Chapter 49: First-Class Merit Medal

Qin Xiaoyuan was very helpless; he asked for their bank account numbers and transferred the money over, not a single cent less.

As one of the Four Great Academies, this bit of money was nothing.

Immediately after, he pulled two wooden boxes from the cabinet and pushed them over.

"This mission has been upgraded to S Ji; besides the material rewards, there are also Honor Medals."

"Because Jiang Qin used the Spirit Sea Realm to hold back the possessor of the God of 【Slaughter】, successfully defended Heitu Cheng, executed corrupt officials, and for various subsequent contributions, the Spirit Suppression Bureau Headquarters has decided to specially award you a First-Class Merit Medal."

"Su Lingwei, as an assistant, although your performance in the mission was not outstanding, but... your act of taking out all your savings to rescue refugees made Headquarters very gratified, and it was ultimately decided to award you a Second-Class Merit Medal."

Although an Honor Medal is not a material reward, for Investigators and Military Department personnel, it is even more precious than cultivation resources.

Because there are requirements for promotion within the two major organizations.

Even if you meet the requirements and work diligently, if you haven't obtained a medal, the difficulty of wanting a promotion is no different from ascending to heaven.

And the gold content of a First-Class Merit Medal goes without saying.

If this matter hadn't concerned an Otherworld deity, otherwise, even if Jiang Qin killed 100, or even 1,000 more evil cultists across realms, he wouldn't be able to get a First-Class Merit Medal.

Jiang Qin took the wooden box containing the Honor Medal with a smile, his eyes curving: "Thank you, Principal. I knew the Academy definitely wouldn't let us down."

Su Lingwei also happily accepted hers and put it into her Storage Bag.

Going out for a trip to run a minor errand and ending up with a Second-Class Merit, how could she not be happy?

Principal Qin tapped his fingers on the table twice, coughed lightly, and said:

"Next is the matter of the official Investigator assessment and the garrison mission."

"Logically speaking, to become an official Investigator, one must meet two hard requirements: first, the cultivation level must reach the Spirit Sea Realm; second, one must have stayed in the Spirit Suppression Bureau or our Zhenling Academy for at least one year before being eligible to apply for the transition assessment."

"Jiang Qin, you want to go to a local area to garrison quickly, so I talked to the higher-ups to advance your transition assessment time; you don't have to wait until your second year. Su Lingwei, the same applies to you."

Then, Principal Qin began to explain the relevant matters of the transition assessment.

"If an Intern Investigator wants to transition to an official Investigator, they must go to the Spirit Suppression Bureau to participate in the assessment. I assume that with your strength, there will be no problems. At that time, you can also collect and use the S Ji cultivation technique and the opportunity to enter the Spirit Pool from the mission rewards."

"The next assessment is in one week; someone will notify you then."

After finishing the talk about the transition assessment, he paused and continued:

"After the transition assessment ends, you must immediately head to your garrison city, and the city you have been assigned to is... Hanyue City."

A moment later.

Jiang Qin and Su Lingwei left the principal's office together.

Not long after they left, a figure walked in with hands behind their back and tutted: "What are the people above thinking? To actually let this little killing star go to Hanyue City to garrison; this is wanting Hanyue City to flow with blood."

The person who came was Lin Lao.

Qin Xiaoyuan stood up and walked to the window, his gaze looking at the prosperous and stable Modu, and he sighed lightly:

"Lin Lao, the era is changing... Nowadays, Otherworld Rifts are appearing more and more frequently. The higher-ups predict that it won't be long before Fierce Beasts invade on a large scale. At that time, it will surely be a scene of hell on earth. While there is still time, it is also time to purge the internal pests to avoid chaos in the future."

Hell on earth; when that time truly comes, the number of people who die will have to be calculated in the billions.

Hearing this, the old man's expression also became much more serious; he clearly knew some inside information.

Fierce Beasts are inherently powerful and have extremely fast reproductive capabilities, which forces Huaxia to divert high-level domestic combat power to the Frontier to garrison; only then can they ensure nothing goes wrong. Once the restrictions between the two worlds fail, the enemies will not just be Fierce Beasts.

