A Way to Resolve It

On the way to the Demon Suppression Grand Hall.

"Qin Hundred-Household, I have a thorny problem right now."

"My physical body has surpassed my soul's control. How should this be resolved?" Chu Jiang looked at Qin Hundred-Household and began to ask.

Qin Hundred-Household had been in the Demon Suppression Division for many years. He should know a thing or two about this.

Qin Hundred-Household's expression changed slightly, and his voice became somewhat grave. "Your physical body has surpassed your soul?"

Ninety-nine percent of people would never encounter such a situation.

It was far too rare.

Generally speaking, when a person's soul controlled their physical body, it only consumed one-third of their soul power. The remaining soul power stayed within the Spiritual Platform to deal with exceptional circumstances.

For such a situation to arise—

Did that not mean Chu Jiang's physical body had already far surpassed that of an ordinary Vajra Realm martial artist?

He had truly stumbled upon a treasure.

Chu Jiang's expression was somewhat solemn as he said, "Does the Demon Suppression Division have a way to resolve it?"

In his current state, his physical body and soul would likely completely sever from one another in another month.

It had to be resolved as soon as possible.

Qin Hundred-Household said seriously, "The Demon Suppression Division has collected more than half of the world's various scriptures, martial arts, and ancient histories... Naturally, there is a solution to your problem."

"You only need to cultivate a Spiritual Platform Secret Technique. Once your soul power exceeds your physical body, the problem will naturally be solved as easily as splitting bamboo."

"However..."

Chu Jiang frowned. "Could it be that the Demon Suppression Division has no Spiritual Platform Secret Techniques?"

If even the Demon Suppression Division had none, then who knew where else in the world he could find one.

"The Demon Suppression Division naturally has such books."

"Spiritual Platform Secret Techniques specialize in cultivating the soul and are extraordinarily precious. Our Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division has fewer than ten of them, and some are even incomplete."

"Moreover, all resources within the Demon Suppression Division—whether cultivation methods, martial arts, weapons, pills, and so on—can only be exchanged with Contribution Points."

"The Contribution Points needed to exchange for a Spiritual Platform Secret Technique are an astronomical figure. The soul is the core of a person, and only upon reaching the Grandmaster realm does one begin to encounter methods of cultivating it."

"You will not be able to obtain one in a short time."

Qin Hundred-Household spoke slowly. Chu Jiang's physical body clearly could not wait that long, and even if he obtained a Spiritual Platform Secret Technique, it would not immediately raise his soul power.

Spiritual Platform Secret Techniques were extraordinarily difficult to cultivate. Even a Grandmaster might spend more than ten years and only barely enter the door. The path of the soul was mysterious and unfathomable.

Chu Jiang said, "Other than a Spiritual Platform Secret Technique, is there any other way?"

He was not worried about the difficulty of cultivating a soul secret technique.

He had the panel. No matter how difficult the cultivation was, if he threw several hundred years of lifespan at it, he refused to believe there would not be even the slightest change.

It was just that these Contribution Points were somewhat hard to obtain.

Last time, when Zhang Sanbao reported the matter of Black Tiger Mountain, Chu Jiang had received the chief merit and been awarded fifty Contribution Points.

That was already considered quite a lot, equivalent to the Contribution Points from an earth-rank mission.

The Demon Suppression Division Employment Guide had mentioned it.

The Demon Suppression Division's missions were divided into three levels.

Human-rank missions corresponded to the Innate level.

Earth-rank missions corresponded to the Vajra level.

Heaven-rank missions were those that required a Grandmaster to act in order to handle them.

Completing a Human-rank mission could earn 1–5 Contribution Points. If the mission was special and required long-term stationing, the amount might be higher, reaching ten or even twenty points. Zhang Sanbao's case was of this sort.

Earth-rank missions awarded more than fifty Contribution Points.

As for Heaven-rank missions, they awarded even more. Five hundred points was merely the starting point; one thousand or even several thousand was possible.

Exchanging for one in the short term truly would be difficult.

"There is. Once we see Left Commander later, I will explain your situation to him," Qin Hundred-Household said.

"Alright! Then I'll have to trouble you, Qin Hundred-Household!" Chu Jiang replied with a smile.

"Why be so polite? We're all one of our own!" Qin Hundred-Household said with a smile, waving his hand.

The two passed through layer after layer of pavilions and towers before arriving at the Demon Suppression Grand Hall.

"Greetings, Left Commander!"

Chu Jiang looked into the Demon Suppression Grand Hall, where a man in a Thousand-Household Kirin Robe sat with seven mysterious swords thrust into his back, giving off an eerie red radiance.

The man set down the book in his hand and smiled. "Quick, sit. You caused quite a stir in Baishi County this time."

"You actually defeated Gu Hongchen of the Sword King Sect and even demanded a Thousand-Year Treasure Medicine from him. Well done. You have greatly raised the prestige of our Demon Suppressing Guards."

