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Chapter 168: Reward at the Martial Temple, Heaven Devouring Pill Devouring
Chapter 168: Reward at the Martial Temple, Heaven Devouring Pill Devouring
"You two, it's about time to come out."
At the entrance of the Martial Temple, a middle-aged man in plain attire stood still and spoke softly.
"My apologies, we will be leaving now," Jiang Chengyun politely bowed to the man and then led Shen Yi out.
After leaving the Martial Temple, he introduced in a low voice, "These people are all the best from various provinces and counties, including the capital. There are even royal relatives and nobles, but regardless of status, once they join this place, they are considered disciples of the Martial Temple."
As he spoke, he pointed to both sides of the Martial Temple.
Compared to the towering main hall, the offices on either side resembled the ears of the Martial Temple.
"The left side is for demon hunters, and the right side is for the Demon Suppressing Bureau."
Before he finished speaking, many people had already noticed Shen Yi's attire and turned their attention to his youthful face.
Soon, several men dressed as personal guards and deputy generals from the Demon Suppressing Bureau made way, saying, "Please, General."
The demon hunters on the left all smiled, knowing that this young Demon Suppressing Commander's visit to the capital was most likely for a purification at the Martial Temple. These deputy generals would have to wait in line for their turn.
Just then, Shen Yi shook his head slightly, "No need."
Then, right before everyone's eyes, he turned and walked into the demon hunters' office.
The group was stunned, and several personal guards smirked, "Keep laughing."
"..." One of the demon hunters scoffed, "Your status over there won't work here."
The Demon Suppressing Commander on the right would surely be given priority for purification, but the demon hunters didn't care about that. Whoever had the highest achievements would go first.
Before he finished speaking, a surprised voice came from inside the office.
"Ten times?"
Several demon hunters' faces changed slightly, and they hurriedly squeezed inside, no longer paying attention to the argument with the Demon Suppressing Bureau.
Jiang Chengyun placed the gilded register on the table, and the woman standing across from him was silently reading the register, which had a full page dedicated to recording the achievements of one person.
"Are all the other demon hunters from Qingzhou retired?"
"Ten times of purification at the Martial Temple..." She shook her head in amazement.
The woman's words confirmed their suspicions, and the demon hunters were astonished.
They didn't know how many years it would take for them to accumulate enough for even one purification.
And this person had ten purifications? Was this a purification or a bath?
"Understood, I'll arrange it as soon as possible," the woman nodded slightly.
"Wait a moment, first give General Shen a copy of the Heaven Devouring Pill Devouring manuscript," Jiang Chengyun called out to her.
Upon hearing this, the woman, who had just calmed her emotions, suddenly fell silent again. Her fingertips moved to the words about the slaying of the White Deer Demon Sovereign in the Essence Condensation Realm, and then she looked at the quietly waiting Shen Yi.
She found it hard to associate this black armor, the achievements recorded in the register, and a Core Formation Technique.
"Are all the Jade Dew Realm cultivators in Qingzhou this strong now?"
The woman rubbed her temples. If it weren't for the worm-like handwriting that she recognized, she would have doubted whether Qingzhou had gone mad with poverty, trying to deceive the court's rewards.
After inspecting the demon blood qi in the silver bell, she turned and went to the back.
It was hard to find a safer place in the entire Great Qian Dynasty than next to the Martial Temple, so most martial arts techniques, pill recipes, and treasure artifacts were stored here, saving a lot of time.
The other onlooking demon hunters, upon learning that this young Demon Suppressing Commander still needed to cultivate a Core Formation Technique, breathed a sigh of relief. But before they could fully relax, they realized something was amiss.
They fell into the same contemplation as the woman.
Shen Yi ignored the ghostly expressions of the surrounding people. The Immortal-Demon Nine Transformations, which allowed for low cultivation but high combat power, often failed to conceal one's strength and instead attracted more scrutiny due to its unusual nature.
After a moment, the woman came out again and placed a thick martial arts manuscript on the table, "General Shen, please stay at the Divine Martial Temple for a while. When you're ready, I'll arrange for your purification at the temple."
"Thank you."
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Having just arrived in the capital, with an unknown, eerie presence in the main hall, it wouldn't be wise to attract too much attention.
At least he should wait for five days.
The Four Combined True Energy and Vein Seizing Dragon techniques took about this long, and it also matched others' expectations of him.
He was said to be staying at the Divine Martial Temple.
In fact, the Demon Hunters' Bureau had arranged for him to stay behind the temple.
In the central courtyard, one could occasionally see people coming and going. Although their attire wasn't as uniform and neat as the Clothing Bureau's, they were all simple and wore plain long robes and cloth shoes.
Perhaps because they were in the Imperial City, this group of people didn't restrain their auras.
Shen Yi roughly sensed their strength and found that there weren't any particularly formidable individuals; almost all of them were Foundation Realm warriors, but there were slightly more of them compared to Qingzhou.
"That's where the Divine Martial Temple disciples live; ours is over here."
Jiang Chengyun led him to the left side. The conditions here were obviously inferior to the other side, not because of any change in furnishings, but mainly because it seemed like no one had lived here, giving it a dusty appearance.
"Make do with it. After all, only a few people come to the capital to receive rewards, and most leave after receiving them. Only those who need to wait for purification at the temple will stay for a few days."
"You've just become the Demon Subjugation General, so it's not good to appear too extravagant. It's easy to give people a handle."
Jiang Chengyun manipulated his aura to clean up two rooms.
"It's fine, 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. If it weren't for Lin Baiwei's help in cleaning, it would have been a dirty and messy doghouse.
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It must be said that the Demon Suppressing Bureau did a perfect job in this regard, just like the previous Wind and Thunder Sun Melt Canon. Not only was it detailed, but it was also filled with annotations, far superior to the pretentious old Daoists from White Cloud Temple.
As he slowly turned to the first page, he looked at the obscure text.
The relaxed expression on Shen Yi's face suddenly froze...
It turned out that it wasn't detailed; it simply had a lot of content, and each page was no less than the golden pages that recorded the Two-Element True Intent.
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Upon hearing this, Shen Yi turned his attention back to this Sky Devouring Pill Devouring Technique.
Damn... He had been scammed.
He gritted his teeth and began flipping through the pages one by one.
The densely packed small characters were all recognizable, but when put together, they seemed like an incomprehensible heavenly text.
Finally, after reaching the last page, a line of text appeared on the panel.
[Condensation (Precious). Sky Devouring Pill Devouring Technique: Not Yet Initiated]
It turned out to be another martial arts inner strength technique with the word "Precious" at the end, and compared to the Body Tempering Technique, Immortal Demon Nine Transformations, this was a proper martial arts inner strength technique.
Shen Yi sighed and apologized to himself in his heart, "Sorry, brother."
With a slight movement of his mind, the vast demonic lifespan surged towards this technique.
(End of Chapter)
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