Ten Perfect Steps Enters the Beginner Stage

Chen Bin calmed down.

But he needed some other means to make himself calm.

A panel flashed before his eyes:

[Name]: Chen Bin

[Cultivation]: Half Step Qi Gathering Realm (Gathering Qi and Blood)

[Merit]: 487

[Martial Arts]:

Golden Sun Body Tempering Technique (Perfected: Cannot Be Fused)

Demon Suppression Blade Technique (Perfected)

Pure Yang Art—Qi Gathering Chapter (Beginner: 0/100)

Wind Thunder Saber Technique (Not Initiated: 0/50)

Ten Perfect Steps (Not Initiated: 0/50)

He would leave the Mind Method alone for now.

His gaze fell upon the Ten Perfect Steps.

[You have consumed 50 Merit and begun comprehending the Ten Perfect Steps.]

[You have achieved an Initial Glimpse of the Ten Perfect Steps.]

[Your physique has improved.]

[Martial Arts]: Ten Perfect Steps (Beginner: 0/100)

[Remaining Merit: 437]

Scenes of arduous training surfaced in Chen Bin's mind one after another.

He saw himself darting and weaving through the courtyard; adjusting his footwork again and again atop the Plum Blossom Stakes; constantly moving through the mountains and forests, ceaselessly honing his movement technique.

Through this bout of comprehension, the previously uninitiated Ten Perfect Steps quickly reached the Beginner stage.

He could clearly feel that the coordination between his limbs and body had greatly improved, while his strength seemed able to flow through his entire body more smoothly.

The signal flare soaring into the sky was like an alarm, signifying that members of the Demon Race had appeared within the city.

According to established rules, demons entering the city was a major event that would shake the entire city.

In an instant, the whole South Ward was alerted.

In less than a quarter of an hour, urgent, dense footsteps rapidly closed in from all directions.

"The Demon Suppression Division is handling a case!"

Along with that shout, more than a dozen figures vaulted over the walls like ghosts, swiftly taking up key positions along the courtyard walls. Their movements were nimble, and their eyes wary.

Liu Wei, the Captain on night duty at the Demon Suppression Division, held a Demon Sensing Plate as he led a group of men through the courtyard gate in a file.

The moment they entered, they saw the courtyard in complete disarray. Dense demonic aura was slowly spreading from those tiger corpses.

Liu Wei looked at the wildly spinning Demon Sensing Plate in his hand, then at the corpses on the ground. He helplessly shook his head before finally tucking the Demon Sensing Plate into his robes, thinking to himself:

It's already over. What's the point of detecting anything now?

"Who did this?" Liu Wei's gaze flashed like lightning as he swiftly swept his eyes over Zhang He, then strode straight toward the four Demon Suppression Division Officers.

Like well-trained soldiers, the four men turned their heads in unison and looked at Chen Bin.

Following their gazes, Liu Wei turned his head and saw Chen Bin meditating.

At that moment, Chen Bin had just finished meditating and slowly withdrew his power.

Unhurried, he rose to his feet and walked steadily over. Stopping before Liu Wei, he cupped his fists in salute and said in a resonant voice:

"Demon Suppression Captain Chen Bin greets Captain Liu."

Chen Bin felt a slight pang of regret. This man was not a Red Name.

"I remember you!" Liu Wei looked Chen Bin up and down, his eyes carrying a hint of scrutiny. "Your aura has gathered around your heart and lungs. You already have one foot in the Qi Gathering Realm.

Are you interested in joining my command?"

Chen Bin cupped his fists again and replied respectfully, "This subordinate is merely a lowly captain and will follow my superior's arrangements.

If my superior agrees, it makes no difference to this subordinate whom I follow."

"No, you're not lowly anymore." Liu Wei said meaningfully.

Chen Bin was filled with confusion, his face practically spelling out "???".

Unable to understand what those words meant, he chose to remain silent.

Liu Wei turned to look at the corpses on the ground and asked, "How did you discover them?"

Chen Bin pulled out a Demon Sensing Plate from his robes. The needle within spun wildly, as though possessed.

"I saw it spinning and pointing here, so I came in to investigate."

