Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter

Chapter 415 - 150: Forged Soldiers Rivalry, Each Shows Their Brilliance

Once Li Yuan finished reading, the messenger respectfully said: "Elder Jing has one more thing for me to convey, he said this is the question Master Gong asked you on his deathbed."

Li Yuan replied: "Please speak."

The messenger paused slightly, as if imitating Master Gong’s voice, and said solemnly: "Jing Ruyi, on my behalf, ask Li Xiaozhi, how does this knife rank in elegance?"

Once asked, the air became silent.

Li Yuan asked: "How exactly did Master Gong die?"

The messenger said: "Elder Jing knew you would ask this question, so he told me everything..."

Then, he narrated the whole story from beginning to end.

After hearing it, Li Yuan was somewhat embarrassed.

Was it his "Life-shortening Forged Soldiers" that provoked Master Gong?

However, Master Gong also proved with his actions that he lived up to the title of Weapon Forger and simultaneously opened up a new avenue for Li Yuan: perhaps he could try forging soldiers in his wife’s Black Market Ghost Realm, as this had never occurred to him before.

The messenger saw Li Yuan remain silent, waiting patiently without haste, until he heard the words "Not bad."

The messenger could hardly believe his ears, suddenly lifting his head, his face full of shock.

Li Yuan calmly repeated: "This knife, not bad."

For a moment, after the shock, a surge of anger rose in the messenger’s heart, he longed to immediately speak up in defense of Master Gong, and argue fiercely with Master Li.

This divinely crafted knife...

Not bad?

What a joke!!

Even if you’re Master Li, you can’t say that!

However, the messenger dared not voice it, only let out the slightest discontented snort, then affirmed "Yes, I will convey this," and turned to leave with a face showing anger.

...

Li Yuan didn’t know what was happening on the front line, but felt it was still a tug-of-war, and he finally made a decision...

He began to train his son more harshly.

That day, he received two volumes of "Demon Taming Secret Skill" personally sent by the Jing Family’s Ancestor, just as he was about to turn to the Vine Pavilion, he suddenly saw a "familiar yet unfamiliar" face outside the door.

Still wearing a black robe, elegant and mysterious, with a pink mimosa flower sequence at the collar.

Still a petite figure, eyes bright...

Only, those pupils no longer carried any humility but rather displayed a kind of indescribable ferocity, like a queen surveying her realm.

Though not tall, it always gave the impression she was looking down at you, this dominance even surpassed the nobility on Lady Yin.

"Shuixiang, you’re back."

Li Yuan called out her name, but he didn’t intend to ask further.

Jing Shuixiang belonged to the Divine Wood Hall, she could never leave with him.

"Husband."

Jing Shuixiang tried to make her voice gentle, and then tried to imitate the past way of speaking, "I’m sorry, I left without saying goodbye for so long, it was because some issues arose..."

She paused for a moment, then said: "I’ve broken through to the Fifth Grade."

Li Yuan glanced at the numbers "1260~1350" beside her, which indeed had broken through the original "950~1000."

It’s worth noting that Cui Wuji only reached "1480~3010", for Jing Shuixiang to achieve this number right after her breakthrough was no small feat.

As for why her combat power upper limit was only "1350", Li Yuan speculated it was because she didn’t have her own Spiritual Artifact yet.

Seeing Li Yuan silent, Jing Shuixiang walked to his side, saying: "While I was away, why didn’t you take better care of yourself? Your hair has become much whiter..."

Her words seemed like a superior’s care and were no longer from the originally fragile, humble girl.

"What happened?" Li Yuan deliberately asked.

Jing Shuixiang hooked his arm and recounted her experiences over these days one by one.

Generally speaking, it was about her battling two other powerful figures who had respectively cultivated [Evergreen Technique] and [Willow Return Technique] and reached Sixth Grade Perfection. After winning, she had an epiphany and broke through to the Fifth Grade.

"Thanks to my husband, the Hall Master directly made me an elder." Jing Shuixiang smiled.

"Will you be deployed?" Li Yuan asked.

Jing Shuixiang replied: "The newly appointed elder needs to consolidate her realm, can enjoy many benefits within the hall, only needing to be deployed five years later."

"Still, you need to be deployed..."

"So what? Husband, I’m not someone to be easily bullied." Jing Shuixiang’s eyes showed tyranny and destruction.

Li Yuan asked: "Didn’t you transcend from life to death?"

Jing Shuixiang didn’t seem surprised by the question, she said: "Actually, there’s no life and death, only one true self. And entering Fifth Grade is to see this true self clearly."

Li Yuan said quietly: "One Source, Nine Ancestors, and True Self... If you found your true self within the first source of Five Origin, then what is the True Self of Third Grade?

I may not have a high realm, but just from the name of this realm, I can tell that you... perhaps got yourself into a trap?

Maybe, you don’t need to be so eager to think this is your true self."

Jing Shuixiang laughed: "Husband, no one has reached that Third Grade realm yet, True Self is just a rumor, who knows what it would be?

I feel very comfortable now, so don’t worry, the world ahead is different from what you imagined."

After saying that, the air fell silent.

Jing Shuixiang suddenly realized that her words "the world ahead is different from what you imagined" were somewhat excessive, so she quickly said: "I’m sorry."

The voice was faint...

Even with an apology, there was no trace of being lower than anyone else.

Li Yuan grabbed her hand and laughed: "Seeing you like this makes me feel reassured."

"Husband doesn’t blame me?"

"Blame you for what?"

"Blame me... actually it was..." Jing Shuixiang had some difficulty speaking.

Li Yuan understood it all, no more than matters of healing, so he interrupted her saying: "No blame, no need to speak."