168: Chapter 168 The Demon-Sealing Immortal King, Old Silver Coin Zhang Cheng's Past

"Inspector?"

Lin Feng stood where he was, his brow furrowed.

He looked at Liu Ming, who was kneeling on the ground, crying his eyes out and completely losing the demeanor of an Earth Immortal; a stormy wave surged in his heart.

This script...

Dammit, a plot twist?

"Nine Heavens Demon Suppression Bureau?"

Lin Feng repeated the name in a low voice.

"Yes! My Lord!"

Liu Ming suddenly raised his head, his old face filled with fanaticism and excitement, as if he were looking at a savior.

"My Lord! You... are you not the Inspector sent from the 'Ancestral Land' by my Demon Suppression Division?!"

Ancestral Land?

Lower Realm?

Lin Feng instantly grasped the keywords.

He looked at Liu Ming, then at the identical Wooden Tablet with the character "Cheng" in his hand.

A bold guess emerged in his mind.

"I..."

Lin Feng decided to play along.

He retracted his killing intent, slowly put his hands behind his back, and imitating the manner of those great experts, said indifferently in a profound tone:

"You are not yet qualified to know my identity."

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

Instead of being angry, Liu Ming became even more certain!

This style!

This profound tone!

This terrifying combat power that could insta-kill an Earth Immortal at the Peak of the Human Immortal realm!

Who else could it be but the Prodigy sent by that person?!

"This humble one deserves death! I was blind and dared to strike at the Inspector!"

Liu Ming kowtowed repeatedly, causing cracks to appear on the white jade floor.

"Get up."

Lin Feng snorted coldly. "I am on a secret inspection this time. I didn't expect to be treated as a mine slave by a few dog servants of your Ascension Hall."

"They deserve to die! They deserve ten thousand deaths!"

Liu Ming quickly scrambled up, wiped the blood and tears from his face, and spoke with righteous indignation.

"Don't worry, My Lord! I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation!"

"No need."

Lin Feng waved his hand and pointed at the blood-stained ground.

"I have already cleaned house myself."

"..."

Liu Ming's eye twitched.

Ruthless!

Too ruthless!

This was truly the style of their Demon Suppression Division!

Decisive in killing!

Absolutely merciless!

"My Lord..."

Liu Ming asked cautiously and tentatively, "That person... is he still well?"

The person he referred to was, naturally, Sword Demon Zhang Cheng.

"Him?"

Lin Feng thought of Sword Demon Zhang Cheng's true body, who had been startled away by his blade and fled in a sorry state.

Then he thought of Sword Demon Zhang Cheng's Incarnation, who had sacrificed his good intentions to save him.

For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.

"Very well."

Lin Feng said vaguely.

"That's great! That's wonderful!"

Liu Ming was moved to tears. "I knew it! I knew it! The Immortal King must still be alive!"

Immortal King?!

Lin Feng's pupils suddenly constricted!

"Sword Demon Zhang Cheng..."

"Shh!!"

Liu Ming turned pale with fright. He jumped up and used his Immortal Essence to set up a soundproofing barrier!

He looked at the sky in terror.

"My Lord! Be careful with your words!"

Liu Ming lowered his voice, his old face filled with fear and awe.

"The name 'Sword Demon Zhang Cheng' is a taboo in these Nine Heavens! It is a massive taboo!"

"Oh?"

Lin Feng's interest was piqued. "Tell me about it. I have been asleep for too long and have forgotten many things."

"Asleep for too long?"

Liu Ming was stunned, then showed an "I understand" expression.

The Inspector must have been sealed in the Lower Realm for too long and had just awakened, which is why...

He quickly organized his words and, in a pious tone almost like "preaching," began to recount that bloody history that had been buried for ten thousand years.

"My Lord."

"Our Nine Heavens Demon Suppression Bureau was once the top power in this Immortal Realm!"

"Ten thousand years ago, the Skydemons invaded in force. Of the Thirty-six States of the Immortal Realm, thirty fell! The Immortal Emperor was helpless, and it was that Lord who appeared out of nowhere!"

Liu Ming's voice began to rise!

"He rose from humble beginnings, holding a Demon-Suppressing Immortal Sword!"

"With one sword strike, he annihilated eighteen Demon Venerables!"

