Chapter 17: Xing Shou, the Grandmaster
Taoist Qingxu retracted his gaze, turned around, and left a message: "Don't let him leave your yard."
Jiang Changsheng smiled, walked forward, and the Demon Lord followed closely behind him.
The disciples of Longqi Temple have all fallen asleep. They do not practice Taoism, so they cannot hear the noise below the mountain. They also do not have the same high level of skills as Taoist Qingxu, so they can feel the fluctuations of true qi.
Jiang Changsheng brought the Demon Lord back to his courtyard and walked into the house.
He sat in meditation on the bed and said, "While you practice Qigong to heal your wounds, I will ask you questions."
The Demon Lord didn't dare to refute. After closing the door, he meditated beside the wooden table. He was hit by the Divine Shadow Kick, and his internal organs were severely injured. This trip up the mountain was almost like costing him his life.
"Are you a master of Tongtian Realm?"
Jiang Changsheng asked the question that concerned him most, which depended on his attitude in the future .
The Demon Lord smiled bitterly and said, "I... I am indeed Tongtian..."
"Who is stronger, you or Tongtian in the palace?"
"Of course he is stronger, otherwise I wouldn't have come all the way to the capital... We are both Tongtian, but I can only reach Tongtian. The reason why he is Tongtian is because most people in the martial arts world think that Tongtian is the strongest."
The Demon Lord couldn't help but glance at Jiang Changsheng.
Jiang Changsheng asked: "What do you think my chances of winning against him are?"
The Demon Lord said without hesitation: "Of course you are stronger!"
"Don't lie, or if I die, you will die too. I have put a seal of life and death in your body, and this method will allow me to easily decide your life."
"I don't know either... 20 years ago, I challenged him. At that time, I was defeated miserably just like now. I guess the entire Dajing martial arts world doesn't know how strong he is 20 years later."
The Demon Lord sighed, saying that he was already an invincible warrior in the eyes of ordinary martial artists, but only he knew that there were more powerful warriors, and he was just taking advantage of the title of the Demon Lord.
Jiang Changsheng continued to ask questions, and the Demon Lord answered every question. If there were any unclear questions, he would explain the situation truthfully, and his attitude was quite sincere.
He came with the disciples of the Demon Sect not to avenge the Ghost-Eyed Evil King, but to serve as a knife for others.
"That man calls himself the Chief of the Criminals. He wears a mask and has great martial arts skills. He is definitely a master of the Heavenly Realm. He has great power. He claims that as long as the Demon Sect takes the opportunity to eliminate the powerful people in the city and Longqi Temple, he will support the Demon Sect and make them whitewashed..."
The Demon Lord spoke in a complicated tone, and couldn't help coughing while speaking, because his injuries were too serious.
Jiang Changsheng also knew the situation of the Demon Sect. Similar to that of the Chen family, the Demon Sect was once the number one sect in the Chu Dynasty. After Dajing overthrew the Chu Dynasty, the martial arts world also changed. The Demon Sect had once sent disciples to support the Chu Dynasty, breaking the rules of the martial arts world, and was therefore excluded from the current martial arts world. The court also searched for them everywhere, and they were like rats crossing the street.
According to the rules of the martial arts world, martial arts sects are not allowed to participate in court disputes, let alone dynasty struggles, at least not openly. This is also a self-protection system of the martial arts world.
Jiang Changsheng asked: "How dare you trust Xing Shou? Aren't you afraid that he will deceive you?"
The Demon Lord replied: "He has the True Dragon Order. Seeing the True Dragon Order is like seeing the Son of Heaven, so I suspect he is acting on behalf of the Emperor. I didn't expect that there are three masters of the Tongtian Realm hidden in this small capital city. No, there are four, and you..."
He felt extremely regretful.
I shouldn't have listened to the words of the powerful. If I had known this would happen, I would have led the Demon Sect away from the Dajing Dynasty. The world is so big, there is no place where we can't find a place to stay.
