I, a prison guard in the Heavenly Prison, secretly became invincible thanks to the system.

Day two.

Two donkeys were pulling a cart along a country road.

There were no horses in Jingshui Village, so donkey carts were used instead.

Ye Kang rode his BMW behind, following slowly.

He had already summoned the control panel and was examining the Demon Forge.

【Ding】

The Demon Forge is now open; currently, one demon is being suppressed.

[Demon: Catfish Demon]

[Refining Progress: 20% (Refining can be accelerated using Enlightenment Points)]

From last night until now, the progress bar has only gone 20%.

Ye Kang wasn't in a hurry. Comprehension points were so precious; there was no need to waste them here.

After all, we don't know when we'll encounter the next demon, so let's just let the progress bar move slowly.

He turned off the control panel and wiped the demon sword with a white cloth.

Last night, after consuming the blood of the catfish demon, this knife seems to have become more spiritual, making it easier to use.

By noon, we had covered half the distance.

The donkey cart also entered the official road, and under the sunlight, a group of masked men suddenly jumped out from the post station ahead.

Each of them held a weapon and stared coldly at Ye Kang.

The two villagers driving the cart were startled, beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads, and they looked at Ye Kang innocently.

Ye Kang merely glanced up before calmly urging his horse forward.

"Wearing masks in broad daylight, you guys aren't good people, are you?"

He glanced at it, and his expression became much more serious.

There were seven masked men in total: two of them were at the first-grade innate level, four were at the second-grade innate level, and one was at the third-grade innate level.

That's quite a grand affair.

If I don't make a breakthrough, it will probably take a little longer to deal with them.

He drew his demonic sword and declared loudly, "Who goes there? I do not kill nameless nobodies!"

However, no one paid him any attention. The seven men simultaneously drew their weapons and charged forward without saying a word, blocking all of Ye Kang's escape routes.

They were well-trained and clearly came prepared.

Ye Kang didn't waste any more words. He summoned the Hundred Flowers Sword Qi and directly blasted towards the two first-grade innate beings.

The two people were completely overwhelmed by the hundred sword energies emanating from the Hundred Flowers Sword.

Faced with overwhelming strength, all attempts to defend were futile, and in the blink of an eye, both were killed.

【Ding】

[Kill two First-Rank Innate Realm cultivators, reward 800 Comprehension Points]

The remaining five were stunned for a moment, then continued their attack, unleashing a barrage of multicolored true energy.

Ye Kang leaped into the air, unleashing the Imperial Supreme Heaven-Reaching Skill. Golden true energy gathered into a wave of blade energy, which he then unleashed with ferocious force.

All their moves were blocked, causing the five men's expressions to change drastically.

"Withdraw! The intelligence is false!"

"We can't evacuate now."

Ye Kang smiled faintly, took a step with his Shadow Step, and black mist rose behind a martial artist. With a sweeping slash, he snatched away a fine head.

"Fifth-rank Innate Realm! Split up and escape!"

The leader, a third-grade innate expert, shouted loudly. Then the remaining four scattered and fled, but Ye Kang had already used his Shadow Step to reach another person and cut him in half at the waist.

At the same time, the Hundred Flowers Sword Finger shot out, sealing the third-grade innate cultivator to death.

That person did have some skill, accurately defending against the bombardment of sword energy, but he was also covered in wounds.

Ye Kang appeared calmly behind the man. The threat of death loomed over him, causing the man to turn around and strike with his sword without hesitation.

The sound of metal clashing rang out as the demonic blade severed the longsword in two.

Ye Kang kicked out with the momentum, his violent true energy flowing in, crushing countless bones in the man.

In the blink of an eye, only one person remained and had already escaped far away. Ye Kang simply smiled slightly, and his Hundred Flowers Sword Finger pursued at lightning speed. A hundred sword energies formed a huge sword energy, which directly split the person in two.

Thus, of the seven assassins, six were dead and one was wounded.

