140: Chapter 140 The President of the Demon-Slaying Association

The light in the hall moved from the east to the west.

Qilianshan sat in a chair, his left hand resting on his knee, his fingertips no longer tapping.

His posture had hardly changed; his back leaned against the back of the chair, his single arm rested on the armrest, and his right sleeve hung down empty.

For an hour, he did not get up, simply waiting.

Outside the window lattice, the sun shifted inch by inch, and the koi fish swam slowly in the pond water, occasionally flicking their tails and splashing tiny ripples.

A figure finally appeared at the end of the corridor.

Qilianshan turned his head, his gaze crossing those vermilion-lacquered pillars and carved window lattices, landing on that figure.

It was a woman with a graceful posture, walking slowly.

She wore an azure-colored bei zi, made of the finest cloud brocade, with patterns that were not flashy, but anyone who understood would know at a glance that it was exorbitantly expensive.

A section of pale goose-yellow undergarment was exposed at the collar, and a silver-gray silk ribbon was tied around her waist, from which hung a green jade pendant.

The woman naturally carried a sense of poise and majesty, but due to her young age, youthful vigor still flashed in her eyes from time to time.

The figure at the end of the corridor finally walked to the entrance of the hall.

Qilianshan stood up from the chair, his single arm hanging by his side, and bowed as he said,

"President."

The woman stopped outside the threshold, looking at Qilianshan's curved back.

She waved her hand and said, every word carrying a casualness that made it impossible for people to refute.

"Sit down, Qilianshan. Why are you still so reserved? There is no need for this."

Qilianshan straightened up without replying.

He sat back down in the chair, his left hand resting on the armrest, and his right sleeve hanging down empty.

The woman stepped across the threshold, her skirt brushing against the bluestone slabs.

She walked around the red sandalwood table and sat down in the center chair.

Just as Qilianshan addressed her, this woman was the president of the Demon Slayer Association.

But if any member of the Demon Slayer Association were to see this woman, their pupils would likely constrict in shock.

Because the Demon Slayer Association regarded exterminating all demons in the world as its duty, and all official members were martial artists.

Yet on this president of the Demon Slayer Association, there was not the slightest ripple of blood qi whatsoever.

This meant that this poised and luxurious woman, the president of the Demon Slayer Association—

was an ordinary person!

After sitting down, the woman spoke directly.

"Didn't you say before that you ran into something interesting? That Lord Qinling who might be a deity."

"I even went out of my way to request an imperial edict for you. How did it end up?"

Qilianshan raised his head and began to report to the president of the Demon Slayer Association.

He started from after requesting the imperial edict, detailing how he brought Pei Se and followed the edict-declaring procession toward Zhenhai Prefecture.

Then, they encountered the original Prefect of Zhenhai Prefecture, Prefect Yin Wuji.

After the edict was declared, the entire atmosphere became extremely tense, and Prefect Yin Wuji wanted to make a move in a fit of rage.

Hearing of Prefect Yin Wuji's fury, the woman, who was clearly an ordinary person without any blood qi, merely smiled faintly.

However, upon hearing what Qilianshan said next, the woman's smile froze.

"However, Prefect Yin Wuji did not make a move in the end because an unexpected situation arose."

"Someone came to report that the entirety of Guanhai County within Zhenhai Prefecture had been enveloped by an Evil Domain."

The woman's smile gradually faded when she heard those two words, "Evil Domain".

"Evil Domain?"

The woman repeated.

"That's right. An evil spirit deployed an Evil Domain, shrouding the entire Guanhai County."

Qilianshan affirmed.

"Then, that Lord Qinling suspected to be a deity, and all the commoners of Guanhai County, died."

The woman's voice was very calm, stating a predictable outcome.

Because in areas enveloped by an Evil Domain, there was only this single outcome.

Once an Evil Domain was deployed, the living beings inside could not get out.

Once the Evil Domain dissipated, only a dead zone would remain inside.

From south to north, from east to west, how many counties in the Daqian Dynasty had been swallowed by Evil Domains? She had seen far too many identical incidents.

But this time, Qilianshan gave a completely different answer.

"No, they did not die."

Qilianshan's eyes were bright, and as he spoke next, his tone appeared somewhat excited.

He began to recount the subsequent situation, telling how he and Pei Se rode an Ink-feather Stork to the side of the Evil Domain and saw the tightly sealed Evil Domain.

Then, they witnessed a scene they still couldn't quite believe, which was that the Evil Domain encompassing the entire Guanhai County began to shatter and peel away.

And after the Evil Domain shattered and peeled away, the first scene he and Pei Se saw,

was Lord Qinling, wielding a sword of light, slashing the Evil Tree with his sword and completely slaying that Fifth-Turn Evil Tree.

For the first time, an evil spirit was truly and completely killed!

Hearing this, disbelief surged onto the woman's solemn face.

If she didn't know that Qilianshan could never lie to her, she would have wanted to question whether Qilianshan was talking nonsense.

But after repeatedly confirming Qilianshan's expression, the woman accepted that what Qilianshan said was the truth.

"Lord Qinling not only slew the Evil Tree, but due to his protection, the casualties among the commoners of Guanhai County were controllable. Presumably, after a few years of recuperation, it will recover."

"This is completely different from all previous situations where all living beings in an Evil Domain perished completely."

Qilianshan added.

Hearing this, a look of curiosity flashed in the woman's eyes.

She really wanted to see what kind of deity-like appearance this Lord Qinling, who slew evil spirits and protected the commoners, truly had.

"Qilianshan, what do you think that Lord Qinling actually is?"

The woman tilted her head slightly, resting her cheek in her hand with a smile at the corner of her mouth.

Qilianshan did not hesitate. He looked into the woman's eyes, his voice clear.

"A deity."

"Only a deity can completely kill an evil spirit."

Qilianshan's voice was firm.

Hearing Qilianshan's unhesitating reply, the woman knew that they had indeed discovered an extraordinary fellow this time.

A deity capable of completely killing evil spirits, who had also personally slain a Fifth-Turn evil spirit capable of deploying an Evil Domain.

The woman looked at Qilianshan, her gaze moving away from his face and falling upon the courtyard outside the window shrouded in twilight.

"You really have found an extraordinary deity, Qilianshan."

"With Lord Qinling who can completely slaughter evil spirits, the grand plan of the Demon Slayer Association and my vision might truly have a day where they are realized."

The woman smiled charmingly, breathtakingly beautiful.

"That's not all. There are talismans bestowed by Lord Qinling on Pei Se's body; I have detected them within her body."

"That talisman can help her heal injuries and mend bones. I thought back then that it was just a decent talisman, useful to martial artists below the Fourth-Turn."

He paused and continued,

"But later in Qin Family Village, I saw two more villagers. They were both believers of Lord Qinling, and they also had that kind of talisman within their bodies."

"Those two people were born with insufficient blood qi and lacked the aptitude to become martial artists, but after Lord Qinling bestowed the talismans, both of them became martial artists."

"Now, the two of them have even broken through to become Second-turn Martial Artists!"

As Qilianshan spoke, he raised his head and saw the astonishment on the woman's face.