Lin Qing felt a connection with the Book of the World, released his spiritual power into the Book of the World, and immediately understood how to use it.
The Book of the World can know anything in the world, down to what food an ant carried into its nest today.
So much so that even immortals, gods, and Buddhas have vanished, leaving behind this human world overrun by demons.
The former doesn't require any luck value, while the latter requires a huge amount of luck value to know.
Secret matters require luck points, but simply knowing which monsters exist and whether they are benevolent or malevolent does not consume luck points.
And if a monster commits evil, or a cultivator commits evil, it will automatically appear on the pages of the book.
Furthermore, this only requires consuming 100 luck points per day, which Lin Qing can easily afford.
The next day, Lin Qing placed the Book of the World into the Demon Extermination Palace. Yan Chixia is now the Lord of the Demon Extermination Palace, and he is the Deputy Lord.
The emperor also sent some eunuchs to help, and Lin Qing instructed them to check the contents displayed in the Book of the World every day.
Lin Qing enlarged the book to the size of half a room so that the eunuchs could take better notes, and they would turn to the next page when each page was full.
Once the information is available, Lin Qing can issue missions, and countless exorcists from all over the world will come to slay demons and monsters.
As for the reward, it was a light sphere made from the essence of the sun and moon, which Lin Qing converted into using evolution points. This was also of great help to cultivators.
The orbs of light can only be exchanged for the corpses of demons. This way, Lin Qing can consume them to obtain evolution points, and then convert them into orbs of light to reward those who complete the task.
After all this time, Lin Qing and Yan Chixia can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The initial phase has begun, let's see how things develop from here!
"Dragon King, this Book of Worlds is truly the most wondrous artifact in the world! It's incredible!" Yan Chixia exclaimed, looking at the World Tree before him.
"That's right, I went through a lot of trouble to get it, and the price was very high." Lin Qing said, tears streaming down her face.
"In Beihe County, Kanto Province, a snake demon with five hundred years of cultivation annihilated one hundred and eight people in Xiahe Village."
"In Daokong County, Hunan Province, the Golden Flower Old Mother (a cultivator) stole the 100th baby to cultivate demonic techniques."
There are countless similar pieces of information in the Book of the World.
"I wonder who will be the first to accept the mission?" Yan Chixia was even preparing to take on the mission himself to kill the demons.
Lin Qing and Yan Chixia were heartbroken as they looked at the information. If it weren't for the need to intimidate the cultivators and exorcists who arrived on the first day, they would have already gone to slay demons and monsters.
"This humble servant pays respects to the Imperial Preceptor and the Divine Beast Dragon King." Commander Zuo and Xiahou Wu entered the Demon Extermination Palace together.
"Please rise! May I ask what brings you two here?" Lin Qing said.
"I have heard that Xiahou Wu was specially sent by the Imperial Advisor and the Dragon King to invite me to join the Demon Extermination Bureau."
"It is an honor for this humble servant to have come to pay my respects to you two lords," said Zuo Qianhu, kneeling on the ground.
Xiahou Wu had already walked up behind Lin Qing and Yan Chixia and stood with his hands behind his back.
"Yes, you can join the Demon Extermination Bureau after passing our test."
Chapter 106 The Little Old Man (Please subscribe, please vote, third update)
Zuo Qianhu left with Xiahou Wu, and Lin Qing also taught Zuo Qianhu the cultivation method of the Spirit Technique.
Zuo Qianqianhu was a commander of the Thousand-Household Office in the capital, and he commanded ten Hundred-Household Offices, totaling more than 700 people.
Lin Qing told Zuo Qianhu to go back and make good use of these seven hundred people, and to teach them the first level of spiritual techniques.
It should be known that spiritual techniques cannot be cultivated by those with impure intentions. As long as they are capable of cultivating them, Lin Qing has Zuo Qianhu take them into the Demon Extermination Palace.
With these seven hundred men, their manpower shortage will be greatly alleviated. It should be noted that these seven hundred men can be mobilized by Commander Zuo.
"That's great! I didn't expect Commander Zuo to have so many men under his command," Yan Chixia said happily.
