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

Chapter 161 Blood Sword Dance Level 6
On the wide street, not many people walked through it because the Tianshi Bureau was stationed here.

The carriage stopped smoothly in front of the gate of the Tianjiansi.

The leaves drifted down in the wind, and after landing on the ground, they swirled and floated in front of the carriage.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the carriage, with a hint of anticipation and excitement in their eyes, as if they wanted to see through the carriage.

Under everyone's expectant gaze, Shen Bai lifted the curtain of the carriage, followed the small stool lowered by the coachman, and stepped on the fallen leaves, making a creaking sound.

"Everyone, I'm back."

Just a simple sentence caused everyone present to burst into loud cheers.

Applause rang out one after another, and the members of the Tianjian Division kept clapping with their faces flushed.

This is the pride of Fenglin State, Lord Shen from the Fenglin State Heavenly Supervisory Department.

He is also the most talented person in the entire Fenglin State, and is known as the Eight Wonders Young Master in the world.

In this internal examination, Shen Bai performed brilliantly, bringing fame to Fenglin Prefecture and making all the members of the Tianjian Division feel proud.

When they walk outside, they can feel their backs straighter.

Among all the state-level cities, Maple Forest State can only be considered as middle-to-low in terms of prosperity and strength. But this time, even those upper-level state-level cities had to mutter about their outstanding people and beautiful scenery when they saw them.

The land is blessed by outstanding people, and the outstanding people are Shen Bai.

This was the first time Shen Bai had received such a warm welcome. Fortunately, he was quite adaptable. After turning around and letting the driver go back, he walked towards Liu Wufeng and said with a bow, "Master Liu, I am honored to have fulfilled your mission. Master Mu, Hanyue has also become famous along with me. Master Long, it's been a long time since we last met. You look even more charming now."

Shen Bai greeted everyone equally, and it was just right. This is the way of the world.

Liu Wufeng cares about the ranking in the internal examination, Mu Lao cares about Shen Bai's amazing talent, and Long Yan cares about her own beauty.

All three of them benefited greatly from this.

Long Yan covered her mouth and glanced at Shen Bai with a teasing look: "Sir Shen, this internal examination has not only improved your strength, but your little mouth has also become more and more sweet."

Shen Bai smiled and said, "I'm telling the truth. It's normal to be sweet-mouthed."

Mu Lao sighed with emotion: "Now I am afraid that I can't hold out against you for a single blow. It's true that the new generation pushes the old generation forward. Seeing you grow to this point, I am relieved."

Shen Bai took out the sword token that Mu Lao had given him earlier from his arms and said, "I have been keeping the things that Mu Lao gave me. Although I have no place to use them, it will serve as a reminder for me when I travel the world in the future."

Liu Wufeng looked around, clapped his hands, and said, "What are you all still doing here? The Tianjian Division has a lot of things to do. Go and do your own things."

"Shen Bai has been traveling all the way and must be exhausted. Let him have a good rest."

Many members of the Tianjian Division were eager to try, wanting to greet Shen Bai and get to know him so that when they have children and grandchildren in the future, they can brag to their children about how they had met important people in the past.

But Liu Wufeng's scolding made them suppress their excitement immediately and leave in shame.

There is no way. In the Tianjiansi, executing orders is the top priority.

After everyone left, the place became much emptier.

Shen Bai asked, "Why don't I see Huang Guang and Kong Fang?"

These two people were the ones who had carried out missions together when he first came to the Tianjiansi, but now they were nowhere to be seen.

Liu Wufeng said, "They have been seconded to other places and will not be back for a long time."

Secondment is a common occurrence among the Astronomical Bureau.

Where some places are short of manpower, they will naturally borrow personnel from nearby cities to serve as helpers.

"You must be tired from this trip. I have already prepared a banquet on the second floor. Come with me in to have a meal and relieve your fatigue." Liu Wufeng said.

Shen Bai nodded.

This time I was busy eating dry food. I was eager to come back and didn't stay at the post station for long. However, I did have some appetite.

Afterwards, everyone walked into the Tianjian Division and went to Liu Wufeng's two-story building.

In the middle of the work, Mu Lao returned to the resource room, and Long Yan went to the registration room to continue working.

Only Shen Bai and Liu Wufeng arrived at the office.

