[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-slaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig":3,"chapter-slaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig-slaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig-chapter-498":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy",{"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},1460580,1909,"Chapter 498 - 437: I Want to Challenge Him One-on-One! (Part 2)","slaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig-chapter-498",498,"\u003Cp>If a message was left a second ago, but danger strikes the next second, whether one can last an entire day to message for help is uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having something is better than nothing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomboy, a few people have been sent to protect you. Why not come with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting away the Mind Sensing Spirit Plaque, Daoist Yunxiong glanced at the Profound Heart Four Extreme True Monarch in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, Daoist, the old Sect Master instructed us before setting off, even if my brother and I lose our lives, we must protect Miss Chu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We won’t let her suffer even a scratch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While speaking, two identical twins walked over, both dressed in short-sleeved long coats, wearing straw sandals, pants rolled up to the knees, and topped with a tattered straw hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dao Alliance hired you two to protect the tomboy? Must have cost quite a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at the twins, Daoist Yunxiong smiled, the concern in his eyes dissipating, seemingly trusting their abilities in protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Straw hat, long coat, rolled-up pants and straw sandals? Liu, these two are powers from the Shifting Thousand Miles Sect, aren’t they?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Xiu curiously asked Liu Tai beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s them. No one else in the cultivation world prefers to dress like beggars.\" Liu Tai nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what are you saying? We’re being simple, how’s that like beggars?\" Hearing Liu Tai’s words, the twins lifted their eyelids and immediately retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, you’re not beggars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re debt collectors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who doesn’t know that Shifting Thousand Miles Sect is famously stingy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stopping to protect Miss Chu will earn you quite a lot this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing the Shifting Thousand Miles Sect’s disciples well, Liu Tai crossed his arms and scoffed a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe, a little profit, a little profit. After all, Southern Ming Wasteland is not like other places; we also bear great risks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing profits, the twins chuckled repeatedly, their slender eyes almost gleaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shifting Thousand Miles Sect... truly lives up to its reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the twins in front of him, Qi Xiu couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shifting Thousand Miles Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of Jiangnan Province’s Ten Great Sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also jokingly called the Errand Sect by many cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their cultivators are extremely adept in escape skill, incredibly fast, claiming they can traverse the Twelve Great Provinces within a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they prefer to take on assignments like delivering items or protecting personnel daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Xiu had heard of this sect before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said that protection tasks handled by Shifting Thousand Miles Sect have never failed, and their method is straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the person they protect around Great Xuan Realm, being in Jiangnan Province one hour, and Qinlong Province the next, leaving no clue where the target is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides their exceptional escape skill, Shifting Thousand Miles Sect’s cultivators also master a secret technique to obscure fate interpretation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such outstanding task completion, their hiring prices have skyrocketed to a staggering level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which is why Liu Tai first called them beggars, then debt collectors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Profound Heart Four Extreme True Monarch is the liaison for this mission, critical moments should connect with the Dao Alliance within the Great Xuan Realm through her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the Dao Alliance invested greatly, directly hiring two True Monarchs of Shifting Thousand Miles Sect’s Dao Body to protect her, preventing any accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomboy’s protection falls to you both, it’s indeed better—though Shifting Thousand Miles Sect has never failed, this old Daoist must remind you two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl is Old Man Tianxin’s cherished one; if anything goes wrong, your sect will have no peaceful days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shifting Thousand Miles Sect’s True Monarchs protecting, Daoist Yunxiong showed a hint of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still reminded the twins a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, Daoist, since we accepted the commission, Shifting Thousand Miles Sect will exert utmost effort, ensuring not a single harm comes to the Profound Heart Four Extreme True Monarch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nodding solemnly, the twins thumped their chests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling a little helpless by those present, Profound Heart Four Extreme True Monarch rolled her eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, I am a True Monarch of the Dao Body, not as weak as you say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once said, those present showed peculiar expressions, quietly glanced, and gave fake smiles without saying anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wannian Guixin Sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not an ancient nor a prestigious sect, purely a new model sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Daoist inheritance they carry is extremely formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this formidability does not lie in magical combat and killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it really comes to a fight, this Profound Heart Four Extreme True Monarch before us would undoubtedly be at the bottom among the hundreds of Dao Experts present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly a weakling in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the unspoken gazes from the crowd, Chu Xinyi couldn’t help but clench her fists, looking indignant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m still a True Monarch who has attained the Dao for six hundred years, embodied the Dao twice, not as weak as you all say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who just looked at me, come out for a duel, I want them to see that I’m not as weak as they think.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah? Me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprised to see Chu Xinyi pointing at him, Qi Xiu looked bewildered, turning to glance at his master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolutely not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing the pleading look from his disciple, Daoist Yunxiong chuckled and raised his hand to dissuade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, Daoist. I have control, I won’t hurt him,\" Chu Xinyi said, full of confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secret technique of the Wannian Guixin Sect allowed her to see at a glance that this young Daoist before her had only embodied the Dao once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she had embodied the Dao twice, even if the Wannian Guixin Sect was not good at combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the realm suppression could make up for it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You misunderstand, I’m afraid he won’t control his strength well and will kill you with a single palm.\" With a helpless expression, Daoist Yunxiong slowly shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl really knows how to pick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked the strongest one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill me with a single palm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incredulous, Chu Xinyi turned to the twins next to her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He can kill me with a single palm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cast a glance at the bewildered Qi Xiu, the twins’ eyes flickered with a touch of divine marvel, and moments later their eyes widened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It won’t even take a single palm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these words fell, Chu Xinyi instantly fell silent, wearily waved her hand: \"Alright, I get it, you guys go, let me be alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the desolate Chu Xinyi, the few also helplessly spread their hands and exchanged wry smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, on the other end of the Southern Ming Wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive dreadnought forged entirely from countless corpses and flesh slowly sailed through the sea waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This terrifying dreadnought’s towering sails seemed to be the skin of some giant creature, with ancient cold lines flowing across it like they were intimidating something. The mast was a pitch-black spine crawling with fleshly tendrils, with numerous writhing eyeballs growing on it, constantly surveying the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filled with a cold and filthy aura, the fleshly dreadnought had figures exuding terrifying demonic aura and shadowy presences standing heavily on the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlet eyes like blood glowed with an eerie light that made one’s scalp tingle in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, after drifting for so long, we finally bloody arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Southern Ming Wasteland... what a place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dock this damn stinking ship already, I can’t stand staying another minute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then jump off if you can’t stand it, whining here, say one more word and I’ll eat you alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Screw your mother, have the guts to say it again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say it I shall, do I fear you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the orderly Human Race, this corpse dreadnought was full of chaos, with these forcibly gathered Demon Kings and Lords all proud figures on normal days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now trapped on the ship for over two months, the evil fire in their hearts was about to spew from their seven orifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the pent-up frustration now seemed on the verge of bursting, ready for an internal conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough! Don’t forget what we came here for, are you planning to fight among yourselves first before seeing the Human Race?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden sharp rebuke came from the top of the mast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this rebuke, the rebellious Demon Kings and Demon Lords unexpectedly stopped, despite still gnashing their teeth and cursing quietly, dared not to make any further moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retracting her gaze from the Demon Kings and Lords below, the sword-wielding woman’s eyes looked out, slowly reflecting this perilous Life Forbidden Zone in her pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1422,"2026-06-06T02:28:05.233Z",1,"novelbin.me","8b8b35b704364c11ffe07200709bd5032deae8884c86c7312e4e31af3a09b80f","slaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig-chapter-499","slaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig-chapter-497",834,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fslaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig-cover.jpg"]