"I want this Gu Yuan!"
A voice echoed in the main hall of the Demon Suppressing Division headquarters, startling the birds on the treetops outside.
Guan Ye said excitedly.
"You want him? What about me then? What do I get if you take him?" A middle-aged strong man opposite him said with equal excitement.
The middle-aged strong man was named Cui Hua, a Heavenly Rank Demon Suppressor among the inspecting Demon Suppressors at the headquarters of the Demon Suppressing Division.
The Heavenly Rank Demon Suppressor was already the highest position among Demon Suppressors. Positions higher than that were Demon Keepers, powerful figures who suppressed a prefecture alone.
Guan Ye, who was arguing with him, was also a Heavenly Rank Demon Suppressor and was in charge of the inspecting Demon Suppressors.
The two of them controlled all the inspecting Demon Suppressors in the headquarters of the Demon Suppressing Division. However, as the strength of the generated anomalous entities grew, it became rare for Demon Suppressors to become inspecting Demon Suppressors.
Someone like Gu Yuan, who joined the inspecting Demon Suppressors, was the only one in the past month.
This was the headquarters of the Demon Suppressing Division for the entire Great Qian. Most Demon Suppressors would come here, but in the past month, only Gu Yuan became an inspecting Demon Suppressor. One could imagine how difficult the current situation was for inspecting Demon Suppressors.
If there was no influx of new blood, they, as the leaders of the inspecting Demon Suppressors, would be merely nominal. Therefore, as the only new inspecting Demon Suppressor in the past month, he had become the object of their contention.
Both of them wanted to take as many as they could. If there were no more recruits later, they could hold on for a little longer.
For this reason, the two began to argue again, both wanting to have Gu Yuan join their ranks.
On the main seat of the hall, a middle-aged man with a stern appearance looked at the two bickering like market fishwives and felt a headache. He had no choice.
If the Demon Suppressors didn't want to become inspecting Demon Suppressors, they couldn't force them to.
The fault was not theirs, nor that of the chosen Demon Suppressors. It could only be said that the world was becoming increasingly difficult.
"You two! Stop arguing. You need to ask Gu Yuan's opinion, right? You're both Heavenly Rank Demon Suppressors, and you're still arguing like fishwives. If you keep arguing, you can both get out!"
Guan Ye and Cui Hua immediately became as obedient as chicks, after all, the one sitting above was the boss of the Demon Suppressing Division: Jiang Yuyang!
He was also one of the strongest individuals in the entire Great Qian court, in charge of the highest martial force institution in Great Qian: the Demon Suppressing Division.
He was also the only existing King Rank Demon Keeper.
The ranks of Demon Keepers were not as complicated as Demon Suppressors. There were only two ranks: Marquis Rank Demon Keeper and King Rank Demon Keeper.
The standard for a Marquis Rank Demon Keeper was to suppress a prefecture alone, while a King Rank Demon Keeper suppressed a country alone!
There were very few Marquis Rank Demon Keepers in the entire Great Qian, let alone King Rank Demon Keepers. Currently, only Jiang Yuyang remained.
There had been several King Rank Demon Keepers before, but as time passed, some died and some were injured.
"Alright, neither of you argue anymore. I'll call Gu Yuan over tomorrow. Since one person cannot be allocated, he will belong to both of you. Each of you will take him for one mission at a time. Also, I've checked Gu Yuan's information, and his talent is excellent. The two of you will train him together and help him master the Way of Blood Qi fluctuation as soon as possible!"
"Understood!" x2
With that said, Guan Ye and Cui Hua had nothing more to say, as Jiang Yuyang was their direct superior.
As Demon Suppressors, the most important thing was to obey orders.
Gu Yuan, at home, was unaware that his future development had already been arranged.
Gu Yuan had already consumed all fifteen Blood Qi Pills. The medicinal power contained in these Blood Qi Pills was like a small sun, emitting heat in his stomach.
His skin became hot, and even a little red.
Gu Yuan's expression was calm, as if the situation within his body had no effect on him.
He was continuously circulating the "Extreme Yang Art" to absorb the medicinal power of the Blood Qi Pills with all his might.
He was integrating this medicinal power into his own Blood Qi.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A sound like that of a great river flowing through the room could be heard.
A red light emanated from Gu Yuan's body, illuminating the entire room. The temperature in the room also increased with Gu Yuan's breathing.
The "Extreme Yang Art," this special cultivation technique, also revealed its power as Gu Yuan continuously improved his strength.
The artistic conception of extreme yang and extreme hardness was constantly manifesting.
Gu Yuan's current blood qi temperature was far higher than that of his peers, which gave him great control over yin and evil beings like anomalous entities and demons.
Time ticked by.
Whoosh!
The sound of blood flowing within Gu Yuan's body could be heard, and the red light emanating from him slowly disappeared.
Buzz!
A blood qi banner appeared behind Gu Yuan, emitting extremely high temperatures, much more solidified than before he consumed the pills.
Gu Yuan estimated that one more session would allow him to break through to the Blood Qi Smoke stage.
This was why Gu Yuan dared to consume fifteen Blood Qi Pills at once.
After all, Gu Yuan himself was a strong cultivator whose blood qi had reached the Dharma Aspect Realm, and he was very familiar with the steps of blood qi improvement.
He could consume a large number of pills to increase his total blood qi without any worries. For anyone else, there would only be one consequence.
That was to explode and die!
After all, the quality of Gu Yuan's divine soul was not something that could be possessed by the Blood Qi Realm. He could accurately control the absorption of medicinal power within his body and had no danger of exploding.
Gu Yuan retracted the blood qi battle banner behind him, stood up, and his bones made a sound like popping beans.
This was the result of being tempered by blood qi. It usually occurred when Gu Yuan improved his blood qi or went into seclusion. (Answering the readers, this is why there is a popping bean sound.)
Feeling the blood qi within his body, Gu Yuan smiled, picked up a change of clothes, and took a shower in the bathroom.
Returning to the room, he planned to rest for a while, as he had been traveling long distances for the past two days. Tomorrow, he planned to go to the Scripture Repository of the Demon Suppressing Division to find some martial skills.
The night passed without incident...
The next morning, Gu Yuan woke up early.
He bought some breakfast on the street, eating as he walked towards the Demon Suppressing Division.
At this time, in the main hall of the Demon Suppressing Division.
The three of them, who had not slept all night, stared at each other.
"No, do you two really need to do this?"
Jiang Yuyang's face was filled with speechlessness. He really had no way with these two.
To prevent the other party from coming early and establishing a good foundation with Gu Yuan, they had stayed with him, the head of the Demon Suppressing Division, in this main hall all night without sleeping.
"Division Master, you yourself said that Gu Yuan's talent is excellent, so we must try our best to win him over!" Guan Ye said with reason.
"Mmm, me too." Cui Hua agreed, nodding his head like a chick pecking at rice.
"Sigh, I'm really impressed!" Jiang Yuyang sighed to the heavens.