Liang'an Prefecture.
In the Palace Lord's Hall.
Tang Wei's face was extremely unsightly.
He paced repeatedly in the resplendent and magnificent hall.
"How outrageous! How outrageous!"
"What a useless Bai Mouhu!"
"He can't even defeat a single Li Mugui!"
At this moment, he was furious and gnashed his teeth.
But in fact.
He was just trying to hide his inner panic.
Previously, Li Mugui's talent only made him feel threatened.
But now, the strength he demonstrated was truly frightening!
One person actually killed all twelve mountain demon kings!
What a peerless killer!
Thinking of this, Tang Wei trembled in his heart.
He and the Tiger King were equally matched, but the Tiger King was so easily slain by Li Mugui. He himself would surely not be a match for him!
"Lord of the Prefecture."
Chen Yuanzhong slowly walked in from outside the hall.
"Yuanzhong! Has the prince replied?"
Tang Wei seemed to have grasped at a lifesaving straw and asked anxiously.
At this moment, he was like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bowstring.
He no longer had the domineering demeanor he once had in Liang'an Prefecture.
Seeing this, Chen Yuanzhong shook his head silently in his heart.
Tang Wei's character was truly flawed.
He had encountered just a little adversity and had panicked to this extent.
If his sister hadn't become a concubine of the Prince of the North, how could he have obtained the position of the prefecture lord of Liang'an?
Thinking this in his heart, he did not show any signs of it on his face.
He simply cupped his hands and said, "The prince has not replied."
"What!"
Tang Wei was taken aback for a moment, and a hint of disappointment flashed through his eyes. He impatiently said, "Then why did you bother me?"
"The prince hasn't replied, but he sent a message through someone," Chen Yuanzhong said, slightly turning his body and bowing towards the entrance of the hall.
Footsteps approached.
A figure appeared outside the hall.
Dressed in a black robe, standing over three meters tall, with muscular and knotty limbs, his entire body was filled with a wild and violent aura.
"Hmph."
His steps were heavy, and with each step, he cracked several black bricks on the ground.
Seeing this, Tang Wei immediately felt dissatisfied and said, "Who are you? How dare you be so rude!"
Ignoring Tang Wei, the strong man walked straight ahead.
Tang Wei frowned, his figure flickered, and he stood in front of the strong man, blocking his path and said coldly, "How dare you!"
As he spoke, he gathered his qi and struck towards the strong man.
However, just as Tang Wei was about to attack, the strong man's mouth suddenly curled into a grim smile and said, "Fool!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, a blood-red aura emerged from his body and spread in all directions.
Amidst the blood-colored mist, there was an overwhelming aura of evil, as if countless vengeful spirits were roaring and howling.
The next moment!
Tang Wei's qi was instantly dispelled!
Seeing this, Chen Yuanzhong hesitated for a moment but finally spoke up and said, "Please, Mr. Sha, show mercy!"
The strong man glanced at him, ignored him, and rudely swung his hand back!
Cough!
Tang Wei felt as if his internal organs had been hit hard by a giant hammer. His face turned red instantly, and his body flew backwards like a kite with a broken string.
With a loud thud!
He fell heavily inside the hall.
"Cough... cough!"
He coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Tang Wei lay there with a pale face and trembled as he said, "Six Extreme Blood Souls!"
"You, no, you are the lonely-hearted blood lord Sha Yunkan!"
"Hmph, you do have some knowledge." Sha Yunkan sat in the main seat, crossed his hands over his chest, and looked down coldly at the extremely embarrassed Tang Wei below.
"If you weren't still of some use, I would have killed you for your offense just now."
Upon hearing this, Tang Wei's face turned even paler.
Sha Yunkan was a true demonic cultivator, with a twisted nature that could not be measured by ordinary standards.
Even the likes of the Shadowless Guest would be considered well-behaved in front of him.
"The Prince of the North has ordered me to obtain the Xuanmeng Heavenly Diagram from Mount Daiyu, but only martial artists below the fourth realm can enter Mount Daiyu."
"You will enter Mount Daiyu for me. If you can obtain the Heavenly Diagram, that would be best. If not, keep an eye on who gets it."
Sha Yunkan looked at him indifferently.
"Yes! Yes!"
Tang Wei agreed eagerly, afraid that he might be perceived as negligent.
"By the way, is there a youngster named Li Mugui in the area?"
Sha Yunkan patted his head as if remembering something and asked.
"Yes! Yes!"
"Hmm, the prince has instructed me to kill him after obtaining the Heavenly Diagram."
Upon hearing this, Sha Yunkan licked the corner of his mouth, revealing a bloodthirsty smile. "I've heard that he has considerable talent. Excellent, I love killing these so-called geniuses."
"I will crush his bones one by one!"
"I will rip his meridians apart one by one!"
"I will make him regret ever coming into this world!"
"Hahaha!"
A chilling laugh echoed through the Palace Lord's Hall.
Tang Wei trembled in fear and quickly prostrated himself on the ground.
...
After Li Mugui went into secluded cultivation, the beast tide also ended uneventfully.
And his deed of slaying twelve kings with one sword, after a brief period of fermentation, quickly spread throughout Dongshan Prefecture and the surrounding Beishan, Yuliang, and Lujiang Prefectures.
Undoubtedly, the entire martial arts world of the Northern Territories was shaken.
People in the four prefectures learned that a peerless swordsman had emerged at the border between Dongshan Prefecture and the vast Cangmang Mountains.
Some busybodies gave him titles such as "Flying Eagle Sword Lord" and "First Swordsman of Dongshan".
Some even went so far as to call him the brightest genius in the Northern Territories of Dacheng.
For a time, the name of Li Mugui soared to new heights.
After that, as Yu Ganshi had predicted, Feiying City became lively.
People from all walks of life, traveling north and south, flocked to the city.
Among them, the lower-level martial artists had more straightforward goals.
They came here for two reasons: firstly, for the spirit herbs and exotic fruits that had been hidden in the outer reaches of the Cangmang Mountains for many years;
Secondly, they wanted to catch a glimpse of the legendary swordsman Li Mugui, and if they were lucky enough to be recognized and join the City Lord's Mansion, that would be an even greater fortune.
After all, the current Feiying City Lord's Mansion was no longer the poor and humble one of the past.
Not to mention the batch of valuables obtained through confiscation before.
Just saying that the benefits obtained by Li Mugui after slaying the demon kings this time had already surpassed the century-long accumulation of many forces.
Part of the credit should go to the Qianzhu Chamber of Commerce.
In order to win the right to dispose of the corpses of the twelve demon kings and to further cultivate their relationship with Li Mugui, they offered an extremely high price.
As such, at this moment, only a few established forces in Liang'an Prefecture, and even the entire Dongshan Prefecture, could compete with the Feiying City Lord's Mansion in terms of financial resources.
Therefore, even being an ordinary guard in the City Lord's Mansion was enough to make people envy.
On the other hand, those with higher cultivation levels had more complicated reasons for coming to Feiying City.
Some were pure martial artists who wanted to spar with Li Mugui and compete with him; others were envoys from other forces, coming to mediate; still, others simply wanted to meet Li Mugui and make his acquaintance...
There were various reasons, too numerous to mention.
However, they all had to return empty-handed.
Because Li Mugui had been in secluded cultivation for two months.
The official explanation was that he had an epiphany after the battle and was digesting his insights.
In reality, he was tempering his foundation and attempting to break through to the Wanxiang Realm.