Soul Emperor Martial God

Demon Hunting Hall, Task Department.

The staff member glanced at Xiao Yi's Token and nodded.

"Hmm, Fourth Level Demon Hunter, Yi Xiao."

"Most tasks are picked up in Baiwu City's Demon Hunting Hall, how did you cross over a dozen cities to come to Qianle City?"

The staff member asked with curiosity.

Qianle City is the large city within the range of these dozen cities.

Qianle City, within the range of a dozen cities; above, it neighbors Baiwu City, which is surrounded by the dozen cities of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect; to the right, it connects to the Eighteen Cities of East Desolate where demon beasts run rampant.

Such a favorable environment has resulted in countless commercial families here, making the business extremely prosperous.

Therefore, this place is extremely luxurious, and it is famously known as a place for entertainment and enjoyment in Northern Mountain County.

Here, it seems like a big city sprouting with money.

As long as you have money, you can get all the wonderful things you never imagined.

"Just hunting demons along the way, passing through this place," Xiao Yi replied indifferently.

Purple Flame Yi Xiao was well-known in both Baiwu City and Mystic Breakthrough City.

But in Qianle City, he was not a famous person.

After all, Yi Xiao was just a genius and not actually a mighty figure renowned in the region.

"Oh." The staff member of the Task Department nodded, then carefully checked the Task Manual.

"A total of 100 Fourth Level Tasks, all completed."

"This is your task bounty, and the Task Points have also been recorded."

"Is there anything else I can assist you with?"

"No," Xiao Yi shook his head and looked around.

Indeed, as he expected, each Demon Hunting Hall almost had the same layout.

He, familiar with the routine, went to the task column, picked up a large number of tasks, and then quickly left the Demon Hunting Hall.

...

Time flew by, and before he knew it, he had spent two months in Qianle City.

He completed nearly a hundred Fifth Level Tasks.

All were tasks issued by larger commercial families in Qianle City to the Demon Hunting Hall, seeking Alchemists.

The Elixirs refined were at least fourth-grade, mostly at the Peak of Fourth-grade, and even included Fifth-grade Elixirs.

Xiao Yi now understood just how wealthy the profession of an Alchemist could be.

The bounties for those Fifth-grade alchemy tasks were at least above ten thousand taels, easily amounting to tens of thousands of taels.

In two months, he accumulated more than ten thousand Task Points; together with the previous two months, he had a total of over thirteen thousand points.

A Fifth Level Task was worth a hundred Task Points.

As for money, he saved up several million taels, significantly increasing his wealth.

In fact, within the whole Northern Mountain County, there were only a few Fifth-grade Alchemists, all of whom were distinguished guests of the Overlord Forces.

Ordinary people, let alone inviting them, even if they could, the cost would be enormous.

Therefore, in the past two months, the name Yi Xiao became one of the most sought-after within the range of a dozen cities in Qianle City.

However, just as Yi Xiao's fame was rising, he suddenly disappeared without a trace, and no one could find him.

...

In the wilderness, a figure was sprinting at high speed.

The figure was, naturally, Xiao Yi.

He was rushing back to Baiwu City from the dozen cities around Qianle City.

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It had been four months since he left the Sword Sect, and he still hadn't achieved Breaking Core and Transforming Meridians.

And now, he had even more important matters to attend to.

Because, calculating the time, it had been nearly a year since he left the Xiao Family.

The protection period of the Demon Hunting Order, which lasted for one year, did not have many months left.

The Demon Hunting Order was something he exchanged at the Demon Hunting Hall three months after leaving the Xiao Family.

He needed to rush back to the Baiwu City Demon Hunting Hall to ask the Chief Steward how to extend the duration of the Demon Hunting Order.

Whether he had to wait for it to expire after a few months before he could exchange for another one, or if he could exchange in advance and have the new Demon Hunting Order sent back to his family.

As always, the safety of the Xiao Family was the matter of greatest concern to Xiao Yi.

Ten days later, Xiao Yi returned to Baiwu City.

...

Baiwu City, inside the Demon Hunting Hall.

It was still that same woman who led Xiao Yi to the back office of the staff quarters.

Still, it was the room situated in the very center.

But in front of Xiao Yi, it was no longer that 'sleazy and cunning' old man, but instead a middle-aged man.

"Is the Chief Steward not here?" Xiao Yi asked with a frown.

The middle-aged man was actually the person in charge of this Demon Hunting Hall and the real Chief Steward.

However, he smiled and said, "I am the Chief Steward."

"The one from last time has been transferred to another Demon Hunting Hall, and I was transferred here from a different Demon Hunting Hall."

The middle-aged man did not reveal the true identity of the elder from the last time but changed the subject.

"Purple Flame Yi Xiao, the brightest talent of our Baiwu City and also a Deacon of our Demon Hunting Hall."

"What brings you here today?"

Xiao Yi frowned slightly. Although he was surprised not to see the elder from last time,

he still chose to trust the middle-aged man in front of him.

