Becoming a God by Searching Mountains and Subduing Demons

Chapter 115: Imperial Reward
The dark blue conch lay quietly in the water tank without any movement, but the air was filled with an amazing fishy smell.

"Xiaotian, what just happened?"

Jiang Yue pulled Xiaotian who was sleeping soundly.

"Wang-"

Xiaotian shook his dog head, indicating that he knew nothing and had been sleeping soundly.

"I just know how to sleep."

Jiang Yue cursed with a smile, then turned around and continued to ask about Xuntian. It turned out that Xuntian also said that he had been sleeping and knew nothing.

"Okay, Xuntian, be good and continue sleeping."

Jiang Yue comforted Xuntian.

"Wang-"

Xiaotian barked wildly, feeling that Jiang Yue was hypocritical, and he dug the ground with his paws in anger. His puppy eyes were full of resentment, which made Jiang Yue laugh.

Then, while the old man was cooking and Silang was practicing martial arts, Jiang Yue tasted all the dishes on the table. It was not because he was greedy and wanted to eat secretly, but he wanted to taste the dishes himself to see if they were poisonous.

The result was beyond Jiang Yue's expectation. The food on the table not only did not contain any toxins, but instead contained extremely abundant essence. It actually made the simple meat look like a precious medicine.

"Could it be that the ability of this conch is to cook, make elixirs, or something like that?"

Jiang Yue thought about it carefully and didn't pursue it further.

Since the conch hasn't said anything yet, why not make a delicious meal for it as a gesture of goodwill?
"Okay~"

Grandpa Jiang Cong shouted and brought two plates of stir-fried dishes.

These vegetables were grown in the backyard. In this world, the soil was fertile and rich in the spirit of the earth. Ordinary fruits and vegetables grew very fast. Even good precious medicines only matured once or twice a year. As for those precious medicines that took hundreds of years to mature, Jiang Yue could not get them now.

Just imagine, a precious medicinal plant grows in such an environment rich in the spiritual veins of heaven and earth, and takes a hundred years to mature. How powerful would that be?
The vegetables and eggs fried in lard were very fragrant. Jiang Yue and Silang were very hungry and soon sat down with grandpa and started eating!
Many customs in this world, such as the legend of the Nian monster, setting off firecrackers, pasting Spring Festival couplets, and general cleaning, do exist. However, customs such as eating dumplings, eating Yuanxiao, and staying up all night do not exist. Festivals such as the Yuanxiao and Cold Food Festival also do not exist in this world.

After New Year’s Eve, starting from the first day of the new year, we basically enter the busy new year.

Therefore, for the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, New Year’s Eve is as precious as the last night of vacation in a whole year.

After having dinner with his grandfather Jiang Cong, Jiang Yue stuffed a red envelope into Jiang Hao's pocket and then went back home to sleep.

He now has the Mountain and River Treasure Book to deduce, and he also has martial arts to deduce, but martial arts clearly has a higher priority, so Jiang Yue plans to accumulate a batch of medicinal materials after the new year, and then use up all the accumulated time.

The twenty-fourth year of Yongjia passed like this.

When Jiang Yue woke up, it was already the twenty-fifth year of Yongjia.

It snowed on the first day of the twenty-fifth year of Yongjia. The snow was so heavy that several houses in the village were collapsed. Fortunately, they were houses for storing miscellaneous items and no one was hurt.

Jiang Yue got up very early. He waved his three-pointed, double-edged sword in the wind and snow. His surging blood and energy evaporated, and a faint golden red mist spread out, lingering around him.

Any snowflakes that came into contact with the pale golden blood vapor would melt instantly. By the time Jiang Yue finished dancing with the three-pointed, double-edged sword, the ground where he stood was left bare, and the surroundings were all covered with snow.

"The killing method is still too crude."

After Jiang Yue finished dancing, he looked at himself again.

The killing methods, Kaishan Duanyue and Shuilongyin, were both killing methods suitable for beginners to learn that were found by his master. They could only be used up to the second realm at most. With his current strength, killing a third realm warrior is as easy as butchering a dog. They were probably the strongest among the three realms. It was meaningless to practice Kaishan Duanyue and Shuilongyin to perfection. After all, they were just two ordinary killing methods that could not even activate the will.

Jiang Yue had two choices. One was to forcibly deduce these two killing methods and deduce them into advanced killing methods. The other was to directly look for better killing methods and then deduce them into a killing method suitable for the three-pointed, double-edged sword.

"It's better to choose the latter. Only by learning more martial arts can you create your own killing method."

Jiang Yue sighed.

He estimated that his way of killing was actually to consume time to synthesize the killing methods of various schools, and finally integrate them into a unique skill belonging to the three-pointed, double-edged sword.

This requires the strengths of all schools, and it is still too early.

"Xuntian, Xiaotian, it's snowing heavily today, you two should stay at home. I'm going to the county. If anything happens at home, Xuntian will tell me first, and Xiaotian will take care of it. Got it?"

