Chapter 334 - 212: Who Exactly Are You? (2)

Chapter 334: Chapter 212: Who Exactly Are You? (2)

"Alright."

"Where is the Cyan Cloud Sect?"

Su Xing asked.

The map Li Longxuan had previously given him was only of the Cyan Cloud Sect. It didn’t say which city the sect’s Secret Realm was in, so Su Xing had no real concept of the distance.

"It’s in the New Luocheng area,"

Li Longxuan said.

New Luocheng. That was in the southwestern region of the Xia Country, a long way from Cang City on the Southeast Coast.

Fortunately, Su Xing could just take a plane, so it wouldn’t take long to get there.

Also, Su Xing suddenly recalled the urn he had obtained in the Secret Realm. The owner of the ashes seemed to be the Lord of Luo City, who had asked him to lay him to rest. He could take care of the burial along the way this time.

Before setting off, Su Xing also needed to spend all his system points. Otherwise, if something happened to him and he still had points left, it would be a terrible waste.

"Alright."

"I’ll go back and get ready then."

Su Xing nodded.

Li Longxuan, who was leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed to rest, nodded. As he heard Su Xing push the door open, he suddenly remembered something and quickly said:

"Su, I had an office cleaned up for you. You can go take a look. I’ve prepared a welcome gift for you."

"A welcome gift?"

Su Xing paused for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face. He said:

"Alright, thank you very much, Elder Li."

With that, Su Xing pushed the door open and disappeared from the former branch director’s office.

Li Longxuan let out a long breath. His face, already aged, now looked even more weary. He stared silently at the office ceiling, finally muttering a single sentence:

"How did you all end up at this point?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure vanished from his seat without a trace. Meanwhile, after asking for directions, Su Xing finally found his own office.

Su Xing turned the handle and pushed the door open. A fresh fragrance immediately wafted out. It was the scent of some kind of flower, but Su Xing didn’t know which one.

Soon, Su Xing saw his neatly organized office. On the desk where his computer would go, a set of clothes was laid out. This must be the gift Li Longxuan had mentioned.

’A combat suit?’ Su Xing thought, momentarily stunned.

He hadn’t expected Li Longxuan’s gift to be a combat suit. To think, the original prototype for this kind of suit was something he himself had personally taken from the Spiritual Sect’s research base, and now a finished version had ended up in his hands.

Beside the combat suit lay a handwritten note from Li Longxuan. The handwriting was neat and tidy; a glance was enough to tell the writer was likely someone in a political or official position.

[External Armor Prototype 1. When worn normally, it’s just ordinary clothing. Once you enter a combat state, it will switch modes freely according to your will, possessing extremely high Defense Power.]

[This is the first complete product developed by the special organization. Since you’ve joined us, consider Prototype 1 your welcome gift.]

"External Armor?"

Su Xing said, surprised.

Back when he took that combat suit from the Spiritual Sect, it was just a piece of clothing with a hint of Extraordinary power. But once one’s realm surpassed the fourth rank, the suit was basically useless.

But... this one from the special organization was completely different.

It could even change freely according to the wearer’s will to provide the most optimal defense. At the same time, its durability was enough to withstand a full-power blow from a fifth- or even sixth-rank master.

He had to admit, the fact that the special organization could develop something like this made Su Xing see their R&D department in a new light.

Although it wasn’t very useful to him personally, for other members who weren’t at a high realm, this was the most direct way to boost their combat strength.

Besides... it wasn’t completely useless for Su Xing either. It had strong defensive and transformative abilities, so he could wear it all the time. He would only need to change its form every day to have what was essentially a new set of clothes.

During a fight, the clothes could also last a while longer. It wouldn’t be like before, where his clothes would disintegrate the moment a battle began.

In addition to this item, a key was lying quietly beside the clothes.

The key was cool to the touch at first. Then, a faint stream of Order Energy flowed from his palm into his body. If not for Su Xing’s sharp senses detecting that the Order Energy came from Li Longxuan, he would have snuffed it out immediately.

The stream of Order Energy, having avoided Su Xing’s intervention, flowed up his arm and into his eyes. Li Longxuan’s image then appeared before him.

"This is the key to the organization’s repository of Extraordinary martial arts. You asked me for this before, but at that time, you hadn’t joined the organization yet, nor had you displayed such astonishing talent, so I refused you."

"Now..."

"This is the result of headquarters’ approval."

"Su, find some time to go check it out. I’m sure it won’t disappoint you."

With that, Li Longxuan’s image vanished from Su Xing’s sight, and the Order Energy within his body naturally dissipated.

Su Xing looked at the key in his hand and the suit before him, the corners of his mouth turning up in a smile.

"Elder Li..."

"This is a truly valuable gift."

It wasn’t just that the gift was valuable; it was a statement from the special organization. The fact that even headquarters had approved Su Xing’s request meant the organization held him in high regard.

It was this statement that made Su Xing realize just how precious the gift from Li Longxuan truly was.

Letting out a breath, Su Xing sat down in his chair, which gave a CREAK. He gazed at the ceiling and began to plan his next steps.

Without a doubt, his breakthrough had to be the first priority.

After his breakthrough, Su Xing planned to visit the special organization’s repository to see if he could find any martial arts that could be integrated with his own Martial Dao. Then, it would be time to visit the Cyan Cloud Sect.

At this thought, Su Xing let out a slow sigh.

A system panel suddenly popped up before his eyes. Su Xing glanced at it, then stood up and headed out of the organization’s building. He didn’t plan to attempt his breakthrough right there.

Although the building was full of members of the special organization, the personnel were varied, and Su Xing didn’t feel safe using his system freely there.

’Hmm... maybe I’ll go back to the Sword Hall,’

Su Xing murmured. He had also considered going back to his uncle’s place, but his breakthrough was sure to cause a major disturbance. It was unnecessary to affect them and make them worry.

Only the Sword Hall should be empty. Without a doubt, it was the best place for Su Xing’s breakthrough right now.

Su Xing confirmed the location of the Sword Hall, then stepped into a spatial rift that appeared out of thin air before him, vanishing from the office.

「Sword Hall.」

A middle-aged man was sitting there.

In front of him were two teacups. The jade-green cups held steaming chrysanthemum tea, the flowers bobbing up and down, right up until the moment Su Xing suddenly appeared.

"Hm?"

The moment Su Xing landed, he immediately realized someone was there. In the instant he snapped back to his senses, he also recognized the person before him as the old Hall Master, who had been gone for several months.

"Hall Master, why are you back?"

"Haha, not happy to see me?"

The old Hall Master took a sip of the chrysanthemum tea, gently chewed and swallowed a flower, and then chuckled as he looked at Su Xing.

"No, that’s not it."

Looking at the old Hall Master’s calm demeanor, Su Xing immediately realized he wasn’t the ordinary person he had always imagined him to be. He began to observe him carefully.

Soon, Su Xing felt an immense pressure.

This pressure was leaking from the old Hall Master unintentionally. In the past, Su Xing had been too weak to sense it, but now, he felt it with extreme clarity.

He was strong. Unbelievably strong.

Even at his current level, Su Xing could still only come to this conclusion about the Hall Master. Even if he activated his Sword Shatter state, he wouldn’t stand a chance.

"..."

"Who... are you, really?"