"Yan Chixia is so old and yet he has been injured so badly..."

Shi Jian muttered to himself.

Nie Xiaoqian and Li Yingqi standing by also noticed the change in Shi Jian's expression.

"Master, what did you discover?"

Li Yingqi frowned. She noticed a hint of sadness in the change of her master's expression. Subconsciously, Li Yingqi thought that her master might have found the location of the demon!
"It's not a demon, but just an old friend."

Shi Jian exhaled a breath, and there was a bit more doubt and solemnity in his eyes.

"Let's go and take a look with the Master..."

After Shi Jian finished speaking, he took the lead and disappeared on the spot in a flash. Li Yingqi and Nie Xiaoqian followed closely behind. After a short while, Shi Jian and the other two arrived at the small valley where Yan Chixia was.

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“Thinking back on my life, I, Yan Chixia, have been a police chief in the government, a knight trotting around the world, and even embarked on the path of cultivation one day. I thought I could live a carefree life for hundreds of years, but I never thought that I would be buried in this nameless valley today.

Hehehe...so sad...

Fortunately, the inheritance of that senior has been handed over to Miss Qingfeng. In just ten years, she has surpassed her predecessor. I have no regrets in this life..."

Yan Chixia fiercely thrust the flying sword in his hand into the ground. Streams of blood slowly flowed out of his mouth, dyeing the entire flying sword red.

When Shi Jian's powerful spiritual sense swept across Yan Chixia, he thought that he had no chance of survival, so he did not struggle to heal his wounds, but instead sacrificed his flying sword, intending to burn his own lifespan in a final act of stubbornness!

Just when Yan Chixia was about to die, a voice that sounded extremely familiar rang in his ears.

"Fellow Daoist Yan Chixia, I haven't seen you for many years. I never thought that you had the courage to use your flying sword even though you were seriously injured. I really admire you."

"who is it!"

Yan Chixia was shocked and looked behind him suddenly, where Shi Jian and Li Yingqi were standing quietly, meeting Yan Chixia's gaze. The smile on Shi Jian's lips made Yan Chixia's tense nerves relax instantly.

The look of determination to die also changed drastically.

At this moment, he finally understood that the spiritual consciousness just now actually belonged to Shi Jian.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, it's you!
I thought……"

Yan Chixia was too embarrassed to continue speaking. He thought that some powerful demon was coming.

Shi Jian smiled faintly and stared at Yan Chixia's pale face.

"Daoist Yan Chixia, I haven't seen you for more than ten years. I didn't expect that you can cultivate so fast. With the peak of Golden Core, you should be a top cultivator in Guobei County. How could you end up like this?"

Knowing that Shi Jian was talking about his own injuries, Yan Chixia suddenly felt bitter.

"Hey!

Fellow Daoist Shi may not know that ever since Fellow Daoist Shi killed the tree demon, the entire Guobei County has enjoyed a brief period of peace.

But a few years ago, the Black Mountain Demon in the underworld went crazy for some unknown reason and insisted on wiping out tens of thousands of lives in the entire Guobei County.

Although I am weak, I will not watch tens of thousands of lives die in front of me, so I have always been against the Black Mountain Demon.

A few days ago, the clone of the Black Mountain Old Demon came directly to the human world, and I was defeated and suffered all these injuries..."

When mentioning the Black Mountain Old Demon, Yan Chixia felt a deep sense of powerlessness. How could he, Yan Chixia, stop such a powerful demon in the Nascent Soul stage?
When Shi Jian heard the words "Black Mountain Old Demon", his expression suddenly became extremely cold.

He hadn't yet gone to look for trouble with the Black Mountain Old Demon, but unexpectedly, the Black Mountain Old Demon would trouble him first.

Wasn't the wiping out of all living beings in Guobei County just to avenge himself on me for using the Diamond Sutra to injure him severely?
So, karma and reincarnation, to put it bluntly, the Black Mountain Old Demon was coming for him...

Seeing that his master's expression suddenly turned cold, Li Yingqi was a little at a loss.

"Master, this Black Mountain demon is really evil. He wiped out all the living beings on the ground. Fortunately, Senior Yan Chixia fought with his life, otherwise...

Master, I challenge this Black Mountain demon to a fight and swear to destroy him completely! "

After listening to Li Yingqi's generous words, Shi Jian's anger was somewhat dissipated.

“There is no need to rush to kill the Black Mountain Old Demon for now. I have my own plans.

Fellow Daoist Yan Chixia, it may be difficult for you to recover from your injury, but before I left the mountain, a fellow Daoist from my sect gave me some healing pills, which may be useful to you."

