Celestial Immortal

  The way of the imperial court is nothing more than the word "reward and punishment".

  With a meager salary and a pie that is bigger than the sky, it is difficult for all the high-level practitioners to work hard.

  Compared to this, the tangible benefits of [Border Guard Treasure] are more touching.

  Whether it is the rare treasures of the five elements, elixir, or top-level supernatural powers and secret methods of immortal skills, they are all rare things that are difficult to buy even if they have money outside.

   Once the [Treasure House of Frontier Defense] is announced, I am afraid it will attract more Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism monks to defend the border and defend the country.

   This made many weaker officials and ghosts a little worried about the next promotion and transfer.

   After all, the three-year term is approaching.

  Performance appraisal, promotion and transfer have already started gradually.

  Originally, at the end of the three-year term of office, the performance appraisal is above average, and the cultivation level has improved. It is not a further step, but it is also an errand assigned to better meritorious service.

  The emergence of [Border Treasure] will undoubtedly increase competition, making promotion and transfer confusing and full of suspense.

  After the meeting was over, everyone was discussing the matter in threes and fives.

  Chu Chen and Han Chen were no exception, they transmitted voices with their spiritual consciousness while walking.

   "I'm promoted to the fourth rank this time, and I'm afraid the alternate elders of the Central Academy of Xianting will fail again."

  Han Chen's tone was calm, but his words were very firm, as if he was certain.

   "Why is this? Why did senior Yulou suppress you?"

  Chu Chen has no doubt that Han Chen knows the inside story of Xianting's promotion and transfer.

   He was surprised that his old boss, Han Chen, was not promoted.

  In the past two years, Han Chen's Taoism cultivation base has also improved extremely fast. Currently, the cultivation base of the fourth rank is in the middle stage, and it is the first time that the two cultivation bases have advanced side by side.

   Right now, Han Chen is a fourth-rank master Gaoxuan, the "executive" state deputy governor of Yunzhou Ghosts and Gods Department, and in charge of one of the four courtyards of "Universe Primordial".

  According to the usual practice, this time Han Chen has improved his cultivation and accumulated three years of experience, so it is a matter of course to be promoted to the fourth rank.

   "It doesn't count as pressing me."

  Han Chen shook his head, his tone was a bit disappointed, but he didn't complain too much, and explained:

   "Nowadays, the frontier lands of the eight states in the southwest have become the battle field between the Celestial Dynasty and the Demon Court. After the rules of the past are broken, powerful supernatural powers will frequently take part in the battle. The situation is different."

   Speaking of this, Han Chen revealed again:

   "According to my senior brother, from now on, the fourth-rank immortals, ghosts and gods of the eight states in the southwest must cultivate at the late stage of the fourth rank, or have a record of corresponding strength in order to be promoted to the fourth rank. There is no room for speculation."

"I see."

  Chu Chen suddenly realized.

  It is taboo to be incompatible with Germany.

Previously, although the situation in the eight southwestern states was chaotic, there was a delicate balance between all parties. All parties maintained a certain degree of restraint when it came to the combat power of great supernatural powers. Therefore, the conditions for promotion and appointment were not as rigid as the card. For the purpose of training, the promotion It's not uncommon.

  Now that the eight southwest states are fighting frequently and the situation has changed, the conditions for promotion to the fourth-rank immortal position will naturally need to be corrected in time.

   Without this strength, forcibly promoting to a high position is not cultivating people, but harming others and oneself.

   "It seems that I can't be promoted"

  He has attested one hundred and twenty Acupoint Yuanjuns, and his mana cultivation is in the middle stage of the fourth rank. He has no head-to-head defeat, no record of fighting against great supernatural powers in the late stage, and he cannot meet the promotion standards.

   Chu Chen secretly thought, but his expression was quite relaxed.

  The old boss Han Chen with a deep background also didn't get promoted, so he naturally wouldn't have any ideas.

  On the contrary, Chu Chen's face was full of gloating:

   "Old Han, so your original errand is gone? You haven't been promoted to the fourth rank, but you can't take charge of the ghosts and gods in the west of Yunzhou."

