Eternal Thief

White stood respectfully while serving tea to the Union Leader.

The Union Leader took it and took a small sip before he looked at White with a pleased expression and said, “Excellent! As a gift to complete this master-disciple ceremony, here I bestow you this Dark Feather Sword and Sun Chasing Sword Art, which I created during my heydays.”

In front of Ace appeared a 5’5 feet long sword with black shaped like a feather, and its insanely sharp blade was engraved with tiny ruins and a thick red book. Both things hovered in front of him with some invisible force.

Ace was astonished since he wasn’t expecting such gifts.

Furthermore, when he took the sword, he was even more shocked because it was a High-Grade-7 runic weapon!

As for the Sun Chasing Sword Art, he mused since the sword was this precious, this sword art might not be bad as well. He looked at the Union Leader, who was now his master, with a hint of complication as he didn’t expect this master of his to be so generous.

“Although these two things are still above your level, you’ll soon be able to use them with your cultivation speed. Especially the Sun Chasing Sword Art. If you managed to master it, you might awake half-sword intent.

“If you can achieve that, then I’ll teach you my core sword technique which is based on sword intent. As for what sword intent is, it is your intent to cut something with your sword.

“The rest you have to figure it out yourself. If you’re lucky, you might even awaken the element sword intent. If you do, I will teach you secret sword art. Just remember you will always get rewarded for your achievements and punished if you ever cross a certain line.” The Union Leader sternly instructs like an elder.

Ace, on the hand, was truly relieved that he didn’t try anything funny in front of the Union Leader before, or with this new information, he could easily tell this man was too terrifying.

‘He might also have element sword intent as well since he can teach me some secret technique. Didn’t this mean I could learn many things from him about swords and further refine my own ‘Eternal Thief’s Swords Style!’

For the first time, Ace felt it wasn’t a bad thing to be under an expert’s wing. If he can’t use a soul probe on them, then he can just make them teach him their secrets.

“I’ll keep that in mind!” White respectfully bowed while keeping the two things in his storage ring.

The Union Leader smilingly said, “Bring out your union token.”

Ace did as he was told, and his union token appeared in his hand. The next moment, Union Leader pointed his finger at it, and a crimson streak suddenly shot out and entered the token.

The next moment, the token suddenly crumbled before it reassembled in a trigram shape, its color was pristine white, and there were new words written on it.

‘Junior Union Leader (White)!’

Ace was shocked as he didn’t think this status would be granted to him just like that.

“With this token, you can enter any library in the outer, inner, and core domains of the sun domain and study as long as you like and anything as much as you want. This will help you learn faster and build up your knowledge about cultivation.

“You can also move between three domains as you wish, and no one will obstruct your way. Moreover, you can now enter the moon domain as well, just like the sun domain, with this token and gain access to their libraries.” The Union Leader coolly told as if he was telling some trifling things.

But Ace felt like he was holding the key to almost everything in the union while looking at the white token in his hand.

However, the Union Leader still wasn’t done as he continued, “This token will also be your proved as the trial taker of the union legacy, which is its true function. So, now I’m giving you an opportunity. Think of it as a mission that you need to complete in three months.”

Ace frowned, ‘There’s always a catch, huh?’

“Please do tell, Master!” White, with determination stated.

Union Leader smiled in satisfaction when he saw White wasn’t swayed by all those benefits and said, “You need to retrieve the first part of the Union Legacy. It is the true cultivation technique of the union called Yin Yang Mortal Sword Manual.”

“Where is it?” White asked curiously while inwardly he cussed, ‘Don’t tell me he wanted me to cultivate this technique? Won’t I be exposed at that time?’

Ace felt heavy as he still didn’t have any skill or ability to emulate a cultivation technique, and he didn’t even know if it was even possible or not yet.

“It’s actually hidden in the Six Cultivation Towers’ top floors. As you already know, three cultivation towers are in the outer, inner, and core domains of sun mountain, and three towers in the same pattern are in moon mountain.

“As for why they are divided into two domains and in six towers, because this cultivation manual is actually a secret cultivation technique which is made with two cultivation manuals and can only be cultivated when two manuals are cultivated together.” The Union Leader revealed a shocking fact that made even Ace astonished, as it was his first time hearing about a secret grade cultivation manual.

“Even I only know this much since, to this day, no one has ever been able to get their hands on it.” The Union Leader sighed ruefully as if he was remembering something painful.

“I tried three times and failed miserably in the outer domain tower. You see, there’s a limit of age restriction on that tower. Only someone with a Junior Union Leader token and an age below fifty can strive to collect the cultivation techniques in two mountains’ outer domains.

“As for the inner domains’ cultivation towers, their age restriction might be higher, but I’m not certain since it is mandatory for someone to cultivate the first part of the secret cultivation technique first. Only then can they take the trial of inner domains’ cultivation towers.”

He then looked at White meaningfully, who had this fighting intent in his eyes, and he smiled, “But that trial is quite deadly as there are only three life chances which means you can take the trial three times and fail, but you won’t be in danger.

“However, the fourth time, it will be a life and death-struggle. I gave up after my third try since I knew my limit. You can also decide for yourself, as I won’t force you out toward your death.”

“I won’t back down. Please tell me what I have to do!” White said without hesitation, but Ace was all gloomy inside as this spelled nothing but trouble, ‘How the hell am I supposed to clear that trial in three months which even you couldn’t complete?!’

“Very good!” The Union Leader praised as he said, “Don’t worry, even if you didn’t complete it in three months, it won’t matter much. But if you do, I’ll send you into a secret realm of our sun domain which is going to open in four months.

“But if you didn’t, then you won’t be able to enter it ever again as it only opened once in 100 years, and it also has age restriction as well as cultivation restriction.

“Only 1,000 juniors can enter that realm from the inner sun domain unless you are a peak river core cultivator and defeat one of the selected participants or have the ability to retrieve the Yin Yang Mortal Sword Manual; I won’t allow you to enter it!” The Union Leader sternly stated.

However, Ace felt his heart race the moment he heard ‘secret realm’ and felt like a pie had fallen from the sky!