Chapter 80

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A group of people collided instantly, with waves of Qi rolling in all directions, the ground cracking in bursts, and the scene in complete disarray.

Lu Changsheng's long blade collided with He Wanpeng's, sparking intense fire.

Under this single strike, Lu Changsheng stood firmly in place, his expression calm.

In contrast, He Wanpeng retreated several meters away, his face full of confusion.

He sensed a powerful force attacking from the opponent's long blade, making his arm feel somewhat numb.

"Such strong power; this kid is strange."

He felt suspicious in his heart.

As a newly promoted Profound-tier Demon Suppression Office member, Lu Changsheng was also in his intelligence reports.

However, with his own mid-stage Bone-forging strength, it should have been enough to crush the opponent; he didn't expect such a strange thing to happen during the first probe.

"Kid, let's see how much blood essence you can burn."

He Wanpeng realized in an instant that the opponent must have activated a blood essence secret technique.

"Die."

He raised his long blade again and charged up.

Lu Changsheng also raised his blade and killed his way up, his expression remaining calm as water.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The two fought fiercely at the edge of the jungle, a large amount of force plowing gullies into the ground, with dust and smoke rolling all around.

He had to seize the time to rapidly improve his strength.

Because the Demon Suppression Office personnel were not weak, they actually gained the upper hand for a time.

However, everyone knew that the outcome of the battle depended on the duel between He Wanpeng and Lu Changsheng.

Yue Shulan looked at Lu Changsheng with a worried face.

She also thought Lu Changsheng had activated a forbidden technique, and if the time limit was reached, it would likely be bad.

Although the Xuanjia Army and Demon Suppression Office personnel were stronger, they were a step behind the cultists in momentum, and both sides were trading blows.

This group of Xuanjia Army soldiers was also worried that Lu Changsheng would be defeated.

In contrast, the group of cultists all had bloodthirsty expressions.

In their view, these people would die sooner or later.

As long as Guardian He killed the leader of the other side, they would collapse sooner or later.

Both sides fought while quietly watching Lu Changsheng and the other in the center of the battlefield.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Lu Changsheng always controlled his own strength, maintaining the same level as his opponent.

The two had been fighting constantly.

As time passed.

He Wanpeng gradually felt that something was wrong.

No matter how much strength he used, the opponent did not fall into any disadvantage.

This scene was extremely eerie.

Until a cup of tea's time later, He Wanpeng still hadn't gained the upper hand.

You must know that at this time he had already used his full strength and even activated his blood essence.

This made him feel somewhat incredulous.

"What exactly are you?"

He Wanpeng was full of horror.

Lu Changsheng did not answer, but instead smiled slightly.

Having acted for so long, it was time to send the opponent on his way.

He utilized his footwork, moving in an instant, arriving before the opponent like lightning.

At the same time, he used a move, the Profound Origin Slash, to cut forward.

In this move, he directly increased his own speed by several notches, and before the opponent could react, the cold light had already approached the opponent's neck.

"Not good."

Sensing the arrival of the aura of death, He Wanpeng was full of fear.

Just as he was preparing to block, the blade light had already slashed across his neck.

"You are..."

He Wan held his neck, his eyes full of confusion.

Then he fell to the ground, a large amount of fresh blood gushing out, staining a small patch of grass nearby red.

All of this happened in an instant.

Everyone did not expect that the battle situation would reverse instantly.

The group from the Demon Suppression Office looked at Lu Changsheng with awe.

"Lord Lu has divine might."

Subsequently, everyone killed their way toward the Wenxiang Sect members with rainbow-like momentum.

After Lu Changsheng won, these cultists were already walking contribution points, and the government side directly unleashed twelve times their strength.

In contrast, the group of Wenxiang Sect members were all full of fear.

They also did not expect their own Guardian to lose.

They scattered and fled toward the rear one after another.

The government personnel immediately chased after them, and the group chased and fled, soon disappearing from the battlefield.

Lu Changsheng ignored these low-level cultists, and after dealing with He Wanpeng's corpse, he sat quietly on the carriage and waited.

