Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting-Chapter 93 - 67: Millennium Golden Bell Shield, Slaying the Celestial Martial Artist
He was filled with regret!
If not for underestimating Wei Fan, if not for his eagerness for revenge, if he had healed before returning, he might not have been able to kill Wei Fan, but he wouldn’t have fallen into Wei Fan’s hands.
"Is this your final word?"
In the pit, Wei Changqing stopped talking, and the light in his eyes gradually faded away.
Back at Wei Family Manor, he wasn’t this fierce. Otherwise, how could he not have slain a Nascent Soul Fox Demon?
[Killed Wei Changqing, gained 100 power]
[Current Power Level: 333 years]
Withdrawing the Golden Bell Shield, Wei Fan casually swung out a Sword Qi, severing Wei Changqing’s head.
This guy colluded with the Fox Demon to kill Shan Jinhong and was already on the Demon Suppression Bureau’s bounty list. Bringing back this head would allow him to choose any martial art from the top ten ranks in the Demon Suppression Bureau.
Wei Changqing carried a saber.
But before he had a chance to draw it, he was killed.
If it weren’t for first disturbing Wei Changqing’s Heart Spirit, Wei Fan might not have been able to kill him even if he could defeat him.
A Celestial Martial Artist focused on escaping is not easy to kill.
If not for Shan Jinhong delaying to give his subordinates time to escape, he might not have died.
"What a good saber!"
Wei Fan pulled out the saber and flicked it with his finger, producing a melodious hum from the blade.
He didn’t just flick it randomly; the power of his finger was at least tens of thousands of pounds, and yet the blade only vibrated gently. A Celestial Martial Artist’s weapon is indeed extraordinary.
He turned the hilt over to look, finding an inscription of two small, elegant characters: "Celestial Crystal".
"Is this... the Demon Pill from the legendary Nascent Soul Demon Fiend?"
Originally wanting to search Wei Changqing for secret manuals or other items, Wei Fan instead found a round, egg-sized, jade-like orb.
He wasn’t sure if it was a Demon Pill because he had never seen one, so he put it away first. If it were a Demon Pill, it would be immensely valuable.
After searching further and finding nothing else of value, Wei Fan stripped Wei Changqing’s clothing, wrapped up his head, covered the corpse with soil, and climbed out of the pit.
Not far away, Li Fengyi sat on a warhorse, holding the reins of his steed, staring wide-eyed at him with Yu Hong.
They hadn’t run far before they saw Wei Fan cleave Wei Changqing with one strike, leaving them with no mood to flee.
"Wei Fan, you... you killed Celestial Martial Artist Wei Changqing!"
Yu Hong was stammering, comparing the so-called demons of the Demon Suppression Bureau to Wei Fan was like comparing nothing at all.
No one could, in the Acupoint Realm, kill a Celestial Martial Artist.
Wei Fan didn’t rely on the Golden Bell Shield to kill Wei Changqing. Though Wei Changqing was indeed suppressed by the Golden Bell, from afar, they clearly saw that Wei Fan first wounded Wei Changqing with a strike.
This means that even without relying on the Golden Bell, his strength was no less than a Celestial Martial Artist.
"That’s right, I never thought you’d actually be the legendary practitioner of Horizontal Cultivation of Innate!"
Recalling this identity, Yu Hong thought it was unsurprising that Wei Fan could kill Wei Changqing.
Throughout the whole of Su City, there are at least dozens, if not hundreds, of Celestial Experts, but in recent decades, no one has been known to become the legendary practitioner of Horizontal Cultivation of Innate.
This kind of anomaly cannot be fathomed by common logic.
Li Fengyi’s expression was complicated: "You took too big a risk. What if you couldn’t defeat Wei Changqing? Your talent is destined to soar. Wei Changqing’s life is not worth yours ten times over."
She thought Wei Fan should have run instead of fighting Wei Changqing, whose cultivation was at the Celestial Human level.
Even though Wei Changqing could have later come after her and Yu Hong, she felt Wei Fan should have run.
Wei Fan shook his head: "He came seeking revenge for his son, there’s no escaping it. Moreover, Celestial Experts command the Power of Heaven and Earth; their energy is vast and their speed swift, running away would be unwise.
Alright, you guys go find Li Wenchang; I’ll rest for a while. With this delay, we might not make it to Su City tonight."
Li Fengyi and Yu Hong galloped away, quickly bringing back the charioteer Li Wenchang, who hadn’t gone far.
The guy hadn’t seized the opportunity to escape, perhaps because he didn’t have the chance, being injured and shackled.
If Wei Fan and the others died, he’d have plenty of time to flee. If not, trying to escape would be futile.
With Li Wenchang retrieved, they continued on their journey.
On horseback, Yu Hong was quite excited: "With such meritorious deeds, you’ll be promoted to Captain when you return; Wei Fan, you’re amazing. You’ve been with the Demon Suppression Bureau for only about ten days!"
He grew more excited as he spoke.
Counting the days, Wei Fan joined the Demon Suppression Bureau just over ten days ago and rose from a Black-clothed Demon Suppression Guard to Captain.
This promotion speed is unprecedented in the history of the Demon Suppression Bureau.
Li Fengyi shook her head: "Not quite yet. Although Wei Fan killed the wanted Wei Changqing, one requirement for Captain is having Celestial Human Cultivation, and combat power doesn’t equate to cultivation.
However, with these merits, as long as Wei Fan reaches Celestial Human Cultivation in the future, he won’t need to hunt for bountied demons specifically; he can be promoted directly."
Yu Hong’s excitement didn’t wane: "With Wei Fan’s potential and talent, Celestial Human Cultivation is easily within reach in time.
As for us, we’ve greatly benefited from Wei Fan this time, gaining enormous merit.
When we return, I should at least become a Silver-clothed Demon Suppression Guard. Fengyi, even if you don’t become a Purple-clothed Demon Suppression Guard, you’re surely assured of being a Golden-clothed one."
Though they played minor roles, just being with Wei Fan ensured they’d receive part of the merit from the Merit Hall.
Even Li Fengyi smiled. The rank within the Demon Suppression Guard affects many benefits; it’s not just a change of clothes or increased authority.
For instance, a Qi Gathering Pill, which can boost Half Moon True Qi, is limited to just two per month for a Black-clothed Demon Suppression Guard, but six for a Purple-clothed one.
Even without achieving merit, one could earn six Qi Gathering Pills a month, and if killed in action, benefits and compensations would be higher, and restrictions on exchanging martial art secrets would be lifted.
Fighting for the Demon Suppression Bureau isn’t purely idealistic or just for demon slaying.
Hastening their journey, Su City finally appeared in their sight just as night was about to fall.
