Mythical Cultivation

Not only that, but the servants of the mansion also suffered heavy casualties, and many innocent lives were lost in this sudden disaster. The exact number of casualties is no longer possible to calculate, but what is certain is that the number of servants killed and injured is extremely shocking.

As for the guards that the Bai Mansion was proud of, they also paid a heavy price in this battle.

More than a dozen brave and fearless palace guards tragically died on the battlefield, and twenty or thirty were seriously injured, their lives uncertain. Although the remaining palace guards managed to escape with their lives, almost every one of them was injured.

However, the most heartbreaking thing was not just that. One of the two priests who had displayed their secret skills last night actually died on the spot after the leader of the men in black fled the scene!

He used his final trick, at the cost of his own life, severely wounding his enemy. Another priest who had used a secret technique barely managed to survive, but due to overdrawing his own power, his meridians were completely destroyed, and he became a useless invalid.

What's more, a treasure from the Bai Mansion was taken away by the leader of the men in black, which was the most serious loss.

After this tragic battle, the overall strength of the Bai Mansion dropped significantly, and nearly 30% of its strength was wasted.

The more difficult problem is that the subsequent post-disaster work and huge financial expenditures are like a heavy mountain pressing on the hearts of everyone in the Bai Mansion.

Just repairing the mansion buildings and purchasing various supplies would cost a huge amount of money, not to mention the series of expenses such as comforting the families of the deceased and treating the injured.

Faced with such a heavy task, the two housekeepers were already busy and exhausted, without even time to breathe.

"The magistrate of Changling County requests an audience!"

Just as everyone was cleaning up the mess, a notice came from the gate of the Bai Mansion. It turned out that the county magistrate and a group of constables had arrived. Everyone in the Bai Mansion received the magistrate.

Although the county magistrate and a group of constables and runners were late, Mrs. Bai did not blame them.

After all, the people who came were a group of powerful criminals. Even if the county government took action, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, unless the soldiers defending the city were dispatched, but this was not realistic.

Therefore, Old Lady Bai only asked the county magistrate to seal off Changling County to prevent the criminals from leaving the city, and asked a group of detectives to help find the thieves' whereabouts.

After the group from the county government office left, the two stewards of the Bai Mansion began to reward the servants and guards.

On this night, the Bai Mansion had spent a fortune! Not only did they offer a large amount of silver, precious elixirs, and rare treasures as rewards, but these rewards were also given to all monks who participated in the battle. The sheer amount of money was staggering.

The reason for being so generous was, of course, to recognize the contributions made by everyone in defending the Bai Mansion;

Secondly, he wanted to use this to win over the hearts of the people. After all, there were heavy casualties in this fierce battle. If they were not appeased, those priests and guards would probably become shaken and might even part ways with the Bai Mansion.

The reward Wu Ming received this time was really good. In addition to several hundred taels of glittering silver, he also received two of the Soul-Yunning Pills that he had always dreamed of!

Wu Ming has always longed to possess this Soul-Yunning Pill to improve his cultivation, but unfortunately his past achievements were not enough to exchange for such a precious pill.

However, this time, the Bai family actually gave it to him without hesitation. It was really a pleasant surprise, and he finally got what he wanted.

As for the specific rewards for the tributes and the two commanders, Wu Ming was not clear, but he was sure that what they received would not be much less than what he had received.

However, Wu Ming knew a little about the rewards given to other guards from his good friend Li Yue.

Basically, every guard in the palace received a considerable amount of silver, in addition to various elixirs, sharp weapons, exquisite martial arts, etc.

This round of extremely generous rewards made many palace guards feel satisfied. From then on, they became even more loyal to the Bai Mansion, willing to sacrifice their lives for it and serve it wholeheartedly.

And the most crucial point is that those who can become palace guards have all been selected after going through layers of screening and careful selection.

Each of them possessed extraordinary talents, far surpassing those of ordinary people. Especially in these two short days, these palace guards had experienced numerous fierce and life-or-death battles.

Those palace guards who were lucky enough to survive in the end could be said to be the top among the elites.

Furthermore, the Bai Mansion had also specially provided a batch of precious medicinal pills that could effectively elevate one's cultivation realm as a reward. That very night, several competent palace guards, with the help of these medicinal pills, successfully broke through their bottlenecks and achieved a significant improvement in their cultivation realm.

Among them, leaving aside those palace guards in the Body Refining Realm, just talking about those palace guards who were already in the Visualization Realm, there were actually more than ten palace guards who advanced from the initial stage of the Visualization Realm to the Great Perfection of the Visualization Realm in one fell swoop! This astonishing speed of progress was truly jaw-dropping.

However, what is even more unexpected is that among the palace guard captains who have already reached the great success of the visualization realm, there are actually two who have already touched the threshold of the object driving realm!

It should be noted that among the entire huge group of Bai Mansion guards, apart from Wu Ming, whose strength cannot be inferred by common sense, there are actually quite a few guard captains who can cultivate to the great success of the visualization realm.

A rough estimate would put the total at nearly forty! However, before this, palace guard captains who could reach the threshold of the Exorcist Realm were rare, with only two or three of them.

Now, there are two new palace guard captains who are expected to enter the realm of driving objects. This is undoubtedly a great joy for the Bai Mansion!

However, simply touching the realm of driving objects does not mean that one can immediately enter this advanced realm, nor can it definitely predict that this person will become a peerless master of the realm of driving objects.

However, once you touch that threshold, it means that you have a great possibility of entering the realm of driving objects, which is already rare compared to other people.

Perhaps it will only take a year or two, or maybe it will take ten or eight years. By that time, several powerful people at the level of driving objects will emerge in the Bai family mansion, which will further enhance the foundation of the Bai family mansion.

As for Wu Ming's realm, there was no significant change.

After all, for someone like him who has reached such a level, if he wants to achieve further breakthroughs and improvements, it is definitely not something that can be achieved overnight.

Either you need to get a once-in-a-lifetime, earth-shattering opportunity; or you have to rely on the accumulation of years and slowly accumulate and improve.