Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

Chapter 166 Receiving Rewards at the Martial Temple, Devouring the Heaven-Devouring Elixir_1

"The two of you can come out now," a middle-aged man dressed in a common cloth shirt said quietly as he stood still at the entrance to the Martial Temple, his voice a gentle reminder.

"Sorry, we are leaving right away," said Jiang Chengyun with utmost politeness to the man, then proceeded to walk outside with Shen Yi.

Only after leaving the Martial Temple did Jiang Chengyun whisper an introduction, "Those people are the cream of the crop, selected from various states and counties, including the Capital City. Not lacking in royal kin and nobility, but no matter the status, once they join here, they are considered to be disciples of the Martial Temple."

After that, he gestured toward the sides of the Martial Temple.

Compared to the towering main hall, the offices on both sides resembled the ears of the Martial Temple.

"On the left is the Demon Hunter Office, and on the right is the Demon-suppression Bureau," he said.

Meanwhile, many had noticed Shen Yi's attire and had turned their gazes to his youthful face.

Soon enough, several men dressed as Personal Adjutant Generals in front of the Demon-suppression Bureau Office parted to create a path, "General, please go ahead."

The demon hunters on the left side began to laugh. A Demon-suppression Great General this young coming to the Capital City was highly likely here for the Martial Temple Refinement. These adjunct generals will just have to wait their turn and get in line.

Just then, Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said, "No need."

Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he turned and walked into the Demon Hunter Office.

The crowd was stunned, and shortly afterward, a few Personal Adjutant Generals' lips curled up, "Go on, keep laughing."

"..." The demon hunters pursed their lips, "Your status over there doesn't matter to us."

Being a Demon-suppression Great General on the right meant priority arrangement for the Refinement. The demon hunters didn't follow that rule; those with higher merits went first.

Before the words had settled, a surprised voice suddenly came from within the office, "Ten times?"

The faces of several demon hunters changed, no longer caring about arguing with the Bureau, they hurriedly squeezed inside.

Jiang Chengyun placed the prepared Gilded Document on the table. The woman standing opposite was silently looking at the pages where the achievements were neatly recorded.

"Are the other demon hunters from Qingzhou all retired?"

"Ten times at the Martial Temple Refinement..." she said, shaking her head in wonder.

Having their suspicions confirmed by the woman's words, the demon hunters' faces revealed astonishment.

It took them who knows many years to accumulate a single opportunity.

The other person had ten times at once? Was this for Refinement, or was he taking a bath?

"Understood. I will arrange it as soon as possible," the woman replied with a slight nod.

"Wait, first get a copy of the Heaven-Devouring Elixir Technique for General Shen," called Jiang Chengyun.

The woman, who had just adjusted her mindset upon hearing this, fell silent again, her fingertips resting on the records of the defeat of the White Deer Demon Lord in the Embrace Pill Realm, then looking toward Shen Yi, who was quietly waiting.

She found it hard to reconcile the sight of his profound armor and the achievements listed in the document with a Condensation Elixir Method.

"Are the Jade Liquid Realm cultivators from Qingzhou this strong now?" she murmured to herself, rubbing her temples. If not for the earthworm-like handwriting from a familiar hand, she really would have suspected Qingzhou had gone mad, trying to deceive the Imperial Court's rewards.

After checking the demon qi blood in the silver bell, she turned and went to the back.

It would be hard to find a safer place than next to the Martial Temple throughout the entire Great Qian Dynasty, which is where most Martial Arts Techniques, as well as Elixirs and Precious Tools, were kept, thus saving a lot of time.

The other onlookers, who had realized that this young Demon-suppression Great General also needed to study the Condensation Elixir Method, breathed a sigh of relief, and before they could fully relax, they too realized something was off.

Then, they fell into the same contemplation as the woman.

Shen Yi ignored the perturbed looks of those around him. The low cultivation but high combat ability brought by the Nine Transformations of the Immortal Demon often did not help conceal his identity but rather, due to its conspicuous nature, invited more scrutiny for no good reason.

