Imperial Demon Slayer Division

Gu Yan quietly buried Xia Puning in the Tomb of Heroes of the Demon Slayer Division in Chunfeng County.

There is an unwritten rule in the Demon Slayer Department. All Demon Slayers must, within their ability, bring back their brothers who died in battle and bury them in graves.

Gu Yan took out his wine gourd and poured all the wine in front of Xia Puning's burial ground. He knew that his brother loved drinking the most.

After pouring the wine, he placed the gourd on the ground, then turned around and left.

The whole process was quiet, without a word

After everything was done, Gu Yan came to the Demon Slaying Hall and returned to Lin Shaotai.

Lin Shaotai waved his hand, and a black box on the desk slowly flew towards Gu Yan under the support of Zhenqi.

"Last time you killed Lu Chenjiang alone, Mr. Fang knew about it and sent someone to bring you a book of sword skills."

"Thank you sir"

Gu Yan took the black box over and opened it. A book with a dark gold cover lay in the box. On the cover were four big words, Fanyun Sword Technique.

Lin Shaotai said to Gu Yan in a solemn tone:

"You are your biggest opportunity if you can be valued by Mr. Fang. Not only is Mr. Fang's strength superior to the other eight prefectures, but the Zhongzhou prefecture is half a level higher than the other eight prefectures."

I also belong to the lineage of Zhongzhou Zhenzhou officials. You are a swordsman genius who has understood the unparalleled sword intention, and you are favored by Lord Fang. There will be no shortage of opportunities in the future. If you practice hard, you will definitely be able to enter the fourth-grade Guiyuan realm in the future.

If you continue to make further progress, you may be able to get the position of governor of Jiuzhou Town."

Gu Yan understood what Lin Shaotai meant. This was for him to express his stance. Although he had taken good care of him before, that was entirely due to Chen Peng.

Now that his cultivation level is getting higher and higher, and he has really entered Fang Ying's eyes, it's time for him to express his position.

Although there is no internal fighting within the Demon Slaying Department, the position of the Deputy Chief of the Demon Slaying Department is still in the minds of the nine of them.

As for the position of the boss, no one in the Demon Slayer Division has ever thought about it.

Shen Tongxuan, the number one martial artist in the world, has a cultivation level that reaches heaven and earth!

If it weren't for the lack of heaven and earth, I'm afraid he would have entered a realm long ago, shed his mortal body, become otherworldly, and become a god-like existence.

Gu Yan said with a serious face and clasped his fists

"If Lord Chen hadn't arranged for me to go to Chunfeng County in advance, I would have died in the hands of Song Kefei. Lord Lin took good care of me. Gu Yan will never forget this kindness."

Lin Shaotai smiled happily, walked up to Gu Yan and patted his shoulder.

"Not bad, let's go practice"

Gu Yan clearly felt that Lin Shaotai's attitude towards him had changed. Although he couldn't see it on his face, he could feel that Lin Shaotai truly regarded him as one of his own.

After Gu Yan bowed, he returned to Gu's house with the sword technique given to him by Fang Ying.

In Gu's mansion, Dugu Ling was playing games with two maids. After seeing Gu Yan come back, Dugu Ling rushed towards Gu Yan quickly and threw herself into his arms.

"Brother, you're back!"

Gu Yan looked at Dugu Ling rubbing her head against him like a puppy, and hesitated whether to tell her about Xia Puning's death.

Although Dugu Ling and Xia Puning fight and fight all day long, Ling'er still recognizes Xia Puning as a weirdo.

Dugu Ling has seen all the warmth and coldness of human relationships since she was a child, and is particularly sensitive to people's emotional changes. She instantly noticed Gu Yan's emotional changes.

Dugu Ling grabbed Gu Yan's hand, looked at him with a pair of smart eyes and asked

"Brother, what happened?"

"Sharpening is dead"

When Duguling heard the news of Xia Puning's death, he was startled for a moment, and then asked

"Did he die at the hands of evil spirits?"

