Chapter 27 Land Demon

Xu Jingming and Clan Chief Qi Chen suddenly looked towards the high altitude. A stream of light descended, revealing a plainly dressed old man. "Killed Dong Ming, the city patrol envoy?" The old man looked at Xu Jingming and smiled. "So, Mr. Wu Ming intends to refine this earth demon?"
"Of course." Xu Jingming nodded.

He had come to the Subduing Demons World to subdue demons and temper his heart!

"You have guts." The old man nodded with a smile. "Those of us who have tasted the bitterness of refining demons are becoming more and more cautious. Without full preparation and determination, we dare not easily refine earth demons, but we have also lost our sharpness."

When they first entered the Subduing Demons World, they were full of fighting spirit, killing, killing, killing! Refining one demon after another. But as long as they failed once! With a wounded heart, the eighth-order cosmic lifeforms became much more cautious.

"The attachments of human demons are weak, but the attachments of earth demons...are much stronger." The old man reminded, "You must be fully prepared and in the best state of mind before refining."
"This is Lord Liu Chang of the Subduing Demons Bureau of Cheng'an Prefecture," Clan Chief Qi Chen introduced. "The many demon subduers of the Subduing Demons Bureau are all under the command of Lord Liu Chang."
"Lord Liu," Xu Jingming greeted.

The demon subduers of Cheng'an Prefecture can be mainly divided into four categories.

First, official demon subduers; second, local family demon subduers; third, sect demon subduers; and fourth, free demon subduers. Xu Jingming belonged to the category of free demon subduers.

This Lord Liu Chang, the chief official of the Subduing Demons Bureau, commanded all the official demon subduers of Cheng'an Prefecture, so one could imagine his power. His personal strength was also no less than that of Clan Chief Qi Chen; he was also a fifth-realm expert.

"Lord Liu is right. The newborn human demon is nothing, but you must be very careful when refining earth demons," Clan Chief Qi Chen also reminded. "After all, once your heart is injured, you may need to recuperate for several years, or even be affected for life."
"I understand," Xu Jingming nodded.

If the heart suffered very serious damage, it could indeed be trapped for life.

However, with the guidance of *Primal Star Conjecture - Light Chapter*, it was relatively quick to resolve mental weaknesses.

"The earth demons have deep friendships with each other," Lord Liu added. "This city patrol envoy, Di Mo Zhang Xiu, is indeed on good terms with the Qinghu (Green Lake) Demon God, and he has other earth demon friends. You must be careful."
Clan Chief Qi Chen also frowned. "I have fought against the Qinghu Demon God, but I can't do anything to him."
"Oh?" Xu Jingming's heart tightened. He couldn't kill the city patrol envoy Di Mo Zhang Xiu, but Clan Chief Qi Chen could easily destroy him. And Clan Chief Qi Chen couldn't deal with the Qinghu Demon God?

"The Dongming Mountain Lord rarely appears," Lord Liu said. "The ones with truly notorious reputations in Cheng'an Prefecture are the Five Great Demon Gods. Each of the Five Great Demon Gods has slaughtered countless people and committed heinous crimes, completely earning their notorious reputations through killing! We have also set up ambushes to try to kill them, but they still managed to escape."

Clan Chief Qi Chen nodded. "The Five Great Demon Gods are powerful, but the prefecture capital is, after all, where our demon subduers gather! Even if the Five Great Demon Gods sneak in, they do so furtively. Once exposed, the many demon subduers will arrive to form an encirclement after a while."

"So, if you encounter danger, just delay for time," Lord Liu also said.

Lord Liu was also willing to befriend Mr. Wu Ming, who had reached the fourth realm of demon subduing. At this time, the crowd outside entered the residence.
"Lord."
"Lord."

Two official demon subduers saluted Lord Liu.

Master Yu Feng, with tears in his eyes, bowed excitedly to Xu Jingming. "Thank you, Mr. Wu. That demon killed most of my Yu Feng family. Our Yu Feng family has a blood feud with her. Our Yu Feng family has no precious treasures, so we can only offer some silver taels. Please accept it, Mr. Wu."

As he spoke, he took out a stack of silver notes from his pocket.

Wu Qi glanced at Xu Jingming and immediately stepped forward to accept the stack of silver notes.

"The dead members of my Yu Feng family can finally rest in peace," Master Yu Feng said, tears streaming down his face. Several other family members beside him were also crying sadly. Too many people in the family had died because of this demon.

With the demon successfully subdued, the crowd soon dispersed.