"Alone, he slaughtered his way through a million-strong Skydemon army!"

"In the Nine Heavens, he set up the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and suppressed and killed the Demon Realm Progenitor on the spot!"

"In that battle, he quelled the Dark Turmoil and saved the entire Immortal Realm!"

"Because of this, he was revered by all living beings in the Ten Thousand Realms as..."

"The Demon-Sealing Immortal King!"

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat.

Dammit.

That old fox I met in the Lower Realm...

Was actually that impressive?!

"And then what happened?"

Lin Feng pressed.

The fanaticism on Liu Ming's face instantly turned into endless grief, indignation, and malice!

He flopped down on his knees again and let out a low, curse-like growl toward the sky!

"Then?"

"Then, it was betrayal!"

"His achievements overshadowed his master!"

"The Immortal King's prestige was too high, even surpassing the Immortal Emperor! The Nine Heavens Demon Suppression Bureau he founded held even more power in the Immortal Realm, recognizing only the Immortal King and not the Immortal Emperor!"

"The Immortal Emperor... was afraid!"

Liu Ming clenched his fists so hard that his nails dug into his flesh.

"Ten thousand years ago, that despicable thief! Under the guise of a victory celebration, he set a trap at the Nine Heavens!"

"He joined forces with the Seven Luminaries Immortal Lord, Great Emperor Gouchen, the Ziwei Immortal King... a total of seven Immortal Kings, laying an Inescapable Trap to besiege the Immortal King!"

"That battle... blood stained the Nine Heavens!"

"The Immortal King was outnumbered, and in the end, he was overwhelmed..."

Liu Ming broke into tears.

"Knowing he could not escape, and in order to prevent the Legacy of our Demon Suppression Division from being severed, he... in front of everyone..."

"Dissipated his Dao!"

"He detonated his Immortal soul, Immortal body, and Immortal King Laws! Turning them into the purest energy, he tore through the barriers of the Immortal Realm and cast the sparks of our Demon Suppression Division... into thousands of Lower Realms!"

"And we..."

Liu Ming pointed at the ruins and laughed miserably. "We, the remnants of the Demon Suppression Division, were imprisoned forever in this poorest White Jade Immortal State by the Immortal Emperor under the pretext of guarding the Ascension Hall!"

"Immortals in name, but prisoners in reality!"

"For ten thousand years, we... have been waiting!"

"Waiting for someone holding the Demon-Sealing Command to fight their way back from the Lower Realm..."

"Hope!"

Liu Ming looked up, the fire of revenge burning in his cloudy old eyes as he stared intently at Lin Feng!

"My Lord!"

"You are that hope!"

"You are the one chosen by the Immortal King, the... Avenger!"

Lin Feng: "..."

He was completely stunned.

Dammit.

What kind of mess is this?

Originally, he just wanted to come up, find Fugui, and kill that Immortal Yuheng and that Skydemon while he was at it.

As it turned out, that Immortal Yuheng was one of the enemies who had besieged Sword Demon Zhang Cheng.

And he was being treated as Sword Demon Zhang Cheng's avenger.

Just after leaving the starter village, he was dragged into a ten-thousand-year-old struggle for the throne of the Immortal Realm!

"Yuheng is one of the Seven Luminaries Immortal Lord's people, right?"

"Exactly!"

Liu Ming said hatefully, "The Seven Luminaries Immortal Lord was one of the masterminds who betrayed the Immortal King! Yuheng is his seventh Disciple! His descent to the Lower Realm this time was surely to track down the Immortal King's remnant soul!"

"Good, very good."

Killing intent flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

"In that case, I have long been mortal enemies with them!"

"My Lord!"

Liu Ming said excitedly, "Then... we now, what should we do? Should we gather the old troops and fight our way out, or..."

"Fight my foot!"

Lin Feng kicked him. "You're an Earth Immortal and I'm a Human Immortal. How are we supposed to fight an Immortal King?"

"Your priority is to find a place for me to settle down!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Liu Ming quickly scrambled up. "I will take you to Baiyu City right now! That is the main city of the White Jade Immortal State and our headquarters!"

"Headquarters?"

Lin Feng glanced at him.

"Why do you look like you're living like a pathetic wretch?"

"Ahem..."

Liu Ming's old face turned red. "My Lord, this... it's a long story. Let's talk as we go..."