The Way of Keeping a Low Profile Shop, a shock to the Yu Capital

"???"

Xu Changsheng was utterly speechless. He immediately delivered the harshest criticism of the Keep-a-Low-Profile System in his mind.

"A master of the Dao of Staying Low?!"

"Slander!"

"Outright slander!"

"I'm being prudent, understand?!"

"If I'd been as prudent back then as I am now, keeping quiet after awakening a special physique and developing steadily instead, how would I have ended up imprisoned in the Lotus Grotto-Heaven for ten years?"

The Keep-a-Low-Profile System still gave no response.

As ever, it only answered when it detected certain conditions or heard specific commands.

Its conversational ability was approximately zero.

"Ten years. It's so hard just to find someone to talk to..."

Xu Changsheng shook his head helplessly. Abandoning all hope for this Keep-a-Low-Profile System, he asked directly in his mind:

"How do I earn Dao of Staying Low... ahem, prudence points?"

[Ding! The host only needs to perform actions consistent with the Dao of Staying Low to earn Way of Keeping a Low Profile Points.]

[For example, the host can automatically earn one Way of Keeping a Low Profile Point by lying low in one place for a day.]

[Please explore other ways of earning Way of Keeping a Low Profile Points yourself.]

"One point for being prudent for a day?"

Xu Changsheng nodded. That did not seem too demanding. After all, staying inside the Lotus Grotto-Heaven without going out was his daily routine.

Why didn't he go out...

Xu Changsheng: Going out makes me cough.

[Note: if the host's behavior fails to meet the standards of the Dao of Staying Low, the interest rate for earning Way of Keeping a Low Profile Points will also be lowered.]

*???*

Prudence points have an interest rate too?

Was this damn Keep-a-Low-Profile System a banking capitalist in its past life?

Xu Changsheng could not be bothered to argue with this idiotic system. He said silently:

"System, open the prudence shop."

No response.

"System, open the Way of Keeping a Low Profile Shop."

[Way of Keeping a Low Profile Shop opened]

The next second, a translucent virtual panel that only Xu Changsheng could see unfolded before him.

"..."

Xu Changsheng was speechless, but he was used to this idiotic system. He began examining the Way of Keeping a Low Profile Shop.

There were not many things in the Way of Keeping a Low Profile Shop, only eight. However, a twenty-four-hour countdown sat in the upper-right corner, and a line of small text indicated that the shop's items would refresh randomly every day.

Today's eight items included cultivation methods, Law Artifacts, Law Techniques, pills...

They covered quite a range.

But without exception, they all had something to do with keeping a low profile.

For example, one of today's items was a cultivation method: "Black Tortoise Breath-Concealing Instruction."

Redeeming it required 10,000 Way of Keeping a Low Profile Points.

After cultivating it, one could conceal one's Law Power aura and appear no different from a mortal. Cultivators no more than two major realms higher would be completely unable to see through it;

if one actively entered a breath-concealing state and slept, one could even fool beings no more than four major realms above oneself.

"This cultivation method is quite practical," Xu Changsheng assessed inwardly with a nod, "but it's completely useless to me."

After all, if Xu Changsheng stored his spiritual power in the Accumulation Over Time Talent, even if he cultivated to become an Eleventh-Realm Celestial Person like Qi Zhaoyue...

As long as he did not actively unseal his spiritual power, he would be a "mortal" with nothing but a powerful body and a high cultivation realm.

Xu Changsheng continued looking.

There were two Law Artifacts among the items: a substitute doll that could block one attack for the host, and a barrier plate that could conceal one's form and aura.

The pills included breath-concealing pills and aura-enhancing pills.

The former cost one hundred Way of Keeping a Low Profile Points each, and the latter fifty each.

Yes, aura-enhancing pills did not increase cultivation. After being consumed, they merely strengthened one's aura to intimidate the opposition.

Looking at these items in the Way of Keeping a Low Profile Shop, Xu Changsheng found them interesting, but they were not particularly helpful to him in practice.

However...

When he saw the final Law Technique among the eight items, Xu Changsheng's gaze abruptly stopped.

Law Technique: "Paper Man Technique." Redemption requirement: one million Way of Keeping a Low Profile Points.

After cultivating this technique, one could summon any number of paper men.

The paper men's appearances could be freely shaped. Since their bodies were made of paper, they inherently possessed the basis for freely changing shape, and no means could reveal the caster's appearance.

