The divine manifestations began at the Gongwei Division.

A dark cloud obscured the bright moon, and fog shrouded the entire Yangmen Pass.

Zhou Heng stood atop the city wall of Yangmen Pass, his hand resting on his sword, looking down below.

The war continues.

The imperial army has already occupied Yangmen Pass and entered Qizhou territory.

The vast plains behind Yangmen Pass have become a battlefield.

At this time, the battlefield was filled with severed limbs and broken bones.

That army of demons was completely routed by the blades of the powerful warriors of the Guardian Division, and the air was thick with the stench of blood.

Squads of imperial troops marched forward in formation, and the Qizhou soldiers were no match for their advance.

At the very front of the battle formation.

Zhang Xin, the commander of the Imperial Guard, held a long spear and waved it left and right.

His body was enveloped in visible blood and qi, which rolled endlessly with the spear.

No one can stop him.

He fought his way through the rebel army.

The powerful destructive force of a third-grade martial artist left Zhou Heng utterly shocked.

……

They killed from morning till night, and then from night till morning.

The army marched without stopping, heading straight for the capital of Qizhou.

Zhou Heng and his group stopped at Yangmen Pass.

The task of suppressing the rebellion is handled by professionals.

Even Zhang Xin, after that battle, did not participate in any further warfare.

The role of the Guardian Division has never been that of battlefield combat.

"It's like a dream. King Qi has gone mad. He doesn't even know his own limitations. How dare he rebel?"

Chen Zhaowu, with bandages wrapped around his arm, was shouting.

Unable to bear the loneliness, he went off to fight for a while, and then returned covered in wounds.

"The imperial army's suppression forces advanced with unstoppable momentum, and within two months, they had pacified Qizhou."

Chen Zhaowu said, "But Lao Zhou, you've really shown your true colors this time."

"He fought alone behind enemy lines for so long and even brought back a map of the garrison in Qizhou. His achievement is beyond measure."

Chen Zhaowu remarked with emotion.

This time, by bringing news of the Qi King's rebellion back to the capital, he also gained some credit, and there's no problem promoting him to a three-star demon-slaying captain.

"Zhou Heng, honestly, what are your plans for the future?"

Xue Zhiwei looked at Zhou Heng and asked.

"What are your plans?"

Zhou Heng asked casually.

"With your achievements this time, your promotion to garrison commander is almost a certainty."

Xue Zhiwei said, "Once you become the garrison commander, you have two choices: stay in the capital or garrison a prefecture."

"Can I choose for myself?"

Zhou Heng asked thoughtfully.

"What others can't do, you can."

Xue Zhiwei said earnestly.

"I?"

Zhou Heng chuckled, "I'd probably choose to play it out loud."

The capital city is certainly nice, but it is full of high-ranking officials and nobles. A mere garrison commander is nothing special, and he will be subject to many restrictions if he wants to do anything.

The situation is different when it comes to pacifying a prefecture.

The Protectorate Commissioner of a prefecture is a high-ranking official in charge of a region.

Moreover, if he wants to continue to improve himself, he must constantly face dangerous challenges.

However, governing a prefecture obviously involves facing even greater dangers.

"Speaker it out—"

Xue Zhiwei frowned, lost in thought.

…………

Two weeks later.

Zhou Heng, Xue Zhiwei, Chen Zhaowu, and Lü Zian returned to the capital of Dayue.

Zhou Heng remembered visiting the Imperial Guard before, but this was the first time he had personally come to the Imperial Guard since he took over the place.

The office of the Imperial Guard was located in the southwest corner of the capital, occupying a large area on its own.

Surrounded by high walls, the entire Gongweisi (Imperial Guard) is the largest architectural complex in the capital city besides the Imperial Palace.

"You should be quite familiar with the Imperial Guard, so I won't go into too much detail."

Xue Zhiwei led Zhou Heng forward, saying as she went.

"Commander Zhang Xin said that you should go directly to collect your promotion reward."

Zhou Heng looked around and thought to himself, "Why don't you tell me? I'm not really familiar with this place."

But considering he's about to be transferred to another region, it doesn't matter whether he's familiar with this place or not.

They followed Xue Zhiwei to the place where they would receive their rewards.

