Obtaining the Gale Saber Art at the Start

Heavenly Spirit Continent!

In a ruined temple outside Lin'an County, in Cang Province of the Great Qian Dynasty.

A young man slowly opened his eyes.

Broken walls and ruins filled Lu Feng's vision. Bracing himself against the ground, he sat up weakly.

Two moldy corpses lay on the ground.

As he wondered what was going on, a sudden, splitting pain struck his head, and memories that weren't his own flooded in like a tide.

A moment later, Lu Feng's face darkened completely.

He had transmigrated.

He had come to the Heavenly Spirit Continent, a world where humans and demons coexisted and danger lurked on every side.

In this world, demonic beasts held the upper hand, and humans could only huddle like turtles inside their cities, struggling to protect themselves.

The body's original owner had been a head constable in Lin'an County, but he had secretly colluded with the demonic beasts near the county seat, delivering food on time every month in exchange for his miserable survival.

The two corpses on the ground were what the original owner had prepared to hand over.

In Lin'an County now, the people he could seize were either beyond his reach or had long since fled to other towns.

The original owner had even brought these two corpses, plague victims, from another county,

Hoping to pass them off, only to catch the plague himself and drop dead.

Just then, a noise came from outside.

"Oh no! The pig demon's here!"

Lu Feng's heart tightened. Outside the ruined temple's doors, a monster with a human body and a pig's head was slowly approaching on heavy feet.

The pig demon snorted. "Is the food ready?"

Lu Feng forced down his panic and pointed at the two corpses inside the temple. "Yes, it's here."

"Hmm? Why are they corpses?" A flash of anger crossed the pig demon's face.

It leaned forward and sniffed. "They're plague corpses, too! You're courting death!"

With a furious roar, the pig demon raised a hand as large as a palm-leaf fan and swung it at Lu Feng.

"Boss! Here's the water!"

Just then, an urgent shout came from nearby, and a young man in a constable's uniform came running over.

"Ergou?"

Lu Feng called out his name without thinking.

Ergou had been the original owner's subordinate. According to his memories, the original owner had recently asked Ergou to help carry the corpses into the temple, then sent him away on the pretext of being thirsty, intending to complete the transaction with the pig demon alone.

When the pig demon saw Ergou, a vicious gleam flashed in its eyes, and it gave a sinister laugh.

"Heh heh, you know what's good for you, kid, Lu Feng. You even prepared live food!"

"No! He's my subordinate. You can't eat him!"

Without a second thought, Lu Feng reached out to stop the pig demon.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, the pig demon sent Lu Feng flying several meters with a slap. He slammed into the ruined temple's wall, his bones feeling as though they had all come apart, the pain unbearable.

The pig demon looked down at him, its face full of contempt. "You really think you're somebody? Remember your place. Since you can't hand over suitable food, I'll just have to fill my belly with you!"

With that, the pig demon took great strides toward Lu Feng, closing in on him step by step.

Seeing how great the gap between them was, Lu Feng's heart sank to rock bottom.

"Am I going to die right after transmigrating?"

A fierce unwillingness welled up in Lu Feng's heart.

He gritted his teeth, abruptly drew the long saber at his waist, and struggled to his feet with all his strength.

"Even if I die, I won't make it easy for you!"

[Ding! Host's intense unwillingness detected. The Demon-Slaying and Exorcism System has officially activated!]

A cold, mechanical voice sounded in Lu Feng's mind.

[System notification: Slaying demons grants Demon Points. Demon Points can be used to improve cultivation arts and break through cultivation levels.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received a beginner's gift pack. Open it now?]

"Open it! Hurry, open it!"

Lu Feng shouted urgently in his heart.

[Ding! Beginner's gift pack successfully opened;]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Gale Saber Art, Demon Points: 100;]

As soon as the voice fell silent, a transparent panel that only Lu Feng could see appeared before him out of thin air:

[Host: Lu Feng;]

[Cultivation: Third-Rate Martial Artist;]

[Cultivation art: Gale Saber Art;]

[Demon Points: 100;]

"Use all my Demon Points to improve the Gale Saber Art!" Lu Feng immediately said to himself.

