The Grand Tutor Mansion Mobilizes

Hearing Gao Jun's roar, the twenty-plus men from the Grand Tutor Mansion brandished their weapons and charged furiously at Qin Meng and Lin Ru.

Although Gao Jun had lost his reason, Zhou Cheng was the son of the Grand General who guarded the nation; he still harbored reservations about letting these guards kill him. However, the guards surrounding Zhou Cheng were a different matter entirely.

Just as the group of guards from the Grand Tutor Mansion lunged at Qin Meng and Lin Ru, a flash of blade light and sword light simultaneously tore through the night sky.

The blade light was like a streak of white silk.

The sword light descended like the Milky Way falling from the nine heavens.

The men from the Grand Tutor Mansion felt a chill at their throats and froze in place. After a brief pause, blood began to gush from their throats like a fountain.

The previously howling Gao Jun momentarily forgot the pain in his hand, staring in shock at the men from the Grand Tutor Mansion.

Among the guards he had brought, there were two experts at the tenth level of Qi Refining. Now, these two experts were also clutching their throats tightly, staring in terror in a certain direction.

Following their gaze, Gao Jun's eyes landed on Qin Meng and Lin Ru.

Qin Meng and Lin Ru sheathed their long blades and swords.

Only then did the blade light and sword light vanish.

Xiantian?

Gao Jun's expression shifted.

But he remembered that the Grand General's Mansion had no Xiantian masters.

When had Zhou Wei recruited these two Xiantian masters?

"Young Master, how should we deal with this brat?" Qin Meng asked, looking at Gao Jun in his grasp.

"Let him go," Zhou Cheng said.

Hearing this, Qin Meng released Gao Jun.

Gao Jun felt a surge of relief and turned to flee in a panic. However, just as he turned, he saw Zhou Cheng draw his blade. He was startled and moved to retreat, but before the thought could fully form, Zhou Cheng's blade swept across his throat.

Gao Jun touched his throat, his hands covered in blood. He pointed his blood-stained fingers at Zhou Cheng, his face full of disbelief: "You!" Then, he collapsed just like the guards from the Grand Tutor Mansion before him.

Gao Jun's eyes were wide open, his body twitching as blood quickly stained the surrounding ground and grass red.

Zhou Cheng sheathed his God-Slaying Saber.

Qin Meng and Lin Ru had already killed the guards from the Grand Tutor Mansion; Gao Jun naturally could not be left alive, or he would become a bane to the Grand General's Mansion.

Having killed forty-nine demonic beasts earlier, Zhou Cheng felt no discomfort in killing Gao Jun now.

Immediately, Zhou Cheng discovered that after killing Gao Jun, the grade of both his God-Slaying Saber and Demon God Garment had increased by 1.

However, the Demon-Subduing Saber Technique did not improve; it seemed that the technique could only be leveled up by slaying demons and monsters.

After confirming that Gao Jun and the others had all breathed their last, Zhou Cheng left the scene with Qin Meng and Lin Ru.

When they returned to the capital, Qin Meng and Lin Ru took Zhou Cheng and leaped up, easily scaling the city walls without being detected by the guards.

Thus, tonight, aside from Qin Meng and Lin Ru, no one knew that Zhou Cheng had been to the Green Demon Mountain Range.

It was already two o'clock when they returned to the Grand General's Mansion.

Zhou Cheng washed up before undressing and lying down on the pear-wood bed to sleep.

He woke up naturally.

When he awoke, the sky was just beginning to brighten.

Although he had only slept for four or five hours, Zhou Cheng felt full of energy.

Zhou Cheng leaped up, landed in the courtyard, and practiced the Roaming Dragon White Tiger Fist. As he moved through the courtyard, the sound of dragons roaring and tigers howling faintly accompanied his punches.

Having reached the "Entering the Chamber" stage of the Roaming Dragon White Tiger Fist, he had mastered its essence.

After finishing the set, Zhou Cheng checked his status panel.

Host: Zhou Cheng Black Tortoise Divine Technique: 6th Layer (Progress 60) Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique: 6th Layer (Progress 70) Wind-Facing Willow Steps: Entry (Progress 81) Roaming Dragon White Tiger Fist: Entering the Chamber (Progress 5) Demon-Subduing Saber Technique: Entering the Chamber (Progress 2)

The Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique had come from behind, its cultivation progress now surpassing that of the Black Tortoise Divine Technique.

