Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

Demon-suppression Bureau, Foreign Affairs Hall.

Several Colonels crowded at the entrance and upon hearing about the Vajra Gate from the young woman inside, they appeared slightly perplexed, but then seemed to recall something.

A few disciples dressed in Golden Eagle attire stepped in immediately and said sternly, "Officer Shen has saved our lives; don't try to fob him off with that trifle!"

The young woman curled her lip and looked back at Shen Yi, "Sir, don't listen to their nonsense. I'm not in the habit of skimping on government resources. I just mentioned it in passing. But what I said is also true. The superior Jade Liquid Realm Martial Arts of the Bodhi Vajra Body was indeed offered voluntarily by the head of Vajra Gate, and it has not been touched up to now."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi was slightly taken aback.

Ever since he had arrived from another time, his deepest understanding of the martial arts sects was their immense wariness of the Demon-suppression Bureau.

"As for the reason," the young woman inside explained softly, "Officer Shen should know that practices like the Refinement Method are pretty much the same, no matter who cultivates them."

"Vajra Gate was once a great sect, in possession of the Vajra Bodhi Treasure Tree. With the support of the fruit produced by this tree, it only took one hundred and eighty years for someone to cultivate this superior martial arts to perfection, creating a body so strong that it shocked people and was very hard to injure even at the Condensation Elixir Realm."

One hundred and eighty years was a threshold.

A normal person could live up to two hundred and twenty years upon reaching the Jade Liquid Early Stage.

It also meant that disciples of Vajra Gate, as long as they could break through to the Jade Liquid Early Stage, could perfectly cultivate the Bodhi Vajra Body to completion and possess a physical body that could overpower anyone in the Jade Liquid Boundary.

"Unfortunately, the Bodhi Treasure Tree withered later..."

"Without the enhancement of the tree's fruit, no matter how many Body Refining Elixirs they used, it was hard for them to achieve the past effects. The disciples, no matter how hard they tried, could only cultivate it to minor completion at best. Vajra Gate quickly fell to a third-rate power."

The young woman blinked and continued, "They were quite lucky, though. Somehow, they found half of the Condensation Elixir Tempering Method and actually achieved some success with it. To avoid drawing the attention of other powers, they simply offered the previous Vajra Body to the Demon-suppression Bureau for peace of mind."

As the saying goes, unsolicited favors are either treacherous or thieving.

But for Vajra Gate, seeking a powerful backer to rejuvenate its sect was quite normal.

"A superior Jade Liquid Realm Martial Arts, even the General himself personally reviewed them, leaving his comment that unless the Vajra Bodhi Tree comes back to life, it is worthless. Rather than spending time on body refining, it's better to work hard to advance through the realms..."

"This is the only superior martial arts collected by the Foreign Affairs Hall. I'm not clear about other places in the treasury, but to access the treasury, one needs an order from the General himself."

After listening to the other party's introduction and recalling Hong Lei's earlier reminder, Shen Yi pondered for a bit. A tinge of indecision flickered in his eyes before he lightly tapped his fingers on the counter and feigned disbelief, "There's such a thing in the world? A set of martial arts still depends on a treasure plant? Let's go with that one."

Upon hearing this, the young woman raised her eyebrows towards the Golden Eagle Commandants. She had made her statement clear. If the others were dissatisfied, it was none of her concern.

The Colonels silently retreated, apparently well aware of the pride of such figures and knowing they couldn't be persuaded with just a few words.

"Shall we also convert all the precious medicines into the ones for Body Refining?"

"Yes," Shen Yi replied without changing his expression, retreating his gaze.

He had realized that in Qingzhou, anything related to the Condensation Elixir Realm, no matter what, could not bypass the General.

This also indicated that upon reaching the Condensation Elixir Realm, one would have the power to cause upheaval in Qingzhou, a power that needed to be strictly controlled.

A superior Body Refining Method that didn't require innate talent or comprehension was already the most precious thing he could obtain at the moment.

...

Although there was the Skyprowler Yama Outer Elixir stabilizing his energy sea, Shen Yi was well aware of the downsides of such a domineering method.

He might possess the cultivation of a three-thousand-year-old Jiao Jun but lacked corresponding powerful techniques and the tough scales of a dragon's body. It was fine to bully martial artists far weaker than a dragon.

