As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

Chapter 135 Deliberate Provocation

At the camp.

Those arrogant guys continued talking, completely oblivious to the fact that they had been alienated by the major sects and cults.

Or rather, even if they noticed, they didn't care.

A middle-aged man with a hooked nose sat in a recliner, even looking defiantly at the officials, after all, they had come with a mission.

On the official side, the higher-ups, constrained by their status, were reluctant to stoop to the level of these thugs and ruffians, but some young supernatural beings couldn't help but frown and approach.

A young man with a buzz cut walked straight up to the man with the hooked nose.

"Gentlemen, aren't you exaggerating a bit?"

He tried to remain restrained, "It's only the first day, and besides, Deputy Director Wang and his group didn't enter the grassland just for a competition."

They are also tasked with gathering intelligence, which is for the sake of the overall strategy. Don't you think it's a bit excessive for you to say such things?"

"If you can't beat them, you can't beat them."

The hook-nosed man didn't even raise an eyelid upon hearing this, and said indifferently, "What excuse do you need?"

"you-

"Hearing these infuriating words, the crew-cut youth clenched his fists instantly. If his companion hadn't held his arm, he would have already thrown the punch."

"What's wrong?"

The hook-nosed man finally looked them in the eye, a smirk playing on his lips. "Relying on your official status? Or do you think you can bully ordinary people like us just because you're on your turf?"

The two young men exchanged a glance and finally realized that explaining themselves to these thugs was useless.

You either need to out-scoring the other party and let the facts speak for themselves, or you have to resort to force to shut them up.

They couldn't hold back any longer. At worst, they would be scolded and punished after taking action, which was better than suffering this humiliation.

The man with the hooked nose noticed the change in their expressions and became even more arrogant.

"So what if you resort to violence?" He even stood up and leaned closer. "A loss is a loss. What, can't you, as officials, afford to play games?"

This caused the two young men to pause, their fingers clenching so tightly they cracked.

Before the two could figure out how to respond, the official total points suddenly jumped up by ten points.

"Hey, it's finally moving?"

The hook-nosed man merely glanced at it, looking like a scoundrel, and was about to use the slowly increasing score to mock them again.

After all, they have official status, so what can they do to them?

At worst, he'll get a beating.

Thinking of this, a hint of anticipation even flashed in the hook-nosed man's eyes.

Go ahead and fight, that would be great. As long as the other side makes the first move, they'll be the weaker party. Not only will they get a reward, but they can also accuse the authorities of bullying others.

Once they've stirred up the conflict, their mission is complete.

However, the points don't stop increasing after just one increase.

Ten o'clock, ten o'clock.

The official team's total score began to rise rapidly, and upon closer inspection, it was mainly due to the increase in points above Shen Qing's name.

Everyone was taken aback and turned to look.

Not far away, several senior Taoist masters shook their heads as they watched the middle-aged man with the hooked nose and his companions looking stunned. "Immortal Venerable, I told you long ago, you only learn your lesson after being slapped in the face."

"They had already witnessed the strength of that Shen Jushi, yet they still went to provoke him."

Rewind five minutes to the interior of the grassy forest.

Giant grasses grew like a forest, and the surroundings were dim, with moonlight filtering through the gaps and casting patches of light. Shen Qing and his group stopped in a relatively open space.

Wang Beishan looked at the densely marked information in his hand and nodded.

"The situation is pretty much confirmed. As long as we don't get surrounded, our safety shouldn't be a problem."

He closed the document, his gaze sweeping over everyone. "So, in order to hunt down the demons with maximum efficiency, we will now split up."

At Shen Qing's pace, they had already explored one-third of the grassland area in half a day. Now that they had gathered enough intelligence, it was time to consider the score.

No one objected, after all, this was a plan that was set from the beginning.

Even if they are separated, their safety is not a problem when facing most demons. If all else fails, they can still run away.

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Seeing that no one spoke, Wang Beishan gave a few more instructions.

"After you separate, if you find something is wrong, remember to send out a distress signal in time and don't take any chances."

Also, it's nighttime now, visibility is limited, so killing demons isn't the priority; safety comes first.

After the last few people finished discussing the meeting point, they each identified their direction, and with a flash, disappeared from the spot.

However, as soon as they parted, Shen Qing ignored Wang Beishan's words.

Instead of others, seek out lone demons to maximize your points while conserving your energy.

Without Yuan Power, Shen Qing, relying solely on his Dharma Body, had no such concerns.

He charged recklessly, knocking over the tall grass around him and sending it swaying to the sides with a series of rustling sounds.

It was like a ferocious humanoid beast brazenly proclaiming its existence.

He made no attempt to conceal his presence and charged directly into a small group of demons led by a seventh-rank demon.

"Awoo!"

The wolf demon, covered in steel-needle-like gray mane, with a pair of scarlet eyes and a body several meters long, hadn't even reacted yet.

Shen Qing's fist was already upon them.

[Karma Points +30]

[Karma Points +12]

In just three thousand seconds, the area became completely quiet.

The air was thick with the stench of blood. The group of demons, already wounded and resembling gray wolves, were smashed to pieces, their blood flowing everywhere.

The tall, bent grass around them was dyed a dark red.

Shen Qing stood amidst the mess, shaking the blood off his fists, but didn't rush to leave.

Even though the noise of the fight and the smell of blood might attract other demons, he didn't care; once they came, they were his prey.

[Name]: Shen Qing [Cultivation Level]: Eighth Grade Perfection, Unbroken (One of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians)

[Entries]: Carrying a Thousand Pounds (Green), Soul Stabilizing (Green), Root of Ruohua (Blue), Black Armor (Green), Archery Skill - Yang Youji (White)

Chihu Spirit Blood (Blue), Crouching Listener (Green), Night-Shining Rhinoceros (Green), Hooffire Imprint (Green), Earth-Shaped (Green)

Three Corpse Awakening (Green), Ear Mouse Avoidance (Green), Multi-Armed (Green), Gold (Green), Seize Like the Wind (Green), Cedar Resin Healing (Green)

[Karma Points]: 322

Looking at the karma value that has already exceeded 300.

Shen Qing sat down on the ground, no longer in a hurry to hunt demons, but instead considering the issue of advancing the next entry.

Given the number of demons here, three days would be enough time for him to upgrade one or even several entries to blue.

However, the cost might be a slight weakening of combat power.

Of all the entries, the most useful in this desolate land are those related to strength and physique.

While physical strength is important and leans towards defense, he is more inclined towards offense, that is, power. As the saying goes, the strongest defense is offense.

The problem is that after promotion, the attribute changes, and the existing bond "Bearing a Heavy Burden with Lightness" will disappear.

Shen Qing did a rough calculation.

Except for Divine Soul, all blue-labeled attributes represent a 100% increase.

If he chooses to upgrade the Strength attribute, even if the [Bearing Heavy Weights Lightly] synergy disappears, his bare arm strength can reach 25,000 jin.

This is comparable to a 1.3-fold increase from the original, which seems acceptable.

After all, once he opened up his eight extraordinary meridians, even if Xie Chong himself used his abilities to create armor, it would be difficult to trigger an increase of more than 1.3 times.

Moreover, there's a time limit, and I need someone else's help.