The back of the mountain,
Three rotting corpses, neither human nor ghost, covered in dust, with a distinct notch missing from their heads, were dug out.
The two cultivators from the Demon Slaying Division were also slightly startled when they saw the identical wounds on the heads of these three demons.
Looking at the wounds on their heads, it was clear these three demons were killed in a single blow.
One could imagine that when these three demons faced the sect leader of Feisha Sect, they were probably killed before they could even resist.
A single fatal blow; such strength was likely beyond the capabilities of even the Five Organs of Body Tempering.
"Fellow Daoist Wang..."
"Yes, do you two have any other matters?" Wang Cheng glanced at them with some surprise and confusion.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, if it's convenient to ask, what is Sect Leader Li's cultivation realm?"
The cultivation world doesn't emphasize playing the underdog; it values strength above all else. The stronger one is, the more respect they command.
Upon hearing this, Wang Cheng's lips curled into a proud smile.
"Heh, the Sect Leader Senior Brother is exceptionally talented. He broke through Body Tempering and entered the Foundation Establishment realm many years ago."
"Foundation Establishment True Person!"
Foundation Establishment True Person.
Such strength was extremely rare even within local Demon Slaying Divisions. Moreover, some leaders of small local Demon Slaying Divisions only possessed the strength of nascent Foundation Establishment.
The sect leader of the sole sect in a remote region was actually a Foundation Establishment True Person.
Wang Xun and Zhang Teng exchanged glances again, a trace of shock surfacing in their eyes.
...
Carrying the bodies of the three demons, the two from the Demon Slaying Division approached Li Qi again.
However, their tone now carried a hint of respect.
"Thank you, Sect Leader Li. However, we will not take the demon corpses for free. After we bring these three demon bodies back, the Demon Slaying Division will send appropriate rewards in a few days."
Hearing this, Li Qi still appeared indolent, merely nodding slightly as if he didn't care.
In reality, the so-called rewards held no appeal for him.
The rewards were not as good as gaining one more attribute point each day.
"There's no rush for the rewards. Just give them directly to Wang Cheng when they arrive."
"Since matters are concluded, we will not keep you any longer. Wang Cheng, see our guests out."
Li Qi said, preparing to dismiss them.
But Wang Xun and Zhang Teng remained standing, not moving.
"Is there something else?"
Li Qi cast a slight glance at the two.
The two exchanged glances, and Zhang Teng said.
"We wonder if Sect Leader Li would be interested in joining the Demon Slaying Division and serving to protect the safety of the common people. With Sect Leader Li's strength, you could even become the commander of a region's Demon Slaying Division."
Li Qi decisively refused. He was unwilling to even recruit new disciples, let alone serve the Great Jing Dynasty's Demon Slaying Division. It was quite nice to be a slacker in Feisha Sect.
He could wait tens of thousands of years, and then when he could shatter heaven and earth with a single punch, he could go out.
"Not interested. Besides, the number of demons in the Great Jing Dynasty is not large currently, and the Demon Slaying Division doesn't lack me, does it?"
Hearing this, Zhang Teng chuckled wryly.
"Sect Leader Li, you are mistaken on this point. In fact, compared to the past, the number of demons generated within our Great Jing in recent decades has increased severalfold."
"Take these three demons for example. If they had appeared in the past, they would have been swiftly eliminated by experts."
"But now, due to the surge in demon numbers, and also because a few years ago, the nine chief commanders of our Demon Slaying Division, along with many experts, have been in seclusion for cultivation with the National Teacher."
"The shortage of experts in the Demon Slaying Division has led to these few demons being allowed to escape and endanger the populace."
From Zhang Teng's words, Li Qi finally understood.
It turned out the situation in the Great Jing Dynasty was not as peaceful and prosperous as it appeared.
Furthermore, due to the shortage of personnel in the Demon Slaying Division.
It wasn't just Li Qi and his sect.
The Demon Slaying Division had long dispatched many people to various cultivation sects to invite experts to eliminate demons and protect the Dao.
But this had nothing to do with Li Qi.
In short, Li Qi only grasped one meaning.
That was, the Demon Slaying Division was currently short of cultivators, and one person had to do the work of several. Burden-bearers, come quickly.
Even with excellent benefits and treatment, Li Qi did not want to be a burden-bearer and work himself to death.
It was only if demons approached the vicinity of Feisha Sect, as they had before, that Li Qi would not stand idly by.
Seeing that Li Qi truly had no desire to join the Demon Slaying Division, Zhang Teng and Wang Xun finally gave up.
With a sigh, they said they had been greatly disturbed and took their leave.
...
In the following time, Feisha Sect returned to its usual leisurely state.
A month later, the so-called rewards from the Demon Slaying Division arrived.
The rewards were simple and direct.
Money! Spirit stones!
Ten spirit stones.
Li Qi was surprised when he saw these ten spirit stones.
Converting it, for teaching his three junior brothers for ten years.
A total of one hundred and twenty months, each of them needed to give him 15 spirit stones per month.
The total amounted to 5400 spirit stones, equivalent to 54 spirit stones.
And the reward for the three demons he casually killed was one-fifth of the spirit stones he had accumulated over ten years.
As expected of the Demon Slaying Division, rich and powerful.
However, this indirectly indicated the current scarcity of personnel in the Demon Slaying Division.
Only with a shortage of personnel could the Demon Slaying Division attract cultivators with such substantial rewards.
...
One year quickly passed.
Li Qi and his four junior brothers in Feisha Sect continued to cultivate steadily.
The Foundation Establishment realm was infinitely more difficult to improve than Body Tempering had been.
In one year, Li Qi's cultivation had slightly advanced, but he still remained at the third layer of Foundation Establishment.
And today.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for surviving one day, obtaining a random attribute point: Speed +1]
[Congratulations to the host, the "Speed" attribute points have accumulated to one thousand, triggering a reward: Strength Doubled!]
[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the special talent, Frenzied Speed! (Within sixty seconds, the host can gain a hundredfold speed boost, with a cooldown of one day)]
"Speed attribute points have also broken a thousand."
With the "Giant Brute" talent obtained last time, Li Qi was much less surprised this time.
"This time it's a hundredfold speed. If I add the hundredfold strength from last time and activate them simultaneously. How terrifying will I be?"
What if the other basic attribute points also broke a thousand...
Li Qi couldn't help but speculate inwardly.
But he didn't test it.
Because for him now.
Testing his strength on the mountain rocks and giant stones in the back mountain that couldn't resist was meaningless.
And also today.
Li Qi not only obtained the special talent "Frenzied Speed" for breaking the thousand mark in speed.
Among his three junior brothers, two of them, excluding Wang Cheng, also found Li Qi.
Their purpose today was to bid farewell.
And the reason for bidding farewell.
To join the Demon Slaying Division.