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Yun Ying asked, "Are you planning to go to the Demon Suppression Army or join our own legion?"

Speaking of this, Su Long got excited and asked with great interest: "I heard that the four legions of the Great Xuan Palace are all very powerful, especially the Vermilion Bird Legion, which has been invincible on the battlefield of the heavens for hundreds of years."

“What you’ve heard is ancient history. The people in the four legions have changed several times. Apart from the Sun and Moon Realm, even the Mountain and Sea Realm can’t live for four or five hundred years,” Yun Ying explained. “What you’re talking about is the situation three hundred years ago. Back then, the four legions could indeed be said to have dominated the battlefields of the heavens, but the current four legions are much weaker than before.”

"Why?" Su Long pressed, and Lin Xuan also looked at Yun Ying with a curious expression.

Yun Ying said directly, "Because three or four hundred years ago, almost all the people who could join the four major legions were geniuses, since the academies had not yet been established, and joining the legions was their only way out."

"But later, with the establishment and improvement of the academy, people had more choices, and fewer geniuses were willing to join the legion. Moreover, geniuses are inherently unruly and have always been resistant to military discipline and regulations. Therefore, they prefer to work alone or form small groups."

That's roughly the situation.

Su Long and Lin Xuan nodded: "I see."

"So what are your plans now?"

After thinking for a while, Su Long said, "Why don't we go to the Demon Suppression Army? I'm more familiar with that place, and my former comrades are there. I want to continue fighting alongside them."

Lin Xuan said gently, "I'll listen to you. I'll go wherever you go."

Yun Ying shrugged and said indifferently, "Whatever. I'm only responsible for your safety. I don't care about anything else. And let me tell you, little brother, unless you're in a life-or-death situation, I won't help you. Be careful. You also need to keep an eye on Xuan'er."

"Yes, I'll keep an eye on him."

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Because they weren't in a hurry, it took the three of them nearly seven days to reach the Heavenly Palace.

Because Yun Ying was there, the group didn't need to wait for anyone and immediately activated the teleportation array.

"I'm back."

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar battlefield of the heavens, Su Long sighed. He had experienced so much these past few days, and returning to the battlefield of the heavens felt like stepping into another world.

Lin Xuan, standing to the side, was somewhat surprised. This was her first time in the Battlefield of the Heavens. She had always heard others talk about it before, and now that she had stepped into it herself, she said, "The spiritual energy is so rich! It's even richer than the spiritual energy in the Royal Palace."

Su Long, speaking with the air of someone who had been there, said, "Of course, the concentration of spiritual energy in most parts of the Human Realm is not as high as that of the Battlefield of the Heavens, and this is not even the place with the most concentrated spiritual energy in the Battlefield of the Heavens."

Yun Ying nodded and said, "Indeed, especially in some ancient realms, there is still a lot of Heavenly Yuan Qi inside, and that is the real treasure."

Although he had never heard of Heavenly Yuan Qi, Su Long could tell from Yun Ying's tone that it was definitely much better than Yuan Qi.

"Demon Suppression Army, move out!"

Yun Ying was very familiar with the battlefield of the heavens, and she walked towards the Demon Suppression Army camp with ease. Su Long held Lin Xuan's hand and walked quickly behind her.

The three figures gradually disappeared into the distance.

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Chapter 156 Remarkable Progress [Please subscribe, please subscribe to all chapters!]

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August 3th, Anping calendar year 350.

Outside the Demon Suppression Army camp in the Eastern Rift Valley.

Xia Longwu had just come out from inside, and it seemed he was about to leave.

"Hey, nephew Longwu, where are you headed?"

The person arrived before the voice.

Xia Longwu's gaze sharpened, and he stopped, looking towards the southwest.

In the distance, the figures of Yunying and her two companions gradually became clearer as they approached.

Xia Longwu immediately recognized Yun Ying, as well as Su Long.

Yun Ying goes without saying, because when Yun Jie took Su Long away last time, Xia Longwu specially sent someone to investigate. Su Long's photo is still on his desk, so he recognized Su Long.

He didn't recognize Lin Xuan, because Lin Xuan had "died" eighteen years ago, so the people Xia Longwu sent didn't deliberately collect any information about Lin Xuan.

When Yunying approached, Xia Longwu called out, "Aunt Yunying."

"Auntie has come here to..."

As he spoke, Xia Longwu's gaze fell on Su Long.

Yun Ying said unhappily, "I asked you first, and you haven't answered my question yet."

Xia Longwu was taken aback. He thought Yun Ying had just asked casually, like a greeting, but it didn't seem so.

Xia Longwu glanced at Yun Ying and said, "I need to return to the Human Realm. There are some matters in the manor that I need to attend to."

Yun Ying suddenly became interested and asked, "What is it that requires your personal attention, Long Wu? Isn't Xiao Er here?"

The "little brother" naturally refers to the second son of the Xia family, Lord Xia Xiao Er.

Upon hearing this, Xia Longwu replied indifferently, "No comment."

"..."

Yun Ying waved her hand, "Never mind, I won't ask anymore. I came here today because I wanted you to get my little brother an enlistment certificate or something. He wants to go back to the Demon Suppression Army."

Su Long stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Xia Longwu, whom he had long revered. Then he shouted, "Commander, soldier Su Long requests to return to the unit!"

Following closely behind was Lin Xuan, who assumed a less-than-perfect military posture and said, "Lin Xuan from Nanyuan City requests to join the Demon Suppression Army!"

After glancing at the two of them, Xia Longwu did not respond immediately, but instead turned his gaze to Yun Ying.

