Chapter 41

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Xiaoming stood at the classroom door, took a deep breath, and firmly gripped the secret letter from his mother.

As cherry blossoms danced in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of promise written there.

Xiaoming stood at the classroom door, took a deep breath, and firmly gripped the secret letter from his mother.

Xiaoming's sword-drawing technique had become one with him. This was not just a union of the sword and himself, but also the sword-drawing technique itself.

As long as he was alive, unless he was in a weakened state, he could unleash countless sword-drawing techniques with undiminished power.

However, his sword-drawing technique also required the sword to be sheathed before it could be unleashed, unlike the sword-drawing technique of Fu Hongxue in the novels of his previous life, where every strike was a sword-drawing technique without the need to sheathe the sword.

In fact, the requirement to sheathe the sword was a deliberate restriction set by Dongfang Bubai. The power of his sword-drawing technique was too great, and it needed a buffer and preparation time, which was the time it took to sheathe the sword.

Moreover, this restriction was set to make the sword-drawing technique even more powerful. If he did not sheathe the sword, he could make every strike a sword-drawing technique, but that would lack the ultimate power and would not form the current sword-drawing technique that could almost cut through anything.

The battle with the giant snake also made Dongfang Bubai fully recognize his own strength. The giant snake was very powerful even among the Grandmaster level, and if it weren't for the sharpness of the sword-drawing technique that cut through its scales, Dongfang Bubai would not have been able to defeat it.

However, since he could defeat the giant snake, his strength was undoubtedly unquestionable. If the Grandmaster level were divided into five tiers—low, middle, high, top, and supreme—he could occupy the high tier among the Grandmaster level.

Do not underestimate the high tier. Each of the five tiers was vastly different, not unlike the difference between the seventh and eighth levels of the Innate realm. The gap within each tier was also significant.

Ren Woxing was the weakest in the low tier, while Zhou Tianli, according to Dongfang Bubai's estimation, should be in the weak middle tier.

The giant snake and Dongfang Bubai were both in the strongest high tier, but the giant snake had bad luck and encountered the extremely powerful and enduring Dongfang Bubai.

Otherwise, if it encountered other Grandmaster-level experts in the strongest high tier, it would have been helpless.

It could only be said that Dongfang Bubai's sword-drawing technique was too sharp. Unless the combat power reached the top tier of the Grandmaster level or higher, and could forcefully resist the sword-drawing technique, no one at the same strongest high tier could be his match.

"I didn't expect the submission of the Five Poisons Sect to increase the overall 'momentum' of the Sun Moon Sect by three levels!

My cultivation speed has also increased by three levels on the basis of more than double, and now my cultivation speed has increased by more than three times.

The beast should account for a small part of the reason!" Dongfang Bubai slowly thought.

After all, such a world-class fierce beast was not easy to obtain, and it was quite lucky for Dongfang Bubai to subdue one.

It's getting close! At this speed, with the accumulation of the Five Poisons Sect, the ninth level of the Innate realm is not far off. Once I break through the ninth level of the Innate realm, it will be time to go to Jinling City.

Dongfang Bubai did not continue to recover his energy. This was not because his body's consumption was completely healed, but because the consumption this time was too great, almost damaging his essence. Relying on himself alone, it would not be a short time to recover.

Now, he could be said to control the entire Yunnan region, with countless medicinal herbs waiting for him to enjoy, which would help him recover quickly. This was also a benefit of having a strong force.

Dongfang Bubai's lips moved, and a voice was transmitted, which was a form of telepathic communication.

The content was naturally to have someone bring in the medicinal herbs.

Outside the palanquin.

It had been more than an hour since Dongfang Bubai entered the palanquin. The Sun Moon Sect members were mentally prepared. After all, even if the Sect Leader defeated the giant snake and seemed uninjured, there must have been some consumption, and he would need to recover his energy.

So, after a discussion, Ren Woxing and others decided to camp here since Dongfang Bubai said he would wait here. They naturally did not dare to move elsewhere and set up camp here.

However, this was not a good place. The ground beside them was uneven, and the large amount of blood from the giant snake did not smell good. At this moment, Ping Yizhi was leading people to stop the bleeding of the snake, and some medicinal herbs and medicines were also given to the giant snake.

The Sun Moon Sect disciples also caught some animals to feed the giant snake, but its injuries were too severe, and it was unknown when it would fully recover.

The leader of the Shadow Guard, Shouyi, had already brought the guards to surround the palanquin, not allowing anyone to approach.

The others also did not disturb Dongfang Bubai, but they set up a strict defense around the perimeter.

Suddenly, Shouyi's ears moved, and he heard Dongfang Bubai's telepathic communication. He immediately went to prepare.

Soon, Dongfang Bubai received the medicinal herbs personally delivered by Shouyi. It was a medicinal soup made from two-hundred-year-old herbs, and a bowl of this medicinal herb would be worth at least 50,000 taels of silver in the outside world.

In the entire Sun Moon Sect, other high-ranking officials were limited in their supply of this level of medicinal herbs, and only Dongfang Bubai could enjoy them without restriction.

After taking the medicinal soup, the powerful medicinal power and pure spiritual energy appeared in Dongfang Bubai's body, quickly restoring his consumption.

After another hour of absorbing the medicinal power, Dongfang Bubai stopped. The medicinal power had been fully absorbed, and his consumption had recovered by about 60%. Taking this level of medicinal herbs again in a few hours would completely heal him.

