A faint smile appeared on his face, his expression growing a bit more enthusiastic, "Miss Jiang, there’s no need to be so polite."
Jiang Zi Yun placed the Snow Lotus Seed aside, "With the misunderstanding cleared, Purple Cloud shall take her leave. If Young Master Xu ever visits Southern Sichuan, Purple Cloud will treat him to a al."
Xu Guang watched as her figure faded into the distance.
Was she really here to apologize?
That surely wasn’t her only purpose. The Purple Mink in her arms was also an Innate Demon Beast. She must have wanted to inquire about the True Blood issue, right?
However, she was very socially adept, and just by Xu Guang’s deanor, she refrained from asking.
She only left grounds for the next eting.
Is this what people from noble families are like?
They’re all quite worldly.
Co to think of it, the few young ladies from noble families I’ve encountered don’t seem to be the spoiled brats.
But then, he chuckled to himself.
I suppose I do have so survivor’s bias.
Won born into noble families, especially in these turbulent tis, have the greatest value in marriage and alliance. Those who can represent their family in the Jianghu and erge from the quagmire of noble clans are naturally shrewd.
...
Xu Guang harbored no ill feelings towards Jiang Zi Yun.
She inadvertently stumbled upon him, and she offered compensation. There was no need to be overly aggressive.
Setting aside this minor episode, Xu Guang and General Wei continued examining the changes in him.
Both the Dragon and Elephant Attributes’ talents and Divine Techniques were significantly enhanced.
The talent of size manipulation also grew stronger, allowing his body to shrink down to a youthful state of three ters high and six ters long.
At its largest, it could reach fifteen ters high, nearly thirty ters long, a colossal form capable of crashing through a small mountain without issue.
In terms of the Elephant Attribute, the focus of enhancent was General Wei’s physical strength, making him more powerful, with tougher skin, and the black fissures on his trunk held hidden mysteries, allowing him to extend his trunk several tens of ters.
It’s outright cunning.
And on the Dragon Attribute side, besides size manipulation...
It’s quite intriguing.
Previously, he could control the power of Heavenly Phenona only reluctantly.
But now, his dragon horns can directly summon Heavenly Thunder, albeit a bit slow.
"This seems like a thod controlling the Power of Heaven and Earth through the Yin Five Elents..."
Xu Guang rode atop General Wei, attempting to leverage the skill of [Elephant Master] to see if he could borrow this power.
"Rain is coming!"
With a thunderous roar from the sky, clouds gathered in the mountains.
Monts later, hail began to fall.
In February on Zouchuan Dao, it’s still very cold, especially since Xu Guang was now situated in the mountains.
Xu Guang smiled contentedly.
"With your current strength, you should be able to hold your ground against Fifth-Grade Experts in trench warfare."
Xu Guang couldn’t simply find a Fifth-Grade Expert to battle General Wei, nor was he soone who, after gaining so strength, was eager to let it explode outward. It’s best to silently amass great fortune.
...
In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.
A joyful expression flickered across Xu Guang’s face—he had progressed once more.
Fuyu successfully entered the beginner’s level, and with sufficient Spirit Crystals, he easily elevated it to Level 6, just a step away from breaking into the Sixth Grade Great Cultivation.
His strength was undoubtedly stronger than before.
Nevertheless, he didn’t boast about it. Scattering Technique aside, having cultivated an Innate Technique to this level within half a year would obviously raise suspicions among those with discerning eyes.
He beca increasingly discreet, living in seclusion, to the extent that many at Wanhua Institute were unaware of his existence.
Moreover.
The Hundred Beasts Secret Record, successfully cultivated, had allowed him to successfully incorporate the Corpse Devouring Blood.
His Martial Arts Talent was enhanced, with an added feature in his Divine Thought—the capability to inflict damage on ghosts.
Quite satisfactory.
Xu Guang was rather pleased with these developnts.
...
Several days passed.
At night.
While Xu Guang was ditating, gathering the Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm, he heard General Wei’s call.
He rushed out.
In front of General Wei was a celestial light, his face full of amazent, the Celestial Register on his ivory horn shimring.
Is this...
Ah Wei’s [Divine Descent]bounty?
...
In an unknown world.
Amidst ruins, the wind blew cold, the balance of Yin and Yang pushed to the extre, with eerie energies swirling throughout.
In an underground sanctuary.
More than ten n and won with ragged clothing, humble expressions, were praying to the Divine Statue on an altar, resembling both an elephant and Buddha.
The Divine Elephant was approximately eight feet tall, entirely black, a creature with a long trunk and sharp tusks, upon which a person was seated.
The entire statue exuded an indescribable solemnity, especially now that it rested on the altar, its divine presence amplified.
On the altar, a young girl roughly twenty years old was struggling incessantly, her eyes wide, filled with pleading.
"Prostrate before the True Monarch of the Divine Elephant, unknown to heaven and earth, controlling all worlds in all directions."
"Believers are inherently good, now encountering disaster, fearing the calamity. Bow thrice, prostrate before the Divine Elephant, beseech the True Monarch to reveal divine presence, and feast!"
The oldest among them, a middle-aged man, eyes brimming with anguish, was chanting prayers.
The girl’s eyes on the altar were filled with desperation.
Yet her limbs were bound, her lips sealed, unable to speak or move.
Thud, thud, thud~
A bizarre sound echoed, as if soone was knocking at the door outside.
Drip, drip~
Everyone’s expressions changed drastically.
"Again... again... it’s co~"
A naless terror, akin to devouring everyone whole.
The sound of knocking was ordinary.
But here...
It’s underground!
There’s no door.
The town has a saying about ghosts knocking at midnight, signaling life’s end.
This is the town’s most widespread folklore, now becoming reality.
Worth noting, these ten or so n and won are the town’s only residents.
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