I Can Extract Divine Power-Chapter 124 - 96: Demon Subduing Fist, 2nd Qualitative Change
Seeing Shen Bai’s inquisitive look, Elder Mu waved a hand and said, "You rascal. Every day you’re pestering me for gossip, but you haven’t understood a thing about my Swordsmanship. And you still put on such a serious act. Your mind is certainly sharp, though. You know how to consider others’ feelings."
"Alright, I’ll tell you more about these things later when I have time."
Shen Bai put away the wooden box and chuckled sheepishly. "I can’t believe you saw right through me."
’He thought he’d put on a convincing act, but he never expected Elder Mu to see his true intentions.’
’But even though Elder Mu saw through him, he didn’t call him out on it. Clearly, Elder Mu didn’t mind Shen Bai’s act of playing dumb.’
"I’ve lived for so long, there’s nothing I can’t see through," Elder Mu said. "But I’m truly a bit tired today, so I won’t say more. You should head back. The Buddhist Teachings conference will be held in a little while. Rest up and build your energy. If danger arises, you’ll have a way to deal with it."
"Remember, you can never be careless. After all, you only have one life."
Shen Bai nodded upon hearing this.
’He had always been very receptive to the old man’s teachings.’
’He actually knew why Elder Mu seemed so listless.’
’The truth was, Shen Bai was the type of person who tried to see things from others’ perspectives.’
’For example, if he were Elder Mu, and a close friend from the Jianghu—one he had adventured with, vowing to slay demons together—suddenly died and left him his Relic.’
’After spending so many years with the Relic, he would have to send it back once the time came. For Shen Bai, the situation would probably feel the same.’
’Shen Bai knew that people in this world were made of flesh and blood.’
’Even a former Sword King like Elder Mu, who once shook the entire Fenglin State, was no exception.’
’Of course, everyone has their own thoughts.’
’For Elder Mu, returning his friend’s Relic to its original home was the most important thing.’
Shen Bai didn’t disturb him any further and left the Observatory alone.
After leaving, Amber seemed to have grown tired of crouching and burrowed into Shen Bai’s arms.
Shen Bai held the white Amber in one arm, his other hand resting on Cold Moon at his waist, and walked toward a stall on the street.
The cuisine of Fenglin State was, naturally, in a league of its own compared to other places.
Shen Bai had a simple meal and returned home.
The night was quiet, still as a silent lake.
Shen Bai placed Amber on the table and continued grinding his Vajra Demon Subduing Fist.
For Shen Bai, frantically grinding his Skill Level was the most important thing; he didn’t want to slack off for even a moment.
And so, several days passed.
...
During this time, Shen Bai fell back into a regular routine.
And just as Elder Mu had said, this mission was extremely important.
Not only the Ding Thirty-Second Division, but the entire Ding Division was involved in this mission to ensure the smooth running of the Xuanxin Temple’s Buddhist Teachings conference.
After getting the news, Shen Bai wasn’t particularly concerned.
It’s just that he had been feeling somewhat uneasy lately.
After all, the Upper Evil Sect still existed in Fenglin State.
But recently, the Upper Evil Sect had been so quiet it was as if they had vanished, not making a single ripple.
And that lack of ripples was the strangest thing of all.
Of course, this was just a passing thought.
It had no effect on Shen Bai.
After accepting the mission, Shen Bai once again immersed himself in the frenzied grinding of his Skill Level.
One day, when Shen Bai emerged from his Gan Di state, a faint light was already brightening the sky outside.
Not far in front of him, smoke gradually condensed into words, floating in mid-air.
Looking at the words before him, a resigned expression appeared on Shen Bai’s face.
[Vajra Demon Subduing Fist Level 4 (Fist Technique +8, Buddha’s Light +8, Power Dao +8, Fist Gang +8): 10,000/10,000]
[Ten wisps of Evil Qi can induce a qualitative change]
Another few days of the daily grind had passed.
And in the midst of this routine, Shen Bai had finally ground his Vajra Demon Subduing Fist to the peak of Level 4.
After reaching the peak of Level 4, the second qualitative change also arrived.
This should have been a happy occasion, but when Shen Bai saw the smoke in front of him, he was completely annoyed.
The reason for his annoyance was simple: the amount of Evil Qi required was, for Shen Bai, a bit too much.
The first qualitative change cost one wisp of Evil Qi.
But the second one cost ten wisps of Evil Qi.
’The cost is simply too steep,’ Shen Bai thought.
’Ten wisps of Evil Qi were enough to appraise ten Deceitful Objects, or enough to induce the first qualitative change in ten Divine Powers. But now, he had to use it all on a single Divine Power.’
However, Shen Bai didn’t dwell on it.
He happened to have ten wisps of Evil Qi, so it was no problem to use them for the second qualitative change.
The reason was simple.
’First, based on his past experience, every upgrade would double the Attributes.’
’Doubling eight Attribute points meant sixteen points for each Attribute.’
’That was much higher than what he got at lower levels.’
’Second, if you have something you can upgrade, you should upgrade it immediately.’
’Strength needed to be continuously increased. There was no sense in hoarding resources and saving them for a later upgrade.’
’After all, no one knew what kind of enemy he would face next.’
’Hoarding or not using resources was an extremely foolish strategy.’
’As long as he was alive, there would be a constant supply of Evil Qi.’
Shen Bai understood this principle better than anyone.
After all, this was reality.
’Ten wisps of Evil Qi it is, then. In any case, at the Observatory, I’ll have plenty of time to come into contact with these things.’
With that thought, Shen Bai no longer hesitated and consumed all ten wisps of Evil Qi.
Before him, the smoke abruptly vanished. When it condensed again, it had transformed into new text that appeared in mid-air.
Looking at the text before him, Shen Bai stroked his chin and thought to himself.
’This new Attribute is rather interesting.’
(Thank you, Big Bro Tianhai Xiangyun, for the tip and support.)
