Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

Shangguan Wuqing exchanged pleasantries with the officials.

This means that today's trial is over.

The assembled powerful figures, independent cultivators, and ordinary people dispersed.

Today's trial.

Significance.

On the surface, it was a trial of He Teng and a group of Japanese pirates from the island nation.

Actually.

This is the trial of Chen Lei.

After today.

Shangguan Wuqing returned to the headquarters of the Central Plains Night Watch.

They will definitely report all of Chen Lei's faults, along with reports from other officials.

Chen Lei's position as the Chief of the Night Watch of the Wilderness State.

It seems unlikely that it can be saved.

The leadership structure of the Night Watch in the desolate state is likely to undergo some changes.

The group left.

Shangguan Wuqing, Gongsun Yuan, Luo Tianxing, and Gu Chen returned to Luo Tianxing's residence.

Shangguan Wuqing took out a Rank 7 Minor Breakthrough Pill and handed it to Gu Chen: "Little Seven, you have once again made a great contribution. This incident will most likely result in Chen Lei being removed from his post. This is your reward from your master."

"Keep up the good work and strive to break through to the True Essence Realm Perfection as soon as possible."

Gu Chen's contribution was reported directly by him this time.

Having already gained the approval of Qin Ming, the deputy head of the Night Watch, Gu Chen was just enough to be promoted to the first rank.

He was transferred to a prefecture to serve as the head of the prefecture's night watchman's office.

This Rank 7 Minor Breakthrough Pill was his small reward for Gu Chen.

I hope Gu Chen will continue his efforts and work hard in his cultivation.

"Thank you, Master." Gu Chen happily accepted the pill.

Another Rank 7 Minor Breakthrough Pill.

If you take it to the market, you can sell it for more than 30,000 taels of silver.

That's right, plus the more than 25,000 taels he currently has.

That's enough to scrape together one-third of the silver needed to buy pills to break through to the Perfected Sea Transformation Realm.

His master had nothing but praise for him.

This is already the third Minor Breakthrough Pill that his master has given him.

The total value exceeds 100,000 taels of silver.

If we simply consider his salary, it's roughly equivalent to ten years of his salary.

"Hmm." Shangguan Wuqing nodded. "I'm about to head back. Second Brother and Fourth Brother, you also contributed to this incident. Just wait for the rewards from above."

"Yes, Master." Gongsun Yuan and Luo Tianxing nodded.

Their current level of merit is insufficient to promote them.

After all, their official positions were already quite high.

We can only give them some rewards first, let their merits accumulate, and only when their strength improves will they have the opportunity to be promoted and advance their careers.

"Xiao Qi will most likely be promoted. It will take about a month to complete all the procedures. In the meantime, Xiao Qi, you should go back to your Jiuwan City and wait for further notice." Shangguan Wuqing looked at Gu Chen.

"Yes, Master." Gu Chen nodded.

"This time, we wiped out some of the Yamamoto family's strongholds in Japan. Given the Japanese people's vengeful nature, you need to be careful and not let them ambush you." Shangguan Wuqing stared at the three of them and instructed them, "Especially Xiao Qi, you are the weakest. If the Japanese go crazy and want to retaliate, you are the first one they might target. Be careful at all times."

With their strongholds in the Yuehai County area being wiped out one after another, the Yamamoto family of the island nation naturally wanted nothing more than to eliminate them.

But openly, the islanders don't dare to do anything to them.

After all, their status as Night Watch officers speaks for itself.

At most, they might launch a sneak attack.

Just keep an eye on it.

Gongsun Yuan is a second-rank sage, and Luo Tianxing is a fourth-rank minor master.

The islanders dared not make a move against them.

Killing them would come at too high a price.

Therefore, if they were to retaliate, the most likely target would be Gu Chen.

Just make sure Gu Chen pays more attention.

"Yes, Master, I will pay close attention." Gu Chen replied.

Gongsun Yuan and Luo Tianxing also responded.

The master's reminder was not without reason. Although they were powerful and held high positions, they were on different sides.

Island nations also have those stronger than them.

One should always be careful in everything.

Although Gu Chen had his own plans, he was not afraid. He had already reached the late stage of the Transformation Sea Realm, and his combat power was enhanced by his cultivation techniques and martial arts.

Dealing with early-stage fourth-grade Core Formation cultivators is no problem.

If the islanders dare to cause him trouble, he wouldn't mind reaping the benefits in return.

Provide him with a batch of resources for his spiritual practice.

Killing a late-stage True Essence Realm cultivator like him wouldn't warrant the Japanese sending a third-grade Grandmaster, would it?

Shangguan Wuqing chatted with the others for a few more minutes.

Then he left Luo Tianxing's residence.

They returned to Zhongzhou.

We aim to complete the impeachment of Chen Lei within the next few days.

Get rid of him from his position as the chief of the Wilderness Watch, and replace him with someone from your own faction.

He regained control of the desolate state.

After Shangguan Wuqing left.

