Accepting an Imperial Guard Mission! All of It is Opportunity

The battlefield soon came to a close.

About a dozen people had died, and more than ten were missing limbs. Years of hard training were all for naught.

"Alright," Jin Yichuan stood up and said with a smile.

"The Imperial Guard selection is always bloody. A few deaths here and there, or some injuries, is nothing. My Enforcement Agency can afford it! As long as you have talent, a destiny, you can even be adopted by the God-Marquis as your foster father!"

"First place, Su Changqing!"

"Second place, Jiang Xing!"

"Su Changqing, from this day forward, you are a subordinate centurion. This Frost Snow Saber is bestowed upon you by the God-Marquis. Do not tarnish its reputation."

Everyone looked at Su Changqing, remaining silent in their hearts.

Li Kongxiang's heart churned. He hadn't found out who had taken the fall for him, and now he had offended another subordinate centurion.

Just as Su Changqing was about to take the Frost Snow Saber.

A voice carrying a chilling killing intent came from a distance.

"Wait!"

The newcomer had a hooked nose and long arms, with two grappling hooks on his person. He wore black and strode with the bearing of a dragon, tall and imposing.

"Iron Claw Flying Eagle?" Jin Yichuan couldn't help but frown.

"Centurion Jin, this person cannot join the Imperial Guard, nor can he become a subordinate centurion and wield power in our Enforcement Agency," Iron Claw Flying Eagle said, bowing slightly.

"In the past, I killed this brat with one claw. For him to be resurrected must have a reason! He might be an East Factory mole."

Iron Claw Flying Eagle was only at the first layer of True Qi, recently promoted to Centurion. If this menial disciple Su Changqing were to leap to the rank of subordinate centurion, wouldn't that make them sworn enemies?

How Su Changqing was resurrected was of great interest to Iron Claw Flying Eagle. He was under the command of Zuo Qianhu.

And Zuo Qianhu, among all the Centurions, ranked in the top three!

His saber techniques were extremely fast, and he was skilled with six long sabers. Ordinary people wouldn't last ten rounds in his hands!

Jin Yichuan remained silent, seemingly making a decision.

Logically speaking, Su Changqing, having won first place, should join his ranks as a subordinate centurion.

"I will kill him immediately," Iron Claw Flying Eagle said with a hint of joy.

"Scram!" Jin Yichuan's gaze sharpened, and he suddenly said coldly.

His voice boomed, echoing throughout the training grounds.

Iron Claw Flying Eagle's expression changed drastically. After a moment of hesitation, he dared not provoke Jin Yichuan. His gaze turned cold as he looked at Su Changqing.

This brat was killed by his Eagle Claw Technique and had clearly died that day. His resurrection now likely involved a huge secret.

"Brat, you wait. I've got my eye on you."

Su Changqing let out a light laugh upon hearing this.

He had become a subordinate centurion of the Imperial Guard, wearing a Flying Fish Robe and carrying the Spring Embroidered Saber. Within the Enforcement Agency, could Iron Claw Flying Eagle kill him?

If they were outside, who would kill whom was uncertain.

"The rules of our Enforcement Agency cannot be broken by anyone!" Jin Yichuan said coldly, surveying everyone.

"Su Changqing, take the saber!"

He suddenly threw the Frost Snow Saber, which rang through the air. Su Changqing leaped up and grasped the Frost Snow Saber in his palm.

The saber was ice-cold all over, like the frost of autumn and the snow of winter. It felt like ice crystals in his hand, sending waves of chill that were soul-stirring.

If the Spring Embroidered Saber evolved from the Tang Dao, then the Frost Snow Saber was a true Tang Dao!

"Thank you, Centurion Jin," Su Changqing said with cupped fists.

The young man held the Frost Snow Saber, his figure slender, his face handsome, his black clothes like ink, fluttering in the wind, possessing an unparalleled demeanor.

Jin Yichuan couldn't help but praise him softly.

At this moment, Su Changqing had truly established his foothold in the Imperial Guard Enforcement Agency!

In the blink of an eye, three days passed. Su Changqing had offended Iron Claw Flying Eagle, and no one dared to join his command.

Chen Mo had broken through to the True Qi realm and become a Centurion of the Imperial Guard. He declared that anyone who joined Su Changqing's command would be his mortal enemy!

Su Changqing had killed the two Zhang brothers on the arena. It was common knowledge that those two had followed Chen Mo for a long time.

Su Changqing, having just become a subordinate centurion of the Imperial Guard, had immediately offended two Imperial Guard Centurions.

