From a beggar on South Street to the supreme devil

Chapter 40: Iron Demon-Subduing Rod

In front of the city guard gate.

The vermilion gate is two meters high, and is carved with prosperous yet cold straight lines.

On both sides of the gate stood two gigantic stone statues of lions and tigers, nearly six feet tall and ten feet long. Their eyes, like copper bells, stared coldly ahead, looking extremely creepy.

Standing in front of this door, it seems as if a sense of oppression is coming towards you.

There are two city guard offices in the outer city, one in the north and one in the south.

Jiang Chen was in the South City Yamen, which was under the jurisdiction of Deputy Chief Fu Wen.

Jiang Chen took a few steps forward and was about to knock on the door.

At this time, a middle-aged figure dressed in the uniform of a city guard captain walked out from behind the open door.

He stood straight, dressed in black, and looked to be about forty or fifty years old.

"Xiaochen is here."

Jiang Chen nodded to the captain and said, "Uncle Chen, why are you waiting here?"

This captain was one of the two captains from the City Guards who came to Jiang Chen for questioning after he killed Yu Yanghua last time. His name was Chen Hua.

Chen Hua is also a disciple of the Dragon and Tiger Sect and has the strength of the fourth level Iron Bone level, but he is not an inner disciple.

The reason is that the age limit is exceeded.

To enter the inner sect of the Dragon Tiger Sect, one needs to reach the fourth level of Iron Bones before the age of thirty-five.

However, this requirement is too difficult for most warriors.

Most warriors find it difficult to achieve iron bones even if they try their best, let alone before the age of thirty-five.

After exceeding the age limit and entering the Iron Bone Realm, although one cannot enter the inner gate, one can be promoted to the rank of Captain of the Outer City Guard.

Not only Chen Hua, most of the captains in the Outer City Guards were in this situation.

Both strength and status are basically fixed.

Unless one can break through to the fifth level of organ casting, it will be difficult to have further room for advancement.

However, even so, they are considered to be the strongest and most prestigious group of people in the outer city.

After hearing what Jiang Chen said, Chen Hua smiled and said, "Master Fu thinks highly of you, and asked me to wait for you here this morning."

Jiang Chen cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your help, Uncle Chen."

"I didn't wait long, it's okay."

Chen Hua waved his hand and turned to walk towards the interior of the City Guard.

"Let's go, Master Fu is waiting for you."

Jiang Chen nodded and followed Chen Hua into the City Guard Department.

The interior of the City Guard Bureau is extremely spacious, with numerous paths and scattered houses and buildings, but it seems a bit deserted at the moment.

There were hardly any people passing by.

Jiang Chen knew that the total number of captains and lieutenants in the North and South City Guards was no more than a hundred.

Among them were quite a few warriors who had left the inner city.

Most of these captains were stationed at the outer city walls and some important mines and farms in the outer city. They would only return to the City Guard Department when changing shifts.

Jiang Chen followed Chen Hua all the way and came to a three-story pavilion in the center of the City Guard Bureau.

The pavilion was built in a grand and majestic manner, supported by thick coiled dragon pillars on both sides, and the mahogany floor in the middle was clean and tidy.

Enter the building and go all the way to a study on the third floor.

Chen Hua knocked on the study door and said, "Sir, Jiang Chen is here."

"Let him in."

Fu Wen's voice came from inside.

After hearing this, Jiang Chen pushed the door open and walked in.

Chen Hua then closed the door and left the pavilion.

Fu Wen was sitting at his desk at this moment.

Hearing the footsteps at the door, he slowly raised his head and looked at Jiang Chen. He was quite satisfied with this junior brother from the outer city.

First, he helped him capture the Qi-refining master of the White Lotus Sect, and then brought him bad news about the "Green Demon".

Moreover, he has a good talent. In just a few months, he has already reached the level of wood and flesh. In the future, he is expected to enter the inner gate, or even go further...

"Come on, let's take a look at these precious weapons."

Fu Wen stood up, walked to the other side of the study, and patted a heavy wooden shelf.

