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Chapter 317 I want that demon-suppressing master dead! The Grand Master summoned

It was late at night and the city of Bianjing was quiet. Occasionally, the sound of night watchmen knocking on their gongs could be heard, but soon the sound returned to silence.

The launch of the Wufeng Conference forced the capital to step up its vigilance to prevent cultivators from causing trouble and fighting.

Located in a deep mansion in the central area of ​​Bianjing City, 800 miles away from Luan Town.

Although the streets are relatively quiet, the lights are on in the deep houses. People are busy coming and going in the courtyard, and the sounds of stringed instruments and orchestras are endless.

In the magnificent hall, an old man with white hair and beard sat tall.

The old man was dressed in a brocade robe and looked majestic. He squinted his eyes and tasted wine and watched the dance. Although he was not a cultivator and was very old, he was still energetic and his facial skin was as tight as that of a middle-aged man. If it were not for his hunched body and silver hair, it would be difficult to tell his real age just by his appearance.

"master!"

At this time, the housekeeper of the deep mansion came hurriedly from outside. When he came close, he bent down and whispered a few words in the old man's ear.

The old man stood up immediately after hearing that. There was no joy in his eyes. He became furious and overturned the wine table in front of him with a sudden flick of his sleeve, spilling the fine wine all over the floor.

The kabuki dancers were terrified but did not appear panicked. They quickly took their zithers and retreated to avoid being affected by their master's anger.

The thunder in the sky formed a thunder domain, blocking Granny Huai's escape route. The raging fire was like a divine flame, burning Granny Huai to death alive. Under the flickering hot divine flame, a young and handsome face was reflected.

Lu Zhan held Jiang Jiang and Xiao Bai in his arms and returned home using the Yi Chen Xu Bu technique. Dawn was about to break, the moon was hidden behind dark clouds, and a storm was about to come.

He reached a deal with Granny Huai. Granny Huai would be responsible for finding people's hearts for him, and he would be responsible for covering for Granny Huai and buying rare treasures for his cultivation.

"Send a message to Ah Ling, I want this demon-suppressing master dead!"

"The heart cannot stop." The old man looked at the dark night and said, "Choose a few lowly servants to dig out their hearts. This matter must be kept secret and no one can find out. After I complete my transformation, there will be no need for such trouble."

There has been no mistakes in the past three years.

The old housekeeper advised: "Grandma Huai didn't know your true identity, and she didn't explain anything about you before she died. Now this matter has nothing to do with you. Even the demon-suppressing master can't find you. Why should we..."

There was a hint of murderous intent in the old man's eyes, and there was also a bit of fear.

The old man paced back and forth anxiously. He was the 'court minister' mentioned by the oriole spirit and the fox spirit.

Just when I was about to be on guard, I looked again and saw that it was the director.

Granny Huai only attacked people on the outskirts of Bianjing City, and her victims were carefully selected and treated with great caution.

Now is the most critical moment and no one is allowed to interrupt us.

Lu Zhan suddenly felt pressured and had no time for romance for the moment. He just wanted to verify the locust tree spirit's memory as soon as possible.

But I didn't expect that even though I was so careful in doing things, I was still targeted by the people from the Demon Suppression Bureau.

"Just because Granny Huai doesn't say anything doesn't mean the demons under her won't say anything. Once a demon mentions the deal, the Demon Suppression Division will bite like a mad dog and won't let go." The old man rubbed his brows and said, "It's better to kill someone by mistake than to let him go. Lu Zhan is very difficult to deal with. You give the Five Elements Flag to A Ling and let him set up the forbidden area. Otherwise, it will be difficult to kill Lu Zhan."

Let Jiang Jiang and Xiao Bai rest, while Lu Zhan chose to practice.

The Thief Saint didn't wait for the chance, as he caught a fox demon and hooked a big fish. The water in Bianjing was so deep that Lu Zhan was helpless. He just threw a brick and it hit the princes and ministers.

The old man had already decided to kill. He had always been cautious and would never leave this disaster behind.

There were almost no secrets in the city of Bianjing. If any minister's family was in turmoil, the empress in the palace would know it the next day, let alone something like digging out one's heart.

According to his current status, it would not be difficult for him to buy a few slaves and secretly dig out their hearts, but the Great Zhou was very harsh on officials. The Demon Suppression Division, the Imperial City Garrison, and even the Minister of Remonstration were not easy to mess with.

"But something happened at this critical moment, which really ruined my plan!"

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"Granny Huai has always been secretive in her actions. How could something go wrong at this critical moment?" The old man shouted angrily after the people in the hall left.

The whistling wind rolled up the dark clouds. The demon-suppressing masters lurking not far away could sense from afar a stream of true energy coming rapidly towards them.

Now he is on the verge of transformation. Once the transformation is successful, his body will recover to its peak. At this critical moment, people's hearts must not stop.

Moreover, when a monster takes out a person's heart, it will use magic to ensure that the heart is intact. The demonic energy that protects the heart will help to prolong his life.

