On the Avenue.

Chapter 736 Murder and Arson

Chen Shi's appearance is fierce when he is a robber, sneaky when he steals, menacing when he kills, gentle and refined when he deceives, and his fiery appearance is covered with red hair that flies upwards.

With a rat-like body, shifty eyebrows, and rat-like eyes, he is timid and cowardly, greedy and insatiable. With a calamity-bringing body, he is mysterious and keeps to himself.

They all had Chen Shi's face, but their figures varied in weight and height.

The group gathered together, but the physical body was missing.

"I'm not waiting for him!"

Chen Shi looked around, laughed heartily, and said, "This time, our master released us to search for the Great Demon. If we don't handle things well, we're afraid we'll be taken back and imprisoned in the well again. This situation is very complicated. Stealing Body, you tell us what's going on."

Chen Shi stepped forward and said, “The Demon-Suppressing Wells of Dacang County are located at Hanguang Pavilion in the north of Dacang County, Daughter Well in the city, and Dragon King Temple in the west of the city. According to my godmother, this place was once the most sacred place of heretics. One Demon-Suppressing Well could not suppress so many great demons, so three wells were built.”

Chen Shidao, who had been kidnapped, said, "Get to the point!"

Chen Shi, who had been secretly observing, said, "When Jie Ge and I arrived here, we found that all three Demon-Suppressing Wells had been opened and were completely empty, without a single demon inside."

Everyone was shocked. They pretended to be familiar with Chen Shi and said, "Someone beat us to it? No, no. If the Great Demon is released, there probably won't be many survivors in Dacang County or even the entire Imperial Province!"

Chen Shi, the fiery figure, pondered, "Could it be that someone opened the Demon-Suppressing Well, took away those large cauldrons, but did not release the great demon?"

His guess was reasonable, and everyone nodded in agreement.

But who will take these cauldrons?
Chen Shi continued, "The magistrate of Dacang County is named Huang Jue, a Golden Immortal. He is from the Celestial Court and has gathered a formidable team of immortals in Dacang County. Brother Jie asked me to infiltrate the magistrate's residence to gather intelligence. I infiltrated the magistrate's residence and discovered that experts from the Celestial Court, the Western Heaven, and the Three Pure Realms had all arrived and were currently at the magistrate's residence. However, I did not see those Demon Refining Cauldrons."

Nowadays, immortals and gods coexist, with celestial gods ruling the world. Immortals, cultivators, and mortals are all subjects under the rule of the celestial gods. It is not uncommon for immortals to be appointed as county magistrates or prefectural governors.

The county magistrate Huang Jue governs Dacang County. Although it has the name of a county, its territory is extremely vast, stretching for millions of miles. Countless large and small countries are under his jurisdiction, so he needs an army of immortals to help him govern the countries under his jurisdiction.

This gave County Magistrate Huang Jue the opportunity to raise troops and rebel.

Chen Shi's group of defiled beings all looked towards the one who would bring good fortune.

The Transformation Body was formed when Chen Shi, upon attaining the Golden Immortal realm, severed his evil thoughts about eternally attaining the Freedom Sutra through a thousand kalpas and combined them with his Impure Body. It is skilled in the calculation of kalpas and fortunes.

The transfer of power caused Chen Shi to soar into the air, looking down over Dacang County and observing the calamities in various places. He also looked up and down at the heavens and earth, observing the fate of the stars in the Imperial Seat and the Dipper constellations.

After a moment, he landed and said, "The Demon Refining Cauldron is in the hands of Huang Jue and a group of experts from the Celestial Court. There are thirteen experts in the palace, including Huang Jue, who are no weaker than you or me. They will not open the Demon Refining Cauldron here; they are most likely going to send it to the Dou Department. I just saw that the fate of the gods in the Dou Department was precarious, and their lives were uncertain. I think they were affected by the aura of the Demon Refining Cauldron."

The Battle Division is the most powerful garrison of the Heavenly Court, producing numerous war gods. Destroying the Battle Division can reduce the Heavenly Court's military strength by more than half!

Chen Shi said, "Let's storm the county magistrate's mansion and kill all these people!"

Firebody exclaimed excitedly, "If you kill my brother, I'll set fire to the county magistrate's mansion and raze it to the ground!"

Tan Shen trembled with excitement and shouted, "The county magistrate must have hoarded a great deal of wealth. We'll search every inch of the land to find it!"

