Shenlei Mansion is situated on the east side of the Liudao Division’s main hall, covering an area of 120 mu, which is nearly a fifth of the total area of the main hall.
The mansion is under the control of the deputy Venerable, within the Liudao Division, there are two deputy Venerables, and the one on the left is given precedence. This person could rightly be said to be second only to one and superior to all others within the Liudao Division.
When Li Xuan arrived at the grand hall of Shenlei Mansion, he took a mont to gather his thoughts, surprised that all present were Fumo Zhonglangjiang. There were seven from the main hall including six from the Qinglong Hall, making a total of thirteen. Additionally, there wasn’t a single Fumo Xiaowei present and sixteen chairs had been set out, three of which remained vacant.
Li Xuan looked grave, he walked straight to the farthest seat and took a seat.
Interestingly, sitting next to him was the Fumo Zhonglangjiang Lei Zhen, the elder brother of forr Huoya City’s Xiaowei Lei Yun.
Li Xuan was acquainted with him. They had previously worked together on the case of Nanjing’s Zhenyao Tower where a mutual rapport was established. Regrettably, since he arrived in the Capital City, Lei Zhen had been busy handling cases, and thus, an opportunity to et had not presented itself.
However, he had encountered his wife, Jianchashi Gongsun Ling, several tis recently.
As soon as Li Xuan sat down, Lei Zhen turned his head and asked with a smile, "My stupid younger brother, has he finished eating that stone lion?"
Hearing this, Li Xuan couldn’t help but laugh, "He has more than half left, plenty early. He says no one is there to help him adjust the flavor, so he’s eating slower.
Therefore, except for when he’s on duty at the Zhenyao Tower, he’s always hanging around his forr vice-captain Leng Shuangyun Duwei Leng. Lei Youjiao’s skills are outstanding, and it seems that Duwei Leng is sowhat swayed by him."
For so reason, he found that after Lei Zhen’s surprise, he seed relieved.
At this mont, Li Xuan glanced at the many Zhonglangjiang present, "Is this for the Demon Qilin?"
"Besides that giant demon, for what else can it be? The Liudao Division started a city-wide search along with the five city forces and the Xiuyiwei yesterday, but until now they haven’t found a single trace of it."
Lei Zhen sighed first, then his expression beca solemn, "But yesterday, nearly thirty thousand people living in the northeast Nanjuxian Lane and Beijuxian Lane of the city all had nightmares and felt weak the next day. Those with a weak constitution directly fell ill with a cold and packed the dical halls."
Li Xuan was taken aback, "That’s impossible! This Demon Qilin, is it really that powerful?"
The Demon Qilin is the ancestor of Dream Beasts, one of its offspring is known as the Nightmare Horse, said to be the source of all nightmares in the world.
But a Demon Qilin in the Twelfth Layer Stage influencing the dreams of thirty thousand people still seed too exaggerated to Li Xuan.
"This indicates that this beast’s cultivation is not far from the heavenly level. I fought with it yesterday, and the sword that I mustered strength for twenty breaths to thrust was shattered with a single hit."
Lei Zhen’s eyes narrowed slightly, seemingly recalling yesterday’s scene, "The chief of the Nine Gates guess that the Demon Qilin, most likely, slipped into the capital city through people’s dreams. Although it seems like a fault on their part, there is a high probability that it’s the truth-"
His words suddenly stopped as he looked towards the entrance. Outside the door, two figures entered, one after the other. The leader was nearly seven feet tall, but his aura was extrely domineering. He wore dark red Liudao Fumo Armor, draped in a leather cloak. Wherever he passed, a dark red glow enveloped the area within a hundred feet.
Follower was a tall, beautiful woman. What was striking about her was that there was no pupil in her left eye, only a rose, and several tattoos in the shape of roses on her left cheek highlighted the rose in her eye, making it all the more striking.
Li Xuan recognized their identities at a glance. The commander of Shenlei Mansion Chilei Departnt Zhu Chiling, and the commander of Qinglei Departnt Mu Qiangwei.
These were the top three masters in the Liudao Division main hall, outside the Venerable and the two deputy Venerables with their cultivation levels already reaching the eleventh house level, they already had the qualifications to compete for Head of the Hall status.
