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Su Fan was very satisfied with Bai Shaokong's attitude.

The reason he had revealed his strength was to win Bai Shaokong over.

For a sword-dao prodigy, a sword fanatic—

What interested him most was the sword dao!

Bai Shaokong was Sword God Mountain's current Senior Brother, and his talent was exceptionally strong.

Su Fan needed someone to handle certain matters for him, and Bai Shaokong was well suited for it.

Nine Heavens Sword Escape could not be passed on to Bai Shaokong. It was a forbidden art; in this world, aside from Su Fan, no one could freely cultivate forbidden arts.

And Su Fan did not possess any sword-dao method similar to Nine Heavens Sword Escape.

But to Su Fan, that was no problem at all.

He had cultivated so many forbidden arts, and his own talent was monstrously exceptional, inferior to no prodigy.

More importantly, he could attain enlightenment!

Since there was no cultivation method, he only needed to attain enlightenment and create one.

Using the forbidden art Nine Heavens Sword Escape as a foundation, he would attain enlightenment and devise a Sword Evasion Technique that could be cultivated normally.

Although its power would be far weaker than Nine Heavens Sword Escape—

It would still be an incomparably powerful Sword Evasion Technique.

"Wait a moment. I'll attain enlightenment and create a Sword Evasion Technique."

Su Fan spoke with a smile.

Bai Shaokong froze.

He was going to attain enlightenment on the spot and create a Sword Evasion Technique?

Attain enlightenment?

"Brother Su, this enlightenment..."

Enlightenment!

This was a fortuitous opportunity that could only be encountered, never sought. One could not simply attain enlightenment whenever one wished!

And yet!

He watched as Su Fan directly entered a state of enlightenment.

Bai Shaokong was utterly dumbfounded!

"I must be dreaming. How can someone attain enlightenment whenever he wants?"

Smack! Smack!

Bai Shaokong raised his hand and slapped himself twice more.

And those slaps were even harder than the previous two!

It hurt!

His face had swollen up!

Bai Shaokong looked up at the sky. He felt that either he had gone mad, or the world had gone mad!

How could anyone attain enlightenment whenever he wanted?

Su Fan emerged from his enlightenment, wearing the expression of a sage, looking utterly listless.

"I've got a bit of an idea for this Sword Evasion Technique. If I attain enlightenment once more, it should be about done."

As Su Fan spoke, he entered enlightenment again.

The enlightenment he achieved through the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique differed from that of others. He was not afraid of being disturbed while attaining enlightenment.

Moreover, even while in enlightenment, he still possessed the ability to respond to any danger.

Not to mention that his Heavenly Imperial Sword Armor was operating at all times.

Forget Bai Shaokong, who was only in the Spirit Sword Realm—even if someone in the Void Sword Realm attacked, they could not harm Su Fan in the slightest.

That was precisely why he had entered enlightenment without any hesitation right in front of Bai Shaokong.

"He attained enlightenment again?"

Bai Shaokong looked up at the sky. Suddenly, he felt that perhaps the world had not gone mad.

Perhaps he was the one who had gone mad!

"I must be hallucinating. There's something wrong with my mind!"

Bai Shaokong took out a jade bottle, poured out two pills, and placed them into his mouth.

This was too terrifying!

No matter how monstrously talented a prodigy might be, he could not attain enlightenment whenever he wanted!

That was enlightenment!

Not eating a meal!

Su Fan woke from his second enlightenment.

"It's still lacking a little. One more enlightenment should be enough to perfect it!"

Su Fan sighed with emotion.

Even with the forbidden art Nine Heavens Sword Escape as a reference, attaining enlightenment and creating a powerful Sword Evasion Technique was no easy matter.

And that was with the premise that his own talent was already incredibly formidable.

This showed just how far from simple it was to create a powerful cultivation method.

Su Fan attained enlightenment for the third time.

Bai Shaokong had already gone numb.