In an instant, a vast amount of cultivation experience flooded his mind. It was as though he had trained diligently in the Gale Saber Art for years, and his understanding of the saber art soared.

Lu Feng shut his eyes, and a sharp presence quietly radiated from him.

The pig demon was momentarily taken aback. Then it gave a derisive laugh.

"Putting on airs!"

The pig demon walked up to Lu Feng and raised its hand again.

Just then, Lu Feng's eyes snapped open, and a cold gleam flashed in them!

A swish rang out.

"Thud!"

The pig demon's head hit the ground, and blood gushed out.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have slain an unranked pig demon and obtained Demon Points: 100;]

Ergou stood frozen to the side, his mouth hanging wide open in shock.

Was this really the Lu Feng he knew?

The scoundrel who had become a head constable by colluding with demonic beasts and freeloading his way through life?

He hadn't even seen how Lu Feng had struck, and the pig demon's head had already moved house!

"What are you standing around for? Pick up the pig demon's head and come back with me!" Lu Feng said calmly, sheathing his saber.

He strode off toward Lin'an City.

Only then did Ergou come to his senses. He hurriedly picked up the pig demon's head and followed at a brisk pace, his face full of awe.

"Boss! Everyone says you're no good, but you just saved me!" Ergou scratched his head and said earnestly,

"My life is yours from now on! Even after I die, I'll keep following you!"

The corner of Lu Feng's mouth twitched. "If you can't speak properly, shut up!"

According to his memories, half a year ago, Ergou had been about to take on a grueling assignment with no chance of making extra money. The original owner had deliberately refused it, letting Ergou escape a calamity by chance. That was why Ergou had been utterly devoted and deeply grateful to him.

Lu Feng shook his head and thought no more about it, opening the system panel again:

[Host: Lu Feng;]

[Cultivation: First-Rate Martial Artist;]

[Cultivation art: Gale Saber Art (great mastery);]

[Demon Points: 100;]

His cultivation had actually soared straight from third-rate to first-rate!

A flash of delight appeared in Lu Feng's eyes. He turned to look at Ergou's simple, honest face.

"Ergou, I remember there's a rule at the yamen that slain demonic beasts can be exchanged for Merit Points, right?"

Ergou was stunned for a moment, then said urgently, "Boss? You want to exchange this pig demon for Merit Points?"

"What else?"

"But you can't, boss!" Ergou looked anxious.

"Exchanging it for Merit Points means putting it on record. Then the demonic beasts you've been colluding with will definitely know you killed this pig demon, and they'll take revenge on you. I don't want you to die!"

Lu Feng pressed a hand to his forehead. "I shouldn't have asked you."

With that, he quickened his pace, deliberately putting some distance between himself and Ergou, unwilling to waste any more words on him.

Seeing this, Ergou hurried after him, not daring to say anything more. He simply held tightly to the pig demon's head and followed close behind, matching him step for step.

Before long, the two entered Lin'an City.

There were few pedestrians along the city streets, and an air of desolation hung everywhere. The demonic beasts had clearly thrown the people into a panic.

Soon, the county yamen came into view.

The expressions of the two constables at the entrance changed the moment they saw Lu Feng approaching. They quickly turned their heads aside, pretending not to see him.

Lu Feng was already accustomed to the original owner's reputation and paid them no mind. He asked,

"Is the registrar inside?"

"Oh? Has the sun risen in the west?"

One constable's face was full of mockery.

"Head Constable Lu, why are you looking for the registrar instead of the county magistrate's deputy?"

The other constable chimed in, his eyes full of ridicule.

"You're not looking for another excuse to shirk your duties, are you?"

"Boss, the registrar is inside working!" Ergou said.

Hearing this, Lu Feng couldn't be bothered with the two constables' mockery and walked straight into the county yamen.

Carrying the pig demon's head, Ergou followed close behind.