Ruins of the past

Xuan Xuzi's golden body let out a low scolding, and the invisible power of his soul burst out from the center of his body, turning into a twisted light that illuminated the entire basement.

Master Tianxian felt that his sense of time had been completely adjusted, and the entire world in front of him seemed to have come to a standstill, and every second seemed as long as several years.

‘It was the enlightenment of the Wuwei Teaching that changed my sense of time. ’

The Heavenly Immortal Taoist Master knew clearly in his heart: 'With the state of Xuanxuzi's golden body now fully awakened, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape from this state of stasis until I go completely crazy...'

At the same time, Xuan Xuzi's golden body opened his mouth and spat out, and the stolen Buddha relic flew out and the Buddha's light shone brightly.

Master Tianxian's heart moved again: "This is the bone relic of the Buddha. According to the Incorruptible Buddha, it contains the eight great powers of the Buddha." ’

At this moment, after many years of nourishment in Xuan Xuzi's golden body, the eight magical powers in the bone relics have been completely mastered by him, and they will explode in the next moment.

But he saw Chu Qiguang in front of him speaking as usual: "I thought that after many years, you would make some progress, but I didn't expect that you would still use these methods."

"It's a pity that even if the Buddha comes in person, he can't escape my suppression now, let alone a mere relic."

However, he saw the Buddha's light flash in Chu Qiguang's eyes, and the bone relics in front of him were completely out of Xuan Xuzi's control, and fell into Chu Qiguang's palm with a swivel.

Xuan Xuzi's golden body said in astonishment: "Buddha knows the power of fire? You have already learned it?"

Chu Qiguang said calmly: "Don't say it's the fire power of Buddha's knowledge, it's the power of knowing others by name that penetrates people's hearts. The past karma can understand the cause and effect, and the power of liberation can eliminate worries... The so-called eight great magical powers have been exhausted ten years ago. It’s within my grasp.”

"Ten years ago, if you had challenged me, you could have survived three moves."

"As for now...you are not even qualified to run."

As he spoke, a red light flashed in Chu Qiguang's eyes, and two rainbow lights shot out from his eyes, smashing Xuan Xuzi's golden body into powder with a bang.

But he saw the golden body of Xuan Xuzi in front of him dissipating like clouds of smoke.

The Taoist Master Tianxian on the side felt that his body had returned to normal, and he quickly knelt down and said: "Mr. Chu, I..."

Chu Qiguang waved his hand and said calmly: "Don't blame yourself. It was me and you who discussed the plan. However, Xuan Xuzi's golden body is very cautious. In order to prevent the leakage of information, the memory of this discussion has been deleted from your mind."

Master Tianxian nodded thoughtfully, and then asked quickly: "The golden body of Xuan Xuzi has been killed by you?"

Chu Qiguang looked at the dissipated golden body and smiled slightly, and said calmly: "What appears here is just a clone, trying to fake death to eliminate my vigilance."

"But as I just said, he is not even qualified to run in front of me now..."

As he spoke, Chu Qiguang's eyes were already piercing through the void with divine judgment, and he searched for various information about Xuan Xuzi's golden body from the remaining traces of the clone.

The next moment, streams of extremely powerful red light burst out from under Chu Qiguang's skin, instantly sweeping across the body of the Heavenly Immortal Taoist Master, then rising into the sky and sweeping across the entire city like a laser.

However, most people don't even notice the process of the red light sweeping across their body, they only feel that their body seems to feel a burst of heat just now.

The closest Tianxian Dao Master felt the power contained in this red light the most. The masculine energy and blood in it was like exploding stars. Just one encounter made him feel like he was being attacked by dozens of Tianyuan Martial Gods. The power swept past.

‘Is the power of blood contained in this rainbow light? ’

As if sensing the thoughts of the Taoist Master, Chu Qiguang silently used the rainbow light and said casually: "This is the energy and blood fluctuation created by my recent martial arts deduction, which allows the energy and blood to spread like light, and it can cleanse the world in an instant."

"In the future, I plan to replace the current Qi and blood network with Qi and blood fluctuations in ten years. You can just take this opportunity to observe."

After years of enlightenment, especially in the process of completing the twenty-six rectifications, combined with the martial arts of the Holy Land outside the world, Chu Qiguang finally broke through the shackles of the original system, innovated the way the power of Qi and blood works, and completely changed the Han Dynasty The foundation of martial arts in the world.

At the same time, the energy and blood fluctuated like a red laser, sweeping across the entire world in almost the blink of an eye.

