I Can Extract Divine Power

Shen Bai took the letter and opened it.

Eunuch Chen showed no sign of leaving, apparently waiting for Shen Bai to finish reading.

Once opened, the letter was covered in tiny, dense script.

Shen Bai frowned after he finished reading it.

"An imperial audience in the Capital City?"

That was the letter’s only message.

Nothing more.

"Do you know why I’m being summoned for an imperial audience?" Shen Bai asked.

There was a policy about studying in the Capital City, but that was supposed to happen a year from now. It wasn’t time for Shen Bai yet.

Eunuch Chen thought for a moment before saying, "Although I don’t know exactly what His Majesty is thinking, I can venture a guess."

"The Celestial Pride Hall of the former dynasty is about to open. Naturally, it will be you young people who enter."

’Celestial Pride Hall?’

Shen Bai was completely baffled when he heard this.

Despite having diligently studied a great deal of information, Shen Bai had never heard this name before.

Eunuch Chen knew Shen Bai didn’t understand, but he wasn’t in a rush. He explained, "Do you know anything about the former dynasty?"

Shen Bai nodded. "I know that the former dynasty was tyrannical, and the common people lived in misery."

Eunuch Chen said, "Correct. The former dynasty was indeed like that, but while they were cruel to the common people, they treated Cultivators extremely well."

"The Celestial Pride Hall is a secret realm from the former dynasty, built by the Former Emperor at great cost."

"It’s filled with countless treasures and Cultivation Techniques, but there’s a restriction: only those with the bone age of a young person can enter."

"Otherwise, it will trigger a backlash, or even lead to dire consequences."

"When the Great Zhou Country overthrew the former dynasty, this prize naturally fell into our hands. It’s not just for the prodigies of the Observatory’s younger generation; even Jianghu People will be invited."

Shen Bai rubbed his chin. "Are there any criteria?"

He was quite curious if there were any specific requirements.

"Of course," said Eunuch Chen. "One must be at least in the Unity Realm."

Shen Bai was taken aback. "That’s the standard for the younger generation?"

If he remembered correctly, the overall strength of Great Zhou’s younger generation was rather lackluster.

Setting the minimum requirement for the Celestial Pride Hall at the Unity Realm would make things very difficult.

"That’s right," Eunuch Chen said. "After all this time, we have been working hard to break the restrictions of the Celestial Pride Hall. As of now, we’ve made significant progress."

"As for the age requirement, it has been lowered significantly."

Hearing this, Shen Bai got the general idea.

"Thank you, Eunuch Chen. But if I travel to Xuanjing City for the audience, what will happen to Nanxing Prefecture?" Shen Bai asked.

His current position was Prefecture Chief of Nanxing Prefecture; it probably wasn’t wise to leave so abruptly.

Eunuch Chen smiled. "The current Nanxing Prefecture is already unrivaled. You can be gone for a while. Just find someone to manage things in your stead. It will be fine."

Shen Bai raised an eyebrow. "It seems the Court is keeping a close eye on Nanxing Prefecture."

Eunuch Chen nodded. "But of course. Both His Majesty and I think very highly of you. Every single thing you’ve done since taking charge of Nanxing Prefecture has caused a sensation throughout the Jianghu. It would be abnormal if we hadn’t heard anything."

"Alright, I have other matters to attend to, so I won’t say more."

"Once you arrive in Xuanjing City, you can come find me. We can talk more then."

As the Saint Martial Emperor’s personal attendant and the head of the eunuchs, Eunuch Chen was naturally a very busy man.

A moment later, Eunuch Chen departed, vanishing into a blurry afterimage.

Standing in the underground space, Shen Bai looked at the letter in his hand and thought, ’Five days to prepare is plenty of time. I’ll head back first.’

He planned to return to the Observatory first to get his affairs in order before thinking about the trip to Xuanjing City.

As for the Era of Ten Thousand Cities, it seemed Eunuch Chen knew about it as well, but simply didn’t have time to discuss it in detail.

It wasn’t a major issue. Shen Bai could discuss it with Eunuch Chen once he got to Xuanjing City.

With that thought, Shen Bai didn’t linger. He activated Divine Thousand Miles and vanished from the underground space.

...

「The Observatory.」

Upon his return, Shen Bai made the necessary arrangements.

While he was away from Nanxing Prefecture, Wu Tian and Zheng Xing would be left in charge temporarily.

Now, Shen Bai sat inside the five-story building, looking at the Luminous Pearl before him. An idea suddenly struck him.

He still had eighteen wisps of Evil Qi. He could appraise them and see what effect they had.

The moment the thought formed, words made of smoke materialized before his eyes.

[Similar type of Divine Power detected. Convert to Skill Level for Divination Skill?]

Shen Bai rubbed his chin and silently willed the conversion.

Although he hadn’t unlocked a new skill, which was a bit of a shame, he was pleased that the power could be converted into Skill Level for his Divination Skill.

[Divination Skill +2000]

His Divination Skill had already undergone one qualitative change. This second infusion naturally granted 2,000 Skill Level.

After a moment of thought, Shen Bai made up his mind.

’First, I’ll grind my Divination Skill to Level 5. This Divine Power has excellent support effects, and it also lets me deduce information about my enemies and predict Fortune and Misfortune.’

With a plan in mind, Shen Bai didn’t delay, even though it was already late.

"Amber, come inside," Shen Bai said.

Amber, who had been massaging his shoulders, transformed into a streak of light and entered Shen Bai’s body upon hearing his command.

Red Makeup sat quietly to one side, brewing tea for him.

Then, Shen Bai began the grind.

[Divination Skill +3+3+3...]

Before his eyes, the smoke flickered continuously, forming into words as his Skill Level slowly ticked upward.

...

The Jianghu was like a raging sea that would never know a day of calm.

But recently, Nanxing Prefecture was as tranquil as a lake.

The reason was simple: there were almost no Demonic Forces left in Nanxing Prefecture.

The Demonic Forces there had been utterly annihilated by Nanxing Prefecture’s Prefecture Chief, Shen Bai.