As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

Chapter 119 The Completion of the Twelve Regular Scriptures

The eerie green light emitted by the Yellow Springs Lantern instantly enveloped the entire morgue.

This time, they actually felt a touch of warmth from the light that should have been cold and gloomy.

Shen Qing and the others were all taken aback.

Shen Qingtang held out her hands, and the pale green paper lantern floated above her palms, its pale green light cascading out like flowing water.

Fang Shu instinctively wanted to stop them, at least to find out what they were doing first.

"Don't move, she is settling the souls of the dead."

Just then, Li Jianghan, who was also recuperating at the base, appeared at the door at some unknown time.

"The aura of the Yellow Springs here is unusually strong."

He slowly walked in, glanced at the bewildered Shen Qingtang, and continued, "Although the recovery of spiritual energy is not very high at present, ordinary people will not be affected much."

But it's different for those with supernatural powers; after death, their souls are pulled into the realm of evil thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qing and the others' expressions changed slightly. Li Jianghan explained, "The strong may survive inside and retain their individuality, but the weak will suffer a fate worse than death, and may even become remnants of their souls, never to find peace again."

"Although we don't know how the Underworld deals with the souls of the dead, if you have no other means of dealing with them, this is the best option."

The morgue fell silent instantly. After listening to Li Jianghan's explanation, everyone looked at Shen Qingtang.

The other party looked completely bewildered, clearly relying on instinct to collect the souls of the dead, and no information could be obtained from them.

Having witnessed the environment of the Evil Realm firsthand, Shen Qing and the others nodded, agreeing that this might indeed be the best arrangement for the time being.

time flies.

There is still a week until the internal selection of the Bureau of Management. Since the Binhai Branch has already determined the candidates, Shen Qing does not need to participate in the competition.

In the days that followed, he devoted himself entirely to cultivation and paid no attention to anything else.

Even though the situation about the demon has been quite heated online, after all, many people near the police cordon saw the multi-armed demon.

However, due to the weather, the photos only showed outlines, so most people took them as fake information.

Cultivation, and more cultivation.

Even though the bureau knew that Shen Qing's cultivation time was short and his contribution points were not high, they specially allocated a batch of Meridian Opening Pills to him.

It was said to be a special allocation, but in reality, it was distributed by the team leaders and high-ranking members from their own quotas, totaling ten Meridian Opening Pills.

Because the subsidies are a rule set by headquarters, they cannot change it.

Until the day before the internal selection, in the afternoon, Shen Qing sat on the balcony of her new apartment building, facing the setting sun.

The cultivation speed is faster than expected.

The [Root of Ruohua] provides a 100% boost, and the [Chihu Spirit Blood] further enhances cultivation speed by refining impurities.

Even if he couldn't refine one Meridian Opening Pill every day, he had already opened all twelve meridians, forming a cycle within his body, but he was still missing a source.

However, Shen Qing did not intend to break through directly, but instead continued to try to open up the eight extraordinary meridians.

According to Li Jianghan, he didn't want to reach the middle third rank of cultivation; the eight extraordinary meridians were the foundation.

It is also the first hurdle between geniuses and ordinary supernatural beings; if one wants to overcome it later, it is extremely difficult.

As the sun gradually set in the west, golden rays shone down.

Shen Qing felt the power of the sun within his body. The [Root of Ruohua] possessed the power to bear the sun's essence, but so far, he didn't seem to feel any use for it.

He didn't dwell on it too much. After consolidating his cultivation, he should prepare for tomorrow's internal selection.

"From a total of twenty-four opponents at the mid-stage of the seventh rank, five will be selected."

Shen Qing returned to her room and began looking through the bureau's files.

Most of the personnel selected from various branches this time are deputy bureau chiefs, with the military rank of colonel and the administrative and salary level of deputy director-general in local administration.

Most are in the mid-stage of the seventh rank, while few are in the early stage.

The information has been updated and is clearly written: the seventh grade has three stages—the initial stage of opening the mind, opening the dantian, and beginning to transform primordial energy.

The mid-stage of Yuan Gathering, where the transformation of Yuan Power is fully completed, is fundamentally different from the ninth and eighth grades.

The final stage, "all rivers flow into the sea," refers to the Qi Sea, which is located in the Dantian and forms a circulation with the twelve regular meridians or the eight extraordinary meridians, ensuring a continuous flow of vital energy.

To a certain extent, there is no need to worry about the depletion of one's talent abilities.

At the same time, the body forms a cycle to absorb spiritual energy, which can reduce the need for food. Otherwise, even powerful supernatural beings have a problem getting food.

However, at present, the strength of the revival of spiritual energy in modern times is not enough, so those above the seventh rank should avoid taking action if possible.

Before long, Shen Qing had finished looking through the entire list.

Of the thirty-four men, he was the only one of the eighth rank, but there was another major besides him, so they weren't exactly strangers.

It was Huo Xiu, the first place winner in the martial arts competition in the first half of the year, whom Xie Chong had mentioned in his previous materials.

However, even in this selection process where there were no restrictions on training time, this person's performance was not particularly outstanding.

Like him, too young.

Looking at the battle records above, Shen Qing frowned slightly. Several deputy directors of the various branches had records of single-handedly killing multiple seventh-rank demons of the same level in a short period of time.

Behind each name lies real battle achievements and bloodshed.

He realized he shouldn't underestimate anyone, but he remained confident in himself.

The world is changing, and along the way, in addition to the responsibilities that come with his identity, he has gradually realized that the essence of a supernatural being is to fight.

Demons and evil spirits don't care whether you back down or think about peace.

"Dinner's ready!"

Just as he was lost in thought, the female warrior's voice suddenly came from the living room. Shen Qing's serious expression vanished instantly. "The documents aren't urgent. Let's eat first."

The next day.

Since the passage to the evil realm is located in Binhai City, this internal selection, and even the subsequent martial arts competition, will be held in Binhai.

There were thirty-three seventh-rank officials and one eighth-rank official. Five people were selected from these thirty-four to represent the government in the battle.

Looking across the entire Xia Kingdom, all the top-tier seventh-rank warriors were mobilized, making this the highest-level selection process ever.

Since a seventh-rank fighter's casual strike is comparable to a hand grenade, the competition could no longer be held inside the base and was instead arranged in the suburbs.

In an abandoned industrial area, barricades were set up in advance to prevent people from entering.

The weather was great when we set off.

As the host, the Binhai branch mobilized almost its entire force, except for the personnel maintaining the normal patrols at headquarters and the helpers sent by headquarters.

Many people went to witness the competition between the top experts in the history of the Bureau of Disorder.

However, on the bus, Xie Chong and the others had somewhat subtle expressions.

"As for Aoko, we'll just do our best."

As Xie Chong spoke, the others followed suit.

"Captain, it's alright, you're still young! You'll have plenty of opportunities in the future."

"That's right, Aoko, strictly speaking, we're both still newcomers! Just the fact that you're even participating in this competition is amazing!"

Shen Qing looked completely bewildered as she listened to their words.

Director Xu Weimin came over, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "It's alright. No matter what the outcome is, you will be a great hero to Binhai."

Shen Qing felt increasingly uneasy as she listened. Was this a preemptive attempt to comfort him, believing he would lose?