Gu Qingshan gazed at the Realm Art Card in his hand and murmured, "Devour."
As soon as the words left his mouth, the card turned into specks of light and scattered into his body.
Gu Qingshan closed his eyes and once again immersed himself in the moment when he had slain the Chaotic Mythical monster with a single sword strike.
He lingered in that moment, continually experiencing the mysteries of that life-or-death strike.
After a while.
The card's effect faded completely.
Gu Qingshan took out four more cards: "Borderland's Light Knight," "Frost Seal Coffin," "Demon Hunting Battle Axe," and "Mechanical Magic Crystal."
These four cards, together with "Wind Element's Pursuit Strike," which he had already used, and "Realm Art: Dark Inviter," were the six cards that, according to the Judgment Envoy's instructions, could help him master sword techniques.
Since he had nothing else to do just then, Gu Qingshan used all four remaining cards in one go.
He fell into a mysterious state that was difficult to describe.
Every image, fragment, and incantation related to swordsmanship appeared in his mind, continually rearranging itself according to some profound sequence.
That sequence seemed to reveal a brand-new realm of swordsmanship. Simply observing the contents in order gave Gu Qingshan an endless stream of insights.
Time passed slowly.
Oldest had already returned to the concealed camp.
By then, night had fallen, and everyone had rested enough.
Lola felt a little hungry and looked toward Gu Qingshan.
She saw him sitting there in a daze.
She was just about to call out to him when Oldest stopped her.
"Shh—"
Oldest waved at her and lowered his voice.
"Don't disturb him."
Lola froze.
She looked at Zhang Yinghao and Ye Feili.
Both men gave her a slight nod.
Ye Feili said softly, "Your Majesty Lola,