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"Finally promoted to Brocade Guard Chiliarch."

"And I can slay demons with Chen Fan again!"

Lu Xuening said happily upon hearing this.

"Cough, cough, cough."

"Chiliarch Lu, mind your image."

Wang Teng coughed lightly twice, then glanced at Chen Fan, finding him still indifferent.

Perhaps he was just pretending to be calm.

This time, Chen Fan had indeed made great contributions. His achievements warranted promotion to Brocade Guard Chiliarch, and being transferred to Dragon Abyss Prefecture was already the best outcome.

But he was a genius martial artist who had ruined his own future to save tens of thousands of people in Ping An County by cultivating the Blood Fiend Art, perhaps forever stopping at the third level of the Divine Aperture Realm.

To compensate him, his master, Zuo Qianqiu, overruled the objections and promoted him two levels, to Deputy Chiliarch of the Dragon Abyss Prefecture Brocade Guard Precinct, in charge of logistics.

Logistics was comfortable and offered opportunities for personal gain.

His master also considered that Chen Fan was still young and his heart was still full of passion, so he might be eager to go to the front line to slay demons, so he also let him lead a Brocade Guard squad concurrently.

It had to be said that his master had considered every aspect to take care of Chen Fan's feelings.

However, Wang Teng still felt sorry for Chen Fan.

If this hadn't happened, Chen Fan might have been taken as a disciple by his master and carefully cultivated.

With his talent, it wouldn't have been impossible for him to take over as the Chiliarch of the Dragon Abyss Prefecture Brocade Guard Precinct in the future, or even be promoted to a Chiliarch official in the Cloud Province Brocade Guard Commandery.

But now, he might only be able to stay in the Dragon Abyss Prefecture Brocade Guard Precinct for the rest of his life, as a Deputy Chiliarch, until he died of old age.

But he was still too young.

Just counting down the days, watching his peers surpass him by far, while his martial arts cultivation could only stand still, was torture for a genius martial artist like him.

"He's also a pitiful person!"

Wang Teng couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Chen Fan didn't understand Wang Teng's thoughts, and he didn't need to take a martial artist at the peak of the Divine Aperture Realm as his master. What he needed was advanced cultivation techniques to improve his strength.

Even if he really wanted to take a master, he would have to find a real big shot!

After the Ping An County matter came to an end, Chen Fan also followed Wang Teng and others and set off for Dragon Abyss Prefecture.

The group was extraordinarily strong, and after a day and a night of galloping, they finally arrived at Dragon Abyss Prefecture City.

Dragon Abyss Prefecture City was surrounded by mountains and rivers, located on a vast alluvial fan plain at the foot of Purple Mountain.

The prefecture city covered a huge area, with walls one zhang thick and ten zhang high. The inner and outer cities were nested together as one, capable of resisting beast tides.

The Dragon Abyss Prefecture Brocade Guard Precinct was located in the northern district of the outer city, facing Purple Mountain directly. Entering through the north gate, it didn't take long to see the Brocade Guard Precinct's residence.

The precinct covered a large area, accommodating thousands of people, with camps, a Martial Arts Field, a large canteen, office areas, and other facilities. It looked like an enlarged version of the Brocade Guard Precinct.

For Chen Fan, it had a somewhat unfamiliar familiarity.

Along the way, Lu Xuening told Chen Fan a lot about the situation in Dragon Abyss Prefecture. Overall, the situation in Dragon Abyss Prefecture was not optimistic.

Cloud Province was located in the northern part of the Great Zhou Dynasty, belonging to the northern border. Further north was a wilderness, a land of demons, so Cloud Province was often invaded by demons.

The Great Zhou Dynasty and the land of demons were separated by the Demon Beast Mountains. Purple Mountain, where Dragon Abyss Prefecture was located, was actually a naturally extending branch of the Demon Beast Mountains.

It could be seen that the entire Dragon Abyss Prefecture was actually built at the foot of the Demon Beast Mountains, surviving under the noses of a group of demons.

Purple Mountain was surrounded by demons. Zuo Qianqiu led the Dragon Abyss Prefecture Brocade Guard Precinct to guard Purple Mountain, confronting the demons of Purple Mountain!

Unlike Cao De, Zuo Qianqiu hated evil and was upright and unyielding. He was irreconcilable with demons and would never collude with demons or harm the people.