He looked utterly unsurprised.

After a long while, he finally blurted out, "My Brother Su is incredible!"

For him, enlightenment was as easy as eating. There was no one more monstrously gifted in this world.

No wonder he did not care in the slightest when others called him trash.

In Su Fan's eyes, everyone else was probably trash.

Bai Shaokong was deeply shaken.

Su Fan woke from enlightenment and let out a breath. "The cultivation method is complete."

He looked at Bai Shaokong. "I'll pass the Sword Evasion Technique on to you now. Once you master it, your speed will surpass an entire major realm."

Speed that crossed an entire major realm?

Bai Shaokong was stunned. With his Spirit Sword Realm cultivation, once he mastered it, would even Void Sword Realm experts be unable to catch him?

What was more, perhaps even ordinary Emperor Realm experts would be unable to catch him?

Bai Shaokong was incredibly excited.

"Brother Su, you're my second master!"

"Enough. I'll pass the cultivation method on to you now!"

Su Fan cut off his flattery.

Next, Su Fan passed the Sword Evasion Technique he had attained enlightenment over to Bai Shaokong.

It had to be said that Bai Shaokong, who had been hailed as a once-in-a-thousand-years sword-dao prodigy, truly possessed astonishing talent on the path of the sword.

His talent was only a tiny bit weaker than Su Fan's current talent.

More than half an hour later.

Bai Shaokong had already reached the beginner stage.

As he moved, his body resembled an illusory streak of sword light, flickering about with speed beyond imagination.

Naturally, it was still far inferior to the forbidden art Nine Heavens Sword Escape.

But it was nevertheless an exceptionally powerful Sword Evasion Technique.

After passing the cultivation method to Bai Shaokong, Su Fan stuffed the bag containing spiritual treasures and pills back into Bai Shaokong's hands.

He had no use for such things.

Su Fan had never relied on spiritual treasures or pills for cultivation.

"My affairs must be kept low-key, understand?"

Su Fan instructed him.

"Yes, Brother Su!"

Bai Shaokong replied with a solemn expression.

"There are some matters I need you to handle."

Su Fan spoke after pondering for a moment.

"Just say the word, Brother Su. I'll definitely get it done."

Bai Shaokong grinned viciously. "I'll go kill that black-robed man. That little bastard dared target my Brother Su—he's courting death!"

Su Fan shook his head. "Do your best to find out who sent him to kill me. I'll deal with that person later."

"Understood!"

Bai Shaokong nodded.

Su Fan gazed pensively beyond the Cliff of Reflection. "Investigate whether Wu Aoxue of the Tianwu Royal Estate had some other hidden reason behind breaking off the engagement."

"Also, investigate whether there is anything unusual about the Gan Royal Estate."

Bai Shaokong nodded to show that he understood.

After pondering for a moment, Su Fan added, "If possible, investigate whether my mother truly passed away."

Bai Shaokong was startled and glanced at Su Fan in surprise.

"No problem!"

He nodded solemnly.

Su Fan patted him on the shoulder. "Remember, do not alert the enemy. Act discreetly. Whether you uncover anything or not, you must not expose the fact that I am investigating."

"Rest assured, Brother Su. I know what to do."

Bai Shaokong nodded.

"Alright, go back."

Su Fan waved his hand.

"Yes, Brother Su. Wait for my good news!"

Bai Shaokong nodded solemnly before turning and leaving.

Su Fan's gaze was deep and distant. Bai Shaokong's appearance had been an unexpected development.

It happened to let him investigate ahead of time the connection between the broken engagement, the expulsion, and the assassin.

As Sword God Mountain's Senior Brother, Bai Shaokong was worth nurturing, whether for his status or his talent.

"The black-robed man..."

Su Fan murmured.

To kill him, that man had actually paid such a huge price.

He would not rest until Su Fan was dead. What reason was hidden behind this?

"I'll let you live a few more days!"

Su Fan sneered.