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

Soon, Wu You carried the wooden box and stepped into the quartermaster's office.

He spotted Old Wei behind the counter, busy with his business. The old man had his head down, the screen still in front of him.

Wu You stepped forward: "Elder Wei."

At this moment, Old Wei also looked up at Wu You, who was standing next to the counter.

He looked at Wu You, then paused, stunned.

His gaze lingered on Wu You's face for a long while, his brows furrowed slightly, as if searching through his memories for a face he wasn't entirely sure he recognized.

Wu You placed the wooden box on the counter, about to explain its origin: "Old Wei, this is—"

"Who are you?" Old Wei raised his hand, his somewhat cloudy but still bright eyes scrutinizing Wu You from head to toe, as if confirming something. "Wu You?"

Upon hearing this, Wu You was momentarily taken aback: "Huh?"

"I am Wu You, Old Wei."

"Don't you recognize me?"

Upon hearing Wu You's words, Old Wei frowned but remained silent. Instead, he bent down and rummaged under the counter, pulling out a square mirror.

He held up the mirror, pointing it at Wu You.

Wu You also looked into the mirror.

The next moment, Wu You himself was stunned.

In the mirror, a non-human face with silver eyes and a faint silver sword-shaped mark between its brows appeared in Wu You's field of vision.

His eyes were no longer black, but had turned silver-white! Deep within his pupils, there seemed to be a very faint light flowing, like countless stars twinkling.

Those silver eyes were indifferent and cold, giving the impression that a supreme deity was looking down upon the mortal world.

The sword-shaped mark between his eyebrows was very simple, just a thin, straight silver line. Although it would look a bit strange on its own, it blended perfectly with Wu You's face at the moment.

At the same time, his originally flawless, otherworldly features underwent some subtle changes.

To put it in a nutshell, it's even more inhuman.

If Wu You originally gave people a calm, aloof, and unapproachable feeling, then at this moment, his temperament already bore some resemblance to the Thousand-Faced God and the God of Ten Thousand Beasts whom we had met before.

Absolute rationality, absolute indifference, absolute coldness, and absolute condescension.

Even when Wu You looked at his own silver eyes in the mirror, he felt as if he were being looked down upon.

He was looking at his own face, but his eyes were looking down at himself.

This strange feeling of being divided made him feel somewhat awkward: Is this really me?

The change in appearance, coupled with the fundamental shift in his demeanor, was what made Old Wei not recognize him at first.

Wu You unconsciously reached out and touched her face, slightly stunned: "This is... me?"

At this moment, he suddenly realized that he couldn't even remember what he used to look like!

"Xiao You, what's wrong with you...?"

"Is this a side effect of the increased abilities?"

Old Wei's caring words interrupted Wu You's thoughts.

Wu You snapped out of his daze, his finger still resting on the silver sword mark between his brows.

His fingertips could feel that the mark was slightly cooler than the surrounding skin.

The change in his appearance was related to divinity, and the process of fusing with divinity involved the Sword Codex, which he could not tell anyone.

He was silent for a moment, pursed his lips, and could only manage a bitter smile, his voice filled with helplessness: "That's probably it."

"This trip... has brought some improvement."

Old Wei also looked at the sword mark between his eyebrows, his gaze lingering on the silver mark for a long time.

After a moment, he nodded: "The improvement of an ability user's abilities does indeed bring about certain special changes."

"I've seen a few people whose appearance and demeanor changed drastically after being promoted, but none as completely as you, Xiaoyou..."

"not much."

"But if anything goes wrong, be sure to tell me immediately!"

Hearing those words full of concern, Wu You nodded, a hint of warmth flashing in her silver eyes: "I will, thank you for your concern."

Old Wei nodded, shifting his gaze from Wu You's face to the wooden box on the counter: "What's this?"

Wu You told Old Wei the whole story of where the wooden box came from.

After listening, Old Wei smiled and shook his head.

He reached out and picked up the wooden box, weighed it in his hand, but didn't open it.

"That kid Liu Musheng."

"They haven't even broken through to the Void Realm yet, no wonder they dare not come back to see me."

He paused, his smile deepening. "Well, it's still a thoughtful gesture."

Then, Old Wei stopped smiling, as if he had remembered something, and softened his tone: "By the way, there's something that concerns you, Xiao You."