The old butler did not dare to question it anymore and asked, "What about the human heart..."

The housekeeper quickly took it out and said, "There was indeed some movement in the Huiling Realm just now. Please check it out, Master."

Although the old man was in a high position and had great power, he had health problems in the past few years. After meeting Granny Huai by chance, he began to use evil methods to prolong his life.

Often walking by the river, how can there not be wet shoes?

Especially given the current situation in Bian Jing, where cultivators from all walks of life have gathered, it is like being at the center of a storm for the monsters.

Fortunately, he accidentally learned a method to prolong life by using human hearts, which is why he has survived to this day.

It's okay to be open and honest once or twice, but no one can guarantee safety in the long run.

Lu Zhai.

The old man's eyes narrowed: "Demon Suppression Division Lu Zhan!"

What he is doing now is not tolerated by the imperial court and is a blatant challenge to the imperial laws. Once discovered by the Demon Suppression Division, his entire family will be executed.

Without waiting for the housekeeper to speak, the old man angrily asked, "Where is Huilingjing?"

The housekeeper shook his head and analyzed carefully: "This... maybe it has something to do with the Wufeng Conference? There have been many cultivators coming recently, maybe it attracted the attention of those cultivators?"

Having one's own people dig out one's heart is never a perfect solution, but there is no other way now.

If you want to blame someone, blame God for being blind. He was loyal to the emperor, patriotic, diligent in his work and loved his people all his life. He devoted his life to the people, but he got a strange disease and died young.

Huilingjing is the magic weapon that the old man uses to communicate with Granny Huai. The old man cut the housekeeper's finger with a dagger. After the blood fell on the mirror, the mirror trembled slightly, and the scene of Granny Huai before her death emerged.

This is also the reason why he would rather cooperate with Grandma Huai than let his subordinates take action.

Jiang Ningshuang did not force it. She was already feeling nervous. It would be hard for her to face Lu Zhan normally in such clothes. Seeing Lu Zhan practicing, she quickly returned to the room and changed all the equipment in it. However, she did not throw it away. Instead, she carefully washed it, dried it with true Qi, and then stored it away.

Lu Zhan was sitting in the backyard room. It was quiet all around him as his spiritual sense entered his sea of ​​consciousness.

In the sea of ​​consciousness, three souls were sitting in a row. Soul No. 1 and Soul No. 2 had just eaten and had resumed dual cultivation. Soul No. 3 was gnawing on the soul of the locust tree spirit, and its body had grown.

The memory of the locust tree spirit emerged in my mind.

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The locust tree spirit grows on the edge of the Southwestern Poisonous Forest. The Southwestern Poisonous Forest is the territory of the Seven Absolute Sect and few people set foot there. The surrounding vegetation is lush and the environment is good.

The locust tree spirit practiced here for a thousand years and finally achieved something.

She couldn't stand the loneliness in the poisonous forest, so she transformed into a human form and walked in the mortal world.

When passing through Bian Jing, the locust tree spirit was fascinated by the prosperity of the world and no longer wanted to return to the poisonous forest in the southwest, so he tried to take root in a deserted village or temple, becoming a "wild god" to protect the area and occasionally enjoy some incense.

Unexpectedly, three years ago, Bian Jing suffered a natural disaster and the wild temple was washed down by heavy rain. The villagers who used to worship the locust tree spirit all left their hometown and no one rebuilt the temple for the locust tree spirit.

The locust tree spirit lived here, and no one rebuilt the temple for her, which damaged her foundation and caused her to develop inner demons. It was at this time that the locust tree spirit met an old man.

The old man was wearing a ghost mask. He was obviously an ordinary person, but he was dignified and knowledgeable. When he passed by the temple, he could tell at a glance that the temple was extraordinary, so he made a deal with the locust tree spirit.

The old man rebuilt the temple for the locust tree spirit and gave the locust tree spirit a certain amount of natural treasures for practice every month. The locust tree spirit dug out his heart and used magic to help him live longer.

After that, the locust tree spirit recruited nearby mountain spirits and wild monsters and began to cause trouble in the suburbs outside the city. Because these monsters used secret methods to commit crimes and most of their chosen victims were alone or had special circumstances like Wenqin, no clues were discovered.

Until Wenqin complained, Lu Zhan caught the monster.

...

"Who is the one……"

Lu Zhan searched through the locust tree spirit's memory, but he couldn't see the old man's face clearly. However, he saw his body shape clearly. He believed he would recognize him if he met him again.

Second.

Lu Zhan realized that when the locust tree spirit died, it used some kind of magic weapon to convey a message to the old man.

"If the other party already knows that I killed the old woman, maybe he will take the initiative to deal with me before I can investigate him..."

Lu Zhan murmured to himself, this is not impossible.

Although he has some strength, there are countless magic weapons in the world of immortals. If the other party tries hard to kill him, he will always find an opportunity.

"The officials in the court..."

Lu Zhan had an idea and looked through the life stories of the oriole spirit and the fox spirit, but he didn't see any clues related to the old man.

