[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivation-starts-from-killing-pigs":3,"chapter-cultivation-starts-from-killing-pigs-cultivation-starts-from-killing-pigs-chapter-137":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1402179,1856,"Chapter 137 - 136: Smoke Clears, Guarding Jiangzhou","cultivation-starts-from-killing-pigs-chapter-137",137,"\u003Cp>Less than two two-hour periods had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kui rode back on a tiger, with smoke and dust billowing, holding a blood-dripping head in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing it, Miss Wang, Wang Weiling, let out a piercing scream, \"Ah, you dog thief!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Jizu, who had remained silent, suddenly lifted his head, his eyes filled with murderous intent, \"Shut up, all Wang Family members, surrender immediately, those who resist, die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The martial arts practitioners turned pale, feeling a chill down their spines, whispering among the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that the Wang Family’s old ancestor...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The National Guardian True Man, yet he was killed so easily...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who would have thought, the Wang Family today might be...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shh, shut up, be careful not to invite trouble yourself...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wang Family members were filled with grief and anger, each drawing their weapons with a clanking sound, while the black-clothed Profound Guards faced off against them, on the verge of a conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dog thief, meet your end!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, two elegantly dressed young men jumped out of the crowd, their eyes red, flinging talismans with a wave of their hands, and immediately, fireballs wrapped in black smoke shot straight towards Zhang Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the outstanding disciples of the Wang Family seen at the family banquet that night, who had once respectfully called him their elder, but were now enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kui showed no expression, extending his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Prohibition Skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireballs extinguished, and the two young men fell to the ground with a thud, unable to move as their body’s Qi mechanism and orifices were sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kui looked emotionless as he glanced at the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Chaoxian colluded with demons, harming innocent lives, and his son Wang Jun practiced evil skills to harm others, with conclusive evidence, they’ve been executed by me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen, Wang Family, I, Zhang, will explain everything to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those colluding, kill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those unaware, release!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you seek revenge, life and death depend on fate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wang Family, a prominent name in Jiangzhou and throughout the southern region of the Qian Dynasty, had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news spread quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry! Hurry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of horse hooves rumbled echoingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having received the news, Prefecture Official Chen Yuan hurriedly mustered the city-protecting troops and, still uneasy, assembled the nearby camp forces directly towards the Wang Family Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He constantly complained in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because Zhang Kui killed Wang Chaoxian, as the Wang Family in this place was like a supreme ruler, ignoring decrees and laws, causing trouble and retreating to their castle, leaving everyone helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jiangzhou Prefecture Government Office had long harbored resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he worried about was the formidable strength of the Wang Family Castle, with clan disciples and guards more capable than the military, what if trouble arose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when the army reached the city, they were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kui stood atop the city wall riding a tiger, and beneath him, a few Grain Avoidance Realm cultivators from the Wang Family looked pale, their eyes full of fear. A golden light hovered over the city, the oppressive evil Qi rendering the entire place silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prefecture Official Chen Yuan felt his lips dry, quickly dismounted, bowed respectfully with his hands cupped together:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True Man Zhang, I have brought the troops and horses, what should be done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of killing intent flashed in Zhang Kui’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group arrived at the Wang Family’s ancestral hall, observing it was three stories high, occupying vast land, extravagantly constructed, with hazy clouds, entirely solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kui casually flicked his hand, and the Lu Li Sword shone brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a rumble...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall ancestral tablets of the Wang Family shattered at once, spewing out countless heads, fragments, and decaying flesh, with an unbearable stench spreading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some couldn’t endure it and began to vomit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, the previously furious Wang Family disciples were now in shock, none had expected the ancestral hall they sincerely worshiped since childhood to be like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kui squinted, holding a trace of killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene was obtained when Longevity devoured that divine statue, showing some incomplete images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wang Family had cunningly used an array to disguise it, such that even he didn’t find it during his investigation at the Wang Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prefecture Official Chen Yuan turned pale, suppressing his nausea and yelling angrily, \"Quick, interrogate all Wang Family members, don’t let a single accomplice go free!