On the streets of Yun City, Wei Fan led a group of his men to patrol his territory. Many people offered them food as they patrolled the streets.
"My father said not to celebrate too soon. The Tiger Demon is dead, and soon a Pig Demon or Dog Demon might come to occupy the Fierce Tiger Gang's territory in the East District.
Previously, the East District was the territory of a Wolf Demon. After the Wolf Demon was killed, the Tiger Demon appeared."
Hu Qing walked beside Wei Fan, gently reminding him, "He also told you to be cautious. The Tiger King and his family are dead, but the other demons outside the city won't give up easily. They might come seeking revenge, trying to draw out the master behind you and establish their prestige.
Among the demons outside the city, the Tiger King isn't the strongest."
The demons occupying Yun City were not limited to the Tiger King's family. As far as Wei Fan knew, similar forces to the Fierce Tiger Gang existed in all four districts of Yun City, specializing in collecting gold, silver, and jewelry for demons or providing humans for demons to eat.
Because of the significant demon presence, the people of Yun City feared them, causing those in power to turn a blind eye and allowing the existence of forces like the Fierce Tiger Gang.
Now that the Tiger King's family has been killed, there is fear among the demons. If they just sit and watch as the Tiger King is killed, who knows who might be next.
For their own safety, they must punish those who killed the Tiger King's family to make the martial artists of Yun City aware not to provoke them.
Wei Fan nodded slightly, "Thank Instructor Hu for the reminder. Did he tell you about the Great Demons outside the city?"
He didn't correct Hu Qing's term for the master behind him.
Hu Qing replied, "There's a Weasel who calls himself Huang Daxian, a Fox Demon named Hu Meiniang. The most formidable is a Bear Demon, and all demons are under its command."
A terrifying aspect of these demons is their numbers. The Tiger King's family, although killed, was the smallest in number among all the Great Demons.
The Tiger King appeared late, and his descendants were few. In contrast, creatures like weasels and foxes, which reproduce prolifically, probably have dozens or even hundreds of demons under them.
Otherwise, how could the Tiger King's family alone intimidate the martial artists of Yun City?
After walking all morning, nothing happened in Wei Fan's territory. With the Fierce Tiger Gang being uprooted, many conflicts vanished.
After lunch, he took his men to the training ground to guide them in martial arts.
If you want others to work for you, naturally, you have to provide some benefits.
At the training ground, he had everyone step forward to practice martial arts, correcting them one by one.
His martial techniques were perfected, and his vision was intimidatingly high, even surpassing that of the Martial Arts Chief Instructor Hu Qingyun. To guide these governmental officers was incredibly easy.
Half an hour later, everyone who stayed had a look of excitement on their faces, having gained quite a bit.
Especially Zhou Qi, who had cultivated the Blood Evil Saber Technique for three months before entry level, but under Wei Fan's guidance, it directly broke through to a Minor Success Realm, making him so happy he almost shouted.
Another officer named Liu Chengzhou had his Golden Bell Shield breakthrough to the Second Layer under Wei Fan's guidance.
After doing all this, Wei Fan did not take the lead in patrolling the streets but instead went to his office to sit down.
...
[After fifty years of power, your Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield is still the same]
[Current power level: 123 years]
Wei Fan was a bit dark-faced; fifty years of power was spent, and yet he received only this remark.
He thought the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield could still improve, which is why he spent fifty years of power, not expecting no little gains.
Of course, it might also be that fifty years of power was too little to change the Golden Bell Shield.
"Can't spend it anymore!"
With only 120 years of power, he had to use it sparingly as he still had other thoughts that needed verification. When he accumulated more power, he would consider spending it on the Golden Bell Shield again.
"Twenty years of power into the Blood Evil Saber Technique!"
The Giant Bear Palm has the Giant Bear True Intent; does the saber technique also have Sword Intent?
Among the two saber techniques mastered, Wei Fan ultimately chose to spend power on the Blood Evil Saber Technique, which had the least potency.
