Not going to lie I love the raw so yeah, the story is peak.
Anyway, I got a question Jade Beauty older sisters and Sword Eyebrowed immortal brothers. If you were to become a member of a cultivation sect which one, would you join? It doesn't have to be this novel but any one of the big 3?
Tang Sect
Hehuan Sect
Sword Sect
Of course, this is with the concept you go through the average journey of starting as a mortal and rising to sect master. I know the features and members change per story so assume you get sent to Wuxia Generica land.
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Runzhou, City.
It borders the Great River to the north and connects to Suzhou and Hangzhou to the south, making it a crucial choke point of the Grand Canal.
Ten li outside City.
Continuous autumn rain.
Dozens of men in Demon Suppression Division uniforms stared at the hazy rain curtain ahead.
Rainwater streamed down their hair into their eyes, yet no one dared to wipe it away.
Behind this group was a dilapidated Earth God Temple.
The temple was crowded with refugees from nearby villages; the suppressed sobs of women and frightened cries of children were muffled in their throats, making everyone feel agitated.
"Boss... is that thing still there?"
The leading Brigade Commander was a one-eyed man, with a hideous claw mark across half of his face.
"That beast hasn't eaten its fill, why would it leave?"
Normally, if such a fierce creature appeared, City would have its Demon Quelling General take action to suppress it.
But now... the one-eyed man looked back at the people behind him.
Three days ago.
Two Ink Dot Realm Great Demons ambushed them together. The City Prefecture's General fought his way out of the encirclement, killing one but suffering severe injuries. He is now in the City, his life hanging by a thread.
Now, another Great Demon has appeared.
How can they possibly stop it?
As for seeking reinforcements... Jiangnandong Dao governs nineteen prefectures.
Apart from a Commander-in-Chief stationed in Suzhou Prefecture's Wu County, there are eighteen Demon Quelling Generals under his command, each guarding one prefecture.
But since autumn began, those beasts have gone mad, as if they conspired to cause trouble one after another.
For a time, each prefecture was preoccupied with its own affairs. How could they spare any manpower to reinforce City?
"Roar—"
A low growl, mixed with the sound of wind and rain, drifted erratically from left to right.
The reeds suddenly collapsed.
A greyish-white figure seemed to melt into the rain and mist.
It was over a zhang long, entirely greyish-white, with cloud patterns on its body. Its four claws landed silently, and its pair of emerald beast eyes were full of mockery.
"Why is everyone so quiet?"
"..."
It seemed to have seen through everyone's thoughts.
The Cloud-Patterned Great Demon stopped and stood upright.
"Did you think this lord would be afraid of your City General?"
"Alas, that fellow was poisoned by the Black and White Lords' snake venom. Before long, he'll probably rot until only a skeleton remains, not even his skin will be preserved."
The one-eyed man swayed, and the last glimmer of hope in his remaining eye completely shattered.
Inside the temple, suppressed cries faintly echoed.
The Great Demon extended its scarlet long tongue and licked the tip of its nose.
"This lord is in a good mood today and doesn't want to go on a killing spree, getting my mouth full of blood."
"How about this."
"All of you, kneel down and kowtow a few times to this lord. Whoever kowtows the loudest and shouts the loudest, this lord, out of the benevolence of heaven..."
Before he finished speaking.
A piercing whoosh suddenly erupted.
A black light shot out from the depths of the rain curtain.
The Cloud-Patterned Great Demon's grey fur bristled, and it instinctively moved half a zhang to the side.
Boom—!!!
The black light hit the ground.
Mud and shattered stones splattered everywhere like a downpour.
The previously flat ground was actually blasted into a deep pit, over a zhang in diameter.
In the deep pit.
A dark, heavy long saber was plunged in up to its hilt.
The blade was still vibrating violently, shaking the surrounding rainwater into white mist.
The Cloud-Patterned Great Demon, still shaken, stared intently at the long saber.
If it had been half a beat slower, it would have been pinned to the ground.
"Who?!"
Everyone was also aghast, looking in the direction from which the black light had shot.
They saw at the end of the hazy rain curtain.
A white figure, breaking through the wind and rain, galloped closer.
Its four hooves trod on clouds, and a single horn grew on its forehead.
On its back, a Silver Robe fluttered.
Still hundreds of zhang away.
The Silver Robe figure suddenly stomped on the horse's back.
Yunbo let out a mournful cry, and its body sharply sank.
Using the force of that stomp, the figure shot out like an arrow from a bowstring, instantly covering hundreds of zhang.
While still in mid-air, her right fist was already drawn back.
