Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Chapter 253 Changes Everywhere_1

"Lord Marquis, I am incompetent and have failed the mission, please punish me,"

Wuxin knelt on the ground, her black robe still stained with thick blood. After the battle with Gu Chen, she had hurried back to the border without a moment's pause to report the news to the Marquis of Pingxi.

"You're saying that Gu Chen can actually rival a grandmaster now?" the Marquis of Pingxi frowned immediately upon hearing this news.

Gu Chen was originally a minor figure in his eyes; had it not been for Gu Chen's involvement in the death of his legitimate son, Cao Zhen, the Marquis of Pingxi wouldn't have given him a second thought.

Yet now, this insignificant figure could actually rival a grandmaster.

This was something the Marquis of Pingxi never expected.

"Lord Marquis, I am incompetent, please punish me," Wuxin said in a low voice.

At that moment, Wuying appeared behind the Marquis of Pingxi and said, "Since the mission has failed, then sever one of your arms as a slight punishment."

Without any hesitation, Wuxin used the Bloodthirsty God Claw to slash at her arm.

"Hold on!"

The Marquis of Pingxi stopped Wuxin and said, "You have rarely failed over the years, Wuxin. Let's forego the punishment. I see you've sustained serious injuries, go and rest first."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis," Wuxin hesitated before saying. Read new adventures at empire

The Marquis of Pingxi nodded slightly to signal that Wuxin could leave.

Since the Marquis of Pingxi had spoken, Wuying naturally had no objections.

The Marquis of Pingxi shook his head and said, "I have full confidence if you personally undertake the task. Over the years, you've never once failed a mission I entrusted to you. What is there for me not to be confident about?"

"Then what is Lord Marquis considering?"

The Marquis of Pingxi frowned slightly and said, "I'm contemplating Wang Jiuzhi."

Upon hearing the name "Wang Jiuzhi," even Wuying felt a chill in his heart. After all, Wang Jiuzhi, being the Sky-ranked Commandant of the Jing Tian Department, had a cultivation at the peak of the Hundred Orifices Stage.

Recently, there were rumors in the martial world that he had breached one of the Mystical Gateways between Heaven and Earth and his power was extremely formidable, almost stepping into the Innate Stage.

Even Wuying held such a figure in reverence and dared not provoke him lightly.

For, with just a casual blow, Wang Jiuzhi could take his life.

Wuying said gravely, "Does the Lord Marquis believe that Wang Jiuzhi has followed Gu Chen to DaHuang Mansion?"

"It's a possibility," said the Marquis of Pingxi, nodding.

Wuying continued, "Yet currently in the Jing Tian Department of Yan State, there is only Wang Jiuzhi as a Sky-ranked Commandant. Should he leave Yulong City, the demonic sects would surely not miss such a golden opportunity."

The Marquis of Pingxi's gaze was distant as he looked afar and said, "A single Wang Jiuzhi would not be enough to deter the demonic sects. Do not forget, within the Jing Tian Department of Yulong City, there is still a Guardian of the Innate Stage at full mastery.

Such figures, even grievously injured, could in a desperate fight take the life of any member from the Holy Shadows Sect or the Black Sky Sect."

"I see," Wuying nodded slightly. It was no wonder that after the initial battle, the Holy Shadows Sect and the Black Sky Sect had calmed down and hadn't launched major assaults on Yan State.

Both sides suffered losses in that clash. Although the Jing Tian Department had greater casualties, the leader of the Holy Shadows Sect and the master of the Black Sky Sect had also sustained serious injuries in that battle.