The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 334 Leading a Department Alone

With the Tianqingshan incident concluded, the Seventh Division, thanks to Su Yan's unexpected rise, captured the entire Poison Man Sect's stronghold at the cost of only two hundred casualties.

This result surprised not only Fu Conghan himself, but also others, considering that there were thousands of martial artists in Tianqingshan and an extremely large number of poisonous corpses.

However, during the battle, the casualties of the Demon Suppression Guards were reduced to a minimum.

Su Yan took full responsibility for the massacre; the bones and corpses covered the entire Tianqing Mountain.

Even someone as powerful as him in charge of the government had to be called a killer.

Xu Lu and Zhuo Suzhi, the heads of the Nineteenth and Twenty-Seventh Divisions, were not angry when they heard about the battle situation and that their own Demon Suppression Guards had not gained any merit. Instead, they were amazed by Su Yan's combat strength.

"Fighting across borders, perhaps only the former First Prince and Second Prince in the Imperial City could have done it."

Zhuo Suzhi and Xu Lu were both raised in the royal city, so they were naturally very familiar with the talented young people in this place where great events would unfold.

In their youth, the two of them had also fought against these people, but in the end, they were overwhelmed by the true disciples of the Dali royal family, the Dayan Dao Sect, and the Changsheng Pavilion.

Xu Lu's eyes flickered slightly, and then she said, "The royal family is born with a martial physique, and the Blood Ember Dragon is born with a fifth-order bloodline. When fighting across ranks, they naturally have an innate advantage."

Although Xu Lu and Zhuo Suzhi also have family traditions, neither of them are powerful Golden Body Realm martial artists. Although their talents are not bad, they only have a small chance of awakening their innate martial bodies.

Neither of them chose the family path. Xu Lu's Dharma form was the Glazed Wonderful Sound Sparrow, with a body like glazed glass and a sound that could kill souls, which was very different from the true meaning of the Xuan Shui Spirit Swan in her family's teachings.

Zhuo Suzhi's situation was similar; he adopted the Dharma form of the Xuan Tian Jia Crocodile and followed a domineering path.

"He's Long Qiushui's disciple? Half a member of the Long family?"

Zhuo Suzhi suddenly asked, his face showing curiosity.

Xu Lu frowned slightly: "What do you want to do?"

Don't misunderstand.

Zhuo Suzhi waved his hand and quickly explained, "I didn't mean anything else. The Poison Man Sect has reappeared. Back then, the Poison Man Sect, with its Martial Saint's corpse, burned three thousand miles of drought demons, almost destroying the Western Continent Prefecture. Now it has reappeared and is even connected with the Eastern Wilderness Prefecture. I'm afraid the Grand Commandant's lineage will not give up this opportunity."

"Since Su Yan and the others came from the Beast King Sect, it will be difficult for them to escape. The Right Chancellor's lineage is probably..."

Xu Lu's expression turned slightly serious. The stronger Su Yan was, the more nervous some people became.

She didn't care about Su Yan, but she had some connection with Long Qiushui.

"The Long family..."

Xu Lu nodded slightly: "I understand, thank you."

Zhuo Suzhi smiled. Although the Long family was not as large and powerful as the Zhenyaowei family, their influence was still considerable, and protecting Su Yan's life was not impossible.

Now that he is offering advice, isn't it also a way of secretly cultivating a relationship with Su Yan's faction?

The Demon Suppression Guards are now almost splitting up, with several factions vying for dominance. This is not good news for someone like him who doesn't take sides.
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With the emergence of the Poison Man Sect, the matter of Tianqingshan was confirmed. Following the clues, those who had close ties with Tianqingshan, especially those who left incriminating evidence and traces, could not escape.

The Seventh Division was resting in the Demon Suppression Guard. Having already made the greatest contribution, they did not participate in the subsequent operations.

Even if Fu Conghan wanted to gain credit, he couldn't be the one to stick his neck out at this time.

Su Yan was still in seclusion in his courtyard, where the Dragon-Eating Worm had evolved into its third form—the Dragon Corpse.

The dragon corpse's body was covered in dark green scales, and its size was over two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters). It was surrounded by poisonous gas and contained dragon energy, with a power strong enough to tear apart a Dharma body.

