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

Qin Lie was momentarily stunned by Li Xuance's words.

The commander of Duanfeng Pass?

He just said that since Duanfeng Pass needs someone to guard it, he can stay and guard it.

This means participating in guarding the pass.

How did it come to be the commander of Duanfeng Pass in Li Xuance's mouth?

The difference between these two is just too big!

Qin Lie looked down at the Zhenguan Seal in his hand, then looked up at Li Xuance.

"Lord City Lord, I am only at the peak of the seventh rank. Is it really possible for me to become the commander of Duanfeng Pass?"

Qin Lie felt a little guilty when he asked this question.

At the peak of the seventh rank, in a place like Black Mountain Town, it is indeed considered quite respectable.

But this is Duanfeng Pass.

What level of strength did Pei Jinghan possess when he was guarding this place back then?

Qin Lie knew this perfectly well.

With his current abilities, if he were placed in the position of the commander of Duanfeng Pass, it's hard to say what the demon race would think, or even whether his subordinates would be convinced.

Upon hearing this, Li Hu subconsciously glanced at Li Xuance.

Clearly, he also felt that this was a bit sudden.

Li Xuance remained calm, looking at Qin Lie, and slowly spoke.

"You, as the commander, are quite different from Pei Jinghan."

"With Pei Jinghan's strength, he can hold off an entire enemy force single-handedly; you can't do that yet."

These words were spoken very directly, and Qin Lie did not refute them, because what they said was true.

"What you need to do now is not to stand at the front and block all the demons."

Qin Lie breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Li Xuance raised his finger and pointed to the Zhenguan Seal in his hand.

"What you need to do now is to hold the rear."

"The original Wind-Breaking Formation has become ineffective, and we will definitely need to rebuild the formation. The formation will require the use of the Gate-Suppressing Seal."

"Now that the Zhenguan Seal has recognized you as its master, you will be the core of the future formation."

Qin Lie now understood what Li Xuance meant.

I thought he was going to be made to guard Duanfeng Pass according to the standards Pei Jinghan had upheld back then.

That would be ridiculous!

He's only at the peak of the seventh rank, so he's only capable of killing demons of the same level.

If he were to actually face the powerful figures among the demon race, he himself wouldn't be able to guarantee how long he would survive, let alone lead troops to guard the pass.

However, if it was just about cooperating in rebuilding the formation and guarding the Zhenguan Seal, then he could accept it.

After all, the Zhenguan Seal is now in his hands, and he cannot and should not shirk this responsibility.

Li Xuance glanced at everyone.

"Alright, thank you for your hard work on this trip. You can go back and rest now. I'll take care of the rest."

"After the Wind-Breaking Formation fails, the demon race will send people to probe within three to five days at most."

"If they were even more ambitious, they might launch a large-scale attack directly."

"So I need to go and bring in more troops first!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Lie immediately looked up at Li Xuance.

"Then I can't leave. I have to stay here and guard Broken Wind Pass."

Now that I am the commander of Duanfeng Pass, I must be there if we are to face the demon race soon!

As soon as he said this, Li Hu also glanced at Qin Lie.

Li Xuance looked at Qin Lie and shook his head.

"Go and rest in the rear. I will send troops over. Come back to the city wall in seven days."

Qin Lie frowned.

"Seven days later?"

"right."

Li Xuance pointed to the Zhenguan Seal.

"I will personally witness the demon race's probing a few days ago; you don't need to be here."

"The array master will come to survey the grand array and determine that construction will take another seven days. It will be time for you to truly contribute after seven days."

Qin Lie wanted to speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Xu Qinghe glared at him.

The meaning is very clear: shut him up.

Qin Lie swallowed back all the words that were already on the tip of his tongue.

Fine.

Take a break, that's fine.

I've been through so much lately.

From Heishan Town to Langya Mountain, and then to Duanfeng Pass.

With one thing after another happening, it's time to take a good rest.

At this moment, Li Xuance's gaze suddenly fell on Xu Qinghe.

His expression immediately became unnatural.

Although the changes were subtle, Xu Qinghe clearly saw them.

She didn't say anything, but just quietly waved her hand.

Li Xuance's expression softened somewhat after seeing this action.

Qin Lie, who did not see Li Xuance's expression, only saw Xu Qinghe raise her hand.

He instinctively shifted his body backward.

There was nothing he could do; he had been kicked for quite a while, and now that he saw Xu Qinghe raise her hand, he was afraid that another slap would fall on him.

Left with no other choice, Qin Lie could only nod to indicate that he understood.

Since Li Xuance has already arranged everything, he won't stay here and get in the way.

Besides, he still has to return with the Zhenguan Seal in seven days. There will definitely be a lot of things for him to do when he rebuilds the Duanfeng Pass's grand formation.

Thinking of this, Qin Lie turned to look at Lu Chen.

"Captain, what's our plan going forward?"

Although he is now the commander of Duanfeng Pass, this commander is currently only responsible for guarding the gate seal and cooperating with the subsequent construction of the grand formation.

As long as he remains in this team, Lu Chen will still be his captain.

When it's time to follow instructions, you still have to follow them.

