Chapter 30

Li Xiangfei, as usual, arrived at the training ground early in the morning, waiting for Bai Cangdong to appear, ready to defeat him. Today, Li Xiangfei was full of confidence, certain that she could defeat Bai Cangdong. Although in the previous fifteen days, she had come with the same confidence, only to leave with bruises all over her body.

"How come he hasn't arrived yet? He must be slacking off again." Li Xiangfei looked up at the sky, where the sun was already high, but there was no sign of Bai Cangdong. She muttered to herself, somewhat annoyed.

"My little Xiangfei, you don't need to wait anymore. Your training here has ended. Your sparring partner has left the earl's mansion and won't come back here." Lady Honglian walked in with a smiling face.

"Already left?" Li Xiangfei was slightly stunned, feeling a sudden emptiness. "How could he just leave like that? I haven't defeated him yet."

"My dear, as long as your innate divine light is sealed, you will never be able to defeat him." Lady Honglian pulled Li Xiangfei to sit on a stone bench nearby.

"Who says so? Yesterday morning, I could fight him to a draw. In the afternoon, I learned many techniques from the Silver-Armored Knight. I was confident that I could defeat him today, but who knew that the bastard would run away." Li Xiangfei said with a hint of resentment.

Lady Honglian smiled and said, "You could fight him to a draw only because you are the earl's daughter. He wouldn't dare to really hurt you. If it were a life-and-death battle, you would still be no match for him, and you would be easily defeated."

"Auntie, you underestimate me too much. I am already very strong and not as weak as you say. Besides, he is just a minor baron. How could he be as strong as you say?" Li Xiangfei pouted.

"The Masked Baron is also a baron, and you have seen his strength."

Li Xiangfei immediately pouted and said angrily, "That's different. The Masked Baron shattered the Eternal Crystal, while Bai Cangdong is a coward who fears death. How can they be compared? The Masked Baron is a thousand times stronger than Bai Cangdong."

"Alright, alright, I know your Masked Baron is strong." Lady Honglian teased.

"Auntie, you're teasing me again." Li Xiangfei playfully tickled Lady Honglian, making her giggle and her chest heave.

"With your current skills, continuing to spar with Bai Cangdong won't be of much use. To improve, you need to engage in real battles with the Undead. Are you willing to go?" Lady Honglian looked at Li Xiangfei seriously.

"Why not? I must become stronger than Bai Cangdong and defeat him without using my innate divine light." Li Xiangfei said loudly.

"Very well, then follow me." Lady Honglian led Li Xiangfei out of the courtyard.

When Bai Cangdong returned to the Dao Lun Society, his life didn't change much. He still had to work at the Lecturer Pavilion, and the president wouldn't leave for another three to four months. Only then would he be appointed the new president by Earl Dao Lun. Before that, he was still just an ordinary martial artist. Apart from Bai Cangdong, no one else in the Dao Lun Society knew that President Ximen was going to leave.

The Lecturer Pavilion was as leisurely as ever. Bai Cangdong was flipping through the materials Lady Honglian had given him, which contained many methods and detailed information on advancing to a viscount. After reading a lot, Bai Cangdong felt that the two methods Lady Honglian had told him were the most likely.

One was to use an armed force to break the Undead Light, and the other was to consume all the Undead Light of the Undead and then kill them.

"The most likely armed force to obtain would be the Black Death Blade, which can be obtained by hunting Black-Eyed Mantises, although the probability is very low. But it's worth a try." Bai Cangdong reviewed all the information about armed forces and found that each piece of equipment that could help a baron advance to a viscount was extremely precious and difficult to obtain. The Black Death Blade was the easiest to get.

Bai Cangdong planned to go to the Black-Eyed Mantises' territory after his task at the Lecturer Pavilion was over and try his luck by slaying a Black-Eyed Mantis.

Bai Cangdong had always been puzzled about what kind of armed force the Sword Box could absorb to evolve into martial techniques. The Painful Dagger was the most common armed force, and the Skull-Cleaving Axe was only at the baron level. The Sword Box accepted both, but it showed no interest in the pure white knight's greatsword, which was also at the baron level, or even the viscount-level Silk Sword.

During this time, Bai Cangdong had tried many other armed forces, but the Sword Box showed no reaction at all.

"Could it be that the Sword Box only absorbs armed forces that I personally slay from the Undead?" Bai Cangdong thought carefully. The Painful Dagger and the Skull-Cleaving Axe were both armed forces he had personally slain from the Undead, and this explanation seemed reasonable.

"Why are you here?" Bai Cangdong was flipping through the materials when a tall, slender woman walked in, looking surprised to see him.

