Chapter 293: Chapter 144: Divine Hundred Miles, Qualitative Change

Inside the room, after Elder Mu spoke, Shen Bai saw a rare trace of awkwardness in the old man’s eyes.

It was the first time Shen Bai had ever seen Elder Mu with such an expression, and he looked at him in confusion.

"Elder Mu, from the look on your face, I can tell this isn’t anything good."

The corner of Elder Mu’s mouth twitched slightly. "You brat. Not a single nice word out of you."

Shen Bai smiled. "Just say it, Elder Mu. You must need my help with something."

Judging by his expression, Shen Bai could tell at a glance that Elder Mu definitely wanted him to step in and help.

After arriving in Fenglin State, Shen Bai had learned about the deeds of its Sword King.

After joining the Observatory as a young man, Elder Mu had fought his way up, eventually building an illustrious reputation in Fenglin State that intimidated all the major powers.

The Demonic Forces were terrified at the mere mention of the five words, "Sword King of Fenglin State."

There were two reasons why the branch forces of the Wild Taoist Sect and the Wild Buddha Sect dared not enter Fenglin State.

The first was Liu Wufeng, and the second was Elder Mu.

But the most interesting thing about Elder Mu, in Shen Bai’s opinion, was that the man had never once asked anyone for help.

"Things others are willing to give, you can get without asking. For things they are unwilling to give, it’s useless even to beg."

Those were Elder Mu’s exact words.

He never expected Elder Mu to actually have a favor to ask of him now.

If it were anyone else, Shen Bai might have considered the matter on its own merits, but Elder Mu was different.

As one of the few people in the Observatory who was genuinely good to him, and especially since Elder Mu had single-handedly hunted down the Qingyun Cloud Temple’s Temple Master for his sake, Shen Bai would not refuse on that point alone.

If others respect me an inch, I respect them a yard.

This had always been one of Shen Bai’s principles. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Shen Bai said, "Elder Mu, between us, just speak your mind. As long as it’s something I can help with, I won’t back down."

Elder Mu pondered for a moment, the hesitation in his eyes vanishing. "I want you to pose as my disciple and give that old codger’s apprentice a little ’Six Extremes shock’."

Shen Bai blinked, then held up a hand. "Hold on, Elder Mu. Forget posing, I’d even be willing to become your actual disciple. After all, you’re one of the few people in Fenglin State who has been good to me. But..."

"But what’s this ’Six Extremes’ business? How come I’ve never heard of it?"

Shen Bai was truly hearing those two words for the first time, and he found it quite strange.

Elder Mu gave Shen Bai a puzzled look. "It’s the title the Fenglin State Jianghu has given you, ’Six Extremes Young Master.’ You don’t even know about that?"

Shen Bai’s eyes widened. "What the heck? Why ’Six Extremes’?"

Titles were special names given to certain people by the Jianghu People.

Some were known for their infamy, some were renowned for their might, and others earned respect for their virtue.

Regardless of the type, it was a form of recognition from the Jianghu People.

’But this "Six Extremes Young Master"... what the hell is that?’

Elder Mu said, enunciating each word, "Your Swordsmanship, Fist Technique, Daoist Technique, Body Technique, Defense Technique, and that Cultivation Technique for manipulating shadows... every single one is incredibly powerful."

"Something like this has almost never been seen in the Jianghu, hence the name ’Six Extremes.’ As for why they added the two words ’Young Master,’ it’s because you’re still young. They can’t very well call you Shen Liujue, can they?"

Shen Bai: "..."

If he could send an emoji right now, his expression would be this: ￣□￣｜｜

’I have more than ten Divine Powers, and all I get is the title "Six Extremes Young Master"?’

’Wait a minute.’

’This isn’t about how many ’Extremes’ there are. The problem is that this title sounds awful.’

Shen Bai gritted his teeth. "Which genius came up with that?"

Elder Mu thought for a moment. "I don’t know. It’s impossible to trace now. If you’d known from the beginning, we might have been able to find out, but you’ve been missing in action lately. How could we investigate?"

Shen Bai was exasperated. "They better hope I don’t find them, or they’ll have hell to pay."

Elder Mu said strangely, "People pull out all the stops just to earn a title recognized by the Jianghu People, yet you’re the only one who dislikes it. How peculiar."

Shen Bai said, speechless, "It’s mainly because the title sounds so terrible."

"Anyway, let’s drop it. Elder Mu, are there any specific requirements for this task?"

The "requirements," of course, referred to the matter with Elder Mu’s junior brother’s apprentice.

Slightly curious, Elder Mu asked in return, "What do you think the requirements would be?"

Shen Bai stroked his chin. "For example, leave him alive, and anything else goes?"

Elder Mu waved his hand. "Oh, it’s not that serious. Just teach him a small lesson."

Although Elder Mu and his junior brother were always at odds with each other, it never involved matters of life and death. It was nothing more than a simple sect rivalry.

Elder Mu naturally wouldn’t let things get too serious.

Shen Bai nodded. "Alright, I understand. Teaching him a lesson should be simple enough, it won’t take much effort. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going now."

After Dianmao today, Shen Bai still hadn’t ground his Skill Level. Since there was nothing else going on, he naturally wanted to head to the Martial Arts Arena and get to grinding.

After all, once two more of his Divine Powers reached their second qualitative change, Shen Bai would be able to cross the threshold into the Meridian Realm.

"It won’t be long before you have to go to the Inner Examination Land. When you have time, you can come and chat with an old man like me. After all, in all of Fenglin State, you’re the only one who’s to my liking," said Elder Mu.

Shen Bai agreed and didn’t linger in the resource room. He left and headed toward the Martial Arts Arena.

The journey was, of course, uneventful.

After arriving at the Martial Arts Arena, Shen Bai entered a private room and circulated the Qi in his body.

The next moment, Shen Bai vanished, leaving only an afterimage in his place.