If you were asked to identify an item, would you choose to extract magical powers?

Chapter 144 Shadow Walk, Qualitative Change
Evil spirit?

Quick identification?
When Shen Bai saw these lines of text made up of smoke, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

“This is a spooky thing.”

"Old Zhou, this gift you gave me is a bit big."

The statue of the general with a bow activated its golden finger in front of Shen Bai, and it was obviously a strange creature.

Strange objects are excellent things for any cultivator, so Shen Bai said this.

Zhou Qing heard this and shook his head: "This thing is of no use to me. After all, I have been researching it for so long and still can't come up with anything good."

"If you, Old Shen, can research this thing, it will be of great use to you."

If you don't use the golden finger to identify strange things, other practitioners will need to use special methods to communicate with them.

This takes a lot of time.

Sometimes it's even useless.

It was obvious that Zhou Qing had tried it, but it didn't work, so he chose to give it to Shen Bai and let Shen Bai try it.

Shen Bai thought about it and took the statue of General Bend the Bow in his hand.

There is nothing much to say between the two brothers.

Since Zhou Qing gave this thing to him, he took it.

However, Shen Bai did not go to identify it immediately. After all, he was in a life-and-death situation, and no one could tell what would happen in the next second.

If we go for an appraisal at this time and find any abnormalities, the situation that has just calmed down may develop into a worse situation.

"There are quite a lot of people going to attack Marquis Feng Jiang this time." Shen Bai looked at the team of thousands of people around him, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said.

This kind of scene is just the tip of the iceberg.

After all, there are countless troops guarding the border. They are scattered and gradually gather in the city where Feng Jianghou is located.

But when they gather together, this is just the tip of the iceberg, there are already thousands of people.

From this, we can know how many people went to attack Feng Jianghou this time.

Zhou Qing nodded. "After all, the Great Zhou Kingdom has been quiet for a long time, and they want to use this opportunity to establish their authority. If they completely kill Marquis Feng Jiang, then the remaining princes who are eager to make a move will be more docile. At least they won't be as aggressive as before."

Shen Bai nodded and repeated, "In short, you still have to pay attention to your own safety. You only have one life, and if you lose it, you will lose everything."

Zhou Qing said he knew, and asked Shen Bai to be careful in Fenglin Province and not to be too reckless when encountering things.

After the two chatted for a while, Zhou Qing, as the leader of a team of a hundred people, naturally couldn't keep chatting here, so he took his men to guard the surroundings to prevent any new changes.

Shen Bai did not waste any time. He looked at the statue of the general with a bent bow in his hand, put it aside, and then started to improve his proficiency in this upside-down world.

The shadow twisted in Shen Bai's hand, attracting the attention of many soldiers.

But everyone was on the same page and didn't pay too much attention.

There are some things that you have to pretend not to see even if you see them.

With the help of amber, proficiency is increasing at double the speed.

……

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

During these three days, no other danger occurred and the situation was calm.

During these three days, in addition to chatting with Zhou Qing every day, Shen Bai also learned about the specific operation this time.

In Zhou Qing's words, even if Feng Jianghou pierced the sky, he would not be able to survive this time.

Although capital-level cities are large compared to many other cities, it is still easy for the Great Zhou Kingdom to destroy them.

In response to this, Shen Bai said that it was too far away and would not cause any trouble in Fenglin Province.

During these three days, Shadow Walk's proficiency has improved tremendously.

For Shen Bai, it was a huge gain.

Zhao Sheng also talked with Shen Bai from time to time.

From the implicit meaning of the words, Shen Bai got a message.

"That is to say, after this battle, Zhou Qing may not stay in Dingfeng Camp." Shen Bai asked.

Zhao Sheng nodded and said, "A young talent like Zhou Qing would only waste his time if he stayed in Dingfeng Camp. Although I'm reluctant to let him go, I will recommend him to higher-ups. Perhaps he can rise higher."

"Is it more dangerous?" Shen Bai asked.