Just now he did not unleash all his strength, and crushing the opponent in one move also had his own considerations.

If all his strength were exposed to the cult, the opponent would definitely send stronger people to snipe him.

Now that he had only barely killed He Wanpeng, it could also give some people a wrong judgment.

This was also one of his goals.

Soon, Yue Shulan and her group returned, and they were holding the bloody heads of several people in their hands.

"Let us continue to set off."

Lu Changsheng waved his hand and directed everyone to get on the road again.

After this battle, the eyes of this group of people looking at Lu Changsheng became even more awe-struck.

The strong will be given special importance wherever they are.

Obviously, after breaking through to Bone-forging, Lu Changsheng could already be considered to have stepped into the ranks of the strong.

Next, the group did not encounter any more attacks and smoothly delivered the grain and silver to the county town.

This also marked the successful completion of everyone's mission.

In the next few days, the news about Lu Changsheng killing a mid-stage Bone-forging expert and leading the convoy back safely gradually spread.

Lu Changsheng's reputation became even louder.

Being able to kill a mid-stage Bone-forging person, he himself must have had such strength.

In the following ten-plus days, Lu Changsheng also successively carried out escort missions.

During this period, he encountered many attacks, but the cultists he met did not have high cultivation, and he led the convoy back safely every time.

Some Demon Suppression Office members were not so lucky, and a small number of people died under the interception of the Wenxiang Sect and the Black Mountain Bandits.

The struggle between the two sides also became increasingly fierce.

Demon Suppression Office, inside the main hall.

The three Deputy Hall Masters were sitting on chairs, talking about something.

"What exactly is the purpose of these cultists?"

Xiao Tiansi looked confused. "I also have some suspicions; the other side seems to only want to create greater chaos."

Qin Ruobing said faintly.

According to the intelligence they received, these people only thought about how to kill, and the grain and silver were just incidental.

"Could it be that that Venerable Master has some kind of plan?"

HeChunlin on the side also looked confused.

The three of them had frequently heard these two words several years ago.

After multiple investigations by several people, they only guessed that the other side might be from the Heavenly Demon Gate, but as for the specific identity, they knew nothing.

The other side had always wanted to disrupt the county town, and what they were plotting, the few were not very clear.

"Hmph... when the time is ripe, we will join forces with the County Lord to take action, directly go up the mountain to wipe out the Black Mountain Bandits, and then clear out all the cultists."

Qin Ruobing's pretty face contained killing intent.

Xiao Tiansi and the others also deeply agreed.

Blind defense is ultimately not a long-term plan.

"However, now we are in the light, and the other side is attacking from the dark, which is a bit exhausting."

HeChunlin frowned.

Qin Ruobing thought for a moment, then slowly said, "I suggest selecting a few fast Demon Suppression Office members to patrol in all directions, with the main task of striking at the cult and rescuing ordinary Demon Suppression Office members."

"This method is feasible, so let each branch hall send two people, and the merit points will be calculated based on the number of times they take action."

Xiao Tiansi smiled and nodded.

Soon, the three confirmed this matter.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in white walked out.

Three days later, early morning.

Early in the morning, Lu Changsheng was called to the Demon Suppression Office by Qin Ruobing.

As soon as Lu Changsheng sat down, Qin Ruobing smiled and said, "I intend to let you serve as a Patrol Envoy, what do you think?"

"Patrol Envoy?"

Lu Changsheng was quite confused.

He didn't know that there was such a position in the Demon Suppression Office.

Then, Qin Ruobing smiled and explained this position.

"Patrol Envoys have greater authority, and there are many ways to obtain merit points, such as rescuing teammates or killing cultists..."

Lu Changsheng smiled faintly: "I agree to this matter, thank you, Hall Master."

After considering it slightly, he agreed.

After becoming a Patrol Envoy, he could be free from mission restrictions and roam outside, which was much freer.

Not only that, the opportunities to obtain merit points were also greatly increased.

This Hall Master Qin was quite good to him, and he could get a share of any benefits.