A round table had been set up in the room, filled with dishes and fine wine.

"I found the largest inn in Maple Forest State and it's not too cold in this weather."

Liu Wufeng sat beside him and waved to Shen Bai: "Sit down and talk to me about this internal examination."

Shen Bai nodded, sat beside him and took a few bites of food.

It is the largest restaurant in Fenglin State after all. The dishes on this table really suit Shen Bai's appetite.

Liu Wufeng knew that Shen Bai was exhausted from the journey, so he did not disturb him. He waited until Shen Bai was about 80% full before pouring him a bowl of wine.

The two clinked their glasses and drank it in one gulp.

Shen Bai smacked his lips, wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, put the bowl aside, and then described the details of the internal examination.

Although there are rumors in the world, they are only general statements and no one knows the specific details.

Liu Wufeng listened to Shen Bai's simple explanation, but his heart was in ups and downs.

Although Shen Bai spoke very calmly during this, the danger involved could be felt as long as one went through it in his mind.

"Wang Tianxing truly lives up to his reputation as a rare genius from Xinhuo Academy. If it weren't for you, no one would be able to figure out this scheme." Liu Wufeng sighed.

Shen Bai shook his head and said, "That guy is indeed powerful. He has strength, means, and scheming. He treats people as chess pieces and sets up his game with no humanity. It can be said that he is indeed quite powerful."

Liu Wufeng nodded and said, "Now that Wang Tianxing is dead, Xinhuo Academy will most likely put you on the list. Be careful when you travel the world in the future."

Shen Bai said: "That's natural. I encountered an accident when I came back this time."

Liu Wufeng took a sip of wine and a bite of food, then said, "Accident, what accident? Could it be that he was assassinated on the way?"

Shen Bai nodded and said, "That's right. When I was on the official road, three people tried to assassinate me: a middle-aged woman, a man half a meter tall, and a skinny man who was proficient in disguise."

As he spoke, Shen Bai roughly described the physical appearance of the three people, and then asked.

"Master Liu, do you have any information on these three people?"

Shen Bai also had plans for this trip back to Fenglin Province.

The first is to find a strange object that can be used for divination.

The second reason was to see who wanted to assassinate him.

Upon hearing this, Liu Wufeng carefully reviewed what Shen Bai said, and then said, "I haven't heard of these three people, but they are neither Taoists nor monks, and they are also not from the academy. If they are from other forces, it is impossible."

Shen Bai has dealt with several forces in Fenglin State.

For example, Qingyun Temple, Shang'e Gate, Antang, Yedao Gate and Yefo Gate.

The first three have already been eradicated, while the last two have distinct characteristics of Taoism and Buddhism and are easy to distinguish.

As for Xinhuo Academy, it is even easier to distinguish them. Those lunatics never hide their heads or show their tails.

So now that he was suddenly assassinated by other forces, Liu Wufeng would need time to find clues.

"Give me some time, I'll check it out for you. With the help of the Tianjiansi's intelligence network, we can always find out." Liu Wufeng said.

Shen Bai nodded and said, "Thank you very much, Master Liu."

Liu Wufeng waved his hand and said, "There's no need for us to thank each other. You're no longer the same person you were yesterday. You already have the potential to reach the pinnacle of the world. If you look back in the future, I'll still be far behind you."

Shen Bai shook his head and said, "No matter what, Fenglin State is a city where I have stayed for a long time, so Fenglin State is half my home."

Liu Wufeng laughed heartily and said, "It's great that you have such an idea. It's well worth it that Elder Mu treats you like a son. By the way, you just mentioned the method of divination. You want these strange objects. Could it be that you want to verify this matter?"

Shen Bai followed Liu Wufeng's words and continued, "If there are enemies hiding in the dark, I will find them and root them out. This is my style. So I want to ask, does Lord Liu have any tricks in this regard?"

In the Fenglinzhou Tianjiansi, there are still many strange things in the resource room controlled by Mu Lao, but those things are extremely valuable and are guarded by Mu Lao. Each one is registered and cannot be easily misappropriated.

Shen Bai wouldn't be stupid enough to go there for an appraisal.

With Liu Wufeng's power, he should be able to come up with a strange divination method.

