Chapter 138 Peers

Inside the council grand hall of the Town Demon Guard, Sun Xuan was considered to have arrived relatively early.

Inside the council grand hall, directly facing the main entrance, there were a total of five seating positions arranged in order.

On both sides of the grand hall, there were two rows of seats distributed; after a rough count by Sun Xuan, there turned out to be no less than sixty of them.

The moment Sun Xuan stepped into the entrance of the grand hall, Zhu Shan saw him.

He saw Zhu Shan wave at Sun Xuan, signaling Sun Xuan to go over.

Within this Town Demon Guard, apart from Zhu Shan and Town-Demon Envoy Lü Qing whom he had only met once, Sun Xuan did not know anyone else.

At this moment, Zhu Shan was waving at him, and it happened to be a good time for him to go over and learn some information from Zhu Shan.

Thinking of this, Sun Xuan walked briskly towards the direction of Zhu Shan.

"Brother Sun, come sit over here!"

When Sun Xuan walked to Zhu Shan's side, Zhu Shan immediately spoke to Sun Xuan with a trace of a smile on his face.

Sun Xuan did not stand on ceremony either, walking directly torylic seat on the lower side of Zhu Shan, and sat down directly.

"Brother Zhu has arrived quite early indeed."

After sitting down, Sun Xuan also spoke to Zhu Shan with a trace of a smile on his face.

Hearing this, Zhu Shan smiled and then spoke to Sun Xuan:

"After the matter of the Li family's residence was resolved by Brother Sun, my mission can be considered completed quite well.

After the mission was completed, I also had some time to rest; with nothing better to do, as soon as the command for an audience from the Guard Envoy came down, I rushed over immediately.

Being able to complete this mission so smoothly is still thanks to Brother Sun for slaying that Spirit-Parasitized Body.

Otherwise, with my strength, once I squared off against that Spirit-Parasitized Body, I am afraid there would be danger.

Here, this younger brother expresses his thanks to Brother Sun!"

Seeing Zhu Shan speak to the end, he actually cupped his fists and bowed formally to Sun Xuan as he spoke.

Seeing this, Sun Xuan immediately waved his hand and said:

"What are you saying, Brother Zhu? Even if I, Sun, didn't make a move, with Brother Zhu's strength, defeating that Spirit-Parasitized Body wouldn't be much of a problem either."

Saying this, without waiting for Zhu Shan to continue being polite, Sun Xuan then continued to speak to him:

"Brother Sun, I have just joined this Town Demon Guard. Apart from Brother Zhu and Lord Guard Envoy, I am not familiar with the others.

Might as well have Brother Zhu introduce them to me, so that I can have an understanding of our various peers."

After hearing Sun Xuan's words, Zhu Shan immediately spoke:

"This is a minor matter. Since Brother Sun has asked, this younger brother will introduce them to Brother Zhu."

Seeing Zhu Shan give a light cough, his voice noticeably lowered as he continued to speak to Sun Xuan:

"Brother Sun, the seating arrangement inside this council grand hall actually has some intricacies to it.

That row of seats directly facing the main entrance is the location for Lord Guard Envoy and the four Lord Deputy Envoys.

Right in the middle is the seat of Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing, and the four seats on both sides are the seats of the four Lord Deputy Envoys.

As for both sides, from front to back, they are arranged sequentially according to the approximate strength of each guard envoy.

Furthermore, this seating prioritizes the left; if the left and right are in the same row, then generally speaking, the guard envoy sitting in the left position is slightly stronger."

After hearing Zhu Shan's words, a trace of a thoughtful expression could not help but appear on Sun Xuan's face.

Right now, his and Zhu Shan's positions were roughly in the middle on the left side.

Sun Xuan also roughly understood some of Zhu Shan's strength; his cultivation had already reached the Realm of a Middle Stage Martial Artist, and he grasped several formidable Martial Skills in his hands.

Speaking of strength, it should not be inferior to that Deacon Wei who died at the hands of the Spirit-Parasitized Body.

And although Sun Xuan had just joined the Town Demon Guard and had not shown much performance within the Town Demon Guard,

Sun Xuan's surface strength had already reached the Realm of a Late Stage Martial Artist.

Therefore, even though Sun Xuan had just joined the Town Demon Guard and had not executed any missions or displayed any strength,

conservatively speaking, Zhu Shan still arranged Sun Xuan's position right beside his own.

With this arrangement, the other Town Demon Guards could not find anything to say.

Just as these thoughts flashed through Sun Xuan's mind, Zhu Shan continued to speak to Sun Xuan:

"Brother Sun, within the Town Demon Guard, apart from Lord Guard Envoy and the four Lord Deputy Envoys, there are only three Town Demon Guards that require special attention.

As for the others, given Brother Sun's Late Stage martial Dao cultivation and the fact that you grasp a true spirit artifact, Brother Sun should have no major problems dealing with them.

Brother Sun, look, do you see that big man with a scar on his face and a robust build, sitting in the second position on the left."

