Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies

The Wolf Demon screamed in a shrill, agonizing voice as it was sent flying diagonally by Shen Qing's powerful force, crashing into the courtyard, utterly powerless to counterattack.

It was completely dumbfounded!

At this moment, its martial spirit had collapsed under the onslaught of the seemingly unremarkable officer from the dispatch office, and its previous imposing momentum had vanished without a trace.

Watching Shen Qing step out of the main hall, it panicked like a ghost, hurriedly flipping over.

Ignoring its dignity and the injuries inside its body, it kept all fours on the ground and ran wildly towards the gate, throwing caution to the wind.

After taking two hits of Sky Flipping Seal from Shen Qing, coupled with the quintupled strength, the internal condition of the Wolf Demon had become a complete mess.

It was now solely relying on the physical strength of the Demon Clan and its own talent to hang onto a few breaths of life, preventing it from dying on the spot.

Any more hits, and survival would be impossible.

Flee!

If it didn't flee, it would die!

"Hmm?"

As he walked out of the main hall, Shen Qing suddenly felt a wave of dizziness emanating from within his body, leaving him feeling incredibly weak.

Shen Qing knew that the side effects of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill had arrived.

He glanced at the fleeing Wolf Demon, steadied his mind, then gently exhaled, circulating the Blood Dominance Technique to gradually recover the deficit caused by the reversal of True Qi.

Once his Divine Sense had recovered, Shen Qing went back inside to grab his heavy bow and arrows, then walked towards the gate with large strides.

The commotion from Shen Qing's fight with the Wolf Demon had alarmed the people in Changqiao Town.

By this time, many of the braver residents were poking their heads out, curiously looking in the direction of Shen Qing.

All they saw was the young officer from the Guardian Martial Department, dressed in his official attire, holding a dark black heavy bow in his hand, with an Arrow Quiver hung around his waist, walking out of the house calmly.

His waist was ramrod straight, with only a few spots of blood on his sleeve.

Overall, he looked no different from when he first arrived.

In front of him, a Wolf Demon, as large as a pig or ox, stumbled like an old dog along the ground, tripping and floundering, fleeing towards the mountain.

The townsfolk, particularly those braver men, found such a scene somewhat inconceivable.

In their eyes, the demons of the town were infinitely strong and powerful.

If a demon attacked, they could only meet their end without resistance.

When had they ever seen a demon in such a sorry state?

It was clear that the Wolf Demon had some level of skill, but in just a short amount of time, it had already regained quite a bit of strength thanks to its natural talent.

By the time Shen Qing reached the doorway, the Wolf Demon had unwittingly put a distance of hundreds of meters between them.

"You really can run. I thought you had a bit more backbone," Shen Qing jeered.

"That should be enough."

Shen Qing took several deep breaths; a short period of breathing exercise had largely mitigated the effects brought on by the reversal of True Qi.

His eyes narrowed as he gazed at the staggering Wolf Demon in the distance. He pulled out a dark iron heavy arrow from his quiver and placed it on the bowstring.

Without any hesitation.

Shen Qing's fingers, which were hooked on the bowstring, suddenly released.

Whoosh!

The arrow shot out as soon as it left the string.

Over the distance of just over a hundred meters, every arrow hits the mark.

The dark iron Heavy Arrow, like a black thunderbolt, tore through the void and struck the Wolf Demon's hind leg.

Boom!

The force of the fifty shi heavy bow erupted upon contact with the Wolf Demon's hind leg, blasting it into a cloud of blood mist.

The hind leg simply vanished into thin air.

Already staggering and weak, the Wolf Demon could no longer support its weight and fell to the ground.

At this moment, as the Wolf Demon looked back at Shen Qing approaching step by step, its face finally showed an expression of terror.

Shen Qing, unhurried, nocked another arrow to his bow.

Whoosh!

A thunderous noise seemed to ring out between heaven and earth, while the Wolf Demon's figure, still unsteady, was sent flying by the terrifying force contained within the arrow.

Another hind leg exploded into a mist of blood and vanished into thin air.

Desperation filled the wolf demon's pupils as it watched Shen Qing approach its side, helplessly.

Shen Qing made no pleasantries and promptly sat atop it.

The intense pain from its lower body almost suffocated the creature, yet it dared not show any anger.

"My lord... spare my life... I will never... dare again..."

The wolf demon's expression became obsequious, resembling that of a dog.

Shen Qing turned a deaf ear to the wolf demon's pleas and said, "I'm going to ask you a few questions. I ask, you answer."

He didn't wait for the wolf demon's consent before asking, "What about the officers who arrived here before me?"

The wolf demon's body trembled.

"Speak!"

"They were... eaten by... my children."

Shen Qing seemed to have anticipated this response, his heart sank, expressionless.

"What about the wolf demon who showed its face before you?"

"It's my child... I sent it... to lure you... to consume... your flesh and blood... the flesh of martial artists is... highly nourishing to us..."

"Zhou Baoyin doesn't seem to allow it?"

The wolf demon fell silent, as if regretting.

Shen Qing ignored its emotions and continued, "Tell me, what's the deal with you and Zhou Baoyin?"

The wolf demon replied, "He approached me... allowed us to live in the town... we... eat humans very carefully, it was... someone... who leaked the information..."

Shen Qing's calm face involuntarily darkened, and he subconsciously applied more pressure.

"Ah!"

The wolf demon let out a ghastly wail.

"Why?" Shen Qing asked.

"It's the Spirit Mechanism, he wants to find the Spirit Mechanism Land with us," the wolf demon said quickly.

Shen Qing frowned and inquired, "Spirit Mechanism Land? What is that?"

"It's the reason for our Demon Clan's existence. Every Spirit Mechanism Land contains the Supreme Spiritual Mechanism, which can enable beings to transcend the mundane and become extraordinary, even rumored to hold the secret of longevity."

"Our Demon Clan can sense a profound connection to it, which is why Zhou Baoyin sought us out..."

Shen Qing's heart jolted. He had not anticipated such secrets to be hidden here.

It had to do with longevity!

Martial masters in this world could grasp tremendous powers of heaven and earth through cultivation, wielding extraordinary influence.

They appeared immensely glorious, yet their cultivation was miserly in extending lifespan.

Each cultivation and breakthrough added but a mere sliver to life.

Even the strongest being of the current era, the ancient ancestor of the Ji Family who established Zhou Country and was known as a martial immortal, was said to have lived for nine hundred years, and now no one knows whether he is dead or alive.

It is evident, then, that longevity is an unimaginable temptation to anyone in this era.

Shen Qing's expression grew increasingly somber.

He gradually realized that this world might not be as simple as just Martial Arts.

"My lord... I have told you everything I know... please let me go..."

Shen Qing glanced at the wolf demon beneath him and extended two fingers to press upon its head.

True Qi as hot as lava surged out from between Shen Qing's two fingers.

Spreading across every inch of skin touching the wolf demon, the True Qi burned its flesh red, as if even the air boiled at that instant.

The wolf demon, snapping back to reality, let out heart-wrenching screams.

Its voice was filled with despair and unwillingness, its head struggling violently, trying to break free from Shen Qing's seemingly light touch.

Alas, it was in vain.

Boom!

A dull explosive sound came from the wolf demon's head, which burst into pieces, scattering in all directions.

Shen Qing withdrew his fingers and stood up from the headless wolf corpse, looking down and saying, "When did I ever promise to spare you?"