Chapter 16: Super Harvest

After killing Li Haitian, Luo Zhou immediately activated a Flight Talisman, vanishing in an instant via teleportation.

"Flight Talisman: Activate this talisman to teleport randomly beyond a hundred feet. Direction is unknown; it is entirely left to fate."

This was a talisman Luo Zhou had purchased at the Spirit Market yesterday.

Three Invisibility Talismans, three Flight Talismans, and three Transformation Talismans.

It cost him nine thousand seven hundred and twenty fragmented spirits all at once, but in truth, Luo Zhou no longer cared about the amount.

If he failed this time, he would be dead; fragmented spirits would be useless then.

The corpse used was that of a vagrant found in the mortuary.

He had secretly transported it in that morning and staged a headshot.

When the bell ringer arrived, Luo Zhou hung himself up and used an Invisibility Talisman.

As long as he remained motionless, an Invisibility Talisman could last for three hours.

When the bell ringer saw the corpse, he indeed ran to report it to the officials.

Since this was Li Haitian's jurisdiction, he was naturally drawn here.

Given Li Haitian's habits, he would certainly investigate the corpse, and given his personality, he would let his guard down at this very moment.

Using this, Luo Zhou entered the trap and killed him.

After killing Li Haitian, Luo Zhou sprinkled corpse-dissolving powder on the body in the mortuary to leave no trace.

He didn't even touch Li Haitian; regardless of what he might have on him, he absolutely refused to steal anything.

Finally, he inspected the scene to ensure there were no flaws.

Then, Luo Zhou activated a Transformation Talisman to change his appearance, activated a Flight Talisman, and escaped randomly.

He had prepared three of both the Transformation and Flight Talismans, just in case his luck was bad and he needed to escape randomly again.

To his surprise, with a single flash, he appeared a hundred feet away, right in the middle of the lake, where no one noticed him.

He immediately dove underwater, keeping a wide distance from everyone.

When he stealthily made it back to shore, still no one had noticed him.

He had two Invisibility, Flight, and Transformation Talismans left; it was a profitable venture.

In the distance, a clamor of voices rose as the coroner, Zhang Tao, discovered Li Haitian's death.

Luo Zhou let out a long breath, but instead of going home, he went to the Dao Academy for school.

He hadn't attended for several days, and he had to go today.

Inside the academy, Luo Zhou was distracted, constantly on guard for a constable to burst in and arrest him.

His mind wandered again—what if he was wrong and Li Haitian wasn't a Third-Order Moth Demon? What would he do then?

Zuo San was beaming with joy; with his mind at ease, he could play the hero.

However, Luo Zhou was in no mood for games today; he simply treated everyone to porridge.

The news of Li Haitian's headshot arrived in the afternoon.

The "Headshot Demon" once again became the focus of city-wide discussion.

When school finally ended, Luo Zhou had nothing to do.

Upon returning home, Luo Zhou actually felt a sense of calm. When the moment comes, one must be bold!

Then, he waited silently!

Gradually, midnight arrived, and a rushing, clamorous sound echoed from the courtyard.

Two hundred and thirty-five people arrived, one by one.

Dead spirits covered the ground; the courtyard was not large, and there was barely room to stand.

At this moment, these Dead Spirits seemed to have regained their consciousness.

They approached Luo Zhou, lightly touching him to pass something along...

Once the contact was complete, the Dead Spirits were liberated, slowly transforming back into their living forms.

There was no longer any hideousness or bloodstains; they all became ordinary people.

Families gathered together, embracing one another.

They looked at Luo Zhou with gratitude, thanks, bows, and salutations.

Luo Zhou looked at them and lit three sticks of incense!

"Everyone, the vengeance for your exterminated families has been avenged. Disperse and return to the cycle of reincarnation!"

Everyone bowed to Luo Zhou and slowly dispersed, returning to the cycle of reincarnation!

They left family by family.

The last was Old Man Wang's family.

The bald Old Man Wang looked at Luo Zhou and suddenly said

"Twelve steps left of my back window, dig six feet down, and you will find my family heirloom!"

So there really was a treasure; no wonder Liu Jinpeng had been searching for it.

But since it was buried in the courtyard, it made sense why Liu Jinpeng could never find it.

Luo Zhou nodded and said, "Thank you!"

A little girl suddenly rushed forward to hug Luo Zhou, crying, "Big brother!"

Luo Zhou looked at Wang Xiaoya and said, "Little girl, remember, your name is Wang Xiaoya. 'Xiao' as in elegant, 'Ya' as in refined!"

The little girl nodded vigorously and said, "I remember, Wang Xiaoya!"

"Your cloth doll is with me; I will carry it forever. It is you!"

"Go now, hurry into the reincarnation!"