If he were to face an opponent of equal cultivation, he would be at a disadvantage everywhere, barely having the power to fight, not as helpless as before when he had no chance to fight back.

The most important point.

The fiendish power within the Outer Elixir cannot be regenerated, which means if you stake your life in a fight and expend it to the last, you only have one chance.

If you cannot obtain another Inner Core from the same realm for replenishment, this Skyprowler External Elixir, which has consumed nearly two thousand years of demon lifespan, will become a useless piece of trash.

Therefore, you must not let any opportunities for improvement slip by. Find your next read at empire

"I've noted it all down, and I'll pick the best Light Body Step Technique for you. Once everything is counted, I'll immediately send someone to deliver it to you. If this Refinement Martial Arts doesn't suit your taste... hehe... if you want to switch to something else, you can find me anytime, Officer Shen. I'll be here every month from the 7th to the 19th, and the Precious Medicines can also be exchanged."

The young lady revealed a sweet dimple, yet it caused a few Colonels standing nearby to frown – were they waiting here for this?

"By the way, when you go to Linjiang Prefecture, you'll be provided with three Assistant Generals and one hundred and twenty Colonels. If you'd like to take a few from here, as long as it's not too many, three to five is no problem," she said with a shrug.

"After all, we are also short-handed here; everyone can't just go off and enjoy the good life with Officer Shen."

"We'll talk about it when the time comes."

Shen Yi turned around, instantly enveloped in a swarm of fervent gazes.

As he slightly stepped forward, several Colonels carrying precious robes instantly shot cold glances over, causing the people from the outer camps to somewhat restrain themselves.

...

At the very edge of the crowd, tens of yards away.

A figure with exceptionally broad shoulders stood silently. He was dressed in a coarse cloth shirt and looked to be in his forties or fifties with a slightly bearded face, and did not even carry a weapon, appearing as an honest man grubbing in the fields.

On his shoulder perched a petite girl with two little buns in her hair, her skin was delicate and fair, with red lips and white teeth.

Dressed in a light-green dress, her bare feet swung comfortably.

Curiously, she watched the young man in black clothes; "What do you think, Chen Qiankun gives him the position of personal attendant, and he recommends him to us, what is he really up to?"

The middle-aged man's gaze was serene, he spoke slowly: "An old man tends to hesitate more, hoping the one he favors could stay by his side, yet also feeling it's a waste. Unable to make a decision, he simply passes the right to choose to the other party. He has lost the decisiveness of his youth. By this account, he won't be able to hold down Linjiang Prefecture for much longer."

At these words, the little girl tugged at the man's ear, "I hear there's more to your words."

"I am not speaking of your grandmother," the man replied with a helpless smile, then continued, "He wants to cover up the dragon-slaying incident while guarding against the Yangchun River Aquatic Race's retaliation, and still make a show of force to deter the Zhao Family. Look at the mess made, does that resemble the Chen Qiankun of old? The one he favors, could he possibly be just a milk-sop who can't face a squall?"

"To offer a young man a comfortable choice, yet expect him to voluntarily decline it, is simply a joke."

With that, he slowly turned around.

"The General has gone to the Imperial Court to ask for reinforcements for the third time. Great turmoil looms over Qingzhou. We demon hunters are doomed to die in the forefront – we have no time to nurse the children for Lord Chen."

"Haha," the little girl laughed as she shook her legs, "Speaking of children, I rather like that girl with the surname Lin who started learning to hunt demons from the Initial Realm. She nearly died in a small place like Baiyun County – hilarious. If the General can't bring back reinforcements, I will have to fight for her right in this Martial Temple Refinement session, just to get rid of that milky smell."

"When she returns from solidifying her pill, and sees this boy serving as someone's attendant, won't she be furiously frustrated?"

"The impressive person described in the letters, who has only just gulped down a few bites of raw meat, tasting the flavor of blood, has been leashed by old Chen to the Prefectural Governor's house in Linjiang. Oh my..." She rubbed away the tears of laughter at the corners of her eyes.

It wasn't mockery – it's just that even the bravest of beasts, if employed in watching the house and getting fed by hand for too long, would see their fangs and claws lose their sharpness.

Throughout the ages, every General has emerged from among the demon hunters.

They are wolves – daring to step out of the Qingzhou Twelve Districts and into the territory of the Demon King, a fierce pack of wolves licking blood off their blades amidst surging danger!