Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 472 - 361: The Conditions for Leaving and the Distribution of the Dragon Palace
When Qin An’s figure completely disappeared at the end of the gate, Ancient Yi finally reacted.
He waved his hand, making the black gate vanish without a trace.
However, his eyes seemed somewhat disinterested.
"Truly a peculiar person," Ancient Yi sighed, thinking to himself, "Perhaps it will be exceedingly difficult to meet him again in the future."
He clearly understood that, although he was now at the Great Success of the Void Shattering Realm and could effortlessly crush Qin An.
But in the city above Xunyang Prefecture, he was just a minor character.
Once Qin An stepped beyond Xunyang Prefecture, with his talent and potential, reaching the Great Success of the Void Shattering Realm would be a matter of flipping a hand.
In front of Qin An, he was the minor character.
Ancient Yi pondered for a moment and felt even more bored.
Then he didn’t linger here any longer, transformed into an invisible smoke, and disappeared.
At this moment, the ancient battlefield ruins had a new master, continuing its cycle along the usual route.
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Xunyang Prefecture finally embraced its most prosperous peace.
The common people lived and worked in peace, though small trivial matters surrounded their daily lives, they lived comfortably enough.
Those from the Jianghu and the Evil Extermination Bureau also completely relaxed in this long-lost peace.
No one was unhappy.
The entire Xunyang Prefecture was filled with an atmosphere of joy and celebration.
At this moment, within the Evil Extermination Bureau.
The courtyard of the General Mansion was abuzz with activity.
A variety of dossiers were piled up in front of him, all regarding information about the various martial world forces throughout Xunyang Prefecture.
Now, the demon pseudo-gods were almost entirely annihilated, but these martial world forces were also closely watched by Xunyang Prefecture, so the General Mansion planned to carefully sort through them during this rare period of stability to ensure no major disturbances would arise in Xunyang Prefecture.
Of course, he had no intention of forcibly taking over these martial world forces, but everything had to be under the watchful eye of the Evil Extermination Bureau, allowing them to grow freely.
Otherwise, if disturbances arose, the hard-earned peace would be lost.
At this moment, the sound of footsteps resounded, attracting the General Mansion’s attention.
The General Mansion looked up, toward the source of the footsteps.
Upon seeing the visitor, he laid down the dossier in hand, gesturing to the seat opposite.
"Sit down."
Qin An marched with a dragon’s gait and tiger’s pace, arrived across from the General Mansion, and sat down slowly.
As soon as Qin An sat down, the voice of the General Mansion came over.
"Rested for a few days, it seems your spirits are well restored, what brings you to me today?"
It had been a few days since the last ultimate battle.
After returning, the Mountain Patrol Generals who participated in the battle stayed in Xunyang Prefecture, not venturing out again.
Each of them was making every effort to rest, after all, the fight inflicted serious injuries and consumed too much heart power.
They needed a considerable amount of time to alleviate that harrowing feeling.
The General Mansion had no objection to this, for these people were the heroes of Xunyang Prefecture, contributing greatly to the ultimate battle.
So letting them rest a bit longer was of no consequence to the General Mansion.
But the General Mansion did not expect that Qin An, having just returned a few days, would come looking for him in a hurry.
The General Mansion could already guess what Qin An meant, but did not point it out.
He was waiting for Qin An to speak on his own accord.
After a slight pause, Qin An slowly said, "My lord, I wish to know how I can leave Xunyang Prefecture and venture into a wider world."
He spoke directly, without any concealment, and indeed there was no need to hide it.
With the intelligence of the General Mansion, he likely already knew why Qin An had come.
The General Mansion tapped his fingers on the table and slowly said, "The most crucial condition is that you must reach the Void Shattering Realm. If you can achieve the Void Shattering Realm, you will have crossed the threshold to leave Xunyang Prefecture, that’s the first."
Qin An pondered, "This condition might not take long to fulfill."
