Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

"Give it to me?" Ye Jun was surprised.

"Aren't you an Assistant Officer?" Yan Yu countered, "The Magic Treasure would be perfect for your use."

"Isn't your team's Zhao Yuanzhen also an Assistant Officer?" Ye Jun asked with a smile, "Why not keep it for her?"

Yan Yu knew what she wanted to hear, yet he simply said indifferently,

"You contributed to this battle, she didn't, so you get it first. If you don't want it, I can give it to her."

"Hmph." Upon hearing this, Ye Jun stopped the niceties and immediately began refining it, "Then I will accept it."

Since the Magic Treasure was currently without a master and Ye Jun's True Yuan was still plentiful, she faced no obstacles in refining it and soon had it under control.

"It's done." She activated the scroll with her True Yuan, letting it unfold naturally in the air, "The 'Hundred Lifetimes of Dust' scroll conceals a Grotto Heaven world within it. It can trap enemies inside, then conjure all the figures that have ever been painted on the scroll to besiege the enemies."

"A chicken rib," Yan Yu commented, "The illusions, despite their numbers, essentially lack Spiritual Wisdom. They're entirely insufficient against true masters, and frequent easy victories could breed an unmerited self-esteem, leading you to overestimate the strength of this Magic Treasure.... In short, I suggest using it cautiously."

"Got it," Ye Jun said cheerfully, "Also, this is the Yin Scroll; apparently, there's another one called the Yang Scroll. The scroll's full strength can only be unleashed when both are combined."

"The Yang Scroll likely isn't on this person," Yan Yu mused, "Otherwise, he wouldn't have waited until his dying moment without using it against his enemies. What about the Elixir Medicine?"

"Right here." Ye Jun activated the Magic Treasure again, and the surroundings suddenly changed to depict a valley with clear streams and lush greenery. There were numerous fields where various exotic Spirit Grasses were densely planted, and illusory cultivators as children toiling over the fields.

On a distant hill, stood a giant golden bronze alchemy furnace. Around it, children were delivering materials, fanning flames, spewing fire, and chanting spells. Their positions were scattered, but their actions were well-organized, offering a strangely classical aesthetic.

Now they understood why their opponent was adept in Alchemy Dao. Although these alchemy children lacked Spiritual Wisdom, they still retained basic knowledge, continuously producing Elixir Medicine—the scale was much smaller compared to the Wuyi Mountain Secret Realm, but it was self-sustaining, an advantage in itself.

"Now you've landed a bargain," Yan Yu joked, "This Magic Treasure may lack combat capability, but its significance in production and research is substantial. Just be careful that the Dingbei Army might 'borrow and not return' it after you hand it over."

"Then let's do this," Ye Jun immediately responded with a laugh, "Let's consider the Magic Treasure a loan from you. Surely the upper echelons wouldn't dare embezzle something from Divine General Dinghai, right?"

Yan Yu: ?

Although they were joking, this manner of speaking felt like a couple faking a divorce to split assets and liabilities...

After leaving the Magic Treasure Mysterious Realm and returning to the town's administrative building, Ye Jun reported the news of "capturing the Elixir Medicine seller," and the Dingbei Army indeed sent people immediately to confirm.

Then they took Ye Jun along with the 'Hundred Lifetimes of Dust' scroll.

The reason was not hard to guess: Since the scroll contained a lot of illusions, including those that could perform alchemy, it was also possible that there were other skilled individuals to consider. Researchers needed to verify each one.

As the Magic Treasure was already bonded, without Ye Jun, research was impossible, so naturally, Ye Jun had to set aside her current tasks and prioritize cooperating with the research.

Once Ye Jun left, the task of maintaining order before the competition fell to Yan Yu.

How could Yan Yu willingly manage such menial tasks? Thus, he summoned Feng Hang, the Ye sisters, Sun Zihe, and others, appointing them temporary positions, dividing the nearby area among them to oversee, while he himself wandered the marketplace daily, watching for treasures like the 'Hundred Lifetimes of Dust' scroll.

Unfortunately, he found nothing.

Common cultivators were not fools; Flying Sword Magic Treasures had no limit to the number of masters they could bond to. If they saw something radiating extraordinary treasure light, they would refine it immediately, not leaving it for sale in the market.

And the lack of quality cultivation resources in the market meant everyone preferred keeping the good stuff to themselves rather than trading or exchanging high-end goods. As a result, after several days of wandering, Yan Yu saw nothing but a bunch of junk, not even encountering a "suspected treasure."

Just for these pieces of junk, conflicts among common cultivators erupted every few days, escalating to outright brawls... some beyond what Feng Hang and his team could handle, causing Yan Yu to step in personally when he passed by.

His usual style was completely different from Ye Jun's. Ye Jun would trap people with the Xuan Guang Ruler and have the Dingbei Army cultivators take them away; Yan Yu, on the other hand, would beat people until their limbs were fractured, leaving them kneeling unable to rise, and then have the Dingbei Army cultivators carry them away.

Common cultivators were mostly "those who fear power but do not embrace virtue." Hence, while they used to run from the sight of Ye Jun, now they began kneeling and surrendering at the sight of Yan Yu, to the point where Yan Yu couldn't even enjoy his walks anymore.

That morning, his phone suddenly received a message from Ningning:

"Captain, I've reached the Hua Mansion Stage!"

Although she wasn't here, Yan Yu somehow felt as if she was standing in front of him, tail wagging furiously, her face beaming with a "please praise me" kind of pride.

"Great job," Yan Yu replied, "Don't forget to keep training. You need to double up on the techniques you missed practicing due to focusing on your Breathing Exercises."