I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 206 Black Mountain Past Events

Han Zheng thought that by eliminating the Martial World forces of Smoke Wave Prefecture, he would naturally find new clues.

But to his surprise, the clues still ended there.

Everyone also fell into deep thought.

Just as Han Zheng had said, he nearly turned the entire Smoke Wave Prefecture upside down.

First, he entered Smoke Wave Lake to slay Demons, then he exterminated the Red Flag Thieves, and finally, he completely changed the situation of the Martial World in Smoke Wave Prefecture.

Not to mention Liao Hongsheng, even when Guiyuan Sword Pavilion rose to power, it did not cause as much commotion as Han Zheng did.

With such a big stir caused by Han Zheng and none coming to kill him, Liao Hongsheng's actions were even more upright—who would risk being discovered and commit a murder against a Demon Cleansing Bureau Colonel from the Court?

At this moment, Pei Xiuyuan hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, "I just remembered something."

"What is it?"

Everyone present turned their gaze towards Pei Xiuyuan.

While pondering, Pei Xiuyuan said, "Mr. Liao once wiped out a band of thieves, and it seems that among the treasures collected by the thieves, something was discovered—information left by the Black Mountain Demon wreaking havoc in Southern Mountain decades ago.

It seems that the Black Mountain Demon left something here in Smoke Wave Prefecture back then, and he also seemed to value this place highly, hence he even sent a trusted subordinate to garrison here, reportedly a Demon Lord.

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Later, when Chen Zhenfu defeated the Black Mountain Demon, the garrisoned Demon Lord also went to aid, but ultimately died at the hands of Chen Zhenfu, and the surrounding Demons in Smoke Wave Prefecture scattered.

Afterward, as you all know, various Sects fought for the spiritual lands and mineral resources, and our Demon Cleansing Bureau of Smoke Wave Prefecture gradually recovered its strength.

I only heard Mr. Liao mention this incident in passing, and at that time I even thought Mr. Liao was making a mountain out of a molehill.

It's all stuff from decades ago; maybe it's already gone, and even if something was left behind, surely it would've been discovered by now, how could it possibly still exist?

Moreover, decades ago our Demon Cleansing Bureau in Smoke Wave Prefecture was extremely weak, with just a few cats and dogs, and much of the information was incomplete—where to even start looking?

So at the time, I didn't pay much attention to this matter upon hearing it.

Mr. Liao also knew I was slack in my duties, so he didn't think of asking me to investigate but went to investigate it himself for a period of time.

This seems to be something Mr. Liao did a month before his death."

A contemplative look appeared in Han Zheng's eyes.

The incident Pei Xiuyuan mentioned was indeed valuable.

Han Zheng had done everything that Liao Hongsheng had done, even more excessively and outrageously.

The only thing that Liao Hongsheng investigated that Han Zheng didn't know about was this affair.

"Do you know where the items Mr. Liao found from the thieves are or who accompanied Mr. Liao in his investigation afterward?"

Pei Xiuyuan shook his head, "I don't know, and Mr. Liao investigated these matters by himself.

In fact, Mr. Liao mostly acted alone; he wasn't as adept as you, Mr. Han, so he didn't have too many loyal subordinates.

However, Mr. Liao always led by example in his actions, so everyone respected him and was willing to carry out missions with him."

Han Zheng turned his gaze to Wen Jingyun and others.

"Do any of you know what arrangements the Black Mountain Demon had made in Smoke Wave Prefecture back in the day?"

Chen Jiuzhen shook his head; the rise of the Black Water Gang all happened after the Black Mountain Demon swept through Southern Mountain.

Tuoba Feng chuckled bitterly, "Back then when the Black Mountain Demon swept through Southern Mountain, my Breaking Extreme Sect, due to the geographical advantage, always holed up in our sect without daring to show our faces, even setting up arrays around Heavy Water Pond to counter the demons.

It's quite shameful to say, the members of my Breaking Extreme Sect are all quick-tempered, but at that time, facing those fierce demons, no one dared to stand up.

Moreover, all elders of the previous generation in my Breaking Extreme Sect died, and no one knows the details of what happened that year."

The Black Mountain Demon began to wreak havoc in Southern Mountain about sixty years ago, but it has been fifty-five years since Chen Baxian drove him out.

For people like Tuoba Feng, they were born after the turmoil caused by the Black Mountain Demon had ended, so they actually have no strong impression of that era.

