I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World
Chapter 515 - 515: Slaying the Divine Venerable

[Slay a Yang God Realm Martial Artist and obtain 500,000 Qi Blood Essence and 100 Soul Crystals]

The Night Sky God Venerable was pierced by an arrow from Han Zheng's Stealing Heaven Bow and till his death, he never realized what exactly he had overlooked.

The Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department Headquarters has been established in Kai Ping Prefecture since the Grand Ancestor of Great Zhou established the Demon Cleansing Department.

One could say that the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department existed before Kai Ping Prefecture did.

Although the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department Headquarters cannot be compared to the Capital Demon Suppression Department, the accumulation of over three thousand years is no joke, concealing many arrays within.

After breaking into the Demon Cleansing Department Headquarters, the Night Sky God Venerable managed to grasp some of the obvious arrays, but he couldn't handle more of the hidden ones.

There are only two people within the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department who can control these arrays.

One is the Garrison Commander, and the other is Wen Tingyun, who once managed all major and minor affairs of the Southern Mountain Department.

Earlier, Wen Tingyun saw that the Demon Cleansing Department had completely crushed the Smell Fragrance Sect, so she immediately went to the headquarters. The innermost core array had indeed not been discovered by the Smell Fragrance Sect. She immediately activated the array, dealing the Night Sky God Venerable the most fatal blow.

Wen Tingyun walked over, looked at the Night Sky God Venerable's corpse, and clicked her tongue in admiration: "The strength of the Nine Heavens Guardian Divine Venerable of the Smell Fragrance Sect is extraordinary to have endured for so long."

To others, it is a disgrace for a Yang God Realm Martial Artist to be killed by two True Pill Realm Martial Artists.

But Wen Tingyun knew the strength of Han Zheng and Bu Tiange; these two guys are definitely monsters.

Managing to hold on for so long against these two monsters, and only being killed by a sneak attack after Wen Tingyun activated the array, the Night Sky God Venerable's strength was indeed very formidable.

"Not weak. Among the Yang God Realm Martial Artists I have encountered, this Night Sky God Venerable is probably the strongest, even stronger than the Tower Master of Black Feather Building, Sheng Tian'an."

Sheng Tian'an, after all, had only recently stepped into the Yang God Realm. Although his cultivation technique was bizarre and his talent exceptional, he lacked foundation.

While the Night Sky God Venerable had been in the Yang God Realm for decades.

Han Zheng glanced at the surrounding battlefield and said, "Leave some alive for questioning."

Actually, the most valuable to interrogate would be the Night Sky God Venerable.

But unfortunately, battles among Yang God Realm are to the death.

Being able to slay the Night Sky God Venerable was no easy feat, let alone capturing him alive for interrogation.

After Xiang Yuangong and others cleared the battlefield, they captured more than two hundred Smell Fragrance Sect Martial Artists alive, including two True Pill Realm branch leaders.

Unfortunately, at this level, the Smell Fragrance Sect Martial Artists are almost die-hard followers of the Smell Fragrance Sect, with extremely firm beliefs.

No matter what methods Xiang Yuangong and the others used, they wouldn't speak.

Moreover, these people had a secret technique that allowed them to shatter their own three souls and seven spirits, making it clear they wouldn't even give a chance to read their soul fragments.

However, the other Smell Fragrance Sect Martial Artists were not so steadfast, and after multiple interrogations, the Demon Cleansing Bureau still got quite a bit of useful information.

Two hours later, Xiang Yuangong walked into the still chaotic Southern Mountain Great Hall with a stack of statements.

The place was in terrible shape after being plundered by the Smell Fragrance Sect, almost unwatchable.

The Profound Armor of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department, like Xu Cunbao and others, were cleaning up and cursing while those who couldn't hold it back went to beat up the captured Smell Fragrance Sect members.

For the Demon Cleansing Bureau, the concept of treating prisoners with kindness doesn't exist. Not killing them outright already shows the Demon Cleansing Bureau people still have a moral baseline.

"Sir, the interrogation is mostly complete."

Xiang Yuangong said in a deep voice: "These grassroots members of the Smell Fragrance Sect know very little, but through separate interrogations, we pieced together some events that occurred.

The Smell Fragrance Sect failed to cause chaos in Huainan Road. Two Nine Heavens Guardian Divine Venerables were eliminated by Garrison Commander Chen Baxian, and two more were killed by the imperial reinforcements, leaving only five.

