C7: Gimme Some Benefits Before We Talk

The corners of Yan Qi's mouth twitched, but he was ready for Shang Xia's response and he quickly managed to calm himself. "Young master, is the Lightning Wood Charm really useful for comprehending the Chaos Essence Lightning Palm?"

Glancing at Yan Qi from the corner of his eye, Shang Xia wasn't surprised that Yan Qi could guess that the item was beneficial for his martial intent. Since there was no point in hiding it, he explained everything. "Far from it! In order to start comprehending it, you'll definitely need the core of the Lightning Tree! Moreover, it has to be a Lightning Tree more than five hundred years old!"

Yan Qi sucked in a cold breath. "That… That… That is pretty rare."

anyway. No one would give away techniques to other people easily!

Before Shang Xia could get to his feet, Yan Qi's voice broke his train of thoughts. "Young master, remember when you got us to keep an eye out for Dou Zhong? He's actually crazy. He's trying to break his way into the battlefield between the two worlds, and he says that he's planning to widen his horizons there! He's just a little brat who hasn't entered the Martial Realm! He's clearly looking to die!"

Ignoring Yan Qi's comments, Shang Xia's thoughts started to spin. That was exactly how the story of a protagonist started!

"Keep an eye on him! Do not let anyone notice you…" Shang Xia reminded him again.

After acknowledging the order, Yan Qi wasn't in a rush to leave. Instead, he brought up another topic. "Oh right, Young Lady Mu has left seclusion. She successfully broke through to the Martial Realm."

As a thought came to mind, Shang Xia asked, "From what I remember, her family holds some power in the city. Am I right?"

"Young Lady Mu's father, Mu Jiansheng, is an expert at the Martial Extremity Realm. Even though he's the patriarch of the Mu Clan, the true expert in the family is Mu Jiansheng's younger sister, Mu Jianyin. She is one of the four heads of the Tongyou Institution's Outreach Division. She's extremely mysterious and not many people know of her existence.

"Outreach Division?" A frown formed on Shang Xia's face when he heard the name.

The Outreach Division was the Tongyou Institution's information organization, and their leaders held much higher authority than those of the three cultivation divisions. Even Zhang Haogu would have to lower his head when meeting her.

However, their status wasn't why they were scary. Instead, the cultivation levels of the four heads of the Outreach Division were really profound!

expression of amusement. "Looks like things are getting interesting."

Taking his leave, Yan Qi soon left the courtyard. As soon as he did, Shang Xia opened the case in his hand.

There were six intricately carved wooden boards in the case, and he could feel a trace of lightning energy coming from within.

After a Lightning Tree was processed, only three to four Lightning Wood Charms would be produced. Looking at the tiny charm, no one would think that it weighed more than a hundred pounds!

"With those I received before, there should be close to 20 charms… Let's try it out now and hope I manage to craft a few talismans… After the battle with Zhu Ying, nearly all my trump cards have been revealed to the world."

Closing the case, Shang Xia closed his eyes and profound thoughts filled his mind.