In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

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Even Ren Woxing was taken aback. At least seven experts who had reached the Innate Realm—the Zhang family's foundation was terrifyingly powerful.

Especially the murderous aura emanating from the flying guillotine. He had never seen the flying guillotine before, but now its terrifying killing intent was overwhelming, rolling like a tide, almost making his mind tremble.

This is by no means a bluff, but a group of true killing gods.

"As for the bronze armor, it was made by Miao Jiang to imitate the bronze-armored warriors around you, young master, and it is not a longevity elixir!"

Want the elixir of immortality? After obtaining the meteorite copper, you will still need the method for refining the elixir of immortality, as well as the vast resources required to refine it. No force in the martial world can afford such conditions.

Young Master advises you all that obtaining the meteorite is useless; instead, why not go directly for the elixir of immortality?

This saved the Zhang family a lot of trouble.

"Go straight for the elixir of immortality? Where can I find the elixir of immortality?"

"Nonsense, of course we'd steal it after someone else had already made it."

Young Master Zhang is right. What's the point of fighting over this little piece of meteorite? We don't know how to refine pills, and we don't have the vast resources needed to refine an elixir of immortality.

In an instant, everyone's eyes lit up.

Indeed, even if they stole the meteorite, it would be useless; they also wouldn't know how to refine an elixir of immortality.

Moreover, refining the elixir of immortality would require enormous resources, which even the Sun Moon Cult might not be able to afford.

Since someone is making elixirs of immortality, why don't they just go and get the ready-made ones?

"Thank you for informing me, young master!"

As the group of martial arts heroes dispersed, Wei Zhuang's lips curled into a disdainful sneer.

You must know that if the Qin Emperor were to refine the elixir of immortality, it would surely be done in a heavily fortified area. A group of martial arts practitioners would only be throwing their lives away if they went there.

Moreover, the Later Zhou Dynasty was not like the Song or Ming Dynasty, and the Forbidden City was full of experts.

The foremost swordsman of the Later Zhou Dynasty, one of the three great protectors of the Yin-Yang School, and the terrifyingly powerful Luo Wang...

"…What do you think we should do with the three bronze armors, young man Zhang?"

"Young master said the bronze armor will be temporarily stored at the blacksmith's shop, and payment will be made on the spot!"

Liu Sheng Piaoxu looked at the three sets of bronze armor without much emotion.

They didn't care about the young man's reaction at all.

She knew that the bronze-armored warriors were irreplaceable. If the Miao people took them and forged them, they would be lucky to be able to rival a master at the highest level of cultivation.

The only way to strengthen the bronze-armored warrior is to find the Dragon Balls.

As for the Miao people discovering they were tricked afterward?

Zhang's company is only responsible for after-sales repairs, not returns.

The feud started when the other side started hunting them down. If they didn't mess with you, who would they mess with?

Turn hostility into friendship?

Do you really think Zhang Xiaoshan is so magnanimous? Liu Sheng Piaoxu knows this best. Even the current Sixth Prince was tormented by Zhang Xiaoshan to the point of wishing he were dead.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoshan could not possibly abandon the Miao region that had been pursuing him all the way.

Woohoo! Woohoo! Woohoo...

As the bloody shadows of the assassins slowly dissipated, the Six Doors finally came out to sweep the floor.

"Check for any casualties!"

These people were not martial arts practitioners, but rather residents of the surrounding burned-down houses.

Fortunately, the martial arts community did not want to make a big fuss. The fire was only on one street, and it was a small matter for the Zhang family.

As for the young man sitting upright in the blacksmith's shop?

Hengdao and the experts from the Six Doors seemed not to have seen anything.

They had just witnessed the entire process. Even Hengdao had no confidence in breaking through the opponent's body with his unique Hengdao technique, let alone someone with such immense strength.

Such a master is like a tyrant incarnate, unstoppable.

As for the experts from the Zhang family who followed, it was fortunate that they did not commit massacres; otherwise, the bloodstains would not have been cleaned up by tomorrow morning.

"Commander, we haven't found any wounded here!"

"Not here either."

"It's not here either!"

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Upon hearing that there were no casualties, Hengdao nodded.

"Let's tally up the losses and get reimbursed by the Zhang family!"

"Yes, Commander!"

With the Zhang family being such a powerful household, even their report to the Ministry of Revenue could not quell the public resentment.

But the Zhang family is different. Without casualties, as long as they offer sufficient compensation, most people don't want to cause trouble, and they might even make a small fortune.

"Commander, what should we do with that man?"

"Don't worry about it, he's here to protect the bronze armor."

He won't leave the blacksmith's shop unless you can forcibly take him away.

Besides, they haven't broken any laws of the Song Dynasty, so what does it have to do with us?

"Yes, Commander."

Chapter 288 First Hearing of the Demonic Sect (Complete Version of the "Sunflower Manual")

"Mr. Zhuge!"

Inside the Six Doors Hall.

The four chief constables—Guo Jing, Ji Yaohua, Jin Jiuling, and Tie Wuqing—who were discussing the whole incident, all looked at Zhuge Zhengwo, who was coming in from outside the door.

At this time, the Six Doors were at their peak. Apart from Tie Wuqing, the other three chief detectives were top-notch experts.

Even Tie Wuqing is much better than the previous Four Great Constables; he's a true pragmatist.

"Everyone is here, that's perfect!"