Lu Chen glanced at Duanfeng Pass, then at the Zhenguan Seal in Qin Lie's hand.

"Let's go back to the Demon Suppression Division and report back, so we can finish this mission completely."

He paused for a moment at this point.

"Before the mission started, I remember you rented a house, right? I guess you were going back to Black Mountain Town to pick someone up?"

"After you finish the mission, I'll give you a few days off. Just come back before the formation is completed."

Lu Chen's reminder brought Qin Lie back to his senses.

Yes.

He still had to go back to Heishan Town to pick up Liu Yunniang and the others.

The house has already been rented, so we can't leave it empty.

Moreover, after this incident, Qin Lie is still waiting to exchange his family fortune points for some trump cards!

The most important thing is still the cultivation technique!

He's currently stuck at the peak of the seventh rank, and if he wants to advance to the sixth rank, he'll have to change his cultivation method.

Although the Demon Suppression Division offers free cultivation techniques, Qin Lie still wants to cultivate something better.

Qin Lie nodded.

"Thank you very much, boss. I'll take advantage of my holiday to go back to Heishan Town and bring him back."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Li Hu darted out from the side.

"Boss, you can't be so biased! Are you only giving Qin Lie a day off?"

"What about us? Can we rest for a few more days too?"

Lu Chen turned to look at him, a hint of helplessness on his face.

"You always get all excited whenever we talk about holidays. Okay, let's have a holiday, everyone has one!"

"After you go back and hand in your mission, everyone should rest for a few days until you're fully recovered before continuing your mission."

Upon hearing this, Li Hu's lips immediately curled into a grin.

"That's more like it."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Qin Lie again.

"You're going back to Heishan Town, right? You'll be passing by my house, so I'll go back too. We can travel together on the way."

Qin Lie nodded.

"Okay, with you by my side, I'm sure I won't be lonely on the way. We'll go our separate ways once you get home."

And that's how it was settled.

Qin Lie then looked at Xu Qinghe.

He originally wanted to ask Xu Qinghe what her plans were next.

But he held back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He still remembers those kicks very clearly.

What if I ask one more question and this woman thinks I deserve a beating?

Forget it.

It's probably safer to keep quiet.

To be honest, Qin Lie still doesn't understand his own attitude towards Xu Qinghe.

In her normal state, Xu Qinghe is overly cold.

They barely speak a few words a day.

Standing next to her, Qin Lie didn't even have the urge to start a conversation.

However, once Xu Qinghe enters her red-eyed state, her personality becomes anything but cold.

But her temper became extremely erratic, and I couldn't figure out what she was thinking at all.

Qin Lie was reluctant to get close to either of these states.

So after thinking about it, he obediently turned his head away.

The less you talk, the less likely you are to get beaten!

After bidding farewell to Li Xuance, the group left Duanfeng Pass and headed towards Dongxuan City.

On the way back, Qin Lie sat on horseback and began to take stock of his gains from this trip to Duanfeng Pass.

First and foremost is one's level of understanding.

Since entering Duanfeng Pass, his strength has increased to the peak of the seventh rank.

Only one step away from the sixth rank.

In addition, there are free attribute points.

Qin Lie opened the panel of the Demon Suppression Order.

He paused for a moment as soon as his gaze fell on the free attribute points section.

More than a thousand?

Qin Lie subconsciously rubbed his eyes and looked at it again.

It is indeed over a thousand.

That's not right!

After returning from a hundred years ago, he clearly remembered that he only had a little over three hundred free attribute points!

He didn't participate in any battles after that, so where did all those extra attribute points come from?

Qin Lie immediately scrolled down to look at the records.

Soon, he saw a notification that had just appeared.

[Participated in the slaying of the powerful demon warrior Wugu Luo, and gained 800 free attribute points.]

Upon seeing this record, Qin Lie was stunned.

How could the killing by Wugu Luo be attributed to him?

Although he was indeed the one who delivered the final blow, it was Pei Jinghan and Shen Shuyan who truly trapped Wugu Luo's main soul.

He has at most completed the final step.

How can you get 800 points from this?

Qin Lie looked at the 800-point reward and couldn't help but click his tongue.

Ugu Luo is incredibly valuable.

Just by participating, I can get 800 free attribute points.

If I could kill a demon on the same level as Wugu Luo with my own strength in the future, how many attribute points would I get?

one thousand?

two thousand?

Or more?

However, Qin Lie suppressed the thought as soon as it popped into his head.

It's too early to think about these things now.

With his peak seventh-grade strength, he had no chance of killing a demon of Wugu Luo's level.

Let's focus on making good use of the attribute points we have now and gradually improve our strength.

Aside from the realm and attribute points, the biggest gains this time were two other items.

The Snow-Shattering Blade that Pei Jinghan gave him.

The seal that Shen Shuyan gave him to guard the pass.

One that carries Pei Jinghan's dying wish to slay demons and monsters.

This matter concerns the safety of Duanfeng Pass from now on.

These two items simply cannot be valued by price.

"By the way, Qin Lie, my home is in Lijia Town. The wine there is excellent. I'll treat you when we get there."