Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 218 Checkpoint

The change in the panel information also confirms one of Han Yi's conjectures.

He had had this suspicion for a long time.

About the system panel.

What exactly is the system panel based on to display his age, martial arts skills, and cultivation level?

Or, thinking deeper, is there an invisible hand behind the system, watching Han Yi's every move and then altering the information on the panel...?

Thinking about it this way is enough to send chills down your spine.

Fortunately, after this verification, Han Yi has gained some understanding of the system panel. The information on the panel is not omniscient, but rather it gradually becomes more complete as he continues to learn, master, and collect more information about martial arts.

For example, regarding the system's function to view an enemy's overall stats, Han Yi estimated that the benchmark for judging strength is also his own. Therefore, when viewing enemies who are also martial artists, the system's judgment will be accurate. However, when encountering demons or evil spirits, the system can often only provide a rough assessment.

For example, when Han Yi first started, his misunderstandings about martial arts and skills were not distinguished by the panel; instead, they were all recorded in one go.

In other words, the system panel seems to generate various information and functions more according to his subjective imagination.

The fact that the information on the panel was correctly corrected this time also shows that, with the improvement of his strength and realm, Han Yi has gradually gained a certain degree of mastery over the panel, or rather, the system.

This also stirred Han Yi's heart. If one day he could completely control the system in his mind, he could break through, merge, and deduce martial arts at will.

So, could he generate the most powerful martial arts in the world and become the strongest person?

"Whoo~"

Han Yi calmed his emotions. Those things about the future were too far away to talk about now.

However, the modification of the panel information this time has indeed benefited him greatly.

First, it made his conjecture come true, which strengthened his goal: to continuously grow stronger and explore the secrets of the system's existence.

Secondly, the panel is made simpler, more accurate, and more clearly categorized. This update to the panel information is also a process for Han Yi to organize his learning, thus giving him a sense of priority in his future cultivation.

From now on, my training will definitely focus on "Qianyang Gong" as my primary martial art. Other martial arts techniques will be learned one by one as needed, with useless or outdated techniques being eliminated and upgraded...

Moreover, once you get back, you can practice some martial arts and test the system's deduction function.

After this system panel update, Han Yi divided the system into three main functional areas.

First, assess the strength of others and devise countermeasures.

Secondly, it allows users to retrieve their own martial arts skills, upgrade them, allocate skill points, and change the information displayed on their character panel.

Thirdly, the deduction function, which was previously integrated with the panel information, has been separated by Han Yi and made into a separate system, making it more convenient for his daily use.

With these thoughts in mind, Han Yi continued moving, retracing his steps and rushing towards Anyan City.

Then, as he passed a certain spot, he paused, as if he had noticed something amiss.

"Damn it, in this freezing weather, what's gotten into the chief constable? We just celebrated the New Year and he's sending us on patrol in this desolate wilderness..." "Shh, don't say anything. I heard something terrible happened at the chief constable's house..."

"What does his family's troubles have to do with us? We're nowhere to be found. We might as well patrol the city; at least we could squeeze some money out of him..."

"And that old man, I really don't know what the chief constable was thinking, promoting him..."

"Shh, let's keep quiet..."

At the checkpoint ahead, a small group of people were whispering and complaining to each other. They were all dressed in official uniforms, with official swords at their waists, wearing conical iron helmets and brown hard leather armor, typical of government officials.

"Hmph, you lot, instead of working properly here, why are you gossiping?"

At that moment, out of nowhere, appeared an incredibly short old man who was less than 1.5 meters tall.

He was radiant, his face was flushed, and he was holding a golden chicken leg dripping with oil in his hand. He was wearing official robes that were clearly one rank higher than the standard uniforms of government officials.

This person was none other than Di Yuan. After returning that day, Huang Shanjun not only gave him a thousand taels of silver as agreed, but also paid him in advance.

Most importantly, they even promoted him!

Di Yuan was a gluttonous, lustful, greedy, and arrogant man. Therefore, although he was talented, he was never well-liked, had no connections, and was not popular. It was impossible for him to obtain an official position.

However, Huang Shanjun promoted Di Yuan to head constable this time, giving him full authority over the incident. Therefore, although Di Yuan's official position was not high, he had dozens of underlings under his command.

This made Di Yuan, who had always regretted not meeting a patron, too happy. He indulged in his official ambitions, constantly ordering his subordinates around, causing them to complain endlessly.

This was a winding mountain road, with a steep cliff on one side and a bottomless abyss on the other. The snow hadn't melted yet, and looking down, the biting wind and swirling white mist were terrifying. "This is..."

Han Yi frowned, his eyes filled with confusion.

When he and Bai Sanren arrived, they had to cross this Peach Blossom Mountain to reach the Hidden Moon Taoist Temple.

Although this place is still within the Anyan City area, it is extremely remote. Usually, only caravans and travelers pass through it. So why is there an extra toll checkpoint today?

"Hey you, come over here right now for a check."

The team spotted Han Yi from afar and immediately stopped talking.

