Chapter 80: with translation of chapter title

Officials protect officials, civilians help civilians.

It has always been this way since ancient times.

Lin Chuan took the documents and left.

Under the influence of demon cultivators, the area outside Yan Du is already extremely chaotic; the mission he received is to a prefectural city a thousand li outside Yan Du.

If all this truly arose because of the Cleansing World Blood Lotus, then the chaos will spread even faster.

Too many people harbor grievances in their hearts.

If everyone knew there was a way to fulfill desires, a surge of heat in the heart would drive them to plunge into it.

Endurance requires constant suppression, but impulse only needs a moment's rise.

Lin Chuan accepted the mission, but more so he wanted to trace his roots.

……

All the way, he rushed about.

In just half a day, he reached the outskirts of Baishui Prefecture City, the mission site.

When the night was dark and the wind high, Lin Chuan was just about to enter the city when the soul of Tu Shan Jiao Jiao echoed in his mind,

"Husband, a villain is following you."

Because she has not yet reincarnated her physical body, Tu Shan Jiao Jiao still resides within Lin Chuan's body.

Rebuilding a physical body is troublesome; finding a body perfectly compatible with the soul is even harder than climbing to heaven.

Most importantly, compared to having an independent body, Tu Shan Jiao Jiao prefers to snuggle with Lin Chuan in the same nest.

"Has my whereabouts been exposed?"

Lin Chuan expressed surprise.

Only the Imperial Director knew of the mission he accepted; how could he be tailed?

The Imperial Director has no reason to harm him.

"Can you beat them?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Jiao Jiao can naturally do it, but husband, you'll find it difficult."

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao's remnant soul has been nurtured by the Spirit Clan for three thousand years; her own strength is not weak, and after recovery she still retains formidable combat power.

Even without a physical body, she can exert the combat power of the Saint Realm.

"They're here."

As Tu Shan Jiao Jiao's words fell, a figure stepped out from the night curtain, bearing a great sword, with waist patterns of flying fish, six in total.

It is actually a Six-Pattern Demon-Slaying Envoy!

Six patterns represent the cultivation level of the Sixth Realm, Heaven-Unity, among the eight realms of cultivation.

In the Demon-Slaying Office, such a person holds a status second only to the Imperial Director; prefects everywhere must treat them with reverence, their power and influence are overwhelming.

Lin Chuan thought back and forth; aside from the Imperial Director, he rarely interacts with others of the Demon-Slaying Office.

When did he provoke such a person?

"You actually managed to detect me; as one bearing the Sword Cultivator inheritance, you are indeed not ordinary."

The visitor spoke, tone cold, laced with intense killing intent.

Lin Chuan asked: "I have no grudge or enmity with you, sir; why do you intercept me?"

"You tell me."

The visitor drew the great sword from his back, pressed two fingers together, lightly brushed the blade's spine, and the great sword emitted a resonant hum,

"I have observed you for a long time."

"Given your speed in breaking through realms and the strength you displayed in the mission, you must have obtained the true Sword Cultivator inheritance."

"Hand over the inheritance, and you can die an easy death."

"I can also promise you that afterward I will not move against the Lin Manor, nor your sister Lin Yangyang in Yan Du; otherwise..."

Lin Chuan never expected that it was because the so-called Sword Cultivator inheritance had drawn attention,

He grinned, the Yun Xin Shen Sword flashed out of its sheath, pointing at the opponent: "The inheritance is here, but you have no life to take it; I will discipline you on behalf of the Imperial Director."

"Boastful!"

The visitor scoffed, "Don't say you, a brat, have no right to say this; once I seize the inheritance, Zhu Zhengzhi that stubborn old fool will also die—he has corrupted the Yan Dynasty and long hindered the Demon-Slaying Office."

"So it's a long-standing grudge."

"Court politics, Lin Chuan is already used to it—"You must be the Piao Yanxing the Imperial Director often mentions; his evaluation of you is that you can govern a thousand people with surplus ability, but governing ten thousand is beyond you."

At this moment, Tu Shan Jiao Jiao reminded:

"Husband, he hides a special aura on his body, very similar to the red seed you carry."