Zhao Sheng shook his head and said, "Master Shen, you said that for cultivators nowadays, nothing is dangerous. Zhou Qing has that intention. He wants to sacrifice for his ideals and stand at a higher level to help you, his brother. So all of this depends on his willingness."

Things had come to this point, and Shen Bai naturally understood and did not continue to discuss this topic.

Next to them, the ghost walker always kept an appropriate distance from the crowd, neither too far nor too close.

After all, for people in this business, they trust the lamp in their hands more than they trust other people.

While the two were talking, the oil lamp in the ghost walker's hand suddenly shook.

Immediately afterwards, the man who was walking in the underworld suddenly raised his head, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes, he looked towards the direction of Yinyi and shouted.

"It's open, this space is open!"

As the ghost man finished speaking, Shen Bai and Zhao Sheng stopped communicating and looked over.

The other soldiers also stopped their guard work and gradually gathered from a distance, surrounding the oil lamp at the coordinates.

In everyone's sight, a deep crack suddenly appeared above the illusion of the floating lantern.

As the cracks emerged, they gradually widened from the size of a hair to become a passage wide enough for one person to pass through.

The passage was extremely dark and it was difficult to see what was inside.

The ghost walker held an oil lamp in his hand and gradually approached the crack.

As he got closer to the oil lamp, the flame became more and more intense.

Shen Bai turned around, looked at Zhao Sheng and his soldiers, and asked, "Aren't you going out?"

He saw that although these soldiers were surrounding this place, they had no intention of leaving.

Zhao Sheng shook his head and said, "Don't go out. If thousands of people go out, it will at least stir up some waves. If they are discovered, it will be bad."

Shen Bai touched his chin and said, "Looking at the situation, it seems that Marquis Feng Jiang has already discovered it."

This time, the incident on the Road of Life and Death was not only related to Wang Tianxing from Xinhuo Academy, but it could be said that it was done by Feng Jianghou in the beginning.

In other words, Marquis Feng Jiang had intelligence and discovered that the Great Zhou army was sending troops on the road of life and death.

Because of this, Shen Bai felt that it would be a bit redundant to keep rushing on the road of life and death.

Unexpectedly, after Shen Bai finished speaking, Zhao Sheng shook his head.

"Although the Road of Life and Death is full of dangers, this kind of danger is actually much safer than outside."

"Marquis Fengjiang would never dare to send more people to disrupt the Road of Life and Death. After all, his large group of troops are probably thinking about guarding the place."

"That so-called destruction is only what Lord Shen encountered. If something like this happens, His Majesty will definitely take strict precautions and will not let it happen again. Therefore, this road of life and death will be easier to walk."

After Shen Bai heard this, he thought about it and felt that it seemed to be true.

While the two were talking, another ghost walker came in from the crack with an oil lamp in his hand.

When he saw Shen Bai, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Great, Master Shen, I'm glad you're okay, otherwise the owner of the wooden house would have chopped off my head."

The three days were simple for Shen Bai, and nothing major happened.

But for those who practice Yin-walking, it is extremely painful.

The pressure outside even made him feel as if it was as great as the pressure of life and death.

After all, people who walk in the underworld can notice it every day, and the look in Mu Lao's eyes when he looks at him is becoming more and more wrong.

Fortunately, the crack was finally opened today, and it was discovered that Shen Bai was safe and sound, which made the people who were walking in the dark breathe a sigh of relief and finally relax.

Shen Bai smiled and said, "I'm fine here, but I see you seem very nervous."

The man who was walking in the shadows had a wry smile on his face: "Master Shen, please don't try to stop me. The owner of the wooden house is also very anxious. Master Shen, please get out of here quickly."

Shen Bai looked back and said, "Are you going to stay here?"

The Yin-walker nodded and said, "The next Yin-translation will be established by other colleagues. We just need to move towards that location. Once we reach it, we can proceed with the next plan."

Shen Bai nodded, knowing that this forced march could not afford any mistakes.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai turned his gaze to Zhou Qing.

