Lord of the Dark Night
Chapter 16

Code Name [Night Demon]

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Fang Che recited it earnestly.

It had to be said that Mu Linyuan's Ice-Clear Spirit Platform was a treasure to Fang Che.

He knew after listening to it once that although this technique had no other uses, it was the best choice for calming the mind, maintaining composure, and thinking calmly in any environment.

It was even better than the 'Ice Heart Technique' he had practiced in his previous life.

Since that was the case, he had to fleece this sheep.

Next, Hou Fang taught the 'Thirteen Styles of Divine Ape Heart Snatching'.

And Qian Sanjiang taught a set of 'Shape-Shifting Bone Art'.

"Walking in the martial world is full of dangers. When this technique is practiced to a high level, you can freely change your body shape and appearance, and even disguise your bone age. There are seven levels in total. I have only reached the second level. You should practice hard. This is a real life-saving method for walking in the martial world."

He didn't need to say it, Fang Che knew it too.

Therefore, he did not underestimate this technique at all, and was determined that once he had the opportunity, he must first practice this 'Shape-Shifting Bone Art' to the seventh level!

A real life-saving skill, these words were not false at all.

Looking at Qian Sanjiang, Fang Che suddenly understood that the appearance in front of him might not be Qian Sanjiang's real appearance.

Presumably, this guy, relying on this technique, had escaped the pursuit of the town guardians countless times, right? Hmph, a fish that escaped the net!

Finally, a full two hours passed.

The six people finally came out of the secret room.

It was a remote village.

"The town guardians are coming soon."

Yin Shen Gong looked back at the village they had just come out of, his face gloomy: "Every time the doctrine is baptized, the Heavenly Centipede God's divine sense descends, and the town guardians can track it down by following the aura. I have reported this matter to the main sect many times, but it has never been taken to heart."

"It has created too much passivity for us!"

He drew his sword and suddenly waved it.

With a bang, a sword energy rushed into the village like lightning.

The small village with dozens of households was turned into dust under this sword!

The sword energy raged, and men, women, old and young, none survived.

The soaring bloody smell spread.

With a bang, the underground secret room for baptism collapsed. That trace of the Heavenly Centipede God's charm also completely dissipated.

Yin Shen Gong touched the space ring on his hand, inside which was the Heavenly Centipede God's statue.

"Now it should be fine."

Mu Linyuan, Sun Yuan and others all looked relaxed. They were already accustomed to this kind of thing that slaughtered hundreds of lives at every turn.

They didn't think it was strange.

Fang Che's face was expressionless.

His right hand quietly clenched into a fist.

Over a hundred lives, with no grievances, no enemies, and no desire to contend with the world, were tragically killed in an instant! A tragic death for no reason.

Just because Yin Shen Gong wanted to eliminate traces. But, they could have eliminated the traces without slaughtering these people, so why did they have to do this?

He could see that in the ruins, a young woman was bleeding from all seven orifices, still holding a one or two-year-old infant in her arms. Both mother and child had already lost their breath. Dead.

The baby's face was pale.

The innocent eyes were still open.

He hadn't understood why he had encountered death just after coming to this world, before he had even learned to speak.

The clear gaze turned into the stiffness of a dead fish.

Yin Shen Gong turned his head, looking at Fang Che's expressionless face.

He said lightly, "Fang Che, what are your thoughts?"

Fang Che took a breath and said, "You could have eliminated the traces without killing them."

His current appearance was still that of a vigorous young man, and it was appropriate for him to be somewhat indignant, so he spoke directly, not caring what Yin Shen Gong thought.

This was in line with his current persona.

He also used these words to vent the anger in his heart.

Yin Shen Gong said coldly, "There is always a chance of something going wrong. And doing this is also to show the Warden, so in the future, don't track us, otherwise, even more people will die!"

"We don't care how many people die, but the Warden does."

"Stupid justice! Heh... a pedantic Warden."