Su Yan sensed the power emanating from the Dragon-Eating Insect. The power at the Dharma Aspect level was like a ray of light seeping into the crack, helping Su Yan to comprehend a higher level of power.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, half of the power of the Wind and Thunder Insect's true essence had been separated and gradually coalesced into a star in the universe of ferocious insects.

The aura within Su Yan's body continued to strengthen, especially the Nine-Turn Golden Core. The power of the three cores had begun to intertwine and nourish his essence, energy, and spirit.

[Tier 4 Insect Lord: 80000/100000]

[Dan Aperture Realm Xinghai Period 399/400 (Dacheng)]

[Insect Realm Space: 10 cubic meters]

……

[Blood Bone Centipede King: 98/100 (Newborn Stage)]

【Mega Lava Scorpion: 167/200 (Growth Stage)】

【Demon Locust: 187/200 (Growth Stage)】

【Star Shadow Spider: 141/200 (Growth Stage)】

【Soldier-Devouring Phantom: 0/2 (Transformation Stage)】

[Dragon Crystal Ant Queen: 1/100 (Early Stage)]

【Eating Dragon Beetle: 1/400 (Mature Stage)】

【Wind and Thunder Insect: 121/200 (Growth Stage)】

[Ancient Insect of the Spirit Realm: 22/100 (Early Stage)]

[Spring and Autumn Withering and Flourishing Insects: 32/100 (Early Stage)]

[Eclipse Bug: 98/100 (Early Stage)]

……

Su Yan has contracted with a great many ferocious insects, the strongest of which are the Blood Bone Centipede King and the Dragon-Eating Insect.

Strange insects such as the Black Scale Insect are now being cared for by the Sacred Insect Path in Lingnan Prefecture. A continuous stream of insect essence is being generated and flowing into his body, becoming his backup plan.

"No wonder the sect leader master also broke through after the Water and Fire Dragon broke through."

The relationship between the contracted beast and its host is close, especially after the beast imprint has formed a close connection, the power and insights gained from breakthroughs are shared to a certain extent.

Su Yan could sense that if he wanted to, and chose the Dragon-Eating Worm as his Dharma Body at this moment, he could break through in less than half a month.

"It's not the right time yet."

Su Yan knew better than anyone what he wanted, so he suppressed the urge to break through and focused all his attention on the Devouring Soldier Youming.

After the great battle, the Devouring Weapon Demon had devoured countless weapons and the essence contained within them.

It's probably devoured at least eighty to a hundred third-tier spiritual artifacts since it became a Devouring Weapon Netherworld Dragon.

His spiritual power had already reached its limit, so naturally, after the battle at Tianqing Mountain, he had already broken through and entered the transformation period.

[Transformed Items: Thousand-Blade Geng Metal Beast, One Piece of Ten Strands of Dao Soldier Origin]

Su Yan looked at the transformed creature in front of him and felt his vision go black.

The Thousand-Blade Gengjin Beast is at least a late-stage fourth-order calamity beast, and its terror level is equivalent to one or two Great Dharma Aspect martial artists.

Even now that the Dragon-Eating Worm possesses the power of a Dharma Aspect, the Devouring Soldier Netherworld Moth, which is in the metamorphosis stage, is slightly weaker, but it also has the power of a Dharma Aspect.

But even with just those two, plus Su Yan himself, they probably wouldn't be enough for the Great Dharma Avatar to wreak havoc.

The Thousand-Blade Gengjin Beast is definitely not easy to obtain, and the remaining one is not necessarily easy to acquire either.

Dao weapons are fifth-tier weapons, usually used by martial artists at the Golden Body Realm.

Daoist soldiers nurture the source, and when they move, they can overturn mountains and seas, possessing the power to change the world and the terrain.

There are probably no more than a hundred Golden Body Realm martial artists in the world, and everyone is extremely eager to acquire Dao weapons.

Let alone Su Yan now, even if Gu Sanqian came, he would probably have to say that he was powerless to help.

If it cannot find these two things, the Devouring Soldier Netherworld Dragon will probably have to continuously accumulate power to achieve a breakthrough with its current bloodline strength.