Jiang Chen turned his gaze and saw three long sticks placed on the wooden rack.

"I found these three precious weapons for you from the City Guards' treasury."

Fu Wen stretched out his fingertips and pointed one by one.

"The eleven-section coiled snake stick, the hammered gold and silver stick, and this iron demon-subduing stick, which one do you think is suitable?"

Jiang Chen took a few steps forward and came to the wooden frame, his eyes sweeping over the three precious weapons that were rarely seen in the outer city.

The "Eleven-Section Coiled Snake Stick" looks like a long green snake coiled on the stick. Its spine is divided into eleven sections, making it look light and slender.

The "Hammered Gold and Shining Silver Stick" is shorter in length, with golden light flashing at both ends and a layer of silver luster in the middle, which is somewhat dazzling.

The last one, the "Wonderful Iron Demon-Subduing Stick", is forged from wrought iron and various rare materials. The stick is as thick as a baby's arm, and the head of the stick is engraved with ferocious evil spirits. The overall feeling can be summed up in one word - "heavy".

Jiang Chen asked: "Can I try it?"

Fu Wen smiled and replied, "Of course you can."

Jiang Chen nodded, then picked up the three long sticks and swung them a few times.

The “Eleven-Section Coiled Snake Stick” is of good length, but too light to unleash much power.

Jiang Chen has always been good at using powerful and heavy weapons, so a stick that is too light is not suitable for him.

The "Hammered Gold and Shining Silver Stick" is heavy enough, but short and glowing all over, which is really a bit flashy.

Jiang Chen didn't feel anything about this.

As for this "Iron Demon-Subduing Stick", it is long enough and heavy, and the evil spirits carved on both ends are ferocious and heavy. It can maximize the bursting of Jiang Chen's strength and energy.

Jiang Chen thought about it for a while, and then made up his mind.

"Brother Fu, I'll choose this iron demon-subduing stick."

Fu Wen nodded: "Okay."

He had anticipated Jiang Chen's choice, so he was not surprised at this time.

Jiang Chen cupped his hands again: "Thank you, Senior Brother Fu."

This "Iron Demon-Subduing Stick" came from the City Guards' storehouse and was obviously reserved for the City Guards' masters of the Iron Bones level.

Not only is it extremely valuable, but it is also in short supply. At least in the entire outer city, it is difficult to buy it.

Fu Wen looked Jiang Chen up and down and said gently, "You still need to work harder on your cultivation and strive to enter the inner sect as soon as possible. I may need your support in the future."

Fu Wen himself was born into an ordinary family in the outer city. With his talent and hard work, he reached the Iron Bone level at the age of thirty and entered the inner gate.

But that’s the upper limit.

Due to insufficient talent and resources, his cultivation gradually stagnated after reaching the fifth stage of organ forging.

Finally, after the age of forty, he was transferred from an inner sect disciple to an inner sect deacon and became the deputy chief of the Outer City Guard.

In the entire Yanyang City, he can barely be considered middle class.

At his age, it is very difficult to make further progress in either cultivation or status.

And Jiang Chen started from scratch and reached the pinnacle of wood and flesh in just a few months.

With this talent, one will surely be able to enter the inner gate in the future and compete with the geniuses in the inner city, and even have the opportunity to compete for the position of "true disciple".

If that really happens, Fu Wen will really have to rely on Jiang Chen for support.

Of course, this is just a conjecture at the moment.

No one can predict what will happen in the future. It is uncertain whether Jiang Chen can enter the inner gate, let alone compete with the geniuses in the inner city.

At the moment, Fu Wen was just casually making friends with a young person with great potential, and he did not hold out much hope that Jiang Chen would be able to achieve this in the future.

Jiang Chen nodded: "Brother, don't worry, I will naturally try my best to practice."

Now all kinds of monsters are about to emerge in Yanyang City. Fu Wen doesn't need to say more, he will also practice with all his strength.

The two talked for a while longer.

Afterwards, Jiang Chen said goodbye and left with the iron demon-subduing stick.

(End of this chapter)