However, countless frictions with the Purple Mountain demons had also resulted in heavy casualties for the Brocade Guards of the Dragon Abyss Prefecture Brocade Guard Precinct. Those with ability were promoted quickly, but they also died quickly.

Perhaps you were an ordinary Brocade Guard member today, but tomorrow, when attacking Purple Mountain, your immediate superior and your superior's superior would be dead, and the day after tomorrow you would become a Chief Squad Leader.

The Brocade Guard Chiliarch officials on the front line in Dragon Abyss Prefecture were all Divine Aperture Realm martial artists, so they were not easy to kill, but it was inevitable that one or two Brocade Guard Chiliarchs leading ten squads on the front line would die each year.

Just like Lu Xuening, who had now been promoted to Chiliarch of the Dragon Abyss Prefecture Brocade Guard Precinct, leading the Tenth Squad, where did the Chiliarch who led the Tenth Squad before go?

He was seriously injured in the recent encirclement and suppression of the Purple Mountain demons and went to the logistics department to recuperate. If he recovered and could return to the front line, he could lead other squads. If he was seriously injured and left with serious sequelae and could no longer fight, he would go to the logistics department to retire.

Such an ending was already very lucky. Many Chiliarch officials died in Purple Mountain, and even their bones could not be pieced together completely.

Dragon Abyss Prefecture.

Brocade Guard Precinct.

Zuo Qianqiu's office.

Zuo Qianqiu was a little thin, even gaunt, with a few strands of silver in his black hair, a goatee, and bright eyes, radiating authority without anger.

"Disciple Wang Teng (Lu Xuening) pays respects to Master!"

Wang Teng and Lu Xuening temporarily settled Chen Fan in the Brocade Guard Deputy Chiliarch's villa, and the two went to find Zuo Qianqiu to report.

"Sigh!"

"How many times have I told you, use your titles when working!"

Zuo Qianqiu looked at his two disciples and sighed, saying, "Yes!"

"Your subordinate greets Chiliarch!"

Wang Teng and Lu Xuening cupped their fists again and bowed, saying in loud voices.

"Did you see Chen Fan?"

"What do you think?"

Zuo Qianqiu looked at his eldest disciple, Wang Teng, and asked.

"He's not old, two years younger than Xuening, but very composed. Perhaps because he comes from Ping An County, his experience is too shallow, and he doesn't yet know the seriousness of the matter."

"According to Xuening, he didn't use the essence blood of myriad creatures when cultivating the Blood Fiend Art, but used his own essence blood, and in a very short time, he cultivated the Blood Fiend Art to perfection, opening up thirty-six acupoints throughout his body."

"In that case, he is a true peerless genius!"

"It's a pity, wasted in a small place like Ping An County!"

Wang Teng couldn't help but say with regret.

"Does he show any signs of demonic influence?"

Zuo Qianqiu said with a solemn expression.

He knew the Blood Fiend Art very well. The threshold for cultivation was low, and the speed of cultivation was fast. Anyone with a bit of talent could break through to the Divine Aperture Realm before the age of forty.

However, the longer one cultivated after entering the Divine Aperture Realm, the more acupoints one opened, the easier it was to be eroded by the blood fiend and lose one's mind, eventually becoming demonically possessed.

Although Chen Fan had cultivated the Blood Fiend Art for a short time, he had opened too many acupoints and had already cultivated the Blood Fiend Art to perfection. In theory, he should already be occasionally going mad?

Could it be that he was hiding it too well?

The reason he had his eldest disciple, a master of the seventh level of the Divine Aperture Realm, make a trip to Ping An County to bring Chen Fan back was twofold.

First, to show his importance to Chen Fan, and second, in case Chen Fan showed any signs of demonic possession, Wang Teng could immediately take him down!

If he had already been eroded by the blood fiend and become demonically possessed, then Wang Teng would personally take action and end him!

The Brocade Guard monitors aristocratic families and sects, and slays demons and monsters. Those who become demonically possessed must be killed!

Chen Fan's merits could not be a reason to let him become demonically possessed, especially since he was a monstrous genius. Once he became demonically possessed and followed the old path of the Blood Demon, it would be a disaster for the entire Dragon Abyss Prefecture.