However, such a process would likely take more than a decade, or even longer. Given his control over the ferocious insects, Su Yan is unlikely to wait that long, leaving his future to chance.

Su Yan slowly withdrew his true intent, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. He thought to himself, "If the Dao Weapon Origin really doesn't work, I'll have to trouble the Ancestor. However, the generous reward from the Dali Dynasty should be arriving soon."

Among the Seventh Division, Su Yan is probably the slowest at calculating rewards.

One after another, all the demon-suppressing guards of the Seventh Division had received their merit rewards, ranging from several thousand to over ten thousand. Zhai Long and his companions each received twenty thousand merits and a bottle of third-grade high-quality pills.

These rewards can all be exchanged for new cultivation techniques, which can be used to improve one's combat power.

Su Yan, however, has not yet received a reward.

Unbeknownst to him, at this moment, Fu Conghan and Shan Junyi were arguing fiercely among the Demon Suppression Guards: "Although Su Yan has not yet broken through, his ferocious insects have already reached the fourth level of strength and obey him without question. He should have been given the qualifications according to the Lord's decree long ago."

Shan Junyi shook his head: "But he is not a Dharma Aspect martial artist after all. If he becomes the head of the prefecture, what will his other colleagues think? Moreover, the fact that a ferocious insect happens to be able to restrain the dragon corpse does not mean that its true combat strength will be the same. If the opponent finds an opportunity, it will probably be the time for him to perish."

Upon hearing the word "fallen," Fu Conghan almost instinctively retorted.

Just kidding. With Su Yan's body being tougher than even wild beasts, how could anyone expect to bypass the Dragon-Eating Worms and kill Su Yan?

He might be able to hold out until the Dragon-Eating Worms descend again, without even a scratch on his skin.

The heads of several departments who participated in the Tianqingshan operation were all here at this time.

Shan Junyi subtly revealed his displeasure with Su Yan, and since he already didn't get along with Fu Conghan, he started arguing with him at the meeting.

Before Zhuo Suzhi could speak, Xu Lu glanced at Shan Junyi and said, "A martial artist's contracted beast is part of his strength. I have no objection to him becoming the head of the manor."

The higher the salary of the governor, the more resources they can obtain.

If there's one more person to share the cake, the cake will become much smaller.

Have you made enough of a scene?

Zhao Wenyuan's voice came, deep and cold. He sat high in the center of the formal attire, his eyes sweeping over the people present.

"Rewarding meritorious service is the style of the Demon Suppression Guard."

Xi Hebo set the tone for this matter, and Xian Ying's expression visibly became subtle.

Zhao Wenyuan looked at Xi Hebo and Xian Ying, and then said, "100,000 contribution points, one Five Elements Dharma Image Divine Pill, and the title of Governor. You are hereby ordered to establish the Twenty-Fourth Division Demon Suppression Guard."

Everyone stared wide-eyed, and Shan Junyi looked on incredulously.

Generous!
To establish a separate division is equivalent to gathering 10 banners of troops, or 3,000 elite demon-suppressing guards.

"impossible"

Xian Ying's refusal was unequivocal from the outset.

“Training the Demon Suppression Guards is not easy. With three thousand Demon Suppression Guards, I'm afraid there will be a shortage of martial arts academy disciples for them.”

The impact of hastily establishing a company is multifaceted and entirely justifiable.

Zhao Wenyuan, however, remained adamant. He looked at his two colleagues and said, "You are both aware of Su Yan's potential. If we don't establish a separate department, under whose command do you think he should be placed? Shan Junyi? Or Fu Conghan? Do you dare to do that?"

No one dared to speak. Judging from Su Yan's rapid progress, it was clear to everyone that reaching the Dharma Aspect Realm was a certainty.

The Star Sea Realm can counter the Dharma Aspect; once one enters the Dharma Aspect Realm, one's combat power will be incredibly high.

If such a strongman were in their camp, they might not be able to secure their own positions in the long run.

No one responded, so Zhao Wenyuan continued, "The Twenty-Four Divisions will be renumbered, and the personnel will be mainly allocated to the Seventh Division and the Seventh Banner. I don't require the rest to be fully staffed; just enough to fill four banners. As for manpower, they can figure it out themselves. What do you think?"

