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"You can't leave..."
Lin Jing called out to Fang Yuan, sighed, and said, "I say, Lord Fang, what are you trying to do?"
Suddenly appearing beside her bed, staring at her intensely—if she didn't know Fang Yuan's character, she would have definitely considered him a creep.
"Ahem, it's like this, Master Lin," Fang Yuan also spoke, "I need you to help me with a few things."
Help? Isn't that a command? It seems Fang Yuan still regards her as a friend...
Lin Jing's mood immediately improved a lot, and she responded right away:
"Whatever it is, just tell me. I'm free at the moment."
"Are you sure? Aren't you busy with that thing?"
Seeing the strange look in Lin Jing's eyes, Fang Yuan quickly added:
"Actually, Master Lin, you could use your bird demon to hatch the eggs. No need for you to do it yourself."
Lin Jing shook her head and explained: "No, creatures like the Jiaolong can sense their surroundings before breaking out of the egg."
"To make the Jiaolong more loyal, it's best if I personally hatch it."
"I didn't expect you to know so much..." Fang Yuan said, clearly impressed.
"Naturally, all this was taught to me by my mother. My martial arts talent also comes from her," Lin Jing replied.
"Martial arts talent can be inherited?" Fang Yuan asked, surprised.
"Yes, there is a certain probability."
"I see..."
If he had a child, wouldn't they inherit his terrifying talents as well?
Throwing this strange thought aside, Fang Yuan continued:
"Back to business. Yesterday, I was so immersed in learning a new skill, I wanted to test its intensity."
"You want to beat me?" Lin Jing raised an eyebrow.
"No, I want you to beat me."
"Huh?"
Before she could respond, Fang Yuan's transparent shadow floated out of his body.
"Is that a Yin God?!" Lin Jing's eyebrows raised. She had seen Lord Chongwu and Ye Chuan use this technique before.
Now Fang Yuan mastered it too... well, that's not surprising.
"Yes," Fang Yuan nodded, "Master Lin, I need you to use lightning attacks on my Yin God."
With his current mastery of the "Yin and Yang Reverse Disorder Technique," his Yin God had made some progress.
Its speed far exceeded his physical body, easily breaking the sound barrier. When attacking, it could also harm the enemy's soul. It was definitely a powerful killing technique.
Using the Yin God to scout Jianghaizhou would be much faster than going in person, just like Lord Chongwu did before.
But Fang Yuan hadn't dared to use it due to the risks. His fifth level cultivation meant the Yin God had no physical protection and was rather fragile.
So, he needed someone to test whether this out-of-body Yin God could trigger the "Fourth Calamity" effect.
"Are you sure?"
Lin Jing asked in response:
"Lightning is the most restraining force against spirit bodies. Even though you're at the fifth level and I'm at the third level, I could still hurt you."
"Also, soul damage isn't as simple as physical injury..."
"Just try it," Fang Yuan said, floating in front of Lin Jing.
"Alright." Lin Jing stopped hesitating, raised her hand, and a purple arc of lightning shot out, striking Fang Yuan's Yin God!
Bang!
Fang Yuan felt no discomfort.
"Increase the strength a bit. This didn't even break my defenses," Fang Yuan said, somewhat speechless.
Lin Jing immediately became serious. Accompanied by the cry of a thousand birds, a lightning blade formed in her hand!
Good grief, that was his move.
Lin Jing gritted her teeth, and the dazzling lightning blade slashed down on Fang Yuan's Yin God. This strike carried a bit of personal emotion.
Zzhhh!
Fang Yuan felt the Yin God tremble, but that was all.
Apart from that, his full health bar only dropped slightly.
Hmm... about one five-hundredth. It would recover automatically if he wasn't careful.
Fang Yuan smiled. Great, it seemed the "Fourth Calamity" effect worked on the Yin God too!
So while others' Yin Gods might be extremely fragile, his Yin God could definitely be considered a front-line tank!
Now he could safely go out and have fun.
"Looks like I didn't hurt you."
Seeing the radiant smile on Fang Yuan's face, Lin Jing sighed.
What a monster, how is his Yin God tougher than others' bodies...
"Thanks for your help," Fang Yuan nodded. "I need to trouble you with one more thing..."
