Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

[In the first year, you swallowed the Refinement Elixirs and began practicing the Bodhi Vajra Body.]

Inside the room, Shen Yi gathered all the hundreds of bottles of Refinement Elixirs into the silver bell.

Despite the bell's small size, it had more than enough space for some personal items.

With a flip of his palm, the soybean-sized red pills, carrying a faint scent of beast blood, a year's worth was gradually put into his mouth.

[In the second year, the Refinement Techniques you practiced before vaguely followed the same path as this Vajra Body, allowing quick mastery. With the continuous aid of Precious Medicines, the efficiency of your practice greatly increased.]

[In the fifth year, you slowly realized something was amiss, the Bodhi Vajra Body seemed to require a certain special spiritual plant to assist in your practice, and the efficiency decreased.]

Reading the prompts on the panel, Shen Yi had already learned from others and prepared himself mentally in advance.

With the aid of Vajra Bodhi Seeds and Precious Medicines, it would take one hundred and eighty years.

I should double that amount to be sure, right?

This method of meticulous practice pays off precisely for the effort put in and is much more reliable than those dependent on enlightenment and insight.

The only thing worth looking forward to see if it is possible to combine it with those Demonic talents I have, to derive stronger Demonic Martial Arts.

As time slowly passed.

"It's a pity that they are about to be consumed. To get more, I'd need to distinguish myself in battle again, which could arouse suspicion..."

Not to mention I don't have any merit to spare, even if I did, it would be hard to explain where a hundred years' worth of elixirs went.

Shen Yi flipped his palm again. Only a few elixirs remained in his hand, and he sighed lightly.

Yet, the hundred years' worth of elixirs he consumed had granted him a body brimming with more substantial vigor and skin that emitted a faint, glowing light.

With the enhancement from the Jiao Demon and Tuolong talents, Shen Yi's strength within the Jade Liquid Boundary was already overwhelmingly powerful. And this body Refinement Martial Arts, built upon such a foundation, actually allowed him to feel a significant improvement!

One could hardly imagine how terrifying it might have been before the Bodhi Vajra Tree withered. With just the threshold of Jade Liquid Early Stage, the Sect Disciples could mass-produce a battle power comparable to Jade Liquid Perfection.

Even without a General of the Condensation Elixir Realm presiding, who wouldn't fear a group of tough and pain-inflicting disciples?

[In the six hundred and twenty-fourth year, even without the aid of spiritual plants and Precious Medicines, relying on the long passage of time, you still managed to bring the practice of the Bodhi Vajra Body to perfection...]

[Jade Liquid · Bodhi Vajra Body (Perfection)]

[Remaining Demonic lifespan: Four hundred and seventy-four years]

A bright white radiance enveloped his body before swiftly sinking into his skin.

Shen Yi closed his eyes to feel it carefully, then opened them in amazement. Just the strength alone from the Bodhi Vajra Body accounted for about eighty percent of the Power of the Jiao Demon.

That's equivalent to a young Jiao over thirty meters long.

Literally tearing demons apart with bare hands.

Moreover—

Shen Yi looked at his arm and this time, he didn't try to cut himself with a knife. A simple press with his fingertip was enough for him to judge.

If he were to go back to Qingfeng Mountain, Zhang Hengzhou's claws, even in his exhausted state, would definitely not pierce his shoulders so easily, let alone a young Jiao or Crocodile Dragon.

At least a martial artist in the Condensation Elixir Realm using proper martial techniques would have a possibility to break his defense.

Barely enough.

After all, I am not a wooden dummy standing there waiting to be hit.

I wonder if I'm being presumptuous.

But Shen Yi truly believes that with such a formidable body and the Fiendish External Elixir, although he currently lacks mastery over any Condensation Elixir Martial Arts, those warriors who form nascent pills... probably wouldn't be his match.

If he could complete his Condensation Elixir techniques, even if Jiao Jun came back to life, he might not be afraid to have a go.

Compared to the Condensation Elixir Method, obtaining Condensation Elixir Martial Arts is much simpler.

After all, the demons he had slain might not excel in martial artists' inner cultivation, but they certainly know how to kill—what techniques are more vicious and brutal.

As long as there are enough Demon Crystals, it shouldn't be a big problem.

Shen Yi reached for the last light-footed martial arts and skimmed through it, gaining a rough understanding.

This White Steed Shifting Steps, compared to the White Ape Playing with Pythons, is better suited for long-distance travel—it doesn't increase speed by much, but it endures longer and is not a footwork technique for close-quarters combat.

With only over four hundred years of Demonic lifespan remaining, some must be reserved to replenish the Qi sea. After all, during the last battle with the Jiao Demon, even with the demon half-crippled, it still depleted a lifespan similar to his own.

As for this technique, it's better to consider it when the savings are more substantial.

He manipulated the silver bell to collect all the martial arts on the bed into it.

Just then, a call came from outside the courtyard.

...

"Officer Shen!"

After greeting him, Li Xinhan, wrapped in bandages, limped in from the darkness.

His expression wooden, he walked into the room step by step, pulled up a chair to sit down, and then fixed his gaze tightly on Shen Yi.

It seemed he wanted to verify whether this was indeed the same arrest officer he had personally brought back from Baiyun County. After a long while, he slumped back in dejection, "Officer Shen, you're truly ruthless."

He was just one merit short of being promoted to Personal Adjutant General.

Recruiting Shen Yi was also with the thought that the other party could help him out.

