I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Inside the rest room of the Department of the Supernatural.

Xu Lindong carefully examined the burns on his body and confirmed that the injuries had been completely healed, thus fully witnessing the healing capabilities of the Humanitarian Sequence.

"With the Tower of Babel in hand, I can also master multiple sequence paths."

If we can obtain supernatural substances of the humane sequence in the future, perhaps we can master such treatment methods.

With a thought in mind, he went into the bathroom and took a shower.

After changing into clean clothes, I sat on the edge of the bed, and my consciousness quickly sank into the Tower of Babel.

In the spacious hall of the Tower of Babel, Xu Lindong walked straight to the center and looked up at the oval mirror that was about two meters high.

The mirror surface rippled outwards like water.

Lines of golden text, like those in a diary, quickly appeared.

Latest Detention Records

It contains the "ghost official's resentment and curse" (Source: Underground Sequence Seven - Ghost Official's Evil Remnants).

Status: The curse has been suppressed and is being refined.

Reward: 60 merits

"So the thing sealed off in the Dharma Protector Hall of Qinglong Temple by the door god stickers... was actually a Sequence Seven [Ghost Official] level evil entity. No wonder it was so ferocious and powerful..."

Upon seeing the first line of information, Xu Lindong immediately understood the terrifying level of the evil object within Qinglong Temple.

At that time, he was standing in the courtyard, secretly activating the Tower of Babel, absorbing a small amount of the curse aura seeping from the crack in the door.

However, he didn't go into the tower to check on it in time.

Looking back now, it's fortunate that the thing ultimately failed to break free of its seal, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.

He continued reading the log messages.

"Store the 'Wandering Ghost Claw' (Source: Tunnel Sequence Nine - Wandering Ghost)"

Status: The demon claw has been suppressed and is being refined.

Imprisonment Cost: 25 Merit Points

Reward: 230 merits

"Store the 'Straight Scraper' (Source: Authentic Sequence 8 - Underworld Level Evil Object)"

Status: The sub-device has been isolated and suppressed, and the abnormal fluctuations have subsided.

Imprisonment Cost: 120 Merit Points

Reward: 650 merits

Latest Record of Handling Strange Incidents

They assisted in preventing the escape of the Ghost Official-level evil entity, successfully imprisoned the Yin Messenger-level evil entity's sub-device, and prevented the occurrence of a low-risk city-level event.

Reward: 300 merits

"I didn't expect that dealing with this strange incident would actually increase my merit by 300. It's quite a windfall."

Xu Lindong was pleasantly surprised and looked at the last line of messages.

Personal Status Auxiliary Record

Suppressing the internal carbon backlash from the hearth god and balancing sequence conflicts.

Cost: 45 Merit Points

Current merit balance: 1725

"That's right. Even without considering my achievements with my superiors, I've made a huge profit from the Tower of Babel alone, which is equivalent to half a year's worth of earnings."

Seeing his merit points surge by a thousand, Xu Lindong felt a surge of excitement.

This dangerous trip was the most life-threatening one he had faced in the six months since he transmigrated.

Such abundant merits truly exemplify the saying, "Fortune and honor are found in danger."

Merit was of great importance to him.

As long as he accumulates enough merit, the Tower of Babel can help him imprison evil beings within a certain range of power at crucial moments, and can also suppress the backlash from extraordinary substances.

Over the past few days, he has frequently practiced "The Descent of the Kitchen God" and has also relied on the Tower of Babel to suppress the restlessness within his body, only consuming a total of forty merits.

I've saved up over 1,700 now, which is enough to last me a long time. It's a solid safety net, so I don't have to worry about running out of merit and ending up trapped in a tower.

"Another important factor is that the more merit you accumulate, the stronger the cultivation effect in the Tower of Babel will be... These are all real benefits."

With this thought in mind, Xu Lindong immediately turned around and scanned the surrounding doors and windows.

Then I looked up at the upper space.

Now, behind the "tunnel" doors on the tenth and eighth floors, the passageways are locked.

He planned to take a look first before starting his cultivation.

Xu Lindong arrived at the tunnel door on the tenth floor and pushed it open.

A strong, chilling aura suddenly surged out.

It was the cursed aura of the Sequence Seven [Ghost Official], who had been imprisoned in the Tower of Babel, along with that ghostly claw.

At this moment, both of these things were firmly suppressed by the power of the Tower of Babel, and were slowly being refined into extraordinary substances through the underground passage.

On the ground behind the door, the trace amount of extraordinary matter that was originally only the size of a peanut has now expanded to about the size of a pigeon egg, and its volume is still slowly increasing.

"It seems that this ghostly claw, combined with the cursed aura of the ghostly official, is enough to refine a complete, authentic low-sequence extraordinary substance..."

Xu Lindong observed silently, a sense of anticipation rising in his heart.

If he could actually obtain a low-sequence substance from the underground pathway, he could try to cultivate it further and advance to the tenth-level underground sequence [Zombie] by leveraging the Tower of Babel's suppression of backlash.

"Judging by this refining speed, it might take a week. I'll use this time to learn about the advancement details of the underground passage..."