"Big brother! I will come back to find you!"

After saying this, she suddenly bit Luo Zhou's wrist, leaving a mark.

"Big brother, remember, when we meet again and the mark disappears, that will be me!"

With that, the Wang family also vanished.

At this point, all the Dead Spirits had dissipated.

Luo Zhou watched Wang Xiaoya leave, motionless. Slowly, his ability, "Reward Good and Punish Evil," quietly activated!

"Luo Zhou, sensing the plea of the Dead Spirits. A spirit has committed evil; punish it!"

"Punishing evil: Slaying the Moth Demon, Third-Order Li Haitian. Goodness deserves reward!"

"Reward Good and Punish Evil complete. Reward!"

In a trance, Luo Zhou felt a power condensing and appearing within his body!

Essence, Qi, and Spirit!

As the Essence entered his body, Luo Zhou's entire being underwent a silent evolution.

Flesh, bone, the five senses, meridians, limbs, internal organs, spirit, and soul—everything was incrementally strengthened by the infusion of Essence.

As the Qi entered his dantian, he obtained strands of True Qi.

Luo Zhou was startled; there were actually three distinct types of True Qi characteristics.

Frost Qi, Water-Surge Qi, and Misty Qi!

Ice, water, and mist—the three states of water. Li Haitian's ambitions were truly great!

Each type consisted of twenty-two strands. Luo Zhou had obtained sixty-six strands of True Qi, equivalent to sixty-six years of cultivation.

Li Haitian had completed his ritual over fifty times and had reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refinement, possessing a hundred years of cultivation. It was a pity he was obsessed with slaughter and could not extricate himself; otherwise, he could have long since attempted to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

In Luo Zhou's dantian, there was True Qi

Twenty-two strands of Frost Qi, twenty-two strands of Water-Surge Qi, twenty-two strands of Misty Qi, six strands of Geomagnetic Qi, two strands of Water-Tide Qi, three strands of Heavy-Dust Qi, and one strand of Three-Eyed Qi.

As for Spirit, Li Haitian's various life experiences, cultivation insights, and special skills transformed into strands of divine sense, injecting into Luo Zhou's mind to become his life experience.

This was the most precious treasure of all.

As a constable, Li Haitian knew everything about the various social strata and secrets of the city.

He also knew the many high-ranking elites and celebrities in the city clearly.

He was a cautious man who acted sharply; when he killed, he killed entire families—once killing over fifty people. He was exceptionally capable.

He was proficient in investigation, astronomy, geography, social etiquette, and various ruthless methods. He also possessed five sets of constable combat skills: iron sword, ruler, iron staff, mounted archery, and chains—all of which were passed to Luo Zhou.

Li Haitian had never married in his life and had little interest in wealth; he simply loved slaughtering entire families. He spent almost everything he earned, yet somehow, he still had some left over.

The harvest from this one man surpassed the combined total of the previous five.

This was a super harvest!

But with great gain comes great danger.

By absorbing Li Haitian's Essence, Qi, and Spirit, Luo Zhou would, to some extent, be influenced by him.

He had to face everything calmly, absorbing the essence and discarding the dross; only then would it be a true harvest.

As Luo Zhou felt Li Haitian's life experiences and many memories, his eyes suddenly snapped open in disbelief!

In Li Haitian's memories, he learned that the Rainy Night Demon was Old Crocodile Dragon.

It wasn't just him who knew; the entire high command of Cuiling City knew.

However, no one in the high command of Cuiling City dared to touch Old Crocodile Dragon, as if there was an unspeakable reason behind it.

They allowed it to eat people at will, and Cuiling City simply did not care.

Regardless, this Old Crocodile Dragon was still a wild entity.

The second remaining Moth Demon, the Full Moon Demon, was "domesticated"!

It was the blood parrot, a pet demon belonging to the City Lord's daughter, Fang Ningshuang.

The Full Moon Demon had harmed many people since its appearance three years ago.

In the past year or so, the so-called victims were all unlucky souls found by constables in prison, who were then escorted to the crossroads specifically to be eaten by the Full Moon Demon.

Otherwise, who in Cuiling City would dare to wait for death at the crossroads on the fifteenth of the month?

These two memories made it hard for Luo Zhou to believe, and then he gritted his teeth!

These bastards... I hate them!

As for the third Moth Demon, Liu Changlong of the Grain Gang, Li Haitian truly did not know about him.

Aside from Luo Zhou, no one in all of Cuiling City knew of Liu Changlong's peculiar habits.

In everyone's eyes, Liu Changlong was just a law-abiding, good-natured man!

After obtaining Li Haitian's Essence, Qi, and Spirit, Luo Zhou's eyes merely flickered as he devised a way to exterminate Liu Changlong!