“Yes, the Emperor ordered Wang Biao, the commander of the Ten Thousand Households, to come and obey our orders, but he hasn’t come yet. It seems that the Ming Dynasty is truly rotten.” Lin Qing shook his head and said.
"Hmph! This Wang Biao is really audacious, daring to disobey even the emperor's orders." Yan Chixia snorted.
The Demon Extermination Mansion is a house next to the Six Doors. Upon entering, there is a large open-air front yard with artificial hills, a pond, and a small pavilion.
Passing through the front yard leads to the main hall, which has been transformed into a huge notice board covered with mission information.
On one side of the taskbar was a table, on which was a ball of light containing the essence of the sun and moon that Lin Qing had converted, which had consumed all of his five thousand evolution points.
Lin Qing now gains one evolution point per day, but his absorption of the essence of the sun and moon is ten times that of ordinary demonic beasts.
Five thousand evolution points are equivalent to monsters absorbing the essence of the sun and moon for more than ten thousand days, which is roughly thirty years.
Lin Qing also asked Yan Chixia if he had any use for this ball of light.
When Yan Chixia saw the ball of light, his eyes popped out of their sockets. If it hadn't been in Lin Qing's hands, Yan Chixia would have already drawn his sword and snatched it.
"Dragon King, how did you come to have this? This thing is a great tonic for demon beasts, and it is even more precious to us human cultivators."
"Because humans cannot absorb the essence of the sun and moon, they can only absorb spiritual energy, and spiritual energy requires gradual cultivation."
"But the essence of the sun and moon is different; it can directly increase a cultivator's cultivation level. I think this mass of sun and moon essence can increase cultivation level by thirty years."
"A treasure! A rare treasure! If you gave it to me, I could make the centipede demon call me 'Dad'!" Yan Chixia was practically begging Lin Qing to give it to him.
"No rush, no rush. I can have as many of these as I want. Just give me rare and precious treasures or devour demonic beasts and I can transform them."
"The most important thing is to bring this out to make those cultivators and exorcists envious and eager, so that they will work hard to complete the mission."
"Alright, Dragon King, I agree with this decision. Also, this orb of light must be placed carefully; we can't let anyone steal it." Yan Chixia said, trying hard to suppress his desire.
Then, Yan Chixia placed the ball of light on the table next to the bulletin board and used countless array formations and spells to protect it, making it as stable as Mount Tai.
"Hmm? Someone's here." Yan Chixia saw an old man with a cane walk into the gate of the Demon Extermination Palace.
Lin Qing had already noticed the old man, but he just glanced at him and thought he was an ordinary person, so he ignored him. Little did he know that the old man would come straight towards the Demon Extermination Palace.
"Ahem! This old man greets the Imperial Preceptor and the Guardian Beast Dragon King." The old man walked through the gate and entered the pavilion, where he clasped his hands in greeting.
"Old man, what are you doing here? This isn't a place for an ordinary person like you." Yan Chixia assumed the old man was an ordinary person.
"Does this mean we need to go and slay demons and monsters?"
"Hehe!" The old man chuckled but didn't say anything.
"Hmm? I didn't expect him to be such a master. How rude of me!" Lin Qing used his divine sense to observe the old man.
Immediately, it was discovered that the old man possessed extremely powerful spiritual energy, yet not a single trace of it leaked out.
Lin Qing felt that he might be more than a level above the Black Mountain Demon and the Centipede Demon.
"Oh? I didn't expect the Dragon King to have such a good eye!" the old man said with a smile.
"This old man isn't an ordinary person?" Yan Chixia looked at him for a long time but still thought the old man was just an ordinary person.
Lin Qing ignored Yan Chixia; he hadn't expected to attract such a powerful expert on the very first day.
"May I ask your honorable name?" Lin Qing asked politely.
"Of course, of course. My name is Liu Lan."
"Liu Lan?" Lin Qing pondered carefully but couldn't figure out who Liu Lan was. Obviously, he hadn't appeared in the movie A Chinese Ghost Story.