The General Mansion was slightly stunned, a look of astonishment on his face, "So fast, that’s unlikely. You are currently still at the Great Success of the Unity Realm, how can you advance to the Void Shattering Realm so quickly?"
He even doubted if he had seen wrong, because before his eyes, Qin An’s current strength was indeed only at the Great Success of the Inner God Realm.
Above that is Inner God Realm Perfection, and above that is the initial breakthrough of the Void Shattering Realm.
Qin An now comes to tell him that he would achieve it soon.
In the view of the General Mansion, this seemed impossible.
Qin An shook his head and said, "My lord, let’s not discuss this matter further for now. Power like this can be slowly enhanced. Just now, the Lord of the General Mansion said that power is merely the threshold to leave Xunyang Prefecture. There must be other conditions, please make them clear, my lord."
The General Mansion regained his composure, nodded, and said, "The second condition is also simple, you need a recommendation from someone above, which shouldn’t be difficult for you. After all, with Lord Li Moyun’s endorsement, it can be said to be extremely simple."
Qin An nodded, "And what is the third condition?"
The General Mansion thought for a moment, then stated the third condition, "The third is that you need a vast array of achievements, which for you is not hard at all. On the day of the ultimate battle, your actions already proved your achievements. The achievements you’ve garnered now are probably the most in the entire Evil Extermination Bureau of Xunyang Prefecture."
During the ultimate battle, it was Qin An who contributed the most. It could be said that without Qin An, the final victory couldn’t have been achieved.
Therefore, when calculating achievement distribution, the General Mansion fairly and impartially allocated the majority of achievements to Qin An.
Qin An, rubbing his chin, asked, "Is there more?"
The General Mansion shook his head and said, "No more."
Qin An let out a long breath, "So it seems, I only need to advance to the Void Shattering Realm."
Hearing this, the General Mansion couldn’t help but be somewhat speechless.
He felt that leaving Xunyang Prefecture seemed extremely simple to Qin An.
The three conditions he mentioned earlier were all extremely challenging.
The first being the Void Shattering Realm.
It’s been a long time since anyone has achieved this.
In his view, it will be a long time before anyone can achieve it in the future.
The recommendation from someone above is such a difficult task.
Those above are all looking down from great heights. If you don’t have enough potential, the other party won’t even bother to glance at you, let alone waste time and effort to recommend you.
In the past, the General Mansion went through immense efforts to leave Xunyang Prefecture, let alone other people.
The third condition is even more difficult to accomplish.
Such earth-shattering achievements might take an entire lifetime, from birth to death, and you might not accumulate enough.
But Qin An seized it on this day of the final battle.
It can be said that the completion of each condition is related to Qin An’s inherent strength.
Qin An stood up and said, "In that case, I will take my leave first."
He didn’t plan to stay any longer. Having rested for a few days, he had recovered his energy.
He planned to continue cultivating his Scholar Profession proficiency. Once he advances the scholar to the next level, he’ll deduce cultivation techniques.
As for the required demon souls, Qin An wasn’t concerned, for his vast achievements could exchange for what he needed for deduction.
The General Mansion suddenly said, "I heard you’ve been getting close to the Dragon Palace."
Qin An paused his steps and nodded, "I have an old acquaintance with Long Tianxing, and I also saved Princess Long San. Is there any grievance from those above against the Dragon Palace?"
The General Mansion shook his head and said, "There’s no grievance against the Dragon Palace. In fact, the Dragon Palace is one of the few demon forces that doesn’t massacre the people. Even the ones above have a good relationship with the Dragon Palace."
"Of course, I can’t tell you too much about the forces above. These are the rules, but as for the Dragon Palace, I can tell you a bit."
Qin An, hearing this, pondered for a moment, then sat back down and asked, "Please, my lord, speak clearly."
Although he couldn’t know the distribution of forces above, knowing about the Dragon Palace’s situation was still gathering some intelligence.
Perhaps by applying what he learns, he could deduce more.
