《Becoming Invincible By Absorbing Emotions》 Chapter 1 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Knock, knock, knock¡­¡± When he heard the knock on the door, Liu Jiang got out of bed and opened the door. Looking at the ancient streets outside and the pedestrians in ancient clothes, Liu Jiang¡¯s thoughts were inevitably a little chaotic and confused. When he woke up early in the morning, he found that his bed had changed. Even his entire world had changed. He had also transformed from a junior employee who had just joined the industry to a junior inspector of the Inspection Bureau. In reality, he was just a junior constable. Other than arresting bad people, he was also in charge of capturing all sorts of monsters and demons. ¡°Liu Jiang, what have you been doing these past few days? I missed you.¡± A 17-year-old girl stood at the door. She had a fair and exquisite face, long eyelashes, bright eyes, a thin waist, a full chest, and a slender figure. The girl¡¯s name was Yang Yue. A colleague of Liu Jiang, she was an inspector from the Inspection Bureau of Black Clouds Town. She was also the object of Liu Jiang¡¯s adoration. As soon as he arrived in Back Clouds Town, Liu Jiang fell in love with Yang Yue at first sight. In order to win the goddess¡¯s heart, he had been caring for her meticulously for the past three years. Because she wanted a spirit sword, Liu Jiang scrimped and saved for three months just to win a smile from the beauty. Whatever good things there were¡ªtalismans, pills, spirit fruits¡­ they would be given to Yang Yue. In order to pursue Yang Yue, the dead ghost Liu Jiang had given everything and put in all his effort. In order to please her, he even pretended not to see Yang Yue having affairs with other guys. However, no matter how Liu Jiang pursued her, Yang Yue neither accepted nor rejected him. The dead ghost Liu Jiang was disheartened and wanted to give up. Then Yang Yue took the initiative to show concern for Liu Jiang, implying that if he worked a little harder, he would be able to woo her. Just like that, she had the dead ghost Liu Jiang wrapped around her little finger. If Liu Jiang took a step forward, Yang Yue would take a step back. If Liu Jiang took a step back, Yang Yue would take a step forward. Just like that, Liu Jiang was hung up on her. He became a complete bootlicker to Yang Yue. He was becoming more and more inferior. Three days ago, the dead ghost Liu Jiang went to the Southern Mountain Cemetery to kill a big-headed ghost in order to collect enough Yin beads to please Yang Yue. In the end, he encountered a dark spirit. Although he killed it with all his might, his soul was attacked by the dark spirit. After he got home, he died in his sleep. Liu Jiang sized Yang Yue up a few times and realized that she was really beautiful. No wonder the dead ghost Liu Jiang was so crazy in love with her. However, he did not have a good impression of such a scheming woman. Moreover, if Liu Jiang had not died, he would not have transmigrated to this dangerous world. At the thought of this, Liu Jiang hated this woman even more. ¡°Why would I miss you? Get lost.¡± After saying this glumly, Liu Jiang closed the door with a bang. Back in the house, Liu Jiang sighed in frustration. God, can you let me transmigrate back to my own world? In the past, when he read online novels, he had fantasized about traversing worlds through time travel. However, when he really came to this unfamiliar world and had to face the unknown, Liu Jiang instinctively felt anxious, fearful, and at a loss for what to do. He missed his previous life. He was just an employee of a small company in his previous life. He was just a single man without a car, a house, or savings. But his life was secure. In this world, there were no safeguards. Perhaps one day he would be killed by demons and ghosts. He pondered about this world. There were demons wreaking havoc everywhere. There were ghosts that brought about disasters. There were destructive demon beasts. He could not help but feel a little afraid. ¡°Crack¡­¡± Suddenly, a crisp sound rang out in Liu Jiang¡¯s mind. His head suddenly hurt, as if something had split open. Then the pain gradually disappeared. Liu Jiang could clearly sense that a multicolored, mystical treasure tree had appeared in his mind. The tree was about 1.5 meters tall, and the entire tree was glowing faintly. Looking at the little tree in his mind, Liu Jiang was a little stunned. He was very familiar with this tree. A few days ago, when he was shopping at a stall with a friend, he bought a small glass sphere. In the small glass sphere was a small tree of all sorts of colors. It was identical to the small tree in his mind. Why would the little tree in the glass sphere appear in my head? Could it be that this small tree caused me to transmigrate? Liu Jiang was puzzled. He rubbed his temples and face. He sensed carefully and realized that the little tree in his mind was exceptionally distinct and familiar. It was like a part of him. His spiritual will touched the small tree and a message appeared in his mind. The small tree was called the Bodhi Myriad Treasure Tree. It could absorb the power of emotions to condense the Holy Fruit. By absorbing the power of different emotions, one could condense different fruits. At this moment, Liu Jiang clearly sensed that the sapling had absorbed Yang Yue¡¯s resentment. It was a very special emotional power. A hint of satisfaction came from the little tree. Then a small black flower bud quietly appeared on a black branch. Liu Jiang touched the flower bud with his spiritual force and a message instantly surfaced in his heart. Epiphany fruit. After eating it, one could enter a state of epiphany for three minutes when practicing martial arts and spells. He still needed 9,025 points of resentment and anger. Then the epiphany fruit would ripen. Epiphany fruit. Entering a state of epiphany? Really? Liu Jiang¡¯s eyes widened instantly. Enlightenment was the cultivation state that cultivators dreamed of. When practicing martial arts or spells, one would enter a state of epiphany and one¡¯s comprehension of martial arts would increase greatly. In a short period of time, one¡¯s level of martial arts or spells would rise greatly. ¡°Peng, peng, peng¡­¡± There was violent knocking on the door. Yang Yue opened the door. Resentment from Yang Yue, +856, +759, +¡­ She did not expect that Liu Jiang would dare to scold her. This made her feel that her dignity had been severely challenged, making her extremely angry. Liu Jiang was usually quite amiable and polite to everyone. Her wish was his command. If she asked him to go east, Liu Jiang would not dare to go west. If she asked him to hit a dog, Liu Jiang would not dare to chase a chicken. Today, he actually dared to scold her. She was about to explode from anger. There was obvious anger in her eyes. Although Yang Yue was very angry, she did not flare up. Although Liu Jiang had ordinary talent and average looks, his family background was not bad. He also listened to her. Although Liu Jiang was not the richest man she knew, he was the most generous to her. She only needed to give Liu Jiang some benefit and he would give her medicinal pills, gold, and silver. She felt a little regretful. She should have given Liu Jiang more benefits. If Liu Jiang left her, she would not have so many resources to cultivate and enjoy. Regret from Yang Yue, +450, +330, +110, +¡­ Liu Jiang touched his chin and thought about how to trigger more resentment. However, he sensed that the sapling had absorbed a completely different emotional power. Upon closer inspection, a green bud quietly appeared on the green branch of the treasure tree in his mind. Liu Jiang extended his spiritual force to the flower bud and a message surfaced in his heart. The fruit condensed from the power of regret. After eating it, it could draw people into a cultivation dreamscape for two hours. The dreamscape fruit needed another 9,085 regrets to mature. Draw people into a dreamscape for cultivation? What the hell is this? Yang Yue felt that Liu Jiang was ignoring her. She forced a smile, and decided to redeem Liu Jiang and let him continue to provide her with cultivation resources and money as her lackey. She pondered for a moment and changed to a concerned tone. ¡°I heard that you¡¯re injured. Are you alright now?¡± As she spoke, she held Liu Jiang¡¯s hand and asked worriedly. ¡°My head hurts and I¡¯m a little absent-minded.¡± Liu Jiang casually found an excuse and pretended to apologize. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. My head was dizzy just now. I thought it was Yang Bao. I¡¯m really sorry.¡± ¡°Ha, it¡¯s fine.¡± Yang Yue waved her hand and smiled happily. Liu Jiang was still that Liu Jiang, her little fawning dog. She instantly regained her confidence. Joy from Yang Yue, +666, +555, +¡­ A red bud quietly appeared on a red branch on the small tree. A message quietly appeared in Liu Jiang¡¯s mind. The fruit condensed from the power of joy and gratitude contained pure energy that could be directly absorbed. After eating it, one¡¯s cultivation level would increase. The energy fruit needed 8,400 points of joy and gratitude to mature. Increase my cultivation. This is amazing. Liu Jiang¡¯s mouth fell open slightly. He was looking forward to it. ¡°Oh right, my birthday is in two days.¡± Yang Yue blinked and walked forward to hold Liu Jiang¡¯s hand naturally. ¡°You must come when the time comes. I¡¯ll be sad without you.¡± Liu Jiang smiled and said gently, ¡°I know. I¡¯ve already prepared a gift for you. I guarantee you¡¯ll be surprised.¡± Joy from Yang Yue, +368, +320, +¡­ Yang Yue was delighted. Then she asked happily, ¡°Wu Geng said that he prepared a top-notch spirit sword for me. What did you prepare for me?¡± That idiot, Wu Geng, is really putting in a lot of effort. This is not bidding¡­ Liu Jiang mocked in his heart. If it was the previous Liu Jiang, perhaps he would have gone all out to get a top-notch spirit sword to save face and not let his love rival compete with him. However, the current Liu Jiang would not even give her a strand of hair. And he was prepared to rip her off. ¡°A top-notch spirit sword is nothing.¡± Liu Jiang narrowed his eyes and rubbed his head disdainfully. He said calmly, ¡°What I¡¯ve prepared for you is a second-grade spirit sword.¡± ¡°What, a second-grade spirit sword?¡± Yang Yue¡¯s eyes instantly widened in surprise. A second-grade spirit sword was extremely valuable. Among the 29 inspectors of Black Clouds Town, only six of them possessed a second-grade spirit sword. She had thought for a long time about a second-grade spirit sword. She never dreamed that Liu Jiang would actually be willing to give it to her. She was so happy. Joy from Yang Yue, +820, +760, +¡­ Receiving almost 2,000 points of joyous emotions in one go, Liu Jiang was stunned. Then he happily began to fabricate the story of the spirit sword. ¡°I spent a lot of money on it. It¡¯s very beautiful. The sword is three feet and six inches long and an inch and eight inches wide. It¡¯s made of obsidian purple iron¡­¡± When Yang Yue heard Liu Jiang¡¯s words, she was very excited. She was beaming with joy. She could not wait to receive that gift. Joy from Yang Yue, +820, +610, +521¡­ He watched the waves of emotional power being accumulated. Liu Jiang¡¯s heart was burning, but he pretended to be unusually vexed. He sighed and said, ¡°But I went out for a while yesterday and that sword disappeared.¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Yang Yue¡¯s mouth fell open like a duck that had its neck pinched. She wanted to say,¡± What were you doing, trash? You actually lost my second-grade spirit sword. ¡± Resentment from Yang Yue, +1230, +940, +250, +¡­ Liu Jiang was delighted and changed the topic. ¡°Fortunately, Captain Zhang caught that detestable thief.¡± Yang Yue patted her chest and smiled again. After absorbing another 2,000 points of joy, Liu Jiang looked at Yang Yue and shook his head regretfully. ¡°But the thief was robbed.¡± Resentment from Yang Yue, +910, +¡­ ¡°But the thief had hidden the sword. It was not stolen.¡± Joy from Yang Yue, +653, +435, +¡­ ¡°¡­¡± ¡°But the sword in the thief¡¯s house was not mine.¡± ¡°No? Then where is the sword?¡± Yang Yue asked resentfully. ¡°Then I remembered that I had hidden the sword. The thief did not steal it.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good, that¡¯s good.¡± Yang Yue took a long breath in relief, but her head was a little dizzy. Great joy and great sorrow were the most damaging to the soul. Yang Yue had just been tossed and turned by Liu Jiang seven or eight times. She felt her legs becoming weak. She was unusually tired, as if her body had been emptied. Chapter 2 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios However, Liu Jiang did not intend to be civil to this scumbag at all. He would just torment her a little. She wouldn¡¯t die. Liu Jiang sighed regretfully. ¡°Then I searched carefully but could not find that sword. There¡¯s a high chance that it was stolen by another thief.¡± At this moment, Yang Yue finally realized that something was wrong. She said angrily, ¡°Are you playing me?¡± Resentment from Yang Yue, +1340, +1099, +¡­ ¡°I like you so much. Even if I have a hundred guts, I wouldn¡¯t dare to trick you.¡± Liu Jiang said with a sincere expression. ¡°I really prepared a second-grade spirit sword for you, but it was stolen by a detestable little thief.¡± Yang Yue was very depressed. She looked at Liu Jiang¡¯s sincere expression. He did not seem to be lying. On careful thought, with Liu Jiang¡¯s little guts, he really won¡¯t dare to play me like this, she thought. In her heart, she cursed Liu Jiang for being a good-for-nothing. A good-for-nothing who could not even guard his own spirit sword. Resentment from Yang Yue, +850, +630, +¡­ He looked at the Myriad Treasure Tree. Two epiphany fruits had completely ripened, and the third epiphany flower had become a small, young fruit. It still needed 6,580 points of resentment to ripen. The energy fruit had completely ripened. The second fruit still needed 9,850 points of joy or gratitude. The dreamscape fruit still needed 8,085 points of regret to mature. Liu Jiang looked at the fruits on the small tree and looked forward to nurturing them. He planned to work harder and get two more fruits. Just as he was about to speak again, Yang Yue waved her hand. Her face was a little pale as she said weakly, ¡°Let¡¯s talk about my birthday later. I¡¯ll go back and rest first. I feel weak all over, as if I¡¯ve been emptied.¡± ¡°Then take care¡­¡± Liu Jiang waved his hand reluctantly. ¡°Oh right, let¡¯s go to the Southern Mountain Cemetery to kill the big-headed ghost there tonight.¡± Yang Yue invited him before she left. In the past, when she hunted big-headed ghosts with Liu Jiang, he would give her all the Yin beads he got. ¡°Let¡¯s talk about it in a few days.¡± Liu Jiang quickly shook his head in refusal. Go kill it yourself. He knew from his memory that the big-headed ghost at Southern Mountain Cemetery had low combat ability and was not a threat. But he was a modern person born in New China and raised in the spring breeze of reform and opening up. He could not help but be afraid of ghosts. It was understandable. The previous Liu Jiang was hunting big-headed ghosts at the Southern Mountain Cemetery when he encountered a powerful dark spirit and was killed. What if there are malicious ghosts passing by? What if there are more powerful evil ghosts? Won¡¯t I be dead meat? In this world, there were cultivators with extraordinary cultivations, monsters that could destroy the world, ghosts, zombies, strange beasts that wreaked havoc, and mystical dragons that could summon the wind and rain¡­ The entire world was full of demons and ghosts. People were killed at every turn and cities were destroyed at every turn. It was exceptionally dangerous. Although they were part of the endless territories of the Great Xia Immortal Kingdom, the security was relatively good. In this territory, the human race was the absolute ruler. The Inspection Bureau of the Great Xia Immortal Kingdom was a force to be reckoned with. The Dao Sect and Buddha Sect were also offering their strengths to keep the peace. Other than that, in the martial arts world, countless sects led by the Eight Ancient Immortal Sects took it upon themselves to subdue demons and devils. However, the territory of the Great Xia Immortal Kingdom was simply too vast. In such a vast territory, demons and ghosts would inevitably appear. No one could guarantee that they would be able to save you in time. They could only ensure that they would avenge you as much as possible. Liu Jiang could not help shuddering at the thought that the leader of the Exorcists, who was an eight-star Black Iron, was dragged to the forest and sucked to death by the female ghost. He thought of the bronze-level, two-star ex-Deputy Chief whose brain had been eaten by zombies, and the fear in his heart intensified. He also recalled that a silver-level Immortal Cultivator was beaten to death by a devil some time ago. He himself was just a peak three-star Black Iron inspector. In his previous life, Liu Jiang had fantasized about becoming a cultivator who could summon the wind and rain. He would subdue demons and devils, wield his sword to rule the world, and live freely. This was his dream when he was young, and it was also his dream now. However, he knew very well that he was really weak in this world where demons and ghosts roamed. He felt that young people should not be too impetuous. He still had to have reverence for powerful demons and ghosts. He wanted to improve his combat strength first, then slowly consider subduing demons and devils. There was no need to take risks now. Staying useful was the way to go. Resentment from Yang Yue, +985, +560, +¡­ ¡°You¡¯ve never rejected me,¡± Yang Yue said a little resentfully, pretending to be pitiful. If the previous Liu Jiang saw Yang Yue like this, his heart would definitely melt. However, the current Liu Jiang was not the same Liu Jiang. He chuckled and said gently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you¡¯ll get used to it in the future.¡± Resentment from Yang Yue, +930, +480, +¡­ Liu Jiang looked at the power of emotions. He was delighted. However, Yang Yue¡¯s expression darkened instantly. She did not expect Liu Jiang to dare to speak to her like this. How dare he? Yang Yue said coldly with a dark expression, ¡°Don¡¯t come to my birthday celebration. From now on, don¡¯t bother me.¡± Liu Jiang was amused. He smiled and said, ¡°See you.¡± Yang Yue¡¯s face was livid. She did not expect Liu Jiang to really not be afraid of her ignoring him. She was furious. When she thought about Liu Jiang¡¯s words, she was instantly certain that he was playing her. He was actually playing her like this. This was simply humiliating her. Humiliating her on the ground. She was furious. She felt like she was about to burst. She felt that she was being ripped apart. Resentment from Yang Yue, +1320, +1325, +¡­ The third epiphany fruit quietly ripened. Yang Yue was furious. Trash like him actually dared to humiliate her like this. She was furious and decided to get Yang Bao to break Liu Jiang¡¯s legs later. Yang Bao was her other suitor. He was devoted and obedient to her. For some reason, her legs turned even weaker. After Yang Yue left, Liu Jiang could not wait to start researching the mysterious Treasure Tree in his mind. He would use the energy fruit first. How should I use it? Liu Jiang studied it for a long time and realized that he could not take out the fruit. But with a thought, it appeared in his lower abdomen. In the next moment, a large amount of pure spiritual energy surged from the energy fruit and spread wildly throughout his body. What pure and gentle spiritual energy. Liu Jiang was shocked. He quickly circulated his cultivation technique and absorbed the spirit energy in his lower abdomen. The spiritual strength contained in the fruit was exceptionally mellow and pure. It entered the spiritual source in his Dantian. It was instantly filled. The spiritual source in his Dantian spun rapidly. The spiritual source was a little small and could not contain such rich spiritual force. It felt like it was about to expand. It hurt. As the spiritual source absorbed the spiritual force, Liu Jiang felt that he was reaching his limit. He was about to spit it out. It¡¯s here, it¡¯s coming. Liu Jiang circulated his spiritual power and attacked the narrow and small spiritual source, wave after wave. ¡°Pop¡­¡± Something seemed to have been pierced through his body. ¡°Pfft¡­¡± Pure spiritual power that had been restrained instantly gushed out. ¡°Ah¡­¡± How refreshing¡­ Pure spiritual power rapidly strengthened the spiritual source that instantly expanded. Liu Jiang felt all the pores in his body open. He felt exceptionally invigorated and comfortable. He was flying. He was floating in the sky. Soon the spiritual source expanded. Cultivation: 4-star Black Iron. The spiritual source was filled with mist-like spiritual force. He did a comparison. He had more spiritual force than before. His spirit energy was purer. This energy fruit is really powerful. In just two minutes, it surpassed the dead ghost Liu Jiang¡¯s cultivation level of more than one year. Liu Jiang¡¯s heart burned. Next was the epiphany fruit. There were three fruits of epiphany. Which martial technique should I upgrade? Liu Jiang pondered. He currently knew three martial techniques and spells. One was a saber technique, the Rumbling Thunder Saber Technique. It was considered a beginner technique. One was a minor spell, the Pyroblast Technique. It had yet to be mastered. Another was the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique, a movement technique used to avoid attacks and escape. Similarly, it was not rudimentary. After pondering for a moment, Liu Jiang decided to upgrade the martial arts technique for avoiding enemies and escaping¡ªRoaming Dragon Movement Technique. Not only could he increase his battle prowess, but he could also escape at critical moments. In this world, demons ran amuck. Staying alive was the way to go. After all, where there was life, there was hope. Chapter 3 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Liu Jiang circulated his Dharma power and infused it into his legs. He executed the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. At the same time, he swallowed an epiphany fruit. Instantly. Liu Jiang felt that he had entered a mysterious state. He felt that his mind had become unprecedentedly ethereal, as transparent as crystal. Countless sparks clashed in his mind. His understanding of the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique improved rapidly. A large amount of spirit energy surged from the spiritual source and flowed into Liu Jiang¡¯s legs. Liu Jiang felt that his legs were stronger than ever before as he moved around the room. He became exceptionally agile, like a light-footed antelope leaving no trace. Soon, three minutes had passed. Liu Jiang had recovered from his state of enlightenment. My Roaming Dragon Movement Technique has already reached the entry level. How terrifying. One had to know that Liu Jiang had trained bitterly for more than a year but had yet to gain basic mastery. With epiphany, it only took him three minutes to gain basic mastery. Liu Jiang suppressed the fire in his heart. He continued. Six minutes later, after using the remaining two epiphany fruits, Liu Jiang¡¯s Roaming Dragon Movement Technique had reached the small success stage. Liu Jiang circulated his cultivation technique to strengthen and consolidate his Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. His figure moved quickly in the room like a shadow. He was extraordinarily agile. He felt that his combat ability was several times stronger than before. Liu Jiang wanted to give it a try. He wanted to test the prowess of the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. The first thing he thought of was a colleague named Yang Bao. Yang Bao had often bullied the dead ghost Liu Jiang in the past. The dead ghost Liu Jiang was very resentful of Yang Bao. Liu Jiang had inherited the dead ghost Liu Jiang¡¯s memories, so he naturally felt the same way. The key was that Yang Bao was also a fourth-level Black Iron. Furthermore, he had yet to gain basic mastery in his movement and saber techniques. Liu Jiang could win easily. If he beat him up, he should be able to collect a lot of emotional power. ¡­ ¡°Yang Yue, you look a little pale. What¡¯s wrong?¡± A chubby teenager asked Yang Yue with concern. ¡°Liu Jiang seemed to have drugged my tea. After taking a small sip, I realized that my head was spinning. Fortunately, I escaped in time,¡± Yang Yue said with lingering fear. She looked scared. ¡°What? That trash, Liu Jiang, actually dared to treat you like this?¡± Yang Bao exploded instantly. He gave Yang Yue everything that was good, useful, and fun. Yang Yue had promised that she would be with him in the future. He already saw Yang Yue as his wife. But Liu Jiang actually dared to drug his wife. How could this be tolerated? He could not take this lying down. He had to beat Liu Jiang till he was half-dead. ¡°I only treated him as an ordinary friend, but I didn¡¯t expect him to have ill intentions towards me. If I hadn¡¯t been smart and escaped in time, my innocence might have been¡­¡± Yang Yue said weakly, her face pale. Yang Bao flew into a rage and shouted angrily, ¡°Damn it, I¡¯ll go break his legs now.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t blow things up. Just teach him a lesson. Don¡¯t beat him to death. I don¡¯t want you to go to jail because of that kind of person,¡± Yang Yue said weakly. Yang Bao was instantly overwhelmed with gratitude, but he was determined in his heart. Even if he could not beat Liu Jiang to death today, he would beat him up until he could not get up for a few months. He smiled warmly at Yang Yue. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I know my limits.¡± Yang Yue¡¯s lips curled up slightly as she watched Yang Bao leave. If Liu Jiang dared to humiliate her, she would make him pay the price today. ¡­ Liu Jiang was still consolidating his Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. The feeling of being agile and powerful fascinated him. It was a feeling that he would never have experienced in his previous life. How powerful. Next, I have to continue collecting the power of emotions! He wanted to gather more. After tasting the power of emotional fruits, Liu Jiang could not sit still anymore. Resentment from Yang Bao, +1100, +1050, +920, +1100¡­ At this moment, Liu Jiang suddenly sensed that the sapling had absorbed Yang Bao¡¯s resentment. Yang Bao, what¡¯s wrong with this fellow? Liu Jiang was puzzled. Yang Bao was Liu Jiang¡¯s colleague. One of Yang Yue¡¯s fanatical suitors. The dead ghost Liu Jiang¡¯s love rival. His cultivation level was the same as Liu Jiang¡¯s. He was at the fourth level of the Black Iron, and he often bullied Liu Jiang. Half a month ago, he had given Liu Jiang a good beating. Resentment from Yang Yue, +1108, +1008, +¡­ The resentment was still being refreshed. In just a minute, an epiphany fruit had actually ripened. And it was continuing. Ha, someone has granted my wish. Just as he was lacking resentment, Yang Bao began to fan the flames. What a good person, Liu Jiang thought. His lips curled up slightly. He was in a good mood. Three minutes later. ¡°Bang, bang, bang¡­¡± There were violent knocks on the door. Is there something wrong with this person? The door is smashed. Could Yang Yue have returned? Hmph, she actually dares to look for me. Looks like she hasn¡¯t had enough of my torment. He opened the door. The person who came was not Yang Yue, but a man in a blue constable¡¯s uniform. He was short, fat, and had pimples all over his face. He looked a little wretched. It was Yang Bao. Yang Bao¡¯s face darkened. When he saw Liu Jiang, he gritted his teeth and said, ¡°You piece of trash. You actually dared to drug Yang Yue?¡± Resentment from Yang Yue, +1205, +1100, +¡­ Knockout drugs? Liu Jiang was also stunned. Yang Yue said that? Her maneuvering is impressive. How ruthless. If it were the previous Liu Jiang, he might have been beaten half dead by Yang Bao today. Liu Jiang looked at the wave after wave of extremely strong resentment power. The corners of his lips curled up slightly. ¡°You know that I¡¯ve drugged her. Do you know what I¡¯ve done to her?¡± ¡°What did you do to her?¡± Yang Bao asked instinctively. ¡°Of course I¡¯ve done what I should and shouldn¡¯t have done.¡± Liu Jiang licked the corner of his lips and revealed a very contemptible smile. ¡°Didn¡¯t she tell you the specific process? Oh right, she fainted at that time. After that, I put on my clothes. She probably didn¡¯t even know.¡± Yang Bao widened his eyes in disbelief and pointed at Liu Jiang. ¡°Tell me clearly.¡± Resentment from Yang Bao, +1300, +1300, +¡­ ¡°It felt quite good!¡± Liu Jiang pondered seriously. ¡°Yes¡­ very moist.¡± Very moist? How? Ah¡­ Ahh! Ahhh¡­ Yang Bao exploded. He was having a meltdown. Resentment from Yang Bao, +1652, +1563, +¡­ Killing Intent from Yang Bao, +1560, +1540, +¡­ ¡°I¡¯m going to kill you!¡± Yang Bao was about to go crazy. He was so angry that he was trembling. He felt cheated. He was cuckolded by a piece of trash that he often bullied. He was furious. He broke apart completely. He wanted to kill Liu Jiang. He must kill Liu Jiang. Only then could he vent his anger. His Dharma power instantly surged wildly as he swung his fist fiercely at Liu Jiang¡¯s face. He wanted to beat Liu Jiang up. Beat him to death. However, Liu Jiang was even faster. Just as he was about to throw a punch, Liu Jiang¡¯s fist had already landed ruthlessly on his nose. His nose bridge was broken and his face was instantly covered in blood. The intense pain made Yang Bao¡¯s eyes tear up uncontrollably. He could not stop himself. The key was that his tears blurred his eyes and obstructed his vision. Liu Jiang punched Yang Bao in the stomach, making him arch his back like a prawn. Then he grabbed Yang Bao¡¯s hair and smashed his head onto the ground. ¡°Ah¡­¡± The extreme pain made Yang Bao scream. He was completely stunned by Liu Jiang. He did not expect that Liu Jiang was actually at the fourth level of the Black Iron. He did not expect the usually timid and weak Liu Jiang to launch a sneak attack. He had been careless. He did not dodge. His nose bridge was instantly broken, and he lost his combat strength. His defeat was set. Resentment from Yang Bao, +1300, +1250, +¡­ Killing intent from Yang Bao, +1300, +1200, +¡­ Chapter 4 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°You have so much resentment against me. And killing intent.¡± Liu Jiang sensed a special emotional power. He looked at the Treasure Tree. A fruit condensed from killing intent could allow one¡¯s Dharma powers and strength to increase 10 times for 10 minutes. The madness fruit required 8,500 points of killing intent to mature. Liu Jiang¡¯s heart burned. Resentment could allow the sapling to bear epiphany fruits. Killing intent could make the Treasure Tree bear madness fruits. The more resentment and killing intent, the better. Liu Jiang went forward and grabbed Yang Bao¡¯s arm, pressing him to the ground. Then he straddled him. He clenched his fists and faced Yang Bao. He started punching him. ¡°Bang!¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Resentment from Yang Bao, +1109, +1085, +¡­ ¡°Bang!¡± ¡°Howl¡­¡± Resentment from Yang Bao, +¡­ ¡­ Liu Jiang threw punches at Yang Bao like raindrops. Yang Bao¡¯s screams were endless. ¡°Were you just joking when you said that you wanted to kill me?¡± Liu Jiang punched Yang Bao¡¯s face again and asked calmly. Liu Jiang¡¯s calm voice sounded like he was chatting about ordinary daily life. For some reason, Yang Bao felt fear from the bottom of his heart. He felt his hair stand on end. He shivered. Yang Bao admitted defeat decisively. ¡°I was joking. I was joking.¡± ¡°Then¡­ I¡¯ll beat you half dead,¡± Liu Jiang said calmly and punched. ¡°Bang!¡± ¡°Stop, please.¡± Resentment from Yang Bao, +1203, +1086, +¡­ Killing intent from Yang Bao, +1206, +1015, +¡­ ¡°Bang!¡± ¡°Bang!¡± ¡­ Liu Jiang pinned Yang Bao to the ground. He rained one punch after another on him. Of course, he knew his limits. He just wanted to collect the power of emotions and avenge the dead ghost Liu Jiang. He did not want to beat someone to death in broad daylight. However, although he knew his limits, he did not hold back at all in order to collect the power of emotions. Soon, Yang Bao was covered in blood. After Liu Jiang had beat him up for a while, he realized that the power of emotions he was collecting was gradually decreasing. And his fists hurt badly. Looking around, he picked up a rock in the corner and smashed it at Yang Bao¡¯s face. Blood splattered everywhere. He looked exceptionally miserable. ¡°Ah¡­¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Yang Bao screamed miserably. The pain was like a stab to his heart, driving him crazy. It was as if he had no strength left in him. Wave after wave of pain washed over his face, causing his head to start shaking violently. He only hated himself for having such a good face¡­ His entire body trembled violently as tears welled up in his eyes. He was afraid. Liu Jiang was too ruthless today. He could not understand why this young man, who he often bullied, was so ruthless. He was afraid. He was afraid that he would be beaten to death. Yang Bao: ¡°No¡­¡± Liu Jiang punched Yang Bao in the mouth and broke his teeth, cutting off his words. He had not accumulated enough resentment. How could he stop? ¡°Ah, so free. I¡¯m bored. Gosh, it¡¯s so itchy.¡± Yang Bao was completely afraid. He quickly begged for mercy. He said that he did not love Yang Yue anymore and could give her to Liu Jiang. However, Liu Jiang was unmoved. Liu Jiang looked at the epiphany fruits that kept condensing on the small tree and was looking forward to using them. ¡°Bang, bang, bang¡­¡± Resentment from Yang Bao, +1103, +980, +¡­ Fear from Yang Bao, +1100, +920, +¡­ Feelings of regret from Yang Bao, +1003, +950, +¡­ He had absorbed another strange emotional power. A fruit condensed from fear could completely control the souls of demons and cultivators, making them Liu Jiang¡¯s soul slaves. The soul controlling fruit still required 9,999,806 points of fear to mature. I can actually control souls? How domineering. It¡¯s just that it really required a lot of fears. It actually needs another 9.9 million points. Liu Jiang¡¯s heart was burning with anticipation. He was increasing his collecting power. In no time, a large group of onlookers had gathered on the streets. ¡°Inspector fights are brutal.¡± ¡°There¡¯s internal strife in the Inspection Bureau.¡± ¡°Oh my god, this is too ruthless. If this goes on, their brains will be out.¡± ¡°It looks so exciting and satisfying.¡± ¡°How scary, how scary.¡± ¡°Hurry up and call the Inspection Bureau. Someone¡¯s about to die.¡± ¡°But they¡¯re inspectors.¡± How refreshing¡­ ¡­ Fear from Zhang Erzhu, +230, +215, +¡­ Joy from Yin Chengqi, +520, +420, +360, +¡­ ¡­ Unexpectedly, the fear of the onlookers was gathered. There was also a lot of joy. Why is there joy? Liu Jiang wondered. As the number of people increased, the power of these two emotions was gradually increasing. Liu Jiang felt very good. He fought even harder. ¡°Bang, bang, bang¡­¡± ¡°Ah, so savage.¡± ¡°How scary.¡± ¡°Bang, bang, bang, bang¡­¡± Liu Jiang continued to smash Yang Bao and collect the emotional power from him and the onlookers. Then he pondered for a moment. He found the right angle and splattered blood all over his face. Five minutes later. From the corner of his eye, Liu Jiang saw a team of inspectors approaching. When he saw the big-mouthed man in the lead, Liu Jiang felt relieved and put down the rock in his hand. After gathering his emotions, he pretended to be very sad. When the inspector team¡¯s big-mouthed captain approached, he wailed, ¡°Captain, you have to uphold justice for me now. Yang Bao hit me again. If not for the fact that I made a breakthrough and swore to resist him, I might have been beaten to death by him this time.¡± Liu Jiang screamed miserably. It was heartbreaking. Listening to Liu Jiang made the onlookers teary. Coupled with the fact that his head was covered in blood, he looked exceptionally miserable. The onlookers were stunned. ¡°Ah, bastard¡­¡± ¡°Pfft¡­¡± When Yang Bao heard Liu Jiang¡¯s words, his mind exploded. He cursed and spat out a mouthful of blood. Then his eyes darkened and he fainted. Zhang Daliang went forward to check on Yang Bao¡¯s injuries and found that they were all superficial wounds. There was nothing serious. With that, he waved to his two team members behind him. ¡°Send Yang Bao to the medical center and get someone to take care of him.¡± Inspectors often fought demons and ghosts. Injuries were common, and injuries that were more serious than this were common. This injury was nothing. It was not worth making a fuss about. It was just that two inspectors were fighting on the streets. He was angry at the negative impact of this matter. He was exceptionally angry. Especially with Yang Bao. He bullied his little junior brother, Liu Jiang, at every turn. It was getting out of hand. It seemed like he had to find an opportunity to teach him a lesson in the future. The two inspectors nodded respectfully before lifting Yang Bao roughly and leaving. Zhang Daliang helped the ¡®weak¡¯ Liu Jiang to his courtyard. He closed the courtyard door. Zhang Daliang asked with concern, ¡°Little Junior Brother, you didn¡¯t lose out, right?¡± ¡°No. If I had known that it was you who came, I wouldn¡¯t have covered my face with blood.¡± Liu Jiang revealed his white teeth and chuckled. The team leader, Zhang Daliang, was not only Liu Jiang¡¯s superior, but also Liu Jiang¡¯s senior brother. He was the kind of senior brother who shared the same master. Usually, he took good care of Liu Jiang. Zhang Daliang looked at Liu Jiang, whose face was covered in dirty blood but was clearly uninjured. He broke into a happy smile. He said happily, ¡°You¡¯re finally a four-star Black Iron. And your performance was not bad.¡± In the past, Liu Jiang was too kind and cowardly. Today, Liu Jiang had changed from his usual cowardly self to being ruthless and heartless. Zhang Daliang was very satisfied. In this era where demons and ghosts wreaked havoc, mercy was not an option. ¡°I¡¯m so-so.¡± Liu Jiang chuckled. ¡°Have you had lunch?¡± Zhang Daliang asked casually. ¡°Not yet.¡± ¡°Then go wash up. I have something to attend to. I¡¯ll go back first. We¡¯ll meet at the Immortal Guest Residence in an hour. I¡¯ll treat you to a meal. I have something to tell you.¡± Zhang Daliang glanced at Liu Jiang, whose head was covered in blood. ¡°Alright.¡± Liu Jiang nodded. ¡°Then I¡¯ll get going first.¡± Zhang Daliang waved his hand and turned to leave chicly. Chapter 5 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After washing up. Liu Jiang changed into a clean blue scholar¡¯s robe and walked to the bronze mirror to tidy his hair. In the mirror was a slender young man about 17 or 18 years old. He was a little thin, had fair skin, and distinct facial contours. He looked very delicate and clean. His eyes were bright, clear, and full of spirit. ¡°This appearance is not bad.¡± Liu Jiang muttered to himself before looking at the Treasure Tree. Earlier, when he beat up Yang Bao, he had earned a lot of emotional support. There was a lot of fear and joy from the onlookers. Even now, the revenue of emotional powers is still increasing sporadically. They must have been shocked. He observed the fruits on the small tree carefully. On the multicolored Myriad Treasure Tree. Now there were five types of fruits. Six of the epiphany fruits condensed by resentment had ripened. The seventh was still 5,980 points away from full maturity. Two of the energy fruits that were condensed from joy had ripened, and the third was still 9,080 points short of joy. The dreamscape fruit that was formed from regret was still 4,260 points away from ripening. The spirit controlling fruit condensed from fear was 9,914,830 points away from maturing. One of the madness fruits condensed from killing intent had ripened, and the second was still 8,550 points away from ripening. Liu Jiang¡¯s eyes lit up. Then he began to eat the fruit. He would eat the energy fruit to increase his cultivation level first. With a thought, a fruit on the small tree disappeared and appeared in his lower abdomen the next moment. Three minutes later, he refined the second fruit. The two fruits were completely refined. Liu Jiang¡¯s cultivation level had peaked at four-star Black Iron. Next was the epiphany fruit. There were a total of six epiphany fruits. Without hesitation, he used it to gain insight into the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. Refining four fruits in a row took 12 minutes. He had mastered the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. There were two epiphany fruits left. He should not be able to attain perfection in the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. Liu Jiang pondered slightly. It was better to use it to comprehend the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. He was prepared to perfect the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique first. Then he would consider other things. Six minutes later, Liu Jiang¡¯s Roaming Dragon Movement Technique became even more smooth and natural. His figure moved quickly in the room like a shadow, exceptionally agile. How powerful. Next, I have to continue collecting the power of emotions! The effects of the emotional fruits were so powerful that Liu Jiang was fascinated. The energy fruit of joy could increase one¡¯s cultivation level. The fruit of resentment could help one be enlightened. The fruit of fear could control the soul. The fruit of regret could allow one to enter dreams. The fruit of killing intent could make one go berserk. These are five types of fruits that the Treasure tree could condense now. They were all very useful. To him, the power of emotions was his cheat sheet for becoming an expert. With the power of emotions, he could become stronger. Without any delay, he left the house and walked to the street. Ancient buildings and pedestrians in ancient clothes lined the street. The unfamiliarity distracted Liu Jiang. After an entire morning, Liu Jiang had sorted out the additional memories in his mind and had a direct understanding of this world. The Great Xia Immortal Kingdom he was in was an exceptionally huge country. Its spoken and written languages and style of dressing were very similar to those of ancient China, except that the kingdom was much bigger. There were also all sorts of demons, ghosts, and cultivators. He and Zhang Daliang were Immortal Cultivators. Their master was from the Ethereal Immortal Sect, one of the biggest sects in Qingzhou Province. However, the two of them had already been kicked out of the Ethereal Immortal Sect. The difference was¡­ Zhang Daliang had been chased out of the sect because he had peeped at his junior sister taking a shower many times. Liu Jiang was kicked out of the sect because he was still a two-star Black Iron after joining the sect for three years. His qualifications were too poor. Three years ago, when Liu Jiang, who was 14 years old, was chased out of his sect, he did not have the face to go home. So he came to the Inspection Bureau in Black Clouds Town and sought refuge with his senior brother, Zhang Daliang. Liu Jiang took a deep breath and composed himself. After experiencing the initial confusion and fear, Liu Jiang gradually accepted his current situation. He accepted the fact that his soul had come to this world where demons and ghosts roamed freely and began a new life with a new identity. After all, in that world, without his parents, there was nothing worth remembering. In this life, demons and ghosts ran rampant and dangers lurked. But the Myriad Treasure Tree in his mind gave him the confidence to become an expert. The fear in his heart dissipated by more than half. Instead, he was full of anticipation. In his previous life, he was just a small employee of a small company. But nobodies like him had big dreams in their hearts. They were unwilling to live a life of mediocrity. However, reality was too harsh and he could not realize his dream. In this life, with the mysterious Treasure Tree, the dream that had been sealed in Liu Jiang¡¯s heart began to stir. Of course, the most important thing now was to stay in the Inspection Bureau and slowly increase his cultivation level. Then he would subdue demons and devils, and wield his sword to conquer the world. When he became stronger in the future, he would make plans. Liu Jiang walked in the direction of the Immortal Guest Residence. On the way. Liu Jiang looked around, looking for an opportunity to collect the power of emotions. He realized that he had not collected any joy from the group of children who were laughing so hard that their mucus was flowing out. He had not collected any power of resentment from the wailing children either. After repeated research, Liu Jiang realized that only the power of emotions triggered by him would be absorbed by the Myriad Treasure Tree. So¡­ Collecting joy was making people happy. Collecting fear was just scaring people. Collecting resentment was making people angry or resentful. Gathering killing intent was making people want to kill him. After thinking this through, Liu Jiang had an idea. Seeing a beggar, Liu Jiang walked over with a smile. Without hesitation, he threw two copper coins into the broken bowl in front of the beggar. ¡°Thank you, thank you¡­¡± The beggar was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. One copper coin was enough to buy two hot buns. With two copper coins, he would not starve for a day. Joy from Zhang Erdan, +666! ¡°I gave too much.