Supreme Emperor of Mist

Department of Peace.

Amongst the eight departments of a treasure master, it was one of the two most mysterious departments. And unlike the others, the Department of Peace and Turbulence hardly follows a written rule.

The reason behind this is likely due to where it originated.

Even the Fruit of Tranquility made by Qin Lan was not something that originated from Qin Lan's era. All he knows is the department has been around at least a thousand years before the First Supreme Emperor's period.

During the period of instability, the Fruit of Tranquility is accepted as a religious tribute. It was similar to how mortals prayed to their ancestors and presenting filial offerings on their remembrance date each year.

This product is mainly used to create a temporary truce between mankind and Yao Beast.

Also, having the Fruit of Tranquility is only half of what the actual offering is. There's another step that has to be done before the fruit works miraculously.

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"Fruit of Tranquility?" Huang Ping carried a puzzled expression on his face for being unable to guess what they can contribute to their invading forces. But luckily, Sun Wu Jian is a little more well-informed than his senior brother.

"It is a product made from the Department of Peace. I've only heard about it once from my teacher." Sun Wu Jian said.

"But are you sure that we're able to appease the Crimson Battlewolves using this?" he asked. Perhaps only the Peak Bone Reconstruction Layer's cultivator inside this village knows more than they do.

"It won't be a problem. Just distribute it to our experts before we're moving out." Qin Lan said.

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The invading forces finally move out on the second day after Qin Lan's arrival. All of them are expected to part in the battle, except for the Bone Reconstruction Layer cultivator.

It takes them close to an hour journey to reach the Precelestial Essence Mine on foot. And the moment the bandits are changing their shift, Sun Wu Jian's order came.

"Take the Fruit of Tranquility and attack! Our main objective is to capture the mine and all the bandit members we run across! Kill those retaliates and catch those who willingly surrender!" Sun Wu Jian's order came in.

At that instant, a hundred experts under his lead charged into battle and started a one-sided slaughter.

"Take care of yourself." Qin Lan reminds Lu Yi, Lu Qing Yun, and Huo Zunjie to be careful as they followed the others into the battle. With the Eight Transformation Treasured Brush now morphed into an energy blade, Qin Lan cuts two opponents as he charged into one of the buildings.

"Who are you!" two bandits on the lower floor unsheaths their saber the moment Qin Lan kicked the door opened. Because they were in a drinking session earlier, there's nothing around them except some wine jar and their sword.

Qin Lan swung his energy blade mercilessly as he ended their lives.

As there were nothing valuable is seen on them, Qin Lan decided to move on. His Spiritual Energy then expands like a soundwave to all corners, scanning for his surrounding.

"Heavenly Flicking Finger." Qin Lan then fired two Jewel Lotus Fruit through the thin wooden wall. The sound of something heavy thumped on the ground came, then followed by the ringing sound from a metal.

"Who the hell dare to cause trouble with the Black Wind Bandits?" a sixth-level cultivator stormed outside of the room he's in and engaged in a battle against Qin Lan. He's likely one of the supervisors of the bandits here.

**Dang!**

Qin Lan effortlessly deflected his attack. To make the situation more advantageous to him, Qin Lan gathered some of the Spiritual Energy in his left fist and punched the bandit's stomach without notice.

"Uhuk!" the bandit almost vomited all the alcohol he drank earlier after taking that punch.

"You..." the bandit struggles to stand firmly on his legs. But before he did, Qin Lan's energy sword pierced through his heart in a clean stroke.

Qin Lan disposed of four bandits effortlessly as he moved into another building. They were on a killing spree, although Sun Wu Jian did mention capturing the surrendered bandits. 

The Precelestial Essence Mine fell in less than three incense sticks of time.

But the clock is ticking. There was no time to waste as the experts quickly relocate the bandit's corpses aside. About half of them entered the Precelestial Essence Mine and started to mine the ores under Sun Wu Jian's order.

"Kuangshan Healing Palm!"

"Kuangshan Healing Palm!"

Being the only one with an exquisite Kuangshan Healer's Art, Lu Qing Yun was the busiest amongst all of them. She's already on her second Essence Transformation Pill as she moves around to help accelerate the recovery of those injured cultivators from Sun Wu Jian's forces.

"Brother Qin, that martial technique of your subordinate is indeed miraculous." Sun Wu Jian praised Lu Qing Yun in front of Qin Lan to show a hint of his appreciation. He's even ready to pay Lu Qing Yun a few drops of Precelestial Essence as a display of his gratitude.

"We're not out of danger yet. What's Huang Ping and Wang Xun is doing right now?" Qin Lan asked. Although he's unsuitable to use the Kuangshan Healer's Art, that doesn't stop him from going around to treat the injured experts.

"Huang Ping is doing a headcount on the number of people we've lost. As for Wang Xun, he's leading the team inside the mine right now." Sun Wu Jian shared the information with Qin Lan without a hint of reservation.

"Headcount is the least important thing we had to do right now. What we should do right now is to check where's the ore the bandits had collected is stored so we can leave before any..." Qin Lan explained his worries, but before he managed to finish, something came.

"Awoo..."

"Awoo..."

"Awoo..."

"Three! - Three howls!" the experts around them lost their calmness after three continuous howls are heard. Some of them even shivered as they placed their hand on the sword by their side.

"Your highness, tell them not to take action!" Qin Lan said. The moment he looked above the sky, a Crimson Battle Wolf twice the size of the one he fought together with Lu Yi landed right beside Qin Lan and Sun Wu Jian.

**BANG!**

The leader of Crimson Battle Wolf growled in between Qin Lan and Sun Wu Jian's face. With the cultivation strength of a peak Flesh-Refining Layer, this Yao Beast is so far the strongest demon Qin Lan encountered in his current lifetime!

"Grrrr..."

"Why!" a hoarse accent of a human tongue came out from the leader of the Crimson Battle Wolf's mouth. Accompanying the voice is a soundwave that brings everyone below the ninth-level of Flesh Refining Layer cultivation into a trembling fear.

This Spiritual Attack is at least ten times stronger than the one inflicted on Lu Yi in their previous battle. Even the trio with Mistral Flesh Diagram and unique cultivation art failed to negate this Spiritual Attack.

"Do you smell... Like my tribespeople?" the leader of the Crimson Battle Wolf continued. Qin Lan's back was drenched with his own sweat as he struggles to remain conscious.

(We've come with a tribute... For the great Crimson King)  words in italic signify a different language is used here.

Qin Lan struggles to speak a sentence, but it's no longer spoken in the human tongue.

(AWOOO? There's actually a human in this era that know the language of the demons) words in italic signify a different language is used here.

The leader of the Crimson Battle Wolf said.