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With all the attackers of the Cold Pool Blessed Land killed in battle, the life-or-death crisis that swept through the Demon Slayer Division quietly came to an end.

In a complex atmosphere that is difficult to describe accurately, Liang Qing led his group back to the city of Qinghe County.

On the way, they also encountered Yuan Yin, who had rushed over to provide support.

His expression was quite interesting after hearing that Mu Yang had taken down a mid-stage sixth-tier demon, a mid-stage sixth-tier half-demon, and a mid-stage sixth-tier martial artist almost with a single punch.

It's not too rare for a small place to produce a fifth-level martial artist, and it's not uncommon for a martial artist to reach the fifth level in their early twenties. It's not unheard of for a fifth-level martial artist to kill a sixth-level martial artist in the vast river of history.

However, if all of the above are combined, it becomes a bit terrifying.

A twenty-year-old fifth-level martial artist from a small town killed three sixth-level experts in one fell swoop.

Even Yuan Yin, who grew up in the Yuan family of the imperial city and later became a disciple of the Demon Slayer of Liangzhou and has now reached the sixth level of perfection, had never seen such a strange thing before.

He had originally planned to take some time to properly teach Mu Yang after the incident with the monsters from the Fenshui Sect.

But now it seems he might not be qualified.

I'll have to trouble my master.

..................

That afternoon.

The Yuan residence.

Yuan Yin put down the paper mission report presented by Liang Qing and looked at Mu Yang, who was enjoying tea with Lei Xing.

"You did a great job this time. Although it was an unexpected incident, according to the regulations of the Demon Slayer Division, it can be considered a high-level Earth-rank mission."

"A sixth-order demon, a sixth-order half-demon, plus a sixth-order martial artist, that's three top-tier Earth-level merits for you."

Although theoretically, killing martial artists will not be rewarded with merit.

But since Yuan Yin was the Chief of Staff, within his authority, no one would hold him accountable for approving a little more credit than he was entitled to.

Moreover, as a member of the Exorcist's Office, the only ones who can hold him accountable are the Exorcist General of Anling Prefecture and the Governor of Liangzhou.

The former was his senior brother, and the latter was his master.

"Thank you very much, Lord Yuan!"

Mu Yang put down his teacup, clasped his hands in thanks, and expressed his gratitude.

"I'll pass on the credit to Elder Liang. You two are old acquaintances, so you can just go see him later."

Yuan Yin waved his hand and continued, "However, it's a bit difficult to use the merits of the highest level in the Earthly Realm in the armory of the Demon Slaying Division in our Qinghe County."

"After all, this is just a county town. The armory's standing supplies are mostly fourth and fifth tier items. To apply for sixth tier items, you need to submit a report in advance and retrieve them from the Demon Slaying Division's armory in Anling Prefecture."

"The process itself isn't complicated, but delivery takes some time and the selection is limited."

"So, if you want more options, it's best to go to Anling Prefecture yourself," Yuan Yin suggested.

Mu Yang nodded, indicating that he understood.

He had already reviewed the catalog of the Demon Slayer Division of Qinghe County, and there were indeed no Tier 6 items available for exchange.

"If you want to go, you can wait until you return from this mission. With your strength, the probability of completing this mission is very high," Yuan Yin added.

Mu Yang thought so too.

If he completes the mission of the Water Dividing Sect, he will be able to earn five more top-tier Earth-level merits, bringing the total to eight, in addition to the three he already has.

Even if the enlightenment method is expensive, it's not difficult to exchange for a few copies.

Even if you can't afford the Enlightenment Technique, exchanging for some martial arts skills, precious medicines, pills, or Qi storage crystals is not bad.

Especially gas-storing crystals.

One top-tier merit at the prefecture level can be exchanged for 500 pills.

Based on the principle of combining 16 crystals to form one gas storage crystal with a quality bonus of 2, that's approximately 31 crystals.

The complete solidification is the expansion of 31,000 strands of true energy.

It's decided, I'll raid the armory for gas storage crystals in a bit.

"That's about it. When you return from Anshun County, I will write you a letter. If you encounter any problems in Anling Prefecture, you can contact my master or senior brothers with the letter," Yuan Yin said.

Mu Yang's future can almost be described as "bright as the sun".

With him around, Yuan Yin even felt that in ten or twenty years, the Six Doors might not still have the power they have today.

No, it might not even take twenty years, maybe only ten.

Without the Six Doors, the one on the dragon throne will surely calm down.

After Yuan Yin finished giving his instructions, Mu Yang and Lei Xing got up and left.

After agreeing to meet at the city gate the next morning, the two parted ways.

Lei Xing went to the Lei family, while Mu Yang went to the Demon Slayer Division.

After finding Elder Liang, Mu Yang successfully earned three first-class merits at the prefectural level, amidst Elder Liang's amazed gaze.

After that, Mu Yang went to the armory.

Today's duty officer is an old acquaintance—Zhao Mingli.

He was still leisurely lying on the rattan chair, with Fan Duan sitting on a stool next to him, chatting away.

Both of them were stunned when they heard that Mu Yang was planning to spend a top-tier regional merit to exchange for 500 Qi storage crystals.

For a moment, they were unsure whether to be shocked that Mu Yang had actually achieved a high-level Earth-rank merit, or to be shocked that Mu Yang had chosen to exchange this level of merit for a storage crystal that was of little use.

Fan Duan instinctively wanted to offer some advice, but Zhao Mingli stopped him: "Mu Yang has even received a first-class merit at the prefectural level, he must understand what he's doing, so don't worry about it."

As he spoke, Zhao Mingli quickly approved the note for Mu Yang.

A full five hundred energy storage crystals nearly emptied most of the Demon Slayer Division's armory.

This is because we just finished restocking for this quarter two weeks ago.

Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to gather enough.

After exchanging the items, Mu Yang greeted the two elderly men with white hair and then left the armory.

"I remember that when Mu Yang first joined the Demon Slaying Division, he was only at the third level of the Blood Marrow Realm. He only broke through after receiving the 'Vast Great Dantian Construction Method'."

"I never expected that I would have achieved a high-level merit in the blink of an eye."

"Truly, heroes emerge from among the young!"

Fan Duan sighed.

"Speaking of which..."

Fan Duan turned to look at Zhao Mingli, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "How many years has Mu Yang been with the Demon Slayer Division? It doesn't feel like that long to me."

Zhao Mingli withdrew his gaze from Mu Yang's back, slowly raised his hand, and held up his index finger.

"Has it already been a year? Time really flies. It seems that you can't deny getting old. I thought we just finished his onboarding process last month," Fan Duan sighed.

"You're right," Zhao Mingli said.

"What?"

"One month."

"What do you mean, a month?"

"Mu Yang's start date is one month."

"???"

Fan Duan suddenly widened his eyes: "Wait, you mean, I'm not mistaken? Mu Yang really only joined the company last month?"

"It's incredible, but I'm not so bad that I can't even remember something that happened a month ago," Zhao Mingli said with emotion.

"My goodness! He just joined the Demon Slaying Division a month ago and already has a top-tier Earth-level merit. I never dared to dream of such a thing. This kid must be a reincarnation of a god!" Fan Duan exclaimed.

"Who knows, maybe..."