Kare looked at Ah-Dai with a hint of puzzlement in his eyes, seemingly surprised by Ah-Dai's ignorance. He explained, "The Death Mountain Range is the most terrifying place on the continent, covering an enormous area almost as large as that of the Xibo tribe. A small part lies within the Tianyuan tribe's territory, while a vast majority falls within the Huasheng Empire, nearly becoming a natural boundary between our Suodu Federation and the empire. Now, if we want to reach the Huasheng Empire from our federation, we can only do so by passing through the nearby Tiange Mountain Range or the Holy See's territory; otherwise, we'd have to take a long detour. Legend has it that this is where the first Pope and many powerful mages sealed away an ancient demon over a thousand years ago. The mountain range is home to all sorts of terrifying beasts, and almost no one who ventures in returns. Several mercenary groups have attempted to explore the area, but none have come back. I doubt even our entire team would be able to obtain the top-grade magic crystal. In the past, I've seen similar tasks at the Red Storm City's guild hall, all of which involved searching for extremely valuable items that originated from the Death Mountain Range. Apparently, the deeper you go into the mountain range, the more ferocious the beasts become. The reason this task isn't top-tier – super – is because it's located on the edge of the Death Mountain Range."

  Xuan Yue Dao said, "Sounds like a very interesting place, the Death Mountain Range? I've also never heard of it before. You say that very few people can come out from the Death Mountain Range, then how did the news about the top-grade magic crystal come about? I think there must be many exaggerated elements in this story, I don't believe there are such terrifying monsters."

  Actually, almost everyone in the Church knew the name of the Death Mountain Range, but Xuan Yue's father had forbidden anyone from telling his daughter. No one understood Xuan Yue better than him; if she were to find out about that place, it would inevitably spark her great interest and make her want to go explore. However, man proposes but God disposes, and his efforts were about to be in vain.

  Xuan Yue ignored the speechless Kui, who was being questioned by himself, and turned to Ah Dai: "I've decided, let's take this task of obtaining the top-quality magic crystal. What do you think? If you're afraid, you don't have to go."

  A'Diao shook his head and said without hesitation, "I'll go, but Miss, if we get the top-grade magic crystal, I hope you can give me one piece, okay?" For him, filial piety to Gori was far more important than fear of the Death Mountain Range.

  Xuan Yue Dafang said: "No problem, then it's settled. Let's go and receive the mission."

  Karey stared blankly as Xuan Yue and Ah Dai rushed to the task reception counter to receive this task that even their Red Flying Mercenary Group didn't dare touch. From their tone, it seemed like they already had the top-grade magic crystal in hand. He hastily ran to the front of the counter, "Miss Magician, you can't go there! You don't even have a warrior, two magicians going there isn't just sending yourselves to death?"

  Xuan Yue had already handed his mercenary card to the service staff behind the counter, "Don't worry, no risk means no high returns. I've made up my mind and won't change it. We're agile because we have fewer people. If we really can't beat the monster, we won't run, will we? Hey, hurry up! I want to take that special task, quickly register us, we're about to set off." The last sentence was directed at the service staff behind the counter.

  The counter staff initially thought they had misheard, until now he finally understood, his voice trembling slightly: "Miss Magician, are you sure?"

  Xuan Yue smiled and said: "Of course it's settled, hurry up. By the way, from now on you must address me as the Commander of the Tian E Evil Mercenary Group."

  Watching the service personnel register, Karui was still making a last-ditch effort. "Miss Magician, that place is really too dangerous, I think you should give up on it."

  Xuan Yue took the card that had been registered by the service staff, and with a smile, said: "Card, you're too old, so old that you don't even have the guts anymore. What's there to be afraid of? We'll go take a look. Ah-Dai, let's go." After finishing speaking, he quickly ran out of the Mercenary Guild.

  Ah-Dai and Xuan-Yue left behind a trail of sighs. No one would take care of their mission this time.

  Karei, who had been in society for many years, would not change his stance just because Xuan Yue said he was timid. He shook his head gloomily, "It's really a newborn calf that is not afraid of tigers, what a pity for the two magicians! Death Mountain? Is that a place people can go?"

  In the shadows outside the Mercenary Guild, two figures were whispering to each other.

  "Yin Er, hurry back and report to Master, Miss is going to the Mountains of Death, I'll follow her there."

