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Chapter 960 The Superior Restraint of the Demonic Secret

Much later, after adapting to the situation in Lihuozhou, many of my concepts were corrected.

For example, Zhou Nanwang was controlled by the Cang Yao and was unable to capture or kill the Long Yao that blocked his way.

This incident was considered a great humiliation by the newly appointed governor of Lihuo Prefecture, Zhou Nanwang, and he never forgot it.

However, after contacting local high-level officials, he realized that what he thought was a disgrace was actually one of the remarkable achievements in the eyes of others.

The reason why so many high-ranking officials from prefectures, aristocratic families, and sects actively came to make contact was because of this matter.

Yes, let's look at this from the perspective of the local area of ​​Lihuozhou.

Despite being a beginner in the Earth Sect realm, Zhou Nanwang was able to severely beat the Cang Yao, the strongest of the Ten Demons of the Southeast, even when facing threats from afar. The Cang Yao nearly lost its life, and in the end, the Cang Yao fled in a sorry state.

This dog demon is ferocious and cunning; even though it is among the worst of the ten demons in the southeast, it is still infamous.

It devoured no fewer than a dozen grandmasters with its bloody maw, including one unfortunate earth grandmaster.

Zhou Nanwang has only been a disciple of the Earth Sect for a few years, so it's already quite remarkable that he was able to defeat the Dragon Demon in a one-on-one fight!
Not to mention, even with the support of the Azure Demon, the Dragon Demon was still forced to flee in a sorry state by Zhou Nanwang.

Some people also learned that Cang Yao paid a huge price to rescue Long Yao and send two words from afar.

At that time, the main force of the Ten Demons of the Southeast was fighting against the Great Gentleman, and the situation was extremely dangerous despite being outnumbered.

Cang Yao withdrew and uttered two words, but the Great Lord saw through his weakness and unleashed a deadly move, killing two weaker demons, breaking a row of Cang Yao's ribs, and shaving off all of Cang Yao's beard.

In this battle, the Ten Demons of the Southeast suffered a great defeat, losing two powerful demons, each of whom was several times stronger than the Dragon Demon.

The bones, marrow, and hair that the Azure Demon lost were all transformed from years of essence and blood, just like the orb of light that the Dragon Demon was plundered.

This also proves that Zhou Nanwang's efforts in containing the enemy have been effective and had a significant impact on the main battlefield!
Therefore, everyone in Lihuo Prefecture held the new governor in high esteem.

On his way to take office, he thwarted the great demon's conspiracy and even diverted the great demon's energy on the main battlefield, indirectly causing the great lord to win a great victory.

This is the first step to establish authority!

There is a second point...

After Zhou Nanwang was promoted to Earth Sect Master, he had not fulfilled his duty of 'building the city' until now, when he took office in Lihuo Prefecture.

If nothing unexpected happens, the city he built will be located within the territory of Lihuo Prefecture.

This matter is of utmost importance, involving various interests and complex relationships!

The various factions that came to pay their respects were all subtly trying to find out the intentions of the city, and their words implied that the city could be built within their sphere of influence.

The enormous profits brought by a city were enough to support a middle-class family in the capital without any effort.

The city construction tax was one aspect, but the political and economic benefits brought by the city, as well as the protective role it played during a turbulent era of natural disasters and man-made calamities, were priceless.

What's particularly difficult is that once the city is completed, Zhou Nanwang will still be in office, and there will definitely be a lot of preferential policies and support.

Which of these powerful families and sects didn't make a fortune by relying on the city's resources?

However, these people are destined to be disappointed.

"Great Thousand, my mind is made up. Building the city is not urgent!"

"After you advance to the Grandmaster level, when I build a city, it will not be an ordinary city, but a prefecture city. You will then serve as the prefecture lord as a Grandmaster, and after you achieve something, you can report to the lord to report your achievements."

Zhou Nanwang made up his mind that the benefits of building the city should not go to outsiders, and that Zhou You should keep the lion's share of the profits.

