Chapter 153: Demons of the Earth Stairway
long time for the Black Xuan Divine King to sigh: "Truly, every era has its prodigies and monsters emerging. Wanting to go back to the ancient desolate gods who stood in the heavens for countless yea...It is both the place where demon slayers accept missions and the place where they are promoted to higher ranks.
Sheng Changqing was not visiting the Zhanyao Hall for the first time, so he was very familiar with the place.
Entering the Demon Slayer Hall.
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Then he walked into the Xuanjie Hall.
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Arriving at the counter, he directly presented his identity token and the Spirit Jade Pendant as proof.
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“I want to be promoted.”
“Good.”
Chen Chuan, who was bored out of his mind at the counter, perked up when he saw this.
Promotions are not uncommon, and demon slayers often come to visit.
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At first glance, his eyes were drawn to the jade pendant with a pure and ethereal aura.
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When I saw the thick aura of evil emanating from the Qingling Jade Pendant, my breath slowed several beats.
What a heavy, sinister aura!
Chen Chuan asked himself, in all the years he had served in the Xuanjie Hall of the Spirit Division, he had rarely encountered such a thick and pervasive aura of Yin.
After all.
The Xuanjie Fendai is mainly responsible for the affairs of Xuanjie exorcists.
The Mysterious Stage corresponds not to the Innate Realm.
However.
When Chen Chuan looked at the identity token, his face finally changed.
"Shen Changqing!"
“You are Shen Changqing, the Shen Changqing who slew the barbarian general!”
Chen Chuan's exclamation seemed to be a bit louder, so that everyone else in the side hall could clearly hear it.
Suddenly.
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All eyes were on Shen Changqing.
“So he’s Shen Changqing!”
"Hmph, didn't expect to have the fortune of seeing it with my own eyes today, it wasn't a wasted journey."
"With such bearing, it's no wonder you could slay a barbarian general."
Some people whispered to each other, looking at Shen Changqing with eyes full of awe.
But.
Not everyone has heard of Shen Changqing's name.
Some xuanjie demon hunters who had just returned from a mission, showed puzzled expressions on their faces.
"Is he very famous I don't remember the Demon Suppression Division. When did such a figure appear"
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Upon hearing this.
Someone beside me explained it in a sentence.
> “A few days ago, when the barbarians invaded the Dahua Prefecture, their general Meilba was killed by him. This matter has spread throughout the Jianghu and many people in the Demon Suppression Division have heard his name.”
“Slaying the barbarian general Mairba—”
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That person couldn't help but be startled. The look in Shen Changqing's eyes had finally changed.
Under the gaze of everyone, Shen Changqing's brows furrowed slightly, but he didn't say anything. He just looked at the shocked Chen Chuan and repeated himself.
Thanks.
"Um, oh, sorry about that, I'll get right on it for you."
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Chen Chuan came back to his senses from the shock, also realizing that he had been a little out of place just now.
That exclamation clearly caused some trouble for the other party.
After a wry smile, he grabbed his identity token and the Qingling jade pendant, his expression becoming serious.
In Shen Changqing's gaze.
All that could be seen was the other party first taking out a jade ruler that seemed familiar. However, unlike the jade ruler seen last time, it seemed that the pattern had undergone some subtle changes.
A jade pendant of pure spirit is placed within.
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Very soon.
Then I saw black creeping upwards.
And when the black spread upwards, a faint glow could also be seen at the tip of the white jade ruler.
The sinister aura is one and a half inches, the demonic level is late-stage Abyssal. It does not meet the promotion standards.
Chen Chuan was speaking.
As soon as they saw, the black aura receded, and quickly new black spread upward.
“The sinister aura is one and a half inches, the demon rank is late stage of the Specter grade, not meeting the promotion standard.”
Immediately.
Black again receded.
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Shen Changqing had been quietly watching Chen Chuan's movements, with a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes.
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It can be seen.
This jade ruler is different from the last one.
The last time we measured the sinister energy, it was all the sinister energy added together, and then the high and low of the sinister energy was used as the standard for exchanging merit.
That's it for now.
The white jade ruler, on the other hand, isolated all the yin and evil qi. The flickering light on it, in Shen Changqing's view, was most likely an indication of the level.
“The Demon Suppression Division has quite a lot of peculiar tools. I should take some time to learn about them properly.”
Shen Changqing remained composed, silently pondering to himself.
Every time he visited the Zhanyao Hall, he discovered that things there were quite unusual.
Although...
A martial artist should only focus on improving their own strength and needn't concern themselves with too many other things.
But Shen Changqing still had a great deal of curiosity about this.
Very soon.
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> Yet again, black spreads upwards.
But what was different was that the flickering light became much stronger.
"The sinister aura is three inches and nine minutes, the demonic level of resentment is in the middle stage, it can be used as a standard for promotion!"
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Then.
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Another wave of even stronger sinister energy surged over. The ghostly light above almost reached the point of being pitch black.
“Hiss!”
Even though Chen Chuan had anticipated this, he couldn't help but take a breath.
Then.
His voice was low and came out.
"A sinister aura five inches deep, a demonic entity of peak resentment grade, capable of serving as a standard for advancement!"
Therefore.
The black faded, and the white ruler remained motionless.
Chen Chuan looked up at Shen Changqing.
“Huang Jie, having ascended from a Yellow Rank demon slayer to a Xuan Rank demon slayer, requires the slaying of at least one vengeful apparition. Currently, there are two strands of sinister qi in your Qing Ling jade pendant that meet the standard, one measuring three and nine tenths inches, and the other five inches long.”
