Chapter 91

A great fire broke out.

The surrounding temperature rose sharply.

Xu Yi said in a deep voice, "Head Liu, you take your men and evacuate first. No one is to approach without orders."

"I obey your command!"

Head Liu clasped his fists and turned to lead the constables away.

At this moment.

Only Xu Yi and a few others remained, still standing there.

"Stay focused. Once the evil aura starts to move, it will be the time when the evil entity appears."

Xu Yi said sternly.

Upon hearing this,

Tian Feibai and the others drew their weapons, their eyes cold as they stared at the Zhou family's ancestral home, which was surrounded by the raging fire.

The fire burned fiercely.

The intense heat made their cheeks flush red.

But no one retreated; the longer they stayed, the more tense their minds became.

In their line of sight,

The fire had now completely engulfed the Zhou family's ancestral home.

The flames spread, and the Zhou family's interior was also set ablaze.

Even in broad daylight, the flames could be seen rising high in the city of Jin.

"Master, something has happened!"

In the Zhou family's courtyard, a steward rushed in to report.

Zhou Lao Ye's face darkened: "Speak slowly. What's the rush? It's unbecoming to act so hastily."

Faced with the reprimand,

The steward calmed himself slightly and then said, "Master, the ancestral home seems to be on fire."

"What!"

Bang! Zhou Lao Ye's teacup shattered, and he stood up from his chair.

He walked out of the hall and immediately saw the flames rising outside.

"What's going on? Why is the ancestral home on fire!"

Zhou Lao Ye's face was grim.

The ancestral home was the foundation of the Zhou family. Even if there was an evil entity causing trouble, he had never thought of abandoning it.

He had only been waiting for the evil entity to be eliminated, and then they would move back.

Now that the ancestral home was on fire, this idea was undoubtedly shattered.

The steward replied in a low voice, "According to the information, it seems to be the work of the constables, and it has something to do with the people who came today."

"Constables, the Demon Suppression Bureau."

Zhou Lao Ye's expression changed again.

If someone else had set the Zhou family's ancestral home on fire, he could have stopped it.

But if it was the people from the Demon Suppression Bureau, he had no way to intervene.

Standing there for a long time,

Zhou Lao Ye sighed deeply, "Forget it. Without my orders, no one is to interfere with this matter."

"Yes!"

The fire grew more intense.

The raging flames caused the buildings of the Zhou family's ancestral home to collapse.

As the intense heat spread, a completely different cold aura surged out.

"It's here!"

Xu Yi shouted, taking a step forward, and a sword aura leaked from his long sword, slashing towards the source of the evil aura.

At the same time,

Tian Feibai and Xiao Wen immediately took action.

Only Jiang Yu was slightly slower.

The attack landed.

In a place that was originally empty, the true form of the evil entity suddenly appeared.

The battle began instantly.

On the roof, Shen Changqing silently watched the four people attack the evil entity, with no intention of intervening.

With his keen eyesight, he could clearly see who had the upper hand.

"An A-rank evil entity must rely on an object. Without an object to rely on, it will dissipate and die after a certain time. When it loses its object, its strength is also affected.

Three early-stage Meridian Channelers and one near-meridian channeler, dealing with this evil entity is not a problem."

Shen Changqing's expression was calm.

If the evil entity was at its peak, Xu Yi and the others might not have been able to handle it.

But the evil entity had already been injured by him, and its strength had been reduced.

Now, with the fire consuming it, the evil aura was suppressed.

In this case,

Defeat was inevitable.

Sure enough,

The battle did not last long, and the evil entity was slain by Xu Yi's sword.

At the moment the evil entity was killed, Shen Changqing felt a familiar sensation surge within him.

When he checked the panel, the slaughter value increased from seven to ten.

"Slaughter value increased by three points!"

Shen Changqing thought to himself.

Since the freebie in the Demon Suppression Prison, this was the first time he had stolen slaughter value from someone else's kill.

In the past,

Shen Changqing was unsure if there was any difference in the slaughter value provided by an evil entity he killed himself versus one killed by someone else.

But now,

He was certain.

The evil entity he killed provided more slaughter value, while the one killed by someone else provided very little.

For example,

A peak mid-stage A-rank evil entity could contribute at least ten to eight points of slaughter value.

However,

The actual slaughter value he received was only three points.

This meant that for an evil entity not killed by himself, he could only obtain about one-third of the slaughter value.

"To steal slaughter value, it seems I still need to do it myself."

Shen Changqing sighed.

A two-thirds loss was significant.

Originally, he would have had about ten points of slaughter value, but now he only had three.

However,

Having some gain was still good.

With three more points of slaughter value, he could improve a martial art by one level.

He calmed his mind.

Shen Changqing saw Xu Yi and the others quietly retreat after killing the evil entity.

The constables who had been blocking the civilians returned to extinguish the fire.

The entire process was smooth, with almost no delay.