In more than a dozen corners of the East China Sea, Datai, the North and South Poles, and the Buddhist world, the clones formed by the golden body of Xuan Xuzi were swept away by the fluctuations of energy and blood, and were directly blasted into a ball of blood mist and dissipated in the air. middle.

At this moment, he felt that all the clones had lost contact, and a deep panic surged in his heart.

The next moment, the red light shining in front of him confirmed his guess.

"Chu Qiguang?!"

The rainbow light swept across his body like lightning, and a force of energy and blood burst out around him. In one move, he dispersed all his strength, broke his soul power, and knocked him unconscious.

Chu Qiguang looked at the Heavenly Immortal Taoist Master on the side and said, "I found him. I'll take the first step. When you go back, don't forget to write down today's events in the report. It will be counted as performance."

After saying that, Chu Qiguang's figure turned into a rainbow light and disappeared into the basement.

Seeing this scene, Master Tianxian was slightly startled, and then he reacted: "Doesn't today count as...overtime?"

Looking at the direction where Chu Qiguang had disappeared, Taoist Master Tianxian thought to himself: 'Isn't it Chu Qiguang's body just now? Not even a clone, just a wave of his energy and blood? ’

A rainbow light swept past his ears, and Chu Qiguang's voice came again: "It's time to take a rest."

…

In January, the 23rd year of the Xinghan Dynasty.

Donghai Prefecture, Shangyuan Mansion.

Today's Shangyuan Mansion is the last stop for business routes from all over the Central Plains to the sea, gathering resources from all over the world. Over the years, it has also successively taken over a large number of bone tool manufacturing, Qi and blood machine manufacturing, and elixir industries that were transferred from the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. , has become one of the most developed cities in the material world.

The walls surrounding the city have long been demolished, and after six expansions, the city has annexed the land of several surrounding counties.

In the center of Fucheng is the tallest building in the world today, the 108-story Wanfu Tower. It was built a few years ago by an engineering team led by a Martial God who manifested the gods and 10 Martial Gods who entered the Dao.

At this moment, in the center of the tower, a figure opened his arms and jumped. Under the surprised eyes of countless people, he jumped down like a meteor falling to the ground.

boom!

In a manor outside Jinrong Mansion, an old man crushed the book in his hand and said coldly: "Jumped off the building? What happened?"

The subordinate in front of him said: "Master, the person who jumped off the building was a manager of Donghai Mining. He discovered a problem with the money we used to acquire Donghai Mining. He reported it to the police several times and we gave him a lesson."

"The people below acted carelessly and accidentally beat his son to death. Unexpectedly, the manager jumped off the building."

The old man said quickly: "Let the prefect Shangyuan try his best to block the news."

"Find his relatives and stop their mouths if you pay any more money..."

"Those who post random messages on Mengwang, ask the government officials to come to their homes one by one and ask them to delete the random posts..."

"Also, you come with me to find Yisiman..."

…

At the same time, on the top of the tallest building in the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, Qiao Zhi was transforming into Chu Qiguang, wearing a robe often worn by Chu Qiguang. While looking in the mirror, overlooking the city, he said: "How is it? Doesn't it look like it?" picture?"

The cat demon Baimi on the side immediately flattered him: "Mr. Factory, you have dedicated yourself to teaching Mr. Chu and helping the building to collapse. You can be called the emperor of the world and the great ancestor of virtue. Now you are working hard day and night with your magical skills. Every move is more and more like Mr. Chu." You are so elegant, Mr. Chu will fly to the sky in the future, whether it is the Chamber of Commerce or the imperial court, it is not under your control."

Qiao Zhi smiled proudly, touched his bare chin and said, "Do you want to grow a beard to be more dignified?"

At this moment, Qiao Zhi was shaken, looked at the cat demons under him and said, "Chu Qiguang is here to find me!"

As he spoke, Qiao Zhi quickly changed back to his orange cat appearance, then threw away his robe: "Put it away quickly."

The next moment, rainbow light fell from the sky and swept across the entire room. All the cat demons felt as if every inch of flesh and blood and every thought on their bodies had been completely penetrated by the rainbow light.

When they came to their senses, Chu Qiguang had already arrived in front of the cat demons.

Qiao Zhi immediately stepped forward and asked, "What's so urgent?" He glanced behind Chu Qiguang and saw Jiaojiao following behind him.

