From Celestial Official to Great Celestial Venerable

Chapter 97 Reporting Work
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Qin Chuan carried Zhao Famo into the study, the aura he brought with him still lingering in the room.

Qi Bin stared blankly at the newly arrived wandering spirit official. In just a few breaths, all his preconceived notions and dissatisfaction with Qin Chuan had been shattered by the young Taoist's swift and decisive actions.

Within the training grounds, one considers not only one's status and position, but also one's strength and cultivation.

This Zhao Famo is a Foundation Establishment cultivator who has been around for over a hundred years. He's no pushover. Just now, even the most capable Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Jing'an Immortal Office in this county almost fell to him.

result……

"Was that... the small-space teleportation technique he used on the Creation Ship in the Chaos?"

Qi Bin naturally investigated the background of his superior who had "snatched" his position as a spirit official. After all, the previous trip to the heavens had caused too much of a stir, and he naturally knew that the reason why Qin Chuan was able to be summoned and given gifts by the perfect god king was because Qin Chuan had mastered a spatial technique.

Unexpectedly, this spatial technique was truly so bizarre and unpredictable.

In the blink of an eye, he was able to easily subdue an old Taoist like Zhao Famo. No... the most crucial element seemed to be Qin Chuan's sword energy, which was beyond his spatial abilities...

What exactly is Qin Chuan's background? How could someone from an ordinary, impoverished background in Jiuchuan Taoism possess so many skills rarely seen in Jiuchuan?

Could it be that there are truly people in the world born to cultivate the Dao? Otherwise, how can one explain this person's profound Daoist techniques and the monstrous speed at which they were able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage so quickly after only a short period of advancement?

Just as Qi Bin's mind was in complete turmoil, and he was making wild guesses...

The few Taoist priests from Jing'an who had come to their senses had already put the Immortal Binding Rope on Zhao Famo. Then, they anxiously said to Qin Chuan, "Officer Qin, our Captain Yuan is still fighting with that Kui. Could you... lend him another hand?"

At this moment, in the sky, Yuan Qingbai also saw Zhao Famo being captured by Qin Chuan, but due to the pressure from the Kui Beast, he didn't have much time to think about anything else.

It wasn't that he couldn't subdue the Kui beast, but the Heavenly Court's laws stipulated that since ancient times, many divine beasts and exotic species have become extremely rare and difficult to find, and these divine beasts and exotic species must be protected.

Zhao Famo disregarded all laws and dared to detain and raise divine beasts and exotic creatures, but Yuan Qingbai dared not actually kill these divine beasts and exotic creatures.

As a result, despite his origins in Jing'an and his formidable killing power, he dared not unleash his killing move, leading to him being repeatedly charged and attacked by the Kui beast, forcing him to dodge as much as possible.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan was also in a dilemma.

These mythical beasts and exotic creatures, if not handled properly, can be even more dangerous than injuring a Taoist priest.

Qin Chuan glanced at Zhao Famo's fiery gaze and knew it was impossible for Zhao Famo to use magic to subdue the rampaging Kui beast. However, Qin Chuan's eyes swept over the many sect leaders and elders inside and outside the Yu Lei Sect, and he saw that they were also in a state of panic.

Something moved in my heart.

He suddenly shouted:
"Vice Sect Master and elders of the Thunder Control Sect, since you are all Thunder cultivators, you must have some experience in suppressing thunder. Do you want to see this strange beast destroy most of your sect? Now that the ringleader Zhao Famo has been captured, why don't you join forces to help us suppress this strange beast and restore order? When will you do it?"

As a sect within the Heavenly Camp, the Heavenly Sect was an integral part of the system. At this time, it was their duty to help Jing'an and the Immortal Inspection Office maintain order.

With a loud shout from Qin Chuan.

A middle-aged Taoist priest, who appeared to be around thirty years old, deep within the sect, had a sudden change of expression. After making a decision in his mind, he quickly understood his current predicament.

The sect leader was captured by Jing'an and Jianxian. He had a guess about what the sect leader had done, but he himself was not involved at all. Now that the position of sect leader was vacant, if he could not step forward to take charge of the situation, he would be in serious trouble.

After that, when the county was considering candidates for the new sect leader, they didn't even consider him.

He immediately stepped forward, his voice booming like thunder:

"I am Yun Ji, the vice sect master and one of the twelve elders of the sect. Quickly join me in forming the Thunder Pool Formation to help Fellow Daoist Jing An stabilize the situation."