Unexpectedly to Li Xuan, Zhu Chiling, after stepping through the entrance, swept a glance around before fixing his gaze on Li Xuan.
"Why is there still a Xiaowei here?"
Everyone in the hall instantly turned their attention towards Li Xuan. The expressions of the unruly ten-odd Zhonglangjiang varied – so were expectant, so worried, so displeased, and so even laughing.
Lei Zhen, on the other hand, imdiately allowed a chuckle to escape his lips: "Li Xuan is already fourth on the Bai list; he’s streets ahead of where you were when you were Xiaowei, Zhu Chiling. If that’s the case, why can’t he be here?"
The Bai list is an internal ranking system in the Liudao Division which lists individuals in accordance to their martial strength, their combat records against demons, case handling capabilities, and other aspects.
While everyone from Shenlei Mansion is indeed formidable, their case-handling records dismal – before their promotions, their Bai list rankings generally hovered between twenties and thirties.
anwhile, a man with the deanor of a scholar seated at the head of the table also comnted, "This is Deputy Venerable’s intention. All the hundred and twenty mbers of the Shenyi Departnt are the elite forces transferred from the Qinglong Hall and Baihu Hall. Colonel Li Xuan, who ranks fourth on the Bai list, is a much-needed support in these tis of crisis."
Zhu Chiling, however, scoffed, "Ridiculous! What good can a re Xiaowei do in front of a Demon Qilin!"
A offset heavens Halberd appeared within Zhu Chiling’s grip, "Take three strokes from my halberd. If you can withstand them, you can stay; if not, get out of my sight."
However, before he even finished speaking, his halberd, along with a surge of crimson red light, was already slashing towards Li Xuan.
Li Xuan was not distracted in the slightest. With the Shenyi within his body, it was easy for him to dodge using Superconductive Style. However, this might make him appear defeated, and it wouldn’t help save his face in any way.
Furthermore, Zhu Chiling seed to be underestimating him – he didn’t even use half of his strength, let alone his full force.
In Li Xuan’s mind, the concept of ’nuclear fusion’ imdiately surfaced, golden light flashing brightly from his eyes. Then, a bolt of electricity sparkled from his waist. Unexpectedly, he didn’t block the attack – instead, he chose to attack as defense.
The ’Bixue Leique Sword’ slashed incredibly fast, to the point where it was almost impossible for anyone present to track with naked eyes. Astonishingly, although he initiated his attack later, his sword already appeared before Zhu Chiling within a mont.
Zhu Chiling was taken slightly aback, hastily swung his halberd in front to serve as a shield. However, upon the clear ring of tal upon tal being struck, Li Xuan’s sword slashes ca at him relentlessly, one after another. Despite being seated and unmoving, Li Xuan managed to unleash hundreds of slashes in the blink of an eye, conjuring a cascade of sword light between them. This left Zhu Chiling no chance to counter in the sllightest.
At this point, including Mu Qiangwei, almost everyone in the room viewed Li Xuan with an added elent of respect in their eyes.
"Have you had enough?" Zhu Chiling suddenly burst forth with his true power, sweeping away the illusionary tide of swordlight. Just as he was about the launch his counter, another person walked into the hall.
"Enough."
This man was nearly three ters tall, skinny as a twig in appearance – he looked like a re willow branch to the untrained eye. However, his authoritative and dominant presence actually exceeded Zhu Chiling’s.
After this man proceeded to the main seat and sat down, he coldly eyed Zhu Chiling. Zhu Chiling pursed his lips, then obediently walked to his own seat and sat down.
This Deputy Manager then swept his gaze across everyone present and announced, "You all should know about the Demon Qilin business by now, so I won’t elaborate further. I’ve gathered you all here today for this particular issue. After consultation with the Heavenly Venerable, it has been decided that Zhonglangjiangs from both the main hall of Liudao Division and Qinglong Hall will temporarily put aside their current duties, and make hunting the Demon Qilin their top priority."
After pausing briefly, a deep light radiated from his eyes, "rit Calculation Tower has already posted a handso reward: twenty major contribution points to those who can locate the trace of Demon Qilin; eighty major contribution points, along with two top-grade magical implents, will be given to anyone who can capture it."
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