In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

On the surface, it appears to be an extremely ruthless murderer killing people and digging out their hearts, but in reality, it is a demon that is devouring hearts to cultivate. However, the imperial court has concealed the information about the demon, and the case has been transferred to the Demon Suppression Division.

Although the Demon Suppression Division of the Tang Empire did not have elite disciples from super sects such as Kunlun and Shushan, many disciples from Xuanmen Cave Heavens trained there.

Furthermore, the commander of the Demon Suppression Division is a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, and the thirty-six Heavenly Generals (captains) are Golden Core stage experts. In the secular cultivation world, they would definitely be considered experts.

The Tang Dynasty royal family had originally tried to recruit Zhang Xiaoshan, but he refused.

Riding a sword and soaring through the heavens is far better than being constrained by others.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoshan had eliminated a demon king-level monster, which made the experts of the Demon Suppression Division lower their guard.

After all, the Thousand-Year Demon King is already equivalent to a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage.

What's more, Zhang Xiaoshan killed his opponent without any injury, even skinning and dismembering him before putting him into the Royal Merchant Guild.

Such a leisurely and carefree lifestyle even made the Tang emperor wary.

Zhang Xiaoshan came here because more than a dozen people have been murdered in the capital, but the Demon Suppression Division still cannot find any trace of the murderer.

The panic caused by the heart-removal case has led the Tang emperor to desperately seek any treatment, sending out distress signals to him.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan could understand the Emperor Tang's feelings.

The panic caused by the heart-ripping case was secondary; the main issue was that this demon appeared and disappeared without a trace. Even the Demon Suppression Division, with its numerous experts, couldn't find a single clue, only some lingering demonic energy. (bjca)

The Demon Suppression Division of the Tang Dynasty was already as powerful as a major sect.

Even the Demon Suppression Division couldn't do anything about this demon; who knows what level it has reached?

Zhang Xiaoshan is, after all, a disciple of the Kunlun Sect. If Zhang Xiaoshan cannot be subdued, one can seek help from the elders of the sect, one step after another.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan didn't think the demon was that strong.

The Heart-Eating Cultivation technique requires one human heart at a time. If it is truly a profound and unfathomable demon, what use is one human heart?

Instead, this human heart should have other uses, such as healing, medicine making, etc.

Otherwise, even a slightly more powerful demon wouldn't care about a human heart, let alone committing a crime in the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

"It's simple, but also troublesome!"

Zhang Xiaoshan looked up and saw a demonic aura mixed within a hundred feet, indicating that there were at least several hundred demons within Chang'an.

In this environment, finding the troublesome demons is definitely not an easy task.

Moreover, these demons may not be the real culprits. Killing the wrong one could trigger a violent reaction, making the demons think that the Demon Suppression Division was about to attack them.

With this in mind, Zhang Xiaoshan disguised himself as a scholar and rested in a fairly lively inn.

Even though there are royal inns, and every room is of presidential suite standard, the cost is still ten gold coins per night.

Moreover, none of these dozen or so cases of heart-ripping occurred at the Royal Inn.

Because the Royal Trading Company contains amulets drawn with pure Yang magic, which will spontaneously combust and sound an alarm whenever demonic energy is detected, the Royal Trading Company has become a forbidden area for demons.

After all, the Royal Merchant Guild is run by the royal family, so the appearance of demons would inevitably alarm the Demon Suppression Division.

Inside the inn, people from the Western Regions, merchants from the north and south, scholars and laborers gathered together.

Zhang Xiaoshan spent a gold coin to reserve a private seat, looking down at the Western Regions dance below. The charming Hu women and the enthusiastic guests below the stage made this perhaps the earliest nightclub.

There was no curfew in China, and Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was a famous city that never slept.

"Young master, your wine is here!"

Zhang Xiaoshan nodded to the waiter as he handed him a pot of warmed Fenjiu liquor, and at the same time tossed out a tael or two of silver.

"Please enjoy your meal, sir!"

After the waiter left, Zhang Xiaoshan suddenly frowned and glanced to the side.

Demon!

Although the demonic aura was extremely subtle, Zhang Xiaoshan still sensed it immediately.

After all, Zhang Xiaoshan cultivated the Pure Yang Dao, making him extremely sensitive to Yin and evil auras.

