I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World

The following morning at dawn,

Han Zheng arrived at the Demon Cleansing Bureau's conference hall together with Zhang Tianyang and others.

Xu Cunbao and five others sat at the upper end, while the rest of the Demon Sweeping Captains stood on both sides of the hall.

Han Zheng glanced around. There were, in fact, more than fifty Demon Sweeping Captains present, as well as three martial artists who had just entered the Dan Sea Realm, and who had not even had a chance to don the Profound Gold Swallowing Lion Armor that signified the rank of Garrison Captain. It appeared that many people had received promotions for this mission to Huainan Road.

Of course, not everyone present was qualified to take command of a camp.

Those three who had stepped into the Dan Sea Realm and had become Garrison Captains would likely be sent to garrison a large State Mansion below.

Other Demon Sweeping Captains, some would take command of a camp, some, like Ye Liuyun and his group, would remain as deputies in the headquarters' camp.

Those veterans with plenty of experience might take command of a small State Mansion, or enter a local State Mansion to accumulate experience.

The Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department's government office was certainly short on people, but not on positions; there was room to fit someone just about anywhere.

That said, sought-after positions were indeed scarce, Smoke Wave Prefecture, for instance, was now considered a prime position.

Although not a larger State Mansion, after Han Zheng had quelled those Martial World forces, Smoke Wave Prefecture's potential had greatly increased and it might even develop into a large State Mansion in the future. This was considered an excellent gilding position and no wonder Wu Yunfei had set his sights on it.

Han Zheng carefully scrutinized the three individuals at the head of the room; their real ages were all over a hundred years old.

A martial artist in the Dan Sea Realm had a life span of two hundred years, and after condensing a True Pill, they could add another fifty years to their life span. Thus, they were actually in their prime, not like Xu Cunbao who had already begun to show signs of vitality decline.

'Heavenly Evil Spear' Wu Yunfei appeared to be just over forty, with a handsome and masculine look. He sported three long beard strands, and his phoenix eyes were half-closed most of the time, exuding a sharpness.

'Demon Flame Hand' Pang Zhen, on the other hand, was a big and stout guy with a full beard, giving off a rough and fierce appearance, not the type that seemed approachable.

And 'Blood Drink Saber' Lu Tianfang looked more like a middle-aged scholar, genteel and mild in appearance. Just like his disciple, he often had a smile on his face, but it gave off a false impression.

At this moment, Lu Tianfang looked towards Xu Cunbao and smiled, saying, "Elder Xu, it seems that almost everyone is here, so let's get started, shall we?"

Before, the four Garrison Captains of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department didn't actually have a ranking, but since Xu Cunbao was the oldest and most experienced, out of respect for the elderly, he always presided over their meetings.

However, the three of them all came from the Capital Demon Suppression Department headquarters, and after coming to the Southern Mountain, they had formed an alliance.

Although they usually showed great respect for Xu Cunbao, when a conflict of interest arose, they would not yield to him.

As for Xu Cunbao, being older, he was not so ambitious. Consequently, he didn't fight or scramble for position, and conflicts with them were not common.

Only this time, because of Han Zheng, he finally tore off their masks and denounced them for their unseemly greed.

Xu Cunbao spoke with an expressionless face, "Since all of you have made meritorious deeds in Huainan, many have significantly increased their strength, and it's time to adjust our positions accordingly.

Without further ado, we shall proceed with the position allocation we have already discussed; if anyone has objections, feel free to speak up."

With that said, Xu Cunbao took out a document and began to announce everyone's positional arrangements.

As Han Zheng had previously anticipated, those three Garrison Captains indeed went to safeguard a large State Mansion.

The Demon Sweeping Captains who stood at the forefront in both seniority and strength were also qualified to take charge of a State Mansion.

After reciting a long list, Xu Cunbao turned to Zhang Tianyang with a slight smile, "Yuan Longshan murdered his colleagues and betrayed the Demon Cleansing Bureau, but the Mountain Character Camp fought bravely against enemies in Huainan, earning numerous merits. Though the Mountain Character Camp now has fewer than fifty people, it was one of the initial camps established when the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department was founded and should not be dissolved.

The former Team Leader of the Mountain Character Camp, Zhang Tianyang, is promoted to Demon Sweeping Captain and will command the Mountain Character Camp. The headquarters will allocate special resources for you to select some new recruits from the Reserve Camp to replenish the Mountain Character Camp.

Zhang Tianyang, are you confident that you can rebuild the Mountain Character Camp and restore its glory?"

"Of course! Thank you, Elder Xu! I will not let any of you down!"