The Cloud-Patterned Great Demon's expression changed drastically, and Demonic Qi surged wildly within its body.
It crossed its claws, protecting its head.
"Roar—"
Bang—!!!
The Cloud-Patterned Great Demon felt as if its arms had been struck by a mountain descending from the sky.
Its enormous body was actually smashed down by half a section by this punch.
Its legs sank deep into the mud, up to its knees.
The surging air current dispersed the rainwater within a ten-zhang radius.
The one-eyed man's sole remaining eye widened, his mouth slightly agape, staring at the figure with the fluttering Silver Robe.
Only one thought remained in his mind.
Such terrifying power... when did City Prefecture produce such a person?
Jiang Yuechu's figure did not stop. Using the recoil from that punch, she twisted her waist sharply while still in mid-air.
Her great cloak flapped, stirring up a flurry of silver light.
Her right leg, like an iron whip, swept out horizontally.
Ink-like energy surged.
A gigantic bear phantom, several zhang tall, abruptly appeared behind her.
Bang—!!!
Its massive head was struck squarely by this kick.
Its emerald eyeballs almost burst from their sockets, a crisp crack sounded from its neck, and its entire head twisted to the side.
Its enormous body could no longer support itself and crashed sideways, splashing water several zhang high in the mud.
Rage burned in the Great Demon's heart, its last shred of sanity wildly throbbing in the intense pain.
Such a vicious Human Race individual!
They didn't even follow martial ethics! They launched a sneak attack!
It struggled to get up, its four claws digging into the mud, trying to use the leverage to counterattack.
Jiang Yuechu landed firmly, her feet shattering the ground, one hand already grasping the dark, heavy long saber plunged up to its hilt.
Buzz—!
The blade vibrated violently.
As she drew the saber from its sheath, the gigantic bear phantom behind her quietly dissipated.
In its place, a tiger's roar shook the wilderness.
Roar—!!!
Golden light suddenly appeared.
A phantom of a fierce tiger with glaring eyes and a white forehead coiled on the blade, following her wrist's flick.
Black light, like splashed ink, drew a black arc in the hazy rain curtain.
Puchi—!
The Cloud-Patterned Great Demon, having only half-risen, was forcefully cleaved back down by this saber strike.
A wound traversed its chest, and putrid Demonic Blood gushed out.
Jiang Yuechu did not pause. Her left hand formed a claw, grasping at the Void Realm.
The surrounding raindrops instantly froze, then elongated, transforming into countless crystal-clear water arrows.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!!!
Dense whooshing sounds erupted.
Thousands of water arrows, like a swarm of fish crossing a river, all embedded themselves into the Cloud-Patterned Great Demon's body.
Although the water arrows were made of water, under the Divine Ability, they were incomparably sharp.
Amidst the explosion of countless water arrows, a mournful black light had already reached its neck.
The massive head flew into the sky, tumbling several times in mid-air. Scalding Demonic Blood splattered into the muddy rainwater, instantly creating large patches of white mist.
[Killed a Dianmo Realm creature, gained one thousand eight hundred and fifty years of its Dao Cultivation.]
"Hoo..."
Jiang Yuechu slowly exhaled a turbid breath.
She flicked her wrist, shaking off the residual blood from the blade.
She looked down at the dark, heavy long saber in her hand, her finger gently stroking the cold scabbard, a hint of satisfaction flashing in her eyes.
After all, this was a hundred-refined fine steel saber she had purchased for a full two thousand taels in the capital before her departure. Even after slaying such a thick-skinned Great Demon, its edge showed no signs of curling.
She contentedly sheathed the saber, and just as she was about to raise her hand to devour the demon's flesh and blood, she remembered there were others present.
Jiang Yuechu turned her head to look.
She saw that everyone was silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to meet the gaze of this silver-robed maiden.
The scene just now was truly terrifying.
First a giant bear, then a fierce tiger, and finally, she could even control water as a weapon, launching thousands of arrows.
Such methods, complex and overbearing, how could she be a human?
Could it be... another Great Demon in human form?
"..."
Seeing everyone's expressions, Jiang Yuechu spoke helplessly: "I am Jiang Yuechu, a Silver Robe Inspector from the Demon Suppression Headquarters."
Finally, she added, "Dianmo Realm."
If it were before, when she hadn't yet reached the Ink Dot Realm, using such methods might have required concealment, fearing that others would discover something amiss.
But now... since she had already reached the Ink Dot Realm, everything was easy to explain.
All Divine Abilities originate from Spiritual Seals.
Since Spiritual Seals are sought from heaven and earth, what's so strange about obtaining a Spiritual Seal that can both defend, attack, and control water?