Yin Shen Gong looked at Fang Che and said, "You are young now, and you have just been baptized, so I won't blame you for your words. But, if you still say these words after a period of tempering, I will kill you!"

"Because, what our One Heart Sect faces are the experts of the world, and any negligence could lead to none of us six surviving."

"Although we didn't see anyone when we came in, we can't guarantee that someone didn't see our appearance through the cracks in the door. And this appearance may be noticed by the Warden one day when we are negligent, and we will die without knowing why."

"I will not let go of any possibility of exposure, no matter how small."

Yin Shen Gong smiled, but his eyes were chilling as he looked at Fang Che and said, "I ask you, in this world, whose life is the most important?"

"Whose life is the most important?" Fang Che was silent.

Yin Shen Gong shouted coldly, "Raise your head and look into my eyes!"

Fang Che raised his head and saw a pair of cold and ruthless eyes.

Like a carrion vulture.

Yin Shen Gong said, "In this world, my life is the most important! Me! Do you understand?"

Fang Che nodded, "Yes, in this world, my life is the most important! If I lose my life, I lose everything!"

"A promising child!"

Yin Shen Gong turned to leave, "You must remember this at all times!"

Sun Yuan led Fang Che, and the group moved with extreme speed, instantly arriving at the top of a small mountain.

Just then, they heard a long, sorrowful roar of grief and indignation coming from the direction of the distant village.

"The people guarding the place are here."

Yin Shen Gong mocked, "Unfortunately, it's too late."

He turned and looked at Fang Che, saying, "I heard you want the Blood Burning Art?"

"Yes."

Yin Shen Gong walked forward with his hands behind his back, saying, "If you enter the Guardian Martial Academy with the first place in the Southeast region this time, I will take it upon myself to give you five hundred contribution points, and also reduce other requirements, so that you can learn the Blood Burning Art."

Sun Yuan said from the side, "Hurry up and thank the Sect Leader."

"Thank you for your grace, Sect Leader."

"Well, now that you have joined the sect and become one of our own, you will need a code name when carrying out missions in the future. You can't just flaunt your real name."

Yin Shen Gong said, "What code name do you want?"

Fang Che lowered his head, suppressing the surging anger in his heart, using the Ice-Clear Spirit Platform technique he had just learned to suppress the killing intent in his chest and keep his mind clear.

He said, "I haven't thought about it."

Yin Shen Gong said indifferently, "Since you haven't thought about it, then from now on, your code name will be Night Demon."

As soon as these two words came out, the expressions of Sun Yuan, Mu Linyuan, and the others became somewhat strange.

"Night Demon?"

Fang Che murmured to himself.

"Yes, Night Demon."

Yin Shen Gong said, "I hope you can understand that being a demon is actually much freer than being a person. You must carefully ponder the word 'demon'. When you truly understand it, you will be worthy of these two words."

His body spun, and he was already dozens of feet away, his indifferent voice coming from afar, "You can only use the name Night Demon after you get first place and obtain the Blood Burning Art. Before that, you are not worthy. If you don't get first place, you are not worthy of this name either."

The voice disappeared.

Yin Shen Gong had vanished without a trace.

And Mu Linyuan, Hou Fang, Qian Sanjiang, and the others had also disappeared along with him at some point.

On the top of the mountain, only Sun Yuan and his disciple Fang Che were left.

Sun Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He smiled and said, "Che'er, you have really made a big profit this time. Not only have you successfully been baptized into the sect, but you have also obtained three cultivation methods. More importantly, you have gained the appreciation of the Sect Leader and the three Great Offerings, which will be of great benefit to your future path."

Fang Che let out a heavy breath and said, "Master, do you have nothing to say about the casual killing of innocent people?"

Sun Yuan was silent for a moment, then said faintly, "I know what you are thinking. When I was young, I thought the same way as you, but now, I don't feel that there is anything wrong with it."

