Chapter 139 World Four [25]

The captain had already broken through the psychological defenses of the evil cultivator in advance. After bringing the person back, he skipped the interrogation process and started a question-and-answer session.

"The divine fortune teller, he died not long after giving the prophecy. This was the price of revealing the secrets of heaven. So we all believe in this prophecy and think that the devil... the evil devil will definitely appear and lead us to glory..." After meeting the captain's eyes, the evil cultivator who was barely hanging on to his life changed his words sensibly.

"What is the specific content of the prophecy?" asked the captain with a stern face.

The evil cultivator said, "I'm not qualified to hear this. There are rumors that within ten years, a god or demon will emerge. The elders told us that this is an opportunity for us evil cultivators, so let's seize it."

Captain: "How many people know this prophecy?"

The evil cultivator hesitated for a moment. "The five elders in the Jindan stage are definitely aware of this, and their trusted followers should also be aware of it. I can't be considered one of their trusted followers. It's only because I'm good at cultivating evil spirits that I was able to learn about this prophecy."

After interrogating the evil cultivator in shifts for three days and three nights, the clues they obtained were still very limited.

Fortunately, the elder of Tianji Pavilion, who was good at divination among the eight major sects, ended his retreat in time and rushed over to take over the interrogation.

The elder of Tianji Pavilion was extremely quick in interrogating. He only met with the evil demon for ten minutes before he walked out rubbing his head.

"Elder Wu, are there any new clues?" the captain asked impatiently.

Elder Wu removed his hand from his solar plexus and said, slightly wearily, "Yes, I saw some faces in his consciousness. I'll draw them later and use my divine eye to screen them."

"Also, I saw that they were deliberately capturing some transformed monsters, as if they were going to use sorcery to artificially create magic weapons." Elder Wu added, her gaze shifting to Jing Ke, the only one with white hair.

"Senior Baihu, the evil cultivators should have predicted your appearance. They may have created the magic weapon just to deal with you." Elder Wu said.

After hearing Elder Wu mention him, Jing Ke, who was playing with his Taoist partner's fingers, raised his head and said, "The prophecy must be wrong. I have a natural restraint on evil spirits. Destroying magic weapons is easier for me than destroying spiritual weapons."

"If we destroy the magic weapon, will those transformed monsters be killed at the same time? Will Senior Baihu have any concerns about this?" Director Hao asked.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Director Hao let out a helpless smile. "When we were fighting those evil cultivators in the villa, he tried to threaten me with the insane ghosts in the Soul Summoning Banner. If I didn't stop, he would destroy the souls of those innocent people and deprive them of their chance at reincarnation."

"Then how did Director Hao break the deadlock?" Wen Ruyue asked.

"I tricked him and pretended not to care, and protected those innocent souls at the cost of a magic weapon." Director Hao said.

"If it's a magic weapon made from a blood sacrifice, the spirits of those monsters will be directly bound to the magic weapon. As long as the magic weapon is there, those souls will be there. If the magic weapon is destroyed, those people's souls..."

Director Hao didn't finish his words, but everyone present was aware of the evil cultivator's style.

Jing Ke frowned. "I hate being threatened. If that's the case, I won't hesitate to smash the magic weapon."

"Hesitation will only make the evil cultivators more rampant. The more cautious we are, the more likely they will resort to such evil methods." Jing Ke said, his calm tone carrying obvious coldness and murderousness.

"If we don't destroy the magic weapon, once it's absorbed enough blood, the spirits of those great demons will become accomplices, and they'll eventually be reduced to ash. It's better to let them go while they still have a shred of sanity."

Strictly speaking, Jing Ke didn't possess any so-called divinity, nor did she have any desire to save all living beings. She would grab whatever she could get from something she encountered, but if she couldn't, she would just let it go.

Jing Ke would never do such a thing as sacrificing himself to save others.

Unless the person rescued is Wen Ruyue.

After hearing Jing Ke's answer, which she gave almost without hesitation, the people in the conference room had different expressions, but none of them showed it too obviously.

"I agree with Senior Baihu's idea. When necessary, we must ensure that the losses are minimized and not allow evil cultivators to do whatever they want." Elder Wu was the first to express his opinion.

"I agree. I think we can reveal part of this matter to those great Jindan-stage demons. If they want to rescue their so-called compatriots, we are willing to provide assistance. But if the magic weapon really comes out and is aimed at Senior White Tiger, then there is only one thing we need to do."

