Heavenly Rank Magic Treasure! Ten Heavenly Demons!

"Chen Mo!"

"Sir Flag Commander!"

At this moment, the group arrived one after another.

Seeing that Chen Mo was still alive and well, the taut strings of Li Yuan's heart finally relaxed.

She walked to Chen Mo's side and examined him carefully, only to discover that the exposed white bone was actually sprouting flesh and blood, healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

This recovery ability is too exaggerated; it's practically like having an undying body!

And that blade strike that summoned the Azure Dragon manifestation... it seems he still held back before. If it had truly been a life-or-death struggle, I fear I would have been a ghost under his blade long ago...

Realizing the massive gap between them, Li Yuan felt not a shred of defeat, but rather an inexplicable sense of pride—

He is truly worthy of being the man who can suppress me!

Although she knew Chen Mo was no longer in mortal danger, she still checked him meticulously.

After all, with injuries this severe, what if some part of him was left incomplete...

When her gaze drifted downward, her pretty face flushed bright red in an instant, and she hurriedly turned away.

Almost forgot, this man's clothes were all burned away...

Naughty thing, so ugly...

"Sir, are you truly alright?"

Qin Shou was both shocked and delighted.

The other bailiffs also revealed smiles.

It wasn't that they were worried about not being able to report back if Chen Mo died, but rather that the battle just now had deeply conquered them.

The scene of him bathing in blood to slay the demon still made their hearts surge with excitement when they recalled it!

He was truly peerlessly valiant!

"Rest assured, as long as I haven't died, I will keep on living."

Chen Mo pointed to the bed and said, "Search it carefully and see what is underneath."

"Yes."

The group responded in unison.

After moving Qin Ruyan's corpse to the floor and prying up the bed boards, a scent of decay rushed into their nostrils.

They saw that the bricks and stones beneath the bed had been hollowed out to form a large space, with strange symbols drawn on the ground in blood, and seven oddly shaped stones placed around the perimeter, covered in yellow talismans.

"Three Sha Spirit-Extinguishing Array!"

Having been forcibly infused with knowledge from ancient texts, Chen Mo's understanding of arrays was no longer what it once was.

One look was enough to confirm it: this was a malevolent array!

It condensed the power of the Blood Sha, the Qi of Earth Sha, and the Fierce Sha. If the array were fully realized, it could invert Yin and Yang, sever the cycle of reincarnation, and turn the surrounding hundreds of miles into a ghost domain!

Of course, the more powerful an array, the more demanding its requirements.

The Three Sha Spirit-Extinguishing Array before them had many flaws, and the materials used were of inferior quality; it was estimated that it couldn't even exert one-tenth of the original array's power.

"This place is where the earth veins intersect and Sha Qi gathers; it is the location with the most abundant Qi of Earth Sha in the entire Tongling County... The selection of the Liu Manor's site was deliberate. It seems she has been planning this for a long time."

"Using the seven concubines as the Blood Sha and raising ghosts as the Fierce Sha—once the three Sha are gathered, the great array is complete."

"As for the purpose..."

Chen Mo looked toward the center of the array at a blood-red banner held down by copper coins and ebony wood, upon which a line of flamboyant black ancient seal script was written.

Merely glancing at it gave one the feeling of a chill running through their entire body.

Chen Mo reached out and picked up the banner.

In an instant, a cold wind howled, and it sounded as if fierce ghosts were shrieking in his ears!

"Wh-what is this?!"

The group's faces turned pale, their expressions filled with terror.

Those with weaker wills even felt their legs go soft and collapsed onto the ground!

[Heaven-Tier Mid-Grade Dharma Treasure: Soul-Summoning Banner (Sealed).]
[Capable of devouring souls and commanding ghosts. Already bound to an owner; cannot be used.]

"A Dharma Treasure?"

"And a Heaven-Tier Mid-Grade one at that?!"

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment before a realization dawned on him.

Qin Ruyan must have obtained this treasure from some big shot and wanted to use the power of the three Sha to break the seal and claim the object as her own.

