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I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 119: Bringing Disaster Upon Oneself
Outside the grand hall of the Dan Yang Sect.
Wen Tingyun's men were moving bodies.
There were the corpses of Dan Yang Sect members, some half-finished Corpse Demons, and innocent men and women captured by Fei Zhengchun, some of whom had already decayed into a disgusting mash.
However, the Demon Cleansing Bureau was professional in handling such matters, so no one felt uncomfortable.
The Dan Yang Sect had been completely annihilated, including Qi Sheng who was also killed.
Chu Zhengxu and Fei Zhengchun had planned all this without giving any consideration to the Dan Yang Sect.
Both were extremely selfish, and when they found out that the Demon Cleansing Bureau was closing in, they decided to kill everyone and flee into the Tiancang Mountain Range, so they didn't think about leaving any survivors.
Even the direct disciples of Chu Zhengxu and Fei Zhengchun were silenced by them.
It can be said that these disciples of the Dan Yang Sect had really bad luck.
Not only did their Sect Leader turn himself into a demon, but he was also ruthlessly vicious in his approach.
Guo Zhen, watching the corpses being carried out one by one, had a deathly pale complexion.
He never expected that the Dan Yang Sect would actually collude with demons!
No, it was worse than collusion—Chu Zhengxu himself was a demon!
He had gone to Wen Tingyun, vehemently accusing Han Zheng of being overbearing and causing significant damage to the reputation of the Demon Cleansing Bureau.
But when the door opened, he turned out to be the clown himself.
"Guo Zhen."
Wen Tingyun, who was inspecting the corpse of Chu Zhengxu, suddenly called out.
Startled, Guo Zhen hastily responded, "Present!"
"Seeing all this, don't you have anything to say?"
Wen Tingyun looked at Guo Zhen with a smile that was not quite a smile.
Guo Zhen hurriedly explained, "Lord Wen, I wasn't slandering Han Zheng and the others. Who could have expected that while the Dan Yang Sect's elixirs were selling well, Chu Zhengxu would turn himself into a Corpse Demon.
I was also concerned about the reputation of our Demon Cleansing Bureau in the Southern Mountain. What if the Dan Yang Sect was actually innocent, and we wrongly attacked them? How would the entire martial world of the Southern Mountain view us?
Currently, eighty percent of our strength in the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department has gone to support Huainan Road. If this incident causes conflict with the entire martial world of the Southern Mountain, the consequences might be severe."
Wen Tingyun looked Guo Zhen in the eyes and sighed softly.
"Guo Zhen, I know what you were thinking, and I also know why you joined the Demon Cleansing Bureau.
But that doesn't matter.
Though the Demon Cleansing Bureau aims to eradicate demons from this world, it does not mistreat its own people.
You sought power, the Demon Cleansing Bureau had it; you wanted a future, the Demon Cleansing Bureau had it; you desired strength, the Demon Cleansing Bureau also had it.
The Bureau can give you all these things, but there is just one thing you must be clear about—understand your identity, know which side you are on."
Guo Zhen understood the implication in Wen Tingyun's words and his face instantly turned pale.
The Demon Cleansing Bureau did not care about their backgrounds, as long as they dedicated themselves to the cause.
But if they were part of the Demon Cleansing Bureau and still favored those martial world factions, that was a matter of principle and not to be tolerated.
"Lord Wen, I..."
Guo Zhen was cut off by Wen Tingyun before he could finish.
"There's no need to say more. You have completed many missions for the Demon Cleansing Bureau over the years; let's part on good terms.
Take off the Xuan Armor, leave the Demon Cleansing Bureau.
According to the rules of the Demon Cleansing Bureau, every Xuanjia Guard who leaves must have a prohibition implanted in their mind, thereafter unable to use or spread the cultivation techniques of the Demon Cleansing Bureau.
Unless you can produce ten times the Merit Points originally used to exchange for these techniques, you will be spared the implant.
Unfortunately, all your Merit Points have been deducted, and you cannot take anything from the Demon Cleansing Bureau with you.
Take him away."
Wen Tingyun waved her hand, and immediately the Xuanjia Guard forcibly removed Guo Zhen's Xuan Armor and took away the pale-faced Guo Zhen.
Han Zheng watched the scene expressionlessly.
Guo Zhen was actually the architect of his own misfortune; he was too impatient.
