Chapter 276 - 176: Perfection

Chapter 276: Chapter 176: Perfection

"This is the blade. It’s killed a Tier Two Demon!"

Bian Zhong, wrapped head to toe in bandages, still cradled his saber and spoke to a few of his colleagues.

"Border Captain, lend me your blade for a moment."

Bian Zhong recounted vividly, "SWOOSH! With just one slash, Master Su lopped off that Tier Two Demon’s damn head!

This... this is the blade that Master Su himself wielded!"

A Taiping Captain beside him couldn’t resist reaching out to touch the saber.

Bian Zhong slapped his hand away.

"Get away from it! Don’t get my blade dirty!"

Bian Zhong snapped.

"What are you so proud of? It’s not like you were the one who killed the Tier Two Demon!"

The Taiping Capital Captain said, a little annoyed.

"So what? Master Su borrowed *my* blade. Why didn’t he borrow yours?"

Bian Zhong said smugly.

"That’s because I didn’t run into a Tier Two Demon! Otherwise, I’d be the one lying here!"

The Taiping Capital Captain retorted, unconvinced.

The others rolled their eyes, speechless.

’How did lying here injured become such a glorious thing?’

’People are actually fighting to get injured?’

"So, Master Xu isn’t coming back, and we’ll be following Master Su from now on?"

A Taiping Capital Captain mused aloud.

"Yes!"

Bian Zhong almost burst out laughing. But then he remembered that his former superior, Master Xu, was still being held by the Inspection Bureau, so laughing out loud wouldn’t be appropriate. He forcefully suppressed it, twisting his expression into a strange grimace.

"I heard from Ding Shiyun that Master Su is a total workaholic. Back when he was a Taiping Capital Captain under Master Lin Qi Huan, he was never idle. He was either on a mission or on his way to one. It made the rest of them look like useless trash."

A Taiping Capital Captain stroked his chin and said, "Do you guys think Master Su will bring that kind of atmosphere here? What if he demands we work ourselves to death too?"

"A genius like Master Su works so hard, what right do we have to be lazy? If he’s strict with us, it’s for our own good! We should be grateful!"

Bian Zhong declared righteously.

As a qualified lackey, he had now learned to gaslight himself.

"If you don’t work hard and I don’t work hard, when will all the demons in the world ever be wiped out?

It’s our honor to be able to work with Master Su. You have no idea how many of our colleagues are jealous of us!"

Bian Zhong swept his gaze over the group and said, "If you’re still not satisfied and end up dragging Master Su down, don’t blame me for forgetting our brotherhood. I will personally kick you off the team!"

...

Inside the supply point, a great bonfire crackled.

The meat of a Tier Two Demon was roasting over the flames.

Demon meat is a great supplement for Martial Artists.

But ordinary Martial Artists rarely get the chance to eat the meat of a Tier Two Demon.

This time, however, everyone from Bian Zhong and the other Taiping Capital Captains to the City Defense Army stationed at the supply point could thank Su Mu for the opportunity to taste the flesh of a Tier Two Demon.

Su Mu sat a short distance from the bonfire, his eyes seemingly lost in thought.

He didn’t speak, and no one, not even Bian Zhong, dared to disturb him.

What they didn’t know was that a translucent system panel was floating before Su Mu’s eyes.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Silver-faced Killer (Concurrent), Taiping Captain (Sixth Rank)]

[Points: 30,600]

[Realm: Rebirth Realm (Elevenfold Blood Exchange, Body Tempering Extreme Realm)]

[Divine Techniques: Indestructible Golden Body, Blood Body]

[Cultivation Technique: Four Symbols Rebirth Technique (Vermilion Bird Body - Major Completion / +)...]

[Martial Arts: Li Fire Realm (Major Completion), Kan Water Realm (Major Completion), Xun Wind Realm (Major Completion), Gen Mountain Realm (Major Completion), Archery (Perfection)]

’Thirty thousand six hundred Points. I finally saved up enough,’ Su Mu thought.

In order to save up thirty thousand Points, his power had stagnated for over a month.

This was the first time his progress had completely halted for so long since he began to cultivate the Martial Dao.

Not that he had been idle these days; he had been constantly contemplating the Mental Realm Map he received from Luo Anning.

However, ever since his mental realms reached Major Completion, contemplating the Mental Realm Map yielded almost no gains. Even the number of Points required for an upgrade barely changed.

Su Mu knew in his heart that he had hit the kind of bottleneck that all Martial Artists eventually face.

Having a Mental Realm Map and being able to comprehend a mental realm from it were two completely different things.

The Wuling Luo Family had no shortage of Mental Realm Maps, but in each generation, only a handful of people could ever comprehend a mental realm.

Furthermore, most of them could only reach the Minor Completion stage of a mental realm. Major Completion was extremely rare, to say nothing of Perfection.

Among all the experts Su Mu had met so far, not a single one had managed to cultivate a mental realm to the Perfection Realm.

Even Wu Yiqi and Xue Shan, both considered peerless geniuses in their respective factions, had failed to master a mental realm at the Perfection Realm.

So, it was only natural that Su Mu was unable to comprehend a mental realm to the Perfection Realm.

’Martial Dao cultivation really does get harder the higher the tier. I’m still just in the Rebirth Realm, and one upgrade already requires over a month of saving up Points. Once I reach the True Essence Realm, it will probably be even harder, not to mention the realms beyond that,’ Su Mu sighed to himself.

’But the mountain is right there. As long as I keep climbing one step at a time, I’ll reach the summit eventually.’

He had the system panel, and he could see his gains every single day. For him, putting in the effort wasn’t such a daunting task.

As long as he could see the fruits of his labor, he could persevere no matter how difficult it was.

’Once the First Realm of the Four Symbols Rebirth Technique reaches Perfection, I’ll be on par with an ordinary Martial Artist at Rebirth Perfection.’

With that thought, a flicker of his will pressed down on the system panel.