Chapter 1025: Selection

Due to Han Yao's prior instructions, Feng Baoshan opened the treasure vault of the Five Punishments Guard to Meng Zhang.

While the Five Punishments Guard had a significant reputation and its strength was not to be underestimated, it hadn't been established for a very long time. One could almost say that the current state of the Five Punishments Guard was all thanks to Han Yao's efforts.

Therefore, in terms of heritage and accumulation, the Five Punishments Guard still had a considerable gap compared to more established factions.

Initially, Meng Zhang had high expectations. However, after Feng Baoshan guided him into the treasure vault, his disappointment was evident and hard to conceal as he carefully examined the contents inside.

With Meng Zhang's current insight, not just anything would catch his eye. The majority of items within the treasury were low-tier possessions that he had no use for.

A few Fourth Rank magic tools were present, but he casually glanced at them and lost interest. Meng Zhang had several refined Fourth Rank magic tools that required a substantial amount of his Primordial Spirit's power to maintain. Unless they were exceptionally remarkable or had a unique function, he was hesitant to refine them and waste his own Primordial Spirit's power.

As a Primordial Spirit late-stage cultivator and a prominent figure in the Dali Dynasty, Han Yao's wealth of resources extended beyond what was immediately visible.

The truly valuable items were kept within his private vault.

However, Meng Zhang wasn't qualified to access Han Yao's private vault yet.

Considering his upcoming journey to the Netherworld, where he would likely encounter many Ghost-type enemies, Meng Zhang initially planned to select items that could counteract such threats.

But as he perused the items within the treasury, he found that the majority of them were meant to counteract Demonic Cultivation and demons.

Recalling Han Yao's resolute attitude towards eliminating Demonic Cultivation, Meng Zhang understood the situation in the treasury.

Although the Five Punishments Guard was nominally responsible for managing the Dali Dynasty's prisons under Han Yao's leadership, due to Han Yao's insistence, their main task had become hunting down various forms of Demonic Cultivation.

Meng Zhang understood that even though Feng Baoshan had opened the treasury to him under Han Yao's orders, he couldn't behave greedily and take whatever he wanted from inside.

Since the available items were limited, he had to make the most of this opportunity and select some valuable treasures.

After careful consideration, Meng Zhang found that the most superior items in the treasury were those meant for subduing demons.

After pondering for a moment, he decided to select a few of them to take with him.

Considering the Five Punishments Guard's relentless pursuit of Demonic Cultivation practitioners, Meng Zhang, as a member of the Five Punishments Guard, would likely undertake similar tasks in the future. Thus, he decided to make some preparations now.

In the end, Meng Zhang chose three Fourth Rank talismans that depicted the Divine Ability of the "Heavenly Thunder for Subduing Demons." This ability had significant destructive power against both Demonic Cultivation and demons.

Additionally, he selected three "Demon Slayer Needles." These were unique disposable magic tools that were effective against both demons and Demonic Cultivation.

Compared to regular magic tools, disposable ones had higher consumption rates.

The treasury contained numerous grades of Demon Slayer Needles, and Meng Zhang naturally chose the highest-ranked and most powerful Fourth Rank Demon Slayer Needles.

In Dali Dynasty, the craftsmanship of making Demon Slayer Needles had become quite refined, resulting in a high success rate.

However, using disposable magic tools like Demon Slayer Needles, especially Fourth Rank ones, was still somewhat extravagant.

Lastly, Meng Zhang selected three Fourth Rank "Demon Expelling Pills."

If injured by Demonic Cultivation or demons and tainted by demonic energy, these specially formulated pills could be used for treatment.

Of course, the effectiveness of these pills varied depending on their rank.Moreover, Demonic Cultivation's methods are extremely elusive and varied, and many injuries caused by it are beyond the healing capabilities of the Demon Expelling Pills.

The items Meng Zhang chose were the most refined and useful ones in the treasure vault.

These items aimed at Demonic Cultivation were exceedingly rare in the Jiuqu Province.

By bringing a few of these items, Meng Zhang would have some additional capabilities to deal with powerful Demonic Cultivation practitioners.

Although he couldn't obtain items targeting Ghosts from the treasure vault, Meng Zhang possessed several effective methods to deal with Ghosts himself. Not to mention, in the Netherworld, he would have the assistance of Ghost Deity Shou Zheng.

Originally, it wouldn't have been difficult to buy items targeting Ghosts in the market of the capital city.

However, as the opening of the royal family's special spatial passage to the Netherworld approached, many cultivators were planning to enter the Netherworld. The prices for all items that countered Ghosts or enhanced survival abilities in the Netherworld had skyrocketed to the point where they were becoming unbearable.

Meng Zhang felt somewhat frustrated and was determined not to let profiteers take advantage of him. He had no intention of buying such items.

Time passed quickly, and the day of the spatial passage's opening arrived.

On this noon, accompanied by Feng Baoshan, Meng Zhang headed towards the imperial city.

The Dali Dynasty took this matter very seriously and had arranged for several Primordial Spirit cultivators to conduct inspections.

Given Meng Zhang's clear background, his clean reputation, and Feng Baoshan's presence as Han Yao's confidant, he underwent multiple thorough inspections to ensure there were no issues before being granted passage.

The interior of the imperial city was vast, and on the western side was a huge training ground, which was Meng Zhang's destination this time.

When Meng Zhang arrived at the training ground, many people were already waiting there.

The Sea Spirit Sect's envoy had arrived early and was silently waiting in a corner.

Among the two leaders of the envoy, one was the familiar Lu Tianshu, while the other was a cultivator with an arrogant demeanor, most likely Mei Tianxiang, whom Meng Zhang had never seen before.

Meng Zhang and Lu Tianshu exchanged glances as a form of greeting. Meng Zhang knew they were burdened with responsibilities, so he didn't go over to join the commotion.

Aside from the two cultivators who remained behind in the envoy, almost everyone else from the Sea Spirit Sect had gathered here, preparing to enter the Netherworld.

A total of ten Primordial Spirit True Monarchs; that was truly a formidable force.

In addition to the Sea Spirit Sect's group, there were many other cultivators on the training ground.

These cultivators varied greatly in terms of their Cultivation Bases.

Aside from Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, there were also many Gold Core Daoist Masters and even Foundation Building stage cultivators.

Among the cultivators on the training ground, besides the many lone travelers, there were numerous small and large groups.

Many of these groups were official teams affiliated with the Dali Dynasty.

Every time the special passage opened, the Dali Dynasty would send as many cultivators to the Netherworld as possible.

Most of these cultivators had some connection, more or less, with the Dali Dynasty.

The majority of cultivators directly followed the orders of the Dali Dynasty's royal family.

With such a large number of cultivators, each one had to undergo careful inspections to ensure there were no problems.

Even though the Dali Dynasty had deployed a lot of personnel and started inspections early in the morning, many cultivators were still held outside, waiting for their inspections before they could enter this place.

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