During the Qin Dynasty, he was in charge of the net.

After returning from the Sword Prison, Li Ji moved his residence from the fourth floor of the underground palace to the fifth floor.

This was his first time staying on the fifth floor of the Luo Wang underground palace. This place had always been the residence of top-level assassins, and one could not enter without being summoned.

Here, Li Ji has his own courtyard.

It's hard to imagine that the Luowang Underground Palace, which is full of stone chambers, actually used a lot of space on this floor to build a courtyard-style building with more than ten rooms.

But for Li Ji, there was actually not much difference.

The one who benefited the most was actually the black tiger beside Li Ji.

The black tiger lay lazily in the courtyard, its massive body squinting slightly, seemingly more satisfied with the environment than Li Ji.

Just then, the door to the courtyard rang.

After Li Ji agreed, a short, hunchbacked old man entered.

As soon as he entered, the hunchbacked old man was startled by the black tiger lying in the courtyard.

The hunchbacked old man was named Wen Cheng. He was once a member of the Mo family, but later betrayed the Mo family and became a craftsman in the Luo Wang.

Wen Cheng looked at the huge black tiger blocking his way in the courtyard, then at the official drinking tea in the pavilion, and was momentarily at a loss as to how to get past him.

Li Ji glanced at Black Tiger sideways, said nothing, and directly splashed the tea in his hand at him.

Tea was poured over Black Tiger's head, and his previously squinted eyes finally opened. Black Tiger then yawned, shook his head, and moved to a different position.

Seeing this, Wen Cheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and explained his purpose to Li Ji.

It turned out he was there to order clothes for Li Ji.

Those of the second rank and below in the "Killing" category wore clothes made of netting; if custom-made clothes were needed, it required extra effort.

The clothes of the top-ranking members were all custom-made for free. For example, the top-ranking member, Yan Ri, wore custom-made armor.

Of course, everyone has a different style of clothing, and it's fine if you don't want to have it custom-made; it's just a symbol of being the best.

Wen Cheng measured Li Ji's body and asked him about Li Ji's preferences for clothing styles.

Finally, Wen Cheng asked, "Lord Duan Shui, do you need a mask?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ji wanted to object, as he never wore a mask.

His previous life was that of an orphan, and not many people knew him. After he transmigrated, he trained and completed missions within the Luo Wang organization. Whether he wore a mask or not didn't really matter.

There is only one type of person in the Net who will frequently wear a mask: those who want to conceal their former identity.

But then Li Ji thought again, just because he didn't need it before doesn't mean he won't need it in the future.

After being promoted to the highest rank, he may come into contact with many conflicts among various schools of thought and secrets of the empire that he was previously unaware of.

With this in mind, Li Ji decided to choose a mask.

Wen Cheng noted down Li Ji's request and promised to deliver the robe and mask in three days.

After saying that, Wen Cheng carefully left Li Ji's courtyard.

After leaving the house, Wen Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. Talking to that newly promoted Master Duan Shui was too stressful, especially since there was a tiger lying in the other party's courtyard.

While the two were talking, the tiger was staring intently at Wen Cheng from behind, which was a very unpleasant feeling.

He didn't know why that person would keep such a huge black tiger in his resting place, and not lock it up or chain it. Wasn't he afraid that the tiger would suddenly attack and hurt people?

Although during our earlier encounter, Lord Duan Shui appeared to be a noble young master and seemed quite approachable.

However, judging from the bloodshot eyes and the tiger in the courtyard, that Lord Duan Shui seemed more like some kind of monster in human skin.

With this in mind, Wen Cheng decided to have robes and a mask made for that person overnight.

After Wen Cheng left, Li Ji's courtyard returned to its peaceful state.

For the next two days, Li Ji's courtyard remained undisturbed.

Li Ji devoted most of his time to cultivation.

Since obtaining the Water-Severing Sword, Li Ji discovered that the Seed of the Dark Water in his dantian was growing much faster than before under the stimulation of the Water-Severing Sword Intent.

According to Li Ji's original estimate, it would take him at least four years to go from the fourth stage of the Yue She Hua Jiao technique, which is the Water Element stage, to the fifth stage, the Dragon Embryo stage.

But at the current rate, Li Ji estimates that it will only take less than two years.

This is almost twice as fast. Previously, it would take 120 years to reach the Ninth Rank Dragon Ascension Realm, but now it may only take 60 years.

Could the Water-Severing Sword among the Eight Swords of the King of Yue be related to the secret technique of the Yue Kingdom, the Yue Snake Transformation Dragon Technique?

Li Ji couldn't figure this out.

