Yang Jian, Lei Zhenzi, and Lü Dongbin charged towards the monster together.

“Die, monster!”

The Yellow-Robed Young Master panicked in his heart and took several dozen steps back.

He summoned the Black Pagoda again, placing it before him as a shield.

The Yellow-Robed Young Master raised his hand, pouring his Demonic Power into the Black Pagoda. He intoned: “Black Pagoda, aid me! Suppress these three!”

He used the Demonic Power, but this time, the Black Pagoda gave absolutely no response.

He frowned, and panic suddenly flickered in his heart.

Why wasn’t it responding?

He could only pour even more Demonic Power into the pagoda.

“Black Pagoda, aid me! Suppress these three!”

The Yellow-Robed Young Master commanded again, and still saw no reaction from the Black Pagoda.

Right at that moment, Lü Dongbin’s sword shot straight towards his face.

Alarmed, the Yellow-Robed Young Master hastily dodged.

“Clang!”

A crisp sound rang out. The Pure Yang Sword batted the Black Pagoda aside, sending it crashing to the ground nearby.

Seeing this, Chen Changsheng lifted his hand and summoned the Black Pagoda into his grasp. He examined it with a glance before tucking it away into his sleeve.

The Yellow-Robed Young Master turned his head again only to see a three-pointed, double-edged blade attacking him.

“Boom!”

Then, a Thunder Technique descended directly onto him from above.

Now, he had nowhere left to dodge!

His three tails wrapped around him as he tried to use an Escape Technique to flee the area.

“Trying to run?”

Chen Changsheng spoke up: “No road to heaven nor door to earth! Seal!”

Mr. Chen stamped his foot, and the Power of Heaven and Earth surged forth.

The Yellow-Robed Young Master was forcefully expelled!

“Screech!”

The three-pointed, double-edged blade and the Pure Yang Sword settled menacingly at his throat.

He had no escape left at all!

The Yellow-Robed Young Master glanced down at the swords pressing against him. A stark realization dawned: he had no chance of turning this around.

The dust had settled!

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The Yellow-Robed Young Master looked up at Chen Changsheng, who walked towards him. He was bruised and battered, swords at his neck, frozen in place. None remained of his initial arrogance.

Chen Changsheng approached the Yellow-Robed Young Master unhurriedly.

Then he spoke: “You’re a badger spirit, aren’t you?”

The Yellow-Robed Young Master blinked in surprise upon hearing that.

Clearly, Chen Changsheng was correct.

Volume 2 of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, ‘Classic of the Western Mountains,’ stated: ‘Traveling a hundred li westward by water leads to Mount Yi-Wang. No plants or trees grow there, only much metal and jade. A beast dwells there, resembling a civet dog in shape. It has one eye and three tails. Its name is “Huan” (Badger). Its cry sounds like a hundred voices. It can ward off malign spirits. Consuming it cures jaundice.’

Chen Changsheng swept his sleeve. Lei Zhenzi and the other two dissolved into particles of Golden Light and vanished.

The Badger Demon was stunned for a moment. “You… you aren’t killing me?”

“What good would killing you do?”

Chen Changsheng said, “The City God of Donglin is dead. The Yin Attendants are gone. Who is to fill these gaps?”

The Badger Demon, looking battered, gazed at Chen Changsheng. A self-deprecating smile suddenly surfaced on his face.

The Badger Demon sighed suddenly. “Thinking about it, my defeat was hardly unjust. Faced with Divine Abilities like that, how could I possibly hold my own?”

Chen Changsheng glanced at him but didn’t say anything further.

Zhong Zhengyuan, who had been watching from afar, breathed a sigh of relief now that the demon had been subdued.

‘Truly befitting Mr. Chen.’

Zhong Zhengyuan was also intensely curious about Chen Changsheng’s Divine Ability. The four summoned figures each wielding their own magic artifacts and Divine Abilities had seemed strikingly alive.

It was truly an eye-opening experience!

Chen Changsheng said, “If you have any sense, you’ll make no resistance. Enter my sword.”

The Badger Demon managed a helpless smile. “Do I have a choice?”

Chen Changsheng lifted his Rain-Listening Sword and recited the Divine Decree:

“Mystical law of Heaven and Earth, seal demon into the sword.”