"Old Zhou, I'm leaving now. When we have time later, let's have a drink together."

Zhou Qing agreed, "Don't worry, Old Shen. When this battle is over, I'll come to Maple Forest State to find you when I have time."

We are all people of the world, so there is naturally no need to be shy.

Besides, the two brothers have taken completely different paths, so it is impossible for them to stay together for long.

Shen Bai was also very clear about this, so he didn't say anything regretful and turned around and walked into the crack.

When Shen Bai stepped into the crack, the oil lamp in the Yin-walking man's hand was dim for a moment, and the crack gradually closed and then disappeared.

Zhao Sheng glanced back at Zhou Qing and said, "Lord Shen will surely become a great man in the future. You can't let your guard down for even a moment."

Zhou Qing nodded and said, "General Zhao, don't worry. I won't hold my brothers back. At least I'm working hard to improve myself, so I won't have any regrets afterwards."

Zhao Sheng smiled and said no more. He waved his hand and looked at the road of life and death ahead, his expression gradually turning serious.

"set off!"

Behind him, everyone hurried towards the road of life and death.

……

In the deep wilderness.

At this moment, Mu Lao and many members of the Tianjiansi were guarding here anxiously.

From time to time, he would look at the huge crack in front of him.

Three days ago, Shen Bai mysteriously disappeared in the Road of Life and Death. Every member was worried that something might happen to Shen Bai.

To put it bluntly, Shen Bai is the brightest star in Fenglin Province. If something happens, no one can take the responsibility.

Even Lord Liu, Old Mu, and Long Yan would probably be furious.

Although the Yin people said they would wait three days to open the crack, only the many members themselves knew how anxious they were during these three days.

Now that the crack can finally be opened, everyone is looking forward to it, hoping that Shen Bai is safe inside.

Mu Lao held the long sword tightly in his hand, with a solemn look in his eyes.

He also hoped that Shen Bai was safe, but he didn't know how much hope he had.

After all, it is a road of life and death, and everything is full of unknowns.

Even if Mu Lao is inside, he has to be careful.

However, in Mu Lao's heart, he still held on to hope.

After all, since Shen Bai arrived in Fenglin Province, he has brought unexpected surprises to everyone every moment.

Not only the members of the Tianjian Division, but even Mu Lao had blind trust in Shen Bai.

Although there is some worry, there is more faith.

As everyone's eyes were cast into the crack, the crack finally changed.

Shen Bai held Amber in his arms and Hanyue in his hand, and strode out of the crack.

As he stepped out, the crack behind him gradually closed and then disappeared.

Shen Bai looked around and found that everyone's eyes were fixed on him. He smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. Don't worry. I just went for a little sightseeing. The scenery there is truly amazing."

This is not a lie. For Shen Bai, that upside-down world is new every minute and every second.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and a unified shout rang out in the wilderness.

Obviously, everyone has now completely let go of the worries they had been holding.

Mu Lao reacted very quickly. He walked up to Shen Bai in a few steps and carefully examined Shen Bai's whole body before he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Luckily, you're okay, otherwise I'd feel guilty to death about this trip."

Shen Bai shook his head: "It's okay, Mu Lao, there will always be dangers when carrying out missions, these are just minor problems."

When Mu Lao heard Shen Bai say this, his face turned serious. "You kid, you always come up with some new tricks, but you always manage to turn danger into safety. You make me nervous and at the same time, you turn despair into hope. You have really maxed out the skill of playing tricks on people."

Shen Bai chuckled and turned to look around: "Let's not talk about this matter for now, it's time for us to leave."

They had talked about almost everything and had said everything they needed to talk about. Now Shen Bai felt that it was time to go back.

The internal exam is coming soon, and Shen Bai also needs to go back and improve his proficiency.

Since a lot of time was wasted during these three days, no one returned to the Tianjiansi.

After hearing what Shen Bai said, Mu Lao nodded and said, "Okay, let's set off and return to Fenglinzhou Tiansi. If this mission is successfully completed, everyone will be counted as merit and rewarded accordingly."

