Time flowed like water, and in the blink of an eye, ten days had passed...
At the Suppression Bureau's administrative office, a figure clad in ink-black robes, with the Frost Snow Saber at his waist, stepped into the main hall.
"Centurion Su slew Beggar Gang Elder Mo Jiuqi with three strikes on Changfeng Street, completing another mission. His merit points have reached 937!"
"Ten major missions in ten days!"
The servant disciple recording the entry was stunned.
The many Imperial Guards looked toward that handsome figure, their hearts surging.
In ten days, Su Changqing had completed ten missions, all alone. With saber in hand and steed beneath him, he had cut down every foe with the Frost Snow Saber!
Even within the Imperial Guard's Twelve Divisions, such a feat was exceedingly rare!
"I heard even Thousand Commander Jin Yichuan slammed the table in praise, calling him an outstanding talent of our Suppression Bureau!"
Su Changqing's rise was truly dazzling!
"You are about to be promoted to full Centurion. You only need one more mission," the servant disciple said with cupped hands.
Surrounded by the crowd, Ye Tian looked at Su Changqing, clad in black with the Frost Snow Saber at his waist. A glint appeared in his eyes as well.
This man possessed peerless dominance, and the Steel Saber in his hand was even more unstoppable.
If he could take this man under his command, then when he advanced to Thousand Commander, he would be assured of success.
There was no need to kill this man. He could serve as Ye Tian's right-hand man.
The next moment, Ye Tian's expression abruptly changed.
"I want to take the mission to eradicate the bandits on Mount Zhenwu," Su Changqing said calmly to the servant disciple.
Ye Tian abruptly rose to his feet. Fury welled up within him, and his killing intent surged like the sea, startling the surrounding Imperial Guards.
"What is it?" Ye Ronghuo asked.
"This is a mission I have always wanted to do... Mount Zhenwu's bandit chief, Jiang Tianfeng, is no weakling. He is at the True Qi Realm Ninth Level. I planned to break through to the Xiantian Realm before sweeping away those mountain bandits."
Ye Tian's expression shifted uncertainly.
"True Qi Ninth Level? Even you are no match for him. Isn't this brat simply going there to die?" Ye Ronghuo said with a frown, inwardly alarmed.
The Mount Zhenwu bandits had been established for a long time. They had accumulated considerable strength and were far from weak.
Even Ye Tian needed to wait before taking on this mission.
Where had Su Changqing found the nerve?
Ye Tian remained silent, coldly watching Su Changqing take over the mission.
He had always been decisive and ruthless, determined to become a Suppression Commissioner!
His cultivation had long since reached the True Qi Realm Ninth Level. No one in the Suppression Bureau knew, and even Ye Ronghuo had been kept in the dark!
He was even on the verge of entering the Xiantian Realm, where true qi would transform into gang qi and protect his entire body!
He had planned the matter of Mount Zhenwu for over half a month, merely waiting to enter the Xiantian Realm before slaughtering Jiang Tianfeng!
Yet today, this brat had snatched it away!
Killing intent flooded Ye Tian's heart like the sea, along with the feeling that a fated opportunity had been stolen from him.
His appreciation for Su Changqing vanished in an instant!
He had to kill this man! No one could save him!
"Go to Eunuch Ye... I need you to do something for me. Help me borrow Yu Huatian..."
Ye Tian whispered into Ye Ronghuo's ear.
A Centurion could not be killed lightly, but out in the wilderness, there would not be so many complications.
After accepting the mission, Su Changqing turned and left at once, without sparing Ye Tian a glance.
He had seized Ye Tian's opportunity. Ye Tian would certainly sense it, and his killing intent toward him would only intensify.
Ever since Su Changqing and Ye Ronghuo had become enemies, there had been no possibility of reconciliation between them.
"Check my status panel."
Name: Su Changqing Realm: True Qi Realm Eighth Level Fate: Destined Villain (Green), Unusual Aptitude (Green), Dark Clouds Overhead (Green) Life Script: ("Evil God Descends" Minor Villain; he caused no small amount of trouble for the protagonist, but villains were destined to die!)