After saying that, Shi Jian took out a green pill from his arms. As soon as the pill appeared, it exuded a strong fragrance.

These pills were all made by Shi Jian himself during the past ten years and were given to him by Yao Weitian.

If we only talk about the medicinal effect, it is definitely top-notch!

Yan Chixia was not a shy person. He took the pill from Shi Jian's hand and swallowed it without thinking.

Immediately afterwards, endless medicinal power burst out instantly, and the injuries on Yan Chixia's body began to recover visibly. This terrifying speed made Yan Chixia a little unbelievable.

But on second thought, it seemed that nothing was impossible. He, Yan Chixia, was a casual cultivator. He had never taken even small pills, let alone such precious elixirs. Shi Jian came from a famous family after all. According to the strength of Maoshan, these elixirs might not be lacking at all.

At this time, the gap between independent cultivators and disciples from famous sects became obvious...

Half a minute later, Yan Chixia had obviously recovered a lot, and even her lips had become much redder.

Standing up slowly, Yan Chixia bowed to Shi Jian without thinking.

“If it weren’t for the help of fellow Daoist today, I, Yan Chixia, might have really died in this nameless valley.

I will never forget the kindness you have shown me, and I really don’t know how to repay you…”

Yan Chixia's words were sincere and heartfelt. He really didn't know how to repay Shi Jian. After all, the other party came from a famous sect and had everything he needed. His cultivation was sky-high. Yan Chixia said this only to express his attitude.

Shi Jian naturally didn't need anything in return from the other party. Originally, Yan Chixia's injury was partly caused by him...

“Hahaha, Daoist Fellow Yan Chixia, why do you have to be like this? We have known each other for a while, and this is just a mere pill. It’s no big deal. If Daoist Fellow really wants to repay me, just kill more demons in the future!”

"That's right, Senior Yan, my master doesn't lack these healing pills. There are many monsters in the world, and if Senior Yan can recover from his injuries, it will be a blessing for the people of the world.

I don’t need any reward!”

It was not until this moment that Yan Chixia began to take Li Yingqi seriously.

When he first heard Li Yingqi call Shi Jian "Master", he didn't think it was a big deal, but now looking at Li Yingqi again, wow, wow, wow, wow, it feels a little incredible.

Obviously, Li Yingqi was only at the middle stage of the Golden Core, but Yan Chixia had a strong feeling that even at his peak, he was no match for Shi Jian, his disciple.

This feeling was very wonderful, and Yan Chixia believed that he would never make a mistake. Smiling, Yan Chixia looked at Li Yingqi with curiosity.

"Hahaha, I never thought that more than ten years later, Fellow Daoist Shi has already accepted a disciple and taught the Dao. This disciple of Fellow Daoist is truly a great master and a great student!

He is only in his twenties, and he is already surpassing me..."

Shi Jian did not refute. Indeed, Li Yingqi's ten years of practice were already comparable to Yan Chixia's decades of hard practice. In fact, if Li Yingqi had not relied on elixirs and other external objects in the past ten years and had deliberately suppressed his progress in practice, he would probably not be far from the Nascent Soul stage now.

Comparing yourself to others will make you feel nauseous. In this respect, the master and disciple are really in the same vein.

"Fellow Daoist Yan Chixia, what are you talking about? It's just that my disciple is a little special...

By the way, you gave the inheritance to Miss Fu Qingfeng, why are you the only one left in Guobei County now?"

What Shi Jian said was true. It was understandable that Li Yingqi’s cultivation speed was faster because he was the reincarnation of a great being.

However, when it comes to Fu Qingfeng, Shi Jian still has some memories. Fu Qingfeng was an interesting guy back then...

When Yan Chixia heard this, his expression suddenly became proud.

“Fellow Daoist Shi, you may not know that I only thought Miss Qingfeng was stubborn and aggressive at first, but I didn’t expect that after she started practicing, she was extremely talented!
But in just over ten years, she has already broken through to the Golden Core Realm. Half a year ago, Miss Qingfeng left Guobei County and traveled around the world with her sword. Now, I don’t know where she is..."

Hearing this, Shi Jian also nodded. It was obvious that Yan Chixia was extremely satisfied with Fu Qingfeng. No wonder, he was able to go from martial arts to Taoism and achieve Golden Elixir in just over ten years. There was a high probability that he would be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in this lifetime.

This was one of Yan Chixia's biggest wishes coming true.

"I see. It seems that Miss Qingfeng is also a person of temperament. The martial arts world may be more to her liking."

Shi Jian smiled faintly.

“I am very happy to meet you today, fellow Taoist. However, since this Black Mountain Old Demon wants to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, we cannot let him stay!

