The proof of Emperor Wu began with daily rewards for diligence.

It was close to midnight.

Chen Jue closed his eyes and mouth, sitting cross-legged on the bed like a stone or clay sculpture.

He silently circulated the "Flowing Water Essence Gathering Method" within his body, using his Qi and blood as a river cart to diligently transport the "Northern Water Qi," which was most active between heaven and earth at midnight.

However, having just learned the five internal skills of the "Minor Five Elements Technique," he couldn't speed up either the Qi-guiding or the Qi-transporting techniques.

And the daily rewards for diligence are given at set times.

The arrival will not be delayed just because Chen Jue is still a little short of time and has not yet condensed the second strand of Five Elements True Qi.

[In the past day, you meditated for 8 hours, practiced the Six Harmonies Knife Technique 20 times, and took two high-level Qi-boosting capsules...]

[Today's evaluation: Diligent and hardworking, working from dawn till dusk, reward index 2 (3).]

[Reward Settlement]

[Gain an additional 16 hours of meditation-generated True Qi, advancing to True Qi Realm Level 1 (1.6% → 4.8%)]

[The additional four Qi-boosting capsules resulted in a Qi and Blood gain, increasing the Qi and Blood value from 115.9% to 117.5%]

[Gain an additional 40 experience points for using the Six Harmonies Blade Technique, increasing proficiency to (1930/10000)]

A few insights into the circulation of internal energy, along with the continuously growing experience of the Six Harmonies Saber Technique, flowed into Chen Jue's mind along with the golden threads falling from the golden book.

My experience in practicing internal energy has increased!

The extra 16 hours of 'perfect' practice memory provided Chen Jue with the best reference point, allowing him to suddenly increase the speed at which he could practice the five internal skills by 10%.

Don't underestimate this 10% improvement.

In reality, this would reduce the time it took him five hours to refine a single wisp of Five Elements True Qi to just 4.5 hours.

The half hour saved was enough for him to practice the Six Harmonies Knife Technique three more times.

This is very important to Chen Jue, who is determined to become a master of time management.

In addition, Chen Jue discovered that his Qi and Blood realm had become a fixed concept—"Qi and Blood Value".

After communicating with the Diligence Log, I realized that it was a "reference point," with the reference being the normal blood and energy levels of martial artists at the same level.

In other words, his current blood and qi have exceeded those of a normal martial artist by 17.5%!

This is an unconventional conceptual coefficient.

This means that Chen Jue's speed in refining spiritual energy in his dantian furnace, as well as his efficiency in drawing energy into his body and transporting it via the river chariot, both exceeded those of ordinary martial artists by 17.5%.

Furthermore, the high blood and qi can even bring higher temperature and pressure to the dantian furnace.

This results in the Five Elements Essence that Chen Jue condenses being purer and more immaculate than the Five Elements Essence cultivated by martial artists of the same aptitude!

Qi and blood are the source of human strength, and supermodels' qi and blood values ​​naturally create extraordinary "innate super strength".

Chen Jue had only just entered the first level of True Qi, yet his physical strength was already comparable to that of a martial artist at the third level of True Qi.

"If the value of Qi and blood could be increased indefinitely, wouldn't that be another kind of improvement to a martial artist's physical constitution?"

"It's a pity there are only 24 hours in a day, otherwise I would definitely add Hunyuan Zhuang Gong to my training plan..."

While Chen Jue was lost in thought, he channeled the last wisp of "northern water vapor" into the furnace of his dantian.

The five elements were combined and refined, and the fifth strand of the Five Elements True Qi was born.

After a day of meditation, Master Chen lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

During the day, he killed three powerful young men who were eyeing his cousin.

Although the crisis has been temporarily averted, the root cause remains, making it difficult to feel at ease.

Chen Jue calculated in his mind that, based on his current cultivation speed, he would be able to advance to the second level of True Qi in about twenty days.

This speed, based on the premise of cultivating the "Minor Five Elements Technique," is by no means slow.

But ask yourself honestly, is the strength of the second level of True Qi enough to cut off outsiders' covetousness towards your cousin?

Chen Jue felt it was unlikely.

Therefore, he had to take drugs, and specifically, he had to take first-tier pills for those at the True Qi Realm...

"Once I'm officially hired and get the status of a formal inspector, my loan amount will definitely be able to go up another level."

As the saying goes, "No one will help me climb to the top, so I'll take out a loan myself..."

Chen Jue rubbed the spirit stone in his hand, which only had one-fifth of its spiritual power left, took a deep breath, and forced himself to stop thinking about it.

Staying up late is not conducive to cultivation. Only by relaxing the mind and getting deep sleep can a martial artist fully recover their energy and spirit.

……

The next morning, as dawn broke.

Chen Jue got up, packed his things, slung a standard-issue longsword over his waist, and went out in his black patrol robe.

The process of becoming a full-fledged inspector involves many steps, so you need to go to the general office early to avoid queuing and delays.

As soon as Chen Jue arrived at the garrison, he saw seven patrolmen from Group Four getting off a patrol car, their arms around each other's shoulders.

These people clearly drank a lot last night, including the driver, who was quite drunk.

"A bunch of insects, I'll crush you all sooner or later..."

The thought that the money these people spent on drinks was likely extorted from him fueled Chen Jue's anger.

"That Zhang Wei is ruthless and vicious, and the Fourth Group is full of his relatives and friends."

"Making an enemy of someone like that, if you don't find a way to crush him, it's truly unsettling..."