However, this matter must be reported to his female boss. Even if he really finds out who is behind it, he will have to rely on his female boss to uphold justice. He does not have such great power today to arbitrarily deal with court ministers.

This matter concerns the court, so we will have to wait until tomorrow's report to decide what to do next.

Unfortunately, none of the three monsters had the corresponding talents, so Lu Zhan did not force them and began to focus on practicing.

At dawn, Lu Zhan drew the first ray of Golden Crow Qi between heaven and earth into his body, merging it with the Divine Fire Essence in his Dantian, and slowly refined the Divine Fire Essence.

The refining process is very slow, but it can bring many benefits. Every refining process will bring great benefits to his Winged Fire Dragon Wings.

Lu Zhan also understood a lot about the way of fire. Now, the flames produced by the Winged Fire Dragon's wings already contained some of the rhyme of the way of fire and were extremely powerful.

After integrating the Golden Crow's energy into his own, Lu Zhan took out the "Haoran Zhengqi Shu" that he had obtained for free from Luyun Academy and prepared to practice it well.

The so-called righteousness is not simply the cultivation of Qi power, but more like the cultivation of "temperament".

After practicing this magical technique, your temperament will become more positive and pure. This positive energy can suppress demons and make your mind transcendent, and your understanding of spiritual practice will become more profound.

Lu Zhan practiced the magic technique. This was a basic magic technique and it was not difficult to get started, but the difficult part was to truly master it.

It can be said that this is a compulsory course for Confucianism throughout one's life.

Because there is no upper limit to the righteous energy, the righteous energy between heaven and earth is endless. No matter how profound your realm is, you can use the righteous energy technique to deepen your temperament and cleanse your state of mind.

This is exactly what Lu Zhan needs right now.

The world is complicated and he needs external things to help him calm down.

……

In the early morning, the sun rises, the golden sunlight breaks through the snow, and covers the earth with a layer of golden light.

"crunch-"

Xiaobai's door was opened from the inside. She got up early and made breakfast while wagging her big lazy tail. Her cooking skills were not very good, but she was very studious and her cooking skills were improving day by day.

Lu Zhan noticed the movement and stopped practicing. He had already mastered the art of righteousness, which would become his lifelong career.

Although there are no particularly obvious results at present, Lu Zhan is confident that one day he will be upright and no one will misunderstand his identity and say that he is not a demon suppressor.

After washing up, Lu Zhan walked into the front yard and vaguely heard Jiang Jiang and Bai Bai chatting in the kitchen:

"How come you can cook but not so good at practicing?"

"Bai Bai wants to repay his master, so of course he has to learn how to cook."

"Tsk! You still have to focus on your training. You must not neglect your morning exercises every day. When you have achieved success in your training, you can repay me in other ways, such as not holding me back in a fight or something..."

"You have a point. I will practice hard starting tomorrow."

"That's right, but don't wear clothes that are so revealing in the future. You can even see your bellyband. You are so shameless..."

"Bai Bai doesn't mind the master watching (*^▽^*)~~"

"I mind!"

……

Lu Zhan burst out laughing. Jiang Jiang has always been a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Yesterday she was calling someone a foxy girl, but today she just kept persuading people to practice hard.

Cultivation is naturally a good thing, especially for monsters.

Lu Zhan had a simple breakfast and said goodbye to the two of them. Before leaving, he explained the matter of the Thief Saint to them and told them not to be nervous. There is nothing to worry about. Then he walked towards the Demon Suppression Bureau.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of the Demon Suppression Bureau, I saw Chen Beifang trotting over: "Master, the Grand Master summoned you!"

Lu Zhan was a little confused. Could it be that he and his female boss had a telepathic connection? Just when he was about to pay a visit, she summoned him directly?

"Did you say what it was about?" Lu Zhan asked.

Chen Beifang shook his head: "He didn't say anything, but judging from the look on the Grand Master's face, he doesn't seem very happy."

hiss……

Recently, because of the complaint of "intentional destruction of public property", the female boss was indeed a little unhappy, but if it was because of this, it would be useless for the female boss to look for him.

Lu Zhan thought about it and decided that no matter whether his boss was happy or not, since he was summoned, he had to go and meet him. He couldn't just refuse.

"Got it. Go do your thing first and follow my instructions." Lu Zhan ordered.

Chen Beifang nodded: "I understand."

After bidding farewell to Chen Beifang, Lu Zhan walked towards Qingyang Tower alone.

Ever since arriving at the Demon Suppression Division, Lu Zhan had been able to enter Qingyang Tower as easily as going home. Under the jealous gazes of the other eleven divisions, Lu Zhan once again entered Qingyang Tower, displayed his nameplate, and entered the sixth floor of Qingyang Tower with familiarity.

The sixth floor was quiet. Only Aunt Mingyu was waiting in the corridor. When she saw Lu Zhan coming, she hurried forward and said, "Lord Lu, the princess has been waiting for a long time."

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