Chapter 2

"Senior, spare me..."

"Bang!"

A spray of blood exploded!

Even before the Blood Demon Ancestor could utter a plea for mercy, he was shredded to pieces by the blood-colored sword light, leaving not a single intact corpse.

The crimson blood splattered in all directions, forming a bizarre lotus shape, instantly freezing the intense atmosphere of the battle.

"He's dead! Master is dead!"

"One strike to kill a Qi Condensation realm! This boy is terrifying!"

"Run! Run quickly!"

In the next moment, the other three, who had just reacted, shouted in panic, abandoning the hunt for the guards around the carriage and scattering in all directions at top speed.

The Blood Demon Ancestor, who had reached the peak of the Qi Condensation realm, was killed in one strike by the newcomer. They, as Blood Change martial artists, would not even be enough to fill his teeth if they dared to step forward!

At this moment, the young man in the carriage also regained his senses and immediately clasped his hands together: "Thank you, Senior, for your righteousness..."

"Ha ha ha!"

At this moment, a burst of unrestrained laughter erupted.

The middle-aged man, standing amidst the blood mist and scattered corpses, laughed wildly, his eyes filled with indulgence and abandon.

It seemed that slaughter was the most exquisite enjoyment for him in the world.

This scene instantly...

The young man and the old man with Qi Condensation cultivation felt a sense of foreboding.

"Gu... Gu Jinlai..."

At this moment, a guard beside the man suddenly trembled, unable to stop shaking all over.

"Gu Jinlai!?"

The old man's pupils dilated, his heart sinking rapidly.

Lingxiao City was eight hundred miles away from Changjun City, but as a Spirit Refinement realm powerhouse, which one was not a renowned figure whose name was known throughout the province and spread a thousand miles?

The name of Gu Jinlai, the elder of the Hellish Demon Sect, was enough to make children stop crying.

Especially in recent times, driven by the Orthodox Daoist Sect, it was said that the high-ups of the Hellish Demon Sect were also making moves to hunt down this demonic tyrant, causing a great commotion. Even he, in Lingxiao City, had heard of it.

He originally thought that this demon should have been eradicated by the righteous cultivators, but he never expected...

That he was still alive!

And they had run into him?

Hearing Gu Jinlai's wild, insane, and malevolent laughter, the old man felt a dark demonic flame rise from his body, forming a black cloud that obscured the sky and enveloped all directions, making him feel icy cold all over.

Just out of the tiger's den, and into the dragon's lair!

"Protect the young master, let's go!"

The old man growled, his eyes filled with determination: "We must inform the governor of what happened in Lingxiao City!"

"Uncle Fu!"

The young man, who had just reacted, showed a look of pain in his eyes.

But he knew very well that now was not the time for sentimentality. He glared at Gu Jinlai with hatred and quickly retreated under the protection of the guards.

"..."

Gu Jinlai, who had been laughing for a long time, felt awkward when he saw the young man's gaze, feeling somewhat speechless.

What's wrong with Gu Jinlai?

Did he do something wrong by being a good person?

However, he was in a good mood and didn't want to bother with it.

He directly immersed his mind in the small figure at the center of the green lotus in his spiritual world.

Three orbs of light appeared on the small figure.

The Great Sun Demon Radiance Technique, the Six Desires Demon Technique, and the Red Lotus Sword Qi.

These were the cultivation techniques he practiced.

The Great Sun Demon Radiance Technique was a technique before the Spirit Refinement stage, which he had cultivated to its peak.

The Spirit Refinement technique was the Six Desires Demon Technique, which involved torturing other beings and absorbing their emotions to stimulate the spirit for cultivation.

A thoroughly demonic technique.

This technique had been ruined when the original Gu Jinlai went mad, and it was now in a gray state.

If he didn't want his karma buff to stack to the eleventh or twelfth layer, it was best not to practice it.

Excluding two of the three orbs, the only one he could add was the Red Lotus Sword Qi.

He glanced at the clear light he had obtained from killing the Blood Demon Ancestor.

Two strands.

No wonder he looked even more red in his eyes.

Full of evil and overflowing with karma.

"Two strands of clear light."

Gu Jinlai's expression changed.

One strand of clear light could only wash away one layer of the karma buff, and the difference between the tenth and ninth layers was not significant.

But his pursuers had already been upgraded from the Qi Condensation realm of the Orthodox Daoist Sect's Six Sons to the Condensed Gang realm of the Four Fiends of Xingzhou. It wouldn't be long before he faced the so-called Great Cultivator of the Embraced Core realm.

Therefore, what he needed most was power!