It has to be said that Mr. Mu is sometimes quite good at speaking in official language.

After all, he has been in the martial arts world for so many years and has earned the title of Sword King of Maple Forest State.

He looks lazy on weekdays, but a few words he says at critical moments can inspire people and make many members of the Tianjiansi look excited.

Without stopping, everyone rushed towards Fenglinzhou Tiansi.

……

After returning to the Tianjian Division, Shen Bai followed everyone else and reported the incident to Liu Wufeng. Then he did not stay long and returned to his house.

In front of Shen Bai's eyes, lines of smoke appeared and condensed into the latest magical power.

【破魔血剑舞lv.5（剑术+16，破魔+16，震荡+16，剑气+16，灵性/16）：0/15000】

【金刚法相拳lv.5（拳术+16，佛光+16，力道+16，拳罡+16，法相+16）：0/15000】

【无瑕十重身lv.5（坚硬+16，韧性+16，反伤+16，反封+16，叠浪+16）：0/15000】

【乱心咒lv.5（清心+16，平性+16，加持+16，不侵+16，乱心+16）：0/15000】

【暗影行lv.4（隐藏+8，藏踪+8，驱影+8，夜战+8）:4500/10000】

【神行百里lv.4（速度+8，耐力+8，躲闪+8，爆冲+8）:0/10000】

【避毒回春术lv.4（治疗+8，恢复+8，避毒+8，附毒+8）：0/10000】

【混元破阵诀lv.4（阵法+48，聚阵+8，混元+8，抵抗+8）：0/10000】

【铸灵术lv.4（铸造+8，容错+8，掌兵+8，吸灵+8）：0/10000】

【控水诀lv.3（水性+4，水速+4，控水+4）:0/5000】

After such a long period of hard work, Shadowwalker has reached a proficiency of 4500 points.

But Shen Bai didn't plan to play Shadow Walk tonight. Instead, he fumbled in his arms and took out the statue of the bow-bending general given to him by Zhou Qing.

Before my eyes, the statue of the general with a bent bow carries a hint of coldness, which makes the originally majestic image of the general look full of gloom.

This strange object was given to him by Zhou Qing. After Shen Bai pondered it, he decided to identify it first to see what magical powers he could obtain.

Including the evil spirit he had obtained in the Road of Life and Death before, Shen Bai now has a total of thirty-three strands of evil spirit, which is enough for him to achieve a second qualitative change in his three magical powers.

After the qualitative change, there are still three wisps of evil spirit left, and Shen Bai can use these three wisps of evil spirit to identify them.

This is a sure-fire deal.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai did not hesitate. Then his heart moved and a trace of evil spirit disappeared.

As the evil spirit disappeared, familiar smoke appeared in front of Shen Bai's eyes.

Smoke floated in the air, and in the blink of an eye, new words were formed.

【Identification successful】

[Obtain magical power: Shadow Bow Technique]

[Discover the same type of magical power, whether it will be converted into stealth proficiency]

After the familiar words appeared, Shen Bai thought for a moment and came to a conclusion.

"The word 'bow' in 'Shadow Bow Technique' seems to be related to bows and arrows, so it must be a long-range magical power."

Shen Bai stood up and walked back and forth, thinking as he walked.

"Since it's a long-range magical power, I don't really need it now that I have the Demon-Breaking Blood Sword Dance. It's better to convert it. After all, the next time I convert it, I can gain 2000 points of proficiency."

One conversion only has 1000 points, but it is equivalent to laying a foundation, and the second conversion will have 2000 points.

Shen Bai's hidden skills have never been converted. Although 1000 points may seem like a small amount, with this foundation, he will be able to gain more next time.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai no longer hesitated. With a thought in his mind, his proficiency in concealment increased by 1000 points.

The magical power disappeared, and the smoke disappeared along with it.

Shen Bai looked at the bright moon outside the window, thought for a moment, and began to work hard to improve his proficiency in Shadow Walking.

