Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 313 - 98 Mars [Monthly vote needed!]_1

Chapter 313: Chapter 98 Mars [Monthly vote needed!]_1

September 13th, a storm raged in Chaoyang City.

The city gates were particularly oppressive after nightfall, with only the noisy sound of rain to be heard.

The long street was deserted. Suddenly, a group of people and horses raced down it. They moved swiftly but without a sound. Clad in black armor with long knives at their belts, they almost became shadows as they moved through the streets in the darkness, difficult to see with the naked eye.

The countless vague shadows in the sky hinted at the immense size of this group.

The already sparse lights extinguished one by one as they passed, shrouding every place they stepped in darkness. Eventually, in silence, they arrived outside a mansion. From a bird’s eye view, the hazy shadows enveloped the entire mansion, leaving no room for escape.

A sign was hanging above the mansion’s entrance, inscribed with the word: "Xunyang".

Few citizens of Chaoyang City were unaware of the place. It was the abode of the widely renowned Young Master Xunyang.

He had the ability to carve limbs from spiritual wood and rebuild physical bodies for those in the city who were crippled. Once he finished carving and used his divine skills, those new limbs were indistinguishable from the real ones.

Moreover, he never took money for regenerating limbs. All he asked was for them to owe him a favor, to be repaid when necessary. The size of the favor depended on the ability of the debtor.

After the master chef of Gui Fang Building cut off a finger while slicing vegetables, Young Master Xunyang reattached it and only asked for a feast for his friends. He restored a leg back for Landlord Liu from the eastern city and only asked him to distribute porridge for three days to aid the poor. He restored an arm back for a poor farmer outside the city and only asked for fresh vegetables.

Over time, everyone in Chaoyang City regarded him as a living Bodhisattva.

Today, these shadows surrounded this place, they seemed like dark clouds covering the city, quickly raising glimmering knife lights!

Before they could burst in, the mansion’s main gate opened on its own, revealing a lazy young nobleman in a blue robe sitting crookedly behind the open gate, across the long courtyard.

"Where are you friends from?" Young Master Xunyang asked. "I don’t recall offending anyone?"

"Night Dragon Palace, Black Clothed Guard!"

The person leading them revealed a token - Black Iron Dragon Coil.

Young Master Xunyang’s gaze hardened, he murmured, "People from Yu Capital City have come?"

The Yu Dynasty was the reigning dynasty of the Nine States. The power they possessed naturally was very strong. At the very least, it was stronger than any sect, or else how could they intimidate the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands?

Besides the influence of the ancient cultivation Xia family and parts of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands that leaned toward the Imperial Court, the Imperial Court itself had three main forces.

The first naturally was the Regent Residence.

The City Wardens of all the major cities of the Nine States were under the jurisdiction of the Regent Residence and appointed by it. The Regent Residence also had a group of strong cultivators stationed in Yu Capital City. If any city encountered a problem that couldn’t be solved, the Regent Residence would send more strong cultivators to solve it.

This force was led by the respected Regent Leader. They received their orders from the monarch and protected the people. It was the royal court’s most important cultivation force.

The second was Lingxiao Pavilion.

This was a pavilion located within the Imperial City, known as the Lingxiao Pavilion of Heaven and Earth. It comprised of various freelancers from the Immortal Cultivation World. If one was willing to serve the Imperial Court, they could sign up in Lingxiao Pavilion and receive a decent salary. Unlike the Regent Residence which was completely subservient to the court, there wasn’t a constant need to be on standby. It was like a stipend given by the royal family.

Just to enter Lingxiao Pavilion, one had to be at least a top-tier cultivator of the Sixth Realm. Most were powerful freelancers, so they were few in number. Those who joined Lingxiao Pavilion primarily wanted to show goodwill towards the court.

The third force was the Night Dragon Palace.

The Night Dragon Palace was the place where the emperor handled affairs at night. Since all the imperial guards had to patrol the city at night, over time all the royal guards were collectively referred to as the Night Dragon Palace.

The first two forces were more loyal to the nation than to the emperor. For example, institutes like the Regent Residence existed in each dynasty to guard the boundary of the Human Clan. Although they were powerful, they were mostly used for protection, and even the emperor couldn’t command them at will.

