399: Brahma True King enters the realm of sainthood, half a step into the realm of heaven

Chu Jiang looked at the message on the panel, extremely satisfied.

“demon life essence: 420,000 years”

“Personal Lifespan: 9,300 years”

“Not bad!”

From the second floor, he killed his way to the fifth floor, slaying over two hundred True Demons.

The results were remarkable.

Wiping out a Demon Suppression Prison contributed a full 400,000 years of demon life essence to him.

His own Lifespan was also about to break ten thousand.

However, this was also due to the special circumstances of the Three Prefectures, where the Demon Suppression Prison would hold so many High-Level Demons; other provinces likely did not have such a situation.

After he finished this job, it was estimated that the other two States would quietly disperse their Demons, making it unlikely to obtain such a large amount of demon life essence again.

… …

Outside.

At the entrance of the Demon Suppression Prison.

Chu Jiang returned to the surface.

“Lord, according to investigations, the Demon Suppression Prison held 500 Spirit Rank Demons, 370 Profound Rank Demons, 103 Earth-Grade Demons, and 40 Heaven-Level Demons. In reality, it’s less than a quarter!”

Fu Yunxuan walked over to report, handing the organized data to Chu Jiang.

Chu Jiang was not surprised. The imperial court had suspended the Demon Slaying Order, so the Three Prefectures couldn't profit from Demons and would naturally release most of them.

Moreover, some Demons were probably not even captured by the Yue Province Demon Suppression Guard.

They would be held for a period and then released.

Chu Jiang paused for a moment and said to Fu Yunxuan, “Send a memorial to the imperial court, asking them to prepare a thousand capable officials, ready at any time. After the Three Provinces Inspectorial Envoy Chu Jiang resolves the disaster, they can immediately be deployed to the Three Prefectures to take up their posts!”

After removing these corrupt and evil officials in the Three Prefectures, he naturally needed to regain control, restore order, otherwise, these same people would still be in power.

After he left the Three Prefectures, it wouldn't take long for the problems to resurface.

“Yes!”

Fu Yunxuan immediately responded.

At this moment.

In Yue Province City, the smell of blood permeated the air, and sounds of slaughter emanated from all directions.

Among them, over a dozen aristocratic families were annihilated, and dozens of influential families were plundered.

Among them, there were not a few wealthy households found to be harboring Demons. Anyone who resisted was killed on the spot, regardless of life or death.

However, Yue Province City was densely populated, so after killing, bodies were generally cremated on the spot to prevent large-scale corpse accumulation and the spread of plague.

Subsequently.

Various rumors began to spread throughout Yue Province City.

“The Three Provinces Inspectorial Envoy, Lord Chu, ordered a city-wide search for Demons and traitors. Ostensibly a search, it was actually a plunder of the assets of aristocratic families!”

“I heard they didn't even leave winter provisions; it was truly tragic!”

“Even more ruthless was the Demon Suppression Prison. Chu Jiang felt that Demons kept escaping from the Demon Suppression Prison, so to solve the problem once and for all, he directly killed all the Demons in the prison. Every Demon was dismembered and eaten raw by Devil King Chu…”

The rumors became increasingly outlandish as they spread, but this did not prevent the common people from exaggerating further.

When gossiping, the more exaggerated, the more attention-grabbing it naturally was.

It could also deter corrupt officials.

While the common people gossiped, it was a different scene for other prominent families.

The remaining influential families in Yue Province City were in a state of panic, living in dread, fearing that they would be annihilated by the Demon Suppression Guard.

Each of them desperately sent treasures to the Pacification Envoy’s mansion, which had now been requisitioned by Chu Jiang as his temporary residence.

Chu Jiang naturally accepted all these treasures.

In fact, other prominent families were largely not involved, and Chu Jiang would not indiscriminately slaughter them.

He only killed those who deserved to be killed.

Mainly, these people were already scared witless.

They could only offer gold, silver, Spirit Stones, and various resources to put their minds at ease.

As night fell.

In the courtyard.

Chu Jiang sat on his throne, with a thousand Demon Suppression Guards standing in formation, each exuding a powerful Aura, some with bloodstains on their clothes.