"Amber, upper body."

Shen Bai shouted.

Amber, who was playing nearby, had already understood what he meant. After meowing, she turned into a ray of white light, fell into Shen Bai's chest, and merged into Shen Bai's whole body.

Shen Bai raised his hand, and the shadow kept twisting in Shen Bai's hand, as if it had a spirit. As long as Shen Bai gave an order, it would turn into a terrifying existence.

[Shadow Walk +2+2+2...] The smoke in front of him kept jumping, giving Shen Bai a huge sense of gain.

With this sense of achievement, Shen Bai began his sleepless night.

……

Time passed slowly, and Maple Forest State fell into tranquility.

Since the last Road of Life and Death, Shen Bai's daily life has become more regular.

And in this regular daily routine, Shen Bai's proficiency is also increasing rapidly.

Recently, the Yedao Sect and the Yefo Sect seem to have disappeared without a trace.

The encirclement and suppression by the Jiantian Division was gradually coming to an end.

They were hiding everywhere like rats crossing the street. For the Tianjiansi, if they continued to encircle and suppress them, the losses would outweigh the benefits.

Therefore, the members of the Tianjian Division have recently been freed from their busy tasks and are taking on some small tasks from time to time.

After the last incident, Liu Wufeng seemed to become more nervous about Shen Bai.

This sense of tension comes from the danger he experienced last time on the road of life and death.

He was worried that Shen Bai would act recklessly and something unpredictable would happen again, so every day when Shen Bai went to the Tianjian Division, Liu Wufeng would talk to Shen Bai and ask him not to be so reckless in his daily life.

Although Liu Wufeng knew that this statement was of no use to Shen Bai, he still did it as usual every day.

Shen Bai was also happy to talk to Liu Wufeng. After all, Liu Wufeng was doing it for his own good, so he didn't show any impatience.

In this regular life, Shen Bai and the people of Fenglin State became more and more harmonious.

During this period of time, half of the city where Fenglin State is located was eaten up by Shen Bai.

Qin Shuang went to study, and Shen Bai ate alone. Although it was a bit uncomfortable, it also added a touch of color to his crazy liver career.

During this period of time, Shen Bai also gained a lot from living this regular life.

……

The morning sunlight shines in along the windowsill, gradually illuminating the entire room.

When the whole room became bright, Shen Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

Before his eyes, a line of smoke emerged, gradually swirling and forming new words.

【暗影行lv.4（隐藏+8，藏踪+8，驱影+8，夜战+8）:10000/10000】

full.

After such a long period of hard work, and with the bonus of double proficiency from Amber, the power of Shadow Walk has finally reached the perfect level of Level 4 and is about to undergo its second qualitative change.

Shen Bai has been quite tired during this period.

Fortunately, the Qi in his body can make up for the mental fatigue. In addition, he still needs to sleep for one or two hours every day, which can replenish his energy.

Now, the time for harvest has come, and Shen Bai is extremely happy.

"Just ten strands of evil spirit, evil spirit is all I have." Shen Bai acted a little bit like a middle school student.

As Shen Bai's mind moved, ten of the thirty-two strands of evil spirit disappeared.

When the ten wisps of evil spirit disappeared, the smoke in front of him gradually became blurred.

But after being blurry for a short while, it gradually became clear again, as if someone had wiped off the dirt with a rag.

Clear words appeared in front of Shen Bai, and An Yinxing's name had changed.

【暗影千杀lv.5（隐藏+16，藏踪+16，驱影+16，夜战+16，造影+16）:0/15000】

In front of Shen Bai, Shadow Walk turned into Shadow Thousand Kills.

Before Shen Bai could make any move, the smoke in front of him suddenly shattered and turned into a large amount of information, which was transmitted into Shen Bai's mind.

In front of Shen Bai's eyes, the surrounding environment changed.

He saw the extremely familiar shadow again.

This time, the phantom was in an extremely bright space.

The sun is shining high in the sky.

But in this bright sunlight, there was not a single shadow to be seen.

