Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
Chapter 420 - 420 419 An Unexpected Problem 2

420: Chapter 419 An Unexpected Problem 2 420: Chapter 419 An Unexpected Problem 2 After reflecting on their feelings, they suppressed their tunneling technique and strolled casually into the city on foot.

Because there was no city wall, it was hard to tell when they had actually entered the city.

Just as Hou Niao was looking around on the main street, Li Chuping decisively went his own way,

“Whether there’s something or nothing, don’t come looking for me.

I’ve barely got a foothold in Yujing, and I can’t handle your troublemaking.”

Watching Li Chuping turn away without a care, without the decency of a host to show his guest around the house, share a meal, or make any arrangements whatsoever—it was as if he was treating him like a plague…

Such a host, a superior, really lacked any sense of responsibility!

Sooner or later, he would let him feel what it was like to be weighed down by a huge burden.

Having no choice, he could only fumble around on his own in this unfamiliar environment; Yujing had its Sword Halls, which catered to passing cultivators from all directions.

For them, locals, finding a free place to stay wasn’t a problem.

But Hou Niao still found his own place—for convenience, for the freedom to come and go as he pleased, to be unrestrained, and to engage in activities enjoyable and beneficial for his mind and body that were nonetheless not accommodated by the rules of the Shan Sect.

Having come all the way to Yujing, he surely had to experience what he hadn’t before, or else the journey would have been in vain.

The Sword Storage Tower of Yujing was one of the tallest buildings in the city.

In fact, it was a complex of three towers, each looking like a precious sword from the air.

Amid its heavy and ancient presence, there was an indescribable sharpness.

This was also why he needed to find a place to stay; judging by the size of the towers alone, one could imagine the richness of the collection inside, and he probably couldn’t find what he truly desired in a short time.

Since he had started on the Daoist Path, he had twice planned for his future development in the Sword Storage Tower; once was when joining the sect, another was when advancing to the Tongxuan Upper Realm.

But due to his level of insight and understanding at the time, he hadn’t been completely clear about his needs, so his choices were not decisive.

Now it was different.

Having reached the Tongtian Second Realm, he was qualified to choose a more definite direction for himself, whether it was his cultivation path, swordsmanship, or supplementary systems.

As his opponents in battle grew increasingly formidable, he could not rely on guesswork alone.

Beyond the Qian Character Mantra Sword technique, there were many gaps he needed to fill, and this trip to Yujing was to address this issue.

What Li Chuping said about the Sword Storage Towers being much the same everywhere wasn’t entirely wrong, but his view came from his own perspective.

In fact, purely in terms of volume, of course, they were different; the range of skills in Yujing’s Sword Storage Tower was much broader than in other states, vast in scope, embracing everything, without considering whether they were appropriate for cultivators.

Li Chuping was worried that he would bite off more than he could chew, dazzled by the skills here; but only Hou Niao himself knew that his main direction was already set, and nothing could shift his focus.

What remained was simply to add branches and leaves to his firmly established core direction, to thrive and enrich it.

This was, after all, his first time setting a primary direction since stepping onto the Daoist Path; it was of great significance and could not be taken lightly.

“Zhongmen Residence is situated in a serene and elegant environment with ample space and few servants; it’s divided into north and south courtyards, the southern one being where the master resides, with no more than ten people including the servants.

The north courtyard is vacant, and we are looking for a quiet tenant to rent it.

The location here is second only to where the Cultivation lords gather in Yujing City, beyond the reach of ordinary families; I think you are quite suitable, as you would be living alone, meeting the conditions on both sides.

However, the rent is not cheap and we don’t offer short-term leases; it’s payable by the year, at least—what do you think…”

The mediator was eager in his introduction; his livelihood depended on his judgment, and with decades of experience mingling in Yujing, he could tell at a glance that this client was a cultivator with money to spare.

If he could close this deal, he would be set for the year.

Hou Niao nodded, “Alright, I’ll take it.

Let’s start with one year, and we’ll see when it’s due.”

In Mirage City, Wu Zhengming had sent him out to lay low and give them both a grace period, which naturally couldn’t be too short.

For a cultivator, a year was the minimum.

He had plenty of time, enough to slowly plan his future in Yujing.

The mediator was thrilled; cultivators were indifferent towards mundane wealth.

“The master of this place is…”

Hou Niao interrupted him, “I’m renting the residence, not the master.

Why bother telling me this?

You said the master is a shopkeeper, but I don’t care what kind of shop it is.

Leave the communication to you.

Can I move in tonight?”

The mediator nodded like pounding garlic, “Yes, yes, of course, you can move in right now, and I will take care of all the trivialities for you.”

Hou Niao didn’t bother with him any further.

With a place to stay, he could settle down.

There was no rush; with ample time at his disposal, he could methodically go through the collection in Yujing’s Sword Storage Tower and identify what he truly needed.

The key was to maintain a good mindset and have ample time to remain calm, not to rush through selections today and set off on a new journey tomorrow.

That way, he would avoid hasty mistakes.

What attracted him most about this house was the small garden in the north courtyard.

It was spacious enough for him to practice swordsmanship in the midst of the bustling city.

Without haste to scour the Sword Storage Tower, he repeated his routine daily: morning exercises, sword practice, and then visiting the Sword Storage Tower to review the skills.

Yujing’s Sword Storage Tower was not picky about its visitors.

As long as one was a Sword Cultivator from the Shan Sect and their realm was sufficient, one could freely come and go.

No one cared what you read or chose, nor offered unsolicited advice.

Once a cultivator entered the Tongtian Third Realm, their understanding of cultivation matured and they no longer needed guidance from others.

He spent an hour reading in the Sword Storage Tower in the morning, came back for midday exercises, and along the way, indulged in the delicacies of Yujing.

He did not need to do this deliberately; his aim was not to bury himself obsessively in the multitude of techniques and be held captive by them.

He needed to clear his mind.

He continued to stay in the Sword Storage Tower for two hours in the afternoon and then finished for the day.

This gave him plenty of time to think, balance, and refine.

Establishing a system was not a matter of whim.

Firstly, he was certain that his cultivation path would be based on the Five Elements Cultivation Technique, a very popular choice.

However, he sought the solid foundation offered by the Five Elements, to establish a firm base upon which he could freely explore his ideas.

The Three Night Thunder Law served as a supplement because it had high environmental demands and could not be the primary technique.

But what he valued was the Thunder Skill’s immense potential in battle, which would grow in power alongside his increasing realm.

In Yujing’s Sword Storage Tower, there were many magical techniques, but in his view, none of these so-called miracles mattered for the construction of his future system.