Chapter 30

On the village road, Li Xiang walked quickly.

Looking into the distance, he saw many people from the Demon Slaying Division in the village.

In front of almost every household, there were people from the Demon Slaying Division questioning something.

A rough count showed there were actually twenty or thirty of them!

Using his divine ability to look, every single one of them was a ranked martial artist.

Although they were basically all ninth-rank martial artists, it was still a very terrifying force.

Thirty ninth-rank martial artists, good heavens.

One had to know that the Village Chief of Shihe Village, Zhang Wu, was only a ninth-rank martial artist.

Yet the Demon Slaying Division had mobilized thirty ninth-rank martial artists just to handle a case; their foundation was truly deep.

This was a force sufficient to overturn half of Heifeng Mountain.

Li Xiang walked quickly, heading straight for the Hengqu School.

His father had been caught by the Demon Slaying Division, and this matter was not suitable for a violent solution.

The Demon Slaying Division was the official organization of Great Liang for suppressing demons and evil spirits.

It was a violent organization with two second-rank Martial Venerables who had ignited their divine fire to suppress the national destiny.

A second-rank Martial Venerable has a spiritual body, enters the Dao through martial arts, seizes the creation of heaven and earth, and ignites divine fire with Qi and blood to reflect the Great Dao in all directions.

This was an existence that already exceeded the understanding of ordinary people, traversing the world with their physical body and seizing the creation of heaven and earth.

With a flip of their hands, they could overturn rivers and seas, move mountains and grasp peaks.

One step further, and they would be the legendary Sub-Sage powerhouses; one person could suppress a country, serving as the pillar of a dynasty's national destiny.

He could kill Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan, these two eighth-rank martial artists, but behind them was Garrison Commander Lu of Chiyang County.

Kill Garrison Commander Lu, and there would be Garrison Commander Wang, Garrison Commander Liu...

Once he took action, he would have to face the entire Great Liang Demon Slaying Division.

Facing this violent organization capable of suppressing the vast rivers and mountains of Great Liang.

This matter could be solved by force, but it was not necessary!

The aftermath would be endless!

And furthermore, his father truly had not colluded with demons; they were in the right.

Since they were in the right...

Then naturally, he would reason with them!

Walking quickly on the village road, before long, he arrived at the Hengqu School.

Yesterday evening, the teacher had already returned.

He had even specifically summoned him and told him to continue coming to the school to study tomorrow.

Yet he did not expect to encounter such a thing today.

It was just right to ask the teacher to come forward and verify his father's identity.

Verifying identity required at least a fifth-rank Righteous Scholar.

What kind of person is a Righteous Scholar? They possess the Wisdom Eye.

Any demon or evil spirit has nowhere to hide in front of them; even lying in front of a Righteous Scholar would be sensed by the other party.

Therefore, if he could invite a fifth-rank Righteous Scholar to clear his father's name, it would be for the best.

Although Li Xiang did not know what rank of Great Confucian Su Qin was currently.

But thinking about it, a ruthless person who could unite the six states, not to mention a first-rank Sub-Sage.

He imagined that a fifth-rank Righteous Scholar would be easily within his grasp.

Knock, knock, knock~

"Enter!"

Entering the door, Li Xiang looked up and saw Su Qin leaning on the grandmaster chair.

Only, Su Qin's state at this time did not seem very good.

Two dark circles under his eyes were very heavy, as if he hadn't slept all night.

"Teacher, you, what happened to you?"

Li Xiang asked with concern.

"It's nothing; I returned in a hurry yesterday, and the matter over there wasn't handled cleanly, so I went back again at night; I'm just a bit tired."

"These past few days, the deep Southern Wilderness hasn't been peaceful, so your teacher just ran back and forth a few times."

While speaking, Su Qin took a black feather from his bosom and placed it on the table.

"Eh! I haven't seen you for a few days, and you seem to have grown taller again."

"You fellow, what have you been eating to grow so fast?"