‘This stinky woman is so shameless when she pretends to be a young girl in front of Chu Qiguang. ’

Chu Qiguang casually threw a document in front of them and said calmly: "Look, what has happened to the Qi and Blood Ponds due to the gang of moths below? The cat and dog factories haven't received any news at all. , you two should check it out carefully, don’t let the people below fool you without knowing it.”

Qiao Zhi picked up the documents on the ground and scanned them slightly, and immediately understood the cause and effect: "This is the Qi and blood borrowed from the Qi and Blood Center, and then used this Qi and blood to buy a part of Donghai Mining that the court wanted to sell, and then controlled the entire Mining Chamber of Commerce... huh? Logically speaking, this chamber of commerce shouldn't be able to borrow so much Qi and blood. Is there some internal collusion in the Qi and Blood Center?"

After Jiaojiao looked over it, she gritted her teeth and said angrily: "Isn't this using our blood to acquire our property?"

Chu Qiguang said casually: "Maybe you might even want to sell it to us at a premium in the end... Humph, I still want nothing in my hands."

Looking at the murderous Qiao Zhi and Jiaojiao, Chu Qiguang reminded: "The surplus in the Qi and Blood Center is getting higher and higher. In recent years, more and more powerful people have poured their Qi and blood into it."

"Everyone is united and puts their energy and blood into my hands. This is of course very good."

"But in comparison, in other physical industries such as qi and blood machines, textiles, medicinal materials, construction, etc., fewer and fewer people are willing to invest in qi and blood."

"Especially when many people see that a little bit of Qi and blood can be amplified tenfold or a hundredfold, they even want to take shortcuts instead of spending a few years or more than ten years to run a business and study. Knowledge, to operate the qi and blood machine to build industry down-to-earth."

"There is only Qi and blood, and no other physical objects. It turns from reality to virtuality. In the end, the numbers of Qi and blood are getting better and better every year, but all walks of life in the world are getting more and more withered. What is the use of having such Qi and blood?" ?”

"After this incident, I will ask the Qi and Blood Center to raise the loan threshold and give priority to investing Qi and blood in real industries..."

"The interest rates prevailing throughout the world will also be appropriately lowered..."

"In the future, the performance of the Qi and Blood Center will not only be based on profit figures, but will also take into account the implementation of practical projects. These things are very complicated to do, and they will definitely encounter many obstacles. You need to pay more attention."

Qiao Zhi on the side rolled his eyes. What he was thinking about at this moment was that hundreds of masters above the Taoist level had invested their energy and blood in making money while lying down in the world. The powerful people from all over the world did not know how much they had invested in it. This This adjustment is simply earth-shattering, and it touches the cake of countless interest groups.

Qiao Zhi was shocked and said: 'Moreover...Chu Qiguang himself is the largest shareholder of Tianxiatongxing, and the biggest beneficiary of operating Qi and Blood...If he really does this, he will suffer huge losses, and it will be like cutting himself in the head. ’

Jiaojiao on the side also hesitated and said with a face full of reluctance: "Brother, if this is the case, I don't know how much blood will be drained from Tianxia Tongxing..."

Chu Qiguang stretched out his hand to stop her from continuing: "Jiaojiao, Qiao Zhi, I told you, what I want is to get rich first and then get rich later, instead of like now, a group of strong people lead the place. As the powerful man lies there, his qi and blood will increase. As long as he uses a little bit of qi and blood to make a profit, he can harvest the resources that the large number of civilians below have to work hard to produce every day."

"If I really want to do this, I can do it alone, so why do I have to do so many things."

"In the past, Tianxia Tongxing was in urgent need of qi and blood, so there were many policies to attract qi and blood from the world. Everything was aimed at a surplus of qi and blood. Now that Tianxia Tongxing has abundant qi and blood, and the situation in various places has changed, I don't need such a huge amount of qi and blood. Natural policies will also change accordingly.”

…

Inside an office in Wanfo New District.

Yi Siman glared at the old man in front of him with red eyes and said angrily: "Didn't you say that this energy and blood was borrowed to attack the realm?"

"You actually used the loan to purchase the shares transferred by the imperial court?"

Yisiman's body's energy and blood surged, and his martial arts will swept away like magma. He stared at the old man and said, "You want to kill me?!"

King Ning Hai hesitated and said: "It's not that serious, right? It's just a stroke of Qi and blood. It doesn't matter if it's more or less. At worst, I'll sell the real estate in the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas to compensate him. Then you can beg for mercy on my behalf... …”

"I beg your mother ￥%\u0026..." Yi Siman slapped out a palm, and the blood-red palm force covered every inch of space in the office, suppressing King Ning Hai in front of him to the ground.

