It was dusk, and the afterglow shone through the dense treetops, casting mottled shadows.
Led by the scarlet horse, dozens of demon horses marched in unison and quickly galloped towards Qingfeng Mountain.
Shen Yi fell to the end and looked quietly at the armored figure in front of him.
Although he had never thought of handing over the Jiao Dan, he was still a little surprised that he got it so easily.
Logically speaking, this demon-suppressing general also made some efforts to kill the Jiao demon...
Well, it's a lot of strength.
Shen Yi was somewhat helpless. When he was still at the perfect initial stage, he faced young dragons and river monsters at the Jade Liquid Stage. Although they were all injured, it was not particularly difficult to kill them overall.
He relies on various jade-like superior martial arts that have reached perfection, as well as an endless supply of breath that consumes his lifespan.
But facing the demons in the Nascent Soul Realm, these martial arts gradually seemed a little powerless.
The old dragon had lost half of his life by the iron halberd, and had serious old wounds all over his body. In this state, he actually ate the Tiangang Blood Evil that he had been holding for nearly an hour.
In the end, it took the combined efforts of Tan Lang to kill the evil, cut off the meridians and capture the dragon to barely capture it.
This is almost all of Shen Yi's background.
If I meet a Dan-condensing demon in its prime next time, not only will I not be able to defeat it, I'm afraid I'll even have trouble escaping.
Fortunately, this trip was fruitful.
The crocodile beast essence in the Jade Liquid Realm, the inner elixir of the dragon in the Condensed Pill Realm, plus the eight hundred years before coming here, totaling to more than three thousand years of the demon's lifespan.
I don't know... can it help me successfully condense the pill?
Shen Yi was a little unsure.
"Brother Shen, you are really brave!"
Hong Lei pulled the reins closer, and seeing that he was confused, he lowered his voice and said, "Fortunately, Mr. Chen has made progress in his realm. If he was trapped by the sword formation, and you came back alone to chase the dragon, if you met with an accident, there would be no one to save you. You are young and have a bright future. Why gamble your life on achievements?"
After that, he smiled bitterly and said, "However, you really made the right bet. I have been promoted from a second-class lieutenant to a personal lieutenant general for decades, but it is not as fast as you have achieved in the past few days."
Judging from Shen Yi's age, he has only been in the Demon Suppression Division for ten years at most.
What a high status the personal lieutenant holds in the yamen. Above him are the group of monster catchers, the twelve demon-suppressing generals and the commander-in-chief.
As long as they are in Qingzhou, even the first-rate forces have to be polite to him for the sake of General Chen.
However, Hong Lei was just amazed but did not feel jealous.
Just killing a dragon demon in the Nascent Soul Realm is not something that ordinary people can do. Look at the wounds on Shen Yi's shoulders and the way the dragon's head was chopped off.
It must be a thrilling battle for both sides!
Thinking of this, Hong Lei couldn't help but yearn: "Hey! Before the old Jiao Mo died, he must have been impressed by Brother Shen's strength. He wanted to let the aquatic creatures in the river see the style of our Demon Suppression Division's genius!"
"…"
Shen Yi nodded slightly and avoided the topic: "What are the benefits of becoming a personal general?"
He did not forget the purpose of coming to the Demon Suppression Bureau.
"Benefits?" Hong Lei regained his composure and stretched out his palm: "Let me tell you this, no matter in a sect or aristocratic family, a master like you who has reached the perfection of the Jade Liquid Realm, if you are not a direct descendant of the bloodline, or have signed a blood contract of some kind, if you want to learn the method of condensing the pill, you must at least work for them for decades before you can gain their trust."
Hearing this, Shen Yi also remembered the Vajra Sect that Zhang the Butcher had mentioned. Not to mention the Dan Condensation Method, even the slightly inferior Dan Condensation Body Tempering Martial Arts required fifty years of chanting and fifty years of teaching. He was somewhat puzzled: "Even if the Jade Liquid is perfected, the life span is only more than three hundred years. What's the point of wasting time on such useless things, even if you get the Dan Condensation Method?"