"Why can't I be here?" Bai Cangdong looked at the woman carefully, finding her familiar but unable to recall where he had seen her.

"Would a greedy person like you be willing to spend life points to ask a martial artist for advice?" the woman said with disdain.

Bai Cangdong suddenly realized that this was the woman who had offered him ten thousand life points to not give her seat to Zheng Hao. She looked familiar.

"I don't need to spend life points to ask a martial artist for advice." Bai Cangdong smiled.

"So you must have used connections to get in. I see you, a greedy person, wouldn't spend life points. Where is the martial artist?" Han Zhujun looked around the Lecturer Pavilion and saw no one but Bai Cangdong.

"Can't you see a living person standing right in front of you?" Bai Cangdong sighed helplessly.

"Are you the martial artist?" Han Zhujun widened her eyes. "Don't lie, you don't have any innate divine light, you're clearly a baron. How could you be a martial artist?"

"Here is my martial artist token. Look carefully. If you have any questions, ask quickly. If not, it's getting late, and I need to close the pavilion." Bai Cangdong had been questioned about his martial artist status before.

"Are you really a martial artist?" Han Zhujun examined Bai Cangdong's token and confirmed it was genuine but still found it hard to believe.

"If you don't ask, I really will close the pavilion."

"Fine, even if you are a martial artist, you must have used connections. How can a baron answer my questions? Even if I waste ten thousand life points, I'll wait until next month when other martial artists take turns to come here to ask." Han Zhujun turned to leave.

"Zhujun, what are you doing here?" Zheng Hao walked into the Lecturer Pavilion and saw Han Zhujun, looking surprised.

"What are you doing here?" Han Zhujun countered.

"I came to ask Martial Artist Bai for advice on martial techniques." Zheng Hao replied.

"Do you know who the martial artist is?" Han Zhujun asked with a strange expression.

"Of course, I've been here before. You know Martial Artist Bai, the one from the Martial Technique Hall that day."

"Since you know who he is, why are you spending life points to ask him for advice?" Han Zhujun was surprised.

Zheng Hao laughed. "Although Martial Artist Bai is just a baron, his martial technique knowledge far surpasses ours. It's normal to ask him for advice."

Han Zhujun looked at Zheng Hao as if she didn't recognize him. Based on her understanding of Zheng Hao, she never thought he would admire another baron so much. She almost thought Zheng Hao was someone else.

"I want to see what you're up to." Seeing Zheng Hao walk towards Bai Cangdong, Han Zhujun decided not to leave immediately and followed him back.

"Martial Artist Bai, I encountered some problems while practicing the 'Wind Return Palm.' Could you give me some guidance?" Zheng Hao smiled flatteringly.

After Bai Cangdong demonstrated the 'Wind Return Palm,' Zheng Hao finally broke through his bottleneck and reached the silent palm level. However, that was just the basic part of the 'Wind Return Palm.' He hadn't mastered the true killing move yet.

In fact, very few barons in the entire Dao Lun City could master the killing move of the 'Wind Return Palm.' However, for some reason, Zheng Hao felt that as long as Bai Cangdong was willing to guide him, he could definitely master it.

"What problems did you encounter? Tell me first." Bai Cangdong said.

"It's like this..." Zheng Hao recited the killing move's incantation of the 'Wind Return Palm' and then asked very flatteringly how to master it.

Although Han Zhujun hadn't practiced the 'Wind Return Palm,' she knew about it. Hearing Zheng Hao ask Bai Cangdong how to master the killing move, and seeing his expectant face, she was even more surprised.

"Has Zheng Hao been hit on the head? The killing move of the 'Wind Return Palm' can only be mastered by a few barons in the entire Dao Lun City, and he actually thinks a baron can teach him how to master it!" Han Zhujun couldn't help but look at Zheng Hao again, confirming it was really the Zheng Hao she knew and not someone else.

Bai Cangdong carefully recalled the incantation of the 'Wind Return Palm's killing move and then said, "Actually, it's not difficult. You've already reached the silent palm level. You just need to reverse it to master the so-called Reverse Wind Kill."

Bai Cangdong struck Zheng Hao with a palm. Zheng Hao felt that instead of being pushed back like with a normal palm strike, he was drawn towards Bai Cangdong's hand.

"That's it, that's it. Big Brother Bai, quickly teach me how to reverse the silent palm..." Seeing Bai Cangdong easily use the 'Wind Return Palm's killing move, Zheng Hao excitedly changed "Martial Artist Bai" to "Big Brother Bai."

"You already know how to strike with the wind. Next, you need to control the wind and use the wind pressure to complete the Reverse Wind Kill..." Bai Cangdong explained in detail.