The Speedrun Begins with Choosing Hunter

Chapter 355: Chapter 349: At the Zenith

After bidding farewell to the old Daoist, Bai Yuan went to the room next door.

"Ugh..."

Yue Xiaobai sat up, clutching his head.

The moment he opened his eyes, he saw Bai Yuan’s large face looming over him.

"Xiaobai, who beat you up like this?"

Bai Yuan looked curiously at Yue Xiaobai, whose head had swollen to twice its normal size.

Yue Xiaobai recalled the scene. A mountain of a man had burst into his room. He had exchanged twenty blows with the giant before being knocked unconscious.

Hearing Yue Xiaobai’s description, Bai Yuan was a little surprised.

’I can’t believe Kuaidong came to Ling Province, too.’

’That old man who calls himself Mr. Yuan really is extraordinary. To think he could make a grandmaster like Kuaidong act as his muscle. And to be pursued by the old Daoist, he must be a truly incredible master.’

The old Daoist had already left Danshan Prefecture to hunt down that Mr. Yuan.

’That Mr. Yuan must be some big shot from the Demon Sect.’

Since the war started, the Demon Sect had killed many disciples of the Dragon Tiger Sect. This was a contemporary feud, one Elder Pei was bound to avenge now. It was no longer about any so-called "demon seed."

As for the matter of the demon seed, Elder Pei, after being brainwashed... or rather, persuaded by Bai Yuan, had already agreed to keep it a secret.

Yue Xiaobai stood up, his body swaying slightly.

The brute’s strength was terrifying, and his fists were alarmingly heavy. He was no match for him at all. Even the most exquisite Swordsmanship turned to foam under the man’s fists.

"Who on earth was that man?"

Bai Yuan said, "Kuaidong."

Even Yue Xiaobai couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath upon hearing Kuaidong’s name.

Of course Yue Xiaobai had heard of Kuaidong.

If he and Bai Yuan were crouching dragons still growing, then Kuaidong was a sea-churning flood dragon. The gap between them was just too vast.

Most people would have been terrified by such an encounter, but Yue Xiaobai’s eyes were shining with excitement.

The feeling of dueling a superior opponent and losing had caused his Sword Intent to surge.

If he weren’t worried Kuaidong would kill him outright, he might have wanted to chase after him for another fight.

Bai Yuan omitted any mention of the demon seed, saying only that a powerful expert from the Demon Sect had attacked and was later driven away by a mysterious master.

Yue Xiaobai was too busy comprehending his Sword Intent to press the matter further.

At dawn, the Court’s Dark Guards, Wu Ma and Ugly Ox, appeared at the Danshan Prefecture Magistrate’s Office.

"Dammit all! I must’ve been cursed. I was wandering in the deep mountains for three days and three nights."

Ugly Ox started cursing the moment he got back to the Prefecture Magistrate’s Office.

Bai Yuan figured this was probably the work of that Mr. Yuan.

He grew even more surprised.

’An illusionary maze that could trap Wu Ma and Ugly Ox, making them walk in circles, must be of an extremely high level.’

It was only after Mr. Yuan and Kuaidong were forced away by the old Daoist that Wu Ma and Ugly Ox were able to leave Dan Mountain.

Bai Yuan repeated the story he had told Yue Xiaobai.

The two naturally guessed that their ordeal over the past few days was most likely the work of the Demon Sect expert Bai Yuan had mentioned.

Wu Ma wore a grave expression.

He had served in the Dark Guard for many years and knew well how terrifying such powerful experts could be.

’A situation like this requires a master at the level of a Dark Guard Commander to handle. We’re just ordinary members.’

Wu Ma left Danshan Prefecture with Ugly Ox that very day.

As for where they were headed next, they naturally wouldn’t tell Bai Yuan.

With the matter in Danshan settled, Bai Yuan immediately took Yue Xiaobai back to Huanglong Prefecture.

「Three days later.」

Yue Xiaobai also bid farewell to Bai Yuan.

His Sword Intent had grown immensely this time, and he needed to return to the Xiyue Sect for closed-door cultivation to comprehend it.

Bai Yuan was quite regretful; a powerful bodyguard like Yue Xiaobai was hard to find.

...

