Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

"Lord Marquis, I am incompetent and have failed the mission, please punish me,"

Wuxin knelt on the ground, her black robe still stained with thick blood. After the battle with Gu Chen, she had hurried back to the border without a moment's pause to report the news to the Marquis of Pingxi.

"You're saying that Gu Chen can actually rival a grandmaster now?" the Marquis of Pingxi frowned immediately upon hearing this news.

Gu Chen was originally a minor figure in his eyes; had it not been for Gu Chen's involvement in the death of his legitimate son, Cao Zhen, the Marquis of Pingxi wouldn't have given him a second thought.

Yet now, this insignificant figure could actually rival a grandmaster.

This was something the Marquis of Pingxi never expected.

"Lord Marquis, I am incompetent, please punish me," Wuxin said in a low voice.

At that moment, Wuying appeared behind the Marquis of Pingxi and said, "Since the mission has failed, then sever one of your arms as a slight punishment."

Without any hesitation, Wuxin used the Bloodthirsty God Claw to slash at her arm.

"Hold on!"

The Marquis of Pingxi stopped Wuxin and said, "You have rarely failed over the years, Wuxin. Let's forego the punishment. I see you've sustained serious injuries, go and rest first."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis," Wuxin hesitated before saying. Read new adventures at empire

The Marquis of Pingxi nodded slightly to signal that Wuxin could leave.

Since the Marquis of Pingxi had spoken, Wuying naturally had no objections.

The intelligence organization under the Marquis of Pingxi consisted of four spies, categorized as Heaven, Earth, Mystical, and Yellow. Among them, Wuying, the number one spy of Heaven, and Wuxin, the number one spy of Earth, both possessed the cultivation of the Rebirth Stage.

The remaining two spies only had the cultivation of the Returning to True Stage and were primarily responsible for gathering various kinds of intelligence. The killing was mostly done by Wuxin and Wuying.

"Lord Marquis, what should we do next? Should I take matters into my own hands?" Wuying stood behind the Marquis of Pingxi and asked softly.

The Marquis of Pingxi's expression remained impassive. He was silent for a moment before saying, "To be frank, I can hardly imagine how this young man—only twenty-one years old—has reached this point. Not to mention the present, even in ancient times, there might not have been a martial arts grandmaster as young as him."

Wuying said, "Great heroes emerge in troubled times. This young man must possess great fortune and destiny. Once we capture him, everything he has will belong to you, Lord Marquis."

The Marquis of Pingxi nodded slightly. He was indeed very interested in everything about Gu Chen and wanted to know by what means Gu Chen had come this far.

"People say that he has an innate martial body. What do you think?" the Marquis of Pingxi inquired.

The Marquis of Pingxi had heard about the innate martial body, but even with such talent, there was nothing so fearsome recorded in the ancient texts and historical records.

Wuying said, "No matter what he is, once we capture this young man, all will be revealed. The stronger his physique, the more benefits you will reap after plundering his latent potential."

Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Pingxi was somewhat moved. Indeed, the greater Gu Chen's potential, the more benefit he would receive after refining Gu Chen into a medicinal pill for consumption.

Even though Gu Chen could now be considered comparable to a grandmaster, in the Marquis of Pingxi's eyes, capturing Gu Chen was still not a difficult task.

It was just a matter of timing.

Wuying said, "Lord Marquis, allow me to take action personally. Within three days, I will bring the young man before you."

The Marquis of Pingxi's face became contemplative; he did not immediately respond, seemingly pondering something.

Wuying asked, "Does the Lord Marquis doubt my capability?"

The Marquis of Pingxi shook his head and said, "I have full confidence if you personally undertake the task. Over the years, you've never once failed a mission I entrusted to you. What is there for me not to be confident about?"

"Then what is Lord Marquis considering?"

The Marquis of Pingxi frowned slightly and said, "I'm contemplating Wang Jiuzhi."

Upon hearing the name "Wang Jiuzhi," even Wuying felt a chill in his heart. After all, Wang Jiuzhi, being the Sky-ranked Commandant of the Jing Tian Department, had a cultivation at the peak of the Hundred Orifices Stage.

Recently, there were rumors in the martial world that he had breached one of the Mystical Gateways between Heaven and Earth and his power was extremely formidable, almost stepping into the Innate Stage.

Even Wuying held such a figure in reverence and dared not provoke him lightly.

For, with just a casual blow, Wang Jiuzhi could take his life.

Wuying said gravely, "Does the Lord Marquis believe that Wang Jiuzhi has followed Gu Chen to DaHuang Mansion?"

"It's a possibility," said the Marquis of Pingxi, nodding.

Wuying continued, "Yet currently in the Jing Tian Department of Yan State, there is only Wang Jiuzhi as a Sky-ranked Commandant. Should he leave Yulong City, the demonic sects would surely not miss such a golden opportunity."

The Marquis of Pingxi's gaze was distant as he looked afar and said, "A single Wang Jiuzhi would not be enough to deter the demonic sects. Do not forget, within the Jing Tian Department of Yulong City, there is still a Guardian of the Innate Stage at full mastery.

Such figures, even grievously injured, could in a desperate fight take the life of any member from the Holy Shadows Sect or the Black Sky Sect."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"I see," Wuying nodded slightly. It was no wonder that after the initial battle, the Holy Shadows Sect and the Black Sky Sect had calmed down and hadn't launched major assaults on Yan State.

Both sides suffered losses in that clash. Although the Jing Tian Department had greater casualties, the leader of the Holy Shadows Sect and the master of the Black Sky Sect had also sustained serious injuries in that battle.