The rat-bodied Chen Shi shuddered and shook his head, saying, "Even a county has two or three thousand immortals stationed as celestial soldiers and generals. We might be able to fight one-on-one, but against a whole battalion of soldiers, we'll only suffer a terrible death. If we can avoid fighting, we shouldn't..."

Jie Shen laughed and said, "Charge into the county magistrate's mansion, kill the thirteen experts from the Celestial Court, the Three Pure Realms, and the Western Heaven before the army surrounds us, seize the Demon Refining Cauldron, and leave!"

Those who wanted to kill, burn, steal, and be greedy all stood up and laughed, "Robbery, murder, arson, and treasure hunting! Let's do it!"

The rat shuddered and muttered, "There are eight of us against thirteen experts. I'm afraid we won't be able to kill them, and we'll be the ones who kill us instead..."

Chen Shi, who had been robbed, laughed and said, "Doumu Yuanjun is our grand-uncle, and she has always upheld the law impartially, but she is the kindest to our Jin'ao Island. For both moral and logical reasons, we cannot stand by and watch the little brats of the Celestial Court harm her. Don't you think so?"

The rat-bodied Chen Shi stammered, "I didn't say I wouldn't help my grandmaster uncle, but we need to think this through carefully."

"What kind of planning is this!"

Chen Shi, his killing intent palpable, roared, "Say another word and I'll kill you first!"

Chen Shi, the rat-like creature, shrank his head.

Chen Shi, the robber, raised his hand and said, "Alright! Everyone, stop arguing. This time, we'll storm the county magistrate's mansion and kill everyone we encounter! Now, summon your magic weapons!"

He bowed deeply, and behind him appeared the Demon Realm in the Well, with the Demon Tree hanging upside down. Under the tree, Chen Shi's Daoist body, Chen Jiuyou, sat solemnly with a dignified appearance.

Chen Shi didn't use many magical treasures, only a few such as the Sword-Nourishing Gourd and the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade.

Everyone bowed to the sword-nurturing gourd. The 108 sword energies within the gourd were refined from the primordial energy of Xuanhuang, making them extremely rare and surpassing many other magical treasures. Therefore, their first thought was to summon the sword-nurturing gourd.

The eight Chen Shi bowed deeply, but the sword-nurturing gourd flew towards the rat.

"You've got incredibly lucky, kid!"

Chen Shi, who was being robbed, said enviously, "Keep this gourd on your back, and don't let your master down! This gourd has killed countless enemies!"

The rat was timid, but with this gourd, it suddenly felt braver, but then it shrank back.

Chen Shi, ready to sacrifice himself, bowed to the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade and said, "This blade suits my taste perfectly. Please come with me, divine blade, and I will take you to drink the blood of a Golden Immortal!"

The Blood-Transforming Divine Blade flew out from under the tree and landed in his hand, its blade vibrating slightly, quite joyfully.

The treasure that Chen Shi bowed to in the Demon Realm, formed from the condensed essence of Chen Shi's Great Dao, was a yellow banner called the Hundred Refinements Demon Summoning Banner.

Chen Shi secretly obtained the magical artifact, the Cold Well Bottle. The bottle was shaped like a small well, with its mouth open, revealing a pool of water inside, resembling quicksilver.

The magical treasure obtained through the fiery body is called the Crimson Jade Pearl; the magical treasure obtained through deception is the Yellow Register Treasure Scroll. He obtained the Morning Light Sword Box through greed, and the Five Clouds Immortal Handkerchief through stealing.

Chen Shi, the robber, ordered, "Steal the sun from Dacang County!"

In a flash, he took flight and soared into the sky. From afar, he unfurled the Five Clouds Fairy Handkerchief, which grew larger and larger until it swept up the sun above Dacang County, concealing it within the handkerchief.

The sun god on duty, seeing this, was both shocked and furious. Just as he was about to attack, Chen Shi stealthily reached into the handkerchief and touched the sun god. Instantly, the sun god was completely clean, with all his magical treasures, armor, and clothes stripped away.

The sky suddenly darkened, with only the sacred mountain still emitting a faint glow.

Chen Shi, the kidnapper, took the lead and walked towards the county magistrate's mansion in the air, laughing, "Let's go to the county magistrate's mansion to kill people and steal their treasures!"

The county magistrate's residence floats in the air, built on many fairy mountains. With the fairy mountains floating in the air, various pavilions and towers are built in the lush mountains and clear waters.

Many sacred springs flow through the mountains, nourishing this holy land.

Now that the sun is gone, the light emanating from the sacred mountain is not enough to illuminate the county magistrate's residence.

