Killing Demons: Upgrading from Calligraphy

In the continuous mountains, the wind and clouds changed color, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

Hundreds of Kongming Fufa Sect monks, dressed in blue Taoist robes, wearing heavenly master scarves on their heads and holding magic swords, fought fiercely with thousands of demons and evil spirits.

"After this mountain is Ishikawa County. We can't let any of these monsters go, otherwise the 400,000 ordinary people gathered in Ishikawa County will all be finished!" Song Changming, with blood all over his face and a bloody wound on his back, as if he was torn by a wild beast, endured the pain and shouted loudly.

"Yes!" The Fufa Sect disciples beside him answered in unison. Although there was fear and panic in their eyes, more of it was the firmness and courage to not retreat even a single step.

At this moment, the demons and evil cultivators opposite them all had ferocious faces, and were controlling the rolling demonic energy and magic fog.

The demon was huge, and its extremely strong body exuded a terrifying aura. Its teeth were bared, and its bloody eyes emitted a frightening murderous light.

Behind him, hundreds of evil monks were holding various magical instruments made from skulls, flesh, poisonous insects, residual souls and other evil things. Their eyes were glowing green and they were laughing coldly. They had strange and sinister spells in their hands, ready to take action.

boom--

After a moment's confrontation, fighting broke out again!

The two sides collided violently, and in an instant, broken limbs and arms were splattered with blood.

The monks' robes were stained red with blood, and the bodies of the demons were chopped into pieces by magic swords and Taoist talismans.

The screams and roars were continuous, as if they were going to shatter the entire mountain range. Large tracts of forest were blasted into pieces in the aftermath of the battle, and the originally lush trees were reduced to ashes.

Mountain tops collapsed, the earth cracked, revealing hideous cracks, telling of the brutality of the battle.

The air was filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder, making people suffocate.

On the ground, corpses were piled up like mountains, including those of monks and demons.

The blood gathered into rivers, dyeing the earth red.

And this scene is happening simultaneously in all parts of the capital and thirteen provinces at this moment.

With the help of the magical power of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demon-Slaying Shuttle, huge numbers of demons and evil cultivators were directly deployed to various parts of the Middle-earth Realm.

Fortunately, all major provinces have now formed alliances, and local military governors and warlords have also turned from fighting to governing.

The appearance of the demons and evil cultivators was somewhat sudden.

But it had only caused some disturbances before it was severely suppressed by the All Beings Alliance and the Jiedushi warlords who reacted quickly.

……

The big province of Yunnan and Sichuan.

I don’t know if it’s because they were tricked by Gao Tianxiong back then, but this time the Shiwan Mountains invaded the Middle-earth territory on a large scale, and the number of demons and evil cultivators emerging from the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces was obviously more than that from other provinces.

Moreover, most of them are great monsters in the Bloodstained Realm. At the same time, the demon kings and devil kings in the Dao Body Realm and the powerful evil forces are also more densely populated.

As a result, the All Living Beings Alliance in the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces will be under even greater pressure.

The most troublesome thing for the All-People Alliance was Gao Tianxiong, the governor of the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, when the warlords in other provinces actively responded and cooperated in the battle.

The troops under Gao Tianxiong only defended and did not attack.

He firmly guards his own little piece of land and ignores everything else, even the fighting right under his nose, and just sits on the sidelines and watches.

The Alliance of All Living Beings is naturally dissatisfied with such behavior.

Zhou Meng, the then leader of the Alliance of All Beings and the chief manager of the Huangsha Inn, one of the ten major sects in the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, came to negotiate in person, hoping that Gao Tianxiong would see the immeasurable catastrophe and the crisis of the human race and work together to fight the demons.

However, faced with a personal visit from the leader of the Alliance of All Beings, who had the support of the Dao Alliance, Gao Tianxiong turned the door away and only asked the housekeeper in the mansion to respond.

The master is out visiting a friend, please come back another day, Master Zhou.

Gao Tianxiong's cold and indifferent response really pissed off Zhou Meng, who was mild-tempered and always tolerant.

He pointed at the gate of Gao's mansion, angrily shouted "You brat", and left in anger.

Gao Tianxiong avoided the meeting, and the army of the vassal government office stayed in the city and refused to go out.

The All Living Beings Alliance in the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces could only resist on their own. Fortunately, Zhou Meng was always considerate in dealing with people and doing things. Many ancient sects and powerful families in the All Living Beings Alliance also understood that this catastrophe would endanger the entire Tianyuan human race.

All the sects and families worked together and managed to temporarily stabilize the situation.

……

"I heard that Zhou Meng was so angry at my door that his face changed. Hehe, the old guy has always been very gentle, but this time he was really angry."

Wearing a gray-black coarse linen shirt and a pair of cloth boots with frayed edges, Gao Tianxiong tilted his head back to drink a bowl of cold water, and laughed as he looked across the Zhushan River.