The somewhat weary Su Qin smiled at Li Xiang and motioned for him to sit in the chair.

"Teacher, what exactly did you go do to be so tired?"

"Ah, nothing major."

"I promised your Uncle Zhang to help him watch the gate for a few days; there was a little bird in the south these past few days that wasn't very obedient, so I went over and reasoned with her."

"Now, she should have learned to be obedient."

Li Xiang was astonished.

"Reasoned?"

"Yes! Reasoned!"

Su Qin smiled, picked up the black feather from the table, and placed it in front of Li Xiang.

"Keep this feather well, and later have your mother embroider it onto your clothes; it can calm the mind, clarify wisdom, and nourish Qi and blood."

"Although I don't encourage you to practice martial arts, I see that your martial talent is quite good; if you are willing to learn, then learn."

"Thank you, Teacher!"

Raising his hand to take the feather, a system prompt sounded rapidly in his mind.

【Congratulations to the host, you have obtained a Heaven-grade fifth-rank material: Mysterious Bird Divine Feather】

【Mysterious Bird Divine Feather】

【Within the Southern Wilderness, there is a mountain named Youdu Zhi Shan, where the Hei Shui originates; upon it are the Mysterious Bird, Mysterious Snake, Mysterious Leopard, Mysterious Tiger, and Mysterious Fox with a fluffy tail.】

【The Mysterious Bird is the most noble of flying birds, residing on Youdu Zhi Shan; if it flaps its wings, it can fight with a phoenix.】

【Attributes: Spirit Calling, Wisdom Opening, Deterrence.】

【Spirit Calling: The Mysterious Bird resides on You Mountain, surrounded by Hei Shui; it is Yin but not evil, and virtue is born there, making it a place of Yin and Righteousness. The Mysterious Bird has lived here for years and thus has been stained by the aura of this place; the feather has the ability to call spirits, capable of summoning spirits existing within a hundred miles for one's own use. Usage count: 1/1】

【Wisdom Opening: The Mysterious Bird is a noble among birds and can fight with a phoenix; it is an existence with the potential to become a king. Divine patterns are engraved on its feathers, entwined with bloodline power; long-term companionship can grant the spirit of the Mysterious Bird. When worn, Insight +200, Qi and Blood +100.】

【Deterrence: The owner of this feather seems to be a very terrifying demon beast, and that terrifying pressure still remains on it. When worn, it produces high-level deterrence against avian demon beasts and intermediate-level deterrence against beast-type and scaled-type demon beasts.】

"This..."

Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, Yellow—four grades, nine ranks.

This is a Heaven-grade material?!

Just a material, not yet made into equipment, and it has three entries attached??

What level of demon beast must it be to have a feather pulled from it—it is a Heaven-grade material!

Teacher, are you joking!

"Teacher, where did you get this feather?"

"Ah, didn't I tell you? There was a little bird that wasn't very obedient, so I went to reason with her."

"The talk went well; she seemed to listen, so she gave me a feather."

"This feather is of no use to me; you take it, it's just right to use on your clothes, or make it into a pen—either is fine."

The corners of Li Xiang's mouth twitched slightly.

"Gave?"

"Yes, gave!"

Su Qin laughed happily.

He had only spent half a day reasoning with a Saint's logic and casually used Haoran Righteous Qi to collapse three thousand miles of Black Mountain.

That first-rank Sub-Sage Mysterious Bird, he imagined, should have listened to his reasoning.

For the next few hundred years, she wouldn't be able to come out and cause trouble.

No, this gate-watching is too tiring.

Later, he would have to make that fellow Zhang Yi compensate him with a pot of good wine.

"By the way, why did you come so early today?"

"This doesn't seem like your habit."

Su Qin stood up, slowly stretched, and looked at Li Xiang.

"Disciple, disciple has a matter I would like to ask Teacher for help with."

"Oh? What matter?"

"Ask Teacher to seek justice for my father!"

Seeking monthly tickets, seeking recommendation tickets!

(End of chapter)