Chapter 21 Entering the Realm of Dao!

Five days later. Over these past two days, Jiang Chen had already learned quite a few Talismanic Incantations.

Among them were the Heaven-Healing Talisman capable of curing illnesses and saving lives, as well as the powerful Five-Thunder Talisman and the Evil-Suppressing Talisman.

Jiang Chen took another look at his skills.

【Skills: Combat Mastery (Level 2); Blade Mastery (Level 1); Talisman Arts (Level 3); Golden Light Incantation (Level 2); Three Souls Restraint Technique (Level 2)】

【Talisman Arts: Soul-Calming Talisman (Level 3); Exorcism Talisman (Level 3); Tai Sui Talisman (Level 3); Heaven-Healing Talisman (Level 3); Five-Thunder Talisman (Level 3); Great Calamity Relief Talisman (Level 2); Edict Talisman (Level 2)...】

After receiving the ordination, learning these Talismans became much more effortless than before, and the experience points gained were also greater.

Therefore, in just five short days, he had worked tirelessly to Cultivate several types of Talismans to Level 3, which corresponded to Rank 7 Talismans.

Jiang Chen's cultivation also naturally advanced to the first layer of the Dao Entry Realm.

【Cultivation Technique: Huangting Classic (Level 2)】

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In the morning, Jiang Chen woke up from his bed as if by appointment.

He first sat cross-legged on the balcony, absorbing the morning essence of the sun.

The morning solar essence was not as intense, and it contained a wisp of purple energy, signifying the "Purple Qi coming from the East," which was most beneficial to Jiang Chen's cultivation.

In the modern era, only this morning mouthful of purple energy was worth Jiang Chen's time to Cultivate. Otherwise, given this withered Spiritual Qi, Jiang Chen would consider cultivation a waste of time.

Jiang Chen had just finished washing up. Although with his current cultivation level, his body no longer produced impurities, he still kept this habit upon returning to the real world, as it made him look a bit more normal.

Just as he finished washing up, someone rang the doorbell. Jiang Chen opened the door wide, and as expected, Captain Xu Chang and Ye Qingmei were standing outside.

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow and graciously invited them in.

"Captain Xu, coming to see me so early, is there something the matter?"

Ye Qingmei walked into the room, her eyes lighting up. Why did she feel that the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in Jiang Chen's room was thicker than outside?

Captain Xu Chang did not speak immediately. Instead, his occupational habit kicked in, and he first surveyed Jiang Chen's room.

In the living room, a tang dynasty straight sword with a mysterious black scabbard rested under the LCD TV. On the coffee table was an unfinished game of chess with only one small stool, likely for self-entertainment.

There was also a small bowl of cinnabar, a wolf-hair brush, and a stack of unfinished Talisman paper.

"Eh?" Looking at a Talisman pressed down by a paperweight on the table, he was slightly surprised.

The cinnabar strokes on this Talisman were extremely powerful, and the Talisman scripts contained a marvelous charm that even attracted him.

"Jiang Chen, could it be that you come from a Daoist sect?"

In the past, Captain Xu Chang thought Jiang Chen had just inherited a cultivation method from his family or obtained it by chance. But now it seemed, Jiang Chen's Legacy was not simple!

Jiang Chen just smiled slightly and did not answer. But this was enough for Captain Xu Chang to be certain that Jiang Chen must have come from a Daoist sect!

Perhaps he came from some minor Daoist sect's lineage and was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

After all, in this day and age, apart from the major lineages like Wudang Mountain, Mount Longhu's Way of the Celestial Masters, Mount Qingcheng, and the Baiyun Temple in the capital, which were still prominent and had attained masters presiding over them, other Daoist sects had already fallen into decline.

Even the Maoshan Sect, which was once prosperous during the Tang and Song dynasties, now only had the Shangqing Temple remaining.

But there was a problem with this. Jiang Chen's background was traceable—he went to university and joined the Night Watcher. There was nothing to show his connection to a Daoist sect, but that didn't matter anymore.

They didn't come to find Jiang Chen to pry into his secrets.

"Jiang Chen, we are here this time because of Ma Dajiang."

Jiang Chen frowned slightly: "Are you coming to hold me accountable because of Ma Dajiang's matter?"

"Don't misunderstand, Jiang Chen. Zhou Ming is dead. He died last night on the way to prison. Based on our investigation of the surveillance and the description of the escort personnel at the time, only one person made a move and killed Zhou Ming with a single blade strike."

Jiang Chen's expression was strange: "You don't mean to say that person was me, do you?"

Captain Xu Chang said: "All the evidence now points to you, and you have the motive, but I actually no longer suspect you."

Jiang Chen was truly a bit curious now: "Why don't you suspect me?"

"It's very simple. That person used low-class Spells, which, compared to orthodox sects like yours, are far too inferior."

Being complimented like this by Captain Xu Chang, Jiang Chen felt a bit smug.

"It's like this: we are here mainly to invite you to the 749 Bureau to register and leave your fingerprints. This is a necessary procedure that cannot be skipped. All extraordinary individuals in China need to register, and I hope you understand."

Jiang Chen understood. He was previously a Night Watcher and considered an external member of the 749 Bureau, so he naturally understood that the 749 Bureau required all extraordinary individuals to be registered.

"Do I need to go to the 749 Bureau?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Uh, that's right, because this is mainly to prevent anyone from pulling any tricks, so everything must be done at the 749 Bureau."

"Fine, I have no problem with that."

Afterwards, Jiang Chen went out, got into Captain Xu Chang's car, and went with them to the 749 Bureau.

The 749 Bureau was located in the city center, in the most prosperous area.

If anything happened in this area, the 749 Bureau could react immediately.

From the outside, the 749 Bureau looked like just an ordinary police station, a dilapidated small building. However, the interior had a hidden world, with a full 8 levels of basement built underneath.

Interrogation rooms, prison cells, training rooms, lounges, Spiritual Qi research labs, equipment rooms, Heavenly Eye monitoring rooms, and so on, were all available.

That's right, the 749 Bureau could conduct interrogations and torture on some special extraordinary individuals. Because these individuals posed a much greater threat to society than ordinary people, extraordinary means were used in extraordinary times.

Of course, Jiang Chen didn't need to take a trip to the interrogation room. He walked into the police station with the two of them.

Jiang Chen felt a faint trace of Qi within the plainclothes officers guarding the door.

Although they hadn't truly entered the Qi Induction Stage, they were still far stronger than ordinary people.

Walking into the backyard, Captain Xu Chang came to a wall. A camouflaged iris scanning device immediately appeared on the wall, and a burst of green light scanned Captain Xu Chang's iris.

"Identity confirmed, Captain Xu Chang, good morning."

The wall suddenly opened with a boom, revealing an elevator inside. The three of them got into the elevator, and it went all the way up.

When the elevator opened again, Jiang Chen stepped out. There were very few people coming and going inside. Occasionally, someone would see Captain Xu Chang and Ye Qingmei and stop to say hello. Clearly, Captain Xu Chang's status in the 749 Bureau was not low.

"Captain Xu, is this a newcomer to the bureau?" someone asked curiously.

"No, he is a civilian extraordinary individual, just here to register."

"Oh." The look the person gave Jiang Chen changed instantly, from friendly and curious to vigilant and scrutinizing.

Jiang Chen didn't care about his scrutiny and calmly followed Captain Xu Chang and Ye Qingmei.

Arriving at a data room, Captain Xu Chang turned on the camera and handed a form to Jiang Chen to fill out.

Jiang Chen saw that there was actually a column for "Legacy Origin" on the form and frowned slightly. "Do I need to write down the lineage as well?"