The Progress Bars Were Almost Triggered

Those were all his experiences from failing to reach sainthood, and he had worked so hard that he was almost at perfection. He had been holding back from working hard, waiting to learn all the other miscellaneous skills before he started using them.

The time had come, and Xu Bai stopped waiting. He focused his gaze on one of the progress bars and began to watch patiently.

Soon, the final progress bar filled up, and the first fusion produced a pale blue mist that appeared before our eyes, continuously condensing in mid-air.

But Xu Bai ignored it, seizing the time, his eyes quickly turning to the second progress bar, which was also gradually filling up, with the light blue smoke continuing to gather, but he continued to look ahead.

The third and fourth, and so on, are accumulated and gradually stacked on top of each other.

When the last progress bar was completed, a huge cloud of smoke appeared in front of Xu Bai's eyes, so thick that it was impossible to dissipate.

"You can play like this? This is so cool!" Xu Bai was amazed by what he saw.

The words formed by the pale blue smoke kept coming together, one after another, overlapping each other, making it look very messy.

But the attribute panel that appeared in front of Xu Bai showed that the complex skills were gradually merging. This time, Entering Sainthood Failure Insights, and the fusion took some time.

After the light blue smoke in front of him gradually dissipated, the latest attribute panel finally appeared before his eyes.

[Name: Xu Bai]

[Realm Level: Fifth Rank Loose Cultivator]

[Myriad Aspects Heavenly Attraction Mountain Sea Art (Sainthood Level 5): Max Level]

[Myriad Attacks (Saintly Rank 5): Max Level.]

[Myriad Defenses (Saintly Rank 5): Max Level]

[Myriad Miscellaneous Arts (Saintly Level 5): Max Level]

[Myriad Assistance (Saintly Rank 5): Max Level.]

[Myriad Strange Arts (Saintly Level 5): Max Level]

[Comprehension: Max level.]

"Very good, all have reached the fifth level. This trip has been very fruitful, and there is still a lot to collect."

In fact, according to Xu Bai's thinking, he couldn't possibly have used the Entering Sainthood Failure Insights so quickly.

But these are not books, just traces left on the ground. Some things change if left unused, so it's better to use them sooner rather than later.

Anyway, he still has time to collect other strange traces.

Having done all this, Xu Bai didn't linger any longer; he needed to make the most of his time.

In the blink of an eye, all the strange beings present who had attained sainthood were erased by him, their souls completely vanishing into thin air.

However, he wasn't in a hurry to find the strange phenomenon of entering sainthood. Taking advantage of his free time, he wanted to try out a skill.

He has now eliminated all the high-level anomalies, and the remaining anomalies are all the same, since they are not high-level.

However, there was one skill he was very curious about: the Fishing Skill he had obtained from Qin Feng.

This skill has been integrated into the Wanban series of skills, and I can use it whenever I want. Moreover, as far as I know, this skill is related to countless broken worlds, where there are many treasures that can be fished out using this skill.

If he can catch a high-level treasure that's related to the progress bar, then he'll become very rich.

Of course, this Fishing Skill requires a fishing rod, since it's fishing after all.

As for water... it's not needed.

Xu Bai casually made a fishing rod from some materials on the ground, and then prepared to circulate his True Yuan Power to unleash this skill.

This skill has some unique features. It can catch some good things, things that the angler desperately needs, and it may also catch things that match the angler's own abilities.

Of course, you need to have a high enough skill level. If your level is not high enough, you will only catch some useless junk.

Xu Bai never expected that he would be able to experience what it's like to be a fisherman. His skill level is high enough that he should be able to catch a lot of interesting things.

What he urgently needs now is the Entering Sainthood Failure Insights, as well as various progress bars. These things were specially reserved for him, and he is very curious about what they are.

With a flick of his right hand, the fishing rod was cast out, the fishing line and hook disappearing into the void.

"If those fishing buddies had my unerring accuracy, they probably wouldn't have fared so badly." Xu Bai wandered, and he unconsciously thought of the fishing forums from his previous life.

Only a small percentage of anglers can actually catch fish; most anglers are truly unlucky.

The Air Force is used to it, and of course, they also bring some things back with them when they're not on duty.