As the words fell, the Badger Demon was drawn inexorably into the Immortal Sword.

Chen Changsheng sheathed his sword and turned to look at Zhong Zhengyuan, who was walking over.

“Mr. Chen’s profound cultivation is undeniable!” Zhong Zhengyuan laughed.

Chen Changsheng said, “There are still minor demons in the residence. Master Zhong, please watch over them for a while.”

Zhong Zhengyuan was momentarily taken aback. “Mr. Chen, where are you going?”

“I need to return to Donglin Quarter.”

So saying, Chen Changsheng mounted his sword, ready to depart.

“Hold on, Mr. Chen…”

Zhong Zhengyuan wanted to stop him, but in the blink of an eye, Chen Changsheng transformed into a streak of Golden Light and vanished.

“Tsk!” Zhong Zhengyuan clicked his tongue, then looked towards the residence.

“So, I’m destined to play jailer then.”

He chuckled wryly and went to stand guard at the entrance of the residence.

…

Chen Changsheng flew on his sword back to Donglin Quarter.

His destination was the City God Temple of Donglin Quarter. Although there was no longer a City God presiding, incense offerings still burned continuously within. The smell of sandalwood incense greeted one upon entering.

Once inside the City God Temple, Chen Changsheng released the Badger Demon.

The Badger Demon examined his surroundings, realizing he stood within a City God Temple.

“Why have you brought me here?” he asked.

Chen Changsheng regarded him levelly. “Donglin Quarter lacks a City God.”

The Badger Demon hesitated briefly before suddenly catching on.

“You don’t mean…”

“You want me to become the City God?!”

Chen Changsheng still looked at him evenly. “Is there anything preventing it?”

“I’m a monster!” the Badger Demon protested, shaking his head. “How could one such as I occupy the divine seat of a City God? Surely you jest?”

“I’m not joking,”

Chen Changsheng stated. “The City God’s duty is simply to protect its Civic District. Though you are a demon, you can still fulfill this role.”

The Badger Demon felt this was a wild dream. He pointed at himself emphatically. “I. Am. A. MONSTER!”

Suddenly, Chen Changsheng lifted his hand.

That right palm struck towards the Badger Demon’s forehead.

“Thump.”

The Badger Demon’s eyes widened in shock. In that split second, his demonic soul was jolted straight out of his Mortal Body!

“You-!”

The Badger Demon stared at its own emptied body, then at its newly incorporeal self, struggling with disbelief.

“From now on, you no longer are,” Chen Changsheng stated.

He extended a hand and gripped the Badger Demon’s soul firmly.

“Wait—”

The Badger Demon tried to refuse. But the next moment, it was forcibly crammed into the Divine Statue of the City God.

“Your Mortal Body, I’ll be taking.”

Chen Changsheng stated: “Inhabiting the City God’s Divine Statue, you need not fear Soul Disintegration. Though lacking the official City God authority, from now on, you must perform the City God’s duties. You will guard Donglin Quarter here for three hundred years. Once that time is fulfilled, I shall return your body to you.”

The Badger Demon felt this treatment harder to swallow than outright imprisonment.

Chen Changsheng leveled his gaze at it. “Weren’t you eager to debate good and evil with me? Becoming a City God is perfect: ample opportunities to judge morality. Each time you pass incorrect judgment, you earn one demerit. Exceed three demerits within the three hundred years? Your service gets extended by another three hundred! Exceeding ten demerits? I’ll execute you outright!”

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The Badger Demon forced out a helpless laugh. “Sir, isn’t this nothing short of a coercive transaction?”

“Understand your predicament.”

Chen Changsheng’s expression was impassive. “You should appreciate my decision to grant you this chance.”

The Badger Demon found itself silenced. Frankly speaking, it was an act of mercy from this gentleman; without it, he’d have perished by the sword back in the valley.

“And regarding the minor demons under your command,”

Chen Changsheng continued, “With no Yin Attendants, they are the Yin Attendants henceforth. Furthermore…”

“Since you all love playing roles? Make sure you play this one perfectly. If anyone slips up? A hundred extra years per infraction. Do consider this carefully.”