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Chapter 155: First in Monthly Report, All Parties Shocked

The envoy in charge of the verification was named Du Mingjie, and his cultivation level was at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.

At this moment, he looked at the six corpses in front of him and fell into self-doubt.

"Are you saying that this group of demonic cultivators attacked the Qingyang Spirit Mine one after another?"

Du Mingjie's face was filled with five words - How is this possible?

Is the Qingyang Spirit Mine really worth the effort of three cultivators in the late stage of foundation building?

To put it another way, if the Divine Fire Sect has ideas about the Qingyang Spirit Mine, then we should also join in.

How could they die one after another in just a few days?

This kind of thing is completely inconsistent with his understanding, and it is also inconsistent with the actions of the demon cultivators in the past year.

Xiao Chen also frowned: "Yeah, I can't figure it out either."

"I was staying peacefully in the spirit mine, and they suddenly came over and tried to attack me."

"Fellow Daoist Chang came to help resist the demon cultivators before, he can testify."

Chang Shunping came over quickly.

Although he was completely stunned when he saw the corpses of the two people who had reached the great perfection of foundation building from the White Bone Sect.

But fortunately, he did not let down the chain: "Indeed, these demon cultivators suddenly appeared, and no one knows why."

Du Mingjie scratched his head but didn't get to the bottom of it.

Anyway, his task is just to register points, and the rest has nothing to do with him.

Using a specially made magic tool, he verified the demon cultivator's cultivation level.

Du Mingjie handed the corresponding points token to Xiao Chen and took away the six corpses of the demon cultivators.

Starting from the first level of foundation building, the magic cultivation value is ten points, and each higher level of cultivation can obtain an additional ten points.

Two foundation-building levels three, one foundation-building level six, one foundation-building level eight, and two foundation-building levels nine, totaling three hundred and eighty points.

Xiao Chen also asked Du Mingjie about the specific conditions for becoming a Demon Slayer Guard.
The current rule of Lingyuan Sect is that if you kill five demon cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage, or kill more than thirty demon cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage, you can apply to become a Demon Slayer Guard.

At the same time, you must wait until the task at hand is completed, that is, until the next rotation before you can be promoted.

The good news is that there is no time limit for this accumulation.

But the problem is that the foundation-building demon cultivators are not that easy to kill.

For most monks, this condition is still a bit too high.

The Lingyuan Sect has been fighting the Shenhuo Sect for more than a year, but currently there are only less than ten Demon-Slaying Guards.

Among them, Ye Fei was the fastest to be promoted to Demon Slayer Guard, which took only two mission cycles, or six months.

This is enough to show that this condition is not so easy to achieve.

However, Xiao Chen has now achieved half of the progress.

If the White Bone Sect can provide him with warmth in time in the next month or so, he can break this record and become the fastest legend.

But in this kind of situation, what he says doesn't count. It depends on whether the other party cooperates.

Xiao Chen sent Du Mingjie away and continued to practice the Immortal Binding Technique in seclusion.

And as this battle report was handed back to Lingyuan Sect.

The Great Elder Yao Dehai was shocked at first: "Xiao Chen was attacked, and three times in a row, by three late Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators?"

Then he fell into the same confusion: "Huh? Is the Qingyang Spirit Mine an important node?"

He tried to analyze the map, but had no clue.

"It shouldn't be like this, why is it like this?"

Yao Dehai really didn't understand what tricks the Divine Fire Cult was playing.

At the same time, he couldn't figure out what the Chen family was doing. "Xiao Chen is so powerful that he can protect himself. Why does he need to ask others for help?"

half a month later.

With the arrival of the New Year, the monthly report of the twelfth month was also delivered to the hands of each monk along with the dumplings.

Because they had to guard against the attack of the Divine Fire Sect, everyone could only make do with what they had this year.

Manager Chen was busy writing a letter home when he saw the first line of the monthly report that had been delivered, with the words "Xiao Chen" written in large letters.

Throughout the twelfth month, Xiao Chen undoubtedly won the first place with a high score of 380 points.

"Three hundred and eighty?"

Manager Chen read it once, rubbed his eyes, and read it again: "Could this battle report be wrong?"

Of course, he was also assigned to another spiritual mine.

