Chapter 74: Conditions for Promotion to Mysterious-Rank Demon-Suppressing Envoy!

The next day, early morning.

Early in the morning, after Lu Zhangsheng washed up, he prepared to go to the Demon-Suppressing Division to sign in.

After leaving the courtyard, he walked along the clean and tidy street all the way.

The figures of the two people retreated with awe.

When Lu Zhangsheng arrived at the Demon-Suppressing Division, a middle-aged man walked up, wearing a smile.

This person was the Demon-Suppressing Division's scribe, Yao Chen, responsible for handling some miscellaneous matters.

"Official Lu, please stay."

His tone was quite kind.

Lu Zhangsheng stopped immediately, his face quite puzzled.

"What is the matter, Official Yao?"

"Hall Master Qin asked me to notify you to go over."

Yao Chen smiled slightly.

"I understand."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled, and after bidding farewell to the other party, he walked forward.

Over this past half a year, he had become increasingly familiar with Qin Ruobing.

The other party also often explained some martial arts insights to him, clearly cultivating him as a confidant.

Lu Zhangsheng did not refuse.

Passing through the nearby rockeries and ponds, he soon arrived in front of a gorgeous main hall.

He lifted his foot and walked in.

He saw a woman in white sitting on a chair, her face as beautiful as a flower.

"Sit."

Qin Ruobing smiled faintly.

Lu Zhangsheng did not stand on ceremony and sat down directly.

"I summoned you here today to tell you one thing."

Qin Ruobing took a sip of tea and spoke again.

"I have reported your assessment mission for promotion to Mysterious-Rank Demon-Suppressing Envoy."

"By virtue of your merits over this past year, as long as you can pass, you can be promoted immediately."

"You can say whatever thoughts you have; if you are not willing, I will not force you."

Lu Zhangsheng was stunned upon hearing this.

He did not expect the other party to prepare for his promotion so quickly.

This was already the most core treatment.

Among those in the same batch under Qin Ruobing, it was feared that only he would participate in the promotion assessment.

Mainly because the other party had no suitable candidates among her subordinates.

It just so happened that he rose to prominence step by step, which made Qin Ruobing choose him.

"This subordinate is willing to participate in the promotion assessment."

Lu Zhangsheng agreed directly.

He could not refuse such a good opportunity.

After a successful promotion, his status in the entire Demon-Suppressing Division would be second only to the Deputy Hall Master.

There would even be an opportunity to compete for Deputy Hall Master in the future.

The three current Deputy Hall Masters were all selected from the top few Mysterious-Rank Demon-Suppressing Envoys.

With this status of Mysterious-Rank Demon-Suppressing Envoy, some top-tier secret manuals in the Scripture Pavilion could also be exchanged, and his power would also increase greatly.

"Be careful with this mission; there will also be four other people cooperating with you."

Qin Ruobing smiled faintly.

After speaking, she placed a golden token on the tea table.

For this confidant subordinate of hers, she also cared quite a bit.

"Thank you, Hall Master Qin."

Lu Zhangsheng cupped his hands with a smile, then took the token, bid farewell, and walked toward the outside of the hall.

………………

The next day, early morning.

The morning sun was rising, golden light sprinkling over the entire Changping County.

City West, a hidden corner.

Four men stood quietly at the street corner.

At this time, a young man in white with a slender figure and a handsome face walked slowly from the distance.

The man carried his hands behind his back, his temperament quite free and easy; it was Lu Zhangsheng.

According to the instructions on the mission token, he came early in the morning to meet up with several teammates.

Before long, Lu Zhangsheng walked to the front of several people.

He scanned them, and his expression flickered slightly.

Among these four people, there were actually two acquaintances.

They were Chen Qiushi and Zhu Zhiquan, and the other two young men were also from the lineage of powerful families; the taller and thinner one was named Zhao Qinhong, and the shorter one was named Zhao Bin.

In the entire team, he was the only commoner martial artist.

If it weren't for his attribute panel, it would be very difficult to keep up with these people with abundant resources.

And because Lu Zhangsheng intercepted 【Threefold Wave】 last time, Chen Qiushi and the other had always looked at him with displeasure.

However, Lu Zhangsheng also felt it didn't matter; he and the other party were not on the same path, as long as they didn't come to provoke him.

"Since everyone is here, let's set off."

Chen Qiushi said faintly, and did not greet Lu Zhangsheng.

The other three also treated Lu Zhangsheng as transparent.

Regarding this, Lu Zhangsheng was happy to be quiet.

Afterward, the group walked quickly toward outside the city.

Before long, several people left the county city and hurried toward the destination all the way.

Lu Zhangsheng was thinking about the details of this mission in his mind while hurrying.

According to the introduction on the mission list, this time it was to investigate the disappearance case of Guokou Village.

That's right, the entire village had disappeared strangely a few days ago, extremely strange.

The people inside had also all disappeared without a trace.

Lu Zhangsheng even suspected that something had gone wrong when he saw the mission list.

He was hearing about this kind of strange thing for the first time.

Of course, their mission was only to find out the reason, and if they encountered something they couldn't overcome, they could choose to retreat.

…………

Guokou Village.

Located three hundred miles west of Changping County, it was very remote, almost bordering the neighboring county city.

The village population was only a few hundred people, all maintaining a basic life by half-farming and half-hunting.

This day, at dusk.

The setting sun was like blood; on a remote mountain road, five figures stood quietly at the edge of the dense forest, looking at the void in front.

Several people had traces

"According to the markings on the map, Guokou Village should be right here. Why is there only bare mountain forest left?"

Chen Qiushi frowned, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

The other few people looked at each other, their eyes filled with deep confusion.

