Chapter 27: Heaven-Tier Magic Treasure! The Ten Great Heavenly Demons!

"Chen Mo!"

"Regional Commander!"

At this moment, the others arrived one after another.

Seeing that Chen Mo was still alive and well, the tightly wound heartstrings of Li Yuan finally relaxed.

She walked to Chen Mo's side and examined him carefully, discovering that the exposed white bone was actually sprouting flesh and blood, healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"This recovery ability is too exaggerated; it's practically like an undying body!"

"And that blade strike that could trigger the Azure Dragon phenomenon... It seems he still held back back then. If it had truly been a life-or-death struggle, I fear I would have long since become a ghost under his blade..."

Realizing the vast gap between the two, Li Yuan felt not the slightest bit of defeat, but rather an inexplicable pride—

He is truly worthy of being the man who can suppress me!

Although she knew Chen Mo's life was not in danger, she still inspected him meticulously.

After all, his injuries were so severe; what if some part was missing...

"Hm?"

When her gaze looked downward, her pretty face flushed a deep red in an instant, and she hurriedly turned away.

She almost forgot, this person's clothes had all been burned away, and he was completely stark naked...

It really is too unsightly...

"My lord, are you really alright?"

Qin Shou was both surprised and delighted.

The other bailiffs could not help but reveal smiles as well.

It was not that they were worried about being unable to report back if Chen Mo died, but rather that the battle just now had deeply convinced them.

That scene of bathing in blood to slay the demon still made their hearts surge with excitement just thinking about it!

He was truly peerless in his ferocity!

"Rest assured, I will remain alive until I am dead."

Chen Mo pointed at the bed and said, "Search carefully and see what is underneath."

"Yes."

The group responded.

Moving Qin Ruyan's corpse to the floor and lifting the bed board, a scent of decay rushed toward them.

They saw that the bricks and stones beneath the bed had been hollowed out to form a large space, with strange symbols drawn on the ground in fresh blood, and seven oddly shaped stones placed around the perimeter, covered in yellow talismans.

"Three Evils Spirit-Extinguishing Array!"

After being forcibly infused by the ancient text, Chen Mo's understanding of arrays was no longer what it used to be.

One look was enough to identify it as a malevolent array!

It condensed the power of the Blood Evil, Earth Evil, and Fierce Evil; if the array formation were completed, it could invert yin and yang, sever reincarnation, and turn a radius of several hundred miles into a ghost domain!

Of course, the more powerful an array, the more demanding its requirements.

The Three Evils Spirit-Extinguishing Array before them had many errors and omissions, and the materials used were of inferior quality; it was estimated that it couldn't even exert one-tenth of the original array's power.

"This place is where the earth veins converge and evil energy gathers; it is the spot with the most Earth Evil energy in the entire Tongling County... The selection of the Liu residence site was deliberate. It seems she planned this for a long time."

"Seven concubines serve as the Blood Evil, and raised ghosts serve as the Fierce Evil; once the three evils are gathered, the great array is formed."

"As for the purpose..."

Chen Mo looked toward the center of the array at a blood-red banner held down by copper coins and ebony wood, with a line of flowing, dragon-like black ancient seal script written on the surface.

Just a single glance was enough to make one feel a chill throughout their entire body.

Chen Mo reached out and picked up the banner.

In an instant, a cold wind howled, and it seemed as if fierce ghosts were shrieking in his ears!

"Th-this, what is this?!"

The group's faces turned pale, their expressions filled with terror.

Those with weak wills even felt their legs go soft and collapsed onto the ground!

[Heaven-tier mid-grade magic treasure: Soul-Summoning Banner (Forbidden).]

[Can devour souls and command ghosts; already bound to an owner, cannot be used.]

"A magic treasure?"

"And a Heaven-tier mid-grade one at that?!"

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

Qin Ruyan must have obtained this treasure from some big shot and wanted to use the power of the three evils to break the seal and claim it for herself.

No wonder she guarded this place every day without leaving; it was to mask the aura of the Soul-Summoning Banner.

To avoid being tracked down by the original owner!