The smile on Left Commander's face grew increasingly brilliant. He was satisfied with Chu Jiang's actions. Great Chu was now plagued by troubles within and without, and the people were left without a livelihood.

Outside, demons and monsters ran rampant. Within, Martial Sects were stirring restlessly. There was also the Earth Fiend Hall lurking in the shadows, watching for an opportunity to move.

In such chaotic times, only iron-blooded methods and using killing to stop killing could suppress the world and restore peace to one region.

However, not every Thousand-Household in the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division shared his views.

Demons and monsters were growing ever more rampant, and the Demon Suppression Division was exhausted from dealing with them. Toward those Martial Sects in the rear, they should focus on pacification, with intimidation as a supplement.

"This matter was all thanks to Lord Thousand-Household's support from behind the scenes!" Chu Jiang nodded and thanked him.

Along the way, Qin Hundred-Household had naturally told him about Left Commander. He had not expected Left Commander to value him so highly.

If anything happened to him, the Sword King Sect would be exterminated.

What towering might and domineering grandeur.

Left Commander looked at Chu Jiang and said in a clear voice:

"By the way, I called you here this time because the once-in-ten-years Genius Selection Competition of the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division is about to begin. I have already submitted your name."

"The better you perform in the trial, the higher your final rating will be."

"Genius ratings are divided into Four Tiers: A, B, C, D."

"The higher the rating, the more abundant the rewards."

Genius Selection Competition!

Qin Hundred-Household's eyes flashed with fervor inside the grand hall. He had already exceeded the selection's maximum age of forty.

However, he too had participated when he was younger and had been rated as a D-rank Genius.

The resources he received had allowed him to advance at breakneck speed in the Vajra Realm, greatly increasing his combat strength.

The four genius ratings of A, B, C, and D had not been established by Yunzhou Demon Suppression alone, but by all of Great Chu, under a unified national standard.

Even the lowest D-rank Genius was already a genius capable of dominating one region in the outside world. However, the Demon Suppression Division would not publicize them and instead concealed them.

Just as Demon Suppressing Guards did not participate in the so-called Human Ranking.

Back then, Left Commander had taken first place in the Genius Selection Competition and been rated as a B-rank Genius.

He caught the attention of the Yunzhou Pacification Commissioner, who not only granted him the treatment of a B-rank Genius but personally instructed him for three months.

After that, he soared into the sky, unstoppable as a wildfire.

At thirty-five, he advanced into the Grandmaster realm and became a Thousand-Household of the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division.

Now, among Yunzhou's dozen or so Thousand-Households, he was the foremost in slaughter and battle. He was known as the person in the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division closest to the Pacification Commissioner.

Chu Jiang's eyes lit up. This was indeed an opportunity. Although he had the panel, with the support of these pills and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, the results would be entirely different.

If he was going to charge, he would charge for the strongest.

First, he would set himself a small goal: seize the title of A-rank Genius.

As for concealing his strength, he would have to have rust for brains to do that.

He had already joined the Demon Suppression Division. As long as he did not betray the Human Race or the Demon Suppression Division, he would receive the Demon Suppression Division's full support and cultivation.

Naturally, the greater the strength he displayed, the better.

"Oh, Lord Thousand-Household, Chu Jiang's physical strength has already surpassed the limit of his soul's control. Please help suppress it for him, or Chief Banner Chu's strength will be severely affected," Qin Hundred-Household said.

Upon hearing this, Left Commander extended his right hand and pressed it in the air above Chu Jiang's forehead.

"What surging vitality and blood. His physical body is nearly comparable to that of some weaker Grandmasters. No wonder his soul cannot control it. You really have given me quite a surprise, kid!"

Half an hour later, Left Commander withdrew his hand and said with a smile, "Done. I used Grandmaster true essence to suppress it, ensuring that your physical body and soul will remain unharmed for three months. But this is not a long-term solution. To resolve it completely, you still need to cultivate a Spiritual Platform Secret Technique."

Chu Jiang moved his body and felt much more relaxed. He cupped his fists and said, "Many thanks, Lord Thousand-Household."

"No need for courtesy." Left Commander waved his hand. "This Genius Selection Competition is an important matter for our Demon Suppression Division. You must give it your all and strive for outstanding results. If you can be rated as a B-rank Genius, you may go to the third floor of the Scripture Pavilion and choose any one technique."

"The third floor of the Scripture Pavilion contains the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division's most precious martial arts and cultivation methods. Among them is the Spiritual Platform Secret Technique you seek."

Chu Jiang nodded solemnly. "This subordinate will certainly not disappoint Lord Left Commander!"

"Mm." Left Commander nodded in satisfaction. "Go back and prepare first. There are only a few days until the day of the selection. I will send someone to notify you."

Chu Jiang cupped his fists once more, then left the Demon Suppression Grand Hall together with Qin Hundred-Household.