"How long has it been since Jiang Longyu was taken away?"

"Isn't what I allocate to you every month enough for your family? Isn't the more than fifty properties in the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas enough? Isn't it enough that you have more than a dozen chambers of commerce and thousands of shops?"

"Why can't you help it?!"

"Father, please surrender."

A few days later, King Ninghai was arrested, and the news that Yisiman resigned and retired to the grassland had spread to the top management, triggering a series of shocks.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Qiguang issued a series of new policies to revitalize industry regarding the operation of Qi and blood, which once again triggered a major earthquake.

…

In April, the 23rd year of the Xinghan Dynasty.

The nights in Shenjing City have become increasingly deserted over the years, simply because the nights have become more and more dangerous.

The main reason is that with the growth of demon dyeing, the number of monsters and ghosts is increasing year by year.

Whether it is the various knowledge spread from all over the world or the average education level of the people increasing year by year, the level of demon contamination in the environment is constantly increasing.

And a large northern city like Shenjing City has concentrated a population of millions and attracted countless knowledge. It is even easier to gather and breed all kinds of demons and ghosts.

Although the imperial court continues to intensify the detection of demon dye in all aspects, and the policy on knowledge acquisition quotas is becoming more and more strict, it still seems to be unable to do so under the changes in the general environment of the universe.

The nights in Shenjing City have become increasingly unsafe as the number of monsters and ghosts increases.

The deterioration of the public security environment has accelerated the development of some underground industries.

At this moment, in the alley in the north of the city, two young people hurriedly ran into a small courtyard. An old man in the small courtyard looked at them and asked: "You are late... No one saw you, right?"

"Do you know what you're going to do today? Are you ready?"

"You can't use Tianxiatong to transfer money here, you can only use the Qi and Blood machine to transfer Qi and blood directly..."

The two young men said, "Okay, this isn't our first time here."

After some inspection and nagging, the two young men were put into the room by the old man, and they saw that the small room was already crowded with more than 20 people.

A middle-aged man was giving a lecture: "...the two late classmates have finally arrived. Let's start the formal lecture now. Everyone should know before coming. Today we are going to learn about Xia History, as well as Professor Bai Yang and Some of the hidden history related to the Holy Fire Sect, if you are determined to enter the Taoism of these two sects in the future, then this can be regarded as a required course..."

Everyone was immediately attracted by the middle-aged man's lecture, and everyone absorbed the knowledge attentively.

Although due to the surge in magic stains, the imperial court interfered with the spread of knowledge on a large scale and divided the amount of knowledge acquisition for each institution and region.

However, there are policies and countermeasures, and it is difficult to truly suppress human thirst for knowledge and curiosity.

Some people are afraid of demon dye, but naturally there are also people who are unwilling to accept their fate and are willing to risk their lives to give it a try.

Various underground knowledge trading, knowledge smuggling, illegal knowledge dissemination and other black industries continue to emerge.

Many students in this class hope to improve their academic performance through underground knowledge trading, and then obtain more knowledge acquisition quotas.

Just because if they don't do it themselves, others will do it. The amount of knowledge acquired in each region is limited, and the number of places to enter the Tao is even more limited. Too many people want to compete.

At this moment, uniform footsteps came from all directions. The face of the middle-aged man who was giving a lecture suddenly changed. The old man from the outer courtyard broke in and shouted: "It's the fans from the Demon Suppression Division who are here! You guys hurry up and leave through the secret passage." escape!"

The students immediately got into the secret passage, but soon the pursuers caught up, and various shouts, wind and thunder pierced the night sky.

Just when the students thought they were about to be arrested by the Demon Suppressor, a terrifying roar rose into the sky, and the teacher who was giving the lecture had transformed into a twisted and deformed monster that was constantly dripping thick mucus.

…

Inside the Sala Palace.

Jin Nu said: "Since the beginning of this year, there have been many cases of violence against the Demon Suppressing Division in remedial classes across the country..."

Qiao Zhi added: "The underground knowledge trade was originally scattered, but according to the investigation results of the Cat Factory, Dog Factory and Zhenmo Division, there has been an unknown force secretly connecting Jingzhou, Donghai Prefecture, Yuezhou and even There is an underground knowledge trading network in several small overseas countries, and the members of this force are all intelligent monsters."

