Chapter 38

Chen Changqing stood up and looked at him, saying, "I don't plan to interfere too much with the affairs of the yamen. After Zhao Fang's death, you can handle things as you did before."

"Thank you for your trust, Sir!"

"But I have one request, which is to replace everything in the inner hall of the yamen. During my temporary tenure as the magistrate, I will be living here."

"Rest assured, Sir. I will send people to do it immediately!"

Chen Changqing's request was met with a nod of agreement from Shi Qingsheng.

Since he was the temporary magistrate, living in the yamen was not an issue.

Subsequently.

Shi Qingsheng immediately sent people to replace everything in the inner hall according to Chen Changqing's request. It took less than half a day to complete everything.

"Sir, please take a look. Is there anything else you need?" Shi Qingsheng stood to one side, bowing his head to ask.

"Very well done."

Seeing the newly refreshed surroundings, Chen Changqing nodded slightly, showing his approval.

"Is there anything else, Sir?"

"Nothing for now. You can go about your business."

"I will take my leave, Sir."

Shi Qingsheng bowed respectfully and left. Chen Changqing also got up from his seat and began to familiarize himself with the yamen's environment.

The yamen was divided into the outer hall and the inner hall.

The outer hall was where cases were handled, and there was a prison underground for the convenience of detaining criminals. The inner hall, on the other hand, was entirely for living.

The term "inner hall" was just a surface-level name.

In fact.

The inner hall was comparable to a small mansion. Besides the main hall for receiving guests, there were many side rooms and a study.

However, because it was a yamen, there were no servants or maids here.

"The place is spacious and comfortable. The position of county magistrate is indeed not low!"

After a brief tour, Chen Changqing also sighed in admiration.

In comparison.

The place he lived in at the Demon Suppression Bureau was completely overshadowed by this.

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Study.

After familiarizing himself with the environment, Chen Changqing came here.

He needed to digest the things he received from the Demon Suppression Bureau today.

The Clear Spirit Jade Pendant was not to be mentioned; it was the credential for demon slayers to kill demons. As long as they had the Clear Spirit Jade Pendant, all the demons they killed would be recorded.

Similarly.

With the recorded Clear Spirit Jade Pendant, one could offset some tasks at the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Once a demon slayer advances to the Yellow Rank, they will have a fixed task requirement each year.

For a Yellow Rank demon slayer, the requirement is to complete at least ten tasks annually, which means they must eliminate at least ten demons.

It should be noted.

Each task location is different. When Chen Changqing came to Lin'an City, he spent a lot of time traveling. The requirement of ten tasks a year consumes a significant amount of time.

Therefore.

The Demon Suppression Bureau letting him guard Lin'an City to offset the tasks for the next year was a considerable convenience.

However, relatively speaking.

The task of guarding Lin'an City is much more difficult than ordinary tasks.

The gains and losses vary from person to person.

When a demon slayer advances to the Mystic Rank, the minimum number of tasks required annually is reduced to five.

Although the number of tasks is reduced, the difficulty increases.

In fact, the more advanced a demon slayer becomes, the fewer the number of tasks required annually, but the difficulty continues to increase.

"Guarding is fine!"

Chen Changqing sighed and then shifted his gaze to the porcelain bottle.

Inside was the Meridian-Opening Pill.

He had not heard much about the Meridian-Opening Pill before, but Jiang Zuo's letter introduced it in detail.

Meridian-Opening Pill!

As the name suggests, it is primarily for opening meridians.

To transform from the Meridian-Opening stage to the Innate stage, one needs to open many meridians. Taking the Meridian-Opening Pill can speed up the process of opening meridians, shortening the time it takes for a martial artist to advance to the Innate stage.

"Is the Demon Suppression Bureau worried about my strength?"

Qin Shujian's expression was strange.

The Meridian-Opening Pill is indeed a treasure. For any martial artist at the Meridian-Opening stage, it is hard to refuse such a thing.

Even for Innate martial artists, taking the Meridian-Opening Pill can still be beneficial, although the effect is less significant.

This is because, whether at the Meridian-Opening stage or the Innate stage, one needs to open meridians and acupoints.

Finally, Chen Changqing looked at the not too thick or thin book.

Heavenly Martial Aura!

Just the name sounds impressive.

At least it sounds better than the Thirteen Bodyguards' Hard Training and the Pure Yang Technique.

In reality, the Heavenly Martial Aura is indeed a higher-level martial art than the two, as it is a martial art from the second floor of the library.

Opening the Heavenly Martial Aura,

Chen Changqing's attention was instantly captured after a brief glance.

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Unconsciously, it was already from day to night.

Chen Changqing, sitting in his seat, was still reading the Heavenly Martial Aura.

After a long time,

He twisted his neck.

With one finger, he gathered Pure Yang True Qi and lit the oil lamp on the table, dispelling the dimness.

"The Heavenly Martial Aura, worthy of being a second-floor martial art, is much deeper than the Pure Yang Technique. It must be considered a high-level martial art!"

Chen Changqing's face was filled with admiration.

The Heavenly Martial Aura is also a martial art for refining true qi and opening meridians, but it is much more advanced than the Pure Yang Technique.

The nine levels of the Pure Yang Technique stop at the peak of the Meridian-Opening stage.

However, the twelve levels of the Heavenly Martial Aura can directly point to the Innate stage.

In addition,

The cultivation methods of the Heavenly Martial Aura and the Pure Yang Technique are also very different.

The biggest difference is that the meridians opened by the two martial arts are not entirely the same.

The number of meridians and acupoints in the human body has never been clearly known.

Each martial art can open different meridians.

For example, to advance to the Innate stage, one needs to open the eight extraordinary meridians and the Ren and Du meridians. All martial artists involved in the Innate stage will touch upon this point.

However, on the necessary foundation, some martial arts will also involve other meridians.

The more meridians opened,

The stronger the martial artist's strength.

The quality of a martial art depends on how many meridians it involves.

Clearly,

The Heavenly Martial Aura involves many more areas than the Pure Yang Technique. Apart from a small part that overlaps with the Pure Yang Technique, most of it is different.

In other words,

With the Pure Yang Technique as a foundation, Chen Changqing can cultivate the Heavenly Martial Aura without any conflict.

Not only is there no conflict,

But because more meridians are opened, his strength will also increase.

"Originally, because the Pure Yang Technique broke the limit, there were no martial arts I could cultivate. Now, the Heavenly Martial Aura perfectly fills this gap. A martial art that directly points to the Innate stage, if cultivated successfully, will definitely have a significant effect."

Looking at the book on the table, Chen Changqing used his true qi to ignite it, and flames immediately appeared.

After reading, he burned it.

That was also the requirement of the Demon Suppression Bureau.