Fellow Daoist Yan Chixia, we will take our leave now. The matter of the Black Mountain Old Demon will be left to us to handle."

Shi Jian spoke calmly, but his eyes revealed a deep murderous intent.

Yan Chixia was frightened by what he saw. Now, more than ten years have passed, and God knows how advanced Shi Jian's cultivation has become.

However, it was obvious, both in terms of breath and tone, that Yan Chixia felt that Shi Jian would have no problem killing the Black Mountain Old Demon.

There is no need to try to keep him now.

"In that case, I would like to congratulate you in advance for getting rid of the evil in your name!"

"Hahahaha, according to the Maoshan precepts, good and evil will fight each other for life. I will definitely kill this Black Mountain old monster. Farewell!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Jian had already disappeared into the valley with Li Yingqi, leaving Yan Chixia staring at the place where Shi Jian had just stood, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

The smile on his lips turned bitter and Yan Chixia sighed heavily.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, you come from a famous sect. Although you knew this day would come, after more than a decade, everything has changed. It really caught you off guard...

Forget it, it’s useless to think too much. I, Yan Chixia, am very lucky to be able to embark on the path of cultivation in this life. As for the Nascent Soul Realm, why should I ask for more? "

Not far from the valley where Yan Chixia was, Shi Jian stopped.

Li Yingqi behind him couldn't help but become curious.

“Master, why did we leave Senior Yan so soon?
Should we go to the underworld now and kill the Black Mountain Demon?"

"Fighting and killing, Yingqi, do you like killing monsters so much?"

Shi Jian turned around and looked at Li Yingqi's fighting spirit. He couldn't help but sigh that he was really like himself back then.

"Ahem, Master, that's not the case. I just want to see what the results of my ten years of training are. Anyway, I think I can give Senior Yan a fight..."

Li Yingqi blushed at these words. She swears to God, she was not showing off on purpose. She just felt that there was a gap between her cultivation and actual combat capability, and she was eager to test it out.

And Shi Jian is essentially a battle maniac...

"Ahem, disciple, you misunderstood what I meant. I meant that we have to go to the underworld, but before that, we should take your sister Xiaoqian to the capital of Daqian to see if we can find her father.

Or you can take your sister Xiaoqian to the capital of Daqian, and I can go to the underworld.

This Black Mountain Old Demon is not suitable for you. You are a demon emperor in the Nascent Soul stage, and you are in the middle stage of the Golden Core stage. It is very difficult for you to do so."

Hearing his master's words, Li Yingqi couldn't help but roll his eyes. So this was his plan.

"I don't want to!
snort!
Master, you just don't want your disciple to have a good fight with that Black Mountain demon, you just want to have the best meal for yourself."

After hearing his disciple say this, Shi Jian was too embarrassed to bear it. Without saying anything, he pulled Li Yingqi and set off again, heading straight for the capital of Daqian.

Within the time it took to stick of incense, the two of them landed safely in the Prime Minister's Mansion in the capital.

However, when Shi Jian scanned with his spiritual sense, he did not find any trace of Nie Xiaoqian's father.

"Father is no longer here..."

Nie Xiaoqian transformed from the seal into a wisp of white smoke and instantly appeared beside Shi Jian. Looking at the empty Nie Mansion in front of her, tears began to well up in her eyes.

Seeing this scene, Shi Jian was at a loss as to how to persuade her. After all, if Nie Xiaoqian had not followed him away, this would not have happened.

Li Yingqi on the side began to comfort Nie Xiaoqian, while Shi Jian was not idle while thinking over and over again. If you want to say who knows best what has happened in the Nie Mansion over the years, in the capital, besides Fu Qingfeng's father, it must be the former Captain Zuo.

The spiritual consciousness at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage spread towards the capital city like an overwhelming force. After a short while, Shi Jian actually found where Zuo Qianhu was.

"Xiao Qian, don't be sad. You should ask Captain Zuo about your father's whereabouts first."

After hearing this, Nie Xiaoqian stopped feeling sad, and then the three of them found the mansion where Captain Zuo was.

There were a few large gold-plated characters written on the mansion: Zhenxi General’s Mansion.

There is no need to guess, to understand that Captain Zuo should have been promoted in the past ten years.

Shi Jian knocked on the door and soon a servant opened the door to greet him. After Shi Jian explained his purpose, the other party ran to the backyard to report the situation when he heard Shi Jian's name.

After waiting for about a few minutes, the sound of jogging came into his ears. Shi Jian looked up and saw Zuo Qianhu in military uniform running towards him with excitement.

"Master Shi, it's really you!"

(End of this chapter)