“This time, from dozens of large aristocratic families in Yue Province City, 130 billion catties of grain, 300 million taels of gold, 1 billion taels of silver, and countless gold, silver, and jewels were seized!”

“Among them, the official granary had less than a million catties of grain, a severe deficit.”

“Fifty million Low-Grade Spirit Stones, four million Medium-Grade Spirit Stones, three hundred seventy thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, as well as various weapons, Medicinal Pills, and other resources… are still being tallied!”

“…”

Wang Chao and the other four reported the day's battle situation to Chu Jiang.

Good heavens.

Even though Chu Jiang was prepared, he was still surprised by this number.

On one side:

The aristocratic families in the provincial capital of a State had such vast amounts of grain, mountains of gold and silver, wealth that they couldn't spend in several lifetimes, enjoying an extremely luxurious life.

On the other side, the people of Yue Province's nine counties.

Starvation was widespread, people resorted to cannibalism, affected by demon plagues and various disasters, making it difficult to farm. They struggled on the brink of death every day, going hungry three times out of nine was the norm.

Even so, not a single grain of food would be distributed to the common people.

Instead, grain prices were continuously raised, further forcing more common people to their deaths.

“Lord, the grain in the official granary should theoretically be the most, but it turned out to be less than a fraction of what was seized from the aristocratic families!”

“However, the data shows that hundreds of millions of catties of grain from the official granary have been distributed to disaster victims, which is why it’s so scarce!”

Fu Yunxuan had been reviewing Yue Province's related data all day. Severe deficits, tax evasion, fraudulent subsidies, and various other problems emerged endlessly.

This data was naturally fabricated to cope with him, the Three Provinces Inspectorial Envoy.

If the officials of Yue Province had truly distributed hundreds of millions of catties of grain from the official granary to disaster victims, Yue Province would not have seen millions of people die.

It was estimated that it all went into the pockets of these dozens of aristocratic families.

“Thoroughly investigate those guarding the official granary, as well as all parties involved in colluding and reselling grain behind the scenes. No matter who is involved, arrest them all and execute them on a chosen date!”

Chu Jiang said coldly. Flies must be swatted, and tigers must be hunted; not a single person could be let go.

He came to the Three Prefectures to create a clear and just world.

“Order: starting tomorrow, open the granaries and distribute grain to aid disaster victims!”

“Mix in five percent sand!”

Mixing sand into the relief grain was also to ensure that these grains genuinely reached the hands of the disaster victims.

There were three benefits.

Firstly, it distinguished between genuine and fake disaster victims. True disaster victims would not care if there was sand in the grain; survival was paramount.

Secondly, it prevented corruption and reduced the possibility of officials profiting from it.

Thirdly, it prevented overeating. People who had been hungry for a long time had atrophied stomachs, and sudden large intakes of food could cause their stomachs to expand rapidly, even leading to death. Porridge mixed with sand would make people chew slowly.

“Yes!”

Fu Yunxuan nodded.

Subsequently.

Chu Jiang then distributed five-tenths of the Cultivation resources seized this time to the Demon Suppression Guard and the Tiger Brave Army to help them improve their strength.

The Demon Suppression Guards then dispersed to Cultivate and patrol.

In the inner courtyard.

Chu Jiang brought up his panel. The Brahma True King Skill was his main Cultivation Technique at the moment. He would continue to Cultivate this skill with the 400,000 years of demon life essence.

Let's begin.

A large amount of demon life essence was infused…

“The 90,000th year, Brahma True King Skill reached Transcendent.”

“The 200,000th year, Brahma True King Skill entered the Saint Stage, breaking some restrictions, merging with heaven and earth, stepping into the Half-Step Fusion Realm, unlocking the True King's Triple Transformation.”

“True King's Triple Transformation, a battle power amplification technique, divided into three transformations: the first transformation increases strength, the second transformation increases Soul, and the third transformation, Incarnation of the True King Descends, provides comprehensive amplification, bringing battle power to its extreme.”

“True King's Triple Transformation will significantly boost battle power, but it will lead to a period of weakness.”

“demon life essence: 220,000 years.”

… …