After returning to the Royal City, Li Xuanxiao went straight to the Demon Slaying Hall.
Along the way, quite a few Martial Artists nodded and greeted him with smiles.
This left Li Xuanxiao feeling rather bewildered.
Arriving at the entrance of the Demon Slaying Hall, Li Xuanxiao originally thought he would need to announce himself or something, but the guards at the door immediately saluted respectfully upon seeing him and led him directly inside.
"Lord Li Xuanxiao, I've long admired you. Please follow me!"
The guard Martial Artist looked at Li Xuanxiao with admiration, seeming honored to be the one leading the way for him.
Li Xuanxiao was slightly surprised. Combined with the friendly gestures from the Martial Artists earlier, he immediately had a guess in his mind.
The record he set in the Eight Halls Rotation Battle seemed to have convinced quite a few Martial Artists, causing his prestige to rise along with it.
Those who value Martial Arts always respect the strong.
A Martial Artist who could pass the Eight Halls Rotation Battle was undoubtedly an outstanding talent among Martial Artists.
Moreover, the only match Li Xuanxiao lost was because he conceded, not because he was defeated.
Putting aside his strength, the reason Li Xuanxiao initiated the Eight Halls Rotation Battle had received almost unanimous approval from the Martial Artists!
It wasn't to fight for glory, display power, or show off talent, but for the Pei Prefecture Demon Slaying Division, and for the common people of Pei Prefecture.
A Martial Artist who was strong, humble, valued loyalty and righteousness, and decisive in killing earned their heartfelt admiration!
If not for the calamity Pei Prefecture had recently suffered, they might never have known that someone like Li Xuanxiao existed.
"Hall Master, Lord Li Xuanxiao requests an audience!"
After being led inside, the guard Martial Artist respectfully took his leave.
Li Xuanxiao cupped his hands in a salute towards Si Bingwen: "Hall Master, I have urgent matters to report! It concerns the New Demon Emperor, and the reason for the calamities suffered by the various prefectures."
He immediately recounted everything the Southern Demon had told him to Si Bingwen.
Si Bingwen's expression shifted as he listened, clearly realizing how weighty this news was.
"I judge that in the coming days, Dayu will face increasingly frequent incursions from demons exploring this place from the Myriad Demon Nation. Besides demons like the New Demon Emperor, who require an Ascension Ceremony to enter, it is also highly possible that higher Realm demons, namely Demon Venerables, will descend!"
Si Bingwen was silent for a long moment, then looked at Li Xuanxiao with gratification: "I know. You have done very well! Not only did you help me rescue my younger brother, but you also gathered such crucial intelligence. I will report this matter and fight for greater merit and rewards for you!"
"Also, from now on, you will be a Division Head of my Demon Slaying Hall, holding a status equal to the Hall Masters of the Demon Slaying Halls under my jurisdiction! This is a demon slaying token. Through it, you can communicate with me, the Hall Masters of the subordinate Demon Slaying Halls, and the Demon Slaying Division Martial Artists holding minor demon slaying tokens."
"Furthermore, you have the authority to temporarily mobilize a certain number of Demon Slaying Division Martial Artists. I will announce your appointment as Division Head through the flying eagle token."
Li Xuanxiao was a bit stunned. What kind of position was Division Head? He had never heard of it when he was in the Pei Prefecture Demon Slaying Division.
To have equal status with the Hall Masters of the Demon Slaying Halls in other prefectures—that was impressive!
He took the demon slaying token and tried channeling his True Qi into it. Instantly, he heard a chorus of voices arising.
"Congratulations, Division Head Li!"
"With Lord Li Xuanxiao's strength, the position of Division Head is well-deserved!"
"Haha, our Demon Slaying Hall is about to take off!"
"Crush the other seven halls, and let only our Demon Slaying Hall reign supreme!"
Voices flooded in from all directions. Li Xuanxiao's lips curved slightly as he once again experienced the feeling of contacting members of the Flying Eagle Hall using the flying eagle token.
"Everyone, I am Li Xuanxiao! Thanks to the Hall Master's appreciation, I have taken on the position of Division Head of the Demon Slaying Hall. I look forward to your guidance in the future!"
After sending the message, he immediately heard countless polite replies.
Li Xuanxiao chuckled and shook his head, stopping the flow of True Qi.
"I must report this intelligence immediately!"
Si Bingwen stood up: "This matter is of great importance; there can be no delay!"
Li Xuanxiao nodded and took his leave as well.
He also had his own task: to rapidly improve his strength.
The New Demon Emperor could start the ceremony again at any moment, and the other party had clearly taken an interest in him.
Regardless of the reason, being targeted by such an existence was never a good thing. Unless he planned to never leave the Royal City again, never slay demons, and just hide in the Demon Slaying Division, living in constant fear.
Otherwise, he had to accelerate the pace of slaying demons, accelerate the acquisition of Demon value Points, and accelerate the speed of his Realm advancement.
And even if he didn't leave the Royal City in the future, it didn't mean he would necessarily be safe.
As previously stated, in the foreseeable future, more and more demons from the Myriad Demon Nation would discover Dayu's existence.
Furthermore, the Realm of the demons descending upon Dayu might also become higher and higher!
When that time came, if a truly formidable demon appeared, let alone the Royal City, the entire Dayu could fall!
Relying on mountains leads to their collapse, relying on people leads to their departure; ultimately, improving one's own strength was the surest path.
Li Xuanxiao arrived at the mission collection area inside the Demon Slaying Hall and asked the Staff Member if there were any free-roaming missions.
That is, missions without a specific target, where rewards were based solely on the number of demons slain.
The Staff Member was both surprised and delighted to see that the person arriving was Li Xuanxiao: "Division Head, yes, there are!"
He took out a jade token identical to the record token Li Xuanxiao had previously received.
Li Xuanxiao raised an eyebrow in surprise and took out his own record token: "I have one similar to this. Is this jade token universal?"
The Staff Member nodded: "It is universal! Since you already have one, you don't need to collect another."
Li Xuanxiao nodded, indicating he understood, and immediately left the Demon Slaying Hall.
The Rainbow Light Movement, having reached the Transcendent Realm, carried him soaring into the sky.
This time, his destination was the nearly fallen Yu Prefecture!
Compared to Pei Prefecture, Yu Prefecture was even more tragic. The entire prefecture had fallen, and its Commander's head had even been severed and hung on the wall of Yu Prefecture City.
However, the Yu Prefecture Martial Artist who came to the Royal City to seek aid before him was still working to smooth things over with the various halls.
After all, he lacked the courage and strength to initiate the Eight Halls Rotation Battle, so he ended up behind Li Xuanxiao.
To this day, the Royal City had not dispatched an organized contingent of Martial Artists to help Yu Prefecture rebuild its Demon Slaying Division.
They had only sent a few scattered Miaojing Martial Artists to Yu Prefecture to provide a minor deterrent.
Li Xuanxiao considered this point and unhesitatingly chose Yu Prefecture.
In the Nine Prefectures of Dayu, one prefecture typically had over a dozen Demon Emperors openly.
Pei Prefecture previously had twelve Demon Emperors, and since Yu Prefecture was larger in scope, the number of Demon Emperors there should be even greater!
More Demon Emperors meant more Demon value Points. After slaying them, Li Xuanxiao could raise his Realm in the fastest way possible.
Cultivation Techniques, Martial Arts, and future deductions...
The massive deficit in Demon value Points...
Demon Emperors, I'm counting on you!