The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

Liu Musheng and Wu You appeared alternately at various gathering points.

With their overwhelmingly powerful combat force joining the battlefield, Operation Purification in Dayun City progressed at an extremely rapid pace.

What might have taken an entire squad a long time to clear out the Lustful Corpse Species was dealt with by Wu You with a single sword strike as he passed by in the sky; what would have taken several Silver-Badged Torchbearers to hold off was burned to ashes by Liu Musheng with an invisible flame.

All the abominations were eliminated, and the remaining wild ability users underwent rigorous checks and were then placed under even stricter control.

Having completed his mission, Wu You did not linger outside.

He stepped straight back into the Dayun City Investigation Bureau building and pushed open the door to the lounge.

The room was empty; Wang Qi and the others hadn't returned yet, and the others were still cleaning up their respective battlefields.

He sat down in the solid wood chair by the window, and sunlight streamed through the blinds, casting parallel streaks of light on his face.

Then, he closed his eyes and his consciousness sank into the sword manual.

Allocable experience points: 8.2w.

This is the sum of all the gains Wu You made from constantly clearing out the corpses at different gathering points, and finally killing the Void Realm Desire Corpse.

Without any hesitation, he directly poured all his experience points into the [Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter].

[Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter] (Chapter 2: Xuan Lock) (1,201,000/3,000,000) → [Seven Tribulations Sword Chapter] (Chapter 2: Xuan Lock) (2,923,000/3,000,000)

Some insights into the intent of the Xuan Suo sword emerged and deepened in Wu You's mind.

After a moment, Wu You came to his senses and touched his chin.

I need 1.8 million more experience points to master the Xuan Lock Sword Intent and condense the Xuan Lock Sword.

Once the Xuan Lock Sword is condensed, its ability to seal all abilities and even all rules will be enough to allow one to roam freely below the eleventh rank!

At that time, no one, whether a power user or a corpse, will be able to withstand a single sword strike from him if they have not mastered the rules or have not mastered them to a high degree!

However, these 1.8 million experience points...

Wu You then began to reminisce about the numerous mid-to-high-level corpse species in the deep dark domain.

That's the paradise for reaping experience points!

I'll go straight to the various B-level danger zones in the Deep Dark Domain to stock up on goods as soon as I get back today!

Thinking of this, Wu You pulled himself out of his thoughts and turned his gaze to another section of the Sword Codex.

Wan Jian Gui Cang: 2 (55%).

Seeing that the energy level of Wan Jian Gui Cang was not increasing, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

We've killed so many lustful corpses, and they were all ordinary lustful corpses, not a single royal one?

Upon hearing this, a word flashed through Wu You's mind.

Abandoned pawn.

Why do these lustful corpses seem like abandoned pawns that were deliberately discarded?

Wu You's fingers unconsciously tapped lightly twice on the armrest of the chair: But if these corpses are expendable pawns, then where is the enemy's real main force? What are they doing? What is their true purpose?

Just as Wu You was thinking, the door to the lounge was suddenly pushed open.

Wu You looked up: It was Wang Qi and Gongsun Baizhan.

"Damn, Lao Wu, I heard from Director Liu that you were the one who dealt with that ninth-tier Lustful Corpse Species?"

"Wait, weren't you just at level eight?"

"Is this correct?"

As he spoke, he ran to Wu You's side and started circling around him.

Then he looked her up and down, marveling at her.

Then, as if he had thought of something, his expression suddenly changed.

The changes were so rapid, they were comparable to the face-changing technique in Sichuan opera.

He then changed the subject: "He truly is my good buddy!"

"It's simply—"

He took a deep breath, and then, as if reciting a text, began his performance in a completely uncharacteristic, overly formal tone:

"Walking like the sound of pine trees flowing through a stream, still like a mountain standing tall and a deep pool remaining still."

"With a flick of the sleeve, mountains and rivers tremble; with a glance back, the stars shift."

"When the sword energy recedes, the moon shines brightly over the tower; when the palm wind passes, the clouds part and the mountain peaks open."

"A single sword strike chills the nine heavens, eclipsing the color of the eternal sky."

In short, to sum it up—

"That's awesome!"

Beside him, Gongsun Baizhan stared wide-eyed, his mouth slightly agape.

Those wide eyes were filled with shock, as if to say: No, I've never seen you so cultured before.

Listening to Wang Qi's effusive praise, Wu You knew exactly what the other person was thinking.

He smiled and shook his head, reached into his trench coat pocket, casually pulled out two pure white talisman swords, and tossed them over.

The talisman sword drew two short arcs in the air, one to the left and one to the right, flying precisely towards Wang Qi's direction.

"Go away, go away, get out of here."

He added with a hint of disdain.

Upon seeing the two small swords flying through the air, Wang Qi's eyes lit up, and his body reacted faster than his brain.

He stretched out his right hand like lightning, grabbed the two talisman swords in mid-air, and then swiftly stuffed them into his pocket.

"Alright!" Wang Qi patted his pocket, his smile as bright as a blooming sunflower. "Don't worry, Lao Wu, I will definitely use these two swords wisely and not waste them."

Gongsun Baizhan watched this scene from the side, his eyes widening even more: It can be done like this?

However, he was also quite self-aware and didn't ask for it again.

Wang Qi was able to do this because of the bond between fellow townsmen and their original friendship.

He was only able to receive a talisman sword because of Wang Qi's influence.

Demand it again?

He's not that greedy.

Then, one by one, the other members of the support team, including Lu Chenzhou, returned.

Thanks to Wu You and Liu Musheng's exceptional efficiency, the support team suffered no casualties; the most serious injuries were minor.

Wu You looked at the crowd lined up in front of him and nodded.

"Thank you all for your hard work."

He paused, his voice not loud, but everyone in the lounge could hear him clearly.

"Our support mission is now complete. You are free to make your own arrangements for the next steps."

"Disband!"

The mission was over, and everyone went home without any lingering or hesitation.

After Wu You finished speaking, the crowd left in twos and threes.

And walking at the very back was the seventh-tier ability user—Lan An.

He walked slowly, his pace unhurried, the hem of his black trench coat swaying gently at his ankles.

He had just witnessed the sight of the seven stars in the sky.

He was on his way to provide support at a rendezvous point in Area A when he looked up and saw the seven stars shining in the daylight.

He also learned from others that it was the work of their support team leader: that young, white-haired man who looked like he had stepped out of a painting, who used this to kill a ninth-tier Void Realm Desire Corpse.

Ninth-order illusory form.

This is a threshold.

Apart from the trainees who have just passed the preliminary selection, only those who have reached this level can rightfully remain in Jiuli.

Otherwise, they can only be sent abroad or transferred to a support role to barely stay in Jiuli.

The young man before them had clearly reached the ninth level of strength.

Even if he's not at the ninth rank yet, how far is he from it?

Thinking that he was only at the seventh level and that he only had one year left of his five-year training period, he looked at Wu You's young face with complicated emotions.

There was a lot in that gaze: amazement and envy.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he just nodded slightly before turning and leaving.

The door closed behind him.

Only Wu You, Wang Qi, Lu Chenzhou, and Gongsun Baizhan remained in the lounge.

"Let's go," Wu You put his sunglasses back on, "Let's go say hello to Director Liu."

As the head of the support team, he had to say goodbye to Liu Musheng before leaving.