The cultivation of the summoned paper men depended on the amount of spiritual power the caster invested when casting the technique and the upper limit the materials could withstand.

Controlling a paper man required only a wisp of Divine Sense. Even if the paper man died outside, the caster would suffer no backlash.

"Hiss!"

At that moment, Xu Changsheng's breathing quickened.

"If... if I learn the Paper Man Technique, even though my real body is imprisoned in the Lotus Grotto-Heaven, I could absolutely use paper men to go outside..."

Xu Changsheng's eyes lit up at the thought.

After all, he had been trapped in the Lotus Grotto-Heaven for far too long. Although paper men could not completely replace his real body, this ability to project himself outside still held extraordinary significance for him.

At the very least, it would let him see the outside world, gather information, and even lay plans...

But soon.

Xu Changsheng looked at his zero Way of Keeping a Low Profile Points and the staggering redemption requirement of one million Way of Keeping a Low Profile Points for the Paper Man Technique...

Xu Changsheng shook his head helplessly.

"Prudence points are good stuff. Besides automatically earning one prudence point every day by lying low in one place without moving, how else can I get them?"

"If I rely only on the guaranteed points..."

"Three thousand years! I couldn't afford it even by the time I died!"

And just as Xu Changsheng was studying how to earn more prudence points...

The Great Yu Dynasty, the eldest princess's residence.

The winds and clouds changed, and lotuses bloomed in the sky.

"Clang-!"

Accompanied by a sword's ringing cry that shook the heavens, a silver streak suddenly shot skyward from the rear courtyard of the eldest princess's residence.

The next second, in the sky.

The phantom of a silver longsword dozens of zhang long hovered silently above the eldest princess's residence.

The sword was sharp and piercing, penetrating the clouds.

Qi Zhaoyue no longer concealed the mighty pressure of an Eleventh-Realm Celestial Person, and it instantly swept across the entire Yu Capital.

In an instant, every corner of the Capital fell silent.

The imperial palace, the crown prince's residence, the Star-Picking Tower, Chancellor Jiang's residence, Prince Yan's residence...

At that moment!

Almost everyone turned their gaze toward the eldest princess's residence.

Deep within the imperial palace.

Inside Phoenix Cry Hall, sandalwood incense curled through the air. An alluring woman in a robe embroidered with golden phoenixes reclined on a phoenix chair draped in fox fur.

She looked toward the eldest princess's residence, her phoenix eyes narrowing slightly.

"A Celestial Person at twenty-eight, the youngest Eleventh Realm expert in the history of the Great Yu Dynasty, and a sword immortal with the greatest killing power, no less..."

"Qi Zhaoyue has broken through far too quickly. What secret lies behind her?"

"It really is~~~"

"Intriguing!"

She looked toward the shadows. "Yuzheng."

"Your subordinate is here."

The inner city, the crown prince's residence.

In the study, a man wearing a python robe sat upright before his desk. "An Eleventh-Realm Celestial Person, a sword immortal!"

At the Jiang family's chancellor's residence, a youth in blue robes rejoiced in the courtyard.

In the Star-Picking Tower, an otherworldly woman cast an indifferent glance.

The ninth princess's residence, the third prince's residence, Prince Yan's residence...

The reactions varied.

Only the eldest princess's residence was filled with joy and celebration.

"Big sister! Big sister!"

A little tot in a pale blue dress hurried over, holding a kitten.

The little girl's eyes and brows were lively, her face full of excitement and admiration as she plunged into Qi Zhaoyue's embrace.

Hugging Qi Zhaoyue's leg tightly, she tipped her little face up and looked at her with sparkling eyes.

"Big sister, have you become a Celestial Person?"

Qi Zhaoyue lowered her head to look at her younger sister, Qi Lanxing, in her arms. She reined in the Sword Qi around her and reached out to gently rub her hair, her eyes full of affection.

"Yes."

"With your big sister here from now on, no one will ever bully little Lanxing again."

"Mhm! Mhm!"

Qi Lanxing nodded vigorously, her little face brimming with delight.

But soon, she seemed to think of something and clenched her tiny fists.

Looking up at Qi Zhaoyue with earnest eyes, she spoke with a hint of pleading and anticipation. "Big sister, I don't just want your protection. I want to cultivate with you too. Can I?"

"Lanxing wants to get stronger too, really, really strong. That way..."

"You won't have to work so hard all by yourself, big sister!"