Luckily, once the Condensation Elixir Method was in hand, such issues would no longer arise.

A moment later, the woman came back out and placed the thick martial arts manuscript on the table, "General Shen, please stay temporarily at the Martial Temple for a while. When you're ready, I can arrange the Martial Temple Refinement for you at any time."

"Thank you."

Shen Yi took the Condensation Elixir Method, but he didn't immediately use the interface.

Having just arrived in the Capital City and with unknown eerie presences still within the great hall nearby, it wouldn't be wise to draw too much attention with extraordinary behavior.

At least wait for five days, he thought.

It had been about the same amount of time for the Four Harmonies True Gang and the Intercepting Veins and Capturing Dragons, and this aligned with what others thought of him.

They said he was residing in the Martial Temple.

In reality, the living quarters arranged by the Demon Hunter Office were behind the Martial Temple.

Within the central courtyard, people could occasionally be seen coming and going. Although their attire wasn't as uniform and neat as the service clothing, they were all quite simple, uniformly wearing long robes and cloth shoes.

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Perhaps because it was within the Imperial City, these people did not conceal their auras.

Shen Yi casually sensed around and found no particularly mighty presences; most were martial artists in the Condensation Elixir Realm, only slightly more in number than in Qingzhou.

"That is where the Disciples of the Martial Temple reside. Ours are over here."

Jiang Chengyun led him to the left. The conditions here were clearly worse than those next door, not so much in terms of furnishings, but rather because it seemed seldom occupied, giving off an air of dustiness.

"Make do for now. After all, those who come to the Capital City to receive rewards are always in the minority, most leave right after receiving them, only those waiting for Martial Temple Refinement stay a few days."

"You've just become the Demon-suppression Great General, it's not good to appear too luxurious, it could attract criticism."

Jiang Chengyun manipulated his aura and cleared two rooms.

"No problem, I'm not picky."

Shen Yi didn't really care about these things.

When he first crossed over, the side room he lived in was even worse, and if it hadn't been for Lin Baiwei's help in cleaning, it would have been nothing but a filthy dog's kennel.

He walked into the room, sat at the table, and looked at the thick Condensation Elixir Method with great satisfaction.

One had to admit, the Demon-suppression Bureau had done an impeccable job on this front. The Wind-Thunder Sun-Melting Manual received before was the same, not only detailed in record but also filled with annotations, much better than the pretentiously profound old Daoists of Baiyun Temple.

As he slowly turned to the first page and stared at the dense text,

Shen Yi's previously relaxed face suddenly froze...

It wasn't that the writing was detailed; it was merely that the content was voluminous, with each page no less filled than the gilded pages encoding the Dual Polarity True Intent.

He looked outside the door, "Was the Condensation Elixir Method you cultivated also this thick?"

"What a joke," Jiang Chengyun raised an eyebrow, enviously saying, "It took me a long time to accumulate enough merit to exchange for a mid-grade Condensation Elixir Method, which totaled less than ten pages altogether. Do you think everyone has exceptional talents like you and Lady Jiang, daring to cultivate the number one Condensation Elixir Method in the Great Qian Dynasty?"

Hearing this, Shen Yi redirected his gaze back to the Heaven-Devouring Elixir Technique.

This was a mistake... I've been tricked.

Jiang Qiulan's casual demeanor had led Shen Yi to mistake it for just an ordinary Condensation Elixir Method.

He gritted his teeth and flipped through the pages one by one.

The dense, tiny characters were all familiar, but when put together, they seemed like an enigma.

Only after turning the last page did a new line of text appear on the interface.

[Condensation Elixir (Rare). Heaven-Devouring Elixir Technique: Uninitiated]

It turned out to be another martial art marked with "Rare," and unlike the Body Refining Nine Transformations of the Immortal Demon, this was a proper martial arts inner work.

Shen Yi sighed, inwardly apologizing to himself, "Brother, sorry about this."

His mind moved slightly, and the vast lifespan of demons flowed into the technique.