After hearing this, Liu Wufeng thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "If I had it, I would have given it to you directly. Unfortunately, although the Tianjian Division has many strange items, there is no strange item that can be used for divination."

Hearing this, Shen Bai touched his chin and said, "Then where can we find strange things?"

Although Liu Wufeng said no just now, Shen Bai could tell from his words that Liu Wufeng had other ways.

Liu Wufeng nodded and said, "Actually, when it comes to divination, the Taoist sect should have the most, but I haven't heard of any Taoist sect having divination artifacts. You know how precious artifacts are. Even the Tianqing Taoist Temple, which was the best at divination back then, didn't have such a thing."

Today, Tianqing Taoist Temple is recovering its former glory thanks to Shen Bai's help.

But even this Taoist force still doesn't have what Shen Bai wants.

The strange objects are already precious enough, and this kind of directional strange objects are extremely difficult to find.

Shen Bai remained silent, continued to drink a bowl of wine, and waited for Liu Wufeng's next words.

Liu Wufeng paused for a moment before saying, "But there's a place you're familiar with that has some divination-type weird things."

Shen Bai asked curiously: "Which place?"

"Hundred Medical Valley." Liu Wufeng said, "That faction seems to have a strange object that can perform divination."

Hundred Medical Valley?
Shen Bai touched his chin and said, "How could such a medical group have divination tools?"

Shen Bai was very familiar with this force. Back then in Shengyun County, he had rescued a dead female disciple from Baiyi Valley.

Later, when Shen Bai came to Fenglin Province, he encountered trouble from Qingyun Temple, and Baiyi Valley also sent people over to support Shen Bai.

This force is extremely sincere. Every disciple is a doctor, and every disciple holds the idea of ​​curing diseases and saving lives, and saving the world. It can be said that they have no other thoughts but a benevolent heart of a doctor.

But the key question is, this is a medical force, why would there be divination-type weird objects?
Liu Wufeng smiled and said, "A long time ago, the Hundred Doctors Valley suffered a devastating disaster. The reason was that a disciple was biased when treating an elder of a powerful faction. After that, the elder of that faction wanted to wipe out the Hundred Doctors Valley."

"With this strange object, Baiyi Valley successfully avoided danger and escaped pursuit."

"Later, he even united all the sects and forces that had benefited from it to eliminate this disaster."

"So you want to find a divination-type weird item. Baiyi Valley is a good place, but I don't know if they will give it to you."

Shen Bai put down his hand and twirled the wine bowl in his hand: "I have to give it a try, Master Liu. I will leave tomorrow and go to the Hundred Doctors Valley."

Regardless of whether they give it to him or not, he has to go and take a look. In case the other party is willing to give it to him, he can then resolve this issue.

If you don’t want to give it to me, then forget it. Shen Bai is not a robber and will not do anything like robbing or snatching.

Liu Wufeng nodded and said, "Okay, you can rest for a night and then move around on your own. I'll give you a few days off."

Then, the two of them ate and chatted.

After the meal, Liu Wufeng even asked someone to pack up the remaining vegetables and take them away, which advocates thriftiness.

Shen Bai left Liu Wufeng's second floor and returned to the house.

The house hadn't been cleaned for a long time and was covered in dust.

Shen Bai patted Amber on the back.

Amber meowed, raised her head, and looked at Shen Bai with a puzzled look, wondering what her master wanted to do next.

Shen Bai pointed at the dust around him, then pointed at the broom beside him: "Clean the room."

Amber's entire beast was stunned.

It really wants to tell its owner that it is a combat-type monster, not a life-service-type monster.

Cleaning the room is really not that good.

Unexpectedly, Shen Bai patted Amber's head and said, "Little Amber, what do you think? Should a strange beast help its master? Should a strange beast make its master feel happy? Should a strange beast provide the best service to its master wherever it is?"

Amber was confused by the call and nodded subconsciously.

Shen Bai waved his hand and said, "If you can't even clean up your own house, how can you clean up the world? Since you are my strange beast, then you should start with small things. Only then can you follow me to the top in the future."

These words may sound extremely childish, but Amber finds them very useful.

This combat-type monster was so excited by what was said that it pounced on the broom next to it with a scream.

The cold air condensed into an invisible palm and began to clean up.