Jiang Yue warned.

The dog and the eagle nodded very obediently.

Jiang Yue remembered that his master had told him that he had to go to worship the ancestors today. This would probably be a very solemn occasion, so Jiang Yue put on the black shirt that he had stolen from Luo Yushu before and dressed like a human.
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Qing County.

In the heavy snow, Xu Chong led six disciples into the mountains, leaving behind a series of footprints in the snow-covered fields.

Jiang Yue's clothes had been changed, and they were prepared for him by Senior Sister Luo Yushu. From the hairpin on his head to the cloud boots on his feet, they were all carefully prepared by Luo Yushu. A total of three sets were prepared and all given to Jiang Yue.

It has to be said that clothes make the man. After Jiang Yue was dressed up by his senior sister, he looked much better. If a stranger saw him, they would think he was a young master from some noble family.

"The ancestor of our lineage was a blacksmith, which is why our lineage is called the Qimen."

While walking in the snow, Xu Chong told his disciples about his ancestor's deeds: "I say ancestor, but he is actually my master, your great master. When my master was desperate, your great master gave me a living, and that's how we were destined to be together. All my skills in refining equipment were passed down to me by my master."

"Although your master's martial arts are not strong, his weapon refining skills are definitely top-notch in the world. I have learned 90% of it. If you want to learn, I can teach you."

Hearing this, the six of them were stunned.

Then everyone's eyes turned to Hu Yunlong.

After all, Hu Yunlong is the person who knows the Qimen shop best, and he helps his master manage the affairs of the Qimen shop every day.

The only one who could possibly learn how to refine weapons was Hu Yunlong.

"Master, you have seen my talent."

Hu Yunlong laughed and said, "It's not that I don't want to learn, it's that I really can't learn it. Refining equipment is different from martial arts. Just like what those alchemists said, they are two completely different paths."

"talk later."

Xu Chong smiled and said, "It won't be a problem for me to live for another few hundred years. We can talk about the inheritance of the weapon refining method then."

"it is good."

All the disciples responded.

Jiang Yue was quite curious about weapon refining methods and had an urge to learn it, but he now had a "time debt" and had mastered both the divine and martial arts, so it was really not easy for him to pick up another skill that would consume a lot of time.

It's okay to wait until you break through before learning how to refine equipment.

The group crossed several mountains and finally stopped in a valley on the edge of Manniu Ridge.

In this valley, no animals have been found, no precious medicines grow, and there is only a lonely grave.

Although Jiang Yue didn't understand Feng Shui, he could see that this was not a Feng Shui treasure land.

Feng Shui treasure lands are surrounded by mountains and rivers, with lush vegetation, which makes people feel relaxed and happy at first sight. If they are chosen well, they can bring blessings to future generations.

As for the founder of a sect, there are usually ancestral halls where he is worshipped.

But the founder of the Qimen sect only has a lonely grave in such a secluded valley, and the words on the tombstone are so blurred that they can no longer be seen.

"Master." Jiang Yue opened his mouth and wanted to ask something, but swallowed his words back because he saw that his master's expression was very painful.

"Shhh."

The voice of the eldest sister Shu Yuanheng reached Jiang Yue's ears through some method: "Little brother, Master has offended someone in the court, so the place where Master is buried is so desolate."

Jiang Yue was stunned. Thinking of his master's concern for him and seeing the desolate place where his ancestors were buried, he could hardly suppress his anger.

"Who did you offend? If I have the chance in the future, Jiang will definitely kill him!"

Jiang Yue asked hurriedly.

He is a Chinese who attaches great importance to the burial feng shui of his ancestors. In Jiang Yue's opinion, the disaster should not affect his family members. His master has died, but he still targets him, which shows that his character is so low that he is not even a human being.

People like this deserve to be killed!

Senior Sister Shu Yuanheng was stunned by Jiang Yue's words. She looked at Jiang Yue blankly, then at the sky, and said in a voice transmission: "When you succeed and enter the capital in the future, you will know, Junior Brother."

"it is good!"

Jiang Yue nodded slightly.

Then, Xu Chong and his disciples knelt in front of the grave in the snow, poured a few pots of liquor, put some food, and burned a lot of paper money.

Xu Chong talked a lot, mostly about how he now had six disciples, everything was stable, and everyone was doing well. He even brought Jiang Yue forward to introduce himself to the master.

After doing all this, Xu Chong took his disciples and left this desperate place.

"This valley is called the Three Absolutes Valley."

After leaving the valley, Xu Chong said in a deep voice: "In the future, you are not allowed to come to Sanjue Valley to worship the ancestors without me. Do you understand?"

"clear."

The disciples nodded in reply.

"Well, go back and wait. I think Erlang's transfer order will come down soon."

Xu Chong let out a long breath and smiled: "On the first day of the new year, we have started to do all the things that need to be done. If we are fast, we will arrive this afternoon. If we are slow, we will arrive on the second day of the new year."

"Hehe, I guess Erlang can get a high official position."

