Chapter 172: The Son of the Robbery God! The Great Master! The Commander! The Night Man! [Three more chapters!] It was already night, and the stars and the moon were bright. A hundred miles away from Gaoliu City. Outside the small clearing. I saw a man bowing in the darkness and taking off a porcelain jar from his body. Then he took a step forward and walked into the pure land. There is a bonfire inside for lighting. Twenty steps away, I seemed to see a willow tree, rooted in the pure land. Snap! In the campfire, the firewood burned and sparks flew, which seemed to awaken everything. The scene ahead changed suddenly.

Looking more closely, there was no willow tree, only an old man in simple clothes, sitting cross-legged. "Borrowing the essence of the little god, he refines his essence into qi. As his qi grows, he becomes more and more like a tree." The visitor sighed in his heart and thought to himself: "It is not his own origin, so it can never be pure. From the moment he was promoted to the Qi Refining Realm, he is no longer himself..." According to what was learned from previous explorations of ancient sites, the path that Ji Lao is taking, as his cultivation becomes higher and higher and as the changes become greater and greater, is gradually killing the will of his "self"! He thought this in his heart, but smiled, walked quickly towards him, and bowed down. "Meet Vice-Cult Master Ji." "You're welcome." Ji Lao slowly opened his eyes and said, "I failed last time and was not able to take the position of deputy leader, so you don't have to do this great courtesy." "Mr. Ji is being too modest. Last time, the three of you fought together to compete for merit, but Master Hai died and the farmer turned into a demon. Only you managed to escape unscathed." The middle-aged man said with a smile: "Looking at Qifeng Mansion, among the current strong men in my Jiejin, who else can compete with you for the position of deputy leader?" He stood up and said, "I failed last time. If I can succeed this time, the merit will be enough. The head of Wu Chang alone will be more than enough!" "I heard about it. I didn't expect that he just wanted to vent his anger and kill a junior to clear his mind, but he actually became the number one genius in Qifeng Mansion." Ji Lao sneered and said, "Killing him was originally a trivial matter, but after a few days, he suddenly changed and attracted much attention from all sides... It was really a sudden change, which was very troublesome." The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "It's not a big deal. Isn't it just following your advice to destroy the Pure Land, force Wuchang out of the city, and take the opportunity to kill him?" "What do you mean?" Ji Lao was stunned for a moment, and said, "I had planned to send someone to lure him out of the city and kill him to vent my anger... but when did I ever say that I wanted to destroy the Pure Land?" The middle-aged man couldn't help but asked in astonishment: "Destroying the Pure Land is not what you meant by that, old man?" Ji Lao was even more astonished: "After the incident in Fengcheng, have you ever interacted with me in the past few days?" The atmosphere in the field suddenly became quiet.

After a while, the middle-aged man said in a hoarse voice: "I must go back and report this matter to the master." - In the cave, the sound of dripping water could be heard continuously. A man in armor, with green scales all over his face, slowly walked in. "We previously sent a candidate for the Son of God to meet with Master Ji, and he can confirm that the destruction of the Pure Land was not instructed by Master Ji." "As expected." The childish voice inside seemed a little cold: "Who did you send to see that old guy before?" "He is a black-clad leader who is responsible for reporting many affairs in Licheng. He has been in my Jiejin for seven years. He has always been quite steady in his actions." "What about people?" "disappeared." "So, you sent a Zhaoye man to find that old guy and discuss important matters?" "The leader in black is a worshiper of evil spirits. Logically speaking, he should not be a so-called Zhaoye person..." "Hmm?" The childish voice inside seemed to have a hint of anger. "I have failed in my duty. Please punish me." The general in green scale armor said in a low voice. "Wait until this is over before you go and receive your punishment." The childish voice responded. "Thank you for your mercy, sir." The Qinglin general responded quickly. "The Tianjian Division has some good tactics. The commander of Gaoliu City is indeed not a simple person." The young voice sighed and said, "I wanted to take care of a small matter for Master Ji, but it suddenly became a big matter. This commander has outdone me again..." General Qinglin didn't dare to say much. And the childish voice laughed. "In the early years, inside and outside Gaoliu City, he and I fought openly and secretly, plotting and scheming, trying our best, each using his own talents, and each suffering from injuries to his subordinates. The wins and losses were mixed, and it can be considered a draw." "Over the past few decades, we have fought three times head-on, with one win, one loss and one draw, but neither of them took the other's life." "Today, I have completely let go, without any shackles, and my abilities have improved by leaps and bounds. It can be said that I have made great progress every day." "But he wants to maintain his human body and sanity, so his cultivation has been stagnant in recent years." "If we could fight again, he would no longer be my match." The childish voice laughed and said leisurely, "The only thing that can defeat me is this insignificant 'strategy'. Well... He has reached the end. If I destroy his little 'plan' and break his spirit, he will probably lose control." Then the great master of Jie Jin couldn't help but sigh: "After fighting for most of my life, it's time to crush him completely." "He has guarded Gaoliu City for half his life, and he has also guarded the human race for half his life." "He lost control, started a riot in the city, and died at the hands of the human race."

