Chapter 58 Demon Subduing Division

Cold Moon Sword Immortal glanced at Gao Sheng.

“This… might be the only time he guessed right.”

She indeed sensed a faint threat from this Beast Taming Sect Disciple; there should truly be an expert secretly protecting him.

“Is this the Pavilion Master Hua you spoke of?”

At this moment, a figure flew over from afar, wobbling. When City Lord Tang saw it, who else could it be but Pavilion Master Hua?

However, Pavilion Master Hua was currently like a “dead fish,” eyes bulging as he had fainted.

He wasn’t flying on his own, but rather a small yellow bird was holding his collar and bringing him over.

This small yellow bird was not a physical entity. After bringing Pavilion Master Hua, it flew into Cold Moon Sword Immortal’s sword, suspected to be a Sword Spirit.

Looking at Pavilion Master Hua on the ground, City Lord Tang said: “It is him! But, what happened to him?”

“Probably died of anger,” Gao Sheng said gleefully. “Anyone would be angry at this. An Innate Strange Gu of the Ice Soul Gu rank—I reckon even if his wife ran off with someone else, it wouldn’t make him this furious, let alone the fact that he has a Fire Spirit Body, which explodes at the slightest touch.”

Seeing that the culprit had been caught, Lin Jing said: “The matter is clear now, right?”

“How about this? I will take the Ice Gu to detoxify my Senior Brother who has been poisoned by the Gu.”

“And Cold Moon Sword Immortal and Brother Gao can take this Gu Master for interrogation. Everyone gets something out of it, isn’t that wonderful?”

“Hmm?” Gao Sheng, hearing that he had contributed, chuckled and said: “From the first moment I saw you, I knew you were a good person.”

“Sister Feng Ning, since the matter is resolved, let Brother Lin go save people first. Saving lives is urgent; he really does have a Senior Brother poisoned by Gu.” Gao Sheng said: “Besides, let me interrogate this Pavilion Master Hua, how about it? I actually discovered this person had problems the moment I arrived in this city, and I even had City Lord Tang send people to catch him. If you don’t believe me, ask City Lord Tang.”

City Lord Tang wiped away cold sweat. Was that just a lucky guess? The process was all wrong, but the result was correct.

Cold Moon Sword Immortal glanced at Gao Sheng again and said: “Fine. I will escort him to the Beast Taming Sect.”

“City Lord Tang, Gao Sheng, this Gu Master—leave him for you both to interrogate.”

“I will leave the Sword Spirit behind, just in case.”

The yellow bird, resembling a lark, was summoned again. This time, it actually spoke: “Are you two going to interrogate him? If not, I will. This Sword Spirit loves using torture for interrogations! Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine slashes, none of which are fatal.”

The giant bronze ancient sword, like a flying boat, set sail once more.

This time, besides Cold Moon Sword Immortal, there was an extra person on the sword: Lin Jing.

Both were dressed in white, standing side by side in the cold wind.

It must be said, although this ancient sword was fast, it wasn’t as warm as the back of the Crane Big Brother. Lin Jing looked at Cold Moon Sword Immortal beside him, knowing that while she claimed to be escorting him, she was actually supervising him—after all, the Ice Soul Gu was still on him.

“Senior, can you appear now?” Cold Moon Sword Immortal suddenly said to Lin Jing.

As she finished speaking, the Pine Cone in Lin Jing’s pocket flickered with golden-green light…

Beside him, a humanoid figure whose face and gender could not be distinguished appeared slowly. This figure was not a physical entity, purely formed of mana, but Cold Moon Sword Immortal was still very solemn when looking at it.

“How should I address you, Senior?”

“Some like to call me Demon Pine, some like to call me Divine Pine, but those are titles from the past. Now, I am his Dao Protector; you may call me Dao Protector Pine,” Divine Pine said.

“Does Senior want him to become the new vessel for the Ice Soul Gu?” Cold Moon Sword Immortal ignored the Divine Pine’s snide remark.

Divine Pine said: “Is that not allowed? Facing one of the Ten Unique Gu that can reincarnate, your Demon Subduing Division’s method of handling it is the same, is it not? To prevent them from flowing outside and falling into the hands of the Gu God Sect.”

“I recall there is a Demon Subduing Division Cultivator named Liu Gongzhuo who has the Heavenly Flame Gu sealed within his body.”

“That is true.” Cold Moon Sword Immortal nodded and said: “But he is only at the Qi Training Stage; I am afraid it will be difficult for him to control the Ice Soul Gu. If the Gu God Sect Cultivators learn that the Ice Soul Gu is parasitizing his body, his safety will also be at great risk.”

