Martial Uncle Xu Chan, huh.
He was a good man, and formidable with a sword.
There was just one thing wrong with him—a great regret in life.
His literary taste was simply too poor!
He had actually questioned the poetry of me, the "Li Bai and Du Fu of our age"!
Chen Zhuo could understand, though.
No one was perfect.
As for going out for a stroll...
Like hell I'm going for a stroll!
What if someone assassinated me?
Granted, a Golden Core True Person was watching over him. And judging by Martial Uncle Xu Chan's last words, another Golden Core True Person seemed to have arrived, merely staying hidden rather than showing himself.
But he only had one life. What if a Golden Core cultivator nearing the end of his lifespan brought some ultimate imperial weapon and blew himself up alongside me?
I had a bright future ahead of me. I couldn't let it go up in smoke here.
Living longer was what mattered!
At that thought, Chen Zhuo took a deep breath and continued cultivating to consolidate his realm.
The effects of the Azure Dragon and Little White Dragon inside him had yet to wear off. He couldn't waste a single drop!
After sitting cross-legged and circulating his cultivation technique, Chen Zhuo did something extravagant.
He took out over a dozen Spirit Stones and began drawing in the Spiritual Qi within them!
I'll cultivate until tomorrow, return to the Immortal Estate, and see whether the Spell Repository has finished optimizing the Sword Manual.
With that thought, Chen Zhuo began circulating his energy and devouring the Spiritual Qi around him.
This time, however, it was much slower than before.
He was no longer breaking through, so his speed had returned to normal.
Even so, anyone near the room would