Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 23 Li Daoqing

Kill the gods?

The sky gradually brightened and the dark clouds dispersed, but the dark clouds hanging over the hearts of the surrounding people lingered.

They all stared blankly at Li Fan. The young man was holding a sword and wanted to kill the immortal.

"Maybe he's crazy." The people around him were panicked.

Due to the chaos caused by evil spirits, the young man demolished the City God Temple and wanted to kill the City God.

I'm afraid the world is upside down.

Li Fan lowered his head and smiled at the City God. That evil smile frightened the City God and he said, "Young man, spare my life."

"A deity begs for mercy?" Li Fan stared at the City God and said coldly, "You have committed so many evil deeds, and you still want to live?"

As soon as Li Fan finished speaking, his magic power turned into a sharp sword and pierced directly into the body of the City God, nailing him to the ground. The City God screamed, and the negative energy filled the air, and his body dissipated a little.

He was originally condensed by Yin Energy. He has been practicing for many years. If he is given a few more years, he will be able to break through this realm and possess a real ghost body, which is equivalent to the out-of-body realm of Qigong practitioners. Qigong practitioners in this realm can allow their souls to leave their bodies.

At that time he would be no different from other people, not afraid of the sun, so why would he encounter this evil spirit?

"Young man, we have no grudges against each other. Why are you like this? I will give you whatever you want." The City God said timidly. At this moment, he was like a cowardly old man, completely different from before.

The people around saw the idol in their hearts collapse. Is this the City God?
They worship gods every day, but the gods they worship are not as good as mortals.

"You really have a grudge." Li Fan smiled: "During the Chen family's demon-slaying meeting, were you the one who kidnapped the woman?"

Unfortunately, the blame was put on him.

The City God's expression changed continuously.

"Who in Lin'an County is colluding with you, and what is the conspiracy?" Li Fan continued to question. The City God kept silent. Li Fan sneered and slashed the sword across his body. Immediately, the City God screamed in pain and smoke came out of his body.

"Young man, I'll tell you everything." The City God said miserably, "I was born in Lin'an County. I have done good deeds and accumulated virtues all my life, and suffered a lot. But in the end, I have nothing but a good reputation. I even died without any wealth. However, those wealthy and powerful families, corrupt officials, and those who did all kinds of bad things still enjoyed all the glory. Why? I am unwilling to accept this. This world is unfair. Good people don't get good rewards. I will not rest in peace until I die."

Li Fan sneered, died with his eyes open, accumulated resentment, and thus became a ghost.

This act of doing good and accumulating virtue has accumulated a lot of resentment, but it is nothing but hypocrisy. If you don't get what you want, you will accumulate enough resentment.

"Therefore, I will find them after I die..." The City God continued, but at this moment, a loud shout was heard.

"A bold lunatic."

In the distant streets, there were urgent sounds of horse hooves. Government officials were seen riding horses towards them, and the Demon-Suppressing Army followed them. A murderous atmosphere filled the air.

Afterwards, many practitioners also rushed here from different directions.

Li Fan looked over there coldly. When the City God on the ground saw someone coming, hope appeared in his eyes again and he shouted, "County Magistrate Wang, save me."

"Don't panic, City God." A voice was heard, and a group of figures came on horseback. The leader wore a black gauze cap, had dark skin, and was about forty or fifty years old. He was full of aura and as calm as an abyss. He glanced at Li Fan coldly. This person was Wang Yuan, the magistrate of Lin'an County.

A person next to him looked at Li Fan with some fear. It was the county lieutenant Cao Gong. He was terrified at the thought of being killed by Li Fan the night before, and he escaped the disaster by relying on magic weapons and pretending to be dead. He still has lingering fears.

Therefore, he did not dare to bring people here rashly this time, but led the county magistrate as his life was more important.

He could see that this young swordsman from Lishan had no regard for the law and dared to do anything with a sword in his hand.

"You bold villain, you have committed murder and colluded with demons, and now you are attacking the City God appointed by the court. Do you have any law in your eyes?" County Magistrate Wang's eyes were like the abyss, his voice was low, and he stared at Li Fan.

"The king's law?" Li Hongyi asked doubtfully, "What exactly is the king's law in Lin'an County?"

These officials and wealthy and powerful families, do they represent the law of the country?

County Magistrate Wang looked at Li Hongyi and said, "Li Hongyi, your father is also well-known in Lin'an County. You are associating with this person and destroying your father's reputation. I am afraid it is difficult for me to be partial. If you can turn back from your mistakes, perhaps you can make amends."

Li Hongyi looked at the other party coldly, and it turned out to be the word "official".

"You go find someone, and leave this to me." Li Fan said. Li Hongyi nodded and went to the back of the City God Temple.

Li Fan stabbed the City God with his sword again. Green smoke came out of the City God's body and he screamed in pain.

"I haven't finished talking before. Who did you find? Is the county magistrate involved?" Li Fan asked in a low voice. The people around him were trembling in their hearts. The god they revered was being slaughtered by that young man.

"How dare you." County Magistrate Wang waved his hand, and immediately some people walked forward. Li Fan's magic power surged, and the sharp sword hung in the air, clanging above their heads. War horses neighed, and those people hesitated to move forward.

"Take it."

