The Opening Move

Xu Bai wanted to give it a try and see what the limit of his daughter's capacity was, and how fast she could learn.

During the test not long ago, Xu Bai had already figured out some of the advantages and disadvantages. For example, once his daughter reached this level, she would be able to learn the things at this level.

To put it simply, she has already Transcendent Realm, so she can only learn techniques Transcendent Realm.

That series of actions just now allowed me to learn Liu Yue's book Transcendent Realm, but I couldn't reach the realms beyond that.

But after reaching the Transcendent Realm, Xu Ling said that she could continue to absorb power, so this was an experiment.

He wanted to test how much Xu Ling could absorb this time.

After hearing Xu Bai's words, Xu Ling nodded and tried to absorb Xu Bai's True Yuan Power.

After a while, Xu Ling looked dejected.

"It only absorbed a tiny bit, then it's full again, and it can't absorb any more."

Full?

Xu Bai carefully sensed the changes in the True Yuan Power within his body and found that there weren't many changes. Not much of it was absorbed, and it was quickly replenished by the True Yuan Power.

Why can't I absorb much? Xu Bai stroked his chin, pondering in his mind.

He had few clues and could only guess, as he didn't have enough information to draw upon.

"Think about it, what situation is causing your inability to absorb it? Describe it to me."

Xu Ling, who is standing right in front of us, is one of the parties involved, so it would be better to ask Xu Ling.

Xu Ling frowned and thought for a moment, but finally shook her head.

"I don't know what happened. I was able to absorb it at first, but then I didn't absorb much anymore."

She tried her best to describe it, but the more she described, the more confused she became. Towards the end, even Xu Bai couldn't quite understand it and found it increasingly incomprehensible.

Seeing that Xu Bai couldn't hear her clearly, Xu Ling became even more anxious and her speech became even more incoherent.

"Wait a minute!" After thinking for a moment, Xu Bai told Xu Ling not to continue. The more she talked, the more confused he became, and the less good clues he would get.

Xu Ling said "oh" and obediently shut her mouth, looking aggrieved.

She couldn't do anything about it; she had described it very well, but she just didn't know.

Xu Bai rubbed Xu Ling's head, ignoring her aggrieved expression, and after offering a few words of comfort, he began to connect the clues he already knew in his mind.

As far as he knew, Xu Ling's ability was an experiment by the Saviors, and his own cheat system was pieced together from the scattered contributions of the Saviors.

Regardless of why Xu Ling possesses this ability, it may be related to her cheat system. But the most important thing right now is the problem Xu Ling is currently facing.

After thinking about it carefully, Xu Bai had a guess.

Given her current state, will Xu Ling need to learn more cultivation techniques? Thinking about it carefully, after Xu Ling learns a cultivation technique, she will be able to absorb more of it, but she can only learn up to the Transcendent Realm. If she learns a few more techniques, will she be able to continue absorbing them?

After this idea came to him, Xu Bai wanted to put it into practice. He told Xu Ling to draw another book to study.

Xu Ling nodded, then took out another book from the Miao Sect and began to read it carefully. About half an hour later, she put the book back.

"I've learned it, and I feel like I can absorb even a little bit more."

Xu Ling explained very seriously this time, trying her best to make Xu Bai and the others understand. Xu Bai understood, proving that his guess was correct. Xu Ling could indeed improve her absorption ability by learning more skills.

"Don't rush. Learn all the books here first, and then see how much you can absorb." Xu Bai thought for a moment and decided to experiment with them all at once.

Xu Ling was equally excited. She nodded vigorously and continued reading the remaining books, finishing them in no time.

Xu Bai stroked his chin, estimated the speed, and found that the speed of each book was about the same.

"Then let's begin, absorb my power."

Now that Xu Bai has absorbed all the power from these books, he can let Xu Ling absorb it.

Let's see how much can be absorbed, and then make further calculations based on that amount.

Xu Ling nodded without saying anything more and began absorbing Xu Bai's True Yuan Power.

This time, Xu Bai could feel that the absorption speed had increased and the amount had also increased, but he still didn't absorb much and soon stopped again.