The old Daoist was no longer seen at the Peach Fragrance Inn. Bai Yuan never saw Elder Pei again after that day.

Ling Province grew temporarily quiet.

Bai Yuan carefully recalled the entire series of events involving the demon seed.

He didn’t know if it was coincidence or fate, but he had been involved in almost every incident related to the demon seed.

Sometimes, he even began to doubt himself.

But perhaps thanks to the old Daoist’s efforts, there was at least no more news about the demon seed in Ling Province.

「On this day.」

A secret letter arrived from the Ministry of Personnel.

It was the official appointment order for Yang Fangyu.

Through the joint efforts of Bai Yuan and the Yang Family, Yang Fangyu had finally secured the position of Vice Governor of Lingzhou.

Though it seemed like only a small step up in rank, Yang Fangyu’s official career path had more than doubled in breadth.

After hearing the news, Li Huan and Yan Lei traveled together from Lingzhou City to Huanglong Prefecture to offer their congratulations.

Yang Fangyu even held a grand banquet that lasted for three days and three nights.

If the power in Ling Province were ten parts, Bai Yuan alone held nine, while Kong Sen had half a part at most.

Yang Fangyu’s position as Vice Governor was certainly no idle post for just relaying orders; his authority was so great it could even rival that of Kong Sen, the Prefect.

All of this, of course, was Bai Yuan’s deliberate arrangement.

He also had his newly accepted apprentice, Fang E, brought back to Huanglong Prefecture.

The little girl had a lively personality, and with her family’s worries resolved by Bai Yuan, she quickly adapted to life in Huanglong Prefecture.

She met her senior brother, Murong Fu.

Murong Fu was only ten years old, even younger than Fang E.

But in a sect, seniority was determined by the time of entry, so Fang E could only call Murong Fu, who was three years her junior, "Senior Brother."

Fang E was a bit frustrated, constantly hoping her master, Bai Yuan, would take on a junior brother for her.

Unlike Murong Fu, Fang E did not stay on Shenfu Mountain but remained with Bai Yuan in his residence in Huanglong City.

She spent her days cultivating the Four-Nine Art and some Taoist Skills that Bai Yuan had found for her.

Once Fang E’s realm advanced, he would also pass the Cloud Ladder Leap on to her—though, of course, that would require the old Daoist’s permission.

In the timeless pursuit of martial arts.

Bai Yuan remained very busy.

He spent his days grinding mobs, and then grinding some more.

His enhancement points skyrocketed.

He never saw Mr. Yuan again after that day.

Even though he had a hundred questions in his heart, there was no one to answer them.

The only thing to do was to keep getting stronger...

Bai Yuan led the Demon Slayer Guard to continue clearing out the monsters causing chaos in Ling Province. Finally, he upgraded the Cloud Ladder Leap to the legendary level.

A long cry echoed through the dense forest.

In the desolate, uninhabited mountains, a figure was seen slowly ascending.

The person seemed to be walking on invisible steps.

Thirty feet... fifty feet... one hundred feet... three hundred feet!

In the end, Bai Yuan had walked to an altitude of nearly one hundred meters.

He looked down upon the earth, feeling a rush of exhilaration.

This feeling of walking on air was simply incredible.

’If my perceptive power becomes more abundant in the future, I could even ascend to the heavens by myself, no different from the Immortals of legend.’

It was just as he had told Elder Pei.

An Immortal is simply one with infinite power.

As long as one’s strength was great enough and one’s realm was high enough, one could even hammer an Immortal!

A heroic spirit surged in his chest, and Bai Yuan couldn’t help but roar at the sky.

He had now finally gathered four legendary-level Cultivation Techniques. As long as he integrated the Cloud Ladder Leap into the Divine Mansion of his left foot, the first level of his Divine Mansion Technique would reach completion.

Bai Yuan let out a thunderous shout.

"Fuse for me!"

His left foot began to emit waves of golden light. Gradually, the light grew brighter and more dazzling until finally, the Divine Mansions in all four of his limbs erupted in a golden glow simultaneously.

If anyone in the Hundred Thousand Mountains had looked up at the sky, they would have been utterly astonished.

For at that moment, there were two blazing suns in the sky above the Hundred Thousand Mountains!

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