Chapter 71: I'm Going to Kill Someone

Qin Feiyue, his spirit settling once more, addressed the Black Venerable anew: "The *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture*, the National Teacher holds no interest in it."

The Black Venerable's eyelids drooped, a dry chuckle escaping him: "The National Teacher has no interest, does General Qin perhaps possess interest?"

Qin Feiyue's heart tightened, a cold dread settling within him. He knew, no matter what he uttered, he could not disperse the deep-seated suspicion this wicked fiend held towards him.

Beneath Qin Feiyue, an elder with white eyebrows raised them slightly. "I am old, with but a few days remaining," he stated, "and thus I keenly desire to witness the fabled *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture*, the one said to grant divinity or demonhood. I beg the Teach Main Lady and the Black Venerable to grant this wish!"

"Well said."

The Teach Main Lady's beautiful eyes swept across the gathered assembly, a laugh playing on her lips. "Who else desires to behold the *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture*?"

From beneath Fu Yun Enemy's seat, a woman with a sallow complexion chuckled. "If the Lady does not object, I too would like to glance upon this demonic canon of becoming god or demon."

The Teach Main Lady turned her gaze upon Fu Yun Enemy, inquiries in her eyes. "City Main?"

Fu Yun Enemy let out a hearty laugh. "Lady, do not misunderstand. It is not that I harbor any designs upon the *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture*, but rather I wish to observe this so-called profound art of becoming god or demon, to compare and contrast. I bear no ill will towards the Lady, indeed, I even harbor a degree of pity and cherishing of your beauty. The Heavenly Demon Teach has sought the Lady for so long, their actions utterly wicked. Lady, you bear this burden alone, and I too wish to share your worries."

Qin Mu blinked, his gaze sweeping over each formidable individual present. Within Zhenjiang Building, everyone had declared their interest in the *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture*. And precisely because of this universal desire, everyone felt a rat-deterrent effect, daring not to make a direct move against the Teach Main Lady.

For even if they were to seize the *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture* from her grasp, they themselves would instantly become the target of all others.

The Teach Main Lady's charming gaze swept around, and suddenly she let out a soft laugh, opening her slender jade hand. A jade box appeared within her grasp. "Within this lies the *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture*. The talismans on the exterior are the seals of successive generations of Demon Teach Main."

The atmosphere within Zhenjiang Building instantly grew heavy. Qin Mu immediately felt waves of formidable and terrifying breaths lock onto him. Ling Yuxiu also let out a muffled grunt. These breaths were not aimed at them, but at the Teach Main Lady beside them. However, due to their close proximity, Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu, these two pond fish, were caught in the ripple effect!

The Teach Main Lady paid them no mind, opening the jade box. From within the box, a melody seemed to transmit, and then a thread, like a spirit snake, probed its head out from the jade box, slowly rising.

"It truly is the *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture*!"

The Black Venerable paused, tapping his staff, and declared with resolve: "Pray, Lady, put it away!"

Qin Mu's face held a strange expression. He tilted his head to gaze at the jade box, a sense of unspeakable oddness filling his heart. What lay within this jade box was not the *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture* at all! It was clearly the ball of thread Granny Si often carried in her basket!

He remembered this ball of thread. Granny Si kept it in her basket, wound around a jade hairpin, and now the jade hairpin was right there in the box. In his younger years, when Granny Si sewed clothes, she would place him in the basket. Once, unable to endure, he had even deposited a pile of excrement within the basket, smearing the *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture* with foulness.

"She truly is Granny Si!"

The youth's heart was a mix of tears and laughter. "I wondered why Granny didn't stay in the inn. So it turns out she dressed up so beautifully to come out and show off, to seek amusement..."

The Teach Main Lady completely ignored the Black Venerable. She watched as the thread rose higher, and suddenly the thread swelled, growing larger and larger. When it reached the thickness of a water bucket, the faces of the crowd couldn't help but change. They saw that the thread was not a thread at all, but a marvelous article composed of countless characters!

Countless characters formed circles, outer layers encompassing inner layers, one layer after another, an unknown number of layers. When shrunk to the extreme, they would appear not as characters, but instead would feel like a thread.

This was the Heavenly Demon Teach's foundational demonic canon, the *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture*!

"The item is real, can the various esteemed individuals confirm without a doubt, correct?"

The countless characters suddenly shrunk, transforming back into a thread and returning to the jade box.

The Teach Main Lady closed the jade box, sealing it once more with the talismans of successive generations of Demon Teach Main. She smiled and said, "However, for all of you who wish to see it, you must first consider carefully. To have seen the Heavenly Demon Teach's foundational demonic canon is to be an enemy of the Heavenly Demon Teach. The Heavenly Demon Teach's pursuit and killing will not be directed solely at me, but at all the esteemed individuals gathered here today. All of you will face death. Which one of you will step forward to take away the jade box?"

The faces of the crowd changed dramatically. Hesitation filled their hearts. The jade box was right before them, yet no one dared to take it away!