The ranks of the Imperial Guard were: Menial, Ordinary Imperial Guard, Flag Officer, Colonel, Subordinate Centurion, Centurion, Subordinate Commander, Commander, Enforcement Commissioner...

A Centurion commanded nearly a hundred Imperial Guards, and a hundred individuals at the Body Refinement Ninth Layer. How powerful was such a force?

In the Imperial Guard's recuperation area, Li Kongxiang's arm had already been set. Bandaged, he lived in daily fear that Su Changqing would come to settle the score.

He usually liked to bully the disciples in the miscellaneous service, making them sweep the floor for him.

Su Changqing was often ordered around as well. Although he had offended Chen Mo and Iron Claw Flying Eagle today, he could still casually decide Su Changqing's fate.

The scene from that day was still vivid in his mind. Su Changqing was too ruthless, his saber techniques fast and vicious.

He was currently severely injured; he feared he would die from a single saber strike.

"Officer Su left for the management office long ago to pick up a mission."

He asked other Imperial Guards and received this news, causing him to freeze in shock.

Li Kongxiang stood stunned on the spot. After a moment, he let out a bitter laugh. He had been so worried, even placing his saber by his side before sleeping every night.

It turned out Su Changqing no longer cared about him.

Imperial Guard Enforcement Agency Management Office.

All official Imperial Guards could come here to receive missions.

The Imperial Guards' influence over the jianghu relied on Centurions and Hundred-Commanders, but even more so on their endless supply of subordinates.

The Imperial Guards excelled at assassination, investigation, swift movement, and information relay.

Iron Guts God-Marquis established twelve divisions, with Heavenly, Earthly, and Mysterious rank Enforcers, thirty-six Earth Fiends, and seventy-two Earth Fiends. His methods were shrewd, his planning profound, and he was loyal to the nation.

The jianghu respectfully called him the State-Protecting Divine Monkey.

Su Changqing, clad in a gold-embroidered Flying Fish Robe and with a Frost Snow Saber at his waist, strode in. He had broken through to the Body Refinement Ninth Layer and chosen another secret manual, named Acupoint Resonance.

This technique used silver needles to enter the sea of qi. Once unleashed, it would cause the sea of qi to surge, erupting with twice the combat power for a short period.

However, after half an hour of use, the sea of qi would be turbulent, leaving him powerless, unable to even adjust his internal breathing.

This was a life-risking technique, and he would require three days of healing afterward.

Su Changqing had no choice. He had no subordinates; if he wanted to seize opportunities, he needed sufficient strength.

For his third secret manual, his original intention was to choose the supreme body-protection divine art of the Western Regions mystic sects.

The Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill.

This art had thirteen stages. The first stage only added the strength of one punch, less than the strength of Body Refinement Triple Layer.

However, once he reached the sixth stage, there would be a reversal, granting him the strength of one dragon and one elephant.

The seventh stage would bring three dragons and three elephants, The eighth stage, five dragons and five elephants.

And so on.

If he truly reached the thirteenth stage, he would possess the power to move mountains and fill seas, pluck stars and seize the moon, cleave mountains and sever rivers.

This art was a universally known Heavenly rank technique, but its cultivation was extremely slow. All Imperial Guards had considered it, but the time investment was too great.

It was currently still stored within the Great Shang Dynasty's Armory.

A person's life was only a hundred years. Spending it on this art would only yield at most three stages. He would probably have cultivated other secret manuals by then.

Therefore, Su Changqing also gave up.

The entire mission area was currently filled with quite a few Imperial Guards, all looking up at him, their eyes cold.

Although Su Changqing was a subordinate Hundred-Commander, he had offended two official Hundred-Commanders.

No one had stepped forward to join him; this fact was known to all.

"I wonder how he plans to complete the mission alone?" someone's eyes were cold, with a hint of mockery.

Su Changqing looked at everyone calmly as various screens appeared.

[Recent Opportunity]: Two days later, pursue the Scarlet Blood Scholar. At the Scarlet Blood Scholar's hiding place, beneath a large Buddhist temple, find the Muscle Tendon Pill accidentally dropped by the Dali Zhennan King during a night of passion with a woman.

[Recent Opportunity]: Five days later, raid the residence of the Ministry of Revenue Assistant Minister Chen Yuanfeng together with the East Factory. Discover the true disciple level cultivation art Indestructible Vajra Divine Art by the Invincible Brat hidden on the main house's roof beam.

[Recent Opportunity]: Half a month later, sweep through Rose Street in Chang'an City. In the Chen's Pawnshop at the southernmost end of the street, obtain the Golden Body Sarira condensed from a deceased Heavenly Gang realm Great Budd