Subsequently, the Smell Fragrance Sect completely went underground, each Nine Heavens Guardian Divine Venerable taking part of the sect members to develop independently. The connections between them are actually not very close.

This time, two Nine Heavens Guardian Divine Venerables entered the Southern Mountain Road. The Night Sky God Venerable has been killed, while the other, the Ruyi Heavenly God Venerate, is developing forces in the eastern part of Southern Mountain Road. The two are dividing Southern Mountain Road together.

As for who led the Smell Fragrance Sect into Southern Mountain Road, even the Night Sky God Venerable's subordinates don't know.

The other side initially approached the Ruyi Heavenly God Venerate, who felt it was safer for the two to enter Southern Mountain Road together, which is why she brought in the Night Sky God Venerable.

However, it can be confirmed that there is definitely a force within Southern Mountain Road colluding with the Smell Fragrance Sect.

Because as soon as they entered Southern Mountain Road, they were well informed about the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department's strength, and they were strictly instructed not to touch the territories of the Five Families and Seven Sects, making it clear that their target was the Demon Cleansing Bureau."

Han Zheng nodded and asked, "What about the relic? And what does the other side mean by setting up a magic platform?"

"The matter of the relic seems to be known only to the Night Sky God Venerable and the Ruyi Heavenly God Venerate."

Xiang Yuangong frowned and said: "As for that magic platform, it is indeed strange. It is said that as long as the local people devoutly worship for one hour during early morning, noon, and evening each day, they can amass power for refining. But if it were that simple, wouldn't having this magic platform equate to becoming a god? As long as someone worships, one will possess power."

Han Zheng also felt something was amiss.

This thing indeed sounded extremely illogical.

The idea that sincere worships could produce such terrifying, pure Heaven and Earth Power is very similar to the legends of deities absorbing incense fire power.

Could it be that possessing that golden cube equates to becoming a god?

If becoming a god were so simple, then the Secret of Becoming a God pursued by experts like Yu Jiu, who are at the peak of Martial Arts, would be a joke, wouldn't it?

However, Han Zheng was not adept with these things, so he temporarily handed the golden cube over to Wen Tingyun for research.

She had studied many ancient secret manuals at the Capital Demon Suppression Department, learned new knowledge, and exchanged ideas with the elders of the Observatory, further enhancing her skills.

As for the others, those in the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department are busy with the reconstruction and organization of the bureau, with the Jing'an Guard assisting.

With nothing urgent, Han Zheng decided to focus on cultivation for now, intending to first digest the hunger level gained from slaying the Night Sky God Venerable.

The Smell Fragrance Sect still had one Nine Heavens Guardian Divine Venerable unresolved, and there were the disturbances from the Five Families and Seven Sects, all needing Han Zheng to suppress.

Therefore, this hunger level needed to be accumulated; any increase in realm and strength was beneficial.

Casually finding a secluded chamber for closed cultivation, Han Zheng sat cross-legged, summoning the Taotie Furnace.

After slaying the Night Sky God Venerable, Han Zheng had a total hunger level of 7.6 million.

If used to break through a cultivation technique, this hunger level should be enough to push a technique's skill level to peak, then break through.

However, all of Han Zheng's current cultivation techniques had recently broken through and none had a skill level over 50% yet.

After the successive battles in Southern Mountain, the skill levels of his martial arts and techniques would naturally increase significantly, making it unnecessary to use hunger level for accumulation at this time.

Thus, Han Zheng directly chose to use the hunger level and soul crystals for cultivation.

A hundred soul crystals were integrated into his three souls and seven spirits, and Han Zheng could clearly perceive that his divine soul had become much more robust, increasing his sensitivity to his surroundings.

Actually, for most martial artists, the power of the three souls and seven spirits is imperceptible.

Only when specific secret techniques for the divine soul are cultivated will the enhancement of the three souls and seven spirits be useful.

However, the stronger the divine soul power, the more sensitive one becomes to the Heaven and Earth Power, and the more benefit the Yang God receives when being tempered by Heaven and Earth Power.

Subsequently, all 7.6 million hunger level was invested in the cultivation and tempering of the Yang God Realm.

With such a vast hunger level as a foundation, Han Zheng could perceive with the naked eye the growth of the Yang God in his sea of consciousness.

From the beginning, a mere blurry golden silhouette, to feet that were extremely clear, and then to hands that were also vividly distinct.

The Yang God Golden Radiance had increased more than five times compared to before.