  "Yin Yi, let's just stop the young lady directly, but we absolutely can't let her go to the Death Mountain Range! That place is a forbidden area declared by the Vatican."

  "Ah——, I also know, but do you think we can stop the young lady? You also know her temper, have you forgotten the pain of being baptized by her holy light last time? Hurry up and go, only Bishop-sama can stop the young lady from taking risks. I'll try my best to protect them, if Bishop-sama hasn't arrived at the edge of the Death Mountain Range, I'll try to stop her again."

  "Alright, Yin Yi, I'll go first. We must ensure Miss's safety, otherwise we're all doomed. Although Miss has a bad temper, she's actually very kind-hearted!"

  "Need you remind me, miss? I've watched her grow up from birth. The moment she was born, the Chief Justice entrusted this task to me. I couldn't even believe it myself back then, after all, we're not exactly nobles in the court of law! Hurry up and go, time is life."

  One of the two black shadows flashed several times and disappeared, while the other quietly followed Ah Daiyu and Xuan Yue.

  Xuan Yue walked while excitedly saying: "Ah Dai, do you think that if we complete this task, our mercenary level will increase a lot? Maybe we'll even become special-grade mercenaries! It's so exciting, hehe." She seemed to have already forgotten the conflict with Ah Dai from this morning, her heart filled with anticipation for adventure.

  They had already gone to the Magician's Guild to retrieve the Tian Ge sword earlier. Ah-Dai was not dissatisfied with Xuan Yue taking on this task, his mind only had the term "extreme crystal". "Miss, I want to ask you a question."

  Xuan Yue's mood was just right, and he said, "Go ahead and ask."

  "Miss, do you know what a top-grade crystal looks like? If we don't even know what our target looks like, how are we supposed to find it?"

  Xuan Yue's mysterious smile, leaned in close to Ah Dai's side, cautiously looked around and whispered: "I didn't think you'd become someone who thinks about problems. Of course, I know what it looks like, otherwise, I wouldn't have taken on this task."

  He stared blankly and said, "Do you know?"

  "Of course," said Gengetsu with a smile. "Don't forget, my father is a cardinal of the Vatican, I've seen it all. Look at this." He held out his short-handled magic wand in front of Aho's face, pointing to the transparent gemstone on top and saying in a low voice, "This is an extreme-grade magic crystal."

  Ah-Dai had never paid attention to Xuan Yue's magic wand before, but after hearing her say so, he couldn't help but examine it carefully. This wand, which was only about a foot long, didn't seem to have anything special on the surface. The white body of the wand was smooth and lustrous, emitting a faint sacred aura. The tip was sharp and cone-shaped, and at the top of the wand, a pair of wings made of the same material as the wand itself stretched out diagonally, slightly curved, forming two arcs, just like an angel's wings. In the center of the wings, at the very top of the wand, a transparent gemstone about the size of an egg was inlaid. The gemstone seemed to be flowing with liquid inside, and under the reflection of sunlight, it would occasionally flash out weak rays of light. Pointing to the central gemstone, Ah-Dai said: "You mean this is the top-grade magic crystal?"

  Xuan Yue nodded and said: "Yes! Dad told me so, he definitely won't lie to me, don't you believe it?"

  The silly boy looked carefully at the transparent gemstone in the center of the magic wand, but didn't see anything unusual. Xuan Yue explained: "Among the top-grade magic crystals, there will be a special energy fluctuation, as long as I see it, I can definitely recognize it. Just now they said we don't have warriors, where do they know that you are a warrior? Hehe, let's go quickly, we'll prepare some food first and then set off."

  Ah-Dai followed Xuan Yue to the side of Boss Huang's steamed bun shop. Xuan Yue glanced at Ah-Dai and said, "You love eating steamed buns, don't you? Let's prepare some more for us to eat on the road." With that, she walked towards the steamed bun shop with her head held high. Ah-Dai was taken aback, feeling a slight flutter in his heart, but he didn't say anything and followed after her.

  As soon as Ah-Dai and Xuan-Yue arrived, the fat boss excitedly said: "Ah-Dai, you've finally come! I was just thinking of returning the remaining money to you. Yesterday, what you gave me was really too much! Those steamed buns of mine aren't even worth a single gold coin!"

  The silly Ah Diao lifted up the hood on his head and smiled foolishly: "Uncle, you just take it, that's what I should give to you."

  Xuan Yue walked over and said: "Boss, I want to buy a mantou. How much is it per piece?"

