Heavenly Stellar Blood Baleful Intent, Greedy Wolf Evil-Slaying (Please Keep Reading, Please Keep Reading~)

Shen Yi had not expected the plan to proceed so smoothly.

He had originally planned to spend a month reaching the Initial Realm before the Demon Suppression Division's inspection, resolving the troubles left behind by his predecessor and clearing away his bad reputation while he was at it.

Yet only a little over ten days had passed. Not only had he attained Initial Realm perfection, but more than half of the deeply entangled demons had also been slain.

As for his reputation...

It presumably was not that bad.

Joining the Demon Suppression Division should be a sure thing.

Shen Yi looked toward the panel.

[Remaining lifespan: Forty-six years]

The two consecutive increases in lifespan had respectively come from perfecting the Mortal Body and breaking through to the Initial Realm.

If he lived out his natural lifespan, he would make it to seventy-two.

With the mess of habits from his previous life—cigarettes and alcohol never leaving his hands—if he could live to that age, Shen Yi would truly have to thank his ancestors for blessing him with exceptionally strong genes.

He was not someone who failed to appreciate what he had.

But how could dying peacefully of old age possibly be so simple?

In such a short time, he had encountered so many life-threatening matters. He had not even truly left the county seat; the farthest he had gone was the wilderness outside Shilin Village.

If he had not possessed martial arts, he would have died so thoroughly that not even bone fragments would remain.

It was not as if Shen Yi had never considered simply taking off this uniform, becoming an Attendant for some filthy rich man, taking piles of silver, marrying a plump, soft, beautiful wife, shutting the door and wrapping himself tightly in the blankets, then making some contributions to the local population.

But... who could guarantee that after falling asleep, he would not become the next Liu Qi?

True, his realm was far higher than Liu Qi's, but among the many demons, what did Old Yin Seven even count for?

Shen Yi stared at the panel. At the thought that he would soon have a chance to leave Baiyun County, his desire for demon lifespan grew several degrees hotter.

[Remaining demon lifespan: Six hundred and fifty-two years]

The Blood Baleful Blade Technique was just one step from the threshold. Tonight, he would definitely kick that door down.

As lifespan poured into it,

Lines of text emerged before his eyes.

[First year: Following your previous idea, you continued attempting to temper the Blood Baleful Intent attached to the blade by transforming qi into true qi.]

[Seventh year: Watching the red mist around the Black Blade gradually solidify, you felt greatly reassured. The saying that one principle could unlock ten thousand methods was indeed true.]

[Twelfth year: Due to your impatience, the blood true qi shattered and your meridians were damaged. You decided that all that nonsense about one principle unlocking ten thousand methods was utter bullshit. A difference of a hair could lead to an error of a thousand miles—where in this world were there two identical leaves?]

Feeling the stabbing pain throughout his body, Shen Yi was somewhat speechless.

After simulating for so many years, why was he still like some reckless brute, treating his body as a joke at the slightest provocation?

Was he making up for a poor brain with courage?

Could he not have just a little patience?

He slightly accelerated the rate at which he infused lifespan.

[Thirty-third year: You repaired the hidden injuries in your body, steadied your mind, and first allowed the Blood Baleful Intent and True Qi to merge and grow familiar with one another.]

[Fifty-ninth year: After years of attempts, your true qi underwent a mutation. You faintly sensed your temperament gradually becoming more violent.]

[Lost: Jade Liquid Four-Unity True Qi (Perfected)]

[Comprehended: Jade Liquid Heavenly Baleful Qi (Perfected)]

[Ninety-seventh year: You completely suppressed the restless killing intent within your body. Feeling that the power of this mutated martial art far surpassed its former state, you could not help sighing that your original idea had indeed been correct.]

[One hundred and twentieth year: After many years of suppressing demonic nature, your control over this path grew ever more profound. Stripping away its demonic and wicked aura, you placed greater emphasis on killing intent. With a slight movement of your divine sense, a layer of invisible true qi swiftly covered the blade.]

