Inside the lowest-level cabin of the massive Cloud Bat Airship, Chen Mu leaned against the bulkhead, sitting on a meditation cushion with his eyes closed as he rested.
This was his second day aboard the airship.
He knew nothing of Lu Ku and the others' alarm and wariness toward him, and even if he had known, he would not have cared. In any case, he had no intention of meeting those people again.
"An honest, law-abiding good man like me can't keep company with dangerous elements like them. What if I get dragged into something?"
"Now that I have the secret arts, it's best for everyone to part on good terms."
Chuckling, Chen Mu summoned the Gray Wall and looked at the section containing his new secret arts.
Qianji Method: 15/10000/Tier 4; Soul Seizing Yuan Returning Technique: 7735/10000/Tier 3; Heavenly Demon Armor: 6345/10000/Tier 3; Ten Directions Hand: 3/10000/tier 1;
This was not the first time Chen Mu had considered these four secret arts.
Though powerful, each of them carried a trace of sinister energy.
Only the Qianji Method, a secret art for controlling Dao Soldier puppets, was relatively normal.
"It can control complex puppets and pilot artifact flying swords too. What an unexpected bonus."
After obtaining the secret art that day, he had looked it over briefly and discovered that the Qianji Method could control flying swords. Moreover, Lu Ku had already cultivated it to the Tier 3 limit. After only two attempts, Chen Mu's secret art had broken through to the fourth stage.
"With the Qianji Method, I won't need to keep practicing the Cicada Mother-Child Spell."
"What a shame about those four hundred-odd White Jade Coins."
He glanced around. Most of the fellow passengers sat two or three meters apart, resting with their eyes closed.
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