"I want to be my master's sweetest little cotton-padded jacket, accompanying him to the top. How can I clean up the world if I can't even clean up my own house? I'll clean up the house first, and then I'll accompany my master to clear up the obstacles in the world!"

Amber was thinking happily while doing housework.

Shen Bai found a clean place, pulled out the Hanyue from his waist, and narrowed his eyes.

"It's time to take the Demon-Breaking Blood Sword Dance to the next level."

The Qi in his body circulated for a while, and with the flash of cold light, Shen Bai seemed to be a more terrifying existence than a weird one.

Proficiency is increasing rapidly...

……

Xuanjing City.

In the entire Great Zhou Kingdom, there is only one Xuanjing City, which is the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Here, all the prosperity is on display, with red buildings, jade tiles, and golden splendor, and the most holy person in the world is undoubtedly revealed.

This is the most important transportation hub in the entire Great Zhou Kingdom, and it is also the city where countless powerful people in the entire Great Zhou Kingdom gather.

And in this place, there is a palace.

In the imperial palace sat a man who turned the tide during the war years and established the Great Zhou Kingdom. He was a man admired by countless people, the Emperor Yunwu of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

During the war years, the Great Zhou Kingdom at that time was not yet called the Great Zhou Kingdom. The people were suffering and their lives were in dire straits. The country was devastated and there were ruins everywhere.

Various princes rose up and fought continuously, and the entire country was on the verge of collapse.

It was precisely because of the chaotic situation that heroes emerged in large numbers. A man suddenly appeared, commanding an iron army, and in this chaotic world, he carved out a path of bones.

Emperor Yunwu came from a grassroots background, but with tremendous power, he swept across everything, quelled wars everywhere, won the support of the people, and eventually became the greatest emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Even though the Great Zhou Kingdom is in turmoil now and the princes are eager to take action, as long as Emperor Yunwu in the palace is still alive, the sky of the Great Zhou Kingdom will not fall.

Those princes did not dare to make any unusual moves.

At this moment, in the imperial palace, in the imperial study.

It looks empty, but various defenses have been set up, both overtly and covertly.

If any assassins enter, they will be stopped in the blink of an eye.

This palace is full of experts. There is a pavilion every five steps and a guard post every three steps. If you pick any of them out and put them into the martial arts world, they will all be a giant.

At this moment, in the extremely quiet imperial study, a tall man in a yellow robe was reviewing memorials.

The man was tall, and the imperial robe he wore highlighted his incomparable nobility.

Even though he was bowing his head to review memorials, the aura he exuded seemed taller than a mountain.

But the man's face was a little pale, and he coughed lightly from time to time.

The most terrifying existence in the Great Zhou Kingdom had developed a chronic illness due to years of wars and various assassinations encountered during the wars.

Countless doctors in the Great Zhou Kingdom wanted to cure the root cause of Emperor Yunwu's illness and thereby rise to prominence, but in the end they were helpless.

The disease is incurable and has penetrated deep into the bone marrow, and even the best doctors cannot cure it.

It is precisely because of Emperor Yunwu’s illness that the undercurrents in the Great Zhou Kingdom are now surging.

After reviewing the memorial in his hand, Emperor Yunwu placed the brush on the pen holder beside him, a trace of fatigue flashing in his eyes.

He stood up, gently pounded his shoulders, and moved around a little in the imperial study.

Every step is like the gait of a dragon or a tiger.

Even if one is seriously ill, one still dares not look directly at it, just like the sun in the sky.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just then, there was a slight knock on the door.

Emperor Yunwu sat back in his chair, straightened his back, and placed his hands on his knees: "Come in."

This simple word is filled with majesty that makes people dare not cross it, like a mountain that is impossible to look up to.

The door was slowly pushed open, and an old eunuch with gray hair, holding a memorial in his hand, quietly entered the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, the results of this internal examination are out."

Emperor Yunwu nodded, his expression indifferent: "Put it on the table."

The old eunuch nodded, placed the memorial on Emperor Yunwu's desk, and tucked his hands into his sleeves before saying, "Your Majesty, an interesting person has appeared this time. Perhaps Your Majesty will be very interested."

Emperor Yunwu's face was as calm as the sea, and he said calmly, "How is it interesting? I'd like to know what in this world can interest me?"