Li Yaofeng said: "Since the heavenly change you mentioned, the nature of the demon dye has been slightly different. During the birth process of the monster, it is possible to maintain intelligence... But in the past two years, it has almost become Most possessed people retain their sanity."

Qiao Zhi said worriedly: "It seems that after those monsters gained spiritual intelligence, they have been secretly connected and involved in underground knowledge transactions. Do they want to spread more knowledge and cultivate more monsters?"

Although only some cases of violent conflicts were reported, everyone present felt that it was very involved, related to knowledge trading, knowledge quota, changes in magic stains, hiding of monsters, etc.

Especially the conflict involving the people's pursuit of upward breakthrough and the inability of the general environment to accommodate more and more powerful people. Both Qiao Zhi and Li Yaofeng knew that this was a huge trouble, but they had no choice but to wait. According to Chu Qiguang's judgment.

Chu Qiguang glanced at the report in front of him and said slowly: "Do you think that if a person...the physical body is one and the memory has not changed, can it be regarded as one person?"

Qiao Zhi just wanted to answer yes, but immediately wanted those monsters with intelligence.

According to Li Yaofeng's report, after the heavenly change... once many cultivators retain their spiritual intelligence after becoming demons, all their past memories will remain in their hearts.

In addition, you will also master the ability to control the demon dye, and as the demon dye increases in the body, your temperament and body will change under the erosion.

But in contrast, although such possessed people can withstand powerful demon contamination, it is difficult for them to survive and progress in the cultivation of the Zhengfa system, and their progress is extremely slow. According to Li Yaofeng's research and speculation, it is likely that it is a process of demonization. Destroyed the bloodline of Tianyan Beast.

At present, the only ones who can maintain demonization and continue to practice in depth are Zhengfa and the Immortal Buddha of the Jie Sect. However, according to Chu Qiguang's observation, these two are not truly completely demonized.

Chu Qiguang felt that the power system of monsters might be completely different from that of Zhengfa. Perhaps more detailed information could be obtained from the distortion empire in the universe.

And under such circumstances, whether the individuals with intelligence and memory after the magic transformation can still be regarded as the same person... Qiao Zhi also couldn't tell.

Li Yaofeng shook his head and said: "There is no way to answer this question. The key is to suppress or guide."

Chu Qiguang narrowed his eyes slightly. He was inclined not to continue to exterminate those monsters with intelligence.

From the perspective of the general environment, after repeatedly deducing the future and collecting intelligence from all the worlds, he speculated that the distortion of the way of heaven and the continued growth of demon stains are the general trend of the universe.

The monsters can be eradicated and killed inexhaustibly, and even any master in the Tianyuan realm may be possessed by the monster. The suppression will be endless, and the resistance will become increasingly fierce.

As for the distinction between races... maybe many people will care, but Chu Qiguang doesn't care. Whether they are humans, monsters or monsters, as long as they have spiritual intelligence, as long as they are willing to be educated and obey the rules he has set, then Chu Qiguang is also willing to give them a job opportunity.

After all, in Chu Qiguang's view, monsters with intelligence are very qualified laborers. Not only are their ability to resist demonic contamination greatly increased, but they also have strong physical vitality.

This is much better than the original ending where many people could only be killed on the spot after being possessed by the devil.

But Chu Qiguang also understood that although he could not continue such violent suppression, he could not openly support it. After all, this violated the moral values ​​and religious beliefs of the Han world for thousands of years. In the eyes of many strong people, even the monsters still retained their intelligence. , I’m afraid they won’t be regarded as human beings.

Moreover, it also has a very bad demonstration effect, which may cause some monks, especially underage monks, to imitate and even actively become possessed by demons to gain the power to control demons. It will also have an impact on talent training, exploration of outer space, balance of luck, etc. .

"I don't support it, I don't oppose it, but I can't let it go."

Chu Qiguang looked at Qiao Zhi and said, "Tell the cabinet my attitude and ask them to draft a charter for me to review."

Then he looked at Li Yaofeng: "Continue your research and see if you will lose control while maintaining your intelligence after becoming a demon, what is the rate of loss of control, what areas are not suitable for you, and whether there is a chance to save you... …”

Following Chu Qiguang's order, a large number of manpower began to work. The exploration and research on intelligent monsters were constantly put in front of him, and experimental explorations began on a small scale.

Finally, a year later, in May of the 24th year of the Xinghan Dynasty, the imperial court promulgated the latest policy on possessed people on a small scale, and it was temporarily only implemented in the Yuezhou Dongbaofu Experimental Zone.