"This thing is of no use to me either."

"It's too hot to handle, but a pity to throw away..."

Chen Mo pondered for a moment before putting the Soul-Summoning Banner away.

Although he couldn't use it himself, he could take it back to Jingcheng and trade it with the Imperial Consort for other treasures.

That way, even if the banner's owner came looking for it, the Imperial Consort would be there to take the heat—

Come on, no matter how impressive a character is, could they possibly be a match for Imperial Consort Yu?

Do you understand the weight of a final boss?

After casually destroying the array, Chen Mo looked at the group and said, "The true culprit has been brought to justice, the case is closed. You all go and rest; we will return to Jingcheng first thing tomorrow morning..."

"Wait, I think I know who she is."

At this time, Li Yuan, who had been squatting nearby examining the corpse, spoke up.

They saw her holding Qin Ruyan's head and rubbing it forcefully; the facial features changed as easily as clay, and in the end, even the features disappeared!

A purple magatama mark was revealed on her forehead!

"Tenth on the Heavenly Demon Ranking, Evil Ghost, Qin Wuxiang!"

"What?"

"She is Qin Wuxiang?!"

The group gasped, letting out a cry of shock!

The Azure Cloud Ranking is a list published by the Tian-shu Pavilion, ranking the young generation of geniuses under 30 based on a combination of cultivation realm and actual combat ability.

The Heavenly Demon Ranking, however, is a wanted list issued by the imperial court!

The ranking has nothing to do with cultivation realm, only the casualties and losses caused.

The top ten, known as the Ten Great Heavenly Demons, are all fiends who have wreaked havoc and killed countless people!

To this day, all ten of the Ten Great Heavenly Demons remain at large!

Not a single one has been captured!

"In order to practice the ghost path, Qin Wuxiang poisoned dozens of members of the Qin family, including her own biological parents."

"She refined the essence blood of a hundred children to feed her ghosts."

"She set up a malevolent array to refine hundreds of people in an entire village, using the death energy to forge a demonic form..."

"Her various evil deeds are too numerous to mention."

"Although her strength is not considered very high, she is proficient in the art of transformation, possessing a hundred faces and a thousand forms, with two souls in one body. For so many years, no one has been able to catch her shadow..."

Li Yuan looked at Chen Mo and said with a smile, "Regional Commander Chen, you have performed a great service."

Chen Mo had not expected such an unexpected harvest.

Who would have thought that the notorious Evil Ghost was hiding right under the Son of Heaven's feet?

"It wasn't just me, it was all of us; the credit belongs to everyone."

"I will record the name of everyone present one by one and report it to the office upon our return."

Chen Mo said.

This was, after all, a case for the Ding-Fire Division.

He had already profited enough and didn't care much for this bit of credit.

Moreover, if Li Yuan hadn't held Lady Liu back, it would have been difficult for him to kill her so smoothly.

The group was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Chen Mo deserved the primary credit for the successful resolution of this case, and they hadn't expected to share in any benefits.

However, this was one of the Ten Great Heavenly Demons!

And it was a first kill!

Even if it was just having their names attached, it was a supreme honor!

"Regional Commander Chen is mighty!"

"We are the Regional Commander's people in life, and his ghosts in death!"

The group was so excited they couldn't contain themselves; they cheered and swarmed forward, lifting Chen Mo high above their heads!

You keep the people in your heart, and the people lift you high!

Especially the bailiffs of the Ding-Fire Division, each one moved to tears.

They never expected Regional Commander Chen to be so broad-minded and let bygones be bygones!

This is what you call stature!

Glancing at Chen Mo, who was being held high by the crowd, Li Yuan’s cheeks flushed red, her gaze drifting, looking as if she wanted to see but dared not.

After hesitating for a moment, she could not help but speak up:

"Chen Mo..."

"What is it?"

"Could you, could you please put your clothes on first?"

Swinging back and forth like a giant pendulum... it’s really an eyesore!

Qin Shou, who was carrying his legs at the very bottom, rubbed his head.

What on earth keeps knocking on my skull?