Chapter 665
Xuanming's backup plan! Everything will come to an end!
City Lord's Mansion.
Hu Yi's body trembled with excitement.
Even though at this time, he already had almost complete control over the entire fox-people race.
After joining the Zhenwu Sect, they received a considerable amount of resources.
However, these resources were insufficient to support his advancement to the Dao Lord realm.
On Jiang Shu's side, however, he saw a glimmer of hope.
After all, their half-demon race is not popular among either humans or demons, and their cultivation is limited by their bloodline.
However, compared to many human cultivators, they have a natural advantage.
That is, a long lifespan.
As long as the great war ends, and as long as he continues to follow Jiang Shu, perhaps one day he too can become a Dao Lord.
Hu Yi took a deep breath, knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, his face contorted with rage.
"This mask has the effect of changing your appearance. Ordinary cultivators of the same realm, as well as demons, cannot detect your true face. This will help you gather information while you are out there."
"Of course, most importantly, one of my supernatural powers is engraved inside. When necessary, it can create a safe space for you, shielding you from all senses. As long as it's not a demon lord who makes a move, even an ordinary demon king can keep you safe."
"However, this safe space can only be maintained for fifteen minutes, so we must still be careful in everything we do."
Jiang Shu naturally had some appreciation for Hu Yi, the fox-person who was the first to pledge allegiance to him.
In the future, he will travel between the two realms, and his time in the vast and boundless domain may not be long.
Indeed, a mouthpiece is needed.
Therefore, the higher Hu Yi's realm of understanding is, the better.
"Yes, I will be careful in everything I do."
Hu Yi continued to kowtow, never raising his head to look at the various orbs of light before him.
"Get up. The operation will officially begin in a few days."
Jiang Shu spoke slowly, watching Hu Yi rise and respectfully put the several orbs of light into his storage bag. After thinking for a moment, he continued:
"Once your cultivation level rises further, I will teach you a great cultivation method."
Even at his current level, one can still discern the cultivation talent of a cultivator and a demon.
Even with abundant resources, someone like Hu Yi, whose talent isn't exceptionally high, might only reach the Nirvana Realm as his ultimate goal.
But if I could provide a great path of cultivation in the future.
Although it was said that his cultivation path was completely severed, and he was forcibly elevated to the Dao Lord realm.
But Dao Jun is, after all, Dao Jun.
"Thank you, Daoist Master..."
Hu Yi took a deep breath, clenched his fist, forcibly suppressed his inner excitement, carefully pushed open the door, and walked out.
……
a few days later.
The next morning, the East Market of Panhai City was just beginning to bustle.
This is the designated trading area for half-demons.
The air was filled with the stench of the sea, the earth, and the mixed scents of various half-demons.
A burly werewolf with bluish-gray skin and a pair of sharp fangs was unloading cargo from a large ship.
These goods are all materials transported from the vast and boundless land.
Each one was extremely heavy.
However, for someone with his near-Yuan Dan realm cultivation, moving things was still an easy task.
His eyes seemed simple and honest, but his movements were exceptionally nimble. His peripheral vision would always inadvertently sweep towards the direction of several groups of human soldiers who were gathering and patrolling nearby.
Just then, a chilling coldness suddenly enveloped the entire East Market without warning.
In the distance, a series of orderly footsteps sounded.
The cacophony of hawking and haggling froze instantly.
Some half-demons felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, their bodies stiff as they stared in the same direction.
far away.
Hu Yi was wearing the Taoist robe bestowed upon him by Jiang Shu, and had a Heaven-rank mask in his hand, which perfectly concealed his face.
Rays of light flickered between his fingers.
In the center of his palm, he held a city lord's token!
Having experienced so much, he was no longer the ordinary half-demon he once was.
His aura, that of the Nirvana Realm, was enough to make these ordinary half-demons tremble at the mere release of it.
"The City Lord's Order."
The patrolling cultivators recognized the city lord's token at first glance and immediately stood solemnly on both sides, holding their breath.
Hu Yi's gaze landed precisely on the stone-skinned demon that was unloading its cargo.
The latter's muscles tensed instantly, and a hint of panic and disbelief flashed deep in his eyes.
"bluestone."
Hu Yi spoke, his voice not loud, but clearly reaching the ears of every demon and human present, using the demon's common language.
The werewolf named Qing Shi stiffened, forcing a fawning smile. He turned and bowed deeply, saying in a hoarse voice, "My lord, I... I'm carrying things..."
Before he finished speaking, Hu Yi's figure surged forward instantly.
The next second, he appeared like a ghost, three feet behind the blue stone.
