Holding the identity token of the Demon Suppressing Division, Ye Lin and Lin Kuo passed through layers of formations, finally arriving in front of the second-floor treasury.
There were no powerful experts guarding this place, because anyone who dared to steal anything here would be instantly blasted to death by the grand formation.
“Let's go. There is definitely something inside that will tempt you.”
Turning back to wave at Ye Lin, Lin Kuo took the lead and walked into the treasury.
Ye Lin did not hesitate either, following closely behind him.
The moment he stepped into the treasury, a faint sensation of spatial force rushed over him. Ye Lin was very familiar with this feeling; it was exactly what he had felt when he was teleported during the Immortal Hall trial.
So, although this place is ostensibly called the second-floor treasury, its actual location isn't within the Tianyuan Dynasty's Demon Suppressing Division? Ye Lin felt a wave of pleasant surprise.
After all, the Tianyuan Dynasty's Demon Suppressing Division was only of the lowest Yellow-grade. Even on the second floor, the Foundation Establishment spiritual materials stored here couldn't possibly be anything exceptional.
But what if this special treasury was a shared repository connected across all the Demon Suppressing Divisions in every region?
“This is a restricted area shared by all Demon Suppressing Divisions. Even the geniuses from those Heaven-grade or Saint-grade divisions come here to choose their Foundation Establishment spiritual materials when they build their foundations.”
As if sensing Ye Lin's confusion, Lin Kuo, speaking from experience, immediately walked over and whispered in his ear.
Aside from them, there were other geniuses from various Demon Suppressing Divisions in the treasury. Since everyone else was keeping their voices down, Lin Kuo naturally did the same.
“I see.” Hearing Lin Kuo's explanation, which aligned with his own guess, Ye Lin nodded calmly.
Buzz!
Right at that moment, the Eternal Stellar Plate inside his body suddenly began to vibrate violently.
There really is good stuff here. Looking at the stone platforms ahead, each sealing various secret treasures, Ye Lin glanced around as he walked, stopping occasionally.
However, his general direction always remained aligned with the guidance of the Eternal Stellar Plate.
Before long, he arrived in front of a rather isolated, ancient stone platform.
The description on the stone platform read: “Rare Natural Phenomenon: Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Qi. Extreme Yang generates Yin, extreme Yin generates Yang. The interaction of Yin and Yang can nurture all things. However, the quantity is too small, barely qualifying it as a high-grade spiritual material. Price: 25,000 demon-slaying points.”
“I knew you'd be hoodwinked by this thing. When many people from the Tianyuan Demon Suppressing Division first came here, they were also shocked by this description.”
“But just look and move on. With twenty-five thousand demon-slaying points, you can easily exchange for the best Earth-grade spiritual materials, and if you add a little more, you can even get ordinary Heaven-grade ones. If you really spend this many demon-slaying points to exchange for this thing, you'll definitely suffer a massive loss.”
As Ye Lin was examining the description on the stone platform, Lin Kuo, fearing that he didn't understand, immediately whispered his explanation once again.
Hearing Lin Kuo's explanation, Ye Lin actually agreed with his reasoning. A single strand of Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Qi that barely reached high-grade was priced at twenty-five thousand demon-slaying points. This was indeed extremely expensive.
No matter who bought it, it would be a losing deal.
Unfortunately for others, he possessed the 【Random Replication】 trait. Having slain Lu Chen and obtained one thousand points of luck, he had already advanced to a Tier 8 Child of Fortune.
Back when he was a Tier 2 Child of Fortune, he could obtain a random multiplier of up to two hundred times. Now that he had reached Tier 8, if nothing went wrong, the replication multiplier should be eight hundred times.
A single strand of Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Qi was indeed nothing special, but what about eight hundred strands?
Furthermore, since this Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Qi could trigger such a violent reaction from the Eternal Stellar Plate, it was definitely not as simple as the description claimed. There had to be some unknown secret hidden within.
Thus, without the slightest hesitation, and under Lin Kuo's gaze as if looking at a spendthrift, Ye Lin directly swiped his identity token to spend twenty-five thousand demon-slaying points.
“Junior Brother Ye, you... are truly... headstrong.” Seeing Ye Lin spend so many demon-slaying points without even blinking to buy a spiritual material that barely reached high-grade, Lin Kuo couldn't help but twitch his lips.
However, what one chose to buy was personal freedom. Since Ye Lin had made his choice, it wasn't his place to say anything.
“My hand slipped. I didn't hold the token firmly,” Ye Lin said, glancing at Lin Kuo as he took the wooden box containing the strand of Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Qi.
Lin Kuo: “...”
Buddy, do I look like a fool to you?
Regardless of whether Lin Kuo believed him or not, Ye Lin stored the exchanged Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Qi into the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda. He then spent his remaining demon-slaying points on a series of miscellaneous books, such as Basic Introduction to Talismans, Basic Introduction to Formations, and Basic Introduction to Alchemy.
Only after doing all this did he and Lin Kuo exit the treasury together.
Upon teleporting back to the Tianyuan Demon Suppressing Division, Ye Lin expressed his intention to accept missions to hunt evil spirits. After some thought, Lin Kuo decided to personally lead him to the Mission Hall.