Zhou Cheng took out an Ancient Body Refining Pill and swallowed it.

Immediately, the cultivation progress of both the Black Tortoise Divine Technique and the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique began to rise rapidly.

In the end, the Black Tortoise Divine Technique's progress stopped at 70, while the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique stopped at 90.

"90 now."

If he went to the Heavenly Dragon Temple again later, he would surely be able to break through to the 7th Layer of the Black Tortoise Divine Technique by noon.

After a hurried breakfast, Zhou Cheng set out with Qin Meng and Lin Ru—and, of course, the Ice Snow Phoenix.

The Ice Snow Phoenix followed Zhou Cheng automatically, its two tiny wings flapping as it occasionally landed on his shoulder.

Just as Zhou Cheng was heading toward Heavenly Dragon Temple, a luxurious carriage passed by him, brushing past his side.

Inside the carriage sat Chen Yuan, the third daughter of the Vice Minister of War, who was on her way to the Gan Prince Mansion to attend a poetry gathering hosted by the young prince.

"Miss, that is the second young master of the Grand General's Mansion, Zhou Cheng," the maid beside Chen Yuan remarked.

Chen Yuan pulled back the carriage curtain, glanced at the passing Zhou Cheng, then let the curtain fall and said, "He is good-looking, but frail and weak. He is thirteen and only at the third level of Body Refining; he wouldn't even be able to withstand a single punch from me."

"A person like that is not the ideal choice for me."

She had also heard about the betrothal that Luo Shui, the wife of the Grand General, intended to arrange.

Her maid added, "That is true. Setting aside family background, how is this Zhou Cheng worthy of you, Miss? Besides, I heard the Emperor intends to strip Zhou Wei of his title as the Great General Defending the Nation. If that happens, does this Zhou Cheng really think he can climb high enough to reach you?"

Speaking of this, she sounded somewhat indignant: "He is not worthy!"

She continued, "There are plenty of people pursuing you, Miss; we don't necessarily have to choose this Zhou Cheng."

Chen Yuan said, "Later, I will tell my mother that if the Grand General's wife comes to propose the betrothal, she should decline it. Just say that I am not considering such things right now and only wish to focus on my martial arts cultivation."

Immediately after, she asked, "Do you know what happened this morning with the Grand Tutor Mansion mobilizing so many people?"

Her maid replied, "I heard that Young Master Gao Jun went to the Green Demon Mountain Range last night and did not return. The Grand Tutor Mansion dispatched hundreds of guards early this morning to search the Green Demon Mountain Range."

"However, Young Master Gao Jun has always been doted on by the Grand Tutor and usually has experts at the tenth level of Qi Refining following him, so nothing should have happened."

When Zhou Cheng arrived at Heavenly Dragon Temple, he discovered that many Imperial Guards had been stationed there.

Upon inquiring, he learned that the Emperor of Da Feng, Zhu Xuan, had also come to Heavenly Dragon Temple to pray for blessings and was currently in the main hall.

Well, he couldn't go to the main hall, but that was fine; as long as he was within Heavenly Dragon Temple, his Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique would double its cultivation efficiency.

Therefore, Zhou Cheng didn't mind. He chose a deserted corner to sit down, pondering that when he returned at noon, he would stop by the Four Seasons Apothecary to purchase some materials and refine some pills.

Although he still had Body Refining pills, refining pills could quickly increase the grade of his Earth Cauldron. He needed to upgrade the Earth Cauldron to a mid-grade spirit artifact as soon as possible. Currently, the internal space of the Earth Cauldron was only a dozen cubic meters and couldn't hold much. If it were upgraded to a mid-grade spirit artifact, the internal space would increase significantly, allowing him to carry many items and making travel much more convenient.

At this moment, the hundreds of guards dispatched by the Grand Tutor Mansion swarmed into the Green Demon Mountain Range. After a thorough search, they discovered the corpses of Gao Jun and his party.

When the guards from the Grand Tutor Mansion saw Gao Jun's body, they were struck as if by lightning, feeling as though the sky had collapsed.

"Quick, report this to the Grand Tutor!" a captain of the guards roared, his voice filled with terror, panic, and helplessness.