Chapter 80: Blown Away Directly!

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A group of people collided instantly, air waves rolled all around, and the ground cracked open in bursts, leaving a mess.

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

Under one strike, Lu Zhangsheng stood steadily in place, his expression calm.

Conversely, He Wanpeng retreated several meters away, his face full of doubt.

He sensed a powerful force coming from the other party's long blade, making his arm feel somewhat numb.

"Such strong power, this kid is strange."

He felt suspicious in his heart.

Lu Zhangsheng, as a newly promoted Mysterious-Rank Town Demon Envoy, was also in his intelligence report.

However, with his own Bone-Forging Mid-Stage strength, it should have been enough to blow the other party away; he didn't expect such a strange thing to happen during the first probe.

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

He Wanpeng understood in an instant; the other party must have activated an essence blood secret technique.

"Die."

He raised his long blade again and rushed up.

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

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The two fought fiercely on the edge of the jungle, large amounts of force plowing gullies into the ground, and the surroundings were filled with rolling dust and smoke.

The troops of the Demon-Suppressing Division and the Wenxiang Sect were also fighting bloody battles not far away.

Because the strength of the Demon-Suppressing Division personnel was not bad, 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 Zhangsheng.

Yue Shulan looked at Lu Zhangsheng with a worried face.

She also thought Lu Zhangsheng had activated a forbidden technique, and if time ran out, it would be bad.

Although the Xuanjia Army and the Demon-Suppressing Division personnel were stronger, they were actually a notch behind the heretic cultists in momentum, and the two sides were trading blows.

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

Conversely, this group of heretic cultists was all bloodthirsty.

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

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

The personnel on both sides fought while quietly watching Lu Zhangsheng and the other in the center of the battlefield.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Lu Zhangsheng always controlled his own strength, maintaining the same level as the other party.

The two had been fighting all along.

As time passed.

He Wanpeng gradually felt that something was wrong.

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

This scene was extremely eerie.

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

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

This made him feel somewhat incredulous in his heart.

"What exactly are you?"

He Wanpeng was full of horror.

Lu Zhangsheng did not answer, but smiled slightly instead.

Having acted for so long, it was time to send the other party on their way.

He operated his footwork, moving in an instant, arriving in front of the other party like lightning.

At the same time, he used a move, Profound Origin Slash, and slashed forward.

With this move, he directly increased his own speed by several notches, and before the other could react, the cold light was already approaching the other party'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 sliced through his neck.

"You are..."

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

Afterward, he fell to the ground, and a large amount of fresh blood sprayed out, staining a small patch of grass red.

All this happened in an instant.

No one expected that the battle situation would reverse in an instant.

The group from the Demon-Suppressing Division looked at Lu Zhangsheng with awe.

"Lord Lu's divine might."

Afterward, the crowd killed their way toward the Wenxiang Sect members with rainbow-like momentum.

After Lu Zhangsheng won, this group of heretic cultists were already walking contribution points, and the government side directly erupted with twelve percent of their strength.

Conversely, this group of Wenxiang Sect members was all full of fear.

They also didn't expect their own protector 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 Zhangsheng ignored this group of low-level heretic cultists, and after dealing with He Wanpeng's corpse, he sat quietly on the carriage and waited.

Just now he did not explode with all his strength; blowing the other party away in one move also had his own considerations.

If his strength were fully exposed to the heretic cult, the other party would definitely send stronger people to snipe him.

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

This was also one of his goals.

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

"Let us continue on our way."

Lu Zhangsheng waved his hand and directed the crowd to get on the road again.

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

Strong people will be given special attention wherever they are.

It was obvious that after Lu Zhangsheng broke through to Bone-Forging, he was already considered to have stepped into the forest of strong people.

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

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

In the following days, the news about Lu Zhangsheng beheading a Bone-Forging Mid-Stage expert and leading the convoy back safely also gradually spread.

Lu Zhangsheng's name also became increasingly loud.

Being able to behead a Bone-Forging Mid-Stage person, he himself must have had such strength.

In the following ten-plus days, Lu Zhangsheng also successively took action to perform escort missions.

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

Some Town Demon Envoys 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 became increasingly fierce.

Demon-Suppressing Division, inside the main hall.

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

"What exactly is the purpose of this group of heretic cultists?"

Xiao Tianci looked puzzled. "This Seat also has some doubts; the other party seems to only want to create greater chaos."