“Don’t look at me, this is their decision, I’m just a ‘nanny’.”

After pondering for a long time, Xia Longwu said to Su Long and the other two, "With your status, wouldn't it be safer for you to stay in the Human Realm? The Battlefield of the Heavens is too dangerous. If something happens to you, I won't be able to explain it to the Great Xuan King."

The implication was that they wanted to refuse, as Su Long and his companion were a hot potato for the Demon Suppression Army.

Firstly, the Demon Suppression Army simply couldn't spare the attention to ensure their safety;

Secondly, the Demon Suppression Army values ​​fairness, and Xia Longwu will not give them special treatment. After they join, they will simply be one of thousands of soldiers.

However, Su Long and his companion's identities were too sensitive. If something happened to the Marquis of the Great Xuan Prefecture within the Great Xia Prefecture's army, then...

Su Long naturally understood the implication in Xia Longwu's words.

Su Long said solemnly, "Commander, protecting the human realm is everyone's responsibility. No matter what my current status is, I am a member of the Demon Suppression Army. I am naturally not afraid of the dangers that others can face."

"Please rest assured, Commander, if anything happens to us on the battlefield, the Great Xuan Prefecture will certainly not blame the Great Xia Prefecture!"

Perhaps feeling that Su Long's words did not represent the Great Xuan Mansion, Xia Longwu turned his gaze to Yun Ying.

Yun Ying nodded and said, "As the Marquis of my Great Xuan Prefecture, Su Long's words represent the attitude of the Great Xuan Prefecture. If anything happens to them, it has nothing to do with the Great Xia Prefecture."

Since things had come to this point, Xia Longwu had no reason to disagree. Moreover, judging from Su Long's appearance, he really insisted on returning to the Demon Suppression Army today. If he didn't agree, then the next one to step forward would probably be the Great Xuan King.

Xia Longwu: "In that case, I allow you to rejoin your unit. You can go back to the unit you were in before."

Xia Longwu then looked at Lin Xuan, pondered for a moment, and said, "As for you... for now, just join Su Long's unit."

Lin Xuan readily agreed to Xia Longwu's arrangement, as long as she could stay with Su Long, she was willing to go anywhere.

After resolving the matter between Su and Long, Xia Longwu left. The Great Xia Prefecture still needed him to oversee the overall situation, and he also needed to prepare for his path to enlightenment.

After Xia Longwu left, Yun Ying said to Su Long and the other man, "You two go in. I won't follow you. I'll send someone over later to take care of your safety. Of course, I'll keep an eye on you too. Little brother, remember to do your best."

After patting Su Long on the shoulder, Yun Ying vanished into thin air.

Turning his gaze away, Su Long said to Lin Xuan, "Let's go, Xuan'er, I'll take you to report to the Second Army."

The Demon Suppression Army has five legions, each with 100,000 men. Su Long's military rank belongs to the Second Legion, and his return this time is also to the Second Legion.

Su Long took Lin Xuan's hand, and the two walked towards the Second Army's garrison.

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Human realm.

Daxia Prefecture.

The Great Xia Civilization Academy, Wen Tan Research Center.

Su Yu, disheveled and dirty, walked out. He had followed Bai Feng into the research center yesterday and had only just come out now. He had stayed inside for a whole day. If he hadn't been so mentally exhausted, he would have stayed there for a long time!

The fragmentation room is amazing!

His willpower was soaring, and if nothing unexpected happened, Su Yu felt that he would soon be able to break through to the Qi Cultivation stage.

That's for cultivating one's character! He originally thought it would take several months to break through, but he never expected that the research center would have such a good place!

"This is a good deal, a good deal."

Su Yu grinned. Although he had been inexplicably dragged into the battle between the single and the multiple, if it could help him quickly improve his strength, then so be it.

Afterwards, Su Yu returned to his dormitory and rested for half a day to recharge. Then, he went to the Wen Tan Research Center again without stopping. After experiencing the benefits of rapid improvement, Su Yu felt that his speed of cultivation on his own was like that of a tortoise.

However, the tree may wish to remain still, but the wind will not cease.

On the way, Su Yu encountered a man named Chen Qi, who was Hu Wensheng's student whom Bai Feng had defeated the day before.

He came here to buy back the essence blood of the Broken Mountain Ox from Su Yu, but this was the best essence blood for the Foundation Establishment stage of the Thousand Jun Realm, so how could Su Yu agree to it? Thus, the two became enemies.

Su Yu didn't care about this. So what if he offended someone?

This is the way of cultivation.

Everything requires a spirit of "competition." If you don't compete, you can't make progress, but if you do compete, you'll definitely offend people, and you might even lose your life because of it.

For Su Yu, what does it matter if he offends people for the sake of resources? As long as he remains stronger than you, you'll have to swallow your pride.

Su Yu quickly put Chen Qi out of his mind. His most important task now was to strive to break through the cultivation level as soon as possible, rather than wasting time on trivial matters.

Yes, in Su Yu's eyes, Chen Qi's matter was a trivial matter, and it was not his fault in the first place. If he was not satisfied, he should go and mess with his teacher, Bai Feng. What was the point of coming to him?

Rushing to the Wen Tan Research Center, Su Yu plunged into the fragmentation room without saying a word. He was determined to break yesterday's record!

Thus, Su Yu entered the fragmentation room every two hours. Over the course of the night, he entered six times, which boosted his willpower by 5%. Combined with the improvement he made yesterday, he was now close to achieving the level of self-cultivation.

Lying on the ground, feeling his progress, Su Yu smiled happily.

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