"Moreover, Eunuch Chen has fought on the battlefield with me for many years, and he actually finds it interesting."

Eunuch Chen smiled and said, "Your Majesty will know it at a glance."

The old eunuch in front of me is named Chen Yun.

Although he looks old, he has few rivals in the palace.

He is both Emperor Yunwu's close aide and the last layer of protection for Emperor Yunwu.

At the beginning, he also followed Emperor Yunwu, fighting everywhere and establishing the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Emperor Yunwu showed a rare hint of curiosity, opened the memorial in front of him, and then read the contents, with a gleam in his eyes.

"Shen Bai rose to prominence in Shengyun County, a remote and incomparable small town. He was specially recruited by Liu Wufeng and subsequently uncovered the conspiracy of the Dark Hall, the Upper Evil Sect, the Wild Dao Sect, and the Wild Buddhist Sect in Fenglin Province."

"It's interesting to eradicate the forces of the Wild Taoist Sect and the Wild Buddhist Sect in Fenglin State while participating in the internal examination." Emperor Yunwu read as he watched.

Eunuch Chen continued to put his hands in his sleeves, hunched his back, looked down at the square bricks on the ground, and said nothing.

Although he conquered the world together with Emperor Yunwu and was his right-hand man, the saying "to serve the emperor is like serving a tiger" could not be more true.

So there are some things that you should not look at or care about, and Eunuch Chen is very clear about this.

It is said in the martial arts world that in the imperial palace, Eunuch Chen is the last line of defense for Emperor Yunwu, and all assassination attempts will come to an abrupt end when they reach him.

In fact, only Eunuch Chen knew that the last line of defense was Emperor Yunwu himself.

Emperor Yunwu read halfway through and continued, "He took first place in the internal examination, uncovered the conspiracy of Xinhuo Academy, and fought against the genius of Xinhuo Academy, Wang Tianxing, saving the people of the entire state and averting catastrophic disaster for Yunxi State."

"Good! What a young talent!"

Emperor Yunwu closed the memorial in his hand, placed it on the table, and nodded: "This man was born in the Great Zhou Kingdom. It is the Great Zhou Kingdom's good fortune."

This evaluation may seem ordinary, but coming from the mouth of Emperor Yunwu, it is an extraordinary evaluation.

Eunuch Chen nodded and said, "Your Majesty is absolutely right. This man is still young, yet he possesses the power to overcome adversity. His mind and tactics are all mature, and he is ruthless towards his enemies. He is truly an outstanding talent."

Emperor Yunwu picked up the tea beside him and took a sip. "Feng Zheng of Yunxi Prefecture almost ruined the lives of the people of the prefecture because of this incident. I wanted to punish him, but he discovered such a talented person, so I will forgive him."

Although the catastrophic disaster had not yet occurred, there was a loophole, and Emperor Yunwu was very unhappy.

Eunuch Chen bowed and said, "Your Majesty is magnanimous, and I'm sure Lord Feng will keep it in mind. I just don't know how to reward Shen Bai."

All internal examinations in the past were reviewed by Emperor Yunwu and then sent to the headquarters of the Jiantian Division.

As for the rewards, Emperor Yunwu will not state them explicitly, but the Tianjiansi headquarters will announce them based on Emperor Yunwu's comments.

These things are exactly what Emperor Yunwu wants his subordinates to do, so that they can take their own subjective actions without being bound by him.

He deeply understood that only by combining the strengths of all schools of thought and the wisdom of all people could the country be peaceful and the people be prosperous.

If he had not suffered from a chronic illness, the Great Zhou Kingdom would certainly not be as turbulent as it is now.

Emperor Yunwu tapped the table with his fingers, making a series of "dong dong dong" sounds that echoed rhythmically in the study.

Eunuch Chen waited patiently.

After about an incense stick of time, Emperor Yunwu raised his head and said, "I heard that the third brother is quite close to him."

Eunuch Chen replied, "His Highness the Third Prince and Shen Bai are very close friends, but His Highness is very thoughtful and did not actively try to win over Shen Bai. Instead, he approached Shen Bai as a friend."

Emperor Yunwu chuckled: "The Third Brother's actions will certainly not make Shen Bai feel disgusted. I'm afraid the other two have already made up their minds."

