System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

The literary style of "The Princes Played with Fire" is characterized by its passionate and stirring atmosphere, dramatic plot twists, detailed and compelling character portrayals, and accessible yet elegant language. I will refine and rewrite the original text from these perspectives:

"Fellow newly recruited Godslayers, these are the Life Lamps and Soul Lamps."

Upon entering the main hall, an old man in black robes took over the group of twenty-six, including Chen Xuan. He then led them to the inner hall, where countless lit life lamps and soul lamps were arranged. Within the hall, numerous guards patrolled with grim expressions.

"When the life lamp goes out, it means that the life force of your physical body has been cut off; and when the soul lamp goes out, it means that your soul has been scattered and you will be completely removed from the list and will no longer be a member of the God-Slaying Guard."

The old man in black robes was a true Nascent Soul Daoist. At this moment, his face was ashen as he recounted the rules of this place without any emotion.

"Only after you light the Life Lamp and Soul Lamp can you obtain the Merit Card. Only with the Merit Card can you go to the Immortal Slaying Hall to accept the capture mission."

The old man explained in detail how to light the life lamp and soul lamp. As soon as he finished speaking, some people who couldn't wait began to try it.

A female cultivator stepped forward and successfully lit her two lamps. In an instant, the two lamps began to merge into one, one wick burning brightly like crimson blood, while the other half turned a dark gray.

As the two lamps merged, a muffled sound rang out, followed by a white card carrying the woman's unique aura appearing above the lamplight. Then, as if sensing its owner's presence, the card "whooshed" into the female cultivator's hand.

"When you first join my God-Slaying Guard, you will only receive the lowest-level white merit card. Merit cards are divided into five levels, each corresponding to different privileges, such as accepting missions with generous merit points, enjoying various facilities in the Immortal Slaying Hall area, receiving discounts when purchasing magical treasures and divine weapons, and being able to learn corresponding level supernatural powers and secret techniques, etc."

The old man spoke eloquently, while Chen Xuan and the others listened attentively. "There are five levels of merit cards: the white card for the first-level God-Slaying Guard, the yellow card for the second-level God-Slaying Guard, the purple card for the third-level, the red card for the fourth-level, and the black card for the fifth-level God-Slaying Guard Commander."

"Each time a merit card is upgraded, corresponding merit points need to be accumulated. It takes 10,000 merit points to break through from level one to level two Godslayer Guard, 100,000 to level three from level two, 1 million to level four from level three, and 10 million merit points to advance from level four to level five Godslayer Guard Commander. In addition, to become a Godslayer Guard Commander, one must go to the Godslayer Guard Headquarters in the Imperial Capital and undergo rigorous testing."

Upon hearing the figure of ten million merit points, Chen Xuan and the others all gasped in shock.

Before they came, they had some understanding of the rewards for the God-Slaying Guards' capture missions, which were in terms of merit points. A level one white card could only accept capture missions worth tens to hundreds of merit points. If it cost ten million merit points, then what kind of heavily sinful immortal or rogue immortal would a level four red card be capturing?

"Alright, everything that needs to be explained to you has been made clear. As for the benefits you will enjoy after your status is upgraded, someone will inform you of that once you break through."

As soon as the old man in black robes finished speaking, he waved his hand, and with a "whoosh," a large number of life lamps and soul lamps fell onto a brand new table.

"Junior brother, let's go, let's light the Soul Lamp!" Wang Kaixuan said, rubbing his hands together, eager to try.

"Ah."

Seeing the other Godslayer Guardians step forward to light their life-soul lamps, Chen Xuan and the others quickly followed.

He refines his own essence and blood, uses the life force to ignite the life lamp wick, and then uses the spirit energy to ignite the soul lamp. The whole process is completed in one go.

"Wow—"

As a card emanating Chen Xuan's life essence landed in his hand, Chen Xuan quickly and respectfully looked at the black-robed elder beside him and said, "Senior, this is a merit point token."

