Chapter 56

Qin Yun said, “When I used my flying sword, I had maintained Heaven Man Unity, allowing me to sense the surrounding five kilometers . “

“There are no lesser demons in a fifteen hundred meter radius . Back when we challenged Water God, it had frightened them greatly . They must be in hiding, afraid to be caught in the crossfire . There are two lesser demons beyond that but under twenty-five hundred meters . Beyond twenty-five hundred meters but under five kilometers, there are three hundred lesser demons . Most of them are in Water God Manor . ” Qin Yun was aware of everything .

Yi Xiao praised him . “As expected of Heaven Man Unity . We are close to Lanyang River . Typically, it would be hard to discern anything clearly past fifteen hundred meters . However, to be careful, its best you kill the two lesser demons within twenty-five hundred meters . As for the ones beyond twenty-five hundred meters? They have no way of seeing the battle . Even Water God himself is unable to see a thing at such a great distance .

“Alright . ” Qin Yun nodded .

“Go . “

With a simple thought and a beckon of his hand, a sword beam noiselessly flew along the rock face, sticking close to it . Unlike how he was using all his strength when fighting Water God, he did not care about the strength . All he did was try to make it as silent as possible .

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“Quick, run away!”

“How terrifying . Human cultivators want to battle Water God . It’s best we stay far away because our death is certain if we are caught in the crossfire . “

Two lesser demons were tearing through the woods, hearts gripped with fear .

Suddenly—

A sword beam that resembled a misty rain flew towards them while sticking close to the ground . It whizzed past the lesser demons and immediately, they widened their eyes and collapsed to the ground, revealing their true forms . As for the sword beam, it once again returned silently while keeping close to the ground . The sword wounds inflicted on the lesser demons were also extremely ordinary .

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The flying sword returned and immediately merged into Qin Yun’s palm, becoming a sword ball in his dantian .

“The art of a flying sword is indeed impressive . ” Yi Xiao smiled when she saw that . “The legendary top sword immortals are able to release a flying sword and kill enemies that are five hundred kilometers away . Now, you have an inkling of that magnificence . “

“I can at best send it out five kilometers . Out of that range, the strength would sharply reduce . The flying sword would then be at risk of being snatched away . ” Qin Yun walked to Water God’s corpse . Seeing the massive corpse, he felt balanced and especially overjoyed . “Water God has wreaked havoc for more than two centuries . Now, he has finally died here . The millions of residents of Grand Dominance County will no longer suffer any more of his atrocities . “

With that said, he waved his hand and swept his Quintessential Essence across Water God’s corpse, removing all the various items and placing them by the side . Those were the spoils of war .

“Completely wipe away any traces of the corpse . ” Yi Xiao said, “I’ll return to the sect and say that I’ve completed the mission . As for Water God managing to break through to the Connate True Core realm in battle, let it be known only by the two of us . There will not be a third . “

Qin Yun nodded .

“In that case, our cooperation, together with the items given by the sect, would not be a big deal after killing a peak Connate False Core realm Water God . However, almost all the credit will be mine . ” Yi Xiao said, “In addition, I need some evidence . The head could have been used as proof but the head is too large . It can be determined that he was at the Connate True Core realm . Therefore, I need his other important weapon—the Blackwater Oxhorn Trident—as proof . “

Yi Xiao looked at Qin Yun and felt a little ashamed . “That’s his most important weapon and it should have been yours . “

“You had helped me . ” Qin Yun smiled . “I do not want the outside world to know that I possess such strength at the Postnatal realm . I would attract all the great demons of the world and when that happens, I’ll be in grave trouble . “

Humans and demons had battled since time immemorial .

Once horrifying great demons appeared, there was no way to withstand their power unless one hid in the Daoist sacred lands forever . For example, Water God’s master was a great demon at the Connate Golden Core realm!

“Chi! Chi! Chi!” As Qin Yun spoke, he used more than half a bottle of Nether Water . He then lit the corpse on fire, causing Water God’s corpse to rapidly turn to ash amid sizzling sounds .

There were cultivators that had the habit of eating demon flesh; however, most cultivators absolutely refused to eat demon flesh! The Sword Immortal Legacy that Qin Yun obtained had also forbidden the practice .

“I’ll take the Blackwater Oxhorn Trident while the rest is yours . ” Yi Xiao looked at the trident that was now several feet long without the infused demonic power . She took out her Cosmic Bag, reached out and threw the Blackwater Oxhorn Trident into the bag . The palm-sized Cosmic Bag was able to easily contain the massive weapon .

Qin Yun waved his hand, infusing Quintessential Essence into the Anchor Cloudchain . It rapidly shrunk and coiled around his wrist . It was an eighth-grade Dharma treasure, something Qin Yun could still control .

On the contrary, the Blackwater Oxhorn Trident was a sixth-grade Dharma treasure . Both Yi Xiao and he could not control it and use its might .

“That many?” Qin Yun picked up the spoils of war and discovered that the most precious item was an embroidered bag . When he probed it with his Quintessential Essence, he realized the bag’s internal space was about the size of a cupboard! It was unable to contain the Blackwater Oxhorn Trident, which indicated how much better and bigger Yi Xiao’s Cosmic Bag was than Water God’s Cosmic Bag .

