122: Chapter 122 Earth-Shattering Demon Suppression Division, Commander-in-Chief Wei Zheng

Demon Suppression Division Headquarters, Top Floor, Wenxin Pavilion.

There were no mountains of scrolls here, nor was there any solemn or majestic decor.

Inside the pavilion, there was only a game of endgame chess, a burner of sandalwood about to burn out, and a small rockery from which the sound of gurgling water constantly emanated.

An elderly man wearing a purple python robe, with a lean face and slightly frosted temples, but eyes so deep they seemed to contain an entire sea of stars, was holding a pair of simple jade scissors, meticulously pruning an unknown bonsai.

Every movement of his was slow and focused, as if what he was pruning were not branches and leaves, but the Karma and Laws of heaven and earth.

He was the supreme authority of the Demon Suppression Division, a man of immense power in the imperial court whose cultivation was unfathomable, hailed as the "sea-pacifying needle" of Great Xia, the Commander-in-Chief.

Commander-in-Chief Wei Zheng.

Just then, the door to the Wenxin Pavilion was violently slammed open with a "bang," shattering the tranquility of the place.

Deputy Commander Li Tiancheng rushed in with disheveled hair and untidy clothes, his face filled with panic and dismay, long having lost his usual composure and majesty.

"Lord Commander-in-Chief! Something terrible has happened!!"

Wei Zheng's movements did not pause in the slightest.

He remained focused on the bonsai before him, and with a "snip," he cut away the last redundant twig.

Only then did he gently set the jade scissors aside and slowly wipe his hands with a piece of silk, as if he hadn't heard the earth-shaking alarms and Li Tiancheng's roars at all.

"Your heart is in turmoil."

He slowly turned around, his eyes as calm as an ancient well as he looked at Li Tiancheng. His voice was flat, yet it carried an inherent power to settle the mind.

"Speak. What has caused such panic?"

"The Demon Suppressing Tower! It's the Demon Suppressing Tower!"

Li Tiancheng gasped for breath, incoherently recounting the events at top speed.

From Qin Tian, the Iron-Faced Judge escorting the 'Sword Ghost' into the tower, to the bloodbath on the first floor, and just now—the fourth floor being completely wiped out in just half a day!

In the study, several high-ranking Elders of the Demon Suppression Division who had rushed over upon hearing the news all changed countenance.

"Absurd!"

A red-faced Elder with a fiery temper slammed the table, the force of his Qi making the teacups hum.

"The Mortal-Binding Formation is an ancient miraculous Formation with independent Laws. Even a powerhouse of the Martial Extremity Realm would be suppressed into a Mortal upon entering! How could a mere 'Sword Ghost' go on a killing spree inside the tower?!"

"There must be something fishy about this! I'm more inclined to believe there's an issue with the tower's Formation."

Another Demon Suppression Division Elder analyzed calmly, "Or, an external enemy is working from the inside through a method we don't know about."

Li Tiancheng said miserably, "The Formation is perfectly intact! We've checked repeatedly; the operation of the Mortal-Binding Formation has no issues at all! The problem is... that monster, his Physical Body seems completely unaffected by the Formation! He... he is using pure physical strength that exceeds the limits of our understanding to slaughter those prisoners whose cultivation has been suppressed!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Wenxin Pavilion fell into a deathly silence.

A monster unaffected by the 'Mortal-Binding Formation'?

Everyone present knew exactly what that meant.

It meant that the Demon Suppressing Tower, hailed as the most indestructible cage, was effectively non-existent to him.

A hint of interest finally appeared on Wei Zheng's otherwise calm face.

He slowly walked to the chessboard, picked up a black piece, and said calmly, "Bring me all the information on the 'Sword Ghost' immediately! I want to know everything about him, from birth to the present."

Just then, a Demon Slayer rushed in, his face pale as death. His body was trembling violently with fear, and his voice was shaking:

"Reporting! Lord Commander-in-Chief! We just received word... the fifth floor's monitoring array... the light... the light points are all extinguished!!"

"What?!"

The red-faced Elder stood up abruptly again. This time, his face was no longer filled with anger, but with unbelievable shock.

"Those imprisoned on the fifth floor are all figures of the Demon Sect Elder level with notorious reputations! Many among them have powerful physical bodies! How could they also..."

Before he could finish his sentence, another Demon Slayer scrambled in, looking as if he had seen a ghost, and screamed:

"Lord Commander-in-Chief!! The... the sixth floor... is... is also gone!! That monster... he... he is standing at the entrance to the seventh floor!!!"

Boom!!!

This news was like a bolt of Nine Heavens thunder, exploding in everyone's minds!

If the first five floors being cleared only made them feel shocked and troubled...

Then the breach of the sixth floor was enough to make them feel fear to their very marrow!

Because the strength of the prisoners on the sixth floor had undergone a qualitative change!

They were all Peak Martial Ancestor Realm powerhouses who had walked their own paths in the martial way—true overlords and titans.

Even with their cultivation suppressed, their physical toughness, martial instincts, and tenacity of will were far beyond what the prisoners on the lower floors could compare to!

Yet even a group of monsters like that had been slaughtered to the last man by that 'Sword Ghost' in such a short amount of time!

"The seventh floor..."

Wei Zheng, who had been silent, finally uttered those three words slowly.

For the first time, his pupils contracted violently, as if stars were being born and extinguished within them.

The black piece in his hand silently turned into fine powder.

The first to third floors of the Demon Suppressing Tower held ordinary, heinous criminals.

The fourth to sixth floors held powerhouses from various Demon Sects and evil factions.

But starting from the seventh floor, those imprisoned were no longer mere 'prisoners'.

Every existence in there was enough to shake the foundations of the nation!

There were princes who plotted to usurp the throne, titans who had suffered Qi Deviation, war gods from enemy nations, and even...

Great demons of the eighth and ninth ranks that had once brought turmoil to Great Xia...

If that monster were allowed to charge into the seventh floor, whether he fought those existences or released them...

The consequences would be unimaginable!

The atmosphere in the entire Wenxin Pavilion became heavy to the extreme.

"We can't wait any longer!"

Li Tiancheng roared, "Lord, please take action immediately!"

Wei Zheng, however, slowly shook his head. He reached out again, picked up a white piece, and looked deeply at the chessboard before him.

It seemed that through these crisscrossing lines, he could see the scenes inside the Demon Suppressing Tower.

"An interesting variable... a chess piece that shouldn't have appeared on the board, yet possesses the power to sweep the board clean."

"Interesting."

Under the anxious gazes of everyone, he gently placed the white piece in his hand onto the 'Tianyuan' position of the board.

Clack!

The sound of the piece landing was crisp and pleasant, yet it seemed to carry a supreme majesty, as if his words were Law.

"Pass down my order."

Wei Zheng stood up abruptly. In that instant, a terrifyingly monstrous Aura erupted from his seemingly lean body, as if it could crush the entire sky!

The space within the entire Wenxin Pavilion froze because of it!

"Watch the changes quietly, and let nature take its course."