"I see." Lin Chuan realized.

Even the high-ranking officials of the Demon-Slaying Office have been affected by the Cleansing World Red Lotus; it's no wonder the entire Great Yan Dynasty has fallen into chaos.

When desire is provoked, it is hard for any living being to resist the temptation.

In the court struggle, each faction has its own ideas; the Demon-Slaying Office high-ranking official before him clearly does not accept Zhu Zhengzhi's ideas and dreams of overthrowing him.

"Perfect to practice my sword on you."

Having entered the Embryonic Stage some days ago, Lin Chuan felt capable of using the embryonic form of 'Sword Twenty-Three'; this soul sword technique is an absolute killing move.

It is more usable than the Flame-Extinguishing Sword Manual that requires alien fire support.

Having spoken, Lin Chuan launched the first attack.

Piao Yanxing narrowed his eyes slightly, not daring to underestimate; a cultivator two realms lower than him daring to take the initiative must be hiding some trump card.

In a daze, he saw behind Lin Chuan a Nine-Tailed Fox Woman floating out, her eyes full of smile.

Pff!

Pei Yanxing's pressure suddenly surged, a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, his body as if pressed by a great mountain, his soul also bound, the strength he could exert was less than one-tenth.

"You!"

Pei Yanxing's face flushed red, "Actually colluded with the Demon Tribe!"

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao angrily scolded, "Hmph! What's wrong with the Demon Tribe? Did the Demon Tribe eat your family's rice?! My husband and I are not colluding; we are True Love!"

"Disgusting!"

Pei Yanxing dragged his heavy body, swung his sword at Lin Chuan to kill, but his strength was severely suppressed, and he was only roughly equal to Lin Chuan.

After exchanging dozens of moves, he actually gradually fell into a disadvantaged position.

To him, this was undoubtedly a disgrace, forced to become a sparring partner for a junior at the Detached Embryo realm, and he still couldn't win.

"No wonder they say Qingyun Prefecture lacks a true Sword Cultivator heritage; the gap is indeed vast."

Lin Chuan pondered, "Jiao Jiao, relax his strength to the peak of the Detached Embryo realm."

Within the same realm, Lin Chuan is already invincible; only by fighting above his level can he find pressure.

Sword light flew about.

They exchanged another ten or so moves.

"Still not enough."

Lin Chuan shook his head, "Jiao Jiao, let him rise to the Divine Soul realm."

He was still lacking a bit of artistic conception to execute Sword Twenty-Three, and the intensity was still insufficient.

"Ahhh!!!"

Pei Yanxing was almost going mad; after so many years of scheming, he finally found an opportunity, yet he actually became a stepping stone for a junior!

His eyes turned scarlet, he roared angrily.

"Blood Lotus! Supreme Blood Lotus! Please grant me power!"

Blood energy surged forth from within Pei Yanxing's body.

Not far away in the sky, an illusory blood-colored lotus slowly blossomed, and the mysterious scarlet power surged toward this side.

"Is it truly the Cleansing World Blood Lotus?"

Lin Chuan was not startled but delighted.

【Fozhi Jing Shi】 In reincarnation, the Pure World Lotus can only bloom once per era; the rules of the Nine-phase World certainly aren't like this.

Possessing the seed of the Cleansing World Blood Lotus in his hand, Lin Chuan could be said to have mastered the source of the blood lotus; to him, the power of the blood lotus is merely a nutrient.

Pei Yanxing failed to notice Lin Chuan's change in expression, rushing straight toward the scarlet power descending from the blood lotus.

At the same time, Lin Chuan's Sword Intent gathered to the extreme, his spiritual awareness poured out in an instant and merged into the Sword Intent,

The Sword Intent took shape, like a soul emerging from its aperture; the physical body remained in place, while the sword soul rushed to Pei Yanxing's front, and a sword thrust fiercely into his brow.

Pei Yanxing widened his eyes in disbelief.

The scarlet power drifted past his side, winding around Lin Chuan's arm, gentle as if serving its master,

"How... how is this possible? You... you are the mastermind behind the blood lotus?"