"This is the fate that the commander of Gaoliu City's Tiansi should have received." - The sky gradually brightened in Linjiangsi. Lin Yan practiced for a while. True Qi increases again. Cultivation: Qi Refining Realm (15/6480) + "Nine pure lands merged into one?" Lin Yan felt quite heavy-hearted when he thought of this. He learned the secret from Mr. Lu. But Mr. Lu does not know all the truth. What we know now is all inferred by Mr. Lu based on his profound knowledge. “Lu Changsheng, the city governor, and the commander-in-chief all know that they cannot hide it from me, but... they are expressing their attitudes to me.” At that time, Lord Lu had a complicated expression. "Attitude?" Lin Yan was very puzzled. “They don’t want me to enter the ancient ruins, borrow the ancient talismans, and take the final step.” Mr. Lu responded. "why?" "Because I will die." "..." Lin Yan thought of the previous conversation and felt increasingly depressed. After returning to Linjiangsi, he heard Yang Zhubu jogging towards him in a hurry. "Lin Xiaoqi is outside the city." "I sent them out. When the sun comes up in the morning, we will verify their identities and let them in." "But he brought back someone." "Bring someone back?" Lin Yan couldn't help but be stunned. He sent the little white ape to find Huai Zun, so why did he bring back a person for no reason? He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "When daybreak comes, bring the people you bring back directly to Linjiang Division to see me." Yang Zhubu said in a deep voice: "There is something wrong with this person. He has caused the Guantian Tower to raise an alarm and has been stopped outside the city by the city defense troops." Hearing this, Lin Yan immediately understood and said, "The person he brought back is a worshiper of evil spirits?" Without waiting for Yang Zhubu's response, Lin Yan walked out quickly. He went straight to the city wall. "Fifth Master." Deputy Commander Gu immediately saluted. "You're welcome. What's going on?" Lin Yan asked.

"I don't know. This flagman under your command arrived at the city wall a quarter of an hour ago. It was still dark at that time." Deputy Commander Gu whispered, "It was obviously returning from a night journey..." "He has the magic mirror of Miss Linghe from the Liu Zun Temple. It was made by Liu Zun himself, so he can walk at night around Gaoliu City." Lin Yan explained. "But the man next to him is carrying an evil spirit." Deputy Commander Gu whispered, "The Guantian Tower gave an alert just now and didn't dare to let them in... If they hadn't recognized Lin Xiaoqi, they would have fired all their arrows at him just now." "I'll come and check it out myself." Lin Yan waved his hand, pointed to the east, and said, "Follow the rules. Wait until the sun rises before you open the city." Deputy Commander Gu quickly said, "Fifth Master, why don't you wait until dawn to check on them? What if they are transformed by evil spirits?" "It doesn't matter." Lin Yan waved his hand, climbed up the city wall, and then turned over and jumped down. Bang! Landing with a dull thud! Lin Yan brushed the dust off the hem of his clothes. "master!" The little white ape ran over and pointed behind him: "He has been hiding in the trunk of the Huaizun tree, not eating or drinking for two or three days!" Lin Yan looked over and saw that the man was wearing a mask, but his eyes were closed and his breathing was weak. He had already fainted. Faintly, there was a sense of evil coming from the mask. Obviously there is an evil spirit hiding in the mask. "A worshipper?" Lin Yan raised his eyebrows, retracted his gaze, and said steadily: "Did Huai Zun tell you anything?" "Huai Zun and I have never met each other, but for some reason, when he saw me, he was like seeing a ghost. That doesn't make sense... He often sees ghosts in the wild, but he's not this scared." The little white ape said, "But his godson, the bird, said that this man was ordered by our Heavenly Supervisor to protect him." It scratched its head and said, "Huai Zun felt that this man was a disaster. If he was protected for too long, he would definitely be killed. He originally planned to throw him away... Fortunately, I went to pick him up, so Huai Zun directly shook the man out and asked me to take him back to Gaoliu City." Lin Yan walked forward and asked, "Huai Zun didn't say who it was?" The little white ape shook his head and said, "No, and this guy has been unconscious, so I can't ask him anything." Then it pointed at the mask and said, "What he worships is just a wandering ghost. It has no intelligence and acts on instinct, just like the wild beasts in the mountains. It always wants to eat me on the road, but I beat it so hard that it dares not show its head." "understood." Lin Yan raised his head and shouted, "Deputy Commander Gu, prepare the divine box for sealing... I want to take him into the city." "Fifth Master, we are all warriors on the city defense side. We are responsible for resisting the evil spirits and trying our best to drive them away and kill them..." Deputy Commander Gu poked his head out and said, "Only those who burn incense in the temple can suppress the evil spirits!" "If you don't have the sealant, go and borrow some from Mr. Lu!" Lin Yan said. "Yes!" Deputy Commander Gu responded immediately. "Master, there's no need to be so troublesome. Just tie the man up, send him into the city, take off the mask, and throw him out of the city, isn't that enough?" asked the little white ape.

"Once the mask is taken off, everyone will know who he is, and they will also know that he is a ghost worshiper." Lin Yan said calmly: "He will never be able to stand in front of people openly in his life." "Why not just cover his face?" said the little white ape. "The ancestor he worships is in the mask, and he has to carry it with him...The one he worships is a wandering evil spirit, which shows that his method of worshipping the evil spirit is not very advanced. The distance between them cannot exceed three thousand steps, otherwise there will be backlash." Lin Yan said. "Master cares so much about him, could it be that you know him?" the little white ape asked in surprise. "I don't know him." Lin Yan said with a complicated expression, "But I roughly know his identity." "He is also from the Heavenly Supervisory Department!" The little white ape suddenly realized. "Yes, but also no." Lin Yan sighed. (End of this chapter)