Master Yu Feng looked at the mansion and nodded slightly. "The house is back." The reason why he was so active was not only to avenge the blood feud, but also for this mansion! This mansion was located in the core area of the prefecture capital, and it occupied a large area, worth more than ten thousand taels!

As for a demon being born there? As long as there were no problems for a few years, the mansion could still be sold. Because demons appeared in the entire prefecture capital every now and then, there were too many places in history where demons had appeared, and it would not affect the land price.

Xu Jingming and Master Qi Chen walked side by side.

"Brother Qi Chen, I have something else I need your help with," Xu Jingming said.

"Considering the relationship between your senior brother and my younger sister, why are you being so polite with me?" Clan Chief Qi Chen said with a smile. "I said long ago, feel free to ask me anything."

Xu Jingming smiled slightly and handed two thousand taels of silver notes to Clan Chief Qi Chen. "I want to buy half a kilogram of Xuan Guang (Mystic Light) Cold Iron, and a strong enough spear! The spear should be three meters long, and the shaft should be of normal thickness."

"Two thousand taels is too much," Clan Chief Qi Chen said.
"Just prepare it accordingly," Xu Jingming said.

"Are there any requirements for the weight of the spear?" Clan Chief Qi Chen asked. "There are many materials of extremely heavy weight; perhaps you won't be able to lift it."
"The weight should be around ten thousand *jin*," Xu Jingming said. (A jin is approximately 0.5 kg, so 10,000 jin is approximately 5,000 kg).

Clan Chief Qi Chen's eyes lit up. "Admirable, admirable. I didn't expect you to have such achievements in the aspect of the Subduing Demon Divine Body."
Xu Jingming smiled.

A spear weighing ten thousand *jin*... he couldn't wield it for the time being in the Subduing Demons World.

However, the spell *Guardian Star Light* was also about to transform into a divine power. Once he broke through, he would cultivate the divine power *Star Cosmos Divine Body*. This divine body was like a star, possessing boundless strength and being very suitable for close combat.

Naturally, Xu Jingming had to prepare a good spear in advance!

There were many rare materials in the Subduing Demons World! It was relatively easy for a spear to reach ten thousand *jin* in weight. A spear weighing thirty to fifty thousand *jin* would be more difficult to find; this amount of silver taels wouldn't be enough to buy it.

"Don't worry; my family has a suitable spear. I'll send it to you tomorrow," Clan Chief Qi Chen said generously. He and his younger sister's faction were born into the Qi family generation after generation, so the Qi family's foundation was naturally deep.

If the Qi family was provoked, powerful demon subduers like Qi Xiao, who had already left the Subduing Demons World, might return.

This was also why Dongming Mountain dared not openly attack the prefecture capital. They simply couldn't figure out... how many powerful demon subduers there were in the prefecture capital!

"Thanks," Xu Jingming nodded. Buying materials and weapons wasn't difficult, so he took the initiative to ask Clan Chief Qi Chen for help, which would also promote their friendship. If it was a big trouble, he wouldn't easily ask.

Night fell.

Inside the house, Xu Jingming sat cross-legged on the bed and took out a jade bottle from his pocket.

"First refine that insignificant demon," Xu Jingming pried open the bottle stopper. With the help of the demon-subduing magic power, he swallowed the relatively weak wisp of demonic energy into his mouth. The other wisp of earth demon's natal demonic energy was still sealed in the jade bottle.

"Let's begin."

Xu Jingming could already feel wisps of memories pouring into his consciousness. He personally witnessed everything about the newborn demon.

"I am the mistress! I am the mistress of the Yu Feng family!" A shrill voice shouted in Xu Jingming's consciousness, and scenes appeared.

Half an hour later, Xu Jingming opened his eyes. "People must control their desires."

"Appropriate desires can fill people with fighting spirit and make them strive for it. But desires beyond their ability will only destroy themselves," Xu Jingming murmured. "If her desires were smaller, she might have had a much happier life."

Although the attachments of this newborn demon were very stubborn, being only at the human demon level to begin with represented the degree of threat to some extent.

Xu Jingming still easily understood the reason for this woman's tragic fate. Even after personally observing everything she had experienced, he was not affected by it. When the demon's attachments could not shake Xu Jingming's heart, he was invincible.

In just half an hour, Xu Jingming had shaken and collapsed the demon's attachments. Although she shouted, "I don't believe it! You're a liar! You're all liars!" her heart was moved, and her attachments naturally began to collapse. "Controlling desires... it's just four words, but too many people fail at it," Xu Jingming shook his head. People must understand their own capabilities.

