I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 85: The Power of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department (Thank you, Yao Xiansheng, for becoming the Alliance Hierarch of this book)

Having heard Yang Tianqi's description of Zhang Tianyang, Han Zheng nodded in understanding.

This was consistent with Zhang Tianyang's character.

Back when he was in Black Stone County, Han Zheng hadn't yet joined the Demon Cleansing Department.

But before Yuan Longshan revealed his true nature, when Zhang Tianyang thought he would surely die at the hands of Feng Jinyuan, he had told Han Zheng to escape first, planning to stay behind and fight Feng Jinyuan to the death.

"Where do all these martial artists entering the Reserve Camp come from?"

Yang Tianqi said, "Most of them are elite soldiers selected from the military. After all, the martial talents of the military's fighters are commendable, and their loyalty to the Court is reliable.

Some are promising youngsters that we in the Demon Cleansing Department have discovered and sent to the Reserve Camp, along with some children and disciples of the Department's veterans.

Some people, not even trusting their own sons, do not use their recommendation privileges but send them to the Reserve Camp for training.

Now you know how highly Director Zhang values you, right?"

After speaking, Yang Tianqi looked at Han Zheng with a bit of curiosity.

Han Zheng looked quite ordinary, so why did Zhang Tianyang value him so much?

"Right, is that Director Wen we just met the highest official of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department?"

"Normally, all the major and minor matters of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department are managed by Director Wen, but the highest-ranking official isn't her; it's one of the four Garrison Captains, Xu Cunbao, the Great Elder.

Great Elder Xu has the deepest seniority in the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department, and even our Garrison Commander Chen Zhenfu was mentored by him.

Right now, Chancellor Chen Zhenfu has taken about eighty percent of the department's forces to Huainan Road, only leaving Great Elder Xu to garrison here."

Han Zheng expressed some surprise, "Are there only four Garrison Captains in our Southern Mountain Road?"

Having a Garrison Captain to control an area was normal, but having only four seemed too few.

"How could there be only four Garrison Captains?

Besides Garrison Commander Chen Zhenfu, who is a Yang God Realm Great Grandmaster, the other four Garrison Captains of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department's headquarters have all reached the Peak of the Dan Sea Realm and condensed the Martial Arts True Pills, making them Martial Arts Grandmasters.

There are also over ten more Garrison Captains in other major state mansions, but they haven't condensed the Martial Arts True Pills and aren't considered real Martial Arts Grandmasters.

The four major Garrison Captains govern the central hub and have divided the entire Southern Mountain Road into north, south, east, and west regions for management.

Whenever there's a problem in a state mansion that requires support from our headquarters, it's handled by dispatching their subordinates or personally intervening by one of the four Garrison Captains."

Han Zheng nodded, now having a rough understanding of the strength of the entire Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department.

While going to get his uniform and badge, Han Zheng also inquired about Yang Tianqi.

He was considered an old member of the Demon Cleansing Department, and though he was just in his early twenties, he had been with the Department for sixteen years.

He had experienced a demon rampage as a child; his entire village was slaughtered, leaving only him alive because his parents had hidden him in a cellar.

Later, when the Demon Cleansing Department came to clear out the demons, they also took him back with them.

Having nowhere else to go, Yang Tianqi stayed in the Demon Cleansing Department and began as a servant performing chores.

Because he was clever and sensible, he gained the favor of many, so even though his talent was ordinary, he was admitted to the Reserve Camp.

Despite Yang Tianqi now being at the Late Stage of the Innate Transcendence Realm, his talent was indeed average.

Many Demon Cleansing Department warriors had watched him grow up; he was also clever in handling people, so they often awarded him with elixirs and medicine baths.

Thus, the resources Yang Tianqi had access to were not less than those of Shen Conghai, a legitimate son of a minor noble family, and in fact, were even more.

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Although his talent was average, his ability was not.

Han Zheng noticed he wore the Silver Patterned Armor, which required gathering at least five hundred Merit Points before one was eligible to embroider silver patterns on the Xuan Armor.

Han Zheng had also asked Yang Tianqi about Merit Points.

Typically, for Demon Cleansing Department missions, killing an Innate Realm demon would earn only a dozen or so Merit Points.

