Misguided practice of sinister cultivation techniques: Slander! The problem lies with you all, not me!
Chapter 144 - 136: The Intoxicating Old Demon Duan

Chapter 144: Chapter 136: The Intoxicating Old Demon Duan

A cold wind blew through the valley.

The bodies in the mud had long since been mostly devoured by the eagles and pigeons attracted to the scene.

Some eagles and pigeons were swelling round with fullness, yet they kept on feeding.

This was a catastrophe for humanity, but a feast for them.

Suddenly, with a booming sound, a figure fell from the sky, smashing into the ground and creating a huge pit, and numerous eagles and pigeons were caught in the aftermath, their flesh rending and blood spilling.

Duan Yun stood in the pit, surrounded by swirling Qi Force, with Breaking Body Sword Energy occasionally bursting out.

That day, he had absorbed too much True Qi from White Socks, and though it had all fused into his body, it was ultimately too complex and required time to digest.

Duan Yun took a step and, like a cannonball, shot up from the ground and vanished.

When you talk about the discomfort of absorbing excessive and intricate True Qi, it’s not always the case; it’s akin to overeating, and the food isn’t particularly tasty.

But the feeling of being overstuffed isn’t pleasant, so he needed to hurry and refine it.

After several leaps over thirty feet high, Duan Yun finally landed in front of a wooden cabin.

It was in this cabin that he first encountered White Socks; he hadn’t expected that after killing off White Socks in Lishan City, he would return here.

Duan Yun sat cross-legged, adjusting his inner breath, allowing this True Qi to assimilate with him.

But this time it was a bit too much to stomach, no matter how he tried to assimilate it, it felt off.

As for the issue of feeling off, Duan Yun could tolerate much more than an average person.

A person who could emit Sword Qi from his entire body was certainly not normal.

At this moment, the black mist on his belt flowed, and Little Yu had already appeared behind Duan Yun.

Afterwards, the process of refining became effortless for Duan Yun; it was even quite enjoyable, sometimes so comfortable he wanted to hum.

This was because whenever Duan Yun’s body produced deviant True Qi, Little Yu would help him to channel it out.

This channeling method was very sleek and clever, and even brought with it an indescribable sense of relief.

Thus, within the wooden cabin deep at night, from time to time Duan Yun’s comfortable sighs could be heard, drawing strange glances from the surrounding animals, which were then scared away by the externally channeled True Qi.

For three consecutive days, Duan Yun was refining True Qi, with Little Yu tirelessly aiding him.

During this time, news about Lishan City had reached Yuzhou City.

Even though Qingqi Bureau’s night crow, Huang Feihong, was in the city at the time, and Qingqi Bureau sent someone to investigate afterwards, they still didn’t obtain any definite information.

First, Huang Feihong was imprisoned at the time and not present at the site of the great battle, and second, although there were many bystanders at the scene, they either were too far to see details, or they were knocked unconscious by the stench.

You know, in the Martial World, many major events often have bloodthirsty spectators present.

These people are exceptionally bold, willing to risk their lives for a spectacle, and often have access to sights unseen by the common folk, and they enjoy sharing what they’ve witnessed.

In such times, they are the most appropriate to turn to.

Yet, this time in the battle of Lishan City, these bloodthirsty spectators were all wiped out; a good number were killed just by being crushed by socks.

Qingqi Bureau could only speculate about the truth from the countless fragmented tales.

What is for sure is that the Jade Girls of the Jade Sword Sect fought with White Socks, and it turns out that the White Socks, who easily defeated Huangshan Three Swords and even castrated the Sword Leader of Huangshan Six Swords, were suppressed by the Jade Girls.

When both sides clashed in the decisive battle, given the situation at that time, it was only natural for Old Demon Duan to take action, and he achieved the victory.

But how exactly he won, no one can describe clearly; perhaps the Tieshui Temple Monk who could have clarified a bit had already slipped back to the temple to cultivate and temporarily forgot his onerous mission to save all beings.

In any case, in the eyes of those who learned the information, Old Demon Duan is stronger than his Jade Sword Sect which he concocted, Jade Sword Sect is stronger than White Socks, and White Socks is stronger than Huangshan Three Swords.

It goes without saying who is the weakest among them.

It can be said that Huangshan Sword Sect is the one most seriously hurt.

For those in the Yellow Sword Sect, the Sword Leader Liu Qingyu merely lost his manhood, but Huangshan Sword Sect has lost its precious prestige.

Originally a prominent Sword Sect in the Martial World, it has now become a basic unit of measure.

When news of White Socks’ crushing defeat arrived, along with the victory of Old Demon Duan and his Jade Sword Sect, Goddess Catcher Su Lizhi couldn’t help but spin around joyfully several times.