Following Zhu Shan's lowered voice, Sun Xuan looked towards the place he indicated.

Sure enough, in the second position on the left hand, a robust big man with a scar on his face

was currently sitting there resting his eyes.

Sun Xuan did not stare at this big man; instead, with a slight glance from the corner of his eye, he nodded to Zhu Shan, indicating that he had seen him.

The perception of such experts is extremely sensitive; if you stare at him, he will definitely notice.

In order not to cause any misunderstandings, Sun Xuan only glanced at this big man out of the corner of his eye and did not look any more.

Seeing that Sun Xuan had noticed that scarred burly man, Zhu Shan continued to speak to Sun Xuan in a lowered voice:

"This person is called Xu Yan. His martial Dao cultivation and strength are a notch stronger than Brother Sun's, having already reached the Realm of Late Stage Great Perfection.

He is only a step away from stepping into the Realm of Eighth Grade experts.

Not only is this person's martial Dao cultivation not weak, but his signature Martial Skill, the Demon-Warding Hammer Technique, is cultivated to Perfection.

The Demon-Warding Hammer Technique originally was known for being fierce and domineering; Xu Yan has even cultivated this Martial Skill to the Realm of Perfection.

Just one step away from reaching the Transcendent Realm, and even comprehending a Transcendent skill.

Relying on this Martial Skill, Xu Yan's strength can almost go toe-to-toe with Early Stage Eighth Grade experts, making him the third strongest person besides the five primary and deputy guard envoys."

Hearing this, Sun Xuan nodded thoughtfully.

If this Xu Yan only had these methods that Zhu Shan spoke of, then Sun Xuan really wouldn't need to take him too much to heart.

This Xu Yan had merely cultivated a Martial Skill to the Realm of Perfection, and hadn't even reached the Transcendent Realm.

And at this moment, Sun Xuan had as many as three Martial Skills that had reached the Transcendent Realm, and Sun Xuan's Physical Body was extremely strong.

Even without the xuanyin sword, a true spirit artifact in hand, dealing with this Xu Yan was completely effortless.

However, of course Sun Xuan would not talk much about such matters with Zhu Shan.

In this world full of demons and ghosts, one still had to keep some trump cards in hand.

Otherwise, once all your strength is known by others, the enemy might possibly target and restrain you based on your Cultivation Technique and Martial Skills.

If there are no trump cards, once fallen into such a predicament, there is a danger of losing one's life.

Therefore, hearing Zhu Shan's introduction of Xu Yan, Sun Xuan only nodded and didn't say much else.

As for Zhu Shan, after picking up the teacup in front of him and taking a sip of tea, he continued to speak to Sun Xuan:

"Brother Sun, do you see that pale-faced scholar sitting in the first position on the right hand side."

Sun Xuan glanced at the pale-faced scholar sitting at the head of the right row, holding a folding fan and wearing a gloomy expression.

Then nodded gently towards Zhu Shan.

Seeing this, Zhu Shan continued to speak to Sun Xuan:

"This person is named Huang Huai. His martial Dao cultivation is the same as Xu Yan's, both being at the Realm of Late Stage Great Perfection.

Furthermore, the Martial Skill Yin Snake Sword that this person Cultivates is even a notch stronger than Xu Yan's, having already been cultivated by him to the Transcendent Realm, and he has comprehended a Transcendent skill.

Although the Yin Snake Sword is merely a very ordinary Martial Skill, once it is cultivated to the Transcendent Realm and a Transcendent skill is comprehended, it already possesses the power to turn decay into magic.

Relying on this move, Huang Huai steadily suppresses Xu Yan by a head, and his strength is extremely formidable."

Just as Zhu Shan was explaining to Sun Xuan, more and more people had arrived inside the council grand hall.

These Town Demon Guards who came into the grand hall, those who were familiar with each other, successively began to speak in low voices.

Although everyone speaking was intentionally lowering their voices, once there were many people, it still emitted a buzzing sound like flies flying about in disorder.

And just as everyone was in the midst of lively conversation, a figure stepped into the entrance of the grand hall at this moment.

The very instant this person stepped into the entrance of the grand hall, the sound of everyone's discussions instantly stopped.

The entire grand hall suddenly became quiet.

Zhu Shan also stopped talking further, instead signaling Sun Xuan with his eyes to look towards this person walking into the grand hall.

Seeing this, Sun Xuan couldn't help narrowing his eyes slightly, and then looked towards the person who had walked into the grand hall.

On this person's body, Sun Xuan felt a faint sense of oppression.

This should indicate that the opponent's martial Dao cultivation should be quite a bit higher than Sun Xuan's.

The opponent's martial Dao cultivation should have already reached the Eighth Grade Realm.

After walking into the grand hall, this person cupped fists with a smile on his face towards everyone in the hall, and then walked on his own towards the direction of the first position on the left side of the hall.

And after this person sat down in the seat, there slowly began to be some sounds of conversation within the grand hall.

