Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 693: Transformation of Zhu Fengdan
After Mei Yingxue received Yan Yu's call, she went to the Human Resources Department to retrieve Ye Jun's file and reviewed it carefully.

The assistant officers possessed magical weapons such as the Xuanguang Ruler, the Glazed Lamp, and the Red Dust Hundred Worlds Map, but primarily used the Xuanguang Ruler to protect the Longxiong team. This was because assistant officers were far inferior to Sword Immortals and Magic Cultivators in terms of offensive power, and defense, containment, and support were the military's expectations and positioning for them.

When it comes to the Foundation Establishment Realm's Huafu Stage, the defensive Xuanguang Ruler becomes extremely awkward, and instead, the restraining and auxiliary magic weapons become more popular. Therefore, Yan Yu wants Ye Jun to transform into a formation master, which is actually a transformation from the defensive track to the adjacent track. Of course, the motivation is completely understandable.

The only question is, is Ye Jun suitable to be a formation master?
The current Lu Kingdom cultivation system lacked the profession of "Array Master." While it's true that some texts related to array formations had been obtained in secret realms in the past, most were extremely obscure and difficult to grasp, even more so than similar theories in other countries. For example, it's like giving a quantum mechanics textbook to someone with no prior science background; anyone who could grasp it would be a genius.

The real breakthrough in this area was thanks to the last time Yan Yu and Anna accompanied Mei Yingxue to Europe to collect data and information on the Shroud barrier. They then used this data to improve their own work and finally made some progress in this area and established a partial theoretical system.

In other words, this was a brand-new track that had only recently taken shape. If Ye Jun could successfully embark on this path, there would be no competition in the short term, and in the long term... Formation was a field that required a lot of experience, and Lu State would only assign more formation tasks to her in the future, just as it currently relied on the top cultivators from the first batch of students.

After reviewing all of Ye Jun's combat records, Mei Yingxue confirmed that she was an extremely meticulous person, rarely making careless mistakes. However, her cultivation aptitude, reaction speed, and strategic perspective, while not bad, weren't outstanding enough to be considered "strengths."

This kind of woman who is particularly careful but has no other advantages has been widely called "exam genius" in society long before the revival of spiritual energy.

If you think about it, learning formations is similar to preparing for the civil service exam. Both require rote memorization of numerous knowledge points and repeated mechanical practice. The only difference is that learning formations is crucial for setting up formations, while preparing for the civil service exam is completely useless for the civil service exam and is simply an artificial barrier to entry.

Ye Jun...

Mei Yingxue put the information aside, thinking that this person might really be suitable to be a formation master.

Of course, even with the Sword Master's help in smoothing things over, procedures still required approval. Mei Yingxue wouldn't point out that this was Yan Yu's request, but there were definitely people with good intelligence inside, and someone would definitely guess it was Yan Yu's intention—so it didn't matter.

On the other side, Yan Yu just finished the call and turned around:
"It's done. Next, I'll wait for Teacher Mei's notification..."

Before he could finish his words, Ye Jun grabbed his collar and pulled him onto the bed.

Hug and kiss.

Unlike Zhou Hongyu's brute force and Li Minghu's gentleness, Ye Jun's kiss was salty and wet - his lips and teeth were filled with residual wine and tears.

But also fragrant wine and tears.

The wine provided to the monks at the base was of excellent quality, so fine that even a drop on the ground would be readily lapped up by a seasoned wine lover. As for the beautiful girl's tears... they certainly didn't taste very good, salty and bitter, but when one recalled Ye Jun's pretty face, drenched in tears and mournful sobs, it somehow felt quite unique.

It is so easy to make a woman laugh out loud, you can just find a super funny joke on the Internet; but can an average man make a woman shed tears for him, love and hate him but can't let go?
Ye Jun had no idea what Yan Yu was thinking, otherwise he would have definitely punched him a few times, leaving him with bruises on the face.

At this moment, she was just obsessed with struggling with Yan Yu, as if she wanted to vent all her past grievances in the Longxiong team on the other party.

After a long time, the two slowly separated, lying on their backs on the bed, catching their breath, their hands still held together.

"Just now... that wasn't like your usual style." Yan Yu suddenly asked, "I say, Ye Jun, you're actually not very happy in the Longxiong team, right?"

"Of course I'm always unhappy." Ye Jun said.

"For someone with Jing Ye's personality, being his deputy is simply torture." Yan Yurui commented, "No wonder you're under so much pressure."