“No matter. He possesses the Longevity Physique and Cultivates Beast Taming arts. In the future, once he Contracts a Pet Beast with the Bloodline of a Demon King of the Fire attribute, he can balance the Ice Soul Gu and use it for his own purposes.”

“He is already a Longevity Physique. Even without this Ice Soul Gu, the Demon Sect Cultivators would not let him go. A debtor is not worried about too many debts; perhaps this will even cause multiple Demon Sects to fight over him, thereby weakening their power.”

“If you are worried, you can have him join the Demon Subduing Division. That way, the Ice Soul Gu will remain under the supervision of your Demon Subduing Division.”

Lin Jing listened from the side, nearly weeping.

Look at that, is that human language?

“Longevity Physique—” Upon learning of Lin Jing’s Physique, Cold Moon Sword Immortal showed a look of surprise. She finally understood why the Ice Soul Gu had abandoned its preference engraved in its Bloodline and instead chosen a different host.

Lin Jing said: “My Physique should be recorded within the Demon Subduing Division.”

“So that’s how it is—” After Cold Moon Sword Immortal realized this, she suddenly thought of something and looked at Lin Jing with a smile.

“Longevity Physique, Ice Soul Gu…”

“This Senior is right. Are you willing to join the Demon Subduing Division? I happen to be missing a teammate—”

Lin Jing rolled his eyes and said: “Sword Immortal Sister, are you trying to use me as bait to hook Demon Sect Cultivators? You are a Golden Core Cultivator; is it appropriate for you to find a Qi Training Cultivator like me to be your teammate?”

As if his thoughts had been guessed, Cold Moon Sword Immortal coughed dryly, recovering her cold demeanor and said: “I am not.”

“I just think you displayed good talent during the Snow Moon City incident, and I cherish talent.”

“Since you know your own cultivation is low, then Cultivate properly. Otherwise, endless dangers will be waiting for you.”

After saying that, she took out a jade talisman and handed it to Lin Jing, saying: “This jade talisman is very rare. Within the Tian Yuan Ancient Kingdom, you can use this talisman to contact me. Being a Sect Disciple does not conflict with the position of a Demon Subduing Guard in the Demon Subduing Division. You can consider it again.”

Cold Moon Sword Immortal seemed convinced that Lin Jing was destined to have endless Karma with the Demon Sect. A Longevity Physique and a Strange Gu—this was simply a walking Demon Sect trap.

Lin Jing still took the token, but he had no intention of joining the Demon Subduing Division; the tasks there were even more dangerous. If he were to go anywhere, it would be the Hidden Dragon Academy to study steadily.

“It’s not that I think my cultivation is low, it’s that I think the Fairy’s cultivation is low and you cannot protect me. Who wouldn’t want to team up with a Fairy Senior? If the Fairy were a powerhouse at the Dao Inquiry Stage, I wouldn’t mind teaming up with the Fairy to subdue demons, even if I were just a Mortal.” Lin Jing looked forward to her achieving success.

Cold Moon Sword Immortal:???

In Lin Jing’s Suspended Gourd, the Pine Leaf Squirrel raised its head alertly. No, why did this sound so familiar? Isn’t this what Lin Jing often says to it? How could it also be applied to a female Sword Immortal?

Meanwhile, Pavilion Master Hua had been awakened. Under the interrogation of “ten thousand cuts,” he revealed his experiences.

In his youth, he accidentally entered a cave and obtained the Legacy left by a deceased Gu Master.

This Legacy recorded the possible birthplace and timing of the Ice Soul Gu, the method to refine the Ice Soul Sub-Gu, and how to transform oneself into the best vessel for the Ice Soul Gu…

In order to obtain the Ice Soul Gu, he went through all kinds of hardships to Cultivate an Acquired Fire Spirit Body, and even cleared away all obstacles that might affect him, but who knew…

“I am not convinced!”

“Unconvinced your mother!” City Lord Tang angrily took off his shoe and whipped it at Pavilion Master Hua’s face, whipping while saying: “I even helped you clear your name, and this is how you screw me over? My official career!”

“Hey, hey—City Lord Tang, go easy, don’t beat him to death.” Gao Sheng said from the side: “This is my achievement, after all. I didn’t expect that the first mission I executed after joining the Demon Subduing Division would uncover such a big case. It is truly me.”

City Lord Tang was silent. This was almost entirely the credit of that future Saint of the Beast Taming Sect, right?

“Of course, Brother Lin also has merit; he does have some talent. If he could also come to the Demon Subduing Division to be my teammate, that would be great. But I always feel he is on my Dragon Horse! Beast Taming Sect Disciples have this one bad point: normal Cultivators can’t walk when they see beautiful female Fellow Daoists, but they can’t walk when they see rare and exotic beasts.”