Cultivating in Different Professions

The Divine Weapon Pavilion was a major sect, as renowned throughout the land as the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect.

Seventy percent of all Divine Weapons in the world came from the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

Of the remaining thirty percent, the Taiping Bureau accounted for twenty, while all other powers combined shared the final ten percent.

The Black Gold Inner Armor produced by the Divine Weapon Pavilion was a treasure that money couldn’t buy.

Even among the True Disciples of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect, not everyone possessed one.

Delighted surprise appeared on the faces of Wu Keguang, Jia Ren, and Du Yuehua.

With the Black Gold Inner Armor from the Divine Weapon Pavilion, they no longer had to fear the assassin from the Golden Wind Tower.

The opponent was only at the Blood Transformation Realm. Unless he wielded a Divine Weapon and had also cultivated his Gen Mountain Realm to the Great Success Realm, he would have no way of piercing the Black Gold Inner Armor.

Cultivating the Gen Mountain Realm to the Great Success Realm?

They had never even heard of someone at the Blood Transformation Realm managing to cultivate an intent to the Great Success Realm.

That Su fellow from the Taiping Bureau was impressive enough, wasn’t he? He grasped an intent back in the Body Tempering Realm. Now he’s in the Blood Transformation Realm and has grasped two, but aren’t they both merely at the Minor Success Realm?

Their own senior-most True Disciple of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect, a bona fide True Essence Realm Martial Artist, had only just recently cultivated a single intent to the Great Success Realm.

How could some unknown assassin from the Golden Wind Tower possibly possess such an ability?

Junior Brother Lu was just unlucky. If he’d also had Black Gold Inner Armor from the Divine Weapon Pavilion, he definitely wouldn’t have been killed so easily. At the very least, he could have held on for a while.

"Don’t go out casually for the time being."

Dai Jin said slowly, "The imperial decree is already on its way and will arrive soon. When it does, the Inspection Bureau will be formally established in Wuling City.

"Right now, the City Lord’s Mansion and the Taiping Bureau are merely paying us lip service. Even those wealthy merchants and petty officials dare to show us no respect."

"They don’t understand the Inspection Bureau yet, so I don’t blame them."

"But once the Inspection Bureau is formally established in Wuling City, I’ll show them exactly what we’re about!"

"Sir, what about the matter concerning Su Mu? Are we still going to investigate?"

Wu Keguang asked.

With so few of them, if they couldn’t go out, they wouldn’t be able to continue investigating the cause of Junior Brother Feng’s death.

"I’ve already discovered that everyone in Wuling City, from top to bottom, is in this together. Further investigation will yield nothing."

Dai Jin said coldly, "Once the Profound Weapon that counters the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow is delivered, I will personally drag Su Mu back to the Inspection Bureau. The truth will reveal itself then!"

He was fuming with anger and resentment. ’Harsh lands breed savage people,’ he thought. ’And the natives of this Wuling City are utterly detestable.’

’Once the Inspection Bureau is formally established in Wuling City, I will make an example of these savages and show them exactly who runs Wuling City!’

Hearing this, Wu Keguang, Jia Ren, and Du Yuehua finally relaxed.

They wouldn’t be going out, and they had the Black Gold Inner Armor from the Divine Weapon Pavilion for protection. Even if that assassin from the Golden Wind Tower was arrogant enough to attack them again, they only had to hold him off for a moment before Senior Brother Dai could arrive to rescue them.

With his True Essence Realm cultivation, Senior Brother Dai was absolutely invincible in Wuling City!

’Well... as long as that brat Su doesn’t use his Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow.’

......

In the dead of night.

The former He Mansion, now the Inspection Bureau headquarters.

In the mansion’s rear courtyard, several detached courtyards were still brightly lit, filled with the lively sounds of music and dance.

Disciples of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect were famously wealthy and equally famous for their love of indulgence.

With the exception of Xiang Xiaoyuan, who declined by feigning illness, more than half of the famous courtesans from Wuling City’s Inner City had been summoned.

Wu Keguang watched the courtesans dancing in the hall, his right hand stroking the inner armor beneath his robes, a smug smile spreading across his face.

’Ah, Junior Brother Lu, Junior Brother Lu,’ Wu Keguang thought. ’You were so eager to impress Senior Brother Dai, but it’s a shame you were so unlucky. You won’t be enjoying this good life.’

’I’ll enjoy this courtesan in your stead tonight.’

’And if that assassin is foolish enough to come again, I’ll be sure to avenge you.’

’We’ve been rivals for so long, but I, Old Wu, am still a man of loyalty, wouldn’t you say?’

He couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

The True Disciples of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect were not one big, happy family.

They fought both openly and covertly for status within the sect and for cultivation resources.

Take this mission, for example. Lu Dashou had the best relationship with Senior Brother Dai, so he was the most eager and proactive, hoping to seize the glory and climb another rung on the ladder.

They were all currently Sixth-Grade Inspectors. Whoever earned the most merit would be the first to be promoted to Fifth-Grade Inspection Envoy, which would bring a massive boost to their status, position, and access to resources.

Lu Dashou had originally been in Senior Brother Dai’s good graces, so Senior Brother Dai had assigned the most important tasks to him.

Who would have thought Lu Dashou would be so unfortunate and short-lived? He was given the opportunity, but he just wasn’t up to the task.

’Heh, once the Wuling Inspection Bureau is formally established, I’ll be the only one Senior Brother Dai can rely on.’

Wu Keguang thought smugly. ’Jia Ren isn’t strong enough, and Du Yuehua is too dull. Only I, Wu Keguang, can shoulder the heavy burden of being second-in-command of the Wuling Inspection Bureau!’

’Within two years, I will definitely be promoted to Fifth-Grade Inspection Envoy.’

At this satisfying thought, his smile grew even wider.

Rank was more than just a title.

It represented power, status, and resources.

No matter how prestigious it was to be a True Disciple of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect, one was still just a sect disciple. An Inspector, however, was an official of the Da Xuan Dynasty.

The Da Xuan Dynasty ruled the world; how could the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect possibly compare?

Even if the dynasty had begun to decay, it was still a colossus, far beyond what a mere sect could ever hope to match.

If he could one day reach the rank of a third-grade official, it would be equivalent to being an Elder within the sect.