Evil Immortal!

Legend has it that this person was born extraordinary. On the day of his birth, there were unusual signs: the roar of dragons and the cry of elephants could be heard for miles, and a strange fragrance lingered in the room for three days.

Afterwards, he was taken in as a personal disciple by a great figure, where he displayed terrifying martial arts talent. He advanced to the level of a Primordial Martial Master at the age of thirteen and reached the Great Perfection of the Primordial Martial Master level at the age of fifteen. Now, he has certainly risen to the ranks of Martial Arts Masters and is a leading figure among the younger generation of the Demon Suppression Division.

That alone wouldn't be so bad, but the key point is that this person is one of the core characters in both future versions 1.0 and 2.0, remaining active until the later stages of the game. In the future, he will be a truly important NPC in the main storyline between the two opposing factions of good and evil!

The most famous thing Gu Zhengyang did in his previous life was to use his status as a martial arts grandmaster to fight two immortal cultivators of the same level and a martial saint in full view of everyone, and finally kill all three of them on the spot. This incident shocked the entire Central Plains!

Many players who want to join the Demon Suppression Division, or participate in certain main storylines, accept important quests, and obtain quest rewards will inevitably have to deal with this person!

In Meng Yuan's eyes, Gu Zhengyang was radiating a dazzling golden light.

According to his understanding, although Gu Zhengyang was a rare martial arts prodigy with a very high status in the imperial court, he was humble and polite, never bullied others, and was generous to his friends. He was a near-perfect person.

If he could be on good terms with him, with just one word from him, joining the Demon Suppression Division would be a sure thing, saving him a lot of effort.

Moreover, joining the Demon Suppression Division will bring Meng Yuan many benefits and help him avoid a lot of trouble.

Moreover, putting aside the matter of joining the Demon Suppression Division in the future, just looking at the present, Gu Zhengyang's martial arts are divine, and he has practiced many martial arts techniques. If Meng Yuan can obtain knife techniques, sword techniques, and other martial arts techniques from Gu Zhengyang, it will greatly enhance his strength!

The "Black Pig Gluttony Technique" is, after all, only a low-level martial art, and it is a method for strengthening the body's foundation rather than a martial art for killing, so its power is limited.

It can barely handle ordinary evil spirits or ordinary cultivators, but it falls short when encountering truly powerful opponents.

If he could learn a sword technique or a martial art, or even a body-strengthening martial art, he would have a great advantage whether he was leveling up by fighting monsters or fighting with others!

"Very well, since it's Gu Zhengyang who's here, I'll have to make some changes to my previous plans. If I can get on good terms with him, I can join the Demon Suppression Division sooner, so I can quickly change my class and accumulate more resources before the players arrive!"

Meng Yuan's mind raced, and he changed some of his previous ideas.

"I didn't expect you to be so clever despite your young age."

Gu Zhengyang smiled slightly, acknowledging Meng Yuan's guess. At the same time, his gaze swept over Meng Yuan's neck, where a tattered cloth was wrapped around his neck, bulging out, but it wasn't hard to guess what it was.

Meng Yuan looked at the other person and saw that Gu Zhengyang's eyes were clear and calm, and his expression was calm, without the slightest disgust or contempt.

On the contrary, the girl beside him frowned slightly, showing a hint of rejection, and recognized Meng Yuan's identity as a "polluter".

As for the young monk in hemp clothing, he kept his eyes down, his face as hard as stone and as still as a deep well.

Although these two cannot compare to Gu Zhengyang's brilliance and fame, they are still quite well-known figures.

The former is Du Caidie, the latter is Kumu Heshang.

"You flatter me, sir."

Meng Yuan smiled sheepishly, then respectfully clasped his hands in greeting: "Your subordinate, Meng Yuan, is the deputy captain of the river patrol team. May I ask your names, gentlemen?"

He hadn't forgotten that he didn't "know" the three of them, and he couldn't let them notice anything amiss.

"My name is Gu Zhengyang, a commander of the Demon Suppression Division, and I have been temporarily appointed as an inspector to investigate incidents in this area."

Gu Zhengyang smiled slightly, his words carrying a touch of refined humility. He raised his hand to indicate, "As for these two, they are both Demon-Suppressing Captains under my command. This is Miss Du Caidie, skilled in tracking and apprehending. And this Master Kumu beside me is proficient in exorcising evil spirits and suppressing malevolent forces."

"This subordinate greets Commander Qianhu!"

Meng Yuan quickly bowed to each of them: "Greetings, Fairy Du, Master Kumu."

Du Caidie nodded slightly in response, her posture haughty and aloof, clearly looking down on a nobody like Meng Yuan, especially since Meng Yuan was an anomaly corrupted by demonic energy.

"No need for such formalities, Benefactor Meng."

As for the dark-skinned young monk, he returned the greeting with his hands clasped together, slightly stiff but polite and respectful.

Gu Zhengyang raised his hand and gestured: "You should know the location where that monster appeared a few days ago. Please lead the way, Brother Meng."

Meng Yuan hesitated:

"Lord Gu, our squad leader Huang Qing is at the river patrol team's camp. Won't you gentlemen go and see him?"

Gu Zhengyang shook his head. "No need. Your team leader probably knows nothing about this either. Lead the way."

"Please follow me, gentlemen."

Meng Yuan nodded and took the lead, guiding the way.

Half an hour later, the four arrived at the location where the Thousand-Armed Corpse Centipede had appeared a few days earlier.

"My lords, that monster appeared in this area of ​​water."

Meng Yuan pointed to the calm, deep river surface in front of him.

"Tell me what you saw and heard at that time."

Gu Zhengyang gazed at the river.

Meng Yuan naturally did not hide anything and told him everything that happened from beginning to end.

In closing, he specifically mentioned the unusual nature of the Thousand-Armed Corpse Centipede.

"However, there is something strange. The human head that grows out of the head of that giant centipede monster made of corpses looks like an old man with white hair. However, this head is the size of a water vat, and in addition to a pair of normal eyes, there is a tightly closed vertical eye between the eyebrows of the white-haired old man, from which a trace of blood light flows, which gives me a strange sense of fear."

Meng Yuan scratched his head, feigning confusion, but actually deliberately revealing a clue to warn the others to be careful.

But he didn't intend to say anything more, and he didn't want to reveal any information that was inconsistent with his identity.

Du Caidie and the withered tree monk were surprised by the strangeness of the Thousand-Armed Corpse Centipede, but they did not react to Meng Yuan's subtle reminder. Only Gu Zhengyang frowned slightly, sensing something unusual.

"The monster you saw should be a demonic creature called the Thousand-Armed Corpse Centipede. This monster is often born in extremely yin and evil places like mass graves and burial mounds, where many corpses pile up together, and after a long period of gestation, it has the opportunity to breed this demonic creature. It is relatively rare, very powerful, and not easy to deal with. However..."

Meng Yuan's words gave him a vague sense of foreboding. He pondered for a moment, "I've never heard of this kind of thousand-armed corpse centipede with blood-red vertical eyes. Could it be a mutated demon?"

"Butterfly, I'll leave the rest to you."

After pondering for a moment without any clue, Gu Zhengyang simply stopped thinking about it and looked at Du Caidie beside him.

Under Gu Zhengyang's warm gaze, Du Caidie's ears turned slightly red, and a touch of shyness rose in her heart. She said softly, "My lord, you don't need to be so polite. This is simply my duty."