¡± As Liu Jiang spoke, he took back a copper coin from the bowl. Resentment from Zhang Erdan, +888! ¡°After thinking carefully, I think I¡¯ll give it to you.¡± Liu Jiang threw the copper coin into the bowl again and turned to leave. Joy from Zhang Erdan, +666! Resentment from Zhang Erdan, +760! On the way to the Immortal Guest Residence, Liu Jiang gave money to beggars, helped old people cross the road, bought candied haws for little brats, and steamed buns for stray dogs. After more than half an hour, he had collected more than 5,000 points of joy and more than 4,000 points of resentment. This could not compare to the joy he collected from Yang Yue in just a short while. But it was not bad. Looking at the energy fruit that was about to ripen and the epiphany fruit, Liu Jiang was full of motivation. He saw a stray dog from afar and immediately bought a few skewers of roasted meat. He beamed with joy and ran over. ¡°Come, have some delicious roasted meat¡­¡± Joy from Big Head, +520, +212, +¡­ ¡°Sigh, you can¡¯t eat it.¡± Just as the puppy was about to eat the roasted meat, Liu Jiang quickly took it and ate it himself. Resentment from Big Head, +620, +208, +¡­ ¡°I¡¯m lying to you. There¡¯s more. Eat, eat.¡± Liu Jiang picked up the second skewer of roasted meat and handed it to the puppy. Joy from Big Head, +¡­ ¡°Sigh, You can¡¯t eat it again. Haha.¡± When the puppy wanted to eat, Liu Jiang ate it in one bite. Resentment from Big Head, +¡­ ¡°Come on, come on. Eat, eat. I really won¡¯t lie to you this time.¡± Liu Jiang handed the last string of meat to the puppy. Joy from the puppy, +340, +225¡­ ¡°Sigh, You can¡¯t eat it again.¡± Liu Jiang picked up the meat. Unexpectedly, the puppy actually exploded. It opened its mouth and bit at Liu Jiang¡¯s calf. ¡°F*ck, I was wrong. Don¡¯t bite me¡­¡± Liu Jiang¡¯s Dharma powers surged as he hurriedly dodged. However, the puppy kept barking and throwing itself at Liu Jiang. Liu Jiang pressed the puppy¡¯s head and brought the roasted meat to its mouth. The puppy stuck out its tongue and licked the roasted meat. His eyes widened instantly. (*^ ¦Ø ^*) Liu Jiang let go of the puppy¡¯s head. ¡°Ahwooh¡­¡± The puppy grabbed the roasted meat and instantly ran away. As it ran, it looked back at Liu Jiang. Joy from the puppy, +400, +390¡­ Resentment from the puppy, +400, +390, +¡­ ¡°Liu Jiang, what are you doing?¡± A voice suddenly came from behind Liu Jiang. Liu Jiang turned around and said happily, ¡°Senior Brother.¡± Zhang Daliang looked at Liu Jiang, but his look turned into surprise. He said, ¡°In less than an hour, why is your cultivation level already at the peak of four-star Black Iron?¡± ¡°My cultivation level is at four-star Black Iron. My meridians and spiritual source have all been consolidated, and I can withstand the medicinal effects of the Spiritfount Pill. I have taken three Spiritfount Pills.¡± Liu Jiang chuckled and said casually. ¡°One Spiritfount Pill is worth 92 silver taels. You¡¯re really rich, kid,¡± Zhang Daliang said in surprise. They earned five taels of silver a month, which was equivalent to 5,000 copper coins. This was already considered a high salary. However, Liu Jiang had casually eaten three Spiritfount Pills worth 270 taels of silver. It was simply insane. He knew that Liu Jiang had a good family background and had quite a bit of money, but he did not expect him to be so rich. Initially, he was afraid that Liu Jiang would not have a good life after he left the sect. Now, he felt much more relieved. ¡°I¡¯m so-so.¡± Liu Jiang chuckled. His family was indeed quite rich. His family was an influential family in Qingzhou Province. Although his family was just a branch, they were doing well. His convenience parents had opened an inn in Jinhua County in Qingzhou Province. They had some assets. Every month, they would send a total of 20 taels of silver to him. It was precisely because of this that the previous Liu Jiang could spend a lot of money on Yang Yue. However, 20 taels of silver a month was not enough for the dead ghost Liu Jiang, that prodigal. He would squander them very quickly. Now he only had two taels of silver on him. How could he afford the Spiritfount Pill. Speaking of his family, Liu Jiang thought of his convenient parents and felt a little complicated. So, could they be considered his parents? He had absorbed Liu Jiang¡¯s memories and inherited his feelings for his parents. Moreover, this body belonged to the dead ghost Liu Jiang. The Liu bloodline flowed in his veins. In that case, they were really his parents. He decided to write a letter later and ask them for some money. He had two taels of silver on him. It was completely insufficient. Liu Jiang pondered slightly. ¡°What are you thinking about? Let¡¯s go have lunch.¡± Zhang Daliang smiled and pulled Liu Jiang to the immortal Guest Residence not far away. Chapter 6 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Noon. ¡­ Qingzhou. Black Clouds Town. On the second floor of the Immortal Guest Residence. Liu Jiang poured a cup of wine and handed it to Zhang Daliang. He asked curiously, ¡°Senior Brother, didn¡¯t you say that you have something to say? What is it?¡± ¡°I made a windfall some time ago. I¡¯ve prepared a small gift for you.¡± Zhang Daliang took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket and stuffed it into Liu Jiang¡¯s hand. He said, ¡°There¡¯s a Spirit Awakening Stone inside. It¡¯s for the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. Hurry up and refine it when you get back. Try to raise your Roaming Dragon Movement Technique to the phenomenal success level in one go.¡± ¡°Senior Brother, this is too expensive.¡± Liu Jiang was stunned before he shook his head and declined. The Spirit Awakening Stone was a treasure condensed from spiritual strength by an expert at the gold level or above who had perfected his martial technique comprehension. Refining the Spirit Awakening Stone would allow a martial artist¡¯s comprehension of martial techniques to increase greatly in an extremely short period of time. Beginners could refine the Spirit Awakening Stone and raise their martial techniques to the level of initial success. Those with better perceptivity could even directly advance to the level of major accomplishment. They could do this even if the side effects were severe and their battle techniques could not be perfected. Martial artists with low perceptivity could not master a martial technique in their lifetime, let alone perfect it. With the Spirit Awakening Stone, however, it could raise one¡¯s cultivation level to at least initial success in a few hours. If one was lucky, one could even achieve major success directly. The effect was heaven-defying. However, comprehending the condensation of the Spirit Awakening Stone required a long time and was quite mentally taxing. Even gold-ranked experts would not condense it easily. This resulted in a relatively low number of Spirit Awakening Stones. It was rare and priceless. Many a time, one might not be able to obtain it even with money. This resulted in an astronomical price for the stone. Such a Roaming Dragon Movement Technique¡¯s Spirit Awakening Stone cost at least 500 taels of silver. Zhang Daliang was the captain of the Inspection Bureau. His monthly salary was double his own, and he had a lot of secret income. However, the price of a Spirit Awakening Stone was definitely not a small sum to Zhang Daliang. Most importantly, he had already attained phenomenal success in the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. He did not need the Spirit Awakening Stone of the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. However, he gave him such a precious thing without hesitation. Zhang Daliang was really good to him. Liu Jiang was a little touched. ¡°You must not decline. Master asked me to take good care of you, but I¡¯m leaving soon. I¡¯ll only be at ease if your combat ability is higher,¡± Zhang Daliang said seriously. ¡°Senior Brother, are you leaving?¡± Liu Jiang asked curiously. ¡°Yes, the Inspectorate of the Eastern Mountain County has sent me notification about my transfer there. I¡¯ll go over tomorrow after I hand over my work,¡± Zhang Daliang said. ¡°Congratulations, Senior Brother, for your promotion,¡± Liu Jiang said sincerely. Zhang Daliang said, ¡°I¡¯m just worried about you. Hurry up and refine the Spirit Awakening Stone. Try to raise your Roaming Dragon Movement Technique to the phenomenal success stage. Zhang Biao and Tan Chi were also leaving. As soon as the three of us left, the positions of the two team leaders and one vice-captain would be vacant. In the morning, the Chief had said that they¡¯d organize an assessment to select two team captains and a vice-captain. He will also take this opportunity to assess the strengths of each inspector. Those who are in the top 10 will be given additional rewards. Your cultivation level is now at the peak of a four-star Black Iron. As long as you improve your Roaming Dragon Movement Technique to Major Success, you have a chance of entering the top 10. The reward is secondary. The key is that you will gain the attention of the Supervisor and get a chance to be nurtured.¡± Liu Jiang was stunned. He had not gone to the Inspection Bureau this morning, so he did not know that there would be an assessment tomorrow. Liu Jiang pondered for a moment and said, ¡°Actually¡­¡± Zhang Daliang interrupted him. ¡°Stop being so wishy-washy. Just take it if I tell you to. Why are you looking down on me? Once you¡¯ve mastered the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique, your life-preservation means will be greatly enhanced. Only then can I leave without worry. If you reject me, I¡¯ll be anxious.¡± Liu Jiang¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Although he did not need the Spirit Awakening Stone, he lacked money. He was prepared to find an opportunity to exchange the Spirit Awakening Stone for silver. With money, doing good deeds and collecting joy would be faster. Now that he was stronger, he wanted to repay his senior brother¡¯s kindness. After thinking it through, Liu Jiang put the small bottle containing the Spirit Awakening Stone into his chest pocket and thanked him sincerely, ¡°Thank you, Senior Brother.¡± ¡°Go home and refine the Spirit Awakening Stone immediately. Our Inspection Bureau has quite a number of ruthless people. Your cultivation level is too low. You¡¯re only a peak four-star Black Iron. Only by mastering the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique will your combat strength increase several times. Only then will you have a chance of entering the top 10. Perform well. Don¡¯t slack off.¡± ¡°I will work hard.¡± Liu Jiang nodded lightly. ¡°Oh right, spend more time practicing martial arts in the future. Don¡¯t follow that woman, Yang Yue, all day,¡± Zhang Daliang reminded him. ¡°In the past, I simply craved her body a little. Now, I don¡¯t feel anything at all.¡± Liu Jiang smiled faintly. Zhang Daliang was stunned. Then he widened his mouth and smiled happily. ¡°You¡¯ve finally come to your senses. That kind of woman is simply toxic. You shouldn¡¯t even touch her.¡± His mouth was big and his voice was not soft either. His words attracted the attention of the surrounding customers. They muttered in their hearts, ¡°So inspectors are the same.¡± Hehehe. ¡­ ¡°Damn it, that trash Liu Jiang actually pinned me to the ground and beat me up for half an hour. I want to kill him.¡± A young man with a swollen face lay on the bed and gritted his teeth. ¡°Wait for now. The assessment is tomorrow. You can¡¯t provoke Liu Jiang at this time. Bigmouth is too overprotective. It¡¯s not wise to provoke Liu Jiang at this time,¡± Yang Wen said calmly. He was afraid of being beaten up by Zhang Daliang. ¡°After Bigmouth leaves, I¡¯ll pass the assessment, and when I become the captain, I¡¯ll definitely avenge you.¡± ¡°When the time comes, I¡¯ll definitely kill him with my own hands.¡± Yang Bao¡¯s eyes were filled with resentment. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll definitely let you have your wish.¡± ¡­ After lunch, they parted ways at the entrance of the Immortal Guest Residence. Liu Jiang walked on the streets and sensed the rich killing intent that the sapling was absorbing from Yang Bao and Yang Wen. He felt a little anxious. Liu Jiang pondered for a moment and walked in the direction of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion. The Spirit Treasure Pavilion was the only store in Black Clouds Town that sold spirit herbs, talismans, medicinal pills, and spirit weapons. He was prepared to sell that Spirit Awakening Stone and exchange it for some money. He wanted to do good deeds, gather joy, and obtain a few energy fruits. After negotiating with the shopkeeper, Liu Jiang sold the Spirit Awakening Stone at a high price of 520 taels of silver. Five hundred taels of silver were exchanged for five banknotes worth 100 taels of silver each. With the remaining 20 taels, Liu Jiang exchanged them for 19 silver ingots and a string of copper coins. One string had 1,000 copper coins. With a big push, Liu Jiang¡¯s money bag was stuffed full. With this money, Liu Jiang instantly felt rich. Liu Jiang walked to a beggar not far away and took out five copper coins and placed them in the beggar¡¯s broken bowl. The beggar¡¯s eyes lit up as he thanked him profusely. Joy from Yang Cheng, +780, +260! Liu Jiang was in a good mood. He took out another five copper coins and placed them in the bowl. Joy from Yang Cheng, +740, +160, +¡­ Liu Jiang gave more coins¡­ In all, he gave 40 copper coins to the beggar and swept 6,000 joyous points from him. It was not until the amount of emotional power got pitifully low that Liu Jiang walked away satisfied. He went in search of a second beggar. Black Clouds Town was a big town with more than 60,000 residents. There were many people and quite a few beggars. There were more than 10 beggars. Chapter 7 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios An hour later, Liu Jiang had spent more than 500 copper coins on 13 beggars. He had absorbed more than 80,000 points of joy. Adding the joy he had absorbed previously on the streets, there was a total of more than 90,000 points. He had condensed nine energy fruits. Looking at the red energy fruit on the small tree, Liu Jiang sighed. It was good to have money! In the past, the dead ghost Liu Jiang would not have dared to give a bunch of beggars so much money. After all, 500 copper coins was equivalent to five taels of silver. This was not a small sum. After all, Liu Jiang¡¯s monthly salary was only five taels of silver. But now, Liu Jiang had more than 500 taels of silver in his pocket and did not care about that bit of money. ¡°Boss, give me a bowl of Longjing herbal tea.¡± Liu Jiang was a little thirsty from walking around. He found a tea stall and sat down. The boss chuckled and poured Liu Jiang a cup of herbal tea. Liu Jiang was drinking his herbal tea when he realized that not far away, two old women in their 40s were quarreling. They were scolding each other fiercely like two tigresses. ¡°Boss, I¡¯ll reward you handsomely.¡± Liu Jiang finished the herbal tea in one gulp and took out a copper coin and placed it on the table. ¡°Thank you, guest¡­¡± Upon hearing Liu Jiang¡¯s words, the boss was overjoyed and instantly contributed more than 800 points of joy to Liu Jiang. However, when he saw the copper coin on the table, the boss¡¯s face darkened. He had served premium Longjing tea. One cup was equivalent to one copper coin. Resentment from Zhang Fugui, +888! Liu Jiang chuckled and walked towards the two women who were quarreling. ¡°Good Looking aunties, stop quarreling.¡± Liu Jiang walked to the two of them and advised them gently, ¡°Can¡¯t you sit down calmly and slap each other a few times?¡± When they heard the first half of the sentence, the two aunties were very happy. They had a good impression of the handsome scholar in front of them and gave Liu Jiang more than 3,000 points of joy. However, when they heard the second half of the sentence, they exploded in rage. Resentment from Zhang Xiumei, +1000, +850, +¡­ Resentment from Liu Xiaoyun, +1000, +750, +¡­ ¡°Where did this bookworm come from? Get lost and go home.¡± ¡°Get lost as far as you can.¡± ¡°Bookworm, get lost. Be careful that I don¡¯t scratch your face up.¡± ¡°Get lost.¡± The two aunties instantly formed a united front and sprayed Liu Jiang with abuse. If they had the guts to fight, they would have done so long ago. Although they were cursing fiercely and their voices were so loud that their spit flew three meters away, they were terrified in their hearts. They only pretended to be fierce in an attempt to convince him. Liu Jiang instigated them to fight the moment he came up. Isn¡¯t this a trap? they thought. Liu Jiang touched his nose and fled. Seeing Liu Jiang run away, the two aunties looked at each other and snorted. They turned around and ended the scolding battle. ¡°Is there a need to be so loud?¡± Liu Jiang touched the spit on his face resentfully. It was not easy to earn resentment. It was easier to earn joy. He could do good deeds or just distribute money. ¡°Young Master, how do I get to the Inspection Bureau?¡± Suddenly, a handsome young master stopped Liu Jiang and asked for directions politely. Liu Jiang looked at him and was slightly stunned. He realized that the other party was much more handsome than him. His skin was fair as jade, and his facial features were flawless. His clear and bright eyes were like pure amber. At this moment, he was holding an open fan in one hand and a few lamb kebabs in the other. With that, he covered his face with his fan and took a bite of the barbecued lamb. Liu Jiang was inwardly shocked. There¡¯s actually such a handsome young man? Then he cleared his throat and pointed. ¡°Head straight that way. Turn left when you see a big pagoda tree¡­¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± The handsome young master covered his mouth with his fan and ate the meat skewers before thanking him. Gratitude from Zhu Xiaozhu, +1900, +1850¡­ Is the power of emotions so abundant? Liu Jiang was stunned. Then he said gently, ¡°You¡¯re welcome. You should thank me.¡± The handsome gentleman was stunned. Resentment from Zhu Xiaozhu, +1600, +1400, +¡­ Zhu Xiaozhu looked at Liu Jiang intently. He wanted to know how Liu Jiang¡¯s brain worked. He was really emotional. He was better than Yang Bao and Yang Yue. Liu Jiang¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He quickly crossed his arms and looked terrified. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that. I¡¯m not interested in men.¡± Zhu Xiaozhu almost spat out his barbecued lamb. He wanted to know if this idiot¡¯s brain had been kicked by a donkey. He seemed so brainless. Resentment from Zhu Xiaozhu, +2100, +2150, +¡­ ¡°You¡¯re actually looking at me. You stinky hooligan,¡± Liu Jiang said with a look of horror. When the passers-by heard Liu Jiang¡¯s exclamation, they instantly looked over. They were pointing and whispering with dubious gazes. Zhu Xiaozhu had excellent hearing. When he heard everyone¡¯s words and looked at the gazes of the people around him, he felt extremely embarrassed. He had never encountered such an awkward situation in his life. His heart was racing and his handsome face was flushed. He wished he could find a hole in the ground and hide in it. Zhu Xiaozhu slowly raised his fan to cover his face. Then the spiritual power in his body surged and he disappeared from the street. Damn, that was fast. Liu Jiang was shocked. Even if he used the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique at full strength, it would definitely not reach 10% of this terrifying speed. From the spirit energy fluctuation of the other party, he was at least a five-star Bronze. He looked younger than him, but his cultivation level was actually so high. It was simply terrifying. Resentment from Zhu Xiaozhu, +2,000, +1850, +¡­ The resentment was very strong. In an instant, two fruits were produced. Is it that exaggerated? Liu Jiang was a little incredulous. There was also a little panic. He had accidentally provoked such a powerful person. If the other party attacked him, he would be slapped to death. Resentment from Zhu Xiaozhu, +1980, +¡­ The power of emotions was still flowing. What a fat sheep. Liu Jiang sighed. He was much fatter than Yang Bao and Yang Yue. Just as he thought of Yang Yue, he bumped into her on the street. At this moment, Yang Yue was patrolling the streets with a tall and good-looking female colleague, Tian Li. At this moment, Yang Yue also saw Liu Jiang. When she thought of how Liu Jiang had fooled her this morning, her expression instantly turned cold. Resentment from Yang Yue, +1305, +1250, +¡­ Before he could say anything, the power of emotions overwhelmed him. What a good person. She¡¯s still full of emotions. He was prepared to rip her off. Liu Jiang pondered slightly and had an idea in his heart. He walked forward quickly and said with a happy expression, ¡°Little Yue, I¡¯m so happy to see you again.¡± Yang Yue was stunned. You have the cheek to come over, she thought. However, Liu Jiang¡¯s fawning look made her look good in front of Tian Li. Tian Li was prettier and taller than her, but there were very few people who wooed Tian Li, let alone someone like Liu Jiang, who was so devoted to her. Liu Jiang¡¯s happy and passionate look instantly satisfied her vanity. She could not help but feel happy. Joy from Yang Yue, +1180, +1120, +¡­ However, in the next moment, when she thought of how Liu Jiang had humiliated her this morning, her expression darkened again. She said coldly, ¡°Why are you looking for me? Have you forgotten what you did this morning?¡± Resentment from Yang Yue, +1250, +1180, +¡­ ¡°What is it, Little Yue? What is wrong with me? Tell me, I will definitely change if you tell me.¡± Liu Jiang pretended to be panicky, uneasy, and exceptionally sad. Tian Li frowned slightly and looked at Liu Jiang. He¡¯s actually this humble? Yang Yue was stunned again. Could she have misunderstood him this morning? Could it be that Liu Jiang was not toying with her? Otherwise, why would he be so sad at this moment? But no matter what. Seeing Liu Jiang¡¯s heartbroken look, most of her resentment from the morning dissipated. She felt so good that it was as if she had drunk a big cup of iced sour plum soup on a dog day. Just one word, ¡®Awesome.¡¯ Joy from Yang Yue, +1402, +1350, +¡­ Feeling the value of the joy that instantly approached 3,000, Liu Jiang was secretly shocked and full of motivation. He pretended to be miserable and said, ¡°Little Yue, please don¡¯t ignore me, alright? Whatever you say, I¡¯ll change accordingly!¡± Yang Yue looked at Liu Jiang and felt really happy. Liu Jiang was still that Liu Jiang, her little fawning dog. Nothing had changed. Her charms were still so awesome. Joy from Yang Yue, +¡­ She was prepared to appease Liu Jiang and let him continue being her little fawning dog. However, from the corner of her eye, she saw a young man walking over with large strides. Instantly, her expression darkened as she said sternly, ¡°Liu Jiang, you disgusting toad, get lost. Doing this will only make me feel incomparably disgusted. I told you long ago that I wouldn¡¯t like you. You¡¯d better give up.¡± Joy from Yang Yue, +¡­ Resentment from Yang Yue, +¡­ Liu Jiang was stunned. So sharp? She spat on his face. This emotional power is really not easy to earn. Looking at Liu Jiang in a daze, Yang Yue frowned in disdain. Chapter 8 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Sister Yang Yue, is Liu Jiang bothering you again?¡± A young man walked over and looked at Liu Jiang with an unfriendly expression. The young man¡¯s name was Wu Geng, and he was from the Inspection Bureau of Black Clouds Town. He was the most talented genius. At just 17 years old, he had reached the peak of the six-star Black Iron cultivation. He could break through to the seven-star Black Iron level at any time. He had also grasped the basics of the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. With such talent, he would be able to break through to the Bronze level in a few years. He might even become a Silver-ranked expert in the future. Therefore, Yang Yue¡¯s attitude towards Wu Geng was completely different from her attitude towards Liu Jiang and Yang Bao. She was even more eager to throw herself at him. Wu Geng did not particularly care about Yang Yue. She was just a toy to him. However, only he could play with the toy. He would be unhappy if others played with her. ¡°Yes.¡± Yang Yue nodded helplessly and explained, ¡°I¡¯ve already very clearly rejected him many times, but he keeps pestering me. He¡¯s really annoying.¡± Liu Jiang was stunned. Impressive. How manipulative and coquettish. ¡°He came to me this morning.¡± After Yang Yue finished speaking, she was a little nervous. She was afraid that Liu Jiang would expose her and ruin her plans. ¡°You¡¯re so beautiful. There will definitely be wild bees and butterflies around you,¡± Wu Geng said gently. Then he looked at Liu Jiang arrogantly. ¡°Liu Jiang, let me tell you now. Yang Yue is my woman. I won¡¯t allow you to harass her in the future. Otherwise, I won¡¯t be polite to you. Understand?¡± He was prepared to teach Liu Jiang a lesson that he would not forget. At the same time, he wanted to show Yang Yue how capable he was. And he wanted to show what trash Liu Jiang was. ¡°Understood, understood.¡± Liu Jiang nodded repeatedly and said obsequiously, ¡°If I knew that Senior Sister Yang Yue is your woman, I wouldn¡¯t dare to pursue her even if you beat me to death.¡± Liu Jiang¡¯s answer stunned Wu Geng. He did not expect Liu Jiang to be so cowardly. However, Liu Jiang had given in to him decisively. This satisfied his vanity greatly and made him feel exceptionally good. Joy from Wu Geng, +1650, +1540, +¡­ Liu Jiang was also pleasantly surprised. Instantly, he had over 3000 emotional powers. Not bad, not bad! However, why is his emotional power so strong? Could it be that the higher the cultivation level, the higher the emotional power provided? Liu Jiang guessed inwardly. Seeing that Liu Jiang did not spout nonsense, Yang Yue heaved a sigh of relief. Joy from Yang Yue, +1320, +1250, +¡­ Seeing that Liu Jiang was so afraid of him, Wu Geng was exceptionally smug. However, he had a cool expression on his face. He looked up and glanced at Liu Jiang coldly. ¡°Get lost.¡± Liu Jiang replied, ¡°Alright!¡± With that, he left quickly. Joy from Wu Geng, +1520, +1320, +¡­ Wu Geng felt so good. Liu Jiang¡¯s behavior simply gave him too much face. He was just a 17-year-old teenager who was at the age of exploding with vanity. Liu Jiang¡¯s behavior simply satisfied his petty vanity completely. It felt so good. He was flying. Into the sky. Joy from Wu Geng, +1650, +1540, +¡­ He said proudly, ¡°Sister Yang Yue, don¡¯t worry. Liu Jiang won¡¯t dare to pester you again.¡± ¡°Thank you so much for today, Brother Wu Geng. You¡¯re amazing,¡± Yang Yue said with admiration. As she spoke, she glanced at Liu Jiang in disdain. Compared to Wu Geng, Liu Jiang was really too inferior. He was like a dog. ¡°Haha, so-so.¡± Wu Geng waved his hand smugly. Then he said seriously, ¡°Sister Yang Yue, if you meet such a person in the future, just tell him my name. There¡¯s no need to be nice to him.¡± Joy from Wu Geng, +1620, +1420, +¡­ Yang Yue said passionately, ¡°Brother Wu Geng, do you want to eat something? I¡¯ll help you to look around.¡± ¡°Thank you for the trouble, Sister Yang Yue.¡± Wu Geng smiled gently. ¡°It¡¯s no trouble. I¡¯m very willing,¡± Yang Yue said shyly. Looking at Yang Yue¡¯s shy expression, Wu Geng was agitated. How enticing! If not for the fact that his family forbade him from lusting after beauty and expending his energy, he would have brought her back and be done with it. However, he would take her for now. When his cultivation level was higher¡­ Hehehe. He would not kill her¡­ ¡°Oh right, Chief said this morning that he will organize an assessment tomorrow. How¡¯s your preparation going?¡± Yang Yue asked curiously. ¡°I plan to take the position of vice-captain for now,¡± Wu Geng said calmly. Other than Yang Wen, who was a seven-star Black Iron, and Luo Caiyun, who was an eight-star Black Iron, no one was his match. He was certain of attaining the position of vice-captain. ¡°Wow, amazing!¡± Yang Yue exclaimed with admiration. A 17-year-old vice-captain was amazing. ¡°It¡¯s just a vice-captain position. It¡¯s a temporary transition. I want to be the captain within a year,¡± Wu Geng said calmly. ¡°Impressive.¡± Yang Yue was really intoxicated. Wu Geng looked so confident. ¡°You have to perform well too. Even if you can¡¯t enter the top 10, as long as you¡¯re outstanding enough, you will have a chance to gain the Inspector¡¯s attention and get a chance to be nurtured,¡± Wu Geng said calmly. A year ago, he had received the Inspector¡¯s attention and the opportunity to be nurtured. His cultivation resources were several times that of others. ¡°I¡¯ll do my best¡­¡± Yang Yue nodded obediently, looking forward to the assessment. The Immortal Kingdom¡¯s Inspection Department had a lot of people, but their cultivation resources were rather limited. Only those who performed excellently would be given the opportunity to focus on nurturing and be supported with cultivation resources. ¡­ Liu Jiang walked on the streets and looked at the joyous emotions being refreshed time and time again. He felt great. Within a few minutes, Yang Yue and Wu Geng had provided him with more than 20,000 joyous feelings. What good people, Liu Jiang thought. Home! Liu Jiang returned to his small courtyard and closed the door. Then he looked at the Treasure Tree with a passionate expression. On the Treasure Tree, a few red branches were full of alluring red energy fruits. When he counted carefully, there were 12 of them. The 13th was just short of 6,450 points of joy. He began to refine them. With a thought, an energy fruit appeared in his lower abdomen and transformed into rich and pure energy that spread out. Liu Jiang circulated his cultivation technique and directed the rich and pure energy into his Dantian, frantically attacking the narrow spiritual source. With a thought from Liu Jiang, a second energy fruit appeared in his lower abdomen, surging with a vast amount of pure magical power. The torrents of energy that attacked the spiritual source instantly became thick and large. One after another, they attacked the small and narrow spiritual source. ¡°Pa! Pa! Pa!¡± A rhythmic impact sounded in his body¡­ Three minutes later¡­ ¡°Crack¡­¡± With a crisp crack in his body, Liu Jiang felt a membrane in his body being violently pierced. He had become a five-star Black Iron. The further he progressed, the more energy he needed to increase his cultivation level and break the barrier. From the peak of a three-star Black Iron to a four-star Black Iron, he only used an energy fruit. From a four-star to the peak of a four-star Black Iron, he used two energy fruits. From the peak of a four-star to a five-star Black Iron, he used two energy fruits. He continued refining. At the level of a five-star Black Iron, he used one more energy fruit than at the four-star Black Iron. He had to use three energy fruits to raise his cultivation level to the peak of a five-star Black Iron. He then used three energy fruits to advance to a six-star Black Iron. At the six-star Black Iron level, he used an additional energy fruit. Liu Jiang refined the remaining four energy fruits and raised his cultivation level to the peak of a six-star Black Iron. Feeling the surging magic power in his Dantian, Liu Jiang felt lofty sentiments. He had reached the peak of a six-star Black Iron. His cultivation level was no lower than Wu Geng¡¯s. After his Dantian¡¯s spiritual source stabilized, Liu Jiang looked at the Myriad Treasure Tree again. Other than feeling happy today, he had also gathered a lot of resentment. Just that handsome young man alone had provided him with more than 20,000 points. Moreover, they would refresh from time to time. On the black branch of the treasure tree, a total of nine epiphany fruits condensed from resentment had ripened. The 10th fruit was still 4,520 points away from maturity. ¡°Nine epiphany fruits.¡± Liu Jiang rubbed his hands excitedly. He continued to improve his Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. Liu Jiang moved quickly around the room. As his cultivation level increased, Liu Jiang¡¯s speed was much faster than before. His figure became a blur in the room. After eating the fruit, Liu Jiang instantly entered a state of epiphany. Countless sparks exploded in Liu Jiang¡¯s mind and his head spun rapidly like a crystal ball. His speed increased, and his movement techniques became more agile. One, two, three, four! The further he progressed, the harder it was to increase the level of martial techniques. The number of epiphanies he needed also increased. One epiphany fruit would allow him to gain basic mastery of the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. With two fruits, he had achieved initial success. With four fruits, he mastered the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. To attain Major Accomplishment level, he had used two fruits and now another four. He had not reached perfection level yet. He continued to refine the fruit and practiced his movement technique in a state of epiphany. The fifth, the sixth. Boom¡­ After using the sixth epiphany fruit, Liu Jiang¡¯s speed suddenly increased several times. His movement was so fast that it was almost impossible to capture with the naked eye. His afterimage was like an azure dragon circling the room. A low dragon¡¯s roar could be heard. Roaming Dragon Movement Technique¡ªGreat Perfection. To achieve Perfection, I actually used a total of eight epiphany fruits. Fortunately, after the great perfection of the martial skill, my power is several times stronger than when I first mastered it. How amazing. Feeling the powerful movement technique, Liu Jiang was filled with lofty sentiments. After that, he used two epiphany fruits to raise the rudimentary Thunderbolt Saber Technique to the small success stage. He used the last epiphany fruit and raised his Pyroblast Skill to basic level. Now, my cultivation is at the peak of a six-star Black Iron. My Roaming Dragon Movement Technique is at the perfected stage, my Thunderbolt Saber Technique is at the small success stage, and my Pyroblast Technique is at the entry level. His combat ability was more than ten times stronger than before. He shouldn¡¯t have too much of a problem dealing with Wu Geng. I wonder if I can beat Yang Wen and Luo Caiyun. Liu Jiang was looking forward to the competition. Suddenly, he felt that the Treasure Tree had absorbed another surge of emotions. Resentment from Zhu Xiaozhu, +550, +280. How vengeful¡­ Chapter 9 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The next morning. The first rays of the morning sun broke through the clouds and fell gently on the ground. The Inspection Bureau of Black Clouds Town gradually became noisy. A lively atmosphere enveloped the venue. When Liu Jiang arrived at the bureau¡¯s martial arts arena with his long, slender saber, the place was already quite lively. All the inspectors rubbed their palms in preparation to perform well. If they gained the Supervisor¡¯s attention and a chance to be specially nurtured, they would receive more cultivation resources every month. When Zhang Daliang saw Liu Jiang, he asked in concern, ¡°Liu Jiang, how are you? Have you mastered the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique?¡± Liu Jiang nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s already completed.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Zhang Daliang smiled happily. Joy from Zhang Daliang, +1250, +1180, +¡­ Zhang Daliang patted Liu Jiang¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°With the Major Success Stage Roaming Dragon Movement Technique, even if you meet an ordinary five-star peak Black Iron martial artist, you will be invincible. As long as you find an opportunity, you can defeat him. With a little luck, you should have a chance to enter the top 10.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Liu Jiang smiled and nodded. He was prepared to give Zhang Daliang a surprise. Looking at the fruit on the Treasure Tree, which was about to ripen with more than a thousand points of joy, Liu Jiang wondered about how to collect the joyous emotions. If he guessed correctly, after refining four more energy fruits, his cultivation level would break through to the Black Iron seven-star level. Zhang Daliang continued, ¡°I heard that the Supervisor who¡¯s coming this time is a trusted aide of the Chief of the Inspectorate in the Eastern Mountain County. He is a genius. He has extremely high authority in the Inspectorate. As long as you catch his eye, you will get a chance to be nurtured. Your cultivation resources will increase several times. You must seize this opportunity and perform well. ¡± The Inspection Bureau was a military agency in the Immortal Kingdom that maintained law and order and subdued demons. They were staffed by Immortal Cultivators who took orders from the Immortal Kingdom¡¯s Inspectorate. The Kingdom was a vast territory of 500 billion square kilometers controlled by the Immortal Emperor. The main Inspection Palace controlled 18 Inspection Palaces. Each Palace protected the safety of a province. Every Inspection Palace controlled more than 10 Inspection Halls. Each Hall guarded the safety of a prefecture. Every Inspection Hall controlled more than 10 Inspectorates. Each Inspectorate protected the safety of a county. Every Inspectorate controlled more than 10 Inspection Bureaus. Each Bureau ensured the safety of an important town. The Inspection Bureau was the most basic military organization in the Immortal Kingdom. The Black Clouds Town Inspection Bureau was affiliated with the Inspectorate of the Eastern Mountain County. The cultivation resources of Black Clouds Town Inspection Bureau were allocated by the Eastern Mountain County Inspectorate. The cultivation resources obtained by each inspector every month were quite limited. Only by showing outstanding talent would their resources be increased. The most important goal of the Supervisor from the Inspectorate was to scout out talents in the assessment and give them special attention and support. Therefore, all the inspectors yearned to be noticed by the Supervisor and be specially nurtured so that their cultivation resources would be increased. ¡°Yes, I will work hard.¡± Liu Jiang nodded. Although he had the Treasure Tree, the more cultivation resources he had, the better off he would be. Even if they could not be used, they could be exchanged for talismans, spirit weapons, gold, and silver. Zhang Daliang reminded him, ¡°After you go on stage, don¡¯t be careless, but don¡¯t be nervous. Just do your best.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Liu Jiang nodded. Looking at the martial artists on the martial arts arena, Liu Jiang could not help but feel slightly nervous. After all, he would be fighting someone soon. ¡°Get ready. I¡¯ll go look for the Inspector and get closer to him,¡± Zhang Daliang said directly. With that, he walked away confidently. Liu Jiang smiled slightly and moved around alone, looking for an opportunity to stir up emotions. ¡°Liu Jiang, how¡¯s your preparation going?¡± When he heard the voice, Liu Jiang turned around and saw a thin, tall young man who looked to be around 16 or 17 years old. The thin and tall young man¡¯s name was Li Jun, Liu Jiang¡¯s drinking buddy. They had a good relationship. ¡°It¡¯s alright. How¡¯s your preparation?¡± Liu Jiang asked. ¡°I¡¯m alright too. My Drifting Bamboo Movement Technique has just reached small success.¡± Li Jun chuckled, looking like he was showing off. ¡°Impressive. Then you will definitely be in the top 10 this time.¡± Liu Jiang praised, ¡°You will very likely receive the Inspector¡¯s attention.¡± Joy from Li Jun, +1320, +1250, +¡­ The Energy Fruit instantly ripened, and a second flower bud quietly grew. ¡°I¡¯m still far from being nurtured.¡± Li Jun wore a modest expression, but the joy on his face could not be concealed. He patted Liu Jiang¡¯s shoulder and said in a condescending tone, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. When I become rich, I will definitely protect you.¡± Joy from Li Jun, +1350, +260, +¡­ His vanity was greatly satisfied in front of his friends. This fellow was a little excited and kept giving Liu Jiang joy. In just two minutes, more than 8,000 points were swept up. The second fruit was about to ripen. At this moment, a burly teenager with muscles all over walked over. He was Liu Jiang¡¯s other colleague and friend, Zhang Hu. Zhang Hu leaned on Liu Jiang¡¯s shoulder and pointed into the distance. Liu Jiang and Li Jun looked over. Yang Yue and a long-faced teenager walked towards the martial arts arena. The two of them chatted and laughed, looking very intimate. Seeing Yang Yue and Wu Geng walking together, Liu Jiang only smiled. There was no emotion in his heart. Yesterday on the streets, Liu Jiang already knew that Yang Yue had feelings for Wu Geng. In order to cut ties with him, Yang Yue did not hesitate to insult him. Moreover, Wu Geng had some feelings for Yang Yue. The two of them should be together soon. After all, although Wu Geng was not as good looking, he had a good family background and was talented. In a few years, he might become the Chief. His future was promising. ¡°Damn, why is Yang Yue with Wu Geng? They¡¯re so intimate. There¡¯s definitely a problem.¡± Li Jun said coldly. As Liu Jiang¡¯s friend, he naturally knew how devoted Liu Jiang was to Yang Yue and how much he had sacrificed for her. With that, Li Jun and Zhang Hu secretly looked at Liu Jiang¡¯s expression. In their opinion, Liu Jiang would definitely be heartbroken when he saw this scene. Unexpectedly, Liu Jiang had a calm expression and a faint smile on his face. But they quickly reacted. Liu Jiang was pretending to be calm. Although he looked calm on the surface, his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. It was so painful that he could not breathe. How pitiful! they thought. The two of them looked at each other, feeling upset. From Li Jun¡¯s compassion, +1280, +1180, +¡­ From Zhang Hu¡¯s compassion, +1300, +1100, +¡­ Liu Jiang sensed that the sapling had absorbed a special power of emotion that had never appeared before. He looked at the Treasure Tree. A small flower bud appeared on the yellow branch of the Treasure Tree. A fruit that absorbed compassion could cause the target to suffer for three days. The Unlucky Fruit was still lacking 5,420 points of emotional force to mature. Unlucky fruit? ¡°It feels a little weak. It¡¯s not as powerful as the previous fruits.