Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

On the Canglan River, the floodwaters have receded back into the riverbed.

The moonlight, which had been obscured by demonic energy and dark clouds, gradually began to shine down.

Gu Changjin stood in mid-air, holding the Demon-Suppressing Blade.

The black clothes fluttered in the river wind, and drops of dragon blood from the blade fell into the Canglan River.

If it weren't for the dragon's head, which was as big as a house, still floating on the water, no one would have been able to connect this young man with the True Martial expert who had just killed the Canglan Water Lord and suppressed the thousand-mile flood.

Several figures came flying through the air from afar.

At the very front was naturally the True Man Guarding Yunzhou, and the others were all True Martial Masters who had long been famous in Yunzhou.

There are senior figures from major sects, as well as old masters who have lived in seclusion for hundreds of years.

Normally, the appearance of any one of them would be enough for a powerful force to give them a solemn welcome.

When Gu Changjin saw the group, he didn't put on any airs. Instead, he sheathed his sword and bowed to them.

"Junior Gu Changjin greets all seniors."

"In recent years, the demons have become powerful. If it weren't for you all guarding Yunzhou, I'm afraid this place would have been devastated long ago."

"Thank you all for your hard work!"

Upon hearing this, the Zhenwu warriors were taken aback for a moment.

The white-haired old master, in particular, looked at Gu Changjin with increasing satisfaction.

With such cultivation and such a young age, and having just accomplished such an earth-shattering feat.

If it were a young person, they would probably be arrogant and overconfident by now.

The young man before them, however, knew to take the initiative to greet them.

"Young friend Gu, there's no need for such formalities."

The white-haired man was about to speak.

Gu Changjin, however, had already looked up again, gazing at the dark night in the distance.

"However, esteemed seniors..."

"I'm afraid I won't have time to chat with you all today."

The group of people were slightly taken aback.

The garrison commander of Yunzhou frowned.

"What else do you want to do?"

Gu Changjin smiled.

"I have already said this in front of the entire Yunzhou."

"After tonight, there will be no more demons in Yunzhou."

"Since the words have already been spoken, we can't go back on our word."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of several Zhenwu warriors changed simultaneously.

"Young friend Gu! Don't act impulsively!"

"How many demons are there in Yunzhou?"

"The Canglan Water Lord is not the only powerful demon at the True Martial level!"

The white-haired master quickly spoke up, acknowledging that Gu Changjin was strong, even stronger than they understood the True Martial Realm.

Slaying a single Canglan Water Lord is completely different from pacifying the entire Yunzhou.

Moreover, Gu Changjin had just forcibly mobilized a vast amount of natural power in order to suppress the floodwaters.

If we fight again now, wouldn't we be playing with our own foundation?

Gu Changjin merely glanced down at the Demon-Suppressing Blade in his hand.

"I don't have many good points, but I just don't like being in debt."

As soon as he finished speaking, the True Martial Seal on his chest lit up again.

The energy of heaven and earth, which had just calmed down, gathered once again.

This time, however, Gu Changjin did not direct his power at any particular demon.

Instead, he channeled his divine sense along the Canglan River veins, instantly covering a thousand miles of riverbed.

Underwater, in the caves of demons, the demons who had just been terrified by the fall of the Azure Water Lord raised their heads almost simultaneously.

"Oh no! We've been discovered!!"

"Run! Run now!"

"Suicune is dead! Quick! Get out of the Lannister River!"

Thousands of demons fled in all directions in a frenzy.

Some burrowed into the riverbed, some rushed towards tributaries, and even a few eighth or ninth-tier water demons abandoned their physical bodies, preparing to escape with their demon souls.

Gu Changjin slowly raised the Demon-Suppressing Blade in his hand.

"Canglan River".

"Three thousand seven hundred and twenty-one demons."

"Today...I will execute him!"

With a single strike, there were no towering waves, only a thin streak of blood-red light disappearing into the river.

The next second, the entire Canglan River fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, screams of agony rang out simultaneously from underwater.

"Ah! I don't want to die!!"

"Spare me! Spare me, human..."

"I've never eaten it before..."

The sound lasted only a few breaths before disappearing completely.

Several True Martial Gods swept their senses across the water, their expressions freezing completely.

More than three thousand demons, whether they were first-tier, ninth-tier, or True Martial, were all dead.

Each demon had a thin knife scar between its eyebrows.

No fish or shrimp in the water were harmed, nor were any ordinary creatures along the river injured.

This strike seemed to have eyes, only killing demons.