I wonder which wisp of dark energy you intend to use for your ascension
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"Three cun and nine fen."
Shen Changqing replied without hesitation.
This will return:
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Anyone with common sense knows which one to choose, the five-inch one is definitely kept for the promotion of rank and exorcising demons.
It's very simple.
Some demon-slaying earth immortals haven't actually reached the Grandmaster realm. After all, reaching the Grandmaster realm isn't something you can just break through at will.
And the time limit for staying on Xuanjie also applies.
Once time comes, even if you haven't broken through to the Grandmaster level, you must participate in the assessment mission.
However, Xuanjie demon slayers are precious after all. Although it is not difficult to cultivate an ordinary congenital realm warrior, it is quite difficult to cultivate a strong expert at the peak of the congenital realm.
In this way, the requirements for promotion to a higher rank of demon slayer would be correspondingly reduced. It wouldn't require slaying demonic entities at the Sa level anymore, only killing a demon person at the peak of the Xiantian realm or a ghostly entity at the peak of the Yuanji level.
However.
Even so.
The strength of the Earth Realm demon slayers is also not weak, at least they are all at the peak of innate.
"Good!"
Upon hearing the reply, Chen Chuan no longer hesitated.
Then he took out a jade pendant, much like a spirit-jade ornament, followed by a white jade balance scale.
Then, on one side of the balance scale, place the Qingling jade pendant, and on the other side, place a newly acquired jade pendant.
The next moment.
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Just then, I saw Chen Chuan adjusting something on the balance scale. Afterward, he activated his true essence and placed it on the scale. The strange floral patterns engraved on it instantly came to life.
Whoosh—
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The black silk thread of the Qingling Jade Pendant was pulled out and flowed along the scales of the balance into the other jade pendant.
The whole process.
It only lasted for a few breaths.
Not long.
The black aura on the Qingling Jade Pendant has already weakened somewhat.
“Your Highness, please receive this.”
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Chen Chuan returned the Qingling jade pendant and then replaced Shen Changqing with a new identity token.
It's worth mentioning.
The replacement of an identity token is not simply about replacing it with a new one, but rather about using special means to change the yellow characters on the original token to purple ones.
The steps are incredibly simple, beyond imagination.
Immediately.
The identity token is also returned.
Thank you!
After accepting the Qingling Jade Pendant and identity token, Shen Changqing said a word of thanks and then turned to leave.
The Xuanjie is just the beginning.
Getting promoted today is what he really wanted.
Watching Shen Changqing's departure, Chen Chuan didn't open his mouth to stop him. He just watched the other person's back disappear into the shadows of the Xuanjie Hall.
Very soon.
Shen Changqing, like he did before, ascended to a higher position within the Hall of Lesser Officials.
“I would like to ask, what are the standards for each year’s demon slaying missions performed by the ground-floor Demon Slayers”
He looked at the old man in front of him and asked his question.
It is obvious.
The elderly man had also heard of Shen Changqing's name and held great respect for this newly appointed Earth-ranked demon slayer.
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When he asked his own doubts, he was also patient in answering them.
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“According to the requirements, a Demonic Exorcist at the Earth Rank only needs to complete three missions each year. Besides, there is no time limit for promotion from the Earth Rank to the Heaven Rank. Whether or not you get promoted depends entirely on yourself.”
"No time limit!"
Shen Changqing's face moved.
He hadn't thought of that.
From novice exorcist to Xuan rank exorcist, every promotion has a time limit, the problem is just the length of time.
But.
Shen Changqing, however, hadn't expected that the Earth Rank Demon Slayer would be exempt from the restrictions on promotions.
There are no restrictions.
That makes sense. Being a floor-clearing demon hunter means you have more time to spare and don't have to constantly improve your abilities like other demon hunters, fearing that when the assessment tasks arrive, you won't have enough strength to complete them.
"Is there no time limit because the difficulty increases greatly later on"
Shen Changqing asked again.
That's all.
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The elderly person shook their head.
"About this, I'm not sure either. The affairs of the Underworld Demon Exterminators are not something that other Demon Exterminators can understand. Perhaps Lord Shen should ask the Garrison Commanders. They should be able to provide an answer."
Though I reside in the Di Jie Fen Dian, I've only just barely reached the Xuan Jie.
He is currently working in the lower realm's branch hall, but that doesn't mean he is himself a lower realm demon slayer.
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Shen Changqing's heart was relieved.
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that is also.
Judging from the way they address me, their status seems to be a notch lower than mine.
After that, he submitted the original task he had taken on again.
Because several branches of the Demon Slayer Hall have tasks recorded to some extent, Shen Changqing doesn't need to go to the Huangjie Branch. He can collect rewards for previous missions right here at the Digong Branch.
Originally, the mission reward was fifteen honor points. However, since a few of the novice demon slayers died, two honor points were lost, leaving only thirteen honor points in the end.
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After receiving the reward, he left the Earthly Hall.
Immediately, Shen Changqing went to the Hall of Merit and exchanged all the remaining Yin Qi from the Qingling Jade Pendant for merit points.
The points awarded are not many. At most, there are only four.
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Adding their existing achievements and the thirteen points of merit for completing the task,
After the exchange was complete, Shen Changqing's pouch already contained eighteen Zhen Mo Coins.
After finishing all of this, he turned and headed toward the treasure hall.
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He presented his identification token and directly asked.
"Do you have an exchange list for the basement I'd like to take a look."
"Yes."
An elder nodded, then turned around to look for a moment, and handed Shen Changqing a book that was neither thick nor thin.
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"Lord Shen wants to exchange for something, and it's all clearly recorded above."
"Okay."
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