Chapter 42

Yexiao returned to his room and began calculating the data.

"Liuli is a First-Class innate, so her recovery time is about five seconds. I am a Third-Class innate, so my recovery time is roughly twenty seconds."

The strength levels are roughly divided such that each level is twice as powerful as the previous one!

So, Yexiao estimated his own injury recovery time this way!

However, this recovery time gradually increases as one's cultivation improves.

It's still manageable at lower levels, but at higher levels, it becomes very disadvantageous during battles.

Indeed, the free ones are always the worst!

"I hope the synthesis will improve the effect a bit."

...

The night passed quickly, and the next day, Yexiao got up and went to work as usual.

He had just bought breakfast near the library when a vehicle from the Guard Team stopped by the roadside. The window rolled down, revealing Gu Hai's mischievous face.

"Old Ye! Over here."

Yexiao walked over with his baozi, and Gu Hai leaned out, grabbing a vegetable bun and chewing it vigorously.

"I'm starving, let me eat first."

Yexiao glanced over and noticed that Gu Hai was fully armed, which gave him an uneasy feeling.

"What's going on? You're dressed so formally. Did you start working and already have a mission?"

"Right, remember that case a few days ago?"

"Soul infection?"

"Exactly. The experts in the Guard Team used a mental search method to find the source and determine the location. We're about to head there."

A Guard Team member next to him patted his shoulder.

"Brat, this is a confidential operation, don't talk so much."

Gu Hai waved his hand.

"It's fine, Old Ye is one of us."

After saying that, he took two more baozi from Yexiao's bag and handed one to the other.

"Here, to shut you up."

"You bastard."

The other laughed and cursed, taking the bun and biting into it.

Yexiao frowned and said:

"Be careful on your first mission. If the opponent can use mental techniques, their cultivation is probably not low."

"Don't worry, the Guard Team isn't weak. See you when I get back, we'll have a drink."

"Got it, stay safe."

Gu Hai chuckled, closed the window, and drove away.

Yexiao felt a vague sense of unease and released a strand of his mental energy to track Gu Hai's location.

If Gu Hai ran into trouble, he could find him more easily.

After that, Yexiao entered the library, clocked in, and continued practicing his healing technique.

Two days passed quickly.

Yexiao found two more healing techniques, bringing the total to seven basic healing techniques. His healing speed increased, but it wasn't time to synthesize yet.

Yexiao estimated that synthesizing the healing techniques might require nine to ten basic healing techniques.

But it didn't matter much to him.

His laid-back attitude meant he wasn't overly anxious.

However, his friend Gu Hai had been on the mission for days with no news.

Thinking about it, the mastermind behind the attack on Jianghai City wouldn't be too far away, right?

But he couldn't find anyone to ask about it. He wanted to call Lu Wanwan but didn't have her number.

As for visiting her... that wouldn't be appropriate, going to his friend's house while he was on a mission.

His friend's wife?

Not suitable.

Yexiao didn't think too much about it and decided to wait and see.

After all, he was a member of the Guard Team, and if anything happened, they would notify the family.

Two more days passed, and it was Friday evening.

Tomorrow was Saturday, and it was Old Wang's grandson's full moon banquet.

Gu Hai still had no news.

But just as he was about to leave work, Yexiao's phone rang.

It wasn't Gu Hai, but Qin Yuyan.

They had exchanged contact information because she had borrowed books from him multiple times.

"Hello."

Yexiao answered the call, and Qin Yuyan immediately spoke:

"Hello, Yexiao, are you off work?"

"Just got off. What's up?"

"Nothing much, Wanwan asked me to check if Gu Hai has called you in the past two days."

"No, he hasn't. Hasn't he been in touch with Wanwan?"

"No."

"What did the Guard Team say?"

"The Guard Team said they are in the deep mountains, and the signal is poor, so they can't contact them for now. But the Guard Team has already sent a second team to search for them."

"That should be fine. Tell Wanwan not to worry too much. She's pregnant, and her health is important."

"Okay. I'll be with her tonight. If it's convenient, could you bring me a few books about sword techniques?"

"I have some things to do, but I can have Phantasm Liuli bring them to you. She knows the way to Gu Hai's house."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

After hanging up, Yexiao sighed and found a few books about sword techniques, asking Phantasm Liuli to deliver them.

He then returned home and began his seclusion.

He had a vague feeling that he was about to break through.

It hadn't been long since his last breakthrough, but the transition from Master to Grandmaster and from Grandmaster to Divine Master didn't take much time.

What was needed was a breakthrough opportunity!

The first two levels had accumulated enough spiritual energy in his body.

The difference between the third and fourth levels wasn't just in quantity but in quality!

If he found the opportunity, he could easily advance to Grandmaster.

But this opportunity was as difficult as climbing to the heavens!

How many Masters are there in the world? How many can become Grandmasters?

If a Master is one in ten thousand,

Then a Grandmaster is one in a million!

Out of a hundred Masters, producing one Grandmaster is already quite remarkable.

In Jianghai City, there are only three Masters and no Grandmasters.

People like the two Ma and one Wang, whose businesses span the entire country, clearly demonstrate the power of Grandmasters!

Unfortunately... after practicing for half a day until late at night, Yexiao still hadn't made any progress.

"Still a bit short?"

Yexiao couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

It was a Grandmaster, not something easily achieved.

If it were easy, it wouldn't be called a Grandmaster.

Yexiao was laid-back, but if it were someone else, they might have become overly anxious and frustrated.

Yexiao took it in stride.

Being anxious wouldn't help.

If it were useful, the world would be full of Grandmasters.

Phantasm Liuli had returned and was sleeping on the sofa. Yexiao shook his head, preparing to lie down, when his phone screen suddenly lit up.

It was a message from Gu Hai.

Yexiao opened the message, and his expression turned serious.

"Old Ye, I might not make it back. We were ambushed, and there are too many of them.

Don't tell Wanwan.

I know it's selfish of me to send you this message, but I can't find anyone else besides you, my good brother.

If I really don't make it back, please take care of my parents. I'm an only child, and they have no one to look after them.

As for Wanwan... tell her not to keep the child. Carrying a bastard will ruin her life. No man will want her.

My compensation from the Guard Team will go directly to my family, so you don't need to spend money. Just visit them occasionally.

I don't know what else to say. They're coming...@%&*%&."