There are actually two all-powerful masters!
Jiang Changsheng secretly felt lucky that he did not act recklessly. This was normal. No one would display their full strength, not even the emperor.
The Demon Lord's contact person was Xing Shou. Apart from Xing Shou, he had never met any other dignitaries, so Jiang Changsheng couldn't get anything out of him.
Jiang Changsheng suspected that the head of the execution was the emperor, but the emperor had already sailed down to the south of the Yangtze River.
Afterwards, he asked the Demon Lord about the situation of the Demon Sect.
The Demon Sect has hundreds of thousands of disciples, over a thousand first-rate masters, and over fifty top masters. In addition to him, there is also a deputy sect master who has reached the realm of Tongtian. However, the deputy sect master did not come with him because he needed to guard the Demon Sect.
If the Demon Lord does not return, the Deputy Sect Master will automatically succeed as Sect Master one year later.
The Demon Sect is quite powerful!
Jiang Changsheng is an immortal and is stronger than a warrior, but his spiritual power is not infinite, and he also needs to build up his own power.
The Demon Lord is a good start!
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, "Do you think I am a mortal?"
The Demon Lord was stunned, not understanding what he meant, but when he thought of the Taihang Sword before, he felt an inexplicable chill down his spine.
Could it be...
"Based on my appearance, how old ?"
"Seventeen or eighteen... What's your actual age?"
The Demon Lord asked cautiously. Jiang Changsheng became extremely mysterious in his heart.
Jiang Changsheng's mind moved, and the Taihang Sword on the table automatically came out of its sheath and circled in the room. The Demon Lord was so scared that he trembled all over.
He didn't even see how Jiang Changsheng made his move.
Before, he thought it was a trick, just like his Black Crow Flying in the Sky technique, which was all to fool people. But now it seems that it is not the case!
Jiang Changsheng said, "I need someone to work for me. If you obey me, I can forgive you for your past mistakes and even grant you unimaginable benefits, such as..."
Jiang Changsheng stared at the Demon Lord and said jokingly, "You are already sixty years old, but you just look young. With your martial arts body and hidden diseases, how many years can you live? Ten years? Twenty years? I think this is the limit. Do you want to live longer? Do you want to pursue stronger power?"
The Demon Lord's heartbeat quickened when asked this question.
When people get old, what they fear most is physical decline, especially warriors. Even the emperor is searching for immortals all over the world, let alone the Demon Lord?
That night, the Demon Lord was in a state of confusion.
…
In a dark palace, Eunuch Li stood in the hall with an extremely gloomy expression.
In front of him, there was a figure with his back to him. The man was wearing purple clothes, a bronze mask, and his long hair was tied under a crown. He looked mysterious and noble.
"The Demon Lord disappeared, and most of the people in the Demon Sect were killed?"
The purple-clothed figure asked, his voice was indifferent and no emotion could be heard.
Eunuch Li gritted his teeth and said, "The Demon Lord disappeared. He is either dead or captured. Fortunately, he doesn't know much, but the other party has the ability to kill the Demon Lord easily. We must reconsider him."
"Xing Shou, what exactly does His Majesty mean? Do you want to get rid of this son, or keep him alive? Why do you want to place him in the capital?"
The purple-clothed figure is exactly the Xing Shou mentioned by the Demon Lord!
Xing Shou turned around, revealing only his right eye through the bronze mask. His eyes were as cold as a snake, and Eunuch Li was so frightened that he didn't dare to look him in the eye and knelt down in fear.
"I, the slave, deserve to die. I shouldn't have guessed the emperor's intentions!"
Eunuch Li lowered his head and spoke in a trembling voice, his tone full of fear and trepidation.
Chief Xing stared at him and said, "What your majesty thinks is none of our business. Your majesty wants Longqi Temple to be destroyed, and the Yang and Hong families to be destroyed, but all three of these things have been messed up."
