Chapter 16 Promotion, Fishing
Wolves have a keen sense of smell, and wolf demons are even more so.
In an instant, there was the fragrance of flowers, the smell of earth, plants, stone gates, heavenly soldiers...even the wind and sunshine!
For the first time, Li Anran realized that everything in the world has its own unique smell.
He doesn't need to see or hear, he can sense everything within a hundred meters just by smell.
Not only can you know what they are and where they are located, but you can even know their size and shape.
This feeling is very novel!
This was something Li Anran had never experienced before, no, it should be said that he had never thought about it before!
"interesting!"
Li Anran simply closed his other five senses and only perceived the world through his sense of smell.
Without the interference of the other five senses, the sense of smell became more acute, and the perception range increased from 100 meters to 180 meters.
Li Anran has a completely new perspective on observing and understanding the world!
"A wolf demon at the level of Huaxu Hedao can bring me such a great benefit. What if it were the Yu Monkey King or Tongbi Ape?"
Li Anran was somewhat moved.
However, he also knew that such a one-time extra reward was like cutting off the roots of leeks, and continuous daily income would be more long-term and reliable!
Not to mention, drawing extra rewards depends entirely on luck, and there is too much uncertainty.
Li Anran quickly adapted to his surging sense of smell, making it a means of perception that was no less important than vision and hearing.
This doesn't have much effect on cultivation, but it will greatly improve actual combat capabilities!
Afterwards, Li Anran turned his attention back to the book of punishing evildoers.
Let’s check the life stories of the monsters in Yingbo Mountain from high to low according to their cultivation level.
But this time, the harvest was minimal.
This is actually the normal situation.
Most monsters are born with intelligence by chance after taking magical fruits and magical medicines, and then absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon to improve their cultivation and temper their blood, and then practice the skills inherited from their blood.
Li Anran cannot see, touch or learn these things, so they are not of much reference value.
In comparison, those like the Yu Monkey King and the Black-Scaled Snake Demon who can obtain complete or incomplete inheritance are extremely rare among the monsters.
Four hours passed in a flash, and it was time for the daily shift change.
At this time in the past, the heavenly soldiers who came to take over would arrive as late as possible and delay as much as possible.
But now it's completely different.
Before the hour of Wei, two heavenly soldiers came hurriedly and replaced Li Anran.
During these four hours, nothing happened except that a few heavenly generals who had just woken up from a hangover were stunned to see Li Anran still serving at the gate of the prison and wanted to drag him in to drink and have fun.
Li Anran naturally declined this invitation politely without hesitation.
He is not a person who is greedy for food...
Unless it is Ganoderma Lucidum, Jade Liquid, Dragon Tendon and Phoenix Claw!
But for the Heavenly General, this is also an occasional luxury.
I invited him yesterday with the intention of apologizing, but I certainly won’t do that today!
After finishing his shift, Li Anran returned to Tianlao and left office. He was inevitably faced with another round of enthusiastic invitations, but he declined them politely.
Suddenly, Li Anran's nostrils twitched slightly and he turned his head abruptly.
He looked through the crowd and saw Chen Yang in the corner behind.
Look into each other's eyes.
Chen Yang seemed startled, and then he smiled a flattering and slightly embarrassed smile.
Li Anran also nodded politely in response, but a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
"I was the one who fed him the copper balls and iron juice today. Why does Chen Yang smell like a wolf demon?"
The prisoners in the prison had a very low status, and the heavenly soldiers were too lazy to do anything.
The result was that he had learned of the wolf demon's death through the Book of Punishment, but no one else in the Heavenly Prison had discovered it yet.
But now, he smelled a hint of wolf demon from Chen Yang.
This tastes very bland.
But because Li Anran's sense of smell came from the wolf demon, he was very familiar with the smell itself and noticed it almost instantly.
Is it the smell that you picked up before?
Or is it that the wolf demon’s death has something to do with him?
Did he do it intentionally or unintentionally?
Li Anran was thinking to himself when he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside.
Following the sound, I looked.
Qiu led Wang Yi, Wei Qiang and other heavenly soldiers and generals in.
Wang Zhen was also among them.
Li Anran was delighted to see that Wang Zhen had recovered, but when he noticed that Qiu Yin's face was not looking good, he put away his joy and bowed and greeted everyone else.
"Do what you need to do, don't worry about me!"
Qiu Yin just waved his hand casually and walked straight to an inner room in the sky prison.
The heavenly soldiers consciously stayed outside, while the heavenly generals quickly followed.
Li Anran approached Wang Zhen and was about to ask about his situation when Qiu Yin turned around and said to them, "You two come along too."
The two of them hurriedly followed.
Leaving behind a group of envious and jealous heavenly soldiers.
The first sentence Qiu said when he entered the inner room was.
"I have always rewarded those who have made contributions. From now on, you two will be the new generals of my Tianlao Palace."
"Thank you, General."
The two of them naturally expressed their gratitude, and the other heavenly generals congratulated them in various ways.
Then, Qiu Yin talked about what happened after he left.
However, for the sake of face.
