I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World
Chapter 512 - 512: Counterattack on Kai Ping Prefecture

When Su Wuming opened his eyes, he found himself surrounded by a crowd.

Besides Han Zheng, even Wen Tingyun and others had brought people along with them.

Seeing Su Wuming's feats, even those like Xiang Yuangong, who looked down on the local Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Bureau, couldn't help but stand in awe.

After all, Su Wuming had charged through the Smell Fragrance Sect's encirclement as the vanguard inside Kai Ping Prefecture, then stayed behind to face hundreds alone, and still managed to hold on for three days. What kind of willpower is that?

At least for them, they would never have been able to endure it.

Wen Tingyun clapped his hands and exclaimed, "You survived a great calamity, so you must have good fortune later. Your foundation was a bit unstable after breaking through to the True Pill Realm, but after these battles, with the True Pill circulating in your body and continuously being pushed to the limit, your foundational realm is now incredibly solid."

"Little Su, why didn't you think of escaping? The Smell Fragrance Sect split their forces to chase us. You didn't have to stay behind to hold off those hundred people." Xu Cunbao said with a hint of sorrow.

Su Wuming gently shook his head and replied, "If I let a True Pill Realm martial artist go, you'd face an extra layer of danger. If I hold back one more person, it gives you an extra chance of survival. Luckily, we were fortunate this time that Brother Han and the others arrived in time."

"You, oh you."

Xu Cunbao pointed at Su Wuming, feeling deeply moved in his heart.

"It's not just your luck, but only you could hold on until I arrived."

Han Zheng scanned the surroundings and said in a somber tone, "Now that Brother Su is fine, all the remnants of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Bureau's forces are gathered. It's time for us to reclaim Kai Ping Prefecture, take back our headquarters, otherwise it would be disgraceful for the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Bureau to roam outside like stray dogs."

"It's like climbing the sky."

Xu Cunbao sighed, "Currently, inside Kai Ping Prefecture, there's the Night Sky God Venerable, one of the Nine Heavens Guardian Divine Venerable of the Smell Fragrance Sect, even if we ambush them, it's hard to overcome."

Xu Cunbao then noticed Xiang Yuangong and others smiling, even Wen Tingyun had a slight smile.

Wen Tingyun pointed at Han Zheng and said, "You may not know, Elder Xu, but Han Zheng had outstanding achievements in the Capital City. He has killed more than one Great Grandmaster of the Yang God Realm. Just to deal with a Nine Heavens Guardian Divine Venerable, an ambush is unnecessary."

Xu Cunbao looked at Han Zheng with wide eyes in disbelief.

In less than a year, Han Zheng had been able to effortlessly slay Yang God Realm beings?

"Enough, the world changes too quickly, I, an old man, have long been left behind. I'll just follow your directives."

Xu Cunbao said with a bitter smile, waving his hand.

Han Zheng, in a solemn tone, stated, "Indeed, an ambush is unnecessary, but we must guard against the Smell Fragrance Sect's men fleeing. This time, not only should we take back Kai Ping Prefecture, but we should also try to clear out the Smell Fragrance Sect's forces; though that's not my forte."

Han Zheng looked at Wen Tingyun.

In strategic formation, Wen Tingyun excelled the most, so Han Zheng directly handed over the command to Wen Tingyun.

Xiang Yuangong and the others didn't know Wen Tingyun, and though they didn't understand why Han Zheng would listen to a woman, as long as Han Zheng was there, they wouldn't make any rash moves.

Bu Tiange felt the same; he wouldn't listen to others but would listen to Han Zheng.

On the surface, Bu Tiange still appeared as though he was second only to heaven itself, but in truth, he understood he owed Han Zheng more than just one favor.

In Han Zheng's view, Bu Tiange had already repaid this favor. Back in Heaven Net City, Bu Tiange followed him to fight against the remnant of the Blood Demon Sect.

But from Bu Tiange's perspective, that was just something done on a whim, and the favor was far from being repaid. Bu Tiange had his own judgment in his heart.

Back when the Black Mountain Demon harbored Bu Tiange, who was being hunted, afterward, Bu Tiange assisted the Black Mountain Demon in storming the Refining Blade, helping complete the most crucial part of the plan.

In that battle, Bu Tiange nearly risked his life; in his view, this favor was completely repaid then.

But he has never risked his life for Han Zheng, not to mention afterward Han Zheng helped him resolve his Demon Exterminator identity issue, to some extent, avoiding the pursuit of Qingming Sword Pavilion.

