Chapter 0266 – What is the Greatest Righteousness – Absolute Return

by GreatBrother(위대한 다오 형제)

The noisy banquet finally came to an end and the guests dispersed, leaving only Jian Wuji and a group of guards.

Jian Wuji purposely dismissed all his subordinates, leaving only the guards, with whom he wanted to have a drink.

He casually sat down at the table, picked up the wine jug, and said, "It’s been hard work, come on, let’s have a drink."

Red Flame and the other guards took the wine cups and drank them all.

Nowadays, they no longer had any doubts about Jian Wuji’s orders, and between each other, they had established a deep trust and tacit understanding.

"You’ve all worked hard."

Jian Wuji raised his wine cup, and the crowd raised their cups as well, drinking the wine in their cups.

The empty ballroom echoed with the distinctive sound of clinking glasses.

"It’s hard to get a break, so you guys have a good time relaxing too."

Jian Wuji secretly said in his heart.

The job of a guard, which seemed to have a great deal of splendor, was in fact full of hardships and dangers. They don’t have the aura of a protagonist, nor do they have the drama of a supporting role, they just stand silently behind the scenes, guarding their lord.

"Do you guys usually, also drink before going to bed?" Jian Wuji asked.

"Occasionally, I will drink some." Red Flame replied, "If it’s like today, I will definitely drink a lot."

"Like today?"

Instead of answering directly, Red Flame asked rhetorically, "Young Sect Master, don’t you feel tired after punishing the wicked and eliminating the evil?"

"It is precisely because one would get tired that one would fail." Jian Wuji lamented, "Evil people are like weeds that can’t be gotten rid of, while we, like hardworking farmers, can only keep weeding for eternity."

When Red Flame heard this, his heart shook, and his gaze involuntarily fell on the puddle of shocking blood on the ground, which was left by Lu Zhaoguang.

"I never thought that Altar Master Lu, would be that kind of person."

"You can’t disguise yourself, and you can’t measure seawater." Jian Wuji said, "Those with malicious intentions are best at disguising themselves. If you come across those who make you feel like a spring breeze, you need to be even more careful."

"In that case, I’m lucky." Red Flame smiled to himself.

He was born with one eye, and his appearance was so fierce that people were afraid of him, so naturally no one would associate him with a "good-looking person".

"If you were to remove your mask, you would actually be a handsome man, and, moreover, very manly." Jian Wuji said with a smile.

"Young Sect Master is joking, I, I’ve never heard anyone say such a thing." Red Flame said with some embarrassment.

"That’s why you have to be careful of those flowery words and don’t be fooled by appearances." Jian Wuji reminded.

The crowd laughed out loud at the words.

"Young Sect Master, tomorrow, we will depart for the Jiangxi branch altar?" Red Flame asked.

"That was the original plan, but now it seems that I’m afraid I won’t be able to leave until I’m done with this place."

It’s easy to kill, but hard to make good.

Although Lu Zhaoguang was dead, the mess he left behind needed to be cleaned up.

"There’s no rush, we’ll take our time."

Jian Wuji secretly said in his heart, this jianghu, everywhere is the same, there are good people and bad people, good and evil are intertwined, never ending.

Early the next morning, the news of Lu Zhaoguang’s death spread throughout the entire Hunan Branch.

Since there were many disciples present at the time, the story of Lu Zhaoguang’s murder was quickly spread. Within a few days, the entire Hunan martial arts world, would know about this incident.

"Kill the chicken to make an example of the monkey!"

Jian Wuji secretly said in his heart, he wanted to let all those people with bad intentions, know that he was not one to be messed with!

In the afternoon, the head of the Hunan region of the Tongtian Court came to report.

"Young Sect Master, we have recovered all of Lv Zhaoguang’s property that was hidden in the Temple of Nurturing Harmony, may I ask what should be done with it?"

"Send all the belongings, all of them, back to the general altar."

"Yes!"

"Father, your son, me, is out there trying to make money!" Jian Wuji secretly said in his heart.

