Volume 1 Fortunately, I met the immortal who first enlightened me, and then went to Xiangyan to seek the true Dharma. Chapter 40: Suddenly Heard the Blood Demon Appear
Mi Luo's words were very straightforward, but Zhen Miyun was delighted instead, and hurriedly said, "Master, you may not know that I am originally a local resident of Lu'an County. I only admired the Taoist priests who traveled here and performed magic when I was young, and I have wanted to learn the way of immortality since I was a child."
"Unfortunately, cultivating the way of immortals is not something that can be done alone. It requires opportunities, talent and resources. I was able to cultivate to this point now with the help of the former Deputy Envoy Lin of the Court of Curses. At the beginning, I signed a contract with Deputy Envoy Lin, and he helped me cultivate, and I helped his descendants cultivate. Now the merits I have are barely enough to support one of my own and Lin family's descendants. If Qingjun is added, it will pale in comparison."
"Originally, if my child's talent was not good enough, I would have accepted it. Unfortunately, his talent is quite good, and I couldn't bear to waste it, so I asked around for a way out. I came here today to try my luck with the Taoist priest."
In response to Zhen Miyun's narration, Mi Luo slightly lamented that it was not easy for a casual cultivator to practice, and then he waved to the child beside him and said, "Let me see this child's aptitude first!"
Upon seeing this, Zhen Qingjun first glanced at Zhen Miyun, and after receiving his eye signal, she carefully walked to Miro and bowed respectfully.
"Put your hand out."
Zhen Qingjun obediently stretched out a hand, and Miro took out a talisman specially used to identify qualifications from his sleeve, placed it in his hand, and asked him to silently visualize the pattern on the talisman.
This is a very common method used to identify qualifications.
By having people visualize the talisman, their aura can interact with the talisman, causing the talisman to change.
The duration of visualization represents the strength of one's mental power, and the changes in breath represent the purity of one's foundation.
Looking at the faint light gradually lighting up on the talisman, Mi Luo nodded and said, "As you said, your child does have some talent. However, the arrangement of boys and disciples in the Taoist temple still needs to follow the rules. You can take him to take the test after the temple is officially opened."
"Thank you for your mercy, Taoist priest."
When Zhen Miyun heard this, he was overjoyed. He pulled Zhen Qingjun to bow to Miluo to express his gratitude, and then left.
Watching Zhen Miyun going away, Miro continued his practice, but after returning that day, he went to Yun An to ask about some matters about Zhen Miyun.
"Why did you suddenly want news about him?"
Yun'an was also a little curious when he heard that Miro was inquiring about the information of the residents of Lu'an County.
There was nothing to hide in this matter, so Miro did not cover up too much and told Yun An what happened today.
"I see. That's no wonder."
After listening to Miro's story, Yun'an told Miro what he knew.
From Yun An, Mi Luo learned more about Zhen Miyun.
It is similar to what Zhen Miyun said himself, except that there are some more details.
For example, the contract signed between Deputy Envoy Lin and Zhen Miyun stated that the extent to which Deputy Envoy Lin helped Zhen Miyun to cultivate was the extent to which Zhen Miyun would help his offspring to cultivate. In addition, Deputy Envoy Lin would help Zhen Miyun to take the position of Deputy Envoy of the Curse Court, and Zhen Miyun would also give the same level of help to Deputy Envoy Lin's offspring in the future.
"Can Lu'an County still sign this kind of contract?"
Hearing this, Miro was a little surprised.
Although many places in Hanxia still maintain the inheritance of minor officials from father to son, or from master to apprentice, such things are openly prohibited and similar contracts should have no effect.
"Of course, most official positions are not acceptable, but the Curse Court and my Emperor Protection Division are exceptions. As long as we guarantee fairness and justice in future assessments, and do not leak questions in advance or secretly help during the assessment process, then similar contracts are allowed. As for the reason..."
Yun An paused and continued, "Our two departments often have to work together to go out and clean up the mud ghosts, grass ghosts, and water ghosts that may appear near the county town, especially near the farmland and orchards. Sometimes, if you are unlucky, you will encounter blood ghosts and lose one or two people."
Hearing this, Miro frowned slightly: "Do blood demons often appear around here? Have you investigated it?"
Blood demons, like mud demons, grass demons, and water demons, are one of the more common monsters in the wild. They are also known as blood ghost fire, blood ghost, and qi blood essence. They are blood scattered on the earth and are born from the residual souls in the Taixu Illusionary Realm. They look like blood flames, and usually three to five are born at a time. They do not have much self-awareness and will only instinctively devour the qi and blood of living beings.
But blood is not as common as plants, grass, soil and dew. Even if wild beasts attack each other, or mud ghosts, grass ghosts and water ghosts hunt and produce blood, it is difficult to breed blood demons in large quantities and for a long time without interruption.
But from what Yun'an said, it seemed that blood monsters often appeared nearby, which was not normal.
"Why wasn't there an investigation? Even the first thing Zhiwen did when he took office was to report it to the county. Then he investigated it himself and asked people from the county to investigate. As a result, he didn't find the cause of the blood demon's birth. Instead, he found a lot of residents who secretly dumped sewage and garbage, which embarrassed many people."
Yun An said this with some helplessness: "Afterwards, the county downgraded the danger level of the incident because the frequency of these blood demons appeared was not high and there were no strange changes. After that, we were given an extra investigation fund every year in Lu'an County, and Lu'an County was asked to observe it on its own. There was no follow-up. Most of that money has been saved now as compensation for the injured or deceased members of the Guardian of the Emperor and the Court of Curses."
After hearing this, Miro also understood why Yun An had previously said that the Court of Curses and the Emperor Guardian were exceptions.
To put it bluntly, these two departments are prone to injuries or deaths. The number of monks in the Curse Court is not large, and the risk factor is quite high. It is normal to give some convenience while ensuring the fairness of the assessment.
There are even explicit regulations for similar situations in military departments such as the Imperial Guard, the Forbidden Sky, the Coast Guard and the Border Defense .
If a direct relative within three generations is discharged from the military due to work-related injuries, then the relevant relatives will have certain extra points in terms of enlistment and promotion. If a direct relative within three generations is killed in the line of duty, then it is even more straightforward, according to the relative's position, a certain amount of resource subsidies will be given, and a certain amount of extra points will be given in terms of promotion.
Yun An, who noticed Mi Luo's mood changes, said with some emotion: "Zhen Miyun is an okay person. He has been in the Curse Court for more than 30 years and has always been conscientious. Unfortunately, his talent is really lacking."
"Although I relied on a low-grade foundation-building pill exchanged for merit by the previous generation of Deputy Lin ten years ago to forge a low-grade foundation. But up to now, I have not completed the cleansing of my physical body, bred the first life energy, and broke through the Qi-forming stage."
Mi Luo heard this and explained, "Most low-grade foundation-building pills are just below the threshold of Hanxia's medicine standards. Not only do they have a lot of impurities, they may also contain some evil spirits and turbid air. Using this kind of pill to build a foundation will not only make it more difficult to refine your body in the future, but before you can refine your body, it will take several years just to repair the backlash caused by a forced breakthrough."
"I have also felt his aura. His power is not pure and his aura is very mixed. It is even more difficult to refine it with twice the effort. It is not surprising that it has not been refined in ten years."