After the incident in Shuiyun Village, Li Xinhan, as the commanding general, didn't touch the merit at all, thinking that it should rightfully belong to Shen Yi. The latter had just joined the Demon-suppression Bureau and indeed needed the merit to secure his position.

He was also looking forward to repaying Shen Yi for saving his life once his injuries were healed.

When he found out that his older sister had failed to retain Shen Yi, he almost fell out with her.
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But now—

Li Xinhan gritted his teeth, filled with regret; after all, the other party probably didn't lack that little bit and might not even care about it at all.

"Can't you stay put when you're injured?"

Shen Yi slowly sat up, having stayed at Qingfeng Mountain for so long, barely getting a rest... and yet these people kept coming one after another.

He didn't particularly dislike the Li siblings, after all, they had worked on missions together. However, he was somewhat wary of their noble family background, especially after witnessing the tragic state of the Qingfeng Mountain disciples, his feeling of caution had deepened.

But as long as they didn't approach him with recruitment or strange maneuvers, they were actually not bad people.

After all, that letter of commission, for most Colonels, truly was a life-saving straw.

"Hmm?"

Li Xinhan suddenly looked puzzled towards the door, only to see his usually fearless older sister standing awkwardly in the courtyard at that moment.

What was going on?

Not to mention a Personal Adjutant General, even if she faced the General's Disciple, she would dare to draw her short sword, let alone Shen Yi, who was an acquaintance.

"Officer Shen just got back and needs to rest, you two talk, I'll just stay for a while."

Li Mujin tugged at her rosy lips, recalling the sight of a tall horse passing by her, she held onto her sleeve cuffs with some embarrassment.

Seeing her look guilty,

Shen Yi roughly guessed her thoughts, lazily got up to pour water, and teased lightly, "You weren't so polite that day, quite the talker, weren't you?"

His way of judging good and bad was very simple; who hoped he would live and who was keen on his death. Although the latter wasn't pure-hearted and not quite one of his own, she clearly belonged to the former.

In this world, there aren't many who are purely good. Having someone wish you well is already not bad...

Upon hearing this, Li Mujin's face instantly turned red; she also remembered what happened under the tree and stammered an explanation, "I... didn't mean any harm."

No matter what small schemes she harbored, she never truly wanted Shen Yi to be in danger; she simply believed that Fang Heng had already made arrangements for him, which led to the awkwardness of the three of them looking at each other in the end.

"What's happening with the two of you? Sister, didn't you have something to tell him?"

Li Xinhan glanced back and forth between them, puzzled.

Hearing this, Li Mujin stepped into the room hesitantly, "There is something... After you went to Qingfeng Mountain, Ma Tao and I packed up and, holding the commission, were ready to leave Qingzhou City first... I saw two Vajra Gate disciples looking for your friend, that bearded guy."

Shen Yi paused slightly while pouring water, "And then?"

"I noticed they seemed a bit malicious, so I went over to ask a few questions. But your friend seemed very anxious and told me not to interfere... I had no choice but to insist that they must bring him back after finishing what they had to do."

Continuing, Li Mujin bit her lip, knowing all too well what Shen Yi loathed the most, yet she still mustered the courage to explain, "I've not been in the Demon-suppression Bureau for long and am rather lazy, just a Colonel; I might not be able to hold them... so I used the name of my family."

"I even had Li Xiaoer follow them for a while and found out they left Qingzhou City with orders. It was really impossible to continue following them."

Having said this, Li Mujin stood with a slight apologetic air.

Shen Yi handed over the teacup, sincerely saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Miss Li."

With the involvement of the powerful Li family, the chances of Zhang the Butcher running into trouble could be reduced to almost negligible.

"As long as you don't mind, it's all good," Li Mujin held the teacup, her charming cheeks reddening further.

"Ah, I thought it was some big deal, making a Personal Adjutant General of the Demon-suppression Bureau wait for them? Quite some audacity."

Li Xinhan sat up with some difficulty, casually saying, "I will send an invitation, find an excuse to summon that bunch of young masters, including Vajra Gate; then you can directly interrogate them in person, let's do it tomorrow."

"You're planning to meet people looking like this?" Li Mujin glanced at him.

"What's there to be afraid of, these injuries are from demon hunting."

Li Xinhan raised an eyebrow; if he waited a few more days and Shen Yi left, then claiming to know the youngest Personal Adjutant General of the Demon-suppression Bureau wouldn't be credible to anyone.

How prestigious that would be, what is a little pain compared to it.

"Don't use your own name to send the invitation, have your good-for-nothing friends do it, if they know it's from the Li family, those from Vajra Gate may not come."

Li Mujin shook her head; her brother didn't really fit in with those people. They talked about romance and pleasures, while all he knew was about earning merits on assignments. Yet, he liked to pretend to be important, enjoying the feeling of being a big brother.

As one of the Four Great Families and Five Great Sects, the Li family had sent their direct descendants to serve in the Demon-suppression Bureau for generations. Their reputation on the surface spoke of their ability to command the winds and rain, high in virtue and esteem, but behind the scenes, they probably were viewed as traitors to their ancestors and spineless flatterers to the Imperial Court.

Who would truly befriend Li Xinhan?

Just like with the recent Qingfeng Mountain incident: while they forbade their own people from getting involved, they showed no intention of lending a hand either.

Thinking so, she turned to Shen Yi, "Are you going, Officer Shen? Or should we ask on your behalf?"

Shen Yi looked calm, his chin lifting slightly.

"I'll go."