The Demon Hunting Hall, one of the oldest forces on the continent. It did not interact with any force, nor did it have any interest relationships with anyone.

Its existence was solely to assist all Demon Hunters in the world, as well as to hunt down the demon beasts.

Therefore, Xiao Yi did not have to be cautious and decided to voice the doubts he harbored.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded and said, "Ah, I see. It's about that."

"The Demon Hunting Order indeed only has one year of protection time. However, you don't need to come here specifically for this matter anymore."

"The Task Points required to extend the Demon Hunting Order will be directly deducted from your Token."

"Eh?" Xiao Yi showed a puzzled look and asked, "Wasn't it said that once the Demon Hunting Order expires, one must personally come to exchange it and return it to the family?"

The middle-aged man suddenly stood up, walked over to Xiao Yi, and patted him heavily on the shoulder.

Then he smiled and said, "You are the youngest Deacon in the history of Northern Mountain County's Demon Hunting Hall."

"Of course, you have certain privileges."

"Uh." Xiao Yi was taken aback. This Chief Steward was quite amiable.

But Xiao Yi did not have any suspicions. After all, the nine Grand Deacons of the Demon Hunting Hall were big shots who nobody dared to impersonate, nor would they deceive someone as insignificant as him.

At that moment, seeing Xiao Yi's hesitance, the middle-aged man immediately said, "The Demon Hunting Order consists of a mother-child Token. The mother Token possesses special power that will naturally dissipate over time."

"Once the power within is completely gone, it signifies that this Demon Hunting Order has expired."

"You may check your mother Token at any time to see whether there is still power within."

"If there is, it means that the Demon Hunting Order is still effective."

Xiao Yi nodded; he knew this.

This was recorded in the explanatory books of the Demon Hunting Hall, and it was the most direct way for exchangers to judge the validity of the Demon Hunting Order.

The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "In the future, you won't have to come here especially for matters regarding the Demon Hunting Order."

"Thank you, Chief Steward." Xiao Yi politely bowed.

The middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "Is there anything else?"

"Yes." Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Since I've come all the way here to the Demon Hunting Hall, I'd like to see if there's anything worth exchanging."

"Oh," the middle-aged man laughed, "I've seen your record; these past few months, your Task Points have been skyrocketing."

"Having completed so many tasks for the Demon Hunting Hall, naturally, you should receive the fitting rewards."

"Miaomiao, bring over the Exchange Album," the middle-aged man instructed the woman beside him.

Soon after, the woman brought over the Exchange Album.

Xiao Yi had actually been eyeing something to exchange for some time.

The last time he exchanged for the Demon Hunting Order, he had already made a rough note of the treasures listed in the Exchange Album.

And what he wished to exchange for was...

"I want to exchange for this, the Illusion Feather Wings."

The Illusion Feather Wings, a rare Earth Rank Martial Technique. Not of the offensive type, but a supportive one.

Those who master it can create wings of illusion and soar through the skies.

"Illusion Feather Wings?" The middle-aged man was taken aback and asked in confusion, "This item is more or less useless; what do you want it for?"

"With your Cultivation at the Sixth Layer of Mysterious Profundity, you can already fly through the sky at will."

Months before, Xiao Yi's defeat of Murong Sha was known to everyone in Baiwu City.

Naturally, the Chief Steward assumed he was at the Sixth Layer Cultivation.

"Oh, right. Although this Martial Technique has low offensive power, it can greatly assist with flying."

"You are a Demon Hunter, and it can be very useful, whether for chasing down targets or for escaping."

"Are you sure you want to exchange for it?" asked the middle-aged man.

"Mhm," Xiao Yi nodded.

"Alright, the Illusion Feather Wings technique will be brought to you shortly. Accordingly, ten thousand Task Points will be deducted from your Token."

Xiao Yi knew his limits. He had a total of thirteen thousand Task Points.

Two thousand were for extending the Demon Hunting Order's time, and ten thousand were for exchanging for the Illusion Feather Wings.

Once the exchange procedures were completed, Xiao Yi bowed to the middle-aged man, politely said his farewell, and left the Demon Hunting Hall.

...

Inside the room, the middle-aged man watched Xiao Yi's departure and smiled faintly.

The woman beside him chuckled and said, "Chief Steward, that must be the first time I've seen you lie. This way, Mr. Yi Xiao has been deceived once by both the Sub Hall Master and you."

The middle-aged man gave a wry smile and said, "Is that considered lying?"

"Although I don't know why my master wishes to help this young man, since my master has ordered me not to reveal the truth, I had no choice but to make up a lie."

In fact, the rules of the Demon Hunting Order could not be altered by anyone.

After the protection time expires, the exchanger must personally come to exchange it and return it to their family.

However, the mother Token that the Sub Hall Master had exchanged for Xiao Yi in the beginning was of the Hall Master Level, with a valid duration of five years.

Naturally, for these five years, Xiao Yi had no need to exchange it again.

The middle-aged man, who was the Chief Steward, had no choice but to fabricate a story.