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

Inside the tower guarding Yunzhou Town.

"Are you asking me to die?"

Master Yunzhou was taken aback at first, and then the feigned gentleness on his face completely disappeared.

"Okay, okay, okay!"

He laughed in anger, realizing he had just been sitting there pondering how to suppress Gu Changjin, this variable, without causing too much of a commotion.

Should we start with the rules of the Demon Suppression Division, accuse him of dereliction of duty, or simply arrange a demon attack?

Before he could even come up with a solution, he hadn't finished thinking of one.

Just as dawn broke, they blocked his door and invited him to his death!

"Do you really think that all these years of groveling before humans have made me lose my temper?"

Dark circles gradually appeared in Yunzhou Zhenren's eyes.

He was originally a demon, with a cruel nature. In recent years, for the sake of the Demon Lord's grand plan, he had to wear a human skin and sit in the position of guarding Yunzhou.

The responsibility of the Guardian is to protect Yunzhou and its people.

In his eyes, everything was trouble.

If it weren't for the need to maintain this identity, he would have stopped caring long ago.

Gu Changjin's challenge has now unleashed the ferocity he has suppressed for hundreds of years.

At the same time, the entire Yunzhou Prefecture was in an uproar.

Last night, the Zhenwu warriors who rushed to the Canglan River left their respective residences almost at the same time.

"Gu Changjin is going to challenge the Guardian Master?"

The white-haired man stood atop a pavilion, his brows furrowed.

"Just last night, all the demons of Yunzhou were vanquished, and today he's already heading straight for the Guardian True Person. What has this young man discovered?"

An elderly man in a green robe stood nearby, his expression grave.

"If it were just about gaining fame, he wouldn't have needed to use the words 'to die'."

"Moreover, we both saw what this young man did last night. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would lose his sense of propriety for a little bit of empty fame."

"What I'm afraid of is..."

The old man in the green robe did not continue speaking.

The group exchanged glances.

They both saw surprise and doubt in each other's eyes.

The same applies to all the major aristocratic families.

The Shen family was just wiped out by the Demon Suppression Division yesterday.

Last night, Gu Changjin nearly wiped out all the demons in Yunzhou.

The sun has just risen.

Is Gu Changjin going to kill the garrison commander of Yunzhou again?

What's going on these past two days?

An ancestor of a prominent family who had lived for over two hundred years couldn't help but murmur:

"Does Gu Changjin really intend to turn Yunzhou upside down after all these years?"

next moment.

boom!

The tower exploded.

A figure soared into the sky.

A terrifying pressure from heaven and earth instantly swept over the entire Yunzhou Prefecture.

The morning light that had just shone into the city was once again obscured by rolling dark clouds.

Ordinary people on the street felt a heaviness in their chests, and even breathing became a little more difficult.

Those martial artists below the ninth rank turned pale, their legs trembling, all showing signs of panic.

"Gu Changjin!"

Master Yunzhou stood high in the sky, his voice filled with undisguised killing intent.

"I have guarded Yunzhou for over two hundred years, and you, a mere Demon Suppression Guard, dare to..."

Before the words had even finished,

Another atmosphere has already risen in the city.

Unlike his cold and heavy aura.

Instead, it's like the first sunrise leaping over the horizon at dawn.

The surge of blood energy instantly broke through the dark clouds covering the sky.

Gu Changjin, carrying the Demon-Suppressing Blade that had been dulled the night before, stepped into the sky.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Guarding Yunzhou for two hundred years?"

"Then I'd like to ask you something."

Where were you when the Azure Water Lord ate people?

Where were you when Black Wind Ridge sacrificed young boys and girls to demons every year?

"For hundreds of years, countless powerful demons have entrenched themselves within the borders of Yunzhou, feeding on humans. What were you, the guardian immortal, doing then?"

Gu Changjin raised his blade, pointing it directly at his opponent.

"Now I finally understand."

"It's not that you can't control it."

"It's because you simply don't want to care!"

"Because of your so-called 'True Guardian of Yunzhou'..."

"It was originally a demon in disguise!"

Wow!

The whole city was instantly in an uproar.

Master Yunzhou's expression changed drastically.

"Pah!! That's slander!"

"Gu Changjin, do you know who this slanderer who guards the entire prefecture is...?"

boom!

Gu Changjin didn't give him a chance to finish speaking.

A punch was already coming.

"Explain to me? You daring monster!!"

"Take this punch first!"

The fist struck, and the heavens and earth roared.