After watching, Shen Changqing also left the roof.

Xu Yi and the others had killed the evil entity, and the mission was considered complete. The rest was to return to the Demon Suppression Bureau, which was not his concern.

Walking down the street,

Shen Changqing could still hear the civilians discussing the fire that had turned the Zhou family's ancestral home into ruins.

Many people were shocked and curious about the fire.

At this moment,

After the fire was extinguished, Head Liu looked at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "The fire was caused by the Demon Suppression Bureau's officials slaying the evil entity. The evil entity has been killed, so you can all disperse now!"

Upon hearing this,

The crowd's faces showed relief.

Whether the Zhou family's ancestral home burned or not was not a big concern for them.

The most important thing was that the evil entity inside the ancestral home had been killed, which was truly significant.

If the evil entity was not killed,

No one could feel at ease.

Looking at the sky,

Shen Changqing originally planned to go to the Ten Thousand Flower Pavilion, but after some thought, he decided to put it off.

If the Heavenly Inspector wanted him to investigate, he could let them do it themselves.

After all, when they found something, they would still need him to take action.

At that time,

He would not lack for slaughter value.

So, Shen Changqing directly returned to the Tianyi Building.

In the room,

He sat cross-legged, took out a bottle of Fullness Pills, and swallowed four of them. Then he focused his mind on the panel.

With a thought,

The slaughter value was consumed, and the Invincible Body Technique advanced from the sixth level to the seventh level.

A huge consumption of energy from his body occurred, and the power of the four Fullness Pills was quickly depleted.

Unable to help it,

Shen Changqing swallowed more Fullness Pills to balance the consumption.

Name: Shen Changqing

Affiliation: Great Qin Demon Suppression Bureau

Identity: Yellow-Rank Demon Slayer

Martial Arts: Invincible Body Technique (Level 7, cannot be upgraded), Heavenly Martial Aura (Level 14, cannot be upgraded), Hundred Battles Saber Technique (Level 3), Iron Sand Palm (Level 5, cannot be fused), Heavenly Net Step (Level 5, cannot be fused), Mountain Splitting Palm (Not yet mastered, cannot be fused), Willow Fluff Body Technique (Not yet mastered, cannot be fused)

Slaughter: 2

Consuming eight points of slaughter value, the Invincible Body Technique successfully advanced to the seventh level.

After the breakthrough,

Shen Changqing found that the qi and blood in his body became more abundant, and his skin became tougher, gradually undergoing some transformation.

"The qi and blood of the Invincible Body Technique at the seventh level are enough for the Heavenly Martial Aura to be upgraded."

"The next time I get slaughter value, I should focus on upgrading the Heavenly Martial Aura."

External martial arts do not significantly increase strength, while internal martial arts are the main direction for a martial artist.

The fourteenth level of the Heavenly Martial Aura is at the peak of the innate stage.

Shen Changqing was very curious to know if he could reach the Master level by upgrading the Heavenly Martial Aura to the fifteenth level.

If he successfully reaches the Master level,

His strength will undergo a significant transformation.

"Almost there!"

"Killing one more A-rank evil entity will be enough to gather the slaughter value needed for the breakthrough. At that time, I might truly reach the Master level."

Shen Changqing calmed his mind and did not think further.

He did not carry many Fullness Pills or Qi and Blood Pills, as carrying a large number of pills would be inconvenient.

Most of the pills

were still left in the Demon Suppression Bureau.

He steadied his mind and re-entered the state of cultivation.

At night,

After the fire had burned out, the Zhou family's ancestral home was left in ruins.

At this moment, a man in a black robe stood on the ruins of the Zhou family's ancestral home. Under the moonlight, a middle-aged face with a dark expression could be seen.

"Damn it, I'm a step too late. Those useless people from the Demon Suppression Bureau actually managed to destroy it!"

He never expected

that the evil entity he left in the Zhou family's ancestral home would be destroyed so quickly by the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Looking at the ruins, the black-robed man's chest filled with murderous intent.

"But it doesn't matter. Something that could be killed by a few apprentice demon slayers is useless anyway. It's gone, and that's fine. I have a more suitable offering, hehe!"

A cold laugh

echoed through the ruins, sending shivers down the spine of anyone who heard it.

A surge of yin energy

swept through, and the black-robed man's body suddenly moved. A withered hand emerged from the black robe, grabbing the neck of a seductive woman.

The seductive woman's face turned pale, and she struggled but was powerless.

With a firm grip,

the seductive woman let out a piercing scream, her body dissipating like smoke, vanishing without a trace.

The black-robed man retracted his hand, and a sinister voice echoed, "I have no intention of opposing the Eternal Alliance. I hope you don't interfere with my affairs. Otherwise, it will be unpleasant for everyone."

With that,

yin energy surged around him again.

But this time, the yin energy did not approach the black-robed man; instead, it gradually moved away.