The brightness around made Shen Bai feel a little dazzling.

The shadow put his hands behind his back and looked up at everything in the sky.

Then, in the extremely bright sky, a huge hand with a cold aura fell from the sky.

"There are no shadows in this place, so I can't use Shadow Thousand Kills." Shen Bai thought secretly in his heart after seeing this scene.

All the attributes of the magical power Shadow Thousand Kills should be related to shadows, including the bonus of driving away shadows and the bonus of night battles at night.

Even the hiding and concealing attributes are needed.

This magical power does have certain requirements for the environment, but they are not as high as other magical powers.

Of course, if someone illuminates the world with light as they do now, Shadow Thousand Kills will lose its effect.

Shen Bai is now also very curious about what the phantom will do at this time.

After all, according to the previous logic, every time the phantom appeared, it seemed to be teaching him how to use his magical powers.

As Shen Bai had this idea, he became even more curious.

In the sky, the huge palm blocked out the sun, but under the terrifying sunlight, there was still no shadow.

Shen Bai was worried.

If that palm fell, even he might not be able to escape.

Just as he was thinking this, the shadow finally moved.

The shadow slowly raised its index finger and lightly tapped the huge palm.

The next moment, a shadow gradually bloomed on the shadow's finger.

This scene left Shen Bai stunned.

He was very sure that there was no shadow around, but where did this shadow come from?

As Shen Bai thought about this, he observed carefully.

The Qi in the shadow's body shook, and all its routes were revealed in front of Shen Bai.

In this situation, Shen Bai finally knew where this shadow came from.

"It's the shadow of Qi. I understand!" Shen Bai nodded and thought to himself, "Use Qi as shadow, transform it into the seed of shadow, and then let this seed bloom."

Just as Shen Bai was thinking this, the movement of the phantom continued to grow louder.

After the shadow on the finger appeared, it quickly expanded and filled everything around it.

The terrifying shadow turned into a pillar connecting the sky and the earth, slamming heavily onto the huge palm.

The palm that covered the sky and the sun was immediately turned into ruins after being bombarded by the terrifying shadow.

Although the sunlight was dazzling, as the shadows gradually spread, it was clearly daytime, but now it was full of darkness.

Finally, the shadow withdrew his hands and continued to keep his hands behind his back, his whole expression filled with a sense of forcing.

Everything in front of me disappeared.

The scenery around Shen Bai gradually became blurred, and finally became clear.

He reappeared in the room.

Shen Bai opened his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"Use Qi as shadow, and create shadows that cover the sky."

After a moment, Shen Bai mastered the magical power of Shadow Thousand Kills at full speed.

The previous attributes have been doubled, all reaching 16 points, and the latest shadow-making attribute, just as its name suggests, can use the shadow of Qi as a seed to create a larger shadow.

This attribute completely eliminates the limitations of Shadow Thousand Kills.

Shen Bai can create a shadow at any time, so this magical power has no limitations and is also a magical power that can improve combat power at all times.

Shen Bai touched his chin and thought to himself: "Now that the combat power of several magical powers has been added, how strong am I?"

In fact, even he himself couldn't figure it out.

He thought to himself that in Maple Forest State, perhaps only someone of Mu Lao's level could be considered an enemy by him.

"If I can master two more magical powers and achieve the second qualitative change, I will go to find Master Mu to exchange ideas." Shen Bai said to himself.

This time, not only did Shen Bai's magical powers improve, but his realm also saw new growth.

The gold color in the spleen was quickly filled up, and the remaining gold color spread towards the liver.

The five internal organs realm focuses on the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. Shen Bai now only needs to cover the heart and liver with golden Qi to achieve perfection.

Shen Bai guessed that perhaps after two more magical powers achieved a second qualitative change, he would be able to reach the Tongmai realm.

At that time, he might seek out Mu Lao for another sparring match to test his true combat power.

"The next magical power will be the ability to travel a hundred miles." Shen Bai rubbed his hands and became excited again.

