One Person Achieves the Dao, Then the Chickens and Dogs Ascend to Heaven!

After Li Ye left the Pest Control Bureau, he returned home. When his parents came back in the evening, he activated his Blood Essence for them to see.

He pointed to his arm, which was emitting a faint smoky mist under the incandescent light, and said:

"Look, this tiny halo of mist, when it rises, it pulses with a frequency. Each pulse represents a surge of Blood Essence."

Li Haihua exclaimed with a smile, "Great job, Xiao Ye! Martial Arts University is a sure thing. With your General Knowledge scores too, you'll easily land a good job!"

"Exactly! Just like your aunt's son, he also graduated from Martial Arts University. He's working as a Security Consultant over in Yunhai now, making tens of thousands a month, I heard," Liu Qingxia said excitedly.

As soon as she finished speaking, her expression stiffened slightly, and Li Haihua's face also turned a bit grim.

Liu Qingxia had six siblings in total, three brothers and three sisters. Liu Qingxia was the fifth child. Her aunt was naturally her older sister, but among relatives, there were good ones and bad ones. Her aunt had married a wealthy man when she was young and subsequently looked down on everyone.

During the Lunar New Year visits, they would always encounter cold sarcasm, which intensified after her aunt's son broke through the Dragon Gate and entered Martial Arts University.

Li Ye had encountered this last year. At that time, he had just transferred to the preparatory course and was told he was daydreaming and that he had no talent for martial arts, so there was no point in even applying to university. He was advised to find a factory job screwing bolts instead, as the salary might even be higher than that of a regular university graduate.

They had previously believed in high-tech martial arts training and had scraped together 300,000 yuan in loans from every relative they could, deliberately omitting his aunt's family.

No matter how difficult things were, they still had their pride.

Now, they could finally hold their heads high.

While their son's ambition was a significant factor, they also wanted to live with dignity.

What normal parents wouldn't want their children to succeed?

When the children do well, the parents benefit too.

Li Ye understood this perfectly and not only understood but also strongly supported it.

When one person achieves success, their entire family benefits, especially their parents.

Although he had only broken through the First Dragon Gate, he could at least now alleviate his parents' financial burden.

"You don't need to buy me tonics anymore," Li Ye said. "I've broken through the Dragon Gate, so those tonics won't be as effective."

"Don't you need even more supplements after breaking through the Dragon Gate? How else will you improve?" Liu Qingxia didn't believe him.

"Mom, really, you don't need to worry. When I start the Martial Arts Major in the summer, the university will provide resources, even better than what's available on the market," Li Ye replied.

His parents still wanted to persuade him, but Li Ye, feeling helpless, finally said, "Do you know about the Pest Control Bureau?"

His mother shook her head, but his father paused, "I think I've heard of it somewhere..."

Li Ye understood. He hadn't heard much about this department either before encountering it. After all, it had five branches and operated discreetly behind the scenes.

"It's a department that specializes in researching demons. Huang Qingyi, the person I told you about, is in this department. He saw that I knew a lot about demons, and since I just broke through the Dragon Gate, he offered me a part-time job there."

"It doesn't pay much, but the benefits are good, and there are plenty of tonics. My Blood Essence improvement is essentially covered by them."

It was about the same. The money Li Ye would get would be used for rice to improve his Blood Essence, so it was like the Pest Control Bureau was providing him with high-end ingredients.

"So, you're like eating from the government's table now?!" Li Haihua's eyes lit up. "I knew it! My son is destined for both literary and martial success! Look, on his first day as a martial artist, he's already been recruited."

If they had doubted him before, thinking it was a delaying tactic, it was now clear that his Blood Essence had improved. Even if they couldn't fully understand the visible pulsing of his Blood Essence, his spirit and energy were clearly much better than before.

They had seen other martial artists before, and their son's spirit and energy levels were comparable. Since he had broken through the Dragon Gate, his future career prospects wouldn't be bad, so there was no need for him to make up such a story to placate them. Furthermore, their only expectation was for Li Ye to break through the Dragon Gate and have a bright future.

"It's not exactly eating from the government's table, just a simple part-time job. I might be home a bit late from now on," Li Ye said with a smile.

He didn't need to mention the possibility of having a personal instructor later on; it was too early to tell. He just needed to explain things simply so his parents could understand. This reason also allowed him to spend more time cultivating without having to be home at a fixed time.

"We don't understand the affairs of martial artists, but if the government has work for you, you do it. Don't think about slacking off," Liu Qingxia still seemed unconvinced. "Do you really not need any tonics?"

"No, really," Li Ye chuckled. "I've already broken through the Dragon Gate, so don't worry about it."

Seeing Li Ye's relaxed expression, his parents were not only happy but also greatly relieved. Cultivating martial arts was very expensive, especially for ordinary families like theirs who sent Li Ye to martial arts schools. From Li Ye's first year of junior high to his second year of high school, a period of five years, all the money they earned was spent on this. But now, that was no longer necessary.

They could repay the 300,000 yuan they had borrowed, and the remaining 200,000 yuan in debt could also be paid off within two to three years of frugal living.

"Wife, let's get some dishes ready. We'll have a drink tonight!" Li Haihua exclaimed with a loud laugh. "Xiao Ye, join your dad for a couple of drinks!"

"Go away!" Liu Qingxia rolled her eyes. "What is a child drinking alcohol for? He's still growing. You drink by yourself!"

Seeing his parents' happy faces, Li Ye also chuckled heartily.

Take it slow, we have plenty of time. This is just the First Dragon Gate for now. Once we get further along, I'll let my parents enjoy life.

If he doesn't even have this much confidence with Authority, he might as well not live.

