"Sir, please wait!"
Just as Feng Bingwen turned around, a burly, mountain-like figure rushed up like a gust of wind, then stood in front of Feng Bingwen like an insurmountable barrier, blocking his path. Even the ground was silently filled with martial arts true essence, making it impossible to use ordinary earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of technique that allows one to escape underground).
"What's up?"
Feng Bingwen spoke in a calm tone, seemingly unconcerned even though he had noticed the unusual movement beneath his feet.
Even though he had only just acquired the Mountain-Moving Cauldron, this immortal artifact had already willingly recognized him as its master, and he had a thorough understanding of its wonders.
Even with his current cultivation level, which makes it difficult for him to unleash the full power of this immortal treasure, just a fraction of its immortal power would be enough to deal with this Demon Slayer Commander.
"I am Xiao Tianhe, the Grand Commander of the Demon Slayer Division."
Xiao Tianhe stared at the figure in front of him, who was not tall, but whose head was covered by a Xuanhuang square cauldron and whose figure was submerged in boundless Xuanhuang energy, making him unfathomable. He spoke in a deep voice.
"The object hanging above your head is a treasure of our Demon Slaying Division used to suppress demons. Please put it down and do not make a mistake."
"A treasure for suppressing demons?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Bingwen couldn't help but laugh. The moment he acquired the immortal treasure, he could see all the traces of the immortal cauldron that had endured thousands of years.
This Demon Slaying Division had absolutely no way to deal with this cauldron. Let alone using it to slay demons or suppress evil spirits, it was even difficult to move. They could only treat it as a decoration.
"Does Your Excellency intend to become my enemy in a full-scale war?"
Hearing the undisguised flippancy in Feng Bingwen's words, Xiao Tianhe's face immediately darkened, and his tone became sinister. As his emotions changed, his powerful true essence leaped on his black armor like black flames.
“I have always been kind to others, and I have never had such thoughts.”
Upon hearing this, Feng Bingwen immediately shook his head.
Although Da Gan only occupies a corner of Donghua Continent, its national strength is formidable and should not be underestimated. It has been established for three hundred years, which is but a fleeting moment in the immortal path, but in the divine path, the incense offerings of countless dawns are enough to support an astonishing number of gods.
Putting aside other places, even right here in the capital, he could feel an extremely astonishing and terrifying divine power reviving. Of course, that was only for Feng Bingwen himself. If he had three more treasures, that great god would be no threat at all.
"Since you have no such intention, please put down this cauldron to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings."
Xiao Tianhe knew that this young man was no ordinary person. Just by appearing in the vicinity, he was able to cause this precious treasure, which had been untouchable for hundreds of years, to undergo a change and take the initiative to surrender.
But this was not something he should be thinking about. He was the Grand Commander of the Demon Slayer Division, and this treasure had been kept in the Demon Slayer Division for hundreds of years. Since that was the case, it belonged to the Demon Slayer Division and was a valuable item, even if no one claimed it as their owner.
If someone suddenly appears and makes this treasure recognize its owner, and he does nothing and lets the other party take away this precious treasure, then his time as the Grand Commander will be over. Not only that, but his martial arts journey will probably also come to an end.
According to the storyteller's tale, he should have done a good deed and let the other person leave, but reality is not a story.
If an unclaimed treasure voluntarily recognizes a master, it doesn't necessarily belong to him. Otherwise, there would be countless unclaimed spiritual treasures and immortal artifacts in immortal mountains, Taoist sects, Buddhist sects, and demonic sects. Would they just let anyone take them away after recognizing an outsider as their master? Of course not.
"I don't see any misunderstanding,"
Having already found his footing, Feng Bingwen remained calm and composed, speaking in a flat tone.
"Since the Grand Commander says this cauldron belongs to your Demon-Slaying Division, then speak up and call out to it. If it answers, I will return it to you on the spot, how about that?"
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Upon hearing this, Xiao Tianhe fell silent. Then, he reached behind him and slowly drew a straight-bladed broadsword from his waist. The sword gleamed crimson, emitted faint sounds of ghostly wails, and exuded a murderous aura. He then gripped the sword and pointed it directly at Feng Bingwen.
"I'm giving you one last chance. Put down this cauldron, and I'll let bygones be bygones. I'll pretend that everything that just happened never happened."
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When Feng Bingwen saw that the commander was actually pointing his sword directly at him and threatening him, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Is the Commander being unreasonable?"
"This commander's sword is the law!"
Xiao Shanhe responded coldly, and as he drew the sword that had accompanied him through countless battles, his entire demeanor changed drastically. Visible bloodlust swirled around him, making him look like a demon general who had descended from the underworld to the mortal realm.
"Yes, that's right."
Upon hearing this, Feng Bingwen was not angry but pleased, and nodded in agreement.
Putting himself in the other person's shoes, he could understand their feelings. A treasure that had been kept on their own land for hundreds of years was stolen by a complete stranger. Anyone would be furious, and it would be perfectly normal to draw their sword.
"Commander Xiao, this is the capital!"
Just as a great battle seemed about to break out, a vast divine light poured down, transforming the area at the entrance of the Demon Slayer Division into an independent space, isolating it from the outside world.