After assigning the garrison mission, Manager Chen also inquired and found out that such a place was very safe.

It's the kind of place where you might not encounter a single demon cultivator even for three consecutive months.

Manager Chen also didn't know the inside story, and he felt a little regretful at the time.

Especially when I saw last month's monthly report, I still felt a little dissatisfied. I felt that if he went to the front, he might be able to compete for the top ten title.

Now that he saw Xiao Chen won first place, he was so happy that he wrote the good news in a letter home and sent it back.

When Chen Tianyuan received the letter, Elder Chen was also there.

Both of them were alchemists and had to stay to organize the alchemy, so they were unable to go to Hezhou.

They read the message together.

Elder Chen was both happy for Xiao Chen and worried: "Didn't he ask someone to help him with the connections? Why was he still assigned to such a dangerous place?"

Chen Tianyuan was also a little puzzled: "They have been friends for several generations, this shouldn't happen!"

The two looked at each other, both feeling a little confused.

Ye Fei also received the latest monthly report.

He looked at Xiao Chen's name with a serious expression and felt a sense of urgency.

From the time when the two of them joined the second branch together, throughout the entire process from Qi Refining to Foundation Building.

Xiao Chen clearly had low-grade spiritual roots, but he was always one step ahead of him and the first to complete the breakthrough.

Even though he had made a breakthrough in the battle.

Even though he also consumed a lot of spiritual objects.

Even though he encountered several opportunities in the middle.

But he could never catch up with Xiao Chen's cultivation speed, which made Ye Fei feel unbelievable for a while.

He secretly set a goal in his heart to surpass Xiao Chen.

"Fortunately, I was the first one to arrive to reinforce Hezhou this time."

A hint of excitement flashed in Ye Fei's eyes. This was a good opportunity for him to overtake Xiao Chen.

After he came to Hezhou, he quickly obtained many spiritual objects by hunting down demon cultivators.

Now his cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, and he has reached the fifth level of foundation building, and will soon be able to break through to the sixth level of foundation building.

Thinking of this, Ye Fei raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Brother Xiao, you are late."

"One step slow, every step slow."

"Next time we meet, you have to call me Brother Ye."

At the same time, the two major strongholds on the front line also received the latest monthly report.

In Xunmei Mountain, Liu Feng was playing chess with black and white pieces during the New Year.

As a result, although he gave up two pieces at the beginning of the game, he was unable to turn the tide by the middle stage.

Seeing the new moon coming, he simply threw in the towel and admitted defeat: "I lost, let me take a break first."

Last month, he killed a demon cultivator at the seventh level of foundation building and three demon cultivators at the sixth level of foundation building, and was just about to see if he was on the list.

When he picked it up and took a look, his eyes widened: "Xiao Chen!"

This result really surprised him.
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When Hei Baizi heard Liu Feng's exclamation, he also came over to check the monthly report.

He arrived a little earlier, but failed to make it into the top ten for two consecutive months.

Now seeing Xiao Chen suddenly take first place, his eyes widened immediately.

Because he was close to the Su family, Hei Baizi had already met Xiao Chen at the fish banquet last year.

But it was precisely because of this that it was even more difficult for him to believe that in just one year, that seemingly ordinary young man was now as powerful as him.

Not only did it successfully make it into the top ten and be included in the commendation letter, but it also directly became the number one.

In contrast, he, one of the top ten people in Lizhou, didn't even get the tenth place.

On the other side, in Luoyan Mountain, Tie Xinweng, who is also one of the ten outstanding people in Lizhou, also saw the latest monthly report.

He immediately opened his voice and shouted, "Fellow Daoist Zhu, the monthly report is here. In my opinion, the first place last month must have belonged to you."

Zhu Hui, who was not far away, did not respond immediately after hearing this. Instead, he picked up the monthly report and took a look at it. Then he stood there and fell into deep thought.

He had met Xiao Chen on the flying boat before, and the other party seemed easy to talk to.

Zhu Hui really didn't expect that the other party would have such strength.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, what's wrong?"

After not getting any response, Tie Xinweng felt something was wrong, so he picked up the monthly report and took a look.

Then, a somewhat unfamiliar name came into view: "Xiao Chen?"