"Since that's the case, we shall just go there and explore it ourselves."

Zhu Zhiquan spoke indifferently.

The others nodded and agreed immediately.

Lu Zhangsheng did not express any opinion.

Soon, the group walked forward along the mountain path.

"Warning, warning, unknown energy field detected..." "Concentration 2."

"Concentration 6."

……

As Lu Zhangsheng took each step forward, the energy concentration prompt on his panel continued to rise.

It seemed there must be an evil creature at work here; otherwise, the system would not have sent a prompt.

If the situation became even slightly wrong, he planned to retreat immediately.

With his speed, leaving would be effortless.

His thoughts raced, but his face remained unchanged.

Before long.

The group arrived in front of a dense forest.

They lifted their feet and stepped inside.

Just then, a sudden change occurred.

"Hum..."

The space seemed to ripple like water, and the surrounding environment changed instantly. A small village came into view; at this moment, many rooftops had wisps of cooking smoke, looking quite warm and harmonious.

"Energy concentration 100."

Lu Zhangsheng looked at the data on the panel, his eyes flickering.

This place was clearly unusual, completely different from the previous few missions.

Seeing this, Chen Qiushi and the others looked extremely grim.

"Is this a Tianzai Domain?"

A Tianzai is an extremely bizarre evil creature; no one knows how they are born.

Some Tianzai do not have strong attack power, but instead possess various bizarre characteristics.

For example, immortality, and domains.

However, the vast majority of Tianzai must follow certain rules, which even they themselves cannot break.

"It is said that within a domain, a Tianzai cannot be killed and will revive infinitely."

Although their strength varies.

Lu Zhangsheng listened quietly to their conversation, feeling a bit of disdain in his heart.

There is nothing that cannot be killed; there is only insufficient power.

If you can't kill it once, then kill it a hundred thousand times.

He did not believe there was anything in the world that could revive infinitely; as long as its energy was worn away, it would die just the same.

"Even if we wanted to retreat now, it would be impossible."

Zhu Zhiquan, standing to the side, also spoke in a gloomy tone.

"Should we just stay here and wait for rescue?"

Zhao Qinhong asked tentatively.

"Impossible. Even if the Town Demon Division sends people, they might not find this place. This domain is clearly isolated from the outside world. We can only return safely if we resolve the source."

Chen Qiushi directly rejected the suggestion.

"Everyone, take out your Liuying Stones."

After speaking, the four of them took out a silver-white stone from their waists, which had light flickering on it.

Lu Zhangsheng also took out his Liuying Stone casually.

These Liuying Stones had only one function: recording.

They could be activated with a slight amount of Qi and blood, and could be turned off at any time.

These were masterpieces of the Town Demon Division's Heavenly Crafts Hall, quite convenient.

Soon, the group walked forward again.

Before long, they stepped into the village.

The village was peaceful; many commoners were strolling on the streets, and some children were playing.

It made the group feel as if they had walked into a paradise.

Lu Zhangsheng looked around, also quite curious. He wondered if the figures on the street were human or Guai; he could actually sense human Qi from them.

The group soon arrived at the center of the village.

In the center was a high platform, built of wood, as if it had been specially constructed.

Just as the group was puzzled, a beautiful woman in white walked gracefully toward them.

"Welcome to Guokou Village. I, Liu Jingshu, offer my greetings."

After speaking, the woman bowed gracefully to the group, outlining her slender figure.

"Who are you?"

Chen Qiushi's eyes flickered.

Why did this woman who suddenly appeared feel a bit off?

"I am the village chief here."

Liu Jingshu smiled sweetly, making people feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze.

Chen Qiushi and the others looked at each other; there was no female village chief in the mission list for this village.

This woman had a problem, and a big one at that.

"Whoosh..."

A cold light flashed through the void, striking toward the woman as fast as lightning.

Zhu Zhiquan had attacked directly.

The woman's head was severed and fell to the ground, yet she still wore a smile, which was extremely bizarre.

Immediately after, her headless torso walked forward slowly, came to the head, grabbed it, and reattached it to her shoulders.

"You lords have quite the temper."

Liu Jingshu smiled slightly.

She seemed completely indifferent to the previous action.

The group instantly understood that this woman was likely closely linked to the Tianzai here.

Or perhaps she was directly an incarnation of the Tianzai.

"You invited us here; what exactly is your purpose?"

Chen Qiushi's expression was cold.

If it weren't for her consent, they wouldn't have been able to enter this place.

Clearly, she had ulterior motives.

"I have only good intentions."

After speaking, Liu Jingshu clapped her hands.

As the crisp sound rang out, a large group of women in red suddenly walked out from behind the houses.

Every woman was wearing a red wedding robe, with a red veil covering her head. Their figures were all slender; even without seeing their faces, one could guess that there were beauties under the veils.

This group of women numbered at least fifty.

Before long, the group of women arrived at the central high platform and stood quietly without speaking.

A bizarre atmosphere permeated the air.

The group of villagers around them saw this and gathered around one after another.

"What is the meaning of this?" Chen Qiushi and the others looked cold.

This Guai would not have good intentions, bringing a group of brides.

"Each of you must choose one to marry and live with for fifteen days, and you must share a bed. Once completed, you will be free to choose to leave this place."

Liu Jingshu did not beat around the bush and smiled as she stated the rules.

"Among those present, half are women who accidentally wandered into this place..."

"Of course, to facilitate your choice, you may ask the brides on the platform one question."

Hearing this, Chen Qiushi and the others tensed up, endless chill rising in their hearts.

Heaven knows if these are humans or Guai.

And they had to perform the rites of husband and wife; wasn't this gambling with their lives?

(End of chapter)