"You have to see through the life and death of the martial world. As long as you don't want to lie there and rot like those corpses, you will get used to it sooner or later."

Sun Yuan patted Fang Che's shoulder: "This is normal! Very ordinary! Very frequent!"

Fang Che nodded.

He lowered his head.

His heart was roaring.

I will never get used to it!

You are a bunch of devils! Executioners! Demons! No wonder your power is so vast, yet you hide everywhere, because you can't be seen! Because you don't deserve to live in the sunlight!

One day, I will make you all pay the price!

One day, I will uproot you all! So that people in this world will never have to worry about losing their lives for no reason!

You want me to get used to it, but after seeing these things, I only have one thought, and that is to completely eradicate you, and my determination is even stronger!

He turned his head.

Looking at the direction of the small village from the top of the mountain.

He didn't say a word.

I will avenge you!

Definitely!

Sun Yuan led Fang Che down the other side of the mountain, all the way back to the Fang Family.

Fang Che was silent for half the journey.

Finally, he asked a question: "Master, what level of cultivation are the Sect Leader and the Great Offering at?"

Sun Yuan smiled wryly: "You can ask me this question, but don't ask anyone else normally, it's a taboo! Even I can only tell you that they are higher than me, much higher."

Fang Che nodded: "I understand."

"Your performance today was actually very good."

Sun Yuan knew that Fang Che was in a depressed mood, and comforted him: "The Sect Leader is actually very satisfied with you, otherwise, he wouldn't teach you, let alone give you the name of that Night Demon."

"Oh?"

"This should be your first time seeing someone killed, right?"

Sun Yuan smiled and said, "It's already very satisfying to not change your expression when you see such a killing for the first time. After all, you are only seventeen years old, and you haven't experienced any Jianghu fighting."

"This kind of temperament is already vicious enough."

"Many people who have undergone the baptism of doctrine for the first time like you, some vomit, some faint, some are frightened. There are also those who draw their swords on the spot and want to fight us... hehe..."

"So the Sect Leader is very satisfied with your performance this time."

Sun Yuan was obviously very pleased.

Fang Che said, "What happened to those who wanted to fight on the spot?"

"No action is taken, because soon, they will become the same as the Sect Leader and the others."

Sun Yuan said meaningfully, "They all quickly understood the true meaning that the lives of everyone in the world are not as important as their own."

Fang Che suddenly felt a wave of nausea.

True meaning?

"Ruthless enough, calm enough, a good seed for our One Heart Sect!" Sun Yuan laughed heartily.

Fang Che also smiled, seemingly having completely recovered his mood.

But in his heart, he only felt absurdity.

The bloody storms and mountains of corpses I experienced in my previous life were even more than what you have experienced.

What's wrong with being calm? It actually became ruthless?

This understanding is really... very good for my long-term lurking! The two walked on the road to the Fang Family.

Sun Yuan was already considering finding an excuse to leave.

After all, now, there was nothing more to teach, and he had also obtained a lot of cultivation methods, enough for his disciple to practice.

Sun Yuan felt that he should leave now, go out to find some natural treasures, and then come back in ten days or half a month to see his disciple's progress.

No, it shouldn't be progress, but rather the rate of progress.

As for Fang Che, he was furious in his heart and didn't want to see these people from the One Heart Sect for even a moment. It would be best if you left quickly and didn't wander around in front of me.

Seeing you makes me want to kill you, but I don't have the ability yet.

It's so uncomfortable! It's better to leave.

Just as the master and disciple were each harboring their own ulterior motives...

Suddenly.

Bang...

A scream.

From the brothel next door, a petite figure fell from the air, crashing heavily in front of Fang Che.

With a "wah" sound, she spat out a mouthful of blood.

It was a young girl, bleeding from all seven orifices, who fell from the building and crashed not far in front of Fang Che, and fainted without a sound.

[Come for recommendation tickets at midnight]

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