It was a bit boring when he was working on it before, but as Shen Bai became more and more enthusiastic, he now looks forward to the changes in new magical powers every day.

Especially the magical power of traveling a hundred miles, and the superb physical skills, Shen Bai really wanted to know what the next attribute would be.

But now is not the time to work hard.

After all, the time has come and he has to report to the Astronomical Bureau again.

After another magical power achieved the second qualitative change, Shen Bai was in a good mood. He went out with Amber in his arms. After having a casual breakfast at the stall, Shen Bai came to the Tianjian Division again.

He went to Long Yan first. After Shen Bai and Long Yan had a fight, he ran to Mu Lao's place to drink tea.

But today's situation seems a little strange.

When Shen Bai stepped into Mu Lao's resource room, he saw that Mu Lao had changed his lazy personality and was looking down at a letter.

Shen Bai was a little curious.

After all, Mu Lao's personality is that he usually does whatever he wants, and it is rare to see him looking so serious.

And judging from Mu Lao's furrowed brow, what was written in the letter might not be simple.

After this thought came to his mind, Shen Bai thought for a moment and then came to the front of Mu Lao.

On the table, there was a pot of tea and two teacups.

One of them was specially prepared for Shen Bai.

Shen Bai didn't even read the contents of the letter. He poured himself a cup of tea, picked up the cup, sat on the chair next to him, and drank it calmly.

Know what you should know, and don’t know what you shouldn’t know.

Shen Bai understood this principle very well. Knowing too much about some things would only cause trouble for himself.

After drinking half of the tea, Shen Bai put down the teacup and teased Amber for a while.

After Amber meowed, Mu Lao finally finished reading the letter.

Mr. Mu placed the letter on the table, a speechless expression appearing on his face.

Shen Bai had only seen this speechless expression when Mu Lao looked at him.

But Shen Bai didn't say anything and continued drinking tea by himself.

General Mu glanced over and said helplessly, "You drank the tea and refused to leave, but you didn't ask me why. It's obvious that you want to know the contents of this letter."

Shen Bai waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, no, I really don't want to know. I just came here to have a cup of tea."

What Shen Bai said was indeed the truth. He really didn't want to know what was in the letter.

Who knew that after Shen Bai said this, Mu Lao nodded and said.

"I know you want to know about this letter. If that's the case, I'll tell you."

The corners of Shen Bai's mouth twitched slightly, and he said, "Mr. Mu, I really don't want to understand. How about I finish my tea and leave."

Mu Lao coughed lightly and said, "This letter comes from my useless junior fellow apprentice."

Having said that, Shen Bai could only put the teacup aside.

At first he really didn't want to know, but after Mu Lao kept talking about it, Shen Bai also realized that this matter might really have something to do with him.

Of course, Shen Bai didn't really leave. He spun the teacup and asked.

"Master Mu is the Sword King of Maple Forest State, but I have never heard of a junior fellow apprentice of yours in Maple Forest State."

The reputation of the Sword King has long been well-known in Maple Forest State. It can be said that Mu Lao is one of the top fighters in Maple Forest State.

Logically speaking, if there really was such a junior brother, Shen Bai should have heard about him when chatting with Mu Lao.

Even if he hadn't heard it while chatting with Mu Lao, he should have heard it more or less when he was performing tasks in the Tianjiansi.

But the result now is that Shen Bai has never heard that Mu Lao has any junior brother.

Although he said that he didn't want to know about Mu Lao's affairs, Shen Bai was still aroused by Mu Lao's few words.

These days, everyone wants to hear secrets and gossip.

Of course, Shen Bai is no exception.

Mu Lao knocked on the letter on the table and said, "Look, there's no secret in it anyway."

After seeing the cover of the letter, Shen Bai picked up the letter from the table with a hint of curiosity.

When Shen Bai opened the letter, he read it carefully word for word, with a hint of surprise on his face.

"Master Mu, your fellow apprentice is in Huaxing Province. Huaxing Province and Fenglin Province are a great distance apart. How could they be so far apart?"