However, he could sense that the sword intent of the Broken Water Sword contained an extremely special power to annihilate life.

It was this force that stimulated the seed of the Netherworld in the dantian.

Moreover, when Li Ji placed the Water-Severing Sword in the water vat, a miraculous scene unfolded.

The sword that cuts through water stands upright, while the water within a foot around it avoids it, thus creating a thin vacuum.

Li Ji wanted to know what would happen if the Water-Severing Sword were inside a person's body instead of in the water, or what would happen if the Water-Severing Sword cut through a person's flesh.

Li Ji turned his gaze to the black tiger in the courtyard.

Black Tiger had been feigning sleep, but it seemed to sense Li Ji's slightly strange gaze. The fur on its back stood up immediately, and it then hid in a room.

Li Ji shook his head and extended his left palm.

When the sword cut a bloody mark on his palm, Li Ji had a strange feeling.

His left palm disappeared.

Or rather, there is no feeling in the left palm.

Yes, I have no feeling in my entire palm.

The scratches on his palm were not large, and there was not much blood flowing out, but Li Ji seemed to be unable to feel his left palm.

The crux of the problem lies in the wisp of sword intent that cuts through the water at the wound site.

Li Ji could sense that the wisp of sword intent that cut through water suppressed the flow of qi and blood at the wound, sealing off the subtle meridians and tactile energy channels within his palm.

This kind of wound cannot be healed by ordinary internal energy or medicine.

In other words, even if someone survives being injured by the Water-Severing Sword, they will become disabled.

This is truly a terrifying sword.

Even Li Ji was somewhat shocked by the strangeness and terror of the Broken Water Sword.

The Eight Swords of the King of Yue truly lived up to their reputation.

I wonder what other unique features the other eight swords of the King of Yue will have.

After learning about the terrifying power of the Broken Water Sword, Li Ji tried to withdraw the wisp of Broken Water Sword intent that remained on the wound on his palm.

After all, he is the master of the Broken Water Sword.

The intent of the sword that cuts through water is born from the sword and returns to the sword.

Li Ji gripped the hilt of the Broken Water Sword with his right hand, and pressed the wound on his unconscious left palm completely against the blade.

The Sword of Broken Water is the very essence of sword intent; once they come together, they immediately resonate silently.

Li Ji activated the Broken Water Sword, slowly drawing out the Broken Water Sword Intent from his left palm.

The subtle sword intent of the Broken Water Sword flowed along the blade and merged into the Broken Water Sword.

Li Ji sheathed the Broken Water Sword and carefully sensed his left hand. He discovered that the skin and flesh, which had previously been devoid of any sensation, now had a slight tingling or numbness. Subsequently, his sense of pain, touch, and grip strength were restored one by one.

This means that only he, the master of the Broken Water Sword, can heal the sword wound left by the Broken Water Sword.

Li Ji spent the three days practicing the Transformation of the Serpent into a Dragon Technique and comprehending the intent of the Water-Severing Sword.

Three days later, the craftsman Wen Cheng delivered his robes and mask.

There are three sets of robes and one mask in total.

Li Ji changed his clothes, wearing a dark black woven black gold inner garment, a cross-collar narrow-waisted dark black long robe, and finally a light, collarless dark black cloak. He wore a dark iron matte jade belt around his waist and black patterned silent long boots.

All dressed in black.

Li Ji likes black because all colors in the world have emotional connotations.

Red represents intensity, white represents purity, gold represents nobility, but only black is devoid of sorrow or joy.

In addition, Wen Cheng brought him a black jade mask.

The mask is made of matte, cold jade, and is deep blue all over. It is plain and uncarved, with only a light gray water-like mark carved at the corner of the eye.

To Li Ji's surprise, the craftsman Wen Cheng also brought him a sword sheath.

The Broken Water Sword originally did not have a scabbard.

However, Wen Cheng secretly noted down the dimensions of the Broken Water Sword and made a scabbard for it.

The scabbard is over three feet two inches long, the same length as the sword that cuts through water. It is made of sharkskin with a cold iron lining, edged with dark silver, and is entirely dark blue.

After delivering everything, Wen Cheng didn't dare linger and left in a hurry.

Shortly after Wen Cheng left, the leader of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) summoned him.

His confirmation ceremony for being ranked first in the Heavenly Class will be held on the second floor of the Luowang Underground Palace in one hour.

At that time, everyone who is not on a mission, from demons and monsters to the highest-ranking officials, will come.

In the net.

This is not for celebration, but for confirmation.

Confirm the ownership of the sword, confirm the power and order of the Heavenly Rank, and confirm that a new weapon has been born within the Net.