NOVPUB"Martial Uncle He, bestowing upon me such a precious treasure..."
Before Wang Ba could finish speaking, the big drinker He raised his hand to stop him and said in a deep voice,
"I’m giving you this because all those scrolls you were supposed to submit to me have been transferred over to you. Let’s consider it a trade, don’t dwell on it."
With that, he turned and left without looking back.
Wang Ba couldn’t help but turn to Cui Daqi.
Cui Daqi said helplessly,
"Just accept it. Your Martial Uncle He has always been this stubborn. He actually has high hopes for you but just can’t bring himself to say it out loud."
Upon hearing these words, Wang Ba couldn’t help but recall the visage of the big drinker He, and after pondering for a moment, he accepted the item.
...
Wanfa Peak.
Wang Ba held the Wind Summoning Bell lightly in his hand.
With a mere thought,
whirling wind blades formed by spirals of green Qi suddenly shot out from the Dantian transformed by the Wind Summoning Bell. Under Wang Ba’s deliberate control, they bore some resemblance to slashes of sword light.
However, the wind blades shattered into a gentle breeze the moment they were about to collide with the house, causing no damage whatsoever.
This displayed an astonishing level of control.
Wang Ba then slowly put away the Wind Summoning Bell.
He truly lamented the consumption of Wind Style Mana.
Wind Style Mana was not easy to acquire, mostly obtained from Wind Style spirit items, so he tried to minimize its use as much as possible.
"To integrate it into the Golden Core, the prerequisite is to cultivate the wind spiritual root Dantian to Perfect Foundation Establishment... All of these require Merits."
Feeling the aura within the Wind Summoning Bell, Wang Ba silently made some calculations.
Of course, Perfect Foundation Establishment was just the minimum threshold. To fully integrate the "Ride the Wind" sutra into the Golden Core, he would face many more difficulties.
"However, since I’ve made a start on the Wind Style Cultivation Method, perhaps I should take the time to learn the Thunder Style as well?"
A thought briefly crossed his mind.
But after pondering, he ultimately decided to suppress the idea for the moment.
"I should wait until I’ve finished the tasks assigned by Diwu Hall first..."
Song Dongyang gave him nearly a month’s time, but in reality, it only took him half a day to draft it after coming back from Diwu Hall.
Yet, he didn’t submit it immediately.
Martial Uncle Cui was right, it was important to show one’s capabilities when necessary.
But sometimes, it was also important not to reveal too much.
Wang Ba didn’t want to get entangled with the trivial matters of Diwu Hall and hinder his own cultivation.
He desired the benefits of being a Vice Minister and the Right Enforcer, but he also wanted to have some ease.
Naturally, the matters of the Sect were closely tied with individuals.
If the nest overturns, no egg remains intact. He didn’t intentionally wait too long and had submitted what he prepared to Song Dongyang not long ago.
"Judging by the time, it should be about right now."
Wang Ba glanced at the sky but didn’t notice any signs of activity.
He concluded his cultivation session and strolled through the Spirit Beast Area.
Afterward, he encountered, quite unexpectedly in the hatching chamber, that the two beast eggs laid by the Hundred Colored Stone Lizard had hatched.
The two newborns, still coated in mucus and no larger than the size of a palm, had not fully opened their eyes. They breathed gently through their flaring nostrils, sniffing lightly while chewing on the shell fragments.
What surprised Wang Ba was that the backs of these two Hundred Colored Stone Lizards featured changes unlike those of their mother.
One hatchling’s back was covered with large patches of smooth, water-blue skin, only the extremities and the edges adorned with mixed colors.
The other hatchling’s back, however, was interspersed with brownish-red and sky-blue colors.
Almost instinctively, Wang Ba employed the Bloodline Identification Skill on the two hatchlings.
He was surprised to find that the bloodline of the first Dragon Lizard had undergone further regression.
Barring a water-blue bloodline at the Second Layer that stood out proudly, the rest of the bloodlines had plummeted steeply.
Moving his gaze slightly, he immediately noticed that the second hatchling was experiencing a similar situation.
The difference being, within the second hatchling’s bloodlines, there lay a fiery red and a sky-blue bloodline.
"What sort of abilities does this Hundred Colored Stone Lizard have?"
Observing the two Dragon Lizards closely, Wang Ba could find nothing noteworthy.
After all, they were still too young.
Just then, the first Hundred Colored Stone Lizard hatchling finished its meal of the eggshell.
Seemingly satiated, it lazily sprawled in the hatching nest. Soon afterwards, it raised its head slightly, and a small surge of water spurted out from its nostrils and mouth.