“In the previous dynasty, except for you and me and Mr. Li’s Fujian Province, all the governors have reached cooperation with the All-Century Alliance to fight against the evil spirits.

Because of your last fake death, Yunnan and Sichuan have been given special attention, and the number and quality of demons descending on them are higher than those in other major provinces.

You caused the trouble and now you let them clean up the mess.

If it were you, would you be angry?" Zhu Shanhe took a bite of the vegetable pancake in his hand, and seemed not to like the rough taste. He frowned and put it down again.

"Then I will definitely dig up that bastard's ancestral grave."

With a grin, Gao Tianxiong bent down and sat on a tree stump beside him, gently rubbing his knees which were swollen and numb from walking on the mountain road for a long time.

"I say, how long are we going to hide here?"

"Please note that this is not hiding, but waiting."

Picking up a vegetable pancake and handing it to Gao Tianxiong, Zhu Shanhe said slowly:

“Openly defying the Dao League and secretly colluding with demons.

Any one of these two heinous crimes is enough to send you and me to that island of false death.

If it weren't for Elder Li's trick to hide our cultivation and turn us into mortals, we two brothers would have been kneeling in the Taoist Alliance's execution hall, waiting to be punished by that old man Qinglian."

After taking the vegetable pancake and taking a big bite, Gao Tianxiong's expression suddenly changed and he opened his mouth and spat out a pea-sized stone.

"Brother, you..."

"It's a mistake, it's a mistake. I haven't cooked in years." With an apologetic smile, Zhu Shanhe found another piece and handed it over.

“The Dao League is conservative and too concerned with balance and order.

With them around, even if we ascend the throne and seize the central sacred artifact, we are nothing more than puppets under their eyes.

Daxuan fought for three hundred years, but was still easily destroyed by the Taoist Alliance.

So I want to become the true emperor of the human race.

The Dao League must be destroyed!"

“But what if those demons don’t keep their promise? After all, they are barbarians. If they cross the river and destroy the bridge, we will be the eternal sinners of the human race.

You and I cannot bear this karma." Gao Tianxiong frowned as he silently put down the hard-as-steel cake in his hand.

"No, they can't, and they dare not."

Facing Gao Tianxiong's worries, Zhu Shanhe was very confident and determined, as if through the cooperation with Shiwan Dashan, he had absolute dominance and initiative.

"Mr. Li sent a message yesterday, saying that the Yuanshen Zhenzun of the Hundred Thousand Mountains has entered various provinces one after another, as long as Mr. Li's work is done.

Our great plan is accomplished.

No constraints, no hindrances.

We will definitely be able to create a supreme dynasty comparable to the great Tang Dynasty.

By then, you and I will be remembered for eternity, and the history of the human race will be created by you and me!"

With a scorching gaze, Zhu Shanhe clenched his fists, and his eyes seemed to contain the heavens and the universe, the sun, the moon, the stars, and the cities. The entire world was the emperor's territory!

As if he was also touched by Zhu Shanhe's words, Gao Tianxiong nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, big brother, I will do my best to help you achieve your imperial hegemony!"

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"During this period, I would like to thank you for your help."

The vast province of Yunnan and Sichuan is the headquarters of the Alliance of All Beings.

In the middle of a clear and green pond, in a graceful and unique pavilion, more than a dozen figures are sitting.

These more than ten people were all the leaders of the ten major sects and families in Yunnan and Sichuan, as well as the three hidden sects.

Holding a cup of fragrant tea, Zhou Meng, leader of the Alliance of All Beings, bowed slightly to the people around him and expressed his sincere gratitude.

"Alliance Master Zhou, you are too polite. The human race is facing a great disaster. As members of the human race, we should do our best to help them." The head of the Li family said with a smile.

"Old Zhou, don't bother with those empty words. Your Alliance of All Living Things has the daily bulletin distributed by the Dao Alliance, which can provide an overview of the situation in the province.

Can you tell me what the current situation in the province is like? "

Zhao Gengyun, who was puffing on his pipe, interrupted the polite conversation of several people and got straight to the point.

Seeing that Zhao Gengyun, the most senior person present, had spoken, everyone stopped talking nonsense. Zhou Meng also put down his teacup and raised his hand to print out a golden scroll.

“According to the statistics of the Dao League, more than 70% of the demon disasters in the province have been contained.

But 30% are still circulating everywhere.

Although the Alliance of All Living Beings formed five teams to catch up, the results were minimal. In addition, the demons and evil cultivators along the way blocked their way, so the effect was very poor.

And except for these little demons who have entered the Tao realm.

The number of blood-stained demons and Dao-body demons is still increasing, and it is very troublesome to deal with them. "

Hearing what Zhou Meng said about the situation, everyone frowned.

Compared with other major provinces, the number of demons and evil cultivators in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, which are specially cared for by the Ten Thousand Mountains, is much higher than in other provinces.

This is true whether it is an ordinary little demon, a big demon in the Blood-stained Realm, or a demon king in the Dao Body Realm.