And almost all of them were instant kills, leaving the opponent with no room to use their various techniques.

Ye Kang slowly landed and walked up to the third-grade innate expert.

The man was seriously injured; half of his lumbar vertebrae were broken, and he could no longer stand up.

Upon seeing Ye Kang, his expression was filled with fear.

"Who exactly are you! How do you know so many top-level martial arts techniques!"

"Does it have anything to do with you?"

Ye Kang swung his sword, and another long, narrow wound appeared on the man's body.

"You deliberately ambushed me here, and with so many experts, what have I done to deserve this? Tell me, who are you, and why are you trying to kill me?"

"Kill me! I'm a professional assassin! I won't divulge a single word!"

The man roared, his eyes bloodshot, driven mad with fear.

Ye Kang shook his head.

"Looks like you're being stubborn. No problem, I'm sure I can get you to talk."

He smiled kindly, then swung his knife, cleanly severing the man's leg.

"I'll ask you one more time, who sent you?"

The words had barely left his mouth when the assassin rolled his eyes and died.

Ye Kang frowned and said, "He really is a professional assassin, preferring to sever his own meridians rather than speak."

He crouched down and carefully examined each corpse. There was nothing that could identify them, and apart from weapons, they had no other belongings.

Ye Kang stopped worrying about it. Although he didn't know who these people were, they had at least contributed a lot of insights to him.

Added together, it reached 5000.

It's not a complete loss.

He turned his head nonchalantly, letting the two villagers, who were nearly paralyzed with fear, continue on their way.

This time, the journey went smoothly without any unexpected incidents.

The next morning, the donkey cart entered Nanjing.

On the city wall, a person saw Ye Kang's figure and silently left.

Soon, Ye Kang returned to the pawnshop.

The shopkeeper was stunned when he saw him.

"Lord Ye, the scouts said you went to Clear Water Lake, but you're back so soon?"

"Once the matter is settled, I will naturally return. There was indeed a demon in the Pure Water Lake that had become a spirit, but I have already killed it."

As they spoke, the two trembling farmers lifted the catfish by its tail.

The shopkeeper's expression turned strange.

"Your Excellency is incredibly brave, but why is this monster all that's left with its tail?"

"I got hungry on the way, so I ate the rest of the body parts."

"..."

The shopkeeper knew Ye Kang was making things up, but he didn't ask any more questions. He simply said, "Since you only brought back a section of the demon's body, there won't be any extra reward."

"It's alright, as long as the mission is accomplished. By the way, I encountered assassins on my way back. Does the shopkeeper know of any assassin organizations in this area?"

Ye Kang's calm demeanor left the shopkeeper dumbfounded.

He wondered to himself, "What kind of evil spirit is this guy? He's only been in Jinling for a few days and he's already gotten himself into trouble with assassins?"

He coughed and said, "Sir, there are countless assassin organizations in the Jiangnan region, some large and some small, making it difficult to confirm... However, there are indeed people in Jinling City who have trained quite a few assassins."

"Who?"

"The Wang family."

The shopkeeper stopped there and didn't say anything more.

Ye Kang, however, had already fallen into deep thought.

The four great families of Jinling are Xie, Wang, Cui, and Shi. I don't think I've ever offended the Wang family, have I?

The innkeeper then said, "Sir, since you are staying at the Xie family's residence, why not use the Xie family's resources to investigate?"

Ye Kang smiled upon hearing this: "You certainly know how to scheme. Why can't I use the resources of the Azure Scale Guard to investigate for myself?"

"You jest, sir. Only true Azure Scale Guards are qualified to use these resources."

"Can't I even borrow it?"

"Of course not."

"Boring."

Ye Kang was too lazy to say more. He handed in the task, received some gold and silver rewards, and left the pawnshop.

I glanced at the quest wall before leaving, but unfortunately, none of the quests were about demons. It seems there aren't many of these.

Fortunately, the progress bar of the Demon Furnace was already halfway through, and he was beginning to look forward to the results after the refining.