The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 168 Taiping School Lieutenant (Please subscribe, please collect, please vote for the monthly ticket and recommend the ticket)
"I understand your desire to improve, but now is not the right time."

Wan Qing said with some hesitation.

In fact, with Su Mu's achievements in resisting the fifth-level monster tide last time, he was fully qualified to be promoted to Taiping Captain.

To be honest, Wan Qing had never seen a Taiping commander's uniform embroidered with cloud patterns.

Generally speaking, as long as one can have cloud patterns embroidered on them, he can at least be called a Taiping Lieutenant.

There were even Taiping Colonels who were promoted to Pacification Envoys because of their special achievements.

As long as the cloud pattern is embroidered, even if he was originally a Taiping Duwei, he can soon be promoted to Taiping Xiaowei.

Su Mu just has less experience, but in terms of strength and achievements, he is more than qualified to be promoted to Taiping Captain.

The problem is that Su Mu's aptitude and understanding are so outstanding, so outstanding that even the marquises want to protect him.

The Taiping Division is now facing internal and external troubles. If he is too conspicuous, he will easily be targeted by those evil spirits.

That's why several marquises suppressed his promotion last time, wanting him to stay in the position of Taiping Commandant for another two years.

Although this seems to be a slow process, it may actually be more beneficial to Su Mu's future.

But I'm afraid the marquises didn't expect that in just a few months, Su Mu had already mastered the Divine Phoenix Rebirth Art and became a warrior in the Rebirth Realm.

According to the rules of the Taiping Division, one can be promoted to Taiping Colonel after reaching the Transcendence Realm.

In this case, it would be hard to explain why Su Mu's promotion could be suppressed.

"In theory, you are fully qualified to serve as the Taiping Lieutenant, but I told you before that the General Office rejected your proposal for promotion not because it was targeting you, but out of love."

He Qing pondered and said, "You are a smart man. You should be able to see that the establishment of the Supervisory Department is aimed at our Taiping Department. If you are promoted to Taiping Lieutenant at this time, you will be the youngest Taiping Lieutenant in the Taiping Department. At that time, you will definitely be targeted by the Supervisory Department."

"If I don't get promoted, will they stop targeting me?"

Su Mu said calmly, "Dai Jin had been keeping an eye on me before. Although Dai Jin is dead now, I'm sure his successor will continue to keep an eye on me.

No matter whether I am the Taiping Commandant or the Taiping Colonel, the Inspectorate will not let me go.

So why don't I get promoted?"

"Master Wan, I'm not bragging. If I'm promoted to Taiping Lieutenant, I can help share some of the firepower for the Taiping Division. Then the Supervisory Division will only focus on me, and the others will naturally be able to relax a lot."

Su Mu said.

He was determined to get the position of Taiping Commandant.

Wan Qing looked at Su Mu's serious expression and fell into silence.

He suddenly realized a problem. They thought they were doing it for Su Mu's own good, but in the final analysis, they were also hindering Su Mu's promotion.

A young man who wants to make progress has his way up blocked by these old guys who think he is good. What should the young man think?
With Su Mu's talent and understanding, as long as he is willing, the door of any force will be open to him.

Apart from anything else, the Supervisory Department even accepts the criminals on the wanted list. If Su Mu is willing to change his flag, the Supervisory Department will definitely not begrudge him a fifth-rank supervisory position.

If he were Su Mu, it would be difficult for him to resist such temptation.

"I also think that you need to increase the burden on your shoulders."

Wan Qing said thoughtfully.

"Since you have already reached the Transcendence Realm, there will be no problem in being promoted to the sixth rank lieutenant."

Wan Qing said, “After returning to the city, I will immediately arrange your promotion.

But you must also be mentally prepared. As the youngest Taiping Captain in the Taiping Division, you may encounter some troubles."

"Uncle Wan, if I was afraid of trouble, I would not have chosen to join the Taiping Division."

Su Mu smiled and said, "If you want to do something, there will always be trouble.

I have confidence that I can be a good Taiping Captain!"

There are two ranks of Taiping Colonel, the sixth-rank colonel and the fifth-rank colonel.

There is only one condition for promotion from the sixth rank to the fifth rank, and that is merit.

Promoted to the fifth rank by accumulating merits and deeds.

If one breaks through to the True Essence Realm before being promoted to a fifth-rank lieutenant, he can be directly promoted to a pacification envoy.

If one cannot break through to the Zhenyuan Realm, one can also accumulate merits and practice virtues step by step, and be promoted to a fifth-rank captain, and then to a fourth-rank pacification envoy.

The Zhenyuan Realm is a threshold. Many warriors in the Transcendence Realm are stuck at this step and find it difficult to break through in their lifetime.

Breaking through to the True Essence Realm will allow you to step into a whole new world.

The same is true for official positions. Those above the fourth rank are considered high-ranking officials. To use Su Mu's words from his previous life, those above the fourth rank are considered high-ranking officials.

