Chapter 987: Chapter 46: Limb Regeneration Technique
Time flies, and Xiao Jie has firmly settled down in Niu Jiao Village.
He works at sunrise, rests at sunset, farms, hunts, and leads a life that is ordinary yet fulfilling.
He grew weary of the deceit and intrigue of human society, and also tired of the wild beasts’ savagery and chaos in the wilderness. These half-human, half-beast demons striving to integrate into civilization, paradoxically, made him feel a strange sense of connection.
The minds of the demons were not dull; on the contrary, they were rather astute, yet retained a degree of simplicity and honesty. Interacting with them was pleasant. They lived communally, cultivated fields, established commercial trading, and imitated human lifestyles with great finesse. Over the years, if one overlooked their beast-head human-body appearance, their orderly village life was almost indistinguishable from that of the human world.
This experience gave Xiao Jie a deeper understanding of the nature of humanity and animality. Animal nature is human nature; the two are merely expressions of life’s instincts in different environments. In lawless wilderness, humans can become more bloodthirsty and violent than beasts; yet once within the framework of civilized order, even demons, evolved from animals, can live prosperously like humans, adhering to rules and laws.
However, the peace did not last long. In the third year of Xiao Jie’s stay in Niu Jiao Village, a great upheaval erupted across Canglin State. Powerful Demon Kings, nostalgic for past days of survival of the fittest and unrestrained freedom, rose in rebellion, aiming to overthrow the “civilization” order established by King Xiao Yue.
With a single command from King Xiao Yue, towns and villages across Canglin State were mobilized urgently, recruiting villagers and forming an army to suppress the rebellion. Niu Jiao Village also welcomed the recruiting officer—none other than the Gray Wolf official who had presided over the land division years before— to draft a hundred villagers into military service.
Xiao Jie enlisted with enthusiasm. Not for personal reasons, but because the military decree was clear: those who joined the army were not only given money and land, but meritorious service also provided the chance to advance to Jumu City and study advanced Demon Techniques at the Demon Technique Academy, or learn secret martial arts from the army. For Xiao Jie, who yearned to systematically master demon power, this was an irresistible temptation.
Furthermore, his supreme martial arts honed in the martial world and his robust body refined in the forests had the potential to be put to good use.
For the next five years, Xiao Jie followed the Canglin State Mansion’s army as they fought across various regions. Although the rebellious Demon Kings were fierce and cunning, with many individuals of extraordinary talent, they inflicted no small number of casualties on the State Army. Yet, under the crushing weight of the entire state’s war machine, they were destined to fail. They rose and fell swiftly, with no chance of victory.
Through the baptism of blood and fire, Xiao Jie accumulated significant merit with his unparalleled martial arts and formidable physique. Even when faced with a Demon King, he could hold his own. Advancing from a village recruit to the state army of Canglin, he gained merit and rose to become a team officer, then a colonel. Xiao Jie became the epitome of a general rising from the ranks. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel~fire~net
He also witnessed more deeply the absolute crushing force of “civilized order” over “primitive society”. A single command from Master Xiao Yue could mobilize tens of thousands of troops, with logistics flowing endlessly, losses rapidly replenished. Conversely, the rebel army fought as fragmented groups, lacking organization and logistics; once drawn into a drawn-out war, they quickly collapsed. Master Xiao Yue’s insight in learning from humans to establish a state mansion system is thus evident.
By the ninth year, the long-standing rebellion was finally completely subdued. Xiao Jie, with his illustrious military achievements, realized his desire to enter Jumu City’s Demon Technique Academy, beginning systematic cultivation of demon techniques.
Although unable to speak, the demon society fully adopted human writing. Xiao Jie communicated by writing, which posed no barrier. The dormant demon core within him finally found its purpose.
By the tenth year, Xiao Jie had mastered several powerful Demon Techniques. However, regarding the path to achieving demon immortality by utilizing demon power, the academy remained deeply secretive, yielding nothing.
Throughout these ten years, he also endured several systematically arranged “tests”, be they temptations of beauty, life-and-death crises, or pressure from authority. Yet with decades of grinding behind him, he responded smoothly, his determination as strong as a rock, never wavering, not uttering a single word.
“Captain Sui Feng, it’s truly not that I’m withholding it for personal reasons; this ‘Limb Regeneration Technique’ is an unspoken secret technique of our Xi family, our ancestral precepts are strict, and it really cannot be taught lightly.” A demon with a lizard’s head, covered in fine green scales, rubbed his hands, looking at Xiao Jie with a face full of difficulty.
Xiao Jie showed no expression, once more placing a hefty gold bar with a “clang” on the table. On the table, more than a dozen yellow gold bars were stacked, glinting under the dim light.
A flash of greed passed through Xi Tu’s green slit pupils, his Adam’s apple bobbed, yet he still shook his head: “It’s really… really not about the money…”
Still expressionless, Xiao Jie picked up the empty money bag, shook it, and acted as if he were about to sweep all the gold bars back into the bag and turn to leave.
“Oh, oh, oh! No, no, no! Brother Sui Feng! Look at you, still so impatient!” Xi Tu quickly reached out to stop him, his face piling up with smiles, “We’re life-and-death brothers who have fought together, worn the same uniform! What’s there that we can’t talk about calmly? Fine!” He seemed to have made a big decision, lowered his voice, “Considering our life-risking bond, this ancestral secret technique… I’ll make an exception to pass it on to you! Come, lean in and listen…”
In Xiao Jie’s residence. His gaze was cold, left hand tightly gripping the broken knife, cutting decisively onto the empty shoulder stump of his right arm, uncovered for twenty years! The long-healed scar and a large area of skin and flesh were neatly sliced off, blood immediately gushing out! He didn’t frown a single bit, ignoring the piercing pain, and immediately followed the method passed on by Xi Tu, fully operating the power of the demon core!