Fortunately, in the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, there is the Shenxiao Sect, an ancient sect specializing in thunder magic, and the Tiegu Sword Sect, a direct descendant of the sword sect.

The disciples of these two sects can be said to be able to defeat a hundred people alone when it comes to eradicating the evil.

In addition, at the request of the Taoist Alliance, the three hidden sects, the Natural Flag, the Qianji Miaofa Sect and the Dayi Academy, also stood up to fight against the evil together.

This makes the situation in the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces less bad.

But now, with the increase in the number of blood-stained demons and Taoist demon kings, the originally good situation may soon be broken.

"In my opinion, we should change our strategy now, switch from offense to defense, and shrink our front.

The original relentless pursuit must be restrained in time.

Minimize casualties and preserve strength.

Delay time and wait for someone! "

Everyone's attention was drawn to the person who spoke. He was leaning against the railing of the pavilion, wearing a dark blue Taoist robe, with black hair hanging down his shoulders and a lazy and indifferent look.

This man looked young, but except for veteran True Venerables like Zhao Gengyun, everyone present treated him with great respect.

There is no other reason.

Because he is the current supreme leader of the Shenxiao Sect, a major ancient sect, and one of the ceilings of human race’s combat power, the Jiuxiao Zhenzun, Dongfang Qing!

"Waiting for someone? Waiting for whom?"

Squinting his eyes, Zhao Gengyun opened his mouth and exhaled a cloud of dark white smoke.

"The Dao League has ordered us to go, and the deputy headmaster of our Shenxiao Sect, the True Lord of All Laws, will practice together!"

When Dongfang Qing said this, all the Yuanshen Zhenzun were stunned for a moment, and then their eyes showed surprise.

The surprise was not because of the deputy leader of the Shenxiao Sect, nor the title of the True Lord of Hunyuan Wanfa, but because of the Taoist Alliance's Yu Ling who was first mentioned by Dongfang Qing.

"Don't believe it? Elder Qinglian... The Dao Alliance's order was personally bestowed by the Sword Master. No one can forge it, right?"

Noticing the hesitant looks of the crowd, Dongfang Qing chuckled, flipped his hand and took out a palm-sized, crystal clear token that seemed to be carved from gold and jade. The front was engraved with the ancient word "Tao", and there were faint traces of countless spiritual lights wandering on it.

"It's really the Dao League Yu Ling..."

"This kid can actually get such an honor. If he can achieve the great path of the soul in the future, he will definitely be one of the twelve attendants!"

"He can become a walking Yu Ling without entering the Yuan Shen realm. This is the first case since the founding of the Dao League."

"That's right. Didn't you see that the oriental kid's mouth is almost stretched to his ears?"

He came up to Dongfang Qing and took a look at the Dao League Order in his hand. Zhao Gengyun squatted beside him.

"When the Yunnan-Sichuan disaster happened, I saw that the boy was quite extraordinary, and I offered a high price to exchange him with you, but you refused.

It seems that you have already noticed his unusualness."

Daomeng's order!

The person holding this order has the same status and position as the twelve attendees. He does not have to bear the responsibilities and obligations of the twelve attendees, and enjoys the same treatment as the twelve attendees.

Simply put, whoever holds this token is almost equivalent to becoming one of the people with the highest status and power in the entire human race.

And they only enjoy treatment and rights, without bearing any responsibilities and obligations.

Taoist Alliance was established till now.

Only six of these orders have ever been issued, and the first five were given to those who had made great contributions to the human race or had accomplished tremendous feats.

But this piece at the moment was actually given to a Taoist master.

“Haha, there is a gem hidden in the unpolished jade. The old man has sharp eyes. But this kid is my disciple after all. I may not be impressed at first sight, but after seeing him more often, I will get a taste of his character.” Facing the old senior Zhao Gengyun, Dongfang Qing put away his smug look and bowed.

"Okay, my heart is filled with joy.

Tell me, how old is this Yu Ling?" Zhao Gengyun asked, glancing at Dongfang Qing.

The Daomeng’s order is good.

But it doesn’t mean you can hold it for life once you get it.

All orders from the Taoist Alliance are time-limited.

The longest one is three hundred years.

The shortest one is only sixty years.

"Not much, just one hundred and twenty years." Dongfang Qing turned over the back of the Taoist Alliance order and handed it to Zhao Gengyun.

There were three small characters neatly engraved on the back of the order.

Two sixty years!

"One hundred and twenty years, old man Qinglian is quite generous..." After glancing at Yu Ling's time, Zhao Gengyun snorted and returned to the topic:

"You just said you wanted to wait for Qi Xiu. Tell me why you want to wait for him."

After putting away the Dao League's order, Dongfang Qing slowly stood up. He did not rush to answer Zhao Gengyun, but instead asked:

"Have you ever heard of a strange ancient scroll?"

"What strange scroll?"

"Huang Gong Wen Shu"

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