Hu Yunlong chuckled and said, "It's not like us. The reward is decided in the mansion, but Erlang's reward still needs to be decided in Kyoto."

The group talked as they walked, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Jiang Yue couldn't help but ask curiously: "Master, how are the positions in the Patrol Department divided?"

"The Sky Patrol Department is actually divided into many departments, including the Mountain Patrol Department, the Water Patrol Department, and those with great magical powers can hold multiple positions at the same time."

Xu Chong explained: "If you are under someone's control and help the boss manage an area, then you are a patrol flagman, and the captain who manages the flagmen is the patrol general flagman. If there is no direct leader above you, and you manage the general flagmen and flagmen below you, and you can take charge of all the affairs of an area, then you are a patrol lieutenant. Simply put, the flagmen, general flagmen, and lieutenants are at the first, second, and third realms of strength respectively."

Jiang Yue listened to Xu Chong's words, thought about it carefully, and then said: "The official position is actually linked to strength."

"That's right. It's also related to the land. Some demon mountains are very powerful, and there are many fourth, fifth, and sixth realm masters serving as patrol captains."

Xu Chong added: "For example, Funiushan Mountain has the Beast God Cult and many demons. It is the largest and most extensive mountain forest in Huichun Prefecture. The one who is in charge of all patrol affairs in Funiushan Mountain is a master of the fifth realm."

"understood."

Jiang Yue nodded slightly.

The 800-li Funiu Mountain does not just spread over 800 li, but is 800 li in radius. The Manniu Ridge on the body of the ox in Funiu Mountain is extremely vast, and no one knows how many monsters are hidden inside.

"Well, let's go back first."

Master Xu Chong led his disciples out of the forest and returned to the county, then went back to his room to rest.

Jiang Yue's six senior brothers and sisters simply gathered in the front yard, burning incense, brewing tea, and talking about the world. Of course, it was the senior brothers and sisters who talked and Jiang Yue listened.

Especially the eldest sister Shu Yuanheng and the fourth brother Shen Xuan. The former was born in a prominent family and worked as a water and destiny official in the capital's Wentang, so she was knowledgeable and experienced. As for Shen Xuan, he traveled all over the world and visited the Great Zhou, and he also saw many strange things.

The six brothers chatted about everything and finally talked about Jiang Yue.

"When Junior Brother succeeds, I'm afraid he will be able to directly enter the Great Zhou Tianjiao Ranking."

Shu Yuanheng sighed.

"That's right. If Junior Brother achieves success in a few years and hasn't reached the age limit, wouldn't it be easy for him to get first place?"

The other brothers and sisters also echoed.

"Third List of Geniuses?"

Jiang Yue asked in a low voice.

"Yes."

Shen Xuan patted Jiang Yue on the shoulder and said with a smile: "In our Great Zhou, there is a very mysterious force called Tianji Tower. Some people speculate that the royal family is behind it, and some people speculate that the national teacher is behind it. But no matter who it is, Tianji Tower can be said to be a know-it-all in the Great Zhou. All the battle records can be found."

"This Tianji Building has published many rankings, and the Tianjiao Ranking is one of the most valuable ones. Only Tianjiao under the age of 30 can be on the list, and they are ranked according to their battle records. No matter whether they are from the Shinto or the Martial Arts, they can be on the list. There are a total of one thousand places available."

"We brothers are all too old to be on the Tianjiao list. We can only wait for you to bring honor to our sect, little brother."

"Brother, I will try my best, but who knows if I can make it."

Jiang Yue smiled.

"It's actually okay."

Shen Xuan smiled and said, "In addition to the Tianjiao Ranking, Tianji Tower also has the Tian Ranking and Diwei. The former only has ten people, and the latter has a hundred people."

At this point, Shen Xuan winked and said, "Not only that, there is also the Hundred Flowers Ranking. Our eldest sister is the best among all the other girls on the Hundred Flowers Ranking."

"Shen Xuan!"

Senior sister Shu Yuanheng scolded him harshly, and Shen Xuan trembled with fear.

Fortunately, at this moment the sound of horse hooves was heard outside. Everyone was shocked and hurried out to greet them, and the matter was over.

In the heavy snow, two tall horses slowly stopped at the gate of Xu's mansion.

The sweat and snow on the horse's hair slowly evaporated and condensed into white mist.

Two tall men wearing black cloaks and patrol tokens on their waists dismounted and asked loudly, "Is this the residence of Master Xu Chong of Qimen?"

When the gatekeeper heard this, he hurried out to greet them. However, before he could go back to report, Senior Brother Jiang Yue and his companions came out.

No one knew when Xu Chong appeared at the door.

Two men in black cloaks bowed slightly to Xu Chong and said with a smile, "Master Xu, the reward for your sixth disciple has come down, and I have been ordered to come and deliver the message."

As they spoke, they pointed to two exquisite animal leather bags hanging on the horses' backs, which seemed to contain a lot of good things.

(End of this chapter)