  The fat boss said: "One copper plate two, miss, you came with Ah Diao, right? You can take it, Ah Diao gave too much money yesterday."

  Xuan Yue smiled and said: "I want a lot of it, you know, he can eat a lot."

  The fat boss smiled and said: "Take as much as you want, just make sure you're full."

  Xuan Yue glanced at Ah Dai, and after seeing the fat boss, Ah Dai returned to his silly self when they first met. It seems that he is still angry with himself! How petty. That cold feeling was too uncomfortable, if you want him to be a loyal follower, it seems that you need to bribe him properly.

  At this point, Xuan Yue pointed a finger at Boss Pang and said, "I want a thousand mantou."

  Ah-Dai and Fat Boss stared at Xuan Yue in shock, Fat Boss's legs softened and almost fell to the ground, exclaiming: "What? One thousand steamed buns."

  Xuan Yue looked at their shocked expressions and chuckled, "Yes! It's almost a thousand, and I want them tonight. This way, even if he eats ten a day, it'll be enough for more than three months."

  The fat boss stuttered with surprise and trembled: "B-but, a thousand, a thousand mantou, how are you going to take them away?!"

  Xuan Yue said mysteriously, "Then don't bother about it. Just prepare 1,000 mantou for us and I'll give you the money. Ah Dui, let's go, we still need to buy some other things." After finishing speaking, he took out a purple crystal coin and tossed it to Boss Fang, then pulled Ah Dui's sleeve and left.

  Ah-Dai was also very curious, a thousand steamed buns added up would weigh at least two or three hundred catties, although he didn't care about that bit of weight, but he couldn't possibly carry a big bag of steamed buns to go on an adventure. But he didn't ask, he knew that even if he asked Xuan-Yue, she might not answer him, anyway the steamed buns were done, and naturally he would know.

  Behind them was the chubby boss with a bitter smile, muttering to himself: "A thousand steamed buns, even if I work myself to death, I won't be able to finish in one night!"

  Leaving the Mantou shop, Xuan Yue began a large procurement, mainly for food, and also bought several sets of clothes for Ah Dai and herself. These things naturally all fell into Ah Dai's hands. Xuan Yue felt very fresh about everything she saw, not necessarily wanting to buy them, but definitely wanting to look at them. Almost every shop in the small town had her shadow appear until evening when they finally ended. At this time, Ah Dai was already loaded with various items, just as they were preparing to return to the Mantou shop, they were blocked by a group of people. This was an empty street, rarely passed by anyone.

  This is a group of lightly armored warriors, all of whom are young, looking to be around twenty years old. There were over ten people in total, all wearing the same uniform, with mercenary badges on their chests. Three of them even had silver mercenary badges, indicating that they were second-level mercenaries. The most eye-catching one was a female mercenary, who wore a brown leather armor, her fiery red long hair scattered behind her back, her face was extremely beautiful, and her eyebrows were heroic. She carried a light-colored longbow on her back, with silver metallic luster shining on the bow, obviously an archer. Her charming gaze swept across the crowd, falling on Ah-Dai's body.

  Blocked by someone in front of him, Xuan Yue didn't show a hint of surprise, hiding behind Ah Dai's side, saying: "They seem to have ill intentions, it's up to you."

  A'Dai nodded slightly and stepped forward a few steps, politely saying: "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

  A second-rate mercenary stepped forward, wearing a silver light armor, clearly the leader of this group. He smiled and said: "Mr. Magician, hello, we are members of the Moon Mark Mercenary Group, I am the captain, Moon Mark, and these are my good brothers. We didn't stop you with malicious intent, but just wanted to seek cooperation."

  "Ah-Dai's eyes widened in surprise, 'Seeking cooperation?'"

  Yuè Hén nodded and said, "Yes, just now when you were receiving the mission at the Mercenary Guild, we all saw it. We are also very interested in that top-grade magic crystal. I wonder if we can cooperate with your mercenary group to explore the Death Mountain Range together?"

  As soon as he heard it wasn't a robbery, Xuan Yue hurriedly ran over and blocked in front of Ah Dai, saying: "Want to cooperate with us? What do you want to get?"

  The moon mark smiled slightly and said, "Miss Magician, you also saw that we are all young people. We heard what you said in the guild. We're not after wealth, but just want to go on an adventure. Only places like the Death Mountain Range are worth visiting. If there are many top-grade magic crystals obtained, I hope you can share some with us, that would be enough. After all, it was your task. If it weren't for Miss, we wouldn't have dared."