County Magistrate Wang shouted coldly, and rode forward, holding a token in his hand. The token was full of magical power, and it turned out to be a magic weapon. When an official appointed by the imperial court reached the level of county magistrate, he was in charge of a county with a population of hundreds of thousands, and was already considered a local lord. The imperial court would grant him a magic weapon.

Wang Yuan had heard Cao Gong talk about Li Fan's strength. Although this young man was only sixteen or seventeen years old, he was a sword cultivator and possessed the sword element. He should not be underestimated. Therefore, he directly summoned his magic weapon, and his magic power surged. Suddenly, the runes on the token surged and turned into a huge "Ling" character, pressing down towards Li Fan. It shone with brilliant golden light and was extremely domineering.

Moreover, the county magistrate Wang Yuan himself is in the late stage of spirit refining and has great strength. He also possesses magical weapons, which makes him even more powerful than the city god.

Li Fan flew over with his sword, and it collided with the character "令", exploding in the air.

Wang Yuan leaped down from his horse, holding the token in the air and pressing it down. Suddenly, many "command" runes appeared at the same time, covering the sky and the sun, and killing Li Fan at the same time.

Behind him, the Demon-Suppressing Army rode their horses forward and rushed towards Li Hongyi.

The air was filled with evil spirit and Li Hongyi ran forward. Li Fan turned his head to take a look. He was afraid that Li Hongyi would not be able to withstand the attack of the Demon-Suppressing Army. It seemed that the county magistrate did not want him to uncover the truth about the City God Temple. He must have known it.

In Lin'an County, is there anything that can be done without the permission of the county magistrate?

Li Hongyi turned around, his Dharma image emerged, his spear burned with flames, and the Demon Suppression Army charged forward with surging energy and blood.

"Buzz!"

Just when Li Hongyi was about to make a move, a beam of bright light burst out from the sky. It was a long spear, which directly pierced into the ground in front of the Demon-Suppressing Army. In an instant, the bluestone on the ground exploded and shattered, and rocks flew everywhere.

The warhorse raised its head and neighed, but was blocked by the spear.

In the distance, a figure flew in the air, and with his physical body, he flew through the air and landed on the spear, blocking the Demon-Suppressing Army.

"Dad!" Li Hongyi shouted. It turned out that the person who came was Li Hongyi's father Li Daoqing.

"Why did the county magistrate attack my daughter?" Li Daoqing looked at Wang Yuan and asked.

Wang Yuan stopped attacking when he saw Li Daoqing coming, and said, "Brother Daoqing, this man colluded with demons and committed crimes in the streets. Now he has beaten the city god and demolished his temple. He also ordered Qianjin to join this man. Brother Daoqing, what do you think I should do?"

Li Daoqing took a look at Li Fan. Li Fan's appearance was slightly better than his own, and it was obvious at first glance that he was not a good person.

It would be fine if he was a young man with a handsome appearance, but he was also a swordsman from Lishan Mountain. How could he have all these advantages?

I shouldn't have let my daughter go out that day, and sure enough, something bad happened.

"Hongyi, how could you do such a rebellious thing despite what your father taught you?" Li Daoqing turned around and scolded Li Hongyi, "If what you did violates the king's law, not only will County Magistrate Wang not forgive you, I won't forgive you either."

"Dad..." Li Hongyi looked at her father and wanted to explain, but Li Daoqing interrupted her and asked, "Why did you demolish the City God Temple and beat the City God?"

"Dad, this City God secretly kidnaps women and absorbs their negative energy. He also built an underground prison in the City God Temple. Shouldn't it be demolished?" Li Hongyi said.

"Is there such a thing?" Li Daoqing asked suspiciously, "Do you have any evidence?"

"I'm just about to go find that underground prison." Li Hongyi said.

"If that's the case, then this City God is indeed unforgivable. But if you are wrong, I will certainly not be partial and will hand you over to County Magistrate Wang for punishment." Li Daoqing said, "Go ahead."

"Okay." Li Hongyi turned around and ran away.

"Brother Daoqing..." County Magistrate Wang frowned and was about to speak when Li Daoqing interrupted him, "Rest assured, County Magistrate Wang, I abide by the law. If my daughter has wronged the City God, she will let County Magistrate Wang deal with her."

As he spoke, he still stood firmly on the spear, blocking the Demon-Suppressing Army.

Seeing the scene before his eyes, how could County Magistrate Wang not understand? Li Daoqing was just saying nice things, but he was actually protecting Li Hongyi.

But Li Daoqing was known as the best fighter in Lin'an County, and it was not a false reputation. He was afraid that he could not stop it.

"County magistrate, save me." The City God was still screaming for help. If Li Hongyi found him, he would be completely finished.

"Old ghost, you are so noisy." Li Fan's sharp sword cut the City God again, and the City God screamed even louder.

Li Daoqing glanced at Li Fan silently, and seeing the miserable state of the City God under his feet, he knew that this guy was a ruthless man.

After killing someone at Chen's house, he also killed Chen Zongzhi and Chen Li in the street and injured the county lieutenant Cao Gong. Now he took his daughter to demolish the City God Temple and wanted to kill the City God.

The destructive power is no less than that of demons causing chaos.

"County Magistrate Wang, what happened?"

There were sounds coming from afar, and people came here one after another. They were people from the Lin'an County family who got the news. Li Daoqing glanced over there and was afraid that the storm would be difficult to calm down.

(End of this chapter)