"Is that all?" Xu Bai asked.

Xu Ling nodded somewhat dejectedly. "Still not much. I feel like my abilities are so useless; I can't absorb much power at all."

Upon hearing this, Xu Bai raised an eyebrow slightly and his lips twitched.

This is considered useless? He was born at the Transcendent Realm and has this ability without any bottlenecks. How can this be called useless?

If Xu Ling's ability is considered useless, then everyone else's abilities are trash.

"Your ability is quite interesting," Xu Bai said after a moment of contemplation.

Xu Ling, who had been looking dejected, perked up her ears upon hearing Xu Bai's words and suddenly looked up. "Dad, do you have a way to help me absorb it quickly?"

She thought her father had a solution, so she was really looking forward to it.

But the next sentence shattered her expectations.

"Why do you have so many thoughts, you little kid? Do you think you're not very capable? Who is born at the Transcendent Realm? Who can progress so quickly? Don't be too ambitious. You've already pulled far ahead of others."

That's the truth, there's not a hint of falsehood in it. With that kind of talent, anyone could be absolutely top-tier.

Xu Ling returned to her dejected state.

Children are like that; they want everything big and fast, so they feel extremely disappointed.

"So, Dad, what were you thinking just now?"

Xu Bai shook his head and said, "There are some things I can't tell you."

He was thinking about something else; he was thinking about his own cheat ability, which seemed to be the complete opposite of Xu Ling's.

Xu Ling learns things very quickly. The more she learns, the more she absorbs, and the more she absorbs, the more she learns in return.

However, one drawback is that it requires learning more to absorb the information.

Xu Bai is the opposite; he doesn't have this drawback, but he learns things very slowly, which is related to the level of learning.

He couldn't figure out what the connection was between these things.

But he was certain of one thing: the connection between Xu Ling and himself was not as simple as he had imagined.

"Alright, stop looking so dejected. From now on, the Royal Palace Treasury is open to you. How much you learn depends on your abilities," Xu Bai said, pinching Xu Ling's cheek.

Xu Ling angrily slapped Xu Bai's hand away, but her eyes were filled with joy.

Of course I'd be willing to learn more.

"Husband, now that you're back, why don't you stay for a while?" Chu Ling interjected, seeing that the father and daughter had finished their conversation.

Xu Bai nodded. "I'm not leaving for now, but I still have some things to do."

He obtained another book on his Entering Sainthood Failure Insights. This time, he planned to finish the entire book, trigger a Fusion Art, and fuse the extra skills.

As for Chief Mu, he's probably still collecting secret manuals for himself, so he'll have to wait.

Once Chief Mu has finished collecting them, I can continue grinding.

Meanwhile, Chu Ling is also collecting secret manuals. With both sides involved, I should gain a lot.

As for other things, it seems there really aren't any.

Now all that's left is to improve our strength, and also wait for Chief Mu to launch his attack on the Ghost Market. This time, another Sainthood position has been freed up, and it's estimated that the attack will only begin after all the Sainthood positions are filled.

There were exactly two positions available, and Xu Bai guessed that the choice would be between the Dean and Prime Minister Wen.

Anyway, this has nothing to do with him for the time being. He just needs to focus on improving himself. After all, he knows that there is an even bigger enemy waiting for him.

He had previously received information that he would have a chance to break the deadlock if Entering Sainthood Peak, and he was very much looking forward to how he would do so.

Chu Ling's eyes showed disappointment upon hearing the news.

Not only him, but Ye Zi and Qing Xue also wore the same expression.

Although they are all sensible women, as women, they also hope to have more of their husbands' company.

Although their disappointed expressions quickly disappeared, Xu Bai still noticed it.

Seeing the expressions on the girls' faces, he made a decision.

Damn it!

Who would want to see their woman wronged? Xu Bai waved his hand dismissively. "I'll talk to you guys about it after a few nights."

The idea that "if you have no woman in your heart, you'll naturally become a god when you draw your sword" is utter nonsense.

