Slaying demons and eliminating evil, a martial saint among mortals.

When Qin Lie arrived at the town entrance, Lu Chen and the other two were already waiting there.

Lu Chen led the horse, his expression calm.

Xu Qinghe stood beside him, carrying the cloth bag containing the Hundred Demon Mirror on her back.

Li Hu leaned against a large rock and grinned when he saw Qin Lie approaching.

"Oh, I thought you were too reluctant to leave your home and weren't coming today."

Qin Lie ignored Li Hu's teasing and instead cupped his hands in greeting to Lu Chen.

"Lord Lu, we apologize for keeping you waiting."

Lu Chen waved his hand.

"No, we just arrived too."

"Isn't anyone going to give you a ride?"

"No, it's too much trouble to send it back and forth. I can do it myself."

"Can you ride a horse?"

"I know a little."

"Let's go then."

After saying that, Lu Chen mounted his horse, spurred it, and headed towards Dongxuan City.

Xu Qinghe and Li Hu followed.

Qin Lie didn't actually know how to ride a horse, but he followed their example and mounted one, then looked back at the direction of Black Mountain Town.

There was still a light mist in the morning, and the town was vaguely visible in the mist.

"drive!"

Qin Lie spurred his horse and gave chase.

This is a good opportunity to practice my horseback riding skills.

It took two whole days to get to Dongxuan City.

Qin Lie was traveling while secretly observing the world around him.

The further east you go, the more people there are on the road, and the more densely populated the villages and towns become.

Moreover, you can often see martial arts practitioners carrying knives or swords.

Li Hu said that most of these people wanted to go to Dongxuan City to make a living.

Dongxuan City has an excellent geographical location. It is the largest city within a radius of several hundred miles, and naturally, the most bustling.

It wasn't until evening that the four of them reached the outskirts of Dongxuan City.

Qin Lie reined in his horse, looked up at the city, and froze.

This is no longer a city!

The towering city walls stretched as far as the eye could see.

People and vehicles were bustling at the city gate.

Several dried demon heads were hanging on either side of the city gate.

One of them was frighteningly large; the eye socket alone was the size of a fist.

There was also a bronze plaque placed below.

The name of the demon hunter and the year and month the demon was killed are engraved on it.

"Kid, are you dumbfounded?"

Li Hu rode over, looking smug, as if the city belonged to him.

"I was just like you when I first came here, this is nothing!"

"You'll see what's what once we get into the city."

Qin Lie didn't argue with Li Hu, because what Li Hu said was indeed the truth.

Although he had seen skyscrapers before his transmigration, he had never seen such a large, ancient-style city wall.

"Let's go."

Lu Chen's voice rang out from ahead.

Qin Lie took a deep breath, spurred his horse, and followed the three of them toward the majestic city gate.

After entering Dongxuan City, Qin Lie truly realized that Heishan Town was indeed too small.

Inside the city gate was a wide bluestone avenue.

It was thirty or forty feet wide, enough for seven or eight carriages to run side by side.

But even this wide road was completely blocked by the flow of people coming and going.

The road is lined with all kinds of shops.

There were shops selling medicine, weapons, talismans, and some others that Qin Lie couldn't name.

Seeing Qin Lie constantly looking around, Li Hu grinned.

"Alright, stop watching for now. You'll have plenty of time to watch it later."

"However, I must warn you first that Dongxuan City is much larger and more chaotic than Heishan Town."

"Don't find everything here new and exciting."

"If you look at some things too much, you might get into trouble."

Qin Lie nodded after hearing this.

"I've got it."

Lu Chen didn't say much, but led them all the way to the north of the city.

After walking for about 15 minutes, Qin Lie finally saw the Demon Suppression Division of Dongxuan City.

It was a large complex of black buildings, and its gate was much taller than the gate of the mayor's house in Heishan Town.

Two stone beasts also stand at the entrance.

One statue resembles a tiger.

A statue resembling a leopard.

But upon closer inspection, it doesn't quite resemble an ordinary wild animal.

The stone beast had its mouth open, revealing its fangs, and its eyes were inlaid with dark red stones.

Above the main gate hangs a plaque with black background and gold lettering.

Demon Suppression Division

The three characters are very large.

When Qin Lie stood at the gate, he felt his Demon-Suppressing Token tremble slightly, as if it had been connected to something.

When the two guards at the gate saw Lu Chen, they waved their weapons, which could be considered a salute.

"Captain Lu, bring the new recruits back for registration?"

Lu Chen nodded.

One of the guards glanced at Qin Lie, his gaze lingering on him for a moment, but he didn't ask any further questions and made way for him.

Qin Lie followed Lu Chen and the others into the Demon Suppression Bureau. Once inside, he found it to be more lively than he had imagined.

People came and went in the courtyard, all in a hurry.

"Make way, make way, someone's injured."

Suddenly a voice came from behind. Qin Lie turned around and saw a person lying on a stretcher, half of his body stained red with blood.

There was a doctor-looking person standing next to him, cursing as he walked.

"I told you not to go into that ravine, but you wouldn't listen."

"Now look what happened, that pig demon pierced my stomach."

The person on the stretcher didn't speak, but gripped two thick fangs tightly in their hands.

After noticing Qin Lie's gaze, Li Hu walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

"See this? This is Dongxuan City."

"Although there are many monsters and many merits, there are also many deaths."

"If you regret it now, it's not too late."

Qin Lie withdrew his gaze and glanced at Li Hu again.

"As long as there are plenty of monsters, I'm just worried that there won't be enough monsters to kill."

Li Hu was stunned for a moment, then laughed and cursed.

"Good, good, good! You're really fearless, I admire you."

Qin Lie did not offer an explanation.

It's not that he's not afraid of death, but having more monsters means more attribute points for him, and more attribute points mean he can quickly increase his strength.

Lu Chen led Qin Lie through the front yard to a side hall with a wooden sign hanging at the entrance: Office Hall.

Inside sat a middle-aged man with a goatee, looking down as he flipped through a booklet.

Hearing footsteps, I looked up.

"Lu Chen, is this the replacement you brought back from Black Mountain Town?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhao."

"This is Qin Lie, son of Qin Shanhe."

"Having passed the three trials and been tested by a hundred demons."

When Zhao Lao heard that they had passed the three tests, he paused for a moment, then looked up at Qin Lie again.

"That's a promising talent, has it been reported?"

"We've already reported it according to procedure, and we're just waiting for someone from above to come down."

Qin Lie listened to their conversation from the side, completely bewildered.

Is it impressive to pass all three levels?

Do I need to report this?

above?

What's up there?