Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Demon

The true main altar of the No-Heaven Sect.

This was a vast, open underground space, over a hundred meters wide.

The thick, metallic stench of blood, mixed with some other foul odor, filled the entire space. It was an overpowering, acrid smell.

Toward the center, a demon over five meters tall stood with its head bowed.

Its four limbs and neck were all bound by iron chains as thick as a grown man’s thigh, which disappeared directly into the surrounding walls.

Dozens of iron chains bound the demon tightly. It was only because of these chains that the demon hadn’t collapsed to the ground.

At the demon’s feet was a crimson Blood Pool. The blood within it seemed to be boiling, constantly churning.

And that blood was dripping down from the demon’s body.

Several high-ranking members of the No-Heaven Sect stood there, each with a sack on their back, looking as if they were about to flee with their goods.

"Damn it, how did those constables deal with the Dharma Protectors so quickly..."

The No-Heaven Sect Leader held a Qimei Staff, his expression grim.

He had operated Lu Liu Manor for many years and had planned for an eventual attack from the very beginning.

That was why he had dug an escape tunnel underground.

According to his plan, even if Lu Liu Manor was attacked, he would have enough time to escape through the underground passage.

But he never expected that the constables of the South City Bureau had somehow become so strong.

Even two Dharma Protectors couldn’t hold them back for long.

"Does the South City Bureau really want a fight to the death with my No-Heaven Sect?" the Sect Leader asked in a heavy voice.

The constables had broken in too quickly. Had they been just a little later, he would have already escaped with the No-Heaven Sect’s entire fortune.

"A fight to the death? You think you still have that chance?"

Su Mu responded coldly. With a hand signal, the constables behind him quickly fanned out, aiming their crossbows at the No-Heaven Sect Leader.

Facing the Demon-Breaking Crossbows, even an expert at the Fourth Stage of Body Tempering would struggle to escape unscathed.

"Did you really think you could get away with using that poison you’re carrying?

Don’t be ridiculous. It’s just poison. Even if you managed to release it in the city, we have ways to deal with it.

Thinking you could use this to become the fifth great power in Wuling City? That’s just wishful thinking," Su Mu said, his tone detached.

"Even if you can cure the poison, how many people in Wuling City will die before you do?

Can you bear such consequences?"

The No-Heaven Sect Leader sneered, "If you push me too far, what will you do when I release him?"

The Sect Leader pointed to the demon behind him and yanked on one of the chains, as if he were about to break it.

The other two Vice Sect Leaders and two Hall Masters also each grabbed a chain, looking as if they were ready for mutual destruction.

The constables all became nervous in an instant.

"Haha..."

Su Mu suddenly burst out laughing.

"A mere demon? What can it possibly do to me?"

His face suddenly hardened. "Open your eyes and take a good look at who I am!" he said coldly.

Su Mu raised a hand and ripped off his constable’s uniform, revealing a Brocade and Ink Shirt underneath.

The official uniform of the Taiping Bureau was unmistakable. Everyone had at least heard of the two large patches on the chest and back, even if they had never seen them in person.

The pupils of the No-Heaven Sect Leader and his top subordinates shrank, and expressions of sheer horror appeared on their faces.

At that very moment, Su Mu bellowed.

"Fire!"

TWANG!

TWANG!

The sound of bowstrings being released rang out almost simultaneously.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH! Demon-Breaking Crossbow Arrows, each worth dozens of taels of silver, flew through the air.

The Sect Leader and his subordinates were still reeling from the shock of Su Mu’s revealed identity. By the time they reacted, the bolts were already upon them.

"AARGH!"

Several agonizing screams rang out.

The two Hall Masters fell directly into the Blood Pool and were instantly swallowed by the boiling blood.

The two Vice Sect Leaders were also hit, and they staggered backward.

Only the No-Heaven Sect Leader managed to swing his Qimei Staff to knock away two crossbow bolts. However, the force of the impacts forced him back a step and made him let go of the chain.

Before the Sect Leader could regain his footing, Su Mu burst from the ranks of the constables. With a sudden lunge, his long saber whistled through the air as it slashed down.

CRACK!

The long saber struck the Qimei Staff.

The No-Heaven Sect Leader felt his hands go numb, and he almost lost his grip on the Qimei Staff.

A ruthless look appeared on his face. His muscles rippled like flowing water, and the major tendons in his body actually emitted a twanging sound.

Tendon Tempering Realm, and at the minor completion stage, no less.

’The Taiping Bureau is here.’ The No-Heaven Sect Leader knew escape was impossible now.

’Since death is certain, I’ll take one of their Taiping Bureau White Clothes down with me!’

Just then, Su Mu’s figure suddenly retreated rapidly.

By the time the No-Heaven Sect Leader’s Qimei Staff came down, Su Mu had already withdrawn back among the constables.

"Fire!"

He swung his long saber and shouted.

TWANG!

With the unified twang of bowstrings, more than a dozen Demon-Breaking Crossbow Arrows shot out once more.

Taking advantage of the opening Su Mu’s last attack had created, the constables had already reloaded their Demon-Breaking Crossbows.

’This volley cost hundreds of taels of silver. What are you going to block it with!’

Su Mu grinned slightly, revealing a set of perfectly white, even teeth.

"You’re shameless!"

The No-Heaven Sect Leader never imagined Su Mu would retreat.

’You’re one of the Taiping Bureau White Clothes! How can you retreat in the middle of a fight? Aren’t you afraid of the shame?’

This question in the No-Heaven Sect Leader’s heart was destined to go unanswered.

He desperately swung his Qimei Staff, but the power of the Demon-Breaking Crossbows was too great.

After blocking seven or eight bolts, his arm was already numb from the impacts. His movements slowed for just a fraction of a second, and a bolt slipped past the staff’s shadow and struck him.

PTHWACK!

A crossbow bolt burst from the No-Heaven Sect Leader’s back, flew for several more feet, and finally embedded itself deep in the wall—a testament to its incredible power.

The No-Heaven Sect Leader’s movements froze, his eyes widening abruptly.

In an instant, two more bolts pierced through his body.

Pierced by three Demon-Breaking Crossbow Arrows, the No-Heaven Sect Leader felt all the strength drain from his body in an instant, his life force uncontrollably flowing away.

"I won’t let you go even in death!"

The No-Heaven Sect Leader used his last ounce of strength to let out a furious roar. Then, his body staggered a step, and with a SPLASH, he fell forward into the Blood Pool.

The blood in the Blood Pool began to boil violently, bubbling continuously.

At the same time, the blood receded rapidly, revealing the bodies of the No-Heaven Sect Leader and the two Hall Masters who had been swallowed by it earlier.

The three corpses were covered in a dense web of bloody veins, a terrifying sight.

"Their wounds—"

Zheng Wang cried out in alarm.

The wounds on the three bodies could be seen healing at a visible rate.

The bloody veins sank beneath the corpses’ skin. The skin of the three bodies turned deep red at a visible rate, and then black.

BANG!

Just as everyone was reeling in shock, the three corpses suddenly sprang to their feet.

They snapped their eyes open. Their eyes were solid blood-red—demonic and horrifying.

Demons!

In that moment, everyone gasped.