Director Hao then stated, "Use the fastest speed and at all costs to destroy this evil weapon that is causing harm to the world."

Director Hao's attitude represented the captain's attitude. Captain Cheng did not speak, but expressed his agreement with a firm nod.

As for Wen Ruyue and Zhu Qiuyu, it goes without saying that they are definitely on the same side as Jing Ke and insist on her decision.

"Since no one objects, I will inform the General Administration of the situation in a written report," Director Hao said. "Going forward, our Dongzhou City Special Management Bureau will deploy additional personnel for routine patrols to minimize the number of serious incidents."

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After the concise and efficient meeting, Wen Ruyue took Jing Ke's hand and temporarily left the Special Management Bureau with her junior sister.

The statements made at the small meeting of seven people cannot represent the final result. After all, there are more than 40 branches of the Special Affairs Bureau. The support expressed by the director of Dongzhou City alone is still too light.

As for the eight major sects, he can represent Lingxiao Sect, and Elder Wu can represent Tianji Pavilion, but it is hard to say what the remaining six major sects will think.

Especially the Beast Taming Sect, each of them has their own contracted spirit beast, and they might empathize with those big monsters covered in blood.

Wen Ruyue's brows were furrowed from the moment the word "magic weapon" appeared, and they remained furrowed even after she left the Special Management Bureau and sent Zhu Qiuyu back to her room.

"Contractor, are you worried about me?" Jing Ke asked with his head tilted.

Wen Ruyue nodded slowly, "Some people have different ideas from us. They might choose to let you..."

"That's their choice, not mine." Jing Ke interrupted Wen Ruyue, hugged her and kissed her.

"No one can force me to do anything I don't want to do," Jing Ke said. "Besides, isn't there a rule among cultivators that the strong are respected? I'm stronger than them all, so they should listen to me."

This is the truth, but Wen Ruyue is still a little worried.

"Okay, don't think too much. The evil demon won't show up for a while. Instead of worrying about the evil demon appearing, you might as well focus on your own cultivation." Jing Ke said and kissed Wen Ruyue again, his amber eyes glowing slightly.

"How about it? Do you want to improve your cultivation?" Jing Ke asked rather tactfully.

"Huh?" Wen Ruyue was still worried and didn't react for a moment.

"Would you like to practice dual cultivation with me?" Jing Ke changed her tone to straightforward, "I can help you break through to the Golden Core stage quickly. Then, if the evil demon appears, we can fight side by side."

Jing Ke said, "I'm confident that I'll leave my back to you. You must help me take care of my back when the time comes."

"Of course, I won't let them hurt you." Wen Ruyue said subconsciously, and then her mouth was quickly blocked by Jing Ke's lips.

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Director Hao's report was quickly delivered to the desk of the Director of the General Administration. When the Director of the General Administration saw that the evil cultivator had used such vile means, he couldn't help but twist his white eyebrows together.

The good news is that the director of the General Administration has the same idea as Director Hao. She also hopes that this magical weapon will be destroyed as soon as possible.

The bad news is that the deputy director of the General Administration has a different idea. He thinks there is no need to be so extreme and that we can try to find a win-win solution.

The deputy director’s idea is actually a bit extreme, but his extreme point is that he wants humans to have enough say, rather than tolerating the coexistence of human cultivators and those big monsters.

Therefore, the deputy director's idea was obvious to the director of the general bureau. He simply wanted the divine beast White Tiger and those evil cultivators to die together. In this way, the human cultivators would be the ones who would reap the benefits in the end.

"I don't agree with your idea. I know very well what your attitude is towards those great demons, and I also know what you are planning. The divine beasts also protect the human race. It is our compatriots who signed the contract with the divine beasts, not those great demons."

The director of the General Administration rejected the deputy director's proposal. What about saving the souls of those great monsters for personal use? Isn't it just wanting both sides to consume each other?

"Director, within ten years, gods and demons will be born. If the demons refer to evil spirits, then does the god represent the mythical beasts? I think God is hinting to us that the birth of gods and demons is not a good thing, and the best outcome is to let them consume each other." The deputy director remained firm in his opinion.

"No one in the world today can break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and the lifespans of divine beasts are much longer than ours. If the divine beasts don't disappear along with the evil demons, who will rule this world, humans or the divine beasts?"

"I admit that the divine beasts also protect the human race, but what if the divine beasts become possessed by demons? Do we have any way to deal with the possessed divine beasts?" the deputy director asked.