Some parts of the county magistrate's residence were brightly lit, while others were dimly lit.

From afar, the halls, palaces, pavilions, and towers were already lit with candles, and immortals were flying up in the courtyards, heading towards the place where the sun had disappeared in the sky, trying to find out the reason.

The other seven, the Impure Body, followed Chen Shi, the Robber Body. Just as they arrived at the gate of the county magistrate's mansion, before the gatekeepers guarding the mansion could even ask a question, Chen Shi, the Killer Body, unleashed the Blood Transformation Divine Blade. With a flash of light, the blade cleaved the two gatekeepers in two!

The two goalkeepers were immortals. Before they could even warn each other, the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade drained their life force, turning them into two dried corpses. Even their primordial spirits were absorbed by the divine blade and fell into the blood-sea hell behind Chen Shi's head.

The thief Chen Shi gently pushed open the door. When the rat-like Chen Shi behind him saw the maids behind the door, he couldn't help but shudder. Without thinking, several sword energies flew out from the sword-nurturing gourd and killed all the maids!

Stealing a moment, he rushed forward, lifted the corpses, and gently placed them on the ground, muttering a complaint in a low voice, "Be gentle!"

The group filed in, encountering celestial soldiers and generals along the way. They either died at the hands of Chen Shi, who was in the form of a rat, or at the hands of the murderer. No one else had a chance to make a move.

Especially his rat-like body; he was timid as a mouse, but his timidity was only relative to the experts in the county magistrate's mansion. He was not timid towards others. He feared that these people would give warnings, so he struck immediately.

He had been to the county magistrate's residence before and was familiar with the geography, so he led the way.

Chen Shi, who was transferring the energy, stared intently, searching for places with unusual energy. He quickly pointed out several brightly lit halls and said, "Those places have unusual energy; they should be the residences of the Celestial Court, the Three Pure Realms, and guests from the Western Paradise."

Looking around, the places he was pointing to weren't far away. He said, "The guests from your residence are staying at Yangrong Residence, Xiuying Pavilion, Tingqin Residence, and Fenglou. These are the places Brother Yunzhuan is referring to."

Chen Shi said, “There are two people in Yangrong Residence, three in Xiuying Pavilion, two in Tingqin Residence, and four in Fenglou. There are also two people in that place, one of whom has a strange aura that I cannot detect.”

The rat peered around and said, "That's where the government office is located. The county magistrate, Huang Jue, should be inside. As for who the other person is, I don't know."

Jie Shen said, "Sha Shen and Huo Shen will go to the nearest Yang Rong Ju, Deception Shen and Greedy Shen will go to Xiu Ying Ge, Stealth Shen will go to Ting Qin Ju, and I will go to Feng Lou. Rat Shen and Luan Yun Shen will go to the government office." He was methodical and said in a deep voice, "Sha Shen and Huo Shen will deal with Yang Rong Ju and immediately head straight for Ting Qin Ju, while Deception Shen and Greedy Shen will deal with Xiu Ying Ge and head straight for Feng Lou. We will eventually meet at the government office!"

Everyone went their separate ways.

The two, Zhuan Yun Shen and Shu Shen, headed straight for the government office. Zhuan Yun Shen was somewhat uneasy and said, "I can't tell the strength of the person next to Huang Jue. I'm a little worried."

The rat-like figure laughed and said, "That's why Brother Jie arranged it this way. Kill everyone, and we'll meet at the government office. With the strength of the Eight Heroes of the Chen Clan, how could we not take down this person?"

Before he finished speaking, the battle at Yangrongju had already broken out!

Chen Shi, who was about to commit suicide, was the first to arrive outside Yangrong Residence. Several immortals who were facing him raised their hands and shouted, "Halt!"

In the center of Yangrong Residence were two envoys from the Celestial Court, Wu Tingyin and Pu Yu, disciples of the Celestial Court's Left Celestial Master. As they heard the shouts of the immortals outside, they also sensed a trace of killing intent invading from the outside.

The two reacted extremely quickly, immediately activating their respective Golden Immortal magic treasures, the Great Yi Sword Box and the Great Evolution Chess Game.

Both of these magical treasures originated from the Great Yi Proving Dao Technique of the Left Celestial Master. The Great Yi Sword Box contains countless flying swords, which are governed by the divination techniques of the I Ching, and the ingenuity is brought to its extreme. It is said that there is no Daoist technique that cannot be broken.