¡± Liu Jiang muttered to himself. Li Jun patted Liu Jiang¡¯s shoulder and consoled, ¡°Liu Jiang, you¡¯re so handsome. It¡¯s her loss that she doesn¡¯t fancy you. Furthermore, that woman is too materialistic. She¡¯s not a good person.¡± Zhang Hu also consoled him. ¡°Li Jun is right. Moreover, it¡¯s not embarrassing to lose to Wu Geng. Wu Geng is richer than you, more talented than you, and more capable than you.¡± Liu Jiang felt his teeth hurt when he heard that. This was a stab while consoling someone. However, he knew that Zhang Hu had suffered a brain injury when he fell from a tree when he was young. He had always been this stupidly honest. Zhang Hu continued to comfort him. ¡°Wu Geng is too outstanding. He is only 17 years old and is already a peak Black Iron Six-star. He has already mastered the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. I estimate that he will reach initial success soon. In this assessment, he will most likely become the vice-captain of our Team 3. He¡¯s much better than you.¡± Liu Jiang said half-jokingly, ¡°I might even become the leader of our Team 3.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Li Jun and Zhang Hu rolled their eyes at Liu Jiang. Liu Jiang was only a peak three-star Black Iron. He was one of the lowest-ranking members in the Inspector Bureau of Black Clouds Town. He was even inferior to the two of them. How could he become the team captain? Liu Jiang smiled and did not explain further. Soon, the results would be out. Chapter 10 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Yang Yue and Wu Geng quickly walked to the martial arts arena. Yang Yue glanced at Liu Jiang indifferently, then she swept her glance away from him and pretended not to see him. She only knew yesterday afternoon that Wu Geng¡¯s Roaming Dragon Movement Technique had reached the small success stage. Such talent was indeed extraordinary. Although he was a little ugly, he had a strong family background and was talented. She had already decided to kick aside other partners and become Wu Geng¡¯s woman. When Wu Geng saw Liu Jiang, he walked over with a smile. He really liked the feeling that Liu Jiang regarded him as a tiger. He had snatched his woman, but the other party could not do anything to him. Instead, he was fawning and looking fearful. This greatly satisfied his vanity. It was such a satisfying feeling. He got a little addicted. Joy from Wu Geng, +1350, +1260, +¡­ As Liu Jiang looked at Wu Geng walking over in big steps, it was as if he was looking at a red energy fruit. He was about to rip some emotions off him when the little fat sheep actually handed them to him. In a moment, the second energy fruit was ripe. Liu Jiang was delighted. He prepared to get two energy fruits and raise his cultivation level to that of a seven-star Black Iron in one go. When Wu Geng came over, Liu Jiang put on a look of admiration and said loudly, ¡°Brother Wu Geng, I heard that you killed two high-level Yin spirits easily the night before yesterday. You¡¯re really amazing.¡± If it made him happy, he would flatter him and satisfy his vanity. People were vain. They wanted to gain the recognition, respect, envy, and admiration of those around them. Wu Geng was much vainer than ordinary people. He immediately laughed smugly. Killing two high-level Yin spirits by himself was quite an amazing feat for someone of his cultivation level. He had wanted to brag about this matter and put on a good show, but he did not want to say it out loud. He did not expect Liu Jiang to set the stage for him. Good person, he thought. Joy from Wu Geng, +1360, +1260, +¡­ Gratitude from Wu Geng, +1320, +1200, +¡­ Gratitude and joy filled the Treasure Tree. In an instant, it had absorbed more than 6,000 gratitude and joy. The third flower instantly became a young fruit. It was just over 3,000 points away from being ripe. Wu Geng coughed lightly and waved his hand. He said modestly, ¡°Actually, it was not that fast. I fought fiercely for 10 minutes before I killed two high-level Yin spirits.¡± In fact, the two advanced Yin spirits were injured. He had picked up a bargain. At the side, some inspectors¡¯ expressions changed when they heard this. They were high-level Yin spirits. Even the weakest high-level Yin spirit had the strength of an ordinary seven-star Black Iron immortal cultivator. Wu Geng killed two of them single handedly. Such battle power was quite extraordinary. To have such combat strength at 17 years old, his future was limitless. Li Jun and Zhang Hu, who were beside Liu Jiang, looked at him strangely. They wondered if Liu Jiang was crazy to flatter his love rival like this. They wondered if he was mad. How pitiful. Another wave of pity came from the two of them. Liu Jiang continued what Wu Geng said. He continued to flatter him. ¡°That¡¯s quite amazing. The inspectors of our Black Clouds Town¡¯s Inspection Bureau are all dragons and phoenixes among men. They¡¯re very amazing, but you¡¯re the most talented one.¡± These words were well said. Although they were flattery, the surrounding inspectors were happy to hear them. They contributed more than 6,000 points to Liu Jiang. Wu Geng was even happier. When he saw Yang Yue¡¯s adoring gaze, he was overjoyed. He directly contributed to Liu Jiang. There was a total of more than 4,000 joy and gratitude. In a moment, the third energy fruit was ripe. The fourth energy fruit was just short of 3,560 points of joy and gratitude. Wu Geng waved his hand modestly. ¡°The others are actually very powerful.¡± ¡°Indeed, they are all very powerful. Our Inspection Bureau is filled with crouching tigers and hidden dragons. All the inspectors are elites, but you are the cr¨¨me de la cr¨¨me.¡± Liu Jiang continued to brag and flatter. It was a little exaggerated, but others could not help but be happy when they heard it. The few inspectors around him were happy, but Wu Geng was even happier. In total, Liu Jiang had over 8,000 happy feelings. The fourth energy fruit instantly ripened, and even the fifth energy fruit would ripen with just another 5,400 points of joy and gratitude. In order to be safe and ensure that nothing went wrong, Liu Jiang prepared to use an energy fruit and said, ¡°I¡¯m really envious of you. You¡¯re talented and have a lot of resources. This time, the position of vice-captain is already set in stone.¡± Joy from Wu Geng, +1420, +1320, +¡­ Wu Geng was overjoyed, but he became more humble on the surface. He said, ¡°That might not be the case. Our Inspection Bureau is full of hidden talents. They are all quite powerful.¡± As he spoke, Wu Geng suddenly felt his legs turn weak. He frowned and perceived carefully. He realized that he was feeling a little weak. He seemed to have been emptied. He felt a little dizzy. Wu Geng! Suddenly, a young man with a swollen face walked over with big steps. Yang Bao had no intention of coming to the Inspection Bureau. His brother had already applied for leave for him. However, he did not expect to see Yang Yue and Wu Geng on their way to the bureau through his window early in the morning. The two of them were walking together intimately, holding hands. He was furious. Yang Yue had never been so intimate with a man in public. They were clearly going together. He was about to go crazy. He felt like he was being cheated on. He wanted to beat Wu Geng to death, but he knew that he was not Wu Geng¡¯s match. He was afraid. He was filled with resentment. With nowhere to vent, he followed Yang Yue and Wu Geng from afar. He entered the Inspection Bureau and arrived at the martial arts arena. He saw Wu Geng walking towards Liu Jiang. He was full of anticipation. He hoped that Wu Geng would beat Liu Jiang to death. However, the two of them were actually chatting and laughing harmoniously. He was going crazy. Yang Bao walked to Wu Geng and said loudly, ¡°Wu Geng, do you know that Yang Yue was raped by Liu Jiang yesterday?¡± When the surrounding inspectors heard this, their eyes widened. The flames of gossip burned in their hearts. When Yang Yue heard this, her face instantly turned livid. If word got out, it would spread easily. Once rumors spread, whether they were true or not, they would be regarded as true. Gossip was a fearful thing. ¡°What?!¡± Feeling dizzy, Wu Geng shook his head and asked curiously. However, just as he finished asking, his eyes widened abruptly. He grabbed Yang Bao¡¯s collar and gritted his teeth. ¡°Tell me clearly!¡± Yang Bao pointed at Liu Jiang and Yang Yue and said with a hideous smile, ¡°You can ask Liu Jiang and Yang Yue.¡± ¡°Get lost!¡± Wu Geng pushed Yang Bao away and walked towards Liu Jiang with a livid expression. Liu Jiang narrowed his eyes. A hint of fierceness flashed across his clear eyes as the spirit energy in his body quietly surged. At this moment, the noisy martial arts arena instantly fell silent. ¡°The Chief is here,¡± someone reminded Wu Geng and Liu Jiang softly. They looked over and saw the Chief of the Inspection Bureau, two Deputy Chiefs, and three captains escorting a handsome young master in white who was walking into the martial arts arena. Wu Geng did not dare to be rash, but his gaze at Liu Jiang was murderous. Resentment from Wu Geng, 1640, +1540, +¡­ Killing intent from Wu Geng, +1640, +1530, +¡­ The strong power of emotions fascinated Liu Jiang. He looked into Wu Geng¡¯s eyes and smiled faintly. Seeing this smile, Wu Geng¡¯s heart exploded. He actually dared to laugh? This was blatant humiliation. He was about to go crazy. In that case, Liu Jiang had always been teasing him. Making fun of him in cahoots with Yang Yue. He actually dared to tease me like this? Ah¡­ Two b*tches. Wu Geng looked at Liu Jiang and Yang Yue coldly. Resentment from Wu Geng, 1640, +1530, +¡­ Killing intent from Wu Geng, +1630, +1430, +¡­ Yang Yue, who was beside him, saw Wu Geng¡¯s gaze and her expression turned ugly. If Wu Geng misunderstood and abandoned her, she would lose everything. Damn Liu Jiang. It¡¯s all his fault, she thought. Yang Yue was filled with resentment. If not for Liu Jiang bullying her, she would not have instigated Yang Bao. Yang Bao would not say this to embarrass Wu Geng. Resentment from Yang Yue, +1420, +1350, +¡­ Liu Jiang looked calmly at the Treasure Tree. On the black branch, an epiphany fruit ripened at a speed visible to the naked eye. A second flower bud appeared and gradually grew. On the gray tree branch, there was also a gray madness fruit. Two gray fruits hung on the branch, emitting a magical gray light. On the red branch, the red energy fruit swayed slightly. Nice! Chapter 11 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The Chief and the rest quickly walked to a slightly higher viewing platform in the front of the martial arts arena. The Chief and two Deputies accompanied the Supervisor and took their seats. Then Liu Jiang realized that the white-robed youth in the lead was actually the handsome youth who asked for directions yesterday. Based on their positions, this young man¡¯s status was clearly higher than the Chief¡¯s. His identity was obvious. He was the Supervisor from the Eastern Mountain County Inspectorate. Liu Jiang looked down and pretended not to see the handsome youth. The handsome youth also noticed Liu Jiang, but he pretended not to see him. He had a cool and aloof look. Resentment from Zhu Xiaozhu, +10, +10, +10¡­! I¡¯ve been discovered,¡± Liu Jiang muttered. However, Zhu Xiaozhu¡¯s resentment was not very deep. It was only 10 points. In other words, the other party did not have much hostility towards him. Chief Zhao Laoxiu stood up and took two steps forward. He said loudly, ¡°First, let me make an introduction. This is Supervisor Zhu from the Eastern Mountain County.¡± The inspectors put their right fists over their chests and bowed slightly. It was the first time the teenager in white was visiting. He was a little nervous, but he pretended to be cool. He stood up coolly, waved at the people below, and sat down. Zhao Laoxiu continued, ¡°Our Black Clouds Town Inspection Bureau¡ªTeam 1¡¯s Captain, Zhang Biao, Team 3¡¯s Captain, Zhang Daliang, and Team 3¡¯s Vice-Captain, Tan Chi. The three of them received an order from the Eastern Mountain County to be transferred out today. Today, we have organized an assessment to test the strengths of all the basic-level inspectors. The inspectors who are in the top 10 in combat ability will be rewarded. The third in combat ability will assume the office the vice-captain of Team 3. The two strongest people will be the captains of Teams 1 and 3. I¡¯ll cut to the chase. Let the assessment begin now.¡± Zhao Laoxiu looked at the leader of Team Two, Chen Yifan. Chen Yifan nodded and walked forward with a bamboo stick. ¡°As usual, we will draw lots to decide the combat opponents. The winner will advance, and the loser will have one last chance to challenge any opponent that they think they can beat. All basic-level inspectors, come up and draw lots now to decide your opponent.¡± The 23 basic-level inspectors walked forward and took out a bamboo stick from the bamboo tube in Chen Yifan¡¯s hand. Liu Jiang looked at his bamboo stick. It was No. 1. After the inspectors finished drawing their lots, Chen Yifan shouted, ¡°A bye for No. 23. No. 1 versus No. 22, No. 2 and No. 21, get ready.¡± Liu Jiang glanced at the bamboo stick in his hand and, without hesitation, he walked to the center of the martial arts arena with his slender saber. After Liu Jiang entered the arena, a hint of ruthlessness flashed across Yang Bao¡¯s eyes. He handed his bamboo stick to his friend, Yin Hao, and strode forward with a long saber. Yin Hao was stunned because he was No. 22. However, he reacted quickly and put the two bamboo sticks together quietly. When they saw the pig-headed inspector, some inspectors were stunned. Who is this? Is he from our Inspection Bureau? How did he become like this? Everyone felt their teeth hurt, but for some reason, they felt like laughing. The pig head entered the middle of the martial arts arena and said loudly, ¡°Liu Jiang, you bastard. You don¡¯t have martial ethics. You actually sneak attacked your colleague. I was careless and did not dodge. You beat me up to this state. Today, let¡¯s fight openly.¡± Today, not only would he beat Liu Jiang to death, but he would also destroy Liu Jiang¡¯s reputation. He would nail Liu Jiang to the pillar of shame and let him bear the reputation of a villain. He would never be able to raise his head in the Inspection Bureau again. Resentment from Yang Bao, +1320, +¡­ When they heard this, the patrolling officers understood. So it was Yang Bao. He had been ambushed by Liu Jiang and was badly beaten up. Liu Jiang¡¯s sneak attack on his colleague was a little too much. Chief Zhao Laoxiu and the two Deputy Chiefs frowned. Resentment from Zhang Ceng, +1900, +¡­ Resentment from Zhao Laoxiu, +2100,+¡­ ¡°¡­¡± So this lunatic¡¯s name is Liu Jiang. However, he is already a six-star peak Black Iron. There¡¯s no need to ambush a four-star Black Iron, Zhu Xiaozhu muttered inwardly. He had specially practiced a spell to check other people¡¯s cultivation levels. He could tell at a glance if other people did not circulate their spiritual power. He shifted his butt slightly to a more comfortable position and looked down curiously. He thought to himself that it would be interesting to take a piece of watermelon and a few skewers of barbecued meat and eat them while watching the people fight. Unfortunately, in order to maintain the image of a Supervisor, he could not do this. In the crowd, Wu Geng gritted his teeth angrily. ¡°Damn it, what a pity. I can¡¯t punish this evil thief personally¡­¡± In just a moment, a group of people actually provided Liu Jiang with more than 30,000 resentment. In addition, the resentment provided by Wu Geng had already condensed four epiphany fruits on the Treasure Tree. Feeling the surging resentment, Liu Jiang narrowed his eyes and instantly sensed Yang Bao¡¯s thoughts. He chuckled and said, ¡°You clearly shamelessly attacked me and got beaten up by me, but you actually bit me back. I just need one hand to deal with you. Do I need to ambush you?¡± ¡°It was clearly you who ambushed me,¡± Yang Bao gritted his teeth. At that time, he was about to make a move when Liu Jiang¡¯s fist broke his nose bridge. It was clearly a sneak attack. Moreover, if Liu Jiang had not launched a sneak attack, how could he have beaten him? He clearly attacked me, but now he¡¯s biting back, Yang Bao thought. He¡¯s simply too shameless. Resentment from Yang Bao, +1320¡­ ¡°Stop bullsh*tting. Come quickly and prove yourself. There are so many people waiting,¡± Liu Jiang said calmly. Resentment from Yang Bao, +1420 , +¡­ Yang Bao exploded in anger. He thought, Liu Jiang is asking to be humiliated. If I don¡¯t break his legs today, my surname will not be Yang. Yang Bao circulated his martial technique. Spiritual power surged from his body, and then he shot at Liu Jiang. His speed was very fast, and instantly, he was in front of Liu Jiang. It was Liu Jiang¡¯s first time facing an enemy head-on. He was a little nervous but also a little excited. He did not hold back at all. His six-star peak Black Iron spirit energy exploded. At this moment, Yang Bao, who had just rushed in front of Liu Jiang and stabbed him, had a drastic change in expression. He did not expect Liu Jiang to have a six-star peak Black Iron cultivation. How is this possible? How is this f*cking possible? Yang Bao lost his confidence. The spirit energy in him exploded and he was about to retreat. However, it was too late. Liu Jiang, who did not have much combat experience, gave it his all. He moved his feet and approached Yang Bao agilely like a loach. He slapped him hard on the face. ¡°Pia¡­¡± Although there was a crisp sound, Yang Bao was sent flying two meters to the left. His face hit the ground hard. Yang Bao felt his head buzzing. He instinctively got up from the ground, but after taking two steps, he knelt on the ground again. His entire body was limp and he had no strength left. ¡°Urgh¡­¡± Yang Bao began to vomit blood¡­ As he vomited, he crawled out of the arena. He was terrified. Resentment from Yang Bao, +1520, +¡­ Fear from Yang Bao, +1520, +¡­ Liu Jiang was too ruthless. He actually went all out in the sparring between colleagues. Generally speaking, according to sparring rules, one should stop when victory was determined. He had already lost when Liu Jiang slapped him in the face. At this time, Liu Jiang should simply withdraw a few percent of his strength and repel him. But he did not expect that Liu Jiang did not care about martial arts ethics at all. A six-star peak Black Iron Immortal Cultivator. An Immortal Cultivator who was a four-star Black Iron Cultivator had gone all out against him. Is this good? Yang Bao thought. This is not good. This is senseless. Fear from Yang Bao, +1620, +¡­ Resentment from Yang Bao, +1610,¡­ Yang Bao was terrified. At that moment, he felt the threat of death. He thought that he was going to be beaten to death by Liu Jiang. ¡°Eurgh¡­¡± Yang Bao vomited blood as he continued to crawl out of the arena. His heart was filled with fear, afraid that Liu Jiang, that tiger who did not care about martial ethics, would continue to attack him. He would pin him down and beat him to death. He regretted coming to the Inspection Bureau. His brother had applied for leave for him. Why am I changing bamboo sticks for no reason? Why am I fighting with this tiger, Liu Jiang? Feelings of regret from Yang Bao, +1650, +¡­ Fear from Yang Bao, +1620, +¡­ Resentment from Yang Bao, +1610,¡­ Yang Bao continued to crawl out. At this moment, he just wanted to live his life without thinking about anything else. Damn Yang Yue and damn love, go to hell. Fear from Yang Bao, +1680, +¡­ Chapter 12 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Liu Jiang looked at Yang Bao whose face was covered in blood and frowned slightly. This was the first time they were fighting head-on. He was slightly nervous and forgot to stop. Fortunately, he did not slap him to death. If he was not dead, he would be fine. During the competition, the fighting was every bit real. People could get hurt easily, and injuries were common. It was very commonplace. It happened so quickly! From the moment Yang Bao pounced on Liu Jiang to Liu Jiang unleashing his six-star peak Black Iron cultivation to slap him away, everything happened in the blink of an eye. Everyone stared blankly at Yang Bao, who was vomiting blood and crawling to the side. Only then did they come back to their senses. In the crowd, Zhang Daliang¡¯s eyes widened instantly. He did not expect Liu Jiang to have the powerful cultivation level of six-star peak Black Iron. Moreover, he was ruthless and merciless. He was no longer as timid as before. It was such a surprise. Joy from Zhang Daliang, +1420, +1380, +¡­ Li Jun and Zhang Hu looked at each other, unable to hide the shock in their eyes. Liu Jiang was actually a six-star peak Black Iron. He wondered what kind of treasure he had eaten. Liu Jiang was 17 years old and had a six-star peak Black Iron cultivation. Regardless of how he advanced to the six-star Black Iron cultivation level, he would gain the Supervisor¡¯s attention. The resource allocation would be inclined towards him. With more resources, his cultivation speed would be faster in the future. The two of them were so envious. Joy from Li Jun, +1450, +¡­ Envy from Li Jun, +1450, +¡­ Joy from Zhang Hu, +1500, +¡­ Envy from Zhang Hu, +1500, +¡­ When Yang Yue saw this, her eyes widened instantly. She did not expect Liu Jiang to be so amazing. He was not inferior to Wu Geng. Moreover, Liu Jiang was more handsome and obedient. The most important thing was that the Liu family was a branch of the Liu family in Qingzhou. In the past, Liu Jiang¡¯s cultivation level was low and his qualifications were poor. Naturally, he was not valued. After all, in an influential family like the Liu family, the number of descendants in the main family was quite big, and the number of descendants in the branch families was even more ridiculously big. Those with low cultivation levels and useless disciples were not valued at all. Only those with high cultivation bases and ability who were the top among their fellow disciples would be valued and nurtured. A 17-year-old six-star peak Black Iron was considered above average even in the Liu Clan. There was a complete chance to be nurtured by the Liu clan. So long as he worked hard to obtain the acknowledgement and resources of the Liu Clan, his cultivation would definitely improve faster, and his career would be smooth sailing. His future achievements would definitely be limitless. It would not be long before he became the Chief. The more she thought about it, the more Yang Yue regretted it¡­ If she had known, she would not have rejected Liu Jiang so readily. She was too careless. Feelings of regret from Yang Yue, +1420, +1290¡­ Wu Geng narrowed his eyes. The hatred in his heart grew. However, if Liu Jiang won, he would have a chance to spar with him. When he met Liu Jiang, he would teach him how to conduct himself. Resentment from Wu Geng, +1450, ¡­ Below the stage, a group of inspectors looked at Liu Jiang blankly. They were all shocked by him. At 17 years old, he was a six-star peak Black Iron. At this age, his ability was not inferior to Wu Geng¡¯s. This time, he had a chance to compete for the position of vice-captain. It was just that he was a little too ruthless. He actually treated his colleague so ruthlessly even though he would definitely win. Yang Bao was almost beaten to death. The way they looked at Liu Jiang gradually changed. Liu Jiang¡¯s status in their hearts had increased greatly. There was even a hint of fear. Respect and fear. ¡°¡­¡± Another wave of emotional power. Envy, jealousy, resentment, and fear. On the stage, Zhu Xiaozhu was also stunned. Good lord, he was really ruthless. If he¡¯d slapped Yang Bao a little harder, he might have died. At the side, Chief Zhao Laoxiu¡¯s eyes lit up. The Inspection Bureau needed subordinates with stronger combat strength. This time, they had transferred out three high-end combatants. They were in urgent need of experts. ¡°¡­¡± There was another wave of joy. In a flash, Yang Wen rushed forward and held Yang Bao. Seeing Yang Bao¡¯s miserable appearance, he could not help but be furious. ¡°Liu Jiang, what are you doing? This is a spar. Are you trying to kill someone?¡± Resentment from Yang Wen, +1580, +¡­ Liu Jiang said calmly, ¡°I¡¯ve suddenly been enlightened recently. These few days, my cultivation level has increased sharply, and I haven¡¯t been able to completely control my strength. Moreover, if I didn¡¯t reduce most of my strength at the critical moment, Yang Bao¡¯s brain would have been patted out by me now.¡± Liu Jiang continued, ¡°If I intend to kill him, he¡¯ll be dead with one stab.¡± With that, he reminded him, ¡°Hurry up and give Yang Bao some medicine. If you continue nagging for half a day, your brother will die.¡± Yang Wen¡¯s anger instantly soared. With reddened eyes, he roared angrily, ¡°Liu Jiang, if you spar with me later, I¡¯ll definitely let you experience what ruthlessness means.¡± Resentment from Yang Wen, +1680, +1620, +¡­ Killing intent from Yang Wen, +1650, +1620, +¡­ Liu Jiang reprimanded, ¡°Yang Wen, you¡¯re so bold. You actually dared to play dirty tricks on me in front of our dignified, extraordinary, handsome, and selfless Chief, and our dignified, noble, and proud Supervisor. You¡¯re clearly looking down on the two dignitaries.¡± Joy from Zhao Laoxiu, +2200, +¡­ Resentment from Zhao Laoxiu, +2200, +¡­ Joy from Zhu Xiaozhu, +1420, +¡­ Yang Wen looked at the stage abruptly and realized that the Chief¡¯s expression was not good. He said loudly, ¡°Chief¡­¡± Zhao Laoxiu¡¯s expression darkened and he was a little angry. In a competition, such injuries were nothing. After all, swords had no eyes. It was possible to lose an arm or a leg. Yang Wen threatening Liu Jiang in front of so many people was simply not knowing his place. Zhao Laoxiu took out a small bottle and said in a low voice, ¡°Shut your mouth first. This is a Youth Regaining Pill for treating injuries. Give it to your younger brother.¡± Yang Wen¡¯s heart skipped a beat when he heard Zhao Laoxiu¡¯s words and the displeasure in his tone. He hurried forward, took the small bottle respectfully, and left cautiously. However, he was filled with resentment against Liu Jiang. If he met Liu Jiang later, he would definitely not let him have it easy. Resentment from Yang Wen, +1620, +¡­ Killing intent from Yang Wen, +1620, +¡­ ¡°Alright, the first winner is Liu Jiang.¡± Upon hearing this, Liu Jiang strode out of the martial arts arena. As he walked toward the crowd, Li Jun and Zhang Hu greeted him with smiles. ¡°You¡¯re too amazing, kid.¡± ¡°What fodder have you been eating?¡± The two of them asked curiously and contributed joy and envy to Liu Jiang at the same time. ¡°I¡¯m enlightened!¡± Liu Jiang replied with a chuckle. Some warriors had ordinary talent, but once they were enlightened, their aptitude and perceptivity improved drastically. He was even better than those who had awakened special physiques. He had become a genius among geniuses. Li Jun said, ¡°Pfft, you¡¯re smart.¡± Zhang Hu: ¡°How boastful!¡± Li Jun said, ¡°He must have obtained some mutant fruit.¡± Zhang Hu said, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± The two of them rolled their eyes at Liu Jiang. A martial artist who had reached enlightenment was even rarer than a someone who had awakened a special physique. There were fewer than five of them in the entire Great Xia Immortal Kingdom. Liu Jiang was clearly bluffing them. However, the two of them did not pursue the matter any further. Among cultivators, who did not have their own secrets and opportunities? Wanting to get to the bottom of things was very annoying. Everyone had their own secrets. The battle between No. 2 and No. 21 began. Li Jun and Lu Yaohua shifted their focus to the battlefield. Liu Jiang looked at the Treasure Tree. He was slightly stunned as he looked at the Treasure Tree. Unexpectedly, in just a moment, there were many magical fruits of various colors hanging on the Treasure Tree. There were even fruits that had never appeared before. They were condensed from jealousy and envy. A brown fruit condensed from jealousy could reduce the intelligence of others. The green fruit that was condensed from envy could expand the meridians in the body and increase the Dantian and spiritual source. A wisdom fruit that was condensed from jealousy had ripened. Condensed from envy, one of the meridian opening fruits had ripened. Condensed from joy and gratitude, six energy fruits had ripened. Eight enmity, anger, and epiphany fruits had ripened. Two dream fruits had ripened from regret. Three madness fruit that were condensed with killing intent had ripened. The spirit controlling fruit condensed from fear was 9,914,830 points away from maturing. An unlucky fruit that was condensed from compassion needed 3,620 points of compassion to mature. Resentment from Yang Wen, +1320, +¡­ Killing intent from Yang Wen, +1420, +¡­ Looking at the resentment that was still being refreshed, Liu Jiang pondered for a moment. Then he decided to raise his cultivation level to that of a seven-star Black Iron first. With a thought, an energy fruit appeared in his lower abdomen. Liu Jiang circulated his cultivation technique and began to quietly refine it. Chapter 13 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Competitions were being carried out rapidly. Other than Liu Jiang, the strengths of the rest did not change much. Luo Caiyun and Yang Wen, who were seven-star Black Iron, were the strongest. They defeated their opponents in just one move. The overwhelming victory made everyone understand that their strengths far surpassed the other basic-level inspectors. Next was Wu Geng, who was a six-star peak Black Iron. His Roaming Dragon Movement Technique had reached the small success stage and his combat ability was quite good. In just a moment, he had defeated an opponent who was a six-star Black Iron. His strength was astounding. When the battle ended, Wu Geng gave Liu Jiang a faint sneer, as well as 2,850 points of resentment and 2,600 points of killing intent. ¡°You have to be careful of Wu Geng. He is very powerful. Although you are a six-star peak Black Iron, your movement technique is inferior to his,¡± Li Jun reminded him worriedly. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll be careful.¡± Liu Jiang nodded and continued to refine the energy fruit. Because of the disturbances from the people around him, the speed at which he refined the energy fruit was a little slow. After more than 10 minutes, he still had not fully refined the third fruit. Soon the first round of the competition ended. Eleven people lost, eleven people won. In addition, there was a bye into the second round previously, so 12 people advanced. The second round of the competition began quickly. Liu Jiang drew the second lot. The first to go on stage were No. 1, Yang Wen and No. 12, Li Jun. When Li Jun saw that his opponent was Yang Wen, he immediately forfeited. Instead of going up and getting sent flying, he might as well coolly admit defeat. ¡°No. 2 and No. 11, come on in.¡± Chen Yifan spoke calmly. Liu Jiang walked towards the center of the martial arts arena. ¡°Liu Jiang, you can do it!¡± ¡°Fight for another round.¡± Li Jun and Zhang Hu cheered for Liu Jiang. In the martial arts arena, many people looked at Liu Jiang. Liu Jiang had risen strongly this time and revealed his six-star peak Black Iron cultivation level. In terms of cultivation level, he was on par with Wu Geng, second only to Yang Wen and Luo Caiyun. On the stage, Zhu Xiaozhu, Zhao Laoxiu, and the others also looked at Liu Jiang. They wanted to see Liu Jiang¡¯s actual combat strength clearly. The previous battle had ended too quickly. With a slap from Liu Jiang, Yang Bao knelt on the ground and vomited blood. They did not see Liu Jiang¡¯s combat strength in detail clearly. Under everyone¡¯s gaze, another young man walked out of the crowd proudly. It was Wu Geng¡­ Seeing Wu Geng looking up arrogantly, everyone looked forward to the combat. ¡°I wonder if Liu Jiang can handle it.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± The inspectors looked at the stage expectantly, wanting to see who was better. Liu Jiang was also stunned. Wu Geng was quite powerful. However, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he was a little excited. ¡°It¡¯s actually Wu Geng. How unlucky.¡± Li Jun muttered. Zhang Hu nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± ¡°I hope you can defeat Wu Geng,¡± Yang Wen looked at Liu Jiang coldly and muttered to himself. ¡°The two of them are up against each other¡­¡± Yang Yue looked at the two of them and felt inexplicably excited. On the stage, the Chief and Zhu Xiaozhu sat up slightly and looked at the martial arts arena with interest. ¡°Heh heh¡­¡± Zhang Daliang grinned. He knew that Liu Jiang had refined the Spirit Awakening Stone and had already mastered the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique. ¡°Liu Jiang, you¡¯re very unlucky.¡± Wu Geng smiled at Liu Jiang, but his eyes were cold. Resentment from Wu Geng, +1480, +¡­ Killing intent from Wu Geng, +1420, +¡­ ¡°Wu Geng, you¡¯re quite lucky,¡± Liu Jiang said with a chuckle. He was not afraid at all. As soon as he finished speaking, there was strong killing intent and resentment. What a temper. Liu Jiang narrowed his eyes. The intense emotions made him exceptionally happy. He planned to make a killing. Liu Jiang coughed lightly and said, ¡°Come here. Kneel on the ground and call me daddy. I can consider letting you off.¡± It was the first time he had said such arrogant words. Liu Jiang was a little embarrassed. But the effect was obvious. In an instant, he had absorbed more than 3,000 resentment and killing intent. He even absorbed the emotions of many onlookers. ¡°You¡¯re courting death!¡± Wu Geng exploded in anger. He had never been humiliated like this before. ¡°Come on, stop staring blankly. It¡¯s just calling me daddy. It¡¯s very easy.¡± Liu Jiang chuckled as he spoke. Another wave of resentment and killing intent washed over him. Wu Geng was furious. He felt that he was about to explode from anger. ¡°Ah¡­¡± With a furious roar, spiritual energy surged from his body as he shot towards Liu Jiang. He wanted to cripple Liu Jiang. Liu Jiang smiled and did not hold back at all. The spiritual power of a peak six-star Black Iron surged wildly in his body. His figure instantly turned into an illusionary shadow as a low dragon¡¯s roar resounded throughout the venue. Liu Jiang was too fast. He punched Wu Geng¡¯s mouth in an instant and knocked him back. Wu Geng stumbled backward, his teeth clattering on the floor. Fear from Wu Geng +1450, +¡­ Liu Jiang did not hesitate at all. He charged forward and punched Wu Geng repeatedly. Wu Geng could not retaliate at all. Seeing Liu Jiang unleash the perfected Roaming Dragon Movement Technique, Wu Geng could not retaliate at all. The arena instantly exploded with an uproar. ¡°F*ck, the perfected Roaming Dragon Movement Technique.¡± ¡°Impressive. At 17 years old, he can actually master the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique to the perfection level.¡± ¡°His perception is extraordinary.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. The difficulty of practicing the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique is quite terrifying. Most people might not even be able to master it after working hard for decades, let alone reach the perfection level.¡± ¡°I¡¯m envious.¡± ¡°Impressive!¡± Zhang Daliang slapped his thigh. ¡°Is this fellow really enlightened?¡± Li Jun was shocked. Zhang Hu said, ¡°That¡¯s possible!¡± ¡°Damn it, why did I give up on Liu Jiang?¡± Yang Yue was very regretful. ¡°How amazing.¡± Luo Caiyun¡¯s expression was heavy. ¡°Damn it.¡± Yang Wen¡¯s expression was exceptionally ugly, killing intent surging in his heart. ¡°What the f*ck¡­¡± Chief Zhao Laoxiu said sweetly. The corners of the chair had been removed by him. ¡°The perfected Roaming Dragon Movement Technique is amazing.¡± Zhu Xiaozhu instantly sat up straight. With a low cultivation level, one could refine elixirs or spirit fruits to increase their cultivation. However, there was no shortcut to learning martial skills. The fact that Liu Jiang could cultivate the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique to the Great Perfection level meant that his comprehension ability was not bad. He was worthy of nurturing and could be given secondary resources. Jealousy from Zhang Cheng, +1420, +¡­ Joy from Zhang Daliang, +1580, ¡­ Envy from Li Jun, +1380, +¡­ Feelings of regret from Yang Yue, +1520, +¡­ ¡­ The people on the scene were really shocked. They contributed a lot of emotions¡ªenvy, jealousy, regret, joy, resentment, killing intent, and so on to Liu Jiang. Even Chief Zhao Laoxiu and Inspector Zhu Xiaozhu were no exception. They contributed a lot of joy to Liu Jiang. In just a moment, there were 18 more fruits on the Treasure Tree. Liu Jiang was delighted. Continuing the battle was actually a one-sided beating. ¡°Bang, bang, bang¡­¡± Liu Jiang¡¯s fists rained on Wu Geng. Resentment from Wu Geng, +1620, +¡­ Killing intent from Wu Geng, +1580, +¡­ Fear from Wu Geng, +1680, +¡­ Wu Geng was completely stunned. He would never have thought that Liu Jiang had actually cultivated the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique to perfection. ¡°Bang, bang, bang¡­¡± His fists landed time and time again, and blood splattered. Resentment, +¡­, killing intent, +¡­ Feeling the strong power of emotions, Liu Jiang became more energetic. ¡°Bang, bang, bang¡­¡± Liu Jiang looked very serious and focused. He was heavy-handed, but not to the point of killing someone. After all, he was only collecting more emotional powers. Wu Geng felt like a small boat in a huge wave. He was about to die. He wanted to admit defeat, but just as he was about to speak, Liu Jiang punched him in the mouth. He could not say a word. He wanted to collapse to the ground, but Liu Jiang¡¯s punches and kicks stopped him from doing so. ¡°Bang, bang, bang¡­¡± A dull sound echoed through the venue. ¡°How ruthless!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t provoke Liu Jiang in the future if there¡¯s nothing important.¡± ¡°How savage!¡± ¡°How violent!¡± Some inspectors were shocked when they saw Liu Jiang hitting Wu Geng with a serious expression. They were a little afraid and reminded themselves not to provoke Liu Jiang in the future. A group of people began to instill fear in Liu Jiang. Liu Jiang wanted to stop, but the power of his emotions was too enticing, so he could only continue fighting. ¡°Bang, bang, bang¡­¡± Wu Geng felt that he was surrounded. Liu Jiang was all around him. There were punches and kicks coming at him. He wanted to admit defeat, but he could not shout. He wanted to collapse, but he could not. That extremely powerless and terrifying feeling drove him crazy and made him collapse. He was afraid. He cowered and decided to call Liu Jiang daddy. But before he could say anything, Liu Jiang punched him back in the mouth. ¡°Wahhh¡­¡± He began to cry loudly, hoping to attract the Chief¡¯s attention so that he would save his life. But before he could cry, he was punched by Liu Jiang again and again. His voice was quavering. Wu Geng no longer had any resentment or killing intent. There was only fear. He felt that Liu Jiang wanted to beat him to death. After all, he was just a 17-year-old teenager. He was utterly scared. The fear of death overwhelmed him. Fear from Wu Geng, +1680, +¡­ Another minute later, Chen Yifan saw that Liu Jiang had no intention of stopping. He gritted his teeth and looked at Chief Zhao. Zhao Laoxiu said calmly, ¡°Liu Jiang, Wu Geng lost this round.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Liu Jiang was very obedient and immediately stopped. Wu Geng held his head and cried bitterly. He cried miserably and hysterically. He was still a 17-year-old child who had not experienced much. The five minutes of inhumane torture had completely crushed him. Chapter 14 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Wu Geng was carried out of the martial arts arena. Immediately after, Luo Caiyun appeared. Her opponent was a six-star Black Iron martial artist. Without exception, she defeated her opponent in one move. It attracted the attention of all the inspectors. In the following three rounds, the cultivation levels of the warriors were not too different, but the fighting was quite intense. All of them tried their best to perform, hoping to gain the Inspector¡¯s approval. So the battle was quite exciting. From time to time, there would be cheers. During this period, Liu Jiang suppressed his aura and refined the energy fruit. After refining the fourth energy fruit, Liu Jiang quietly advanced to a seven-star Black Iron. His spiritual source had expanded by 30% and his Dharma power had become even more resilient. He looked at the Treasure Tree. There were still four energy fruits on the treasure tree. In the battle with Wu Geng just now, Zhang Daliang, Zhao Laoxiu, and the rest contributed more than 20 thousand points to him. He condensed two energy fruits. Then¡­ He continued refining. Liu Jiang suppressed his aura and quietly refined the energy fruit. The second round of the competition ended quickly. As the third round of the competition began, the atmosphere on the stage gradually became lively and fiery. Six basic-level inspectors drew their lots. Chen Yifan announced the start of another round of the competition. A patroller named Wang Jiangyuan was the first to go on stage. Liu Jiang, who had drawn No. 6, strode to the martial arts arena. Liu Jiang walked to the center of the martial arts arena and smiled politely. However, when Wang Jiangyuan saw Liu Jiang¡¯s warm smile, his expression stiffened. Then he shivered. He recalled the previous two rounds of battle. Liu Jiang had smiled like this to Yang Bao and Wu Geng. He looked gentle and amiable. However, the two of them were immediately beaten up. Each was more miserable than the other. ¡°I concede,¡± Wang Jiangyuan quickly shouted. He was afraid that Chen Yifan could not hear him. He emphasized again, ¡°I concede!¡± Fear from Wang Jiangyuan, +1460 ,+¡­ Am I that cruel? Liu Jiang was a little puzzled, but then¡­ Fear from Wu Geng, +1450¡­ Envy from Li Jun, +1120¡­ Jealousy from Yang Cheng, +999¡­ ¡­ In an instant, he received a lot of different emotions. Liu Jiang was overjoyed. Immediately after, the second match was between Yang Wen and Luo Caiyun. This piqued the interest of all the inspectors. Yang Wen and Luo Caiyun were the two most powerful people among the basic-level inspectors. If nothing unexpected happened, after the assessment, the two of them would be the leaders of the first and third inspection teams. ¡°Sister Caiyun, please show mercy,¡± Yang Wen looked at Luo Caiyun and said half-jokingly. ¡°Even if I don¡¯t show mercy, I might not be able to beat you.¡± A heavy expression appeared in Luo Caiyun¡¯s eyes. She was rather afraid of the powerful Yang Wen. Yang Wen smiled. Then spiritual energy exploded from their bodies as they instantly pounced on each other. An intense battle ensued. ¡°Pa! Pa! Pa!¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Three minutes later. Luo Caiyun was panting, her hair was disheveled, and she was drenched in sweat. Yang Wen¡¯s hair was disheveled, and his expression was dispirited. His face was weak, and his legs were weak. Luo Caiyun was actually much more powerful than Yang Wen had expected. His explosive power was not bad, but it did not last long. If this continued, he would definitely lose. Yang Wen suppressed his weakness and said shamelessly, ¡°How about we call it a draw in this round?¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Luo Caiyun secretly looked down on Yang Wen, but she nodded in agreement. She knew that Yang Wen was very weak. If she was given another three minutes, she would definitely be able to defeat him. However, there was still Liu Jiang behind her. She was afraid that if she met Liu Jiang, she would be dragged to death by him. Even if this round was a draw, they would both be in first place and would be team leaders. There was nothing to fight about. No. 3 and No. 4 went on stage to compete. A minute later, a six-star peak Black Iron patroller named Yang Cheng won. Liu Jiang, Yang Wen, Luo Caiyun, and Yang Cheng advanced. After the first round of drawing lots, the fourth round of the competition began. The first to go on stage were Luo Caiyun and Yang Cheng. The outcome of the match was not unexpected. Under Luo Caiyun¡¯s full-power attack, Yang Cheng was quickly defeated. Next were Liu Jiang and Yang Wen. Before it even began, the atmosphere in the venue quietly rose. Everyone knew that the conflict between Liu Jiang and Yang Wen had intensified. ¡°Liu Jiang, just admit defeat. He¡¯s already 23 years old, and you¡¯re only 17. It¡¯s not embarrassing to admit defeat.¡± Li Jun reminded solemnly, ¡°Otherwise, you¡¯ll be beaten up by him.¡± Zhang Hu added, ¡°Li Jun is right.¡± ¡°I know. I¡¯ll admit defeat if the situation isn¡¯t right.¡± Liu Jiang chuckled and strode forward. After his cultivation level advanced to a seven-star black iron, he had already refined three energy fruits. Now, his cultivation level was already at the intermediate-stage of the Black Iron Seven Star. His cultivation was already on par with Yang Wen¡¯s. With the Perfected Roaming Dragon Movement Technique, his chances of victory were extremely high. Of course, if he really could not win, he would naturally admit defeat. Li Jun was vexed. ¡°What a stubborn donkey.¡± Sometimes, as long as one was defeated, one would not even have the chance to admit defeat. It would be strange if he did not beat him to death. The Wu Geng just now was an example. Zhang Hu also looked vexed. ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± When they saw Liu Jiang go on stage, the crowd immediately started whispering. Zhang Daliang frowned but did not say anything. With the Chief and Supervisor around, Yang Wen absolutely did not dare to kill anyone. At most, he would severely injure him. It would be fine if he did not die. Sometimes, being injured or provoked was not entirely a bad thing. He was about to leave and could no longer protect Liu Jiang. Perhaps suffering a loss could make Liu Jiangxin more mature. The patrolling officers were also whispering. ¡°I wonder how long Liu Jiang can last.¡± ¡°I think it will last a while.¡± ¡°After all, the perfected Roaming Dragon Movement Technique is no joke.¡± ¡°I¡¯m looking forward to it!¡± ¡°Liu Jiang, you¡¯re not bad. You actually reached this step.¡± Yang Wen said calmly. At this time, he had already regained his composure. Of course, although he would not kill Liu Jiang, it would not be too much of a problem to inflict large-scale superficial wounds on him. He had already thought it through. He just needed to beat Yang Bao up until her injuries were ten times worse. Resentment from Yang Wen, +1520, +¡­ Liu Jiang smiled and said gently, ¡°Come here, kneel on the ground and call me daddy. I¡¯ll let you off¡­¡± His calm and gentle tone was unusually arrogant. There was an uproar outside the venue. Liu Jiang was too arrogant. Si Yiyan¡¯s lips twitched as he felt a headache coming on. ¡°He¡¯s not f*cking easy to deal with.¡± Beside him, Zhu Xiaozhu almost choked. Resentment from Zhao Laoxiu, +1420, +¡­ ¡°Resentment from Zhu Xiaozhu, +10¡­ From¡­ In just a few words, he had gathered more than 10,000 resentment. Not bad. Yang Wen, on the other hand, exploded instantly. The anger that he had suppressed was instantly unleashed. ¡°You¡¯re courting death.¡± Spiritual energy surged from Yang Wen as he charged towards Liu Jiang. ¡°You really have a bad temper.¡± Liu Jiang said calmly. At the same time, his spiritual energy at the intermediate seven-star Black Iron erupted. His entire person transformed into a dragon shadow and easily avoided Yang Wen. Then he punched heavily at Yang Wen¡¯s waist. ¡°Bang!¡± Yang Wen instantly retreated six steps before stopping abruptly. Resentment from Yang Wen, +1520, +¡­ Yang Wen looked at Liu Jiang, but his expression became particularly grave. Liu Jiang was actually at the Intermediate-stage of a seven-star Black Iron. He was a seven-star peak Black Iron. Although Liu Jiang¡¯s cultivation level was slightly lower than his, his Roaming Dragon Movement Technique was only at the peak of the Small Success Stage. He had only touched the barrier of Major Success Stage, but Liu Jiang¡¯s Roaming Dragon Movement Technique had already reached perfection. Fortunately, Liu Jiang had a weakness¡ªhis attack power was very weak. His own attack power was very strong. He was fine after Liu Jiang hit him a few times. He could make Liu Jiang unable to get up in an instant. As long as he found an opportunity, he would be able to end the battle with one strike. At the thought of this, Yang Wen focused his attention on Liu Jiang and charged over. Liu Jiang¡¯s lips curled up slightly. He knew his advantages and his shortcomings. He did not bother fighting with Yang Wen at all. He activated his movement technique and instantly moved forward. After succeeding in one strike, he did not attack a second time and instantly retreated. Resentment from Yang Wen, +1520, +¡­ Chapter 15 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Bang, bang, bang¡­¡± Liu Jiang pounced forward time and time again, striking Yang Wen with his punches and kicks. At the same time, there were waves of resentment. There were also joyous and envious feelings from the audience. ¡°Bang, bang, bang¡­¡± Like a spirit monkey, Liu Jiang was abnormally agile. He stepped forward nimbly time and time again and retreated with one strike. Instantly, Yang Wen suffered countless punches and kicks. His face was bruised and he looked exceptionally miserable. ¡°Ah¡­¡± Yang Wen was about to go crazy. Liu Jiang was too sneaky. He made a feint several times to trick Liu Jiang, but he ignored them completely. ¡°Bang!¡± Liu Jiang punched the back of Yang Wen¡¯s head. Yang Wen felt his head buzzing as he started spinning. Resentment from Yang Wen, +1520¡­ Killing intent from Yang Wen, +1620¡­ ¡°Bang!¡± Another punch to the back of his head. Another wave of resentment and killing intent. ¡°Ah¡­¡± Yang Wen was about to collapse. He planned to admit defeat. If this continued, he would not be able to last long. He opened his mouth to shout¡­ It was too late. ¡°Bang!¡± Liu Jiang punched Yang Wen¡¯s nose bridge heavily, breaking it. He flew five meters away before his head smashed onto the ground. ¡°Howl¡­¡± It hurts¡­ Yang Wen held his head and rolled on the ground. It hurt too much. He felt like his head had been kicked by a donkey and was about to split open. Resentment from Yang Wen, +1640, +¡­ Killing intent from Yang Wen, +1620, +¡­ Outside the martial arts arena, the inspectors outside were stunned. ¡°Too awesome, he¡¯s actually a seven-star Black Iron.¡± ¡°Beat Yang Wen up until he could not retaliate at all.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just too cruel and violent.¡± ¡°None of those who fought him were intact. ¡°Liu Jiang, that¡¯s my good brother.¡± They looked at Liu Jiang with envy and jealousy in their eyes. ¡°Pfft¡­¡± ¡°Pfft¡­¡± They nurtured Liu Jiang¡¯s tree. At the same time, there was resentment and joy. ¡°Well done, really well done.¡± Zhang Daliang grinned widely and contributed joy to Liu Jiang. ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± A look of joy appeared on the Chief¡¯s face. After he contributed some joy to Liu Jiang, he started to contribute his resentment again. ¡°Why do you beat people up like that every time?¡± he asked. As he continued to grumble, Zhao Laoxiu took out a medicinal pill and handed it to Deputy Chief, Liu Dalin. ¡°Help Yang Wen take it.¡± Liu Dalin said, ¡°Yes!¡± I didn¡¯t expect this lunatic¡¯s true cultivation level to be at the seven-star mid-stage Black Iron. Zhu Xiaozhu¡¯s eyes were sparkling as he looked at Liu Jiang. He has actually cultivated spells that I can¡¯t see through. This lunatic seems to have some ability. He can apply for level-two benefits. Finding a level-two little genius on my first visit here. Not bad. Joy from Zhu Xiaozhu, +1420, +¡­ Liu Jiang, he¡­ How could he¡­ be so¡­ amazing. Dumbfounded, Yang Yue fixed her gaze on Liu Jiang. At this moment, she suddenly realized that Liu Jiang actually had many strengths. He was talented, smart, handsome, and rich. Most importantly, he was considerate and obedient to her. Regret¡­ Regret¡­ She was filled with regret. Feelings of regret from Yang Yue, +1650 ,+¡­ Then her eyes lit up as she thought of something. In the past, she would throw tantrums at Liu Jiang and scold him. However, as long as she softened her tone and gave Liu Jiang a little hope, he would continue to woo her shamelessly and treat her even better. Liu Jiang had wooed her for so many years because he loved her deeply. As long as she lowered herself and showed concern for Liu Jiang, he would definitely return to her side and be loyal to her. She was quite confident in her looks. After thinking this through, Yang Yue was instantly full of smiles, and her eyes were filled with confidence. A confident Yang Yue looked at Liu Jiang on the stage. She suddenly realized that Liu Jiang was actually so handsome. Liu Jiang, who was wearing a black combat suit, was in high spirits. His deep eyes were like cold stars. He was standing straight like a spear, and looking resolute. He looked very heroic. In her mind, the memories of Liu Jiang pursuing her over the past three years surfaced. She was suddenly so touched that she felt like crying. One thing after another slowly replayed in her mind. It turned out that Liu Jiang had sacrificed so much for her. So Liu Jiang actually loved her so much. ¡­ Even the things that she hated in the past had become exceptionally heartwarming and blissful. She thought about their experiences together. Tears streamed down her face. It was so touching. She was so touched. ¡°Ah¡­¡± She had decided to marry Liu Jiang. She wanted to be Liu Jiang¡¯s thoughtful and good wife. She even wanted to give birth to Liu Jiang¡¯s children. The son¡¯s name would be Liu Xiaojun, and the daughter¡¯s name would be Liu Xiaohua. She would educate the children well and they would grow up to be as outstanding as their father. ¡­ Liu Jiang stood on the stage and was a little dumbfounded as he watched the emotional force from Yang Yue refresh continuously. Firstly, she felt regretful and gave him two dream fruits in one go. Then there was joy. It kept refreshing and did not weaken at all. Joy from Yang Yue, +2200, +2200, +¡­ Soon she contributed more than 30,000 points of joy. Moreover, the emotions continued to flow. It was simply terrifying. One had to know that when he defeated Yang Wen previously, he had only absorbed a total of 20,000 points of joy. He had condensed two energy fruits. In addition to the last one, there were a total of three energy fruits. But now, in just a moment, there were six energy fruits, and the emotions were still being refreshed. Joy from Yang Yue, +2200, +2200, +¡­ Seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven¡­ Liu Jiang was shocked and delighted. ¡­ Chen Yifan looked at Yang Wen, who was holding his head and rolling on the ground. After confirming that Yang Wen did not have the ability to fight on, he announced Liu Jiang¡¯s victory. In the sixth round, Luo Caiyun first contributed a lot of the power of fear, then admitted defeat. Her combat strength was comparable to Yang Wen¡¯s. If Liu Jiang could beat Yang Wen to that state, he could beat her to that state too. Liu Jiang was too fierce and she was a little afraid. Then, Chief Zhao Laoxiu ranked the top 10 inspectors according to the battle situation just now. Liu Jiang came in first place, Luo Caiyun came in second, Yang Wen came in third¡­ and Li Jun came in tenth. Then there was the challenge of the losers. Any martial artist outside the top 10 would have a chance to challenge anyone within the top 10. Those within the top 10 would also have a chance to challenge the martial artists in front of them. As long as he defeated his opponent, he would be able to obtain the other party¡¯s ranking. The challenge began very quickly. Only, there were not many martial artists taking the field to challenge someone. There were a total of five people. From the battle just now, they had a clear understanding of the combat strength of the others. Other than a few lucky ones, those who made it to the top 10 were all slightly stronger. After a few rounds of challenges, the top 10 were all ruthless figures. Although the others yearned for rewards, they knew that they were not their match and did not want to embarrass themselves. The top 10 rankings were confirmed. Zhao Laoxiu and the two deputy chiefs had a discussion and confirmed the arrangements. Soon the results were out. Zhao Laoxiu stood up and coughed lightly. ¡°I¡¯ll announce the arrangements of the personnel. Liu Jiang will be the captain of Team 3. The original vice-captain of Team 1, Yang Cheng, will be the vice-captain of Team 3. Luo Caiyun will be the team captain, and Yang Wen will be the vice-captain.¡± This arrangement was not bad. Liu Jiang was the captain of Team 3 that he was familiar with, and Luo Caiyun was also the captain of the team that she was familiar with. They transferred Yang Wen, who was supposed to be the vice-captain of Team 3, to Team 1 and replaced him with Yang Cheng. They put Yang Wen and Liu Jiang in separate teams. After all, the captain and vice-captain were incompatible like fire and water. It would not be easy for them to work together in the same team. Zhao Laoxiu went on to say, ¡°The second inspection team is on duty today. Liu Jiang, follow me for a while. The others will rest for half a day today. The top 10 rewards will be given out tomorrow morning.¡± When they heard this, the inspectors left in twos and threes, disappointed. It seemed that only Liu Jiang was favored, not them. Envy, jealousy, resentment¡­ It gave Liu Jiang another round of emotional boost. Chapter 16 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The Chief led Zhu Xiaozhu and Liu Jiang into the hall of the Inspection Bureau. After they were seated. The three of them chatted for a while. Then Zhu Xiaozhu went straight to the point. In order to apply for cultivation resources for Liu Jiang, he needed to understand Liu Jiang¡¯s situation. Zhu Xiaozhu asked, ¡°Liu Jiang, did you cultivate a Dharma spell to hide your cultivation level?¡± ¡°Sir, you¡¯re really smart. You guessed it right in an instant.¡± Liu Jiang flattered him with a serious face. Joy from Zhu Xiaozhu, +1600, +¡­ Zhu Xiaozhu nodded coolly and said, ¡°As I¡¯d expected.¡± He secretly gave himself a thumbs up. He was really too smart. On the side, Zhao Laoxiu came to a realization. Oh, so that was how it was! Zhu Xiaozhu¡¯s bright eyes revealed curiosity as he asked, ¡°What martial technique is it?¡± ¡°Sunflower Treasure Tome!¡± Liu Jiang lied immediately. ¡°Sunflower Treasure Tome!¡± Zhu Xiaozhu memorized this name. The effect of concealing his cultivation level was so strong that Zhu Xiaozhu could not see through him. He was determined to get his hands on the book and train himself. Beside him, Zhao Laoxiu quietly memorized this name. If he could learn from the Sunflower Treasure Tome and completely hide his cultivation level, it would come in handy sometimes. Zhu Xiaozhu asked again, ¡°Are you from the Liu family in Qingzhou?¡± ¡°Lord, you¡¯re too amazing. You even know this?¡± Liu Jiang flattered him again. He realized that this Supervisor Zhu was a little fun. He pretended to be cool, but in fact, he was very silly. He was very emotional. He was prepared to curry favor and collect some joy. Liu Jiang was overjoyed when he saw the Treasure Tree absorb another 3,000 points of the power of emotions. The corners of Zhu Xiaozhu¡¯s lips curled up slightly. He was really happy to be praised. At home, he was scolded all day. He was either asked to learn cultivation techniques or practice martial arts. It was more fun to be out. (*^ ^*) In the future, I would have to go often to the Inspectorate of the Eastern Mountain County and run errands for my older brother, Liu Jiang thought. In order to maintain the authority of a Supervisor, Zhu Xiaozhu did not show his joy. He pursed his lips and continued to pretend to be cool. He said, ¡°I¡¯m done asking questions. Finally, I need to examine your Dharma powers to ensure that you did not cultivate any evil techniques or get possessed by evil spirits.¡± Liu Jiang said obsequiously, ¡°It¡¯s my honor to be able to let the handsome, charming, and popular Supervisor inspect my powers.¡± Joy from Zhu Xiaozhu, +2200, +¡­ Zhu Xiaozhu was happy. He felt that Liu Jiang was really a good person. Although he¡¯s strange sometimes, he¡¯s a good person. Zhu Xiaozhu patted Liu Jiang¡¯s shoulder coolly and said, ¡°You¡¯re a good person. I¡¯ll go back and put in a good word for you. I¡¯ll try to apply for more cultivation resources for you.¡± Zhao Laoxiu¡¯s lips twitched. This works too? Liu Jiang thought. I¡¯m obviously sucking up to him, and he¡¯s beaming and not even aware of it. What the f*ck¡­ He could now tell that Supervisor Zhu had just entered society and did not have any social experience. Zhu Xiaozhu reminded him, ¡°Liu Jiang, pay attention. I¡¯m going to start the examination.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± With a serious expression, Zhu Xiaozhu formed a seal with both hands. A white light appeared in his palm. He extended his hand and pointed. A white ball of light landed on Liu Jiang. ¡°The light of righteousness did not turn black. You did not cultivate evil techniques or get possessed by evil spirits.¡± Zhu Xiaozhu smiled happily. He was surprisingly good-looking. Liu Jiang was stunned. He shivered. He actually thought that a man was good-looking. That was enough. Liu Jiang narrowed his eyes and glanced at Zhu Xiaozhu¡¯s neck. He had an Adam¡¯s apple. He glanced down imperceptibly. It was flat. Further down¡­ This was definitely not a cross-dressing scene seen in television dramas or movies. This was definitely a man. It was enough that a man was so good-looking. Zhu Xiaozhu said, ¡°If there¡¯s no problem, the resources will be available in about 10 days.¡± Liu Jiang said, ¡°Thank you so much, Supervisor Zhu.¡± ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡± Zhu Xiaozhu nodded coolly and said to Zhao Laoxiu, ¡°Thank you for your hospitality these past two days, Chief Zhao. I¡¯ll go back to report now.¡± Zhao Laoxiu and Liu Jiang sent Zhu Xiaozhu to the door. Zhang Daliang and the other two, who had received notification, were already waiting outside. Liu Jiang went forward and gave Zhang Daliang a bear hug. ¡°Senior Brother, you have to take care.¡± ¡°Little Junior Brother, you have to take care too.¡± Zhang Daliang was a little teary-eyed. Fortunately, Liu Jiang was amazing now. He was very pleased. He directly gave Liu Jiang more than 3,000 joyous emotions. Zhang Daliang reminded him again, ¡°You have to work hard in cultivation and not slack off. We have to make a name for ourselves. We can¡¯t let those people from the Ethereal Immortal Sect laugh at us, and we can¡¯t let our master be mocked because of us.¡± As he spoke, Zhang Daliang became a little excited. ¡°We want to show those people from the Ethereal Immortal Sect that even though they chased us out of the sect, we can still make a name for ourselves.¡± Being chased out of the Ethereal Immortal Sect like a dog in front of his friends and lover was the biggest pain in Zhang Daliang and Liu Jiang¡¯s hearts. They had sworn to make a name for themselves and make the Ethereal Immortal Sect regret their decision. However, the current Liu Jiang did not have much resentment toward the Ethereal Immortal Sect. However, if he became successful in the future and his combat strength increased, he could help the dead ghost Liu Jiang vent his anger and satisfy his last wish. Liu Jiang nodded. ¡°Yes, you have to work hard too.¡± Zhang Daliang gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Of course I¡¯ll work hard. I won¡¯t let Junior Sister marry that bastard, Yin Hao.¡± He sounded ruthless, but he was in despair. Yin Hao was the number one prodigy of the Ethereal Immortal Sect. He was probably at the nine-star bronze level by now. The key was that Yin Hao¡¯s father was the sect master of the Ethereal Immortal Sect, the number one expert of the Ethereal Immortal Sect, an almighty at the eight-star gold level. He was famous in the entire Qingzhou Province. He had talent and a good family background. How could Zhang Daliang compete with the other party? Liu Jiang consoled him, ¡°Senior Sister¡¯s wedding is more than a year away. At that time, Yin Hao might have already died from Qi deviation.¡± ¡°You kid.¡± Zhang Daliang was delighted. Then he punched Liu Jiang¡¯s chest heavily. Watching the three of them leave, Liu Jiang felt a little downcast. Zhao Laoxiu said, ¡°Liu Jiang, come to my study room to claim the first place prize.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Liu Jiang followed Zhao Laoxiu to his study. ¡°Liu Jiang, I didn¡¯t expect your combat strength to be so extraordinary,¡± the Chief said in a very amiable tone. His kind tone was affectionate. This treatment was something that the dead ghost Liu Jiang had never enjoyed, even though he was a descendant of the Liu Clan in Qingzhou Province. Liu Jiang sighed inwardly. Indeed, he had become stronger. Only by becoming stronger could he be acknowledged and valued. Having lived two lifetimes, Liu Jiang had a deep understanding of this. When one became a big shot, just a casual greeting could make others feel flattered and remember it for the rest of their lives. They could even feel proud and brag about it everywhere to raise their status. But when you become a pile of dog sh*t, others will find you disgusting and irksome. That was why he wanted to gain the recognition and respect of others. So he would work hard to improve his own ability and make himself better. When you¡¯re powerful, capable, rich, and outstanding, others will naturally value and respect you, he thought. Liu Jiang¡¯s desire for strength became slightly stronger. Liu Jiang flattered the Chief respectfully, ¡°Compared to Chairman¡¯s monstrous combat power, I¡¯m still far from it.¡± Although Zhao Laoxiu valued him, Liu Jiang was not arrogant because of this. Instead, he became even more respectful. Not only was Zhao Laoxiu a big shot in the Inspection Bureau of Black Clouds Town, but he was also the top martial expert of the town, a five-star Bronze expert. One should always show respect and reverence to the strong in this dangerous world There was a saying that young people should not be too arrogant. In this dangerous world, his strength was still too low. Moreover, sucking up could make him happy. It was killing two birds with one stone. Feeling the joy of instantly earning more than 3,000 joyous emotions, Liu Jiang was secretly happy. Indeed, people liked to listen to flattery. No wonder the ancients said that flattery was what everyone loved to hear. Chapter 17 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Zhao Laoxiu was very satisfied with Liu Jiang¡¯s attitude. With the strength Liu Jiang revealed now, he would definitely be accepted and nurtured by the Liu Clan, and his future would be bright. Even he did not dare to casually teach Liu Jiang a lesson. Liu Jiang¡¯s performance in the martial arts arena was very aggressive. He was wondering how to manage this hothead. Unexpectedly, the current Liu Jiang did not show the slightest arrogance. He was sensible and had a sense of propriety. It would be easy to get along with him in the future. A smile appeared on Zhao Laoxiu¡¯s greasy face. He smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯ll leave Team 3 to you in the future. If you have any problems, come look for me. Don¡¯t be a stranger.¡± Liu Jiang nodded respectfully. ¡°Chief, you¡¯re my leader and my senior. If I fail to do something, please advise me.¡± Zhao Laoxiu was even more pleased. He contributed more than 4,000 joyous emotions to Liu Jiang. Liu Jiang was also very happy. The atmosphere in the house instantly became much more harmonious. The two of them chatted from time to time and even joked occasionally. Laughter came from the house, and their relationship quickly became much closer. During this time, he gave Liu Jiang three energy fruits. What a good person, Liu Jiang thought. Zhao Laoxiu rubbed his slightly dizzy head and took out a small bottle from his pocket happily. He placed it on the table and pushed it to Liu Jiang. ¡°Reward for first place in the assessment: five Essence Restoring Pills.¡± ¡°Thank you, Chief.¡± Liu Jiang did not stand on ceremony at all. He took them and stuffed them into his chest pocket. The Essence Restoring Pill could help one quickly recover one¡¯s powers. At critical moments, it could even save lives. It was very valuable. One pill was worth 10 taels of silver. It was the two-month salary of an ordinary inspector. Zhao Laoxiu smiled and took a book made from animal hide out of his pocket. He said, ¡°I previously obtained an Earth-level spell, the Lightning Inducing Technique. After mastering it, one can attract lightning and attack the enemy. Its power is quite extraordinary.¡± Earth-level spell? Liu Jiang was shocked. Techniques and spells were categorized by the size of their power. From low to high, they were categorized as human-level, earth-level, and heaven-level. The vast majority of the martial techniques in the cultivation world were at the human-level. Earth-level spells and martial techniques were exceptionally rare. As for heaven-level spells, they only existed in legends. Zhao Laoxiu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, an earth-level spell. However, this spell is very difficult to comprehend. I spent 20 years just to gain a basic understanding of it. The others in my family have also been cultivating for a long time, but they have only skimmed the surface.¡± Liu Jiang understood. Earth-level spells were far more powerful than human-level spells, but the difficulty of cultivation was also very high¡ªat least a hundred times that of human-level spells. Without super high talent, even if one trained hard all their lives, they would not be able to grasp the basics. Even if they managed to grasp the basics, the violent energy released when using an earth-level technique would be unbearable for ordinary people¡¯s fine meridians. ¡°This is a copy.¡± As Zhao Laoxiu spoke, he pushed it to Liu Jiang and said, ¡°You¡¯re so young, but you were able to raise the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique to the great perfection level. It¡¯s obvious that your comprehension ability is very high. Take it back and try it out.¡± ¡°This¡­ Then I¡¯ll accept it.¡± Liu Jiang wanted to pretend to be polite, but he thought that it would seem too hypocritical, so he simply picked it up. He would remember this favor and repay it in the future. ¡°Haha, your temper suits me.¡± Zhao Laoxiu beamed and gave Liu Jiang more than 3,000 joy. Zhao Laoxiu reminded him again. ¡°The Lightning Inducing Technique is a spell with abnormally powerful attack power. It¡¯s very powerful and can be said to be terrifying, but it has a big flaw. That is, no matter how much magic power you have in your body, it can be instantly drained. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it should not be used rashly. After all, even if we use the Essence Restoring Pill, it will take some time to recover our Dharma powers. We Immortal Cultivators are not much better than ordinary people without Dharma powers.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll remember that.¡± Liu Jiang nodded solemnly. He committed it to memory. ¡°Other than that, when using martial techniques, the energy is abnormally violent. You must use it carefully, or it will tear your meridians. Alright, I¡¯ll go take a nap first. I don¡¯t know why, but my limbs feel a little weak and my head feels dizzy.¡± Zhao Laoxiu rubbed his head. He sighed inwardly. He was indeed not young anymore. He could not fool around anymore at night. He just needed his two wives to accompany him for the night. ¡°Then I won¡¯t disturb you.¡± Liu Jiang nodded respectfully, but he felt a little guilty. After the competition ended, Zhao Laoxiu alone gave him more than 40,000 joyous emotions. It was no wonder he was feeling tired. At noon, Liu Jiang returned home and closed the door. The first thing he did was look at the Treasure Tree. He could not help but feel rich. From this assessment, he had absorbed more than a million emotions. Fear topped the list. He had absorbed more than 400,000 points. The spirit controlling fruit, which was condensed from fear, required 948,2190 points of emotional force. From resentment and anger, a total of 26 epiphany fruits hung on the small tree. There were a total of 23 energy fruits condensed from joy and gratitude. Of course, Yang Yue had contributed greatly to the maturity of so many energy fruits. He did not know what was going on, but he had earned more than 140,000 points. Moreover, the emotions would refresh from time to time. He continued to sort out his gains. There were seven wisdom expelling fruits condensed from jealousy. There were nine meridian opening fruits condensed from envy. There were five dreamscape fruits condensed from regret. There were six madness fruits condensed from killing intent. An unlucky fruit that was condensed from compassion needed 3,620 points of compassion to mature. After some thought, Liu Jiang decided to use the meridian opening fruit to expand his meridians and dantian¡¯s spiritual source. Liu Jiang sat cross-legged on a futon and realized that he could not take out the meridian opening fruit. But with a thought, it appeared in his lower abdomen. Instantly, it transformed into a fiery, intense special energy that wreaked havoc in Liu Jiang¡¯s body. ¡°Oh¡­¡± Liu Jiang¡¯s eyes exploded¡­ Pain¡­ It hurt too much¡­ It was so painful that he could not breathe or even cry out. Liu Jiang¡¯s face flushed red as he rolled on the ground. He felt like his body was being torn apart, bit by bit. The pain was devastating. In fact, his meridians were indeed torn. A violent energy surged wildly in his narrow meridians, tearing them apart and quickly repairing them. Tear, repair¡­ With every repair, the toughness of the meridians would increase a little. Two minutes later, the pain disappeared and was replaced with an unusually comfortable feeling. He felt invigorated and his condition had never been better. Liu Jiang circulated his cultivation technique and sensed his body carefully. Liu Jiang was a little disappointed to discover that the extent of the expansion of his meridians was abnormally weak. It was just that the toughness of the meridians had increased slightly. His dantian and spiritual source were slightly bigger and tougher. ¡°Continue!¡± Gritting his teeth, Liu Jiang directly began to refine the second meridian opening fruit. After his meridians were expanded, there would be many benefits. Not only would his usual cultivation speed increase, but when he circulated his Dharma spells, his powers would circulate even faster. In fact, some powerful martial techniques required wide meridians. For example, Liu Jiang had just obtained the Lightning Inducing Technique. When he circulated the technique, the energy was abnormally violent. If his meridians were too thin, they might tear apart. Liu Jiang gritted his teeth and quickly refined the second meridian opening fruit. Then the third pill. Liu Jiang had ruthlessness in his bones. He could be ruthless to others and even to himself. Chapter 18 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In one breath, he refined all nine meridian opening fruits. Then he lay flat out on the futon. After resting for 20 minutes, Liu Jiang recovered a little. He circulated his cultivation technique and absorbed the spirit energy around to feel his meridians. The corners of Liu Jiang¡¯s lips curled up slightly. At this moment, his meridians had widened by about 10% and become at least 30% more resilient. His dantian and spiritual source had become a little bigger, and they were even more tenacious and warm. After washing up briefly, Liu Jiang began to refine the energy fruit. With a thought, an energy fruit instantly appeared in his lower abdomen and emitted rich spirit energy. Liu Jiang circulated his cultivation technique and began to absorb the gentle and pure energy. In a quiet environment, the speed of refining energy was already very fast. After his meridians widened, the speed increased. It was much faster. After about three minutes, Liu Jiang had already refined two energy fruits. At this time, Liu Jiang¡¯s cultivation level had already been raised to the seven-star peak Black Iron level. As expected, when I reach the seven-star Black Iron level, I need another energy fruit. When I reached the great perfection level, I used five energy fruits. Feeling the rich magic power, Liu Jiang closed his eyes and continued to refine the energy fruit. One, two¡­ He refined five energy fruits in a row. His body trembled slightly as the membrane in his body was pierced. An unusually comfortable feeling spread throughout his body. Eight-star Black Iron. At the eight-star Black Iron level, he needed one more energy fruit. He used six energy fruits to raise his cultivation level to the peak of eight-star Black Iron. With six more fruits, Liu Jiang advanced to the nine-star Black Iron level. Then he refined the remaining four energy fruits. At this moment, Liu Jiang¡¯s cultivation had already reached the mid-stage of nine-star Black Iron. He looked at the Treasure Tree. Looking at a total of 26 epiphany fruits, Liu Jiang¡¯s heart burned. Liu Jiang circulated his Dharma powers and a scarlet fireball appeared in his palm. This was an elementary Pyroblast Technique. One could burn the enemy by throwing it at him. It was a very good long-range attack. It was more lethal to ghosts and had the effect of restraining evil spirits. With a thought, an epiphany fruit appeared in his lower abdomen and transformed into an unusual energy that spread. Liu Jiang¡¯s mind instantly became extremely ethereal. Countless sparks collided and bloomed in his head. Liu Jiang¡¯s understanding of the Pyroblast improved rapidly. The temperature of the fireball in his hand gradually increased. Two epiphany fruits, initial success in Pyroblast Technique. Another four epiphany fruits, completed Pyroblast Technique. Another eight epiphany fruits, perfected Pyroblast Technique. He had refined 14 epiphany fruits in one go which took 42 minutes. His Pyroblast Technique had reached perfection. The fireball in Liu Jiang¡¯s palm had shrunk by 30%, but the violent energy contained in it had increased by more than 20 times. The violent energy contained in it was terrifying. With a thought, he dispersed the fireball in his palm and began practicing the Thunderbolt Saber Technique. He had already mastered the Rumbling Thunder Saber Technique to the initial success stage and was quite proficient in it. After familiarizing himself with it for a moment, Liu Jiang directly used the epiphany fruit and entered a state of epiphany. After using the remaining 12 epiphany fruits in one go, he had completely perfected the Rumbling Thunder Saber Technique. As he swung his saber, the howling of sharp winds and roars of tigers could be heard. Instantly, there were dozens of saber and lightning flashes. Impressive! Liu Jiang was also shocked by his powerful saber techniques. Now, I have perfected the Pyroblast technique. For close combat, I¡¯ve perfected the Thunderbolt Saber Technique. The lethality has increased significantly. Compared to before, my combat strength has increased by more than 10 times. Now if I encounter Yang Wen, I can instantly kill him with a single move. Stroking his saber, Liu Jiang¡¯s eyes were bright as he looked forward to the future. In this dangerous world, although my combat strength is not considered strong at all, I¡¯m definitely not someone who can be bullied. Liu Jiang pushed open the window and looked at the distant scene. A cool breeze blew over, messing up his hair, making him look like an ethereal immortal. He was a junior employee in his world, but unexpectedly, he stepped into this strange world where gods and devils danced. Looking back at the past, it seemed like a dream, making Liu Jiang feel surreal. The epiphany fruits and the energy fruits had been completely used up. Liu Jiang looked at the small tree. There were six madness fruits on the treasure tree, seven intelligence subduing fruits, and five dreamscape fruits. Liu Jiang sat at the table and studied them. He only knew the most basic information about these fruits. As for the specific uses, he still needed to slowly study them. After trying for a long time, he could not summon these fruits. Liu Jiang pondered for a moment and decided to give it a try. He had to figure out the specific use of these fruits. With a thought, a madness fruit instantly disappeared. And in his dantian and body, an abnormally violent force suddenly rose. Liu Jiang felt like he was stuffed. It hurt a little. But it was also very fulfilling. ¡°Ah¡­¡± How satisfying¡­ So satisfying¡­ He felt that his body was filled with infinite power. The magic power in his dantian was abnormally rich and violent. Liu Jiang slapped a corner of the table away with his pure physical strength. Liu Jiang activated the Pyroblast Technique. A hot fireball the size of a bowl appeared in his palm. The temperature in the room instantly increased significantly. Liu Jiang quickly dismissed it. Applying the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique, Liu Jiang¡¯s figure instantly became as fast as a shadow. A low, ancient dragon¡¯s roar came from his room. Ten minutes later, the rich energy in his body quietly disappeared. Liu Jiang suddenly felt weak. But upon closer inspection, he was still the same as before. It was just that the sudden difference made him feel weak. But in fact, nothing had changed. He continued to sense carefully. There was actually no other abnormality. There were no side effects. Liu Jiang¡¯s eyes burned. This is amazing, he thought. One had to know that many medicinal pills that could greatly increase one¡¯s spirit energy or strength in a short period of time had rather terrifying side effects. Some would even destroy the cultivation foundation. Not bad, not bad. He continued to try. This time, Liu Jiang tried the dreamscape fruit. With a thought, a dreamscape fruit on the treasure tree disappeared. In the room, Liu Jiang blinked. He had a strange feeling that he could pull any martial artist within a hundred miles into a dreamscape. After taking a sip of the tea in the cup, Liu Jiang¡¯s spiritual force stirred. Countless white light spots appeared in front of his eyes. Most of the light spots were quite small and weak, but some were brighter. The bright light spots were exceptionally bright among the countless weak light spots. When he sensed carefully, most of them had a familiar aura. They were members of the Black Clouds Town Inspection Bureau. There were two unfamiliar faces. Liu Jiang pondered slightly. He chose the light spot that represented Yang Wen. ¡­ In a room in Black Clouds Town, Yang Wen and Yang Bao were sitting together and applying medicine to their faces. ¡°Hiss, it hurts. Damn that Liu Jiang. We must find an opportunity to kill him.¡± Yang Wen gritted his teeth and said. ¡°Yes,¡± Yang Bao echoed softly. He was already traumatized by the beating and did not dare to have any crooked ideas. Yang Wen said with a dark expression, ¡°I¡¯ve never suffered such humiliation. I won¡¯t rest until I kill Liu Jiang. Go take out the Bone Erosion Powder.¡± But just as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a strong sense of sleepiness. He tilted his head and fell asleep. His body curled up and with a bang, his head hit the ground. ¡°Brother, what¡¯s wrong with you? What¡¯s wrong with you¡­¡± Chapter 19 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Yang Wen rubbed his eyes curiously. He realized that he had actually appeared at the peak of a tall mountain. Then he realized that not far away from him stood a handsome youth. It was Liu Jiang. What¡¯s going on? Is this a dream? Yang Wen was a little stunned. However, when he saw Liu Jiang, he remembered that he had been beaten up badly today. His mood immediately turned bad. He turned around and left. Even in his dreams, he did not want to face Liu Jiang directly. Today, he was beaten up so badly by Liu Jiang that he had become fearful of him. Damn it, I must make you pay. If I don¡¯t kill you, my name won¡¯t be Yang Wen. Resentment from Yang Wen, +1420, +¡­, killing intent, +1430, +¡­ Liu Jiang was stunned. The power of emotions obtained in the dreamscape can also be collected? Looking at the Treasure Tree in the void, the fruits on it had grown a little bigger. It was really cool. Liu Jiang¡¯s eyes lit up. He knew the correct way to use the dreamscape fruit. Liu Jiang¡¯s 9-star Black Iron Dharma powers erupted at full force. He circulated his Roaming Dragon Movement Technique and quickly caught up to Yang Wen. ¡°What do you want to do?¡± Yang Wen looked at the spirit energy fluctuation of the nine-star Black Iron on Liu Jiang¡¯s body. His pupils constricted slightly with fear as he shouted fiercely. Liu Jiang¡¯s nine-star Black Iron cultivation level gave him immense pressure. Liu Jiang smiled kindly. ¡°To spar with you.¡± With that said, he transformed into a shadow and stepped forward in an instant, slapping Yang Wen until he spun around. His teeth flew out. ¡°I admit defeat, I admit defeat.¡± Yang Wen had a look of horror as he admitted defeat repeatedly. Is this a f*cking spar? In his dream, Liu Jiang had a cultivation level of 9-star Black Iron. His Roaming Dragon Movement Technique was also at the perfected stage. He was much better than him. They were not on the same level. This was not a spar at all. Instead, it was a one-sided beating. Although the pain in his dream was not particularly clear, the feeling of being beaten and humiliated lingered in his heart. It was worse than pain. It was despair. Resentment from Yang Wen, +3210, killing intent, +3420. ¡°If we stop just because you say so, won¡¯t I lose face?¡± Liu Jiang smiled and said infuriating words to stimulate the eruption of his emotions. With that said, he flashed forward. ¡°Pa¡­¡± Another slap. It sent Yang Wen flying. ¡°What exactly do you want?¡± Yang Wen said fearfully as he got up. It was another wave of resentment, killing intent, emotional power, and fear. Liu Jiang pounced forward again and said, ¡°Of course it¡¯s a spar.¡± With that said, he sent Yang Wen flying again. He had absorbed more than 3000 killing intent and resentment. Liu Jiang pretended to be in disbelief and roared, ¡°You actually¡­ You actually used your face to attack my hand sneakily.¡± Yang Wen was about to go crazy as he roared, ¡°I didn¡¯t.¡± Liu Jiang¡¯s face was full of anger. He pounced forward and raised his hand to slap him. ¡°You actually sneak attacked me.¡± Another slap. ¡°Forget about martial ethics.¡± Another slap. ¡°Is this good?¡± Another slap. ¡°This is not good.¡± In his dream, Liu Jiang hit him with all his might. After a few slaps, Yang Wen¡¯s face was completely swollen like a pig¡¯s head. Moreover, every slap contributed about 3,000 killing intent and resentment to Liu Jiang. ¡°Your f*cking skin is really thick. It hurts my hand.¡± Liu Jiang grimaced and rubbed his palm. Resentment from Yang Wen, +2980, killing intent, +2980. Yang Wen¡¯s face was already purple. One should not hit someone in the face. Liu Jiang kept slapping his face. The key was that his words could drive people crazy. Yang Wen was about to go crazy. At the thought that he was dreaming, he was even angrier. In his dream, he could not let others bully him. On second thought, he had really been bullied. He could not beat others, and his dreams were filled with despair. He had to at least scold him back. He raised his hips, and holding his breath, he roared loudly, ¡°Liu Jiang, f*ck you!