Ruins of the past

As Li Yaofeng retreated and Bai Shihe left, Bafu City seemed to have temporarily returned to calm.

However, beneath the surface calm, there are still undercurrents surging.

Because of the deaths of important figures from the four wealthy families, including Cao, Miao, Bai, and Luo, the struggle for power and interests within the family has become increasingly fierce.

Outside the city, because of the disappearance of King Huntian and his group of monsters, and also because of the defeat of the five types of demons of the Jie Sect, the power vacuum created attracted new monsters.

Among the common people, the conflict of beliefs between the Jie Sect and the Tianshi Sect has become more and more serious. The opposition among the people is getting higher and higher day by day, and even the local government can't think of it.

At the same time, because Li Yaofeng was seriously injured and retreated, many people began to move away from the Ba Mansion, fearing the retaliation of being robbed.

In such a season, Ning Chigong, as a local boss, had to help the government to maintain order.

…

But early that morning, Ning Chigong came to Tumen Fort with more than ten servants in an aggressive manner.

‘Chu Qiguang’s cucumber egg! ’

‘I finally managed to clean up the situation, but he wants to carry out some kind of demon-fighting activity? ’

‘When the time comes when the humans and demons take revenge on each other, won’t this cause chaos in the Ba family? ’

With Ning Chigong's experience in Shuzhou for so many years, it is impossible to kill all the monsters and monsters with the power of the Demon Suppressing Division.

After all, the land of Shuzhou is surrounded by mountains. Those deep mountains and old forests are inaccessible to people, but they are the hometown of various monsters, ghosts, and indigenous tribes.

However, it is very troublesome for martial arts experts or the army to go deep. They must face supply difficulties, poisonous insect miasma, demon infestation, and complex terrain... The risks and costs far outweigh the benefits.

On the contrary, you will suffer revenge from the monsters, which is not worth the loss.

Under such circumstances, Ning Chigong believed that the best way for the Demon Suppression Division to maintain the situation was to balance.

'If the Han Dynasty can still hold on, allowing the Han people to continue to multiply and expand here will be able to open up wasteland and encroach on Shuzhou's territory bit by bit. ’

‘But that will take hundreds of years and will not happen overnight. ’

Thinking of this, Ning Chigong felt more and more that Chu Qiguang was just whimsical nonsense.

‘Anyway, the old demon Tongtian has to deal with Chu Qiguang, so it’s okay for me to teach this yellow-tongued kid a lesson first. ’

Ning Chigong suddenly felt more confident when he thought that he had the support of monsters who had entered the Taoist realm.

As soon as he stepped into the school grounds and saw Chen Gang training soldiers, he asked, "Where is Chu Qiguang?"

Chen Gang glanced at him and said as if he had expected it: "Master Chu has taken people to Dafen Mountain in the western suburbs to slay demons."

"What?" Ning Chigong's eyes widened after hearing this.

Dafengshan is a barren mountain in the western suburbs of Bafu. There has been a mass grave on it since the previous dynasty, and there have always been rumors of being haunted.

After becoming inaccessible, it gradually became a paradise for all kinds of monsters and monsters.

It was once one of the strongholds of King Huntian's group.

However, Ning Chigong knew that there had been rumors of monsters eating people in several villages in the western suburbs recently.

That's because a new group of monsters has arrived on Dafen Mountain, filling the power vacuum left by the disappearance of King Huntian and his group.

According to Ning Chigong's secret investigation, this group of monsters probably escaped from the Snow Mountain Monster Kingdom.

Not only does he have the martial arts heritage of the monster clan, but he is also powerful and cruel in temperament, far beyond comparison with ordinary monsters.

"How many people did he bring?" Ning Chigong asked quickly, "Why didn't you go?"

Chen Gang said casually: "Just take Mr. Zhang Jitian with you."

"Nonsense!"

After Ning Chigong cursed a few times, he hurriedly left with his troops, hoping to catch up with Chu Qiguang.

In his opinion...whether Chu Qiguang was killed by the monster or Chu Qiguang angered the monster, it would overturn the stable situation that Ning Chigong had managed to maintain.