Shen Bai also knew that Huaxingzhou was quite far away from Fenglinzhou.

If these two people are brothers, they shouldn't be so far apart.

Upon hearing this, Mu Lao sneered, "You probably don't know much about my master, do you?"

Shen Bai nodded and said, "That's right, I don't know much about it."

The content of this letter was very simple. It said that one of Master Mu's disciples was going to pass through Fenglin State and wanted to accompany Shen Bai to the internal examination site.

The identity of that disciple was a genius from the Huaxing Prefecture Tianshi, and he was also one of the people who went to the internal examination together.

Considering Mu Lao's expression just now, Shen Bai guessed that it was all because of this junior brother's apprentice.

But after the topic of Mu Lao's lineage came up inexplicably, Shen Bai became even more curious.

Mu Lao organized his words, was silent for a moment, and then said, "My junior fellow apprentice's teacher and I are actually the landlord of the Xiling Jingjian Tiansi."

Xilingjing?
Shen Bai's eyes widened: "The landlord of a Beijing-level city is really amazing."

The capital city is the top city in the Great Zhou Kingdom. Anyone who can serve as a landlord in the Tianjian Division there must be an extremely skilled master.

Shen Bai really didn't expect that Mr. Mu actually had such a teacher.

Mu Lao nodded and said, "My teacher is known as a master of both Qi and sword. He is proficient in both Qi and sword."

"Controlling the sword with Qi and controlling the sword with magic are the methods that the teacher is most proficient in. I learned to control the sword with magic, which emphasizes the excellence of swordsmanship. To put it bluntly, it is the moves."

"And my junior fellow apprentice learned to control the sword with Qi, which focuses on using the Qi in the body to drive the sword technique."

"They are different, but they lead to the same goal. It's just that neither of us has the same talent as our teacher, so we can only practice one alone."

Shen Bai touched his chin.

"It sounds like you're both aiming for the same goal, but you're supposed to be in opposition. Could it be that you two are practicing different techniques, leading to your conflict?"

He was not a fool, and he could already sense the reason between the lines.

Mu Lao didn't shy away from the question and nodded, saying, "That's right. For so many years, I've always been the one who has suppressed that guy. Although his Qi-controlling sword is superb, he's ultimately not as strong as me."

Speaking of this, Mu Lao once again exuded the aura of a king that Shen Bai was familiar with.

Shen Bai coughed and said, "Mr. Mu, we are all family. There is no need to be like this. Let's continue our conversation."

When Mu Lao heard what Shen Bai said, he restrained his breath a little, and then knocked hard on the letter on the table.

"That guy gets pissed off at me every day, so much so that he can't sleep all day. All he thinks about every day is beating me in swordsmanship and proving that controlling the sword with Qi is what I'm best at."

"How can I accept his softness? I beat him up every time. Because of this, he is also very dissatisfied with me."

Shen Bai nodded and said, "But what does this have to do with his apprentice coming to Maple Forest State?"

"Although his apprentice has to take the internal examination, this is a different matter."

Mu Lao chuckled and asked, "If you can't beat someone and can't win using the same method, would you try another method?"

Shen Bai pondered and said, "If I can't win, I won't try to change my tactics, because I haven't met anyone I can't beat yet."

The corner of Mu Lao's mouth twitched slightly: "You just told me that we were one family and told me not to do this, and then you did this, isn't it a bit too much?"

Shen Bai coughed and said, "I'm used to it, Mr. Mu, please continue."

Mu Lao said slowly, "He couldn't beat me in a competition, so he wanted to try another method. You know, ever since I gained a great reputation in Maple Forest State, I haven't had a suitable disciple."

"But that old fellow has taken in a genius, so this time, his intention is very simple. He wants to use his disciple to show off to me."

Shen Bai said helplessly: "Mr. Mu, you guys are really boring."

Mu Lao shrugged: "Anyway, he does have this idea, so I've thought about it again and again, and I need you to do me a small favor..."

(End of this chapter)