Misguided practice of sinister cultivation techniques: Slander! The problem lies with you all, not me!
Chapter 41: Demon Duan Desires to Practice a New Divine Skill (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

Chapter 41: Chapter 41: Demon Duan Desires to Practice a New Divine Skill (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

"Lingshui Twin Heroes, this was just the beginning of Demon Duan’s malice. Five innocent Thunder Listeners from the Thunder God and Mother Sect were killed by him without a word."

"Yellow Water City, almost a thousand people from Huangyu Gang and Red Crane Sect were manipulated and hurt with a few casual words from him. Those were two major factions in Yellow Water City!"

"Moreover, in the Red House, a fairy formed a connection with an old master from Fenglin Town, he killed the fairy without a word and even turned that old master into a woman, completely indulging in perversion and humiliation..."

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is just the tip of the iceberg of this demon’s evil deeds. It’s said that he has come to Wangchun City now. If such a demon appears in Wangchun City, everyone must be careful!

Once this demon arrives, raping and killing are just common affairs, and just the act of turning men into women is unprecedented! It’s terrifying to think what other perverse methods he could have."

The storyteller spoke eloquently above while Demon Duan sat below, grinding his teeth.

Here, Duan Yun could clearly feel that some people in the tea house were getting scared.

After all, among those who came to Wangchun City, few were not fond of beauty.

The penchant for beauty and becoming beauty are completely different concepts.

Someone couldn’t help but say: "After this demon turns men into women, will he then take the opportunity to force them into bearing his monstrous offspring?"

Hearing this, half of the people in the teahouse tightened up.

Duan Yun himself was shocked.

I was always out of place with you because I wasn’t perverse enough.

Listen to this, is this something a human should say?

Then, someone questioned: "You storyteller, all you do is spout nonsense to scare people. There are many demons in the Martial World, but none as bizarre as this."

The storyteller sneered and said: "Nonsense? Dramatizing is not nonsense! This was personally said by Divine Doctor Xue from the Jiangzhong Sect!

"What kind of person is Divine Doctor Xue? He’s a life-saving saintly healer, but also famously loose-lipped! He has been talkative for many years, has he ever said a falsehood?"

"What, Divine Doctor Xue said that?"

This stirred up emotions in the teahouse.

Clearly, they believed in Divine Doctor Xue’s words.

Duan Yun couldn’t help feeling suffocated: "With such a big mouth, isn’t Divine Doctor Xue afraid of being killed?"

He really wanted to kill the rumor-monger!

The storyteller looked at him and smiled, saying: "Young man, you seem to be new in the Martial World. Divine Doctor Xue has been around for many years; if he truly could be killed, he would have died a dozen times over."

"Why hasn’t he died?" Duan Yun angrily said.

"Because Divine Doctor Xue’s medical skills are superb, and his martial arts are not bad either, not just anyone can defeat him. Over the years, many have wanted to silence him because he can’t keep his mouth shut. Every time he encounters someone he can’t defeat, he agrees to heal or save them.

Anyone with sense knows that having a divine healer on their side is a blessing, so they naturally let it go. Divine Doctor Xue owes countless lives in the Martial World, all of them masters; who would dare to trouble him?"

Duan Yun: "..."

Does this mean being frequently in trouble makes you a better healer and even more arrogant because of numerous creditors?

At this point, someone questioned again: "You, a storyteller, dare to expose Old Demon Duan’s backgrounds, aren’t you afraid that he will turn you into a woman and then violate you?"

The storyteller stood up with his chest out, speaking righteously: "The tradition of the De Yu Society is a bloodthirsty storyteller. As long as the stories are thrilling and satisfying, even if Old Demon does catch me, kills me, or turns me into a woman and then kills me, it’s all worth it!"

Duan Yun found that not only were many martial artists mad here, but even the storytellers’ minds were not normal.

"But Lingshui Twin Heroes, Thunder God and Mother Sect, and the Red House are not to be messed with! Old Demon Duan is so arrogant walking around causing calamities, aren’t they worried about these people getting back at him?" someone inevitably said.

