Chapter 119 The Sword That Decides the Fate of Takayanagi Castle Gaoliu inner city. As night falls, the moon is dim and the stars are sparse. But the lights were bright and everyone was laughing. Bang! The molten iron, after being struck by hammers, sprinkles into the sky, like drops of star rain, extremely brilliant. I also heard singing and dancing over there, the melodious tunes were intoxicating. Someone was cutting paper, and under the light, the shadow puppets came alive, presenting a drama that told the glorious deeds of Li Shenzong, the great general of Qifeng Prefecture. Even on the top of the tall building, you can still hear the laughter and the various scents wafting in the air. “This is the inner city.” The commander stood on the highest floor of the Tianjiansi, pointed forward and said, "That's the Tianjian Tower." Lin Yan looked into the distance. Perhaps it was because it was too far away, or perhaps he had seen a lot in his previous life.
He did not feel overly shocked, he just felt that the tall building stood out like a crane among chickens. At the edge of the Guantian Tower, there are trees extending with willow branches hanging down, like a sky curtain. Although it is extremely far away, it still has an awe-inspiring majesty. "Liu Zun has fallen into deep sleep. Otherwise, even if you were here, you would feel that he does not belong to the human world at all." The commander said this, and then smiled and said, "What are your feelings after coming to the inner city?" “It’s the same city, but it’s like two different worlds.” Lin Yan said calmly: "The people in the outer city are struggling to survive. Although their situation is much better than that of the humans exiled to the Pure Land, they still work hard for three meals a day and live in fear of evil spirits invading every night." He sighed and said, "In the inner city, there are no evil spirits from the darkness. They are protected in the safest place! They are the ones who truly live in a prosperous age..." "So, you who came from out of town, what do you think?" The commander chuckled and said, "Do you envy them and hope to be like them and enter the inner city one day? Or do you want to destroy them and make them realize the current predicament of the human race?" Lin Yan shook his head slightly and said, "Their ancestors also fled to the Pure Land and experienced endless hardships and suffered heavy casualties before they established Gaoliu City." After a pause, he continued, "Their ancestors paid with blood and sweat, hoping that these descendants of the human race would live in such a scene... It's not a sin for these people to be born in the inner city, they are lucky." "It's just that they have good fortunes, but they are content with pleasure and don't know the suffering of the outside world. They are also arrogant and conceited, looking down on people from other cities. Their mentality is not right and they are too corrupt." "They cannot become the backbone and hope of the human race." "But they just happen to occupy the best resources of the human race." "Even a dandy boy's sword, which he uses as decoration, is comparable to the commander-in-chief of the city's defense army." "The price of a piece of clothing they wear can make a commoner from the outer city work hard and earn it for three to five years." "Zhao Jing became a member of Jie Jin because he adhered to the darkness and faced the evil spirits. However, he saw the corruption of the inner city and became angry. He turned to Jie Jin and attempted to destroy the entire Gaoliu City." "Although his real idea is to put himself in a high position, overlooking all living beings, becoming the new person of the inner city, and the new person above everyone else."