He was busy practicing in seclusion before, and even for the Ascension Ceremony of Qingzhu Tower, he just asked a friend to bring a gift and did not take time to attend it himself.

After that, I naturally had no time to go out, so I never heard of Xiao Chen's name.

At this moment, he suddenly saw Xiao Chen in the first place and was immediately confused: "Fellow Daoist Zhu, who is this Fellow Daoist Xiao?"

"How come I've never heard of such a person in Lizhou?"

Zhu Hui was stunned for a moment, then smiled calmly: "As expected of the master of the Wind and Thunder Sword, you are indeed extraordinary."

Then he turned to Tie Xinweng and explained the rumors about Xiao Chen.

In fact, not only Tie Xinweng was curious, but many Hezhou monks who saw the monthly report were also very surprised.

They had also inquired before about who the powerful people were in Lizhou.

But Xiao Chen was not among the ten outstanding people of Lizhou that were previously circulated.

Therefore, they all asked the surrounding Lizhou monks about Xiao Chen's situation.

During this conversation, the news about the sword duel between wind and thunder quickly spread throughout the entire Lingyuan Sect and quickly spread to the entire Hezhou.

However, some people are puzzled by this.

"How is this possible?"

Gu Qiuling looked at the monthly report in her hand and felt that the two words "Xiao Chen" were particularly eye-catching.

Isn’t this the relative she arranged to go to Qingyang Spirit Mine?

How did he become number one last month?
"Sister, what are you thinking about? You look so lost in thought."

Gu Qiuling couldn't figure it out herself, so she expressed her doubts to her junior sister beside her: "Junior sister, I just don't understand why he got first place?"

"Oh, Senior Sister, what's so hard to understand?"

Pan Qiaochun said something shocking: "Since there is no way there are so many demon cultivators near the Qingyang Spirit Mine, then they are just lying about their achievements."

Gu Qiuling frowned upon hearing this. "Lie about your achievements?" Pan Qiaochun nodded. "Yes, I killed a demon cultivator somewhere else, then brought him to the Qingyang Spirit Mine, falsely claiming a demon cultivator invasion to defraud you of your points."

"Senior Sister, you don't know, these kind of people from well-connected families love to do this kind of thing the most."

"Relying on one's own background, he took credit for other people's achievements."

Gu Qiuling suddenly understood what was going on and was filled with anger. "So that's what it is, these termites!"

Pan Qiaochun, on the other hand, tried to comfort her: "Forget it, Senior Sister. It's not worth getting angry over such a person."

"Let's go have the New Year's Eve dinner."

Gu Qiuling was still somewhat indignant: "If it weren't for the Great Elder who insisted on protecting them, I would have driven all these people back to Lizhou."

There are many other discussions.

Some people were surprised at Xiao Chen's strength, being able to get nearly 400 points. Could it be that he was another hidden person who had reached the great perfection of foundation building?
However, some people were worried about the intentions of the Divine Fire Cult in advance, and speculated about what was so unusual about the Qingyang Spirit Mine.

Some people, like Pan Qiaochun, maliciously speculate on the "truth" of the matter.

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"boom!"

With the fireworks blooming at midnight, New Year’s Eve came to an end.

However, the discussion about Xiao Chen became increasingly intense and even quickly spread to other places.

Inside the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, Yao Hua Zhenren, seated at the main seat, listened to her subordinates' reports, a hint of surprise etched in her beautiful eyes: "It turned out to be him?"

She had heard of this name before. If she remembered correctly, it seemed to be the Golden Elixir Immortal Seedling of the Lihuo Sect.

Upon hearing this, Yaoqin Zhenren, who was half-lying on the side, asked curiously, "Sister, do you know this Xiao Chen?"

Yao Hua Zhenren explained: "You forgot, the last time I went to Qianzhu Tower, there was an auction being held there."

"It was this Xiao Chen who spent 110,000 spirit stones that day to buy a set of wind and thunder swords."

Zhenren Yaoqin immediately understood. She had indeed heard it once before, but her focus at that time was on the alliance with Zhenren Qianzhu, and she didn't remember the rest of the content carefully.

Now recalling the past, he immediately asked with concern, "Sister, who do you think is better, Xiao Chen or our Li Xue?"

Yao Hua Zhenren laughed dumbly: "Junior sister, I know you like your good disciple, but there is no need to worry about this."