Eunuch Chen didn't say anything, but there was curiosity in his eyes.

Emperor Yunwu stood up, waved his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and said slowly: "The royal family dispute is allowed by me. I need someone who can take the lead. If everyone fights for Shen Bai, it will seem petty."

"My evaluation of Shen Bai is just as I said before. He is a man who can build the Great Zhou Kingdom."

Eunuch Chen's eyes widened upon hearing this: "Your Majesty's comments are truly as lofty as the clouds. If the other two princes heard this, they would probably fight over this matter as well."

"They dare not." Emperor Yunwu turned around and said, "The higher my evaluation, the more they dare not forget. If my evaluation is low, it will cause them to worry."

"Then Your Majesty... does you really value Shen Bai so much?" asked Eunuch Chen.

"He is a master in adversity. His scheming and tactics are first-rate. If I don't value him, who else should I value?"

Emperor Yunwu came to the window, pushed it open, and looked at the white clouds in the distance.

"It's just that the young eagle needs a harsh environment to grow. If not, I would even like to take him to Xuanjing City and protect him like a treasure."

Eunuch Chen nodded and said, "I understand. I will go to the Tianjian Division headquarters now."

Emperor Yunwu took a breath of fresh air and said nothing.

Eunuch Chen was very tactful. He left the imperial study and walked towards the Tianjiansi.

After Eunuch Chen left, Emperor Yunwu knocked on the edge of the window.

A dark figure flashed by, and a man in imperial guard uniform appeared before Emperor Yunwu. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Yunwu said calmly, "How is the situation with Marquis Fengjiang?"

The guard quickly said, "Marquis Fengjiang is currently surrounded by various armies. He should have been completely wiped out within half a month, but he's using the safety of the people of the city as a threat, and it seems they've reached a stalemate. If we force an attack, Marquis Fengjiang will first massacre the entire city's inhabitants."

Emperor Yunwu frowned and asked, "What on earth are those Tianjianshi doing over there? I give them such a high salary, how could I let them do such a thing?"

Jinwei said, "The Tianjiansi fought hard, but they were helpless against the overwhelming number of demonic forces on Fengjianghou's side. Adding to that Fengjianghou's army, all of their members were killed in the battle."

When Emperor Yunwu heard this, he remained silent for a long time.

An invisible pressure rose from him, making the guards in front of him sweat all over their foreheads.

After a long time, there was a hint of anger in Emperor Yunwu's eyes.

"Go to the national treasury and allocate a sum of money to provide relief to the families of the members of the Tianshi Division who died in battle."

The guard nodded quickly: "Yes."

"Wait a minute." Emperor Yunwu raised his hand and said, "I have risen from humble beginnings and have never been threatened by anyone. But that beast, Marquis Fengjiang, has found my weak spot."

"Order all troops besieging Marquis Fengjiang. I will send a team of secret guards to the area. This will be a decapitation operation."

The guards widened their eyes and instantly understood what Emperor Yunwu meant.

"Yes!" The guard quickly agreed.

Emperor Yunwu waved his hand and said, "Be careful. The people are the foundation of the Great Zhou State. Their safety must be guaranteed. You can go down first."

"Yes!"

The guard said nothing more, turned around and left to convey Emperor Yunwu's order.

The secret guards are the best among Emperor Yunwu’s guards, and each of them is a top master.

The real reason for sending him to encircle and suppress Marquis Feng Jiang was to kill all of Marquis Feng Jiang's generals.

"The army will be without a general. By then, we can take advantage of the chaos to eliminate Feng Jianghou and save the people from fear for their lives."

Thinking this, the guard left quickly.

Emperor Yunwu looked at the back of his guard, withdrew his gaze, returned to his seat, and continued to review memorials.

As soon as he picked up the brush, he thought of Shen Bai, whom he had talked about with Eunuch Chen before.

"What an interesting little fellow. Let me see how high you can climb." Emperor Yunwu said with a smile, "With my evaluation, the Tianjian Division Headquarters will certainly give you a big promotion. Perhaps one day, you will reach the top and see the world with me."

Thinking of this, Emperor Yunwu shook his head again.

"Forget it, let's review the memorials first."