   "Ahem!"

  Han Chen looked embarrassed, nodded, and said:

   "I guess so. I can't stay in this Yunzhou ghost and **** department anymore. It's too embarrassing."

  Chu Chen moved his mind slightly, and asked:

   "Then where are you going?"

"In order to deal with the evil disaster, the Southwest Governor's Mansion specially set up the Demon Academy, and dispatched a group of monks with great supernatural powers from the Middle Earth, the Great Kyushu, and the Eight Southwest States to be responsible for the killing of demons in the eight states of the Southwest. There are few meritorious deeds, but there are many opportunities to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, and frequent dealings with demonic forces, if you can kill a big supernatural monster, it is worth several months of guarding in the local area."

  The one who wins, wins.

  In the war, the left ear of the enemy is cut off to count and report meritorious service, which is called "馘".

  The Demon Academy, as the name suggests, is a department dedicated to killing demons and making meritorious deeds.

  Chu Chen suddenly became interested.

   It is not difficult to see that this Demon Court and the [Border Guard Treasure] are matched, and the Celestial Court is ready for a long-term battle with the Demon Court and the foreign demon realm.

   "Old Han, is this news revealed by Senior Yulou?"

   "Not bad! Immortal Court has been finalized, and it will be announced in two days."

  Han Chen showed a faint smile on his face, he said so much, just waiting for Chu Chen to ask him:

   "Ling Xiao, what do you think of the Demon Academy in the Governor's Mansion, do you want to transfer there together?"

  While speaking, Han Chen used the "Qi Wang Technique" to peep at Chu Chen, his eyes were burning and fiery.

  In the past, the facts told him time and time again that by Chu Chen's side, he could be blessed and blessed without anyone noticing.

  For example, the "Nine-headed Lions Under the Corpse God" a few days ago was a chance, but unfortunately, his strength and opportunities were not enough, so he didn't get lucky.

  Chu Chen felt Han Chen's "peeping", and his whole body trembled.

  Just as he was about to speak, a sound transmission from his spiritual sense came from his ear.

   "Fellow Daoist Ling Xiao, please move on."

  Chu Chen was taken aback for a moment, and was actually summoned by Taoist Guan Taihe, the capital of the state again.

   Summoned by his immediate superior, Chu Chen didn't delay much, and replied "I'll go back and think about it", bid farewell to Han Chen, and hurried to a side courtyard of the Duguan compound.

  Under the guidance of the Huangjin Lishi from the Ghost and God Department of Yunzhou, Chu Chen soon came to a small courtyard in the Duguan compound.

  In the courtyard, Taoist Taihe and Layman Qingzhu sat down at the stone table to drink tea. When they saw Chu Chen coming, they greeted with a smile.

   "Fellow Daoist Ling Xiao, come and sit down!"

  Chu Chen was not polite either. After bowing to him, he appeared in front of the two superiors in a flash, and reached out to make tea.

   Taoist Taihe let Chu Chen make tea, took out three tokens from his sleeve, and pushed them lightly.

   With sharp eyes and quick hands, Chu Chen took the token and looked it over carefully.

  The token is oval in shape and is forged from gold and stone. There are four seal scripts on the token, "Bao Ling of Guarding the Frontier".

"This is."

   "This is the first batch of [Border Warrants] in our southwestern eight prefectures. You can exchange them for the treasures you need in the [Border Treasure House] without extra tribute or jade money."

   Taoist Taihe also showed envy on his face, and continued:

"This is a reward from the Immortal Court for discovering the nine-headed lion's corpse in time, avoiding a terrible catastrophe, and increasing the number of ascension places for the Celestial Immortal Court. This is a special reward. People are jealous, so I called you here in private."

  Chu Chen was inexplicably surprised when he heard this.

   This time in the "Corpse Demon Tribulation", he got a elixir [Qinghua Ferry Pill], he has already obtained great benefits, and he didn't expect too much.

   There has been no movement in Xianting these days, and he didn't pay much attention to it.

