Ma Chuang deeply experienced what it meant to live a life worse than death.
The old dog was very cruel, at least to Ma Chuang.
His broken leg had to be re-broken every day, and the old dog didn't care if it would be deformed later.
The old dog said, human traffickers deserve to die!
At most, he just couldn't die yet.
Xiao Jing was also full of resentment towards him; if it weren't for the human traffickers, he wouldn't have been displaced and subsequently adopted by the old dog.
Of course, the old dog treated him extremely well.
Zhou You's life completely returned to its former state: eating, drinking, shitting, sleeping, and Cultivating.
His Realm inexplicably got stuck again, stagnant.
Even with the aid of High-Grade Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills, it was still as slow as a tortoise.
As the agreed time arrived, Zhou You finally perked up a bit.
Zhou You brought Zhou Chen to the Demon Subduing Division; the old dog and Xiao Jing stayed at the inn.
Zhou Chen was also quite excited; she already knew that her Second Master had exchanged a top-tier Cultivation Technique for her.
What Niu Dali had left for the Zhou Family before was merely a Heaven-Grade Looking at Qi skill, which had nothing to do with being stingy. It wasn't that if one was strong, one would have a large collection of Cultivation Techniques.
Some powerful Cultivators, in the end, only had the one Cultivation Technique they themselves Cultivated.
As the two entered, Nie Sen quickly stood up to greet them, a smile plastered on his face, "Zhou Gongzi, no, Xuan Pao Demon Subjugator."
Zhou You was slightly stunned, taking a while to react. Nie Sen seemed to have mentioned this last time he left, but he hadn't taken it to heart.
Inside the room, an elegant, beardless man with a fair complexion stood up, his eyes flickering as he carefully sized up Zhou You.
Zhou You met the other party's gaze, naturally unafraid.
The elegant man's eyes showed surprise; this person was indeed as Nie Sen had described.
His Realm was very low, but he gave off a very special feeling.
The elegant man walked over first and smiled, "I am the Earth-Robed Demon Subduing Master, Dan Tianling."
Zhou You said, "Oh," then looked at Nie Sen, "Where are my things?"
Dan Tianling smiled, "The things are with me."
Zhou You reached out, "Give them to me, I still have things to do."
Dan Tianling's Right Hand was held flat, a Jade Slip appearing in her hand, "This is the flying technique you wanted, Panlong Starry Sky Leap."
Zhou You smiled, "Sounds good."
At the very least, the name was long.
A long name often also represented a certain 'prestige'.
Dan Tianling smiled, "You only need to inject your Soul Power into it and apply a Restriction. Rest assured, the existence of this Restriction is merely to prevent you from speaking it aloud, to avoid leakage. Please understand."
Now, everyone was an official employee of the Demon Subduing Division, different from temporary workers.
Zhou You took the Jade Slip, and as his Soul Power surged into it, golden characters instantly appeared in his mind. Those golden characters transformed into a Dragon, soaring through the starry sky, moving extremely fast, and capable of changing positions freely in the air, which was quite miraculous.
Immediately, Zhou You sat cross-legged to the side, deeply memorizing this feeling and Cultivating.
A flying technique was a profound skill.
This skill didn't require much deliberation; it only required application.
A moment later, Zhou You opened his eyes.
He could now understand.
The advantage of a profound flying technique was achieving the fastest speed and greatest distance with the lowest consumption.
Everyone's Spiritual Qi was limited; how to make limited Spiritual Qi exert extraordinary power required 'skill'.
Zhou You took a deep breath and leaped three zhang high.
Thud!
Zhou You landed heavily, then tried again.
After ten attempts, Zhou You's expression changed, becoming very gloomy. "You dare to trick me?"
He hated this feeling.
Dan Tianling was startled, "Little brother, what do you mean by that?"
Zhou You stepped towards Dan Tianling, "Isn't my performance just now obvious enough? Why can't I fly after Cultivating?"
Nie Sen was also surprised, "Are you kidding? Is it really a fake flying technique?"
He knew this technique was a treasured unique copy, and no one had been able to successfully Cultivate it, and even if they did, it would be difficult to achieve results.
But Zhou You's request was not for the best, but for the most expensive!
"Brother Dan?"
Nie Sen hesitated; Loose Cultivators were not so easy to offend, because you couldn't be sure who might be hiding a terrifying existence with heaven-reaching power behind them.
Dan Tianling let out a sigh of relief, "Because you are in the Fan Blood Realm."
Zhou You raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"
Dan Tianling smiled helplessly, "When a Cultivator in the Yin Yang Realm experiences a qualitative change in the Spiritual Qi within their body, they can better resonate with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and only then can they fly through the air. Besides, this is common knowledge."
"Common knowledge?"
Zhou You looked at Nie Sen and then at Zhou Chen.
Nie Sen then reacted, "Yes, it is common knowledge."
Zhou Chen also nodded, "Second Master, yes, it's always been said that only powerful Cultivators in the Yin Yang Realm can fly."
Dan Tianling was a bit puzzled, "You didn't know that?"
Zhou You lightly coughed, "Just came down the mountain, forgot about it."
Dan Tianling's expression was a bit strange; he found this too absurd.
He would even believe it if someone said this person had no Master.
Dan Tianling's hand once again held a set of clothes, a black robe as dark as ink. "A Medium Grade defensive Spiritual Artifact, the Mo Jin Robe. Although its grade is a bit low, defensive gear has always been difficult to forge. After all, at this price point, it's even higher than offensive weapons and Magic Treasures; generally, not many people exchange for it."
He had another sentence he didn't say, which was that in the past fifty years, Zhou You was the first to ask for defensive gear.
Noble families and Sects didn't need to exchange for it.
Loose Cultivators were reluctant to exchange for it; with such Credit, exchanging for a weapon would increase their combat power exponentially.
Zhou You happily accepted it, thinking that this way, he wouldn't have to worry about it constantly getting damaged.
Dan Tianling explained, "This Mo Jin is a very special soft metal Materials; it's not only strong in defense but also durable and very convenient, it's washable. If it gets very dirty, a little Spiritual Qi activation makes it look brand new."
"Good, good."
Zhou You laughed heartily; he liked the words 'washable'.
When traveling, who had that much time to wash clothes?
Dan Tianling put away the Jade Slip given to Zhou You and handed another Jade Slip to Zhou Chen. "Heaven-Grade Cultivation Technique, White Jade Heaven Xuan Art. This is a complete set of Cultivation Techniques, including a set of palm techniques, footwork, and sword techniques."
Such Cultivation Techniques were the most complete.
It was like some people obtained Cultivation Techniques that came with nothing.
For example, the 'Overlord Heaven Art' that Zhou You Cultivated only had the Mind-Cultivation Technique, with no attachments.
Zhou Chen's breathing became rapid as she looked at Zhou You; she had never experienced such a thing. "Second Master..."
Zhou You comforted her, "Don't be afraid, go and remember it."
Zhou Chen nodded, walked to the living room, and sat cross-legged on the floor.
Dan Tianling finally took out a set of clothes and a token, "Your Xuan Pao and your official identity token. From today onwards, you are a member of the Demon Subduing Division. With this token, you can get a 40% discount on any Materials you exchange for in the future. As for your obligation, it is to hunt more Yao Beasts."
"Besides that, you can, like Nie Yellow-Robed Demon Subduer, find a place to be stationed."