"Liu Lan, Liu Lan, could it be Liu Lan, the Imperial Preceptor appointed by the late Emperor Renzong of Ming?" Yan Chixia was shocked when he remembered the old man's identity.
Lin Qing was also shocked to hear this, never expecting that this little old man was actually the national preceptor appointed by Emperor Renzong of Ming.
You must understand that in a world of gods, ghosts, demons, and monsters, the national advisor of a great nation is not like those national advisors in history who only knew how to deceive the emperor.
The imperial advisors here are all truly skilled. Even Pudu Cihang, the imperial advisor, is much stronger than Yan Chixia. Lin Qing doesn't think Pudu Cihang is more capable than Liu Lan.
Although the old man only served as the imperial advisor for a year, he was dismissed by the succeeding emperor Zhu Zhanji.
But in that year, who in the world, who, who, was unaware of Liu Lan's name?
That was the black dragon that had annihilated the most evil demon of the time, who had stirred up trouble in the East Sea and wreaked havoc on humankind.
This black dragon has quite a background; it is said to have been born from the East Sea Dragon King, one of the Four Sea Dragon Kings, and a thousand-year-old black serpent.
A thousand years ago, all four Dragon Kings of the Seas disappeared, and then this black dragon occupied the East Sea Dragon Palace and became the Black Dragon King.
The Black Dragon King has a fondness for human flesh. Each time, he unleashes a tsunami that floods coastal cities, causing countless deaths and injuries, and devouring countless people.
It's not that no one wants to get rid of the Black Dragon King, but the Black Dragon King is deep in the ocean, and even when he comes ashore to eat people, he rides the sea.
Those who went to kill the Black Dragon King all failed, but Liu Lan directly used his great magic power to kill the Black Dragon King.
Afterwards, Emperor Renzong of Ming passed away, and his eldest son Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne. Zhu Zhanji was very saddened to see his father die after only one year on the throne.
At the same time, he also conceived the idea of refining an elixir of immortality. He didn't want to die as young as his father, so he even gave himself the Buddhist title of Changchun Zhenren (Perpetual Spring Immortal).
Zhu Zhanji sought out the Imperial Advisor Liu Lan, asking him to refine an elixir of immortality. However, Liu Lan was merely a cultivator; while he was adept at slaying demons and monsters, he was helpless when it came to refining elixirs.
Finally, Zhu Zhanji, enraged, dismissed Liu Lan from his position as Imperial Preceptor. He then issued an imperial edict searching for someone who could concoct the elixir of immortality.
Then, the centipede demon Pudu Cihang arrived and became the national advisor, while Liu Lan left heartbroken.
Chapter 107 You Dare to Take It From Me? (Please Subscribe, Fourth Update)
"Hehe, ten years have passed, I didn't expect anyone would still remember me."
Liu Lan stroked his long beard, and his cane disappeared with a flick of his hand.
The hunchbacked body straightened up, and at first glance, he looked like a wise and venerable master.
"You are the one who slew the Black Dragon King, the most evil demon of our time. I have heard of your great name before, how could I forget it?" Yan Chixia immediately addressed himself as a junior.
"So it's the Imperial Preceptor Liu! My apologies for my lack of respect. This move, 'The Universe in the Sleeve,' is truly eye-opening." Lin Qing discovered that Liu Lan's sleeve actually formed its own space.
"No need to be so polite, Dragon King, you are no weaker than me." The old man Liu Lan also realized Lin Qing's strength.
"Grand Preceptor Liu, are you here to join the Demon Extermination Palace?" Lin Qing was eager for this expert to join.
"I dare not accept the title of Imperial Advisor. I came here to save all beings and to eliminate this great demon who has stolen the nation's destiny."
"I just didn't expect you two to wipe them out. It saves me the trouble of doing anything. I need to go back and harvest my vegetables, otherwise they might get stolen." Liu Lan chuckled.
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It's hard to imagine that the term "harvesting vegetables" would come out of the mouth of such a big shot as Liu Lan.
"Senior, senior, your coming to exorcise demons shows that you are a person with the world in your heart. Why don't you join us in slaying demons and eliminating evil, but instead go back to your secluded life?"