When people coming in and out of a large hall heard the name Zhou Heng, they all stopped in their tracks and looked up at him.

"Is he Zhou Heng?"

"Judging from his appearance, he's probably not even twenty years old. His skin is so fair; he doesn't look like the fierce man who wreaked havoc in Qizhou at all."

"Don't judge a book by its cover. This man looks weak, but even the Wolf Vanguard of the Chaotic Demon King died at his hands. That was a fifth-rank great demon!"

"..."

The crowd was buzzing with discussion, and their voices naturally reached Zhou Heng's ears.

"The Wolf Vanguard, is it a fifth-grade great demon?"

Zhou Heng couldn't help but turn to Xue Zhiwei and ask.

The wolf vanguard that he killed didn't seem that strong.

"Genuine or genuine."

Xue Zhiwei glanced at him, thinking to herself, "What are you so surprised about?"

Didn't you kill the Wolf Vanguard? You even hung their corpse at the city gate of Qizhou Prefecture.

Zhou Heng, the demon slayer.

Who in the Imperial Guard doesn't know this saying now?

"Commander Zhou—no, Garrison Commander Zhou."

The person in charge of registration was a female captain, who looked at Zhou Heng with a somewhat fanatical gaze. "May I ask what your cultivation level is? I need to register you here."

"Martial Arts Rank Six".

Zhou Heng pondered for a moment and said, "Celestial Official, Rank Six."

This statement came out.

A collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the crowd.

They both followed two different paths and both cultivated to the sixth rank?

This breaks another record for the Imperial Guard.

Why use the word "again"?

Everyone's eyes were full of doubt.

Xue Zhiwei also looked at Zhou Heng with a shocked expression.

She knew that Zhou Heng cultivated two paths simultaneously, but she didn't know that Zhou Heng had actually cultivated the Immortal Official path to the sixth rank.

That's a rank higher than hers.

How exactly did Zhou Heng manage to do that?

"Commander Zhou, you are the first person in the history of the Imperial Guard to simultaneously cultivate two different paths to the sixth rank!"

The female captain in charge of registration said with an admiring look, "According to the rules, those at the sixth rank are qualified to pacify a region."

Therefore, Commander Zhou gives you two choices—”

Her story was exactly the same as what Xue Zhiwei had told him before.

"Let's pacify this prefecture."

Zhou Heng said that he had already thought it through on the way back.

"OK."

Although the female captain was somewhat surprised, she still said decisively, "There are several states that do not have a garrison commander at the moment."

"Shu Prefecture, Liang Prefecture, Qing Prefecture, Commander Zhou, which one would you like to go to?"

"Anywhere is fine?"

Zhou Heng pondered for a moment.

"Commander Zhang Xin specifically instructed that you can choose whichever you like, Commander Zhou."

The female captain smiled sweetly.

"Then let's go to Shu Prefecture."

Zhou Heng pondered for a moment and then spoke.

Shu Prefecture is adjacent to the Ten Thousand Mountains in the southwest, where demons and monsters abound, making it the best place to farm rewards.

"Alright, Shu Prefecture."

The female captain registered the information. "Commander Zhou, what reward do you desire? Martial arts, immortal techniques, elixirs, weapons—"

She took out rolls of booklets from the drawer and piled them in front of Zhou Heng, letting him choose for himself.

The demon-slaying captains nearby all cast envious glances at him.

They weren't jealous at all.

They might be dissatisfied with those who are slightly better than them, but they can only admire those who are far better than them.

The youngest commander of the Imperial Guard, the only genius in history to combine the qualities of a sixth-rank martial artist and a sixth-rank celestial official—can they compare?

Zhou Heng glanced at the small pile of rolls, frowned, and turned to look at Xue Zhiwei.

He was too impatient to look at them one by one, and since he had a knowledgeable female advisor by his side, he naturally wanted to make use of her.

Xue Zhiwei understood, thought for a moment, and said, "As for martial arts, you can exchange for the Nine Transformations of the Fish and Dragon, which can be cultivated from the fourth to the sixth grade."

You can exchange immortal techniques for the Six Void Immortal Scripture, but you should only be able to exchange for the first volume. For the first volume, a mid-grade level three is enough.

"You already have the sword, so there's no need to exchange it. You can use the remaining merit points to exchange for some commonly used pills..."