He took out two True Sight Guards and handed them to Lin Jing.
Looking at the two small Fang Yuan statues in her hands, Lin Jing's face was puzzled: "What are these? A gift for me?"
"No, I just need you to help me insert them."
"Insert what?"
Lin Jing froze, instinctively tightening her body. The way it sounded, it was really creepy...
After Fang Yuan's detailed explanation, Lin Jing changed into a dark silver flying fish outfit, representative of the Chongwu Guard, and flew off from Jianghaizhou city on her bird demon.
The reason she was entrusted with this task was that her mount was much faster than anyone else's.
After parting with Lin Jing, Fang Yuan headed to the Weiwu Hall. He had a bit of money again and could boost his power a little.
After finishing the task with the Mountain Goddess, his good deed value in the "Good Person Sutra" had reached a new high, accumulating 16,000 points.
Of that, the Mountain Goddess alone contributed 12,000 points, proving that reaching the fifth level was rewarding.
But Zhu Zhiyuan and the other miscellaneous cultists added up to just about 4,000 points, which was a bit disappointing.
However, plans never survive changes. Just as Fang Yuan arrived at the Weiwu Hall's door, he saw Yin Shiwu waiting there.
When Yin Shiwu saw Fang Yuan, he stomped his feet and quickly rushed up:
"My Lord Fang, you're finally back! I was about to die from worry!!!"
"What's going on?" Fang Yuan asked, puzzled.
"This morning, we received a letter from the Yongnan Province Zhenfu Division, personally written by General Jiang Tao!"
"He said that demons from other states in Yongnan Province may invade our Jianghaizhou, and we should prepare early!"
Yin Shiwu spoke rapidly, pulling out a letter from his chest and handing it to Fang Yuan, his face full of anger.
"It must be that someone spread the news about Master leaving!"
"My Lord, you don't know, many places in Yongnan Province are facing demon disasters. With Master overseeing Jianghaizhou, those demon kings didn't dare to act recklessly."
"Now that Master has left... Jianghaizhou is in great danger!"
Yin Shiwu was truly anxious. As soon as the letter from the Zhenfu Division arrived, he had been waiting at the Weiwu Hall door, eagerly hoping for Fang Yuan's return.
"Calm down," Fang Yuan waved his hand, taking the letter and reading it while asking: "Have we received any urgent letters from the counties?"
"Not yet," Yin Shiwu shook his head.
"But that doesn't rule out the possibility that the counties are already being invaded by demons. After all, it usually takes at least a day for an urgent letter from the counties to reach Jianghaizhou!"
Fang Yuan could certainly relate. When he wiped out the Han Residence, Yin Shiwu also didn't arrive until the next day. The efficiency was quite slow.
"Then why did this letter from the Zhenfu Division arrive so quickly?" Fang Yuan asked.
"Because they didn't use pigeons to deliver it, but a hybrid half-demon hawk with very fast flight speed!"
At this point, Yin Shiwu looked embarrassed.
"That hawk is exclusive to the Zhenfu Division. Our Jianghaizhou... can't use that thing."
Fang Yuan shook his head:
"Foolish. When that hawk delivered the letter, you could have just caught it."
Yin Shiwu's face darkened. The logic made sense, but doing it would be unreasonable.
He didn't have the courage to do so.
"My Lord, what should we do now?" Yin Shiwu asked again.
"What else can we do? Lord Chongwu went to guard the national border, so I'll have to guard Jianghaizhou's border," Fang Yuan answered, walking into the main hall.
The letter from the Yongnan Province General was very detailed, even helping to analyze the approximate locations in Jianghaizhou that might be invaded by demons:
"The southwest border area, huh..."
To reach these places as quickly as possible, he would have to use his Yin God.
But before that, Fang Yuan needed to make preparations. He placed one of the True Sight Guards in the Weiwu Hall.
As the central point of Jianghaizhou, it was necessary to set up surveillance, and it could also help monitor his physical body.
With a soft thud, as the statue touched the ground, it seemed to take root and firmly anchored itself.
In that instant, Fang Yuan felt his mind connect to a whole new area!
The entire scene of Jianghaizhou City flooded into his consciousness!