I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 43 - 41: Reaping Huge Benefits! Killing to Silence!

Chapter 43: Chapter 41: Reaping Huge Benefits! Killing to Silence!

This night was extraordinarily long.

Lin Yan didn’t wait for the unconscious person to wake up and decided to descend from the mountain earlier than planned.

He slowly made his way toward Linjiang Square.

At the moment, he didn’t have the Night Lamp twig with him, but he could still clearly see the path ahead.

But on the mountain, that Mr. Mirror holding the Night Lamp twig, I’m afraid he can no longer see the way forward.

"This evil spirit isn’t very powerful, but it is indeed extremely terrifying for High Willow City,"

Lin Yan gazed into the distance, thinking to himself, "The threat of annihilation over the entire city..."

Above the city walls, one lantern after another shone brightly, declaring the boundaries, warding off evil beings.

If the evil spirits in the darkness feared not the authority of Liu Venerate, what would the scene be like?

Last night, there were only some stray spirits, the ones that slipped through the net, and yet tonight they’ve already disturbed the whole city.

He took a deep breath, looked back, and saw an increasing number of figures congregating on Bull Horn Mountain.

The reinforcements from Qingshan Square had arrived.

Furthermore, the six temple envoys, city defense soldiers, and night patrollers seemed to be gradually waking up as well.

"After tonight, there will surely be a storm brewing,"

Lin Yan thought to himself, "The sooner it blows up, the better it is for me!"

The new army drill instructor and that chief clerk were merely following orders, wanting to use him as "material."

If it were the Flag Commander Wu Chang, who had his sights on a lone wolf, that would be one thing.

But they had set their sights on the third young master of the Lin Family, Lin Yan!

A single slip, and it could bring disaster upon his family—how could he tolerate that?

"I must find out soon and eliminate them cleanly!"

Thinking this, Lin Yan knew in his heart that the person behind this must hold a high position in High Willow City.

And besides, there might be more than one person pulling strings from the shadows.

Even though Lin Yan was already a Martial Artist in the Refining Essence Realm, relying solely on himself, it would indeed be difficult to root out all these hidden manipulators.

Therefore, regarding this matter, he needed to stir up a storm throughout the city!

"Just the fact that they created an evil spirit capable of defying Liu Venerate is enough to strike terror and fear into everyone in the city."

"Zhao Jing last night was probably one of their group, hence he secretly attacked the city defenders, replaced the temple lamp oil, and stealthily allowed evil spirits into the city in an attempt to destroy the defenses!"

"If it weren’t for Zhao Jing, the city defenses wouldn’t have such a colossal lapse, nor would there be so many evil beings entering the city, and tonight’s events wouldn’t have happened."

"These people, lurking in high positions, have schemes that endanger the whole city, even harboring delusions of destroying High Willow City!"

While thinking this, Lin Yan said to himself, "Moreover, they are now targeting my true identity."

He closed his eyes briefly, sensing what he had gained this night.

He had slain the new army drill instructor with inner robust Cultivation, exterminated twelve strands of wandering evil qi, and finally vanquished the evil spirit.

In total, he acquired 66 strands of Evil Qi.

The largest part was from that near-chaos-inducing evil spirit.

"All things considered, it’s quite a profitable gain."

Thinking this way, Lin Yan allocated all the accumulated Evil Qi to his Cultivation.

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Cultivation: Refining Essence Realm (651/3650)

Divine Power 1: Devour Evil!

Divine Power 2: Demon Suppression!

Techniques as follows:

Thunder Blade First Layer (100/100)

Paper-cutting: Horses (100/100)

Disguise Technique (67/100) +

Concealment Technique (31/100) +

Evil Qi: 0

"It’s only been a few days since I reached the Refining Essence Realm, and already I’ve made such progress. If I could have such a substantial gain of Evil Qi every day, I wouldn’t need to wait for winter... I could reach the pinnacle of the Refining Essence Realm."

Lin Yan thought to himself, "But to get more Evil Qi, I have to find these guys and kill them one by one... That’s not easy!"

