One Month Later

The morning sun shone into Zhou Yi's small cabin through the window. His punctual biological clock woke him from his bed.

With his Primordial Pile at perfection, he felt his whole body filled with vitality, not experiencing the usual fatigue.

After getting out of bed and washing up, he hurried towards his Cheap Master's residence.

At this moment, Qu Yong was eating breakfast at home. Seeing Zhou Yi enter, Qu Yong immediately noticed something different about him and blurted out, "Is your pile technique perfected?"

"Yes, Master. I accidentally broke through after going back last night," Zhou Yi replied with a smile.

Qu Yong looked at Zhou Yi in shock, thinking that this kid's talent was even higher than he had imagined.

At the same time, a sense of being outmatched arose within him. People truly couldn't be compared. Fortunately, no matter how talented this kid was, he was still his disciple.

But looking at the smile on the kid's face, the more he looked, the more he felt like a beating was deserved!

"Very good. Then today you can start practicing the three secret manuals I've taught you. As for your saber techniques, I will personally help you exchange for them with merit," Qu Yong said to Zhou Yi, a look of relief appearing on his face.

A month later, Zhou Yi opened the Modifier panel.

Name: Zhou Yi
Race: Human
Strength: 6
Speed: 6
Constitution: 7
Spirit: 1.2
Core Techniques: Tongming Record+(Grand Completion) Primordial Pile(Perfection)
Martial Arts: Jade Locking Skill(Perfection) Star Plucking Step(Perfection) Wave Breaking Saber Technique(Perfection)
Breath Concealment Technique(Perfection)
Yin Energy: 33
Exotic Energy: Qi(1)

Seeing that all his martial arts were close to perfection, except for the Tongming Record, he hadn't rushed to improve his realm because his physical strength hadn't reached its limit yet.

In addition, he had found a Breath Concealment Technique in the Patrol Team's scripture repository. After finding it, he immediately cultivated it to perfection, so much so that his master didn't even know he had already perfected all his martial arts except for the Tongming Record.

Zhou Yi glanced at the sky outside the window and found that it had already darkened.

"It's time to go to the Patrol Team," Zhou Yi muttered.

Half a month ago, Zhou Yi had already joined the Patrol Team.

Then, Zhou Yi put on the dark-colored Patrol Team uniform, brought his Han Guang, and headed towards the village entrance.

Upon arriving at the assembly point, Zhou Yi saw his Cheap Master assigning patrol missions to the various teams.

His Cheap Master also saw Zhou Yi at this moment, nodded at him, and then continued assigning tasks.

Zhou Yi also walked towards his patrol team.

"Boss!" "Boss!" These were Zhou Yi's two teammates in the Patrol Team. Both grew up in Qingzhu Village and joined the Patrol Team after growing up. One was named Lin Cheng, and the other was Lin De. They were twin brothers. Although they had been in the Patrol Team longer than Zhou Yi, they respected him immensely.

It wasn't respect for Zhou Yi's status, but because Zhou Yi had saved their lives on his very first day joining the Patrol Team. Since then, the two had been completely obedient to Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi had become the leader of their small circle.

"Where is our patrol location today?" Zhou Yi asked the two brothers.

"Boss, we're going to patrol the wheat fields southwest of the village entrance today," replied Lin Cheng, the elder brother.

"Alright. Did you get the Signal Talismans, Evil Warding Talismans, and Evil Exorcising Talismans?" The talismans were made by Old Qin. The Signal Talisman could send a red light into the sky, somewhat like the fireworks in Zhou Yi's previous life.

Although the Evil Exorcising Talisman and Evil Warding Talisman differed by only one character, they were two talismans with completely different functions.

When encountering Weirdness, take out the Evil Warding Talisman. If it only gets slightly warm, it means the Weirdness is not very strong. However, Weirdness can also conceal its aura, so the Evil Warding Talisman is generally only used as a reference. But if the Evil Warding Talisman spontaneously combusts as soon as it's taken out, it means the Weirdness is definitely a Crimson Grade or higher existence.

As for the Evil Exorcising Talisman, it's very simple. When fighting Weirdness, attaching the talisman to a weapon can cause significant damage to it.

Hearing Lin Cheng's affirmative answer, Zhou Yi greeted his master and then headed towards the wheat fields they were to patrol that day.

The wheat fields were vast, as they were responsible for the entire village's grain yield.

The sacred aura emanating from above gave Zhou Yi some peace of mind. After all, with the sacred aura blocking them, those very powerful Weirdness couldn't get in.

The weather had turned slightly cool, and the three walked along the paths in the wheat fields.

None of them spoke, quietly patrolling with vigilance.

Passing by rows of expressionless scarecrows, Zhou Yi felt an inexplicable chill run down his spine. He couldn't help but think of the scarecrow Weirdness his master had encountered a month ago.

According to his master, that scarecrow was only one step away from advancing to a Crimson Grade Weirdness. At that time, even he himself might not have gained much advantage against it. So, after injuring the Weirdness that night, he wanted to finish it off, but unfortunately, it escaped.

After that, his master found Old Qin and searched the wheat fields for several laps but couldn't find the Weirdness, so they returned.

However, his master was still uneasy. For the next few nights, he patrolled the wheat fields alone. But the Weirdness seemed to have vanished into thin air, never appearing before his master again. His master eventually gave up searching, thinking the Weirdness had escaped after being injured.

As Zhou Yi was lost in thought, he suddenly felt a slight warmth in his palm. Zhou Yi immediately stopped and looked at the Evil Warding Talisman in his hand. It was emitting a faint red glow.

Zhou Yi drew Han Guang from his hand, gripping it with both hands, his expression cautious as he stared at their surroundings.

Lin Cheng and Lin De, following behind Zhou Yi, reacted instantly upon seeing him draw his weapon. They each drew their own weapons, their left hands tightly clutching the Evil Exorcising Talismans they held.

"Lin De, you go send the Signal Talisman. Your brother and I will cover you," Zhou Yi whispered, instructing the two.

Lin De nodded at Zhou Yi, then took out the Signal Talisman, simultaneously chanting the incantation to activate it in a low voice.

As activating the Signal Talisman required some time, Zhou Yi and Lin Cheng cautiously observed their surroundings.