When he went out, he saw Liu Yao. He was startled: "Why are you here?"

In Ning Chigong's eyes, Liu Yao was really an old hapless man. Not only does he have a green head, he has failed to chase his wife thousands of miles away, and now he has been turned into a half-human and half-demon.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yao had an unpredictable smile on his face: "You don't know?"

Ning Chigong's doubts became more intense: "What should I know? That...does that person have any plans? Is he going to deal with Chu Qiguang?"

After Liu Yao heard this, the smile on his face became more mysterious: "Haha, you really don't know anything."

Looking at Ning Chigong who looked confused, Liu Yao felt a sense of superiority in his heart and said calmly: "You will understand."

Looking at the Riddler Liu Yao in front of him, Ning Chigong couldn't help but feel irritated.

But now he was in a hurry to stop Chu Qiguang from getting into trouble, so he planned to leave first and find out more about the situation when he came back.

Ning Chigong hadn't taken a few steps when he heard Liu Yao sigh quietly from behind: "Brother Ning, this world is not as simple as you think. There is a huge shadow hidden under the water."

Ning Chigong turned around to look, only to find that Liu Yao left after finishing speaking, making him even more confused.

He didn't have time to think too much, so he could only hurry up and rush to Dafeng Mountain in the western suburbs.

…

Chu Qiguang on the other side had already brought Zhang Jitian to the foot of Dafeng Mountain.

After these days of hard study, Chu Qiguang finally advanced the Diamond Interpretation to the third level, and he also read all the special books in the Taoist library.

After reaching the third level of Diamond Interpretation, Chu Qiguang once again comprehended the "Sumishan King Sutra" and gained huge gains.

The time for enlightenment has been reduced to 987 days, 22 hours, 34 minutes and 12 seconds.

Chu Qiguang also felt that his body was becoming more and more inhuman, and at the same time, the tentacles in the shadow seemed to become extremely dark and then began to fade a little.

All signs seemed to tell him that he was getting closer and closer to the realm of Taoism.

‘But looking at the recent news from Lingzhou, it’s time to close the network. ’

‘Before returning to Lingzhou, I have to clean up the Ba Mansion. This Dafeng Mountain is the first stop. ’

‘By the way, I can also test my updated combat system. ’

Originally, when Chu Qiguang came to Ba's Mansion, he planned to clean up the black and white affairs here and gradually build Ba's Mansion into a bridgehead for his future management of Shuzhou.

It's just that the battle between the Jie Sect and the Tianshi Sect temporarily disrupted his rhythm, and now he wants to continue with his original plan.

‘All the disobedient monsters will be wiped out. ’

"If the obedient monsters stay, they will be managed under the name of Tongtian." ’

The name of Tongtian Old Demon has spread with the battle of Ba Mansion, which is convenient for Chu Qiguang to order the nearby monsters next.

He and Zhang Jitian walked towards Dafeng Mountain step by step.

Along the way, I discovered that the land on this barren mountain was dry and hard, the atmosphere in the mountains and forests was cold, and strange sounds of birds and animals could be heard from deep in the mountains from time to time.

Zhang Jitian frowned, feeling that this large graveyard was extremely eerie, very much like scenes in storybooks with lonely tombs on barren mountains and fox ghosts in ruined temples.

Just when the two of them reached the mountainside, they saw a dilapidated pavilion.

In the pavilion, an old man with a sallow complexion was boiling a pot of tea, his eyes fixed on the teapot.

After seeing Chu Qiguang and Zhang Jitian, the yellow-faced old man making tea suddenly said: "The mountains are high and the roads are far away. Why don't you two come in and have a cup of tea and rest for a while?"

Chu Qiguang looked at the yellow-faced old man and smiled: "Is this old man a nearby villager?"

The yellow-faced old man said quietly: "That's right. What do the two little brothers want to do when they come to this barren mountain?"

Chu Qiguang said calmly: "Slay demons and eliminate demons."

The yellow-faced old man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and the next moment he burst out laughing: "Destroy demons? Hahahahaha...kill demons? Hahaha...and slay demons?"

"Just you two brats?"