If you can't catch fish, you can fish for river shrimp. If you can't catch river shrimp, you can gather some water plants. If all else fails, and you happen to see a calf while passing by, you can even carry it back with you.

Moreover, those fishing buddies were incredibly knowledgeable, ranging from astronomy to geography; they were practically walking encyclopedias.

They can do everything except catch fish.

If you encounter any problems or difficulties in life, just post it on a fishing forum, and you're guaranteed to get a bunch of expert replies.

Xu Bai held the fishing rod, letting his thoughts wander.

Even with maxed-out Fishing Skill, it still takes time to wait. Xu Bai waited silently for about half an incense stick's time before finally there was a movement.

The next moment, the fishing line twitched, and Xu Bai pulled the fishing rod outward with force. Without paying any special attention to technique, he fished something out of thin air.

When he saw what had fallen out, Xu Bai's lips twitched slightly.

"How do you lure someone out?"

Logically, what he should have fished out was something he desperately needed, or something related to him. But what he fished out was a person, which is just too absurd.

He was certain that this was not a strange occurrence, and that the man's soul was completely gone, clearly influenced by the rules of the Ghost Market. He was wearing prison clothes, and these prison clothes seemed to be similar in style to those of the Great Chu Kingdom.

He was, after all, the King Xu of the Great Chu Kingdom. He could tell from a prison uniform that the item had fallen at this time. It must be related to him. Xu Bai thought for a moment and then walked over.

The prisoner in front of him was completely dazed and had a blank look in his eyes. When he sensed Xu Bai approaching, his instincts told him that he was in danger and he prepared to run away.

Before he could run a few steps, Xu Bai flashed in front of the prisoner and grabbed him by the neck.

The next moment, Xu Bai noticed that there seemed to be something in the prisoner's right pocket.

He reached into his pocket, pulled out a piece of paper, opened it with one hand, and read its contents.

"Um?"

Xu Bai frowned deeply. The higher-ups had actually told him not to leave the Ghost Market, and it was the Chu Emperor who had said it.

Etc!

What's going on with the Chu Emperor? Xu Bai had only seen the beginning, but he patiently continued reading and soon understood what had happened.

"In other words, in the golden finger state, it helped Chu Emperor restore his soul."

"The Supreme Saint is now preparing to take action in the mortal realm. If I return, I will surely fall into his trap. I cannot leave the Ghost Market for the time being?"

Xu Bai wasn't surprised at all that the cheat system had helped Chu Emperor recover his soul.

The key issue is that he has now realized something is amiss.

"Could it be that he leaked it on purpose? He wouldn't be stupid enough to reveal this information, would he? If so, he seems to have given me a very difficult problem."

At this moment, Xu Bai had already noticed the difference.

To put it simply, the Supreme Saint has set a trap in the outside world. As long as he returns to the human world, he will surely fall into the trap. But the Supreme Saint has revealed the truth about the trap.

The purpose was simple: to tell him that I had set a trap for him, and he either had to come out or stay obediently in the Ghost Market.

It would be safe for him not to go out, but who knows what changes might occur after the Supreme Saint is no longer in the human world, and he cannot grasp such changes.

"But for now, it's the right thing to do not go out."

Going out would be a disaster, but staying in would at least buy me some time, even if the Supreme Saint might have a follow-up plan.

Focusing on improving yourself during this time, and using your Fishing Skill to gain progress, might be helpful.

"Then let's decide on this for now and not go out," Xu Bai decided in his heart.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at the prisoner in front of him, grabbed the prisoner by the collar, and found the circular pattern.

Before this, he used the prisoner's blood to leave a message on this piece of paper, indicating that he had received the news and had shared his conjectures.

After doing all this, he threw the prisoner directly onto the circular pattern and activated it with the token.

After the light from the circular pattern disappeared, the area was empty; the prisoner had been returned to the human world.

"Next, I just need to keep fishing, fish out the entire progress bar, and do my best to improve myself. I feel like this final battle is getting closer and closer." Xu Bai took a deep breath, picked up his fishing rod, found an open spot, and continued fishing.

outside world.

Two spies brought a prisoner to the Chu Emperor and left respectfully. The Chu Emperor took a note from the prisoner and breathed a sigh of relief after reading its contents.