Qin Ruobing said faintly.

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

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

He Chunlin on the side also looked puzzled.

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

After many investigations by several people, they only guessed that the other party might be from the Heavenly Demon Gate, but as for their specific identity, they knew nothing at all.

The other party had always wanted to disrupt the county city; what they were plotting, the few did not know very well either.

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

Qin Ruobing's pretty face was filled with malice.

Xiao Tianci and the others also deeply agreed.

Blind defense was ultimately not a long-term plan.

"However, now we are in the light, and the other party is attacking from the dark, making us somewhat exhausted."

He Chunlin frowned.

Qin Ruobing pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "This Seat suggests selecting a few fast Town Demon Envoys to patrol in all directions, with the main task of striking at the heretic cult and rescuing ordinary Town Demon Envoys."

"This method is feasible; then let each branch hall send two people, and the merit points will be calculated according to the number of times they take action."

Xiao Tianci smiled and nodded.

Soon, the three determined this matter.

………………

Three days later, early morning.

Early in the morning, Lu Zhangsheng was called to the Demon-Suppressing Division by Qin Ruobing.

As soon as Lu Zhangsheng sat down, Qin Ruobing smiled and said, "This Seat intends to let you serve as a Patrol Envoy; what do you think?"

"Patrol Envoy?"

Lu Zhangsheng was quite puzzled.

He didn't know that there was such a position in the Demon-Suppressing Division.

Then, Qin Ruobing smiled and explained this position.

"A Patrol Envoy has greater authority, and there are many ways to obtain merit points, such as rescuing teammates or beheading heretic cultists..."

Lu Zhangsheng 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 actually quite good to him; he could get a piece of any benefits.

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

A large "Patrol" character was engraved on the front of the token.

This token was made overnight by the Demon-Suppressing Division, with a total of six pieces.

It could be said that these six Mysterious-Rank Town Demon Envoys were the most powerful people besides the Deputy Hall Masters.

Lu Zhangsheng was also fortunate to be among them.

Originally, his own qualifications were difficult to compete with veteran Town Demon Envoys, but because of Qin Ruobing's strong support, this errand finally fell on his head.

"When you go out to patrol, you must be careful; only geniuses who survive are geniuses. If you encounter strong people, run directly; do not be brave..."

Qin Ruobing warned solemnly.

"You have not seen real demons yet; that is a power that makes people despair."

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

"Thank you for the reminder, Hall Master."

Hearing this, Lu Zhangsheng's expression tightened, and his heart became much more vigilant.

He knew the other party was thinking for his own good.

The demons that even the other party felt were terrifying were likely extremely scary.

These demons and evils outside the city were just servants.

After Qin Ruobing's reminder, the trace of complacency that had just risen in his heart was gradually suppressed, and his mentality became more peaceful.

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

In the following period, Lu Zhangsheng acted as a firefighter, roaming outside the county city and killing quite a few heretic cultists.

He had also encountered many incidents where the Xuanjia Army and Town Demon Envoys were attacked, but under his sudden intervention, the government forces mostly turned defeat into victory, with quite fruitful results.

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

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

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

…………

This day, at noon.

On a narrow official road leading to the county city.

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

The leaders were Yue Shulan and more than ten Xuanjia soldiers.

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

Lu Xue sighed softly.

"This official road is far from the county city and is extremely dangerous. Why haven't we seen people from the Four Great Families come to escort us after we have transported it several times?"

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

Ever since Lu Zhangsheng left, the few had been following a Bone-Forging Early Stage martial artist.

The group had experienced several missions and barely survived by the skin of their teeth.

Everyone was already physically and mentally exhausted.

"Cheer up, after returning this time, I will inform Brother Lu about this matter. With his relationship with Hall Master Qin, let's see if there can be a turning point..."

Yue Shulan scanned the crowd 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 likely not difficult to get transferred.

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

"Shoo..."

A large group of men in black suddenly rushed out from the jungle on the side, full of malice.

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

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

"Not good!"

It is the expert on the Fragrant Smell Sect's wanted list, Shang Yunbo; this person has Bone-Forging Mid-Stage strength and is extremely terrifying.

Yue Shulan's pupils shrank, full of fear.

Their captain was only an ordinary Bone-Forging Early Stage; meeting this person meant only death.

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

Yue Shulan and the others felt incomparable despair in their hearts.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 81 =====