreed with Zhao Qi'an's statement: "If I hadn't met my benefactor, I'm afraid that my lifelong cultivation would have been a waste of money for others."

Zhao Qi'an said regretfully: "It's a pity that the evil spirit was destroyed by the heavenly tribulation, otherwise I would really like to try to see what it is."

Chu Xuan made some guesses about this: "A strong person in the realm of creation can still live without a physical body. Even if the physical body dies, there are still a variety of strange ways to revive. That ball of demonic energy is probably a method left behind by a strong person in the realm of creation."

No, it is very likely that it is not just the realm of creation.

At least it showed no fear when facing the Yang Immortal "Feng Xiao".

Therefore, the owner who created this evil energy is also a powerful Yangxian.

Zhao Qian'an did not tell Chu Xuan about these speculations. After all, they had never been confirmed. Telling them now would only undermine Master Chu's determination to seek revenge.

Chu Xuan bowed to Zhao Qian'an and said, "I will try to contact my old friends these days."

He paused for a moment, a bit hesitant on his face, and after a long while he spoke awkwardly, "But if they are also troubled by the evil spirit, can you... lend a hand to help them?"

Although he has now voluntarily served Zhao Qi'an as his master, what he has in his heart is the desire to repay Zhao Qi'an's kindness.

Now that he hasn't done anything practical for Zhao Qian'an, he's already asking his benefactor for help, which really makes Chu Xuan, who is very concerned about his reputation, feel embarrassed.

Zhao Qi'an saw his uneasiness and said with a smile: "Since they are your friends, Master Chu, even if they don't want to work under me, I will consider removing the evil spirit for them. But after arriving in Kyoto City, we need to wait for some time, which may take a long time."

He didn't say too much. After all, before he broke through the third level of supernatural power, if he wanted to remove the evil spirit from other people's bodies, he would need the help of the tribulation thunder.

Chu Xuan said tacitly: "I understand."

Zhao Qi'an asked, "How long will it take for Master Chu to recover to his peak state?"

Chu Xuan pondered for a while and said, "Three months is enough."

Three months... isn't that long.

Zhao Qi'an nodded and said, "If you need any natural treasures, Master Chu, just tell the company and I will let them know."

"Thank you, Lord."

……

When we came out of the Health Hall, the carriage had been waiting outside for a long time.

Zhao Qi'an walked over and knocked gently on the carriage board. The deaf-mute old servant who was sleeping soundly on the carriage board took off the straw hat covering his face, sat up and smiled awkwardly at Zhao Qi'an.

He sat to the side to make it easier for Zhao Qi'an to get on the carriage.

But Zhao Qi'an was not in a hurry to get on the carriage. Instead, he stood in front of him and said, "Master Nie, I have completely removed Master Chu's evil spirit."

The deaf-mute old servant looked at him in confusion, not understanding why Zhao Qian'an was saying these things to him.

Zhao Qi'an said, "Next, I will help you remove the evil spirit." The deaf-mute old servant tilted his head and thought for a while, thinking of Chu Xuan's charred appearance when he was carried onto the carriage...

It smells like meat.

He shuddered and shook his head quickly, showing great resistance.

However, when he saw Zhao Qian'an looking unhappy, he hurriedly stretched out his hand, pointed in the direction of the Health Hall, then pointed at himself, and then waved his hand.

Then he pointed at his throat with his finger, and drew circles on his cochlea, gesturing for a while, as if he was explaining something to Zhao Qian'an.

Seeing that Zhao Qian'an still looked confused, he simply grabbed Zhao Qian'an's hand and put it to his throat.

Zhao Qinan immediately understood what he meant and released a strand of spiritual power into his body.

After some introspection, Zhao Qi'an's face gradually showed some surprise: "Are you refining this ball of demonic energy?"

The deaf-mute old servant chuckled twice, revealing a somewhat smug expression.

He is different from Chu Xuan.

Master Chu was troubled by the evil spirit, his qi sea was occupied and his cultivation level declined. If Zhao Qian'an had not come to his aid, when his blood and qi were exhausted, the evil spirit would have surely attacked his qi sea and occupied his body.

But it was not the case with Master Nie. Although he was also unable to force the demonic energy out of his body, he was not completely defenseless. He sealed the demonic energy within his two major orifices and relied on long-term hard work to refine the power of the demonic energy for his own use.

Although the process was long and he lost his hearing and ability to speak, the amount of demonic energy in his body was actually very small, and it would not endanger him even if he left it alone.

Zhao Qi'an immediately asked, "Do you know the origin of this evil spirit?"

The deaf-mute old servant shook his head.

Zhao Qi'an asked, "Besides Master Chu and you, do you know of anyone else who has demonic energy planted in their bodies?"

The deaf-mute old servant continued to shake his head.

Zhao Qi'an was a little helpless as he knew nothing about this question.

But no matter what, the fact that Mr. Nie was in good health still made him feel a lot more relieved.

……

On the way back home, Zhao Qi'an sat in the carriage, still thinking about the "demonic energy" and the mysterious force that attacked Jiangu and Old Nie.

The first twenty years of Zhao Qi'an's life were focused on managing the East China Sea.

Before Emperor Tianwu personally came to the East China Sea, he had never even thought about entering the Central Plains.

Although he changed his mind after Emperor Tianwu visited the East China Sea and took the initiative to walk into the "mud" of the Daqian Dynasty, he also built an intelligence network with the help of Zhao's Trading Company and knew many things about the Daqian Kyushu.

But this applies to the current Daqian Dynasty, not the Daqian Dynasty twenty years ago.

He originally thought that the figures who were once powerful in the Daqian martial arts world have now disappeared because of Emperor Tianwu’s establishment of the Heavenly Book Pavilion.

After all, when the Heavenly Book Pavilion was first established, Emperor Tianwu asked all the clans and families in the Nine Provinces of Daqian to hand over their martial arts heritage, which caused a lot of blood and gore.

It is normal for some people to "disappear" because of this.

But now it seems to Zhao Qi'an that the disappearance of these people may not necessarily be due to Emperor Tianwu.

It is very likely that that mysterious force took advantage of the Daqian court's suppression of the martial arts world to fish in troubled waters in secret and attack the former martial arts celebrities.

Zhao Qi'an had a hunch - the number of senior masters who had been infected with evil spirits was far more than just Master Chu and Elder Nie.

But it is unknown exactly how many people there are.

It’s a pity that the two parties involved, Master Chu and Mr. Nie, are completely clueless about these matters.

If Zhao Qi'an wants to investigate... he might have to go to the Heavenly Book Pavilion to find out.

There are many miscellaneous records about the martial arts world in the Heavenly Book Pavilion. If you want to check out the martial arts world of Daqian, there is no place with more records than the Heavenly Book Pavilion.

(End of this chapter)