Wen Tingyun quickly organized things; some injured people remained here to guard Lei Tianyuan and his men, while the others headed straight for Kai Ping Prefecture.

And although Su Wuming had just gained consciousness, he strongly insisted on going along.

The Martial Arts True Pill he refined was extremely special, with a recovery ability that was nearly astonishing; as long as there was Spiritual Medicine to supplement his strength, his True Essence of Qi Blood began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this, Han Zheng did not stop him, as over two hundred Jian'an Guards' elite, along with over two hundred Xuanjia Guards from the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Bureau, headed straight for Kai Ping Prefecture.

Night falls, inside Kai Ping Prefecture.

As the capital of the Southern Mountain Road, the once thriving Kai Ping Prefecture was now dead silent, not a single soul could be seen on the streets.

Even when the Smell Fragrance Sect entered the city, they used their typical methods, slaughtering wealthy merchants and officials on a large scale, seizing some goods for public distribution, and forcing others to ignite blood and smell fragrance.

Those who received goods but didn't want to smell fragrance were seen as Court dogs, immediately brutally killed by the fanatic followers, causing city folk to eagerly rush to smell fragrance.

And once they began to ignite blood and smell fragrance, their spirits seemed to float, reportedly seeing the Nine Layers of Extreme Joy, the home of immortality, becoming unable to extricate themselves, and eventually starving to death from smelling fragrance.

At this time, apart from each household starting to worship the Compassionate Mother by smelling fragrance, the Smell Fragrance Sect also set up a huge Magic Platform at the very center of the city, at the front entrance of the Demon Cleansing Bureau's headquarters.

That Magic Platform was built using stone columns, engraved with archaic and bizarre runes, appearing very simple, with a strange golden cube standing at its center.

This golden cube, suspended in mid-air, slowly rotated, its surface extremely smooth, seemingly neither stone nor metal, with some faintly weird symbols flashing on it.

The streets were empty because the entire populace of Kai Ping Prefecture had been gathered here by the Smell Fragrance Sect.

These people knelt on the ground, chanting strange syllables, an aura of mysterious power converging into that golden cube.

A peculiar monk clad in a golden robe, with a shaved head and a string of golden skeleton Buddha beads around his neck, sat cross-legged next to the cube, absorbing its strength, a look of intoxication on his face.

This monk was none other than the Night Sky God Venerable, one of the Nine Heavens Guardian Divine Venerable of the Smell Fragrance Sect.

After a while, when the cube stopped rotating, the Night Sky God Venerable waved his hand, and the surrounding Smell Fragrance Sect followers began to disperse the populace.

"Truly amazing," he whispered.

The Night Sky God Venerable gently caressed the golden cube, his eyes brimming with excitement.

The Smell Fragrance Sect's act of igniting blood and offering incense to gather Incense Fire Power was never meant for their own use but was a sacrifice to the Compassionate Mother.

As mere mortals, how could they share the Incense Fire of the Compassionate Mother?

But this item truly allowed him to sense the existence of Incense Fire Power, or rather, an indescribably mighty force.

Every worshipful chant from the populace gathered strength into this golden cube, which then transformed it for absorption.

This energy seemed to be the ultimate pure Heaven and Earth Power, needing no refining; entering the body, it could merge seamlessly with one's own being.

It can be said that as long as he controlled enough people for a long enough time, this power could support his embodiment into Heaven and Earth, advancing to the Dharma Manifestation Realm!

If they had possessed this item earlier, how could the Holy Sect have been defeated in Huainan Road?

Should the Hierarch acquire it, they might attempt to break into the Heavenly Position Realm, the strongest of mortals under the God Demon!

But at this thought, the Night Sky God Venerable suddenly realized that the Hierarch hadn't appeared for a long time—could it be that something went wrong with what he was cultivating?

During the revolt in Huainan, the Hierarch was absent, causing their decades-long preparation to collapse, and dissatisfaction with the Hierarch was growing within the sect.

If he could rely on this treasure to step into the Dharma Manifestation Realm, perhaps he could qualify to compete for the Hierarch's position?

Unfortunately, this object wasn't exclusive to him; in the relics, the Ruyi Heavenly God Venerate had also snatched a cube.

But that androgynous figure was hardly qualified to be compared with him!

Whenever he thought about his opportunity to approach that Hierarch's position in the future, the Night Sky God Venerable felt a fiery passion in his heart.