Zhou You was also deeply moved. He knew that as long as he didn't break through, Zhou Nanwang wouldn't be able to build the city, and the pressure on him was immense. In order not to let Zhou Nanwang down, he also needed to accelerate his breakthrough.

Lihuozhou is located between several demon-infested states and the southern border, and is closely connected with the demon race and the Hundred Factions Alliance.

"Demon" is a word that the entire Li Huo Zhou region cannot avoid.

Don't assume that the Ten Demons of the Southeast are at peace just because the main battlefield is not in Li Huo Prefecture. Demons often wander into Li Huo Prefecture, wreaking havoc and killing people. In the end, they are either driven out by a joint effort or killed.

When Zhou Nanwang took office as governor and met with various forces, the number one issue that stood out from the others was... rejecting demons.

Coincidentally, Zhou You had just returned from the north and his understanding of the seal script character '妖' (demon) was among the best of the group of outsiders.

Demons, being creatures with fur and horns, are objectively speaking a completely new kind of being that transcends many other species.

The transformation of a beast into a demon is a leap in life, but the transformation from human to demon, while gaining great power, is still a fall, equivalent to regression.

With the help of the panel, the basic outline of the seal script character '妖' was initially constructed, but many details still need to be perfected.

However, the fundamental structure of the demon race was still grasped.

The classification of the demon race is based on the twelve zodiac animals, or, in more fashionable terms, twelve sequences.

The twelve sequences are the twelve major categories of demon race advancement channels. For example, the tiger includes cats, leopards, lions, etc. The great demons that eventually emerge are not simple tiger demons, but Qiongqi, flying bears, white tigers, etc.!

Zhou You began his training in Tiger Fist, and through combining his own boxing skills, he gained the deepest understanding of the 'Tiger' style among the twelve sequences.

The demonization of Dayin Mountain provided a wealth of samples, allowing Zhou You to glimpse the principles behind demonization.

When martial artists also become demonic, they abandon their 'human' attributes and transform into the corresponding sequence species.

The disciples of Dayin Mountain, having sown the seeds of their own demise while practicing their fist techniques, were left with no chance to resist once Zheng Feixiong, who wielded the highest-ranking secret arts, laid a trap. They gradually fell into demonic ways and became tiger demons.

There are countless beast-mimicking martial arts techniques in the world, but they are all within the twelve-sequence range and are naturally subject to the restraint of their superior natural enemies.

Zhou You counted them up; he had plenty of "debts" to burn, so he wasn't worried. Besides Tiger Fist, there were also Bull, Dragon, and so on...

The Infant Phoenix Devouring Dragon Technique has now reached the critical juncture of transforming a fledgling phoenix into a fully grown phoenix.

Phoenix is ​​the 'Chicken' gate, one of the twelve sequences.

If Zhou You encounters monsters like the Peacock or the Vermilion Bird, he will be restrained and risk being transformed into a monster.

No wonder the Ten Demons of the Southeast roamed several states, becoming increasingly arrogant and unrestrained. Under heaven, no one who practices the Beast-Imitation Fist is free from the constraints and control of the superior secret techniques, and the risks are extremely high.

Therefore, this theory further validates Zhou You's ideas.

In Lihuozhou, including neighboring prefectures, the Beast-Imitation Fist technique is almost extinct, and few people learn it.

There were also those who were stubborn and fearless, but in the end they either turned into demons and fell into depravity, or died tragically in battle, leaving no successors.

Yes, changing customs and traditions, adapting to local conditions, and the way to survive by suckling milk.

Zhou You thought that since he had come to Li Huozhou, he should change his style and pick up the "Ruyi Shuangjue" (Double Perfection of Ruyi) as his main martial art.

This martial art originated from the collision and impact of different forces in animal-themed martial arts such as Tiger-Crane and Dragon-Tiger. Now, by eliminating hidden dangers, it can be supplemented with more and richer core elements.

For example, mastery of both gun and sword can be a path to success.

It can also incorporate higher levels of martial arts intent, such as the world-shaking aura of the original Martial Saint, and the invincible and domineering state of mind of the Myriad Manifestations Martial Saint, etc.

(End of this chapter)