The Fenglin campaign had entered its closing phase. However, Zhang Yuelu and the others had not returned, as they had to sort out loose ends, leaving no room for carelessness.0

Qi Xuansu found himself idle in Jade Capital. While he was sorting through his spoils from Fenglin, he realized that he had mostly gained merits and not many tangible items.0

The main item he gained was Pure Bodhi, in which he had used 2.5 semi-immortal objects to trade for. He had initially gained quite a sizable amount of divine power. However, the ordeal with the demonic fire consumed most of it, leaving him with only 2,000 marks. Fortunately, he had acquired a new mystical ability from the demonic fire, which he jokingly named Izanagi’s Left Arm.2

As for Taiping coins, nothing more needed to be said. Though he was promoted and given higher stipends, Madam Qi had pulled some strings to siphon off his future salary using the excuse of purchasing this house for him, leaving him coinless. Thankfully, at his rank,...1