Immortal Martial Arts: Marry a Wife and Live a Long Life

Chapter 78: The Actions of the Martial Peace Prince

After some consideration, Han Li came up with several solutions.

First, Han Li could secretly kill the demon lord in advance, as long as he didn't expose his specific identity, it wouldn't cause any trouble.

Second, he could invite Gong Sunyun from the Tianxuan Mountain to stay in Lingjun City for a period of time, waiting for the demon lord to finish slaughtering the city or be killed by the Great Qian Dynasty.

Third, he could take his chances.

Fourth, he could move.

Each of these solutions had its advantages and disadvantages, and Han Li hesitated.

The first solution had three problems. For example, Han Li didn't know the exact location of the demon lord, whether his strength could quickly kill him, whether there were any powerful figures in the demonic path secretly observing or following him.

The probability of the third problem was very small, and Han Li was not confident about the second problem. His defense and speed were extremely strong, but he had always been lacking in terms of attack.

The Killing Sword Scripture was only a Profound Grade top-tier technique. Even if it reached the perfect level, it still lacked some of the power of an Earth Grade martial technique.

He had already cultivated the Yin Yang Great Hand Seal to the stage of minor completion, and only the upper half could be cultivated to minor completion. He had also mastered the second form of the Godslayer Sword Art and the second form of the Profound Heaven Fist.

His defense had reached the late stage of the Empty Void Realm, and his speed had reached the early stage of the Myriad Manifestations Realm. However, in terms of attack, he had only barely reached the threshold of the Empty Void Realm.

The gap between the peak of the Soul Refining Realm and the Empty Void Realm was huge. Even a master at the first level of the Empty Void Realm had an Earth Grade treasure.

A master at the first level of the Empty Void Realm had cultivated one or even several Earth Grade martial techniques to the stage of great completion or even perfection, and had also grasped the embryonic form of martial dao true meaning. The embryonic form of martial dao true meaning could greatly increase the power of martial techniques.

Han Li felt that he was only lacking an Earth Grade treasure. His weapon, the Profound Grade top-tier Spirit Asking Sword, was only a weapon at the Soul Refining Realm level and could not enhance his strength.

If he had a top-tier or even top-grade Earth Grade weapon, his attack power could completely reach the level of the Empty Void Realm. But where could he find a weapon at the Myriad Manifestations Realm level? Tianxuan Mountain might have one, but there were probably very few, maybe only one, and it was still in the hands of the sect leader.

Although Han Li's body-refining furnace was a Heaven Grade low-tier treasure, its attack power was only equivalent to an Earth Grade low-tier treasure, so it had little effect on his strength enhancement. He also didn't dare to use it openly unless he reached the Myriad Manifestations Realm or the True Martial Realm.

That demon dared to invade the Great Qian Dynasty and continuously slaughter cities, and even managed to escape from a master. Although he was only at the Soul Refining Realm, his combat power was estimated to have touched the threshold of the Empty Void Realm.

Han Li was not sure if he could quickly kill him, but he knew that he didn't know the location of the demon cultivator.

The second solution also had several problems. Why did Gong Sunyun, a master, come to Lingjun City at this critical moment? What if someone attacked Tianxuan Mountain?

The third solution really depended on luck. Lei Prefecture was very large, and the demon cultivator might not necessarily come to Fengyang Prefecture. Moreover, Fengyang Prefecture had nearly a hundred counties, so the probability of the demon cultivator choosing to slaughter Lingjun City was also very small.

But if luck was bad and they really encountered each other, Han Li would definitely take action.

Another aspect of relying on luck was to pray that the Great Qian Dynasty would quickly kill the demon lord.

Although the fourth solution could solve the problem, where would they move to? If they moved to another prefecture, they would be resisted by the local forces and there would also be a risk of being slaughtered.

If they moved to another province, it would be even worse. At least in Lei Prefecture, they still had Tianxuan Mountain to take care of them, but if they went to another province, it would be disastrous.

After thinking it over, Han Li decided to take multiple paths at the same time.

He would continue to develop in Lingjun City, waiting for himself to break through to the Empty Void Realm and waiting for the reaction of the Great Qian Dynasty, whether they would increase their efforts to hunt down the demon lord.

If after breaking through to the Empty Void Realm, the Great Qian Dynasty still hadn't killed the demon lord and the demon lord still posed a threat to Lingjun City, Han Li would have no choice but to secretly kill him.

If the Demon Lord comes to Lingjun City before breaking through the Empty Void Realm, he will first demonstrate his strength in secret to let the Demon Lord know that Lingjun City is not easy to deal with and choose another city.

If the Demon Lord continues to stubbornly slaughter Lingjun City, then Han Li will have no choice but to find a way to quickly suppress him.