With one step, one has already stepped into a certain position in the sky.

Within the sect, the other elders and deacons who were previously unclear about their intentions were now being awakened by the vice sect leader and hurriedly began to take action.

This Thunder Pool Formation is a major foundation of the Thunder Control Sect. It draws lightning from water veins and earth fire, concentrating it all in one pool. Each elder has a portion of the Thunder Pool's authority.

At this moment, as soon as they made their move, thirteen lightning chains were drawn from a vast pool of lightning deep within the Thunder Control Sect. Under the action of the thirteen Thunder Control Sect cultivators, they were all hurled at the berserk Kui beast.

Eyes~~~
The Kui beast was bound by thirteen lightning chains. Instantly, the lightning and wind energy throughout its body was rapidly drawn out, and its overall condition deteriorated sharply. It couldn't help but let out a desolate and fragile mournful cry.

"here you go!!"

Seeing that the Thunder Control Sect had made their move, Yuan Qingbai, relying on his Thunder Pool which could draw upon the power of lightning, immediately suppressed the Foundation Establishment stage Kui beast. Finally able to withdraw from the battlefield, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to the thirteen members of the Thunder Control Sect:
"Please hold this beast back for a moment. I will immediately send a message to the County Agricultural Temple and have them send someone from the Water Palace to bring the beast-taming ring."

Nongling Temple is in charge of all the spiritual plants, fields, farmers, and animals in the county. One of its gates is specifically responsible for raising these spiritual animals.

"Don't worry, Captain Yuan, we can hold out for an hour or two without any problem," Vice Sect Master Yun Ji said from a distance.

Yuan Qingbai cupped his hands in farewell and said no more.

He then went down to the study and saw that Zhao Famo was already bound by the Immortal Binding Rope and could not even speak. He coldly said:
"take away."

After Zhao Famo was taken away, he finally bowed respectfully to Qin Chuan:
"Thanks to Qin Lingguan's help, otherwise today's arrest might have gone very wrong..."

There was a hint of lingering fear in his voice.

They originally thought there was only one target to capture, but it turns out the other party is also raising divine beasts and exotic creatures. If Qin Chuan is not here, and he is not strong enough, he will be captured by Zhao Famo. He will be nailed to the pillar of shame in Jing'an, and he may even perish.

Therefore, how could I not be grateful to Qin Chuan? "It's all part of my job."

Qin Chuan didn't say much, but simply looked at the things in the study and said:

"Qi Bin, the fellow Daoists in Jing'an have already arrested the person. Next, it's up to us to collect evidence throughout the entire case. Get all the Daoists to work and temporarily seal up everything in the Yu Lei Sect related to Zhao Fa Mo and bring it back to the Jian Xian Division."

"Yes." Qi Bin dared not have any other thoughts at this moment.

Establishing authority sometimes doesn't need to be done deliberately. Once someone has witnessed their superior's skill and strength, they will naturally develop a sense of awe.

"I'll spare half of the Taoist priests from Jing'an to help you," Yuan Qingbai said. Now that the arrest operation was over, the other Taoist priests from Jing'an were idle anyway. They were all working on the same case, and he also wanted to thank Qin Chuan, so he directly spared half of the Taoist priests from Jing'an to help search for evidence.

"Then I'll have to trouble you fellow Daoists in Jing'an," Qin Chuan said, then directed Qi Bin to arrange for people to start working, while also observing the entire workflow of the Immortal Inspection Bureau's Wandering Spirit Officer.

"Officer Qin, I've finished the arrests here and need to report to my direct superior in charge of this case as soon as possible, so I won't disturb you any longer," Yuan Qingbai said.

"Take care, Captain Yuan." Qin Chuan watched him go.

Yuan Qingbai took Zhao Famo ahead, intending to imprison him in the Heavenly Prison first, and then wait for someone from the local government or the Immortal Inspection Bureau to conduct a special interrogation. On the flying boat, he sent a talismanic message to his direct superior:
"The garrison... there was a slight mishap, but thankfully, the person has been apprehended and is now on their way back."

A dignified voice came from the other end:
"Very good. I'm at the county temple now. You can go and report to the county god. We'll interrogate you again after I give you my news."