Zhang Tianyang promptly stood up, excitedly bowing in gratitude.

He had thought the Mountain Character Camp was surely finished, and had not expected such a turn of events.

Though the rebuilt Mountain Character Camp would mostly consist of new members, with the resources specially allocated by the headquarters and Zhang Tianyang's character being suitable for leading recruits, he was confident that he could restore the Mountain Character Camp's strength in a short time.

There were no objections to Zhang Tianyang's appointment from Wu Yunfei and the others.

Although Zhang Tianyang was not one of their men, Zhang Tianyang's qualifications were evident; there was no question about him taking charge of a camp, let alone the current state of Mountain Character Camp.

Xu Cunbao then said expressionlessly, "Former Array Camp Team Leader Cui Zeyuan is promoted to Demon Sweeping Captain, garrisoning Smoke Wave Prefecture."

Cui Zeyuan, with a smile on his face, stepped forward and cupped his fist, "Thank you, my lord!"

After speaking, Cui Zeyuan also provocatively glanced at Han Zheng twice.

How about your arrogance yesterday? Isn't the Smoke Wave Prefecture that you painstakingly managed now in my hands?

Until now, the atmosphere had been jubilant, but at this point, it became somewhat delicate.

Many were aware of the task Han Zheng was given to face the crisis at Smoke Wave Prefecture.

At that time, Smoke Wave Prefecture was a powder keg. It was Han Zheng who uncovered the truth, avenged Liao Hongsheng, and stabilized the situation at Smoke Wave Prefecture.

Yet now, it was Cui Zeyuan who took charge of Smoke Wave Prefecture. What had happened in between was obvious even to a fool.

Even those who were aligned with Wu Yunfei and the other two Garrison Captains felt that Cui Zeyuan's actions were not quite honorable.

Xu Cunbao looked coldly at the jubilant Cui Zeyuan and snorted lightly.

Being older, he rarely contended for anything anymore, but he was genuinely angry about the affair concerning Han Zheng.

You can't bully people like that!

The Demon Cleansing Bureau demands fairness, with reward and punishment in order.

If everyone relies on their background to snatch others' positions, would the Demon Cleansing Bureau not become chaotic?

Unfortunately, in the end, Xu Cunbao still could not win against the opposition.

When the Demon Cleansing Bureau was first established, genuine fairness was possible, but now, they could only manage to maintain an appearance of fairness at best.

The incident involving Cui Zeyuan was not unusual within the entire Demon Cleansing Bureau; similar and even more egregious cases existed elsewhere.

Once Cui Zeyuan stepped down, Xu Cunbao glanced at the document and then revealed a smile towards Han Zheng.

"Former Smoke Wave Prefecture Demon Sweeping Captain Han Zheng, who has slain demons and pacified the Martial World, earning distinguished merits, is now reassigned as the Commander of Kui Character Camp, taking charge of Kui Character Camp."

With these words, everyone's gaze suddenly turned to Han Zheng.

Although Kui Character Camp had previously been stationed in the Southern Mountain, it did not imply that Kui Character Camp was weak.

On the contrary, because Kui Character Camp was composed of carefully selected elites, it was qualified to garrison in the Southern Mountain.

Now, with the majority of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department's forces having returned, Kui Character Camp was not disbanded but rather entrusted to Han Zheng, a newcomer with limited experience—this was surprising to them all.

As long as Han Zheng took over Kui Character Camp, it would almost become the strongest camp in the entire Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department!

Before Han Zheng had a chance to stand up and respond, Wu Yunfei and the other two knit their brows in unison.

"Elder Xu, you never mentioned appointing Han Zheng to take charge of Kui Character Camp before.

Han Zheng, indeed, is an outstanding figure among the younger generation of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department, but I'm afraid his experience is insufficient.

How many veterans who have toiled for the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department do not qualify to command a camp? Yet Han Zheng, a newcomer, can take charge of a camp, and it is even the strongest Kui Character Camp—this seems to be somewhat against the rules," Wu Yunfei took the lead in speaking.

Cui Zeyuan had already told him about his conflict with Han Zheng the previous day.

Originally, he thought that if Han Zheng sensibly gave up the position at Smoke Wave Prefecture, he would in the future look out for him and see if he could pull him from under Wen Tingyun's command.

Who would have thought that Han Zheng would be so clueless!

Since that was the case, he could not be blamed for showing no mercy.

Moreover, taking charge of Smoke Wave Prefecture and Kui Character Camp, it was clear that the latter held a higher status.

Han Zheng had taken away a Kui Character Camp and given his disciple Smoke Wave Prefecture in return; how could Wu Yunfei tolerate that?