A life of clearness

Chapter 270 Merit Department

The people that Rong Qing thought of were almost the best among the gods of the Xuanfeng Realm in this generation.

"Although they were not able to defeat me in the Forest of All Laws Steles...but it doesn't mean they are not strong." Rong Qing was not so overwhelmed by her temporary victory in the Forest of All Laws Steles.

"They entered the Forest of All Dharma Steles with their souls, and did not use their own bodies. I am different. Not only do I use my own body, I also have many external objects to use. In this regard, their advantage is greatly weakened."

For example, they cannot use the Mustard Seed Domain at all. And borrowing someone else's body also means that their own life magic weapon cannot be brought into the Forest of All Laws, unless there are a few geniuses who can possess the treasure of the Yuanshen. For example, Shen Zhanyan's long whip is a treasure refined by her own Yuanshen. Another example is Yan Wuji's fire spirit, which has a contract with the Yuanshen, and can naturally follow Yan Wuji into the Forest of All Laws.

"Even if Yan Wuji used the body of a Yuanying cultivator from the Mother Realm, he could still be on equal terms with me back then. And he should be a cultivator who is also very good at martial arts, and his body is definitely not weak. If I meet him again in the Xuanfeng Realm, I'm afraid his strength will not be lower than the first level... or even higher."

Because, Yan Wuji did gain something in the Ten Thousand Dharma Stele Forest after all. He comprehended the Dao Stele and also obtained the Eternal Thunder. With these two fortunes, and relying on his understanding and the full support of the top family, the Yan family, his progress is definitely not small.

"Forget it. Although I have offended the Yan family, and perhaps the Shen family as well? But this is the territory of the underworld..." Rong Qing thought that those noble families would not immediately discover her whereabouts. "I just need to keep a low profile."

Develop slowly and don't waste time.

Now, Rong Qing plans to follow the river to the Merit Department.

As a newcomer, she doesn't have any old friends to turn to. She should first go to the Merit Department, which is similar to a government office, to see what's going on...

……

On one side of the corridor was the river, and on the other side were all kinds of shops. It was so similar to the mortal world that even though Rong Qing didn't pay special attention to it, she could see it clearly from the corner of her eye.

Business here is good, with people constantly coming in and out of the shops. There are teahouses, pubs, gambling houses, and all kinds of entertainment venues.

However, the closer we got to the Merit Bureau after we passed the Wheel of Fortune Tree, the less noise there was. Even the number of boats on the river was very small.

At this moment, a royal-colored handkerchief swayed and fell from above in front of Rong Qing.

Haha...you dare to use such means to deceive me.

Rong Qing didn't look away, and directly walked around the handkerchief that was floating down, and continued to walk forward - after all, the corridor was very wide and there were not many people. If the handkerchief fell to the ground alone, it might be crushed by some unsuspecting passerby.

"How ruthless, fellow Taoist..." A soft female voice came faintly from above.

But this seemingly sad tone did not attract Rong Qing's attention. Seeing that the other party was about to walk away, the woman spoke again: "After we parted at the Stele Forest last time, I missed you very much."

Rong Qing paused.

Forest of Steles?

Looking back, she saw a woman in green on the second floor pushing open the window and looking at her with smiling eyes. Most of her body was leaning out of the window, and her slightly loose collarbone revealed.

A few strands of black hair fell on her chest and got into her collar. But what was more attractive was the woman's soft and moist eyes when she lowered her head. This look aroused people's deepest desires in the night, so much so that people would ignore her beautiful appearance.

This person... looks unfamiliar. Rong Qing frowned. Because she couldn't find the existence of this woman in green in her memory, but she felt a sense of familiarity in her heart.

"What is the Forest of Steles?" Rong Qing asked slowly.

The green-clothed woman chuckled, "You are really cautious, fellow Daoist. Do you really not recognize me?"

Rong Qing looked at her silently without answering.

"How about coming up and sitting down? We can have a good chat."

"No need." Rong Qing lost interest when she saw that the woman in green was unwilling to introduce herself. She withdrew her gaze and headed to the Merit Department as originally planned.

The woman in green was left alone, watching Rong Qing leave in astonishment.

"What a fool..." She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She raised her hand to touch her face and wondered to herself: "Does it look so much like a trap?"

But here, she can't talk nonsense.

The woman in green sighed. She had originally intended to hint at Rong Qing, but ended up arousing her vigilance instead.

……

Rong Qing's speed was not slow. Soon, the continuous palaces slowly appeared before her like a scroll.

The woman in green upstairs was just an episode to Rong Qing.

Yes, the woman in green was very mysterious, and she even hinted to Rong Qing that she was an old friend of the Forest of Steles. But...

"If I were curious about everything and explored everything, I would have lost my life long ago."

It is more like a vigilance against the entire Xuanfeng Mansion rather than against the woman in green.

"In this huge Xuanfeng Mansion, can we just allow the divine consciousness from all walks of life to come in without any precautions or surveillance?"

"This is impossible."

Rong Qing instinctively felt that it was impossible. But she also didn't notice any divine consciousness monitoring her.

"There may be two reasons why I can't detect the surveillance: First, the cultivation level of the person monitoring is far higher than mine, so of course I can't detect it. Second, this entire Xuanfeng Mansion is like a magic weapon, and it has the ability to screen the incoming spiritual consciousness."

"Entering Xuanfeng Mansion is a threshold. Entering the city is a level. Entering the Merit Department is probably another level."

"These three thresholds are enough to screen out almost all those who are unqualified."

Rong Qing stepped into the gate of the Merit Department.

The Merit Department looked deserted, but there were quite a few people coming and going inside. Rong Qing looked around and saw that they were all great monks with great pressure. Their faces seemed to have been made with special means, so that the facial features were blurred, or they were forgotten in an instant, leaving no trace in the memory.

"Huh? It doesn't feel as cold as last time." Rong Qing was still thinking in her heart when she heard an old voice coming from the front.

"Newcomer? ...That means you are a commoner." The voice was old and deep, "Come here."

Rong Qing looked in the direction of the voice and was slightly stunned.

Monkey puppet. It has a human face and a monkey body, wearing a child's bright red coat, and has a perpetual weird smile on its face.

Another monkey puppet?

"It won't have anything to do with that Song Fengzi."

Even though she was complaining in her heart, Rong Qing looked calm. She followed the monkey puppet's orders and walked towards it.

At the center of the hall, there was a table and a chair. The chair was high, and the monkey puppet was sitting on it.

Why does it look so much like a front office?
The monkey puppet glanced at Rong Qing sideways, as if he was displeased with her for walking too slowly.

The slender, hairy fingers flipped open the book, and it held the brush and asked, "Name?"

“…Yu Rong.”

(End of this chapter)