The Great Evolution Chess Game is a battle formation diagram. Once the game is set up, it evolves into an endless starry sky, with stars serving as chess pieces. Once an enemy enters the game, it becomes difficult for them to escape.

Just as the two activated their magical treasures, they saw Yangrong Residence in front of them shatter into pieces. The Blood Transformation Divine Blade's blade aura was like a snail shell of green ink, cleaving open the Dayan Chess Formation that was forming an array.

Park Ok retreated and activated the Great Yi Dao Proving Technique, using an endgame strategy to fight. As long as he could establish a foothold and set up a strategy, even in an endgame situation, he could turn defeat into victory!
The next moment, the blade flashed, revealing a terrifying scene of the heavens collapsing and the earth cracking, colliding and intersecting with his remaining situation.

Park Ok was killed with a single blow!

After killing Chen Shi, he sheathed his sword and left, heading straight for Tingqin Residence.

The fire body then unleashed the crimson jade pearl, which transformed into a great sun that rapidly expanded, growing larger and larger, as if the sun had crashed down, burning Yangrong Residence to the ground!

"Ding Ding Ding!"

Countless crisp sounds rang out as the flying swords from the Great Yi Sword Box collided with the radiant light emanating from the Great Sun. Wu Tingyin let out a muffled groan and flew backward. Caught off guard, he immediately summoned his Dao Realm and enhanced the power of heaven and earth to assist him!

At the same time, flying swords from the Great Yi Sword Box surged toward Chen Shi, who was engulfed in flames.

However, the Dao Realm behind him had not yet been formed. The Danhui Jade Bead rapidly shrank, passed through the raging tide of flying swords, and pierced through his brow with a whoosh.

Wu Tingyin's forehead was ripped open, and flames flowed from his front and back.

The radiant jade bead flew from behind him again and pierced his heart.

At the same time, Chen Shi, who was in a fiery state, could not stop the flying swords from the Dayi Sword Box. With each strike, his head, face, neck, chest, and limbs were riddled with flying swords, and he was sent flying backward.

Chen Shi landed firmly on his feet, his body engulfed in raging demonic flames that melted the flying sword!

"You're too slow, you haven't even refined the Yuan Talisman!"

Although Chen Shi was covered in wounds, none of them were very deep. He didn't have time to suppress his injuries and immediately headed straight for Tingqin Residence.

Behind him, the Demon Realm in the Well appeared, and the roots of the Demon Blood Tree flew out, searching for the Demon Refining Cauldron hidden on the two corpses.

Meanwhile, on another immortal mountain, the Deceitful Chen Shi and the Greedy Chen Shi had already stormed through Xiuying Pavilion, beheading two monks who had attained Arhatship. There was also a Bodhisattva's avatar in Xiuying Pavilion, whose strength was even greater, and he was now being besieged by the two.

When Chen Shi, the fiery one, arrived at Tingqin Residence, Deceitful Body and Greedy Body had already dealt with the Bodhisattva's clone and were heading towards Phoenix Tower.

Inside the Phoenix Pavilion, Jie Shen was simultaneously besieged by four Golden Immortals from the Three Pure Realms, and was in grave danger. Although he launched a sneak attack and severely injured one of them, the other three were no less powerful than him.

Deception and greed finally arrived before he was beheaded.

On the other side, the transferee and the rat had already arrived in front of the government office.

The rat-bodied Chen Shi was timid. Without thinking, he released all the Xuanhuang sword energy in the sword-nurturing gourd. The sword energy instantly became incredibly thick and bright. In the midst of the turbulence, the government office was torn to pieces and turned into dust in the mighty sword energy!

The county magistrate, Huang Jue, didn't even have a chance to make a move before he was killed by the power of the seventh move of the Hunyuan Sword Scripture!
As soon as he died, the Demon Refining Cauldron fell from his body, and hundreds of cauldrons immediately filled the ruins.

The rat-like Chen Shi was extremely careful not to touch the Demon Refining Cauldrons and unleash the great demons within. Every sword light precisely avoided the Demon Refining Cauldrons. He was timid, but his swordsmanship possessed the exquisite and meticulous side characteristic of Chen Shi's swordsmanship.

As the dust settled, besides the Demon Refining Cauldrons, only a figure standing atop one of the cauldrons remained on the ruins of the government office.

Chen Shi's gaze fell on this person, his pupils contracted slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "I sense the same aura from you as I do."

"But there are still some differences."