Su Changqing's eyes narrowed slightly. He had consumed Enlightenment Tea and the Heavenly Gang Realm Great Buddha Golden Core in succession, yet his aptitude had improved only slightly.
A person's fate was almost entirely set at birth, just like Ji Xingyue's.
Her Life Script described her as peerless in grace, a phoenix spreading its wings, Shattering the Void at a hundred years of age.
Su Changqing had also spent a long time in this world.
Other than figures like Great Emperor Zhenwu, who seemed to point toward the nine heavens, he had never heard of anyone else Shattering the Void.
His fate was only green now. It was still inferior even to Ye Tian's.
"As my strength has increased, I have become a Minor Villain too."
"I just wonder who the protagonist of 'Evil God Descends' is."
A faint smile touched Su Changqing's lips. Carrying himself with lofty bearing, he walked out of the main hall and headed straight for Mount Zhenwu outside Chang'an City!
His fate stated that he was a Destined Villain.
If that was the case, then he would carve his way onward!
Mount Zhenwu, one hundred and thirty li outside Chang'an City.
Its peak was majestic and vast, with century-old trees everywhere, lush and verdant.
Behind it lay sheer cliffs, dropping straight down like blades. A thousand-zhang waterfall thundered below, its waters rippling. It was a place easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Great Emperor Zhenwu was immensely famous and revered as the Chinese Sword Ancestor. Mount Zhenwu could be found throughout the Great Shang Dynasty, with countless temples dedicated to him.
However, this mountain had long been occupied by Jiang Tianfeng. He dominated the region and plundered wealthy merchants from all roads.
Whether they traveled alone or in groups, whether rich or poor, he robbed them all without exception.
Women were taken up the mountain as slaves, while men were killed and thrown off the cliffs behind the mountain. He could be considered a local tyrant.
Yet he never provoked the Imperial Guard or the East and West Factories. He would not even offend slightly larger sects. He had ruled here for seventeen years and had never wished to leave.
"A mere bandit chief possesses the supreme treasure, Profound Heaven True Qi. No wonder he refuses to leave."
Su Changqing gazed at the magnificent mountain peak, a faint smile on his lips.
Who would have thought that this mountain contained Profound Heaven True Qi?
At the foot of Mount Zhenwu, a merchant caravan of several dozen people hurried forward.
They belonged to the Imperial Guard Trading Company of the Lin Family in Huazhou. As the world became increasingly chaotic and armies rose across the land, transporting goods to Chang'an City for trade had brought them considerable profit.
But today, they had decided to move their entire family into Chang'an City.
Inside the carriage, a refined and gentle middle-aged man slowly spoke.
"Our Lin Family is relocating to Chang'an City. This Thousand-Year Silk will be our calling card."
"Chan'er, it is all thanks to your efforts that Her Highness the Princess Consort has allowed the Lin Family a place to settle."
Before him sat a woman in a white dress embroidered with gold. Her features were delicate, her eyes bright and teeth white, her brows and gaze as picturesque as a painting.
"Father, Aunt Hong is my own aunt. What need is there for me to make any special effort?" Lin Yuchan said softly.
Lin Xiangyun paused, then nodded slightly before stepping out of the carriage.
"Pick up the pace. Fierce bandits often appear in this area."
If Su Changqing were here, he would surely recognize the woman in the gold-embroidered white dress as someone he had encountered at the Rouge Shop.
Su Changqing stood on another mountain peak, unseen in his ink-black robes as the cold wind blew into his face.
Recent Opportunity: Half a month later, Imperial Guard prodigy Ye Tian would single-handedly eliminate the bandits on Mount Zhenwu outside Chang'an City. At the mouth of a volcano, he would obtain the secret treasure left behind by Great Emperor Zhenwu when he ascended.
Profound Heaven True Qi would refine his body and form the Black Tortoise Phenomenon. His true qi would become inexhaustible, his defense would reach the pinnacle, and from then on he would slaughter his way forward, nearly killing Destined Protagonist Feng Taixu several times.
Seize it!
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