"Mountain-Shaking Fist," a Seventh-Rank True Art

Su Xinghe hurriedly rose to his feet.

"The secret technique and the token are both at my home. We can go get them right away."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gong Hao visibly let out a breath of relief.

He pressed a hand down, signaling Su Xinghe to sit.

His face was full of appreciation for the young man before him.

Not only had Su Xinghe helped deal with that Half-Demon from the Peaceful Heaven Sect, he had also brought such an enormous surprise. His martial talent was excellent as well; in just half a year, he had grasped the true essence of the secret technique.

With talent like that,

there was no longer any need to consider his age.

After all, the Demon Suppression Bureau was unlike sects, which needed to cultivate their disciples' loyalty from childhood. To suppress Outer Demons, all they needed was courage and ability—and he himself needed such a successor.

Then he would give it a try and see whether he could bring him into the Demon Suppression Bureau.

But this could not be rushed. He still needed to return to the bureau and have the Secret Sect conduct an investigation and approve the application.

With that thought in mind, Gong Hao formed an idea.

He said slowly:

"In the Desolate Region where we live, the human race occupies less than a tenth of the land. Countless demon beasts occupy the surrounding lands. That is what people usually call the Outer Battlefield."

"The Great Zhou Dynasty is merely one corner of it. And only Core Embrace Grandmasters can be considered..."

The moment Su Xinghe heard this, he understood that this senior was giving him a basic explanation. He happened to need information in this area, so he gathered his thoughts and listened patiently.

"Among