The next day, Li Ye woke up early and took a taxi to a rental house in a rural town on the outskirts. He still had four bags of rice left to eat.

Yesterday, while working as a Data Clerk, he reviewed a lot of surveillance footage and photos, which made him realize something: thankfully, he had rented a place in a rural town.

Remote areas naturally had fewer surveillance cameras, and his location was even further away, so no one would know what he was doing.

Otherwise, if people found out he was eating so much rice, he could easily be mistaken for being contaminated by Demons, leading to trouble if he couldn't explain it clearly.

Especially now that he knew about the existence of Cult Organizations and the 500,000, he needed to be even more cautious.

As for buying rice...

That wasn't a big deal. The goods were already inspected when they were transported, so they wouldn't be scrutinized further.

The Pest Control Bureau was mainly concerned with Demons. If they had to monitor everything, no amount of people would be enough.

Moreover, taking this part-time job would allow him to pay more attention. If he used this identity well, it would help him avoid many troubles.

Upon arriving at the rental house, Li Ye did the same thing. Without any Martial Arts cultivation, the only way to increase his Blood Essence right now was by eating.

It took over four hours to cook the 400 jin of rice. With the Five Flavors Chopsticks' triple boost, Li Ye's Blood Essence increased by a total of 6 points.

He was still a long way from the 300 displayed by his data.

"Cultivation is truly difficult," Li Ye sighed. Raising Blood Essence from childhood, combined with Training Methods, only got him to eighty points. Although the speed increased after obtaining Authority, when he calculated it, he felt a headache coming on.

He would have to eat ten tons of rice to reach the Second Dragon Gate.

The 30,000 yuan Pan Zhengyang had given him earlier was just enough to buy ten tons of rice.

Ten tons of rice, which is 20,000 jin. At his current efficiency, even working 24 hours straight without sleep would take about ten days. Even if he dedicated half a day to it, it would still take half a month.

And this was just to break through from the First Dragon Gate.

He had considered increasing his efficiency, but in this small house, twenty rice cookers were the limit. As for more efficient steamers, the current environment didn't allow for their use.

"I didn't expect even eating to be so difficult. Oh well, I'll figure out another way later."

Li Ye opened his phone, found the rice vendor he had bought from before, and ordered another ten tons of rice. Only then did he leave for the Pest Control Bureau.

This wasn't like his previous world where an individual buying ten tons would be investigated. After all, Martial Artists existed, and the vigilance regarding grain purchases was lower. As long as Li Ye didn't buy too frequently, it would be fine.

They couldn't stop poor people from practicing martial arts, could they?

While waiting for the rice, he could also go to the Pest Control Bureau to access some files, find traces of Demons, and ideally, find a God to obtain more Authority.

An hour later, he arrived at the first floor of the Pest Control Bureau. As soon as he entered, he saw Huang Qingyi and two other people heading out, their faces etched with exhaustion.

Huang Qingyi, upon seeing Li Ye, asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Director Pan asked me to take on a part-time job as a Data Clerk," Li Ye replied with a smile.

"Data Clerk? Isn't that for the First Dragon Gate..."

Huang Qingyi was taken aback. "You broke through the Dragon Gate?"

Li Ye stimulated his Blood Essence, and the surging aura made Huang Qingyi stunned. Just a few days ago, he was an ordinary person practicing martial arts, and had even been scammed because of it. Now he had broken through the Dragon Gate?

But soon, he smiled. "That's great! Congratulations. The part-time job is also good. Get more experience, it'll be useful later."

Breaking through the Dragon Gate wasn't that unusual; it just meant his Blood Essence had condensed to a certain level. When he broke through, he had only felt it when he was close.

Li Ye smiled and asked, "What about you?"

"Just finished a job and we have a new mission, getting ready to head out."

"Alright, you be busy."

Li Ye nodded and started walking towards the second floor. However, halfway up, he stopped and turned back, leaving Huang Qingyi with a cryptic remark:

"I'll bring you a couple of boxes of Zhonghua later."

"Zhonghua? What Zhonghua? I don't smoke," Huang Qingyi muttered, shaking his head and not giving it much thought.

Beside him, a middle-aged man with a small mustache looked at Li Ye going upstairs and asked, "Big Huang, who is that?"

"Li Ye. Last time, the Data Clerk made a mistake and mistook a Five Plagues Ghost for a Filth Worm. He helped me resolve it. He's a very capable person, and Director Pan thinks highly of him."

Huang Qingyi recalled the first time he met Li Ye and the scene where Li Ye directed him to eliminate the Five Plagues Ghost, shaking his head and chuckling.

An excellent graduate from a top Martial Arts University, who had reached the Six Dragon Gate, would actually listen to a student, and afterwards, he felt no discomfort reflecting on it.

"Let's go on the mission."

Another person didn't bother with the details and urged them to leave quickly.

However, the man with the small mustache who had asked the question glanced meaningfully at the second floor before following the others out.

"Li Ye, here for your part-time job today too?"

"Morning, Li Ye."

As soon as he entered Data Room One, the data clerks inside greeted him one after another.

His performance yesterday had shocked them for quite some time.

It was already remarkable for a high school student to have General Knowledge comparable to theirs, people who were battle-hardened and possessed a wealth of experience.

Of course, what was most remarkable was that Director Pan had specifically asked him to 'take on a part-time role.'

If they were enthusiastic, it wouldn't hurt, but if they weren't, who knew what might happen.

Li Ye greeted them all, showing no hint of arrogance.

If others showed him respect, he couldn't take it as a reason to be conceited. Since there were no grudges, it was only natural to get along well.