Luo Tianxing said, "Junior Brother, since your new official position hasn't been issued yet, why don't you stay at my residence for the time being? Once Master has completed the procedures and your new position is issued, you can take up your post. Then you won't need to go back to Jiuwan City."

"Anyway, you're no longer the head of the Night Watch of Jiuwan City. The Cheng family, who were under your command, lived there. Why don't you stay with Fourth Senior Brother? Your safety will be guaranteed." Luo Tianxing looked at him.

Gu Chen is no longer the head of the Night Watch of Jiuwan City.

The official seal has been retrieved.

We can only wait for the new official appointment.

The Yamamoto family in the island nation has been targeted by Gu Chen twice in a row.

He was truly afraid that if Gu Chen returned, the Yamamoto family, wanting revenge, would send assassins to harm him.

Staying with him guarantees my safety.

"Thank you, Senior Brother, but I still want to go back." Gu Chen said, "My alchemy furnace and the alchemy materials collected by the Cheng family are still there. I need to go and refine pills to earn money, haha."

There's no need to continue living with Luo Tianxing.

Although Luo Tianxing meant well for him.

But he doesn't need it at all.

Luo Tianxing possesses the strength of a late-stage fourth-grade Core Formation Realm cultivator, not much stronger than him.

If the assassins sent by the island nation can kill him, Luo Tianxing will not be able to stop them.

of course.

Fourth Senior Brother meant well; he didn't know his own true strength, so Gu Chen naturally wouldn't tell him that openly.

Besides, he did indeed want to go back to alchemy.

He can earn 1,800 taels of silver every day by refining pills, which is 54,000 taels a month, no small sum.

He couldn't let go of the income from refining elixirs every day.

Once he breaks through to the Perfection of the Sea Transformation Realm, we'll need to prepare pills for him to break through to the Fourth Grade Core Formation Realm.

A fourth-grade cultivation pill costs five thousand taels each. He would need at least seventy pills to reach the early stage of the Core Formation Realm, which would cost over three hundred thousand taels.

Every opportunity to earn money must be seized.

And when he goes back, he can go fishing.

If he attracts a powerful member of the Yamamoto family to kill him, he can turn the tables and kill them, thus gaining an advantage.

Perhaps we can earn a lot of money again.

"Uh, alright." Seeing that Gu Chen insisted, Luo Tianxing stopped trying to persuade him to stay.

He knew that Gu Chen loved alchemy.

In the past, he almost always went between his residence and the Night Watch of Nine Bays City.

Since it's a business to earn money, we won't delay Gu Chen any longer; who would complain about having too much money?

"Hmm." Gu Chen nodded and said, "Senior brother, you don't need to worry. Although my current cultivation level is only at the late stage of True Essence Realm, my combat strength has reached the late stage of Breaking Aperture Realm. I am not someone that ordinary people can easily kill. In addition, with our background, those people from the Yamamoto family in Japan will have to think twice before trying to kill me."

The three brothers chatted for a few more minutes.

Gu Chen then took his leave.

It's still early today. If we hurry back to Jiuwan City and work overtime, we might be able to refine today's batch of pills.

After Gu Chen left, Gongsun Yuan also left.

This incident is now over.

After Gu Chen left Yuehai County.

They did not return directly to Jiuwan City.

Instead, they went to the Medicine King Pavilion in the city of Black Rock Prefecture.

Selling elixirs.

He sold the Rank 7 Minor Breakthrough Pill that his master had just given him.

The price was the same as the two he had sold before.

Thirty-four thousand taels.

This brought his current silver balance to over 59,000 taels.

That evening.

Gu Chen returned to Jiuwan City.

He did not go to the mansion where the former chief of the Nine Bays City Night Watch previously resided.

A few days ago, his belongings were moved out of there and are now all stored at the Cheng family's stronghold.

He is no longer the head of the Night Watch of Jiuwan City and is not qualified to live there.

We can only stay at the Cheng family's stronghold for now.

Waiting for his new appointment information to come down.

They saw Gu Chen return.

Cheng Mengling was overjoyed and excitedly asked, "Brother Gu, you're back! Is everything resolved?"

She received the news yesterday.

The Yuehai County Night Watchman arrested a group of Japanese pirates from the island nation, as well as a spy from the Divine Dynasty who colluded with the Japanese pirates.

Today, the trial will be held in public in Yuehai County.

After learning that the person who colluded with the Japanese pirates was He Teng, she guessed that this matter might have been discovered by Gu Chen and Luo Tianxing and others.

However, since her cultivation level was below the True Essence Realm, she was unable to fly. A day was too short, so she did not go to Yuehai County to watch the trial.

Now that Gu Chen has returned, the trial may have already ended.

Furthermore, now that Gu Chen has chosen to return, it's possible that his dismissal from office has been resolved.

"Yes, the matter is resolved, and my dismissal has also been taken care of." Gu Chen nodded and said, "Chen Lei will probably lose his position as the chief of the Wilderness Guard in the desolate state this time, while I should be promoted one rank based on my original official position, and a month later, I will go to a prefecture to serve as the chief of the Night Watch.