Gou Refining Essence into Qi in the Dharma-ending Age

Chapter 51 [The Killing Demon]

It is naturally impossible to restore Falling Moon City to its former prosperity in a short period of time.

However, restoring order is not difficult.

The Sword Pavilion disciples captured the subordinates of the three cultivators at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and no one in the city caused trouble. The City Lord's Mansion quickly brought the situation under control.

Violence against violence is extremely useful in emergencies.

The people in the city originally thought that this was the end of it, but soon after, news came from the city lord's mansion that the rebelling cultivators would be executed in three days.

This news shocked both mortals and cultivators.

Especially among the monks.

"To kill a cultivator in front of everyone, is this a warning to us?"

"Without a doubt, it's about making an example of someone."

"Those three only killed some ordinary people. Was it really necessary to go to such lengths? Wouldn't it have been better to recruit them as subordinates than to kill them?"

Even cultivators who hadn't caused any trouble couldn't understand Lin Yuan's behavior.

The ordinary people in the city were bewildered.

They couldn't believe that the city lord's mansion, which had been reclaimed, would go to such lengths.

Therefore, they decided to go and watch the execution on that day.

Meanwhile, at the place where the Beast Taming Sect cultivators gathered.

Now, a middle-aged man has joined their group.

Upon hearing the City Lord's decision, he sneered, "The cultivators of the Sword Sect are still so hypocritical. Back then, I merely took a mortal's spiritual item, and they chased me for twenty thousand miles, forcibly taking it back, claiming they wanted to return it to that mortal. I think he was tempted after all!"

"Elder, shall we teach that Sword Sect disciple in the city a lesson?" the young disciple asked respectfully.

Because the middle-aged man was their outer sect elder, a cultivator at the peak of the eighth level of the embryonic breathing stage, and also the leader of their operation.

"Hmph, there's no need to complicate things." Although the elder was furious, he still managed to calm himself down. "Once a Sword Sect disciple dies, the Sword Sect will immediately receive the news. When their experts arrive, it will be troublesome."

Even he had to admit that the Sword Sect was very powerful, whether it was its disciples or elders.

Each one has a solid foundation and numerous treasures.

Disciples at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage in ordinary sects don't have many Spirit Replenishing Pills, while disciples at the same level in the Sword Sect have quite a few Qi Cultivation Pills and even a magic sword, putting them at a significant disadvantage in a fight.

Of course, these words were not spoken to the younger disciples.

To avoid making them restless.

In fact, the young disciples of the Beast Taming Sect were not at peace either.

At first, they only intended to teach some Sword Sect disciples in Falling Moon City a lesson, but judging from the elder's words, they actually wanted to kill that person.

Just as rumored within the sect, this elder was extremely vengeful.

It seems we need to be more careful in our actions from now on.

"There are less than two weeks until that place opens, so be sure not to let the news leak out."

"yes!"

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The execution platform in Falling Moon City was crowded with mortals and cultivators.

They wanted to see if the City Lord's Mansion's claim that a group of cultivators would be executed was true.

This time, the execution was overseen by the city lord, Wang Bian, in person.

After seeing Wang Bian, the people in the city immediately regained much of their trust in the city lord's mansion.

The reason why Luoyue City has developed so well over the years is mostly due to the efforts of the city lord.

After Wang Bian sat on the platform, he immediately announced that the prisoner should be brought up.

Soon, the three cultivators at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage, along with many cultivators at the first, second, and third levels of the Nascent Soul stage, were all brought forward.

In just three days, they lost a significant amount of their cultivation, leaving them in extremely poor condition and looking no different from ordinary mortals.

The cultivators who came to witness the execution shrank their pupils upon seeing these people.

"There's no mistake, it's those same people, they've all been arrested."

"That's too ruthless. He killed a cultivator at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage so easily."

"Be more careful in the future. These disciples from major sects don't treat us rogue cultivators as cultivators at all."

Even before the killing was complete, it had already had a very strong deterrent effect.

The cultivators kneeling on the execution platform were filled with fear.

Few people can face death with equanimity.

Lin Yuan was also hiding in a high-rise building not far from the execution platform, with Li Mingxiu next to him.

He looked up at the execution platform and asked, "Is the person to be executed so young?"

Li Mingxiu also noticed this: "Such a young executioner, probably only sixteen or seventeen years old. That shouldn't be possible!"

An executioner is not someone an ordinary person can be.

At sixteen or seventeen, one is at most an apprentice.

Upon hearing this, a man from the city lord's mansion immediately explained, "Immortal Master, Pavilion Master, that man is called Xu Mo. He has no parents and was raised by the executioners in the city. Originally, his adoptive father was in charge of the executions, but he suddenly fell ill and could only send his apprentice."

"However, Xu Mo has been learning for several years and is very strong, so there shouldn't be any problems."

Lin Yuan nodded without saying much. He didn't have any objections, just a little puzzled.

Soon, the time for execution arrived.

After Wang Bian explained the crimes of those cultivators, he gave the order and the executions began.

Xu Mo approached a cultivator at the first level of the Nascent Soul stage, took out his decapitation blade, and slashed down with it.

brush!

Almost instantly, the cultivator's head was severed, the action extremely clean and swift.

Lin Yuandu was somewhat surprised.

Because of the methods he used, the physical strength of these cultivators was almost completely dissipated within three days, but they were still much stronger than ordinary people.

Xu Mo's strength is indeed great, given how clean and efficient he was.

The same was true for the others.

Basically, it's a single, decisive blow that severs the head and kills the person.

Soon after, all of the dozen or so cultivators were killed, and their blood flowed all over the ground.

After confirming that these people were dead, Lin Yuan turned and left.

His only task from now on is to guard the area.

Deal with those monks who want to cause trouble.

Meanwhile, Wang Bian began to clean up the mess.

The bodies of these monks were burned on the spot.

This was Lin Yuan's order, but Wang Bian was quite happy to do it.

Nothing is more satisfying than turning your enemy to dust.

After the flames ignited, he came to Xu Mo's side and said, "Xiao Mo, well done, you didn't disgrace your master."

Upon hearing this, Xu Mo immediately replied, "I dare not accept such praise from the City Lord."

He had heard that the city lord was very gentle, and he initially thought it was a lie, but he never expected it to be true.

Executioners are undoubtedly a lowly profession, yet the city lord still spoke with him without any hesitation.

"You deserve praise. Before, when the cultivators caused trouble, many people got into trouble or left. Only your father was left as the executioner. As a result, he got sick the night before the execution and lost his strength. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened," Wang Bian said with emotion.

Being an executioner is considered the lowest of the low; even though the pay is good, not many people would do it.

Xu Mo smiled, scratched his head, and looked very simple and honest.

Actually, it was he who caused his father's diarrhea.

He really didn't want to miss the opportunity to kill several cultivators.

Two years ago, he suddenly discovered that killing living beings could actually improve himself.

At first, he was confused.

His father taught him that as an executioner, he must not kill innocent people indiscriminately, otherwise he would incur heavy karma.

Therefore, he did not seek out human killers, but could only kill small animals.

Fortunately, he was the executioner, so he had plenty of opportunities and just needed to wait.

Two days ago, his father said he was going to execute more than a dozen cultivators, and he could no longer sit still.

He managed to get this opportunity.

Sure enough, after killing more than a dozen cultivators, he could feel the terrifying power contained within his body.

He believed that he was probably no weaker than many cultivators now.