The vast energy and power of heaven and earth condensed into a crimson sun, which swept across the sky above Yunzhou Prefecture.

Master Yunzhou hastily raised his hand, and a surge of black energy, hidden beneath the True Martial Qi and Blood, struck out with the same palm.

boom!

The two forces collided head-on.

Master Yunzhou flew hundreds of feet horizontally, with white waves continuously blasting out of the void beneath his feet.

When he finally stopped, his right arm was trembling slightly.

His expression completely changed.

How is that possible?

Although Gu Changjin displayed considerable strength last night.

But he was confident that if he could unlock some of the Heavenly Demon's techniques, he would be no less formidable.

You only realize this when you actually fight them.

No! No, that's not right at all!

The other party's control over the power of heaven and earth is far more refined than mine.

With the same amount of effort, Gu Changjin can achieve the effect of three or even five points.

"Damn it!"

The soul of the Yunzhou True Man was shaken.

A voice entered Gu Changjin's mind directly.

"You were also reincarnated from the outside world!"

"Why must we fight to the death with you?"

"You should know that once something like us, being from elsewhere, truly reveals our true nature, the Heavenly Dao of this world will never let us off the hook!"

"If you push me any further, I'll expose myself!"

"We'd rather die together!"

"Besides, the person behind me is not someone you can..."

He suddenly stopped talking.

Because Gu Changjin, sitting opposite him, was smiling and holding up two fingers.

A wisp of extremely faint black smoke slowly rose from between his fingers.

That aura... a demonic presence!

Moreover, it was the very source of the Heavenly Demon that had previously been on the Six-Armed Demon Ape!

Master Yunzhou's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Are you crazy?!"

No!! He had just threatened to die together with his opponent.

Why did you explode first?

Gu Changjin grinned.

"Didn't you say you were going to alarm the Heavenly Dao?"

"It's okay, I'll help you."

After saying that, he loosened his fingers, and black smoke shot into the sky.

Boom! Boom!

The entire sky over Yunzhou suddenly darkened.

At that moment, whether they were martial artists or ordinary people, they all felt an indescribable sense of oppression.

It was as if the entire sky had opened a heartless eye, its cold gaze sweeping across the heavens and earth.

Master Yunzhou's face turned deathly pale instantly.

"Wait! He's also from out of town..."

Click!

A bolt of purple lightning descended from the sky, moving so fast that even a True Martial Realm expert couldn't dodge it in time.

boom!

The lightning struck Yunzhou Zhenren with pinpoint accuracy.

The physical body that had been preserved for over two hundred years shattered instantly.

Just as the pitch-black demonic shadow hidden deep within the soul struggled to emerge halfway, the second bolt of purple lightning struck.

"No!!"

boom!

The demonic shadow dissipated, leaving only a wisp of green smoke that slowly disappeared in the morning breeze.

The entire Yunzhou Prefecture was completely silent.

Those who were just questioning Gu Changjin were all stunned.

Heaven itself cleaved it.

The immortal who had guarded Yunzhou for over two hundred years... was actually a demon in disguise!

Gu Changjin ignored everyone's shock.

He looked up at the lingering will of heaven and earth.

The opportunity has arrived! Let the show begin!!

The next moment, his voice echoed throughout the entire city.

"Starting today."

"I, Gu Changjin, swear this oath!"

"As long as I live, I will slay man-eating demons every day!"

"As long as humanity survives, I will protect its flame and ensure its continued existence!"

"If Heaven were to favor humanity..."

"I'll help you up!"

"If demons and monsters wish to exterminate the human race..."

"I'll be the one to execute you!"

boom!

The words fell.

Across the entire land, countless scattered human destinies suddenly converged, ultimately all falling upon Gu Changjin.

The rejection of him by heaven and earth weakened even further.

Gu Changjin sensed all of this, his expression righteous and awe-inspiring.

But I was already smiling inside.

Human destiny?

This is just the first step.

What he truly wanted was never to be some chosen one.

Gu Changjin looked up at the Heavenly Dao Qi above his head, which was not yet completely closed, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

The world has been upgraded.

The Way of Heaven will also be elevated accordingly.

Since that demon lord wants to devour the ascension fruit outside the world.

I can't beat it right now.

Let's try a different approach.

I can't beat you.

I'll partner with the world first.

No! To be precise... it is in accordance with the Dao.

"As for whether one will be bound by heaven and earth after attaining the Dao... or even lose oneself."

Gu Changjin's lips curled up slightly.

"You should discuss this matter with my Dao Fruit."