Lord Zhangyue's Divine Decree: Li Youming Comes to Slay the Demon!

"We obey the divine oracle of Lord Zhangyue!"

Li Youming knelt down piously, respectfully accepting the command.

A flicker of killing intent surfaced in his eyes.

The divine grace of Lord Zhangyue—

It had allowed him to leap directly from the peak of the second rank to the middle of the third rank!

This was the perfect opportunity to walk the mortal world on behalf of Lord Zhangyue and slay demons!

Even if the oracle had not been issued.

With this level of strength, he would have still ventured out of Four Seas Village to slay demons, bring back more commoners, and make the incense of Lord Zhangyue flourish even further.

He immediately summoned the village chief Li Deyang, deputy village chiefs Chen Mazi and Liao Jinxian, as well as hunting team leaders Li Xiuwu and Li Xiuling, among others.

He could handle the slaying of demons alone.

But bringing back more commoners would require a significant number of people to accompany him.

"Temple Keeper!"

Very quickly—

Li Deyang, Li Xiuwu, Li Xiuling, and the others arrived and cupped their fists in salute.

Li Youming was just about to speak.

But at that very moment—

Two streaks of pale blue divine light pierced through the wall, flashing into the bodies of Li Xiuwu and Li Xiuling.

Instantly—

The power of blood and qi within the two surged violently, their dantian qi seas were breached, and the rolling power of blood and qi transformed into a wisp of True Qi.

In the blink of an eye, the True Qi filled their dantian qi seas.

Their dantian qi seas expanded, suddenly growing a full circle larger.

In a few moments, the two had crossed from the limit of the Body Refining Realm to the middle of the second rank, becoming True Qi Realm martial masters!

Seeing the changes in the two.

Li Youming and Li Deyang were both overjoyed.

The village now had two more second-rank middle-stage martial masters!

Meanwhile, Chen Mazi, Liao Jinxian, Zhang Ronggui, Chen Ergou, Zhang Qi'an, and Deng Jiu'e all wore expressions of envy.

They understood—

This was divine grace bestowed by Lord Zhangyue!

"Many thanks to Lord Zhangyue for the grace!"

Li Xiuwu and Li Xiuling knelt down, kowtowing piously and fanatically toward the Land God Temple.

The others followed suit, kneeling to express their gratitude to Lord Zhangyue for blessing the village with two more second-rank martial masters.

A moment later.

Everyone stood up.

Li Youming looked at the nine people before him, a look of deep emotion appearing on his face.

Nine high-ranking members of Four Seas Village, three of whom were at the middle of the second rank, with the remaining six at the limit of the first rank.

Four months ago, how could he have dared to imagine that his village would possess such formidable martial strength?

And all of this was the grace of Lord Zhangyue!

Their Four Seas Village would surely worship Lord Zhangyue for all eternity!

"The divine oracle of Lord Zhangyue."

His expression turned solemn as he spoke.

The crowd's expressions also became grave as they all looked at Li Youming.

"The great demon behind the Land of Demons has already been slain by Lord Zhangyue."

Li Youming announced.

The crowd was startled, and in the next moment, they all revealed expressions of joy.

The scene of Li Yue killing the Spider Spirit and the Tiger Spirit had not been witnessed by anyone.

After all—

The "jurisdiction" was quite large now, and the Spider Spirit and Tiger Spirit had been killed just as they entered the "jurisdiction," still some distance away from Four Seas Village.

"Lord Zhangyue has commanded us to bring the human commoners from the Land of Demons back to Four Seas Village."

Li Youming swept his gaze over the group:

"However, there are still some minor demons in the Land of Demons; they must be completely eradicated."

The crowd's gazes burned with fervor, their hearts surging with emotion.

In the past—

When had they ever heard such domineering words!

The Land of Demons lay within the borders of Cangmu Town, a place of terror for countless humans.

But now—

The Temple Keeper declared that the demons of the Land of Demons should be utterly exterminated!

Countless humans had been reduced to mere fodder for demons.

Yet their Four Seas Village had already stood up; they were no longer demon fodder!

Their Four Seas Village was now capable of slaughtering demons!

Li Deyang cupped his hands, asking with confusion:

"Temple Keeper, are you planning to perform the 'Deity Invocation Art' to summon the divine might of Lord Zhangyue to slay those minor demons?"

"Among the remaining demons in the Land of Demons, there should still be a few at the upper second-tier."

A faint smile touched the corner of Li Youming's mouth, though his voice remained cold and sharp:

"Why would I need to perform the 'Deity Invocation Art'?"

