Shi Jing was delighted at his current accumulation. Especially the formation of his sword intent.
A Qi-Refinement with sword intent? It was unheard of!
At the same time, he realized the weight of certain reward over others after his regression.
"It's better to obtain comprehension-related reward, these thing stays with me after regression…"
Cultivation base is important, but if he were to die unexpectedly, then it would be wasted.
Comprehension however, is a different story. It was something that belongs to him.
Putting away his thought, he extended his spiritual sense.
Once again, that familiar voice came through the courtyard entrance.
"Who is this beggar?" Fang Zheng asked in annoyance.
His gazed spotted Shi Jing, whose appearance was rather unpleasant.
Yesterday, the storm was violent. Shi Jing fell asleep on the side of his porch, rain and dirt had splattered on his clothes.
He didn't have the time to change his attire yet when Fang Zheng came in.
However, hearing Fang Zheng voice, Shi Jing chuckled in joy, he found this young child voice a little pleasant.
"Brother Zheng," He greeted him with a slight bow, this caught Fang Zheng off guard.
"Do I know you?"
Shi Jing shook his head.
"No, however, this junior brother happened to heard of your name from the afar…"
Shi Jing praises made a smile appear on his face. On second thought, he found Shi Jing quite pleasing to look at.
"Junior, I didn't mean to offend you at first," He apologized, then said," I assume you are also a member of the Sword Cloud Manor?"
"Not yet at least, but I do have Senior Feng recommendation."
Upon mentioning Ming Feng name, as well as his recommendation, Fang Zheng was a intrigued.
"Oh? You have Lord Feng recommendation?"
The few disciple behind him began to whispers, the weight of this name was too significant in this part of the city.
"I see you have caught the eyes of Lord Feng," He praised, but in truth, this was his way of probing more information.
After all, he once tried to gain Ming Feng favor, but failed.
With Shi Jing intelligence, how could he fail to see through this praise?
"Merely a stroke of luck. I happened to help Miss Ming while she was in trouble, it's not worth mentioning in front of you."
Hearing this, Fang Zheng let out a big grin as he glances at the disciple behind him.
"Brother Zheng, I wonder if this junior brother can see Elder Chen?" He requested, his face was amiable and respectful.
Seeing this sincere attitude, how could Fang Zheng refuse?
"Of course, Elder Chen had just arrived this morning, let me lead you the way!"
In this cycle, Shi Jing decided to maintain a friendly relationship with Fang Zheng. This way, he can avoid certain situation from the past.
Thus, the event of him beating this crowd never occurred.
In turn, Elder Chen never arrived. The three strike proposal never happened.
So did the event of Chen Lian and Ming Feng clashing with one another, offering to support him.
At the same time, he never saw Ming Muwan again in this cycle, nor receive the demonstration of the Autumn Stroke from Dao Seed Realm expert, Ming Feng.
All this cumulate to one significant thing. One day.
"I managed to arrive one day earlier than my last cycle…"
Far from Cangwu City, deep within a certain region of the Cangwu mountain range.
Shi Jing finds himself standing at the entrance of the Sword Cloud Manor.
The Sword Cloud Manor rose from the mountain peaks like a celestial palace, its white stone walls gleaming against the blue sky.
All year, the peak would be surrounded by gray clouds, making it impossible see through.
At the same time, the base of the mountain was cover in a mysterious layer of mist. Shi Jing suspect this dense mist to be a formation of some sort.
[Threat Detected!]
[You have been issued an emergency mission (x1)]
[Mission: Eliminate a reincarnated soul of the heavenly court (x1).
Reward: Minor Cultivation Base x3.
Time limit: One-Year.
Failure: Death.
Note: The longer the mission is left unattended, the stronger the reincarnate soul. It is advised to complete the mission as soon as possible.]
Seeing this mission again, Shi Jing let out breath of cold air before closing the panel.
This time, Elder Wang was not here at the entrance.
Perhaps if Shi Jing were to be here tomorrow, he would see that man.
"At this moment, although I can kill this reincarnated soul, the aftermath is too great. The reward is also not worth the cost."
"I cannot handle being hunted by the Sword Cloud Manor, not to mention, I lack a foundation still. it is better to avoid Elder Wang at any given time."
Shi Jing didn't waste his time and follow Chen Lian, as well as Fang Zheng toward the gate of the Sword Cloud Manor.
The massive gates of the Sword Cloud Manor loomed before them, carved from pristine white jade that seemed to glow with an inner light.
Twin dragon sculptures coiled around the pillars, their eyes inlaid with spirit stones that pulsed with a faint azure radiance.
Above the entrance, ancient characters engraved, giving off a desolate aura.
He wasn't able to see this in the previous cycle because of Zhou Kang appearance. Seeing it now give him a sense of grandness.
"Elder Chen. This junior greets you." A young woman greeted at the entrance.
She wore the pristine white and azure robes of the Sword Cloud Manor's inner disciples, the fabric flowing like water around her slender frame.
The sleeves were adorned with subtle silver embroidery depicting flowing clouds and sword.
Despite her youth, there was an air of quiet composure about her, and a faint spiritual aura emanated from her being.
Shi Jing could easily discern that she was a foundation establishment cultivator.
Chen Lian nodded to acknowledge her greetings, then commented.
"Junior Lin Xue, I see you have come out of your seclusions… It seems to be successful?"
Hearing this, Lin Xue shook her head slightly, causing her hair to flutter.