"Young Sect Master, the General Altar has yet to appoint a new Sub Altar Master, so in the meantime, I’d like to ask you to temporarily take over the position of Sub Altar Master."

Jian Wuji also knew that it was indeed a bit improper for him to kill Lu Zhaoguang without having the time to arrange for a successor.

"I’ll take care of things here as soon as possible and then depart for the Jiangxi Branch."

"Young Sect Master, before you leave, can you organize a copy of the information of the officials at all levels of the branch altar, as well as their past experiences, and send it back to the General Altar?"

"Okay, I’ll make arrangements as soon as I can."

Jian Wuji knew that the Yellow Springs Pavilion would also send this information back to the General Forum, but he still decided to personally oversee this matter, after all, selecting talents was not a small matter.

He read all the information carefully and interviewed those candidates who were likely to take over the position of sub altar master, one by one.

Although it was only a brief contact, he could tell the character and ability of these people from their speech and demeanor.

He recorded his opinions, as well as his evaluation of each candidate, in detail and sent them back to the Tong Tian Pavilion.

As for the final candidate, it was up to the Sect Leader and the Tongtian Pavilion to decide.

After handling the affairs of the branch altar, Jian Wuji went to the martial arts practicing ground and continued to practice the Heavenly Demon Body Protecting Technique.

During this period of time, he clearly felt that his cultivation level, was on the verge of a breakthrough.

Sure enough, on the third day, he finally broke through to the next level of the realm!

Today, he was only one step away from great fulfillment!

"Looks like it’s time to cultivate the ninth layer."

He said darkly in his mind.

Generally speaking, it was not easy to break through when one cultivated to such a profound realm. However, Jian Wuji knew that the reason why he was able to break through so smoothly was because he had cultivated the Jiu Hua Demonic Skill.

He attempted to execute the first stance of the Nine Wonders Demon Technique – the Annihilation Stance.

Only to see four black shadows, from the four directions of southeast, northwest, and north, swooping towards him.

These four black shadows were precisely the devils cultivated by the Nine Wonders Devil Power, and they were: the East Ghost, the West Ghost, the South Ghost, and the North Ghost.

The East Ghost, grim-faced and vicious; the West Ghost, handsome and extraordinary, evil and impetuous; the South Ghost, mysterious and unpredictable; and the North Ghost, witty and cunning, full of tricks.

They still maintained their previous appearance, but Jian Wuji realized that they stayed a bit longer than before.

"It seems that the breakthrough of the Heavenly Demon Body Protecting Technique has also had some impact on the cultivation of the Nine Chinese Demonic Technique."

He said darkly in his mind.

Although he was still unable to truly communicate with these demons, at least, they were no longer as hostile to him as before.

"East Ghost, West Ghost, South Ghost, North Ghost, in the future, please teach me more!"

He said silently in his mind.

He believed that one day, he would take complete control of the Nine Chinese Devil Technique and make these devils, his most powerful aid!

On this day, Jian Wuji ended his cultivation and walked out of the martial arts training ground, but he saw two men, waiting at the door.

One of them stepped forward, respectfully saluted, and said, "My name is Charging Shik, and I’ve come to pay my respects to the Young Sect Master today, and I have something to ask for."

His tone was a little strained, his voice quivering slightly.

Jian Wuji recognized him at a glance.

"You’re the musician who played in the ballroom the other day, aren’t you?"

Charge Plant was surprised when he heard this.

"Young Preceptor, you, you remember me?"

"Of course I remember, I’m a person who can’t forget what I see." Jian Wuji smiled and said, "I wonder Mr. Charging Plant, what is the purpose of your visit today?"

Charge Plant turned his head to the middle-aged man beside him and said, "This is my good friend, Hei Song."

Hei Song hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "My name is Hei Song, I have met the Young Sect Master."

He looks more nervous than Charge Shik.

"Mr. Heimatsu, no need to be polite, please sit down."

"Thank you, Young Preceptor."

The two of them sat down across from Jian Wuji.

"I don’t know you two, what is your business here today?" Jian Wuji asked again.

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