Qin Feiyue's face was a picture of gloomy uncertainty. Others feared the Heavenly Demon Teach, but he did not. Even if the Heavenly Demon Teach was strong, it could not contend with the entire Yiankang Country. However, if he were to take the jade box, he feared he would instantly become the target of everyone. Whether he could even leave the City Main Mansion alive was uncertain.

Others harbored the same thoughts. Even Fu Yun Enemy hesitated, unable to make a decision.

The Teach Main Lady watched the expressions of the crowd with interest, thoroughly enjoying this scene that left even invincible experts with headaches. This was a form of pleasure for her.

The building was steeped in silence. Just then, Qin Mu stretched, stood up, and said, "I'm full! Sister Yuxiu, thank you for bringing me here for a good meal. City Main, eating here, does it cost money?"

He broke the silence, causing the atmosphere within the building to become lively once more. Everyone looked towards him, appearing to be smiling yet not smiling. This youth was clearly a simple fellow from the countryside, having seen little of the world. He had come here to freeload, and after eating his fill, he actually asked Fu Yun Enemy if he would charge money.

Fu Yun Enemy coughed, resolving the awkwardness. "Since you have come, you are a guest. As this is my banquet for guests, although little brother was not on the invitation list, I will not charge you money."

Qin Mu displayed a smile, bright and sunny. He laughed. "The City Main doesn't charge me money, but I cannot not pay. I don't have much money on me. Is a hundred dragon coins enough? City Main, wait a moment, I will go kill a person and after winning the money, I will return it to you."

Fu Yun Enemy frowned. Before he could answer, Qin Mu walked directly down Zhenjiang Building, stepping across to the center of the lake. Step by step, he walked towards the platform in the middle of the lake, his voice ringing out clearly: "Young Master Ting Yue, I heard that abandoned people are fighting here, and the winner receives a hundred dragon coins. I am an abandoned person, so I have come to try."

His steps were not hurried or slow, yet within several steps, he reached the platform, his gaze directed at the youth opposite him.

On the platform, the bloodstains of the abandoned youth who had died at Fu Ting Yue's hands were bright red. Slaves had just thrown the youth's corpse into the lake and were now fetching water to clean the platform.

In the middle of the lake, large fish still churned the waves, snatching and devouring the youth's remaining corpse.

Qin Mu's feet landed firmly. He looked towards the youth opposite him. Fu Ting Yue was the same age as him, yet there was a more ferocious glint between his eyebrows, clearly indicating he had killed countless individuals.

This youth was currently sizing him up, a beast-like fierce intent revealed in his gaze.

Within Zhenjiang Building, the atmosphere suddenly quieted down once more. All within the building were renowned experts, possessing great divine abilities and vast knowledge. Yet, they had completely failed to anticipate that Qin Mu would actually want to fight Fu Ting Yue, known as the foremost figure in the Spirit Fetus Realm, all to earn a hundred dragon coins to repay Fu Yun Enemy for the meal!

"What great courage..."

Hundred Good Old Man sighed. "Youths with such great courage are often difficult to raise into adulthood; generally, they die at this age."

Fu Yun Enemy smiled. "The *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture* has yet to be decided upon, yet we have encountered this unexpected matter. Why don't we first watch? After this amusing matter concludes, we can then decide the ownership of the *Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture*. Teach Main Lady, what do you think?"

The Teach Main Lady smiled. "I am a weak woman, what opinion could I possibly have?"

Ling Yuxiu secretly bit her lip, wanting to stand up and call Qin Mu back. Qin Feiyue coughed, his voice carrying a warning intent. Ling Yuxiu could only sit back down.

On the platform in the middle of the lake.

A middle-aged man walked over, holding a tray in his hands. On the tray lay a money bag. Fu Ting Yue raised his eyebrows. "Inside the bag are a hundred dragon coins. If you defeat me, you can take it. However, in the past three years, at least a thousand people have come, and not one has taken this bag of dragon coins."

Qin Mu thought for a moment, then asked, "Are you the foremost warrior in Inlay Dragon City?"

Fu Ting Yue smiled proudly, nodding. "Publicly recognized as the foremost. Within a thousand li around Inlay Dragon City, among all warriors, I am first! I have beaten countless warriors to death. It is in duels that I have beaten them to death, not relying on my father's fame! As long as they lose in my hands, no one can leave alive!"

Qin Mu nodded lightly. "Do you use a weapon?"

Fu Ting Yue clasped his hands behind his back, smiling. "You may use a weapon. I am at ease. When I wish to use a weapon, I can use one at any time."

*Zheng*, a clear ring transmitted. The pig-slaughtering knife whistled upwards, falling into Qin Mu's hand.

This single act of his did not rely on cultivating qi into silk, but on sympathy, the sympathy between his vital energy and the knife, sensing each other, like two pieces of magnet attracting one another!

His vital energy circulated with increasing violence, becoming more and more agitated. The scene of striking and killing that great snake with a single knife reappeared within his body!

The angrier he became, the more violent his vital energy became, the stronger the sympathy, and the sharper the knife!

However, Qin Mu's expression remained exceptionally calm, calm on the exterior, violent and turbulent within!