Seeing Qin An stop, the General Mansion then slowly spoke, "The power of the Dragon Palace is complex. The Old Dragon King, single-handedly controls the entire Dragon Palace, and can be said to be the overlord of the sea region. In Xunyang Prefecture, it’s considered an upper-tier force, and under him, many Jiao dragons are on friendly terms with him."
"Under the Old Dragon King’s control, these Jiao dragon forces pose no threat to those above, which is also why the relationship between those above and the Dragon Palace is good."
"Besides, beneath him, there are nine Dragon Princes."
"As the saying goes, a dragon gives birth to nine sons, each different, and the strength of these nine Dragon Princes is extremely formidable."
"The Old Dragon King is very old, but he still has plenty of longevity. However, he intends to appoint a Dragon Crown Prince. You know what a Dragon Crown Prince signifies."
"Even if the Old Dragon King doesn’t abdicate, being made the Dragon Crown Prince means being second only to one and above all in the Dragon Palace."
After pondering for a moment, Qin An said, "So, the nine Dragon Princes are competing for the position of the Dragon Crown Prince of the Dragon Palace?"
This is akin to princes competing for the position of crown prince.
Although the Old Dragon King has a long life, it will eventually run out.
Once someone becomes the crown prince, they become the first in line of succession.
During this period, they can use the crown prince’s reputation to gather more people.
It’s like a snowball, rolling bigger and bigger.
The General Mansion nodded, "You’re right. Therefore, although the Dragon Palace looks harmonious on the surface, internally, the cruel competition has already begun, and the situation of Princess Long San is different."
At this point, the General Mansion paused slightly before speaking.
"Do you think Princess Long San, with only Void Shattering Realm strength, doesn’t count for much among the nine Dragon Princes?"
Qin An straightforwardly said, "That’s right."
The Dragon Palace is an upper-tier force above, and the nine Dragon Princes of the Dragon Palace are definitely not just at the Void Shattering Realm.
But with such strength, in Qin An’s eyes, Princess Long San seems relatively weak.
The General Mansion showed a meaningful smile, "That’s because Princess Long San was schemed against a long time ago, and as a result, her strength rapidly declined by several realms, leaving her only with the strength of the Void Shattering Realm."
"In other words, among the nine Dragon Princes, Princess Long San is the weakest. Getting close to her may seem beneficial, but these benefits are limited and could have more downsides."
Qin An raised an eyebrow, "What are the downsides?"
After a slight pause, the General Mansion said, "She has limited access to the resources of the Dragon Palace, so the help she can provide, though plentiful, isn’t excessively so."
"Moreover, the other Dragon Princes will not allow her to develop her own force, unless Princess Long San can recover from all her injuries and eventually reach her original level."
Qin An rubbed his chin and nodded, "I understand."
The General Mansion was curious, "Don’t you have any other ideas?"
Qin An shook his head, "I have some ideas, but not many. I’ll think about it after I leave Xunyang Prefecture."
The General Mansion didn’t understand why Qin An could remain so calm.
In fact, from Qin An’s perspective, once he left, he would only rely on the Dragon Palace’s power at the most critical moment.
If Princess Long San can’t provide that, then this relationship ends here, and he still has his relationship with Li Moyun to rely on.
Moreover, Qin An only needs time, and once he increases his strength, he might not even need these relationships.
Having some is better than having none.
This is Qin An’s thought.
Qin An didn’t think any further, then rose and cupped his fist, "If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave."
Looking at Qin An’s back, the General Mansion shook his head.
He let Qin An leave and continued to busy himself with his official duties.
After returning to his room, Qin An lit the oil lamp on the table.
At this moment, the night was getting deeper and deeper.
As he gazed at the bright lamplight, he pondered his next plans.
In no time, he had planned out all the routes.
"First, improve the Scholar Profession; after improvement, use achievements to exchange for a large number of demon souls, and elevate my strength to the Void Shattering Realm."
"By then, I’ll venture into broader horizons and see how vast this world truly is."