  Xuan Yue blinked her big eyes, thinking that since Ka Rui said the Death Mountain Range was extremely dangerous, it seemed to be true. If she could go with this group of people, the possibility of success would be much greater. Moreover, there were many people, and it would be lively. The other party was also young, so it was good. She nodded and said: "Okay, let's go, but you all have to listen to me on the road and can't act arbitrarily."

  The red-haired girl walked to the side of Moon Scar and said, "How can that be, you two are just a pair, we have so many people, and we're not some mercenary group, why should we listen to you?"

  Xuan Yue hummed and said, "I don't care, just listen to me. Don't forget, I'm a magician, a light system magician. And, only I can identify the top-grade magic crystal."

  Yuè Hén's face lit up with a hint of joy, and he said, "The value of a Light System magician doesn't lie in how strong their attacks are. What's most important is that they can provide healing and support magic to the team members, which can avoid many casualties." Yuè Hén nodded and said, "Since that's the case, we agree. Little sister, who told you to be so talkative?"

  The red-haired girl hummed a sound, saying: "Listening to her voice, I'm afraid she's not even as old as me. Let her command me? I won't obey. Unless she can defeat me, that is."

  Xuan Yue sneered, "Afraid of a challenge? Fine! I'll accept your challenge. Just because I'm younger than you doesn't mean my skills are inferior." As she spoke, she flipped up her cloak, and several mercenaries gasped in unison as they caught sight of Xuan Yue's breathtaking beauty, instantly eclipsing the red-haired girl's radiance.

  A'Dai put down the things on his body, lowered his head and rushed to Xuanyue: "Miss, let me do it." Even if A'Dai was stupid, he knew that archers were a nightmare for mages. Since he had promised the Red Robed Bishop, he couldn't let Xuanyue get hurt again.

  Gengetsu didn't take the bait, and with a scornful glance at the red-haired girl, said, "No need, I can handle her myself." With that, he raised the magic wand in his hand.

  Yuè Hén also wanted to see how this little girl, who looked like she was only in her teens, got certified as a high-level magician. So he nodded at his sister and said softly, "Don't hurt her."

  The red-haired girl nodded slightly, took down her longbow, and with a swift motion, a silver arrow was already in place. The rest of the mercenaries retreated over a dozen steps, clearing out space for them. The red-haired girl drew her bow to its fullest extent and said, "Little sister, don't say I'm bullying you, my Extinguishing Wind Arrow has magic-breaking properties. Remember my name, I am Moon Princess." As soon as she finished speaking, the silver arrow shot out like lightning, transforming into a virtual shadow that traversed less than thirty steps to shoot towards Xuanyue. Moon Princess's archery skills were already somewhat famous in the mercenary world and could no longer be described as merely "accurate". The purpose of this arrow was simply to shoot off a piece of Xuanyue's clothing, making the little girl in front of her, who was even more beautiful than herself, lose face.

  At such a close distance, the mage and archer were competing unfairly, as the mage needed time to chant, but this sudden arrow didn't give Xuan Yue any chance.

  Gengetsu pushed away the hesitant Ah-Dai, and with a light wave of his magic wand, just as the silver arrow was about to hit him, a strong light suddenly appeared. When everyone's vision recovered, they found that Gengetsu's body had been completely enveloped by a layer of light screen, except for Ah-Dai, no one saw what happened.

  Even if Ah-Dai saw it, he couldn't understand. Just now, when the Silver Arrow arrived in front of Xuan Yue, she seemed to whisper a word softly, and her whole body was suddenly enveloped in a brilliant light. The Silver Arrow, which was said to have the property of breaking magic, was immediately blocked by the light and could not advance an inch. Xuan Yue also took this opportunity to cast a low-level magic spell, trapping Tsukihime inside. What Ah-Dai found most astonishing was that whether it was defense or offense, he didn't see Xuan Yue chant any incantations.

  "Who says that archers must be the guests of magicians? How's that? Do you want to continue comparing?" A faint glow floated in front of her, setting off her absolutely beautiful face, as if she were a fairy descending from heaven. All members of the Moon Scar Mercenary Corps were stunned.

  After a while, Yue Yin was the first to react, walking to his sister's side and looking at Yue Ji with a bewildered expression. He then turned to Xuan Yue and said: "Miss Magician, your strength has far exceeded our expectations. This time when we head to the Death Mountain Range, I have decided that the Yue Yin Mercenary Group will completely follow your orders."

