Invasion Myth: Starting with the Schoolteacher

Chapter 192 Heavy Killing Intent, Steady Tactics
The Oath of Mu in the Book of Zhou

"King Wu led three hundred chariots and three hundred elite warriors to fight against Shang at Muye."

“Strive, Master! What you do not strive for, you will suffer the consequences.”

"Morning class is over."

After Xu Xuan left, many students began to discuss whether someone had offended Instructor Xu, or perhaps offended him in a particularly serious way.

After all, recent poems and articles are either filled with the atmosphere of battle or the desolate autumn air, with yellow leaves covering the ground.

Today, I simply put together the "Oath of Muye," which is the oath that King Wu of Zhou swore before the decisive battle when he gathered his troops at Muye, a suburb of the Shang capital Chaoge, to swear an oath to his army.

It sounds terrifying.

In particular, when Professor Xu lectures, it always feels like you're actually there, with the sounds of battle constantly ringing out. Ordinary students would actually feel a bit uneasy in such an atmosphere.

"Huh? Killing intent?"

Ji, who usually loves to chatter about crickets behind Teacher Xu's back, didn't react at all, and even asked the others if they were making a fuss.

Ning Caichen also said that everyone had lost their composure, and that scholars should cultivate their composure.

Early shook her head; her friends still hadn't noticed her difference.

The three of them had witnessed the real scene of corpses strewn across the fields, and the death wave of tens of thousands of people rushing towards the fire like ants.

Therefore, he was somewhat dulled by the killing intent. In fact, Master Xu's words and actions had already subtly revealed his killing intent, which was probably a matter between those cultivators.

The world is not peaceful, there is no peace anywhere.

However, if Master Xu summons me, I will go through fire and water for him.

Xu Xuan was unaware that his murderous intent was indeed growing.

Master Mao was continuously transmitting a large amount of chaotic information, including all matters related to rivers, gods, and ghosts.

Even before he officially entered the Daoist path, the Daoist master already possessed considerable skill and practiced authentic Daoist fragments. He was a highly respected expert among independent cultivators.

In addition, he is an upright and virtuous person, and with the support of the Ji family, he never lacks gold and silver offerings, which makes him even more reassuring.

Therefore, he was highly regarded in the mountains and fields. People would offer him money for inquiring about news, and naturally, everyone would rush to take advantage of such a good opportunity.

The news that comes out is sometimes true and sometimes false, but most of it will make people feel resentful if they see too much of it.

I have witnessed the chaos of the world. Whether it was during my last trip to Jinning County or Yangguan County, I could see the hardships faced by ordinary people.

However, after summarizing everything, it became clear that even the heart of Jiangnan could no longer remain peaceful, and the signs of great chaos were already so obvious.

After defeating the White Lotus Sect, the emperor in the court really did focus on cultivating immortality, while disasters continued to strike the world, and the evil spirits spawned by the human heart and the ghost realm increased almost explosively.

In just one or two decades, the situation has deteriorated to an unimaginable degree.

"So the disappearance of the immortals and gods really has such a huge impact on this world?"

"Is it really not a human problem?"

For someone who had never seen demons or monsters a year ago, it's truly incomprehensible.

Or rather, he wanted to find a second solution.

At night, Xu Xuan began selecting targets while looking at the topographical map of Wu County.

To subdue the water demons of Dongting Lake and suppress the demonic threat in Jiangnan, we need information about the enemy, the more detailed the better.

What could be better than catching a fresh water sprite?

This diagram was created by combining old hydrological data found in the library with some abridged versions from the Xie family.

Things like this are always sensitive, and even Xie Yu couldn't get his hands on the real topographic map.

It seems highly unusual for an academy to keep such a recent and complete topographical map.

Fortunately, his divine soul power proved very effective at handling miscellaneous tasks, managing to piece together a map. Xu Xuan finally identified a location on this fragmented map.

There is a very new water god worship here.

That's right. The things that the imperial court explicitly forbade were the folk worship of wild gods, which was forbidden in every dynasty.

Maintaining imperial rule and preventing the rise of local powers both undermined the very foundation of the feudal dynasty.

There are countless such monstrous things in disaster-prone areas. When the divine system collapses, humans will instinctively worship natural phenomena or supernatural forces.

Even a little devil can become a wild god and earn some incense offerings, not to mention the demon race, which are very powerful once they gain intelligence.

The first reason Xu Xuan chose this place was that it was relatively remote, located at a bend in the Xianpu River.

It is located in a corner of Fuchun County, in a no-man's-land bordering Tonglu County.

The demons that can survive here must not be strong; if they were strong, they would surely want to occupy a better water palace.

At the same time, the academy's resources were used to investigate and discover that the local magistrate came from a prominent family and was not a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations at one of the three major academies.

He was just an ordinary corrupt official with mediocre abilities, slightly low moral character, and audacity.

The conclusion was that there was no need to visit him; he was a mediocre person and there was no point in trying to save him.

Then we can't rely on official power, and we even have to be careful not to let these idiots ruin things.

The second reason is proximity.

His primary job was as a teacher at the academy, earning a monthly salary of fifty taels of silver and enjoying top-tier benefits. It was simply inconvenient for him to take leave for personal matters such as suppressing the demonic disturbances in Jiangnan.

Even if I were to ask for leave, this reason wouldn't be convincing.

They could only choose one place that they could reach as quickly as possible in one night to catch river delicacies.

The third reason is to ensure the authenticity of the intelligence.

Master Mao had previously commissioned some fellow practitioners to procure rare medicinal herbs for alchemy at great expense.

One of the rogue cultivators, who was half healer and half practitioner, met him in this way. This friend from the martial arts world was planning to use some less-than-honorable means to capture demons in the village to make money.

This kind of tactic is commonplace. It involves taking advantage of the villagers' ignorance to get something for free. Usually, at most, they can only scrape together a few strings of cash or collect some grain.

I never expected to run into a real river demon this time. I knew I was in trouble when I saw the brothel.

Neither of them are good people, so naturally they will be judged on their moral character.

In the end, this rogue cultivator was almost killed by a teleportation attack and ran away in a panic.

After Xu Xuan selected the location, Master Mao temporarily closed Baoan Hall and prepared to go to Fuchun County to scout the location.

That's right, Baoan Hall probably won't be doing any scenes of riding on clouds or calmly subduing demons with peerless magic weapons from now on.

Instead, they adopted a more cautious and comprehensive approach.

Among the three giants, the Taoist priest is the most composed and has seen much deceit and treachery, so he naturally has a good grasp of things.

Xiaoqing is a reckless and impulsive type; when she's being reckless, she'll strike wherever she's told without hesitation. However, when executing tactics, she can also utilize her snake-like characteristics, being flexible and adaptable.

The leader who established the organization's style, Xu, had a style that everyone understood.

So the group of people surprisingly got along very well when it came to exorcising demons.

A wandering doctor appeared in Fuchun County at some point. He was highly skilled in medicine, approachable, but very talkative, especially fond of discussing supernatural and ghostly matters.

A week later, the site visit was completed.

It was confirmed that the other party was just a minor demon who had entered the path, or rather, a demon whose transformation was incomplete.

(End of this chapter)