   Never expected that the reward of Xianting would fall here.

  Just now, he was still worrying about how to make meritorious service and exchange it for 【Innate Transformation Qi】, but he never expected that the opportunity would come all of a sudden.

   "Thank you, Mr. Duguan, for your credit."

  Chu Chen cupped his hands to thank the two elders in front of him.

   "No need to be polite."

   Taoist Taihe smiled and joked:

   "Fellow Daoist Ling Xiao, you should think carefully about what treasure to choose."

   Layman Qingzhu taught the Confucian classics, watched Chu Chen grow up all the way, and regarded him as a half-disciple, very familiar with him, and suggested with a smile:

   "Actually, there is no need to choose. If you don't have any favorite treasures, you can definitely choose the five elements."

  Chu Chen nodded slightly, as if he was being taught.

  In fact, Mr. Qingzhu's suggestion is quite pertinent.

  【Five Elements Rare Treasures】The most widely used, whether it is the cultivation of great supernatural powers or the sacrifice of magic weapons, it can save a lot of hard work. The more treasures of this kind, the better, and no one wants too many.

  At the beginning, Chu Chen was quite wealthy, with more than a dozen copies of Five Elements Rare Treasures.

   But right now, he only has four copies left, and he is reluctant to use them.

  Of course, Chu Chen still prefers to exchange [Qi of Congenital Transformation].

  【Congenital Transformation of Qi】is a precious treasure that the great supernatural powers have a chance to obtain when they gather medicine and refine their gods outside the territory.

  Chu Chen practiced in the past two or three years, and he traveled through the void to collect the innate qi "refining the gods".

  However, [Qi of Congenital Transformation] did not meet any of them.

   Really answered the words of brother Kou Zhun, the **** general of the Nantian Gate, only the monks of the third rank with great supernatural powers can pick it up, and the chances for ordinary monks with great supernatural powers are slim.

  Compared to [Five Elements Rare Treasures], his current demand for [Innate Transformation Qi] is a bit higher.

  After all, as soon as [Innate Transformation Qi] is in hand, it can immediately improve his military supernatural power.

  Cultivated three or four fourth-rank Dharma protectors, which greatly improved his strength.

  Deity, avatar, Marshal Chongning Zhenjun Guan, Bingma Shentong.

  He alone can match up to several powerful supernatural beings. Ordinary late-stage monsters with great supernatural powers will feel their scalps go numb when they meet him.

  Of course, it is Chu Chen's own business to choose which treasures to use in the [Border Treasure House].

  Whether it is Taihe Taoist or Qingzhu Layman who is more familiar with him, they didn't say much, and they just stopped.

  Next, the two bosses revealed to Chu Chen that the Southwest Governor's Mansion had newly established the Demon Court.

   "Fellow Daoist Ling Xiao, the Governor's Mansion intends to transfer you to the Demon Academy."

  Speaking of this matter, Taoist Taihe was quite depressed, and he dug the wall to his head:

"Fellow Daoist Qingzhu and I hope you will stay. Although it is easy to make meritorious deeds in the Demon Academy, the situation is complicated, not to mention the danger, and the chance of practicing meritorious deeds is also unstable. It is better to stay in Yunzhou to protect the lives of one party, and accumulate meritorious deeds to be stable. If there are too many, the harvest will be guaranteed in drought and flood.”

  During the speech, Taoist Taihe also had an idea, and continued:

"If you stay in Yunzhou, although you won't be promoted to the fourth rank in the next term of office, the old man plans to transfer you from Yuqin Mountain back to the state secretary and entrust you with important tasks. There will be many opportunities to practice meritorious deeds. Fellow Daoist Qingzhu The supervisory department is similar, what do you think?"

  Chu Chen's mind moved slightly.

  Speaking of it, in the past two or three years, he has been quite leisurely in Yuqin Mountain, basically just taking a guarantee to protect one party's creatures.

   It can't be blamed that Taoist Taihe didn't reuse him.