  Xuan Yue nodded in satisfaction, saying: "Alright then, you all go back first. Tomorrow morning, let's meet at the west city gate. Don't be late, or it won't do. Ah-Dai, let's go."

  On the way to the rice ball shop, Ah-Dai couldn't help but ask: "Miss Xuan Yue, what method did you use to block that arrow just now?" Ah-Dai thought to himself, if he wanted to break through that ghostly arrow from earlier, he could only rely on his instincts and use the Tian-Gang sword to block it, whether or not he could actually block it was still a question. As for using magic, he didn't even dare think about it.

  Xuan Yue pouted and said: "You finally dare to take the initiative to talk to me? That's my secret, I won't tell you."

  The silly fool bumped into a nail and became speechless with embarrassment.

  When the two returned to the steamed bun shop, they were startled by the scene in front of them. The table was piled high with steamed buns, and the fat boss was sweating profusely as he took out several baskets from inside. Ah-Dai hurried over to help.

  "Alright, this should be enough for a thousand mantou, no more or less. This is the result of me asking my neighbors for help, and we've been busy for almost an entire afternoon! What I want to know now is how you plan on taking them away, since they weigh nearly 300 catties."

  Xuan Yue smiled and said, "Then just wait and see, I'll let you witness it." She closed the shop door, stretched out her white and tender small hand from her collar, grabbed a necklace, which was silver-white in color without any luster, looking very ordinary. However, at the end of the necklace, there was a red gemstone pendant that kept flashing with a faint red light. At this time, it was already late, and almost all the common people had gone home for dinner. In order to make these thousand mantou, Boss Huang specially closed his shop for a day.

  Xuan Yue's large eyes closed, and she muttered: "With the phoenix's blood as the key, open the space-time gate." As she chanted, the red pendant suddenly shone brightly, a red light enveloped Xuan Yue's body, and she suddenly opened her eyes, saying softly: "Close——"

  The steamed buns on the table flew up one after another, as if they had heard a summons, and rushed towards Xuanyue. What amazed Ah Dai and Boss Huang was that as soon as the steamed buns came into contact with the red light on Xuanyue's body, they instantly disappeared. Xuanyue seemed like a bottomless pit, and in just a moment, he had cleaned up all the steamed buns on the table.

  The fat boss's mouth was agape as he muttered: "I, is this the power of magic? It's too formidable, really too formidable."

  After putting away the buns, Xuan Yue didn't stop. She also put away all the things she had bought during the day. When she was about to take Ah Dai's own package, however, Ah Dai held on to it tightly and refused to let go. Inside, there were Owen's ashes!

  Xuan Yue's body retracted the red mang, and he scolded: "I don't want you either, why are you holding on so tightly? It's so cumbersome! Let me put it away in the Phoenix Blood, isn't that more convenient?"

  The silly-looking man said: "No way, this burden is very important to me, I must stick it close to my body to feel at ease. Miss Xuan Yue, your magic is so powerful!"

  Xuan Yue pouted, saying: "So petty. Is my magic that amazing? My dad is the one who's truly amazing. When I reach the level of a great magician in the future, I can open up my own spatial pouch and won't have to bother with Phoenix Blood anymore. All your buns are stored in this necklace of mine now, remember to ask me when you want to eat them."

  Although Ah-Dai had learned some alchemy from Ge Risi, everything before him had already exceeded his understanding. He didn't know that the most precious thing on Xuan Yue's body was this Phoenix Blood Necklace, which was used to hold a steamed bun, and it was absolutely too humiliating for it. That was the treasure given by the Pope to Xuan Yue, one of the few divine artifacts in the Holy See. If it weren't for the Phoenix Blood protecting Xuan Yue, how could Cardinal Hong Ye be so at ease letting his daughter go out?

  Xuan Yue murmured, "One copper coin for two steamed buns, one hundred copper coins would be two hundred steamed buns, five hundred copper coins would be one thousand steamed buns. Shouldn't the purple crystal coin I gave you be enough?"

  The fat boss was completely shocked by the "magic" just now, and his blood was boiling. When he heard this, he nodded repeatedly and said, "That's enough, that's enough, there's more, I'll find it for you."