Lin Yan looked over and said, "But this is also one of the reasons for the crux of the problem." The commander nodded slightly, poured a glass of wine and pushed it over. He drank a cup himself, and then said, "The birth of Jie Jin is extremely complicated, but as you said, some people did choose to leave Gao Liu City because of the division between the inner city and the outer city." He picked up the wine jug and slowly poured the wine, saying, "We have understood this since sixty years ago, so the Heavenly Supervisor came to Gaoliu City." "The duty of the Heavenly Supervisor is to monitor Gaoliu City and its surroundings, eliminate all injustices, and maintain the balance of order." "In the past, we know that those who hold power in the world are inevitably arrogant and superior, and thus treat ordinary people as grass, and use the power in their hands to oppress the world." "So over the years, anyone who holds power in Gaoliu City, no matter how powerful they are, is in the eyes of our Tianjiansi." "I, the Heavenly Supervisor, am the sword hanging over their heads." At this point, the commander put down the wine jug and laughed at himself: "But it seems that I am standing too high. I only have eyes for the rulers of Gaoliu City, but not too much attention for ordinary people." He raised his glass, stood up, pointed to the prosperous scene below, and said: "The people in the inner city are also conceited and proud, and a huge gap has formed between them and the people in the outer city." "In the future, this chasm in people's hearts will inevitably give rise to huge hidden dangers." "The gully will be filled with injustice, contempt, resentment, jealousy and other emotions until it explodes and becomes irreconcilable." "With Liu Zun's protection, the human race may not perish in the darkness, but it will definitely perish in the future fights between people." As the voice fell, he poured out the wine in the glass. The wine fell but did not touch the ground. Instead, it gradually formed a thin silver line. The waves gradually became turbulent, as if they had become a river, endless and mighty. "Lin Yan, you ran into me the first time you killed someone." The commander turned around and said slowly: "Your methods are a little crude, but for a young man with low cultivation, you have done an excellent job." He sighed and said, "When I chose you, I didn't know that you would grow up so quickly... At that time, I just saw the 'will' in you that vowed to break the shackles and maintain the justice in your heart!" "That old guy said I was a useless old man, but I couldn't refute him." "Because over the years, my sword has become dull. I can no longer be as sharp as you, a young man, and cut through everything." "I believe that in your heart, you already know the situation of the Heavenly Supervisor." The commander looked at Lin Yan quietly. Lin Yan drank the wine in his glass, and then slowly said: "The Heaven Monitoring Department is supposed to monitor everything and eliminate injustice, but there are many filthy people." "There was Zhou Kui in front and Liang Hu in the back. They both came from Qifeng City. They have impressive backgrounds and even greedier minds." "There are many such people in the Tianjian Division. Obviously, this sword is no longer pure." "As powerful as you are at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm and in the position of commander, you are still unable to resist the pressure from all sides, nor can you completely prevent the "recommendations" from Qifeng City!" At this point, the atmosphere in the room fell silent for a moment.
The commander picked up the wine jug and drank it down with his head tilted back. He immediately threw the wine pot away and said, "If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. The Sky Supervisor who cannot be splashed by water is bound to become the 'enemy' in everyone's heart!" "For the common people, such a heavenly supervisor should have been extremely good." "But for those in power, such a Sky Monitor is too sharp and makes them unable to sleep or eat." "Twenty years ago, I worked hard and I thought I had reached this point." "At that time, in Gaoliu City, whether it was the upper echelons holding great power or the lower echelons holding minor powers, they were all extremely afraid of the Heavenly Supervisor and were trembling with fear, not daring to act recklessly." "But in their hearts, the resentment and anger towards the Heavenly Supervisor has accumulated to the extreme." "And their authority can affect all the people, so it is easy for them to make the Heavenly Supervisor the most harsh and evil existence in the eyes of the lower-class people." The commander had a complicated look on his face and said so. And Lin Yan vaguely remembered some rumors. Legend has it that twenty years ago, the city of Qifeng was preparing to abolish the Jiantian Division. But Lin Yan is not yet twenty years old in this life, so he doesn't know the truth. "The Heavenly Supervisor back then was harsh and too righteous in enforcing the law, almost making him the enemy of the entire Gaoliu City. From the City Guards to the common people, everyone hated and detested the Heavenly Supervisor." "Qifeng Prefecture City discussed abolishing Gaoliu City's Heavenly Supervisory Office, but the highest commander of the prefecture city still retained the existence of Gaoliu City's Heavenly Supervisory Office." "Afterwards, the highest commander of the prefectural city still confined me to my home for three months, asking me to think clearly about the mistakes I made and why I caused the entire Gaoliu City to become an enemy of my Tianjian Division." "Finally I realized that I underestimated human nature and became the enemy of 'human nature'!" The commander slowly stretched out his hand, collected the wine that had gathered into a stream, and sighed, "In fact, we came to Gaoliu City to maintain the balance." “Avoid excessive sins, and thus avoid excessive imbalances that lead to utter destruction.” "Within the limits of tolerance and for the sake of the overall situation, I endured for twenty years." "Once you cross the limit of my tolerance, I can't stand it any longer!" As the voice fell, the wine in his hand suddenly turned into a water sword and sank into the night sky. Lin Yan looked calm. After a while, someone in the restaurant below was heard shouting in surprise. "Oh no! Deputy City Guard Qi was assassinated!" "Quickly recruit the city guards and quickly search for the murderer." "Seal the door! No one can leave!" "Quickly find a temple priest to stop the bleeding!" …… The noise was loud and mixed.
