Although it was already the second half of the night, the upgrade of the Ruyi Golden Cudgel did not pause just because it had reached level 20.
One upgrade Prompt Sound after another rang out every short while.
"Your Ruyi Golden Cudgel has upgraded to level 21. You will receive a Gold Element Spiritual Root +1 feedback. You may choose the Feedback recipient."
"Your Ruyi Golden Cudgel has upgraded to level 22. You will receive a Gold Element Spiritual Root +1 feedback. You may choose the Feedback recipient."
"Your Ruyi Golden Cudgel has upgraded to level 23. You will receive a Gold Element Spiritual Root +1 feedback. You may choose the Feedback recipient."
Qin Mu could only add records to the paper one by one based on the number of upgrades.
In his spare time, he would also focus his attention on the records of the experience gained by the Ruyi Golden Cudgel.
"Your Ruyi Golden Cudgel devoured Geng Metal Ore, Experience +5!"
"Your Ruyi Golden Cudgel devoured Geng Metal Ore, Experience +5!"
"Your Ruyi Golden Cudgel devoured Geng Metal Ore, Experience +5!"
The two characters "Geng Metal" were not unfamiliar to Qin Mu.
In Mystic Gate, Geng Metal is called Taibai Venus; it carries killing intent and is rigid. It is the seventh in the Ten Heavenly Stems, named Seventh Kill, and governs slaughter and transformation.
And that Taibai Venus, Li Chang Geng, from Mythology, is in a sense, Geng Metal.
Although Qin Mu did not know what kind of metal ore Geng Metal Ore was, based on the above, he could not help but guess that this metal must be very precious.
After all, how could a metal that could add five points of experience to the Ruyi Golden Cudgel at once be ordinary goods?
In his original estimation, before sunrise, the Ruyi Golden Cudgel would at most upgrade to the thirties, or... the forties?
Because with every upgrade of the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, the experience required for the next upgrade would increase.
And Geng Metal Ore should be very precious to a sect like the Misty Sect, which was established in a Remote place.
However, in the time that followed, the sounds of the Ruyi Golden Cudgel upgrading hardly stopped.
This could not help but make Qin Mu start to doubt his own speculation.
"Could it be that Geng Metal Ore is not precious? Is it just somewhat special, which is why it can add so much experience to the Ruyi Golden Cudgel?"
Amidst his wild thoughts, the candle placed on the desk gradually burned out.
When a ray of sunshine shone into the Room through the gap between the window and the Room Door, a Prompt Sound that echoed in his mind made Qin Mu grin.
"Your Ruyi Golden Cudgel has upgraded to level 60. You will receive a Gold Element Spiritual Root +1 feedback. You may choose the Feedback recipient."
Qin Mu looked at the content he had recorded on the paper with a beaming smile.
In just one night, his Spiritual Root had become 54 points!
This meant that his Aptitude had already become above average!
"Well... the other party also received one, two, three... five points of Spiritual Root feedback this night, and the Ruyi Golden Cudgel also gained five types of transform, which can be said to be a win-win for everyone!"
"Everyone has a bright future!"
After counting the records, Qin Mu stretched contentedly.
"It seems the update of the Divine Weapon Compendium has also made the Misty Sect anxious, which is why they are desperately sending Geng Metal Ore for the Ruyi Golden Cudgel to devour!"
He thought about these things secretly and continued to wait.
As a result, after waiting for a long time, he did not wait for the Prompt Sound of the Ruyi Golden Cudgel upgrading.
"It seems it's over..."
Qin Mu shook his head secretly, folded the paper with the records and stuffed it under the bed with a sense of loss, then got up to wash.
At this moment, in a certain room on the Towering Ship, Zhang Qianren used the fastest speed he usually had to reach out and press the Jade Hairpin under his buttocks, and with another wave of his hand, he stored the Geng Metal Ore on his lap into his Storage Ring.
Just as he finished all this, the Room Door was pushed open with a creak.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough~"
Before the person even entered, the sound of violent coughing had already come in.
