"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see." — Arthur Schopenhauer
Jin Huang silently left the palace.
She glanced in a certain direction and murmured inwardly, "Since Jin Wei is involved, he would likely take precautions and send those demons away. He should be aware that once Lan Fang is exposed, all secrets related to the demons known to him might be exposed as well. However, it is impossible for all those demons to leave this place within one day."
She could have led investigations right away by blocking the entire city. However, there was a major flaw in this plan.
Jin Wei had much more influence than her in this city. This was Luyang, not Jinyang. Once she created the blockade, Jin Wei would instantly figure out a way to settle them somewhere else.
Jin Huang had limited manpower. She could either utilize them to search for those demons, forcing them into a corner, or she could create a blockade—giving them sufficient time to hide. She could trap them, but she wouldn't be able to find them easily. Even if she did with her extraordinary means, she couldn't provide enough evidence and couldn't forcefully arrest them.
Thus, she chose another method: track them, follow them, and destroy them altogether.
She analyzed the map of Luyang City and instantly started analyzing their possible paths.
She murmured inwardly, "Jin Wei would try to settle them in a place where he has sufficient influence. With his cautious nature, he wouldn't even trust these demons. Thus, he would rather keep them in check."
There were four cities bordering Luyang. Besides Jinyang in the west, there were Dongning in the east, Beichuan in the north, and Nanyu in the south.
House Zhou and House Zhao controlled Dongning district.
Jin Wei was backed by House Zhou, and thus, he would certainly try moving them near House Zhou. It would help him keep them in check.
Jin Huang glanced at the map and murmured, "Besides the official route, there is only one way they can enter Dongning."
She narrowed her eyes as her gaze hovered over a mountain range. It was a small mountainous area, and due to the rough route, no one actually resided there and no one travelled via the route.
She calculated inwardly, "There should be at least 50 demons, and most likely all of them would assemble there before leaving Luyang City."
10 hours later, on the outskirts of Luyang City
Around 54 men and women were travelling.
The leader was a Rank 4 mid-stage Warrior. Among the 54 demons, thirty were Rank 1, twelve were Rank 2, ten were Rank 3, and two were Rank 4 stage Warriors.
There was a young man with the cultivation of Rank 3 early stage. He looked at his father and said, "We are about to enter Dongning, but I feel a certain presence around 5 miles away."
The leader frowned. "Who is it?"
The young man said slowly, "I don't know. It appears to be a child. Maybe she got lost?"
The leader nodded.
It should be known that the mortal world and the cultivation world are entirely different. If such an incident occurred in a region full of Warriors, then the leader would immediately suspect conspiracy and reason all sorts of possibilities. But when it comes to the mortal world, most of the incidents can be neglected as coincidences. Even the world's greatest detective can't distinguish which clue is real and which clue is a simple coincidence. This is also the reason why, on Earth, we need thorough investigation for any crime. We can't deduce anything from a few vague clues.
While when it comes to the cultivation world, every single person is smart. They are rational, and even the faces they make can be deceptive. They are capable of hiding clues and handling things silently. Thus, any such weird incident would definitely involve some conspiracy.
The leader ordered them to continue. Soon, they reached the border of the city. Even though it was the border, there was no way to tell where the city of Dongning began. There was no real "border".
The little girl became even more apparent and finally appeared in front of them.
She was silently sitting on a giant rock at the side of the way.
The leader asked her slowly, "Little girl, what are you doing there?"
The girl smiled. Her beautiful smile entranced even those demons. How could such a cute girl exist in this world?
"I was waiting for you for an entire hour! You are so slow."
They immediately got on guard. As demons, they had always been cautious, and that's how they had survived for so long. However, even though they were cautious, they didn't fear the girl. They were only afraid if there were reinforcements.
She smiled at the Rank 3 young man. "You don't need to search around. I am alone here."
The young man had a perception-type Spiritual Imprint. Thus, he was the one leading at the front. Whenever the group of demons moved, they always kept a perception-type Warrior with them. It was to avoid any Intermediate and Advanced Warriors.
The leader frowned. He said faintly, "Who are you?"
The little girl smiled. She jumped over the rock and came down.
The leader instantly grabbed the small wrist clenching the knife.
Yes, she had instantly moved and attacked the head of the group without any hesitation.
The leader narrowed his eyes and said lightly, "With your Rank 2 cultivation, are you here to court death?"
However, his gaze deepened as his cautiousness reached its peak.
'Five-year-old, with Rank 2 cultivation. Such a genius can't be here alone. Whoever taught her would never allow her to roam without a protector. He must be hiding nearby with some special technique that even Liren can't perceive.'
