When Lin Jun climbed the mountain again, dawn was almost breaking.
Yet not a single person present had left. They were all gathering up the pig demons' corpses.
"Young Master Lu, your information was wrong."
Lin Jun casually tossed a young pig demon's corpse onto the ground and smiled.
Everyone present shuddered.
Lin Jun had gone there specifically to silence them.
What kind of person was he?
The minor demons present all made a decision in their hearts: they absolutely could not provoke Lin Jun, this god of slaughter.
Lu Ling wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was incomparably grateful that he had not angered Lin Jun before.
"My lord, the cultivation manual you wanted."
Lu Ling carefully handed it to Lin Jun.
"Rest assured, my lord. I found this cultivation manual in ruins deep in the mountains. You need not worry about the Demon Exorcism Bureau's rules."
Ruins in a Transcendent Realm world like this were often hidden amid mountain forests. As a deer demon who roamed the wilderness, it was not strange for Lu Ling to have discovered one.
Lin Jun accepted the book and saw the words written on its cover.
True Scripture of Body-Melting and Furnace-Casting
"Thank you."
Lin Jun's thanks left Lu Ling somewhat flattered. Even someone so decisive and ruthless in killing would offer thanks?
"By the way, can you sell me this deer?"
Lin Jun patted the White Deer beside him.
Not only was this deer huge, as tall as a horse, but its pace was astonishing and its speed incredibly fast. It was simply the ideal mount.
More importantly, it was extremely comfortable to ride and understood human nature.
"You must be joking, my lord. It is this deer's fortune to follow you. I shall give it to you as a gift."
Lin Jun thanked him again.
For the next while, Lin Jun had the villagers and demons gather materials on the spot to build a flatbed cart. He loaded the pig demons' corpses onto it and had the White Deer pull it toward Azure Forest City.
The White Deer was not only fast, but also possessed superb strength and endurance. One deer could pull four pig demons with ease, and it even seemed to have strength to spare.
"From now on, follow me, and you'll eat well and drink well."
Lin Jun vigorously rubbed the deer's head, feeling the smoothness of its fur.
The White Deer sneezed and obediently pulled Lin Jun and the pig demons away from Phoenix Forest Mountain.
Only after Lin Jun had gone far away did Lu Ling finally let out a sigh of relief.
That god of slaughter had finally been sent away.
But then he began to smile again. Did this count as establishing a connection with the Demon Exorcism Bureau?
"Lord Lu, the Demon Exorcist said he would attend the next Mountain Fair as well."
"Hehe, let him come. It is only one more pair of chopsticks."
A bowl of Hundred-Herb Elixir in exchange for a powerful Demon Exorcist's protection was worth it.
"My lord, are you not afraid he will kill demons like us?"
"What is there to fear? I have never eaten people. You had best cast aside any thoughts of eating people too, understand?"
"Yes, Lord Lu."
At that moment, Lin Jun lay on the deer's back, leisurely flipping through the True Scripture of Body-Melting and Furnace-Casting.
This was a genuine cultivation manual, and not some Mortal cultivation manual either. It was an Origin Transformation cultivation manual.
It directly made up for Lin Jun's shortcoming.
This trip had not been in vain.
Lin Jun opened his panel.
[Slayed Pig Demon Boss, gained 1000 experience] [Slayed Pig Demon Second Brother, gained 900 experience] [Slayed Pig Demon Third Brother, gained 600 experience] [Slayed Young Pig Demon, gained 100 experience] [Current experience: 3400]
Current martial arts:
[Mortal martial arts: Seven-Star Step (Beginner)] [Mortal martial arts: Flowing Swallow Saber Technique (Transcendent Realm)] [Transformation-Origin Martial Arts: Baleful Blood Demon-Subduing Blade (Mastery)] [Origin Transformation cultivation manual: True Scripture of Body-Melting and Furnace-Casting (Not Initiated)]
Three thousand four hundred experience points—what abundance.
His soul practically itched to begin cultivating immediately.
But he held himself back. Everything could wait until he returned to the city.
"Hey, look! That's Master Lin!"
When he passed through Liu Family Ravine, villagers who had just stepped outside to begin their work all looked toward Lin Jun.
"Master Lin has slain demons again."
"Village head, has Master Lin's statue been finished yet?"
Lin Jun suddenly heard someone calling him. Looking down, he saw that it was the child from Liu Family Ravine.
"Master Lin, have some water!"
Lin Jun took the water the child handed him and drank it in one gulp, then patted the child's head.
"Thanks. Go back now."
Just as the sun fully rose, Lin Jun arrived at the city gate.
"Stop! Present your... Master Lin? Y-you went out to slay demons again?"
The city guard stared in shock at the cartload of pig demon corpses behind Lin Jun.
Good heavens, it had only been one day since the bear demon. Had Master Lin wiped out another den of demons in a single night?
Naturally, the city guard did not stop him, and Lin Jun entered the city without incident.
Unlike last time, when he entered the city at night, Lin Jun had arrived in the morning this time, when the flow of people was at its greatest.
The passing townsfolk were all dumbstruck at the sight of the cart piled high with pig demon corpses.
They had never imagined that demons could be handled like meat upon a chopping block.
Whether old or young, they followed behind Lin Jun's deer cart, curiously examining the cartful of pig demon corpses.
"They died horribly... There are even little demons among them."
"Master Lin was far too ruthless."
"Ruthless? I say he went too easy on them!"
Lin Jun arrived at the Demon Exorcism Bureau. Chen Feng had just opened its doors.
"My lord? What is this?"
"When did you do this?!"
Chen Feng felt as though his thoughts could not keep up. He had clearly seen Lin Jun pulling up trees yesterday. How had a single night passed, only for him to bring back another cart of demon corpses?
What exactly had happened last night?
Why did I not know anything at all?
And in just one night, why had Lin Jun wiped out four pig demons?
How had he done it?
Chen Feng's mind was filled with questions.
Lin Jun unloaded the cart of corpses outside the Demon Exorcism Bureau and borrowed a pig-slaughtering knife from the butcher shop next door.
"Same old rules—twenty copper coins per jin. First come, first served!"
Lin Jun had thought that after the bear meat last time, people coming to buy meat would be more enthusiastic this time.
Yet not a single person stepped forward to ask.
Chen Feng smiled.
"My lord, why not take a look at what these pig demons look like?"
Only then did Lin Jun realize that these pig demons differed from the bear demon last time. They more closely resembled pig-headed men.
Even eating monkeys disgusted humans, let alone humanoid creatures like these.
After understanding this, Lin Jun could only bury the pig demon corpses.
At that moment, Lin Jun did not know that across the street in the government office, Zhang He was nearly grinding his teeth to pieces.
"You are quite capable, aren't you? How are things on Spiritual Insight's side?"
"My lord, Elder Spiritual Insight has already received the letter. If nothing goes wrong, she will make her move in the next few days."
Zhang He took a deep breath.
"Tell her not to leave behind any evidence. I will handle everything else."
"Yes, this subordinate takes his leave."
Zhang He watched Lin Jun burying the pig demons in the distance and muttered to himself.
Lin Jun, Lin Jun, how wonderful it would have been if you had just remained so ignorant and incompetent. You guarded Green Forest County for three years without demons invading, gained seniority, and we helped you put on an act.
But why did you have to actually start doing a Demon Exorcist's work?
You killed these demons—how am I supposed to answer to the other demons, and how am I supposed to answer to Lord Zhang?
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