With Dai Rui’s assistance, Song Yan went to the Merit Secretariat to record his merits for slaying Demonic Cultivators.

The Five Han Mountain Demons earned him a total of sixty-five merit points, which was surprisingly high.

One must know that the merit points required to exchange for a Breakthrough Pill were only three hundred and sixty.

A regular Disciple stationed in Changping automatically received thirty points each month.

Each Qi Refining Early Stage Demonic Cultivator counted for five points, three Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators together counted for thirty points, and one Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivator counted for thirty points.

The five Demonic Cultivators he had just slain were equivalent to more than two months of being stationed there.

"Doesn’t that mean I can do the same..."

"..."

This wicked thought was extinguished by him as soon as it arose.

"No, this occasional time, I can still say it was good luck."

"If my contributions increase like this every now and then, it will inevitably arouse suspicion."

"Changping is full of Demonic Cultivators, why can’t others find them, but I can?"

"Anyone would see that I have a problem."

He immediately dismissed this idea.

This incident quickly spread among the Disciples of the Six Sects stationed in Changping.

They said that Senior Brother Song, who was new to Team A, encountered five Seed Demon Path Demonic Cultivators within a few months of arriving in Changping.

And he had slain them all, earning a good deal of merit.

Some were envious, some jealous, and some curious.

Of course, there were also those who scoffed.

They believed that although he had gained merit, from the perspective of the situation, Changping was actually far more chaotic than everyone imagined, and the Disciples on permanent patrol would be in greater danger.

For some, stably obtaining the resources they desired was the best outcome.

Discussions about the incident itself quickly moved on.

However, this incident was like a fuse.

The Elders of the Six Sects took it very seriously and comprehensively strengthened the Disciple patrols throughout Changping.

Some areas that were not considered too dangerous and rarely had Demonic Cultivators appearing also had their defenses reinforced.

For those on permanent patrol, there was no change.

However, many internal affairs Disciples who originally rarely left their courtyards now occasionally needed to participate in patrol missions.

This included Cheng Yu.

The treatment of internal affairs and permanent patrol had already caused dissatisfaction among many.

In the current undercurrent of the situation, many Elders, due to their different reasons and interests, took the opportunity to raise objections at the council meeting.

Due to manpower shortages, even Cultivators like Cheng Yu, who had connections, still needed to have a fixed monthly patrol mission.

Thus, another two months passed.

Yangwu Courtyard.

Inside the room, Song Yan was slowly circulating his Cultivation Technique, refining Spiritual Power.

Strands of Spiritual Qi transformed into pure Spiritual Power, flowing through his meridians.

Finally, the Spiritual Power converged into his Dantian Qi Sea, becoming calm.

An hour later, he slowly opened his serene eyes, a sharp glint gradually receding from their depths.

His gaze fell upon a small bottle of Medicinal Pills.

His daily Cultivation in Changping was now barely manageable.

The reason was precisely this unique bottle of Medicinal Pills before him.

Netherworld Meditation Pill.

This Pill could not increase Spiritual Power, nor could it assist in Breakthrough Bottlenecks.

It had no special effects to increase Spiritual Power.

Yet, in Changping, everyone kept some on hand.

Besides the bottle he bought at the Cold Mountain Market, he also found some in the qiankun bags of the five Demonic Cultivators.

Enough to last for a long time.

This Netherworld Meditation Pill had no other use, only one.

It could automatically filter out the Impurities in the Spiritual Qi of this place for a period of time.

Cultivating here was completely different from cultivating in an Immortal Cave within the Sect.

When in the Sect, one only needed to consider how to increase the richness of Spiritual Qi and quickly absorb it.

But here, the most troublesome part was the refining process.

The impure elements in the Spiritual Qi were quite numerous; if not stripped away and refined, accumulating them in the body could lead to internal injuries and hidden poisons.

With this Pill in hand, there was no need to be Divided Soul considering these things.

"Truly miraculous..."

He had never seen this Pill in any Pill record, perhaps his knowledge was still too limited.

Putting away the Medicinal Pills.

Song Yan stood up, temporarily stopped the Formation, opened the door, and walked out.

His destination was the Spirit Display Stele outside the Merit Secretariat Building.

The leaders of the Six Sects in Changping would publicly display arrangements for more important matters on the Spirit Display Stele.

In addition, all task assignments and arrangements for small groups and teams could also be seen there.

This was also an instruction made by the Elders of the Six Sects in pursuit of fairness.

Many Disciples gathered in front of the Spirit Display Stele.

Most of them looked normal, but some were sighing.

"Ah... why do I have to go on a patrol mission again this month?!"

A Disciple wailed; judging by his Daoist robe, he should be an Outer Sect Disciple of Hanging Sword Mountain.

"Be content, it’s already not bad."

His companion beside him comforted him: "Senior Brother Wang of the neighboring Spirit Talisman Sect, who originally had the cushy job of Team C, now has three patrols scheduled in a month."

He patted the other’s shoulder.

"If you want to blame someone, blame that damn Song Yan of the Cave Abyss Sect."

"Hey, keep your voice down."

Song Yan’s heart remained undisturbed.

He had long heard about the discussions among many Disciples of the Six Sects regarding him.

It was also easy to guess who was fanning the flames behind the scenes.

It was nothing more than those so-called ’princes’ of the immortal Sects, like Cheng Yu, who originally only needed to Cultivate peacefully within the county city.

Fortunately, Song Yan paid no attention to what others thought of him.

He only cared about how to make that person named Cheng Yu disappear from this world silently.

"Twenty-nine, Caoyuan Township..."

His eyes scanned the Spirit Display Stele, searching.

Finally, in a very remote corner, he found Cheng Yu’s name.

He sneered.

These so-called Cultivators with connections, even when assigned patrol missions, would have them posted in the most peripheral, most hidden places.

If there were any oversights, it would also be very convenient to manipulate, and no one would pay attention.

After recording Cheng Yu’s mission information, Song Yan stayed for a moment longer before slowly turning to leave.

The area near the Merit Secretariat was very well-informed.

Many pieces of information that were not secret, yet ordinarily difficult to obtain, could be found here.

For example, Song Yan heard a piece of news from the casual conversation of the Profound Origin Sect Disciples nearby.

Although this news was not good for him.

Shen Yu, the External Affairs Elder of the Profound Origin Sect, had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

And he would be coming to Changping in a few days to replace the original Profound Origin Sect permanent Elder.

"..."

Song Yan was all too familiar with Shen Yu.

The other people in the Profound Origin Sect, including Shen Huai, actually didn’t have much enmity with him.

But this Shen Yu had indeed suffered a great loss in the Cave Abyss Sect because of Song Yan.

It was hard to guarantee that this person would not seek an opportunity for revenge.

With his own Sect Elder stationed there, the other party naturally wouldn’t openly make moves, but if he made arrangements in secret... an Elder, especially a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Elder.

His influence would be a hundred times stronger than a nobody like Cheng Yu!

However, Song Yan was not overly flustered.

After all, there were more important things to do right now.