113: Get promoted! Become a disciple

Although Lu Qian had no experience in this area, her age was a factor.

Even if she hadn't eaten pork, she had at least seen pigs run, right?

She naturally knew that young people played more creatively, but Lu Qian never expected it to be *this* creative.

It wasn't until Shen Lingshu was dressed that they both came before Lu Qian.

"I... I'll go make tea for the Lords!"

Shen Lingshu was just a small fry; she naturally knew her place and quickly looked for an opportunity to slip away.

Jiang Chen, on the other hand, was completely composed.

What was he afraid of?

He hadn't broken any laws.

"There's news about your merits."

"Chu Yun, you have qualified for promotion to Centurion."

Lu Qian didn't blame these energetic young people.

Moreover, even though Jiang Chen was full of energy every day, he was never lax in his Cultivation.

His Saber Technique Realm was even comparable to hers, so what right did she have to criticize Jiang Chen?

Could it be that if Jiang Chen was less active for two days, he would be able to step into the Saber Technique Grandmaster Realm?

That was naturally impossible.

"Really? Thank you, Lord Lu!"

Chu Yun's face clearly showed strong excitement upon hearing this.

Once she became a Centurion, how far away would the position of Deputy Commander be?

"This is a Blood Crystal Stone. No matter what method you use, as long as you gather the essence blood of thirty Peak Xiantian Realm demons into it, you will truly become a Centurion!"

The Blood Crystal Stone was a special item that could only absorb fresh demon essence blood.

Chu Yun naturally knew this.

"Of course, your current position is still Banner Officer."

"This subordinate understands!"

Chu Yun excitedly took the Blood Crystal Stone.

It seemed that Jinlu City, having been intimidated by Jiang Chen yesterday, didn't dare to make a fuss about this anymore. After all, these were military merits earned through battles on the battlefield.

Chu Yun had even completed a death-sign mission.

This one merit alone was enough for her to be competent as a Centurion.

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

So that's how it was.

One of the assessments to become a Centurion was in this manner: no matter what method you used, even if you spent money to buy it, as long as there was enough Xiantian Realm demon essence blood placed inside, it counted.

This was very flexible, and it clearly left a lot of room for manipulation.

"Jiang Chen, although you are currently a Demon Suppressing Envoy, in the Black Yamen, Demon Slayer Guards and Demon Suppressing Envoys can coexist, as their respective methods of acquiring resources differ."

"Previously, Chu Yun submitted your entry registration to me, so you are already a Second-Class Ensign of the Demon Slayer Guard."

"Adding to that the merits you've accumulated these past two days, and the military merits from Lei Family Fortress, the Holy Martial Bureau has also calculated them for you, so you have been exceptionally promoted to the position of Demon Slayer Guard Banner Officer!"

Lu Qian looked at Jiang Chen and said, her eyes shining.

To become a Demon Slayer Guard Banner Officer was, in the eyes of many, an supreme existence.

As a Banner Officer, one could command thirty-six Demon Slayer Guards.

And each month, one could receive a salary of fifty Spirit Stones from the Black Yamen.

In addition, one could receive one Grade-3 Medicinal Pill every month!

If one was a Centurion, they could receive one hundred Spirit Stones each month and one Grade-4 Medicinal Pill every three months.

For the position of Deputy Commander, one could receive five hundred Spirit Stones each month and one Grade-5 Medicinal Pill annually.

Many Deputy Commanders relied on those Grade-5 Medicinal Pills to Breakthrough their own Realm.

As for gold and silver, once your position reached Banner Officer or above, you wouldn't care about them at all.

Those were things used for exchanges among ordinary people.

This was also why a single Grade-1 Body Tempering Pill, worth only three or four Spirit Stones, could be sold for a high price of forty thousand taels of silver among ordinary people, as one Spirit Stone was roughly equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver.

The Black Yamen was enormous in scale, and apart from the fixed thirty-six Centurion seats,

all other positions could be directly promoted to as long as your military merits met the standard.

But to say that the entire Black Yamen had no more than three hundred active Deputy Commanders.

