I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely - Chapter 201 - 190: Patrol Mansion ’Duan Minggong
Chapter 201: Chapter 190: Patrol Mansion ’Duan Minggong
“Did you guys hear? A Martial Arts Grandmaster from the Martial Arts Hall Alliance who had entered the ’True Realm’ died yesterday. And a lot of the evidence points to Commander Gao Yue Platform of the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office.”
“This…”
“Is that for real? About this whole thing?”
“How would I know if it’s true or not? It’s just what all the rumors outside are saying. Apparently, Commander Gao Yue Platform and that Martial Arts Grandmaster from the Martial Arts Hall Alliance, Zhao Ming, who had entered the ’First Level True Realm,’ had a conflict a long time ago. There was no small amount of enmity between them.”
“Damn.”
“But Gao Yue Platform is the commander of a Demon Extermination Team in the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office’s Demon Extermination Agency. He holds a high position in the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office. Wouldn’t doing this mean he’s knowingly breaking the law?”
“Exactly.”
“The Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts Hall Alliance is negotiating with the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office, demanding they hand over Gao Yue Platform and give the Martial Arts Hall Alliance justice.”
“…”
That day.
In the morning.
At some point, many common people had started discussing the matter. It was no small affair—after all, the one who died was a Martial Arts Grandmaster who had stepped into the ’True Realm’.
’Moon River Prefecture City has been peaceful for so long. Are new troubles brewing again?’
Xu Qing had naturally heard the news as well. Furthermore, since Ye Langtian had become the second-in-command of the Blood Demon Sect Branch, Xu Qing knew more of the inside story.
HUMMM!
A ball of flame appeared in the palm of Xu Qing’s right hand. The blood-qi flame incinerated the Jade Scroll in his grasp, its ashes scattering into the wind.
This Jade Scroll was the one sent by Ye Langtian, and it recorded the events concerning the Martial Arts Hall Alliance and Moon River Prefecture City.
First.
Zhao Ming was indeed dead, but he wasn’t killed by Commander Gao Yue Platform of the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office. The two had merely clashed that night, even exchanging a few blows.
However.
Both Zhao Ming and Gao Yue Platform were aware that their current positions were not low. They represented much more than just themselves, so it was impossible for them to actually fight to the death within the city.
Thus.
Their exchange had been restrained, stopping before things went too far.
In fact.
Zhao Ming had died at the hands of the Blood Demon Sect’s leader, Liu Ying. Right after Gao Yue Platform’s clash with Zhao Ming, Liu Ying had struck from the shadows, killing Zhao Ming and framing Gao Yue Platform for the crime.
The purpose behind this was very simple.
It was to incite a fierce conflict between the Martial Arts Hall Alliance and the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office, allowing the Blood Demon Sect Branch to fish in troubled waters. Their true objective was to seize the ’Fragment of the Inheritance Stone Plate’ from the Martial Arts Hall Alliance.
However.
There was just one unexpected and hard-to-explain point: the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office should have been able to find enough evidence to prove Gao Yue Platform’s innocence.
And yet.
Unthinkably, the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office couldn’t find any such evidence. On the contrary, all the evidence they did find pointed toward the innocent Gao Yue Platform.
’Baji Celestial Roc Fist.’
BOOM! BOOM!
In the courtyard.
Xu Qing took a deep breath. He closed his eyes, entering the zone. All sorts of sounds filled his ears as his ten-layered Domain stacked together, allowing him to achieve a profound and unparalleled state.
As a result.
Xu Qing’s speed in practicing his Martial Arts surged. His figure became like a series of afterimages, and he could complete four full practice sets in a single second.
In other words.
His Baji Celestial Roc Fist and Life-taking Heavenly Sword Technique could each gain four Experience Points per second.
Time flew by.
That night.
In the dead of night.
Xu Qing entered Meditation, circulating the Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method. He quickly entered the state as Demonic Qi rose around him, his Sixth Transformation of Demonic Nature cycling continuously.
“Huuu…”
Before he knew it.
Morning of the next day had arrived.
Eight hours had passed.
HUMMM!
With a thought.
Xu Qing’s consciousness connected with the Encyclopedia of All Things, and he saw that in eight hours overnight, his Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method had gained 2,400,000 Experience Points.
This meant that…
…after his Demon Path Cultivation reached the ’Initial Entry into the Eighth Turned Demon Pill Realm,’ he could meditate and circulate the Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method 2,400,000 times in a single eight-hour night.
Breaking it down.
That was 300,000 times an hour, 5,000 times a minute, and about eighty-three to eighty-four times a second. His speed had doubled again.
“Excellent, excellent.”
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction.
In truth.
Xu Qing calculated the time. About a year had passed since the ’Reincarnation Ruins’ incident. Moon River Prefecture City had been peaceful for less than a year, and now trouble was stirring again.
During this period.
Xu Qing had once again spent a winter in Moon River Prefecture City. Heavy snow fell, blanketing everything in white. Many common folk had frozen or starved to death.
And now.
The season had once again turned to summer.
The sun hung high in the sky, and the weather was sweltering.
For ordinary people.
In such hot weather, one could easily suffer from heatstroke.
「One month later.」
The conflict between the Martial Arts Hall Alliance and the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office had escalated. With the Great Zhou Martial Dynasty already in a precarious state, the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office was under immense pressure from the Martial Arts Hall Alliance.
If this continued.
A major problem was bound to erupt.
Most importantly.
Even now.
The Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office had not found any evidence to prove Gao Yue Platform’s innocence. Instead, they had found several more pieces of evidence pointing directly to him as the murderer.
Moreover.
Gao Yue Platform hadn’t killed just an ordinary person, but a Martial Arts Grandmaster from the Martial Arts Hall Alliance.
This made things…
…a rather significant problem.
Also.
The Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office had already dragged things out for a full month.
As for the other powers within Moon River Prefecture City, such as the Ninefold Immortal Sect, Jixia Academy, and Little Leiyin Temple, they were all content to watch the tigers fight from the mountainside, with no intention of getting involved.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
Little Leiyin Temple.
Master Abbot was naturally aware of these events. “After more than a year, after a year of peace in Moon River Prefecture City, something like this suddenly happens. It seems someone has grown restless.”
“Now, let’s see if the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office will hand him over.”
The Sect Leader of the Ninefold Immortal Sect wore a mocking expression.
「Three days later.」
Gao Yue Platform, seemingly fleeing in guilt, escaped from the Government Celestial Prison. He injured several guards, fled Moon River Prefecture City, and vanished without a trace.
Upon learning of this, the Martial Arts Hall Alliance flew into a collective rage. They gathered numerous Martial Arts Grandmasters and surrounded the entrance to the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office.
Left with no choice.
The Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office dispatched its powerful Commanders and Chief Constables.
“Excellent, excellent.”
BOOM!
A powerful aura spread out.
At the entrance to the Magistrate’s Office.
A square-jawed, middle-aged man appeared. He stood with his hands behind his back, his blood-qi as immovable as an ancient mountain and as scorching as the blazing sun.
This was the Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts Hall Alliance, who could also be called the Sect Leader of the Martial Sect.
“What a fine Magistrate’s Office.”
The Martial Sect’s Leader was an incredibly powerful Martial Arts powerhouse who had long since stepped into the Extraordinary Extreme of the Second Realm. He had also mastered a powerful Mental Realm, and his strength ranked among the very top in Moon River Prefecture City. “Harboring a criminal,” he sneered. “The evidence was conclusive, yet you delayed and refused to bring the culprit to justice.”
“And now.”
“You’ve even let the criminal escape from the Celestial Prison. That’s the Government Celestial Prison! A Great Demon at the Extraordinary Extreme was captured and suppressed in its deepest level, and even that Great Demon couldn’t escape.”
“And yet.”
“Today, you have the gall to tell me that a mere Demon Extermination Commander at the First Level True Realm managed to escape from your Government’s Celestial Prison and has vanished without a trace.”
“Do you think the people of our Martial Arts Hall Alliance are easy to bully?”
BOOM!
Another roar erupted.
The Martial Sect’s Leader took a step forward, unleashing a terrifying might. His vast blood-qi, like a boundless sun, manifested his Martial Dao Body.
There.
At the entrance to the Magistrate’s Office.
A three-headed, six-armed Martial Dao Body appeared. This Martial Dao Body stood a full nine meters tall.
“Insolent!”
BOOM!
Just then.
The head of the Moon River Prefecture’s Patrol Mansion appeared. Clad in a Python Robe and Official Clothes, his gaze was cold and his expression stern. He held the Inspector’s Seal of the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office in his right hand as he tore through the air to arrive.
ROAR!!!
The next moment.
The Patrol Mansion’s head, ’Duan Minggong,’ waved his right hand. Around him, the National Fortune and Dragon Qi gathered, forming a golden, three-clawed flood dragon that coiled protectively around him.
His might was magnificent.
It was in no way weaker than that of an Extraordinary Extreme existence.
Clearly.
As the head of Moon River Prefecture City’s Patrol Mansion, Duan Minggong was backed by the Court of the Great Zhou Martial Country. With his official position and seal in hand, he could command the National Fortune and Emperor’s Dragon Qi within the Prefecture City.
It could be said that…
…he could suppress almost any existence below the Third Realm.
This was the domineering power of the ’Emperor’s Dragon Qi’.
Conversely.
Because of the ’Emperor’s Dragon Qi’s’ domineering nature and uniqueness, any official who reached the Third Grade or higher and could command it was completely unable to step onto the path of cultivation.
They could only live their entire lives as mortals.
After a hundred years.
All of them would return to the earth.
“Excellent, excellent.”
The Martial Sect Leader snorted coldly. “Duan Xunfu, so you finally deign to show yourself. Has it come to this? Have you run out of things to say? Are you preparing to use the ’Emperor’s Dragon Qi’ granted to you by the people of this land to suppress me?”
“Don’t forget.”
“I am also a citizen of the Great Zhou Martial Country.”
“Yu Pengfei.”
Duan Minggong took a deep breath. Following his appearance, one after another of the Prefecture Magistrate’s Office’s powerhouses appeared, standing behind him.
Likewise.
Behind the Martial Sect’s Leader, Yu Pengfei, stood rank after rank of Martial Arts Hall Masters, each one powerful and imposing.
“I hope you won’t be rash,”
Duan Minggong said in a heavy tone. “If you just think about this matter carefully, you should understand that it’s impossible for Gao Yue Platform to have killed Zhao Ming.”
“Even if Gao Yue Platform and Zhao Ming had a conflict in the past, they both should have known that their circumstances have changed. They can no longer act on impulse in many matters. They would never have fought to the death within the city.”
“Therefore.”
“There must be a misunderstanding. A third party must be trying to provoke a conflict between the Moon River Martial Sect and the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office so they can fish in troubled waters.”