Zhu Shan also spoke, continuing to say to Sun Xuan:

"This person is the strongest person under the deputy envoys within the Town Demon Guard. His name is Chu Lin; he is very righteous and has helped many Town Demon Guards within this grand hall before.

Everyone respects him greatly, and among the Town Demon Guards in this grand hall, there are quite a few whose lives were saved by Chu Lin.

Chu Lin's cultivation has just broken through to the Early Stage Eighth Grade Realm. Not only does he grasp the Transcendent Martial Skill Cleaving Mountain Saber Technique, but he also holds a true spirit artifact in his hand.

This true spirit artifact has quite a big reputation in Qinghe County, called the pohuan mirror; although the increase to combat power is not much,

under certain scenarios, it can exert unexpected and enormous effects.

Furthermore, Chu Lin had just broken through to the Early Stage Eighth Grade Realm prior; today, after stabilizing his cultivation, he must have just emerged from seclusion.

According to the regulations of the Town Demon Guard, once cultivation reaches the Eighth Grade Realm, one can be promoted from an ordinary Town Demon Guard to a deputy envoy.

Right now Chu Lin hasn't been promoted yet, simply because he has just broken through and the Guard Envoy hasn't arranged it yet.

Moreover, Chu Lin's strength is extremely formidable, and now that he has promoted to the Eighth Grade Martial Artist Realm,

then relying on his strength, he will be a strong candidate for the next Guard Envoy.

Although the other four deputy envoys promoted to the Eighth Grade Realm earlier, speaking of strength, they might not necessarily be Chu Lin's match.

Furthermore, Lord Guard Envoy also regards Chu Lin with extreme importance, faintly harboring the idea of nurturing him as a successor.

Although the other four deputy envoys are somewhat dissatisfied with Lord Guard Envoy's approach, they do not dare to say much of anything.

Furthermore, Chu Lin has exceptionally good popularity within the Town Demon Guard; if he can truly be elected as Guard Envoy, then the majority of the Town Demon Guards will support him from the bottom of their hearts."

After hearing Zhu Shan's words, Sun Xuan couldn't help but attach importance to this Chu Lin in his heart.

Through Zhu Shan's description of this Chu Lin, Sun Xuan was also somewhat unable to figure out the opponent's background.

And after comparing himself with the opponent, because the opponent's martial Dao cultivation had already reached the Eighth Grade Realm,

therefore, comparing his strength with the opponent's, as to whose is stronger and whose is weaker, it was truly somewhat hard to say.

After finishing introducing Chu Lin's situation to Sun Xuan, Zhu Shan picked up his teacup again to take a sip of water, and only then continued to speak to Sun Xuan:

"Brother Sun, the people in the Town Demon Guard who require special attention are roughly these three.

As for those four deputy envoys and Lord Guard Envoy, because they do not have much contact with the mass of ordinary Town Demon Guards, my understanding of them is also limited.

I only know that the cultivation of the four Lord Deputy Envoys has all reached the Eighth Grade Realm, and their strength should not be underestimated.

As for Lord Guard Envoy's strength, it is even stronger; according to the speculation of colleagues, his martial Dao strength must at least have reached the Early Stage Seventh Grade Realm.

As for the others, Brother Sun need not care about them too much."

Just as Zhu Shan finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared from the entrance of the grand hall.

Then with just a flash, it arrived at the main seat in the middle.

Such terrifying speed caused even Sun Xuan to only see a blurry afterimage flash past the center of the grand hall at extreme speed.

From this, it can be seen that the strength of the newcomer is definitely not something the current Sun Xuan can match.

This person is none other than Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing of the Town Demon Guard, who had met Sun Xuan once before.

After Lü Qing's arrival, the sound of conversation inside the council grand hall completely ceased.

Seeing all the Town Demon Guards including Chu Lin sitting upright and solemn, waiting for Lü Qing's lecture.

At this moment, Sun Xuan swept a glance across the grand hall and found that the people actually present did not fill all the seats, with just a little over half the people having arrived.

Those who did not come either could not get away due to urgent matters, or were executing missions issued by the Town Demon Guard.

As for those four deputy envoys, not a single one came. Judging by their appearance, they should also have gone to execute missions within the Town Demon Guard.

Sure enough, just as Sun Xuan was thinking this, Lü Qing, who was sitting on the main seat, after giving a light cough, spoke to the crowd inside the grand hall:

"Those who can be present today are only these people; others, including the five deputy envoys, have all taken my orders and gone to execute missions.

Gathering everyone together today is, firstly, because our Town Demon Guard has added a few new peers, allowing everyone to meet and get acquainted,

so as not to not recognize each other when meeting in the future and cause any misunderstandings."

Seeing Lü Qing speaking while signaling Sun Xuan and the others to stand up and greet everyone.

Seeing Lü Qing's signal, including Sun Xuan, a total of three newly joined Town Demon Guards stood up from their seats, then cupped fists and bowed to the surrounding peers.

After finishing the greetings, without waiting for the three of them to say much more, Lü Qing waved his hand to signal the three of them to sit down.