Qiao Zhi looked at the document and said: "Well... to put it simply, while maintaining the intelligence, the body has a possessed reaction, which is regarded as a disease by the court."

"Local government offices need to keep statistics on the number and specific conditions of patients in various places, but for the time being, patients are mainly signing up on their own initiative."

"After patients sign up, they will be sent to the Buddhist world for free treatment."

"After one year of treatment, you will be considered to have sufficient self-control, and be issued with the relevant demon certificate. You will become a demon certified by the court and still enjoy the original national treatment. Even if you show demon abilities, you will not Arrested and beheaded..."

"And all guilds and societies in the world that are organized with the theme of demons need to be registered with the imperial court, otherwise they will be regarded as illegal organizations and will be captured by the demon-suppressing commanders everywhere..."

"Of course, even after the demon is registered, there are actually many restrictions. For example, he cannot be an official, join the army, or enter most secret workshops. He will also appear on the list of regular inspections by the demon-suppressing offices in various places. The demon is also prohibited from interacting with Intermarriage among other ethnic groups...but these are the internal rules of each yamen, and they will not be reflected in this policy for the time being."

Most mortals knew nothing about the promulgation of the new policy, but for the top leaders of the major forces and the monsters who had retained their intelligence, this was an earth-shattering event.

After reading the documents, Qiao Zhi asked doubtfully: "But will there really be demons who take the initiative to register?"

"Of course I will arrange it."

Chu Qiguang said: "In the past year, I have slightly manipulated a few zombie clones, summoned a group of demons, and established an organization called New Oriental..."

"New Oriental?!" Qiao Zhi said in shock: "Is this the demon organization that has emerged as the largest underground knowledge trader in the past year?"

Qiao Zhi quickly recalled some relevant information about New Oriental in his mind, and murmured: "The idea of ​​New Oriental is to let the people of the world recognize the existence of demons as a minority group, prevent demons from being hunted and killed at will, and let the court protect demons in accordance with the law. Human rights, destigmatizing demons..."

Qiao Zhi said in shock: "I thought that the philosophy of this demon organization was relatively peaceful. It should be because most of the demons still maintain human morality and world view, so I had this idea. It turns out it's you."

"In this way, we will arrange for people to take the initiative to sign up, and then register New Oriental in the imperial court. When most of the hidden demons see that there is nothing wrong with the registered demons, more and more demons will naturally join them."

"How will New Oriental manage it after that? Will the imperial court send personnel in?"

Chu Qiguang shook his head and said: "The imperial court does not care about specific affairs, and its attitude towards the devil will not support or suppress it for the time being, and let the devil continue to grow naturally."

Chu Qiguang understands very well that if the devil promotes too much or even praises it vigorously, it will on the one hand lead to resentment among the people, which will then intensify social conflicts and tear the people apart.

On the other hand, the court's propaganda will make many people think that it is okay to be possessed by demons. Chu Qiguang knows this even if he thinks about it...many people who had no future in cultivation will definitely continue to study and even participate in underground activities after hearing the court's propaganda. Knowledge trading... and finally becoming a demon led to the continuous growth of the demon population and the decrease of the human population, which eventually led to the decline of the human population, the obstruction of the development plan of martial arts and Taoism, and the rupture of the Gangqi layer and other adverse consequences.

But it is not enough to leave such a force that is becoming increasingly large in number and just hunt and kill it with all its strength. After all, it seems that it is impossible to ban this thing at present. Instead, it should be used to become a new worker.

However, there are still many contradictions involved, and I am afraid that constant adjustments will be required in the years to come. This will test the ability of those in power to grasp the situation and adjust policies.

"If there are no problems in two years, we will start from the experimental area and promote it nationwide, and strive to count all the demons in the world within five years."

…

The third underground floor of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas is the hibernation center.

Ji Yuan stood in front of the bed, with white energy steaming all over his body. The energy and blood were emitting bursts of heat along with his movement, and a burst of rainbow light burst out at random.

The last emperor of the Great Xia royal family woke up for the first time after hibernating about 30 years ago.

"Well, the thawing was successful, and you have recovered well." Thirteen Niang said on the side: "You don't have to rush this Qi and blood fluctuation volume. It will take at least a year for a conventional Five Realm warrior to transform the whole body's Qi and blood."

Ji Yuan looked at the secret book in front of him with some emotion, and said in a daze: "This was created by Chu Qiguang? Do today's warriors use this method to circulate Qi and blood?"