Zhuge Zhengwo led Wuqing into the hall, and looking at the solemn-looking crowd, he couldn't help but chuckle:

"As you all saw, tonight's showdown between top players was a true spectacle."

I just happened to come from the palace, and I did some research on the martial arts world left behind by the founding emperor. I'd like to share it with you all—it's heartless!

At this moment, Wuqing stepped forward, her beautiful eyes grave, and said:

"It's no secret that the young man from last night came from Chiyou Village in Miao territory."

Another name for Chiyou Village is the Demonic Sect, a long-silent force in the martial arts world, an ancient power with a history spanning thousands of years.

"Demon Sect?"

Everyone looked at Zhuge Zhengwo in disbelief, including Hengdao.

Any force associated with the Demonic Sect is considered a taboo in the martial arts world, and is considered an evil path.

Is it necessary to label Gu Miao as belonging to the demonic path?

"What Wuqing said is right, but this Demonic Sect is not the current Demonic Sect, but a sect that was very different from the various sects in the Central Plains before."

Back when Chiyou Village was in chaos in the Central Plains, it also launched a large-scale invasion of the Central Plains. The leader of the Demon Sect even single-handedly challenged all the top masters from the three religions and nine schools of thought in the Central Plains.

In that battle, both the Demonic Sect and the various sects suffered heavy losses.

Following this battle, the martial arts world of the Central Plains also saw a separation between the righteous and the evil, gradually forming the martial arts world we know today, rather than being limited to the various sects and unorthodox methods.

Hiss...

Upon hearing about the Demonic Sect's strength, everyone gasped.

The "Three Religions and Nine Schools" does not refer to the current "Three Religions and Nine Schools," but rather to the three major schools and nine major sects, which were the original "orthodox and prestigious schools."

Later, after the separation of good and evil, and the separation of the martial arts world and the imperial court, the martial arts world as we know it gradually came into being.

So, Chiyou Village really is the number one demonic sect!

"Chiyou Village is an ancient Miao village, and what it inherits is the ultimate skill of the ancient war god Chiyou - the indestructible demon body."

This skill is divided into nine refinements. The legendary demon god Chi You was at the ninth refinement level, and the Demon Sect Master who once dominated the Central Plains was only at the eighth refinement level. The young man last night should be at least at the sixth refinement level.

Once the eighth level of refinement is broken, another catastrophe may befall the Central Plains!

The ruthless youth threat theory left Hengdao and his group with little reaction.

After all, what does this have to do with them? They can't just destroy the other party because of a mere threat.

They are official constables of the imperial court, not evil spirits or heretics.

"Another piece of news: Dongfang Bubai may not be dead and is hiding in the Zhang family!"

Hengdao and the others were immediately jolted, looking at the unusually solemn Zhuge Zhengwo with disbelief.

"The embroidery needle from last night must have been fired by Dongfang Bubai."

Ren Woxing believed that the dead could not be brought back to life, so he assumed it was the work of palace experts. However, these palace experts had been protecting His Majesty's safety all along and had never left his side!

Among the martial arts masters who are proficient in the Sunflower Manual, there are only Dongfang Bubai, the leader of the Sun Moon Sect, and Lin Zhennan, the chief镖头 (bodyguard) of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency in Fuzhou.

However, Lin Zhennan had only recently begun practicing the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, and his skill was far inferior to that of Dongfang Bubai; moreover, he was not in Lin'an Prefecture.

"Was Dongfang Bubai killed in an explosion?"

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

No wonder Ren Woxing was strong enough to seize the position of sect leader; it turns out he was blown up.

They vaguely understood why Dongfang Bubai was killed; he might have reached a bottleneck and was preparing to break through to the Grandmaster realm.

In this way, compared to the youth threat theory, this is the real threat.

"But there haven't been any suspicious people coming and going from the Zhang family recently?"

"That's exactly what I don't understand. The only place the Zhang family has kept out of our sight is the Flying Guillotine!"

"Does Mr. Zhuge mean that Dongfang Bubai is hiding inside the Blood Droplet?"

"No!"

Zhuge Zhengwo shook his head. Dongfang Bubai hadn't joined the Blood Droplets, so how could he possibly be hiding within them?

"Recently, everyone should investigate the Zhang family members."

Be careful not to attack. After all, Dongfang Bubai is a member of the demonic path; once angered, he will show no mercy.

"Ok!"

Everyone nodded, naturally aware of Dongfang Bubai's formidable reputation.

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"The Zhang family's power is terrifying!"

Inside the Mo Sect, Dao Zhi, who had returned, also looked terrified.

This time, the Zhang family has once again shown their fangs. If they hadn't left themselves some room in Bianjing City, there would likely have been another terrifying massacre.

Aside from Liu Sha, there were six experts who had reached the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm, and this was not even considering that the Zhang family had not used their full strength.

The Zhang family's old residence has at least four top-tier martial arts masters, the new mansion has two, and Ghost Street has one...

Hiss...

The more the crowd pondered, the more shocked they became.

Even the Mo Clan wouldn't dare to mess with the Zhang family.

"Moreover, even Chiyou Village has made a move this time. The commotion is too great. I'm afraid our hopes for the future are close to zero!"

Previously, they could have taken advantage of the situation.

But Zhang Xiaoshan's suggestion immediately dispelled everyone's intention to snatch it.