At this time, Qin Ruobing took out a golden token and placed it on the table.

The front of the token was engraved with a large "Patrol" character.

This token was made by the Demon Suppression Office working overnight, a total of six pieces.

It can be said that these six Profound-tier Demon Suppression Office members were the most powerful people besides the Deputy Hall Masters.

Lu Changsheng was also fortunate enough to be among them.

Originally, his own qualifications were difficult to compete with the veteran Demon Suppression Office members, but because of Qin Ruobing's strong support, this job finally fell on him.

"When you go out to patrol, you must be careful. Only geniuses who survive are geniuses. If you encounter the strong, run directly, don't try to be brave..."

Qin Ruobing warned solemnly.

"You haven't seen real demons yet; that is a force that makes people despair."

"Some demons and evils outside the city have only absorbed a trace of demonic power. Although your strength is good, you must not be too arrogant..."

"Thank you, Hall Master, for the reminder."

Lu Changsheng's expression tightened upon hearing this, and his heart became much more vigilant.

He knew that the other side was thinking for his own good.

The demons that even the other side felt terrified of were probably extremely terrifying.

These demons and evils outside the city were just servants.

After Qin Ruobing's reminder, the slight complacency he had just raised was gradually suppressed, and his mindset became more peaceful.

Soon, after the two communicated for a while, Lu Changsheng picked up the golden token and walked toward the outside of the main hall.

For the next period of time, Lu Changsheng became a firefighter, roaming outside the county town and killing many cultists.

He also encountered many incidents where the Xuanjia Army and Demon Suppression Office members were attacked, and under his sudden intervention, the government forces mostly turned defeat into victory, with fruitful results.

Of course, during this period, he also encountered interceptions by Wenxiang Sect experts, but relying on his own ghostly speed, he retreated easily every time.

In just ten days, Lu Changsheng had accumulated a large number of merit points, with eighty-five small merits.

One hundred small merits could be exchanged for one big merit, which could be used to exchange for various top-tier techniques in the Scripture Repository.

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This day, at noon.

On a narrow official road leading to the county town.

A group of figures sat high on horseback, scanning the surroundings with vigilance, followed by more than ten carriages, moving slowly on the road, making creaking sounds.

The leaders were Yue Shulan and more than ten Xuanjia Army members.

"Sigh... ever since Lord Lu left, we have become increasingly difficult."

Lu Xue sighed softly.

"This official road is far from the county town and extremely dangerous. Let us transport it several times, why don't we see people from the Four Great Families come to escort us?"

Xiao Chao, who had always been honest, couldn't help but complain.

Ever since Lu Changsheng left, the few had been following a mid-stage Bone-forging warrior.

The group experienced several missions, and it was only after nine deaths and one life that they barely managed to hold on.

Everyone was already physically and mentally exhausted.

"Pull yourself together. After returning this time, I will inform Brother Lu about this. With his relationship with Hall Master Qin, let's see if there can be a turning point..."

Yue Shulan scanned everyone with her beautiful eyes, her tone gentle.

"Sister Yue still has a way, having this connection with Lord Lu."

Lu Xue smiled sweetly, looking at Yue Shulan with envy.

She also knew that Yue Shulan had established a friendship with Lord Lu after several missions. With this layer of relationship, it was probably not difficult to transfer.

Just as the few were talking, a sudden change occurred.

"Shoo..."

A large group of men in black suddenly rushed out from the side jungle, their faces full of murderous intent.

The leader had a goat beard, his eyebrows like knives, and his aura was unfathomable.

Many men in black soon surrounded the convoy, looking at everyone with the expression of looking at lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

"Not good!"

It is Shang Yunbo, an expert on the Fragrance Smelling Sect's wanted list. This person has mid-stage Bone-forging strength and is extremely terrifying.

Yue Shulan's pupils shrank, her face full of fear.

Their captain was only an ordinary early-stage Bone-forging warrior, and meeting this person was a dead end.

After experiencing several missions, everyone already understood the captain's strength.

Yue Shulan and the others felt extremely desperate in their hearts.

(End of chapter)