At first, the old man in black robes was indifferent, and even subconsciously wanted to stop Chen Xuan from trying to get close to him. However, when he saw the merit point token in Chen Xuan's hand, his expression softened instantly.

He reached out and took the merit token from Chen Xuan. After refining it, he was secretly surprised, "Five thousand merit points, what exactly did you get in that trial ground?"

Upon learning how important merit points were, the commotion instantly attracted the attention of the other Godslayer Guards, their eyes filled with envy and jealousy.

"It was just luck; I got a bit of an opportunity. After handing it over, Senior Siyun gave me the merit point token." Chen Xuan nodded slightly, speaking neither humbly nor arrogantly.

The old man in black robes didn't doubt the truth of these words too much. After all, those who could give away tokens representing merit points to others were all fourth-level God-Slaying Guards, and they had been promoted from the inner guard.

"You're quite lucky. Alright, in that case, I'll add these five thousand merit points to your identity card."

"Thank you, senior!"

As the old man made a special hand gesture, he pointed at the merit point talisman, which instantly transformed into a wisp of green energy and rushed directly into Chen Xuan's white card.

"Five thousand merit points are enough for you to exchange for some pretty good magic weapons and divine weapons, and even some supernatural abilities and secret techniques in the Immortal Slaying Hall." The old man's gaze towards Chen Xuan at this moment was noticeably more amiable than before.

Chen Xuan nodded his thanks again, then returned to Wang Kaixuan and the others' group, and together they walked out of the Soul Hall.

At this moment, their identities have been verified, and they have truly become members of the Godslayer Guard.

At this point, many cultivators exchanged pleasantries, and then either left in small groups or alone.

"Fellow Daoist Chen Xuan, we must take our leave now." Ji Tianchen and his group of four had survived their training trip unscathed. A crucial factor in this success was their fortuitous encounter with Chen Xuan and his companion, which resulted in them obtaining the divine ore sword. Therefore, before departing, he specifically came to offer some kind words of advice.

"Fellow Daoist Chen Xuan, Fellow Daoist Zhan Xin, although we may be a bit too talkative, we still have to remind you to leave the Azure Dragon Mountain Range as soon as possible, return to your sect, and lay low for the time being."

As he said this, Ji Tianchen looked around warily. "When we parted ways just now, many people went straight to the exit of the God-Slaying Guard. They must be trying to sell the news of that battle to Wanbaoshan, and even to the higher-ups of the Dragon Hunter Clan and Tianxuan Clan."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan nodded slightly, "Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist."

Seeing that Chen Xuan and the others were calm and fearless, Ji Tianchen smiled and nodded, then left with his companions.

"Big brother, my name is Ji Honghua..." Before leaving, Ji Tianchen's sister turned back to look at Chen Xuan and his group, a sweet smile on her face.

Soon, of the twenty-six who successfully joined the God-Slaying Guard after this trial, most left immediately, while a small number went to the Immortal-Slaying Hall to check on their missions. Only Chen Xuan, Wang Kaixuan, Zhan Xin, Zi Yu, and Yue Ming remained.

Chen Xuan turned to look at Zi Yu and Yue Ming, and said with a solemn expression, "You two should leave the Azure Dragon Mountain Range first and return directly to the sect. You can take on the capture mission after some time has passed."

Ziyu was about to say something when Yue Ming grabbed her sleeve. Yue Ming nodded to Chen Xuan and the other two and said in a deep voice, "This matter is of great importance and the consequences are unpredictable. I hope you can get through this ordeal safely."

"Brother-in-law, when you have time, you must visit my sister and me at Tianqing Academy." Ziyu seemed to sense the tense atmosphere that was about to erupt. Knowing that her strength was limited and she did not want to become a burden to Chen Xuan, she could only turn back every few steps, full of worry, and tell Chen Xuan to be careful.