I became a martial arts saint while playing games.

Although Gu Yan had expected that there would be benefits for joining the training center, he did not expect the treatment to be so excellent.

The tranquilizing and energy-nourishing medicine he had previously taken cost 3888 yuan per vial. If this is the standard, and each of the seven people in the training room takes one dose per day, then the cost of this medicine alone would be 27,000 yuan per day.

Chu Yue said, "Actually, it's not entirely from the training room. Since you transferred to the martial arts department, the school would provide each student with three doses of calming and energy-nourishing medicine per week. So the training room actually gives each of us four doses a week, which adds up to one dose per day."

Gu Yan understood and said, "Even so, that's still a lot."

"Yes, our research lab is known for its excellent benefits within the academy," Chu Yue said. "One reason is undoubtedly because Professor Zhong holds a prestigious position in the academy, and secondly... we have to thank our senior sister."

"Senior Sister?" This was the second time Gu Yan had heard someone mention Senior Sister. "Is she the one who published a paper in 'Martial Arts Profound Pivot'?"

Chu Yue said, "Yes. If it weren't for a genius student like Senior Sister Su, who put in so much effort and produced such great results, how could the school have allocated so much funding to our research lab?"

Senior Sister Su is the top dog in our college... no, I mean, in our Linjiang University. Just because of her, the university should naturally treat our research group with special favor.

"That amazing?"

Gu Yan wasn't sure if Chu Yue was exaggerating. Judging from her words, this senior sister, whom he had never met, actually sounded like the top student in the school.

"Alright," Chu Yue said with a sweet smile, "I've said most of what I needed to say. Junior brother, if there's anything you don't understand, just ask."

Gu Yan said, "Thank you for your trouble, Senior Sister. I have another question. I wonder if we can try out the Gathering Yuan Room today?"

Chu Yue said, "Of course, you can put it on your weekly allowance. You can also pick up your weekly dose of Tranquilizing Essence Elixir later, so you can use it in the Gathering Essence Room."

She took out her phone and said, "Junior, let's add each other on the phone. I'll send you the internal link for the benefits and welfare of our martial arts students. You can also ask me online if you have any questions."

Gu Yan said, "Then thank you very much, Senior Sister."

Gu Yan added her as a friend and received four vials of medicine. These were the four vials allocated by the research lab; the school would also be providing three more this week, which Chu Yue said should arrive in the next couple of days.

Gu Yan thanked him, took the medicine, and then went into the Gathering Yuan Room.

He entered his name and student ID number into the electronic lock at the door, and the Juyuan Room immediately started. The door closed and locked, and the timer began its countdown.

It's likely that no one can open the door from the outside during this time.

This was Gu Yan's first time using the Gathering Yuan Chamber. He wasted no time, downing a bottle of calming and energy-nourishing medicine in one gulp. Then he closed his eyes, circulated his internal energy, and the game was already logged in.

Sure enough, with the blessing of the Gathering Yuan Room, the effect of calming the mind and concentrating the essence was more significant than when he was at home. In just a short while, he felt his mind was clear and his spirit was refreshed and full of energy.

After entering the game for a short while, he discovered that he was in the Gathering Yuan Room, in a rich environment of artificially condensed Yuan energy, and there was also special martial arts technology to guide the Qi into his body. At the same time, the internal Qi circulation of his character in the game also increased, and the speed at which he absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was slightly higher than usual.

This made Gu Yan's eyes light up.

It seems that this Gathering Yuan Room can not only help calm the mind and concentrate energy to accelerate energy replenishment, but it can also be used as a small buff during gameplay.

In places where the energy of heaven and earth is abundant, a martial artist's breathing efficiency will naturally be slightly higher. However, in ordinary combat, both sides are in the same environment, so if you are fast, your enemy will naturally be fast too, and therefore you won't gain any real advantage.

However, this means that as long as Gu Yan himself is sitting in the Gathering Yuan Room, his game character will always have a "faster absorption" buff no matter where he goes, and his internal energy circulation will naturally be faster than others.

Moreover, the Gathering Energy Chamber is an advanced technological product of modern martial arts, and its energy concentration is significantly higher than that of most natural energy-rich areas.

However, Gu Yan is currently using it for free, but only for a limited time. He doesn't know how much it costs to use the paid facilities in the academy, such as the Gathering Yuan Room.

