Departure

"Upon joining the Bing Province Guard, depending on one's military rank, one received different tiers of monthly stipend each month. That stipend was not Spiritual Pills or Spirit Stones, but... Battle Merit!" Shui Yuan said slowly.

Lu Ye raised a brow.

The words "Battle Merit" held immense allure for cultivators of the Nine Provinces, because Battle Merit could be used to directly exchange for Spirit Signs from Heaven's Mystery Vault. This was one of the means by which cultivators could rapidly raise their cultivation.

And it was issued in the form of a monthly stipend. In other words, once one joined the Bing Province Guard, one would receive Battle Merit every month. On this point alone, the cultivators of the Nine Provinces who wanted to join the Bing Province Guard were likely countless.

With this as an incentive, the Bing Province Guard had no need to draw candidates from the major sects. Once cultivators from sects and clans large and small throughout the Nine Provinces reached a certain level of cultivation, they would actively choose to join the Bing Province Guard.

Only the Crimson Blood Sect was somewhat exceptional. Lu Ye had never known of the Bing Province Guard before, so the thought had never crossed his mind.

"The monthly stipend is merely the foundation. If you carry out Bing Province Guard missions or kill enemies in battle, you can earn Battle Merit as well."

"There's such a good thing?"

"That's why the Bing Province Guard does not only have cultivators above the Cloud River Realm. There are also many Spirit Stream Realm cultivators. Some sect disciples plan ahead for a rainy day and join the Bing Province Guard while still in the Spirit Stream Realm, using it to obtain Battle Merit and prepare for the future."

Naturally, Spirit Stream