The man was a young man, wearing a light green robe that fluttered in the wind. His voice was somewhat indifferent. “The ‘Sutra of Enduring a Thousand Tribulations and Proving Eternal Freedom’ that you cultivate is a modified version of the Western Heaven’s Great Bright King’s technique. It was originally a method my master used to transfer calamities. But what I cultivate is the authentic one.”

Chen Shi, with a solemn expression, said, "Let's go."

The rat-bodied Chen Shi asked in confusion, "What?"

Chen Shi said, "Hurry! Tell the others not to come over. I'll hold him off!"

Chen Shi, the rat-bodied man, said, "You..."

"Let's go!" Chen Shi, the transporter, shouted angrily.

The rat hesitated for a moment, then turned and left, rushing towards the approaching Killer, Robber, and others, shouting, "Brother Luck-Changing told us to leave quickly; he'll cover our retreat!"

Before he finished speaking, a strange sound came from behind him. The sound was like the roar of a dark sea, like a cataclysmic event erupting from a heretic, grand and eerie.

He turned around and saw that Chen Shi, the transporter, had been killed by the young man.

With a roar, Killer and Robbery charged forward, leaping over Rat Body. On the other side, Fire Body, Deceitful Body, Greedy Body, Stealing Body, and others were also charging in.

The young man raised his hand to meet the Blood Transformation Divine Blade that was about to kill him. He blocked the blade with his palm, sending it flying. He also blocked the impact of the Danhui Jade Bead in his back. The blow caused the calamity-bringer to vomit blood and fall to the ground, on the verge of death.

He fought his way through the crowd of Chen Shigou, and in a short while, he was killed by Tuo Shen, paralyzed by Tan Shen, and then pierced through the chest by a finger force, pinning him to the ground.

His sword was snatched from him mid-air, and he died under the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade. His fiery body was engulfed in flames, and his body was torn to pieces.

The rat-like creature roared and charged forward. Just as it summoned its sword-nurturing gourd, the young man charged into the sword formation. The swords were in disarray, attacking each other, but the young man easily broke into the formation and pointed a finger at the rat-like creature's brow.

"Snapped!"

The rat's head exploded at the back, its body swayed, and it fell to the ground.

Before his death, he summoned the Demon Realm in the Well. Under the Demon Blood Tree, Chen Jiuyou looked up with a sharp and domineering gaze. Suddenly, he flew up and charged out of the Demon Realm in the Well!
Just as the young man was about to fight back, his legs were suddenly grabbed tightly by Chen Shi, who was the one who had been kidnapped, making it impossible for him to move.

Chen Jiuyou charged forward, activating the Demonic Path Limitless Dojo, summoning the Demon Blood Treasure Tree, borrowing its power, and striking with a palm—the final move of the Great Wilderness Enlightenment Collection, Heaven and Earth Return to Their Hearts!

The young man raised his hand to take the blow head-on. Chen Jiuyou's long hair flew wildly, his aura surged, and he coughed up blood as he flew backward, crashing into the Demon Blood Treasure Tree with a whoosh, his aura fluctuating wildly.

The young man forced Chen Jiuyou back, then struck down Chen Shi, who had been sneaking away, with a single palm strike. He smiled and said, "I, Huangfu Jun, the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, was killed by my master. I was watching the battle when my master killed him. You are Chen Tianwang, the Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Court?"

Chen Jiuyou struggled to his feet and said, "You wish to see my lord? Very well, as you wish!"

He bowed and stood at attention, saying, "Please, Lord, descend!"

Chen Shi's eight defiled bodies were dead, and the Demon Realm in the Well was gradually fading and about to disappear. Suddenly, the Demon Realm in the Well stopped, and became clearer, as if it were about to descend from a distant place.

Huangfu Jun's heart skipped a beat. He saw that the wounds of the corpses lying haphazardly on the ground were healing rapidly. Even the deep wounds were healing quickly, and the blood that had flowed out of the soil was flowing back into their bodies as if it had a life of its own!

The rat-bodied, robber-bodied, murder-bodied, and fire-bodied beings, who had died, were resurrected. They rose up, bowed, and stood quietly waiting.

Huangfu Jun even noticed that there was one more person among the eight, making it nine!
The demon tree remained still, while the demon realm within the well spun.

Huangfu Jun's pupils contracted sharply. He then noticed a tall, slender figure standing beneath the Demon Blood Tree, looking directly at him.

The man strode forward, emerging from the Demon Realm and descending upon Dacang County. As he stood before him, an unimaginable sense of oppression washed over him.

(End of this chapter)