Even if he had stayed behind Han Zheng to make sure the Dan Yang Sect was safe before coming to accuse Wen Tingyun it would have been fine.
But his intentions were inherently crooked, fearing that Han Zheng might do something to the Dan Yang Sect, potentially affecting their elixir trade with the Cang Mountain Sword Sect.
After all, this was the initiative he had led, and, in Guo Zhen's eyes, the connections of the Cang Mountain Sword Sect were more important than anything else.
However, it was the first time that Han Zheng learned that leaving the Demon Cleansing Bureau meant he could no longer use the cultivation techniques exchanged from it unless he was implanted with a control spell.
To use them, he would need to pay ten times the merit points as compensation.
Actually, Han Zheng understood this point.
Cultivation techniques were so precious, the Demon Cleansing Bureau opened up merit point exchanges to cultivate their own people, entirely reliant on one's strength to obtain them.
This was also considered a welfare from the Demon Cleansing Bureau; if you leave the Bureau, naturally, this welfare disappears, and the Bureau is also afraid that you would recklessly transmit the cultivation techniques to others.
So those who really intended to part on good terms would vigorously carry out missions for a period before leaving the Bureau to fully commit themselves one last time, accumulating enough merit points to leave completely.
Guo Zhen joined the Demon Cleansing Bureau precisely to enhance his strength and position, so as a son of concubine in the Guo Family, he could have more say.
But now, it had all been in vain; he failed to secure the position and even had his cultivation techniques, accumulated over the years from the Bureau, retracted.
Then Wen Tingyun turned her gaze to Han Zheng.
"When you decided to move against the Dan Yang Sect, how sure were you that there were issues within their sect?"
Han Zheng said solemnly, "Honestly, not even ten percent."
"With less than a ten percent certainty, you dared to directly investigate the Dan Yang Sect? What if you were wrong?"
Han Zheng replied solemnly, "If I was wrong, then I was wrong. The responsibility of the Demon Cleansing Bureau is to purge demons and suppress the Martial World. Do we really need to hesitate and shrink back from investigating a sect?
If someone has nothing to hide, why should they fear an investigation?"
The statement made by Han Zheng was somewhat irrational, even appearing somewhat overbearing.
But he specifically spoke this way in front of Wen Tingyun on purpose.
This woman, who appeared gentle as water and strikingly beautiful as the steward of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department, was actually wildly radical at heart, certainly not a person who remains content!
If the mature and prudent Xu Cunbao had handled today's matter, Guo Zhen would have been dealt with too, but at most he would have been warned and punished, not directly expelled from the Bureau in such an intense manner.
Although Han Zheng had established his merit, he was definitely supposed to be educated to act more cautiously in the future, needing to be fully assured before taking action.
Only Wen Tingyun would appreciate Han Zheng's radical and even overbearing approach.
The mission of the Demon Cleansing Bureau to suppress the Martial World was personally stated by the founder, known as Lord Jiu Cang of the Martial Saint.
Back then, all the forces in the Martial World knew that the Demon Cleansing Bureau targeted them, but did anyone dare to object?
"To investigate you means just that, do we need a reason?"
What Wen Tingyun most aspired to was the chaotic era of the founding of the Great Zhou, a time when heroes emerged, and turmoil prevailed.
This woman actually harbored a bit of a desire for chaos.
"Not bad, although you haven't been with us for long, you act with more decisiveness and zeal than some of the veterans.
Currently, the power of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department is indeed not strong, not even as strong as the Demon Cleansing Bureau during its peak days in the past.
But this does not mean that we have to act timidly and cautiously in our operations!"
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Wen Tingyun gave Han Zheng an approving glance, "You all did well this time. Everyone involved in this operation will be granted an extra batch of merit points."
The Xuanjia Guards who came with Han Zheng all brightened at this unexpected gain!
They had agreed to come purely because of Ye Liuyun's face, but who could have expected to stumble upon such a great accomplishment?
Moreover, they were practically just carried along this time, relying mainly on Han Zheng, Su Wuming, and Ye Liuyun to annihilate the Dan Yang Sect.
After this matter, although everyone initially feared Su Wuming, now they seemed to see that Su Wuming wasn't that frightening.
Misfortune aside, as long as one had tremendous strength, it was completely possible to counteract this bad luck, even earning more merit.
And Han Zheng, though he had not been at the Demon Cleansing Bureau for very long, would definitely not be treated as a newcomer anymore.