Huangxiu

Chapter 1249 What He Did

"Sir, you are truly awe-inspiring!"

"I didn't expect to break this statue so easily, haha!"

The two looked at the empty ground with excited and enthusiastic expressions.

The fact that the Undying Evil Lord could be destroyed so easily means that the Undying Evil Lord no longer poses a fatal threat.

Everyone in the Exorcism Division benefited.

Chu Zhiyuan twitched the corner of his mouth, but his expression remained solemn.

"Mr. Chu, what's wrong?" Zheng Yongming, a middle-aged man with a round face, asked with a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "It's too easy, something's not right."

"Isn't it good that it was too easy?" The square-faced middle-aged man, Sun Jiafeng, asked in confusion, "Is it because he controlled too many experts, causing him to be too exhausted, which is why you were able to defeat him so easily, sir?"

Zheng Yongming frowned and pondered, "Too much consumption?...Could it be—?"

He turned his gaze northward.

Beyond a great river and before a range of mountain peaks lies a charming little town.

It was Bencheng.

He looked at Bencheng with concern and said slowly, "Could it have already harmed the people in the city?"

Sun Jiafeng said, "Shall we go take a look?"

Zheng Yongming looked at Chu Zhiyuan: "Mr. Chu?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Let's go and see how it goes."

"please."

As soon as the three of them stepped into the city, they were greeted by a bustling and noisy atmosphere.

Chu Zhiyuan scanned his surroundings, ignoring the hustle and bustle, and walked directly through the crowd to the city lord's mansion in the center of the small town.

Zheng Yongming and Sun Jiafeng were by his side. Seeing his solemn expression, they couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Chu, has something changed at the City Lord's Mansion?"

The city lord's mansion is guarded by experts, but after all, this is just a small city, and it's impossible for them to be top-tier experts.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and sighed: "The Undying Evil Lord is indeed utterly inhuman."

"What?" the two asked curiously.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "They have all been slaughtered inside."

The two men's expressions changed drastically. They leaped over the wall and jumped inside.

A moment later, they reappeared, their faces pale and their expressions grim.

Chu Zhiyuan had already turned around, scanning his surroundings, his gaze sweeping through the crowd.

The golden sword at his waist was drawn and he suddenly disappeared into the crowd.

"what!"

"who!"

"Damn it!"

……

Roars and screams filled the air.

Chu Zhiyuan remained calm and indifferent, watching as the people around him retreated, making way for a large open space.

Six men, each with a different appearance and clothing, lay on the ground.

"Sir, who are they...?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "They were the ones who committed the massacre of the entire family."

Sun Jiafeng's face was gloomy, and he said hatefully, "Damn bastard!"

Zheng Yongming frowned and asked, "Are they being controlled?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "Most likely."

Sun Jiafeng said, "Are you suggesting we spare their lives?"

These people are also victims; their bodies have been used as tools.

But after all, it was they who did it.

The charges are difficult to clarify and require a thorough investigation by the imperial court.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "It's no use. The outcome was sealed the moment they were controlled."

"What was the result?" Sun Jiafeng asked.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

The muffled thunderous sounds continued incessantly, and red mist filled the surroundings.

People screamed and retreated.

The golden sword swept through the air, forming a golden ring.

The burst of red mist was confined within a one-meter radius by the golden ring, preventing it from spreading further.

But a living person suddenly exploded into a cloud of red mist.

Ordinary people had never experienced such an impact before, and they all screamed and retreated, their faces filled with panic.

Sun Jiafeng said hatefully, "Damn it!" Zheng Yongming's face was gloomy as he slowly said, "What a vicious method!"

Chu Zhiyuan seemed somewhat indifferent, his gaze still wandering among the crowd.

He said slowly, "This place needs to be sealed off; we can't let it spread."

"Yes," Zheng Yongming replied solemnly.

Sun Jiafeng said, "It will eventually get out."

“It’s different.” Zheng Yongming said, “Hearing about it and seeing it with your own eyes are two different things… Old Sun, go back and send the message back to the Chief Justice.”

