In the afternoon came Rat Monk's unshakable time. Yan Qing's entire family enjoyed peaceful days only because Rat Monk bore the burden and pressed onward.
But Yan Qing was now supporting two more female thieves, so he planned to add to Rat Monk's load. The Second Turn Secret Realm "Stone Sinking Stream" could no longer keep up with Yan Qing's ever-growing spending needs. It was time for Rat Monk to step into the Third Turn Secret Realm "Lake Heart Island."
If it had been anyone else, their Second Turn cultivation would have been enough to join a Third Turn Secret Realm team. Unfortunately, Rat Monk's connections had instead become an obstacle. After all, he was Shang Xuanwen's lifesaver, yet only a Second Turn cultivator. If they placed him in a Third Turn Secret Realm team and something went wrong, who would take responsibility? No one wanted to offend the most prestigious prime minister of the past fifty years for no reason.
Unless Rat Monk could reach the Third Turn.
Yan Qing did indeed have a way to make him reach the Third Turn, but anyone with a brain could tell that it would definitely arouse suspicion. The First and Second Turns could be set aside—Shang Family could feed someone to those levels casually. But to speed through the Third Turn, one needed Secret Skill Books and research books. Even if Rat Monk had saved Shang Xuanwen's life, or even possessed Shang Xuanwen's body, there was no way he could produce such resources.
If it wasn't from eating books but from talent, that would be even more absurd. Rat Monk had only become a messenger less than a month ago, yet in one month he had comprehended and mastered two secret skills. Was he even human? I say you're an exiled