  Xuan Yue smiled and said, "Looking at how hard you're working, I won't bother looking anymore. I'm not as petty as some people. Let's go, I'm tired and need to find a place to sleep." After finishing speaking, he led the way out of the store.

  After Ah Dai and Boss Huang reluctantly bid farewell, they chased after him. Xuan Yue hadn't gone far and was slowly strolling ahead. He hastily caught up to ask: "Miss, where are we going now?"

  Xuan Yue Dao said: "I've already taken a look, come with me."

  Originally, Ah Dai thought that Xuan Yue would definitely find a luxurious restaurant to stay in, after all, she was the daughter of the Red Robed Archbishop, and was used to being pampered. Unexpectedly, Xuan Yue only brought him to an ordinary restaurant not far from the West City Gate, which was reasonably priced. Although it wasn't luxurious, it was very clean, and as soon as they entered, Ah Dai felt a sense of comfort.

  Xuan Yue noticed Ah Dai's confusion and said, "We don't have much money on hand now. The road from here to the Death Mountain Range is not close, we need to save some expenses. If it weren't for the fact that we're out of money, I wouldn't go to the Magic Association to take some test. Magicians are really rare. Let's go eat something first, I'm hungry."

  They opened two rooms, Xuan Yue and Ah Diao casually ate something, Xuan Yue's appetite was very small, less than one-third of Ah Diao's. After finishing eating, she didn't say anything and went back to her own room to rest.

  Ah-Dai used this month's Mage stipend to pay for his meal and came to the room next to Xuan Yue. After closing the door, he took off his backpack and Tian Gang sword, feeling a bit lighter, he let out a long breath and sat down in the chair, calming himself. The strong self-healing ability of his True Qi had already unblocked the meridians on his arm, Keiger's water-based healing technique was quite effective, and surprisingly, there wasn't even a scar left behind. Now, as long as he didn't use force, it no longer hurt.

  Entering the small town for only two days, so many things happened, Ah-Dai felt as if he was living in a dream. As for Xuan Yue, he himself didn't understand what kind of feeling it was. The sweet sleep last night and the deep hurt this morning were deeply etched in his mind. The fatigue invaded Ah-Dai's body, and only then did he realize that he should start cultivating. Sitting cross-legged on the bed, stirring up the True Qi that had just reached the fifth level within his body, clearing away distracting thoughts, after a short while, he entered a state of complete absorption.

  In the next room, Xuan Yue tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep despite her fatigue. As soon as she closed her eyes, she thought of the events of the past two days and couldn't enter dreamland. Xuan Yue sat up, muttering angrily: "It's all that stupid Ah-Dai, always coming over to bother me for no reason. Hmph, making me sleep poorly, just wait and see how I'll deal with him later." As she said this, she suddenly recalled the feeling of waking up in Ah-Dai's arms that morning. It was a wonderful feeling of comfort all over her body, one she hadn't experienced in a long time. In Ah-Dai's arms, the sense of security and fullness was truly beautiful. If only she could turn Ah-Dai into a bed... Thinking this, Xuan Yue's face involuntarily reddened. Lying back down on the bed, her strong sleepiness gradually overcame her wandering thoughts, and Xuan Yue finally fell asleep in a daze.

  It was already the second half of the night, Ah-Dai let out a breath, and the white light emanating from his body gradually dissipated. The 49-day cultivation made him feel full of energy, as if the blood he lost yesterday morning had been replenished. The liquid-like True Qi in his body seemed to have increased again, and the feeling of his Dantian being full gave him a surge of power throughout his body.

  Looked at the sky outside, it seems that there is still some time before dawn breaks. Suddenly decided to reach the fifth realm boundary, which is different from before. In the past, running 49 weeks would take until daylight, but now it seems to have shortened a lot of time. It appears that my skills should have reached a new level.

  The night was very dark, and Ah-Dai didn't know how much longer it would take for dawn to arrive. In the dimly lit room, even with his keen eyesight, he could only see a few meters in front of him. Should he sleep? But having just finished meditating, he didn't feel the slightest bit sleepy. Should he ponder? After seeing Xuan Yue's magic yesterday, Ah-Dai had lost all confidence in his own flame and fireball techniques, and couldn't muster up any thoughts to ponder.

  Suddenly, Ah-Dai remembered the Meng Wang sword tied to his chest, and his whole body shook. Ah, yes! My Shengsheng Jue has reached the fifth realm, and I can start cultivating the Mingzi Nine Decisions now.