He estimated that if he were diligent in hunting down Evil Spirits and slaying formidable enemies, feasting on Evil Qi for gains, he could hope to reach the pinnacle of the Refining Essence Realm by next winter.

Should he find a suitable Cultivation Technique for his practice during this period, it might even shorten the time needed.

Within High Willow City, the number of Cultivation Techniques for the Refining Essence Realm was limited.

All were controlled by the City Guard Mansion, the six major families, the Observatory, and the Temple.

Besides these, only Mr. Lu’s place was likely to have Cultivation Techniques for the Refining Essence Realm.

"To exchange for a Cultivation Technique from the Observatory, I need three thousand merits, which I am still far from achieving," Lin Yan thought.

"And that would directly expose my cultivation at the Refining Essence Realm. The Han Commander is trustworthy, but not necessarily everyone in the inner city’s Observatory."

"As for Mr. Lu..."

Lin Yan rubbed his brows.

He had known Mr. Lu for a very short time, having met him only twice.

To this day, it was Mr. Lu who was helping him, and he already owed Mr. Lu some favors.

At this point, to actively ask him for a Refining Essence Realm Cultivation Technique would come off as somewhat greedy.

"Favor for favor, one should give as one takes and respect each other. If one only takes without giving, it wouldn’t please anyone," he thought.

"Moreover, with so many types of Cultivation Techniques, those in Mr. Lu’s possession may not necessarily suit me."

"It would be better to have more options through other channels," Lin Yan mused.

As Lin Yan pondered while holding his knife, he thought, "If Zhou Kui, the General Flag Envoy from the southwest station, has a Refining Essence Realm Cultivation Technique that suits me... that would be incredible luck."

With such thoughts, Lin Yan returned to Linjiang Square.

Before even reaching Linjiang Station, someone ran up to him.

Lin Yan recognized the person.

He was previously under Liang Hu’s command, one of the twelve junior flags of Linjiang Station.

But during the previous night, he hadn’t left with Liang Hu. Moreover, he drew his knife first, preemptively stabbing the man named Fang Yang.

Because Fang Yang planned to accuse this new Flag Commander of dereliction of duty!

This was considered to be submitting his pledge of allegiance!

"Master!"

This young man approached with a somewhat uneasy expression.

After all, just yesterday afternoon, at Linjiang Station, under Liang Hu’s orders, these twelve had shown outright hostility toward the new Flag Commander.

Now, changing allegiance, it wasn’t certain whether they’d be trusted or even accepted back.

"Feng Hui?"

Lin Yan spoke calmly as usual, "I am already aware of your situation. Chief Clerk Yang spoke well of you today. From now on, do your jobs well, know when to advance or retreat, otherwise..."

Feng Hui felt a shiver in his heart, remembering the fierce reputation of this executioner, which gave him a sudden chill.

He took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Yesterday, when Liang Hu abandoned Linjiang Square, he abandoned us as well. From now on, we three have nothing to do with Liang Hu!"

"And last night, having witnessed Master wielding the knife to cut down Evil Spirits, fiercely fearless, with unrivaled valor, fighting to protect both inside and outside of the city, never abandoning his post... We couldn’t help but admire you. From now on, we’ll follow your orders without any second thoughts!"

Feng Hui spoke earnestly, "If I betray you, please Master, take your knife and chop off my head!"

"Remember your oath of today," Lin Yan said calmly, then asked, "Earlier, I had Chief Clerk Yang order you to report to the southern courthouse. What was the result?"

"This..."

Feng Hui’s complexion changed, vaguely fearful, "The four officers in charge of handling Liu Guangding’s aftermath... all dead..."

"When did this happen?"

"An hour ago."

"How did they die?"

"Suicide."

"Oh?"

"By continuously kowtowing their heads on the ground... until they had smashed their skulls."

Feng Hui’s face turned pale as he said in a trembling voice, "Their skulls shattered, their blood and brains turned into a mushy mess."