Starting with the drowned ghost, he synthesized the Myobo no Shinjun.

063 Li Abandoned Zhangjing

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

The sound of what sounded like war drums came from outside the city.

The people of Yugu County rushed out of the makeshift sheds in a panic, looking anxiously toward the city gate.

"Haha, everyone's come to welcome me, Daoist Yan?"

His booming laughter was like a thunderclap, making everyone's faces turn pale.

Ning Kui, Li Qijue, and even Lin Wenlong, Zhu Shi, as well as martial arts masters Zhou Tiecang and Zhang Qian, all rushed over.

They stood in their respective corners, tacitly agreeing to live in peace.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

The drum-like sound grew closer and closer, and soon a burly man with a thick beard, standing two and a half zhang tall, emerged from the city gate.

Behind him, a dead snake about ten feet long was being dragged along.

Its body is blue-gold, with four black horns on its head. The blood seeping from its scales is a magma-like orange-red, and wherever it goes, the grass and trees wither.

A Great Demon from the Origin Realm!

A powerful being that has traced back some of the bloodlines of ancient demon beasts.

He was dragged along by the scruffy, burly man and paraded through the streets as a public spectacle!

Ning Kui's expression hardened slightly. Was this a show of force coming right from the start?

Everyone present, except for Li Qijue, dared not say that they were definitely stronger than that snake demon in the Origin Realm.

Dare to cause trouble? Kill them all!

This was the silent declaration of the burly, bearded man.

"Hahaha! Lord Li, Master Yan is late, please forgive me!"

He dragged the snake demon to Li Qijue, first apologized, then took out the imperial edict stamped with the seal and spread it out for Li Qijue to see.

"Lord Li, please set off for Yujing City immediately without delay."

From now on, Yugu County will be under my jurisdiction.

The month-long period passed in the blink of an eye.

Ning Kui looked at Li Qijue, unable to hide the complex thoughts in his heart.

"You're leaving already?"

"Let's go. Set off immediately without delay. This is an imperial edict."

"Well then, have a safe trip."

"Please bid farewell to Lord Yun for me. I entrust the task of promoting the reform to you."

Li Qijue took the imperial edict and walked directly out of the city: "Ning Kui, Yugu County is too small to raise a true dragon!"

I'll be waiting for you in Jade Capital City. Next time we meet, don't be crawling slowly in the Bone Refining Realm; I'll be waiting for you in the heavens!

Ning Kui remained silent. Waiting for him in the sky would require at least the power of the Earth Realm.

"Has Lord Li left?"

"Lord Li! What will happen to Yugu County now that you're gone?"

"Lord Li, please stay!"

Cries rang out among the people. No one knew who led the way, but the entire crowd knelt on the ground, begging Li Qi not to leave.

From the day Li Qijue protected them with his martial arts will, the people recognized him as a good official.

How could such an upright and just official have passed away?

The pleading voices reached Li Qijue's ears, causing him to stagger slightly.

At this moment, his back view did not resemble that of a martial artist in the Elephant Realm, but rather that of a child who could not even walk.

At this moment, Li Qijue suddenly understood Ning Kui's thoughts.

He finally began to question himself: when he and his mentor implemented the "Evil Exorcism Order," was it to prolong the dynasty's life or for the sake of the common people?

Perhaps Ning Kui's approach was the right one.

Yan Daoren walked up to Ning Kui, his tall figure casting a shadow that obscured Ning Kui.

"Hehe, you must be Ning Kui? Not bad, you've already reached the Great Perfection of the Bone Refining Realm."

From now on, you'll be working for me!

Ning Kuili ignored him and turned to leave.

These important figures, parachuted in from the imperial court, always had a self-righteous arrogance.

"Forehead?"

Yan Daoren stood awkwardly in place. Before coming here, Li Qijue had clearly recommended Ning Kui as someone to rely on in his letter to Wang Xianggong.

Ning Kui returned to the martial arts school. During the peaceful period before, he had already advanced his Bone Refining Realm from the Lesser Completion to the Greater Completion.

Its entire skeleton is evolving from silver bones to jade bones.

This is different from ordinary people, most martial artists are divided into three levels: Iron Bone, Golden Bone, and Jade Bone.

Jade bones represent perfection.

Ning Kui was born with rare silver bones when he first entered the Bone Refining Realm, and now, not long after he has achieved mastery, some of his bones have already transformed into jade bones.

I wonder what kind of bones he will develop when he reaches the Great Perfection stage.

The site for the Demon Slayer Martial Arts School is still under construction, so Ning Kui temporarily bought a dilapidated martial arts school to use for the time being.

Next door is Baoyuan Martial Arts School, and it's not far from Humang Martial Arts School.

"Little Cicada, how's your progress in the Skin Refining Realm?"

Ning Kui called out to Xia Chan, who was practicing boxing, to inquire about her progress as usual.

He's been giving Xia Chan a Qi and Blood Pill every two days, so she should be close to breaking through.

"Young Master, I broke through to the Lesser Completion stage last night!"

Xia Chan proudly rolled up her sleeves, revealing a smooth and lustrous skin on her arms.

Upon hearing this, Ning Kui took a kitchen knife from the kitchen, pointed at the table in the courtyard, and said, "Put your hands on it."

This……

Xia Chan's face turned deathly pale. After all, she had never fought a life-or-death battle before, and had never seen anything like this before.

Just then, a chubby boy ran in from outside; he was also a later apprentice who joined the martial arts school.

"Senior Sister, something terrible has happened! Senior Brother Chen Qi has been beaten up!"

"What? Who's got the guts to do that?"

Xia Chan ran outside as fast as she could, knowing that staying in the yard would get her hands chopped off.

"stop!"

Ning Kui coldly demanded, "Explain yourself clearly: who beat up Chen Qi?"

The chubby boy then noticed that Ning Kui was also there, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Greetings, Master!"

It's Cao Asheng, the newly appointed true disciple of Baoyuan Martial Arts School!

"..."

Ning Kui was at a loss for words; it was all his students who had been taught this way.

He waved his hand and said to the furtive Xia Chan, "Xiao Chan, go and get revenge. If you embarrass our martial arts school, hmph!"

Ning Kui snorted coldly and slammed the cleaver down on the table: "Chop your own hands off when you get back!"

"Yes, young master!"

Watching the two run off into the distance, Ning Kui shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Cao Asheng possesses the supernatural power of [Water Control], and often goes down to Kunze Lake to catch treasure fish for food. His progress in the Skin Refining Realm is rapid, and he must have already broken through to the Minor Completion stage.

Xia Chan possessed the supernatural ability of "Gluttony," and coupled with the fact that he frequently fed himself Qi and Blood Pills, he broke through to the Lesser Completion Realm early on.

As for Chen Qi, I should really brush up on his studies; after all, he's my second disciple.

"Lord Ning... my senior sister sent me to invite you. She said she has come up with a way to deal with that great evil spirit."

Lin Zhou poked his head out from behind the eaves and whispered to Ning Kui.

Ning Kui was speechless at the fact that these two disciples of the Pure Lotus Sect preferred to climb walls instead of using the main gate.

After their encounter that night, Bai Yingying came to see Ning Kui several more times.

Ning Kui was thoroughly annoyed; after all, no one wants to be woken up in the middle of the night and find a scantily clad woman climbing through their window.

He simply put forward three conditions, ostensibly to test his strength.

The first task is to eliminate the three major evil spirits in Yugu County!

"So fast?"

Ning Kui turned around and saw Lin Zhou nodding emphatically: "Yes! Senior Sister said she has a solution."

She also said...

First kill the pig, then slay the dragon.

Finally, take down the most outrageous one!