"I'm almost depressed." Ye Jun said.

"People still have to learn to express themselves." Yan Yu suddenly felt a little distressed for her, "If you're unhappy, you have to say it out loud, you can't keep it in your heart. The less you say it, the more comfortable everyone will feel, and the more likely they will throw the work to you next time."

"I'm not good at speaking and can't express myself." Ye Jun said.

"How are you dumb?" Yan Yu frowned and said, "You reply to every comment I make. Aren't you a good talker?"

"I praise you because I like you." Ye Jun said with a smile, "If I didn't like you, I wouldn't bother to pay attention to you."

"Should I feel flattered?" Yan Yu laughed.

"No, I should be flattered." Ye Jun suddenly turned over and pressed Yan Yu down steadily.

She reached out and untied the ponytail at the back of her head and shook it loose, as if a female magician had released herself from the seal, and then looked at Yan Yu's face seriously.

Although I haven’t started formal training yet, I can practice it in advance!
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It was December, and everyone was still practicing in the secret realm, but the impact of the long-term absence of top combat power had begun to appear in the outside world.

Crimes and illegal activities attributed to folk monks have increased by nearly 11% compared to November. Reports of "monster" sightings have begun to appear in rural areas, and the trend is becoming increasingly unstoppable on social media.

The number of "border violations" in the north and south has increased dramatically. Investigations have shown that these were not instigated by the Witch King or the Amur Witch Group, but were the spontaneous actions of unaffiliated and non-factional supernatural beings.

As inhuman monsters began to reproduce, these extraordinary people were forced to flee their original cultivation residences and began to wander around aimlessly.

Under the rapidly increasing pressure, the Privy Council had to change its strategy and adopt a rotation system - two teams were sent out on duty each time, and the remaining two teams continued to practice in the secret realm.

There is nothing much to say about the mission execution. It is nothing more than dealing with powerful enemies that the military monks and ordinary warriors cannot defeat. With the strength of Yan Yu and his group, it is easy to solve the problem. It's a pity that the training rhythm was interrupted, which is a bit unhappy.

That evening, the Zhenhai Squadron returned from their duty and everyone felt extremely tired.

Killing too many people can lead to a high degree of numbness. Technically, it's called post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), where you become nervous at the slightest sign of trouble.

"Stop scanning around with your spiritual sense!" Yan Yu suddenly slapped Lin Ning on the back of the head, "There are no enemies in this base."

"What if?" Lin Ning said stubbornly, "Aren't those monks we killed before said to be from the military monastery who later rebelled?"

"Well, I think we should be more cautious. If we get ambushed, we're doomed." Chen Lingyun said seriously, "During the meeting later, I'll ask Ningning to help us stand guard outside."

Lin Ning:………………

Suddenly I don't want to care anymore.

Everyone arrived at the conference room and sprawled out on the sofas. The battle wasn't actually that difficult; the hard part was flying all over the place with their swords—and that was with the Fire Phoenix team taking on half the load, which was truly exhausting.

"Is it possible that the overall strength of the military monks has fallen far behind the top monks?" Lin Ning pondered and said, "It may not be a solution to rely solely on us."

"There's nothing we can do." Su Yunjin sighed and said, "Resources are concentrated among the top cultivators. The breathing and cultivation speed of the more numerous mid-level cultivators will definitely be affected. These cultivators are the backbone of maintaining domestic order."

"But if we distribute it to the middle-level cultivators, it will slow down the progress of the top-level cultivators. What will we do then when we face the elite extraordinary people from abroad?"

She looked at Chen Lingyun inquiringly, but the latter just smiled and said nothing.

How much of the cultivation resources should be allocated to the top and how much to the middle level is essentially a distribution issue. From ancient times to the present, whenever it comes to distribution, the problem will become extremely complicated and dangerous - because the distribution ratio is determined by humans, and no matter how it is divided, there will always be people who are dissatisfied.

Exploration of secret realms abroad is completely open to the public, meaning that resource allocation relies entirely on free competition. Free competition can certainly approach the optimal solution, and losers often die miserably, without even a chance to vent their anger.

But can this be allowed in China? If Chen Lingyun were to answer, the resounding answer would be “no.”

As for the reason, it’s too troublesome to explain, so forget it.

Chen Lingyun did not answer. Naturally, no one could come up with an answer after discussing it over and over again. In addition, since they were vested interests, they did not have much motivation to delve into the matter, so they quickly gave up thinking about it.