Besides these existing benefits, there was also the option to exchange contribution points for various items.

For official Demon Slayer Guards of the Black Yamen,

basically, every point of contribution was equivalent to the purchasing power of one Spirit Stone.

Although contributions could not be directly exchanged for Spirit Stones, they could be exchanged for other Cultivation resources such as Medicinal Pills and Spirit Medicine.

As long as you worked hard enough, plus a little luck, the opportunity to change your Heaven-Defying fate in the Black Yamen was at least greater than outside.

"I'm a Banner Officer too?"

Jiang Chen was surprised.

The Demon Suppressing Envoy side was unclear, but the Demon Slayer Guard was more reliable.

Since these two identities didn't conflict, Jiang Chen naturally accepted without hesitation, as Jiang Chen's original plan was to become a Demon Slayer Guard.

Once the identity of a Banner Officer was revealed, let alone in Dongfeng Town, even in some ordinary cities, one could walk around arrogantly.

Of course, in a provincial city like Cangzhou City, a mere Banner Officer couldn't be so presumptuous.

"That's great!"

"It took me over two years to jump to the position of Banner Officer!"

Chu Yun said with envy in her eyes, but more than that, she was genuinely happy for her man to achieve such glory.

"This is your token."

"Your Black Yamen account now has one hundred initial points, worth one hundred Spirit Stones."

Lu Qian also handed Jiang Chen a brand new Demon Slayer Guard token.

Some basic information had already been filled out for Jiang Chen by Chu Yun, so now Jiang Chen only needed to input his spiritual Qi aura into it.

Jiang Chen took the Banner Officer token. The five characters "Demon Slayer Guard Banner Officer" engraved on the cold iron block made Jiang Chen's heart tremble slightly.

At this moment, Jiang Chen also had a very concrete feeling about the power he wielded.

This was the feeling of power in his hands.

"With your current rank, you can directly recruit a Third-Class Ensign to serve you."

Jiang Chen was now a Banner Officer, and also subordinate to Deputy Commander Lu Qian.

He could be considered a true insider.

Shen Lingshu, standing beside them, was ramrod straight, her small face flushed.

Lu Qian's gaze briefly flickered to Shen Lingshu, and the meaning was clear: even if Shen Lingshu's qualifications were still a bit lacking, with your Banner Officer status, you could still allow Shen Lingshu to enjoy the treatment of an official Demon Slayer Guard.

However, after Lu Qian's gaze fell on Shen Lingshu, she was about to move it away when she suddenly gasped in surprise.

She looked at Shen Lingshu again, confirming several times.

"You... you Breakthrough to the Houtian Realm!?"

Lu Qian looked at Shen Lingshu, her pupils constricting sharply.

Yesterday, Shen Lingshu was only at the sixth or seventh layer of the Body Tempering Realm, and today she directly stepped into the Houtian Realm!?

Even riding in a carriage wouldn't be this fast.

"Let me see your hand."

Lu Qian then examined Shen Lingshu's innate bone structure.

"You... you actually possess a Superior Physique!"

Superior Physique?

Jiang Chen and Chu Yun exchanged glances.

Regarding the Cultivation Technique, Chu Yun had learned it even earlier, but Chu Yun's situation hadn't transformed towards a Superior Physique, though Chu Yun's own Physique wasn't bad, and her martial arts Aptitude was also good.

But in Shen Lingshu's case, it was indeed through Jiang Chen's development that her Superior Physique was awakened.

Of course, Jiang Chen could also guess in his heart.

Shen Lingshu's true Aptitude was probably even stronger, because when he was developing it, he could feel that less than one-tenth of Shen Lingshu's bone structure had been developed.

"I... I don't know. Last night, Jiang Chen and I did..."

"Cough, cough!"

Lu Qian quickly coughed twice, stopping Shen Lingshu when she heard her almost blurt out something outrageous.

Who cares to hear about your messy affairs?

"It must be some external force that caused your Aptitude to manifest."

"Shen Lingshu, although my rank among Deputy Commanders is not high, I still have unique insights. Are you willing to take me as your master?"