Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting-Chapter 130 - 79: Elder Huo’s Guidance, Half a Treasure, Breaking Through the Realm (2)

Chapter 130: Chapter 79: Elder Huo’s Guidance, Half a Treasure, Breaking Through the Realm (2)

Wei Fan, upon hearing this, reached into his chest and pulled out the Qi Collection and Demon-Hunting Technique that Elder Huo had given him last time: "I was just about to return this to Elder Huo."

Elder Huo widened his eyes: "You’ve mastered it so quickly?"

The Qi Collection and Demon-Hunting Technique is an exotic technique, more difficult to master than any martial technique. Typically, if a Demon Hunter can master it within a year, it’s considered impressive.

Because practicing this exotic technique isn’t too related to cultivation level or comprehension, it mostly requires time to accumulate.

Wei Fan nodded: "Yes!"

He hadn’t just mastered it, he had achieved Perfection. However, this exotic technique was indeed difficult to cultivate, taking nearly thirty years of power to perfect it. Perfecting one move of the Mountain Shaking Fist didn’t require so much power.

Elder Huo took the Qi Collection and Demon-Hunting Technique, stood up, and placed it on a nearby bookshelf. He then took out a book and a waist token, pushing them in front of Wei Fan.

Wei Fan glanced over and saw that the book cover bore the large characters "Qi Observation and Demon Identification Technique".

The waist token was silver, engraved with the character "Hunt", and had nothing particularly distinctive about it.

He looked up at Elder Huo in confusion, to which Elder Huo calmly replied: "The Qi Collection and Demon-Hunting Technique and the Qi Observation and Demon Identification Technique are two essential skills for a Demon Hunter.

The first tracks, and the latter identifies demon fiends — neither can be omitted."

Wei Fan glanced at the waist token again: "Do you want me to become a Demon Hunter?"

He knew that Zhang Xianlong and Long Xueyi were both Demon Hunters, but the specific differences between Demon Hunters and the Demon Suppression Guard were unknown to him.

Elder Huo nodded: "You’re too conspicuous right now. The evil spirit in Dingyang Town, which didn’t cause trouble for hundreds of years, wanted to possess you as soon as you arrived, despite being an Ancestor God. And those demon fiends, each of them wants to eliminate you. Last time, it was the Young Master Bai Xiang who came; if you show yourself again, it might be his father next.

With your Horizontal Cultivation of Innate, the Demon Suppression Bureau won’t be your nanny, nor will they send someone to secretly protect you every time you go on a mission.

A Demon Hunter acts freely, choosing which demon fiends to kill without having to follow anyone’s orders. Only by stepping out of the Demon Suppression Guard can you truly display your stage of Horizontal Cultivation of Innate."

Wei Fan’s eyes lit up slightly; he already felt that the Demon Suppression Guard wasn’t suitable for him. Missions were arranged by others, and there was a high chance of his movements being leaked.

With several people on a mission at once, it was easy for those with intent to notice and ambush him.

Without being invincible in the world, he naturally had concerns about these things.

"Are there any other benefits?"

Elder Huo chuckled: "Is moving from light to shadow not benefit enough for you? However, there are indeed other benefits.

Many people think you’ll eventually control the Demon Suppression Bureau, but I see that you wouldn’t want to be the Commander." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Wei Fan raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Not necessarily. If I could sit in the Commander’s seat, I’d be interested."

A Su City Commander is practically a local emperor.

Elder Huo shook his head: "That’s because you don’t know the conditions of being a Commander. If you did, you wouldn’t say that. I see clearly that you’re quite rebellious and definitely won’t be constrained. The benefits of being a Demon Hunter should satisfy you."

Wei Fan’s gaze tightened, hearing that being a Commander means being constrained.

Elder Huo seemed to understand his thoughts and continued: "You’ve experienced the events at the Floating Rain Sect and should know that sects use Lifebound Sword Qi to forge restraining items to control disciples."

Wei Fan nodded; he indeed knew about this, which is why the Demon Suppression Bureau doesn’t allow sect disciples to hold power, as their life is controlled by others.

Elder Huo said: "Even sects worry about their disciples not serving the sect after becoming powerful. Doesn’t the court have such concerns? The Demon Suppression Bureau has ten thousand soldiers, all Martial Artists of True Qi Fifth Layer or higher.

The Demon Suppression Guard has nearly three thousand; the weakest have Acupoint Cultivation. Including the preparatory camp, logistics, and so on, the total is nearly twenty thousand, with dozens of Celestial Martial Artists among them. The Three Great Commanders are Divine Realm Martial Sect members. Such a terrifying power — how could the court trustfully hand it over to others? Do you think just having enough merit means you can get any martial arts you want?

The Three Great Commanders and the Commander have a wisp of their Divine Soul Origin extracted to create a Life Token, which is sent to the Capital City for safekeeping."

Indeed, even in previous lives, contracts and oaths were required even for jobs.

If there is a means of restraint, the court would surely use it.

People used to say that the Demon Suppression Bureau gives anything for enough merit. It’s not that this was false information, but that people never reached the height of the Three Great Commanders and didn’t know the hidden details.

"Demon Hunters don’t need it?"

Elder Huo nodded: "Demon Hunters don’t hold power, don’t lead troops, and act independently. What’s the use in controlling such martial artists? Most who become Demon Hunters have little interest in power and can’t rebel alone.

And the Life Token doesn’t really control the life or death of the controlled person."

Wei Fan was still somewhat puzzled; those in power wouldn’t be foolish enough not to use a control method.

If constraint was the only way to gain further martial arts and there was no other method, he’d have to reluctantly accept the constraint.

Alone, it’s impossible to rebel, but with extremely high combat value, truly reaching invincibility, one person can indeed rebel.

Either the court has the confidence that no one in the Demon Hunters will become invincible in the world, or there’s some intervention allowing Demon Hunters this privilege.

It seems highly likely to be the latter.