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Wei Daoran, the director of Jing'an Office, is a deputy temple-level official in Jiuchuan County. He is at the early stage of the Golden Core cultivation and has been practicing Taoism for 241 years, which is the prime of life for a Taoist of this rank.

He knocked on the door of the county magistrate Sun Qinghan's office.

Sun Qinghan was standing outside the window at that moment. When she saw him come in, she asked:
"Has anyone been caught?"

"Yes, there was a small problem. Zhao Famo actually kept a Kui beast at the Foundation Establishment stage. Fortunately, the newly appointed Immortal Inspection Division's Wandering Spirit Officer Qin Chuan was there and helped my Yuan Qingbai capture him, otherwise there would have been real trouble," Wei Daoran sighed.

"Qin Chuan?"

Sun Qinghan was slightly surprised.

A slight tremor ran through my heart:

"This guy broke through to the next realm so easily?"

This speed is even faster than she was back then!

But he quickly suppressed these thoughts and turned to take the report from the person in front of him seriously.

"Zhao Famo, he also raises divine beasts and exotic creatures?" Sun Qinghan frowned and asked, "Where do you get these divine beasts and exotic creatures from...?"

Wei Daoran considered his tone and said, "Our Jiuchuan County doesn't have many precious mythical beasts or exotic species, but there is one thing that might be connected to it. Back then... Deputy County God Dugu Jue was very fond of these mythical beasts and exotic species in private."

“Fellow Daoist Dugu Jue…” Sun Qinghan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

In Jiuchuan County, there are only two people holding the position of chief temple: Gu Yuankang, the chief county god, and her, the chief local deity. The remaining two deputy county gods and deputy local deities are both deputy temple deities, each with their own area of ​​responsibility.

The reason she asked Jing'an to investigate and arrest people was because she was now in charge of the economic development of Jiuchuan. Not long ago, she had just launched an audit of the spiritual scriptures of various Tianying sects in Jiuchuan. This audit was significant because it uncovered many problems. The most serious problem was the financial issues of Yulei Sect. There were too many empty accounts and fake accounts. In addition, there were large amounts of unexplained spiritual energy transactions in the bank account of the sect leader Zhao Famo.

After some time, it was confirmed that Zhao Famo had serious problems. First of all, his multiple promotions were very abnormal. But when she looked through the meeting minutes of the Zhuoxiantai, she found that Dugu Jue, a fellow Daoist in the temple, had played a decisive role in Zhao Famo's promotions.

Dugu Jue, as the second deputy county god, is a 400-year-old Golden Core cultivator who is in charge of the Taoist field and has great power over the promotion of people to the Human Realm.

Sun Qinghan received differing opinions from Dugu Jue on several occasions regarding personnel suggestions for Yunwu Township.

After several such encounters, she had long since become extremely dissatisfied with this person.

Now that this problem has been discovered, it is naturally an opportunity, especially since it is currently the time for the Heavenly Court to eliminate demons and traitors, and important immortals from the Eight Caves Inspection Office have already taken up residence in Chaisang Cave Heaven.

If she could find out who Dugu Jue was, and provided Gu Yuankang didn't object on some fundamental issues, she would essentially be able to seize control of 70-80% of Jiuchuan County.

"You mean..." Sun Qinghan looked at Director Jing'an, who had recently taken office and, at someone's behest, had sided with her, and asked calmly, "Fellow Daoist Dugu Jue has a close relationship with Zhao Famo?"

“I shouldn’t comment on County God Dugu Jue like that,” Wei Daoran said. “However, the current level is beyond what our Jing’an Bureau can handle on its own. We need Lu Mingjing from the Jianxian Division to join in so that we can better coordinate the work.”

The Bureau of Inspection of Immortals is under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Officials' Palace of the Heavenly Court. All local officials are called "Officials of Pardon for Sins". The many temples under the officials are called "Spirit Officials".

“Lu Mingjing…”

Sun Qinghan turned to look out the window; it was drizzling.

For the past year, the official in charge of pardoning sins at the Jianxian Division has been vaguely aligned with any side. To put it nicely, the Jianxian Division needs to transcend local county temples and form its own independent circle. But in reality, this old official simply doesn't want to cause trouble and doesn't want to offend anyone.

This is also why she subtly hinted to Qin Chuan to go to the Immortal Inspection Department, so that she could use her influence to gain access to this important department.

"I will talk to Fellow Daoist Lu Mingjing later and see what he thinks."

(End of this chapter)