“Amitabha, boundless longevity blessings, amen… Master Fish, this venerable one knows that you have already transformed into a demon. To prevent you from causing chaos in the human world in the future, today I shall act on behalf of heaven!”
Chen Huaian bowed three times to the live ten-pound grass carp on the chopping board and then took out the thunderfire talisman tied to a clothes hanger.
This was to prevent the talisman from blowing off his arm when it activated.
“Forgive me!”
As he spoke, Chen Huaian pressed down the clothes hanger, his eyes flashing with determination as he silently recited ‘swiftly as commanded’!
Snap ——!
The big grass carp flailed on the chopping board, its eyes wide open.
Nothing happened.
Chen Huaian remained silent, gazing up at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle, his eyes full of desolation: “I knew it, cultivating immortality is just an illusion, becoming a superhuman is the only way.”
At the dining table, Ba Ji looked bewildered at Chen Huaian’s strange behavior, filled with doubt.
[What is this master doing? Using a thunder talisman to kill a fish?]
[No wonder he’s a master, truly wealthy!]
[But why doesn’t he hold the talisman?]
“Oh, I get it.” Chen Huaian slapped his forehead hard and said fiercely: “This thunderfire talisman still needs to be held in hand, otherwise it won’t trigger. Since that’s the case…” He went all out, directly grabbing the thunderfire talisman and pressing it onto the big grass carp.
The big grass carp violently flailed.
Nothing happened.
Chen Huaian: “…”
Ba Ji: “…”
It didn’t understand; if the master wanted to kill the fish, why didn’t he infuse the thunder talisman with spiritual energy? Didn’t he know that activating the talisman requires infusing it with spiritual energy?
This type of placeable talisman always had this characteristic.
Either it would automatically trigger upon sensing demonic energy, killing intent, ghostly energy, or malice, or the talisman maker would control it by infusing it with spiritual energy.
Could it be that this master didn’t know?
[No, impossible! It’s a trap!]
Ba Ji stared at Chen Huaian’s back, as if seeing the sinister smile on Chen Huaian’s face on the other side.
[He must be pretending, luring this king to expose myself, once exposed I will be killed! This king doesn’t want to die…]
Ba Ji slowly retreated into the dark corner.
It was going to isolate itself.
When would these days of living in fear end?
Only spiritual energy could give it some comfort.
It had tried to learn the habits of cats, but there were still too many things to pay attention to in order to fully play the role of a qualified cat.
There was no guarantee it wouldn’t expose itself at any moment.
Like just now.
“Well, this venerable one is indeed a superhero, just a superhero.” Chen Huaian shook his head, finding a basin for the big grass carp, filling it with water, and placing it on the windowsill.
The basin was a bit small, half of the grass carp’s tail was still outside.
But conditions were limited, so he made do.
Just not dying was already good.
“Bajii, such a big fish, you’re not interested?” He turned around and looked curiously at the black cat. This little black cat had been acting strangely ever since its wounds healed.
It was very consistent with the inherited characteristics of the Holstein cow cat.
Upon hearing this, Ba Ji paused, scrambled to the windowsill, and started licking the grass carp’s tail while watching Chen Huaian’s expression.
Chen Huaian: “…”
This cat was a bit crazy.
He laughed, shook his head, and stopped paying attention to the grass carp and Ba Ji.
He naturally couldn’t see how the spiritual energy from the nine-turn spirit orchid was gradually permeating the entire room, seeping into his skin, nourishing both his normal cells and bones, as well as feeding the cancer cells; nor could he see Ba Ji actively absorbing the spiritual energy, or how the originally semi-dead grass carp near the flower pot gradually became calm and stopped flipping over.
Changes were happening imperceptibly.
Chen Huaian simply opened his electronic girlfriend game.
He could teach Li Qingran swordsmanship now.
…
“Old Li, where is the young man you mentioned?” Under the locust tree, a middle-aged man with a full beard looked around anxiously.
“He said he was going to the market. After so long, he probably bought groceries and went home.”
Upon hearing this, the bearded man became anxious: “Why didn’t you keep an eye on him?”
The old man rolled his eyes: “You asked me to stay put, how could I watch him? Can I split myself into two?!”
The bearded man opened his mouth to speak, then sighed.
“Alright, let’s check the sword marks first.”
Old Li led the bearded man, and the two circled the old locust tree again and again.
After a while, they stopped under the locust tree, standing motionless, staring at the trunk without speaking, as if digesting a large amount of information.
