Chapter 13: Taking Information"The Hard Way"

Yuanshan wasted little time and began practicing the "Unseen Presence" martial art for the rest of the night.

*Chirp* *chirp*

The magnificent creations of Mother Earth greeted Yuanshan in a gentler Earthere.

Yuanshan opened his eyes.

His eyes had profound eyebags that formed small circles.

He looked up to see the sun's blood-crimson hues streaming across the landscape. Banishing the darkness while casting an untold number of shadows.

He picked up his Moon Sword and swung it around in a slow, rhythmic motion. There was an obvious reaction to every swing, every cut, and every sword strike.

[Mastery: Qi path apprentice, sword path master]

He sensed an increasing level of expertise every second. His unique mental state, combined with the peaceful, serene environment, gave him a deeper understanding of his sword and Qi.

Till he was no longer able to.

"Goddammit, this insight was squandered! The benefits that could arise from battling in a hostile setting would be astounding and transformative for me!".

In this world, there were different attainment levels or mastery levels that one could gain by insights and understanding.

The levels were called Novice, Apprentice, Master, Grandmaster, Great Master, Great Grandmaster, Ancient Master, and Supreme Master level.

{Novice Level}

*At the novice level, individuals can begin to comprehend the basics of their path and start cultivating their skills.

*Their understanding and control over their path is very rudimentary.

{Apprentice Level}

*At the apprentice level, individuals have developed a solid foundation in their path and have mastered some basic skills.

*They have a good understanding of their path and can apply basic techniques.

{Master Level}

*At the master level, individuals have achieved a high level of proficiency and mastery in their path.

*They have a profound understanding of the path and can easily demonstrate advanced skills and techniques.

Yuanshan is currently a Sword Path master. That would entail both a high degree of expertise and the display of sophisticated abilities.

Yuanshan would use his apprentice level in Qi and Master in Sword path, even without utilizing any technique, to do numerous tasks that could require true martial arts.

However, he could only use Qi-type swords due to his Qi path expertise.

Yuanshan sought to visualize the Qi sword coming on his left arm without spending any time gathering his thoughts.

Qi surged into his left hand from his Dantian in a ripple that resembled jade.

Progressively taking on the form of a sword.

Yuanshan struggled for hours to visualize the Qi Sword forming in his left hand or anywhere else!

However, it was quite difficult!

The patterns would become chaotic, the sword exploding, and even the finished product rough.

He would occasionally attempt to make the Qi remain motionless and retain its sword-like structure.

However, that wouldn't work because he wasn't experienced in martial arts!

He would occasionally try to get the Qi to flow, but that could get too complicated and attention-grabbing!

All in all, he had reached a dead end.

Unable to proceed anymore.

"Hah *huff* whatever... At this rate, I am only prolonging my pain. *yawn* I really want to sleep.

Yuanshan was completely exhausted; it appeared that his task had not gone well.

Yuanshan collapsed over the soft bed's mattress, grabbed the intricately embroidered pillow, and wrapped it about his face.

He slept for an unknown amount of time, snuggling his head in another.

[Night Time: 6:28 PM]

###### "*Yawn* Finally, Wookkee Uupp, hmm? *Grumble* Damn it, I didn't eat anything for 14 hours!"

His stomach felt empty.

He had to use his regenerated Qi to navigate around the inn.

Yuanshan stepped down to the second floor's lively and wide balcony, visibly exhausted.

There were numerous tables and chairs made of beautiful wood with intricate features all throughout, grouped appropriately.

He took a seat near the balcony in a north-side nook.

It was approaching dark, so lanterns were lit.

There was even a little one centered around his chair, which was rather beautiful.

It wasn't long until a servant girl approached and quietly said, "Martial Senior, what would you like for the night? A cup of fragment tea to relieve your fatigue or anything else you'd want to have?"

Yuanshan took the paper menu from the girl and examined it carefully.

"Ummm I think I could go with a piece of crane steak along with an appropriately flavored spice as well as ... A glass of mango juice and some soft beer"

The female answered as well, writing down what he had ordered: "A piece of crane steak." Sir, do you want a leg or chest piece?"

Yuanshan studied the topic before deciding on the cheat piece.

The girl replied quickly, "One chest piece of crane steak, a glass of mango juice, and a bottle of glass beer." Distinguished quest, please wait while your order is prepared."

The girl spoke and went away quickly.

Yuanshan understood this since he was a third-floor customer, or whatever they call it.

It appears that his elevated rank was benefiting him, as he considered his order to be the most important.

He tossed his head back as his neck ached and stared beneath the gentle streets.

Looking beyond, he saw a spiral-like cloud sky with enormous mountain peaks emerging on the horizon.

