One Month Later

The morning sun streamed through the window into Zhou Yi's cabin. His punctual body clock made him sit up from bed.

With his Primordial Pile perfected, he felt brimming with vitality from head to toe, no longer as exhausted as he usually was.

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

Qu Yong was eating breakfast at home when Zhou Yi stepped through the door. Qu Yong spotted the change in Zhou Yi at a glance and blurted out, "Your stance technique is perfected?"

"Yes, Master. After I went back last night, I accidentally broke through." Zhou Yi answered with a smile.

Qu Yong stared at Zhou Yi in shock. Looks like this brat's talent is even higher than I imagined.

At the same time, a sense of being dealt a blow arose within him. People truly could not be compared to one another. Fortunately, no matter how gifted this brat was, he was still his disciple.

But why did the smile on this brat's face look more and more punchable the longer he looked at it?

"Very good. Then starting today, you can begin practicing the three secret manuals I gave you. As for your saber technique, I'll personally use merit to exchange it for you." A gratified smile still appeared on Qu Yong's face as he spoke to Zhou Yi.

One month later, Zhou Yi opened the modifier panel.

Name: Zhou Yi

Race: Human

Strength: 6

Speed: 6

Constitution: 7

Spirit: 1.2

Cultivation Method: Tongming Record+ (Greater Mastery), Primordial Pile (Perfected)

Martial Arts: Jade Lock Skill (Perfected), Star Picking Steps (Perfected), Wave Breaking Saber Technique (Perfected)

Breath Concealment Technique (Perfected)

Yin Energy: 33

Exotic Qi: Qi (1)

Seeing that all his martial arts were nearing perfection, Zhou Yi did not rush to raise his realm, aside from the Tongming Record, since his physical strength had yet to reach its limit.

Besides that, he had found a Breath Concealment Technique in the Patrol Team's Scripture Repository. As soon as he found it, he cultivated it to perfection, to the point that even his master did not know he had perfected every martial art aside from the Tongming Record.

Zhou Yi looked at the sky outside the window and found that darkness had already fallen.

"Time to go to the Patrol Team," Zhou Yi murmured.

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

Afterward, Zhou Yi changed into the Patrol Team's dark-black uniform, took Han Guang, and headed toward the village entrance.

When he arrived at the gathering point, Zhou Yi saw Cheap Master assigning patrol duties to the various squads.

Cheap Master noticed Zhou Yi as well. He nodded at him before continuing to assign tasks.

Zhou Yi then walked toward his own patrol squad.

"Boss." "Boss." These were Zhou Yi's two squad members. Both had grown up in Qingzhu Village and joined the Patrol Team after coming of age. One was named Lin Cheng, and the other Lin De. They were twin brothers. Although they had joined the Patrol Team before Zhou Yi, they held him in the highest respect.

It was not respect for Zhou Yi's status. Rather, Zhou Yi had saved both their lives on his first day in the Patrol Team. From then on, the two obeyed his every word, and Zhou Yi became the boss of this small circle.

"Where are we assigned to patrol today?" Zhou Yi asked the brothers.

"Boss, we're patrolling the wheat fields southwest of the village entrance today." The older Lin Cheng answered Zhou Yi.

"Alright. Have you collected the Signal Talisman, Evil Warding Talisman, and Evil Exorcising Talisman?" The talismans were made by Old Qin. The Signal Talisman could shoot a beam of red light into the sky, somewhat like fireworks from Zhou Yi's previous life.

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

When encountering something strange, one could take out the Evil Warding Talisman. If it merely grew a little warm, that meant the strange entity was not particularly powerful. However, strange entities could conceal their own aura, so the Evil Warding Talisman generally served only as a reference. But if the Evil Warding Talisman ignited on its own the moment it was taken out, that meant the strange entity was certainly Crimson Grade or above.

The Evil Exorcising Talisman was much simpler. When fighting a strange entity, sticking it onto one's weapon could deal considerable damage to it.

After receiving Lin Cheng's affirmative answer, Zhou Yi greeted his master and headed toward the wheat fields they were patrolling that day.

The wheat fields covered a vast area, after all, they bore the responsibility of supplying food for the entire village.

The silver radiance cast by the treasure image above his head put Zhou Yi slightly at ease. With the treasure image standing guard, those truly powerful strange entities could not enter.

The weather had already turned somewhat cool. The three of them walked along the paths through the wheat fields.

None of them spoke. They merely patrolled in silence, keeping their guard up.

As he passed scarecrows with expressionless faces one after another, an inexplicable chill rose in Zhou Yi's heart. He could not help thinking of the scarecrow strange entity his master had encountered a month ago.

According to his master, that scarecrow had been only one step away from advancing into a Crimson Grade strange entity. By then, even he might not have gained much advantage against it. That was why, after injuring the strange entity that night, he had wanted to press on and eliminate it completely. Unfortunately, it escaped in the end.

After that, his master brought Old Qin to search the wheat fields several times, yet they failed to find the strange entity and eventually returned.

However, his master still did not feel at ease. Over the following nights, he continued patrolling the wheat fields alone, but the strange entity seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth and never appeared before him again. In the end, his master gradually gave up the search, assuming only that it had fled after being injured.

Just as Zhou Yi was lost in thought, he suddenly felt a faint warmth in his palm. He instantly stopped and looked at the Evil Warding Talisman in his hand, only to see it emitting a dim red glow.

Zhou Yi drew Han Guang and gripped it with both hands, his expression wary as he stared at the surroundings.

Lin Cheng and Lin De, following behind Zhou Yi, reacted the instant they saw him draw his weapon. They each unsheathed their own weapons, while their left hands tightly clutched the Evil Exorcising Talismans in their hands.

"Lin De, go activate the Signal Talisman. Your brother and I will cover you," Zhou Yi instructed them in a low voice.

Lin De nodded to Zhou Yi, took out the Signal Talisman, and quietly began reciting the incantation to activate it.

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

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