I Can Extract Divine Power

As the text vanished, a flood of information poured into Shen Bai’s mind.

Subconsciously, Shen Bai absorbed all the information.

He opened his eyes only after he had learned Level 6 Shadow Kill.

’So that’s how it is. Now this ability truly lives up to the "Kill" in Shadow Kill,’ Shen Bai thought.

After Shadow Kill reached Level 6, in addition to its previous attributes doubling, it gained a new Clone Attribute.

True to its name, the Clone Attribute allowed him to split off figures of himself from dark shadows.

The "+32" stat meant that Shen Bai could create 32 shadows.

And the shadows created possessed Shen Bai’s full combat power.

But there was one limitation: they could only deliver a single strike before vanishing without a trace.

Most importantly, after all 32 shadows were used, there was a one-day recharge period.

Of course, this so-called recharge period was no limitation for Shen Bai.

After all, he could summon as many or as few as he pleased.

If someone could actually force Shen Bai to summon all thirty-two... one could only say that person deserved their death.

After all, each shadow could deliver one of Shen Bai’s full-power strikes, and a single one of those strikes could kill an ordinary Void Realm master.

Shen Bai stroked his chin, feeling the Qi within his body.

Because Shadow Kill had reached Level 6, Shen Bai’s meridians had changed once more.

Six and a half.

A full six and a half of his meridians were now covered in gold.

At this rate, Shen Bai estimated that if he could get just one more Divine Power to Level 6, he would reach the Unity Realm.

’It’s a pity. There isn’t enough time,’ Shen Bai thought.

A knock came from the door.

Yao Long stood at the door and said, "Lord Shen, the men from the Government Office are here. All the ore has been collected."

Shen Bai opened the door and said, "I’ll go take a look."

...

In a clearing that had been carved out of the wide forest by Observatory personnel, all sorts of precious ores were laid out.

A single one of these ores was worth more than any commoner could ever afford. Even cash-strapped members of the Jianghu would be unable to buy them.

Some of the ores were even priceless and unavailable on the open market. If the Government Office hadn’t intervened, it’s likely they never would have been gathered.

Fan Kai was taking inventory. When he saw Shen Bai arrive, he walked over, cupped his hands, and said, "Greetings, Lord Shen."

His gaze held a hint of admiration.

To be honest, Fan Kai, who had long resided in Xuanjing City, hadn’t expected Nanxing Prefecture to be so efficient. They had managed to gather all these ores in just a few short days.

Shen Bai nodded. "With this many ores, can the mineral vein be stabilized?"

The main purpose of this trip was to stabilize the mineral vein.

Now that the ores were in hand, it was time to completely destroy the Hundred Truths Remains.

Fan Kai nodded hurriedly. "Rest assured, Lord Shen. With these ores, I only need one day to extract the energy within them and completely stabilize the mineral vein."

Shen Bai turned his gaze to Yao Long and asked, "Have there been any abnormalities around the mine recently?"

Yao Long shook his head. "The perimeter is secured by the Government Office, our people, and trusted Jianghu influences. It’s nearly impossible for anyone to get in."

Shen Bai stroked his chin and said, "Speed up the process. Extract the ore’s energy as quickly as possible, stabilize the mineral vein, and then open the passage."

"Yes!" Fan Kai replied quickly.

Although he wasn’t from the Observatory, for some reason he always felt immense pressure when facing Shen Bai.

He had learned more about Shen Bai over the past few days and greatly admired him, so his response was not just a formality.

Shen Bai said slowly, "If anything happens, tell me immediately."

Without another word, he headed toward the Wooden House.

He still needed to grind his Skill Level. The next Divine Power he planned to grind was Divine Thousand Miles.

He was only five thousand Skill Level points away. Once he grinded that out, he could reach the Unity Realm.

At that point, the entire Nanxing Prefecture would be his for the taking.

Yao Long watched Shen Bai leave, then continued directing his men to handle the subsequent arrangements.

...

At this moment, in a hidden location far from the mine.

The area was desolate and rarely visited.

Yet, a large group of people was now gathered here.

Daoists, Monks, as well as Piaoxu and Lu Cheng.

Abbot Xuanzhen and the Qi Huang Taoist led the group. Looking at Piaoxu and Lu Cheng, both frowned.

"The Academy only sent two people?" The Qi Huang Taoist’s brows were tightly furrowed, his tone laced with dissatisfaction.

"The matter of the Hundred Truths Remains is extremely important. Sending only two of you shows you aren’t taking this seriously enough."

Piaoxu replied in a soft, charming voice, "Just the two of us is more than enough. After all, what you really need is the Shadow in the Painting."

Half a painting appeared in Piaoxu’s hand, shimmering with a sinister, cold light that sent a chill down the spine.

"The Academy can’t compare to you in terms of manpower. We focus on an elite path. Two experts at the Middle Stage of Void Transformation is an impressive enough force to bring to bear."

Lu Cheng added, "After all, ordinary masters at the Middle Stage of Void Transformation are no match for us."

Hearing this, the Qi Huang Taoist didn’t say anything further.

’It didn’t matter how many of them came. With the Shadow in the Painting, they had what they needed to get the Hundred Truths Remains.’

’In fact, with fewer people, it would be even easier to kill Piaoxu.’

Abbot Xuanzhen took out the other half of the painting and said, "In that case, let’s begin."

Since everyone had gathered, it was time to set the plan in motion.

People of their standing would not indulge in wasting time.

The soft charm vanished from Piaoxu’s face. She held out her half of the painting and said, "Let’s combine them."

Abbot Xuanzhen nodded and unfurled the half of the painting in his hand.

A wave of cold, sinister aura washed over them, making their hearts pound with unease.

Once unfurled, the two halves of the scroll, as if receiving a signal, used the sinister aura as a conduit and rapidly pulled themselves together.