"They are but mere demons; I, Li Youming, shall slay them all single-handedly!"

As these words fell.

Li Deyang's eyes lit up, his face flushed with excitement.

It seemed the Temple Keeper's strength had made astonishing progress!

Otherwise—

How could he hold even upper second-tier demons in such contempt!

Perhaps—

The Temple Keeper had received another blessing from Lord Zhangyue!

"Please, Temple Keeper, give your orders!"

He bowed deeply, his voice solemn.

The others, though a beat slower to react, quickly understood and immediately bowed with excitement:

"Please, Temple Keeper, give your orders!"

Wei Wei returned to Cangmu Town and met with the clan leader once again.

"Clan Leader! Four Seas Village truly has a deity!"

"It is not a deity disguised as a demon, but a true deity that slays demons and eliminates evil!"

Wei Wei looked at the clan leader sitting in the main seat, speaking with utmost sincerity.

That day, when he returned to Four Seas Village, he hadn't even had the chance to take his brother and leave before three demon chiefs from the Land of Demons arrived to attack the village.

Immediately after—

He witnessed the Bear Chief and the Black Dog Chief, two of the three great demons, die without a sound.

Then, he saw the White Horse Chief, the third of the great demons, kneeling before the Land God Temple for ten full days and nights, repeatedly calling Lord Zhangyue a venerable deity.

At that moment—

He believed.

Lord Zhangyue was a true deity, not some demon in disguise!

"Wei Wei, why are you so obsessed and deluded?"

"There are no deities in this world; they are all demons in disguise."

"Before long, that so-called deity of Four Seas Village will also start eating people."

The Wei Clan leader did not believe him at all, speaking with earnest, painstaking persuasion.

Wasn't the River Lord of the Shunling River also a self-proclaimed river deity?

Yet, did he not eat people every single year?

Did he not eat the martial artists of their Wei Clan every year?

"Clan Leader! Why won't you believe me!"

"Lord Zhangyue is a true deity; he does not eat people!"

Wei Wei stomped his feet in frustration.

After a pause, his expression turned grave as he looked at the clan leader and said in a low voice:

"Clan Leader, the Mountain Lord of the Land of Demons is dead. Did you know that?"

The patriarch of the Wei Clan stood up abruptly upon hearing this, shocked:

"What did you say?!"

"The Mountain Lord is dead?"

"That's impossible!"

"Within the borders of our Cangmu Town, who could possibly kill that Mountain Lord?!"

A tempest of shock surged through his heart.

The Mountain Lord of the Land of Demons!

That was a great demon of the same level who had been at odds with the River Lord of the Shunling River for decades!

He was one of the most terrifying great demons in the entire region of Cangmu Town!

How could he have suddenly died?

"The Mountain Lord of the Land of Demons died yesterday at the hands of Lord Zhangyue!"

Wei Wei bowed deeply toward the direction of Four Seas Village, his face filled with piety:

"This is the news the Temple Keeper specifically asked me to relay to the patriarch."

"The Temple Keeper—"

"Is already by the banks of the Shunling River, preparing to lure the great demon within the Shunling River out, and then slay it!"

"The Temple Keeper walks the mortal realm on behalf of Lord Zhangyue to slay demons and eliminate evil!"

"Patriarch! Our Wei Clan must prepare immediately to round up all the demonic lackeys within Cangmu Town and hand them over to the Temple Keeper for judgment!"

The patriarch of the Wei Clan was stunned into speechlessness upon hearing these words.

He stared blankly at Wei Wei, his scalp tingling.

The Temple Keeper of Four Seas Village intended to slay the River Lord of the Shunling River?!

How could a mere Temple Keeper dare to lay a hand on the River Lord of the Shunling River!

He did not believe for a second that the other party could kill the River Lord of the Shunling River.

His heart was filled with panic and unease.

If the River Lord of the Shunling River were provoked, how many people in Cangmu Town would die!

He rushed out anxiously.

He had to go and stop them!

The River Lord of the Shunling River must absolutely not be provoked!

But just at that moment—

A cold, booming shout arrived from the direction of the Shunling River, rolling like thunder:

"By the divine decree of the Orthodox Land God, Lord Zhangyue!"

"Li Youming, Temple Keeper of Four Seas Village, has come to slay the demon!"

"Demon of the Shunling River, come out and meet your death!"

The patriarch of the Wei Clan turned deathly pale and collapsed onto the ground.

It was over.

The River Lord of the Shunling River was going to be provoked!

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