He did not hesitate any longer and lowered his head to continue busy reviewing memorials.

The imperial study fell into silence again.

……

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, a night was over.

When the next day came, the first rays of sunlight in the morning shone down. Shen Bai opened his eyes, let out a long breath, and put the Hanyue in his hand back to his waist.

There was a flash of light on his chest, and Amber jumped out of Shen Bai's body, landed on the table, rolled over, meowed a few times, and rubbed Shen Bai's palm like a spoiled child.

Shen Bai touched Amber's head, feeling happy, and looked into the void.

At this moment, there was a line of smoke in the void, which was constantly twisting and slowly forming a new line of text.

After a whole night of hard work, he finally reached the sixth level of Demon-Breaking Blood Sword Dance.

During this period of time, including on the way back, he has been working non-stop.

Even on the carriage, he was practicing the Demon-Breaking Blood Sword Dance.

During the internal examination, Shen Bai's Demon-Breaking Blood Sword Dance gained 12000 proficiency points. Shen Bai's Demon-Breaking Blood Sword Dance was already on the verge of a breakthrough, and after a period of crazy hard work, it finally reached its limit.

The smoke twisted, and when new words emerged, Shen Bai could see them clearly.

[Demon-Breaking Blood Sword Dance Level 6 (Swordsmanship +32, Demon-Breaking +32, Shockwave +32, Sword Qi +32, Spirituality +32, Sword Heart +32): 0/20000]

When this line of text appeared, Shen Bai felt that the surrounding environment was gradually becoming blurred.

"I'm going to see that strange shadow again." Shen Bai thought to himself.

As this thought came to mind, the blurry environment gradually became clear, and a beautiful picture appeared before my eyes.

This time, Shen Bai found himself in a bamboo forest.

Above each bamboo, there is a beautiful scroll hanging, and on the scroll, there are sets of sword moves being practiced, just like a slide show.

Shen Bai looked up and found that what was even more outrageous was that each sword move was completely different.

At this time, Shen Bai also saw the shadow in the bamboo forest.

At this moment, the shadow was standing in the woods with a wooden sword in his hand.

A breeze blew, and the exquisite scrolls hanging on the table swayed, and one of them fell from the bamboo.

The shadow suddenly moved.

The shadowy figure began to dance with the wooden sword in his hand.

As the exquisite scroll fell, the shadow's sword-dancing movements were exactly the same as the sword moves in the exquisite scroll.

The phantom's speed was extremely fast, and each sword strike was close to perfect.

When the exquisite scroll fell to the ground, it immediately turned into ashes, and the phantom had already practiced all the sword moves.

"What's happening here?"

Shen Bai was confused, but he couldn't say anything now, so he could only continue to observe patiently.

At this time, each scroll began to shake, one after another, falling from above the bamboo.

Every move of the phantom at this time was extremely strange, and every move was exactly the same as the sword moves in the exquisite scroll.

When all the scrolls fell to the ground and turned into ashes, the phantom had practiced all the sword moves in a very short time.

The next moment, the phantom put his hands behind his back.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew in the sky, and wisps of cold and gloomy air rose from the bamboo leaves.

After the cold and gloomy air emerged, it transformed into strange figures holding long swords, densely surrounding the phantom.

If you count them carefully, there are tens of thousands of them.

At this moment, thousands of strange roars swooped down towards the shadow.

Each of them is strange and uses a set of strange sword techniques.

Faced with this attack, Shen Bai thought for a moment and then shook his head.

"I can't take it."

He was very sure that there was no way he could take on these thousands of strange and powerful creatures, and each of them had a set of extremely sophisticated sword moves.

After Shen Bai had an idea, he didn't think much about it and just continued watching.

The phantom finally moved. The phantom slowly raised the wooden sword in front of it and stabbed it horizontally.

As the sword thrust out, streaks of blood-red sword energy suddenly burst out from the wooden sword. Each sword carried unrivaled power, sweeping across like a waning moon.

Thousands of sword energies, each one directly targets the weakest part of the strange sword technique, and each sword is faster than the last.

When the phantom stopped, thousands of strange creatures also stopped moving.

A breeze blew by, and the thousands of strange creatures in front of them turned into smoke and disappeared in an instant.

