Evil Immortal!

After disembarking, Meng Yuan arrived at the city gate.

Normally, outsiders like him would need a travel permit to enter the city and would have to pay an entry fee, but when Meng Yuan took out the jade token that Gu Zhengyang had given him, it was no problem, and he was allowed to enter directly.

At the same time that Meng Yuan entered Linjiang City...

In a secluded room, amidst swirling smoke, a three-foot-tall statue of a deity appears and disappears.

This statue, or rather, this demon statue, is in the form of a white bone skeleton, its entire body as white as jade, warm and intact, with a pair of bone hands forming a lotus mudra, sitting cross-legged on a white bone lotus platform.

Although it was just a skeleton, it didn't exude any evil, ferocity, malice, or death. Instead, it emanated a sense of compassion and holiness.

But the more contradictory it is, the more it gives people an extremely contradictory, eerie, and terrifying feeling!

It is the statue of the White Bone Bodhisattva!

In front of the statue of the White Bone Bodhisattva, an old man in black robes sat cross-legged.

The old man was dressed in tattered clothes, short in stature, and unremarkable in appearance. A bone staff lay beside him, but he was surrounded by a chilling and unpredictable aura.

Seemingly sensing something, the old man suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of cold, triangular eyes: "Someone come here!"

Several subordinates pushed open the door and entered, prostrating themselves in reverence.

"Your subordinate greets the Incense Master!"

The old man waved his hand and distributed several bone fragments, which landed in front of the group. He said, "Find the person who can cause the bone talisman to change, life or death is irrelevant. Especially the ancestral master statue on this person—you must bring it back!"

"Yes, Master!"

......

On the other side, Meng Yuangang sensed something was amiss as soon as he entered Linjiang City.

The white bone Bodhisattva statue in the storage bag trembled slightly, as if it had a subtle connection with something.

"Even the storage bag couldn't keep out my presence. It seems the people of the Ten Thousand Evils Cave have already discovered my arrival..."

Meng Yuan was initially surprised, but quickly dismissed it.

He naturally knew what secrets were hidden in the statue of the White Bone Bodhisattva.

The reason I came to Linjiang City this time, besides joining the Demon Suppression Division, was for the quest "[Fang of the Bone Fang]", and this statue of the White Bone Bodhisattva is related to this quest.

With this White Bone Bodhisattva statue, you will definitely attract the attention of the Ten Thousand Evil Cave as long as you come to the territory of Linjiang City, and you will be able to complete the quest [Bone Fang].

However, the people of Wanxie Cave are, after all, a bunch of rats hiding in the shadows, unable to see the light of day. It's impossible for them to search for him openly and honestly; finding him will definitely take some effort.

Therefore, Meng Yuan did not take it to heart.

He navigated the streets with practiced ease, turned a corner, and headed straight for the branch hall of the Demon Suppression Division.

Soon after, Meng Yuan arrived in front of a palace.

This is a vast complex of buildings, with the outer walls and halls constructed from some kind of black mountain rock, exuding a solemn and ancient atmosphere, and a sense of weightiness that has withstood the test of time, like a giant beast lying prostrate here.

At the entrance stood two guards, both tall and imposing, clad in scale armor, wielding broad-bladed, long-handled giant axes. They stood motionless like statues, exuding a faint aura of ferocity.

Just standing there quietly, he exudes a sense of strength, composure, and awe-inspiring power!

Meng Yuan stepped forward, took out the jade token given to him by Gu Zhengyang, and placed it in front of the two men. "I am Meng Yuan, and I have come here specifically to undergo the assessment. Please inform me of my presence."

"Please wait a moment, sir."

A guard saw the jade token in Meng Yuan's hand, glanced at Meng Yuan with a look of surprise, then said something and turned to leave.

Not many guards arrived, along with an elderly man in a brocade robe, round-faced and wearing a round hat, who appeared somewhat wealthy.

"My surname is Shen, and my given name is Chong. I am the auditing clerk of the Demon Suppression Division. You must be Young Master Meng Yuan. Please follow me."

The old man in the brocade robe smiled and pointed ahead, leading the way.

"You're too kind, Lord Shen. Just call me Meng Yuan."

Meng Yuan followed half a step behind, unable to figure out the old man's background, but that didn't stop him from responding politely.

Seeing this, Shen Chong's smile deepened: "Young Master Meng, there's no need to be so polite. Lord Gu specifically instructed me a few days ago to take you to take the assessment. For Lord Gu to value you so highly, it's clear that you must be an outstanding person. I am not worthy of your words."

The meaning was crystal clear: the other party was being so polite because of Gu Zhengyang. In other words, he was also considered one of Gu Zhengyang's men.

Gu Zhengyang was a commander of a thousand households, a fifth-rank official, which was comparable to a department-level position in Meng Yuan's previous life. He was definitely a powerful figure in Linjiang City.

"I love making friends."

Meng Yuan, ever the opportunist, seized Shen Chong's hand and said earnestly, "Brother Shen, if you don't mind, from now on we'll be friends."

Upon noticing the round, hard object in his hand that resembled a spirit stone, Shen Chong's smile became even more genuine.

"Haha... I don't mind at all, of course I don't mind. I'm a few years older than you, so I'll shamelessly call you Brother Meng!"

He laughed and put it away without leaving a trace.

After this battle, the atmosphere between the two became noticeably more harmonious.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries along the way and soon arrived at a large hall.

As Meng Yuan stepped across the doorway, a bronze mirror hanging above the doorway flashed with light, then allowed him to pass through.

Seeing this, Shen Chong felt a little relieved.

The assessment for joining the Demon Suppression Division is actually quite simple.

The main thing is identity verification. As long as the identity is clean and the person is not a member of the demonic path, it is acceptable.

This bronze mirror is called the Mirror of Penetration. It is a special magical artifact that can see through all kinds of illusions and point directly to the essence.

Even if someone uses secret techniques to change their appearance, form, and aura, they cannot hide it from this precious mirror!

After the two entered the hall, with Shen Chong's help, a middle-aged cultivator soon came and took a special magic weapon, a silver needle, which pierced Meng Yuan's finger.

After verifying his identity again and confirming that everything was correct, his name was registered.

Soon after, Meng Yuan received a palm-sized iron identity token. The front of the token featured a small sword, square and simple yet exuding a sharp edge, while the back was engraved with the words "Meng Yuan".

Once he received this identity token, it meant that from this moment on, Meng Yuan had jumped from the deputy captain of the river patrol team to an ordinary demon-suppressing guard of the Demon Suppressing Division, becoming a low-level civil servant under the Great Mu Demon Suppressing Division!

Next, Shen Chong led Meng Yuan to the library.

After joining the Demon Suppression Division, each member will have one opportunity to enter the library to select a cultivation method!

This is also what Meng Yuan was hoping for.

The library is a five-story building that houses various systems of cultivation techniques and Taoist books, including many top-notch cultivation methods. It is a veritable treasure trove!

From the outside, the pavilion looks ordinary and nothing special.

However, Meng Yuan knew very well that this building was heavily guarded, not only with various array formations and restrictions, but also with a master guarding it.