The life span limit of a Xuan Gang Realm martial artist is around one hundred and fifty years, but in reality, most martial artists can only live to around one hundred and twenty years, as the overuse of Qi Blood Power during their youth affects their life span.

Therefore, most martial artists in the Martial World of the Smoke Wave Prefecture who personally experienced the chaos of the Black Mountain Demon are mostly in their seventies or eighties now.

And those who could hold power during that era were of the generation of Yue Tiande.

Yue Tiande is over a hundred years old this year, with his Qi Blood already in decline. Fifty-five years ago, in his prime, he was the Family Head of the Yue Family, and would certainly understand more about these matters.

Unfortunately, Yue Tiande died early, and it seems Han Zheng would have to rely on summoning spirits if he wanted to learn anything from him.

However, at this moment, Wen Jingyun said, "I do know some things about that era. My Wen Family only has my line, and so my father has told me many things about the previous generation.

When the chaos of the Black Mountain Demon first began, the head of the Wen Family was my grandfather, but he was killed by demons. My father was just over thirty at that time and had to hastily take over as the Family Head of the Wen Family, fully experiencing that wave of turmoil.

According to my father, the strength the Black Mountain Demon deployed in Smoke Wave Prefecture was indeed powerful, with his trusted Poisonous Flood Dragon Demon Lord stationed in Smoke Wave Prefecture.

Furthermore, there was a time when that Poisonous Flood Dragon Demon Lord captured martial artists on a large scale, even demanding tribute from those forces. Anyone who disobeyed would face the destruction of their family and sect.

But the Poisonous Flood Dragon Demon Lord was not capturing martial artists to eat them, but to transport them to some place, the purpose of which is unknown.

When those demons caught people from my Wen Family, my father attempted a secret rescue and witnessed a demon unable to resist eating a Postnatal martial artist, only to be beheaded on the spot by the leading demon as a warning to the others.

Apart from this slightly peculiar incident, the rest of the events seem to be well known.

After Chen Zhenfu rose up and defeated the Black Mountain Demon, that Poisonous Flood Dragon Demon Lord went to provide support but also ended up being killed, leading to the complete collapse of the Black Mountain Demon's subordinates in Southern Mountain."

At this point, Wen Jingyun suddenly added, "If we're talking about who dealt with those demons the most in Smoke Wave Prefecture, it would have to be Yuwen Xizhen, the old ancestor of the Yuwen Family.

Back then, Yuwen Xizhen was the Family Head of the Yuwen Family, and he had formed alliances with many forces within the Martial World to negotiate with the Poisonous Flood Dragon Demon Lord, asking it to leave some seeds for the Martial World of Smoke Wave Prefecture.

If the Poisonous Flood Dragon Demon Lord insisted on exterminating us all, then the people of the Martial World of Smoke Wave Prefecture would also fight to the death. Though we were no match for these demons, we would kill as many as we could.

Yuwen Xizhen's resolute actions ultimately compelled the Poisonous Flood Dragon Demon Lord to compromise, for it preferred living martial artists over the dead.

Afterwards, although we had to humiliatingly hand over some martial artists to that Poisonous Flood Dragon Demon Lord every now and then, we were no longer slaughtered by the demons on a large scale, and there were fewer deaths than before.

Yuwen Xizhen represented the entire Martial World of Smoke Wave Prefecture and faced the demons head-on, even preparing his will and arrangements for the Family Headship before he left, successfully negotiating with the demons to reduce casualties, an act that also won him considerable fame.

Afterward, Yuwen Xizhen always represented us, the people of the Martial World of Smoke Wave Prefecture, in dealings with those demons, and the distinguished status of the Yuwen Family was established from that time.

It must be said that if it weren't for Yuwen Xizhen standing up at that time, our losses in the Martial World of Smoke Wave Prefecture would have been even greater."

An odd smile appeared on the corner of Han Zheng's mouth, "Resolute? I'd say appeasing would be more appropriate.

But have you ever considered the possibility that Yuwen Xizhen was in cahoots with that Poisonous Flood Dragon Demon Lord and staging a performance?

By continually having you turn over martial artists, they could ensure a steady, albeit small, number of tributes, which would also keep you from rebelling and prevent greater casualties.

How is this approach any different from the ancient practice of the demons, who ruled the world, maintaining the Human Clan in captivity?"

Wen Jingyun's eyes widened suddenly, as if he'd just come to a realization.

Although Han Zheng's perspective was dark, upon careful consideration it did seem to have a certain degree of plausibility.