After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 109 Sect Mission

Although he had been away for a full month, Qingzhu Peak seemed unchanged. The elders and disciples were still busy with their own affairs. However, he needed to go to the Hall of Affairs to cancel his leave first, and he also needed to collect the reward for breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Cultivation.

"Shen Xu, you're finally back!" As soon as Shen Xu entered the Hall of Deacons, the elder he had met the first time he visited the Hall of Deacons walked excitedly to his side.

"Uh... Elder, what do you need me for? I don't think I'm late!" Shen Xu hesitated for a moment.

"What are you saying! The sect leader told you yesterday that you should go to the main hall of the sect to see him as soon as you returned!"

"Is it in such a hurry? I still want to go to the Inner Affairs Hall to re-register my courtyard!"

"These are all minor matters. Don't let the sect leader's important business get in the way."

"Don't rush! Let me put my backpack back first! Otherwise, what kind of behavior is it to carry a bag to the sect hall?"

"The sect leader is looking for you, yet you're still thinking about your tattered backpack! You..."

"Alright! Leave your backpack here, and I'll take care of your courtyard registration for you. All you need to do is one thing: go to the sect's main hall and find the sect leader!" the elder said after calming down.

"You said it yourself, so I'll have to trouble you, Elder. I'll head to the sect's main hall now," Shen Xu said with a smile to the elder in charge.

So Shen Xu put his backpack down in the Hall of Affairs and immediately headed to the sect's main hall. However, he was very curious about what Song Qi wanted to talk to him about so urgently. Could it be about the opportunity Song Qi had promised him? But wasn't it a bit too fast? He was only just beginning to understand the Sixfold Waves.

When he arrived at the sect's main hall, the sect leader seemed to be discussing matters with other elders. The steward of the hall asked him to wait a while, but he ended up waiting for a very long time.

Actually, if the elder in charge hadn't kept urging him, it would probably have been this late by the time he finished his business.

Moreover, he had just emerged from the illusionary realm of the Illusion Wall, and his spirit was already greatly depleted. So, when he suddenly had some free time, he easily became sleepy and eventually fell asleep leaning against the white jade railing next to the main hall.

When he was woken up by the deacon of the main hall, it was already sunset. After rubbing his sore neck, he followed the elder deacon into the main hall.

"Disciple Shen Xu greets the Sect Leader and the Grand Elder." Although he was somewhat displeased, he still bowed respectfully.

"Shen Xu, how was your New Year?" Song Qi asked.

"Thanks to the sect leader and the grand elder, things are not bad!"

"Did you visit the Wang family before you came back?" the elder asked.

"This disciple has just returned to the sect from the Wang family."

"How does the Phantom Wall feel?"

Shen Xu looked up at the two people seated and replied, "It's amazing. It must be the true meaning of water left by the ancestor. This disciple has benefited greatly."

Can you tell me what you saw?

"The true meaning of water left by the patriarch, combined with the ability of the Illusion Wall, will evoke memories deep in the user's mind, and use the user's memories to help the user comprehend the meaning of the Dao. Therefore, I estimate that everyone will see different scenes."

However, his vital energy was greatly depleted; the disciple had used up all of his several hundred Qi-Nourishing Pills and was now penniless…

"Does the Phantom Wall have this function?" Song Qi asked the Grand Elder.

"It must be due to some reaction between his own unique characteristics and the true meaning of the ancestor's Dao. Generally speaking, in the illusion wall, you will only see the ancestor demonstrating the use of the meaning of water."

"As expected of someone who has received the ancestral master's inheritance, he can even have a wonderful connection with the true meaning of the Dao left behind by the ancestral master hundreds of years ago!" Song Qi exclaimed.

"Can't you guys get to the point? The point is I'm out of Nourishing Essence Pills, and those Nourishing Essence Pills that were supposed to compensate me should be given to me!" Shen Xu complained inwardly.

"I need your help with something. If you agree to this, you can receive one hundred Nourishing Yuan Pills as compensation from the Deacon Hall every month. What do you think of this offer?"

"May I ask what it is?"

"It's very simple, just teach me the Seven-Seven Sword Technique!" Song Qi said with a smile.

"Teach Yang Qiqi swordsmanship?"

Shen Xu felt that the sect was preparing Yang Qiqi for entering the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm, because his swordsmanship must have improved in the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm, which meant that the test in the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm was likely related to swordsmanship. In that case, no one was more suitable than him to teach Yang Qiqi swordsmanship.

“Sure!” Shen Xu replied.

"Alright, gather at the sect's main hall tomorrow morning. The sect has chosen a good place for you to teach Qiqi."

"Disciple obey!"

After leaving the sect's main hall, Shen Xu realized a few things. First, the sect leader didn't seem to ask him about the Sixfold Waves, and seemed completely unconcerned about his progress. Did the sect leader not want him to get that opportunity?

Secondly, judging from the sect leader's words, it seems that he found more than just him as a helper for Yang Qiqi. Who are the others?

Finally, and most importantly, it was originally his Nourishing Essence Pill! Yet the sect gave it to him as a reward. Did they expect him to thank the sect?

After returning to the deacon's hall, Shen Xu received the key to his courtyard and his monthly supply of Nourishing Essence Pills.

In the courtyard of Qingzhu Residence, Shen Xu sat cross-legged by the pond, bathed in moonlight, quietly polishing the precious sword left to him by his parents.

In the end, Uncle Wang never mentioned the story of the sword to him. Was it that his parents obtained the sword by chance, or was there another secret that they couldn't tell him, or was he not yet qualified to know the origin of the sword with his current strength?

He wouldn't ask if Wang Bo didn't mention it, because he knew that with Wang Bo's personality, if the sword really had any secrets, he would definitely tell him at the right time. If the sword didn't have any secrets, what difference would it make whether he asked or not!

After wiping the sword, Shen Xu drew the Cold Moon. It can only be said that the Cold Moon lived up to its name, gleaming with a chilling light under the moonlight. Even before it touched the water, the sharpness under the moonlight had already caused the pool to ripple.

In his previous life, he knew that only objects possessing spirituality could be called magical artifacts. As for what constitutes the spirituality of an object, he didn't quite understand, since he had never come into contact with a real magical artifact.

But after seeing the Cold Moon, he gained a certain understanding of the spirituality of magical artifacts. The Cold Moon was the closest thing to a magical artifact he had ever come into contact with, so it would naturally possess some of the power of a magical artifact. He guessed that the moonlight sharpness that the Cold Moon presented to him at this moment was a manifestation of its spirituality.

Shen Xu gently wiped the Cold Moon. Although he rarely used the Cold Moon in battle, it was because his current sword was sufficient to meet his needs, and taking out the Cold Moon would easily bring him unnecessary trouble.

Only when his strength reaches a level sufficient to protect Han Yue will it be the best time for Han Yue to display her brilliance.

After wiping it clean, Shen Xu gazed at the moon reflected in the cold moonlight and murmured, "I wonder how the cold moon is doing now?"