If he still had the Spirit Refinement realm, the Orthodox Daoist Sect? The Four Fiends of Xingzhou? They would be mere clowns, daring to act recklessly in front of him!

Ancient Demon!?

Hmph!

Call me Grandpa Gu obediently!

With this thought, Gu Jinlai's gaze fell on the "Red Lotus Sword Qi: Beginner" orb, and he threw a strand of clear light into it.

"Buzz!"

The clear light washed over.

His consciousness on the green lotus seemed to gain enlightenment, his thoughts becoming incredibly clear. Memories and inspirations about the Red Lotus Sword Qi surged and intertwined, revealing all the profound mysteries.

Red Lotus Sword Qi: Beginner → Minor Success.

By the time the clear light dissipated, he had already taken several steps in the Minor Success stage.

"One moment of enlightenment takes only ten seconds, equivalent to saving ten years of hard cultivation."

Gu Jinlai sensed the growth of his own power and sighed in relief: "It's still better to let the mind do the work without me having to worry."

"Minor Success is not enough, add! Add more!"

Without hesitation, the clear light flashed, like a recharge.

In an instant, a flurry of sword and blade images flashed through his mind.

By the time the second strand of clear light dissipated, the Red Lotus Sword Qi had already reached Major Success.

Gu Jinlai quietly digested it.

A person's energy is limited.

Back then, "Gu Jinlai" had only cultivated the Red Lotus Sword Qi to Minor Success.

He had already poured his entire life's effort into reaching the Spirit Refinement realm. How could he have the leisure to spend twenty years cultivating a sword technique of the Embraced Core realm to Major Success?

After all, this world was a low-level xianxia, with the character "xia" (martial).

The "xia" of wuxia.

The so-called Embraced Core realm was just the circulation of qi throughout the body, with no leaks in the true body, and it was impossible to achieve immortality.

A cultivator at this realm could live for two hundred years, which was already the pinnacle of health preservation techniques. Most Embraced Core cultivators could only live for about one hundred and fifty years.

Twenty years was a long time for them.

"The Six Desires Demon Technique went mad and was ruined, but the Great Sun Demon Radiance Technique is still intact. My true qi cultivation is equivalent to the Embraced Core realm. I just couldn't manifest it before, like using a sniper rifle as a club. Now that the Red Lotus Sword Qi has reached Major Success..."

Gu Jinlai couldn't help but feel excited.

Should he go back to Changjun City?

His house, car, and money were still there.

Soon, he shifted his attention.

"By the way, why does the sword qi of the Red Lotus Sword Qi have to be in the shape of a lotus petal? Just for aesthetics? This doesn't conform to aerodynamics."

This made him, a truth skeptic who believed anything was possible, feel very uncomfortable.

...

He was enjoying the pleasure of cultivation and adding points, but the old man, who was drenched in sweat from tension, couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Monster, what do you want to do!?"

The old man shouted.

Gu Jinlai, who had been disturbed, looked at him with displeasure.

He knew they had misunderstood him but didn't bother to argue. He waved his hand, intending to let him leave directly.

After a moment, he remembered something and began to scrutinize the old man's figure.

"Take off your clothes."

Gu Jinlai suddenly said.

The old man was taken aback, then his eyes widened.

He had long heard that the leaders of the Ten Great Demon Sects were bloodthirsty, cruel, evil, and perverted. He never expected that Ancient Demon would actually...

The old man gritted his teeth: "A man can be killed but not humiliated, I..."

"Ha ha ha!"

At this moment, another burst of unrestrained laughter came from a distance: "Ancient Demon, it's really you!"

Then four robust figures, like demons, strode forward, with one of them holding a young man.

It was one of the four disciples who had fled with the Blood Demon Ancestor.

"Capturing a little demon and interrogating him, we didn't expect such a reward. What a pleasant surprise."

"Four Fiends of Xingzhou?"

Gu Jinlai recognized the four figures.

They were the four Condensed Gang cultivators who had chased him in a panic not long ago.

"No wonder the magpies were chirping this morning. It turns out good things are coming! Heaven wants us four brothers to take your head, Ancient Demon, and claim the reward!"

"Ancient Demon, you have this day. Last time you ran fast, but this time, you can't escape even if you had wings!"

The four quickly approached, forming a pincer attack on Gu Jinlai.

"Today, we four will take your life!"

"The Four Fiends of Xingzhou, all four are here."

Gu Jinlai took a deep breath, facing the enemy with a serious expression: "I have roamed the world for decades, and you four..."

Seeing them already approaching...

He couldn't hold it in any longer.

Great joy!

His joy was evident on his face!

"Good, good, good! You four coming at this time is truly excellent!"

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