No wonder she guarded this place day and night without ever leaving; it was to mask the aura of the Soul-Summoning Banner.

All to avoid being discovered by its original owner.

"This thing is useless to me."

"It's too hot to hold, but a waste to throw away..."

Chen Mo thought for a moment, then decided to stow the Soul-Summoning Banner away.

He planned to take it back to Heaven Capital City to see if he could trade it for some other treasure from the Highness.

That way, even if the banner's owner came looking, the Highness would be the one taking the heat—

Come on, no matter how badass a character might be, could they really be a match for Yu Youhan?

Do you even understand the weight of a final boss?

After casually destroying the formation, Chen Mo looked at the group and said, "The true culprit has been executed, the case is closed. You all go get some rest; we return to Heaven Capital City first thing tomorrow morning..."

"Wait, I think I know who she is."

At that moment, Li Yuan, who had been squatting nearby examining the corpse, spoke up.

She held Qin Ruyan's head and kneaded it firmly; the features shifted like clay, until eventually, even the facial features vanished entirely!

A purple magatama mark appeared between the brows.

"Tenth on the Heavenly Demon Ranking, Evil Ghost, Qin Wuxiang!"

"What?"

"She is Qin Wuxiang?!"

The group let out a cry of shock!

The Azure Cloud Ranking was a list published by the Heavenly Pivot Pavilion, ranking the young prodigies under thirty based on a combination of cultivation realm and combat ability.

The Heavenly Demon Ranking, however, was a wanted list issued by the Imperial Court!

The rankings had nothing to do with cultivation realm; they were based solely on the casualties and damage caused.

The top ten, known as the Ten Heavenly Demons, were all fiends who had wreaked havoc across the land and slaughtered countless people!

Since the inception of the Heavenly Demon Ranking, all of the Ten Heavenly Demons had remained at large!

Not a single one had ever been captured!

"To cultivate the Ghost Path, Qin Wuxiang poisoned her entire family, including her own parents."

"She extracted the essence blood of children to feed her ghosts."

"She refined an entire village of hundreds, forging a demonic form from their death energy..."

"Her atrocities are too numerous to list."

"Although her strength isn't top-tier, she is a master of transformation—a thousand faces and a hundred forms, with two souls in one body. For all these years, no one has been able to catch a glimpse of her shadow..."

Li Yuan looked at Chen Mo and smiled, saying, "Chief Chen, you've performed a great service."

Chen Mo hadn't expected such an unexpected windfall.

Who would have thought that the notorious Evil Ghost was hiding right under the Emperor's feet?

"It wasn't just me, it was all of us. The credit belongs to everyone."

"I will record every person's name and report it to the Bureau when we return."

Chen Mo said.

This was, after all, a case belonging to the Ding Fire Bureau.

He had already filled his pockets and didn't care much for this bit of credit.

Besides, if Li Yuan hadn't held off Lady Liu, he would have had a very difficult time killing her so smoothly.

The group looked pleasantly surprised.

They knew full well that the case was solved entirely thanks to Chen Mo, and they hadn't expected to share in any of the benefits.

But this was one of the Ten Heavenly Demons!

And it was the first kill!

Even if it was just having their names attached, it was a supreme honor!

"Chief Chen is mighty!"

"I am the Chief's person in life, and his ghost in death!"

The excited crowd swarmed forward, hoisted Chen Mo up, and carried him on their shoulders.

When you keep the people in your heart, the people will lift you high!

The bailiffs of the Ding Fire Bureau, in particular, were moved to tears; they hadn't expected Chen Mo to be so magnanimous.

If Li Yuan weren't standing right there, they would have been tempted to defect to the Water Bureau on the spot.

Li Yuan watched this scene, her cheeks flushing red, her gaze drifting.

After hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but speak up:

"Chen Mo..."

"What's wrong?"

"Can you, can you please put some clothes on first?"

Swinging back and forth like that, it was truly hard not to look!

Chen Mo: "..."

Qin Shou, who was carrying the legs at the very bottom, rubbed his head.

What on earth keeps knocking against my skull?