Just like the situation facing Blue Star civilization now, Xu Jingming knew that his best method was to endure it, even if it meant that Blue Star civilization would suffer a little in the early stages. As long as he became a Primal Lifeform, Blue Star civilization would naturally rise.

This was the simplest and most stable method.

But many people knew the simplest and most stable method but were unwilling to wait! They would rather take risks, ultimately ending in utter defeat.

"Although I am talented enough to be recruited by the Primal Research Institute, I must be more vigilant. I am still just a seventh-order cosmic lifeform, still a bit away from the eighth order. My strength is still very limited," Xu Jingming also advised himself.

The heart is like a mirror stand, it must be wiped diligently!

Even if one understands a principle, one needs to remind oneself again and again, because people forget, and things become blurred and forgotten over time.

Therefore, some people were once wise and martial, but after too long a period of success, the mirror stand in their hearts was not wiped for too long and was already covered in dust. Instead, they would make some outrageous mistakes, losing their lifelong reputation.

Refining demons in the heart was to deeply imprint certain cognitions in the heart, making the heart even more firm and powerful!

"I need to rest and prepare before I can refine the earth demon," Xu Jingming looked at the jade bottle in his hand. "This is the first earth demon I have encountered in the Subduing Demons World, so I must be cautious." Failing once and injuring his heart would delay things. And what he couldn't afford to waste the most was time!

"First, relax my body and mind." With a thought, Xu Jingming's consciousness left the Subduing Demons World and returned to reality, to spend time with his wife and daughter. This was also his best way to relax his body and mind.

In the prefecture capital, a wealthy man got off the carriage drunkenly.

"Master, be careful," a maid helped him, and guards followed beside him, protecting him as he entered the residence. Inside the residence, an old butler hurried over and whispered, "Master, the second young master is having some trouble."
"What did that good-for-nothing do again?" The wealthy man waved his hand angrily. "You all go down."

The others retreated.

The wealthy man and the old butler entered the study together.

"On the mountain, what's the matter?" The wealthy man's eyes were obviously much clearer.

"We just got the news today," the old butler whispered. "The city patrol envoy on the mountain, Lord Zhang Xiu, is dead."
"What?" The wealthy man was shocked. "Lord Zhang Xiu is dead?"

The city envoy was his direct superior.

"A demon appeared in the Yu family. Many demon subduers were unable to subdue it. Later, a demon subduer named Mr. Wu Ming went and killed the demon! Zhang Xiu made a sneak attack, but unexpectedly Zhang Xiu was also suppressed by him and eventually killed."
The wealthy man said, "Zhang Xiu's death may also be related to Clan Chief Qi."

"Clan Chief Qi?" The wealthy man's heart tightened.

Serving Dongming Mountain had its benefits, but he also had to be worried. Clan Chief Qi was definitely a big shot he dared not provoke.

"Zhang Xiu was suppressed by the demon subduer Wu Ming for a long time! It wasn't until Clan Chief Qi arrived that Zhang Xiu died," the old butler said. "I don't know the details."
"Hmm."

The wealthy man nodded. "The death of the city patrol envoy is a major event. I must immediately report it to Dongming Mountain."

Soon, a flying bird spread its wings in the night and flew out of the city towards the east.

Just half a *li* away from Xu Jingming's residence, inside a residential house, (A li is approximately 500 meters).

"I will be in seclusion here for a while," Qi Chen held a fan and sat leisurely in the courtyard, drinking wine. "If a demon god really comes and Brother Wu Ming can't resist it, I'll take action to save him at a critical moment, and he will naturally remember my favor."

Clan Chief Qi Chen smiled and poured himself a cup of wine, enjoying himself.

With his strength, within a distance of about half a *li*, as long as the demon's aura was exposed, he could arrive within a breath of time. "Sister, oh sister, I am trying my best to befriend Brother Wu Ming, just as you said," Qi Chen thought.

Having reached the eighth-order cosmic lifeform stage, breaking through to a Primal Lifeform was very hopeless, so he naturally had to find a way to pave the way for his future!

The Demon Cloud family was powerful, but that was the result of countless family members over a long period. His power in the Qi family was limited, even less than his younger sister. From his sister's words, Qi Chen realized... this Brother Wu Ming might be a big shot!

"I am really looking forward to Brother Wu Ming's true identity, but if he doesn't say, I can't force him. Everything... requires patience," Clan Chief Qi Chen thought, waving his fan.