There is a threshold from the fifth grade to the fourth grade, and there is also a threshold from the rebirth realm to the true essence realm.

That was still a bit far away for Su Mu. He was already satisfied with being promoted to the sixth-rank Taiping Captain.

The next step is to accumulate merits and work towards the fifth rank.

After being promoted to the sixth-rank captain, the speed at which I earn points should be able to increase significantly.

However, thinking about the 172,000 points needed to complete the practice of the Four Symbols Rebirth Technique, Su Mu felt that he had a long way to go.

Even if you accumulate 1,000 points a day, it will take more than 170 days, or at least half a year, to accumulate 172,000 points.

The premise is that martial arts have stagnated in the past six months.

If you want to take the artistic conception to a higher level, you will need even more points.

However, an improvement in status is always a good thing. If the sixth grade is not fast enough, then go to the fifth grade. If the fifth grade is not fast enough, then go to the fourth grade.

While Su Mu was daydreaming, Wan Qing and others had already gathered their remaining strength and killed all of Qi Wuyong's men.

"Old Wan, you guessed it right. Qi Wuyong wants to use our heads as a token of his allegiance to the Supervisory Department."

An old lieutenant spat and said angrily.

"The damn Inspectorate is not doing its job. If you have the time, why don't you go kill some demons?"

The old captains all showed anger on their faces.

"It's not like we haven't experienced this kind of thing before."

Wan Qing sneered, "These people don't have the ability to slay demons and monsters, but they are better than anyone else at fighting among themselves.

Take Qi Wuyong's body back and send it to Jingzhou Prefecture. Have the commander ask the third-rank inspector of the Jingzhou Inspection Office to see how they explain it!"

The Taiping Division is not a group of people who would just sit there and wait for the consequences. If someone comes to bully them, they will of course fight back.

But soldiers fight against soldiers, generals fight against generals.

They just need to send the evidence to the state capital, and the commander will know what to do.

"If we can make the Jingzhou Supervisory Department suffer a great loss this time, given the character of our commander, Su Mu, you will definitely benefit from it."

Wan Qing said, "It's all thanks to you this time that Qi Wuyong and his men would not be killed here."

"I just did my duty."

Su Mu smiled and said, "I am already very satisfied to be promoted to Taiping Captain. As for the rest, it doesn't matter."

…………

Wan Qing was more anxious about Su Mu's promotion than he was.

He was really a little worried that Su Mu would change his flag, although Su Mu did not have that idea in his mind.

On the fifth day after returning to the city, the order for Su Mu to be promoted to Taiping Duwei had already come down.

The uniforms of the Taiping Captain were also prepared and sent to Su Mu.

When Su Mu called out the system panel again, the content on the system panel had quietly changed.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Silver-faced assassin (concurrently), Taiping lieutenant (sixth rank)]

[Points: 3000 points]

[Realm: Rebirth Realm (Eleven-fold blood exchange, body tempering limit)]

[Magic Powers: Immortal Golden Body, Blood Body]

[Kung Fu: Four Symbols Rebirth Technique (Vermillion Bird Body Completed)...]

[Martial Arts: Li Fire State of Mind (Great Accomplishment), Kan Water State of Mind (Great Accomplishment), Xun Wind State of Mind (Great Accomplishment), Gen Mountain State of Mind (Great Accomplishment), Archery (Perfect)] On the system panel, the Taiping Duwei has become the Taiping Xiaowei, official rank, sixth grade!
In addition, the artistic conception of the four great realms of perfection is also quite prominent.

If people knew that he had cultivated the four artistic conceptions to the highest level, it would surely shock the world.

The limit of body tempering, eleven times blood exchange, two physical magical powers, and four great states of mind.

Any warrior who possesses any one of these will be called a genius.

Anyone who possesses two of these qualities is an absolute genius.

To have four of these is simply unheard of.

Unknowingly, Su Mu's foundation had become so profound that it was unimaginable.

Even compared with the geniuses in Jingzhou, he is not inferior.

Considering that he is just over 20 years old now, as long as he doesn't die, he will definitely be a big figure in the Daxuan Dynasty in the future.

"To raise all four artistic conceptions to the state of perfection, a full 400,000 points are required."

Su Mu couldn't help but sigh.

Only when one cultivates the artistic conception to perfection can one comprehend the visions beyond the artistic conception.

Moreover, one artistic conception is not enough, at least two are needed.

When he thought about the difficulties involved, even Su Mu felt a little overwhelmed.

"Fortunately, I am now a sixth-rank lieutenant, and my daily base points have reached 400. With performance points included, my daily limit can reach 800 points."

Su Mu calculated secretly in his heart.

This is the difference between “fixed salary” and “commission”.

The last time we resisted the fifth-level monster tide, there was no upper limit to the performance of the temporary commander, so the speed of earning points was really fast.

Now that I have lost that temporary status, I can only get a “fixed salary”.

Even with the status of a sixth-rank rank, the points one gets every day are only 800.

