Chapter 106: Entering the Division

The next morning.

Chen Mu slowly opened his eyes, stretched his body, and slowly sat up.

Yesterday, he had completed the final step of his Tendon Transformation Limit cultivation. He had given himself a rare day off, without any more hard training or comprehension. He had also rested and slept early at night. Now, after waking up, his spirit was better than ever before.

Wearing a thin white long shirt nightgown, Chen Mu got out of bed and walked to the door. He saw a petite and exquisite figure in the courtyard outside, wielding a soft sword. A ray of morning light spilled from the distant east, illuminating the soft sword, and the sword light that was danced out looked like pale golden pear blossoms, which looked quite elegant.

The person practicing the sword was Chen Yue.

Chen Yue was able to cultivate her Skin Grinding to Perfection in just over a year, and her swordsmanship was also highly proficient, which was related to her good aptitude, but more than that, it was because of her hard work in cultivation, which was not inferior to Chen Mu.

Every day when Chen Mu got up in the morning, Chen Yue basically got up early and practiced swords in the courtyard. Today, she even got up earlier than him and had been practicing for a while.

"Brother, you’re awake."

Chen Yue saw Chen Mu walking to the door. Illuminated by the pale golden morning light, she showed a very cute smile. However, the little girl was gradually growing up. Compared with her past childish cuteness, she now had more of an exquisite beauty of a young girl.

"Yeah."

Chen Mu slowly walked into the courtyard.

Chen Yue sheathed her sword and ran over, looking up at Chen Mu. She gently bit her lip and said, "You, you’re going to the Demon Slaying Division today, and you’ll rarely be back in the future. I heard that the Demon Slaying Division not only has to hunt demons outside often to maintain the stability of a prefecture, but there are also many open and secret battles between the various families. Brother, you must be careful in everything…"

Chen Mu looked at Chen Yue and couldn’t help but smile.

In the past, Chen Yue was naturally very concerned about him. Not to mention taking care of him step by step when he was sick, she also thought of everything, unwilling to give him any trouble. Even if she really wanted to go out and play, she would endure it.

The current Chen Yue had grown a lot compared to the past. She even began to understand the disputes between the various families, and even some of the things about the Demon Slaying Division, mostly after hearing from him that he was going to the Demon Slaying Division, she went to understand it specifically.

"Don’t worry, there aren’t many people who can hurt me anymore."

Chen Mu raised his hand to touch Chen Yue’s head, but her head had already passed his chin, and it was not comfortable to touch, so he changed it to patting her shoulders twice.

"Yeah!"

Chen Yue smiled happily.

She knew that Chen Mu was already a person of the Tendon Transformation Realm, and indeed there were very few people who could harm Chen Mu. Ordinary thugs, even if there were dozens or hundreds of them, were basically no threat to Chen Mu.

But she did not realize that what Chen Mu meant by "not many" was that there were not many people in the entire Yuzhou Prefecture.

"Come, let me see how much your swordsmanship has improved."

Chen Mu nodded lightly, took a few steps forward, and raised his hand at Chen Yue.

Chen Yue smiled sweetly when she saw this. She raised the soft sword in her hand and said:

"Watch my sword!"

Immediately afterwards, she shook the soft sword and pointed out three rays of light towards Chen Mu, like raindrops falling.

It was not the first time that Chen Mu had guided her swordsmanship, and in the past, he had always been unarmed. She knew that she could not hurt Chen Mu even if she tried her best, so she did not have too many concerns when she performed her swordsmanship.

Facing Chen Yue’s soft sword shaking out the three parts of the sword rain, Chen Mu unhurriedly raised his left hand. He closed his index finger and middle finger to form a sword. He tapped to the left, then tapped again, and finally flicked his index finger upwards.

Ding ding dong!

The left and right beams of sword light were extinguished by Chen Mu’s fingers, and then Chen Yue’s soft sword body was even flicked by Chen Mu’s finger. It curved upwards, twisting into an arc, and stabbed back at herself.

But Chen Yue was not surprised at all, and even less flustered. She lowered her body, avoiding the rebound of the soft sword. At the same time, she swung the entire soft sword in an arc, drawing a pale golden arc in the reflection of the morning light.

From back to front, from bottom to top, a slash came diagonally.

But it was dangerously close to attacking the lower three points.

Chen Mu looked at this sword, a strange look appeared in his eyes, but he still stood still. His fingers bent down again, and three consecutive strikes with his fingers made the soft sword in Chen Yue’s hand vibrate violently. Finally, she could not hold it steadily, and it fell to the ground.

"Your adaptability has improved compared to last time. You know to attack vital points, which is very good. After you master your swordsmanship, you have to gradually break away from the limitations of the moves themselves… However, you still have to focus on understanding your swordsmanship. How to kill, how to find flaws, you can hone them slowly in the future."

Chen Mu nodded slightly at Chen Yue and pointed out a few things.

Although he was not very familiar with the Kan Water Lineage, he was now standing at a height that was far beyond many veteran instructors in the Yu Family Martial Arts Academy. Naturally, he could also guide Chen Yue’s swordsmanship.

Chen Yue stood obediently to the side, listening. After Chen Mu analyzed and commented on her swordsmanship this time, she watched Chen Mu return to the house. After Chen Mu changed his clothes and came out again, they had breakfast together in the main hall, and then she accompanied Chen Mu all the way to the door.

Chen Mu waved his hand at her.

Then he walked forward and soon disappeared into the distant streets.

Chen Yue watched Chen Mu’s disappearing figure. She took a deep breath, looked down at the soft sword in her hand, and her eyes gradually became firmer. Leisurely days would always come to an end. It had already been more than five months. Chen Mu was going to do what he should do, and she should also be more serious in practicing her swordsmanship, striving to step into the Small Accomplishment of Flesh Training as soon as possible, comprehend the sword momentum, and be able to help Chen Mu in the future.