"Sword thrown away, woman, come here, good in bed and not clingy!" Xu Ling, who was standing nearby, heard this and her eyes rolled. She raised her hands and jumped up and down, saying, "Dad, you play with me, not with them!"

The mere mention of this energized her. She rushed to Xu Bai Xu Bai's side, hugged his leg, and looked up with anticipation.

Just then, three fair hands reached out and tugged at her collar.

Xu Ling frantically flailed her arms in mid-air, shouting, "What are you doing? What are you doing? Dad is mine, don't try to take him from me!"

No one answered her; instead, three long, slender legs kicked her directly in the bottom.

Xu Ling drew a graceful arc and landed on the open ground outside, staring blankly at the night sky.

After a while, she finally got up using both her hands and feet, patted her little bottom, and spat.

"Hmph! You always bully me. I'm going to go play with Uncle Qingfeng!"

With that, she took off on her short legs and headed towards the Royal Palace Treasury...

The next day.

We won't go into how happy Xu Bai was for now.

On the other side, inside the Great Chu Kingdom's imperial palace.

The Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman was somewhat restrained, sitting in his seat without daring to raise his head.

In front of him were Chief Mu and Eunuch Wei.

He had spent a night filled with anxiety after being brought to this place, and today he was finally brought to this room.

As a former traitor, he was well aware of his situation, so he quickly put on a very obedient act, raised his hands, and shouted, "I'm willing to cooperate. I'll say whatever you want and do whatever you want. Please don't kill me!"

A traitor has now been arrested.

They either have strong principles and refuse to say anything no matter what, or they quickly back down and say whatever they want.

It's obvious that he was a traitor and had no integrity.

Chief Mu smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. Since you've agreed to Xu Bai's request, we won't do anything to you. You just need to do as we say."

The Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman nodded quickly, indicating that he would definitely cooperate.

Next, he told everything he knew, including why he had wiped out the Barbarian Tribe and why he later cooperated with the Ghost Market. He explained everything in great detail, clearly having prepared a draft beforehand.

"Do we need to find someone who is proficient in spiritual matters to verify this?" Eunuch Wei took a sip of wine, not even lifting his eyelids, but his murderous aura remained undiminished.

Having attained sainthood, killing another saint wouldn't be too difficult for him, especially Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman who wasn't good at fighting.

The Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman shuddered; facing this terrifying figure, he dared not utter a single word.

If this person were to say "kill," then it really would be necessary to kill him.

Chief Mu nodded and said, "Of course we need to."

After he said that, an old man walked in.

"Let's begin," said Chief Mu. "This extraordinary expert is proficient in the divine soul. Release your divine soul and let him explore."

There are very few people in the world with divine souls, but that doesn't mean they don't exist, especially in the Great Chu Kingdom today, there must be a few masters with divine souls.

Next, the Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman dared not hide anything. Having already come this far, he certainly didn't mind being investigated.

Soon, under the old man's soul search, the Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman felt that his underwear had been stripped off.

"Very good." Chief Mu waved his hand and said, "You can't tell anyone about what's going on here, you understand?"

The extraordinary expert, who was proficient in the divine soul, nodded to indicate that he understood, and then retreated.

The Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman also recovered at this moment, and seeing that he was still a whole person, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why not directly control his soul and make him do it?" Eunuch Wei asked.

Chief Mu shook his head and said, "That's too fake. It's only real if he says and does it himself."

As he spoke, he walked over to the Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman and whispered a few words to him.

The Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman looked trembling with fear, but after hearing the whole thing, he said he would definitely cooperate.

"Let's begin." Chief Mu narrowed his eyes, took a step to the side, and stood next to Eunuch Wei.

"If you say anything wrong, I'll take your head." Eunuch Wei narrowed his long, thin eyes, a murderous glint in them.

The Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman nodded hurriedly, while extending his right hand to draw mysterious symbols in mid-air.

After a while, a semi-transparent mirror appeared in mid-air, and strange figures flickered in the mirror...

Chief Mu narrowed his eyes, thinking to himself, "The game has finally begun."

I've been receiving IV fluids at the hospital for the past few days, maintaining a dosage of around 4000 words per day until I recover, at which point I'll resume my previous dosage.