On the other hand, Lingxiao Pavilion was more lax, and the emperor couldn’t expect them to do highly important tasks.

Only the Night Dragon Palace was the emperor’s true personal army!

Unconditional obedience to all of the Emperor’s commands!

The Royal City Guard is composed of seven units, also known as the Night Dragon Seven Guard, each with their own responsibilities. The Black Clothed Guard is responsible for infiltration, spying, assassinations, and night raids.

When locals in various parts of the Yu Dynasty see the black clothes of the Night Dragon Palace, they know that something significant has happened.

The holder of the Black Clothed Guard’s token continued, "We’ve discovered remnants of Mars here. All persons in the residence shall surrender immediately. Any resistance will be met with death without mercy!"

"Hiss..." Young Master Xunyang sucked in a cold breath upon hearing this, and vehemently exclaimed, "Injustice!"

Boom!

An explosion in the dead of night echoed throughout Chaoyang City.

...

"Mars?" Chu Liang muttered to himself.

After the Heavenly Star Divine Sect split, a faction named "Mars" emerged. It could even be said that Mars was the main cause of the split.

This sect specialized in manipulating hearts and creating chaos. After the sect’s split, unlike other sects that found their footing in the martial arts world, these Mars cultivators headed straight for the Imperial Court.

They concealed their identities and infiltrated the court, the imperial city, and even the harem, stirring up intrigue in the shadows. They almost sparked a major upheaval. It was only suppressed in time, and they were eventually declared wanted by both the Imperial Court and the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

After a brutal purge, only a few remnants of Mars managed to escape, while the vast majority were killed. Afterwards, any Mars disciple who dared to show their face would be immediately executed.

This level of suppression far exceeded any other evil force, even the methods used against the Demon Sect were not this severe.

The reason lies in the way the Heavenly Star Divine Sect cultivates.

They practiced the Heavenly Star Divine Art. The higher they progressed, the more they had to adhere to the nature of their star sign.

For instance, the Heavenly King Sect emphasized righteousness and dignity. The Sea King Sect valued freedom and recklessness. The Tianshu Pavilion spread secrets widely...Though there were slight differences, each sect had an overarching character trait.

The Underworld King Sect was characterized by cold-blooded killing which eventually led them to fall into the Demon Sect. The Seven Kills specializes in being cunning and ruthless, making them suitable as assassins.

However, Mars posed a much greater threat. They practiced chaos creation!

The more powerful cultivators of Mars required chaos and rivers of blood to reach their peak power.

Such people were major destabilizing factors anywhere, hence the Imperial Court and the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands kept a close watch on them.

In the words of Empress Feng: "When someone from Mars infiltrates the court, they’re basically a shit stirrer."

So when the Shu Mountain Sect found out that Mars was behind Lu Chengyou, they immediately announced this news to the world. On one hand, it was a warning to the Nine States to be vigilant against the resurgence of Mars. On the other hand, it was to label Lu Chengyou as a cunning and evil representative.

Though the Shu Mountain Sect won the battle, Lu Chengyou’s remarks had spread, and many people began to question Master Wen Yuan.

The Shu Mountain Sect released the news to prove that everything Lu Chengyou said was meant to stir up chaos at the Shu Mountain, including all the attacks on Master Wen Yuan, which were not credible.

By the way, the Shu Mountain Sect also criticised the Penglai Upper Sect for their actions in aiding Lu Chengyou.

The Penglai Upper Sect immediately provided an explanation. Immortal Bailin was simply maintaining order when the situation was still unclear on that day. After Lu Chengyou colluded with the Underworld King Sect to attack, Immortal Bailin led the team of the Penglai Upper Sect to kill many demonic cultivators.

Of course, this level of squabble wouldn’t lead to any major outcomes.

After gaining some understanding of this, Chu Liang didn’t think much about it. After all, he wasn’t needed to resolve this high-level matter. Another issue was currently facing him.

That was the Shu Mountain issuing more Sword Coins, which was causing his wealth to rapidly diminish!