Shen Bai raised his hands and gave Elder Mu a deep bow.
The confusion in Elder Mu’s eyes deepened.
Shen Bai looked up. "Ever since I ca from Shengyun County, I always thought I was on my own. It was only from you, Elder Mu, that I learned what it feels like to be cared for. I thank you, Elder Mu."
Every word was the truth, spoken from the heart. Shen Bai wasn’t feigning a single bit of it.
That was just the kind of person Shen Bai was. If others were good to him, he would be good to them in return.
From the gift of the sword at the beginning, to the various signs of concern that followed, and now this Wood Token—Shen Bai had committed it all to mory.
Elder Mu waved a hand. "You kid... getting all sentintal all of a sudden. I’m not used to it."
Shen Bai put away the Wood Token. "There’s no need to be so solemn, really. I’m not letting it get to ."
Elder Mu’s expression stiffened.
Shen Bai continued, "What’s coming will co. Besides, in ten days, they’re in for a surprise."
’Ten days. If I can get more Evil Qi, the Blood Sword Dance will undergo its second qualitative change. When that happens, the bastards from the Upper Evil Sect will be the ones with the headache.’
Elder Mu’s face turned serious. He held out his hand. "If you’re so confident, then give it back."
Shen Bai burst out laughing. "Elder Mu, taking back a gift isn’t befitting of a Sword King’s style. I’ll be taking my leave now."
With that, Shen Bai scurried away as if he were genuinely afraid Elder Mu would demand it back.
Watching Shen Bai’s departing figure, Elder Mu gave a wry, speechless smile.
"You’re truly generous, treating him like a successor. But he doesn’t know your Swordsmanship."
Just then, the voluptuous Landlord Long erged from the side, a flirtatious smile in her eyes.
Elder Mu glanced at her. "Sothing like Swordsmanship doesn’t need to be passed down. Lost or not lost... as long as soone who knows the Swordsmanship still lives, the Swordsmanship itself will never be broken."
Long Yan smiled. "But I admire him as well."
Elder Mu narrowed his eyes. "You’d best not use that magic of yours. Otherwise, I won’t be so pleasant."
Long Yan covered her mouth with a hand. "Landlord Mu, you’re so serious. However, in about a month, the people from the Peach Opera Garden will be here. I’m afraid I might need Landlord Mu’s help then."
Elder Mu sneered. "Back then, you stole their acting thod. Every ti they ca, you disappeared. What’s this, planning to face them head-on this ti?"
The flirtatious air around Long Yan vanished. "They always said I could never be the lead perforr, just acting in plays here and there every year. Hehehehe... this ti, I want to show them what a true lead perforr is."
Elder Mu waved his hand impatiently. "We’ll talk about it when the ti cos. I don’t want to speak with you any more right now. I really dislike that fragrance you’re wearing."
Long Yan gave a slight bow, said nothing more, and turned to leave.
Before long, the resource room returned to silence.
...
Ti passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, many days had gone by.
During this period, all of Fenglin State fell into an eerie quiet.
The common people went about their business, their days filled with a mix of work and leisure.
It was as if they were living in a safe haven. But those who knew the truth were incredibly busy.
Regarding the Corpse Driver incident, the Observatory had found so leads.
Using various intelligence, they had eliminated a number of Upper Evil Sect disciples.
Unfortunately, every one of these Upper Evil Sect disciples carried their Sect Leader’s Life and Death Pearl.
The mont they encountered danger, the Life and Death Pearl would automatically detonate, not even leaving a complete corpse behind.
The only progress was that they had found many of the Corpse Drivers who were still alive.
As for the corpses themselves, there were still no clues.
Throughout this ti, Shen Bai’s life beca extrely routine.
Every day was spent grinding and more grinding, occasionally going out for a al with Qin Shuang or dropping by Elder Mu’s place for so tea.
Of course, Shen Bai had also been taking on more missions lately, and his thods were starting to frighten so of the others in the Observatory.
If there was a mission, Shen Bai would take it. If he encountered a strange entity, it would be over in one strike.
Mission complete.
Just that clean and efficient.
Gradually, many people began to see that Shen Bai seed to be honing his skills through constant battle in preparation for the final fight.
But only Shen Bai knew the truth: this period had been an absolute blast.
If he weren’t worried that continuing like this would cause the Observatory’s mission system to collapse, Shen Bai would have planned to keep it up indefinitely.
And during this ti, Shen Bai had reaped great rewards.
Ten wisps of Evil Qi!
By now, Shen Bai had obtained another ten wisps of Evil Qi, making him feel rich all over again.
These ten wisps of Evil Qi were also Shen Bai’s crucial trump card.
’It’s ti for an upgrade,’ Shen Bai thought.
At this mont, the sky was beginning to brighten.
Shen Bai watched the sunlight stream through the window and sheathed Cold Moon.
Before him, a familiar line of smoke appeared, gradually condensing into text that floated in mid-air.
[Blood Sword Dance Level 4 (Swordsmanship 8, Anti-Demon 8, Vibration 8, Sword Qi 8): 10,000/10,000]
For this entire ti, aside from missions and a few necessary daily routines, Shen Bai had been grinding the Skill Level of his Blood Sword Dance.
Now, the Blood Sword Dance had finally reached the peak of Level 4, which ant it was ready for its second qualitative change.
Shen Bai took a deep breath. The Qi circulated within his body, washing away all his fatigue.
Then, with a thought, the ten wisps of Evil Qi vanished in an instant.
’Out with the old, in with the new,’ Shen Bai thought.
Before his eyes, the smoke drifted and swirled, gracefully condensing until it finally ford lines of text that appeared before Shen Bai.
[Anti-Demon Blood Sword Technique Level 5 (Swordsmanship 16, Anti-Demon 16, Vibration 16, Sword Qi 16, Spirituality 16): 0/15,000]
As the smoke appeared, a familiar, illusory figure erged in Shen Bai’s mind.
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