Chapter 10 The Base

Ten o'clock at night.

Chao Yu suburb, Hongxin Warehouse.

Large numbers of warehouses in the suburbs are connected, resembling giant beasts crawling in the darkness, silent and still.

In the distant night sky, the Milky Way is still bright and radiant, like a starry river, colorful and dazzling.

Countless colorful lights of flying machines rise from the ground and merge into the Milky Way.

Li Cheng Yi stood quietly on the second floor of the warehouse, looking at the Milky Way, without saying a word.

He had rented this warehouse as a temporary base for training and cultivation for the next period.

At this time, his long hair was draped over his shoulders, and his figure was majestic. Simply standing on the second floor gave people a strong sense of oppression.

Sharp, needle-like thoughts surged invisibly around him, floating erratically.

That was the Wisdom Sword (Hui Jian) of the Holy Spirit Art (Sheng Ling Gong).

The moment Da Zhuang cultivated the Wisdom Sword, almost simultaneously, he also obtained the same cultivation realm.

First level, first section, entry level, achieved!

But even though it was the same Wisdom Sword, the gap between Da Zhuang's level and his was quite large.

As a holder of the inferior Shadow Dragon bloodline, Li Cheng Yi's consciousness and body were far stronger than Da Zhuang's.

This also led to his Wisdom Sword being far stronger than Da Zhuang's.

*Hiss...*

In a gust of breeze.

The invisible sword intent around Li Cheng Yi finally completely retracted, and all thoughts returned to oneness.

‘This Wisdom Sword is completely controlled by the mind and thoughts, appearing and disappearing at will. A slight lapse of attention can materialize it and hurt people... It truly deserves to be the basic technique of the Faceless Sword Sect. Sword Sect, Sword Sect... so the sword is hidden here!’

Li Cheng Yi sighed inwardly.

This Seven Intent Holy Spirit Art (Qi Yi Sheng Ling Gong) now seemed to be much more dangerous than he had imagined.

Thoughts and intentions, what dangerous things they are.

No one, even the ascetics in temples and Taoist temples, can guarantee that they will not have certain dangerous thoughts.

And as long as a trace of thought arises, as long as this trace of thought cannot be controlled and turns into distracting thoughts and desires, it will condense into a Wisdom Sword, moving with the mind.

Wherever distracting thoughts are, the Wisdom Sword is also there. It can easily cause the destruction of everything around it.

This is a powerful technique that is extremely easy to harm those around you. Even if it's just the basics, it goes far beyond the scope of combat skills.

In Li Cheng Yi's comprehensive experience, only those so-called Xianxia stories from his previous life might have such techniques.

And seeing how quickly it takes effect and how strong it is, it's definitely not righteous in Xianxia stories.

Quick success implies danger. It means the foundation is unstable and may go astray.

But it doesn't matter... what he needs is the Holy Infant (Sheng Ying).

"Teacher, I'm here," Da Zhuang's voice came from behind.

Li Cheng Yi's eyes flickered slightly, and he turned to look at the shadows behind him.

Da Zhuang, Li Chongnan, this newly accepted cheap disciple, had changed into a form-fitting black exoskeleton and arrived a few meters behind him.

Compared to the Li Chongnan he had seen before, she was obviously much slimmer now.

Her facial lines were also much softer.

If she was an indistinguishable fat cylindrical object in the gymnasium before,

Now, at least people could recognize that she was a woman.

"I see your progress. Not bad," Li Cheng Yi said.

"Teacher, meeting you is my blessing. Just tell me what you need! I'll do my best to do what I can!" Li Chongnan lowered her head, her eyes flashing with respect and longing.

She was very clear that she had obtained that strange ability just by cultivating to the entry stage.

Then what about her teacher?

He had cultivated for so long, his absolute strength definitely far exceeded her imagination.

"There is something I need you to do," Li Cheng Yi said. "I need to search the electronic library for all the information about dead angles. Can you contact someone with sufficient authority?"

He didn't believe that the official side would have no information about the Hall of Depths and the Eternal Wishing Book.