Chen Jue had already begun to consider many things as soon as he entered the garrison.

When the elevator reached the fifth floor, he happened to run into a young lady from the general office who was using her fingerprint to open the door.

"Hello, I am Chen Jue, an intern. I was lucky enough to pass the test the other day and I am here to register for a permanent position."

The young woman appeared to be in her mid-twenties, wearing a white satin long-sleeved shirt paired with a bodycon mini skirt. Matte black stockings accentuated her shapely and beautiful leg lines, giving her a youthful and vibrant look while also exuding a clean and professional professional aura.

She looked Chen Jue up and down with an appreciative gaze, then casually pointed to the sofa outside the director's office.

"Sit down and wait a while. Although there is still an hour before the official start of work, Director Tang usually arrives forty or fifty minutes early."

Chen Jue thanked the young lady, who then poured him a cup of tea using a paper cup.

Sure enough, ten minutes later, Tang Shuo arrived at the scene, dressed neatly and ahead of schedule.

"I was lucky; I broke through on my first try."

Tang Shuo led Chen Jue into his office, praising him as he took out a stack of documents and quickly ticked them off.

"I have prepared your application materials in advance. You just need to sign them."

Tang Shuo handed the documents to Chen Jue, asking Chen Jue to check for any omissions and fill in the gaps himself, and then sign them.

He himself logged into the internal network of the inspection department to view Chen Jue's personal information.

"You're actually cultivating the sect's 'Minor Five Elements Technique'?" Tang Shuo was somewhat surprised.

As far as he knew, although Chen's father was a man of importance, he died young and left no inheritance.

Chen's mother was just an ordinary teacher.

Such a family, which can be described as "utterly impoverished," would be in danger of running out of resources even if they were to cultivate ordinary three-attribute internal skills, let alone the "Minor Five Elements Technique."

He turned to look at the young man with clear eyes and thought to himself, "As expected, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger."

"This is recommended by the administrator and ranks first among the many mid-level internal skills."

Chen Jue's eyes were innocent and naive, like a lamb that had been tricked without realizing it.

"Heh, those scoundrels from the city patrol bureau really have no sense of responsibility whatsoever."

A rare hint of emotion and mockery appeared on Tang Shuo's stern face.

He looked at Chen Jue and prompted, "Think carefully again. Did the administrator who recommended the 'Minor Five Elements Technique' to you ever say that it was a mid-level cultivation technique?"

"If he said that, then congratulations, you can seek compensation of 500,000 from him."

Chen Jue was taken aback upon hearing this. He carefully recalled his experiences from yesterday morning, and his face immediately darkened.

"He only said that going up to the second floor would allow you to choose a mid-level cultivation technique, but he didn't mention that the Five Elements Technique was a mid-level technique."

"That's right." Tang Shuo laughed. "Every year, the Inspection Division has no shortage of people who are framed by them, but this year, the victim just happens to be you."

"..."

Chen Jue was speechless, feeling that there were no good people left in this world.

"Director, what level is this Lesser Five Elements Absolute?" he asked curiously.

Tang Shuo glanced at Chen Jue, printed out the "Employment Confirmation Letter," and gave it to him to sign.

"The Lesser Five Elements Technique originated from the Linjiang Clan, one of the four first-rank aristocratic families in Linjiang. What level do you think their internal energy cultivation techniques in the first three realms would be?"

"Could it be a superior internal skill?" Chen Jue was shocked on the surface, but inwardly he was overjoyed.

It seems he stumbled upon a treasure by sheer luck!

Tang Shuo looked at him with a half-smile, neither admitting nor denying, leaving Chen Jue to ponder the mystery.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Director Tang took out the garrison's official seal from the safe, stamped it on Chen Jue's materials one by one, and then scanned and uploaded it to the internal system.

"Congratulations, you have officially become a formal inspector."

"Your true qi is now at the first level, corresponding to the rank of a first-level clerk."

"Since you are a military officer, your base salary will be increased to seven thousand coins, plus a rank bonus of N times 1000, and half of your salary will be subsidized by the main family out of their own pocket..."

"Your monthly salary is about 12,000...tsk, that's basically the same as your uncle He Yuanshan's."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jue asked in surprise, "The main family will subsidize martial artists who cultivate the 'Minor Five Elements Technique'? What are they after?"

"Going back nine generations in the clan, it's all women. What do you think they were after? Were they after the money of ordinary people? Or the power of ordinary people?"

Chen Jue, having understood Tang Shuo's meaning, felt numb all over again.

If he could, he really wanted to send a greeting to the mother of the administrator from yesterday.

Before he could speak again, Tang Shuo had already tossed him a badge that represented an official inspector.

"The inspection uniforms in the warehouse don't have your size right now. If you're free this afternoon, come over and have them measured."

"Your business is done, you can leave now."

Chen Jue looked sullen and hesitant, as if he was annoyed that he had cultivated the "Minor Five Elements Technique".

But since Tang Shuo had already given him the order to leave, he could only take his badge and walk out of the general office dejectedly.

However, after he walked out of the general office, beneath his dejected mask, his smile almost stretched to his ears.

In other people's eyes, "The Lesser Five Elements Technique" is a bottomless pit that devours resources.

The subsidies from the main family were barely enough to make a difference, a drop in the ocean.

But he was different. Heaven rewards diligence, and he was the most diligent!

What others see as flaws, he sees as strengths.

If possible, he even hoped that the "Minor Five Elements Technique" was a top-tier internal skill, allowing him to leap over the dragon gate and soar to the highest level!