After Wong An and Zuo Ci finished discussing the issues regarding Ba Bel and the Death Mask, they moved on to topics concerning the martial arts world and the power struggle for the Shu Empire's throne.After concluding discussions on those two topics, Wong An decided to end their conversation and rest at Mi Suo's future in-laws' residence.When Wong An emerged, Ba Bel still hadn't formulated an excuse should his Master ask about his actions in slaughtering the Death Mask assassins. To his surprise, Wong An didn't question or even bring up Ba Bel's actions. Wong An merely invited Ba Bel to rest in the room provided by Mi Suo.Once Wong An and Ba Bel arrived in the room prepared for them, Ba Bel bravely initiated a conversation with his Master, "Master, don't you want to ask me how I survived and came with Elder Zuo amidst all the chaos?"Wong An smiled gently at Ba Bel and patted his disciple's head. "Elder Zuo already told Master everything that happened. Master doesn't care how you m

When the Master and Disciple arrived and entered the village, they found it filled with merchants carrying their wares. Judging by the merchants' expressions, they all appeared to have been held up in this village for a long time."Master, it seems something is indeed amiss in this village." Ba Bel whispered to his Master.Wong An nodded slowly. "We will find out what is truly happening at this port that has caused such a long queue."Wong An could see many boats that were usually rented to cross the river and sail to certain cities now neatly docked at the pier. The gloomy faces of the boat owners were clearly visible to Wong An and Ba Bel, who had just arrived at the port. Wong An's eyes seemed to be searching for someone in the crowd of boat owners."Who are you looking for, Master?" Ba Bel asked, looking confused as he watched his master seemingly searching for something amidst the crowd."An old acquaintance," Wong An replied succinctly.<

Wong An twice unleashed his most powerful technique towards the Black Snake, a 6-star Spirit Beast. However, each time Wong An used the technique, the black snake immediately submerged, rendering Wong An's attacks ineffective and only draining his internal energy."This Spirit Beast is stronger and more intelligent than I anticipated..." Wong An realized he was stronger than this Spirit Beast, but his current battleground with the Spirit Beast was disadvantageous to him.Wong An observed his surroundings while standing on the wooden remnants of his boat, which had been destroyed by the Spirit Beast. He waited for the Spirit Beast to surface and attack him. Suddenly, he felt movement directly beneath where he stood on the broken pieces of his boat, maintaining their floatation with his internal energy."This Spirit Beast is truly intelligent!" Wong An immediately leaped from his footing.Not long after, a black snake emerged, leaping and attempting to devo

“Master, don't you want to rest first? Your internal energy must have been greatly depleted fighting that six-star Spirit Beast earlier.” Ba Bel asked when they had reached land.“It's no problem, Bel’er. Master can still run until sunset.”Wong An then quickly began to run, utilizing his body-lightening technique, with Ba Bel following behind him.“So this is what things were like before the age of darkness…” Ba Bel looked back for a moment, lost in thought.In his first life, he spent much time within the Earth and Sky Sword Sect until he was 21 years old, before embarking on his first journey to complete a mission assigned by the Earth and Sky Sword Sect.Ba Bel never had the opportunity in his first life to travel with Wong An or see the outside world before the age of darkness descended.When the age of darkness arrived, all places became battlegrounds for sects from the martial world. Ev

After the Master and disciple had stayed at the old woman's inn for five days, the storm that had battered the city finally subsided. Although it was still raining, it was not as heavy as the day before.It was a custom for the people of the Shu Empire to become cheerful again once a storm subsided, as they could resume normal activities. However, the residents of this small town looked exceedingly gloomy when the storm finally cleared.The reason for the townspeople's gloom was that the storm of the past four days had protected them from the actions of the Black Scorpion bandit group. But now that the storm had subsided, they would once again face pressure and threats from the bandits, who had promised to kill all the town's inhabitants and abduct all the young women if the townspeople failed to provide tribute.Even the city gate guards looked weary and dispirited, knowing that their lives would soon be forfeit once the rain completely stopped."Bel'er,