“Although the treatment of us Demon Suppressing Guards is quite good, we live our lives on the edge of a blade.”
“Every Demon Suppressing Guard has a monthly quota for slaying evil spirits. Ordinary Demon Suppressing Guards must kill at least five Qi Condensation Stage evil spirits every month.”
“A Rank 9 Demon Suppressing Guard needs to kill fifty Qi Condensation Stage or five Foundation Establishment Stage evil spirits.”
“A Rank 8 Demon Suppressing Guard, which is a silver-robed Inspector of your level, needs to kill one hundred Qi Condensation Stage or ten Foundation Establishment Stage evil spirits every month.”
“Otherwise, your salary and cultivation resources will be halved until you make up the difference.”
“Of course, if you kill more than the quota, the excess will be counted as demon-slaying points and merits, which you can use to rapidly rise through the ranks in the Demon Suppressing Division and the Cultivation Academy.”
On the way to the Mission Hall, Lin Kuo, as a veteran of the Demon Suppressing Division, warmly introduced many details that Ye Lin hadn't had the time to learn yet.
Hearing this, Ye Lin nodded in understanding. To put it simply, the Demon Suppressing Division didn't support freeloaders; it operated on the principle of more pay for more work.
This was exactly what he wanted. He had come to the Demon Suppressing Division precisely to obtain more information on evil spirits and then slay more of them.
“Speaking of quotas, could there ever be a situation where there aren't enough evil spirits to kill?” After some thought, Ye Lin asked in earnest.
“You're overthinking it. In recent years, the Alliance of Ten Thousand Races has been fractured internally by endless infighting. Some people couldn't even resist the temptation of the evil spirits and secretly defected to their camp.”
“This has led to more and more evil spirits escaping from the Demon Abyss, and their assimilation ability is terrifyingly powerful. A single Demon Abyss evil spirit can assimilate the living beings of an entire city. Trying to wipe them all out is virtually impossible.”
Seeing that Ye Lin would ask such a strange question, Lin Kuo couldn't help but sigh as he explained.
As a minor Demon Suppressing Guard, seeing how the various races were now fighting for power and profit, no longer standing as firmly against the evil spirits as they once did, and how countless living beings were being assimilated into mindless monsters, Lin Kuo could only sigh.
Ye Lin, of course, had no time to worry about Lin Kuo's helplessness regarding the state of the world. Upon hearing that there were more than enough evil spirits to go around, he became thoroughly excited.
Those were massive amounts of blood vitality, Luck Value, and other-race lifespan waiting for him to harvest! He truly did not want to wait even a single moment.
“Why are you walking so fast? The missions in the Mission Hall pile up like mountains every day. Are you afraid you won't get any?”
Seeing Ye Lin suddenly speed up toward the Mission Hall, Lin Kuo muttered to himself as he caught up.
Before long, the two of them arrived in front of an incredibly spacious hall.
At this moment, large groups of Demon Suppressing Guards, in groups of three to five, were coming here to accept or submit missions.
Some of them were beaming with joy, but far more wore expressions of grief. Many were wounded, and not a few were missing limbs.
Evidently, some had reaped a bountiful harvest, while others had lost their teammates or parts of their own bodies.
Fortunately, this was a cultivation world. Aside from those who had truly perished, those missing limbs could grow them back as long as they paid a small price.
When Ye Lin appeared, many who had witnessed or heard of his battle achievements turned their attention toward him.
Ye Lin remained unfazed. After walking into the Mission Hall, he unhesitatingly accepted three missions with the most severe demonic infestations.
Unfortunately, given his rank as a Rank 8 Demon Suppressing Guard—a silver-robed Inspector—he could only accept a maximum of three such large-scale missions at a time.
Otherwise, he would have loved to accept every other mission on the board in one go.
“These three missions are exceptionally dangerous. It is recommended that at least five silver-robed Inspectors accept them together. Are you sure you want to take them on alone?”
Seeing that Ye Lin had accepted the three most difficult missions right off the bat, the young Demon Suppressing Guard in charge of registration couldn't help but swallow hard as he spoke.
“I'm sure!” Ye Lin nodded without hesitation.
“All... right then. The time limit for these three missions is two months. Good luck to you.”
Seeing how resolute Ye Lin's tone was, the young Demon Suppressing Guard's lips twitched slightly, but he still quickly took Ye Lin's identity token and registered the three missions for him.
Meanwhile, Lin Kuo also accepted a mission of average difficulty.
Walking out of the Mission Hall, Ye Lin figured that since Lin Kuo had helped him so much, he should at least treat him to a meal.
However, the man said that treating him to a meal could wait until Ye Lin returned from his missions, as he still had a date with his fiancée today.
“Alright then, I'll treat you when I get back from the missions.” Ye Lin waved his hand and left the Demon Suppressing Division.
Since he had to travel far to slay evil spirits this time, he needed to head to the Tianyu Chamber of Commerce to purchase a small flying vessel and some food supplies.
However, not long after he left the Demon Suppressing Division, his body was uncontrollably pulled into a mysterious space by a terrifying force.
“Are you the ant who slew this Empress's child? Tell the old fogey behind you to get out here.”
Before Ye Lin could understand what was happening, a cold female voice echoed in his ears.
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