The commander patted his clothes and said lightly, "Qi Jing, the deputy city guard of Gaoliu City, is not a member of Jie Jin, and he has not committed a capital crime." "It's just that he received a lot of benefits and sent a man to Jinliu Manor to become the current owner of the manor." "According to my intelligence, he already knew that the guy was a huge suspect, but in order to accept bribes, he still sent him over. He became the owner of Jinliu Manor and presided over all affairs." "I have reported this matter to the city government, but because he is at the peak of the Refining Essence Realm, and he was a disciple of the Right Guard General of Qifeng City in his early years, and he did not actually collude with Jie Jin, it can only be considered as dereliction of duty and bribery, so he was removed from his position as deputy city guard and demoted to the chief." "I killed him today, first for Jinliu Village, second for Master Lu, and third, to tell you..." The commander sat down slowly and said, "I am very satisfied that you killed Liu Yi in the street and assassinated Wang Yuan afterwards!" He said solemnly: "However, with my cultivation at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, I still don't have the ability to overturn all the rules! And it's far from enough for you to do this!" He reached into his bosom, took out a book, pushed it over, and said, "But it may not be enough for you in the future." Lin Yan took the book and saw that what was recorded on it was the secret of Thunder Blade! Afterwards, Lin Yan was seen flipping through the Thunder Blade General Formula and said slowly: "Actually, before I came to the inner city, I always had a question." "What's the question?" asked the commander. "In the eerie night, demons are everywhere and it is difficult for humans to survive. Why are there still people who are scheming and fighting for power, and even suppressing the wise and capable?" Lin Yan said. "What do you think now?" The commander laughed. "After seeing the scene in the inner city, I finally understood. They did not live under the threat of the ghost night, so in their eyes, there is only the prosperity in front of them, and thus they only have the desire to maintain the power in their hands." Lin Yan sighed. "This is only a small part of the reason." The commander said calmly, "But I need you to solve this part of the problem." "How to solve it?" Lin Yan raised his eyebrows. "The Jie Jin people want to destroy Gao Liu City, which is too extreme. Besides, they want to become the new powerful people." The commander said slowly: "What I want is to break the shackles in people's hearts, smash the framework of today's laws, and use the 'fear' in people's hearts to suppress the 'greed and sin' in people's hearts." "So you need someone who can kill Liu Yi in the street for the sake of justice, and assassinate Wang Yuan for the sake of justice in his heart?" Lin Yan raised his eyebrows. "good." The commander stood up and said, "You said that the Tianjian Division is no longer a pure sword, because the people under the Tianjian Division are not completely selfless saints. They cannot completely resist the coercion and inducement from all sides." He looked at Lin Yan and said, "Gao Liu City needs a knife that is pure and resolute, sharp and sharp, and cannot tolerate evil or leave sins behind, thus disrupting the rules of the 'power holders'!" "I originally thought that you would need at least ten or even twenty years of growth, but I didn't expect that you have already come this far." "I believe that soon, you will be qualified to become the sword hanging over the entire Gaoliu City!" "But this knife will make everyone want to break it!" "Mr. Lu doesn't want you to become this knife, and Han Zheng doesn't want you to become this knife either." "But from the first time I saw you, I knew that you were the knife." The commander said solemnly, "But your knife has no one to wield it."
Lin Yan grasped the hilt of the knife at his waist and said calmly: "I am the one holding the knife." He stood up and said, "I always do things according to my heart. Even if you don't confess to me today, I will still be that knife." As soon as he finished speaking, he placed the Thunder Blade Secret on the table and handed it over. "Stay." The commander said, "Study hard. With your talent, you will be able to master the Second Level Thunder Blade in less than three months." "Need not." Lin Yan said calmly: "I have perfected the second level of Thunder Blade." Upon hearing this, the commander was suddenly stunned. Then Lin Yan was seen walking downstairs, and a voice was heard. "Triple Thunder Blade, I have entered the door." "..." (End of this chapter)