Chapter 176 - 150: Welcome Dinner

Chapter 176: Chapter 150: Welcome Dinner

His breathing didn’t disturb the Spiritual Qi in the slightest. It was as if it existed on a different plane from other matter, only able to be disturbed or influenced by specific means.

Namely, a "Spirit Root"!

Zhang Ji tried to absorb the Spiritual Qi, but he failed.

One cannot cultivate without a Spirit Root.

He would have to perform surgery on himself to acquire a Spirit Root.

However, Zhang Ji didn’t want just any random Spirit Root.

What he wanted was the Primordial Sword Bone from within the Nine Skies Sword Tomb.

That was the ultimate Spirit Root, more than ten times stronger than even a Celestial Spirit Root.

Never mind the stat bonuses—it was also the ultimate cultivation accelerator.

The data he saw in the game showed a direct twelve-fold increase to the experience gain rate for Spirit Cultivator skills.

It was practically an official cheat code the developers gave to an NPC.

For now, however, Zhang Ji had to strategize. After all, the item was inside the Celestial Sword Group.

Stealing it would be no easy feat. After all, the "Nine Skies Sword Tomb" incident had already happened, and security there would have been tightened.

So he could only wait: wait for the floating city to fall, wait for his own power to reach the next level, wait for the Epic battle between Ling Xuzi and Dugu Yunfeng. Then, he could seize the opportunity amidst the chaos.

A smile spread across Zhang Ji’s face. This feeling of knowing the plot and holding the future in his hands was truly fantastic.

Compared to the "Battle of the Saint King" expansion, which he had hardly played, these later parts of the story were his true home turf!

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「Inside a pocket-dimension Sumeru Immortal Residence owned by Zhenyuan Technology.」

Yan Jiulin sipped a Spiritual Drink and asked the beautiful, white-robed, veiled woman before him, "Any news?"

"Eternal Steed Immortal Ship Technology is sending a shipment of Star Sand to Shunjin Heaven," Qu Wuyin replied. Her mouth didn’t move; her voice simply materialized in the air.

"The Nineteenth Heaven? Tsk, that’s tricky. That old bastard Yu Kang is no weakling," Yan Jiulin mused.

"Didn’t Blood Head send over two people? Aunt Liu said one of them is even a Late-stage Nascent Soul Body Cultivator. Let them act as the ’lure’ to draw away the guards. It will also be a good test to see if they’re qualified to join our cause," said Qu Wuyin.

"They’re both talented individuals. Finding people like them isn’t easy these days. It would be a terrible waste if they died," Yan Jiulin said, shaking his head.

Qu Wuyin glanced at Yan Jiulin, saw he was serious, and understood.

’Yan Jiulin doesn’t intend to use the two newcomers as cannon fodder. He really plans to develop them into core members.’

’It seems they both have their own unique strengths.’

"In that case, let’s move together. Five days from now, at 11:45 PM... After you’ve hijacked the supplies, stash them at Zhenyuan Technology. If anyone comes to investigate, pin the blame on the Celestial Sword Group..." Qu Wuyin said.

"Let’s do that, then." Yan Jiulin nodded. Then, as if remembering something, he added a warning, "It seems the Celestial Sword Group is getting suspicious of you. They’ve had people checking your file several times recently. You’d better be careful."

"With Linghu Yao shielding me, no one will dare to dig too deep," Qu Wuyin replied.

With that, Qu Wuyin’s figure dissipated.

The person who had been conversing with Yan Jiulin was merely a projection of her Divine Sense.

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「Meanwhile, in Taiyao Heaven, the Thirty-second Heaven, within the Celestial Sword Group.」

Inside a certain residence, a heroic-looking woman in a white robe with gold trim looked over at Qu Wuyin, who was sitting to the side, lost in thought.

"Junior Sister Qu? Are you spacing out? Did you memorize the Thirteen Swords of Taixu I just demonstrated?" Linghu Yao asked Qu Wuyin.

Qu Wuyin put on an innocent, aggrieved expression as her voice formed from the vibrating air. "Senior Sister Linghu, I’m too slow... I... I couldn’t follow..."

"Oh, you." Linghu Yao came closer and affectionately pinched Qu Wuyin’s nose. "I’ll demonstrate it again, more slowly. You have to remember it this time. It’s a shame that Sword Attendants like you aren’t qualified to learn such profound Sword Formulas. Otherwise, I could just use a jade slip to transfer it directly into your mind."

"It’s alright, Senior Sister Linghu. I don’t really expect to learn these things. It doesn’t matter if the others curse me or hit me... I just want to stay by your side, holding your sword for you," Qu Wuyin’s voice conveyed.

"How can you say that? You must learn it! At the next Sword Sharpening Competition, you have to defeat Xia Kai’s Sword Attendant. Show them you’re not to be underestimated! The next time they call you a mute or a deafie, the next time they bully you, you strike them down with a single stroke!" Linghu Yao said, wrapping an arm around Qu Wuyin’s shoulders.

Linghu Yao had experienced similar things in her past, which was why she felt compelled to stand up and shelter Qu Wuyin from the storm.

Qu Wuyin’s face showed gratitude, but a flicker of disdain and mockery flashed in the depths of her eyes.

’These disciples from the great Sects, raised in a honey pot, are always so ignorant, so naive until they’ve experienced a truly tragic reality.’