The path to immortality through martial arts begins with being forced into marriage!

"Governor Song is..."

Zhao Jingsheng explained, "The Demon Suppression Division has a total of four governors. Their duty is to inspect all members of the Demon Suppression Division, and their cultivation levels are generally at the Golden Core stage."

"Governor Song is the one with the highest cultivation level among the four governors, having reached the peak of the Golden Core realm."

Peak of the Golden Core Realm!

Cui Yi's hands unconsciously clenched tighter; this was the highest level he had ever reached!

But on second thought, below the Nascent Soul realm, unless they had overwhelming numbers, it seems they would be...

It's nothing.

Cui Yi remained standing still, and Zhao Jingsheng assumed he was a little scared because he was meeting such an important person for the first time, so he softened his tone of voice.

"Don't worry, Governor Song is a humble man. He's probably just interested in your talent and wanted to give you a few words of encouragement."

Zhao Jingsheng's words of comfort were sincere; he genuinely believed this was a rare opportunity.

If he knew that Cui Yi was plotting to use his trump card to kill this governor at the peak of the Golden Core stage, he would probably be traumatized.

"Thank you for your guidance, Manager Zhao."

Zhao Jingsheng stopped in front of the courtyard gate, straightened his clothes, and then raised his hand to knock on the door three times, neither too hard nor too soft.

"Come in."

A deep, steady male voice came from inside the courtyard. Zhao Jingsheng then pushed open the courtyard gate and gestured for Cui Yi to follow.

The courtyard is planted with a few green bamboos, a stone table, and two stone benches, making it quite elegant and simple.

Beside the stone table stood a man dressed in a dark purple official robe of the Demon Suppression Division, who appeared to be around thirty years old.

He had a refined and gentle demeanor, and was holding a book in his hand, seemingly reading, or perhaps just deep in thought.

Song Ziwei didn't exude any imposing aura, but simply sitting there, he naturally became the center of attention in the entire courtyard.

It seems to blend into its surroundings, unfathomable!

Song Ziwei put down his book, raised his head, and looked at the two of them with a calm gaze, finally settling on Cui Yi.

"Do not be nervous."

Song Ziwei seemed to smile and pointed to the stone bench opposite him.

"Please sit down. I summoned you here today not for official business, but because I have some curiosity."

"I want to see with my own eyes what kind of person the seventh Grand Master of the Demon Suppression Division in the past few hundred years really is."

"Especially those young men who could leave behind such spirited and powerful writings under the mirror of self-examination."

Cui Yi carefully sat down on the stone bench, his posture still respectful: "Lord Song, you flatter me. I am humbled."

"Yesterday's question to my heart was merely a jumble of thoughts, and should not be taken seriously."

"nonsense?"

Song Ziwei remained noncommittal, tapping his fingers lightly on the stone tabletop, producing a soft, rhythmic sound.

"To establish a moral compass for Heaven and Earth, to secure a destiny for the people, to carry on the lost learning of the sages, and to usher in an era of lasting peace."

"Such nonsense is not something an ordinary youth could utter."

"Even I was deeply moved and felt ashamed of myself when I first heard it."

Cui Yi was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and looked directly into Song Ziwei's eyes: "If you have something to say, sir, please speak frankly."

The direct question startled Song Ziwei slightly: "How did you know I had something to ask you?"

"Sir, you are the governor of the Jingyao region. You can stand before kings and nobles without bowing. Why would you be interested in a nobody like me?"

Cui Yi spoke frankly: "If it weren't for the occasional need to ask, I would suspect that you, sir, have homosexual tendencies."

puff...

Song Ziwei chuckled twice, "You little rascal are quite interesting. Not bad, I do have something to ask you."

"Did you visit the Soul-Sinking Gorge not long ago?"

coming!

Cui Yi's heart skipped a beat. He had considered many possibilities, but he never imagined that it would be related to the Fallen Soul Gorge.

Lin Songshan had previously told him that a powerful figure from the Demon Suppression Division had deduced the course of events surrounding the Soul-Losing Sword.

And the person who made the prediction...

Could this be Song Ziwei right in front of me?

If it really is him, this world is too small!

Meanwhile, Song Ziwei's eyes remained fixed on Cui Yi. The divination Qin Lao had performed for him earlier still bothered him.

In addition, Cui Yi's talent and abilities are among the best in the Demon Suppression Division in recent years.

He couldn't help but wonder if the young man in front of him, who didn't look very old, was the person he had divined!

"I've been there."

Cui Yi readily nodded and admitted, "At that time, I was still in Qinglin County. I was entrusted by Magistrate Zhou Wenyuan to go to Qingya County to assist in exorcising the demon."

"But when I arrived at Fallen Soul Gorge, it was already quite far from where I was cultivating immortality, and there seemed to be some kind of Dragon Phoenix Sect there."

"I don't remember the specifics very clearly, but I remember that the atmosphere was very good. When I saw that so many people with higher cultivation levels than me had come, I left first."

"After all, with my cultivation level at the Qi Refining stage at the time, staying there probably wouldn't have been of much help."

"Besides, the fact that so many cultivators have come at once must mean that there is something extraordinary in the Fallen Soul Valley."

"I don't have any great strengths, except that I value my life."

Cui Yi recounted the events in such detail that Song Ziwei couldn't find a single flaw in his account.

In fact, Song Ziwei had already begun investigating Cui Yi's background last night.

According to the intelligence feedback, the entire sequence of events was almost identical to what Cui Yi had described.

Since that's the case, we have no choice but to rule him out.

"Wait, you mean you were only at the Qi Refining Realm when you went to the Soul-Falling Abyss?"

"Your current aura is clearly that of the Foundation Establishment Realm. How is it possible to have reached Foundation Establishment in such a short time!"

A storm raged in Song Ziwei's heart. The intelligence clearly showed that Cui Yi had only recently become a cultivator.

In such a short period of time, he was able to leap from an ordinary mortal to a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

He had seen many geniuses, but he had never seen a genius who advanced so quickly!

Normally, it would take at least 50 years to advance from the Qi Refining Stage to the Foundation Establishment Stage!

Even with exceptional talent, it will take at least a decade or more!

And this kid went from Qi Refining Realm to Foundation Establishment Realm in just one month!

The doubts that Song Ziwei had just put aside returned to their peak at this moment!

Seeing the scrutiny in Song Ziwei's eyes, Cui Yi instantly felt his head spinning.

Compared to other cultivators, his advancement speed was indeed frighteningly fast...

"My lord, I am someone who has died once before."

"Fortunately, Heaven took pity on me and spared my life, but it also made my soul more stable, and my cultivation speed increased a bit."

"If you don't believe me, you can investigate."

Song Ziwei frowned, and the powerful aura of the Golden Core Realm instantly enveloped Cui Yi!

But this aura wasn't aggressive; it seemed to be simply probing something about him.

When his consciousness approached Cui Yi's sea of ​​consciousness, Song Ziwei's expression changed again!