Who would have thought that the moment they heard I was from the Demon Suppression Division, they would suddenly rise up and murder us.

So I had no choice but to kill them all in return."

Chen Bin explained in an even tone. To Liu Wei's ears, those words were practically the same as saying nothing.

Liu Wei gave a slight nod. "Very good. I'll record this as a merit for you. Leave this place to us."

"Thank you, sir!" Chen Bin clasped his fists again in salute. "Then this subordinate will continue the night patrol."

With that, Chen Bin turned and walked toward the door.

"Sir!" Huang Yong shouted loudly.

Chen Bin seemed not to hear him. Without slowing his steps, he walked straight out the door.

"Captain, wait for me!" Seeing this, Zhang He hurriedly ran after him.

Huang Yong and the other three exchanged glances. With Liu Wei here, they felt there was no longer any place for them in the courtyard, so they followed close behind and left as well.

"Interesting!" Liu Wei watched Chen Bin's departing back and muttered softly, "Under Kang Ronghao's crooked dealings, a Captain who truly slays demons actually emerged. Interesting."

"Flag Officer, what do we do now?" A Captain stepped forward and asked respectfully.

"Damn it, do I need to tell you how to do everything?"

Liu Wei's gaze sharpened as he barked, "What the hell are you lot good for?

Can't you even eat without me around?

Whose courtyard is this? How did these demons get in?

Search it. Investigate it.

If you haven't found the answer by dawn, I'll beat you to death."

"Yes!" everyone answered in unison, their voices ringing through the courtyard.

With their superior here, Chen Bin no longer needed to involve himself in what followed.

Whether it was credit or reward silver, in any organization, one could only wait for it to be assigned.

Chen Bin had already obtained Merit, so he had gained something. He did not care much for those rewards.

After all, in his mind, as long as his strength rose, he could easily take back everything he had lost.

The night was black as ink. Faint footsteps drifted through the darkness, exceedingly soft.

Zhang He cautiously followed behind Chen Bin and asked quietly, "Sir, where are we going?"

"I killed another four Tiger Demons today. If you don't want to die, you'd better stay far away from me."

Chen Bin spoke blandly as he strode through the darkness without a care.

Yet Zhang He still chose to step forward and follow him.

At that moment, a sound came from ahead.

"The air is dry, beware of fire."

The night watchman walked toward Chen Bin and the others, striking a gong as he went.

The dong! dong!... dong! dong! of the gong sounded especially clear in the silent night.

Chen Bin narrowed his eyes, and a line of information appeared before him:

[Wolf Watchman: Body Tempering Realm Wolf Demon, Merit +10]

Ten points of Merit. It seemed this Wolf Demon had reached the peak of the Body Tempering Realm!

With that thought, he walked toward the night watchman without hesitation.

"Stop!"

Huang Yong and the others keenly caught the signal in their superior's movements and immediately understood.

He was the first to step forward, shouting his challenge.

Not only him—even the other three stepped in front of Chen Bin.

"My lords, this lowly one is merely an ordinary night watchman."

The night watchman plastered a smile across his face, his tone humble as he tried to muddle through with that seemingly innocent identity.

"Is that so?" Chen Bin's gaze blazed as he took a step forward. "In recent years, drifters in the city have frequently vanished without a trace.

Come to think of it, those disappearances were probably your handiwork, weren't they?"

In an instant, the night watchman's expression darkened with a whoosh, yet there was not the slightest trace of panic in his eyes. Calmly, he said, "What are you talking about, sir? Are you having fun at this lowly one's expense?"

Seeing the certainty on their superior's face, Huang Yong and the others knew he was not lying. They instantly became alert, their muscles tensing as though facing a great enemy, their hands unconsciously pressing against the hilts of their swords.

After all, they were also Blood Change Martial Artists.

They simply did not know the other party's realm.

The corners of Chen Bin's lips curled into a cold smile. "Hmph. You wolf pup, have you been eating shit? Why is everything that comes out of your mouth a lie?"

Wolf pup?

With a deafening clatter, the night watchman's bronze gong slipped from his hand and crashed to the ground, its sound especially piercing in the silent night.

"Awoo..."

Then, the watchman's body suddenly shot forward like an arrow loosed from the bow.

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