This joy naturally included the retreat of White Socks and Yuzhou’s escape from a terrible calamity, but she had to admit that much of her happiness was due to Old Demon Duan.

Previously, she had done some things against Qingqi Bureau’s rules, worrying over Old Demon Duan being left unsupported.

Doing things for a Demon against the rules of the Bureau was a big taboo for Goddess Catcher, yet Su Lizhi had done so.

Even when she lost trace of Duan Yun and did not know where he might be, she felt a sense of loss.

Su Lizhi gazed at the sky, her eyes dimmed, "Will I never see him again?"

She once told Duan Yun that her ideal man was a universally revered and peerless hero. But now, she had to admit that her heart fluttered for this universally feared demon.

"Having feelings for a demon, Su Lizhi, have you gone bad?"

"Where is your pride as the Goddess Catcher? What about the steadfastness of good versus evil since ancient times? Where is the peerless hero in your heart?"

Su Lizhi was infuriated to discover that all these things seemed to have become blurred.

Have I become like this because Old Demon Duan secretly planted a Dao Heart Demon Seed in me?

He’s so shameless! He must have feelings for me in his heart!

At this moment, Leng Yimeng and Leng Yixue, sisters and colleagues of Su Lizhi, were also experiencing similar confusion.

They had come to Yuzhu Villa to deliver a message to Duan Yun.

That day, Duan Yun had entrusted them with investigating some matters. As Divine Catchers, why would they believe his nonsense? Yet they really did look into it, intending to help clear his name.

But what they found... was nothing.

Doctor Xue of the Jiangzhong Sect swore on his heart that he had personally witnessed the transformation of the brothers Hua Wen and Hua Wu into demons, and the same was true for Mr. Lu.

Doctor Xue was famously tight-lipped; they had no reason to doubt him in the first place. It was only the fault of Old Demon Duan for being too good an actor, fooling their innocent hearts into believing him a bit.

Still unwilling to give up, Leng Yimeng was ready to find Hua Wen and Hua Wu, as well as Mr. Lu, to reaffirm this matter. It was at this time they found some circumstances that might work in Duan Yun’s favor.

Hua Wen and Hua Wu mysteriously disappeared, even they could not find them.

In the Martial World, the cultivation level of the Goddess Catcher might not be top-notch, but they had their own strengths, like Leng Yimeng and Leng Yixue, who were extremely good at tracking people.

When even they had no clues, one could only say that it was a baffling disappearance, which, no matter how you looked at it, seemed to be conspiratorial.

Rushing to Mr. Lu’s place without stopping, they learned that Mr. Lu had died, and even his body had been burned.

At this, the sisters had even more reason to believe that Duan Yun might indeed be a good person.

They would absolutely not wrong a good person, especially him!

That’s why they rushed over to report, only to find the villa deserted.

So the two women waited in Yushi Town, waiting for his return.

After several days of waiting, Leng Yimeng couldn’t help but complain, "Sister, if he doesn’t come back, are you going to wait for him your entire life?"

Leng Yixue responded, "If you don’t want to wait, you can go back first, and I’ll pass the message to him for you."

"Nice try! Don’t think that just because he only has eyes for you, he’ll only think of you. He used to be interested in me; it’s just that I didn’t agree," Leng Yimeng said indignantly.

Leng Yixue sighed and said, "Sister, can’t you be a little more generous?"

"Are you calling me petty?"

...

During their argument, Duan Yun had fully refined the complex True Qi within his body.

All he knew was that his True Qi had grown stronger, but he couldn’t determine if it had grown by as much as one or two floors. Yet he was sure of one thing, Little Yu had become more and more skilled at guiding it for him.

He enjoyed the process so much that he intentionally let a stream of Qi go astray during the day to get Little Yu to come over, but to his surprise, she didn’t come.

After guiding it by himself, Duan Yun set out on his journey.

This time, he had an ongoing main task that wasn’t completed yet, which was to go to Yuzhou to enjoy hot pot.

Eventually, Duan Yun sat in Yuan Yang Building in Yu State City, finally savoring the hot pot he had been longing for.

In the pot, the clear broth and the spicy broth were divided, clear and distinct.

Duan Yun joyfully alternated between ten bites of the spicy dishes and one bite of the clear broth dishes.

Half-full and as Yu State City’s lights began to shine, he ate hot pot and watched the city’s festivities, suddenly missing Yuzhu Villa.

Yuzhu Villa definitely didn’t have such authentic hot pot, but it had his friends.

With friends, anything they ate together was good.

So, Young Hero Duan decided it was time to return home.

He missed Xiatou Ying and the Murong brothers.

He had always felt that the two were like his power banks; whenever he was tired, they could recharge him with energy.

This was why, in this world of killing and deceit, he hadn’t gone mad, and still remained a pure and upright good person.

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