"Our Xue'er is so outstanding and hardworking, and she has a natural spiritual root."

"Among this generation, apart from Qingxiao Sect's Shao Mingyou, comparing yourself to others is just bullying."

The Xue'er she mentioned is Yaoqin Zhenren's only direct disciple - Zhong Lixue.

At the same time, he is also the golden elixir seedling that Wanhua Valley has been cultivating with all its strength.

Zhong Lixue was also nearby at this time. Upon hearing this, she looked at Xiao Chen's score curiously and silently memorized the number 380.

Wanhua Valley has checked Lingyuan Sect's monthly report several times, mainly using the monthly report to infer the strength of the new generation of Lingyuan Sect.

Zhong Lixue had never cared much about these things before.

Because she was told since she was a child that no one except Shao Mingyou was her competitor.

She was born with a one-in-a-million talent and shouldered the mission of achieving the Golden Elixir and revitalizing the sect, which made her different from these people.

This was the first time her master compared her with the people in the monthly report.

But to be honest, as far as she could remember, there had never been a score close to 400 in the previous monthly reports.

Under the guidance of Yaoqin Zhenren, Zhong Lixue naturally also has a competitive spirit.

She planned to go back and find out what this number meant.
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Maybe he wants to have a good New Year, maybe he just wants to rest for a while, or maybe he wants to accumulate strength.

In short, the Divine Fire Sect has rarely continued to launch attacks in the past two days, and has even taken the initiative to retreat a distance.

Therefore, the monks stationed at the front also had an extra day off and could leave in rotation.

The local monks in Hezhou finally had the opportunity to go home, and the monks from Lizhou who came from afar also had the opportunity to travel nearby.

During this short truce, the whole Hezhou was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Xiao Chen also received a message that Qingyang Spirit Mine would be shut down for two days.

So he dismissed his Qi-refining monks and flew to the nearest market - Xianghe Market on his sword.

Xianghefang City is located less than 500 miles southwest of Qingyang Mountain.

In Lingyuan Sect, it is the second largest market after Lingyuan Market.

It ranks among the top five in the entire Hezhou. As early as when he left the state, Xiao Chen had seen records about Xianghefang Market in "Hezhou Travel Notes".

It is said that there is a river five meters wide surrounding the outskirts of the market town.

There is a Fragrant Leaf Mountain upstream of this river. Every autumn, a large number of fragrant leaves fall into the river and float down with the waves, filling the entire river with fragrance, hence the name Fragrant River.

Xiao Chen saw the legendary Xiang River from afar on his flying sword.

Unfortunately, it is already the first month of the lunar year, and we can no longer see the wonderful sight of the river filled with fragrance.

Perhaps because it was a truce period, even though it was only the sixth day of the first lunar month, the Xianghe Market was packed with people.

In particular, there were a large number of foundation-building monks appearing, and sword lights were flashing in the sky, almost without stopping.

Since Lingyuan Market is too far away, almost all the cultivators from Lizhou who want to travel come here.

Xiao Chen took a quick glance and saw several familiar faces.

Walking in the market, Xiao Chen could clearly feel that the scene in Xianghe market was completely different from that in Lihuo market.

First of all, there are fewer street stalls everywhere, and they are replaced by specialty stores.

For example, in Lihuo Market, there are also shops selling magical instruments.

However, except for a few shops that only sell flying swords, other shops often sell several styles of magical weapons.

But in Xianghe Market, Xiao Chen came across two shops that only sold robes in just a short while.

There is also a shop that only sells protective jade pendants, called Zhuo Yu Zhai.

According to the store's receptionist, each of their protective jade pendants has three different defensive spells fixed on it.

Monks can freely stimulate their spiritual consciousness according to their needs.

Its effect is almost the same as using defensive talismans, and it can be used repeatedly.

Moreover, these jade pendants are of exquisite styles, and all the inscriptions are hidden inside through special refining methods.

Even if you buy it simply as a pendant, it is very nice.

Xiao Chen originally just came in to take a look, but unexpectedly discovered that there was a jade pendant here that had a constant second-level defensive spell.

He immediately became interested, as if he could indeed wear such a jade pendant.

After all, this thing uses spirit stones and does not occupy your total mana.