"Heh..." Han Yi scoffed. He hadn't heard such an imperious tone in years since he became a martial artist.

When they were inside the city, the guards, while not exactly respectful to the martial artists, certainly didn't dare to be so arrogant and domineering.

Back in the territory of the Crimson Flame Sect, as an inner disciple, no government soldiers dared to shout at him so loudly. Although the Great Xuan Dynasty was the most powerful martial arts force in the world, its autonomous model of dividing territory, with the imperial court as the main body and local forces as the auxiliary, had long since caused the imperial court itself to lose its due authority.

"I'm talking to you! Stop looking around!" an officer shouted, pointing at Han Yi.

In this freezing weather, they were already full of complaints about not being able to stay in their warm homes with charcoal fires burning, but they ended up in this godforsaken place with no food or profit to be had. What's worse, that old lecher Di Yuan has become their superior!

As for martial artists, ordinary soldiers might feel a little fear of their extraordinary strength, speed, and defense, but for these elite warriors…

Martial artists are nothing more than people who are slightly stronger than ordinary people!

Humans die, and martial artists are no exception!

They had witnessed the deaths and demise of many martial artists. Faced with death, martial artists would weep and beg for mercy, just like ordinary people. Sometimes, they were even less courageous than ordinary people!

Moreover, among these elites, the weakest among them is at the early stage of Blood Refinement. As fellow martial artists, they know that once a vital point is hit, a martial artist is just as vulnerable as a human!

Furthermore, while they are martial artists, they are by no means ordinary martial artists…

Click!

Seeing that Han Yi ignored his words, the team members immediately took out their crossbows and cocked them.

Although they were supposed to follow Di Yuan's instructions on this trip, Huang Shanjun had already given his opinion and set the tone before they set off.

Occupy key positions at the mountain pass and check all those coming and going. If you encounter any suspicious individuals or those who do not cooperate, kill them on the spot!

Even if someone with a powerful background is accidentally killed in this desolate wilderness, they can be buried on the spot, or even thrown off a cliff without being buried at all. Who would find them?

Moreover, before setting off, Huang Shanjun also said that he would take full responsibility for the deaths of the deceased, and the team would distribute the spoils themselves.

There was no other way; after all, his son had died, and he had made up his mind to seek revenge!

Therefore, these officials would love to have more uncooperative people come along so they can earn some extra money on the side!

Unfortunately, there were very few people coming and going in the depths of winter.

The guy in front of me was carrying a big, bulging bag on his back, which looked like it contained a lot of things.

If this person cooperates and obediently comes over for inspection, we can extort a small amount and that's it. If they don't cooperate...

That means he's just unlucky!

Who told me I'm in a bad mood today!

Thinking of this, the officer's face twisted into a grimace: "Hey kid, I'll count to three... if you don't come over here, you'll face the consequences!"

"One..." "Two..."

"three…"

Just as the person counted to three and their raised arm was about to fall...

"Wait a minute!"

A somewhat aged and high-pitched voice rang out.

Suddenly, Di Yuan stepped forward and urgently stopped them.

"Tall and dressed in all black..." He scrutinized Han Yi's attire, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.

“Most importantly, this heavy weapon on his back…” He barely lifted his eyelids, glanced at the black iron sword on Han Yi’s back, and muttered to himself in a voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz.

"Could it be that this person is the culprit who caused the deaths of the Huang family's caravan and Huang Shanjun's son?"

However, based on the evidence examined at the time, the perpetrators appeared to be a small group of two or three people…

No, that's also possible. Perhaps someone in the gang was injured and recuperating, and this person went out first to scout ahead..."

The more Di Yuan thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He put his hands behind his back and quietly made a gesture, wanting his men to go and inform the others first.

The most urgent task is to stabilize the other side!

After all, judging from the aftermath of the battle in Peach Blossom Village, this person is suspected to be a martial arts master who has opened up meridians!

“Brother…” Di Yuan stepped forward, standing out from the line with a smile, intending to say something polite.

"Old Di, we only call you Captain Di because of your position as Chief Constable, but do you really think you're worthy of that position?" A sarcastic voice came from the crowd.

"Yan Hong!" Di Yuan turned around abruptly, his face alternating between pale and flushed. "This...this is what the Chief Constable himself said..."

He knew that Huang Shanjun had forcibly promoted him to this position, and that he was unworthy of the position, so it was inevitable that there would be troublemakers and people who would cause trouble. But he never expected that someone would confront him in front of so many people.

He immediately felt embarrassed.

“He said it himself!” Yan Hong strode forward, shoved Di Yuan aside, and said, “But he also said that you are only temporarily in charge, and we can handle the specifics flexibly!”

"Yeah yeah…..."

"Yan Tou is right!"

Many people around them chimed in, expressing their disapproval of Huang Shanjun's decision and their contempt for Di Yuan.

Di Yuan was a narrow-minded, selfish, greedy, lustful, cowardly, and weak man. Moreover, once he gained some power, he began to act arrogantly and display his official arrogance.

Yan Hong is capable, intelligent, and skilled. Most importantly, he can lead everyone to make money!