Jade Evil Body lv.3 (Hardness +4, Toughness +4, Damage Reflection +4): 0/5000
After this line of text appeared before Shen Bai, a phantom emerged in his mind.
Just as before, the phantom sat cross-legged atop a cliff, carrying an unfathomable air.
The emerald-green glow around its body began to change, shifting from green to a white as smooth as mutton-fat jade.
Once the white light covered its entire body, countless figures flashed into view beneath the cliff.
Those figures gathered their attacks and unleashed them all upon the white light.
Yet the seated phantom seemed as calm as drifting clouds and a gentle breeze, as though it had weathered all the vicissitudes of the world. It did not move in the slightest.
Countless attacks landed upon the white glow, making it tremble violently.
After the span of a single breath, those attacks actually returned along their original paths and struck the figures that had launched them.
The next instant, the surrounding scene shattered. Terrifying waves of sound rose from the cliff, and everything began to vanish.
The phantom within the white light rose to its feet, hands clasped behind its back like a god looking down upon the world.
Gradually, the visions faded away.
Shen Bai opened his eyes. The Qi in his body had all condensed within his dantian.
"A gentleman is like jade, gentle and peerless."
Only those eight words surfaced in Shen Bai's mind.
He dearly wanted to circulate the Qi within him and test the power of the Jade Evil Body.
But out here on the street, Shen Bai felt that if a jade-like white glow rose from his body, it would probably trigger a massive disturbance at once.
The attribute added by the Jade Evil Body was especially interesting. So long as an attack fell within this range, Shen Bai could use the Jade Evil Body to return every attack to its source.
Not only weapons—even barehanded techniques could be reflected one by one.
"Something's wrong. I don't seem quite right."
After absorbing all the information, Shen Bai increasingly felt that something was off.
His dantian was already filled with Qi. He felt as if something was continuously beginning to grow out of it.
The next moment, a wisp of Qi spilled out from his dantian.
Immediately afterward, that spilled Qi flowed toward his kidneys.
Once his kidneys were filled with this Qi, Shen Bai felt that he had gained an extraordinary new insight into using Qi.
It was like his own arms—no matter how he commanded them, they moved smoothly and naturally.
The Qi that had passed into his kidneys seemed to become part of Shen Bai's body.
"So this is the Three Treasures Realm?" Shen Bai thought.
The Three Treasures Realm was divided into three levels: Essence, Qi, Spirit.
Now, he was cultivating his own essence, located in the kidneys.
After reaching this level, the more Qi that passed into the kidneys, the stronger his control over Qi would become.
"No wonder each realm is a mountain unto itself. With this kind of control, wouldn't I crush those Daoist Canon Realm experts?" Shen Bai thought.
Having gained a new divine ability and advanced into the Three Treasures Realm, Shen Bai felt incomparably exhilarated. His need for black Killing Intent also became more urgent.
"Tonight, perhaps I can make the Ancient True Scripture appraise things quickly."
After draining the tea from his cup, Shen Bai silently pondered.
He sat where he was and waited patiently.
As he waited, he also quietly observed every movement within the Sun Family.
People came and went, while commoners streamed by without end. The clamor and footsteps gradually faded along the bustling street.
Shen Bai was like an onlooker detached from the world, watching this noisy street and feeling an atmosphere that made him comfortable.
He did not enjoy serene, lofty surroundings. Instead, he preferred bustling markets steeped in worldly vulgarity and streets brimming with the breath of everyday life.
The sky gradually darkened, and a streak of sunset slowly sank into the clouds.
The surrounding commoners packed up their stalls and returned home. Having ended the day's journeys, they began their evenings of family reunion.
Shen Bai had long since left the stall. Leaning against a corner of the wall, he watched the entire Sun Family residence.
From morning until now, there had been no movement at all within the Sun Family.
Shen Bai was waiting for a suitable moment to go in and take another look.
Gradually, the sunset finally vanished, and a beam of moonlight spilled down from the black clouds.
The moon hung high in the sky like a jade disk.
The bright moonlight seemed to drape that jade disk in a magnificent veil.
"It's time."
Shen Bai stretched, loosened his limbs, then arrived outside the Sun Family's wall.
Like an old hand familiar with the route, he climbed over the wall. Using the darkness to conceal himself, he surveyed the Sun Family's movements.
Other than the main house and one other room, where oil lamps still burned, every other place had gone dark.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, where there were no entertainment facilities, everyone chose to sleep early at night aside from those who visited pleasure houses.
Of course, those intending to engage in a round or two of baby-making would also sleep somewhat later.
Looking at the darkness around him, Shen Bai fixed his gaze on the room containing the locked coffin. He flipped down and landed steadily in the courtyard.
With no one around, Shen Bai rubbed his hands together excitedly.
Money, beauty, and power—none of them could make Shen Bai truly excited.
Only this Killing Intent was what thrilled him.
"I've got another harvest today." Shen Bai thought as he walked toward the room.
A lock hung outside the room, but that was no problem for Shen Bai.
After approaching, Shen Bai raised his left hand, ready to open the lock.
But before he could make a move, he suddenly heard footsteps from nearby.
Shen Bai narrowed his eyes. His body flashed, and he hid in the corner by the wall.
Using the darkness as cover, Shen Bai observed carefully.
The footsteps were light but extremely scattered. As they moved, they sounded weak, as though the person was dragging her shoes along the ground.
From the right side of the room, a young woman dressed in fine silks slowly approached.
"Is this the Sun Family's young miss?"
When Shen Bai saw the woman's face, he frowned.
Miss Sun's complexion was pale, her eyes vacant. Like a wooden puppet, she walked toward the room.
When Miss Sun reached the room, she lifted her index finger and lightly brushed it across the lock.
For some reason, the lock opened by itself.
After opening the lock, Miss Sun pushed open the door and walked inside.
Thud.
With a muffled sound, Miss Sun shut the door completely.
Seeing this, Shen Bai's heart stirred. He quietly moved to the door.
He extended his index finger, poked a hole through the window paper, then leaned over and peered through it.
Killing Intent was important, but what came afterward was equally important.
There seemed to be more than one locust tree. Shen Bai wondered whether he could scoop up a few more wisps of Killing Intent.
The room was dim. Apart from the candlelight flickering around the coffin, there was nothing else unusual.
As Shen Bai's gaze shifted, it suddenly stopped.
He discovered a black figure standing in the corner of the room.
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