For those of you who have already finished work, don't worry about the company's future! Are you worrying so much because you want to get into the cabinet?
"Ugh, so tired!" Xie Ruoxi complained, "I'm either practicing or on business trips. I don't even have weekends left. I can't even take a holiday during the Chinese New Year!"

"This is the fate of cultivators like me." Yan Yu began to knock her head. "You have the best cultivation resources and huge financial income in your hands, and you still want to be lazy and rest instead of working? Why don't you become a business owner?"

"Stop knocking, it will make your brain stupid!" Xie Ruoxi said, holding her head.

"Ruoxi," Zhao Yuanzhen interrupted, "Don't worry. You're already very stupid. There's no room for further decline."

Everyone suddenly fell silent. Sister Zhao, with what attitude and self-awareness did you say such a thing?

Zhao Yuanzhen was still unaware of it, and when Xie Ruoxi complained, "Hey, how can you say that to me?", he started laughing.

"It's okay if we don't have a holiday. I'm just worried that people will retire in their sixties or seventies. If the higher-ups don't let us retire then, it will be terrible." Lin Ning said casually.

"That's not the case," Su Yunjin said with a wry smile. "Working till old age, without a chance to rest for the rest of your life, would be too hellish."

Everyone started laughing, saying Yunjin must be scaring herself. How could we possibly work forever? Hahahahaha!

………………

It should be impossible, right?
"Oh, right." Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "I heard that the new auxiliary cultivation pills have been stably produced. Do you want to come with me to take a look?"

"I want to go!" Xie Ruoxi shouted immediately.

She wasn't craving a higher cultivation speed; after all, her aptitude for cultivation was already impressive. It was mainly because, when the research team came to ask for her opinion last time, she had suggested, "It would be best if the pill could be developed into a strawberry flavor," and so now she had a strong expectation.

"Let's go!" Lin Ning pulled up everyone who had collapsed on the sofa. "After all, it's a cultivation elixir, so it's only right that we go take a look!"

When everyone arrived at the experimental area, they saw Mei Yingxue leading people to do the final sample inspection.

"Oh, you're here." Teacher Mei, who was wearing a white coat, threw the pill bottle in her hand to Yan Yu, "Take this."

"What is this?" Yan Yu asked.

"Nine-transformation Vermillion Phoenix Pill, but due to technical limitations, the reproduction has largely failed, and the efficacy has also been dramatically reduced," Mei Yingxue replied. "The advantage is that it can be mass-produced. While the cost is exorbitant, at least with the raw materials, production can be stable, and there won't be any issues with scrapped products."

"So how effective is the medicine now?" Yan Yu asked.

The original Nine-Transformation Vermillion Phoenix Pill's medicinal effect is that it can improve the grade of the golden elixir after consumption and refining. Yan Yu must have kept this thing for himself, because his cultivation talent is really... If Chen Lingyun's cultivation aptitude has a certain probability of unfortunately forming a low-grade golden elixir, then it is hard to say whether he can form a medium-grade golden elixir through normal cultivation.

"Speed up the breathing speed, and it can also slightly improve the aptitude for practice." Mei Yingxue replied.

"How exactly?" Yan Yu's eyes lit up. "How much is a little?"

"Hmm." Mei Yingxue pondered for a moment and said, "You can only take one of these pills within ten days. Based on this, if you want to surpass Chen Lingyun's talent, you'll need to take them for about three years. To reach Xie Ruoxi's level, it will take at least two decades."

The girls immediately either pursed their lips or covered their mouths in silence.

No way, absolutely not! If I laugh now, I'll definitely be severely beaten and bullied by the captain when I get back!

But, I can't help it...

Zhao Yuanzhen suddenly had an idea and sent a message to the girls except Yan Yu, saying:

"hahahahahahahaha!"

The others also woke up as if from a dream, and quickly communicated with each other, and each other's ears were filled with cheerful laughter.

Yan Yu did not look humiliated at all. He just took the pill bottle from Mei Yingxue and said calmly:

"I was originally worried. My combat skills are already so strong. If my cultivation aptitude is also improved, will you rubbish still have a reason to exist?"

"Fortunately, this pill isn't very powerful, so you still have some value in making use of your remaining energy and not getting laid off. You should feel fortunate."

"Indeed," the girls said in unison, "we are so lucky."

Seeing their insincere expressions, Yan Yu felt a chill in his heart.

Remember them all! When you reach the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm and want to come to me for cultivation, I have a great treasure to show you!
(End of this chapter)