It can accelerate cultivation, and consuming the Tranquilizing Essence Elixir can accelerate the recovery of the Energy Bar, while consuming the Vitality Elixir can accelerate the recovery of the Stamina Bar. In the game, it also comes with a built-in Mana Regeneration Buff.

Given its practicality, Gu Yan had already made up his mind. He set a small goal first: to earn enough money to use the Gathering Yuan Room at will, so he could immerse himself in it from morning till night, grinding games without regard to day or night.

I'll ask the academy about the fees for the Juyuan Room when I go out later.

After entering the game, Gu Yan returned to the inn. Li Shun was already waiting there and immediately stood up to greet him upon his arrival.

Shen Qinghan had also finished resting. But Gu Yan had been busy outside and only returned now, so she had been waiting here.

Li Shundao asked, "Lord Shen, did you sleep well last night?"

Unsettled, not at all. Shen Qinghan thought to himself.

She didn't sleep for half the night.

Shen Qinghan grew up in luxury. Although she ran away from home, she quickly joined the Demon Suppression Bureau and lived in a clean and elegant residence.

Qingxi County is remote, and the inn was old and worn, with beds as hard as stone slabs. The bedding smelled musty, and dust would fall when you turned over.

That would be one thing. The real problem is that the soundproofing here is terrible, and martial artists are naturally sharp-eared and sharp-eyed.

In the middle of the night, Shen Qinghan clearly heard the bed upstairs shaking incessantly, and a woman's voice making strange noises, sometimes calling out "my lord" and sometimes "my father," not knowing what she was up to.

Shen Qinghan wanted to go up and stop them, but then she thought that perhaps this was just how ordinary people in the city lived.

Since she had decided to leave home and venture into the world, she was determined to adapt to ordinary life and not cause trouble for the common people.

She had always longed for the chivalrous spirit of the martial arts world. Now that she was alone, she was most afraid of being told that she was a pampered young lady who was used to a life of luxury and could not bear the slightest hardship.

Therefore, despite the many discomforts, I forced myself to endure them.

So she closed her eyes and listened to the ghostly screams upstairs for most of the night.

When asked about it at this time, she simply replied, "It's alright."

Not wanting to appear delicate, she simply said "I'm fine" to cover up her sleepless night.

Li Shun had asked the shopkeeper to prepare food and had a simple breakfast with the two of them.

During the meal, Li Shun accompanied them while respectfully asking, "What are your orders today, gentlemen?"

He was actually asking about Shen Qinghan, because he could tell that Shen Qinghan's strength and status were above Gu Yan's.

Unexpectedly, Shen Qinghan seemed unaware of this and only reflexively turned her head to look at Gu Yan, as if asking for his opinion with her eyes.

To be honest, Li Shun was a little confused.

He had given up on himself in the Qingxi County government office, spending many years in the brothels. The women there were all sorts: slender as willow branches swaying in the wind, voluptuous as newly blossoming peonies, some as soft as cotton, some as upright as bamboo, and others as plump as peaches...

He thought that over the years he had seen all kinds of types.

But he had to admit that he had never seen anyone like Lord Shen of the Demon Suppression Division.

This Lord Shen can be best described in one sentence.

Slender branches bear abundant fruit.

She possessed an elegant demeanor, a noble bearing, and a figure that was both slender and curvaceous, exuding a transcendent air that was unmatched by others.

Shen Qinghan thought she had hidden it well, but Li Shun had seen a lot of people and could tell from her every move that this person was probably from a wealthy and noble background.

She came from a wealthy family, had a higher cultivation level than Gu Yan, and clearly held a higher position in the Demon Suppression Division. Even with such advantages, in Li Shun's view, although she couldn't be said to be completely obedient to Gu Yan, she was always compliant and exuded a strange kind of submissiveness.

Li Shun had to admit that he felt a little envious seeing this.

He admired Lord Gu more and more; though young, he was incredibly capable. Not only was his martial arts talent astonishing, but he also possessed innate charisma.

Mr. Li admires him.

Seeing that the other two asked about his arrangements, Gu Yan didn't stand on ceremony and simply said, "There's nothing else planned, just one thing."

He paused, then spoke clearly.

"Slay the demon."