At that time, it will evolve into a war between humanity and the gods!

From beginning to end, the two did not mention Jiang Qin's killing of the Heitu Cheng deputy mayor and the deputy chief of the public security bureau.

As long as the wrong person wasn't killed, then killing them was fine.

Zhenling Academy will always be that child's backing!

…

Jiang Qin, who left the Academy, went straight home.

There was no sign of Jiang Hanhan in the villa; she must still be cultivating at the Academy. However, his mother was sitting in front of the sofa watching TV, with various snacks on the table, which made Jiang Qin a bit surprised.

"Xiao Qin is back. Eh... you are already at the Spirit Sea Peak?"

"Yeah, I was lucky and broke through."

Jiang Qin walked to the sofa and sat down. After thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but say:

"Mom... do you know how to break through to the Divine Image Realm Realm?"

This 'Mom' made Shen Shuyun tremble. Before, this child always called her 'Mother Shen' directly. This was the first time he had dropped the prefix, and her calm heart couldn't help but ripple.

She immediately sat up straight, coughed twice, and said seriously:

"It's normal that you don't know the method to break through to the Divine Image Realm Realm. The teachers at the Academy won't specifically talk about these things. Looking at the Four Great Academies, those who can break through to the Divine Image Realm Realm before graduation can be counted on one's fingers."

Shen Shuyun explained in detail.

"You should know that the most obvious characteristics of a Divine Image Realm Realm Martial Artist are flight and the Dharma Image. For a Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artist to break through to the Divine Image Realm Realm, what is needed is no longer pure Spirit Power; condensing the Dharma Image Phantom is the key to the breakthrough!"

"And the key to condensing the Dharma Image is obsession."

"Obsession?" Jiang Qin was stunned, not understanding what it meant.

Seeing this, Shen Shuyun felt extremely satisfied and explained:

"Taking a sword-cultivating Martial Artist as an example, suppose this sword cultivator's obsession is to become the strongest in the world. Then, when their obsession reaches its limit, their soul will undergo a mutation, thereby resonating with heaven and earth, and with the solidification of Spirit Power, they can break through to the Divine Image Realm Realm."

"In the simplest terms, it is to be firm in your Martial Dao path. It's not just talking about it, but being willing to sacrifice everything for it, even your life."

Hearing these words, Jiang Qin showed a thoughtful expression.

Saying so much, the key actually lies in resonating with heaven and earth; the breakthrough depends on the mind. If the willpower doesn't reach a certain level, even if one cultivates for a lifetime, they won't be able to break through.

This is not a heaven and earth shackle, so even if he possesses 【Dao Foundation Natural Formation】, he cannot break through because he still lacks sufficient willpower.

Seeing his son's serious and thoughtful expression, Shen Shuyun comforted him:

"Actually, you don't need to be in a hurry to break through. There is a huge watershed between the Spirit Sea and Divine Image Realm realms. Some people are trapped at the Spirit Sea Peak their whole lives and cannot break through. Even your father spent three years training outside, and only then, through a chance encounter, did he successfully break through."

Jiang Qin nodded without saying anything and got up to walk upstairs.

Three years?

He did not want to wait for such a long Time.

After returning to his room, he lay down on the bed to relax, and before he could even close his eyes, his phone rang.

"Buzz~~ buzz~~"

Jiang Qin picked up the phone and answered, "Hello, what's up?"

Su Lingwei's voice came from the phone: "Do you still remember that Chen Xiaohu? The one who was beaten up during the Life and Death Duel before."

Mentioning this name made Jiang Qin's head clearer, and he recalled that such a person indeed existed.

Back then, he had even wanted to invite that guy when forming a team, but after seeing the cowardly side of that guy, he hadn't taken it to heart and had almost forgotten about such a person.

"Hmm... I remember now, what's up with him?"

Su Lingwei explained: "Just a moment ago, Chen Xiaohu issued a challenge to Han Wenqing!"