Having an extra means of defense is always a good thing, even if you don’t use it.

"This one seems good. How many spirit stones are there?"

He picked out a jade pendant with a golden lotus engraved on it and casually asked the price.

The receptionist beside him immediately praised: "Sir, you really have a unique vision. This golden lotus..."

Xiao Chen raised his hand to interrupt his endless description: "No need to elaborate, just tell me two things."

"What spell does it constantly cast? And how much does it cost?"

The receptionist was delighted when he heard this.

Generally speaking, customers who are straightforward like this are easier to close deals with.

He quickly replied, "So that the guests may know, the fixed spells of this Golden Lotus Jade Pendant are Vajra Indestructibility, Water Curtain Lotus Ring, and Huayang Treasure Shield."

"As for the price, the shopkeeper originally set it at 8,000 spirit stones, but today we have a special offer. You can take it away for 7,500."

Xiao Chen had heard of these three spells.

Vajra Indestructibility is the most common self-defense spell and is an advanced version of Golden Light Spell.

Water Curtain Lotus Ring is a water-based spell that specifically restrains fire magic. It is widely used in places like Lizhou and Hezhou.

Huayang Treasure Shield is one of the signature spells used by magic practitioners to fight against flying swords.

This price is really not expensive.

So he didn't say any more words, took out the spirit stone and put on the golden lotus jade pendant.

The deal was done, and the receptionist's face was immediately filled with smiles.

In fact, it wasn't just him, the entire Xianghe Market was filled with joy.

But people’s joys and sorrows are not shared.

More than half a month later, Gu Weiyuan, the leader of the Baigu Sect, who was far away in the Qingxiao Sect, finally learned of Xiang Qirui's death.

The moment he heard the news, he felt a pain in his heart.

This was not because he cared about Xiang Qirui that much, but because it meant that he had carefully cultivated the holy bones for a full twenty-eight years.

The holy bones, which were only two years away from being fully mature, vanished into thin air.

Gu Weiyuan regretted it deeply. If he had known this would happen, he should not have chosen to cultivate the holy bones there.

But it was clearly a remote and poor place, and he had specially left behind two guards who had reached the great perfection of the foundation-building stage. How could something like this suddenly happen?

Oh, right, guards!
Gu Weiyuan took out a specially made jade token from his storage bag and injected a trace of magic power into it at a specific frequency.

However, the jade token that sealed the blood and essence of the Lu brothers and sisters did not react at all, as if it were a dead object - the Lu brothers and sisters were also dead.

"Snapped!"

The jade token was smashed to pieces.

Gu Weiyuan's lips curled up slightly, as if he wanted to smile, but his eyebrows were all raised: "Have you found out who harmed the Holy Son?"

The row of men standing below all lowered their heads.

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if we don't find the murderer."

Gu Weiyuan's mouth widened: "The Holy Son got into trouble on Lingyuan Sect's territory, so they can't escape responsibility."

"No matter who the murderer is, Lingyuan Sect must pay the price for this."

He thought to himself: "The Holy Son cannot die in vain. Someone must accompany him."

Gu Weiyuan suddenly turned his head and stared at the old man on his right: "True Lord Huangquan told me that the time for you to atone for your sins has come."

"In Qiuping County and Qingyang County, no one will be left alive."

The old man's eyes were filled with enthusiasm. Hearing this mission that was practically sending him to his death, he replied without hesitation: "I obey your command. I will not hesitate to die for the Holy Church."

"very good!"

Gu Weiyuan praised and took out a special pill from his arms: "Take the holy medicine with you and take it when you meet someone who is trying to stop you."

He recited seriously, "True Lord Huangquan will watch over you. Death is not the end, but your rebirth."

When the old man heard about Huangquan Zhenjun, his expression became more fanatical.

He reached out and respectfully took the "holy medicine" and responded loudly: "Death is not the end, but my new life!"

The others around them also shouted in unison: "Death is not the end, but my new life!"

Some even stepped forward and said, "Master, please give us the holy medicine. We are willing to go through fire and water for the Holy Religion."

Gu Weiyuan shook his head: "No, the time for you to atone for your sins is not yet."

Upon hearing this, his subordinates even showed a look of regret.

(End of this chapter)