"Finally, the message has been sent."

His biggest worry was that the message wouldn't be delivered and he would have to go to the Ghost Market himself. Now it seems that's no longer necessary. Since the message has been delivered, everything is safe.

Seeing what Xu Bai gave him later, he knew that they could actually guess these things, but they just didn't have a good way to figure them out for the time being.

"Someone come here!" After thinking for a moment, the Chu Emperor called out to the outside.

A spy quietly entered, head down, without saying a word.

The Chu Emperor pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "The imperial edict proclaims to the world that, in addition to the Ghost Market, there is an even more powerful enemy."

"From this day forward, no school, sect, family, or clan may keep their own secrets to themselves."

"The imperial treasury of the Great Chu Kingdom is open to the public. Anyone whose abilities reach the extraordinary realm is welcome to come."

"Anyone who disobeys will be executed!"

When Anzi heard what the Chu Emperor said, he was slightly taken aback, but he quickly realized what was going on, bowed his head in agreement, and retreated away.

After the spy left, the Chu Emperor took a deep breath, tapped the table with his hand, and pondered carefully.

Now is no longer the time to cherish what they have; they are facing the danger of upending the world.

Do everything you can to improve your own strength, and in a completely open way, help the entire world improve its strength so that you can at least have some chance of winning.

While the Chu Emperor had already begun to take action, Xu Bai continued to demonstrate his fishing skills.

His eyes lit up slightly when the fishing rod jerked and an object flew up.

A book with a golden progress bar on it.

As the fishing rod was cast back, the book landed directly in Xu Bai's hand, which he caught steadily.

Looking at the golden progress bar above, although this book is just an ordinary skill and doesn't contain any so-called Entering Sainthood Failure Insights, its progress bar is slower than other books, indicating that it belongs to a high-level book.

"If this keeps up, I'll be rich!" Xu Bai rubbed his hands excitedly.

It's as if he has a huge treasure trove in front of him, and all he has to do is keep adding more to it.

Xu Bai wasted no more time and continued casting, letting the fishing line disappear into the void.

The True Yuan Power spread along the fishing rod and line, and after a while, the fishing line started to tremble again.

"Here we go again!"

Xu Bai excitedly continued casting his fishing rod, and another book came out with him.

The process continued in repetition. Xu Bai cast and reeled in the fishing rod, and books were pulled out of thin air one after another. In the blink of an eye, a huge pile of books, like a small mountain, was stacked in front of him.

This isn't an adjective; it really is like a small mountain. Xu Bai stood on the ground and looked up, craning his neck to its highest point, but he still couldn't see the top of the pile of books.

There are so many, so incredibly many!

Xu Bai resisted the urge to immediately clear the bar and cast his fishing rod out again.

Keep fishing until you've caught everything inside, then grind it all at once.

As he watched the fishing line disappear into the void, Xu Bai continued to wait.

This time the wait was very long, and Xu Bai estimated that most of what was inside had been fished out.

Fortunately, after waiting for nearly half an hour, the fishing line started moving again.

As Xu Bai pulled the fishing rod, an object flew out of thin air.

Xu Bai stared at the flying object, completely stunned.

He almost couldn't resist and threw down his fishing rod, turning and running away.

If it weren't for the difference in size between the thing in front of him and the one in front of him, he would have really thought that the Supreme Saint had arrived.

This is a small eye, about the size of a fist, but its shape and appearance are exactly the same as the Supreme Saint's.

Like a miniature version of the Supreme Saint, Xu Bai was also puzzled as to how he could catch this thing. However, his doubts were confirmed in the next moment. He had already guessed the reason. This guy should be a hidden move planted by the Supreme Saint.

As soon as the shrunken eyes appeared, without the slightest hesitation, scorching flames erupted from its body as it charged directly towards the mountain of books.

Judging by this pace, they're going to destroy all the books and prevent Xu Bai from making any progress.

"You dare touch my book?" Xu Bai's eyes Heavenly Change, a mix of gold and gray, enveloped the surroundings and blocked the view in front of his shrunken eyes.

I might be scared of the complete version, but a miniature version like this... I'm not scared at all. Touching my book is tantamount to taking my life! "Die!"