Now, unless it was a prolonged battle, it would not significantly affect his combat power.

He slowly got up from the bed and walked out of the palanquin.

Outside, it was already dark, and the bright moonlight illuminated the entire camp with torches everywhere.

"Pay respects to the Sect Leader!"

As soon as Dongfang Bubai appeared, everyone outside was delighted and respectfully greeted him.

"Um." Dongfang Bubai waved his hand with authority, signaling everyone to rise.

Zhang Chengyun stepped forward and respectfully said, "Sect Leader, the Five Poisons Sect, oh no, He Qi and others are waiting outside! What do you think?"

"Um!" Dongfang Bubai glanced at the outside of the camp, turned, and walked towards the specially set up large tent. "Let them come to see me."

"Yes."

...

In the large tent.

Dongfang Bubai sat high above, with Ren Woxing, Fan Song, Zhao He, and Dongfang Bai standing on both sides, their eyes like torches looking at He Qi, Lan Ping, and the Five Poisons Ancestor standing in the center. The rest of the Five Poisons Sect members were waiting outside.

After a round of greetings, He Qi, Lan Ping, and the Five Poisons Ancestor each held a large stack of books that looked like account books. He Qi respectfully said, "Report to the Sect Leader, these are the account books of the original Five Immortals Sect and all the resources of our Miao people. Please inspect them, Sect Leader."

After speaking, a hint of sorrow appeared in He Qi's eyes. From now on, their Miao people and they themselves would have no resources or wealth, and could only hope for Dongfang Bubai to grant them some.

Beside him, Shouyi and two mid-Innate guards took the account books and placed them on the table in front of Dongfang Bubai.

Dongfang Bubai did not look at the account books. There was too much information recorded in them, and there would be specialists to organize and report to him.

As for whether He Qi and others would hide some information, Dongfang Bubai did not believe they had the courage. In the future, the entire Miao people would be managed by the Sun Moon Sect, and if they hid anything, it would be easily discovered.

Dongfang Bubai glanced at the three of them, a smile appearing on his lips, and he comforted them, "In the future, you will be part of the Sun Moon Sect. After the original Five Poisons Sect merges with the Sun Moon Sect, your appointments will be announced. As long as you are loyal to me, I will never treat you unfairly."

He Qi and the others were delighted, and their expressions became determined and serious. They all knelt on one knee: "We swear to serve the Sect Leader to the death."

"Um, very good, all of you may rise!" Dongfang Bubai said with a smile, but his eyes remained cold.

If I had destroyed the Five Poisons Sect, it would be strange if these three did not hate me. However, under overwhelming strength, they had no choice but to obey. As long as the Sun Moon Sect remained powerful, they would naturally not and dare not have any rebellious thoughts.

"Thank you, Sect Leader!" The three respectfully rose and stood at the bottom of the group.

"Next, the integration and reorganization of the Sun Moon Sect and the original Five Poisons Sect will begin. This will not be completed in a short time. We will rest here for seven days, and after a rough organization, we will return to Blackwood Cliff to continue."

Dongfang Bubai put away his smile and issued a stern and unquestionable order.

"Yes, we will follow the Sect Leader's command." Everyone bowed in unison.

"Um, all of you may leave!"

"Yes, we will take our leave!"

After everyone left, Dongfang Bubai handled some sect affairs. During this time, Ping Yizhi reported that the giant snake's condition had stabilized, but it would still need a large amount of medicinal herbs and blood to survive.

Dongfang Bubai naturally waved his hand, and a large number of medicinal herbs were allocated to Ping Yizhi to treat the giant snake.

Dongfang Bubai did not want the giant snake to die, as it would be a great waste. Such a world-class fierce beast would be best used for his own purposes.

In the early morning, Dongfang Bubai drank another bowl of medicinal herbs worth 50,000 taels of silver, and after several hours of cultivation, he was basically fully recovered. The remaining fatigue would be gone after a couple of days of rest.

This was the benefit of being the leader of a large force. With powerful resources at his disposal, such a great consumption could be almost fully recovered in less than a day. If it were those scattered cultivators, they might not be able to recover in time and could even damage their essence.

The next day, the integration and reorganization of the Sun Moon Sect and the Five Poisons Sect, or rather, the annexation, officially began. Everyone in the Sun Moon Sect was very busy, but they were happily busy. Not only did they feel a sense of pride and honor, but they would also receive generous rewards after the work was done.

Orders continuously came from Dongfang Bubai's large tent, sent to various parts of Yunnan.

Teams of people acted accordingly, organizing the various strongholds, land deeds, resources, and intelligence systems of the original Five Poisons Sect.

Dongfang Bubai did not enter the stronghold, as it would be troublesome and could cause the Miao people to be resentful. Since they were now his subordinates, he did not mind spending some effort to win their hearts and make them more obedient.

Those who had come to watch the spectacle also left, and the details of the battle would spread through their mouths.

It was easy to imagine that soon, Dongfang Bubai and the Sun Moon Sect's reputation would greatly improve, and the surrounding forces in Yunnan, and even the entire Ming Empire, would react.

On the third night, Dongfang Bubai left the Sun Moon Sect camp alone, as that aura had appeared again, and it was actively released, clearly inviting him over.

(Today I had something to attend to, so this is the first chapter. The second chapter will be a bit late, sorry!)

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