¡± After cursing, he gritted his teeth and slapped himself on the forehead, killing himself. Resentment from Yang Wen, +2850, killing intent, +2430! He had actually committed suicide. Liu Jiang was a little stunned. He exited the dream and took a few sips of tea. Liu Jiang continued his selection of light spots. After some thought, he chose Yang Wen again. ¡°Hu¡­¡± On the bed, Yang Wen suddenly sat up straight and panted heavily. Fortunately, he had woken up from his dream. It was really too scary just now. ¡°Brother, you¡¯re awake¡­¡± Yang Bao ran over with a tired expression. ¡°En!¡± Yang Wen nodded, his face still filled with lingering fear. The dream just now was still echoing in his mind. It was extremely vivid and clear. ¡°Damn it, could it be that Liu Jiang injured my brain today and left a shadow? Otherwise, why would I have such a terrifying nightmare in broad daylight? But the scolding was really satisfying in the end.¡± Yang Wen revealed a smug smile. But suddenly, sleepiness overwhelmed him again. In the next moment, Yang Wen was shocked to discover that he had actually appeared on a vast grassland. Liu Jiang stood in front of him and smiled at him. What the¡­ What the f*ck is going on¡­ Yang Wen felt that he was going crazy. Can I dream of someone in succession? Damn Liu Jiang, did he leave a shadow in my heart? he thought. Resentment from Yang Wen, +2650, killing intent, +2650. Liu Jiang looked at the rich emotional force absorbed by the Treasure Tree and expressed his satisfaction. He gave Yang Wen more than ten slaps. He was overwhelmed with emotions. However, towards the end, the resentment and killing intent decreased by a lot, and only fear increased. ¡°Pa! Pa! Pa!¡± Keep fighting. After collecting more than 20,000 points from three types of power of emotions, Yang Wen was directly beaten to death. ¡°Ah¡­¡± Yang Wen suddenly sat up straight on the bed. He was about to go crazy as he panted heavily. It was really hopeless to be slapped to death. But suddenly, he felt a heavy sense of sleepiness. Ah¡­ No, don¡¯t sleep. Yang Wen was absolutely terrified. He slapped his face repeatedly, but he quickly fell asleep. ¡°Ah¡­¡± In a boundless desert, Yang Wen looked at Liu Jiang in front of him and started screaming like a country bumpkin. He felt like his entire body was about to split open. Resentment from Yang Wen, +240, killing intent, +210, fear, +1820. Liu Jiang smiled. He decided to practice his Pyroblast Technique. With a thought, a fist-sized fireball instantly appeared in his palm. Liu Jiang threw it at Yang Wen. Yang Wen¡¯s eyes widened instantly. It was the perfected Pyroblast. ¡°No!¡± In the next instant, Yang Wen was burned to ashes. Fear from Yang Wen, +1950, +¡­ It turned to dust instantly? Liu Jiang looked at the pile of ashes on the ground in astonishment and was slightly stunned. The Pyroblast Technique at the great perfection level was indeed amazing. It could actually kill a seven-star Black Iron instantly. And it was burnt to ashes. It was quite powerful. Just like that, Liu Jiang pulled Yang Wen into a dream again and again. He first practiced the Pyroblast Technique and then the Thunderbolt Saber Technique. Two hours quickly passed for a dreamscape fruit. He continued with the second, third¡­ and fifth. 10 hours later¡­ After practicing the Pyroblast Technique hundreds of times and the Rumbling Thunder Saber Technique hundreds of times, Liu Jiang felt that he had sufficient combat experience. Moreover, his mentality had changed. After all, he had killed more than a thousand times. He looked at the Treasure Tree. Liu Jiang¡¯s heart burned. The dreamscape fruit was more powerful than he had expected. Five dreamscape fruits allowed him to collect a total of 860,000 points of fear. The soul controlling fruit still needed 862,1320 points of fear to mature. Other than that, there was 270,000 resentment and 260,000 killing intent. He had gained a lot. However, what Liu Jiang did not expect was that after using up 27 epiphany fruits in a row, he still had not mastered the Lightning Inducing Technique. Moreover, he could clearly sense that he still needed 73 epiphany fruits to reach the entry level. In other words, just entering the door required 100 epiphany fruits. It was simply terrifying. It seemed that Earth-level spells were hundreds of times harder to comprehend than Human-level spells. ¡­ Yang Wen lay on the bed in a daze. His face was haggard and his eyes were listless. There was not a hint of life in them. His eyes were filled with intense fear. He was burned to death hundreds of times, beheaded hundreds of times, and killed hundreds of times. Although it was really a dream, the feeling of death was very real and vivid. He had completely collapsed. He was completely shut off. He was in a daze and had deep doubts about life. ¡°Brother, are you alright? The doctor said that you were overworked. You¡¯ll be fine after resting for a while.¡± Yang Bao said with concern. Yang Wen looked at Yang Bao blankly and did not say anything. His face was pale as a sheet and he looked dazed. When Yang Bao saw that Liu Jiang had harmed his brother to such an extent, he could not help but be enraged. His killing intent soared as he said carefully, ¡°Brother, I¡¯ve taken out the Bone Erosion Powder. When shall we find a chance to get rid of Liu Jiang?¡± ¡°Get rid of Liu Jiang?¡± When he heard the two words ¡®Liu Jiang,¡¯ Yang Wen exploded like a cat that had its tail stepped on. He roared angrily, ¡°Why do you want to get rid of Liu Jiang?¡± He was yelling so loudly that his saliva splattered all over Yang Bao¡¯s face, scaring him. Yang Bao touched the saliva on his face and said weakly, ¡°Brother, didn¡¯t you ask me to take out the Bone Erosion Powder?¡± The purpose of getting him to use Bone Erosion Powder was to find an opportunity to kill Liu Jiang. ¡°I didn¡¯t ask, I didn¡¯t ask.¡± Yang Wen shook his head like he had gone crazy. His face was wild with fear, like a lunatic. ¡°You clearly said it,¡± Yang Bao said aggrievedly. ¡°Ah, I didn¡¯t, I didn¡¯t.¡± Yang Wen shook his head frantically. Then he jumped up and slapped Yang Bao¡¯s face. ¡°It¡¯s all your fault. Why did you provoke that beast for no reason? Huh?¡± The fear of being killed more than a thousand times exploded instantly. ¡°Brother, I was wrong. I was wrong.¡± Yang Bao avoided him repeatedly. He felt extremely aggrieved and his voice was choked with tears and pain. ¡°It¡¯s all your fault.¡± Yang Wen kicked Yang Bao to the ground and stomped on him. ¡°It¡¯s all your fault, it¡¯s all your fault, it¡¯s all your fault¡­¡± In a while, Yang Bao was covered in injuries. Yang Wen said nervously, ¡°Go apologize tomorrow. We¡¯ll go apologize.¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Yang Bao could not believe it. ¡°What are you screaming for? What are you screaming for?¡± He kicked and kicked again. The nightmare of being killed more than a thousand times surfaced in his mind. Yang Wen shivered. Actually, sometimes shamelessness is really not that important. Isn¡¯t it good to be alive? He was killed more than a thousand times in succession. Towards the end, he committed suicide when he saw Liu Jiang by smashing his own brain with a slap. He was completely scared out of his wits and was about to go crazy. When he heard the name Liu Jiang, the 1,000 miserable ways that he died surfaced in his mind. He still had the courage to deal with Liu Jiang. Chapter 20 - Taking Office _ 1 Chapter 20 Taking Office _ 1 Fear from Yang Wen, +1620, +1520, +¡­ Resentment from Yang Bao, +1430, +1280, +¡­ Liu Jiang¡¯s lips curled up slightly as he watched the emotional force absorbed by the Treasure Tree. Looking at the moonlight outside the window, Liu Jiang realized that it was already late at night. After a quick shower, he went to bed. The night passed uneventfully. When he woke up, Liu Jiang realized that the fear in the Treasure Tree had increased by more than 30,000. He could not help but beam. The soul controlling fruit still required 9,999,806 points of fear to mature. Realizing that his clothes were stained with blood and had not been washed, Liu Jiang had no choice but to wear a clean scholar¡¯s robe. Early in the morning, Liu Jiang swiped an energy fruit and an epiphany fruit on the way and slowly arrived at the Inspection Bureau. ¡°Good morning, Captain Liu.¡± An inspector saw Liu Jiang and immediately greeted him politely. He even gave Liu Jiang a wave of fear. Liu Jiang looked refined and delicate like a weak scholar, but when he attacked, he instantly turned into a fierce tiger. Yesterday, Liu Jiang attacked Yang Wen and the other two with abnormally vicious means. When he saw Liu Jiang, he could not help feeling a little afraid. Zhang Yun, who usually ignored Liu Jiang, was polite and respectful to him. Liu Jiang was secretly pleased. Looking at the renewed sense of fear, Liu Jiang felt even better. However, he did not show anything on his face. He just smiled and nodded. Moreover, he did not put on any airs. As usual, he smiled kindly and said, ¡°Good morning, Inspector Zhang!¡± Zhang Yun looked at Liu Jiang¡¯s kind demeanor and felt that he was not a bad person. Although he was a little fierce during the competition, he treated people very well. Now that he was an official, he did not have any airs. Joy from Zhang Yun, +888! Liu Jiang did not expect that he would gather joy from greeting others warmly. Fear and joy. Not bad. ¡°Captain Liu.¡± ¡°Good morning, Captain Liu.¡± There were people greeting him along the way, and Liu Jiang responded politely. Just a few people gave him more than 4,000 fear and 6,000 joy. In a happy mood, Liu Jiang went to see Chief Zhao Laoxiu. After asking for instructions on a work assignment and currying favor with him, Liu Jiang collected more than 5,000 joyous emotions. He left with satisfaction when he saw the second red energy fruit on the Treasure Tree ripen. After advancing to nine-star Black Iron, he had refined four energy fruits. He needed three more to reach the peak of the nine-star Black Iron level. Now that he had two, he was short of just one. Liu Jiang walked into the Inspection Bureau building and walked through the door that belonged to Team 3. in Vice-captain Yang Cheng, team members Li Jun, Zhang Hu, Yang Yue, Wang Quan, and Tian Li stood up immediately. Fear from Yang Cheng, +1240, +¡­ From¡­ The moment the members of Team Three arrived, they instilled fear in Liu Jiang for more than 10 thousand years. There were also more than 4000 points of envy. A meridian opening fruit that was about to ripen instantly ripened. Vice-captain Yang Cheng said politely, ¡°Captain, you¡¯re here.¡± Yang Yue said gently, ¡°Captain, good morning.¡± The others called out to their leader. He was not particularly used to it and was a little shy. After all, previously, Liu Jiang was just a junior employee who often ran errands for them. Now he had climbed over their heads and become their captain. But no matter what, they accepted the fact that Liu Jiang had taken up the position. Liu Jiang¡¯s powerful combat ability yesterday had already subdued them. Li Jun grinned. He did not have the coyness that Liu Jiang had. There was a fawning smile on his face. ¡°Captain, I have already cleaned your room. If you find any spot that still needs cleaning, let me know and I will clean for you.¡± What a completely despicable person. He doesn¡¯t hide his despicable behavior at all. He¡¯s extremely shameless. In the past, when Zhang Daliang was the captain, Li Jun was like a loyal lackey. He hung out with Zhang Daliang all day and even took care of Liu Jiang, whom Zhang Daliang was concerned about. en Liu Jiang did not expect Li Jun to change so quickly. But for some reason, he felt inexplicably happy. No wonder Zhang Daliang trusted Li Jun so much that day. He handled all the big and small matters for him. It was only after becoming a leader that he realized that it was comforting to have such lackeys and subordinates. After all, everyone was born with a little vanity. Otherwise, why would there be a few bootlickers around every leader? Liu Jiang looked around and imitated Zhang Daliang¡¯s tone as he remembered it. He said calmly, ¡°Our Team 3¡¯s job is still the same as before. We¡¯re in charge of the safety of the people in Black Clouds Town¡¯s Linjiang Street. The focus is to get rid of ghosts. Next, we¡¯ll resolve the disputes in our territory. Now, I¡¯ll arrange the specific duties for today.¡± The six team members instantly stood up straight. Of the two jobs, the job of resolving disputes in the territory was the most disgusting. One had to patrol the streets all day. It was time-consuming and exhausting. Most importantly, it was difficult to produce results. It was strenuous and not profitable. The job of getting rid of ghosts was much easier. If there weren¡¯t reports of ghost sightings, one did not have to be out all day and had enough time to practice cultivation techniques and martial arts. Although the job was a little dangerous, it was not that dangerous. After all, the primary job of the junior-level inspectors was providing intelligence. They just needed to confirm the location and power of the ghosts and report directly to the higher-ups if they could not defeat them. If they exterminated powerful ghosts, they would gain a lot of credit and be rewarded with cultivation resources. Relatively speaking, it was much better to get rid of ghosts. Liu Jiang took a sip of the tea that Li Jun handed him and said calmly, ¡°Yang Cheng, take Yang Yue and Tian Li to patrol the streets. Li Jun, take Zhang Hu and Wang Quan with you. You¡¯re in charge of getting rid of evil spirits.¡± Lee Jun, Wang Quan, and Zhang Hu were all delighted. They said loudly, ¡°Yes.¡± As long as they did not receive any report, they could practice cultivation techniques and martial arts for a day in the Inspection Bureau today. The three of them were delighted and contributed more than 10,000 joyous emotions to Liu Jiang. The third energy fruit ripened immediately. Yang Cheng found it a little hard to believe that he, whose combat strength was second only to Liu Jiang, was actually put in charge of resolving disputes in his territory and patrolling the streets. How could he accept this? He had thought that he was an expert whose combat strength was second only to Liu Jiang. In the future, Liu Jiang would have to rely on him. Unexpectedly, Liu Jiang did not mind at all. He should have gone out on operations last night. Resentment from Yang Cheng, +1450, +¡­, regret, +1650, +¡­ Yang Cheng nodded reluctantly. He did not have the guts to go against Liu Jiang. Fortunately, work was arranged every day. He planned to go back and prepare some good things today. He would look for Liu Jiang at night to carry out some operations. Otherwise, if he arranged for him to patrol the streets every day, he would go crazy. Tian Li¡¯s expression was calm. After all, her cultivation level was low and she used to patrol the streets. However, she still contributed more than 200 points of resentment to Liu Jiang. Yang Yue¡¯s expression turned ugly. She did not expect Liu Jiang to not feel sorry for her at all. In the past, he had been meticulous in taking care of her. Resentment from Yang Yue, +1420, +¡­ The second epiphany fruit quietly ripened. Chapter 21 - Zhang Ergou Chapter 21 Zhang Ergou After sulking for a while, Yang Yue suddenly remembered that she had humiliated Liu Jiang ruthlessly the day before yesterday and had pushed him away with her scolding. Liu Jiang was peeved. After a moment of awkwardness, she adjusted her way of thinking and looked at Liu Jiang. She realized that he was very handsome. At the thought that such a handsome and promising Liu Jiang would become her man, she could not help but be happy. Joy from Yang Yue, +1530, +¡­ Liu Jiang looked at Yang Yue in surprise. Is she so emotional? The fourth energy fruit was almost ripe. What a good person, Liu Jiang thought. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s get to work,¡± Li Jun said loudly, sounding like a henchman. The few of them quickly left. Liu Jiang smiled and turned to enter his captain¡¯s office. He realized that it was indeed quite clean. Liu Jiang sat on a soft animal skin chair and narrowed his eyes in satisfaction as he hummed a tune. Liu Jiang realized that being a leader was really good. He did not have to do anything. He just had to talk his way through the missions and he could do whatever he wanted. After drinking his tea happily, Liu Jiang began to refine the energy fruit. In less than five minutes, three energy fruits were completely refined and absorbed. His cultivation level had increased to the peak of the nine-star Black Iron. He looked at the Treasure Tree. This morning, he had spent more than 20,000 points on fear. The soul-controlling fruit still needed 8,532,250 fear points to mature. In addition, there was a meridian-opening fruit and two epiphany fruits. Gritting his teeth, Liu Jiang began to refine the meridian-opening fruit. Three minutes later, Liu Jiang, who was covered in sweat, was trembling slightly. The meridian-opening fruit had been completely refined. Then Liu Jiang entered a state of enlightenment and comprehended the Lightning Inducing Technique. After using the two fruits, Liu Jiang¡¯s understanding of the Lightning Inducing Technique deepened. He would probably need 69 epiphany fruits to get started. After refining the fruits, Liu Jiang could not sit still anymore. He walked to the training ground and waved at Li Jun, who was cultivating Li Jun immediately put down his saber and greeted him obsequiously. ¡°Captain, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Liu Jiang instructed, ¡°I have something to do. I¡¯m going out for a while. If there¡¯s a mission, tell them that I have something to do. Then come straight to the streets to look for me.¡± ¡°I know.¡± Li Jun nodded repeatedly. On the streets, Liu Jiang obtained some loose change and found the nearest beggar. When he saw Liu Jiang, the beggar¡¯s eyes lit up. Joy from Ouyang Erdan, +888, +290! Liu Jiang stepped forward happily and threw five copper coins into the bowl. Joy from Ouyang Erdan, +652, +150! ¡°The power of emotions is not as strong as the day before yesterday,¡± Liu Jiang muttered to himself. And then another five coins. And then another five coins. Towards the end, although the beggar was very happy, the emotional power that Liu Jiang gathered was decreasing. And it was less than the first time. But overall, it was not bad. He had collected more than 5,000 points of joy. After that, Liu Jiang spent an hour farming 13 beggars from three streets in Black Clouds Town, earning a total of 65,000 points of joy. On the Treasure Tree, seven red energy fruits had already condensed. It took nine energy fruits to get to the peak of the nine-star Black Iron. However, to go from the peak of the nine-star Iron level to the Bronze level, Liu Jiang felt that it would take more than seven energy fruits. After all, going from the Iron level to the Bronze level was a considerable cultivation burden. Countless people had been stuck here their entire lives, unable to succeed no matter how hard they tried. Some died of depression, some even developed mental demons, and some simply switched to evil cultivation techniques and became big devils. From the peak of the Black Iron level to the Bronze level was much more difficult than from one to two stars. Liu Jiang thought for a moment and felt that it would take at least 30 to 40 energy fruits. Next, Liu Jiang continued to wander the streets to collect emotional energy. He also studied how to generate more emotional forces. He realized that the emotional power he obtained from ordinary people was much lower than that of immortal cultivators. The higher the cultivation level of an immortal cultivator, the more emotional power he would generate. The more agitated he was, the more emotional he would be. For example, when helping someone, the more one could satisfy the other party¡¯s needs, the more joy one would receive. For example, giving a bun to a stray dog that was about to starve to death was a way to save its life. It could gather more than 1,000 emotions. He gave the beggar a steamed bun, but the beggar wanted money more. His urgent needs were not satisfied, so he only felt a little happy. Two hours later, Liu Jiang collected another 20,000 points of joy and successfully condensed two fruits. All in all, not bad. Nine energy fruits had ripened. After drinking two bowls of tea, Liu Jiang rewarded the boss with two copper coins, earned more than 500 points of emotional strength, and continued strolling. As he walked, he heard a commotion not far away. Liu Jiang frowned. He strode forward. On the street, five hooligans with disheveled clothes and bare chests were surrounding a little girl, and taking liberties with her unscrupulously. A group of people watched, but they did not dare to say anything. These hooligans were famous for being scoundrels on this street. They often bullied poor people, although they were often arrested and sent to prison. However, the person in the lead was Zhang Ergou. His brother-in-law was Yang Cheng, the deputy captain of the first patrol team. Team 1 happened to be in charge of this street, so in just a few days, Zhang Ergou came out of the Inspection Bureau unscathed. And after he came out, he was as unscrupulous as ever. Now that he was drunk, no one dared to provoke him. ¡°Little lady, there¡¯s a little rabbit at my house that knows how to flip back and forth. Let¡¯s go take a look together,¡± said the fierce-looking Zhang Ergou, who was in the lead. ¡°I¡¯m not going.¡± The little girl blushed and wanted to run away, but the hooligans stretched their arms and stopped her. Zhang Ergou grabbed the little girl¡¯s wrist and revealed his yellow teeth. His eyes were filled with lust. ¡°Little lady, don¡¯t be afraid. You won¡¯t die after seeing a rabbit.¡± The little girl¡¯s eyes were filled with fear as she instinctively retracted her hand. But she was not as strong as the bald man. Her wrist was red from being grabbed and she could not free her hand at all. The little girl was crying from anxiety and kept shaking her head. ¡°I¡¯m not going. I¡¯m not going.¡± ¡°Why, are you looking down on me? I¡¯ll sleep with you tonight and give your darn father a betrothal gift tomorrow. If he dares to disagree, I¡¯ll kill his precious son,¡± the burly man with a fierce face said coldly. ¡°No.¡± Wang Xiaoyu had never experienced such a situation. Tears streamed down her face as she pulled her hand away. At this moment, one of the neighbors could not stand it anymore. A thin middle-aged man shouted, ¡°Zhang Ergou, you f*cking drank some horse urine. Don¡¯t you know your surname? You¡¯re snatching a young lady in broad daylight. Do you still want to save some face for yourself?¡± The thin middle-aged man was furious. He couldn¡¯t care less about anything else. No one could stop him. The fierce-looking man was instantly intoxicated. He dragged the little girl forward, raised his hand, and slapped the thin middle-aged man¡¯s face. The thin middle-aged man spun on the spot three times, then kicked him far away. The surrounding people immediately stopped talking. They were angry but did not dare to say anything Zhang Ergou was still not appeased. He picked up a stick from the ground and hit the thin middle-aged man¡¯s head with it. But at this moment, Zhang Ergou¡¯s fat body was sent flying. A handsome scholar in green appeared where Wang Ergou was just now. ¡°What the f*ck? What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Where did this handsome scholar come from?¡± ¡°How amazing.¡± Wang Xiaoyu looked at Liu Jiang with reddened eyes. The fear in her heart instantly dissipated. Chapter 22 - Punishing Zhang Ergou Chapter 22 Punishing Zhang Ergou ¡°Where did you come from, little bastard?¡± Zhang Ergou held his waist and looked at Liu Jiang with an ugly expression. Resentment from Zhang Ergou, +1104, +¡­, killing Intent, +1080, +¡­ ¡°F*ck him,¡± Zhang Ergou shouted angrily. With a yell, a drunk hooligan pounced on Liu Jiang. Liu Jiang slapped him in the face, causing him to spin around three times. He sat on the ground and felt the world spinning. Half of his teeth fell out. Liu Jiang had instantly dealt with the hooligan, shocking everyone. How amazing What strength. How rough. How satisfying Gratitude from Wang Xiaoyu, +1320, +¡­, joy, +1310, +¡­ Joy from Old Man Zhang, +999, +888, +¡­ Instantly, Liu Jiang felt the joy of dozens of people around him. In an instant, the joy and gratitude he gathered were much more than the joy he had obtained earlier. Two energy fruits were condensed. There were 11 fruits. And the emotions were still refreshing. Other than joy, there was also the power of resentment, fear, killing intent, and regret from Zhang Ergou and the rest. Liu Jiang¡¯s heart burned. He looked at Zhang Ergou passionately. It was like looking at a big tadpole. ¡°Brothers, attack. Kill him.¡± Zhang Ergou held his waist and shouted. A few hooligans with reddened eyes roared and pounced on Liu Jiang. Liu Jiang circulated his Dharma powers and his feet were unbelievably fast. He threw a punch and smashed the bridge of a hooligan¡¯s nose, breaking it, and sending him flying backwards. His face was covered in blood and his eyes were blurry with tears. He had temporarily lost his ability to fight. Another vicious punch came. Liu Jiang dodged calmly and grabbed the hooligan¡¯s hair. He pressed down hard and pressed his knee. The hooligan¡¯s nose bridge instantly shattered, and blood and tears covered his face. Then Liu Jiang slapped him twice, causing his teeth to fly out. He spun on the spot three times and knelt on the ground. In a moment, all the hooligans lay on the ground, wailing and screaming. Zhang Ergou was dumbfounded. He widened his eyes in disbelief. Liu Jiang stepped forward and gave him a loud slap. After spinning three times, Zhang Ergou knelt on the ground and wailed. ¡°Ah¡­ My teeth, you knocked out my teeth¡­¡± Wang Xiaoyu widened her eyes in astonishment. This little scholar is actually so good at fighting How amazing! The five hooligans who used to commit crimes on the streets were beaten up so badly that they could not find their bearings. How amazing! Joy from Wang Xiaoyu, +1330, +¡­ From¡­ Another wave of emotional gain. ¡°He¡¯s an inspector from Linjiang Street.¡± Someone recognized Liu Jiang and shouted. Now everyone knew Liu Jiang¡¯s identity. ¡°So this little scholar is from the Inspection Bureau.¡± ¡°No wonder he¡¯s so amazing.¡± ¡°Well done.¡± ¡°This is so satisfying.¡± The Inspection Bureau was a military organization in the Immortal Kingdom that maintained public order and eliminated demons. It was formed by immortal cultivators and was directly under the command of the Immortal Kingdom¡¯s Inspectorate. It had the license to kill and was shockingly powerful. Members of the Inspection Bureau enjoyed a high status in important cities. However, Zhang Ergou was not afraid. He shouted angrily, ¡°Do you know that my brother-in-law is Yang Cheng? He is the leader of your Inspection Bureau. How dare you hit me like this?¡± In his opinion, Liu Jiang was young and must be a junior inspector. As for his brother-in-law, he was the Vice-Captain of the Inspection Bureau. He was very popular and had a good relationship with several captains. ¡°Yang Cheng?¡± Liu Jiang was stunned. There was only one Yang Cheng in the Inspection Bureau. It was his subordinate. He did not expect this hooligan to be Yang Cheng¡¯s relative. However, he was feeling the rich emotional energy he was gathering. Liu Jiang made a decision. He continued farming them. Liu Jiang looked at the hooligans and said righteously, ¡°You scumbags do evil things all day long. Today, I¡¯ll teach you a lesson on behalf of Yang Cheng.¡± Resentment from Zhang Ergou, +1080, +¡­, killing intent, +1000, +¡­, fear, +1010, +¡­ ¡°From +¡­¡± It was another wave of rich emotional energy. ¡°The five of you, kneel in a row and slap yourselves hard. Keep going until I¡¯m satisfied,¡± Liu Jiang said loudly. With that, he gathered another wave of emotions. Zhang Ergou shouted angrily, ¡°Who the f*ck do you think you are? How dare you make me kneel?¡± He was also stunned. Liu Jiang was actually not afraid of Yang Cheng, which meant that Liu Jiang¡¯s position was quite high. However, he was the big brother of the hooligans. If he knelt here, he would lose face. Then how could he survive in the underworld in the future? How could he be the big brother? He had to protect his dignity. So even if he was beaten to death, he would not kneel. He would never kneel on the ground and slap himself. He felt that he was being tough and unyielding. At the thought of this, he felt a strong sense of pride. He felt that he had the aura of a hero. Liu Jiang stepped forward and spiritual power surged in his hand. He slapped Zhang Ergou and sent him flying five meters away. Zhang Ergou fell heavily to the ground, vomiting blood. There were many broken teeth in the blood. Zhang Ergou shook his head. His head hurt so much that it felt like it was about to split open. er v S Seeing Liu Jiang walking over with a smile, Zhang Ergou was terrified. Incomparable fear. He did not care about pride or dignity anymore. Compared to his life, those things were useless. He was afraid that Liu Jiang would beat him to death. He felt the threat of death. Zhang Ergou quickly said, ¡°Brother, I¡¯ll slap myself. Don¡¯t dirty your hands.¡± With that, he scrambled to the front and organized his few underlings to kneel neatly. Then he slapped himself. As he was slapped himself, he contributed a lot of emotions to Liu Jiang. The onlookers were happy. It felt great, like they had eaten a big piece of cold watermelon in summer. They kept contributing joy to Liu Jiang. Looking at the ripe energy fruits, Liu Jiang was overjoyed. In less than five minutes, 10 red energy fruits had ripened. In addition to the 11 ripe fruits from before, there were 21 energy fruits hanging on the Treasure Tree. The 22nd energy fruit bloomed, and it gradually grew¡­ Liu Jiang¡¯s heart burned. 23rd, 24th¡­ To Liu Jiang¡¯s disappointment, towards the end, the emotional power that the Myriad Treasure Tree gathered gradually decreased. Half an hour later. ¡°Raise your head a little higher and use more force.¡± Liu Jiang snorted. The few of them trembled and quickly looked up to slap themselves harder. Chapter 23 - Wang Xiaoyu (1) Chapter 23 Wang Xiaoyu (1) ¡°Pa! Pa! Pa!¡± There were more and more onlookers around. After knowing the entire story, they felt good. Liu Jiang was absorbing wave after wave of emotions. There was joy, resentment, fear, and killing intent. Most of them were joy. These people had done many bad things in the past, and the resentment among the neighbors was deep. He taught them a lesson. A bunch of neighbors contributed a lot of joy. Liu Jiang was exceptionally happy. Zhang Ergou slapped himself frantically, but he was ruthless in his heart. When he saw a figure in the crowd, his eyes lit up and he made a face. Wang Qiang left quietly to get help. Liu Jiang shouted coldly, ¡°Continue slapping.¡± ¡°Pa¡­¡± Zhang Ergou slapped himself twice, but he was determined to teach Liu Jiang a lesson when Wang Qiang called Yang Cheng over. Time passed slowly. However, as time passed, the power of emotions gathered gradually decreased. Liu Jiang was a little disappointed. ¡°Brother Yang, it was him. He was the one who hit Brother Zhang and the rest.¡± Suddenly, a loud voice was heard. Liu Jiang turned around and saw a young man rushing over with Yang Cheng. From Wang Qiang¡¯s words, Yang Cheng instantly knew that the martial artist who dealt with his brother-in-law was Liu Jiang. In yesterday¡¯s assessment, Liu Jiang¡¯s cruel methods had stunned him, making him a little afraid. How could he sit still? He immediately rushed over. He was afraid that if he did not make it in time, his brother-in-law would be beaten to death by Liu Jiang. ¡°Yang Cheng, you¡¯re here. You¡¯re finally here. Kill Liu Jiang for me,¡± Zhang Ergou shouted when he saw Yang Cheng. The hearts of the neighbors tightened, afraid that a good inspector like Liu Jiang would be bullied by Yang Cheng. Wang Xiaoyu, in particular, was about to cry from anxiety. Then she strode forward and stood in front of Liu Jiang, preparing to explain. She stood in front of Liu Jiang and faced Yang Cheng. She was trembling and exceptionally afraid. However, she did not give up because of this and carried on stubbornly. When Yang Cheng heard Zhang Ergou¡¯s words, his eyebrows twitched. He stepped forward and gave Zhang Ergou a heavy slap, making him spin around a few times. He gritted his teeth and said, ¡°You hopeless fool. I¡¯ve said so many times that you have to abide by the law.¡± He knew that his brother-in-law was not smart, but he did not expect him to be so brainless. Not to mention that Liu Jiang was his leader, even if Liu Jiang was just an ordinary inspector, he would not have killed him in front of so many people. ¡°Brother-in-law¡­¡± Zhang Ergou was stunned. He did not expect Yang Cheng to hit him so hard. However, Yang Cheng bowed respectfully to Liu Jiang. ¡°Captain, Zhang Ergou, this bastard, is insensible. I¡¯ll throw him into jail now.¡± ¡°Captain?¡± Looking at Yang Cheng¡¯s respectful manner and listening to his words, Zhang Ergou was stunned. He did not expect Liu Jiang to be the team leader of the Inspection Bureau at such a young age. He broke out in cold sweat. He had actually provoked the captain of the Inspection Bureau. He was really courting death. The Inspection Bureau was famous for subduing demons and arresting criminals. Ordinary inspectors were superior. The captain of the team was even more impressive. The people at the side heaved a sigh of relief. They were also surprised and secretly shocked that Liu Jiang had become a team leader at such a young age. How amazing The reverence in their eyes increased as they looked at Liu Jiang. Wang Xiaoyu also had a look of admiration on her face. Liu Jiang had actually become Yang Cheng¡¯s leader at such a young age. He was really amazing He gathered a lot of joy, envy, and jealousy. Liu Jiang was delighted and said happily, ¡°They didn¡¯t do anything big, so there¡¯s no need to put them in jail. I¡¯ll let them go after I educate them.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll listen to Captain¡¯s arrangements.¡± Yang Cheng nodded respectfully. Liu Jiang smiled kindly at them. ¡°The process just now was disrupted. Let¡¯s start again. Keep going until I¡¯m satisfied.¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Zhang Ergou and the rest wailed in despair. It was another wave of resentment and killing intent. But at this moment, no one dared to disobey Liu Jiang¡¯s orders. Their biggest backer was Liu Jiang¡¯s subordinate. What was there to resist? The few of them knelt on the ground neatly and slapped themselves. As they slapped themselves, they contributed emotions. Unfortunately, as time passed, the amount of emotional power gathered gradually decreased. Half an hour later. The amount of emotional power absorbed by the Myriad Treasure Tree was pitifully little. It was only a few points at a time. ¡°Big Brother, we were wrong, alright? We really can¡¯t fight anymore.¡± Zhang Ergou wailed miserably. He could not even feel his palm. As for his face? He wondered what damage had been done to it. In any case, they could no longer feel their faces. ¡°Huh?¡± Liu Jiang raised his eyebrows. ¡°You¡¯re wrong?¡± Zhang Ergou shook his head like a rattle-drum. ¡°No, it¡¯s our fault. It¡¯s our fault.¡± Liu Jiang asked again, ¡°Do you dare to bully your neighbors again?¡± ¡°No, no. I wouldn¡¯t dare to do it even if you beat me to death.¡± ¡°Will you cause trouble for that little girl just now?¡± u caus ¡°No, no!¡± ¡°Then give yourself another hundred slaps each.¡± ¡°Howl¡­¡± The few of them wailed in their hearts, but the people around them felt exceptionally comfortable. These hooligans had bullied them badly. They were overjoyed to see Liu Jiang teach them a lesson. He added a splash of emotion. The hooligans were completely numb. The amount of emotional energy that the Treasure Tree absorbed was very little. Liu Jiang looked at the hooligans. ¡°I live on Linjiang Street. If I see you bullying people again in the future, you can imagine the consequences.¡± ¡°No, no.¡± A few hooligans nodded repeatedly. Liu Jiang grinned and turned to look at the neighbors and passers-by around him. He said loudly, ¡°In the future, if anyone sees them committing crimes, they can come to the Patrol Division to look for me. My name is Liu Jiang.¡± In just over half an hour, he had obtained 23 energy fruits. Including the previous 11, there were 34. In addition, there were 9 more epiphany fruits. In total, there were 15 black epiphany fruits hanging on the tree. There were two more madness fruits, making it 33 in total. He had collected more than 60,000 points of fear. The soul-controlling fruit was only 8,471,160 points away from maturing. A dreamscape fruit was just short of 3,580 points of regret. It was a great harvest. His revenue was comparable to what he got from yesterday¡¯s competition. Zhang Ergou and the rest raised their eyebrows and contributed some resentment and fear. He gathered a lot of joy from the neighbors. There were 35 energy fruits. ¡°Sir, thank you so much for what happened today.¡± Wang Xiaoyu ran forward and said gratefully. ¡°It was nothing. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± Liu Jiang looked at the cute little girl in front of him and reached out to rub her head. But the young lady blushed immediately. ¡°If anyone bullies you in the future, come find me,¡± Liu Jiang said calmly. The gratitude and joy that this little girl had provided him just now were quite rich, far surpassing that of others. Moreover, she was providing them continuously. The amount was quite huge. In total, it was enough to condense three energy fruits. ¡°Yes.¡± Wang Xiaoyu nodded numerous times. Joy from Wang Xiaoyu, +1320, +1200, +¡­ Gratitude from Wang Xiaoyu, +1360, +1210, +¡­ ¡°Goodbye.¡± Liu Jiang waved and turned to leave. Wang Xiaoyu looked at Liu Jiang¡¯s back for a long time until he disappeared from the street. Chapter 24 - Family (1) Chapter 24 Family (1) On the streets, Liu Jiang continued to gather the power of emotions. Liu Jiang held a small and plain cauldron and asked the boss, ¡°How much is this?¡± The stall owner said, ¡°10 taels of silver.¡± Liu Jiang said, ¡°Five copper coins.¡± Resentment from Zhang Gensheng, +999, +¡­ He had put in a lot of effort to make this, but Liu Jiang only offered him the cost price. How could he accept this? If not for the fact that Liu Jiang¡¯s clothes were made of good material and that he was obviously rich, he would not have bothered with him. Zhang Gensheng pretended to be in disbelief and said, ¡°Look carefully. This was dug out from a tomb hundreds of years ago. It¡¯s at least five taels of silver, which is 5,000 copper coins.¡± Liu Jiang said, ¡°Five copper coins.¡± Resentment from Zhang Gensheng, +985, +¡­ Zhang Gensheng chuckled and said, ¡°I can tell at a glance that you have good taste. How can you buy such a good thing for five copper coins? How about this? I¡¯ll take three taels of silver. It can¡¯t be lower.¡± Liu Jiang said, ¡°Five copper coins.¡± Resentment from Zhang Gensheng, +888, +¡­ Zhang Gensheng took a deep breath. ¡°Alright, alright. Just treat it as goodwill.¡± In any case, he had a lot of money on hand. After selling it for five copper coins, he could go to a restaurant. Liu Jiang smiled shyly. ¡°I¡¯m not buying. I¡¯m just practicing bargaining.¡± With that, he fanned himself with his new fan and left happily. Resentment from Zhang Gensheng, +1420, +¡­ ¡°Big Sister Bai, you seem to have become much younger. Give me two packets of your mung bean cake.¡± A woman in her thirties beamed. ¡°You¡¯re really sweet-tongued, kid.¡± Joy from Bai Xiaohua, +999¡­ Liu Jiang took the mung bean cakes happily and flattered her with a smile. ¡°Your mung bean cake is too delicious. It¡¯s at least 10,000 times better than the pastries at the Immortal Guest House.¡± Gratitude received from Bai Xiaohua, +999¡­ Liu Jiang placed 10 copper coins on the table. Bai Xiaohua waved her hand. ¡°This is too much. Two copper coins are enough.¡± Liu Jiang flattered her, ¡°Your pastries are so delicious. Even 10 taels of gold is not expensive.¡± With that, he left happily. Gratitude received from Bai Xiaohua, +1220, +¡­, joy +1220, +¡­ He walked along, gathering emotions as he went. By evening, Liu Jiang had gathered more than 40,000 joy and over 50,000 resentment. Energy fruits, 39. 20 epiphany fruits. After turning a corner, Liu Jiang stopped in his tracks when he reached his house. A fat middle-aged man and woman were standing at the door. Liu Jiang was a little stunned because those two were the parents of the dead ghost Liu Jiang. His father was Liu Qingzhong, and his mother was Guo Cuicui. At this moment, the two of them saw Liu Jiang. The chubby middle-aged woman walked forward quickly, her face full of joy. She said, ¡°Little Jiang.¡± As soon as she finished speaking, tears welled up in her eyes. Joy from Guo Cuicui, +1420, +¡­ Joy from Liu Qingzhong, +1430, +¡­ ¡°Mom.¡± Liu Jiang opened his mouth and said with some difficulty, but he still called her mom. Although his soul did not belong to the dead ghost Liu Jiang, his body belonged to him. The blood in his bones belonged to the Liu family, and he had memories from the dead ghost Liu Jiang. In his previous life, his parents died early and he lacked love. He yearned to have family and parents. In this life, he would treat the two of them as his parents. Guo Cuicui wiped her tears. ¡°You brat, you don¡¯t even know how to go home. It¡¯s been more than three years. You¡¯re really ruthless.¡± Liu Jiang did not say anything. The dead ghost Liu Jiang from before actually missed home and wanted to go home. However, after his parents spent so much money to send him to the Ethereal Immortal Sect, he was kicked out of the sect and came to the Inspection Bureau in a sorry state, but he was still just a lowly inspector. He had pursued the girl he liked. He had wanted to bring a beautiful woman home to save face, but he could not fulfill his wish. He felt extremely inferior. He had achieved nothing. He could not face his parents, so every year during the new year, he would lie that he was very busy and could not go home. But he dreamed all the time that he would become successful and return home in glory. ¡°What are you crying for? Isn¡¯t Little Jiang fine?¡± Liu Qingzhong reprimanded her, but his eyes were a little moist. He forced himself to look away. As a dignified father, he could not cry in front of his son. ¡°Dad, Mom, come in and have a seat.¡± Liu Jiang came back to his senses and greeted them warmly. He was a little excited and nervous. ¡°Dad, Mom, why did you come to Black Clouds Town to look for me?¡± Liu Jiang asked. His family residence was in a city in Golden Blossom County, and Black Clouds Town was in Eastern Mountain County. The two places were very far apart, and it would take at least half a month to get there. ¡°It¡¯s all because of you.¡± Liu Qingzhong snorted. ¡°Your mom talks about you all day, but you didn¡¯t come home for three years, so we had to come to see you.¡± Guo Cuicui said, ¡°I¡¯m just here to see if you¡¯ve grown up in the past three years, if you¡¯ve eaten well, if you¡¯re wearing warm clothes, and if you¡¯ve become handsome.¡± Every time they went out and saw other people¡¯s children, they would start to think of Liu Jiang. They would recall bits and pieces of his childhood. Sometimes, they could not even sleep. When Liu Jiang was training in the Ethereal Immortal Sect, he would go back once every half a year. However, ever since he left the Ethereal Immortal Sect, he had not been home for three years. They wrote to Liu Jiang to ask him to come home, but he said that he was busy and could not get away. Over the past three years, as time passed, the longing in their hearts became stronger and stronger. It lingered in their hearts and could not be dispelled. Then they decided to close the inn for the time being and visit Little Liu Jiang in Eastern Mountain County. They wanted to see if Little Liu Jiang had grown up, if he was living well, if his clothes were warm, and if he had been bullied. They just wanted to visit him. Liu Jiang¡¯s heart skipped a beat. The two elders had traveled thousands of miles just to see him. He felt a lump in his throat. It felt good to be missed. A warm feeling flowed through his heart. Liu Jiang¡¯s spiritual power surged as he dried the tears in his eyes. He chuckled and said, ¡°I¡¯m doing alright.