Gu Yan nodded slowly

After Duguling got the affirmative answer, he took a deep breath, didn't cry or make trouble, and didn't say anything.

He just went back to his room and took out the Fire Tribulation Sword, and kept practicing the sword in his courtyard.

Gu Yan did not comfort her. Dugu Ling had the same temperament as him. She didn't need anyone else to be around at this time, and she would heal her wounds slowly.

The people close to Dugu Ling left one after another. Now Gu Yan, Lin Qingshang, and Xia Puning are the closest people to her.

The cold heart had just warmed a little, but with the death of Xia Puning, it seemed like a knife, tearing the heart apart again.

Gu Yan sighed, returned to his yard, changed into his training clothes, took out the Fanyun Sword Technique and began to study it.

Half an hour later, Gu Yan took a long breath, put the sword technique on the stone table, and studied it for half an hour. Gu Yan had a clear understanding of the path of the sword technique's true energy and the characteristics of the sword technique.

Gu Yan stretched out his right hand and sucked it in the air. The demon-slaying knife turned into a ray of silver light, shot out from the room, and then landed steadily in his palm.

The Fanyun Sword Technique has a long sword power. Once it is used, a solid sword circle will be formed within three feet around the body. It can be said that water cannot penetrate. The Fanyun Sword Technique consumes very little infuriating energy and is more suitable for long-term combat.

After practicing for an hour, Gu Yan had completely mastered the Fanyun Sword technique.

At this time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in Gu's mansion suddenly condensed towards Xiao Duguling's yard.

Gu Yan's consciousness spread out and instantly enveloped the entire Gu Mansion, and he found that Dugu Ling was still practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard.

Gu Yan waved his hand casually, and the demon-slaying sword shot into the room like a stream of light, and was accurately inserted into the scabbard.

The figure disappeared in a flash and appeared in Dugulingyuan.

Dugu Ling's Tribulation Fire Sword danced faster and faster, attracting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to gather around her, and the sand, stone and dust in the courtyard flew with the spiritual energy.

With Dugu Ling as the center, an earthy yellow tornado formed, and the momentum of Dugu Ling in the eye of the wind became stronger and stronger.

Cultivation level breaks through directly from the physical training stage to the early stage of Qi training

Dugu Ling, who was in the eye of the wind, suddenly swung his sword fiercely, and the Tribulation Fire Sword tore through the tornado, and everything in the courtyard returned to calm.

Dugu Ling stood with his sword in hand, his momentum gradually calmed down, he looked up at Gu Yan not far away, and said calmly

"Brother, I'm in the Qi training stage, can I join the Demon Slayer Division?"

Gu Yan was shocked by Dugu Ling's breakthrough speed. His breakthrough speed was already very fast, but compared with Dugu Ling, it was still inferior.

Gu Yan's cultivation was gained through repeated life and death fights, but Dugu Ling had never even experienced actual combat, and actually broke through to the Qi training stage at the age of less than sixteen.

Gu Yan stared at Dugu Ling seriously and asked.

"Ling'er, do you really want to join the Demon Slayer Division? With your talent, if you join other sects, you will definitely have a status that makes me laugh. In the future, you may be able to earn the position of inheritor."

During the days he spent with Dugu Ling, Gu Yan didn't want her to join the Demon Slayer Division more and more.

There was no other reason than that the Demon Slayer had been walking on the verge of death all year round, and he didn't want to see her body one day.

"Brother, you know, my temper is the same as yours, and I won't change what I've decided."

Duguling lowered his head and looked at the sword in his hand

Gu Yan saw that she had made up her mind and knew that he could not persuade her, so he nodded.

"Okay, but not this year. The Demon Slayer Department does not accept children under the age of eighteen. When you turn eighteen, I will send you to take the assessment."

After hearing Gu Yan's agreement, Dugu Ling happily ran over and hugged Gu Yan's arm, smiling and saying

"I knew brother was the best."