Eunuch Li lowered his head and dared not breathe.
Chief Xing continued, "From now on, the operation is suspended. You should select more experts from the Heavenly Prison and wait for the orders from me and His Majesty."
"Yes, sir!"
Eunuch Li replied quickly.
Xing Shou walked towards him and his figure suddenly disappeared. Then he appeared at the gate of the palace. He looked up at the bright moon and said, "Check which masters have disappeared in the past ten years. To be able to make an eighteen-year-old kid achieve the realm of Tongtian, he must be a master. Choosing immortality may be related to the remnants of the previous dynasty. Those who took action back then must be investigated."
Eunuch Li turned around and said, "I understand!"
Xing Shou then disappeared in front of the gate, appearing and disappearing like a ghost.
…
The moon sets and the sun rises.
At noon, in the courtyard.
Jiang Changsheng was using his spiritual power to heal the Demon Lord's injuries. The Demon Lord had already changed into the Taoist robes of Longqi Temple and looked like a weak old Taoist priest, without any of the Demon Lord's evil and tyranny.
Feeling the mysterious true energy in his body, the Demon Lord was shocked.
"What a terrifying skill... What kind of martial arts is this? His true energy is more than ten times stronger than mine..."
The Demon Lord's heart was filled with emotion when he thought of what Jiang Changsheng said last night.
Maybe this really is an opportunity!
Anyway, he couldn't understand how there could be someone in this world who, at the age of eighteen, had mastered skills far beyond those of the masters in the Tongtian realm. Even the young leader of the Guiyuan Divine Sect was far inferior to him. This Taoist must be an immortal who had descended to the earth, and was definitely not an ordinary man.
Jiang Changsheng withdrew his hand and said, "You can go inside to recuperate. The medicine on the table was made by me personally. You can take it."
The demon lord stood up, bowed, and then went into the house.
The white dragon left Jiang Changsheng's shoulder and crawled towards the house.
Jiang Changsheng stood up, gently brushed off the dust on his Taoist robe, then stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky and enjoying the sunshine.
Not long after, two figures entered the courtyard.
It was Chen Li.
Following behind him was a constable, who was thin and had his head lowered.
Chen Li walked quickly to Jiang Changsheng and whispered, "Changsheng, I have something to say. Let's go into the house."
"No need to go into the house. There are only three of us within a radius of thirty feet. Oh, and there is also a snake."
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said that he had seen through the identity of the constable. It was the man in white from last night, and his aura was exactly the same.
Immortal cultivators are extremely sensitive to aura.
Chen Li was stunned for a moment, and said, "The person behind me is from the White Guards, and she is my good friend. I asked her to kill the evil disciples of the Demon Sect, but I dragged her into the vortex of conspiracy. She has nowhere to go now, and I can't leave her at the Chen family. The whole city is heavily guarded. I can only leave her with you. Can you agree? I beg you, big brother."
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, "Of course you can, don't worry, big brother."
Chen Li let out a long sigh, and the gloom on his face disappeared. He patted Jiang Changsheng on the shoulder and thanked him.
He did not stay long and left in a hurry, leaving only Jiang Changsheng and the disguised constable in the courtyard.
After sensing Chen Li's aura fading away, Jiang Changsheng finally asked, "What are your plans for the future?"
The constable took a step forward, half-knelt down, gritted his teeth and said: "Senior, please teach me martial arts, I am willing to give everything!"
Last night not only overturned the Demon Lord's cognition, but also shattered her beliefs. She suddenly felt that everything she had fought for in the first half was a joke.
Jiang Changsheng asked: "Is that really everything? What if I asked you to kill Chen Li?"
A top master has come to us, it would be a waste not to accept him!
The constable said in a deep voice: "Kill him. Although he has a kind heart, he has no force and means. If he lives, he will only drag more innocent people to hell."
"May I have your name?"
"My name is Kenshin... My last name is Hana."