“…Alright then.” Sun Jiafeng said helplessly, “Mr. Chu, isn’t this over yet?”

Chu Zhiyuan withdrew his gaze and nodded: "It should be completely cleaned up."

"So it's completely over?" Sun Jiafeng asked hastily.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It's thanks to the timely message from you two that the entire Bencheng would have been in such a state."

Zheng Yongming sighed, "It's just a pity that our cultivation level was too low. If we had been able to hold them off back then, these people might not have died."

Sun Jiafeng said, "Old Zheng, what nonsense are you talking about? How could we possibly stop the Undying Evil Lord! ...Alright, we've done what we could. Life and death are up to fate. I'm going to report the news."

He jumped to his death.

……

Chu Zhiyuan paced back and forth within the city walls, his expression grave.

The golden sword had already transformed into a streak of light, constantly flying back and forth.

Every now and then it would dart into a tree branch or into a courtyard.

The strange aura was destroyed by the golden sword.

After walking around, he left Bencheng, leaving Zheng Yongming to guard the city lord's mansion alone.

He flashed back to Tianjian Peak.

……

Inside the main hall, he recounted what had happened to Lu Wanshan.

Lu Wanshan shook his head after hearing this and said in a deep voice, "Zhiyuan, you're wasting your time. You have no chance of obtaining the court's top secret techniques."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I want to try it out first to see if the imperial court actually has such a secret technique."

“The imperial court must have some ancient heritage,” Lu Wanshan said in a deep voice.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "You definitely won't pass it on to me?"

“If you were a master of the imperial court, you would have a chance. Even if you were a master of an ordinary martial arts sect, you would still have a glimmer of hope. But now…” Lu Wanshan shook his head: “You are a disciple of our Heavenly Sword Sect, so it is impossible.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Given the current situation, would you rather let the Undying Evil Lord run rampant than pass on your secret technique to me?"

Lu Wanshan nodded: "The Undying Evil Lord's rampage is only temporary, but the secret technique you have mastered will be unstoppable, and that is a great threat."

Chu Zhiyuan sighed: "The Undying Evil Lord is becoming more and more rampant. He just slaughtered a city lord's mansion, and that was only because he arrived in time. If he hadn't arrived in time, the whole city would probably have been slaughtered."

The strange auras destroyed by the golden sword vaguely resembled a formation.

This Undying Evil Lord is clearly not just about killing, but about performing a secret technique, or even about holding a sacrifice.

The location of these auras has already enveloped the entire city of Ben.

This means that the entire population of Bencheng will be sacrificed; if it is a sacrifice, then the entire population of the city will be sacrificed.

It can be described as utterly inhumane.

If he were to succeed, it would cause immense fear and unrest, having a huge impact on the imperial court.

The city's protective artifact has been malfunctioning and has not been restored to its original state. Coupled with the unrest among the people, this has only exacerbated the situation, making the consequences unpredictable.

"The Undying Evil Lord is indeed hateful!" Lu Wanshan said in a deep voice, "He deserves to die a thousand deaths to atone for it!"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Under such circumstances, would the imperial court still be stingy with secret techniques?"

"Yes." Lu Wanshan nodded.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed.

Lu Wanshan said, "Don't be disappointed. The court's concerns are not without reason."

"Do you really have to wait until a massive catastrophe occurs before you regret it and pass on the secret technique to me?"

“It’s more likely that even in the face of a massive catastrophe, they won’t pass on the secret technique to you,” Lu Wanshan said.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled wryly: "Sect Leader, we also have a long-standing tradition. Do you really not have a single secret technique that can deal with the Undying Evil Lord?"

“There is indeed no such secret technique,” ​​Lu Wanshan said.

"What about the Moon Palace?" Chu Zhiyuan asked. "Their lineage is even longer."

Lu Wanshan said, "I doubt it is."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and sighed.

Lu Wanshan said, "Zhiyuan, the world doesn't belong to you alone. Just do your best."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

While he certainly felt compassion, his primary motivation was the golden sword and his own cultivation.

The power of merit and faith are extremely important to the Golden Sword and to him.

(End of this chapter)