Hong Lei was slightly stunned, and smiled bitterly: "Brother Shen, to them, you are an outsider. The Dan Condensation Method is the foundation. As long as this method is still there, the first-class forces will always be first-class forces. But if you take the method to the Demon Suppression Division... You should know that they will not only refuse the captain of the Demon Suppression Division, but even the government officials will be turned away, which is enough to show their resistance to the court."
"Of course, there are faster ways. Have you seen Qingfeng Mountain? Other families also have things similar to the Ancestral Sword. As long as you are willing to sign a blood contract and serve as a guardian of the clan, no family will be stingy with your strength."
"But you have become my close follower, at most ten years... no, five years..."
Hong Lei looked at Shen Yi's slightly frowned eyebrows, smacked his lips, and changed his words: "If you are lucky and make great contributions, three years is not impossible. The Dan Condensation Methods collected by the court are not lacking in top-grade ones, and you can choose at will according to your needs. It is much better than those sects."
Shen Yi looked over with a little excitement: "Can you go faster?"
Hearing this, Hong Lei's expression suddenly changed. He looked around and found that Mr. Chen's red horse had already disappeared at the end of his sight.
Then he reached out and pressed Shen Yi's hand holding the reins, and used the secret method of transmitting sound: "Brother, you saved my life, Lao Hong, don't let others hear this, otherwise you will never have another chance in this life."
"You refused to wait for three years. Who would be willing to vouch for you to the imperial court? Who would dare to believe that you would guard Qingzhou after condensing the pill, instead of leaving and even joining a noble family or a demon?"
Hearing this, Shen Yi lowered his eyes slightly.
He suddenly realized that although he had never deliberately revealed anything, in fact, in the eyes of outsiders, he had already revealed a hint of anxiety.
In the minds of ordinary people, one type of martial arts takes more than ten years or even dozens of years to practice, and the progress of realm cultivation is even slower, and can only be accumulated by pills.
His attitude, as if he wanted to grab all the tricks from the Demon Suppression Division and run away, didn't seem like he was really trying to learn the skills, but rather like he was here to steal martial arts.
You should pay more attention to it in the future.
"I know the temperament of geniuses like you. You wish you could ascend to heaven overnight. Fang Heng is like this, Lin Baiwei is like this, and Bai Ziming is also like this. But now one of you is practicing boxing in the general's mansion, one has become a monster catcher, and the other is treating patients in the clinic."
Hong Lei sighed, then smiled and said, "Work first, then eat, this is the rule of the Demon Suppression Division... Now look at General Chen's attitude, Sword Pool Refining, you have the best chance, the other three are unlikely to be able to snatch you."
"Sword Pool Cleansing?" Shen Yi was a little confused.
Hong Lei finally realized that the other party had already run away and was not present at all: "The old man summoned the Yin God, first killed the ancestor of the Zhang family, then killed the head of Qingfeng, and shattered the ancestral sword with his halberd. The sword pool has become ownerless and is temporarily under the custody of old man Chen. Although it cannot be regenerated, it is enough for you to use it several times. Just one time is enough for you to swallow medicine and practice hard for most of your life!"
Ownerless?
Shen Yi turned his head and noticed that the other party had something to say: "Where is Qingfengmen?"
"So they say the older you get, the more evil you become."
With Chen Qiankun away, Hong Lei spoke boldly: "The general knew that the head of Qingfeng was born with a disability, so he deliberately surrounded him but did not destroy him. He kept all the disciples and let them experience the power of the ancestral sword in person. He would destroy it and let the monster catchers investigate the remaining disciples. If there is no abnormality, they will all be taken into the Demon Suppression Division."
"It's so funny, General Chen suddenly has two more Nascent Soul Realm lieutenants under his command."
Although with the strength of the two great elders who protect the sect, they will be promoted soon, it is still an interesting story.
"By the way, you want to learn Dan Ning Wushu, right? The general has demonstrated it to you personally. As long as you can catch the tail of the aristocratic sects that have not been well hidden, and have enough strength, you can completely replicate the events of Qingfeng Mountain. It's no big deal for you to copy two books on the way to transport the many martial arts books back."
As Hong Lei was talking, he suddenly noticed that there was a strange light in the eyes of the young man next to him.
He opened his mouth, wondering if he had said something wrong.
(End of this chapter)