Thus, after one mission, those who earned a lot might gather fifty or sixty Merit Points, with the very most just over a hundred.

Accumulating five hundred Merit Points to wear the Silver Patterned Xuan Armor was no easy feat.

Yang Tianqi led Han Zheng to a grand hall on the west side of the Demon Cleansing Department, which had the words "Guardian Storage" written above it.

Inside, besides several Demon Cleansing Department warriors standing guard, there were also some female martial artists performing clerical duties.

"Peach Sister, I'm here to pick up some stuff."

Yang Tianqi smiled cheekily as he approached a round-faced, somewhat cute girl.

"How many times have I told you, my surname is Tao, not Tao as in peach!"

Peach Sister looked exasperated.

"It's pretty much the same, and Peach is such a cute name."

Peach Sister helplessly said, "Fine, have it your way, but what are you here to collect? You spent all your merit points last time."

Yang Tianqi pointed at Han Zheng, "This brother is new here and needs to collect his waist token and Xuan Armor."

"What's his name?"

"Han Zheng."

Peach Sister sized up Han Zheng, making him instantly feel uncomfortable, as if she had seen through him completely.

"Ooh, nice physique."

Peach Sister chuckled, "Give me a moment, I'll go get the Xuan Armor."

Yang Tianqi whispered nearby, "Peach Sister's eyes were tainted with demon blood when she was young; she went blind for three years after being brought back to the Demon Cleansing Department. After her recovery, she gained the superpower of x-ray vision.

She can even see all your meridians if she wants, but doing so drains her spiritual power and can cause fainting.

Everyone at our Demon Cleansing Department has been seen through by her; those eyes of hers are like rulers."

Han Zheng was somewhat speechless.

His first thought: what a waste to give such a superpower to a woman.

"Are there many people in the Demon Cleansing Department who joined after experiencing chaos caused by demons?"

Yang Tianqi nodded, "There are quite a few of us. Those with combat ability join the Xuanjia Guard, and those without much talent switch to clerical work.

People who have experienced the chaos are more familiar with the procedures of the Demon Cleansing Department and cherish life more, hence they are more meticulous, and the department naturally prefers such people."

Just as he finished speaking, Peach Sister came over holding a set of Xuan Armor and a waist token.

"Go back and try it on to see if it fits, but of course, there shouldn't be any problems."

Yang Tianqi asked in surprise, "Peach Sister, did you get it wrong? Brother Han just joined the Demon Cleansing Department; how come you've taken out a set of Silver Patterned Armor for him?"

He had just been talking about the meticulousness of the people in the department, only to have his statement immediately contradicted.

Peach Sister replied, "No mistake. Isn't he Han Zheng? The documents that just came in show he already has five hundred merit points, just enough for wearing Silver Patterned Armor."

Yang Tianqi looked incredulously at Han Zheng.

He had been mixing in the Demon Cleansing Department for so many years before he got to wear this Silver Patterned Armor,

and Han Zheng had just joined with already five hundred merit points to his name?

"Peach Sister is right; I killed a demon called Swallowing Ghost Child on my way to the Demon Cleansing Department, and his head just happened to be worth five hundred merit points.

Don't be shocked. I didn't confront a Xuan Gang Realm directly; that Swallowing Ghost Child had already been gravely injured in a fight with someone else."

Yang Tianqi gasped in shock, looking at Han Zheng like he was looking at a monster.

Of course, he had heard of the notorious Swallowing Ghost Child.

Wickedly evil, a killer of countless, who even possessed the Yin Ghost Secret Skill.

That guy wasn't the strongest on the Demon Cleansing Department's wanted list, but he was one of the hardest to deal with.

And he was a grandmaster of the Xuan Gang Realm!

Even a Colonel from the Demon Cleansing Department had tried to hunt down Swallowing Ghost Child, and although unhurt, he was thoroughly embarrassed and eventually gave up.

And now Han Zheng was saying he had easily killed such a grandmaster on his way here; how convenient was that?

Even if the Swallowing Ghost Child was severely wounded, he was still a genuine Xuan Gang Realm master.

At this moment, Yang Tianqi understood why Zhang Tianyang had directly recommended Han Zheng to join the Demon Cleansing Department.

Recommending someone like him meant there was no worry about future problems or disturbances; it was quite a discerning move.