When Yang Cheng saw that the leader of the Demon Extermination Alliance looked like this, he almost thought he had come to the wrong place.
However, when Yang Cheng carefully examined the old man, a solemn look appeared in his eyes.
Although the old man was hunched over, he possessed extremely powerful blood energy within him. Even though he was decaying beyond recognition, his decaying blood energy could still unleash tremendous power in a desperate struggle.
His right leg was limping, and he was wearing leg wraps, but it looked as if it had been deformed by some kind of huge claw.
The old man also had two huge scratches on his face, deep enough to see the bone, with burn marks from flames on them, which were still blackish-red.
Moreover, given Yang Cheng's sensitivity to bloodlust energy, the concentration of bloodlust energy on this old man was astonishing. Heaven knows how many battles he had experienced and how many lives he had taken.
The Demon Extermination Alliance is a relatively loose organization, its foundation being countless sword-wielding individuals scattered throughout the seven kingdoms of Kyushu.
However, some of these ghostwriters are old and can no longer fight, so they need a place to be placed.
Some ghostwriters choose to live a life of luxury with the money they've accumulated over the years, while others belong to certain sects and simply retire there.
However, some ghostwriters, for various reasons, such as being too dissolute in their early years or squandering their savings on treating their own injuries, end up in a rather bleak old age.
The Demon Extermination Alliance is quite humane; it usually assigns these ghostwriters to various branches of the Alliance to do clerical and logistical work, or to directly manage some less important branches.
They're just too old to fight anymore, but they're still incredibly experienced.
This little old man in front of me must be one of them.
However, they've been living a rather miserable life, and it's unclear whether it's because the Demon Extermination Alliance hasn't allocated any funds.
Yang Cheng coughed and said, "I am a registered member of the Demon Extermination Alliance. I have eliminated a demon this time and have come to hand it over."
As he spoke, Yang Cheng handed his black iron token to the old man.
Upon hearing that Yang Cheng was the swordsmith, the old man's impatient expression disappeared, and he muttered in surprise, "It's really strange that a swordsmith would come to a place like Qingyuan Prefecture."
However, as you can see, there isn't much stock here. If you want to exchange for something directly, you'll have to go to the branches in the major prefectures or even the branch in the capital of Liang Kingdom.
All I can do here is help you accumulate some merit points and advance you to the bronze-level ghostwriter rank.
As the old man ushered Yang Cheng in, he said, "My name is Zuo Tianquan. I am the head of the Qingyuan Prefecture Demon Extermination Alliance branch. You can call me Lao Zuo or Zuo Lao."
"By the way, what kind of monster did you kill?"
Yang Cheng carefully examined the Qingyuan Prefecture Demon Extermination Alliance branch; it was much better inside than outside.
Inside are several small rooms labeled as archives, armory, demon-slaying pavilion, and so on.
The books in the archives were covered in a layer of dust, clearly untouched for a long time. ... The weapons section contained few proper weapons; the swords, spears, and halberds were either broken or rusted.
Inside the Demon Slayer Pavilion, there were some strange teeth, fur, claws, and other such things hanging around, which were clearly not from ordinary wild beasts.
Yang Cheng took the Ghost Spirit Lonely from his storage space, which surprised Zuo Tianquan.
"A spatial magic artifact? I didn't expect you to be a cultivator who understands magic."
Zuo Tianquan muttered something, but when he saw the enormous ghost spirit, his expression suddenly changed.
"Ghost Spirit Lonely!? You actually killed that thing?"
Yang Cheng asked in surprise, "Is this thing very difficult to kill?"
Zuo Tianquan kept observing the ghostly creature, his face almost touching the giant mushroom.
"Of course they're not easy to kill!"
This thing is incredibly lethal to ordinary people, stirring up and amplifying their emotions and desires, causing them to die on their own. So at first, it's easy for the authorities to mistake it for a normal murder case.
However, as this thing spread more and more widely and came into contact with more and more people, more and more people died. The government realized something was wrong and that's why they sent cultivators to investigate.
Moreover, its power to stir up emotions and desires is equally useful to cultivators, so the more people there are, the more difficult it is to deal with this thing.
Several demon-slaying alliance members once tried to fight this thing together, but they were bewitched by it and killed each other.
Finally, a branch of the Demon Extermination Alliance sent a top-notch swordsman to take action, and that's how they finally destroyed the thing.
However, the process was extremely difficult. This thing couldn't be killed with normal force; even the top-ranking swordsman had to use some kind of magical artifact to defeat it.
Zuo Tianquan's gaze towards Yang Cheng changed slightly.
The one who could kill this Ghost Spirit was no ordinary cultivator.
Although the guy in front of me is a top-tier swordsman, his strength is definitely not ordinary.
Of course, this is normal within the Demon Extermination Alliance.
Many cultivators joined the demon-slaying alliance halfway through their cultivation journey, so it's quite normal for them to kill an extremely powerful demon right away.
Zuo Tianquan's attitude became much more enthusiastic at this point.
"Oh dear, young man, please sit down and rest for a moment. We haven't even asked your name yet."
Zuo Tianquan handed over the chair without changing his expression, but seeing the dust and various dirty stains on it, Yang Cheng didn't sit down.
"Mr. Zuo, you're too kind. My name is Yang Cheng."
Zuo Tianquan pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Yang, your Ghost Spirit Orphan can't be exchanged for anything here. However, I can use an array to teleport it to the headquarters. That way, I can directly record your merit points. Then, you just need to take the token to the headquarters to check your points and exchange them for various things."
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