Wu You also looked at Elder Wei, his silver eyes devoid of any extra emotion, quietly waiting for Elder Wei to continue.

Old Wei continued, "That kid Ye Yi called me yesterday. He asked about how you've been doing."

"However, that kid was quite surprised when he found out that you, Xiaoyou, passed the preliminary training in just two days."

At this point, Old Wei chuckled twice more.

Upon hearing this, Wu You paused for a moment: "Old Wei, do you know Director Ye?"

Old Wei smiled and nodded: "That kid Ye Yi also came from this Jiuli base. Back then—"

At this point, Old Wei's smile suddenly stopped.

"That kid passed the preliminary training, and before his five-year training period was even over, he voluntarily applied for a transfer."

His voice was softer than before, carrying a hint of barely perceptible regret: "If he had chosen to stay in Jiuli, he should be at least at the eighth level by now."

"well--"

Old Wei sighed.

Wu You was also shocked. He didn't expect that Ye Yi would leave the Jiuli Base on his own initiative, even before his five-year training period was over!

The pass rate for the preliminary training of Jiuli is very low; everyone who passes must possess a combination of talent, perseverance, and luck.

There must be a story behind why someone passed the test but chose to leave.

Wu You asked in confusion, "How could Director Ye...?"

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was already quite clear.

Upon hearing this, Elder Wei shook his head: "Back then, his close friend, a Silver Emblem Torchbearer named Ju Renran, also participated in the same Jiuli preliminary selection as him."

"However, Ju Renran sacrificed his life during a mission."

At this point, Old Wei paused, then added, "Right in front of him."

"Ye Yi felt extremely guilty about this incident. He believed that every day he spent in Jiuli was at the cost of Ju Renran's life, so in the end he chose to apply for a transfer and left Jiuli."

"well--"

Old Wei sighed again, this time the sigh was lighter but deeper than before.

"Never mind, it's all in the past. If you have the chance, Xiaoyou, could you help me talk to him?"

Old Wei's gaze returned to Wu You's face, his eyes filled with a hint of expectation.

"Speaking of which, Ye Yi asked me if you've been free lately."

Wu You looked at Old Wei, waiting for him to say something next.

"Because of the last divine intervention, the reconstruction of Lanhe City took a lot of time."

"The college entrance examination for martial arts majors in Lanhe City has also been delayed for a long time."

"Preparations for the launch only recently began."

He asked if you were interested in going back to take a look.

Wu You was stunned: the martial arts school admissions in Lanhe City?

His mind conjured up images of the Investigation Bureau building in Lanhe City, still under reconstruction, the ordinary people coming and going on the streets, and the scaffolding being rebuilt on the ruins.

At this moment, before Wu You could speak, Old Wei continued, "He also said..."

"After all, it was you who saved Lanhe."

"Without you, Lanhe would no longer exist, let alone carry out the college entrance examination for martial arts students."

He still hopes you can go back and visit.

"Should I go back to Lanhe?" Wu You murmured to himself, as many images flashed through his mind.

His hand unconsciously reached into his trench coat pocket, his fingertips touching several small, cold swords.

That was a talisman sword that he had specially prepared, with some modifications and additions.

Those rune swords were formed from the Tianji Hengshi Sword, which is mainly for defense. Unlike the offensive rune swords given to Wang Qi and the others before, these were defensive. Moreover, Wu You attached a cool aura to each of these rune swords.

The cool air was compressed into an extremely thin layer, enveloping the core of the talisman sword.

When encountering a certain concentration of Dark Domain Aura or Corpse Aura, the Cool Qi will automatically trigger the Heavenly Pivot Balance World Talisman Sword.

Once triggered, the Tianji Hengshi Rune Sword will form a sword energy barrier that can last for about ten minutes.

It is impossible for a corpse species of the eighth rank or below to destroy this sword energy barrier in these ten minutes.

Simply put, these are several defensive rune swords that ordinary people can use, which are passively triggered and require no operational skills.

He originally planned to have someone take these talisman swords back to Lanhe, give them to Hua Linlin, and then ask her to deliver them to his family.

But now, perhaps I can hand it over to them myself?

"When?" Wu You asked softly.

Ye Yi said it would be three days later.

Wu You nodded: Three days later? That's just enough time to harvest some experience points in the deep dark domain.