…

Although Chen Mu rarely went out for leisure in the five months he was in the Yu Family’s residence, his memory was very good, and he remembered the various streets and alleys of the Yu Family and the general structure of the Inner City very clearly.

At this time, he walked towards the center of the Inner City and soon left the Yu Family’s residence. He came to the outside of the Demon Slaying Division’s Yamen.

However, he did not go in.

Instead, he stood quietly in front of the towering stone tablet and waited.

The Demon Slaying Division’s Yamen was solemn and silent. There were no guards at the main entrance. Only occasionally people would go in and out. When passersby saw Chen Mu standing and waiting in front of the stone tablet, they would glance at him slightly and then walk past him without paying any attention.

Inside the Demon Slaying Division, below the Deputy Commander, all were "Demon Slaying Guards," but they were also divided into three different levels. From high to low, they were "White Uniform," "Blue Uniform," and "Black Uniform."

Among them, the Black Uniforms were the lowest level of Demon Slaying Guards, all were people whose realm was below the Tendon Transformation Realm. They often only dealt with low-level demons with low danger, and more of them were responsible for passing on intelligence and information.

The Blue and White Uniforms above were the main forces for hunting demons in the Demon Slaying Division.

Most of the people entering and leaving the Demon Slaying Division were Black Uniforms. They all passed by in a hurry, with solemn expressions. Only occasionally, a Blue or White Uniform would pass by, a little more leisurely. There were also people who looked at Chen Mu, but they did not know Chen Mu, and all of them just swept past him.

Chen Mu didn’t wait long. After only a quarter of an hour, two familiar figures appeared in the distance and walked towards this side. They were Xu Hongyu and Xiao He.

"Chen Mu."

Xiao He waved at Chen Mu from a distance and called out, but only her mouth moved, there was no sound.

Chen Mu waited for the two to approach before looking at Xu Hongyu. He saw that she still had that unadorned look. However, her jade-like cheeks themselves didn’t seem to need any rouge or powder. Her Qi and blood were full and her lips were also ruddy, but she was wearing a white neutral long shirt, which was more of a distant coolness than a beauty.

Xu Hongyu nodded slightly at Chen Mu and said, "Our registration names were recorded yesterday. You can go directly to the Yamen to get your identity waist plate and guard uniform. However, you are not familiar with the Demon Slaying Division, so it’s good to go in together."

"That’s what I intended."

Chen Mu smiled.

Xu Hongyu nodded lightly and walked towards the main hall of the Demon Slaying Division. Chen Mu and Xiao He followed behind. Soon, Xu Hongyu skillfully came to a hall located in the east of the Demon Slaying Division Yamen.

The hall was quiet and silent. The space was not large. There was only an old man wearing a black uniform sitting inside.

"Xu Hongyu, Ning He, Chen Mu."

Xu Hongyu spoke calmly to the old man.

The old man raised his head and glanced at Xu Hongyu. Then, he looked at Chen Mu and Xiao He beside her. Then, he raised his hand and threw three waist plates over. The three waist plates drew three arcs in the air and fell towards the three of them separately.

Chen Mu raised his hand and easily caught it. Looking at it carefully, he saw the words "Demon Slaying Division Blue Uniform Guard Chen Mu" printed on it.

He glanced slightly to the side.

The waist plate on Ning He’s side was "Demon Slaying Division Blue Uniform Guard Ning He."

While Xu Hongyu’s was "Demon Slaying Division White Uniform Guard Xu Hongyu."

At this time, the old man said slowly, "Take your waist plates and go to the back for evaluation, then receive your guard uniforms."

Xu Hongyu didn’t speak much either. She directly led Chen Mu and Ning He through the main hall and walked towards the back, while calmly saying, "The Demon Slaying Division here always acts directly and quickly. There’s no need to be as restrained as outside."

Chen Mu fiddled with the new waist plate in one hand and said, "What is this evaluation?"

"It’s just a formality."

Xu Hongyu said casually, "In the early years, you had to go through an assessment first and wait for a few days before the waist plate and the corresponding guard uniform were issued. Now, they often record it first. The waist plates have already been made in advance, and the assessment is just a formality."

While talking, the three of them had arrived at a hall that was much more spacious, but even more dark and silent.

Sizzle.

It seemed to be the sound of striking a fire starter. Then, a lamp lit up, illuminating the dark hall a little. The whole hall was very empty, and there was only an iron pillar erected in the center. There were vaguely many chop marks on the iron pillar.

Next to the iron pillar was a rough piece of wood, and many wooden swords were inserted into the wood.

"Xu Hongyu."

A voice came from inside the hall. It was the person who lit the lamp, and it was also an old man with a plain face. He was sitting not far from the iron pillar.

When Xu Hongyu heard this, she walked forward casually, drew a wooden sword, and then lightly stretched and tightened her limbs. Immediately, five crisp and clear tendon sounds came from all over her body, which was the sign of the Tendon Transformation Perfection, "Five Resonances."

Then, with a snap, she threw the wooden sword in her hand.

Crack!

The wooden sword hit the iron pillar, and it shattered instantly, but at the same time, it also left a deep mark on the iron pillar.

The old man sitting not far away, his expression still unchanged, looked at this scene. He lowered his head and drew a circle casually on a yellow paper. Then, he called out again, "Ning He."

Ning He walked forward lightly, drew a wooden sword with one hand, then stretched her body, made an obvious tendon sound, and then swung the wooden sword, chopping it on the iron pillar.

After the wooden sword shattered, it also left a mark, but it was much shallower than Xu Hongyu’s.

"Chen Mu."

The old man’s expression remained unchanged, and he drew another circle. It was Chen Mu’s turn.