I Can Extract Divine Power

Shen Bai slurped another mouthful of noodles. While enjoying the delicious food, he said, "Don’t overthink it. It’s like I said before: the past is past, the future is always changing. Only the present is what you should truly cherish."

"You’ve lived for so long and were trapped for so long. Now that you’re finally free, you should enjoy life as it is now."

Red Makeup’s autumn-water-like eyes held a trace of gentleness. "I am already enjoying life. Being able to breathe the fresh air outside is truly a wonderful thing. And being by Master’s side is the most wonderful thing of all. I couldn’t be happier."

"That’s good."

Shen Bai smiled. "There will be many more happy days for you in the future."

Amber kept her head down, focused on her food.

’As a food-loving Deceitful Beast, one must concentrate when eating.’

She was the first to finish her noodles, and she even drank the broth until the bowl was clean.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Amber’s eyes darted around. Then, she clenched her fist, striking a ridiculously theatrical pose.

"Master will surely ascend to the pinnacle of this world! And I, Master’s strongest right-hand woman, will also be sung of by the people for generations!"

Shen Bai’s mouth twitched. He rubbed Amber’s cat ears and said, "You little rascal, always thinking about such dramatic nonsense. But I guess it’s fine. At least it makes you happy."

Amber’s emerald-green eyes shifted slightly. She then sidled up to Shen Bai, putting on a coy act. "If Master is happy, then I’m happy. Let me warm your bed tonight, Master."

Shen Bai’s eyes widened. "Don’t tell me you also learned this from secretly reading the Observatory’s archives."

Amber chirped in agreement. "Yup! The archives said there was a Lord Official who had bed-warming maids. He had dozens of them! But I alone am worth dozens of them."

As she spoke, Amber touched her own little hands, and her face suddenly fell.

Seeing this, Shen Bai asked curiously, "What’s with that face now?"

Amber said, caught between laughter and tears, "Deceitful Beasts are cold to the touch. I can’t warm Master’s bed."

Shen Bai was speechless. "Being cool to the touch is also very nice. Besides, a Cultivator wouldn’t feel cold from a little temperature difference like that."

"It won’t be cold even if I put them in?" Amber’s eyes lit up.

Shen Bai felt a pang in his heart.

He had a feeling Amber was saying something completely outrageous.

Red Makeup couldn’t help but laugh out loud. "Sister Amber is naturally innocent. The things she says can be quite surprising sometimes."

Amber looked completely bewildered. "What on earth are you two thinking? I meant, if Master feels cold, and I wrap my hands around his, will he still feel cold?"

"That’s the ’put them in’ I was talking about! What were you thinking?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Bai and Red Makeup felt lines of exasperation forming on their foreheads.

So, it turned out the two of them were the ones overthinking it.

That little rascal Amber might be full of mischievous ideas, but she wasn’t *that* far gone yet.

"Let’s eat, let’s eat. No more talk about this."

Shen Bai, feeling rather exasperated, tapped the table and started chowing down.

This breakfast took about the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn.

After Shen Bai finished eating, he took Red Makeup and Amber for a walk around the streets for a while.

For Red Makeup, who had been locked away for so long, this was like a bride riding in a sedan chair for the first time.

After experiencing the peace and tranquility of the current world, as well as the bustling atmosphere of secular life, Red Makeup looked completely content.

By the time they returned to the Observatory, the number of members present had begun to increase.

...

Fang Tong had been very busy lately, especially today.

They had received a lot of intel, all of it clues related to the Wild Taoist Sect, the Wild Buddha Sect, and Xinhua Academy.

Since seventy to eighty percent of the members of the three factions had been eliminated, the remaining riffraff could no longer sit still and had started making moves.

It was precisely because of these movements that their tracks were discovered.

Many members of the Observatory had already received the news and begun to encircle and suppress the remaining Demonic Forces.

Fang Tong was preparing to accept a mission. As he stood in line outside the registration room, he was filled with emotion.

’The Observatory has finally reclaimed its glory. I never would have thought Lord Shen could do it in such a short amount of time.’

Originally, all the members had thought that even with Shen Bai’s swift and decisive methods, it would take at least a year or two, maybe more, to revitalize the Nanxing Prefecture Observatory.

But unexpectedly, in just that short period, the Observatory, under Lord Shen’s leadership, had already wiped out most of the three Demonic Forces.

It wasn’t just Fang Tong; the other members also felt that Lord Shen’s arrival was a golden opportunity for them to ride his coattails.

’The Great Zhou Country is vast, but there is only one Lord Shen. I hope he can stay in Nanxing Prefecture a while longer, to allow the Nanxing Prefecture Observatory to flourish even more,’ Fang Tong thought.

Any intelligent person could see that with Shen Bai’s potential and immense strength, he would never be content to stop at the Nanxing Prefecture Observatory.

Shen Bai’s sights were set on ever-higher mountains. Once he had climbed them one by one, he would stand between Heaven and Earth, invincible.

Nanxing Prefecture was just the starting point, not the final destination.

But Fang Tong and the other members of the Observatory hoped Lord Shen could stay in Nanxing Prefecture for even one more day.

The sound of footsteps echoed from behind Fang Tong.

Fang Tong subconsciously turned his head and saw Shen Bai approaching.

"Greetings, Lord Shen."

Every member of the Observatory who saw Shen Bai respectfully clasped their hands and bowed, their eyes filled with reverence.

This came from the bottom of their hearts, a genuine display of emotion.

Shen Bai nodded. "Fang Tong, when you receive your mission, tell Zheng Xing in the registration room to come find me in the five-story building after he’s finished with his work. I have something important to discuss with him in detail."