Cultivating Martial Arts

Lu Jun's brow twitched slightly as he snapped his fingers.

He silently recited "Kyōka Suigetsu" in his mind.

The ability of Kyōka Suigetsu was instantly unleashed.

After breaking through to the Spirit Sea Realm.

Lu Jun's Kyōka Suigetsu ability had also been greatly improved.

The expanded domain was enough to cover a radius of one kilometer.

In an instant, everyone within a kilometer radius fell into the illusion cast by Lu Jun, slumbering within the illusion.

"The consumption is still too great, it can only last for half an incense stick (eight minutes) at most..." Lu Jun muttered softly, as if regretting it, "But the time is more than enough."

Xiao Yugao frowned, not understanding what Lu Jun was babbling about.

He simply tapped his toes and charged fiercely towards Lu Jun.

Xiao Yugao's furious punch.

Facing Xiao Yugao's punch, filled with rage.

Lu Jun didn't care, merely shaking his head lightly.

Crack!

As Xiao Yugao's fist struck, Lu Jun's body shattered inch by inch, turning into countless light and shadow.

Xiao Yugao's pupils contracted, and he suddenly looked around.

Countless figures of Lu Jun densely surrounded him.

"Illusion!"

Xiao Yugao was horrified.

It wasn't that he hadn't understood Lu Jun's Spiritual Power abilities.

The other party's Spiritual Power abilities were clearly only related to controlling the wind.

The next second, Xiao Yugao had no time to think further.

Countless dense Lu Juns suddenly charged towards him.

He couldn't tell them apart and could only grit his teeth, constantly punching to shatter the bodies of the Lu Juns approaching him.

And all of this, in Lu Jun's eyes.

Was Xiao Yugao constantly punching at empty space, dodging, and repeatedly calling out.

"Guards!"

"Assassin!"

"Lu Jun wants to assassinate this general! Guards!"

Lu Jun calmly walked to the courtyard pond, reached out his hand, and silently recited in his mind: "River and Marsh Edict."

In the pond, the calm water began to gather into a large ball of water in Lu Jun's hand.

Lu Jun snapped his fingers lightly.

Suddenly, the numerous illusions before Xiao Yugao vanished.

However, as the illusions disappeared, there was no hint of happiness in his eyes, only endless solemnity.

Before his eyes.

Lu Jun was controlling that large ball of water, which had already reached above his head.

"How can there be another Spiritual Power ability!"

Xiao Yugao laughed, a laugh of helpless despair.

He slumped to the ground helplessly, his face filled with despair.

"You are not a demon, a heretic, or a traitor. By rights, I should not kill you, but we have an irreconcilable blood feud, so I must kill you."

"You are human, I will grant you one last word."

Lu Jun said softly, looking indifferently at Xiao Yugao, who had given up resisting.

"Heh..." Xiao Yugao's expression was vacant, his eyes filled with malice, and he merely spat out: "You are bloodthirsty, I cannot kill you, but you will surely face divine retribution in the future."

Lu Jun nodded lightly, remaining silent.

The ball of water above Xiao Yugao's head descended, completely enveloping him.

Within the water ball, the countless streams of water began to become violent and rotate, quickly forming a vortex within the ball, and then, Xiao Yugao was suddenly torn into a mist of blood by the raging currents.

"If I kill others, others can kill me, and I have nothing to say."

"A fragile life deserves heavenly punishment, a fragile life deserves to be killed by heaven!"

"However..." Lu Jun's lips curved into a confident smile, "When the waves have washed away all, I will still stand tall..."

The next day, Lu Jun was woken by Li Tuo's startled cry.

"Lu Jun!"

"Xiao Yugao is dead!"

Lu Jun replied with a calm, casual expression, "Dead? That's a shame."

Li Tuo said, his face filled with terror.

"I heard he was killed by a Law Seeker who wields water-based Spiritual Power. He died miserably, his flesh and blood completely shredded by the water, and his body was dumped in a pond."

"And no one discovered it that night. It was only found by a servant cleaning in the morning."

"What kind of powerful Law Seeker could this be! I'd guess their realm is at least Spirit Roaming Realm!"

Lu Jun smiled but said nothing.

Li Tuo didn't suspect Lu Jun.

Although it was true that Lu Jun had the highest suspicion for killing Xiao Yugao, he had been drinking with Lu Jun in his room all night yesterday until early morning before going to sleep.

Xiao Yugao had died in the latter half of the night.

Then Li Tuo spoke.

"Lu Jun, although you are now cleared of any wrongdoing for killing Xiao Yungui, Fang Jinyi has still decided to punish you. After you pass your assessment and receive your Demon Slaying Division position rating, you will be sent to a local area to serve as a Patrol Envoy for over three months."

Lu Jun frowned. "Patrol Envoy?"

Li Tuo explained, "The Demon Slaying Division has a limited number of Law Seekers, and the Dagan territory is vast with a large population. It's impossible to establish a Demon Slaying Division in every location; most only have one in the prefectural cities."

"However, to ensure peace and stability in the counties, towns, and villages, the Demon Slaying Division in the prefectural cities will dispatch several Demon Slayer Envoys to smaller areas to serve as Patrol Envoys periodically."

Li Tuo said helplessly, "Also, it's difficult for the Demon Slaying Division to govern small areas, so there might be even more demons and monsters."

Lu Jun's eyes lit up. "When do we depart!"

Li Tuo was helpless; he knew Lu Jun's addiction to fighting demons and monsters had flared up again.

"Immediately after the rating is complete."

"Today is the thirteenth. In two days, you will begin your Demon Slayer Envoy rating assessment, and then we will depart immediately."

"Understood," Lu Jun nodded.

Then, Li Tuo gritted his teeth, as if he had made some kind of decision, and said, "Lu Jun, I'll go with you!"

Lu Jun raised an eyebrow. "Alright."

Lu Jun's general knowledge was limited, and he was too lazy to socialize with others.

Having Li Tuo by his side would be much more convenient.

Then, Lu Jun asked, "By the way, does the Demon Slaying Division have any martial arts manuals?"

"Ah, martial arts manuals?" Li Tuo was taken aback.

Martial arts manuals were the techniques used by martial artists.

Practicing them was arduous and tiring, and even after mastering them, their power was difficult to match that of Spiritual Power, unless one reached the peak.

It was a joke; with that much effort, one might as well cultivate Spiritual Power!

The Demon Slaying Division was primarily composed of Law Seekers, so basically, no one practiced these techniques.

Li Tuo said, "There should be. I'll take you to look."

Lu Jun had noticed the decent power of the martial techniques used by Xiao Yungui and Xiao Yugao when he fought them.

Coupled with the fact that his demon and monster essence was perfect for enhancing the strength of martial arts and cultivation methods, he could try them out.

Lu Jun and Li Tuo searched through the Cultivation Method Pavilion for a while.

Finally, they found two books on a dusty bookshelf.

One was the Fierce Tiger Blade Art, and the other was the Cloud Treading Steps.

One was a blade art, and the other was a movement technique; they complemented each other well.