The white-haired man's Adam's apple twitched.

"this……"

Gu Changjin had already sheathed his sword.

"Esteemed seniors."

"This junior will take his leave first."

The next instant, the figure disappeared into the Canglan River.

The Zhenwu warriors exchanged glances, but none of them spoke.

In the distance, Gu Changjin's voice suddenly rang out again.

"Southwest of Yunzhou, Black Wind Ridge, the Blood Bone Demon."

"The blood pool was used to refine the blood of the people from the three counties, and more than 36,000 people were consumed."

"Today—I will behead him!"

boom!

A streak of blood-red blade light illuminated the southwestern horizon.

A moment later, the demonic aura that had reached the True Martial Realm was suddenly extinguished.

The expressions of the Zhenwu warriors changed again, but before they could get there...

Then another sound came from somewhere else.

"In the eastern border of Yunzhou, in the Hundred Ghosts Gorge, dwells the Yin Mother Demon Lord."

"They raise twelve towns of humans in captivity, using the blood and sweat of infants for cultivation."

"cut!"

Boom!

The night was lit again.

The extremely piercing scream only lasted halfway before abruptly stopping.

Then, the third place, the fourth place...

That night, the entire Yunzhou was never truly quiet.

"Northern Yunzhou, Corpse King Mountain, True Martial Corpse Demon—Slay!"

"Red Water Marsh, Black Scale Demon Lord—Slay!"

"In the southern border of Yunzhou, the Heart-Eating Old Mother—slay her!"

"Qingyun Mountain, the three-headed demon tiger—slay it!"

Each sound signifies the fall of a demon that once terrified countless people.

At first, the martial artists of Yunzhou were shocked.

"The Blood Bone Demon is dead?"

"That's a True Martial Demon who has lived for five hundred years!"

"Hundred Ghosts Gorge is gone too? How is that possible?"

An hour later, they were already somewhat numb.

As the night wore on, even the high-ranking martial artists from the major sects and aristocratic families stood silently on the rooftops, watching the night sky illuminated by flashing swords.

Having lived for so many years, this was the first time they had ever known that there were so many demons in Yunzhou.

It was also the first time I realized that these great demons, who in the past required the Demon Suppression Division to besiege them, the sect masters to take action, and even the sacrifice of the people to maintain peace... could really die so quickly.

Those who feel it most deeply are the ordinary people.

In a mountain village, dozens of households stayed up all night.

They knelt outside the ancestral hall, gazing towards Black Wind Ridge in the distance.

They used to send ten boys and girls there every year.

The list for this year has already been drawn.

One of the women was holding her eight-year-old son in her arms.

The child was one of those selected this year.

But just now, they heard those words with their own ears.

"Black Wind Ridge, the Blood Bone Demon."

"cut!"

The woman held her child, crying so hard she couldn't utter a single word.

In another city, the streets, which were usually deserted after nightfall due to the abundance of demons, were now filled with people.

Everyone was listening, listening to where the young man had gone that night and which demon he had killed.

They didn't know what Gu Changjin looked like, nor did they know what Zhenwu was.

All I know is that every now and then, a name will be heard in the night sky.

Then, the demon that had oppressed the people of a certain place for ten, a hundred, or even several hundred years disappeared.

The garrison commander of Yunzhou never returned. Standing high in the sky, watching the endless flashes of sword light throughout the night, his expression grew increasingly grim.

Meanwhile, the eyes of the other Zhenwu warriors grew brighter and brighter.

For hundreds of years, the power of demons has grown stronger.

They did try to resist.

If you kill one, two more will appear; if you kill ten, a hundred will emerge after a hundred years.

Over time, even Zhenwu began to despair.

Demons and monsters are destined to rise, and humanity is destined to perish; it seems to be an unchangeable destiny.

But today, someone is holding an ordinary demon-suppressing knife.

They fought their way from one end of Yunzhou to the other.

When the first rays of dawn pierce the darkness of the night.

Gu Changjin stood atop Yuntai Mountain, the highest peak in Yunzhou.

His black clothes were completely stained with demon blood.

The blade was also bent.

But behind him, he could no longer sense the presence of a large-scale demon.

The morning sun slowly shines on the land of Yunzhou.

One by one, the gates of human cities opened, and smoke rose from human villages.

Many people went outside and looked up at the first ray of sunlight falling from the horizon.

I don't know why.

A profound sense of unfamiliarity arose in everyone's heart.

It seems to start from today.

This day, things are truly about to change.

The sky over the human race.

It’s clear.

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