Thirteenth Niang has seen many resuscitation powerhouses, and is experienced in dealing with similar questions from them: "That's not all. The energy and blood fluctuations can only begin to transform in the fifth realm. Nowadays, warriors above the fifth realm basically have Shangjiuchengdu has completed its transformation."

"All the martial arts that are available on the market, as well as the martial arts in the Twenty-six Zhengfa, have also been revised, checked and revised by the northern and southern martial arts."

"Because most of the qi and blood machines in the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas have also undergone adaptive modifications, it will be much more convenient if you can learn how to fluctuate qi and blood."

"By the way, how long do you plan to wake up? What are your plans for next hibernation?"

Ji Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Let's take a look at my health and lifespan first."

At this moment, someone came to visit Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan turned around and glanced at the other person. It was his son Ji He.

Seeing that the other party was already a middle-aged man with a face full of vicissitudes of life, and even looked older than himself, he couldn't help but show a hint of complexity in his eyes.

As the last prince of the Daxia royal family, Ji He has been working diligently in Chu Qiguang's Chamber of Commerce for almost forty years.

The originally unruly young man has now been smoothed by reality.

In the first three or four years, Ji He still did not give up the idea of ​​reviving Daxia and catching up with Chu Qiguang. He secretly vowed countless nights that one day he would make Chu Qiguang look up to him.

However, the heavy daily work of the engineering team and the massive debts on his body kept weighing on his head, leaving him with no time or energy to consider his past dreams.

After Ji Yuan hibernated, the family's income was reduced by more than half, and an expensive hibernation fee was borne by the young man.

So during the day, I dug mountains, opened roads, built bridges... and did work on the construction site.

Stay up late at night at the Gate of Wonders to develop your magical powers.

Rest days... If Chu Qiguang's engineering team had rest days, he would definitely use them to do part-time jobs such as submarine engineering, Taoist experiments, and Taoist teaching.

He only eats in the construction site canteen and never participates in the entertainment of his coworkers.

Ji He suffered hardships, endured fatigue, and devoted all his enthusiasm, but his father and his own huge debt made him increasingly unable to find the direction to persist and the meaning of hard work.

It seems that he is destined to spend his whole life in debt.

Even Zen Master Tianwu and King Chilong, who originally joined the engineering team together, left the engineering team after paying off their debts and gradually lost contact with him.

What happened to them later, Ji He, heard from Qiao Zhi that Zen Master Tianwu seemed to have gone to a small overseas country and became a supporting teacher at a local Taoist temple.

Chilong King returned to East China Sea Dragon City, but his family had long since declined, and all his property had been occupied by his relatives. So Chilong King was doing some shipping business while fighting lawsuits in Dragon City.

Looking back on his life, he used to wear bright clothes and angry horses when he was young, he had peak duels with masters from various factions after his debut, and he had great ambitions when he was conquering the world... all of this seems to have completely disappeared.

Now, he is just a middle-aged man who goes to work every day. The original arrogance and coldness in his eyes have long disappeared, and there is only a faint peace left in his body.

Ji Yuan patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Ji He took his father to go through a series of procedures first, then returned to the engineering team's office to register, and finally came to the dormitory.

But after a few days of getting along day and night, Ji Yuan quickly discovered something was wrong with the other party.

After using the demon-conquering talisman to illuminate the opponent's hands that were constantly twisting and deforming, Ji Yuan said in disbelief: "You...are possessed by a demon?"

Ji He nonchalantly slapped the demon-conquering talisman out of the other person's hand, twisted his neck and said, "Actually, I've wanted to tell you for a long time, but I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it for a while... I'm possessed by a demon."

Ji Yuan's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "When?"

Ji He said calmly: "Last year, I am now a demon registered by the imperial court... If you feel uncomfortable, you can share a different dormitory with me."

Ji Yuan's body was shaken, and he sat down on the bed, quietly listening to Ji He's popular science about the demon policy, but he never expected that his middle-aged son would suddenly become like this.

Ji Yuan said somewhat unwillingly: "Can't you... treat it like this?"

Ji He breathed out and said impatiently: "Demons are also human beings. Everyone has demons in their body, just like the qi, blood and soul in your body. Demonization is a normal phenomenon. As long as you learn, If you practice cultivation, you may become a demon."

"And now I can maintain my intelligence even if I become a demon. We can live a normal life like ordinary people. I am not the only demon in the engineering team. You'd better get used to it."

Ji Yuan opened his mouth and felt that the times had changed beyond recognition, and even monsters could call themselves humans.

