I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 88: Water and Fire Immortal Clothes, Perfect Harmony

"Brother Han, thank you for stepping in to help."

Yang Tianqi looked at Han Zheng with a face full of gratitude.

Although he could endure, he was still embarrassed.

Today, Han Zheng had truly helped him get a piece of revenge.

"It's nothing, that guy had such an arrogant look, I was quite annoyed by him too."

"Recently, Guo Zhen has been looking for trouble with me several times, but after the lesson from Brother Han, he probably won't dare to come again for a while."

At this moment, Yang Tianqi suddenly slapped his head, "Right, Brother Han, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Come on, come on, my salary was just issued, let me treat you to a meal."

Saying that, Yang Tianqi pulled Han Zheng towards the cafeteria.

In fact, Han Zheng really wasn't short of money now.

Back in Black Stone County when he had no money, he had to think twice before having a good meal.

But when he was in Black Stone County, he had raided the wealth of the Song Family, so ordinary gold and silver really weren't in short supply for him.

"I almost forgot to ask, how much is our salary?"

Yang Tianqi said, "Our salary is divided into two parts. Below the rank of Colonel, whether you are Gold Pattern or Silver Pattern, it is five hundred silver a month and one Gathering Spirit Pill.

At the level of Colonel, it doubles to one thousand silver a month and one Yung Spirit Pill."

Han Zheng nodded slightly, not expecting the Demon Cleansing Bureau's treatment to be quite good.

Five hundred silver aside, even without extra income, it was enough to live very comfortably.

The Gathering Spirit Pill was a low-grade elixir, lower than the Yung Spirit Pill Yuan Longshan had given him last time.

But even a low-grade elixir was still an elixir, much stronger than a medicine bath, belonging to the kind that was priceless.

Yang Tianqi explained this while leading Han Zheng to the cafeteria.

The headquarters' cafeteria of the Demon Cleansing Bureau was large and richly furnished, almost entirely filled with meat dishes.

Martial artists at the Innate Realm naturally ate a lot, and only meat could provide enough strength, so the cafeterias at the Demon Cleansing Bureau all followed this rugged style, with whole roasted sheep and roasted beef legs commonly seen.

Yang Tianqi ordered a table full of meat, which looked quite spectacular.

Han Zheng tried a bite, though it was rugged, the taste was surprisingly good.

"Right, are there factions within the Demon Cleansing Bureau as well? Or does Guo Zhen just have good connections? He isn't a team leader, but I see quite a few following him."

Yang Tianqi glanced around; there weren't many people in the cafeteria since it wasn't mealtime.

He whispered, "Officially, of course, there are no factions, but unofficially there still are.

Apart from Chen Zhenfu at the top, there are four Garrison Commanders. The other three Garrison Commandants each have their own faction.

Lord Xu, being too old and not vying for positions, doesn't belong to those three, so those not wanted by them automatically count as being part of Lord Xu's faction.

Like myself, not wanted by others, and I don't bother to join in, so I'm also regarded as part of Lord Xu's faction."

Han Zheng nodded knowingly.

The vast Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department, from the four Garrison Commandants to the State Mansion's Garrison Commanders, to those Demon Sweeping Colonels, how could it be monolithic? Having factions was normal.

"But those following Guo Zhen also do so because they belong to one of the four Garrison Commandants' faction, the 'Heavenly Evil Spear' Master Wu Yunfei's faction, and also because of Guo Zhen's identity.

Guo Zhen is a concubine son from the Guo Family in Kai Ping Prefecture's Qingping Manor.

The Guo Family is not weak; the old ancestor is a Grandmaster who has refined a Martial Arts True Pill. Guo Zhen, being a favored concubine son, can also get some resources from the family. Naturally, people are willing to follow him."

Kai Ping Prefecture was the capital of Southern Mountain, housing many powers within the State Mansion, but even more forces were outside the State Mansion, dominating their own territories.

Han Zheng was aware of this, but he hadn't expected Guo Zhen to come from a Martial Arts Family, and a rather strong one at that.

While in Black Stone County, Han Zheng had seen how those sects treated the Demon Cleansing Bureau.

Although they didn't fight to the death upon meeting like they did with demons, the relationship certainly wasn't harmonious.

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That disciples from Martial Arts Families would join the Demon Cleansing Bureau was unexpected to Han Zheng.

Yang Tianqi explained, "It's not rare for disciples from Martial Arts Families to join the Demon Cleansing Bureau, of course, almost none are direct descendants, but rather concubines or collateral branches.

Those Martial Arts Families distinguish between direct and collateral lines; the heir's position will definitely be selected from the direct line, and resources will also be tilted towards that side.

Thus, some ambitious collateral members or concubines from Martial Arts Families choose to join the Demon Cleansing Bureau.

While using the family resources, they also hone their skills in the Bureau, gaining access to its resources as well.

It's not just Martial Arts Families; some martial artists from sects who are not from the Inner Sect lineage also join the Demon Cleansing Bureau.

There was even a case heard about previously, where a neglected collateral member joined the Demon Cleansing Bureau and rose all the way to the position of a Garrison Captain, his strength even surpassing the family's old ancestor."