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interrogation of the Wang Family began on that day, with the Astronomical Bureau and Jiangzhou Prefecture Government Office working together, interrogating for two days and nights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The results were somewhat unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two people knew about this, secretly purchasing people from other places each year, yet knowing nothing about the old ancestor’s intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, during the raid of the Wang Family, Luo Jizu found two books in Wang Chaoxian’s secret room, and upon a glance, his scalp went numb, so he sent them to Zhang Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The books recorded the real Wang Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their rise didn’t come from an ancestor learning from an alien, but from working like the Demon Taoist managing the Divine Temple of the General’s Tomb. Later, after the Mid-Autumn’s Divine Strange Pearl was lost, the temple fell, and the Wang Family transformed into a prominent local clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously there was another book with insights into the Wang Family ancestor’s practice of the Divine Path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They realized the benefits of the Divine Path, yet lacking the Divine Strange Pearl, devised this sinister method as a substitute, cultivating a Wang Family guardian deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kui studied these books carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, can’t understand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, centuries-old family, millennia-old dynasty, ultimately it’s a pile of yellow earth, I only need to protect the human race...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Jizu also compiled all evidence and the events, sending it swiftly to the Capital City with Shadow Crow’s delivery...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong, dong, dong...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The melodious chimes echoed from the direction of the Imperial Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Grand Profound Lake Heart Island, inside the Seven Stars Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imperial Uncle Li Xuanji sat cross-legged with eyes closed, surrounded by misty purple smoke, lightning flickering around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He originally had a chance to inherit the throne, but upon learning certain things, was frightened out of his wits, firmly refusing to be Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, understanding the reason, he admired his ancestor tremendously, dedicating himself to guarding Qian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, when several State Preceptors went into seclusion to stabilize the nation’s fortune, he confidently handled all affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Elder Huayan entered with a stack of confidential messages, his face ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xuanji, take a look at this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a quick glance, lightning flickered around Li Xuanji, almost triggering a premature Thunder Tribulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This little troublemaker really knows how to stir up trouble...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Huayan was taken aback, \"You knew about this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuanji fell silent for a moment, slightly shaking his head, \"Didn’t you notice that some National Guardians have stayed in the same place for generations? I asked the State Preceptor, and they told me not to speak of it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Huayan initially bore anger, then sighed deeply as if thinking of something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our human race... faces adversity...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing it has come to this, how should we handle it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuanji also sighed deeply, feeling an immense headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yellow Eyebrow Thief Monk has convinced a few more to join them, and now Grand Profound Lake is an empty shell. With the State Preceptors in seclusion for a year and a locust catastrophe imminent, you and I must guard this place...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps, let Zhang Kui temporarily guard Jiangzhou...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Huayan looked worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if the General’s Tomb...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuanji slightly shook his head, \"Though I haven’t interacted much with Zhang Kui, I can see his character. Do you think he will hide?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Huayan sighed, looking outside the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, the sunset over the Capital City gleamed like blood...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me temporarily guard Jiangzhou?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kui looked at the letter in his hand and lightly shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guarding Jiangzhou is of no concern; after so many days without a response from the General’s Tomb, it probably doesn’t care about losing a dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s actually a good thing; he can conveniently manipulate the Nether Soil stone coffin and take a walk around the General’s Tomb after dinner every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking every day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sooner or later, he’ll get a clear view of it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he didn’t expect was that Yellow Eyebrow Old Monk convinced so many people, planning a trip to the underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, aren’t they afraid it’s a one-way ticket...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kui regretted having given the half-demon from Demon Star Pavilion to the Astronomical Bureau, as the immortal legend is something few can resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter from Elder Huayan also mentioned not to bother with other matters, and to focus on the locust catastrophe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Locust catastrophe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of light shone in Zhang Kui’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This attack on the Wang Chaoxian family resulted in two Celestial Tribulation Realm members and one Grain Avoidance Realm member, and even the divine statue provided skill points equivalent to a Celestial Tribulation Realm True Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with what’s left from the Ji Temple Secret Realm, he accumulated over ninety points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Disaster Exorcism Skill had long reached its max level!\u003C\u002Fp>",1538,"2026-06-05T23:30:41.664Z",1,"novelbin.me","b0e0b47ce5be479a31fc23d480f59aa25792e3b3c00d6d57a4d570c83ef86327","cultivation-starts-from-killing-pigs-chapter-138","cultivation-starts-from-killing-pigs-chapter-136",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-starts-from-killing-pigs-cover.jpg"]