The shadow stood holding a sword, standing proudly and motionlessly in the breeze like a peerless swordsman.

The scenery in front of him gradually disappeared, and Shen Bai found that he was back in the room again.

A large amount of information, along with the sudden dissipation of the smoke, penetrated into Shen Bai's mind.

After Shen Bai absorbed all the information, he let out a long sigh and a sentence emerged in his mind.

"The sword heart remains unmoved, the sword reigns supreme among all the swords."

A hint of excitement appeared in Shen Bai's eyes.

"Sure enough, after reaching level six, it was a huge surprise."

The previous attribute has doubled, and this doubling is not as simple as 2×2, but from 16 to 32.

It was worth it for Shen Bai to spend a lot of effort to practice the Blood Sword Dance to break the Demon.

In addition, the most important thing is the new sword heart attributes.

This attribute is an extremely useful combat power boost for Shen Bai.

The so-called sword heart is the understanding and insight into swordsmanship.

As long as they are within the range of Sword Heart +32, all sword masters are transparent in front of Shen Bai.

In Shen Bai's view, their swordsmanship was as fragile as paper and could be broken with ease.

This is a unique bonus, specifically for swordsmanship.

Moreover, the sword heart can not only bring the effect of seeing through the sword technique, but also increase the power of Shen Bai's Demon-Breaking Blood Sword Dance.

"So how many times stronger is my Demon-Breaking Blood Sword Dance now?"

Shen Bai touched his chin and thought: "Anyway, it's fine as long as it's many times."

He has now become accustomed to the fact that he is not a human being.

After all, they are already cheating, so it doesn’t matter whether they are human or not.

The most important thing is to be able to move forward.

Shen Bai originally wanted to try the sixth-level Demon-Breaking Blood Sword Dance, but thinking that there was no target now, and just dancing with the sword in place seemed not powerful enough, he gave up the idea.

He sensed the Qi in his body.

After Demon-Breaking Blood Sword Dance reached level six, the doubled attributes also brought about a massive increase in Qi.

At this moment, a meridian in Shen Bai's body was completely wrapped in gold.

Not only that, there is a second meridian that is covered to nearly half extent.

"A sixth-level skill can cover a meridian. There are eight meridians in total in the Tongmai realm. Doesn't that mean that if I have a few more, I can quickly reach the Heyi realm?" Shen Bai thought to himself.

Of course, he knew that his idea was wrong.

The higher the proficiency, the slower it gets. If it weren't for the large amount of converted proficiency this time, it would take time to raise a skill to level six.

Shen Bai now has another magical power that is about to reach level six. Like the Vajra Dharma Fist and the Demon-Breaking Blood Sword Dance, the proficiency level is 12000 points.

But at this time, Shen Bai didn't plan to go to the liver.

Because he was about to go to Baiyi Valley.

After all, divination is extremely important to him.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai carried Amber out of the door and headed to the Tianjiansi.

……

In the Supervisory Office.

Shen Bai made a special trip to say goodbye to Liu Wufeng.

After all, this trip to Baiyi Valley, although I had informed them in advance, I still had to go through the procedures.

After going to Long Yan's registration room to explain the situation, Shen Bai came to the two-story building.

At this moment, Liu Wufeng was still carrying out the daily arrangements in detail as usual.

For a department head, his work is tedious and repetitive.

But Liu Wufeng had already gotten used to it.

After noticing Shen Bai's footsteps, Liu Wufeng raised his head and smiled.

"Are we going to Baiyi Valley today?"

Shen Bai nodded and said, "Yes, I came here specially to say goodbye. This trip will take a while, at least several days."

Liu Wufeng nodded, then began to search in the wooden drawer.

Shen Bai was originally planning to leave, but when he saw Liu Wufeng's appearance, he felt a little curious.

He didn't know what Liu Wufeng wanted to do, but it seemed to be related to him.

After rummaging for a while, Liu Wufeng took out a wooden box from the drawer, put it on the table, and said.

"Since you're on your way, take this thing to Baiyi Valley."

"What is this?" Shen Bai asked curiously, looking at the wooden box in front of him.

Liu Wufeng smiled and said, "You'll know once you open it."

Shen Bai looked at Liu Wufeng's mysterious appearance, opened the wooden box in confusion, and then narrowed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)