Sweeper Monk, You Don't Get to Play the Good Guy

[Ding!]

[Main quest completed: Kill Murong Fu, capture Wang Yuyan, take her as a disciple, and establish a sect.]

[Quest reward obtained: Nine Yang Scripture (Perfect Version).]

The moment Ye Zhuo obtained the new technique, he began studying it.

In the blink of an eye, he had brought it to the Perfect Subtlety Stage.

The Nine Yang Scripture had an unusual requirement: after mastering it, the practitioner needed the inner power of many experts to generate intense heat within a sealed environment.

Only then could they break through the final barrier and produce a ceaseless stream of pure true qi.

Otherwise, they would be left with brute strength alone and eventually die of exhaustion.

But Ye Zhuo had Self-Taught Mastery. After bringing the technique to the Perfect Subtlety Stage, he used Northern Mysterious True Qi to break through his own limits without the slightest difficulty.

Every restriction fell away.

"Have I reached the level of a Peak Expert?"

Ye Zhuo felt his true qi flowing without end.

Peak Expert was merely a rank in the Ancient Martial World.

His true fighting strength could only be determined in battle.

Xiao Feng, for instance, was probably a Peak Expert too, yet he could break three of the Grandmaster-level Sweeper Monk's ribs. That was the difference between rank and actual combat.

Stacked with advantages, Ye Zhuo had turned himself into a walking cheat.

[Main quest unlocked: Kill Sweeper Monk. Murong Bo and the others can lay down their blades, but how can those who died unjustly do the same?]

[Quest reward: Nine Yin Manual (Perfect Version).]

The Nine Yin Manual, the Nine Yang Scripture, the Northern Mysterious Divine Skill—at least system rewards came without compatibility problems.

Ye Zhuo slung Wang Yuyan over his shoulder like a sack.

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