With a simple raise of his hand, his right hand seemed to pierce through the fragile paper, easily penetrating the muscular back of the blue stone.
"what!"
Qing Shi only had time to let out a short, horrified scream, his eyes bulging out.
An immense force surged into his body through that hand, shattering his bones and internal organs with overwhelming force and extinguishing his life force.
His tough stone skin was barely stronger than tofu under Hu Yi's immense strength.
puff!
A dull tearing sound rang out, and Hu Yi's hand emerged from his chest, bringing with it a spray of misty rain mixed with fragments of internal organs and foul-smelling, greenish-brown demon blood.
boom!
The burly body of Qing Shi fell to the ground like a tattered sack, raising a cloud of dust.
The blood quickly spread across the rough stone pavement, emitting a pungent smell of rust mixed with the stench of the sea.
The entire East City was so silent that even the sound of breathing had almost disappeared.
Hu Yi shook off the bloodstains and entrails that were stuck to his gloves. Blood droplets splattered onto the seaweed piled up next to him, instantly turning it dark red.
According to his investigation, this half-demon used unloading cargo as a cover to throw three marking magic beads into the sea from the rocky area of Qiliwan in the south of the city at midnight on the 16th of last month.
The demon race's fast boat was led to attack the human race's supply ship, and all seventeen cultivators on board, along with the supplies, perished.
He didn't look at the corpse, nor did he go to talk to the surrounding silent demons. At that moment, his cold gaze swept over the other pale-faced half-demons, as if stating an unquestionable truth.
"The fact that the human race has given you the chance to survive is already an immense favor."
"This is not out of pity for you, but because you still have labor available. To harbor any reckless thoughts is to court death."
"Being spared one's life should be enough; those who lack a sense of propriety are truly despicable."
Every word struck the hearts of all the half-demons like a heavy hammer.
Simple, direct, cruel, without any logic, only a naked distinction between the strong and the weak, and the application of both kindness and severity.
Among the cultivators, some had sharper eyes and gripped their weapons more tightly.
Some, however, lowered their gaze, their thoughts hidden deep within.
Hu Yi naturally knew that the environment and forces within the human race were extremely complex.
At this moment, all he needs to do is follow the instructions of his master.
Now that the bluestone problem is solved, it's time to move on to the next step.
His gaze swept over each half-demon.
Hu Yi took one step at a time.
Every step felt like it was treading on the hearts of every half-demon. Only when their figures disappeared did the half-demons gradually catch their breath.
at the same time.
In the cellar of a blacksmith's shop where a half-demon resided.
The pervasive smell of rusty metal was replaced by an overwhelming stench of blood.
Several half-demon corpses lay scattered on the ground, one of the toad half-demons still clutching a jade talisman that could transmit information.
The walls were covered with grotesque knife marks, some even deeply embedded, the marks left by half-demons who, in their desperate attempt to break through, crashed into the blades.
A disciple of the Zhenwu Sect didn't even give them a chance to self-destruct or send a warning; a flash of light from his blade silenced all possible noise.
He received a personal order from the Supreme Daoist Master Tai Xuan, instructing him to exterminate the half-demons here.
He used the jade talisman to record the scene, and then took a step forward.
In just one day.
Of the seven locations provided by Hu Yi, six had already been plowed by thunder.
The only spot left out was intentionally left out.
After the news came out.
The lower levels of Panhai City, which were filled with demonic energy, suddenly fell silent, eerily quiet.
……
"Master, of the seventy-eight people on the list, sixty-nine have been confirmed to have been executed, and one was deliberately left unattended. We thought they might pretend they knew nothing and continue to leave it unattended. But we didn't expect that only half an hour would pass."
"The nine half-demons at this seventh location went missing before the operation. There's been no trace of them, and I've ordered the fox-people to expand the search area."
"During the search, we found a feather containing boundless demonic power. I dared not act on my own, so I came to report immediately."
City Lord's Mansion.
Hu Yi issued an urgent notification.
The operation went extremely smoothly at the beginning, but in the end, it almost failed.
At this moment, he had already lost the excitement he felt that day.
I feel somewhat apprehensive now.
He was afraid that Jiang Shu would give him a cold snort and accuse him of being incompetent.
"feather?"
A series of halos floated around Jiang Shu.
Each halo contains a great path.
He opened his eyes, flicked his finger, and released a gentle force.
The feather that Hu Yi held high in his hand floated in mid-air.
As if drawn by an invisible thread, it flew into his palm.
The demonic power within the feathers lacked offensive and defensive capabilities; instead, it retained extremely faint yet exceptionally pure spatial fluctuations.