The image was oddly captivating at night, but grand during the day.

Yuanshan, feeling a little strange, instructed the system to utilize appraisal on the servant girl who had approached him a few minutes earlier.

Yuanshan thought, "Appraisal" when the system panel appeared again.

[Name: Yi Tin]

[Age:18]

[Cultivation: Second Layer of the Foundation Stage]

[Talent Level: Lower]

[Martial arts: Low-level martial art "Resilient Stamina"]

[Innate Traits: Born Servant, Excellent Memory]

[Mastery: Non]

[Identity: Servant at Yao Wang Inn House]

[Favorability: 11.]

Yuanshan examined the qualities of the female. At the same time, the system upgraded its appraisal, which featured a new function that Yuanshan added himself.

[Beauty: Ordinary].

[Body: Ordinary].

These statistics enabled him to assess their body and beauty levels.

Both degrees are categorized as ordinary beauty.

The levels for both body and degrees were;

Ordinary beauty

Extraordinary beauty

Great beauty.

Jade beauty

Supreme beauty.

Heavenly beauty.

Unparalleled beauty.

Soon later, the servant girl returned with a cooked crane chest piece, a glass of mango, and a bottle of light beer.

Yuanshan ate his supper quickly since he was hungry as hell.

[7:48 PM]

######

"Hah, my stomach is now full. Damn, I should not have been so engaged in Cultivation."

He walked up in a fresh light after finishing the last of his juice. His expression has become considerably more bright and lively than before.

He returned to the streets, this time dressed in his night sky robe.

Fearful of getting lost again, he had a map of the entire city for himself.

He marveled at the colorful and ornamented avenues of Sky View City.

People crowded into businesses of all kinds and sizes.

The additional staff members occasionally went to Yuanshan to check out their amazing and well-made products, which Yuanshan smirkingly rejected.

He approached a densely populated area and employed his martial art, "Unseen Presence," to blend in with the surroundings in a hypotonic manner.

Others were so close to him, yet they didn't even sense his disappearance.

Yuanshan had serpentine movements.

Swiftly moving, as though he had halted in a distant alleyway before using his martial art of "Unseen Presence"

He heard a small gang of goons whispering out of the shadows.

He once more employed his martial skill to hypnotically blend in and vanish from view.

He surveyed the group of goons positioned far down the alleyway.

They were speaking in a terrible, angry tone and discussing the possible conclusion of a situation.

One goon, over 36, speaks in a more assertive tone, "You little punks that are like nimble children!" Listen to me, punks!! You are escalating this situation for no reason!!"

One more skinny goon over the age of 30 stated skeptically, "I don't believe your ass! This crap is way out of balance!! This stuff is simply because the old man told the guards about the drug outlet!!"

Another person responded, "Yeah, which fucking organization do we now have on our side!? None! "We are simply fucked!!"

Another person spoke, but more calmly: "Look, you hot-blooded punks!! We must now survive! Not bickering over this like children!!"

The remaining three thugs ceased speaking and started looking for any openings that they could sneak out of.

"I think the Tuo Clan is also involved in the drug spread!!"

"How are fucking gonna believe your smart ass!?" the 30-year-old skinny goon questioned the composed man.

The composed man said, "I've heard a lot of interesting things going around the company. Think of it as luck! We must now exchange this information! Perhaps to ——"

Yuanshan deployed his "Unseen Presence" martial art and arm-chopped the guys in behind before he could finish.

Making him lose consciousness and treating the others in the same way.

The oldest of the thugs awoke soon after.

The oldest thug exclaimed, "W-What the hell do you want!? Oh my gosh, are you an envoy for the organization?!"

The middle-aged man spoke. Yuanshan glanced at him calmly. He is wearing a mask to conceal his genuine face.

"I will now ask of you regarding this matter; you know what I am talking about, right?"

The man looked around, only to see two of his three companions dead and bloodied.

With a fearful expression on his face, he said, "Y-yes, I-I can, definitely! "But please, just leave me alone after this!!"

The man pleaded while wailing like a baby, and Yuanshan grinned slightly beneath the mask.

"Okay, now I'll let you go... If what you claim is true, then..."

Yuanshan paused in the middle of his sentence before adding, "Or you'll end up like them. And meet them in hell because you won't be going to heaven, hehe."

The middle-aged man's heart raced with dread as he heard the soothing laughing.

He looked at him with fear and was going to ask him a question when Yuanshan interrupted him, adding, "And don't even think about lying because I can detect falsehoods. Yuanshan's voice sounded chilly. "Any lie will be your ticket to death."

The man faked a smile and replied faintly, barely a whisper, "Y-yes... defi-nit-ely!"