Sixty Years of Cultivation

Outside the county, Daxing Village.

Dilapidated houses, damp and dark ground, the air filled with a strange smell.

The cries of infants, the screams of women, the roars of strong men, flesh and blood flying everywhere, pools of bloody pulp flying from one side to another, as if it had rained flesh and blood.

Chu Jiang looked up at the sky blankly, lost in thought, the fragments of memories in his mind slowly piecing themselves together.

He had transmigrated. He was hit by a large truck while crossing the road, and the moment he woke up, he was here.

His identity was one of the four chief constables of the Demon Hunting Office in Baishi County, in charge of over thirty Demon Hunters.

Demons wreaked havoc, and the common people suffered.

And he, had just been killed by a demon.

The memory fragments in his mind gradually surfaced, causing his head to ache and a strange pain.

It took him some time to sort out his thoughts and understand why the original owner had died.

The original owner had colluded with demons, not only saving his own life time and again during demon attacks but also rising step by step, eventually becoming a well-known constable in Baishi County.

However, this constable was a complete scoundrel. He treated the common people as sacrifices to demons, wantonly oppressed them, and had committed all sorts of evil deeds.

But the original owner's collusion with demons was not a secret among the higher-ups in Baishi County.

This was also tacitly approved by them.

Each time the original owner led the demons in an attack, after they had eaten their fill, there would be a period of peace.

It could be said that the overall peace in Baishi County was partly due to Chu Jiang.

The price was the sacrifice of a portion to preserve the majority.

Everything was unspoken, happening naturally.

The high officials never told Chu Jiang to do this, and Chu Jiang never explicitly agreed.

The two sides reached a stunning tacit understanding.

It was something everyone knew, but no one dared to say it directly.

Although everything seemed perfect, doing too much would inevitably leave traces.

Some rumors would spread.

Therefore.

When the original owner was needed, he could act with impunity.

At a specific time, his death would be necessary to quell the people's resentment.

And then a new spokesperson would be found.

Even knowing the final outcome, many people would scramble for such a position, yet it was unattainable.

So, today, it had just reached that tipping point.

It was time for a change.

Chu Jiang thought silently, what kind of world was this?

[Martial Arts Deduction Panel Activated]

A system?

His heart churned with immense waves. After confirming it repeatedly, a panel indeed appeared in his mind. Chu Jiang was incredibly excited.

[Lifespan: Sixty-three years]

[Lifespan can be consumed to accelerate martial arts progress]

He took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and then focused his attention on the panel.

The Sun Gathering Art was a martial art provided by the county office to all Demon Hunters. Every Demon Hunter could cultivate it, laying a solid foundation for their martial arts.

However, the original owner was rather lazy, and coupled with his limited talent, after cultivating for ten years, he had only reached the Second Stage of Body Refinement.

After all, the original owner's influence in Baishi County relied on his relationship with demons, not his strength.

If he had been powerful and talented, the county's higher-ups would not have chosen him as their intermediary.

The Demon Suppressing Saber Technique was also not simple; it had miraculous effects when fighting demons. However, while this saber technique was easy to learn, mastering it was very difficult.

Chu Jiang's mood gradually calmed down as he looked at the lines of text on the panel. Good heavens, this thing was more suited to be called a "Life-Consuming Panel."

To cultivate martial arts, one had to risk their life.

Whoosh!

A hoarse voice sounded, the smell of blood approaching, the wind whistling.

A fat, big-eared Pig Demon floated over, with a pig's head and a human's body. Its mouth was stained with blood, and its lower body was ethereal, with only its head being solid.

A faint black mist emanated from it, like an envoy from hell.

It seemed a little surprised by Chu Jiang's awakening.

"How did you wake up? By convention, you should be lying on the ground by now!" The Pig Demon's face was expressionless, but its eyes held a condescending mockery.

"Did I go too easy on you just now?"

After saying that, the Pig Demon gave a sinister smile and attacked again without hesitation. Its movements were practiced, clearly not the first time it had done this.

But this time, it was clearly different.

This Pig Demon was going for the kill.

As the Pig Demon approached, its fat head and big ears, its pig-like face was soul-stirring, pressing down on Chu Jiang until he couldn't breathe.

It's just my life, so what?

The panel opened again. He looked at the Sun Gathering Art, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

"Panel, show me your limit!"

The urgent need was to raise his realm first; that was the kingly way. He was too weak right now.

The Tenth Level of Body Refinement was divided into three major stages.

The first three stages refined Blood Essence, the middle three forged tendons and bones, the last three strengthened the internal organs, and the tenth stage cleansed the marrow and body.

He hadn't even perfected the first stage yet and couldn't possibly fight a Demon.

As for martial skills, he would worry about them later. His life was almost gone; he just needed to focus on the cultivation technique.

The panel, which had been as calm as still water, suddenly began to tremble violently, as if an invisible force was frantically devouring its life force.

As time passed, the Lifespan number displayed on the panel decreased at an astonishing rate, deflating rapidly like a punctured balloon.

In the blink of an eye, the once lengthy Lifespan had reached its end.

[You diligently cultivated the Sun Gathering Art. In your ninth year, your Blood Essence overflowed, and you broke through to the Fourth Stage of Body Refinement, entering the Tendon and Bone Forging stage.]

[You continued to cultivate, day and night. In your twenty-first year, your tendons and bones grew stronger, and you broke through to the Fifth Stage of Body Refinement.]

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[In your thirty-eighth year, you broke through to the Sixth Stage of Body Refinement.]

[In your sixty-second year, your bones were as strong as an ox's, and you broke through to the Seventh Stage of Body Refinement, entering the Internal Organ Strengthening stage.]

[Houtian martial arts: Sun Gathering Art (Mastered)]

Sixty-two springs had passed on the panel. However, astonishingly, time in reality seemed to have frozen, unchanged.

The ferocious Pig Demon still maintained its attacking posture, a sinister smile plastered on its ferocious, contorted face, as if mocking the ignorance and incompetence of the world.

At this moment, Chu Jiang gripped his long saber. With his greatly increased strength, he felt as if the saber had become one with him.

In the dim, silent environment, the long saber flashed with a hint of light, like a ray of light in the dark night, about to cleave open the chaotic, dark night.

The Pig Demon's eyes widened, and the smile on its face became particularly exaggerated. "A mere Houtian martial artist dares to counterattack before death? How laughable!"

Chu Jiang's expression was stern, his saber his best response. "This strike contains sixty years of cultivation. Can you block it!"

(PS: The realms in this book are:

Mortal Realm--Houtian, Xiantian, Vajra, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster.

Transcendental Secret Realm--Golden Core Realm, Divine Power Realm, Dharma Aspect Realm, Qiankun Realm, Heaven Merging Realm, Heaven Transforming Realm, Heaven Piercing Realm.

Demons--Void Rank, Nether Rank, Grievance Tier, Fiend Tier, Underworld Tier.

True Demon Stage--Spirit Tier Demons, Mystic Tier Demons, Earth Tier Demons, Heaven Tier Demons, Demon Marshal, Demon King, Demon Emperor.)

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