Its texture and the familiar scent lingering on it.
In an instant, it overlapped with a powerful being in Jiang Shu's memory.
Deep within the desolate desert battlefield, there lies the Kunpeng Great Demon, Xuanming, who controlled the annihilation of space, severely injured the Blazing Sun Dao Venerable, and ultimately escaped by using the self-destruction of the Sand Scorpion Demon Venerable!
"Xuanming?"
"It seems that this was planned in advance."
Kunpeng, one of the strongest races of the demon race, is naturally close to the Great Dao of Space, and its physical body is even comparable to that of the dragon race.
However, the fact that it left feathers in Panhai City suggests that this Yao Xi is not an ordinary demon clan that has organized a force.
"It doesn't matter."
"After being in seclusion for a few days, it's time to get some exercise."
"Pass down the order: a bounty is offered for the capture of these nine half-demons and their immediate family members."
Anyone who harbors or fails to report a crime shall be punished as an equal.
Jiang Shu's voice was completely calm. The few half-demons who escaped must have used Xuanming's power.
They slipped out without anyone noticing.
"From this moment forward, all half-demon in Panhai City shall be re-registered."
"Management is carried out separately by clan and household, and a clearer scope of activities is defined."
"Implement the system of collective punishment: if one demon causes trouble, the entire household will be executed; if one person colludes with the enemy, the entire clan will be buried with him!"
"Ten households form a jia, and the jia leader is elected by themselves. Those who report crimes are rewarded, while those who conceal them are punished as well."
"You'll handle all of this, Hu Yi."
"As ordered!"
Hu Yi kowtowed repeatedly, and all the fear and anxiety he had felt earlier completely subsided.
Since the master has said he will take action personally.
That would naturally ensure absolute safety.
"in addition."
Jiang Shu paused for a moment, then continued:
"By order of my city lord, a citywide curfew shall be imposed in all areas under the jurisdiction of Panhai City, effective immediately!"
"Anyone who leaves their designated residence without authorization from the city lord or the garrison commander, whether human cultivator or half-demon, will be killed without question by the patrol team, no matter what!"
"The garrison personnel at each defensive formation node will be assigned double shifts, the shift change time will be temporarily changed, and the password will be changed three times a day!"
"Yes!"
The order was passed on quickly.
The heavy city gates slammed shut as the last rays of the setting sun disappeared, the sound of the gates closing reverberating in the hearts of every citizen.
The streets of the city were deathly silent, except for the heavy, orderly footsteps of the patrol team, the clanging of armor plates, and the occasional low shout of "Password!"
Two days later, deep within the Panhai City Lord's Mansion, in a secret room temporarily constructed with a heavy gold rune array.
The walls are shimmering with light, concealing any possibility of exploration from the inside or outside.
Hu Yi was summoned, his expression solemn yet revealing a hint of barely concealed excitement.
He carefully took out a thin piece of animal hide from an oil paper package sealed with a secret method.
"Owner."
Hu Yi lowered his voice and said quickly.
"Your swift and decisive actions two days ago have already had a thunderous effect."
"Half an hour ago, the abandoned 'Water Spirit Well' node in the north of the city suddenly became active. Although their actions were extremely secretive and they disappeared in the blink of an eye, they were still detected by our spies who had been watching the area for a long time and used special demonic plants as eyes and ears."
He pointed to the short lines formed by several blurry, shimmering dots of light applied with a special potion on the animal hide.
"The direction points to two places. One of them is the chaotic reef beach to the southwest outside the city, but according to my judgment, that is likely just a feint to provide backup."
"The other one is deep underground beneath the core of the abandoned teleportation tower in the city. The fluctuation level is very high, which is not something that ordinary demons can activate. It is a transmission of a very high-level demonic imprint, which comes at a great cost. This means that the big fish that was missed on the list has been forced into a corner."
Jiang Shu's gaze fell on the three words "teleportation tower".
The teleportation tower in Panhai City was destroyed by the demon race during the battle.
However, for human cultivators, the destroyed teleportation towers can be slowly repaired and can become strategic hubs in the future.
Therefore, array masters would come to repair the great array day and night when they had free time.
Under such circumstances, it's astonishing that a passage could be opened to initiate such a covert and swift transmission of sorcery...
It seems that among the human race...
Perhaps some people have already joined the Yao Xi organization.
"Teleportation tower..."
Jiang Shu's voice was devoid of emotion; only the temperature in the secret room suddenly dropped a few degrees, and even the flowing rune aura seemed to freeze for a moment.
"Good location, perfect for taking them all out at once." (End of Chapter)