¡± ¡°What do you mean by alright?¡± Liu Qingzhong glared at him. He could more or less guess Liu Jiang¡¯s situation. Liu Jiang had been chased out of the Ethereal Immortal Sect, which meant that his aptitude was really average. Liu Jiang was young, had poor qualifications, and a low cultivation level. He was definitely a junior-level inspector in the Inspection Bureau. Although being an inspector was very powerful in the eyes of ordinary people, in the Inspection Bureau, where the strong were respected, junior-level inspectors were definitely doing all sorts of dirty work. They might even be bullied by their colleagues. ¡°It¡¯s really alright.¡± Liu Jiang rubbed his head in embarrassment. Guo Cuicui said, ¡°You kid, you¡¯re like your father. You only know how to tell the good news and not the bad.¡± She owned an inn. The people from the Inspection Bureau often came to her inn to eat. She naturally knew that it was not easy to be a junior-level inspector. They were often ordered around by their leaders. Only by becoming an official would their situation be better. However, Liu Jiang was unfamiliar with the place and his cultivation level was so low. How could he have become an official? They blamed themselves. If they were more capable, Liu Jiang would not have to work so hard. Unfortunately, they were just innkeepers of a small inn. Although they could earn some money every month, their social status was inferior to that of an inspector. They could not provide Liu Jiang with a better life, nor could they help him much. The more he thought about it, the more upset he felt. Remorse from Liu Qingzhong, +1300, +¡­ Remorse from Liu Qingzhong +1280, +¡­ A dreamscape fruit quietly ripened. ¡°Knock, knock, knock¡­¡± Liu Jiang opened the door. It was actually Yang Cheng. He was carrying two gift boxes and smiling obsequiously. Chapter 25 - Yang Chengs Gift Chapter 25 Yang Cheng¡¯s Gift Liu Jiang was stunned for a moment before he smiled gently. ¡°Yang Cheng, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Yang Cheng said cautiously, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I just brought some local specialties from home. I brought them over for you to try.¡± From the corner of his eye, Yang Cheng saw Liu Qingzhong and Guo Cuicui in the house. He quickly said, ¡°I didn¡¯t greet you before I came. I came too presumptuously. Well, I just brought you some specialties as a token of my appreciation. You have guests at home, so I¡¯ll go back first.¡± With that, he put down his things and was about to leave. It was actually a gift! Liu Jiang was stunned for a moment, but he quickly regained his senses and said gently, ¡°I haven¡¯t eaten yet. Don¡¯t be in a hurry to leave. Let¡¯s eat together later.¡± Joy from Yang Cheng, +1320, +¡­ Yang Cheng said, ¡°I won¡¯t be disturbing you, right?¡± Liu Jiang: ¡°¡­¡± He was just being polite. He did not expect Yang Cheng to have average EQ. However, since Yang Cheng had said so, he could not say anything. After all, he had come to give him a gift. It wouldn¡¯t be good to not offer him a sip of water. Well, let him stay and chat for a while to draw some emotions from him and bond at the same time.¡± After all, having another friend was better than having another enemy. Liu Jiang said warmly, ¡°It¡¯s no bother. Have a seat.¡± Joy from Yang Cheng, +1230, +¡­ ¡°Aye!¡± Yang Cheng replied and sat on the stool that Liu Jiang was pointing at. He even carefully sat on half of it, looking like a very careful and reserved primary school student. Fear from Yang Cheng, +1260, +¡­ Liu Jiang¡¯s parents were curious when they saw how careful Yang Cheng was. ¡°Dad, Mom, this is my colleague from the Inspection Bureau, Yang Cheng.¡± Liu Jiang introduced them. ¡°Yang Cheng, this is my dad and this is my mom.¡± Yang Cheng quickly said respectfully, ¡°Hello, Uncle and Auntie.¡± Guo Cuicui and Liu Qingzhong nodded politely. Guo Cuicui walked to the wooden table and poured tea for Yang Cheng. She asked gently, ¡°Would you like more or less tea leaves?¡± Yang Cheng stood up immediately and said, ¡°Auntie, don¡¯t busy yourself. I¡¯ll do it myself. I¡¯ll do it myself.¡± As he spoke, he picked up the kettle and filled Liu Qingzhong and Guo Cuicui¡¯s cups first. Then he poured a cup for Liu Jiang and finally filled his own cup. Mr. and Mrs. Liu were stunned when they saw this. They thought to themselves that this person was too polite. They were both colleagues from the Inspection Bureau and judging from his age, he was much older than Liu Jiang. He actually poured tea for Liu Jiang very politely. Liu Qingzhong looked at Yang Cheng and smiled gently. ¡°Don¡¯t be so polite. Since you¡¯re Little Jiang¡¯s colleague, make yourself at home here. Oh right, have you been busy with work recently? Are there many demons and ghosts?¡± Liu Qingzhong tried to find something to say to ease the awkward atmosphere. Yang Cheng immediately straightened his back and answered seriously, ¡°Not very busy. I have nothing to do most of the time. There are also very few demons and ghosts.¡± Guo Cuicui said, ¡°How is our Little Jiang doing in the Inspection Bureau? He¡¯s honest and loyal. He must have been scolded by his superior many times, right?¡± Yang Cheng was stunned for a moment before he said loudly, ¡°Get scolded? Captain Liu is capable. The leaders of the Inspection Bureau value him very much. He¡¯s the strongest captain in our Black Clouds Town¡¯s Inspection Bureau. Why would he be scolded?¡± Yang Cheng praised him. Although his EQ was low, he was not stupid. He had even read two books on how to curry favor. At this time, he could not embarrass Liu Jiang by saying that he had been bullied in the past. At a time like this, praise was the way to go. Men were prideful. If he gave Liu Jiang face in front of his parents, his impression of him might improve greatly. He did not want to be assigned to patrol the streets all day and resolve trivial neighborhood disputes. Liu Jiang was stunned. However, looking at his parents¡¯ stunned expressions, Liu Jiang felt great. He gave Yang Cheng a satisfied look. Yang Cheng was quite happy to receive Liu Jiang¡¯s gaze. He was overjoyed. The 41st energy fruit quietly ripened. Liu Qingzhong and Guo Cuicui were stunned for a moment. Liu Qingzhong asked, ¡°Captain Liu, what Captain Liu?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Yang Cheng was stunned. ¡°Uncle and Auntie still don¡¯t know?¡± Liu Qingzhong asked, ¡°Know what?¡± Yang Cheng looked at Liu Jiang and saw his affirmative gaze. He puffed up his chest slightly. ¡°A few days ago, during our Inspection Bureau¡¯s assessment, Captain Liu Jiang defeated Yang Wen, who was at the peak of the seven-star Black Iron, with his superior strength. Luo Caiyun, who was at the peak of the seven-star Black Iron, was so scared that she immediately admitted defeat. Captain Liu won the first place in the assessment with an absolute advantage. He became the captain of the third patrol team of the Inspection Bureau in Black Clouds Town.¡± Liu Jiang¡¯s eyelids twitched. Is it as exaggerated as Yang Cheng said? Liu Qingzhong and Guo Cuicui were stunned. Only then did Liu Qingzhong look at Liu Jiang and say in surprise, ¡°You defeated a peak seven-star Black Iron martial artist? You¡¯ve become the team leader of the Inspection Bureau?¡± Liu Jiang nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± Liu Qingzhong and Guo Cuicui still could not react. Defeat a peak seven-star Black Iron martial artist? Although Liu Jiang did not go home, he would write a letter every month. A month ago, Liu Jiang had written to them that his cultivation level was still at the peak of the three-star Black Iron. How did he defeat a peak seven-star Black Iron martial artist? Liu Qingzhong asked, ¡°What level are you now?¡± Liu Jiang said, ¡°I obtained some opportunities recently. My cultivation level is now nine-star Black Iron.¡± Tonight, after refining the energy fruit, he would most likely reach the Bronze level. ¡°Hiss¡­¡± Liu Qingzhong and the other two turned into vacuum cleaners and gasped. Mr. and Mrs. Liu reacted and joy surged in their hearts. Joy from Liu Qingzhong, +1210, +¡­ Joy from Guo Cuicui, +1210, +¡­ Yang Cheng was shocked. He did not expect Liu Jiang to hide his cultivation level. How amazing It was amazing. He had indeed obtained an opportunity. He wondered what kind of opportunity he had obtained. Envy! Jealousy! Envy from Yang Cheng, +1320, +¡­, jealousy, +1310, +¡­¡± While feeling envious and jealous, Yang Cheng had a little thought. That was to befriend Liu Jiang and cozy up to him. It was said that Liu Jiang was from the Liu family in Qingzhou. Now if he had the support of the main family, his future was definitely set in stone. The sky would be the limit. As long as he clung to Liu Jiang, he might be able to make a fortune. At the thought of this, Yang Cheng chuckled and said, ¡°Oh right, Captain, my culinary skills are superb. I wonder what Uncle and Auntie like to eat. I¡¯ll show you and Uncle and Auntie my skills now.¡± Liu Jiang was stunned and refused. ¡°Forget it. It¡¯s too embarrassing to ask you to cook after coming all the way here.¡± Yang Cheng made up his mind. He had decided to cozy up to Liu Jiang. It was sometimes easier to gain Liu Jiang¡¯s favor by fawning over his parents. His cooking was indeed delicious, very delicious, so he decided to please Liu Jiang and his parents. Yang Cheng chuckled. ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine. I just like to cook. Oh right, Uncle, Auntie, what do you like to eat? Something flavorful or bland?¡± Liu Qingzhong looked at Liu Jiang and saw him nodding. He chuckled and said, ¡°This is too much trouble for you. I like everything. Just make two dishes. Your aunt feels the same.¡± Joy from Yang Cheng, +1210, +¡­ Yang Cheng chuckled. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go buy groceries first.¡± With that, he left happily. Chapter 26 - One Visit After Another Chapter 26 One Visit After Another After Yang Cheng left. Guo Cuicui grabbed Liu Jiang¡¯s hand in disbelief. ¡°Son, have you really become a team leader?¡± Liu Jiang said, ¡°Absolutely.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you found a colleague and colluded with him to lie to us? Did you do it to make us happy?¡± Guo Cuicui was a little skeptical. ¡°I didn¡¯t even know you were coming. How could it be an act?¡± Liu Jiang said in exasperation. Liu Qingzhong, on the other hand, was much calmer. He asked solemnly, ¡°How did your cultivation level increase so much in such a short time? Don¡¯t tell me you cultivated some evil technique?¡± Cultivating some evil techniques could greatly increase one¡¯s cultivation level in a short period of time. Although his aptitude was too poor and he did not cultivate, he was still a member of the Liu family and had some knowledge. ¡°How could I cultivate evil techniques? If I cultivate evil techniques, I definitely won¡¯t be able to pass the examination at the bureau,¡± Liu Jiang explained. Liu Qingzhong asked, ¡°Then why did you improve so quickly?¡± Liu Jiang lied. ¡°Half a month ago, when I entered the mountains to capture a Big-Headed Ghost, I happened to obtain a Body Tempering Sacred Fruit. Not only did my cultivation level increase greatly, but most importantly, my aptitude increased countless times. I¡¯m a genius now.¡± Hearing Liu Jiang¡¯s words, Liu Qingzhong was relieved. He cracked a smile. Joy from Liu Qingzhong, +1220, +¡­ The 42nd energy fruit was ripe. Guo Cuicui also felt that it was unreal. She felt that happiness had come too suddenly. It was like a dream, a little surreal. She reached out, grabbed his thigh, and pinched it hard. ¡°Ah¡­¡± Liu Qingzhong almost jumped in pain. ¡°Are you crazy? Why did you pinch me for no reason?¡± Liu Qingzhong rubbed his thigh hard, feeling like his flesh was about to be pinched off. It hurt like hell. ¡°Knock, knock, knock¡­¡± At this moment, someone knocked on the door. Guo Cuicui, who was the closest, walked forward and opened the door. There were two men standing outside. One was tall and thin, and the other looked exceptionally strong, like an iron tower. Both of them were holding gift boxes. Guo Cuicui asked, ¡°You are?¡± Li Jun was a little stunned, but seeing that the other party looked a little like Liu Jiang, he could not help but chuckle. ¡°Auntie, you must be Captain Liu¡¯s mother. Hello, we¡¯re both Captain Liu¡¯s subordinates.¡± Zhang Hu said in a low voice, ¡°Hello, Auntie.¡± Hearing them call Liu Jiang ¡®Captain¡¯ dispelled any doubt she might have about his position. She happily let the two of them in. The two of them placed the gift box on the wooden table. Li Jun looked at Liu Jiang and said happily, ¡°Captain, we brought you some specialties.¡± ¡°Why are the two of you doing this to me?¡± Liu Jiang shook his head speechlessly. Then he introduced the two of them to his parents. ¡°Dad, Mom, these two are my best friends in the Inspection Bureau. They have been taking good care of me all these years. This is Li Jun and this is Zhang Hu.¡± Upon hearing Liu Jiang¡¯s introduction, the two of them were exceptionally happy and gave Liu Jiang a wave of joy. Unexpectedly, there was a knock on the door. He opened the door and saw Yang Yue, Tian Li, and Wang Quan. They were all holding gifts. Yang Yue wanted to come alone, but Tian Li had tagged along. When they were buying gifts, they bumped into Wang Quan, so the three of them came together. The three of them entered the house and saw Zhang Hu, Li Jun, and the unfamiliar middle-aged couple. They were a little surprised. Why are they all here? Liu Jiang forced a smile and introduced them. When Yang Yue heard that the couple were Liu Jiang¡¯s parents, her expression immediately softened. She smiled and said, ¡°Uncle, Auntie, have you eaten? If not, I¡¯ll cook for you. I make delicious meals.¡± Liu Jiang smiled. ¡°Yang Cheng went to buy groceries. He¡¯ll make them later.¡± Yang Yue said crisply, ¡°Since Chef Yang is here, I won¡¯t have a chance to show off my skills. How can I accept that?¡± Yang Yue looked left and right, then grabbed Guo Cuicui¡¯s hand. ¡°Auntie, I might as well massage your back. I often massage my mother¡¯s back at home. My skills are quite good.¡± Guo Cuicui was a little nervous. She was just a little lady boss who owned an inn. When she saw the inspectors, she felt inexplicably nervous. She did not dare to let an inspector massage her back and refused repeatedly. ¡°Daughter, no, no.¡± ¡°Auntie, my skills are quite amazing. Auntie, just give me a chance to show you.¡± Yang Yue was quite eloquent. Soon, Guo Cuicui was coaxed into sitting on a stool. As Yang Yue massaged her, she said, ¡°Auntie, Jiang-jiang always tells me about you. He said how gentle and beautiful you are. When I saw you today, I realized that you¡¯re even prettier than what Jiang-jiang described.¡± Guo Cuicui was very happy to be coaxed. ¡°No, I¡¯m already 47 years old. I¡¯m old. You¡¯re the prettier one. You look like someone from a painting.¡± In terms of looks, Yang Yue was really top-notch. ¡°Nonsense, how are you old? At first glance, I thought you were Jiangjiang¡¯s elder sister. If not for Jiangjiang¡¯s introduction, I wouldn¡¯t have thought that you were actually Jiangjiang¡¯s mother.¡± Yang Yue waxed lyrical. ¡°You¡¯re so sweet.¡± Guo Cuicui had never been flattered like this before, and the other party was an inspector. She was so happy that she could not close her mouth. ¡°Miss, quickly sit down and rest. Don¡¯t tire yourself out. I¡¯ll get you a glass of water.¡± Yang Yue chuckled and said, ¡°I¡¯m not tired. My body is fine. When I was at home, I massaged my grandma and my mom. It has only been a while, and I¡¯m not tired at all.¡± Her words were quite standard. She was hinting that she was healthy and filial. As expected. Guo Cuicui liked Yang Yue even more. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be so good-looking and so filial. If my Little Jiang can get such a good-looking, considerate, and filial girl like you in the future, he¡¯ll be lucky.¡± Yang Yue continued with her strategy. ¡°Handsome Jiang is gentle, kind, strong, brave, romantic, humorous, generous, free-spirited, and unrestrained. He has integrity, composure, rationality, and decisiveness. He has a good temperament, a warm heart, and a domineering personality. Whoever marries him will be blessed.¡± Guo Cuicui and Liu Qingzhong were happy to hear this. Although they knew that it was a little exaggerated, they were naturally exceptionally happy that such a good-looking and gentle girl praised Liu Jiang like this. The others felt their scalps tingle, but they did not idle around. They simply started looking for work, unwilling to be left behind. Li Jun imitated her and massaged Liu Qingzhong¡¯s back. Wang Quan took a broom and swept the floor. Tian Li took a rag and wiped the cabinet. Seeing that there was nothing to do, Zhang Hu ran out to chop wood. Liu Jiang was a little shocked. These people were actually so enthusiastic. However, he knew that it was because he had some power. They did not want to patrol the streets every day. At the thought of this, Liu Jiang felt relieved and did not stop them from working. His parents had worked hard for most of their lives. It was time to let them enjoy life. Liu Qingzhong and Guo Cuicui looked at each other with gratification in their eyes. Their bodies felt comfortable, and their hearts felt exceptionally comfortable. His son had indeed become an official, and an inspector at that. Look. The inspectors, who used to be high and mighty, gave gifts, massaged their backs, swept the floor, wiped the cabinet, and chopped wood. Being an official was really different. Little Jiang was successful. Little Jiang was capable. Chapter 27 - Yang Wens Apology Chapter 27 Yang Wen¡¯s Apology About an hour later, with the help of Tian Li and Yang Yue, Yang Cheng prepared a table full of dishes. As usual, Liu Jiang was cheerful and did not put on any airs as an official. The others also had the intention of befriending him. The atmosphere was very harmonious. The group of people toasted each other and ate happily. Liu Jiang used this opportunity to get two more energy fruits. There were 44 energy fruits. ¡°Knock, knock, knock¡­¡± Halfway through the meal, there was another knock on the door. Li Jun ran over and opened the door. There were two bruised and battered people standing at the door. One was in a daze, his eyes bloodshot. The other had his head lowered, looking reluctant. It was Yang Wen and Yang Bao. Yang Bao was holding a few exquisite gift boxes. Yang Wen had a nightmare that lasted 10 hours last night. It was an incomparably vivid and terrifying nightmare. He was killed by Liu Jiang a thousand times. Every time he died, the feeling was so real and distinct. The nightmare cast an abnormally powerful shadow over him. He had completely broken down, shut himself off, and completely doubted himself. As long as he closed his eyes, his mind was filled with Liu Jiang¡¯s gentle but hair-raising smile. Seeing Liu Jiang¡¯s gentle smile, his temples throbbed. He was terrified from the bottom of his heart. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that it was better to make friends than make enemies. So he dragged Yang Bao to look for Liu Jiang, prepared to lower himself and apologize, turn hostility into friendship, and get along with Liu Jiang in the future. Yang Wen saw Yang Cheng and a bunch of people in the house from the corner of his eye and cursed his bad luck. He had a reputation to protect in the Inspection Bureau. How could he apologize in front of so many people? What a bunch of bastards, bootlickers. Why did they come to Liu Jiang¡¯s house for no reason? For a moment, the two brothers did not know whether to come in or not. The others also saw Yang Wen and Yang Bao at the door, as well as the things in Yang Bao¡¯s hands. A strange expression appeared on their faces. Liu Jiang was sharp. When he saw the gift boxes in Yang Bao¡¯s hand and their embarrassed expressions, he guessed what was going on. He did not expect that after beating the two of them up, they would actually come to apologize. Fear from Yang Wen, +1420, +¡­ Fear from Yang Bao, +1120, +¡­ Feeling the power of emotions gathered by the Treasure Tree, Liu Jiang understood. Yang Wen and Yang Bao must have been afraid of him. Liu Jiang pondered. Then he walked forward with a warm expression and grabbed Yang Wen¡¯s arm. ¡°Captain Yang, come, come, come. Come in and have a seat. We just cooked and took a few bites. You came at the right time. Hurry up, sit down and try some of our team¡¯s chefs¡¯ cooking.¡± Li Jun immediately got up and brought two stools over. Yang Yue also brought chopsticks. Liu Jiang¡¯s enthusiasm eased the awkwardness of Yang Wen and Yang Bao. The two brothers smiled politely and sat on a stool. Gratitude from Yang Wen, +1240, +¡­, joy from Yang Wen, +1210, +¡­ Gratitude from Yang Bao, +1080, +¡­, joy from Yang Bao, +1020, +¡­ The 45th energy fruit quietly ripened. There was only gratitude and joy, not a hint of killing intent. Liu Jiang relaxed and was delighted. It was better to have another friend than another enemy. He was a ruthless person. He would never be polite to his enemies. However, what he liked more was to make friends. Besides, he could make friends now. It was killing two birds with one stone. Liu Jiang picked up a glass of wine and said seriously, ¡°Captain Yang, I went a little overboard yesterday during the assessment. I¡¯d wanted to go to your place tonight to apologize to you guys. Since you¡¯re here to reproach me today, I¡¯ll punish myself by drinking three cups and apologize to Captain Yang and Brother Yang Bao. I hope Captain Yang and Brother Yang Bao can forgive me.¡± With that, Liu Jiang filled three glasses and drank them all heartily. When Yang Wen and Yang Bao heard this, they were slightly stunned, but Yang Wen quickly reacted. Liu Jiang was giving him face because anyone could tell that they were here to apologize, but Liu Jiang said that they were here to reproach him and even took the initiative to apologize to the two of them. This way, the two brothers would not have to embarrass themselves in front of so many inspectors. This greatly saved his face. Good person, he thought. Impressive. This tactic, this thought, was amazing. For a moment, Yang Wen was impressed and grateful. Yang Wen was instantly overjoyed and grateful. He quickly said, ¡°Yesterday, the two of us provoked you. It was our fault. We should be the ones apologizing.¡± Liu Jiang said, ¡°I should be the one apologizing.¡± Gratitude from Yang Wen +999, +¡­, joy +999, +¡­ The 46th energy fruit was ripe. Yang Wen said, ¡°I should be the one apologizing.¡± Li Hu, Wang Quan, and Tian Li, who had low EQ, were a little dumbfounded and could not understand the situation. Yang Cheng, Li Jun, and the others were sharp, but they reacted quickly and were secretly impressed. They did not expect Liu Jiang to be so good at dealing with people. He did not look like a 17-year-old at all. How amazing Liu Qingzhong and Guo Cuicui nodded repeatedly. As inn owners, they had sharp eyes. Although they did not know the whole story, they could guess some things. These people must have been scared by Liu Jiang and came to apologize with a gift. Liu Qingzhong and his wife looked at each other and sighed inwardly. They did not expect that after not seeing him for a few years, Liu Jiang had become so good at dealing with people. At first, they were a little worried that Liu Jiang would lose out by not having social skills. But now it seemed that Liu Jiang was much smarter than they had expected. They were so relieved. Relieved. Joy from Liu Qingzhong, +1210, +¡­ Joy from Guo Cuicui, +1180, +¡­ Liu Jiang said, ¡°We didn¡¯t know each other until we fought. We¡¯ll be brothers from now on.¡± Yang Wen also took advantage of the situation. ¡°Yes, we¡¯re brothers. From now on, be it business or personal matters, as long as you need my help, feel free to ask. Don¡¯t treat me like an outsider.¡± Liu Jiang did not have the slightest intention of being young and arrogant. He said politely, ¡°Captain Yang is my elder brother and senior. There are many things that I need your help with. When the time comes, please guide me.¡± Liu Jiang had lowered his status and given Yang Wen enough face. Yang Wen was grateful. While he admired Liu Jiang, his impression of him had also improved greatly. The atmosphere immediately became harmonious. After the meal, Liu Jiang got another energy fruit. There were 47 energy fruits. At night, after chatting with his parents for a while, Liu Jiang returned to his room and looked at the Treasure Tree with blazing eyes. On the Treasure Tree, there was another energy fruit. There were already 48 of them. When he was chatting with his parents just now, the Treasure Tree absorbed a portion of the joy. And Wang Xiaoyu, who he saved on the streets today, was offering him gratitude intermittently. Gratitude from Wang Xiaoyu, +500! There it was again. Liu Jiang was slightly stunned and happy. Then he began to refine the energy fruit. ¡°One, two¡­¡± Liu Jiang guided the rich energy to attack the narrow spiritual source. He used 20 energy fruits in one go, but there was no sign of a breakthrough. When he broke through to the nine-star Black Iron level, he only used six energy fruits. This was more than three times the amount for the previous level. However, Liu Jiang had expected this. Getting from the peak of the Black Iron level to the Bronze level was a huge cultivation burden. Countless people were stuck here for their entire lives, unable to break through. Without stopping, Liu Jiang continued to refine the energy fruits. 21 fruits, 22 fruits¡­ The 35th energy fruit was completely refined. Then Liu Jiang¡¯s spiritual source suddenly trembled. ¡°Buzz¡­¡± A low voice sounded in Liu Jiang¡¯s dantian. Chapter 28 - Peak One-Star Bronze Chapter 28 Peak One-Star Bronze The spiritual source trembled slightly and began to crazily absorb the pure energy in his dantian and meridians. At the same time, all the pores in his body opened up as he frantically absorbed the spiritual energy in the air. The spiritual energy in the air flowed through Liu Jiang¡¯s pores and into his body, his meridians, and the source of his dantian. The spiritual energy outside the house surged into the room, forming an invisible spiritual vortex above Liu Jiang¡¯s head. ¡°Buzz¡­¡± The spiritual source was trembling strangely, crazily absorbing energy and constantly growing Five minutes later, Liu Jiang recovered from his miraculous advancement. Liu Jiang realized that the spiritual source had become much bigger. In the beginning, it was just the size of a mung bean. But now, it was at least the size of a fava bean. It had grown at least three times bigger. Liu Jiang circulated his Dharma powers and felt the rich powers surging from his source. He had never felt this comfortable. Opening his palm, a fist-sized fireball appeared in his palm. It contained a terrifying heat. My spiritual power has increased by more than three times. It took a total of 35 energy fruits, but it was close to what I expected. Looking at the remaining 13 energy fruits on the Treasure Tree, Liu Jiang began to refine them. With 10 energy fruits, Liu Jiang¡¯s cultivation level reached the peak of the one-star Bronze level. Then Liu Jiang refined the remaining three energy fruits. His magic power became richer again. He only needed about seven energy fruits to break through I¡¯ll continue working on the energy fruits tomorrow. At the bronze level, one needed more energy fruits to advance a level. From the elementary bronze level to the peak bronze level, one would need 10 energy fruits. In the future, the higher his cultivation level, the more energy fruits he would need. However, compared to others who cultivated painstakingly and refined energy fruits, it was many times faster. Liu Jiang¡¯s heart was filled with anticipation. At this moment, the Treasure Tree absorbed another wave of emotion. Gratitude from Wang Xiaoyu, +555. Liu Jiang was delighted. It was that young lady from today again. Liu Jiang was in a good mood and looked at the Treasure Tree happily. He realized that the Treasure Tree had grown taller. It was more than half a meter tall. It was almost two meters tall, and the leaves were even more lush. There were many other fruits on the Treasure Tree. From killing intent, 34 madness fruits. From resentment, 20 epiphany fruits. From jealousy, seven intelligence subduing fruits. A dreamscape fruit from regret. The soul-controlling fruit from fear still needed 8,468,530 points of fear to mature. Without hesitation, Liu Jiang began to comprehend the Lightning Inducing Technique. In another room. Liu Qingzhong and Guo Cuicui tossed and turned. They were so excited that they could not fall asleep. ¡°Little Jiang¡¯s father. I didn¡¯t expect our Little Jiang to have become so powerful after not seeing him for three years.¡± In the dark, Guo Cuicui said, ¡°I¡¯m so happy.¡± ¡°I¡¯m very happy too,¡± Liu Qingzhong said. ¡°This child has really won honor for us. When we go back this time, we can hold our heads high in front of my brother and sister-in-law.¡± Guo Cuicui said resentfully, ¡°Since Liu He became the team leader of the Inspection Bureau, your brother and sister-in-law have become so arrogant that their words are always tinged with sarcasm. It¡¯s really infuriating to hear them talk about Little Jiang being chased out of the Ethereal Immortal Sect.¡± Liu Qingzhong was also depressed. He said, ¡°Especially our sister-in-law. I hate the sight of her. She can brag if she likes, but she has to make comparisons. She¡¯s a little too annoying.¡± ¡°Oh right, did I hear from Sister-in-law that Liu He is going to be promoted to Chief?¡± Guo Cuicui suddenly asked curiously. ¡°Most likely.¡± Liu Qingzhong said, ¡°Xiaohe is quite capable to begin with. He received the support of the main family in Qingzhou and cultivated diligently for three years. Now his cultivation level is already at five-star Bronze. Moreover, he had been the team leader for three years and had captured many demons and ghosts. Not long ago, he actually obtained a contractual spiritual beast, the Hissing Wind Beast. His overall combat strength had instantly increased greatly. With credit, strength, and the support of the family, it won¡¯t be long before he becomes a Chief.¡± ¡°He actually obtained a contractual spiritual beast, the Hissing Wind Beast. How amazing.¡± Guo Cuicui was shocked. In the remote mountains, there were many spiritual beasts, but spiritual beasts had their own pride and rarely signed soul contracts with others. Sometimes, they would not sign a soul contract to their dying day. However, as long as one successfully signed a soul contract with a spiritual beast, one would have a super powerful bodyguard that was also loyal to death. Guo Cuicui sighed and said, ¡°If only our Jiang¡¯er has a contractual spiritual beast.¡± Cultivators were different from body cultivators. Without magic power, their bodies were not much stronger than ordinary people. However, if they had a contractual spiritual beast with an explosive physique, their safety would be greatly guaranteed.¡± ¡°A contractual spiritual beast is hard to come by. It depends on luck,¡± Liu Qingzhong said. ¡°Liu He only became a team leader at 25 years old,¡± Guo Cuicui said. ¡°Jiang¡¯er is only 17 years old, but he¡¯s already a team leader. He¡¯s much better than him. If he can get a contractual spiritual beast, our Little Jiang can definitely get one too.¡± Guo Cuicui paused for a moment before continuing, ¡°However, as a Chief, you have to kill many demons and ghosts. You have to contribute enough. Although I want Little Jiang to be a high-ranking official, I don¡¯t want him to take risks. It¡¯s good enough to be a captain and live a peaceful life.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, you¡¯re right.¡± Liu Qingzhong nodded in agreement. Parents naturally yearned for their children to achieve success and glory. But more than that, they hoped that their children would be healthy and safe. ¡°Oh right, the new year is in three months. We can let Jiang¡¯er attend the big family meeting. If he can get the family¡¯s approval, he can get a lot of cultivation resources for free every month,¡± Guo Cuicui suddenly said. ¡°That is indeed possible.¡± Liu Qingzhong nodded. Every year during the new year, the main Liu family in Qingzhou would organize a big family meeting to gather all the talented young disciples to attend. With Liu Jiang¡¯s nine-star Black Iron cultivation, he was definitely one of the top few among the thousands of Liu family disciples. He would definitely obtain the support and recognition of the family. Guo Cuicui said, ¡°Hehe, with resources, it¡¯ll be easy to get promoted and become rich.¡± ¡°Yes, yes.¡± Liu Qingzhong nodded repeatedly. Guo Cuicui reminded her, ¡°Don¡¯t say things like getting promoted and becoming rich in front of Jiang¡¯er. Do you understand?¡± ¡°I know.¡± Liu Qingzhong said, ¡°We have to remind him not to take risks. Safety is the priority.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± Guo Cuicui nodded in agreement and said, ¡°Alright, it¡¯s late. Go to sleep.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Do you want¡­¡± ¡°What¡¯s there to want? Jiang¡¯er is sleeping in the room beside ours.¡± ¡°Hmph¡­¡± ¡°Hu¡­¡± Liu Qingzhong was already snoring. He actually fell asleep immediately. The quality of his sleep was amazing. An hour later, Liu Jiang had used up 20 epiphany fruits, and his understanding of the Lightning Inducing Technique had increased again. He still needed 49 enlightenment fruits to learn the Lightning Inducing Technique. Chapter 29 - Toad Demon Chapter 29 Toad Demon Looking at the moonlight outside the window, he realized that it was still early. Liu Jiang¡¯s heart skipped a beat as he used the dreamscape fruit. Countless white spots of light quietly appeared in front of him. Each sparkling light represented a cultivator. The higher the cultivation level, the brighter the light. Liu Jiang was familiar with the aura of the bright light spots. There were only two light spots that were very close to each other. Liu Jiang was a little unfamiliar with them. The brightness of these two light spots was second only to the Chief of the Investigation Bureau and the two deputy chiefs. His cultivation level is probably two-star Bronze. A little higher than me. It¡¯s a good opportunity to practice and train my combat strength. At the same time, I can sweep up emotional strengths. Liu Jiang thought for a moment and chose a random option. The next moment, Liu Jiang appeared in a huge square. An honest-looking middle-aged man stood opposite him, looking dumbfounded. He pinched himself. The pain was not real. Am I actually dreaming? Big Stick Toad looked at the young man in front who was wearing a green robe and holding a long saber. He licked the corners of his lips. His body shook violently and he turned into a huge green toad. This toad was two meters wide, four meters long, and more than a meter tall. Demonic aura surged from his body. What the f*ck¡­ Seeing the middle-aged man instantly transform into a huge toad, Liu Jiang was shocked. Liu Jiang carefully sized up the huge toad. He knew that there were demons in this world, but this was the first time he had seen one with his own eyes. He could not help but feel afraid. ¡°Caw¡­¡± The toad opened his mouth and let out a loud cry that hurt his ears. This was even more scary. Looking at Liu Jiang¡¯s scared expression, Big Stick Toad could not help but feel exceptionally pleased. Joy from Big Stick Toad, +1450, +¡­ Every time before he ate someone, his favorite thing to do was to look at the terrified and despairing humans. Although this was a dream, it did not affect his preferences. ¡°Caw, caw, caw¡­¡± The big toad opened his mouth and laughed loudly. The strange laughter sounded scary. ¡°Can you let me off?¡± Liu Jiang pretended to be pitiful and prepared to gather joy again. As expected, seeing Liu Jiang¡¯s scared expression, Big Stick Toad was excited and instantly contributed more than 3,000 joyous emotions. Liu Jiang was delighted and said pitifully, ¡°Please, let me go. You look so mighty and domineering Where exactly did you come from? You¡¯re so domineering. On account of how mighty you look, can you let me off?¡± Joy from Big Stick Toad, +1,400, +¡­ A dreamscape fruit quietly ripened. Big Stick Toad raised his head and was overjoyed. In the past, he was always despised by other demons for being ugly. Today, he finally met someone with good taste. Unfortunately, it was a human, just food. ¡°Caw¡­¡± Big Stick Toad raised his head and looked sideways at Liu Jiang. He meant to continue. ¡°¡­¡± Liu Jiang praised randomly and gathered a few thousand points of joy. ¡°Human, I¡¯m very happy,¡± Big Stick Toad said. A cruel smile appeared on his lips as he laughed. ¡°When I eat you, I¡¯ll give you a quick death.¡± He had been lurking in Black Clouds Town for more than five years because the higher-ups had strict rules that he could not eat people. So during the five years, he had secretly eaten two orphans. SO It had been a long time since he had eaten someone, so he planned to satisfy his craving in his dream. ¡°Ah, please, don¡¯t kill me.¡± Liu Jiang pretended to be terrified. Big Stick Toad was exceptionally excited. The more desperate humans were, the more excited he was. Joy from Big Stick Toad, +1420, +¡­ The second energy fruit quietly ripened. ¡°Ssss¡­¡± The big toad opened his mouth and shot a thick and long tongue at Liu Jiang like an arrow. The tongue was extremely fast and was in front of Liu Jiang in an instant. Ordinary people would not have been able to dodge it, but Liu Jiang reacted quickly. Dharma powers instantly surged from his body. He tilted his body slightly and easily avoided the toad¡¯s tongue before slashing down. He cut off the tip of the toad¡¯s tongue. ¡°Caw¡­ Ah¡­¡± The toad¡¯s tongue was cut off, and the heart-wrenching pain made him scream miserably. Because his tongue was cut off, his voice had changed. ¡°You¡¯re actually a cultivator. You actually dared to cut off my tongue.¡± The toad said angrily, his voice a little distorted. Anger from Big Stick Toad, +1450, +¡­, resentment, +1430,¡­ killing intent, +1600, +¡­ Liu Jiang chuckled and asked curiously, ¡°You¡¯ve become a toad.¡± The toad said angrily, ¡°You¡¯re the toad that has become a demon. Your entire family are toads that have become demons. I¡¯m a Golden Cloud Spiritual Toad.¡± Anger from Big Stick Toad, +1350, +¡­, resentment, +1360, ¡­, killing intent, +1530, +¡­ With that, the toad pounced on Liu Jiang. He was prepared to kill him and eat him. He had heard that the meat of cultivators was better, but he had not tried it yet. He could give it a try this time. The big toad was huge, like a mountain pressing down, giving people a heavy sense of oppression. Liu Jiang circulated his Dharma powers and a fist-sized fireball instantly condensed in his palm. He pushed it forward and the fireball flew towards the toad, exploding on his body. ¡°Caw¡­ Ahhh¡­¡± An extremely hot flame erupted from Big Stick Toad¡¯s body. In just a moment, Big Stick Toad was burned to ashes in endless despair. He left in peace. Before he left, he gave Liu Jiang more than 5,000 points of fear. ¡°Ah¡­¡± In a room in Black Clouds Town, a very honest-looking middle-aged man suddenly sat up on the bed. Then he panted heavily, his eyes filled with fear. But soon, a strong sense of sleepiness overwhelmed him and he fell asleep again. The next moment, he appeared in the middle of the square again. Just now that young man smiled at him. His smile was gentle, nice-looking, and honest. But Big Stick Toad felt his scalp tingle. Damn it. Could the nightmare actually continue? Are you kidding me? Fear from Big Stick Toad, +1350, +¡­ Liu Jiang said gently, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. Practice martial arts with me.¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Big Stick Toad¡¯s scalp went numb. The other party had mastered a perfected Pyroblast. It was at the perfected level. How the f*ck am I your match? ¡°Next, I won¡¯t use the Pyroblast,¡± Liu Jiang said calmly. Big Stick Toad heaved a sigh of relief. The feeling of being burned alive was really too scary. VVOL tas Liu Jiang¡¯s figure instantly morphed into a dragon and appeared beside Big Stick Toad. With a slash, his huge head soared into the sky. When he was still in the air, he turned into a huge frog head and smashed onto the ground. His big eyes were still fixed on Liu Jiang. You f*cking¡­ You have a perfected movement technique and a perfected saber technique. And you actually sparred with me? Are you crazy or am I crazy? I¡¯m really f*cking dreaming. Resentment from Big Stick Toad, +1420, +¡­, fear +1320, +¡­ ¡°He¡¯s much weaker than expected,¡± Liu Jiang muttered. The other party was a two-star Bronze toad demon. However, on careful thought, he understood. With a perfected movement technique and a perfected saber technique, it was not a problem to instantly kill someone of a higher level. Then he would just focus on building up his emotional strength. Chapter 30 - Spies from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom (1) Chapter 30 Spies from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom (1) Two hours later. Liu Jiang opened his eyes with satisfaction. In the past two hours, he had gathered more than 20,000 feelings of joy, 30,000 killing intent, 30,000 resentment, and 410,000 feelings of fear. There were two energy fruits hanging on the Treasure Tree. 3 epiphany fruits. 37 madness fruits. 7 intelligence subduing fruits. The soul-controlling fruit condensed from fear needed 8,055,320 points to mature. In two hours, it actually gave me more than 410,000 points of fear. This toad demon is really timid. Liu Jiang sighed inwardly. From Yang Wen, he had only managed to squeeze out more than 800,000 points of fear after being fooling with him for 10 hours, but this toad demon had provided more than 410,000 points of fear in two hours. Oh right, how could a toad demon disguise himself as a human perfectly? Liu Jiang stood up immediately and realized the crux of the problem. He had been so busy gathering his emotions that he had forgotten about this. Liu Jiang muttered, ¡°If I¡¯m not wrong, that toad demon is most likely a spy from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom.¡± The Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom was an exceptionally powerful demon country that was much more powerful than the Great Xia Immortal Kingdom. They had been at war with the Great Xia Immortal Kingdom for many years. Although the fighting between two countries had given way to a truce in the past few years, small conflicts often broke out. Everyone knew that in a few years, a large-scale war between the two countries would definitely erupt again. In order to understand each other¡¯s situation, the two countries tried their best to send spies to the enemy country. If it¡¯s really a spy from the Demon Kingdom, capturing him will be a big contribution. Liu Jiang¡¯s heart burned. When he entered the dream, Liu Jiang could confirm that the location of the toad demon was in the Zhang family¡¯s teahouse in Liang Garden. And there was a high chance that there were two spies. That toad demon had a companion. When he was choosing the light spots, two unfamiliar two-star bronze light spots were very close to each other. Two spies from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom. As long as he caught them, it would be a huge contribution. It was comparable to catching 100 ordinary demons of the same level. At the very least, he would receive 200 taels of silver and 200 merit points. The reward of 200 taels of silver was enough to attract people but the most attractive thing was the 200 merit points. They could be used to exchange for spiritual pills, rare treasures, spiritual artifact armor, martial techniques, and spells. The points were worth far more than 200 taels of silver. At the thought of this, Liu Jiang could not sit still anymore. On the other side. Big Stick Toad woke up from a nightmare. His face was filled with fear as he scrambled out of bed and slapped his own face. Ah, don¡¯t fall asleep. Don¡¯t fall asleep. Don¡¯t fall asleep. ¡°Pa! Pa! Pa!