Gao Wu: Others practice martial arts, but you cultivate immortality?

"Hello, I'm Chen Yun." At the school gate, a girl in her early twenties stood alone, wearing a black trench coat;

Chu Yuan wondered to himself, "Isn't she hot?"

"We've met before."

Chen Yun laughed and said, "You've seen me before, but I haven't seen you before."

"That's true, you were much fairer last time than you are now."

"...I haven't thanked you for saving my life yet."

Chu Yuan shook his head: "Jiang Fei paid it for you."

"Let's keep things separate." A long, rectangular box suddenly appeared in Chen Yun's hand. "I know you like swords... I wonder if this sword suits your taste?"

Wow, she's quite wealthy?

Chu Yuan glanced at the storage ring on her hand in surprise; even Jiang Fei didn't have one...

That's normal, though. Chen Yun is two years younger than Jiang Fei, yet she's already a martial artist in the Sky-Soaring Realm.

He's either a genius or has an extraordinary background;

It's not surprising that they have storage rings.

Although the Zhenwu Bureau is strong in martial arts, most of its core members are older martial artists.

For example, Li Wenxuan and Liao Peng, whom he met on Dusk Island...

Most of them are at the fourth realm, with a small number at the fifth realm, and their cultivation progress is slow.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, it might take decades to make even one step forward, or it might come to a complete standstill...

People as young as Chen Yun and Jiang Fei are indeed rare.

Chu Yuan accepted the box without ceremony, saying, "Thanks then."

After all, it was a life-saving favor, so accepting a sword from her is nothing...

Although the box has not been opened yet, my divine sense has already allowed me to see the longsword inside very clearly;

It is entirely black and of moderate weight.

The blade's edge was as dark as ink, as if a black light flowed within it... A striking character, "Lu," was engraved on the shoulder of the sword, seemingly the mark of its maker...

With just one glance, Chu Yuan was certain that this sword was far superior to the predecessor of Zhanfeng! The price must be high; it might be impossible to buy it with money alone!

Seeing that he accepted it, Chen Yun seemed relieved and smiled, "You're welcome. Also... our captain asked me to give this to you."

She handed over a token engraved on both sides, with a heavy bronze color;

One side is engraved with the character "镇" (zhen, meaning town/town), and the other side is engraved with the character "武" (wu, meaning martial/military).

It seemed to be made of some kind of hard metal. After Chu Yuan got his hands on it, he gently squeezed it and found that it was much stronger than ordinary steel, copper and iron, and there was no sign of deformation... If it were melted down to forge weapons, it would definitely be a top-quality material.

"What is this?"

"In layman's terms, it's a protective charm." Chen Yun explained, "If you drip blood on it and your life force disappears, the Zhenwu Token will lock onto the aura of the powerful people around you and send it back to the Zhenwu Bureau along with their coordinates."

Then the Zhenwu Bureau will avenge you.

However, it must be carried close to your body and cannot be placed in a storage ring.

"It doesn't sound very useful," Chu Yuan laughed. The person is dead, so revenge... doesn't mean much to him.

"It also has other uses," Chen Yun said almost explicitly. "It's also a symbol of status, and it can help you solve some trivial matters in life."

"A young martial arts prodigy like you is bound to encounter some disgusting people or things..."

In fact, everyone inevitably encounters the "disgusting people or things" that Chen Yun mentioned;

Ordinary people can just tolerate it...

"Does this count as being labeled as part of the Zhenwu Bureau?"

"Although being labeled with the Zhenwu Bureau isn't necessarily a bad thing... it's not exactly a bad thing either;

You will still be free to choose where you go in the future.

The Zhenwu Bureau, the military... and even free agents.

"it is good."

Chen Yun nodded: "Then I'll head back now."

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

......

"System, transform!"

[Transforming...]

Conversion complete!

A long sword that seemed to be shrouded in black mist appeared in Chu Yuan's hand. It looked somewhat demonic and didn't seem like a weapon used by a good person.

A secret pattern flashed across the sword and then disappeared.

The character "鲁" engraved on the shoulder of the sword hasn't changed...

Chu Yuan thought to himself, "Does the system also know about protecting intellectual property rights?"

As spiritual energy was poured in, the longsword trembled, and a faint black-gold light appeared on its blade.

Chu Yuan suddenly had a strange idea. He touched it with his finger, and without a sound, his finger was cut and blood flowed out!

"......"

Well, since we've already bled, we can't waste it;

He casually wiped the Zhenwu Token, and the token remained unchanged, but the bloodstain disappeared quickly, as if it had been swallowed up!

This thing can be transformed, but there seems to be no need to transform it.

Once its appearance changes, its only remaining function for Chu Yuan may also disappear...

As Chu Yuan strolled around, he realized that he seemed to have nothing to do now.

Since a powerful expert would soon come to heal his injuries, he didn't want to waste Qiu's life essence any more.

There probably won't be another one like this. It's good to keep it for cultivation and improvement...

Oh, by the way, let's go see Chu Ying.

It seems there's a blond guy harassing my younger sister, and that drunken old man is trying to ruin her future...

......

Yingying! I truly love you!

"Please agree to be my girlfriend! I promise I'll take good care of you and never let you suffer any injustice!" A boy on crutches shouted at the school gate.

He actually dyed his hair blonde...

"Wuhu~ Together! Together!"

"Sister-in-law! Please say yes to Kai-ge!"

"..."

Chu Ying glanced at the noisy classmates around her with disgust: "Du Kai! Can you stop bothering me? Get out of my way!"

The blond-haired man looked at Chu Ying with deep affection: "No! Even if the seas dry up and the rocks crumble, even if the stars collapse... I will love you until the very last moment!"

"Wow, Kai is so romantic!"

"Sister-in-law! Please give Kai a chance!"

"Chu Ying, I think Du Kai is sincere..."

Chu Ying felt a wave of nausea. What did he really have to do with me?

I genuinely like bank money, it's a pity they won't give it to me...

"Get lost!"

Chu Ying tried to push through the crowd and walk out.

Du Kai, leaning on his crutches, hopped and skipped along behind, surprisingly keeping up quite fast!

"Yingying! Don't go! Listen to me, listen to me!"

His henchmen intentionally or unintentionally blocked Chu Ying's path, forcing Chu Ying to stop.

"Speak! Then get out of here, okay?"

Du Kai looked at Chu Ying with deep affection again;

"Yingying......."

Just as Chu Ying was about to hear what he had to say, she suddenly saw a pig's snout sticking out at her!

She instinctively stepped back and kicked Du Kai's broken leg;

"Hiss~!"

Chu Yuan arrived at just the right time, and was able to witness his younger sister's mishap.

When he saw Du Kai pouting like a pig, his face darkened, and his good mood dissipated considerably.

They barged directly and forcefully into the crowd, pushing aside those blocking their way;

Chu Ying quickly spotted him: "Brother!"

"What?! It's my brother-in-law? Quick! Help me up!"

"..." Chu Yuan looked at Du Kai in astonishment, whose crutches had been kicked away and who was writhing on the ground;

A truly exceptional blond guy!