Martial Saint with Passives

An unknown amount of time passed.

When Xu Qingshan finally, slowly, recovered from his shock, he looked at the disciple before him, who remained perfectly calm, and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes.

”Wonderful... just wonderful...”

His lips trembled as he grabbed Jiang Che’s arm, speaking incoherently. ”Che’er... you... you’ve truly... made your master so proud!”

Seeing his master weeping with joy, Jiang Che’s heart warmed.

He quickly recited the story he had prepared.

He claimed he had received the complete inheritance of True Master Bai Yi. On top of that, with a bit of excellent luck and a sudden flash of insight during his recent seclusion, he had managed a fortunate breakthrough.

Naturally, he didn’t mention a single word about the crucial True Essence Pill or the fact that he had personally killed Xie Songnian.

Xu Qingshan, already dizzy with overwhelming joy, was in no state to be suspicious.

In his eyes, this disciple of his was a peerless Demon Fiend, one in ten thousand, who had also obtained the complete inheritance of a Great Power from the True Mastery Realm.

It wasn’t entirely impossible for him to break through in such a short amount of time!

He paced back and forth excitedly within the meditation chamber, unable to suppress the smile on his face.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks and slapped his forehead as if remembering something. He turned to Jiang Che urgently. ”That’s right! You’ve just stepped into the True Master Realm. This is precisely when you need a massive amount of Rejuvenation Pills to solidify your Cultivation and bolster your True Qi! Did you already use the one you had?”

”Yes,” Jiang Che nodded. ”The one I had before was used up during my breakthrough. Now, once my True Qi is depleted, I can’t make any progress. I was just worrying about it.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingshan immediately declared, ”I have two! They’re all yours!”

With that, he immediately pulled a Small Jade Bottle from a hidden pocket in his robes and pressed it directly into Jiang Che’s hands!

Jiang Che was taken aback. He knew how precious the pills were and quickly tried to refuse. ”Master! I... I can’t possibly accept this! These pills are just as important to you...”

”Take it!”

Xu Qingshan’s eyes bulged as he spoke in a tone that brooked no argument. ”What is this? Compared to your future, a couple of my Elixir Pills are nothing! I’m already old. In this lifetime, I’m afraid this is as far as I’ll go. These pills... they’re useless to me now!”

He looked at Jiang Che, his eyes filled with boundless hope and expectation.

”You,” he said, ”are the true future of our Yunhai Courtyard... of our Cangyun Sect!”

Seeing the sincere look in his master’s eyes, Jiang Che felt a warmth in his heart. He stopped refusing and solemnly put the Jade Bottle away.

”Oh, right,” Xu Qingshan added, his expression turning grave as if he’d just remembered something. ”For now, you must keep your breakthrough to the True Master Realm a secret! Don’t let anyone outside know!”

”That Qin Fuhu has the ambition of a wolf and is undoubtedly watching the geniuses of every sect like a hawk. If he learns you’ve reached the True Master Realm this early, I fear he’ll move against you!”

Jiang Che nodded. ”I understand!”

”Good!” A smile returned to Xu Qingshan’s face. ”Excellent! I’ll go to the back mountain right now and report this... to the Sect Leader!”

”With your current accomplishments, perhaps...”

He stroked his long beard, his eyes glinting with excitement.

”If the Master Sect Leader is pleased, he might give you another... massive reward!”

At this, Jiang Che’s eyes lit up. ”Thank you, Master!”

”Haha! Why be so polite with me?” Xu Qingshan shook his head, feeling more content than ever before.

...

After leaving Yunhai Courtyard, Jiang Che immediately consumed a Rejuvenation Pill and began to cultivate.

With the new Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism inside him, his stagnant True Qi began to grow once more.

During breaks in his Cultivation, Jiang Che also took the time to study the Bronze Mirror he had looted from Xie Songnian’s corpse.

First, he tried sending a wisp of his Divine Thought into it.

However, the Divine Thought vanished in an instant, like a clay ox sinking into the sea, leaving not the slightest ripple.

He then mimicked a scene from a TV drama from his past life, pricking his finger and dripping a drop of his Blood Essence onto the mirror’s surface.

The blood didn’t absorb into the mirror, but simply slid off its surface without any reaction.

Jiang Che then tried several other methods, but none of them could activate it.

’This thing withstood a twenty-five-times-powered Azure Dragon Annihilation from my Black Armor Form, and that old dog Xie Songnian kept it on his person. It can’t possibly be a mere Mortal Grade item...’

’But... how in the world do I use it?’

He studied the Ancient Mirror, turning it over and over for ages, but remained completely clueless.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind!

’If ordinary methods don’t work...’

’...then what if I use the Active Skill of the [True Nine Li Commander] to... perform Soldier Resolution on it?’

No sooner thought than done!

Jiang Che didn’t hesitate for a moment.

With a thought, he removed the Star-Chasing Bow from his Divine Soul Slot.

HUMMM—

The space before him rippled, and the all-black Star-Chasing Bow materialized out of thin air.

[Divine Soul Slot now empty (0/1). Perform Soldier Resolution on: Illusionary Truth Ancient Mirror (Spirit Grade)?]

’Its grade... it’s actually Spirit Grade?!’

Jiang Che’s heart leaped in his chest!

This was the third grade he had encountered, after ”Mortal” and ”True”!

’I wonder if Spirit is one tier higher than True, or... much higher?’

However, he didn’t dwell on the question for long.

He quickly issued the confirmation command.

”Yes!”

BOOOOOOM!!!!!!

A blast of light, as blinding as the sun, erupted from the Ancient Mirror, instantly flooding Jiang Che’s entire Sea of Consciousness!