Moreover, this demonic aura was mixed with an extremely strong malevolent energy, which could not be hidden from Zhang Xiaoshan's pure Yang Dao foundation.

However, this demonic aura was extremely well hidden, and ordinary Golden Core cultivators could not detect it at all, which made Zhang Xiaoshan immediately understand why the Demon Suppression Division could not find the other party.

Unless one is a Nascent Soul cultivator, most experts from the Demon Suppression Division would not be able to detect this faint trace of demonic energy.

Even with the Demon-Searching Compass, it's still not a panacea.

Chapter 938 The Lizard Demon's First Battle Against the Demon King

"Finally I couldn't bear it anymore!"

Inside the inn, Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the demon staring at him.

He was quite surprised to find that on his very first day in Chang'an, he was targeted by this heart-ripping demon.

The moment the opponent attacked him, Zhang Xiaoshan made no attempt to conceal his strength.

A golden light flashed, and the intense, blazing pure Yang magic power, like the sun itself, emanated a chilling aura. At the same time, the demon was also repelled by the golden light divine incantation, its claws hissing as if corroded by aqua regia.

At the same time, the demon that was originally hidden revealed its true form, which turned out to be a monster that was over ten feet tall, with strong limbs and sharp claws, and had not yet fully transformed.

The hideous and terrifying face was vaguely discernible as a lizard-like demon, which made Zhang Xiaoshan suddenly realize the truth.

chameleon!

This is a demon that is extremely adept at hiding itself; no wonder even the experts of the Demon Suppression Division were helpless against it.

This kind of demon doesn't have any powerful attacks; its only and most proficient ability is stealth.

"Are you a cultivator?"

The chameleon's eyes flashed with a chilling murderous intent after its first defeat, and the fact that its tracks had been discovered beforehand.

During this period of time, he has been completely outmaneuvering the Demon Suppression Division. If the Demon Suppression Division were to find out about his abilities, nothing good would come of it.

In particular, the demons and monsters in Chang'an would ostracize him.

He disrupted the peaceful lives of those demons, and knowing he was the culprit, how could they let him off the hook?

"You already know, why ask such a stupid question!"

Zhang Xiaoshan gripped the Seven Star Yao Guang Sword, his feet stepping on the Seven Star Yu Step, and launched a powerful attack with the move "Falling Petals".

In an instant, the magnificent sword light of Ming Shuo enveloped the entire room.

This was the sharpness of a celestial sword. Even though Zhang Xiaoshan deliberately restrained his powerful and terrifying sword energy, it still shone with a cold light, making the chameleon tremble with fear.

It believed that as long as Zhang Xiaoshan landed his sword, it would be severely injured.

Bang!

Without a direct confrontation, the chameleon burst through the top and fled for its life.

The sword light was sharp and chilling, indicating a true master of Taoism. Moreover, this was the capital city; if the people from the Demon Suppression Division were also here, he would have no way to escape.

Zhang Xiaoshan, wielding his sword, also pursued the demon relentlessly, but did not kill it outright; he was searching for the demon's lair.

He had previously thought that the chameleon was cultivating by devouring the heart, but now it seemed that was not the case at all.

Because the chameleon's cultivation level was not high, although it had a strong demonic aura, it did not have much of the aura of evil spirits.

If it is a Heart Devouring Cultivation technique, it must be for cultivating some kind of secret method that requires Heart Devouring. At least he could not see anything special about the chameleon.

Moreover, this chameleon does not possess any powerful magical artifacts or supernatural abilities.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan concluded that this demon was not the true Heart Eater.

Otherwise, if a chameleon eats a whole person, it would be much easier to increase its demonic power than if it devours a heart.

A quarter of an hour later, the chameleon, relying on its strong limbs, leaped across the rooftops and ran out of the Tang Dynasty capital.

Behind him, Zhang Xiaoshan was still 'struggling' to catch up, turning the chameleon's initial resentment into terror.

The chameleon is a very clever demon; otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to outwit the Demon Suppression Bureau so easily.

When he realized that he couldn't shake off Zhang Xiaoshan no matter what, and that Zhang Xiaoshan almost caught up with him several times but didn't take the opportunity to kill him, he understood Zhang Xiaoshan's intention: to follow him to find the real Heart Eater.

Chameleon immediately realized that Zhang Xiaoshan's strength was by no means simple, and might even be far superior to his own.