After returning to Leizhou City, Ji Rufeng immediately discussed with the Leizhou Commander and unanimously decided to report the matter. The news eventually reached Huozhou City, and the three commanders of the three states and the Chief Manager of the Jingye Department, Yang Tianxiong, learned about it.

This matter is of great importance, and the two of them cannot make a decision, so they simply report it to the Martial Peace King and let him decide.

In the palace,

The Martial Peace King sat on a giant stone by the pond, his brows slightly furrowed after hearing the news. Is this a deliberate test targeting him, or an unintentional coincidence?

During normal times, the Demon Lord of the Yin Yang Path would only slaughter cities within the scope of the Yin Yang Path and rarely go to the Great Qian Dynasty to commit crimes, because those who came to commit crimes all died and none of them successfully returned to the Yin Yang Path.

But in recent years, the situation in the Profound Domain has been changing, and the long-standing stability is likely to be broken at any time. The fuse is the attention gathered on the three states of Lei, Qing, and Huo.

In order to cope with the potential conflicts, the Great Qian Dynasty has withdrawn some of its forces, resulting in only surface calmness in the three states, while turbulence has long been brewing in secret.

The troublemaker, the Unborn Mother, who caused a stir some time ago, has disappeared for a long time. Now another little Demon Lord from the Yin Yang Path has come. Does he really think he can be bullied?

The influence of the Great Qian Dynasty in Leizhou is not weak. There are the Leizhou Commander, the Chief of the Jingye Department, and the Demon Suppression Army, all of which are Grandmaster-level forces. Above them are the three state commanders and the Chief Manager of the Jingye Department.

Below them, there are more than ten True Immortals in the state cities, and each prefectural city has a True Immortal sitting in it. There are even more at the Vital Spirit Realm and Sea Opening Realm.

In each prefecture, there are dozens or even hundreds of county cities, but the resources in the county cities are too scarce, and ordinary Sea Opening Realm cultivators are unwilling to stay there, let alone Vital Spirit Realm cultivators. They all gather in the prefectural cities.

During normal times, with the control of the Great Qian Dynasty, the disciples of the sects would restrain themselves in various cities, and there would be few conflicts, let alone the horrific event of slaughtering cities.

Once someone commits a crime in a city, the Great Qian Dynasty will directly arrest the culprit, and if they escape, they will take action against the sect. This is how they maintain their rule.

Now is an extraordinary period, and the top forces in Leizhou and even the three states all have their own tasks and bear heavy pressure.

In order to be ready for the great opportunity that may arise at any time, the Martial Peace King and Mr. Lan will not easily take action. He also asked Wan Guiyuan and Yang Tianxiong to wait for his orders and try not to take action.

In Leizhou, the Commander is responsible for monitoring the Hehuan Sect in Qingyun Prefecture and tracking the trace of the Unborn Mother, while the Demon Suppression Army is responsible for maintaining the rule of Leizhou. Only the Jingye Department can spare hands to pursue and capture.

This Demon Lord dares not target the prefectural city, only the county cities. The power of the Great Qian Dynasty in the county cities is weak. Some city lords are at the Sea Opening Realm, and some are only at the peak of the Innate Realm, and they have no resistance at all.

The Soul Refining Realm cultivators in the prefectural cities vary in strength, but most of them are not opponents of this Demon Lord. Only the Chief of the Jingye Department surpasses the Demon Lord in both speed and strength.

But the Demon Lord has already slaughtered seven cities, and the Chief of the Jingye Department has not yet captured and suppressed him. This is a big problem that the Martial Peace King must deal with.

If the Demon Lord continues to slaughter cities and the Great Qian Dynasty does nothing, the attention on the three states will take even greater action, further putting him in a passive position.

"Hmph, I want to see who is behind all this." The Martial Peace King snorted coldly. During this critical period when the opportunity is about to arise, he didn't want to cause any trouble and wanted to pass this time quietly.

Perhaps the news of the opportunity has already leaked, and these talents insist on coming to test him, forcing him to show up and take action. Otherwise, why would they specifically slaughter cities in the Great Qian Dynasty?

"Order: The Chief of the Jingye Department in Qingzhou and Huozhou will lead the True Immortals of each department to Leizhou to pursue and capture the Demon Lord together with Ji Rufeng."

"Order: The four major sects in Leizhou, Tianxuan Mountain, Xijian Pool, Zhenyang Sect, and Hehuan Sect, will provide assistance and must not stand idly by."

"If the Demon Lord is not captured and suppressed within half a month, I will hold them accountable!"

If the four major sects in Leizhou want to watch the show, then he will force them to take sides. Otherwise, he will directly turn against them. The internal stability must be ensured before the opportunity arises.

(End of this chapter)