The key was how to obtain these forbidden materials.

"Dead angles? This..." Li Chongnan took out her phone and quickly tried to use her authority to search.

She also had an account in the library.

But unfortunately, the feedback page was still insufficient permission.

"Requires eighth-level authority... I only have fifth-level. Sorry, teacher."

"Eighth-level authority..." Li Cheng Yi had roughly seen the authority levels when he was searching.

The highest level in the entire Yi Kingdom was only tenth.

The nine old guys from Jiu Yi were only ninth-level. Eighth-level, perhaps only the heads of the major aristocratic families could reach it.

Such a high authority requirement... it seemed that the official side was hiding more secrets than he had imagined.

"Is there a way?"

"Yes, within my family, two of my great-grandparents have the eighth-level authority requirement. But... my status in the family is not good. I can only be considered marginal, and they won't help me search," Li Chongnan replied.

"This is the method you mentioned?"

"Of course not. As one of the great aristocratic families of Chao Yu, we, the younger generation of the Li family, if we are talented enough and possess the potential to attract the family's attention, can obtain the family's internal limited-time highest authority to participate in and listen to the family's high-level decision-making in a small amount.

This is called the so-called successor system."

"Successor system?"

"Yes, many great aristocratic families in the Yi Kingdom have such family rules. Although we enjoy all kinds of resources, wealth, and benefits that ordinary people cannot imagine,

we also need to bear the heavy pressure and responsibility that ordinary people cannot imagine.

The successor system is like this. Once you become a successor, you can obtain the resources of the entire family as much as possible, and any opportunities will be given priority to the successor."

"Why do you think becoming a successor will give you high enough authority to search?" Li Cheng Yi asked.

"Because... the authority that our Li family's successor can temporarily control is equivalent to the ninth level within the imperial system. This is what I heard my father mention once," Li Chongnan replied.

Ninth level...

It seemed that this cheap disciple's background was bigger than Li Cheng Yi had imagined.

"How to become a successor?"

"Showing more strength in some aspects than your peers gives you a chance. If you can make a certain contribution to the family and gain enough potential influence, you may become a successor," Da Zhuang, Li Chongnan, said simply.

"Our family has a total of three successor slots. All young people under the age of forty, including my peers, the previous generation, and the next generation, are eligible to compete for the successor slots."

"And the number of these people is about three hundred or more."

One family has more than three hundred people in the younger generation...?!

Li Cheng Yi was also slightly stunned.

He had heard a saying before, that the Self-Circulating City was the city of nobles, a paradise that ordinary people could not reach.

Now it seemed that it might really be the case.

"If you get a ranking in the Ji Wu Lie Zhan (Extreme Martial Arts Fierce Battle) competition, will it have an impact on your position in the family?" Li Cheng Yi asked.

"Yes, a very big one," Da Zhuang, Li Chongnan, quickly replied. She knew before that the teacher in front of her belonged to the fighting circle. Now it was just a confirmation.

"The top few individuals in the Extreme Martial Arts Fierce Battle competition will be favored by the military, Jiu Yi, and even the royal family. They will give out invitation slots, inviting these top experts to join. Moreover, this competition has a much greater influence in the noble circle than ordinary people imagine. It seems to involve many interest chains such as gambling."

Gambling?

Combining the information he had searched, Li Cheng Yi vaguely felt that this so-called Extreme Martial Arts Fierce Battle competition seemed to be similar to the NBA from his previous life, but it was a fighting NBA.

The top experts themselves brought a lot of halo and idol effects, which could earn a lot of money for the forces behind them.

"I want you to participate in the Extreme Martial Arts Fierce Battle competition... dare you?" he suddenly said.

In the shadows, Li Chongnan was slightly stunned.

Let her, a guy who only knows basic combat skills, participate in the Extreme Martial Arts Fierce Battle competition, which is full of top experts??!

Wasn't this definitely sending her to her death?!

Even if she now had a trace of difference, a trace of something extraordinary.