Zhang Qianren's complexion immediately turned Ashen, and a cold look appeared in his eyes.
A few breaths later, a green bamboo staff reached over the threshold.
Immediately after, Yue Yang, with a Sallow Complexion and a hunched physique, walked in slowly.
As soon as he entered the door, he let out a long sigh.
"Old Zhang, you are quite leisurely, but we have been busy all night."
Before Zhang Qianren could respond, he sat down at a table on his own and started chattering.
"In the second half of last night, after we discussed for a long time, we finally informed all the Disciples on the Towering Ship of the Vice Sect Master 's notice."
"You don't know, after the Disciples learned of this, they were howling like ghosts all night, and some even tried to commit suicide."
Having said this, he raised his left hand with a sorrowful Expression.
"Besides that, some ungrateful wretches, with their Dao Heart collapsed, actually took advantage of this chaos to gang up and force... molest a female Disciple."
"Fortunately, this old man arrived early, so they did not succeed."
"See this hand? This old man used it to crush the necks of those people!"
"After several decades of Cultivation, this old man's hand is already stained with blood, but this old man never thought that one day, this hand would cause the death of Disciples within his own Sect!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Qianren's thin and gaunt cheeks showed no expression.
Ever since he realized his true heart last night, he was no longer the Outer Sect Deacon of the Misty Sect who was timid in front of Deacons, Elders, and the Sect Master, and cold on the outside but warm on the inside toward Disciples.
At this moment, not only did he not feel uncomfortable in his heart, but he felt that Yue Yang was noisy.
Even, Killing Intent had already arisen in his heart.
It was only because he hid it deep that Yue Yang, who was not far away, did not discover it.
But although Yue Yang did not notice the Killing Intent in his heart, he did discover Zhang Qianren's cold, thin and gaunt Facial Appearance that lacked any emotion.
When their eyes met, he even felt the coldness in the heart of this former close friend.
Suddenly, it was as if Yue Yang realized something, and bitterness welled up in his heart.
He and Zhang Qianren had joined the Misty Sect at the same time; once upon a time, they were close friends who had nothing they couldn't talk about.
But because of his own jealousy, the relationship between them finally evolved into an awkward state.
They were not enemies, not friends, and certainly not unfamiliar people.
When he first arrived at Guanhai City and learned that Zhang Qianren had gone into the sea to search for treasure, he sneered immediately.
Perhaps out of worry, or perhaps out of jealousy that Zhang Qianren could see that Supreme Treasure, all he could think about at the time was that if Zhang Qianren had any good fortune, he wouldn't have been stuck in the Foundation Establishment Stage for several decades and still hadn't broken through.
And last night, when a group of Deacons were sternly scolding Zhang Qianren, it was also him who kept speaking up for him.
In the past, he had never cared about Zhang Qianren's cold Expression.
Because, since the day they broke off their friendship, Zhang Qianren had always had a cold face when facing him.
But at this moment, looking at those cold eyes that made his whole body feel cold and even creeped him out, Yue Yang finally had a sudden realization.
They were not only not friends, but if not for the constraints of the Sect, they might have already become life and death enemies!
Thinking of this, Yue Yang stood up with a bitter smile and walked toward the Room Door in silence.
Zhang Qianren watched the other party coldly, not saying a word during the process.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough~"
Yue Yang finally reached the door, but before leaving, he stopped, hung his head, and said with a Complicated Expression: "Old Zhang, I don't know that my personality would make you hate me to the bone."
"It's just that I hope, and expect, that you can let go a little."
"Not for me, but for yourself."
"Although the Sect is facing a catastrophe, as long as we are still here, the Sect is still here. You know Old Li, right? He entered the demonic path suddenly last night because his Dao Heart collapsed."
"I don't want the next one to enter the demonic path to be you!"
After saying this, he slowly stepped out of the door and slowly closed the Room Door.
Seeking recommendations, seeking collections, seeking investment!
end of this chapter
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