Later, that family personally requested the Garrison Captain to return, but they were completely ignored.

The one who had stood up to speak fair words and scolded Guo Zhen was Ye Liuyun, a son of the Fuyun Valley Ye Family. The Fuyun Valley Ye Family was stronger than the Guo Family of Qingping Mountain Villa.

It was said that he and his biological sister, Ye Caiyun, had a very unpleasant dispute with the heir of the direct line in the Ye Family, which was why he had joined the Demon Cleansing Bureau in anger.

Han Zheng nodded in understanding, grasping the thoughts of the upper echelons of the Demon Cleansing Bureau.

Regardless of whether you were from a family or a sect, as long as you joined the Demon Cleansing Bureau, you naturally had to work for the bureau, slaughtering demons and suppressing clans and sects.

As long as the suppression wasn't against one's own clan or sect, it was considered a trivial matter.

The Demon Cleansing Bureau was severely short-staffed now; these collateral and outer disciples from clan and sect backgrounds weren't the most elite, but they definitely had solid foundations.

These collateral and outer disciples lacked resources and opportunities, which the Demon Cleansing Bureau could provide. The arrangement was mutually beneficial.

Should any of these individuals manage to grow, they would undoubtedly develop an affinity for the bureau after having spent so long there.

Just like the example Yang Tianqi had mentioned.

Once someone had become a Garrison Captain, even surpassing the strength of their own family's ancestors, why would they return to their clan? They were a clan unto themselves.

Of course, there were certainly those who desired to return to their family or sect, but that was of no consequence to the Demon Cleansing Bureau.

As long as it wasn't someone at the level of a Garrison Commander—a high-ranking official within the bureau—the comings and goings of others had no significant impact on the bureau as a whole.

After all, the Demon Cleansing Bureau wasn't a small county like Black Stone County, where relationships between factions were complex, and one might inadvertently offend someone without knowing it.

However, Han Zheng didn't care.

He had come to the Demon Cleansing Bureau to improve his strength and master new cultivation techniques.

As long as the conflicts between factions didn't involve him, Han Zheng had no intention of meddling.

After dinner, Han Zheng returned to his assigned room.

In the Demon Cleansing Bureau, only those at the Colonel level were qualified to be assigned an independent courtyard; everyone else had small houses.

Although it was just a small house, it didn't feel cramped.

Han Zheng sat cross-legged on the bed and first entered the Taotie Furnace to increase his proficiency in the True Martial Refinement to perfect.

The True Martial Refinement was the foundational body-refining technique of the ancient True Martial Sect, primarily focusing on enhancing the body's strength.

The techniques under the Dragon Elephant Wisdom primarily emphasized explosive power.

The True Martial Refinement, however, focused on physical strength and defensive power.

In ancient times, when Human Warriors fought against demons, the most significant disadvantage was their body's strength.

If the core body-refining technique of True Martial Sect could be cultivated to its extreme peak, the practitioner's body could become even more powerful than that of demons, resembling a demonic god of the earth.

Previously, Han Zheng had spent only 1,500 skill points to advance his proficiency in the Black Blood Demon Evil Skill to perfect, which was quite fast.

But the True Martial Refinement was a body-refining technique with no shortcuts, for which Han Zheng had to expend 5,000 hunger points to achieve perfection.

After leaving the Taotie Furnace, Han Zheng's skin emitted a metallic luster, which then faded.

He estimated that after achieving perfection in the True Martial Refinement, his physical strength had likely increased by at least five times.

He then took out the experience notebook written by Wen Tingyun and began to read.

The font that met his eyes made Han Zheng utter a soft sound of surprise.

He had originally thought that Wen Tingyun's handwriting would be as gentle and rounded as she was.

But instead, it resembled iron brushstrokes with silver hooks, with each stroke sharp and forceful, like the marks of a sword.

The first character that caught his eye was the key point of the realm of the Water and Fire Immortal Clothes mentioned by Wen Tingyun.

Merging!

Only the final realm of Innate Transcendence, the Water and Fire Immortal Clothes, can truly be considered part of the Innate Realm.

Currently, most martial artists consider the Postnatal and Innate realms to be the introductory stages of cultivation.

In fact, while the Postnatal can be said to be the entry-level, Wen Tingyun believed that the importance of the Innate Realm was not less than that of any other Martial Arts Realm that followed.

Reverting from Postnatal to Innate, the Innate is not the beginning of cultivation, but rather the beginning of a martial artist's transcendence beyond oneself.

Thus, this character "Merging" is crucial—merging the qi, blood, meridians, flesh, and bones thoroughly to become a true "person."

A person without any postnatal impurities, pure like a newborn, an Innate being.

Ultimately, Wen Tingyun even believed that the earlier martial artists who named the last of the four Innate Realms as Water and Fire Immortal Clothes were mistaken.

This name merely superficially indicated the realm's invulnerability to water and fire but failed to encompass the true essence of this realm.

Therefore, this has led later generations of martial artists to be misled by these four characters when cultivating, focusing on tempering the body during breakthroughs, rather than merging the body.