But those guys in the Fierce Battle competition were not the ones she could beat with this little Wisdom Sword.

That was a dangerous competition where people could die!

For a time, silence fell between the two.

Li Chongnan was thinking, hesitating.

"Afraid?" Li Cheng Yi said softly. "If you're afraid, you can refuse, and then leave. I will take back the Holy Spirit Art you're cultivating."

"!! No!"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Chongnan immediately gave a response.

She had finally seen hope, the hope of freedom, and she must never let it escape from her hands!

"I'll participate!"

She believed that her teacher would never let her just go there to die.

"Are you sure?"

"Sure!"

"No regrets?!"

"No regrets!"

In the warehouse.

In the empty second floor, the two stood face to face, and an invisible airflow collision faintly surged in the air between them.

That wasn't an illusion, but a real collision between Wisdom Swords.

After entering the door, any distracting thoughts in your heart may appear beside you along with the Wisdom Sword.

This was power, but also danger!

"Since you've agreed, from today onwards, I will teach you the Dragon Whiskers Sect's unique combat assassination techniques," Li Cheng Yi said.

In order to obtain higher authority and investigate the Hall of Depths, he needed to have a chess piece high enough to enter the central range of the Yi Kingdom.

And Li Chongnan might have this hope.

"Okay!"

Li Chongnan's eyes were firm, and she nodded heavily.

A fighting competition that purely relied on one's abilities without any mechanical intelligence... if it was an exaggerated technique like the Holy Spirit Art, perhaps there was really hope to earn a top three spot in a short time!

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Chao Yu's Rain Zone.

As a giant self-circulating city, Chao Yu's weather was completely decided by the government's official Meteorological Bureau.

They gathered all the rain clouds in one area, allowing it to rain continuously all year round.

This was to precisely control the weather of the entire city.

The entire rain zone was raining at every moment, sometimes heavily, sometimes lightly.

Various types of people constantly entered and exited, sightseeing and strolling.

In the rain zone, there were also many characteristic hotels and restaurants, providing special services to many people who liked rainy days.

At this time, inside the largest Blue Cauldron Restaurant in the area.

Two burly and strong middle-aged men were quietly sitting facing each other in a private room.

The surrounding walls were like screens, automatically forming a bamboo forest wooden house scene.

Outside the private room, there was a drizzle of rain, quite artistic.

The two kneeling, the one on the left, about thirty years old, with a black goatee, had upright and sharp eyebrows and eyes, giving people a fierce feeling that was not easy to mess with, and a bad temper.

The other one was much bigger than the one opposite him. He was more than two meters tall. Even when kneeling, he was about the same height as an ordinary person standing.

His facial features were protruding, more three-dimensional than ordinary people, and more ferocious. He vaguely had a strange feeling of a door god on a painting.

"How are the preparations going?" the goatee man asked softly.

"This time, it has been confirmed that the royal family's Zhou Shuo will also be watching on-site," the god-like man opposite him replied.

"What are your plans?" the goatee man said.

"What do you mean my plans?" The god-like man smiled, his face was naturally hideous, and even smiling gave people a heart-palpitating feeling.

It was as if he might attack at any time.

"I only joined you to find stronger strength, to stimulate me, and to tap into the potential within me! If you hinder me... I will treat everyone equally and beat you to death!"

He leaned his body forward slightly, his eye sockets widened, and his large eyes with clear black and white pupils approached the goatee man, causing his breathing to stagnate and giving him a strong sense of oppression.

"As the Whale constellation within the organization, you are qualified to form your own team. We will not hinder you, and will even help you in turn. But..." The goatee man leaned his body back slightly, seemingly wanting to avoid the other party's strong oppression.

"But, you should be clear that if you want to gain, you must pay. We support you, and you must give back to help us complete our goals!" He endured his discomfort and said forcefully.

"After Zhou Ying's death, the most likely person in Yi Kingdom to become the new crown prince is Zhou Shuo, of course I know the task target~~" The ugly man called the Whale constellation laughed.

(End of chapter)