Ji He went on to say: "There is another thing that I might as well tell you. I am already married, and my wife is also a demon..."

Ji Yuan: "!"

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Xinghan 24th year, October.

Jiangzhou in the south, Hongxing Prefecture, is where Dragon Snake Mountain, the holy land of Tianshi Sect, is located.

Fucheng was shrouded in darkness. Except for the faint light emitted by Tianxiatong in the sky, only sporadic firelight could be seen in the entire city.

Tianshijiao has developed rapidly in recent years. With thousands of years of accumulation, they have invested in a large number of local factories, qi-blood machines and qi-blood networks, and built commercial roads and waterways, making Hongxing Prefecture a southeastern commercial center. important nodes in the network.

The talismans and elixirs produced by the Tianshi Sect have been sold all over the world over the years, creating astonishing wealth.

In addition, every year it receives a large number of Tianshi Sect believers from all over the world. The demand for various accommodations, food, incense, sacrifices, rituals, etc. has also created a huge market, making the entire Hongxing Mansion more prosperous and prosperous. lively.

At this moment, in an alley, screams had just begun but were suddenly interrupted.

A figure covered in blood was being dragged away.

The figure was furry all over, and there seemed to be two pointed cat ears on its head. A broken tail fell to the side and was picked up.

The followers of Tianshi Sect were pulling him back to the small courtyard when they heard a shout from outside the alley: "What are you doing?"

I saw a Qi-blood fighter soldier wrapped in an exoskeleton flying at a low altitude and arriving at the scene. A bloody light burst out from his eyes, completely covering the scene.

Seeing the appearance of the Qi-Blooded Robots, several followers of the Tianshi Sect were shocked.

In recent years, in order to strengthen local governance, the imperial court has thoroughly implemented local control over every village and household. Under the leadership of Chu Qiguang, a new type of institution called Anminsuo has been implemented into village-level administrative units. , the personnel inside are called inspectors.

The responsibilities of the Anmin Station are similar to those of the police station. They are responsible for the frontline security matters, and each Anmin Station is equipped with a Qi-blood fighter.

The Qi-Blooded Robots are remotely operated by warriors located in Shenjing to perform flat office operations, and all work processes are recorded in Montnets.

The emergence of the Anmin Station greatly improved the security situation in various places. In just one year, countless long-standing cases were solved, allowing the court to effectively grasp the actual situation in various places down to the village level, and took on a large amount of publicity to the people at the bottom. function of imperial policy.

Of course, the amount of materials and manpower consumed by this kind of administrative cost is unprecedented. It can be said that this is the only era in the world that can govern the world in this way.

The Qi-blood robots swept over the broken body of the cat demon on the ground, and the patrol officer warned: "Don't move, you are committing murder and hurting people. Everything has been recorded on the dream network. Prepare to go to the Yamen with me."

A believer explained: "Master, this is not a human but a cat demon. You don't know anything. This little thieving cat sneaked into our house and stole things before we gave him a lesson. We didn't beat him to death." "

Another believer said: "Sir, this is at the foot of Dragon Snake Mountain. Don't get close to the demon clan. You deserve to be beaten. The government can't care about it. In the past, the adults at the Anmin Institute didn't care about it either. I advise you not to be too troublesome." ."

Another believer said: "It has been a local custom to kill monsters since ancient times. Sir, you'd better not meddle in other people's business, so as not to disturb the public sentiment among the people."

However, a firm voice came out from the Qi-Blooded Soldiers: "Damn it, the imperial court has issued an order. All humans and demons are my burly subjects. How dare you make excuses for committing crimes and harming the people? Why did the officers in the past have no control over me? Today, I have no control over this matter." deal."

Anminsuo's Qi-Blooded Robots not only have the physical strength and mobility of warriors from the Five Realms, but they are also equipped with weapons powerful enough to threaten those who have entered the Dao.

Once the attack started, no one dared to stop it. They could only watch the other party help the cat demon up.

The cat demon looked at the Qi-blood machine soldier and made a weak voice: "I...I didn't steal anything."

The inspector inspected the cat demon's body and found that her limbs were broken, one of her eyeballs had half fallen out, and there were countless burns on her back. At this moment, she was almost breathless.

Seeing this scene, he felt a surge of anger in his heart, hugged the cat demon and rose into the sky, leaving the scene.

The few believers who stayed there looked at each other in confusion. They all had a premonition that things might get serious, so they hurriedly went to find someone.