Cloudtrace Phantom

By mid-February, Ye An had officially been promoted to commandant in the Demon Suppressing Guard.

But Ye An had not risen through the Guard's ranks. Commandant was only a nominal post for him. He drew the salary, but held little real authority; he could only call on basic resources and personnel under certain circumstances.

Those who had served in the Demon Suppressing Guard from the start, rather than joining from a sect, were different. The former held real authority. The latter, like Ye An, received resources and helped with assignments, but wielded little power.

As Ye An flipped through the Merit ledger, his gaze stopped on a treasure—the Nine-Aperture Lingzhi!

Merit required: 24,000 points!

It could improve a martial artist's Bone Structure, even one of Grade A.

A treasure of this caliber could perhaps be found only in the Demon Suppressing Guard.

Ye An had recently checked the Sect's miscellaneous records as well. The Four Symbols Sect also possessed a treasure that could raise Grade B+ Bone Aptitude to Grade A.

But improving Bone Structure was not its greatest use.

The Cangwu Tree produced two kinds of treasures—Cangwu Spirit Liquid and Cangwu Fruit.

What Ye An had in mind was the Cangwu Fruit.

But a Cangwu Fruit needed many years of growth before it became truly useful, and using it to improve Bone Structure was an enormous waste.

Its better use was breaking through the bottleneck to the Gathered Origin Realm. That was its true purpose.

Ye An wondered whether Sect Master Zhao Xuanji would offer one this time to spur on the Sect's disciples in the Four Sects Grand Competition.

Ye An glanced at his Merit balance with the Demon Suppressing Guard. He had fewer than eight thousand points.

Even after completing two Guard missions and earning top credit