Immediately, the chameleon changed direction and decided to lead Zhang Xiaoshan to a demon king's location that it knew of.

They wanted to use the Demon King's help to eliminate or get rid of Zhang Xiaoshan.

When the chameleon changed direction, Zhang Xiaoshan also noticed the anomaly and realized that his intentions might have been exposed.

An hour later, the demon and the human had chased each other for hundreds of miles, already deep into the forbidden area of ​​the Qinling Mountains.

During this time, the chameleon kept changing colors and moving stealthily through the mountains and forests, but it could not escape Zhang Xiaoshan's perception. This made the chameleon even more certain that Zhang Xiaoshan was playing a long game and wanted to follow it to find the Heart Eater.

almost!

Zhang Xiaoshan knew about most of the major demon kings near Chang'an.

The direction the chameleon is heading is another hundred miles away, where a thousand-year-old demon king is cultivating in seclusion, and there is nothing particularly evil about it.

Furthermore, a thousand-year-old demon king doesn't need to cultivate by devouring hearts. At least one human heart is nothing compared to the powerful cultivation of a thousand-year-old demon king.

Therefore, upon seeing the white dragon's destination, Zhang Xiaoshan immediately stopped holding back.

As Zhang Xiaoshan channeled his pure Yang magic power, the flying sword in his hand transformed into a radiant little sun, shooting out with a burst of light.

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Sword energy crisscrossed, shooting towards the heavens.

The chameleon has only been practicing for four or five hundred years, and is not even as good as Xiaoqing.

Its only ability is invisibility, and its only means of attack, besides its strong limbs and claws, is a cloud of poisonous mist.

puff!

The chameleon, fleeing for its life, sensed the intense heat behind it and tried to dodge to the side, only to find that a sharp golden light had pierced its heart.

Use the other person's way to repay the other person's body!

The chameleon's resentful and venomous gaze before its death fell upon Zhang Xiaoshan, hoping to remember him and seek revenge upon its return from hell.

Pfft!

The chameleon, now in its original form, with a massive body three zhang long, crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

........ ..... .......

Zhang Xiaoshan sighed. Killing the chameleon would undoubtedly alert the Heart Eater, who might have already alerted them.

Immediately, Zhang Xiaoshan began his work—

Peel off the skin and pull out the tendons!

This chameleon is, after all, a demon that has cultivated for hundreds of years. Like the exotic beasts of the Nine Provinces world, its flesh and blood are all valuable.

However, many demons are man-eating, so Zhang Xiaoshan has some taboos. Therefore, he always puts the flesh and blood of these demons in the Royal Trading Company for processing, and the price is very expensive, but customers keep coming.

The flesh and blood of these demons are highly nutritious, like Wagyu beef or blue lobster in later generations, with a single dish costing hundreds of gold coins.

As for leather, Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the lizard skin in front of him and planned to make a set of 'crocodile belt' and 'crocodile boots'.

After Zhang Xiaoshan finished dealing with these things, he looked into the depths of the forest and chuckled softly:

"Your Excellency the Demon King has been here for so long, why hide like this!"

As he spoke, the flying sword behind him had already swept over a hundred feet and was heading straight for him.

Deep in the dense forest, the unicorn demon king, who had been planning to ambush Zhang Xiaoshan, was already surprised when Zhang Xiaoshan revealed his whereabouts.

Then, a golden light flashed and arrived in an instant. The blazing and domineering pure yang sword energy and the incomparably sharp Taoist immortal sword left him no time to pay attention to anything else. He could only use all his demonic power to spit out a demon core to block in front of him.

The sword energy was like a raging torrent, surging and turbulent, and the pure Yang magic power was even more vast and intense, restraining the evil and wicked power of demons.

Chapter 939 All the Trump Cards Revealed: The Southern Ming Fire Sword

The demon core is the essence of a thousand-year-old demon king's cultivation, and its demonic power is far superior to that of a Nascent Soul expert.

Although Zhang Xiaoshan's pure Yang magic power is specifically designed to suppress demons and evil spirits, he has only been cultivating for ten years. Even with his extraordinary talent, how could he possibly surpass a demon who has cultivated for a thousand years?

If it weren't for the unparalleled sharpness of the Seven Star Yao Guang Sword and the intense heat of pure Yang magic, Zhang Xiaoshan would have been powerless against this thousand-year-old demon king.