I asked you to go down the mountain and get married, not to shock the world!

Upon seeing Jizhou emerge, Ye Chuhan's eyes lit up, and she quickly pushed through the crowd to greet him.

"Jizhou! Are you alright?" Ye Chuhan looked Jizhou up and down, noticing his pale face and the bloodstains on his clothes, and asked worriedly.

"He's not dead yet." Ji Zhou waved his hand, his voice a little hoarse. "That demon has already been killed."

His voice wasn't loud, but it reached the ears of every villager clearly.

The sounds of weeping and wailing that had filled the air suddenly subsided considerably at that moment.

The villagers all looked up at Jizhou with eyes that were a mixture of fear, anticipation, and disbelief.

After a brief silence, someone took the lead, and an even louder cry erupted from the crowd.

But this time, in addition to sorrow, the cries also carried a sense of catharsis and relief at the triumph of revenge!

An elderly man with white hair walked shakily to Jizhou and made as if to kneel down: "Immortal Master... Thank you, Immortal Master, for avenging us and eliminating the demon!"

Ji Zhou quickly reached out to support the old man: "Old man, you mustn't! It is our duty to slay demons and monsters, but unfortunately... we were too late and couldn't save more people."

Looking at the villagers before him who had lost loved ones and whose homes had been destroyed, he felt heavy-hearted and guilty.

Ye Chuhan sighed and whispered to Ji Zhou, "I've checked. The survivors from the nearby attacked villages are all here. There are only twenty or thirty people in total, and most of them are injured... Sigh."

Jizhou nodded silently.

He looked at the homeless villagers and said to Ye Chuhan, "We can't leave them here. The Black Wind Mountains are a harsh environment, and there are monsters around. If they stay here, they will only die."

“I understand.” Ye Chuhan nodded. “I have already used the sect’s communication talisman to notify the disciples stationed in the nearby towns. They should be able to send people to pick up these villagers and move them to a safe place soon.”

"That's good." Ji Zhou breathed a sigh of relief. With the sect taking over the follow-up matters, they could rest assured.

The two men reassured the villagers and distributed some ordinary gold, silver, and grain they had found in the evil cultivators' lair, temporarily alleviating their predicament.

While waiting for the sect disciples to arrive, Ji Zhou and Ye Chuhan found a relatively clean place to sit cross-legged and began to circulate their internal energy to heal their injuries and restore their spiritual power.

Although the evil cultivators were successfully wiped out in this battle, the process was extremely dangerous, and both of them suffered serious injuries.

Ji Zhou, in particular, forcibly activated his source energy and withstood the blood refinement attack, which damaged his meridians. He will need a period of recuperation to recover.

Several hours later, the sound of air being torn apart came from the horizon, and several spirit boats flying the flags of Qingfeng Yumen slowly descended.

The sect disciples responsible for receiving them have arrived.

After properly handing over the villagers and briefly explaining the situation, Ji Zhou and Ye Chuhan boarded the spirit boat returning to their sect.

Standing at the bow of the ship, looking down at the Black Wind Mountains, still shrouded in a light haze, gradually receding into the distance, Jizhou felt not much joy of victory, but only a heavy sense of responsibility and a deeper desire for power.

The Spirit Realm is vast and fraught with danger. Only by constantly improving our strength can we protect those we want to protect and uphold the principles we hold dear!

Ye Chuhan crossed his arms triumphantly and looked down: "This mission was a perfect success. The name of our Qingfeng Yumen Jizhou will definitely become incredibly famous in just a few hours!"

"If your brother Ming heard this in the Qingcheng Imperial Law Sect, he would definitely be overjoyed."

However, Jizhou did not share Ye Chuhan's cheerful outlook.

He shook his head: "Not necessarily. Right now, I'm still far from making the entire Spirit Realm wary of me and getting the people of the Holy Realm to notice me. I need to take another step forward."

"Let's go back and get more missions!"

Ye Chuhan was stunned: "Holy crap, no way, bro! You didn't even take a break? You're going crazy!"

Ye Chuhan clutched his head and wailed.

Ji Zhou sighed helplessly, "If you can't do it, then forget it. I'll take care of it myself."

"No, no, no... I'll stay with you..."

……

Just as Ye Chuhan had predicted, the news that Ji Zhou, a newly promoted disciple of Qingfeng Yumen, with his mid-stage Core Formation cultivation, had joined forces with Ye Chuhan to wipe out the evil cultivators' lair in the Black Wind Mountains and kill Xue Lian, the late-stage Core Formation evil cultivator leader, spread throughout the northern part of the Spirit Realm in a very short time and quickly spread to a wider area.

The shockwaves from this news were immense.

The evil cultivators in the Black Wind Mountains have been entrenched for many years, acting in a mysterious and ruthless manner. In particular, their leader, Xue Lian, with his sinister banner-controlling technique and late-stage Core Formation cultivation, has caused many sect teams that went to wipe them out to suffer losses and even return empty-handed.

The various sects were not incapable of completely eradicating them, but on the one hand, they were concerned about the losses, and on the other hand, they felt that it was not worth going to great lengths for a few remote mortal villages. Therefore, a stalemate and tacit understanding were formed, and progress was slow.

But now, a little-known Jizhou that just came from the lower realm has uprooted it in just a few days with lightning speed!

This was nothing short of a resounding slap in the face to all the sects that had delayed or ignored the matter!

"Jizhou? Is that the one who defeated Su Hao in one move at the Qingcheng Imperial Law Sect's tea tasting event, and who was also confirmed to be one of the Mingchuan brothers?"

"That's right! It's him! It's only been a few days! And he's already caused such a commotion!"

"A mid-stage Core Formation cultivator defeating a late-stage Core Formation cultivator... and in the heart of this heretical cultivator's lair... this kid's combat power is simply terrifying!"

"Qingfeng Yumen really struck gold this time! No, Mingchuan gave them a jinx!"

"First came Mingchuan, then Jizhou... This Qingfeng Yumen is probably really doomed..."

"In the future, besides Qingfeng Yumen and Qingcheng Yufa Sect, will there be any other sects like ours in this vast spiritual realm?!"

Similar discussions arose constantly in the various sects during their leisure time and between cultivation sessions.

Amazement, apprehension, jealousy, scrutiny... all sorts of complex gazes were cast upon Qingfeng Yumen, and even more so upon Jizhou, whose name was becoming increasingly renowned.

At this moment, one of the main protagonists of the incident is inside the Burning Heaven Pavilion of the Qingcheng Imperial Law Sect.

Mingchuan casually toyed with a jade slip containing information, a satisfied smile on his lips. The jade slip contained detailed intelligence about the battle in the Black Wind Mountains of Jizhou.

"Well done," he thought to himself, feeling quite satisfied with Jizhou's rapid growth and decisive methods.

The momentum created was even better than he had anticipated.

the other side.

Qingcheng Imperial Dharma Sect, Sect Master Hall.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, Su Hongzhen slammed his teacup heavily on the table, his face ashen, clearly having received the news as well.

His chest heaved, clearly very angry!