"Why can't it be solved? If ordinary guns and ammunition are useless, are artillery shells and missiles just decorations?" The director of the General Administration frowned.

"Your idea is too extreme. Divine beasts have existed since ancient times, appearing before humans. If you're serious, you should clearly understand that divine beasts are the beings that this land truly wants to nurture."

The director general also insisted on his own point of view and was not persuaded by the deputy director.

In terms of authority hierarchy, the director of the General Administration is one level higher than the deputy director, so the final written order adopted Director Hao's proposal, made the matter public internally, and copied it to the great demon in the Jindan period.

The first reaction of the Jindan stage demon after receiving the letter was to go find the evil cultivator to settle the score and make them pay for their blood debt with blood.

The big monsters were very united. They did not hesitate on whether to destroy the magic weapon or not. Without exception, they all chose to destroy the magic weapon.

Because these great demons, compared to humans, can more easily empathize with those who were sacrificed in blood. If they were the ones who were sacrificed in blood, they would rather die at the hands of the divine beasts than become accomplices of the evil demons in the afterlife.

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While the various forces were arguing with each other, Wen Ruyue, who had no mission at the moment, stayed in the sect's headquarters for a whole month.

Sect Leader Wen, who went out once a day during this period, said that during this month, she only saw her apprentice go out of his yard twice.

The first time was when he met Yu Sijin, and he exchanged the white tiger's fallen hair for a month's worth of food supplies.

As for the second time, it was when his eldest disciple and Jing Ke went out hand in hand to purchase things. They left in the morning and came back in the evening. It was estimated that they bought quite a lot of things.

In this way, it was April, and Wen Ruyue received the second inspection mission assigned by the special team, which required her to patrol and investigate in Hai City.

What is Haishi? That's where the Lingxiao Sect's headquarters is located.

So after hearing that his eldest disciple had received this task, the seeing-through Sect Leader Wen waved his hand and took over the corresponding inspection task, and took the more dangerous trip himself.

As for a relatively safe place, he let his remaining four disciples go together to investigate the situation.

Among them, Qin Guang, who had the lowest cultivation level, was injured while performing a mission and hurt his arm. He had to wear a cast for a week after returning.

The other three people only had minor injuries and only needed to be treated and bandaged simply.

Soon, April passed and May came when the temperature began to rise.

After the May Day holiday, Jing Ke took the initiative to go out of the yard for a rare occasion and told the three locations to Master Wen, asking her to tell the director of the Special Management Bureau to pay special attention to these three places.

"Bai...Xiao Jing, did you sense anything?" asked Sect Leader Wen, unable to help but glance at her face covered with teeth marks.

"Well, I have stronger feelings towards three places. Either there are large numbers of evil cultivators there, or the evil demons will awaken in the future." Jing Ke said, not feeling that there was anything wrong with him at all.

"By the way, Master, if nothing unexpected happens, my contractor will break through to the Golden Core stage in a few days. We will then go to the back mountain for retreat. Please ask Master to keep unauthorized people away from that area." Jing Ke added, "The contractor's breakthrough method this time will be quite special and may attract a thunder tribulation."

Sect Leader Wen's eyelids twitched. Thunder tribulations don't appear casually. They usually only occur when a Jindan stage cultivator tries to break through to the Yuanying stage. It has been almost sixty years since it appeared.

"Okay, I will arrange for the disciples who are in seclusion and practicing inside to come out." The smart Master Wen did not ask too many questions, but just agreed to the request made by Jing Ke.

"Xiao Jing, is there anything else you need my help arranging?" Sect Leader Wen asked.

Jing Ke thought about it for a moment, then shook his head.

Her life in the past two months has been very regular. She has a fixed two-hour dual cultivation time in the evening, and acts as a qualified sparring partner during the day. She transforms into a human form and demonstrates all the moves and spells in her inherited memory, giving her contractors a rote education.

Don't get me wrong, this method was not thought up by Jing Ke, but Wen Ruyue became extremely diligent after realizing that she was the last line of defense for Jing Ke.

Not only does Wen Ruyue not reject Tiantian and Jing Ke's dual cultivation, she also takes the initiative to put pressure on herself, wanting to push out all her potential and become a strong person who has a say and can protect her partner as soon as possible.

Jing Ke relatively prefers dual cultivation, but since the contractors have strongly requested it, she can only transform into a human form and serve as a sparring partner.