However, opportunities like the last time are rare. If the pacification envoy and most of the Taiping commanders were not in Wuling, the position of the outer city commander would not have fallen to him.

Although the “fixed salary” is small, it is a long-term benefit.

As long as you have enough patience, you can still accumulate the points you need.

"At this rate, it will take about a month to accumulate 30,000 points. By then, the Vermillion Bird Body will be complete, and the Four Symbols Rebirth Art will be able to enter the second level."

This speed is not fast, but it is definitely not slow either.

It’s just that Su Mu was used to seeing visible improvements in his cultivation every day. Now it suddenly takes more than a month to see improvements, so he is a little uncomfortable.

In fact, for most warriors, it is normal to see a little bit of results after years of hard work.

After sorting out his thoughts, Su Mu put on his new uniform.

As my fingers stroked the embroidered words on my chest, a sense of accomplishment surged in my heart.

Not bad, Captain Su, very handsome!
…………

"What do you mean, Sister Luo?"

Su Mu said with some doubt, his eyes fell on Luo An Ning's face, the skin on her face seemed transparent.

"This is evidence."

Luo An Ning said seriously, "I bought the Five Fires Sky-shaking Bow. From now on, the Five Fires Sky-shaking Bow completely belongs to you, Senior Brother Su."

She glanced at the words embroidered on Su Mu's chest, hesitated for a moment, but still did not change her words.

This is also a rare thing for Luo Anning, who has always been well-behaved.

Logically speaking, she should now call him Uncle Su.

But she didn't know why, she just didn't want to change her words.

"You bought the Five Fire Sky-shaking Bow? Is this also possible?"

Su Mu said with some surprise.

Of course he liked the Five Fires Shocking Sky Bow very much, but this Five Fires Shocking Sky Bow was a property of the local government and was only loaned to him temporarily.

In fact, he should have returned the Five Fires Shocking Sky Bow after the fifth-level demon tide ended.

Later, Su Mu did not take the initiative to return it, and the City Lord's Mansion did not take the initiative to ask for it, so the Five Fires Shocking Sky Bow remained in his hands.

Su Mu was a great contributor to resisting the level 5 monster tide. Under normal circumstances, the officials of Wuling City would naturally not care about these trivial matters.

But after all, it is still against the rules for Su Mu to keep the Five Fires Shocking Sky Bow.

Su Mu also thought about taking the Five Fires Shocking Sky Bow, but the Five Fires Shocking Sky Bow is Wuling City's city guard weapon and its value is immeasurable.

Although he had some money, he couldn't afford this kind of mysterious weapon.

And even if they could afford it, the Wuling City government might not sell it.

"In principle, it is impossible to sell a Xuanbing of this level."

Luo Anning explained, "But my family has made great contributions to Wuling City, so -

Brother Su, don't worry, this is completely in line with the rules and there won't be any trouble.

I will not violate the laws of the court."

“This is a bit too expensive.”

Su Mu believed Luo An Ning and said with a smile.

"No matter how valuable it is, it can't compare to the Blood Strengthening Pill."

Luo An Ning shook his head and said, “Brother Su, I have already exchanged blood nine times.

In a year at most, I will be able to break through to the Rebirth Realm. By then, I will be able to become a Taiping Captain like you, Senior Brother Su."

"Well, come on."

Su Mu no longer refused, raised his fist and said with a smile.

Luo An Ning also raised his white jade fist and gently touched it with Su Mu's fist.

…………

Wuling City, Supervisory Office.

The new Inspector General Wu Yiqi sat in the hall with an expressionless face.

"You mean, when Junior Brother Dai and Junior Brother Feng died, the same Taiping Commander was present? And he came back alive both times?"

He said solemnly.

The only person in the room was his assistant, who was also his think tank.

The other party was not a disciple of Shennong Baicao Sect, but a member of the Wu family from which he came.

Unlike Dai Jin, Wu Yiqi came from a noble family, and he was not talkative and always kept strangers away.

After arriving in Wuling City, he never summoned Wang Guan.

"Yes."

The deputy named Wu Qiuyuan bowed and said, "That man is no longer the Taiping Commander. A few days ago, he was promoted to Taiping Colonel.

When this person was in the Blood Exchange Stage, he had a record of killing a third-level monster with the Five Fires Shocking Sky Bow.

If he is determined, he does have the ability to kill Lord Dai."

"Five Fires Sky-shaking Bow..."

A thoughtful look appeared on Wu Yiqi's face. He might not be able to block the Five Fires Shocking Sky Bow.

“Sir, I think that if we want to capture Su Mu, the first step is to take away the Five Fires Heaven Shocking Bow from him.

I have already found out that the Five Fires Heaven Shocking Bow is not his, but the city guard of Wuling City."

Wu Qiuyuan said, "We can use this as a breakthrough point. The Taiping Division will seize the city guards from the local government, force Su Mu to return the soldiers, and at the same time hold him accountable.

As long as we take him to the Inspection Department, we have plenty of ways to make him confess."

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