¡­¡± ¡°Big Stick Toad, what are you doing?¡± Root Toad heard the commotion in Big Stick Toad¡¯s room and pushed open the door. He was stunned to see Big Stick Toad slapping himself like a lunatic. I can¡¯t fall asleep, I can¡¯t fall asleep¡­ Hard Stick¡¯s head was buzzing. He could not hear Root Toad¡¯s words and continued to slap himself. ¡°Pa! Pa! Pa!¡± I can¡¯t sleep, I can¡¯t sleep¡­ Root Toad stepped forward and grabbed Big Stick Toad¡¯s collar. He shook him violently and shouted, ¡°Big Stick Toad, are you crazy?¡± Big Stick Toad recovered and panted in horror. ¡°I had a nightmare. In the nightmare, I was tortured for hours.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe you were so scared by a nightmare,¡± Root Toad said disdainfully. He knew that Big Stick Toad was timid, but he did not expect him to be so timid. He was almost driven crazy by a nightmare. ¡°No, you don¡¯t understand. You don¡¯t know. That dream was too real and too scary,¡± Big Stick Toad said with lingering fear. Then he said excitedly, ¡°No, that wasn¡¯t a dream. That was definitely not a dream. I was forcefully pulled into the dream hundreds of times.¡± Big Stick Toad grabbed Root Toad¡¯s arm with a terrified expression. His face was pale as he said, ¡°I was forcefully pulled into a dream. Do you know? No matter how I resisted, I¡¯d be forcefully pulled into a dream.¡± ¡°I know, I know.¡± Root Toad nodded perfunctorily. ¡°Do you know how desperate I was? That was definitely not an ordinary nightmare.¡± ¡°I know, I know,¡± Root Toad said perfunctorily. It was not an ordinary nightmare. But wasn¡¯t it still a nightmare? ¡°No, you don¡¯t know. You¡¯re patronizing me. You don¡¯t know at all. You don¡¯t know anything. Ah, you don¡¯t know anything.¡± Big Stick Toad was a little crazy. ¡°Alright, alright, wash your face and calm down. You¡¯ll be fine after a while,¡± Root Toad said speechlessly. It was really amazing to be so scared in a dream. ¡°Let¡¯s go. We¡¯ll leave Black Clouds Town now. I think we¡¯ve been exposed. It¡¯s no longer safe here.¡± Big Stick Toad suddenly stood up and said solemnly. ¡°Are you crazy? We¡¯ve been here for five years, and we¡¯re leaving just because you have a messy dream? Are you crazy?¡± Root Toad scolded. Big Stick Toad said firmly, ¡°No, we want to leave immediately or it¡¯ll be too late.¡± Root Toad pointed behind Big Stick Toad, who instinctively turned around. Root Toad hit him on the neck, and he fell to the ground. ¡°You¡¯d better get some rest,¡± Root Toad said. Five minutes later. Big Stick Toad woke up slowly and was shocked to see himself sleeping in bed. Looking at Root Toad, who was not far away, Big Stick Toad shouted angrily, ¡°Root Toad, you¡¯re killing us.¡± ¡°You¡¯d better calm down,¡± Root Toad said. ¡°Calm down, my a*s. Listen to me. Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go quickly. If there¡¯s no big problem, we¡¯ll be back in a few days,¡± Big Stick Toad said solemnly. ¡°You¡¯re worrying too much.¡± Root Toad shook his head. ¡°No, we have to leave. At the very least, we have to leave the teahouse temporarily. As for whether we can leave the town, we¡¯ll talk about it later,¡± said Big Stick Toad. This time, Root Toad did not reject him, but he still muttered, ¡°You¡¯re worrying for nothing.¡± After opening the door, the two of them left the Zhang family¡¯s teahouse. However, after taking a few steps, they saw a shadow shooting towards them. Then the shadow stopped not far from the two demons. Under the moonlight, one could see that it was a scholar in a green robe, holding a slender saber. ¡°It¡¯s him, it¡¯s him, it¡¯s him. He¡¯s the devil in my dream.¡± Big Stick Toad seemed to be frightened as he spoke with a terrified expression. Fear from Big Stick Toad, +1620, +¡­ Root Toad¡¯s pupils constricted slightly. However, when he sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations from Liu Jiang, he was stunned. A one-star Bronze. What¡¯s there to be afraid of? he thought. Killing intent from Root Toad, +1650, +¡­ Liu Jiang narrowed his eyes. He did not expect these two demons to leave. He had come at the right time. But it was different from his plan. Liu Jiang¡¯s original plan was to sneak up on them, attack them, and quietly finish off the two demons. Safe and worry-free. Unexpectedly, they bumped into each other. Liu Jiang heaved a sigh of relief. It was his first time facing a demon, and he was a little nervous. With a thought, a madness fruit instantly appeared in his abdomen, turning into rich and pure energy that spread throughout Liu Jiang¡¯s body. A lion captures a rabbit with all its might. The other party is not a rabbit, and I¡¯m not a lion. Liu Jiang would not underestimate his opponent, nor would he be careless. He went all out. Seeing the spiritual power fluctuation on Liu Jiang¡¯s body increase by 10 times, the two demons were shocked. Liu Jiang¡¯s Dharma powers were instantly higher than theirs. Big Stick Toad opened his mouth, its heart full of fear. Instantly, he contributed more than 3,000 fears to Liu Jiang Root Toad was not afraid. Although Liu Jiang¡¯s magic power was stronger than his power, his martial arts skills were very powerful. He was not as useless as Big Stick Toad. He even took the initiative to attack Liu Jiang. Magic power surged crazily from Liu Jiang¡¯s body as he circulated the Roaming Dragon Body Technique. His entire body turned into an illusory dragon shadow as he faced Root Toad. Chapter 31 - Intense Battle Chapter 31 Intense Battle ¡°Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh¡­¡± ¡°Bang¡­¡± Root Toad hit the ground hard. The tendons in his hands and feet had been cut off. Root Toad¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief and fear. This person¡¯s movement technique and saber technique are actually at the level of perfection. He wanted to curse. Your martial technique is already so terrifying, but you actually used a pill to increase your cultivation. And you¡¯re going all out. What f*cking merit do I have? Am I worthy of you going all out? Am I worthy? Is your dad worthy? F*ck you. He regretted now. Incomparable regret. If he had listened to Big Stick Toad, he would not have ended up in such a sorry state. Now that the tendons in his hands and feet had been removed, he could not even commit suicide. Resentment from Root Toad, +1642¡­ fear from Root Toad, +1610, +¡­ Liu Jiang was still worried as he absorbed the strong emotional force. He slapped Root Toad until he fainted. Meanwhile, Big Stick Toad was already exhausted. He remembered the nightmare. He thought of the times he died in despair. He was terrified, incomparably terrified. Fear from Big Stick Toad, +1680, +¡­ Liu Jiang looked at Big Stick Toad¡¯s trembling legs and grinned, revealing a gentle smile. ¡°Ah¡­¡± Seeing this familiar smile, Big Stick Toad felt like he was about to crack. He grabbed his hair and screamed in fear. Fear from Big Stick Toad, +1680, +¡­ Liu Jiang smiled slightly. The spiritual energy in his body surged crazily. He went all out and turned into a shadow that instantly pounced on Big Stick Toad. ¡°Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh¡­¡± In an instant, he cut off the tendons in Big Stick Toad¡¯s hands and feet and knocked him out. ¡°Phew¡­¡± Liu Jiang heaved a sigh of relief. What an intense battle. If both of them were ten times stronger, he might not be able to beat them. He still needed strength. His strength was far from enough. Liu Jiang took out the Demon Binding Rope that he had prepared and tied the two demons up. Then he pulled off the clothes of the two demons and stuffed their mouths. Liu Jiang removed the money bags from the two demons and hung them around his waist. After that, Liu Jiang took the demon pouch at his waist and put the two unconscious toads into it. He packed up The intense battle ended quickly and did not even disturb the neighbors who were sleeping Liu Jiang walked into the teahouse. He began to search mainly for money. The two demons, whether they were spies or not, were dead meat. The shop here would naturally be taken over by the Inspection Bureau, and the money here would naturally be taken away by them. It would be a waste not to take it. After searching for a long time, Liu Jiang found more than ten banknotes of different denominations and a large pile of silver. In total, it was about 800 taels of silver. ¡°I¡¯m rich.¡± Liu Jiang did not expect to find so much money. He was overjoyed, but he did not take it all. He left two small banknotes, some silver pieces, and all the copper coins. He took 780 taels. Ten minutes later, Liu Jiang returned home quietly. Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Jiang washed up and went to bed. Gratitude from Wang Xiaoyu, +450! This girl. Seeing the gratitude on the Treasure Tree, Liu Jiang was slightly stunned and delighted. Then he slumped onto the bed and covered himself with a blanket. When he woke up, Liu Jiang realized that there was an additional energy fruit. e was There were three in total. A few minutes later, Liu Jiang had refined them all. His cultivation level was still 4 energy fruits away from advancing to 2-star Bronze. After a simple wash up, Liu Jiang took some time to use up the three epiphany fruits and had an epiphany for nine minutes. The Lightning Inducing Technique still required 46 epiphany fruits. ¡°Little Jiang, it¡¯s time for breakfast.¡± Guo Cuicui had already made breakfast. ¡°Mom, you¡¯re up so early,¡± Liu Jiang said happily as he walked out of his small room. After breakfast, Liu Qingzhong and Guo Cuicui left. Liu Jiang had wanted his parents to have fun for two more days, but they said that it was not good to delay business at home for too long and insisted on going back. They could not bear to waste a day, but they had traveled back and forth for a month to visit him. Liu Jiang was silent. In the end, he had no choice but to send his parents off. Before leaving, Guo Cuicui held Liu Jiang¡¯s hand and kept crying. She instructed Liu Jiang to go home during the new year. Liu Jiang promised that he would definitely go home for the new year. Guo Cuicui and Lu Ming left happily. When he arrived at the Inspection Bureau¡¯s office, Liu Jiang immediately ran to the Chief¡¯s office to farm his joy and to impress Zhao Laoxiu. After all, he was a leader. Sometimes, pulling strings was more important than burying oneself in work. After knocking on the door, he pushed it open. There was a big group of people. The Chief, Zhao Laoxiu, two deputy chiefs, Liu Dalin and Yang Fei, and Team 1¡¯s captain, Luo Caiyun, were all there. ¡°Liu Jiang, you¡¯re finally here. I sent someone to look for you three times. I thought something had happened to you.¡± Deputy Chief, Yang Fei, had just been scolded by the Chief and was furious, but he did not dare to retort. When he saw Liu Jiang, he immediately found an outlet to vent his anger. He reprimanded him coldly and rudely. Liu Jiang glanced at Yang Fei¡¯s bald head and said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t expect Deputy Chief Yang to be bald.¡± Be it in politics or in the workplace, he could not show off all his abilities. But he could not cower and be too kind either. If he was too kind, not only would he not be respected, but he would also be looked down on. It was easier to gain the respect and recognition of others by flexing his muscles appropriately. His current strength and martial strength were not inferior to Yang Fei¡¯s. There was no need for him to be polite after being reprimanded by Yang Fei. He had to retort. Because some people were like that. If you were polite to them, they would think that you were easy to bully. But if you insulted them and embarrassed them, they will be afraid of you and be very polite to you. Other people would be polite to you when they saw that you were not to be trifled with. So he had to fake it till he made it. Those who got promotions and raises were usually those with EQ. As for those who were kind all day, even if they were capable, they would never get a promotion or a raise. Upon hearing Liu Jiang¡¯s words, the Chief¡¯s office fell silent. A few of them had strange expressions on their faces. They wanted to laugh, but they felt that it was inappropriate and could only hold it in. Joy from Zhao Laoxiu, +1420, +¡­, resentment, +1220, +¡­ Joy from Luo Caiyun, +1,320, +¡­ From¡­ In an instant, he had absorbed more than 10,000 points of joy and more than 3,000 points of resentment. Yang Fei was stunned for a moment before his face flushed. The thing he hated the most was when people talked about his baldness. Anger from Yang Fei, +1640, +¡­, resentment, +1610, +¡­ A fruit of resentment quietly ripened. ¡°Liu Jiang, what the f*ck are you talking about?¡± Yang Fei was so angry that he almost had smoke coming out of his nose. He glared at him, and dense magic power fluctuations appeared on his body. He was prepared to teach Liu Jiang a lesson. He had just become the team leader and he actually dared to look down on him. What would happen in the future? Chapter 32 - Yang Fei (1) Chapter 32 Yang Fei (1) ¡°Why? Do you want to make a move in front of me? Do you think I, the Chief, don¡¯t exist?¡± Zhao Laoxiu said coldly. ¡°No, even if I have a hundred guts, I wouldn¡¯t dare to do anything in front of the Chief.¡± Liu Jiang quickly cupped his hands and apologized. It was enough to show a little bit of his edge. It wouldn¡¯t do to be too arrogant. Then he looked at Yang Fei and added faintly, ¡°I¡¯m not a certain someone.¡± Zhao Laoxiu was exceptionally satisfied with Liu Jiang¡¯s attitude and contributed more than 3,000 points of joy without hesitation. ¡°You¡­¡± Yang Fei was furious. He did not stand on ceremony and contributed more than 3,000 points of anger and resentment to Liu Jiang However, he suppressed his anger and explained to Zhao Laoxiu, ¡°Chief, I¡¯ve lost my composure. However, not only was Liu Jiang late on the second day of his appointment, he even dared to be late for a meeting to discuss the capture of demons. Moreover, he contradicted his superior and showed no respect for him. Clearly, he did not take the Chief seriously. Please punish him, Chief. Otherwise, I will not accept it.¡± Yang Fei was furious with Liu Jiang. If he did not teach Liu Jiang a lesson today, the anger in his heart would not subside. ¡°Liu Jiang, why are you late?¡± Zhao Laoxiu asked calmly. ¡°My lord, last night, I received information from an informant that there were clues about demons, so I took action immediately. After an entire night of investigation, I finally found two bronze-level demons. After an exceptionally intense battle, I captured the two demons alive.¡± Liu Jiang cupped his hands. His voice was firm and powerful, and his tone was rhythmic. As he spoke, he took out the demon pouch at his waist and released two demons that had been tied up like dumplings. ¡°Bronze-level demons?¡± Zhao Laoxiu¡¯s eyes lit up as he hurried forward to check. ¡°Yes, they are indeed two-star bronze demons,¡± Zhao Laoxiu said happily. Capturing two bronze-level demons was good. Zhao Laoxiu was happy and contributed more than 3,000 points of joy to Liu Jiang. At the same time, he received a total of 8,000 points of envy and 6,000 points of jealousy from Luo Caiyun and the others. Yang Fei¡¯s face darkened as he spat more than 3,000 points of resentment at Liu Jiang. Then he said suspiciously, ¡°That¡¯s not right. With your seven-star Black Iron cultivation, how could you catch two two-star Bronze demons?¡± Upon hearing this, Zhao Laoxiu and the others immediately looked suspiciously at Liu Jiang. Could he have gotten lucky and bumped into seriously injured demons? Perhaps he had used poison. Otherwise, how could Liu Jiang have captured two demons alive when their cultivation levels were several levels apart? Faced with everyone¡¯s doubts, Liu Jiang smiled and said calmly, ¡°I told you yesterday that I was suddenly enlightened. Since I¡¯ve already enlightened, my cultivation naturally improved by leaps and bounds. Now I¡¯m already at the peak of the one-star Bronze level.¡± As he spoke, his movement technique and Dharma powers fluctuated slightly before dissipating However, a few of them had already sensed Liu Jiang¡¯s cultivation level. He was a true one-star Bronze peak. ¡°Oh my god, this guy is actually at the peak of the one-star Bronze level?¡± ¡°This is too fast. It¡¯s unbelievable.¡± ¡°A 17-year-old peak one-star Bronze. Impressive.¡± Envy! Jealousy! Even Zhao Laoxiu began to feel envious. The few of them worked together to fill Liu Jiang with envy and jealousy. In just a moment, the points had exceeded 10,000. However, they did not believe Liu Jiang at all. Enlightened? Pfft! Few people in the entire Great Xia Immortal Kingdom were enlightened. They felt that Liu Jiang had definitely obtained a spiritual fruit that could greatly increase his cultivation level in a short period of time and was acting cool here. This was because in history, there were many martial artists who obtained some opportunities and their cultivation levels soared in a short period of time. In order to gain the respect of others and gain cultivation resources, they lied that they had been enlightened. Liu Jiang was most likely like this. But no matter what, Liu Jiang was already a peak one-star Bronze warrior. This shocked them and they looked at Liu Jiang differently. In particular, Yang Fei¡¯s expression instantly darkened, and he sprayed envy, jealousy, and resentment at Liu Jiang. ¡°Haha, good, not bad, not bad. You¡¯ve advanced to one-star Bronze and captured two two-star Bronze demons. I¡¯ll record two merit points for you. Go to the warehouse and get 20 silver taels later.¡± Zhao Laoxiu suppressed the envy and jealousy in his heart and smiled. The Chief had a certain number of missions every year. That was to capture enough demons. Two bronze-level demons were a very good achievement. Capturing 10 bronze-level demons in a year was enough. He was naturally happy that Liu Jiang had completed one-fifth of it. Liu Jiang cupped his fists and said, ¡°Captain, these two demons are not ordinary demons. They have transformed into human form, but they don¡¯t show any demonic power. The two of them had been lurking in town. They were the shopkeeper and a waiter of a teahouse. The demonic power in their bodies was only revealed after I injured them. There¡¯s a high chance that the two demons are spies from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom.¡± ¡°What?¡± Zhao Laoxiu was shocked. Zhao Laoxiu quickly stepped forward and sent magic power into the bodies of the demons. After checking, he said excitedly, ¡°They cultivate the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom¡¯s Breath Concealing Technique. They¡¯re indeed spies from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom.¡± Capturing the two spies from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom was a great contribution. It could even be compared to capturing more than 100 ordinary two-star Bronze demons. His Black Clouds Town had completed the annual mission in an instant, and it was more than enough. As the Chief, he would definitely be able to stand tall in the Inspectorate. Yang Fei, who was at the side, was so jealous that he was about to burst. He kept contributing envious emotions to Liu Jiang. Then he had an idea. He wanted to share the credit. He said shamelessly, ¡°Chief, I¡¯m best at interrogation. Give me these two demons. I¡¯ll definitely pry open their mouths in the shortest time possible and try to get them to tell me useful information. Perhaps I can expand the results.¡± Zhao Laoxiu frowned slightly. After all, in the past, whichever team that captured the demons would handle the interrogation. The results of the interrogation would naturally belong to that team. After all, Liu Jiang was the one who caught the demons. If he handed them over to someone else for interrogation, a portion of the gains would be shared. This was not fair to Liu Jiang However, Yang Fei¡¯s interrogation technique was indeed the most outstanding in the Inspection Bureau. Only by handing them over to him could he guarantee the results in the shortest time possible. After all, there was a shelf life for spies. It would take too long. If the spies¡¯ superior sensed that something was wrong and moved ahead of time, they would not be able to expand the results. In order to ensure that the two demons were squeezed dry of all their value in a short period of time and increase the outcome of the battle, Zhao Laoxiu immediately said, ¡°Do it immediately. You must make the spies speak in the shortest time possible.¡± Yang Fei perked up. ¡°Yes.¡± With that, Yang Fei activated his spiritual power, picked up the two demons, and strode out of the Chiefs office. Before he left, he did not forget to give Liu Jiang a wave of joy and resentment. Zhao Laoxiu instructed, ¡°Liu Dalin, Luo Caiyun, Chen Yifan, gather your men and be on standby.¡± The three of them: ¡°Yes!¡± With that, he turned around and left. Only Liu Jiang was left. Zhao Laoxiu patted Liu Jiang¡¯s shoulder and smiled gently. ¡°In order to ensure that the results of the battle can be expanded in time, we will hand the two demons over to Yang Fei. However, no matter how much the results of the battle are expanded, your first credit will definitely be rewarded.¡± Zhao Laoxiu consoled Liu Jiang, afraid that he would feel uncomfortable. After all, Liu Jiang was already a two-star bronze warrior at a young age. His future was bright. He would not want to anger Liu Jiang. Liu Jiang felt a little uncomfortable, but he completely understood. In addition, the Chief had already lowered himself and was speaking to him so politely. The discomfort in his heart dissipated instantly. Moreover, the demons had already been taken away, so he naturally knew his limits. Liu Jiang chuckled and said, ¡°Chief, you¡¯re right. I don¡¯t have any experience in interrogation. Perhaps I can kill the spy, but I won¡¯t be able to get anything out of him. Deputy Chief Yang¡¯s interrogation methods are exceptionally powerful. When the results of the battle are expanded, I can naturally get more credit. I look forward to Deputy Chief Yang prying open the mouths of the two demons to maximize the results.¡± ¡°Well said.¡± Zhao Laoxiu did not find any dissatisfaction on Liu Jiang¡¯s face and could not help but nod in satisfaction. He looked at Liu Jiang with increasing fondness. Talented, capable, sensible, with a sense of propriety. He was capable but not arrogant. He had a feeling that a new star in the inspector world was about to rise rapidly. His daughter was only eight years old. If she was a little older, he would have betrothed her to Liu Jiang Joy from Zhao Laoxiu, +1650, +¡­ Chapter 33 - A Full Day Chapter 33 A Full Day Zhao Laoxiu said happily, ¡°I¡¯ll record 200 merit points for you. Go to the warehouse and get 200 taels of silver. I¡¯ll apply for cultivation resources for you later.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Liu Jiang nodded. ¡°Oh right, take someone to the teahouse to take over it. After the matter is settled, you can deal with it. The money and things that you deal with will be your reward.¡± Zhao Laoxiu was not a petty person to begin with. This time, Liu Jiang had contributed so much to the Inspection Bureau that he had a chance to show off to the head of the Inspectorate. Naturally, he would not be petty. Liu Jiang was stunned. He did not expect Zhao Laoxiu to be so generous, but he did not stand on ceremony. He said in a trembling voice, ¡°Thank you, Chief.¡± ¡°Merit points. You can exchange them for martial techniques, spells, weapons, and armor in the storeroom. You can go take a look later. If you¡¯re not satisfied, I¡¯ll take you to the police station in Eastern Mountain County,¡± said Zhao Laoxiu. ¡°Yes.¡± Liu Jiang nodded. ¡°Go back and gather three teams. Wait for orders in the bureau. Once Yang Fei finds out the whereabouts of the other demons, prepare to set off at any time.¡± Liu Jiang said in a trembling voice, ¡°Yes.¡± After returning to Team 3, Liu Jiang gathered all the inspectors in the team and said, ¡°All members, don¡¯t leave the Inspection Bureau today. Be ready at any time and wait for orders.¡± A group of team members: ¡°Yes.¡± Liu Jiang chuckled and said, ¡°Since you don¡¯t have to patrol the streets, follow me to the martial arts arena and practice your martial arts.¡± A group of team members: ¡°Yes, Captain.¡± He brought a group of team members to the martial arts arena. The martial artists from the other teams were also on standby and did not go out. At this moment, they were all practicing martial arts on the training ground. Liu Jiang looked at the members of the three inspection teams as if he was looking at spiritual fruits. Walking into the middle of the training ground, Liu Jiang released his one-star Bronze cultivation and began to practice his movement technique. ¡°Howl¡­¡± A deep dragon roar sounded on the field. A blurry dragon shadow cruised the field, so fast that it was unbelievable. When the inspectors on the training ground heard the deep dragon roar, they immediately looked at Liu Jiang. Seeing the shadow in the field, there was an uproar. Zhang Hu: ¡°Oh my god.¡± Li Jun said, ¡°How awesome. I¡¯m so envious. I must cozy up to him.¡± Luo Caiyun said, ¡°How amazing!¡± Yang Wen said, ¡°Flirty, flashy. Would it kill you not to show off?¡± Chen Yifan said, ¡°Damn it, I want to beat him up.¡± Hu Jianye, a member of Team 2, asked, ¡°Could Liu Jiang have really come to his senses?¡± His companion said, ¡°Pfft, enlightenment. That¡¯s a special physique comparable to awakening the power of the bloodline. He might have obtained some treasure to increase his cultivation.¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s possible.¡± His companion nodded. ¡°Speaking of someone with a special physique that has awakened his bloodline, I¡¯ve seen one before. He¡¯s super powerful.¡± Yang Yue looked at Liu Jiang blankly. Oh my god, what an outstanding talent have I missed? Her heart was filled with intense and bitter regret that would not go away. Regret. She swore that she would get Liu Jiang back. She would pursue Liu Jiang as he had pursued her in the past. She must become Liu Jiang¡¯s woman. Wu Geng said, ¡°I hate this bastard world.¡± When Liu Jiang was a three-star Black Iron, he was already a peak six-star Black Iron. When Liu Jiang was a four-star Black Iron, he was still a peak six-star Black Iron. When Liu Jiang was a six-star Black Iron, he was still a peak six-star Black Iron. Now, Liu Jiang was at the peak of the one-star Bronze level, and he was still at the peak of the six-star Black Iron level. Am I not a f*cking genius? What kind of genius am I? Pui! Wu Geng had a mental breakdown. His eyes were almost glowing. On the field, the members of the three teams were all looking at Liu Jiang with glowing eyes. Envy. Jealousy. Feelings of envy from Yang Wen, +1420, +¡­, jealousy, +1430,¡­ Feelings of envy from Yang Yue, +1430, +¡­, jealousy, +1350, ¡­, regret, +1420, +¡­ From¡­ The fruits bloomed and ripened at a visible speed. Looking at the Treasure Tree, which had instantly absorbed a lot of emotions, Liu Jiang was delighted and continued to practice his movement technique. From¡­ From¡­ After about half an hour, there was not much envy and jealousy left, but there was more resentment. Liu Jiang continued to practice his martial arts. An hour later. The members of the Inspection Bureau were all practicing their own martial techniques. They no longer cared about Liu Jiang, who was practicing hard on the field. The amount of emotional power that the Treasure Tree could absorb was very little. Unable to gather much emotion, Liu Jiang did not continue. Liu Jiang chuckled and walked to the edge of the martial arts arena. At this moment, Yang Yue, who was waiting by the side, held a bowl of herbal tea and jogged over to Liu Jiang. She said crisply, ¡°Jiang Jiang, you¡¯re thirsty, right? Come have some herbal tea quickly.¡± Liu Jiang took the teacup and finished it in one gulp. He said calmly, ¡°Call me Captain Liu from now on.¡± His calm words carried a hint of dignity and unquestionable authority. Yang Yue was stunned. Wow! He¡¯s so cool. How manly. She did not realize it in the past. She liked him so much. Her legs went weak. Lust from Yang Yue, +1450, +¡­ A pink flower bud quietly appeared on the pink branch of the Treasure Tree. The fruit formed by absorbing desire could greatly increase the spiritual source, increase the range of spiritual power perception, and increase cultivation comprehension. Lust? What the f*ck is this? Liu Jiang looked at Yang Yue in horror. This slut actually has such feelings for me. It is too scary. Yang Yue bowed slightly and said crisply, ¡°Yes, Captain.¡± Lust from Yang Yue, +1520, +¡­ Liu Jiang shivered. He snorted. ¡°Straighten your tongue when you speak. You¡¯re so feminine and disgusting.¡± Yang Yue was stunned. He felt wronged. Resentment from Yang Yue, +1430, +¡­ Liu Jiang ordered, ¡°Practice martial arts on the spot. Don¡¯t do useless things all day.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Yang Yue accepted the order and walked into the martial arts arena. Liu Jiang sat casually on a stool by the side of the training ground, drinking herbal tea. With a wave of his hand, Li Jun ran over with a smile. Liu Jiang untied his money bag and took out 10 taels of silver. He said, ¡°Go to the Immortal Guest House and get some dishes. Make them sumptuous. I¡¯ll treat everyone.¡± With money, Liu Jiang felt much more generous. He had just received a lot of emotional power, but the amount of joy he received was not much. It was only slightly more than 30,000 points. ¡°Yes¡­¡± Happiness from Li Jun, +999, +¡­ After resting for a while, Liu Jiang started practicing his saber technique. His perfected saber technique shocked everyone again. He had gained something again. There was a lot of envy, jealousy, and other emotions. At noon. Li Jun brought a few employees from the Immortal Guest House to the Inspection Bureau. Liu Jiang treated the inspectors to a big meal and received a lot of joy. Because of the treat, many people¡¯s impression of Liu Jiang improved. He¡¯s capable and generous. What a good captain. After eating and drinking to his heart¡¯s content, Liu Jiang rested for a while and revealed his successful Pyroblast technique. He took advantage of the situation again. Chapter 34 - Situation Chapter 34 Situation In the afternoon, Liu Jiang returned to the captain¡¯s room. He counted his gains. Today, the harvest was quite good. What he gained the most were envy and jealousy, each worth more than 600,000 points. There was also joy, resentment, a little fear, and regret. There was even a kind of admiration that had never appeared before. A purple flower bud quietly appeared on the purple branch of the treasure tree. A fruit condensed from admiration. After eating it, one could awaken the power of one¡¯s bloodline and become a special physique user. Awakening the fruit required 7,999,1200 admiration points to mature. He could actually awaken his bloodline talent. However, it required 80 million points of admiration. Liu Jiang was secretly speechless as he looked forward to it. On the Treasure Tree, there were 36 madness fruits from killing intent. There were 42 intelligence subduing fruits from Jealousy. There were 53 meridian opening fruits from envy. There were 9 epiphany fruits from resentment. There were 11 energy fruits from joy. From regret, 2 dreamscape fruits. The soul-refining fruit from lust required 3,210 points of lust to mature. The spirit controlling fruit needed 8,014,210 points of fear to mature. The awakening fruit from admiration required 7,999,1200 admiration points to mature. After counting, Liu Jiang began to refine the fruits. He used 53 meridian opening fruits first, doubling the width of his meridians. His dantian and spiritual source had also become 30% larger. Then Liu Jiang used up the energy fruits. With four energy fruits, his cultivation level increased to 2-star Bronze. At 2-star Bronze, he needed two more energy fruits. He needed 12 fruits to reach the peak of the two-star Bronze level. After refining the remaining seven fruits, his cultivation level increased to the mid-stage Bronze level. After refining 9 epiphany fruits, Liu Jiang still needed 37 fruits to master the Lightning Inducing Technique. It took him an entire afternoon to refine all sorts of fruits. ¡°There are 42 intelligence subduing fruits but I¡¯ve never used them before. I wonder how effective they are,¡± Liu Jiang muttered. He wanted to test the power of the fruit. After giving it a try, he realized that like the other fruits, he could not take it out. ¡°The difficulty is the same as other fruits. Do I just eat it? At that time, it won¡¯t be my intelligence level that will drop, right?¡± At five in the afternoon, Liu Jiang arrived at the Chief¡¯s office. ¡°Hello, Chief,¡± Liu Jiang said happily. Joy from Zhao Laoxiu, +333¡­ Zhao Laoxiu smiled gently and said, ¡°Come, sit.¡± ¡°Chief, how¡¯s the interrogation of those two demons going? Have you gotten any results?¡± The interrogation had started in the morning, and it had been more than 10 hours. Zhao Laoxiu shook his head and said helplessly, ¡°There¡¯s no progress. One of these two demons has gone completely crazy. He keeps mumbling that it¡¯s all your fault. The other is very stubborn. Yang Fei tortured him for 10 hours, but he didn¡¯t say a word. Now he doesn¡¯t dare to beat him up anymore, afraid that he will be beaten to death if he continues.¡± Liu Jiang rubbed his brows and asked, ¡°Chief, it has been a long time. Even if we get the information from the interrogation, it¡¯s useless. We can¡¯t delay any longer. Is there nothing Deputy Chief Yang Fei can do?¡± Zhao Laoxiu was also helpless. ¡°There¡¯s nothing we can do now. That toad demons¡¯ skin and flesh have been torn apart. If we attack them slightly, they might die. If they die, there won¡¯t be any chance to expand the results of the battle.¡± He especially wanted to expand the spoils of war because such opportunities were too rare. He might not meet another one for many years. Zhao Laoxiu rubbed his temples. ¡°Let¡¯s wait slowly. Yang Fei will slowly torture the toad demons. When they can¡¯t take it anymore, they will naturally speak. All we can do now is wait patiently.¡± Zhao Laoxiu sighed again. ¡°These demons from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom are simply pervasive. Not only do they gather information everywhere, but they also cause trouble at every turn, causing trouble for our Immortal Kingdom. But we humans can¡¯t infiltrate the Demon Kingdom at all. In a few years, a war will definitely break out between the two countries. At that time, our Immortal Kingdom will definitely be at a huge disadvantage.¡± Information had a terrifying effect in war. Some information could even determine the outcome of a battle. The Demon Kingdom¡¯s army was valiant to begin with. In addition, their intelligence work was exceptionally solid. Before every battle, they made sufficient preparations. Meanwhile, the Immortal Kingdom knew nothing about the enemy. Moreover, every time there was a war, the demons and ghosts hiding all over the country would jump out and create trouble everywhere, causing chaos in the Immortal Kingdom. The situation was worrying. If the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom attacked, countless citizens of the Immortal Kingdom would become food for the various demons and ghosts of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom. After all, during the last war between the two countries, if not for the rebellion of the Naga in the north of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, the Immortal Kingdom might have been completely conquered. ¡°Knock, knock, knock¡­ Chief.¡± There was an urgent knock on the door, followed by Hu Ping¡¯s anxious voice. Liu Jiang quickly opened the door and let Hu Ping in. Hu Ping said, ¡°Chief, it¡¯s bad. Deputy Chief Yang was a little too heavy-handed. That toad demon is about to die. Now he has been fed a Small Recovery Pill to keep him alive, but he will absolutely die in a few minutes.¡± Zhao Laoxiu slammed the table and shouted, ¡°Yang Fei, this piece of trash. He really can¡¯t do anything right.¡± Then he said, ¡°Liu Jiang, follow me.¡± Liu Jiang followed Zhao Laoxiu to the Inspection Bureau¡¯s interrogation room. The interrogation room was a dark, damp room with a foul smell. A toad demon was tied to a table, covered in blood. There were many torture devices beside him. Yang Fei was pacing around anxiously. He did not expect this toad demon to be so vulnerable. He had only been torturing him for more than ten hours, but he could not take it anymore. Just as the effects of the Small Reversion Pill were about to dissipate, the toad demon died. Liu Jiang looked at the toad demon¡¯s miserable appearance and felt a little regretful. In the end, they were unable to expand the results. ¡°Ah¡­¡± When Root Toad saw Liu Jiang, he roared angrily, his eyes filled with resentment. If Liu Jiang had not caught him, he would not have suffered so much. Killing intent from Root Toad, +1820, +¡­, resentment, +1800, +¡­, fear, +1800, +¡­ Fear from Big Stick Toad, +1600. Liu Jiang was slightly stunned and looked at Big Stick Toad. However, at this moment, Big Stick Toad looked like he had fainted. So this guy is not crazy. He¡¯s pretending. Then there might be a chance to dig up information. Then the dying Root Toad should not be wasted. ¡°Bang¡­¡± Liu Jiang slapped Root Toad in the face. Root Toad was stunned. He was about to die, and Liu Jiang still wanted to hit him. Killing intent from Root Toad, +1830, +¡­, resentment, +1810, +¡­, fear, +1810, +¡­ ¡°Bang¡­¡± From¡­ Zhao Laoxiu and Yang Fei were stunned. Yang Fei roared, ¡°Liu Jiang, what are you doing?¡± Liu Jiang said, ¡°He glared at me just now.¡± As he spoke, he slapped Root Toad¡¯s face. Flesh and blood splattered. This gave Yang Fei a shock. Fear from Root Toad, +1730, +¡­ Fear from Yang Bao, +1820, +¡­ Fear from Big Stick Toad, +1650, +¡­ Fear from Zhao Laoxiu, +900, +¡­ Chapter 35 - Merit, Body Tempering Fruit (1) Chapter 35 Merit, Body Tempering Fruit (1) Instantly absorbing more than 10,000 feelings of fear, Liu Jiang was slightly delighted S The spirit controlling fruit was still 80.1 million points away from maturity. The spirit controlling fruit could control the souls of demon beasts or humans and make them his most loyal servants. A spirit controlling fruit could give him a super loyal bodyguard or mount. Liu Jiang was looking forward to it. Liu Jiang tilted his head and looked at Zhao Laoxiu. ¡°Chief, these two demons are useless anyway. We can¡¯t get anything out of them. Why don¡¯t you let me try?¡± Whether he could get anything out of them or not, he would gain by gathering a lot of fear. ¡°Alright.¡± Zhao Laoxiu looked at Liu Jiang¡¯s excited expression and asked expectantly, ¡°Do you have a way?¡± ¡°I¡¯m just trying. I¡¯m not confident!¡± Liu Jiang said truthfully. Zhao Laoxiu said seriously, ¡°You¡¯ve contributed a lot this time. If you get them to speak and find out anything useful, I¡¯ll go to the Eastern Mountain County Inspectorate and get you a ninth-grade immortal official position.¡± Ninth-grade immortal official title? Liu Jiang was delighted. Although the title of a ninth-grade immortal official was only the lowest rank, it was considered a proper immortal official of the Immortal Kingdom. The promotion system in the Immortal Kingdom was very strict. It was very difficult to obtain an immortal official title. Only by making enough contributions could one obtain a ninth-rank official position in the Immortal Kingdom. In the Inspectorate, only those with the title of a ninth-grade immortal official were qualified to cover the duties of the Deputy Chief. Many people would never be able to obtain a ninth-grade official title and become a ninth-grade immortal official of the Immortal Kingdom. Yang Fei, who was at the side, looked at Liu Jiang resentfully. He had endured for more than 40 years and had made countless contributions before he became a ninth-grade immortal official in Black Clouds Town. Liu Jiang was only 17 years old. It had only been two days since he became a team leader. However. It was not easy to make these two useless demons talk. At the thought of this, Yang Fei snorted and stopped talking. If he could not do it, how could Liu Jiang do it? ¡°Work hard.¡± Zhao Laoxiu patted Liu Jiang¡¯s shoulder and instructed Yang Fei, ¡°Help Liu Jiang from the side. Whether you can get the results or not, inform me in time.¡± Yang Fei spat almost 3,000 points of resentment at Liu Jiang before saying in a trembling voice, ¡°Yes.¡± Zhao Laoxiu nodded and left. He did not like the eerie and smelly environment of the interrogation room at all. Yang Fei looked at Liu Jiang with a hint of disdain in his eyes. Interrogation was about technique. One had to know how to stimulate the nerves of others. One had to know where to attack. Not everyone would do that. Liu Jiang chuckled, grabbed a rag, and stuffed it into Root Toad¡¯s mouth. He picked up a club and swung it at his leg. ¡°Crack¡­¡± Root Toad¡¯s leg was completely broken and twisted. His eyes instantly bulged. ¡°Mmm¡­¡± Fear from Root Toad, +1650¡­, resentment +1540, +¡­, killing intent, +1520, +¡­¡± Big Stick Toad, who was at the side, was also frightened. He kept contributing his fears to Liu Jiang Yang Fei¡¯s scalp trembled. He was shocked by Liu Jiang¡¯s ruthlessness again and decisively gave Liu Jiang more than 3,000 points of fear. Then he thought about how he was actually frightened by a 17-year-old young man. This was simply humiliating. Then he vented his anger on Liu Jiang. He sneered inwardly. This butcher actually wants to get something out of them with such methods. What a joke. Liu Jiang¡¯s lips curled up. Not bad. ¡°Bang, bang, bang¡­¡± Liu Jiang hit him again and again. He did not ask anything and just hit him hard. He was playing seriously and rhythmically. It was also a heavy blow. Although it was not fatal, it was enough to stimulate one¡¯s nerves. ¡°Bang¡­¡± Yang Fei could tell that Liu Jiang was not interrogating but torturing him to death. Liu Jiang was really too ruthless. Although it was not a fatal blow, Root Toad was already spitting out mouthfuls of blood. He was exhaling but no longer inhaling. He did not understand why Liu Jiang had so much hatred towards him. He was so ruthless. Fear from Root Toad, +1620, +¡­, killing intent, +1650¡­ resentment, +1650, +¡­ Liu Jiang continued to attack. ¡°Bang, bang, bang¡­¡± When the effects of the Small Recovery Pill were about to dissipate, Root Toad had already been beaten to death by Liu Jiang. Suddenly, Liu Jiang sensed that the Treasure Tree had absorbed an unusually strong special power. On a white branch of the Treasure Tree, a small flower bud bloomed quietly. Then it bloomed at a visible speed. The result was maturity. A second flower bloomed and quickly matured. The third flower bud bloomed quietly. The body tempering fruit condensed from absorbing merit could greatly increase one¡¯s physical fitness, strength, speed, five senses, memory, vitality, recovery, and resistance to beatings. Body tempering fruit. The effect is actually so powerful. Liu Jiang¡¯s eyes lit up and his heart burned. Cultivators relied on the Dharma powers in their bodies, but their physical fitness was not inferior to ordinary people. Sometimes, when their magic power was exhausted, a few ordinary people could kill them. However, with a strong physique, things would be different. Not only did his combat strength increase greatly, but his vitality and resistance to attacks also increased greatly. Not to mention, this body tempering fruit could also increase one¡¯s five senses, memory, vitality, and recovery ability. This is amazing. The power of merit! Killing demons can generate merit. Then I have to kill demons well in the future. Liu Jiang was looking forward to it and happily hit Root Toad a few more times. On the side. Big Stick Toad, who was pretending to be dead, was filled with fear. He did not realize that his crotch was gradually leaking. He was so scared that he peed in his pants. Fear from Big Stick Toad, +1620, +¡­ Yang Fei¡¯s eyebrows twitched. Although he was ruthless, he was still inferior to Liu Jiang. Liu Jiang was only a 17-year-old youth, but he did not show any emotion when he killed a demon. Even after death, he had to whip his corpse. Yang Fei suddenly felt a little afraid. Liu Jiang was too ruthless. He was completely crazy. And he was extremely talented and had a powerful background. He regretted scolding Liu Jiang, this lunatic, in anger when he was scolded by the Chief. Resentment from Yang Fei, +1540, +¡­ Regret from Yang Fei, +1540, +¡­ Yang Fei had already decided not to provoke Liu Jiang, this lunatic, and he had to think of a way to ease their relationship. After all, although Liu Jiang¡¯s cultivation was slightly lower than his, his combat strength was not inferior to his. Moreover, he had a bright future ahead of him. He would definitely be better off than him in the future. It was really irrational to offend such a person. Although Yang Fei was petty, he had been in the bureau for so many years and did not lack tact. Moreover, he was very thick-skinned. Like most officials, he could bow and submit, or he could stand tall, he could give and take, and be flexible. Chapter 36 - Using the Intelligence Subduing Fruit Chapter 36 Using the Intelligence Subduing Fruit At the thought of this, Yang Fei coughed lightly and reminded him gently, ¡°Captain Liu, this toad spirit is already dead.