"Of course, now the masters from Thunder God and Mother Sect and the Red House are all looking for Old Demon Duan to regain their dignities. But Old Demon Duan’s whereabouts are elusive, they haven’t succeeded for the time being.

However, this is only temporary, there will be much storm and bloodshed in the Martial World to come!"

"Alright, I have just revealed a corner of the iceberg of the chaos Old Demon Duan caused in Yun State, now let me unfold how exactly Lingshui Twin Heroes were turned into the fallen by Old Demon Duan!"

At this point, the storyteller suddenly picked up his teacup and began to drink, no longer speaking.

"You motherfucker, keep talking!"

"Explain in detail about ’fallen,’ and how Old Demon Duan dealt with the fallen female hero!"

"Yeah, come on! Isn’t it just a matter of reward money, here you go!"

...

For a moment, reward money was tossed onto the stage.

The storyteller, smiling broadly, carefully narrated the story of the transformation of the Lingshui Twin Heroes into the Lingshui Heroine, and the unavoidable tragic tale involving Duan Yun and Old Demon Duan.

Duan Yun left the teahouse with a cloudy mind.

He sensed the malevolence of the world.

He merely wanted to be a Hero who purifies filth and spreads martial arts in the world, yet these people not only spread rumors about him but also scandalous rumors involving him and Hua Wen and Hua Wu!

The storyteller’s tales were half-true, half-false; had it not been for him being "Demon Duan," he might have believed them to be true.

Clearly, he was a hero who eradicated madness like Thunder Listener, yet they portrayed him as murdering innocent bystanders. He had killed the Red House Mad Woman to save the Lu family, yet they twisted it to him killing a woman and brutally tearing apart a pair of star-crossed lovers! Despite being close friends with Hua Wen and Hua Wu in the Martial World, they insisted that they had turned against each other.

The most absurd was his Moon Pillar Skill nurturing yin and strengthening yang; every early morning he would practice for a long time, yet these people insisted he was causing others to become ’fallen.’

Duan Yun had every reason to believe that someone was out to harm him!

The world was too filthy, someone was trying to strangle the righteous Young Hero in the cradle.

How utterly malicious!

The nonsense spouted by the storyteller served as a wake-up call for Duan Yun.

People from Red House and Thunder God and Mother Sect were looking for him; the last time he killed an elder from Red House, he only scratched the surface, and facing a besiegement by stronger opponents might be overwhelming.

He must continue to gather Divine Skill Secret Manuals and find a secluded place to cultivate his Divine Skills.

As long as he mastered a few more Divine Skills, what besiegement would he fear then?

Eventually, he would point at each one and slay them refreshingly.

He wanted to show the world how he upheld justice and vanquished evil!

He aimed to let the world know that all these were slanderous defamations by demonic cults.

He was the righteous stream, the Young Hero, not some perverted demon causing others to ’fallen’!

Thinking of all he still had to accomplish spurred Duan Yun with motivation.

Considering the potential dishonorable besiegement by Red House and Thunder God and Mother Sect, Duan Yun decided to keep a low profile for now.

But thinking of those rumors, he could not help but get angry, only able to console himself, "Step back for a broad sky, step back for a broad sky, I, Duan Yun, am not one to hold grudges."

Ah, the more he thought, the angrier he got!

That same evening, the Bloodthirsty Storyteller returned home full, humming a tune as he left the teahouse.

But after a few steps, everything went dark as he was bagged, his leg broken, kicked over a dozen times, and even the ample reward money he earned today was robbed.

Duan Yun spit, then departed.

That was the price for spreading yellow rumors about him!

Had it not been for the fact that the storyteller believed some nonsense from Divine Doctor Xue, he might have even killed him.

After this act, the non-grudge-holding Duan Yun felt much better.

Tonight, he should be able to sleep peacefully.

He needed to hurry up and look for new Divine Skill Secret Manuals!