By not moving more Demon-Suppressing Guards, they were essentially preventing Zhao Wenyuan from recruiting more Demon-Suppressing Guards into their ranks, which was exactly what Xian Ying and the others wanted to see.

"If we can't collect all four flags, should we just leave them there?"

Xian Ying's eyes were like knives as he looked at Zhao Wenyuan.

"Then remove him from his position as head of the prefecture and only give him the position of deputy head of the prefecture, to serve as his deputy for a period of time, how about that?"

"Can"

Xian agreed, wanting to see if this young man named Su Yan dared to drag the Beast King Sect into the mess.

Seeing that the two sides had reached an agreement, Xi Hebo nodded and said, "Let's do it this way. Since you've managed to quell the rebellion so well, you must have some skills. If you continue to improve, Dali welcomes people with great abilities."

After the discussion ended, Fu Conghan accepted his reward and headed straight for Su Yan's residence, knocking loudly on the door as he entered.

He smiled and said, "Impressive, Su Yan, your reward has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yan looked at Fu Conghan and said, "The head of the household is so happy, it must be good news."

"It's more than just good news. After we're in, I should start addressing you as Headmaster Su."

Fu Conghan straightened up slightly, raised the Demon Suppression Guard token, and said loudly: "Su Yan has made meritorious contributions in suppressing the dragon corpse, breaking through the Green Mountain, and discovering the traces of the Poison Man Sect. With these merits, he is promoted to the position of Director of the Prefecture and put in charge of the Twenty-Fourth Division. He is also rewarded with 100,000 merits and one Five Elements Dharma Image Divine Pill."

Su Yan also showed a surprised expression after hearing this.

He was not surprised to be appointed to the position of head of the government, given the strength of the Dharma Aspect Realm experts.

However, being in charge of a single department is a completely different matter; it means that he has begun to wield power within the Demon Suppression Guard.

If all three thousand men in the department are loyal to him, then even a Golden Body Realm martial artist cannot easily interfere within the Demon Suppression Guard.

At the same time, by leveraging the power of the Demon Suppression Guard, influence can be expanded to all aspects, with the benefits being potential.

"The Demon Suppression Guard is in short supply, and I'm afraid we can't spare that many people from our reserves."

Su Yan hit the nail on the head, and Fu Conghan showed an expression of admiration before saying, "That's right. The Zhan Xun Gui lineage didn't intend to give you a position. Lord Zhao argued for you and that's how you got this post. However, you need to gather the troops of the four banners within three months."

"What if we can't recruit enough people?"

"Then I'll become the deputy to the head of the government."

Not every head of the mansion can cultivate their own power within the Demon Suppression Guard; most head of the mansion are elders or guest advisors.

Su Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, then said, "One flag, one dantian, more than half of the true meaning, this is not easy to find."

There are many martial artists in the Dali Dynasty, but in reality, they are only at the Danqiao Realm and the Zhenyi Realm.

Su Yan can attract a group of people by promising them benefits, but they will never be loyal and may even become a burden.

Fu Conghan understood this deeply; when he was appointed to the Seventh Division, wasn't he in the same boat?

He said coldly, "It's an open scheme, of course, to force you to bow your head and admit defeat, and then stand with them."

Although the Seventh Division was not created from scratch, its original personnel had been scattered or reassigned to other demon-suppressing divisions, leaving only about two hundred people.

He worked on tasks while simultaneously gathering manpower, which gradually allowed him to establish a firm foothold.

He vividly remembers the hard times that followed.

"If you can't find them all, I'll help you figure something out."

"Thank you very much"

Fu Conghan left a reward and also informed Su Yan.

No sooner had he left than Su Yan smiled slightly.

Some people wanted the Beast King Sect to get more involved, but Su Yan was just gathering people; why would he need the sect's help?

The Sacred Insect Path has nurtured countless martial artists, and now they are thinking about how to expand their influence in the royal city. Isn't this the perfect opportunity?

So he activated his insect consciousness seed and immediately contacted Nangong Hongyue, saying, "Order the cunning old man brothers, Wulike, Lingyuer, Wang Cang and others to lead the disciples of the Holy Insect Path into the royal city in batches."

(End of this chapter)