[Comprehended: Jade Liquid Greedy Wolf Evil-Slaying]

[Remaining demon lifespan: Four hundred and thirty-two years]

Had it not been for the final few lines of text,

Shen Yi would nearly have thought he had simulated the wrong martial art.

The Four-Unity True Qi he had just learned had unexpectedly become something entirely different. Unlike its former upright and domineering nature, after being tainted by Blood Baleful Intent, its viciousness could be felt from its name alone.

Meanwhile, the Blood Baleful Blade Technique, which had once carried a dense demonic wickedness, had instead returned to simplicity and purity, completely shedding its demonic flavor.

Greedy Wolf Evil-Slaying.

Shen Yi casually picked up Erhei, and the pitch-black long blade instantly left its sheath.

As the aura within his major acupoints circulated, the entire blade somehow appeared even darker in Shen Yi's eyes... It was difficult to describe, as though it had fused with the night itself and possessed no sense of presence whatsoever.

Shen Yi hesitated for a moment, then touched it with his index finger.

The blade sank into his flesh without the slightest resistance. The bead of blood did not roll down; instead, it eerily seeped into the blade, turning into a nearly imperceptible blood thread that faintly wandered across the long blade.

Shen Yi silently stared at his fingertip.

Since perfecting the Golden Sun Eight Treasures Profound Body, this was the first time he had been injured.

What made his heart palpitate most was that... until his flesh had been cut open, if he had not been staring directly at it, he would not have noticed anything through touch alone.

The black-glinting Ceremonial Blade seemed born solely for slaughter.

Shen Yi slowly returned the blade to its sheath.

Amid his delight, he could not help becoming somewhat wary.

There was actually such a vicious blade technique within the Jade Liquid Realm. For a moment, he could not think of any way to deal with it.

If another him came at him with a blade, seeking to assassinate him,

a frontal clash would be fine. He could first open up the distance, then hurl over a hundred Four-Unity True Qi attacks at the enemy. Even a small mountain would be blasted to pieces.

But what if the other side had no martial virtue and went for a sneak attack...

First, he would hook an arm around Shen Yi's neck and chat with a familiar smile, then draw the blade and stab it in!

Shen Yi shook his head and poured demon lifespan into the Golden Sun Eight Treasures Profound Body.

It had to be said that the Vajra Sect's method was slow, admittedly.

But it truly suited him.

The Eight Treasures Profound Body might already be perfected, but there was no upper limit to the strength of one's flesh.

Before he simulated the latter half, even if the gains grew increasingly slow, a mosquito might be small, but it was still meat.

[First year: Under the constant tempering of the aura within your acupoints, your body was slightly strengthened.]

[Second year...]

By the time the first light of dawn appeared,

Shen Yi kept three hundred years of demon lifespan in reserve for emergencies.

He got up and moved his body around. It was hard to say how much tougher his skin had become, but his strength had indeed increased by roughly another twenty percent.

After changing clothes, he went to the stall by the entrance as usual. "One pancake, with two extra eggs."

"Master Shen, you usually get two portions. What's wrong today? No appetite?"

The vendor began working with practiced familiarity as he asked with a smile.

"Not particularly hungry. I'm just not used to having an empty stomach."

Shen Yi took out his money and set it on the table. He smiled, his gaze calm and without any trace of loneliness.

Given his current status, he should not have had any connection with those refined, beautiful young ladies to begin with, much less with someone from the Demon Suppression Division.

"We're not deaf, either."

The vendor glanced around before lowering his voice. "Last night, they arrested a lot of people, all of them officials from the yamen... You aren't an official, so what are you worrying about?"

Hearing this, Shen Yi took the pancake and glanced sideways down the long street.

They moved quickly.

According to the memories left behind by his predecessor, such actions meant that the Demon Suppression Division would completely take over Baiyun County.

At the same time...

It was also time to choose people.

Whether he could secure a promising future depended on today.

It was Tuesday again. To all the big shots still reading this book, please help click through to the last page.

My endless gratitude, my endless gratitude.

(End of chapter)