  Originally, Yuqin Mountain was quite lively, and it was expected to do something.

However, he got a sneak peek at the chance and fortune behind the change of heaven and earth in Yuqin Mountain [Qingchen Dongtian], and then there was a battle between righteousness and evil. year and a half.

  Sincerely speaking, Taoist Taihe did not treat him badly, so he is considered to be very important to him.

   It's just that Chu Chen's Dharma Protector has achieved a small initial success, and he is very excited about Han Chen's proposal.

  Now there are three more pieces of [Foreign Defense Orders], and the magical powers of soldiers and horses are expected to be further improved. In fact, he actually wants to go to the Governor's Mansion, to go to a bigger stage.

  Of course, it's not easy for Chu Chen to directly refuse the immediate boss's offer to stay.

   Layman Qingzhu saw Chu Chen's embarrassment, smiled, and said:

   "Ling Xiao, this matter is of great importance. You should go back and think about it yourself, and communicate with your elders before making a decision."

  Taihe Taoist nodded:

   "That's right, you think about it for yourself. Fellow Daoist Qingzhu and I hope you stay, but you don't need to worry about our thoughts."

   "Thank you for everything, thank you sir, then I'll go back and think about it."

  Yuqin Mountain, the residence of Laoling Mountain.

   Taoist Fu Hua, Taoist Fu Ling, Xu Ping, Chu Baiqing, Guang Gengsheng and other new and old Lingshan sects gathered together.

  In fact, since a few days ago, there is no distinction between the old and the new Lingshan sect.

The disciples of the Laolingshan Sect have experienced the "Corpse Demon Tribulation", and the brothers and sisters have "transformed their daughters", each of them has left a psychological shadow, and they have no deep taboo about the unscrupulous methods in the "Bottom Collection", and they are completely determined Determined to transform.

  Of course, there is no way for the disciples of the old Lingshan to transform.

  Under the spell cast by Taoist Fu Hua, all the unscrupulous methods they practiced failed, and they could only be transferred to Xinling Mountain.

  Chu Baiqing and Guang Gengsheng formally paid their respects to their ancestors, and Taoist Fu Hua and Taoist Fu Ling were overjoyed.

  In recent years, they have also accepted many disciples from different generations to inherit the old Lingshan orthodoxy. However, in their minds, Xu Ping and Chu Chen are the direct descendants of Lingshan.

   Not to mention, Guang Gengsheng and Chu Baiqing are extremely talented, the two patriarchs are even happier, their eyes are smiling, and they have bestowed many treasures one after another.

   Chu Chen and Xu Ping smiled when they saw this scene.

Late at night.

   Taoist Fu Hua, Taoist Fu Ling, Taoist Xu Ping, and Chu Chen, the four core figures of the Lingshan School, sat down in the side hall to discuss important matters.

   Taoist Fu Hua asked calmly: "Zhenyi, are you going to be transferred to the Southwest Governor's Mansion? Is that what Brother Yuxuzi meant?"

   "Yes, on the way back from Yunzhou City, Master Yuxuzi's uncle contacted me and asked me to go to the Governor's Mansion, and I also intend to transfer there."

  Facing the elders of his teacher, Chu Chen was outspoken and expressed his thoughts.

  In fact, after getting three pieces of [Border Defense Order], he made up his mind to go to the Governor's Mansion, the Demon Academy, which is his stage.

  Yuqin Mountain is indeed a treasure land, and there is also a [Qingchen Cave] for him to practice.

  However, Chu Chen didn't hesitate too much. In the past few years, he has been cultivating diligently, and what he lacks is sharpening.

   Taoist Fu Hua and Taoist Fu Ling saw that Chu Chen had made up his mind to go, and fell into deep thought, neither objecting nor agreeing.

   Taoist Xu Ping, who has always been silent and serious, said with a smile:

   "Disciple, work hard, don't fall into the prestige of our Lingshan! Let them know that Guigu is in Lingshan!"

  Chu Chen was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he laughed.

   "Master, don't worry, this disciple will not fall into the prestige of Lingshan!"