Qiu Yin did not mention that he did not recognize that the method used by King Yuxiong was the method of summoning spirits and sending generals, and mistakenly thought that this was a magic spell secretly developed by Yang Jian specifically for dealing with immortals.
He only said that he was not sure he could break the spell cast by the heavenly soldiers and generals, so he went to Xuantan Palace to seek help from Zhao Gongming.
Then, Zhao Gongming cast a spell to rescue everyone.
"The Dragon and Tiger Mysterious Altar Heavenly Lord is truly powerful! Yang Jian tried his best, but it was useless in front of the Heavenly Lord!"
"Yang Jian only became the God of Justice because he is the nephew of the Jade Emperor. How can he be compared with Tianzun?"
"The Lord of Heaven is merciful and kind. We must remember this kindness in our hearts!"
Except for Li Anran, everyone here is an old man who has followed Qiu Yin for thousands of years. They know that Qiu Yin is an outer sect disciple of Jiejiao and have always respected Zhao Gongming, the senior outer sect brother.
There was a burst of flattery immediately, praising Zhao Gongming as the only one in the world.
Afterwards, the topic turned to Yang Jian again. The heavenly generals all shouted that they could not give up and wanted to seek revenge on Yang Jian.
Unexpectedly, Qiu Yin's attitude made a 180-degree turn, and he actually spoke out to persuade everyone.
"As the God of Justice, Yang Jian has the duty to enforce the laws and disciplines. Let's leave it at that. We have been lax and neglectful in our duties over the years, so we need to be more careful in the future and not act like we did before."
All the heavenly generals were dumbfounded, wondering if there was something wrong with their ears and whether the man in front of them was still their vengeful general.
Qiu Yin obviously didn't want to talk more about this topic. Without giving anyone a chance to speak, he waved his hand and asked them to leave, then he went to cell A.
…
Kaiyang Palace.
Wu Qu Hall.
The Star Lord of Martial Virtue and the Star Lord of Water Virtue sit opposite each other.
Wude Star Lord held the cup to make tea. As soon as the water was poured into the cup, he saw a seven-colored mist rising into the sky, slowly condensing into a dragon and a phoenix, circling and intertwining, and then falling back into the cup. The strange phenomenon gradually disappeared.
"Daoyou, please."
The God of Martial Virtue looked reserved but concealed a hint of pride in his expression.
The Water Virtue Star Lord took a sip, his eyes lit up, and he praised repeatedly: "The tea of the Candle Dragon, the water of the Liquan, the fire of the Mysterious Sky, and the jade cup are really a perfect match!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Wude Xingjun laughed proudly: "I knew that you are a tea expert! It is worth inviting you to this auspicious tea banquet!"
The Water Virtue Star Lord said, "You are no match for me, the Martial Virtue Star Lord! This tea, this water, this fire, this cup, all of them are rare in the world. The Martial Virtue Star Lord was able to put them together. I admire you! I really admire you!"
Wude Xingjun became even more proud, and just as he was about to say a few humble words, he heard a burst of hurried footsteps coming.
After a while, a soldier rushed in, looking anxious, and reported: "Sir, Sir..."
"How dare you!" Wude Xingjun interrupted him and scolded him, "Didn't I tell you that no one is allowed to interrupt me while I am drinking tea and discussing Taoism with Brother Shuide? Get out!"
The heavenly soldier did not leave immediately, but stood there, his face full of confusion and embarrassment.
Wude Xingjun's face darkened, and he was about to get angry, but Shuide Xingjun advised him, "Brother, I see he looks anxious, maybe there's something serious going on, let him report it!"
"Nothing can compare to my discussion of Taoism with my Taoist brother over a cup of tea!"
Wu De Xingjun said this, but he was a little confused in his heart, and said to the guard: "What is it? Tell me!"
The heavenly soldier hurriedly said, "General Wuxing was captured by the people of the Temple of Heavenly Justice!"
"What!?" Wu De Xingjun stood up suddenly, not caring about the teacup being knocked over, and asked, "When did it happen?"
"Just now."
The heavenly soldier said, "They said that General Wuxing abused his power and accepted bribes, which was a heinous crime. They also said...they also said that they would strip General Wuxing of his immortal position, send him down to the mortal world, and never employ him again."
"What a courage!"
Wude Xingjun was furious and immediately said to Shuide Xingjun: "Brother, please stay here for a while! I will go and ask Yang Jian what he wants to do! He even dares to arrest people from my Kaiyang Palace!"
The Water Virtue Star Lord nodded repeatedly and said, "Go quickly, Star Lord!"
Wude Star Lord had no time to be polite and hurried out the door. Just as he was about to fly away on a cloud, he saw an auspicious cloud floating towards him in the distance.
A large man with a swallow-like chin, a tiger-like beard, drooping eyebrows and a head full of tumors stood on the cloud, followed by four heavenly soldiers.
It is Kang An Yukang, the eldest brother among the Meishan brothers!
Wude Xingjun shouted angrily: "Kang Anyu, you are so good! You captured my Kaiyang Palace people, and you dare to come here!"
Boss Kang said loudly: "Wu Xing disregarded the Heavenly Rules, abused his power, and accepted bribes from the lower realm cultivators. It is only natural for me to arrest him in compliance with the order! Why don't you dare to come to Kaiyang Palace?"