After a while, Old Li asked the bearded man: “How about it?”
“Hard to say.” The bearded man looked serious.
“Hard to say?”
“Yes, I’m just a senior level, what can I say?”
“You mean this kid’s single sword strike has reached military level?”
The bearded man fell silent, and Old Li, seeing the constipated look on his face, also fell silent.
Military level?
Dare not imagine.
Even just the soldier level was already absurd enough.
The Dao says:
“That kid used to be a video blogger, usually just fooling around with ancient sword techniques for fun. Unexpectedly, the cake of spiritual awakening fell on him, and overnight, all the sword techniques he practiced integrated seamlessly. When he went to the Demon-Slaying Division for testing, he was directly rated as top-tier senior.
This year, it was heard that he had already reached the soldier level, handling more than a dozen difficult cases, his popularity skyrocketing… But even so, he could barely generate sword qi, its power indescribable, worse than cutting with the sword himself.”
“I know, that ingrate.” Old Li snorted coldly, hitting his palm with his fist, anger flashing in his eyes.
This incident was something he would never forget.
Wu Haiting, whom he had once helped to gain enlightenment in swordsmanship, saw the money and was poached by the Demon-Slaying Division of the neighboring province.
C Province’s Demon-Slaying Division spent a lot of resources cultivating him, only to end up helping others.
As a result, their C Province Demon-Slaying Division had been struggling financially these past few years.
Not enough strong individuals, poor performance, low efficiency in handling incidents, sometimes they even had to request reinforcements from other Demon-Slaying Divisions.
Being embarrassed was secondary.
What hurt most was the casualties caused by demons. If they had a warrior above the soldier level, they wouldn’t be in such a sorry state now.
“So, Elder Li, you must help our Demon-Slaying Division secure this young man!” The bearded man grasped Elder Li’s hand earnestly: “Last month, several good kids died. Now, there are fewer than twenty Demon-Slaying Masters who can go on missions.”
“This I cannot guarantee.” Elder Li wearily waved his hand, shaking his head and sighing: “I understand your difficulties and urgency, but this matter cannot be rushed. First, I don’t know where he lives, second, I haven’t interacted with him for long, so I don’t know his background or character.
If this kid really masters sword qi proficiently, together we wouldn’t be a match for him. Haven’t you forgotten the guy who lost control in 31? How much slaughter did he cause? We haven’t caught him yet! It’s because we lack the strength to take the risk and overestimated his humanity and desires.”
The bearded man fell silent again.
Indeed.
With the current level of our Demon-Slaying Division, if an accident happens, we wouldn’t be able to control a Resurrector who has mastered sword qi.
Though bullets and shells still pose a threat to Resurrectors.
Senior-level Resurrectors already have advance reactions to danger and have a chance to dodge bullets.
For warrior-level Resurrectors, unless they are in dense gunfire, they can use cover to almost avoid being killed by firearms. As for general-level ones, they can deflect bullets with cold weapons.
“I understand.” The bearded man took a deep breath: “I’ve been too eager. Elder Li, continue interacting with this young man, try to test his character, and when everything checks out, reveal some information about the Demon-Slaying Division to sound him out.”
“Agreed.” Elder Li nodded.
He thought that since Chen Huaian was interested in swordsmanship and ancient martial arts, he would definitely come here again one morning, giving them another chance to meet. Then he could find out his address, making it easier to locate him later.
…
After finishing the discussion, the bearded man hailed a taxi to return to the Demon-Slaying Division.
As soon as he got in the car, his phone vibrated before he even sat properly.
Looking at the caller ID, he hurriedly answered.
[BOSS! There’s trouble!]
The voice on the other end was full of panic.
[A civilian Demon-Slaying Master reported that Heavenly Abode City might have two Class A demons!]
“Two Class A demons?! Alright, I understand.” The bearded man’s expression changed, clenching his fists tightly: “I’m coming right back!”
After hanging up.
Staring out the window at the skyscrapers.
The bearded man’s brows were filled with worry.
On the streets, cars flowed like rivers, and people rushing to work were in a hurry. But they didn’t know that the whole world was gradually becoming chaotic.
Neon lights illuminated the night parade of ghosts, evil spirits rampaged in the American region, and many places in Europe had become hunting grounds for vampires and werewolves.
Sometimes he also missed the days when he was a salaryman, although living like an NPC, at least he didn’t have to worry about suddenly meeting an untimely death.
But the sky is unpredictable.
Recently, demons have been appearing more and more frequently.
…
