The night deepened and after a few hours, Xu Que's banquet was coming to an end.
Many Sect Leaders and Elders drank to their heart's content. Before they left, they pulled Xu Que along and asked him to continue drinking with them.
Xu Que politely rejected them.
After acting tough for the entire day in Celestial Sect, including this banquet, he had earned a total of 200 act tough points. It was enough for him to exchange for the cheapest intermediate spell.
Opening the system interface, his personal information appeared before his eyes:
Host: Xu Que
Cultivation Level: Core Bearing Stage Level 5 (Mastery)
Acting Tough Points: 280 Points
Skills: Ancient Five Elemental Arts (Intermediate)
Abilities: Soaring Dragons Nine Transformations (Maximum); Lightning Haste (Maximum); Troop Secret Character (0% progress); Flame Devouring Wave (0% progress); Six Corporeal Forms (0% progress)
Essence: Skill Points (330 points)
Occupation: None
Position: Prince Consort of the Eastern Continent Fire Empire
... "
"Oh right, I almost forgot to increase the proficiency of my skills."
After Xu Que exchanged for a new skill, he hadn't used it yet. His progress remained at 0%. Only after seeing it did he react.
However, he was only left with 300 points of Skill Essence. How should he distribute them?
The Soaring Dragons Nine Transformations and the Lightning Haste were both Earth ranked skills. Every time he raised them to the maximum level, he would need 100 points of Skill Essence.
But now that he had mastered the Troop Secret Character, it was a Heaven ranked skill. If he wanted to raise it to the maximum level, he would need more than 100 points of Skill Essence.
"Forget it, I'll use 100 points of Skill Essence to try it out!"
Xu Que thought for a while and activated the system. He used 100 points of Skill Essence on the Troop Secret Character.
"Ding! Consumed 100 points of Skill Essence. 'Troop Secret Character' successfully leveled up. Current progress: 10%."
Damn!
Xu Que almost jumped up.
A whole 100 points of Skill Essence! An Earth ranked skill could be upgraded to the maximum level but a Heaven ranked skill only increased by 10%? This was killing him.
No, no, I can't waste it like this.
"System, add the other 200 Cultivation Technique Essences to the Flame Splitting Tsunami and the Six Corporeal Forms."
Xu Que felt that what he needed the most right now was a way to control weapons. Otherwise, he would be at a disadvantage when fighting against cultivators with flying swords. After all, his fleshly body was far from being invulnerable to swords and spears.
"Ding! 100 Skill Technique Essence has been consumed. Flame Splitting Wave has successfully leveled up. Current progress: 100%. Full mastery!"
"Ding! 100 Martial Skill Essence has been consumed. The Six Corporeal Forms has been successfully upgraded. Current progress: 100%. Full mastery!"
…
After two notifications rang out consecutively, Xu Que suddenly felt two streams of heat flowing through his body. Immediately after, they flowed into his Dantian, and he immediately felt his body brimming with energy.
"This feels great. It's time to go back to the village."
Xu Que felt his mood lighten up. Just as he was about to leave, he noticed that there was another figure not far ahead.
That person stood calmly in the pitch-black night, staring at him with a meaningful gaze.
"Sect Leader Zhang, you haven't rested yet?"
Xu Que immediately smiled, but he wasn't very confident. This Sect Leader Zhang was probably here to ask about Duan Jiude.
Zhang Dan Shan stood far away and nodded at Xu Que.
Then, he didn't move at all. In a blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Xu Que, almost giving Xu Que a scare.
"A few hundred years ago, I met your master a few times. Is he still doing well?" Zhang Dan Shan asked in a gentle tone. It was obvious that he had already treated Xu Que as Duan Jiude's disciple.
Xu Que smiled, "He's doing well. These few years, he's been enjoying himself in the East Continent."
"Oh? Then is he in the Fire Empire now? "Zhang Dan Shan's eyes lit up.
"I don't know. That old man's whereabouts are strange. I don't know where he is now. However, he gave me a secret talisman. If I were to meet with any danger, he would appear immediately. Sect Leader Zhang, do you want to try? "Xu Que smiled and asked.
The so-called secret talisman was, of course, something he had learned from reading online novels in his previous life. It was just some random nonsense.
However, Zhang Dan Shan seemed to believe him. He paused for a moment before shaking his head, "Forget it. We will meet again if we are fated."
He then looked at Xu Que and spoke warmly, "From today onwards, you can stay in Celestial Sect. If you need anything, just let me know. As for Pan Shan Village, I guarantee that no one will disturb you."
"Alright, thank you Sect Leader Zhang! However, I have to make a trip back now to pack some things. "Xu Que cupped his hands and smiled.
Zhang Dan Shan nodded, "Alright, go ahead."
Xu Que didn't bother with pleasantries. He activated the Lightning Haste spell and the lightning beneath his feet started weaving. He then flew down the mountain.
Zhang Dan Shan's attitude was a good thing. However, there were still many hidden dangers.
If one day his identity were to be exposed, that would be a disaster!
However, Xu Que was still very daring. Zhang Dan Shan invited him to stay in Celestial Sect. Of course, he agreed.
Previously, he stole from the Celestial Sect's Outer Sect's treasure vault. If there was an Outer Sect, there would definitely be an Inner Sect too. There would definitely be more powerful spells hidden inside. When the time comes, he could steal them and recycle them back to the system.
However, before doing this, Xu Que knew that he had to make a trip back to Pan Shan Village.
Although Zhang Dan Shan had just promised that no one would touch Pan Shan Village, he still had to quickly exchange for an intermediate level spell to protect the village. This was to prevent the villagers from being implicated.
However, just as he was making his way back to Pan Shan Village, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. He had an inexplicable feeling that something bad was about to happen.
This was without any warning. He only felt that something bad had happened.
He frowned. His first thought was that he had been poisoned. It must have been Zhang Dan Shan, that old fox, who had poisoned the dishes.
"System, hurry up and check my body. I want to know what poison I've been poisoned."
"Ding! Host 'Xu Que' is in good condition. His Qi and blood are vigorous. There are no signs of poisoning."
Eh, he wasn't poisoned?
Xu Que was stunned. If he wasn't poisoned, why would he feel so uneasy?
"Forget it. I shall return to Pan Shan Village first. Yesterday, Xiao Rou asked me to bring her some silk fabric. She said she wanted to make some clothes for me. Haha, I bet she's waiting anxiously for me."
Xu Que shook his head and laughed. He then increased his speed and headed back to Pan Shan Village.
...
At this point, a shadow flew across the sky above Celestial Sect. She was rushing towards a building. When she landed, she lost her balance and fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Elder Sun." A few Celestial Sect disciples who were standing guard saw this and immediately ran towards her.
The old woman's face was gloomy and scary. She gritted her teeth and said, "Damn it. I didn't expect that little bastard's spell to be so powerful. This time, not only was the Spell Breaking Shuttle destroyed, even I, the Elder, was severely injured."
She then looked at the few Celestial Sect disciples and asked coldly, "Is that little bastard still in Celestial Sect?"
"Elder Sun, we saw him coming down the mountain."
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