However, there were many treasures inside the Cosmic Bag . There was a huge messy pile of banknotes, worth a million and two hundred thousand taels of silver! There were also other precious items .

After all, the most important things were best carried on one’s body . Water God did not dare to place his treasures in the manor . If he were to leave the manor, it would be too late for regret if demons took all his treasures away . Carrying the wealth with him was the safest . As for after death? Without a life, why bother?

“We should split these banknotes . ” Qin Yun took out a thick stack of notes .

“This Blackwater Oxhorn Trident is a lot more precious than those banknotes . ” Yi Xiao shook her head . “Furthermore, as cultivators, these mortal goods aren’t important . “

When Qin Yun saw Yi Xiao reject his offer, he nodded . “Alright then, knowing that you are a disciple of the Kunlun Prefecture’s Yi family, I’ll accept it brazenly . Haha, to be honest, I’m probably richer than the Grand Dominance County’s richest Hong family . “

Although he said so, Qin Yun knew that mortal riches were still of use in the early stages of cultivation . In the later stages, money had little importance .

“Qin Yun, remember . “

Yi Xiao said, “We killed a Connate False Core realm Water God . Even if you show your flying sword arts, you can only say that you have mastered the state of Heaven Man Unity, allowing you to perform sword kinesis . You must never expose your sword intent . “

To master Heaven Man Unity and sword kinesis at the Postnatal realm was only considered extremely rare! The masterers would be considered geniuses! However, which top sect of a Daoist or Buddhist sacred land did not have geniuses?

But for sword intent? That was a legend .

“I will not easily use my flying sword arts . ” Qin Yun immediately said, “Let’s go . We need to quickly inform the county governor of Water God’s death . We can get him to send out the troops immediately, stopping the villages in Grand Dominance County from sacrificing their children . “

“Yes, let’s return as fast as we can . ” Yi Xiao also nodded for it was an important matter . However, she immediately said softly, “Help me down the mountain . I’ve lost all my strength now…”

“My apologies . ” Qin Yun stretched out his arm and embraced Yi Xiao .

Following that, he tapped his feet and rapidly moved forward . His attainment of Heaven Man Unity made his speed a lot faster .

As for the reason why he did not use Sword Kinesis Flight, he had to firstly, keep it a secret and secondly, Sword Kinesis Flight drained Quintessential Essence at a speed ten times faster than simply controlling a flying sword . If he carried Yi Xiao while using Sword Kinesis Flight, it would drain him dozens of times faster . Qin Yun was, after all, at the twelfth level of the Qi Refinement stage in the Postnatal realm . He did not have sufficient Quintessential Essence .

Phew!

As he proceeded with Yi Xiao in arm, they quickly reached the foot of the mountain .

There, they quickly found their two horses . Although they had been left to graze, they had not gone far .

“Giddy up! Giddy up! Giddy up!”

Yi Xiao had not recovered from her rib injuries and could not wantonly use her Dharmic powers; therefore, she shared a horse with Qin Yun, with him constantly protecting her with Quintessential Essence . The other horse was brought along so that they could switch horses later . The two of them moved at the fastest speed possible towards Grand Dominance City .

On the horse, Yi Xiao and Qin Yun felt the warmth coming from each other . Yi Xiao’s face was constantly red . Mixed feelings began suffusing Qin Yun’s heart as he thought to himself, “Yi Xiao is doing so only because she’s injured . I cannot be frivolous with her . “

On the way, they saw a village convoy sending their children .

“They will only reach Demon Mountain Camp on the twenty-eighth . If they go ahead of time, they will be killed for trespassing . ” Qin Yun said, “Let’s return . Under the county governor’s arrangements, he will definitely be able to stop all these villagers . “

“Yes . ” Yi Xiao nodded . She also understood that the villagers would not believe them even if they stopped them . It was authoritative only when announced by the imperial government .

After all, Water God had been wreaking havoc in Grand Dominance County for more than two centuries . To mortals, that was equivalent to numerous generations .

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Finally, at dusk, Qin Yun and Yi Xiao arrived outside Grand Dominance City but the city gates were closed .

“Quickly open the gates . ” Qin Yun looked up at the city wall and shouted .

The guards at the top of the city walls looked down and one of the leaders recognized him . He immediately said, “Young Master Qin, the city gates are closed . I have no authority to open the city gates . “

Only the county governor had the authority to do so .

“Seriously . ” Qin Yun could only carry Yi Xiao by the waist and made a quick leap . Like a gust of wind, he scaled the city walls and with another tap of his foot, he descended the city wall and entered the city .

The city guards fell into a daze . The city wall? It could not stop cultivators, to begin with .

“Leader, what do we do?” The other guards were somewhat at a loss .

“What else can we do? They are immortals . What can we do? However, kid, hurry to County Governor Manor and report the matter . As long as it’s reported, it has nothing to do with us . ” The leader instructed .

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And on the other side of the city wall, Qin Yun did not continue carrying Yi Xiao after entering the city . He held her wrist and infused Quintessential Essence over to her . He led her to County Governor Manor at a rapid pace .

And in County Governor Manor, the county governor was still reading in his study . He was planning to sleep in a while but he was unaware that Water God was already dead!