"Good! Good! Good!" Wude Xingjun laughed in anger, drew the long sword from his waist, and shouted: "I want to see if you are as capable as you are!"
"Brother Dao, no!"
The Water Virtue Star Lord in the house heard the noise and quickly stopped him, whispering: "Yang Jian is now highly valued by His Majesty and is in charge of the laws of heaven. He is at the peak of his career. You must not be impulsive!"
"They have already bullied me! Is this what you call impulsive?" Wude Xingjun said gritting his teeth.
The Water Virtue Star Lord said earnestly, "Brother, the more this is the case, the more you must not act rashly! If he dares to come here, he must be 100% sure, maybe just to provoke you!"
As the two were talking, they saw Boss Kang take out an imperial edict from his arms.
"Lord Wude, my second master has reported Wu Xing's matter to His Majesty. His Majesty was furious and ordered Wu Xing to be stripped of his immortal status, his immortal bones to be taken out, and he to be banished to the mortal world, where he will suffer the pain of thousands of swords piercing his heart day and night, and he will never be employed again."
Boss Kang's words made the expressions of Wude Star Lord and Shuide Star Lord change. They did not expect that Wu Xing's end would be so miserable.
It’s not that I can’t become a god, but that I can neither live nor die!
Boss Kang continued, "His Majesty has issued an order that the Star Lord Wude is negligent in appointing people. Considering your past achievements, I will only ask you to reflect on yourself behind closed doors and not to interfere in the recruitment of soldiers in the Heavenly Court."
"No! Your Majesty would not do that!"
Wude Xingjun refused to believe it and hurriedly took the imperial edict, only to find that the content was exactly the same as what Boss Kang had said.
In an instant, he felt dizzy, his vision went dark, and he was somewhat unsteady on his feet.
Boss Kang said, "Lord Wude, I have delivered your order. I hope you can sincerely repent. If you commit such a crime again in the future, I will not let you off so easily."
After saying this, he rode away on the auspicious cloud.
This made Wude Star Lord so angry that the three corpses jumped up and down in a rage, and spurted out blood. Shuide Star Lord was so frightened that he hurriedly cast a spell to help him heal his wounds.
After this incident, the two of them naturally had no mood to drink tea.
After comforting the Martial Virtue Star Lord with a few words, the Water Virtue Star Lord left in a hurry.
The heavenly rules have been relaxed for many years, and there is no god in heaven who has not done something that violates the heavenly rules.
He originally thought that Yang Jian was just a new official who wanted to make some quick moves and consider cleaning up some flies as an achievement, but he didn't expect that Yang Jian would even dare to attack the God of Martial Deity!
You must know that Wude Xingjun was the first confidant of Your Majesty after he was deified and he holds a high position of power.
If Yang Jian dares to attack him, it means that none of them are safe!
Wude Star Lord gradually calmed down and immediately summoned his men to the Wude Hall to discuss the matter.
It turned out that at least one-third of his men were missing.
Upon inquiry, they found out that they were all captured by people sent by Yang Jian.
The better ones were only stripped of their immortal positions, while the worse ones were treated like Wu Xing, who was not only sent down to the mortal world, but also had to endure the pain of having his heart pierced by thousands of swords.
"Yang Jian, I don't want to make things difficult for you, but you won't let me go! Well, let's see who has better methods!"
Wude Star Lord gnashed his teeth in hatred, and immediately called his confidant and ordered: "Go to Tianlao Palace quickly and tell Guansuo Star Lord that I have agreed to what you said before! As long as Yang Jian is in heaven, we will not have a single day of peace!"
…
On the other side, Boss Kang returned to the Temple of the God of Justice and reported to Yang Jian what happened in the Wu Qu Hall of Kaiyang Palace.
But his expression was no longer as calm and confident as before, but instead he looked worried.
"Second Master, if you don't kill the snake, you will suffer from it! We failed to move to Wude Star Lord this time, I'm afraid we will have another great enemy!"
Yang Jian shook his head slightly: "If it was Dou Rong back then, he might be considered a strong enemy, but now this Wu Rong is greedy for pleasure and is a slut. He has long lost his former bravery and strategy. He is just a borer and can't cause any trouble."
Seeing that Boss Kang was still a little worried, Yang Jian picked up a clan file and handed it to him, motioning for Boss Kang to take a look.
When Boss Kang opened it, his expression immediately changed from worry to joy.
What was recorded in the file was the various evil deeds that Wu Ji, the only son of Wu De Xing Jun, did in the mortal world, and how Wu De Xing Jun used his power to cover up and even killed people to silence them.
The time, place, process and even witnesses are all complete.
Today, the palace is rotten from the inside, but it still looks bright and magnificent on the surface.
These evidences, if brought out , could bring Wude Xingjun to everlasting damnation at any time.
Boss Kang was a little confused: "Second Master, why didn't you hand these things over to the Jade Emperor just now?"
Yang Jian's eyes flashed with coldness, and his tone became calmer: "Wu Rong is nothing. Keep him as bait so that you can catch all the fish under the water in one net."