The Blood Evil Saber Technique, while not as powerful as the Celestial Spirit Burning Blood Saber, Wei Fan knew the Celestial Spirit Burning Blood Saber's strength did not lie in the saber technique mysteries but in the profoundness of the Refining Blade Gang Heart Method.
Strictly speaking, the Celestial Spirit Burning Blood Saber was not a saber technique but a True Qi application type saber technique. Its true core was the refining method of the Sword Gang.
To draw out Sword Intent, it had to be a pure saber technique like the Blood Evil Saber Technique, which could summon one's Blood Qi to slay demons. This pure saber technique and Sword Intent are more compatible.
He vaguely realized this after comprehending the Giant Bear True Intent.
Just like the Golden Bell Shield, things selected by the Demon Suppression Bureau for dissemination aren't chosen randomly.
[Deduct 20 years of power!]
[Your Blood Evil Saber Technique has long been perfected, yet you haven't let go of practicing the Blood Evil Saber Technique, desiring to comprehend Sword Intent from it]
[One year of power, your Blood Evil Saber Technique hasn't changed at all]
[Five years of power, you become increasingly skillful with the Blood Evil Saber Technique, and feel more intimate with the saber]
[Twenty years of power, no breakthrough in saber technique, but you have gained a different understanding of the saber]
[Blood Evil Saber Technique (Perfection)]
[Current power level: 103 years]
Reflecting on what was in his mind, Wei Fan realized that 20 years of power wasn't entirely useless, but it wasn't enough to derive Sword Intent.
"Exactly, the Giant Bear True Intent itself cost thirty years."
Wei Fan continued to add power, as long as it wasn't completely useless, he could keep adding.
[Thirty years of power, you wield the saber as if it were part of your body, with man and saber united, but still far from Sword Intent]
[Forty years of power, your spirit and will condense with an undistracted mind, filled only with the saber]
[Sixty years of power, obsessed with saber practice, saber-mania drives you, successfully coalescing Sword Intent]
[Sword Intent (Entry Level)]
[Current power level: 63 years]
Success!
Wei Fan felt his spirit condensed, and his will vibrated as his scattered Essence, Qi, and Spirit fused into a mighty Treasure Saber.
In an instant, he emitted an aura of compelling Sword Intent. His gaze swept across the room, cutting through air with a slicing sound.
Slash…
The chair beneath him and the desk in front of him couldn't withstand Sword Intent's onslaught, promptly splitting apart.
Wei Fan realized this and quickly withdrew the Sword Intent, calming the aura on his body.
"What happened to Chief Wei?"
The governmental officer who saw Wei Fan's desk split couldn't help but ask out of curiosity. Wei Fan evaded and after making a few excuses, got up to remove and dispose of the split table and chair.
"I really managed to produce Sword Intent!"
He knew his previous deduction was correct; the Golden Finger wouldn't simulate martial arts, such as the Celestial Spirit Burning Blood Saber that relies purely on heart methods. Adding more power wouldn't help.
However, for saber techniques which are technical, once he was willing to spend power, he could certainly produce something new.
Sword Intent!
This was different from the previous Giant Bear True Intent. Although both are intents, the Giant Bear True Intent could only be applied to the Giant Bear Palm. For other palm techniques, the Giant Bear True Intent would be ineffective.
But with Sword Intent, regardless of which saber technique he uses, Sword Intent can augment the saber technique, enhancing its lethality.
True Intent requires paired martial arts, whereas Sword Intent can augment any martial arts.
"No wonder it took sixty years of power to reach entry-level, its power is indeed formidable."
Wei Fan picked up a wooden stick from the ground and gently swiped it across a stone block, the stone silently split open.
During this process, he didn't use the terrifying strength of nearly twenty thousand pounds, nor did he mobilize True Qi. Just the movement of Sword Intent alone was enough to split the stone.