¡± Many times, the tone of his voice could represent many things. Liu Jiang was smart. He was stunned for a moment before he accepted Yang Fei¡¯s kindness. If others treated him politely, Liu Jiang would not be unreasonable. He was just a deputy chief, but he did not argue with him. He naturally would not harp on the matter. He was actually quite easy to get along with. Liu Jiang put away his club and said respectfully, ¡°Thank you for your reminder, Chief.¡± His actions were polite, his tone was respectful, and he addressed him respectfully as Chief. Instead of calling him Deputy Chief Yang like he did in the morning and emphasizing the word ¡®deputy¡¯. Yang Fei heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Liu Jiang¡¯s attitude. Instantly, he contributed more than 3,000 points of joy. At the same time, he was secretly impressed. He did not expect Liu Jiang to be so meticulous at such a young age. He instantly understood what he meant and even showed deference. His scheming was not inferior to those old foxes. He was secretly glad. If he and Liu Jiang had fought to the death, it might be game over for him Once again, he was overjoyed. Feeling the emotions absorbed by the Treasure Tree, Liu Jiang was delighted. Then he said respectfully, ¡°Chief, take a rest for now. I¡¯ll interrogate this toad demon first.¡± As Liu Jiang spoke, he walked towards Big Stick Toad. ¡°This toad demon has suffered a huge mental blow. He has gone completely crazy,¡± Yang Fei said helplessly. ¡°Is it possible that he¡¯s pretending?¡± Liu Jiang walked forward happily and picked up a dirty rag. Fear from Big Stick Toad, +1640, +¡­ Big Stick Toad was extremely afraid, but he could not say it. Because his superior was his beloved goddess, Little Jade Toad, a super good-looking toad. So. Even if he was beaten to death, he would not divulge any information. He recalled the happy days when he and Little Jade Toad ate human children happily. He was prepared to be beaten to death. ¡°I used a cultivation technique to check. Its spirit has been greatly stimulated and has completely collapsed,¡± Yang Fei said calmly. He was quite experienced in this area. He was a little dissatisfied with Liu Jiang¡¯s suspicious gaze, but he did not show it on his face. ¡°Oh, I see.¡± Liu Jiang nodded. This toad demon was timid. He had been tortured by him for two hours and was on the verge of a mental breakdown. However, he was not crazy. After coming to the Inspection Bureau, he pretended to be crazy and even deceived Yang Fei. Liu Jiang changed the topic and said, ¡°However, we still have to go through the necessary procedures.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Yang Fei nodded, but he was thinking that Liu Jiang was crazy. He felt that Liu Jiang¡¯s technique was rough, and he only knew how to be ruthless. He was a complete layman. He found it funny and wanted to laugh at Liu Jiang Although he had expressed his goodwill to Liu Jiang, he had lost face this morning. He still had a lot of resentment towards Liu Jiang. ¡°I heard that with some crazy people, we can use exceptionally fierce methods to stimulate them ruthlessly. There will be a slight chance for their minds to return to normal.¡± Liu Jiang spouted nonsense in all seriousness. Big Stick Toad, who was pretending to be unconscious, felt a chill in his heart and cursed Liu Jiang for being a devil. At the same time, he was spewing fear at Liu Jiang. ¡°Oh, is that so?¡± Yang Fei looked curious, but he was cursing crazily in his heart. He felt that this fellow was simply trying to indulge his addiction to violence. If he killed the toad demon later, the Chief would definitely scold him. He could not wait to see Liu Jiang get scolded. ¡°Yes, but these methods are too cruel. After going through the process, I might have nightmares for a month,¡± Liu Jiang said calmly. As he spoke, he picked up a rag and tried to stuff Big Stick Toad¡¯s mouth. Hearing Liu Jiang¡¯s words, Big Stick Toad was extremely afraid. He was overwhelmed with fear again. However, he held himself back from waking up. Although he was afraid and timid, he would not say anything for the sake of the toad he loved. Liu Jiang was secretly speechless. It seemed that the brainwashing work of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom was quite well done. Liu Jiang picked up a club and started hitting¡­ ¡°Ah¡­¡± Big Stick Toad pretended to have been beaten awake and screamed miserably. At the same time, he contributed resentment, killing intent, and fear to Liu Jiang. ¡°Ah, it¡¯s all your fault. It¡¯s all your fault¡­¡± As he shouted, he roared like a lunatic. Liu Jiang did not mind and continued to hit him. After fighting for half an hour, Big Stick Toad was beaten to a pulp and was almost numb. The emotional power he provided was very little. Only then did Liu Jiang take off the cloth that was stuffed in Big Stick Toad¡¯s mouth and ask, ¡°Are you going to tell me?¡± Big Stick Toad said nervously, ¡°It¡¯s all your fault, all your fault, all your fault¡­¡± Liu Jiang frowned. He did not expect this timid toad to be so stubborn. He had thought that this toad demon would tell him everything if he threatened him. But scaring and hitting him was useless. Liu Jiang threw down his stick and looked at the Treasure Tree. Regardless, he had gained quite a lot this time. In more than half an hour, he had accumulated 380,000 points of fear. There were also 40,000 resentment and 30,000 killing intent. Liu Jiang¡¯s gaze inadvertently swept across the brown fruit. He had always wanted to test the effects of the fruit, but he had never had the chance. He wanted to give it a try and see how much he could lower someone¡¯s intelligence. With a thought, the brown fruit quietly dissipated. In the next moment, Liu Jiang realized that he could control a ball of brown, strange, and special energy. With a thought from Liu Jiang, this ball of brown energy instantly shot into Big Stick Toad¡¯s head and disappeared. Big Stick Toad¡¯s expression immediately froze. Liu Jiang wondered if the demon had become a fool. Liu Jiang complained and said, ¡°Big Stick Toad, stop pretending. I know you¡¯re not crazy.¡± Yang Fei sneered inwardly. He felt that Liu Jiang had no choice. ¡°Crazy, you¡¯re the one who¡¯s crazy, you devil,¡± Big Stick Toad cursed agitatedly. Although his intelligence had decreased, he was still afraid of Liu Jiang. Instantly, he was filled with fear. Yang Fei stood up abruptly, his face flushed. He did not expect that his years of experience would be deceived by a toad demon. Liu Jiang¡¯s eyes lit up. This fruit is useful! Liu Jiang looked at Big Stick Toad as if he was looking at a mentally challenged child. He smiled gently. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. Tell me, what¡¯s your name.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t say it.¡± Big Stick Toad instinctively refused. He did not want to tell this devil anything ¡°I know your name,¡± Liu Jiang said happily. ¡°How did you know my name is Big Stick Toad?¡± Big Stick Toad asked curiously. Yang Fei¡¯s eyes widened. He could not believe this toad¡¯s intelligence. Liu Jiang, on the other hand, was excited. He pondered for a moment, organized his words, and said gently, ¡°I also know who your superior is.¡± ¡°How did you know that my superior is my beloved goddess, Little Jade Toad?¡± Big Stick Toad looked horrified. He actually knew about my goddess, that super good-looking toad. Damn it, how did it get leaked? It¡¯s really too scary. Looking at Liu Jiang¡¯s gentle smile, Big Stick Toad¡¯s heart trembled violently. The young man in front is not human. He¡¯s not human at all. He¡¯s a devil, a complete devil. Fear from Big Stick Toad, +1640, +¡­ Chapter 37 - Explosive Physical Strength Chapter 37 Explosive Physical Strength Yang Fei¡¯s mouth was wide open as he looked at Big Stick Toad in disbelief. His expression was blank, and he suspected that his head had been kicked by a donkey. Liu Jiang could get clues this way? However, he quickly memorized what Big Stick Toad had just said. Liu Jiang was slightly excited. He finally knew why this timid toad was so unyielding. So it was to protect his lover, Little Jade Toad. Liu Jiang pondered for a moment and used another intelligence subduing fruit. Another ball of purple energy shot into Big Stick Toad¡¯s mind, and he was even more stunned. Liu Jiang said regretfully, ¡°Let me tell you some unfortunate news. Little Jade Toad doesn¡¯t love you anymore. A while ago, someone found out that she was mating with a rat demon.¡± Yang Fei looked at Liu Jiang in disbelief. How did he come up with such a retarded story? But something even more unbelievable happened. The toad demon¡¯s eyes bulged as he screamed, ¡°No, no, this can¡¯t be true. You lied to me.¡± The intelligence of the toad demon was seriously insufficient. He only knew that toads liked to mate in the open. He also knew that Little Jade Toad did not like him. He had pursued her for a long time, but she had always been aloof and did not accept his love. He also knew that there was indeed a rat demon in their group. It had a high cultivation level, was handsome, and was very flirtatious. He often seduced other female demons. That gutsy rat demon would seduce Little Jade Demon every day. Liu Jiang¡¯s words accidentally struck the heart of the toad demon. Because his intelligence was seriously insufficient, he did not wonder how Liu Jiang knew about this. He only wanted to know if this was true or not. He felt that he was no longer a toad but a tree frog. His entire body was green. ¡°I have no reason to lie to you.¡± Liu Jiang shrugged lightly and pointed at Yang Fei. ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, ask him. He was watching from the side.¡± The toad demon immediately looked at Yang Fei, eager to get accurate information from him. Yang Fei¡¯s eyelids twitched. He felt that his intelligence had been insulted, but he did not drop the ball. He said solemnly, ¡°At that time, that rat demon was climbing onto the female toad¡­¡± Yang Fei described it in detail, as if he had really been watching from the side. When Big Stick Toad heard this, that scene instantly appeared in his mind. ¡°Ah¡­¡± He had broken down. Completely. His heart was broken. Liu Jiang guided him patiently. ¡°Do you want revenge? Let those two adulterous demons die without a grave.¡± ¡°I want revenge. I want to kill them.¡± The toad demon was furious, and his eyes were filled with crazy killing intent. He had peed in his pants for Little Jade Toad, but he did not divulge any information. But what had she done? She actually mated with a rat demon. He had completely broken down. He felt like he was about to crack. If he could not have Little Jade Toad, he would destroy both of them. The toad demon¡¯s mentality was completely twisted. Liu Jiang consoled him. ¡°Now tell me, how do you contact Little Jade Toad? And where is she now?¡± ¡°She¡¯s in Eastern Mountain County. She¡¯s the boss of Listen to the Rain Rustic Tea Shop. That tea shop is at 318 East Street,¡± the toad demon said through gritted teeth. Beside him, Yang Fei rubbed his head in confusion. Liu Jiang managed to get the information just like that? It was too unreal. He was starting to doubt his life. Liu Jiang was delighted and continued to ask, ¡°Where is that rat demon?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, but that cheap demon, Little Jade Toad, must know. She¡¯s a demon general under the Winged Wolf Demon King. She¡¯s directly in charge of demons in our group. All the demons in our group listen to her,¡± Big Stick Toad said through gritted teeth. Liu Jiang tilted his head and said, ¡°Director Yang, go look for Director Zhao.¡± Soon, Zhao Laoxiu arrived at the interrogation room and asked Big Stick Toad personally. Big Stick Toad gritted his teeth and repeated the information he had told him. ¡°Good, good. Well done.¡± Zhao Laoxiu was so excited that she gave Liu Jiang more than 4,000 points of joy. He patted Liu Jiang¡¯s shoulder happily. ¡°If you can eliminate all the spies in the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom in Eastern Mountain County this time, your position as a ninth-grade immortal official will be set in stone. You will also be rewarded with a lot of resources.¡± ¡°This is all thanks to your nurturing, Sir,¡± Liu Jiang said respectfully and kindly. ¡°Haha, kid.¡± Zhao Laoxiu was happy. Then he said, ¡°I¡¯ll go to Eastern Mountain County now and tell the Inspectorate Head this news personally. Yang Fei, you¡¯ll be in charge of the Inspection Bureau¡¯s affairs for the next two days.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Yang Fei nodded respectfully. After Zhao Laoxiu left, Yang Fei informed the three inspection teams to cancel the emergency assembly order. After work, Liu Jiang left the bureau and started distributing money on the streets. When he saw children and beggars, he would give them money and he would give tips when he bought things. Because he had money and his mentality had gradually changed, Liu Jiang was much more generous. Sometimes, he would offer a few taels of silver. He was exceptionally forthright. In more than two hours, he had spent 50 taels of silver. His gains were naturally great. In the evening, he had already accumulated 230,000 points of joy, 160,000 points of resentment, and some other emotions. At night, Liu Jiang returned home. He began to tally the harvest on the Treasure Tree. From killing intent, 34 madness fruits. From jealousy, 40 intelligence subduing fruits. From regret, 2 dreamscape fruits. From resentment, 16 epiphany fruits. From joy, 23 energy fruits. The spirit controlling fruit from fear still needed 8,468,530 points of fear to mature. He was still short of 7,999,1200 admiration points. Liu Jiang began to refine the After refining 5 energy fruits, Liu Jiang¡¯s cultivation level advanced to the peak of two-star Bronze. After refining another 12 fruits, his cultivation level broke through to three-star Bronze. Then he refined the remaining five fruits. He needed nine more energy fruits to reach the peak of three-star Bronze. Then Liu Jiang used 16 epiphany fruits. He was short of 21 fruits for the Lightning Inducing Technique. Then Liu Jiang looked at the body tempering fruit with burning eyes. With a thought, a fruit turned into rich and pure energy that spread throughout his body. Under the influence of the special energy, Liu Jiang¡¯s limbs and bones were quickly strengthened. Liu Jiang felt as if his entire body was wrapped in a warm cloud. It was exceptionally comfortable. After completely refining and absorbing the body tempering fruit, Liu Jiang realized that his punching power had increased by 100 catties. He continued refining. After refining three body tempering fruits in a row, Liu Jiang could clearly sense that his strength had increased by more than 300 catties. In the past, without using his magic power, his punching power was about 190 catties. Now, it was more than 490 catties. It had increased by 300 catties. Liu Jiang clenched his fists and felt the explosive power. He even wanted to roar. In addition to strength, his speed and reaction speed had also increased significantly. His five senses had also been greatly enhanced. Sitting quietly in the room, he could even hear the buzzing of flies as they flapped their wings outside the window. He looked up and could clearly see the thin spider silk on the beam. From the corner, the stench of socks became exceptionally strong. His hearing, vision, touch, smell, and taste had all improved greatly. Everything he came into contact with became more vivid and clearer than before. Liu Jiang swung his fists and feet. Every punch was like a heavy mountain. The force was abnormally strong and heavy, as if it could tear tigers and leopards apart. After a series of punches and kicks, Liu Jiang felt his blood boil as if he had inexhaustible strength. He felt refreshed and full of energy. His mind was clear and his thoughts were unusually quick. The effects of this body tempering fruit condensed from the power of merit are actually so terrifying. One fruit can increase one¡¯s strength by 100 catties, and it can greatly increase one¡¯s five senses, as well as others. Liu Jiang was secretly speechless. The effect of this body tempering fruit far exceeded his expectations. The feeling of having a strong body was extremely comfortable. I wonder if I can obtain merit by killing other demons. Liu Jiang thought to himself and thought of the big-headed ghost in the Southern Mountain Cemetery. However, he was always a little afraid of ghosts. So he would gather more joy and resentment, increase his cultivation, and master the basics of the Lightning Inducing Technique. Then he would clean up the big-headed ghosts. Chapter 38 - Enraged Emotional Strength (1) Chapter 38 Enraged Emotional Strength (1) Resentment from Big Stick Toad, +1640, +¡­, killing intent, +1650, +¡­, killing intent +1630, +¡­, regret, +1620, +¡­, fear, +1650, +¡­ Suddenly, the little tree absorbed a large wave of emotion. Liu Jiang was slightly stunned. What¡¯s wrong with this toad demon? Could it be that the effects of the fruit have worn off? From Big Stick¡­ A moment later, there was another strong wave of emotion. Liu Jiang chuckled and realized that the Treasure Tree had absorbed another wave of gratitude. It was provided by the girl named Wang Xiaoyu. It¡¯s that little girl again. It has been two days, but she¡¯s still trying to show her gratitude. She¡¯s quite conscientious. Liu Jiang smiled. You can gather emotions even when you¡¯re lying in bed. Not bad. Seeing that it was late, Liu Jiang went to bed. He woke up. rea Liu Jiang realized that his fear had increased by 230,000 points, his killing intent by more than 50,000, his regret by more than 60,000, his resentment by more than 60,000, and his gratitude by more than 10,000. After washing up, Liu Jiang headed to the Inspection Bureau. Along the way, Liu Jiang started distributing money. He walked along, gathering emotions as he went. When he arrived at the Inspection Bureau, he had already distributed 20 taels of silver, which was equivalent to the basic four-month salary of an ordinary inspector. However, the harvest was quite generous. In more than half an hour, he received more than 80,000 points of joy and 30,000 points of resentment. Carrying six big bags of breakfast, Liu Jiang walked happily into the Bureau. ¡°Good morning, Captain Liu.¡± An inspector named Zhang Kang greeted Liu Jiang from afar, looking very enthusiastic. He also dissed Liu Jiang out of envy and jealousy, contributing more than 2,000 points for each emotion. After all, a few days ago, Liu Jiang was still a junior-level inspector like him. But a few days later, he became a team captain. His cultivation level had reached one-star Bronze and he had become the most popular person in the entire Black Clouds Town¡¯s Inspectorate. ¡°Zhang Kang, morning. I haven¡¯t seen you for a night and you¡¯ve actually become much more handsome.¡± Liu Jiang flattered him seriously. ¡°Is that so?¡± Zhang Kang was slightly stunned, then he puffed up his chest slightly, instantly feeling more confident. Joy from Zhang Kang, +999, +¡­ Liu Jiang smiled and wandered around, looking for opportunities to flatter people. Those who were handsome were praised for being handsome. Those who were ugly were praised for looking energetic. After earning 50,000 points, he was envious and jealous. Liu Jiang returned to Team 3¡¯s office happily and said loudly, ¡°It¡¯s time for breakfast.¡± Yang Yue and the others immediately smiled and surrounded him. When they saw that Liu Jiang had bought meat buns, they were even happier. The few of them ate their breakfast happily, filling Liu Jiang with joy and gratitude. Soon he had gathered more than 13,000 points. He had 10 energy fruits. After arranging for the day¡¯s duty, Liu Jiang found Big Stick Toad. ¡°Ah¡­ You devil, I¡¯ll fight you to the death.¡± When Big Stick Toad saw Liu Jiang, he immediately recalled what happened yesterday and his eyes widened. Liu Jiang smiled and walked forward. Soon. A heart-wrenching scream came from the prison. cre Hearing that miserable scream, the people from the Inspection Bureau felt a chill in their hearts. Liu Jiang looked like a harmless scholar. However, he was actually ruthless and merciless. Yesterday, he killed one of the toad demons and whipped his corpse. Deputy Chief Yang Fei had secretly given Liu Jiang the nickname, Bloodthirsty Butcher. This nickname had already spread. That toad had already confessed, but Liu Jiang ran over to torture him again. He was indeed a bloodthirsty butcher. He was really ruthless. All of them warned themselves. One should not provoke Liu Jiang. They secretly felt a wave of fear for Liu Jiang. Even the members of Team 3 were shocked. Liu Jiang was ruthless to his enemies. But he treated his own people quite well. However, they did not dare to be impudent in front of Liu Jiang. They reminded themselves to do their job well and not disobey Liu Jiang¡¯s orders. Yang Yue¡¯s eyes sparkled. How manly. She liked him so much. She would catch Liu Jiang after work. Yang Yue poked Tian Li¡¯s arm and said softly, ¡°Tian Li, Tian Li, I plan to get Liu Jiang back. What do I have to do to win his favor?¡± Tian Li despised her in her heart. That day, Yang Yue had scolded Liu Jiang publicly and did not give him any face. It would be strange if Liu Jiang would still be bothered with her. However, there were not many handsome, capable, and influential men like Liu Jiang. Suddenly, she had a thought. It would be good if she could find a man like Liu Jiang Although she was a little tall and not as delicate as Yang Yue, her looks were not inferior to hers. Several inspectors in the Inspectorate had designs on her. However, she rejected them directly. It was very direct and straightforward. Well¡­ She would catch Liu Jiang after work. At the thought of this, she said calmly, ¡°I¡¯m also thinking that I want to woo Liu Jiang too.¡± Yang Yue¡¯s eyes widened instantly as she said sharply, ¡°What did you say? I treated you as my friend, but you actually tried to seduce my man.¡± Hearing this, the other members of Team 3 looked over, their hearts burning with gossip. Tian Li said seriously, ¡°You have to understand that Liu Jiang is not yours.¡± Yang Yue¡¯s face reddened in anger. ¡°You¡­ You¡¯re shameless.¡± ¡°How is it shameless to pursue the man you like?¡± Tian Li said seriously. The members of Team 3 understood now. So Tian Li wanted to woo Liu Jiang. But Yang Yue thought that Liu Jiang was hers. Oh my god, I¡¯m so f*cking envious. Yang Yue was sweet and pretty. Tian Li, on the other hand, was tall, valiant, and heroic. She was like a healthy wild cat, and even more beautiful. However, in the past, Tian Li liked to play with knives and sticks like a man all day long. Moreover, she had a cold personality and men did not dare to pursue her. Now, such a beautiful pair of beauties were actually pursuing Liu Jiang. The few of them were so envious that their faces turned purple. They kept spewing envy and jealousy at Liu Jiang. Yang Yue was furious. ¡°I want to cut ties with you.¡± A strong sense of threat instantly welled up in her heart. Tian Li was better looking and taller than her. Many people in the bureau secretly had a crush on her. However, Tian Li¡¯s personality was too cold, and many people did not dare to pursue her. Occasionally, Tian Li would reject her suitors directly. Although there were more people pursuing her, she knew that Tian Li was better looking than her. If Tian Li really seduced him, would Liu Jiang be able to withstand it? Tian Li said helplessly, ¡°There¡¯s no need, right? I can be the big wife and you can be the small wife. He¡¯s such an outstanding man. Do you expect him to only have you as his woman?¡± In this world, having multiple wives was very normal. Tian Li¡¯s father had five women, and they got along very well, so Tian Li was used to it. Yang Yue said, ¡°Get lost¡­¡± Tian Li nodded helplessly. ¡°Alright!¡± With that, she left the office and went to the martial arts arena to practice martial arts. Yang Yue went berserk. She swept everything on the table to the ground and stomped on them. After she was done, she picked them up one by one and wiped them clean. She felt so wronged that she almost cried. Liu Jiang was clearly hers. She began to regret it again. If she had promised Liu Jiang back then, she and Liu Jiang would already be husband and wife. But who would have thought that the weak and incompetent Liu Jiang would become so outstanding and dazzling? I really misjudged him. The more Yang Yue thought about it, the more regretful she became. She blamed Liu Jiang for not showing such talents earlier. Even if she had only shown half of it, she would not have been so cold to Liu Jiang back then. However, she was quite confident in her looks. Moreover, Liu Jiang had told her that he liked petite women like her. Tian Li was already 1.7 meters tall, taller than some men. Moreover, she played with knives and spears all day without the gentleness of a woman. It would be strange if Liu Jiang liked her. Yang Yue did not believe that she would lose to that tomboy, Tian Li. In the prison. Liu Jiang was a little confused by the various emotions that the Treasure Tree had absorbed. In just a short while, the Treasure Tree had absorbed more than 30,000 points of fear, 30,000 points of jealousy, 40,000 points of envy, 8,000 points of regret, and 10,000 points of resentment. What a bunch of good people. Liu Jiang beamed. When Big Stick Toad saw Liu Jiang¡¯s bright smile, he shivered. Instantly, he contributed more than 3,000 fearful emotions to Liu Jiang. Chapter 39 - Thunder-Winged Demon King (1) Chapter 39 Thunder-Winged Demon King (1) Liu Jiang chuckled and continued to gather fear. Another heart-wrenching scream came from the prison. Liu Jiang looked at the Treasure Tree happily, absorbing the fear, killing intent, and resentment from Big Stick Toad, as well as the fear of the inspectors. Towards the end, the people from the Inspection Bureau were feeling uneasy from the screams and started to complain to Liu Jiang Qingzhou, Three Rivers Ridge, in a deep mountain. Suddenly, there was a violent energy fluctuation and a violent tiger¡¯s roar. ¡°Roar¡­¡± ¡°Boom, boom, boom¡­¡± In the blue sky, intense energy fluctuations kept producing thunderous sounds. Up close, it was a one-star Gold tiger demon fighting a six-star Silver-level wolf demon. The wolf demon was pitch-black with wings on his back. He was 2.5 meters long and 1.5 meters tall. His wingspan was 6 meters. Blue electric arcs flickered on his wings. Although the demon wolf was only a six-star Silver, his speed was unbelievably fast. He was actually suppressing the one-star Gold tiger demon. His combat strength was unbelievable. ¡°Howl¡­¡± The golden-backed tiger demon roared at the sky and pounced on the wolf demon. A faint smile appeared in the wolf demon¡¯s eyes. Blue electric arcs flickered on his huge wings. His huge body turned into a shadow that instantly swept past the tiger demon and tore away a large piece of his flesh. ¡°Howl¡­¡± The tiger demon went crazy and pounced on the wolf demon. ¡°Howl¡­¡± The Thunder-Winged Demon Wolf roared at the sky, and blue electric arcs flashed crazily on his body. Then he spat out an electric arc as thick as an arm and struck the rapidly flying tiger demon. The tiger demon¡¯s huge body trembled violently. The wolf demon rushed forward, opened his mouth, and bit the tiger¡¯s neck. Then he exerted force and tore off the tiger¡¯s head. Then he violently dug out a fist-sized golden demon core and swallowed it. ¡°Howl¡­¡± The wolf demon licked the blood at the corner of his mouth and roared at the sky. From time to time, a blue electric arc would flash across his huge wings. He looked exceptionally domineering and elegant. With a flap of his wings, he soared into the sky like a bolt of lightning and disappeared into the horizon. Soon the wolf demon flew into a cave. There were three demons in the cave, all of them exuding demonic auras. Seeing the wolf demon, a pig-headed man walked forward and said nervously, ¡°Demon king, something happened to the toad demon general.¡± The demon wolf looked at Simpleton Pig coldly. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Simpleton Pig said, ¡°I just received news that all our spies in the Eastern Mountain County have disappeared today. We can¡¯t contact the toad demon general either.¡± The wolf demon¡¯s heart ached and he closed his eyes. There was a difference between humans and demons. The demon had to learn the Breath Concealing Technique to restrain the demonic aura and the Turtle Breath Technique to completely seal the dantian. However, the demon race¡¯s comprehension ability was average to begin with. There were very few demons who could learn both the Aura Concealment Technique and the Turtle Breathing Technique. So every one of the demons was precious. The wolf demon¡¯s heart ached so much over the loss that it was about to bleed. He turned his head abruptly and said in a cold voice, ¡°What exactly is going on?¡± Simpleton Pig said nervously, ¡°I¡¯m not sure yet.¡± The wolf demon said, ¡°Toad Demon General¡¯s team has gone missing. There¡¯s a high chance that they have all been eliminated by humans. Lead a demon team and lurk in the Eastern Mountain County to replace the Toad Demon General¡¯s team.¡± The pig-headed man nodded respectfully. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°When you go, find a remote town and slaughter everyone. Then bury them with the demons of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom,¡± the wolf demon said calmly. There was no need to save any demon once it fell into the hands of humans. However, humans had to pay the price. ¡°Yes.¡± The pig demon nodded respectfully, his eyes flashing with bloodlust. ¡°Before you do anything, use your pig brain and investigate carefully. Don¡¯t find a village with silver-level martial artists,¡± the wolf demon instructed. ¡°I will definitely investigate thoroughly. I guarantee that even a mosquito will be crushed in the town.¡± Simpleton Pig sneered and turned to leave. The wolf demon instructed the other two demons, ¡°In the next ten days, I¡¯ll refine the demon core and break through the seven-star Silver level. The two of you will guard the entrance of the cave for me.¡± The two demons nodded respectfully. ¡°Yes!¡± Half an hour later, Liu Jiang left the Inspection Bureau prison in high spirits. Big Stick Toad lay on the ground like mud, his body covered in sweat. His eyes were filled with fear and despair. He did not know what happened during this time. I¡¯ve gained a lot. Liu Jiang¡¯s face was full of joy. In just half an hour, he had gathered more than 520,000 points of fear from the toad demon and the inspectors. There was also 20,000 killing intent, 50,000 envy, and 40,000 jealousy. And 80,000 resentment. Since the effect is so good, I¡¯ll go there every day. Liu Jiang chuckled and went to the warehouse of the Inspection Bureau. The person guarding the warehouse was a young inspector named Quan Guang. When he saw Liu Jiang, he instantly stood up and said respectfully, ¡°Captain Liu.¡± Liu Jiang did not put on the airs of a captain at all. He said happily, ¡°Eh, Old Quan, you look very energetic today.¡± Joy from Quan Guang, +666, +¡­, envy, +666, +¡­, jealousy, +555, +¡­ ¡°Hello, Captain Liu. Is there anything I can do for you?¡± Quan Guang said respectfully. ¡°The Chief recorded 200 merit points and 200 taels of silver for me. I came to collect them,¡± Liu Jiang said happily. Quan Guang immediately began the registration. Then he said respectfully and carefully, ¡°Captain Liu, please sign here.¡± Liu Jiang wrote his name. Quan Guang immediately gave Liu Jiang two banknotes worth 100 taels. After taking the banknotes, Liu Jiang asked, ¡°There are still 200 merit points. I plan to exchange them for spells and martial techniques. What martial techniques and spells do we have in our warehouse?¡± ¡°Our warehouse has more than 20 martial techniques and spells. They are divided into three categories: attack, defense, and movement. There are also two perception skills.¡± Quan Guang took out a booklet and handed it to Liu Jiang. ¡°This is a list of martial techniques and spells, as well as the merit points needed.¡± Taking the list, Liu Jiang flipped through it and found that it was all human-level martial techniques. Iron Shirt, a defensive martial technique. When cultivated to perfection, physical defense would increase by 10 times. Required 10 merit points. After cultivating the Ethereal Footwork to perfection, one¡¯s body would be like floating cotton, abnormally agile and agile. It could greatly increase one¡¯s combat strength. It required 10 merit points. WIth the Perception Technique, even if other people did not emit magic power fluctuations, he could directly detect their human-level techniques. At entry level, he would be able to detect martial artists and demons with cultivation levels higher than his. Initial success would allow him to detect martial artists and demons with cultivations six stars higher than his. Mastery would allow him to detect martial artists and demons with cultivation levels nine stars higher than his. Perfected, he could detect martial artists and demons two levels higher than himself. It required 20 merit points. ¡­ After Liu Jiang finished flipping through the booklet, he said, ¡°Give me the Iron Shirt Technique and Perception Technique manuals.¡± ¡°These two spells are not easy to cultivate, especially the perception technique. It costs 20 merit points, and it¡¯s especially difficult to cultivate.¡± Quan Guang reminded him kindly. ¡°I know.¡± Liu Jiang chuckled. It was quite important to sense the cultivation levels of the enemy and the demon. If he accidentally encountered a more powerful opponent, it was necessary to escape in advance. Chapter 40 - Target, Black Clouds Town Chapter 40 Target, Black Clouds Town ¡°It¡¯s up to you.¡± Quan Guang handed two books to Liu Jiang and noted down 30 merit points. After taking the booklet, Liu Jiang asked, ¡°Are there any earth-level spells or martial techniques?¡± Quan Guang shook his head and said, ¡°Earth-level spells are too rare. Our Inspection Bureau doesn¡¯t have them, but there¡¯s a very powerful Earth-level spell in the Eastern Mountain Inspectorate called the Earth Escape Technique. After entering the sect, one can easily escape through the ground. It¡¯s very powerful, but it¡¯s very expensive. It costs 800 merit points.¡± Earth Escape Technique. Liu Jiang¡¯s eyes lit up. With the Earth Escape Technique, his life-saving ability would be greatly improved. This world was too dangerous. Demons were wreaking havoc and running rampant. Even if he stayed at home, he might be captured and eaten by demons one day. Moreover, the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom was eyeing them covetously. Perhaps they would send an army one day and destroy the kingdom. He did not feel safe. Only by becoming stronger and learning powerful life-saving techniques would he feel at ease. He had to obtain the Earth Escape Technique as soon as possible. However, 800 merit points was not cheap at all. He caught two spies from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom and was rewarded with 200 merit points. Capturing ordinary demons gave very little merit points. A one or two-star Bronze demon only gave him one merit point. Previously, Zhao Laoxiu had casually given him an Earth-level technique book. He had thought that it was cheap. He did not expect it to be so expensive. Zhao Laoxiu was really generous. Then let¡¯s raise my cultivation level first. Liu Jiang thought to himself. After returning to the captain¡¯s office, Liu Jiang began to refine the fruits. First, he refined four meridian opening fruits. Then he refined 11 energy fruits and raised his cultivation to the peak of three-star bronze. He was just 12 energy fruits away from advancing to four-star bronze. He used another 16 epiphany fruits to comprehend the Lightning Inducing Technique. The Lightning Inducing Technique still required 5 epiphany fruits. On the Treasure Tree, there were 47 madness fruits, 45 intelligence subduing fruits, and 9 dreamscape fruits. The spirit controlling fruit from fear needed more than 6.83 million points to mature. Today, I actually gathered more than 700,000 points of fear. At this rate, the spirit controlling fruit will be completely ripe in about 10 days. Liu Jiang was looking forward to it. When the spirit controlling fruits ripened, he would start capturing spiritual beasts. He wondered what kind of spiritual beast his first one would be. Liu Jiang looked at the time and realized that it was already noon. As soon as he walked out of the Bureau, Yang Yue, who was standing at the door, jogged over. She said crisply, ¡°Jiang Jiang, what do you want to eat for lunch? I¡¯ll treat you.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not hungry¡­¡± Liu Jiang refused decisively. Resentment from Yang Yue, +1210, +¡­ Yang Yue felt extremely aggrieved, but she still forced a smile and said, ¡°Then let¡¯s have dinner together tonight.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not hungry at night.¡± Resentment from Yang Yue, +1410, +¡­ ¡°What about tomorrow?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not hungry tomorrow!¡± Resentment from Yang Yue, +1520, +¡­ Yang Yue¡¯s expression was very ugly. She did not expect Liu Jiang to reject her so bluntly. In the past, Liu Jiang had always listened to her. She wanted to say something else, but she realized that Liu Jiang had already walked away. She spewed resentment at Liu Jiang again. An epiphany fruit quietly ripened. Liu Jiang: ¡°¡­¡± Suddenly, Tian Li stopped Liu Jiang and strode out of the door. ¡°What¡¯s the matter, Fairy Sister?¡± Liu Jiang looked at Tian Li¡¯s threatening manner and said happily. Joy from Tian Li, +1420, +¡­ ¡°You¡¯re so glib-tongued,¡± Tian Li scolded jokingly. Then she said seriously, ¡°Liu Jiang, let¡¯s have lunch together.¡± With that, she pursed her lips slightly, feeling a little nervous. ¡°Alright, I just want to eat.¡± Liu Jiang chuckled. Joy from Tian Li +1630, +¡­ Yang Yue, who was not far away, exploded in anger when she heard Liu Jiang¡¯s words. He had just said that he was not hungry, but now he was going to eat with Tian Li. Scumbag. Shameless. She felt even more regretful. It was all her fault for pushing Liu Jiang away when he treated her so well in the past. She was filled with regret. Resentment from Yang Yue, +1520, +¡­, regret, +1650, +¡­ A dreamscape fruit quietly ripened. There were 10 dreamscape fruits. ¡°The fish at Immortal Guest House is quite delicious. Let¡¯s go eat fish. How about that?¡± Tian Li asked Liu Jiang. ¡°Sure,¡± Liu Jiang said happily. Joy from Tian Li, +999, +¡­ An energy fruit ripened. Resentment from Yang Yue, +1420, +¡­ regret, +1520, +¡­ Liu Jiang and Tian Li chatted and laughed as they walked to the Immortal Guest House. On the way, Liu Jiang continued to distribute money and gathered a lot of joy. Along the way, he spent eight taels of silver. Tian Li looked sideways. She did not expect Liu Jiang to be such a prodigal. Along the way. Liu Jiang bought whatever he saw. He even gave big tips. He gave 10 copper coins for something that cost a bronze coin. He had no need for it. He just bought it and gave it to someone else. Sometimes, he was quite loving. For example, he bought all the candied fruits and gave them to a group of children. However, no matter how rich his family was, he could not afford to squander like that. In just a short while, he had spent eight taels of silver. Her monthly salary was only five taels. Her monthly salary for almost two months was gone just like that. Tian Li¡¯s heart ached. However, Liu Jiang did not mind at all. Instead, he was very happy. He collected another six energy fruits-a total of seven now. He only needed five more energy fruits to reach four-star bronze. If one¡¯s cultivation level was high, one could catch any demon and obtain a huge reward. Therefore, to him, strength was the most important thing When they arrived at the Immortal Guest House, Liu Jiang saw the customers inside. Recalling a small scene from a movie in his previous life, he said loudly, ¡°Everyone, have a good meal today. It¡¯s my treat today.¡± ¡°Wow¡­¡± ¡°They¡¯re from the Inspection Bureau¡­¡± ¡°Generous¡­¡± ¡°Thank you, thank you¡­¡± There was an uproar. Everyone was quite happy. Liu Jiang looked at the joy that instantly exceeded 80,000 yuan and sighed inwardly. Indeed, one had to be rich. With money, he could gain emotional power faster. ¡°Liu Jiang, are you like this every day?¡± Tian Li could not help but ask curiously. ¡°No, I just made a contribution recently and got a reward. My hands are itching with money,¡± Liu Jiang said happily. Tian Li¡¯s face darkened. She had thought that Liu Jiang¡¯s family was rich. If he had too much money, he would not be able to spend it all. He had been rewarded recently. What a prodigal. The rewards would be gone in no time. ¡°It¡¯s not good for you to spend money like this. You might as well buy cultivation resources. At least buy a spiritual weapon,¡± Tian Li advised. ¡°I like to see others happy,¡± Liu Jiang said happily. However, when Tian Li heard Liu Jiang¡¯s words, she was stunned. Her heartstrings seemed to be tugged gently. What a good person. Admiration from Tian Li, +1,400, +¡­ A merchant caravan was driving with a carriage along the main road. There were 11 of them in the group. ¡°Sir, we should choose that town,¡± a man who looked like a waiter said softly. Simpleton Pig, who had transformed into a shopkeeper, looked at the map in his hand and pointed at Black Clouds Town, which was not far from Eastern Mountain County. The waiter asked curiously, ¡°Sir, there are many people in Black Clouds Town. It¡¯s only 100 miles away from the Eastern Mountain Inspectorate. The experts of the Eastern Mountain Inspectorate can arrive in less than 10 minutes. Although there are no experts in Black Clouds Town, it¡¯s not the best choice. Should we choose a new target?¡± Simpleton Pig said calmly, ¡°Only by destroying all the humans in a town under the nose of the Eastern Mountain Inspectorate will it have the effect of making them fly into a rage out of humiliation. Only then can we vent our anger for our companions who were captured.¡± Simpleton Pig paused for a moment before continuing, ¡°Moreover, the 11 of us Bronze-level experts will be able to kill everyone in a few minutes and leave calmly.¡± ¡°You¡¯re wise, Sir,¡± the waiter flattered. ¡°Let¡¯s hurry. When we reach the town, we still have to investigate and ensure that there are no Silver-level experts.¡±