Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

What can I exchange these for?

After taking several deep breaths, Jiang Chengyun suddenly lowered his head to look at the little girl, "Grandma, why don't you stand up and let him sit."

A'Qian stretched out her palm, pretending to hit him, "..."

Picking up the writing brush once more, she dipped it generously into the thick ink, staring blankly at the document, not knowing where to begin writing.

She actually wanted to ask Shen Yi how he had managed it, but as one of the few iron rules of the monster hunters, they followed orders without reporting back on every matter.

Clearly, Shen Yi was not in the mood for further conversation.

The other monster hunters were staring at the suspended demon blood in the air, even feeling as if they were dreaming.

Shock is an emotion that still falls within cognition.

But the scene before them was completely incomprehensible.

The death of an Embrace Pill Realm demon was as significant as the fall of the Yushan Prefecture Demon-suppression Great General, a major event that could shake the entire Qingzhou, shocking people as much as waking up to hear the Qingzhou Li Family was no more...

A'Qian pinched her fingers, apparently calculating something, "Three times... six times... ten times..."

Seeing that she was going to continue, Jiang Chengyun quietly reminded her, "The share of Qingzhou monster hunters isn't that much."

"..." A'Qian looked up at the young man and sighed, "Do you plan to follow the Nourishing the Shadow Spirit Path?"

"Not planning to," Shen Yi shook his head.

Compared to the spirit leaving the body and riding a sword for thousands of miles, he preferred a powerful physique, which could also be combined with the Nine Transformations of the Immortal Demon.

"Then ten times should be about enough, and for the remaining achievements, how about I exchange them for a Precious Tool, one that can garrison an entire prefecture?"

A'Qian remembered the bold claim she had made initially, that the Great Qian Dynasty had everything as long as one had enough achievements.

Looking at it now... it truly wasn't enough.

Mostly because it was too fast.

Opportunities for Martial Temple Refinement were precious, and each state had a fixed share.

Refining ten times in one go, any talented genius with good aptitude could likely be piled into a Condensation Elixir Completion warrior. It was not something that could be rewarded without limit.

"I also want a copy of the Heaven-Devouring Elixir Devouring," said Shen Yi, nodding. He didn't quite understand how the achievements and rewards were calculated, but thought to take as much as he could.

"Heaven-Devouring Elixir Devouring?" A'Qian was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief.

At least... adding Jiang Qiulan into the mix, the whole situation seemed a lot more reasonable than before.

"This is one of the most domineering Condensation Elixir Methods of the Great Qian Dynasty, with this it should be about enough."

She nodded and listed the required items in the document, "Okay, get going. Normally, you should wait for the Capital City to send monster hunters, but in your case, let's not trouble them. Go back and get ready, in about half a month you'll head to the Capital City. I'll have Chengyun inform you... don't wander around in the meantime."

"At least let the General see what the person looks like first..."

"And give me some time to digest this."

A'Qian leaned on Jiang Chengyun's leg, massaging her temples firmly.

Even if the White Deer in the Embrace Pill Realm was related to Jiang Qiulan, the several Condensation Elixir Completion demons were still Shen Yi's doing. What exactly had happened to him during his trip away from Qingzhou City?

"..."

He had wanted to ask more, but Shen Yi suddenly realized that the look Jiang Chengyun was giving him was strange.

Forget it, better to ask on the road.

He knew the psychological impact that revealing so much demon blood all at once could have on others.

But Shen Yi was also very clear about the current situation in Qingzhou.

With the Demon King lurking outside and the lesser Demon King close to breaking through, once the two Demon Kings joined forces, the seemingly stable but fragile status quo would be shattered in an instant.

By that time, if he had enough strength...

If the Sixth Transformation could capture the White Deer in the Embrace Pill Realm, why couldn't he, at the Ninth Transformation, press a real Demon King into his body?

This thought flashed through Shen Yi's mind.

And then he thought it absurd even to himself.

"Excuse me, gentlemen."

He bid farewell to A'Qian and her companion, then turned and left the attic.

Only a group of bewildered monster hunters were left behind.

…

Demon Suppressing Department Courtyard.

Upon returning to his room, Shen Yi found that there were still very few people passing by nearby.

It appeared that most of the colonels had been dispatched elsewhere.

He returned to his room, took out the Jiao Elixir he hadn't used earlier, a Fiendish External Elixir that could replenish fifty percent of his strength.

He restored the strength borne by the external elixir back to eighty-five percent.

Then he placed the completely depleted Jiao Elixir into his mouth, sacrificing a year of demon lifespan to absorb the dregs within.

[First year, you consume the exhausted Dragon Elixir, transforming the impurities of the bloodline for your own use, enhancing the Power of the Jiao Demon]

Condensation Elixir. Power of the Jiao Demon

"Yo."

Shen Yi originally acted on the thought not to waste anything and casually tried swallowing it.

To his surprise, there was indeed a gain.

Although with the sixth transformation of the Immortal Demon enhancing him, even the Power of the Jiao Demon at the Solidifying Pill level only slightly increased his strength, it was still better than nothing at all.

He stored the remaining Jiao Elixirs back into the silver bell.

Shen Yi stood up to boil water, then quietly watched as the boiling water cooled down.

He poured himself a cup of warm water and took a gentle sip.

An increase in cultivation was not always good, like when he had returned from killing demons before, feeling completely exhausted and falling asleep as soon as he hit the bed.

But now, it seemed like his energy was inexhaustible...

Zhang the Butcher, Fang Heng, and the siblings from the Li Family seemed to have all left Qingzhou City.

Finally getting the break he had longed for, Shen Yi for the first time felt a bit bored.

"..."

Just then, a timid voice came from outside the house.

"Excuse me, Officer, do you have any clothes that need to be washed?"

The demure girl stood restrained in the courtyard, looking at the dimly lit door.

She had been earning some copper coins by washing clothes for the colonels, but these days it seemed like the officers were very busy and rarely stayed in their residences.

Finding a door with the light on despite it being late at night, she mustered the courage to come over and ask.

"..."

Shen Yi took out the blood-stained Fierce Wolf Cloak from the silver bell, stepped out the door, handed over the clothing, and casually asked, "Where's your brother? Why is he letting you run around so late at night?"

Chen Jinyu looked up blankly at the young man before her, his features still as handsome as she remembered, but now dressed in the dark clothing of the Demon-suppression Bureau, he seemed even more stern: "Shen... Officer Shen?"

Although both addressed him as "Officer," it was clear that she was referring to the arrest officer from Baiyun County.

Suddenly realizing he had asked her a question, Chen Jinyu hurriedly replied, "My brother is still practicing martial arts, I was idle and secretly started cooking to nourish Brother Niu and him."

"What did you make to eat?" Shen Yi walked slowly towards the courtyard gate.

"It's... I stewed some goji chicken soup, it's about to be ready."

Perhaps moving from Baiyun County to Qingzhou, seeing so many individuals she could never have imagined meeting before, had made Chen Jinyu's eyes less shrewd and more uneasy.

"Let's go, I'll join you for a meal." Shen Yi nodded.

Hearing these familiar words, the initial awkwardness quickly faded away.

The demure girl was slightly taken aback, then a smile appeared in her expression, she nodded vigorously, her voice clear and bright:

"Yes! My brother has missed you a lot!"