The panicked mortals outside could no longer perceive the anomalies and upheavals that had occurred here, and everything that had happened here would no longer have any aftereffects on the outside world.
"City God Wu, you've come at the right time. Quickly join forces with me to capture this fiend. He stole a treasure from the Demon Slaying Division. I tried to persuade him with kind words, but he remained stubborn. This fiend should be thrown into the Demon Suppression Tower."
As the vast divine light descended, Xiao Tianhe, the Grand Commander of the Demon Slayer Division, immediately revealed a look of joy.
He had already experienced the immense divine power possessed by that cauldron, which was far beyond his ability to withstand, especially when it was unclaimed. Now that someone was controlling it, he had no confidence that he could stop the other party. His act of drawing his sword was merely a last resort.
"..."
Clad in a purple official robe, exuding an aura of grandeur and majesty, the towering City God, a colossal figure ten zhang tall, appeared on the scene. His imposing presence far surpassed that of an ordinary county City God. Behind him followed the deities of reward and punishment, and the deities of rebirth, all possessing immense and unfathomable divine power.
The City God of a prefecture is not a powerful deity who can collect incense offerings from hundreds of millions of people in a prefecture. He can only nominally govern the deities of a prefecture. In reality, the City God system consists of one City God per prefecture, and no one can actually govern anyone else.
However, the millions of incense offerings from the capital city were enough to make his divine power surpass that of ordinary prefectural city gods, thus making him worthy of the title of state city god.
At this moment, the strongest incense deity Feng Bingwen had ever seen was looking at him. His golden eyes, as bright as the sun, saw through the wisps of mysterious yellow energy falling from the Mountain Moving Cauldron and saw Feng Bingwen's face, which was not concealed in any way.
"Commander Xiao, there may be a misunderstanding in this matter!"
The moment the City God saw Qingfeng Bingwen's face, his expression turned solemn. He immediately suppressed his original thoughts and made a decision in his mind.
He knew about the large cauldron in the Demon Slayer Division. When he first took office, he had observed the cauldron and knew that it was connected to the power of the earth's veins. He even tried to refine it, hoping that he could use it to gain control of the mountain god.
And then, naturally, that was it. Without exception, all his attempts failed. His divine power was completely repelled, and he couldn't budge the cauldron in the slightest.
After that, the City God gave up his idea and stopped coveting the large cauldron.
Today, this enormous cauldron, which countless people have tried to refine, has actually willingly surrendered to its master.
When the person first arrived, the city god was somewhat surprised, wondering what kind of person could make such an unruly treasure take the initiative to submit. But after seeing the person's face clearly, he immediately understood.
"What misunderstanding could there be? This fiend has ulterior motives. I don't know what kind of evil means he used to bewitch the precious treasure of our Demon Slaying Division, and use its spiritual power for his own purposes, which has caused the cave to appear for more than a month, causing resentment among the people and making it difficult for them to live in peace."
Upon hearing that this City God was not on his side to help him capture this madman who had brazenly stolen treasures in broad daylight, but instead seemed inclined to plead for him, Xiao Tianhe was furious, but also somewhat puzzled.
"Commander Xiao, you've probably misunderstood. You may not have met him, but you've certainly heard of him. He is the reincarnated sage of Qingshan County, Fellow Daoist Feng Bingwen!"
The City God spoke, explaining Feng Bingwen's identity with a calm demeanor. After all, he was a reincarnated sage, so it was normal for the treasure to willingly recognize him as its master; such cases were not uncommon in ancient texts.
"Reincarnated sage?"
Xiao Tianhe was startled upon hearing this, and the knife in his hand involuntarily drooped downwards a little.
He had naturally heard of this name before, but he hadn't paid much attention to it. What did it matter to him what reincarnated sage it was, or what connection it had with him? However, today he had run into this sage.
"Indeed, in my opinion, this treasure belongs to the sages, so Commander Xiao should not pursue the matter further."
The City God's words carried a hint of warning; in his view, this treasure was clearly something that the sage had arranged before his reincarnation.
Now that the time is ripe, they have only come to retrieve the arrangements left behind in their previous life. If this Demon-Slaying Commander is foolish enough to block their way and prevent them from retrieving what they left behind in their previous life, he will probably not have a good ending.
“City God Wu, this commander knows nothing of reincarnated sages, but I know that Your Majesty, even if you are a reincarnated sage, you must leave this cauldron here today and write a letter to Your Majesty. Once Your Majesty’s decree is issued, this commander will certainly act in accordance with it.”
Upon hearing what the City God said, Xiao Tianhe not only did not retract the weapon in his hand, but instead raised it slightly, his eyes flashing with bloodlust.
"Commander Xiao, why be so pedantic?"
The city god frowned, unable to understand.
"Enough with the small talk. Today, whether you are a reincarnated sage or anything else, if you want to take this cauldron, you'll have to step over my body first."
"In the end, you still want to reason with me!"
Feng Bingwen, who had remained silent until he saw a city god come out to endorse him, couldn't help but shake his head.
"Let's go and fight outside the city!"
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