After observing for a moment, he didn't linger any longer, left the underground room on this floor, and turned to look at the staircase on the other side of the hall that led to a higher floor.

The staircase remained ethereal and misty, as if stepping on it would cause one to fall into the void.

"It seems my current merits are still insufficient to solidify this 'Stairway of Merit' leading to the upper levels..."

Moreover, even if it solidifies, I won't have the strength to reach the ninth level before I advance to the ninth sequence, let alone the eighth level..."

Thinking about this, Xu Lindong felt a little regretful.

The levels of the Tower of Babel correspond one-to-one with the levels of the Extraordinary Sequence.

He has imprisoned the evil artifacts of the Sequence Eight Yin Chariots.

However, due to insufficient merit and strength, they were not even qualified to go up and take a look.

However, since the items are now inside the tower, they are his treasures, and they will be his sooner or later.

Although we cannot control this sub-device now, we can "borrow" it from the Tower of Babel by consuming merit points.

Xu Lindong walked to the bronze mirror to check the usage conditions of the straight scraper.

The corresponding message immediately appeared on the mirror:

"Straight knife for scraping face (Source: Tunnel Sequence 8 - Underworld Level Evil Object Sub-tool)"

Usage conditions: Consumes 150 merit points to activate the face scraping knife once.

efficacy:

Cut: Can inflict an undefendable cutting damage on Sequence 8 and below (the degree of damage varies depending on the target's strength).

Split: After successfully killing a Sequence Beyonder, a second weapon can be quickly split off.

The power of the secondary weapon depends on the strength of the victim, never exceeding twice that of the primary weapon, and is suppressed by the primary weapon.

"Consuming 150 merit points at once is quite a lot... but in a real emergency, this thing can save your life, that's good."

With a firm resolve, Xu Lindong turned and walked towards the Heavenly Dao Gate opposite, entering the room to begin absorbing the energy within the tower for cultivation.

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During one training session, Xu Lindong practiced until the morning of the next day.

He was only jolted awake from his meditation state by a knock on the door of the lounge in reality.

He wasn't in a hurry to regain consciousness; instead, he went to the hall and looked at himself in the mirror.

Then I saw that my energy level in the mirror had reached 37.9.

This rapid pace of cultivation startled Xu Lindong.

He quickly snapped back to reality, glanced at the time, and was somewhat astonished.

"Although my cultivation time was rather long this time, a full 14 hours, it directly increased my essence, energy, and spirit by 0.7... That's fast..."

"Based on this calculation, even if we deduct time for eating, drinking, using the restroom, and other daily chores, I can still steadily gain 1 point of energy every two days on average?"

"If we remove necessary office time and focus entirely on cultivation... it should take about five months to break through to Sequence Nine?"

Xu Lindong himself was somewhat astonished.

This cultivation efficiency is almost half again as fast as before the increase in merit.

Nothing is more enjoyable than accelerating your cultivation.

Countless extraordinary individuals worldwide have poured resources and sought shortcuts, risking everything and even bloodshed, all in the pursuit of just a tiny bit faster cultivation.

Even if you drink supernatural potions, drinking too much can lead to resistance and may even trigger a backlash from the supernatural substances.

But he cultivated inside the Tower of Babel, where he didn't face any of these risks.

"Dong-ge! Come out quickly, Captain Lu wants you to come and claim your credit!"

The knocking on the door interrupted Xu Lindong's thoughts.

He snapped out of his daze, rubbed his face, grabbed his coat, and went out the door.

Outside the door, Li Yunfan was peeking inside. When he saw him come out, he muttered, "Brother Dong, what are you doing in the room?"

I knocked for ages and got no response. If it weren't for the sign light being on, I would have thought you weren't home.

Xu Lindong closed the door and casually replied, "I've been cultivating all night. You said Captain Lu was looking for me?"

When the topic turned to business, Li Yunfan immediately put on an envious and admiring smile, "Brother Dong, you were really amazing this time."

I was resting yesterday, and you quietly pulled off a major feat, earning a first-class merit. That's amazing.

It's a pity you didn't take me with you, otherwise I could have at least gotten a second-class merit...

Xu Lindong glanced at him. "You think yesterday was a good day? Didn't you know the casualties?"

I barely escaped with my life. Don't you understand the probability of injury or death behind a first-class merit award?

"I understand...I understand."

Li Yunfan chuckled twice, "I was just saying it offhand."

If I were really in that situation, I might not dare to step in.

Dong-ge, you're truly brave!

He gave a thumbs up.

"Alright, enough nonsense. Where's Captain Lu?"

"Oh right!"

Li Yunfan slapped his forehead, "Captain Lu is waiting for you at the Merit Center, Tang Zhe and the others are there too, even Captain Jiang is here..."

"Oh? I heard Captain Jiang went on a business trip, but he's back today?"

Xu Lindong quickly put on his coat and headed towards the Hall of Merit.

My heart couldn't help but be stirred.

Even Li Yunfan heard that he had won a first-class merit, so it seems that this great achievement is a foregone conclusion.

He is very likely to be promoted to Level 2 Executive Officer, which will not only improve his treatment, but also increase his merits and resources.

At that point, all the family loans and the extraordinary potions to repay Sister Xun will be taken care of...

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