Chapter 1399: Demon Blade

His hands trembled slightly, and he stared fixedly at Chen Yu.

Chen Yu, however, no longer held a sword in his hand; relatively speaking, Chen Yu's expression was composed, while Lao Qiao's face was filled with hatred and unwillingness.

Suddenly, with a *crack*, the blade in Lao Qiao's hand shattered abruptly, and immediately after, it turned into countless fragments, disappearing from his hand entirely.

His expression also held a moment of bewilderment; the blade in his hand was something he had forged by pouring out his heart and soul, sealing dozens of Demon Souls inside, but now that the blade had actually shattered, it made him feel extremely unwilling.

"This... is impossible." Lao Qiao gritted his teeth and raised his head, looking at Chen Yu with an expression of disbelief; he could not believe he had been defeated just like that.

"There is nothing impossible about it." Chen Yu smiled slightly and said, "Seizing the fortune of others for one's own use is, in the end, an Evil Path. Even if your realm is the highest, in front of a true Dharma Cultivator, you are still a presence that cannot withstand a single blow."

"You..." Lao Qiao wanted to say something more, but his expression suddenly stiffened, and then a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out. Following this spray of blood, his demeanor instantly became listless.

Immediately after, several clusters of blood mist exploded from his body, and then he knelt on one knee on the ground, his face turning as red as if blood were about to drip from it.

Just at this moment, everyone in the bar walked out, countless pairs of eyes staring at Lao Qiao, these gazes radiating a chill.

They were, in fact, kept in captivity here by Lao Qiao; Lao Qiao provided them with help, which could assist them in transforming into human form and enjoying everything in the world they otherwise could not have enjoyed.

But they needed to pay a price for this, and that price was that they would be skinned and have their tendons pulled by Lao Qiao, eventually being refined into Demon Cores.

Although it was said to be a transaction, Lao Qiao had not fulfilled his own promises; he had used both coaxing and deception to make these demons before him sign unequal agreements.

Lao Qiao raised his head in terror, looking at this group of fellows whose eyes were glowing with a green light, shivering.

He knew full well how he had treated these people in the past.

"Mr. Chen, how should he be dealt with?" Black Tiger asked.

"I leave him to you; how you deal with them is your business." Chen Yu glanced at Lao Qiao.

"Chen Yu... don't leave me behind." Lao Qiao gritted his teeth: "Save me once, and in the future, I can listen to you."

"I'm sorry, I wouldn't dare take in someone like you, because you defy the Heavenly Dao and are destined to face Heavenly Retribution." Chen Yu sneered: "If I were to take you in, I would end up sharing a portion of your Heavenly Retribution. Do you think I'm that stupid?"

"Then help me, these people will tear me apart." Lao Qiao said angrily: "I am a human, they are demons; I am born more noble than them. If it weren't for me helping them, they would be nothing more than a group of beasts waiting to be slaughtered."

"I let them live for so long, I have merit too."

"You really are good at sophistry." Chen Yu couldn't help but glance at him and sneered: "This world is born equal; no one is born noble. So, just stay here and enjoy yourself properly."

"Let's go." Chen Yu waved his hand, and Black Tiger, Qingji, and Ping'er left the place together, no longer looking at the outcome.

As for Lao Qiao, he was surrounded on all sides. A moment later, a burst of hysterical screams erupted from Lao Qiao's mouth, and immediately after, there was no more movement behind them.

"Was that a bit cruel?" Chen Yu's brow furrowed, but he immediately shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter. That guy was a great villain to begin with; to be merciful to him would be something the Heavenly Dao does not tolerate."

"Mr. Chen, where are we going now?" Qingji asked.

"The Demon Department is an independent entity within Dragon Breath, so it is not among the various divisions of Dragon Breath. I will send you the address later, and you can just go according to the address." Chen Yu said indifferently.

Indeed, although the Demon Department was a part of Dragon Breath, after all, the things inside were unrefined, so if it were in the vicinity of Shengjing, it might cause some unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, the Demon Department was not near Dragon Breath; it was effectively its own separate department.

The two nodded slightly; with Chen Yu saying this, they were truly much more at ease.

After finding a temporary place for Black Tiger and Qingji to stay, Chen Yu returned. Bringing the two of them back, he didn't know what Liu Ruxi would think.

Liu Ruxi had now gradually merged with the abilities and memories of Liu Lianxin, but what surprised Chen Yu was that the calmness she displayed now was difficult for ordinary people to understand.

Having extra consciousnesses in one's own body—if it were a normal person, they would probably have a mental breakdown, but she did not.

Recently, she still went to work as before, pouring all her energy into her work, not at all in a hurry to cultivate, which made Chen Yu feel puzzled.

For a Cultivator, shouldn't the most important thing be cultivation? Now that she had awakened, she seemed no different from before.

"If you want to ask something, just ask." In the residential complex's garden, Liu Ruxi and Chen Yu were taking a walk.

Seeing Chen Yu's hesitant appearance, Liu Ruxi had already guessed his thoughts.

"You are acting too calm." Chen Yu said helplessly: "This is somewhat beyond my expectations."

"Is it bad to act too calm?" Liu Ruxi smiled slightly and said: "In your view, what kind of behavior would be normal? To lock myself up and be unable to accept my own identity?"

"Or perhaps, to have the two consciousnesses fail to merge and become a lunatic?"

"That's not it." Chen Yu smiled bitterly: "Buddhism cultivates the Zen heart. You being so composed must be closely related to Buddhist cultivation, right?"

"It is related, but that is not everything." Liu Ruxi said leisurely: "Awakening these things is actually just experiencing some of my own past, so I have no reason to cast these things aside."

"Alright then, what you say seems quite reasonable." Chen Yu nodded slightly.

"As for cultivation," Liu Ruxi said, "I spent my previous life constantly cultivating, and I'm tired. Now, while it hasn't started yet, isn't it quite nice to enjoy the life of an ordinary person a bit more?"

"That is indeed reasonable." Chen Yu smiled: "Sometimes, being an ordinary person is much easier than being a Dharma Cultivator."

"Yes, so I choose to be a bit quieter. That's not wrong, is it?"

"It's not." Chen Yu nodded: "But your current state is too stable, so stable that I can hardly believe it."

"You said it yourself, Buddhism cultivates the Zen heart; it is inherently stable. It would be strange if it weren't." Liu Ruxi smiled slightly: "You went to Nightingale Bar?"

"Yes, did you hear it from Ping'er?" Chen Yu asked.

"Yes, you shouldn't have taken her there." Liu Ruxi said: "She shouldn't get involved in cultivation either, because this is a road of no return. Once she enters, it will be difficult for her to come back out."