He made a gesture to keep everyone alert.
It was a secret gesture he created to alert his group without letting outsiders know, even if they were observing.
Jin Huang glanced at them and said slowly, "Do you even have time to think about an imaginary enemy?"
She took out a sharp sword from her sheath.
She again ran towards them, but the Rank 4 mid-stage Warrior was about 100 times faster than her.
However, Jin Huang this time took out her Sword Heart. Her perception increased, her reflexes improved, but her body was still slower.
She barely dodged the attack.
The Rank 4 Warrior was surprised. He glanced at her Sword Heart and said coldly, "Since you want to play, I will let you feel the despair."
He murmured, "Sword Manifestation!"
Instantly, a 5-meter-tall sword appeared out of thin air. He raised his hand and pointed toward Jin Huang and said lightly, "Go!"
The sword flew instantly toward Jin Huang and a huge blast scattered a cloud of dust.
But there was no smile on the leader's face. His expression was heavy, since he could feel he had failed to hurt her.
Soon, Jin Huang's appearance came into view as the dust settled.
Her azure-blue eyes were beautiful—at the same time, dreadful.
The leader was first confused. He also sensed what had happened there, but he couldn't figure out what she did. It wasn't Spiritual Imprint, it wasn't Sword Heart, it wasn't some Special Technique or Forbidden Technique.
Then what just happened?
Suddenly, something clicked in his mind, and he was horrified.
"No way!"
"No way!"
"How could you? How could it be possible?"
The young man named Liren asked lightly, "What happened?"
The leader said something that shocked everyone. "She just... she just merged Sword-Spear-Bow Heart, and created an extremely powerful Spiritual Attack that diverted my attack from her to near her, lowering the damage!"
Everyone was shocked.
How could it be possible to merge different weapon realms into one?
It shouldn't be possible.
It's like a human looking to the left from the left pupil and to the right from the right pupil at the same time. It's not possible. This is the limitation of our biological physique, and no amount of perseverance or hard work could achieve it or make it possible.
However, Jin Huang is different. Her entire physique is built from the concept of truth. She is the epitome of Absolute Talent, the True Born Genius.
She glanced at the leader and smiled. "How interesting. Is that supposed to be the Sword Manifestation?"
She stretched her hand and looked at them.
Liren was shocked. He shouted, "Leader, kill her immediately! Her Spiritual Essence is fluctuating in a terrible manner. It is spreading everywhere."
The Rank 4 Warrior was also horrified. He no longer underestimated the little girl in front of him and shouted, "Attack together!"
Jin Huang was no ordinary Warrior. Even though she was only Rank 2 stage, her Spiritual Essence rivalled Rank 4 early stage!
However, it was too late.
Jin Huang said coldly, "Release!"
The moment this word left her mouth, countless spatial rifts opened around the demons.
From those spatial rifts, torrents of swords and spears came down, completely blowing away the entire group instantly.
Jin Huang glanced at the fate of these Warriors, recalled all the deaths caused by them, and said softly, "There's no fairness in this world. But there is consequence, there is causality, and there is correction."
She fell down with her words, fainting from exhaustion!
What did she just do?
She not only mastered the Sword Manifestation, but also became enlightened enough to map and comprehend the Spear Manifestation and Bow Manifestation. At the same time, she self-created a Secret Technique of the Space element and incorporated all three realms to release a powerful attack that caused tremendous destruction among the enemies. At that moment, even if a Rank 5 Warrior had been present, he too would have died without any ability to defend.
Sword Manifestation itself represents a realm corresponding to a Rank 6 Warrior! The warriors Jin Huang just killed were among the main line of active demons in the Northern Continent.
Not long after, a Rank 4 Warrior appeared with a few other Warriors.
He was none other than the protector of Jin Huang.
He instantly found her among so many corpses, checked her situation anxiously, and sighed in relief. "She is safe!"
Two days later, Jin Haoran announced that Luyang was officially free of demons. At the same time, Jin Huang was officially assigned as the Prime Advisor of the Golden Crow Kingdom and also the leader of the Judiciary.
From that day onwards, Jin Huang's name echoed throughout Luyang and Jinyang. She blocked her protector from leaking information about her strength. However, she didn't hide the fact that she located those demons and delivered justice.
With this, not only did she successfully consolidate her position as Prime Advisor of the Golden Crow Kingdom, but she also gained control over the Judiciary.
The one who suffered the most was Jin Wei. Not only did he lose control over those demons, but he was also suppressed by Jin Haoran from the shadows. He also suffered a massive loss, akin to losing an entire arm in the name of the Judiciary.