At this moment, within the Conference Hall of Shiba Clan.
William draped a royal red cloak and sat upright on the seat of the chief. His lofty figure emanated an incorporeal pressure of power.
Underneath William sat three old men.
The leader of the group of old men was dressed in a golden gown and had a flushed complexion. He completely ignored the powerful pressure emanating from William. Moreover, he hadn’t even glanced at William since he first entered the Conference Hall.
He was Victor, and he was also the First Elder of Shiba Clan, as well as the Grandfather of Darren.
The two old men behind Victor were Shiba Clan’s Second Elder and Third Elder. Both of them held a prominent authority within the Shiba Clan.
The Second Elder and Third Elder cautiously sat in the back, their eyes flickering as their gazes observed William and Victor. Ever since Jaden's performance in Annual Clan Assessment, the First Elder, and the Patriarch’s conflicting views had been very obvious!
“What is the purpose of calling us here today? Is there something we can help you with?” Victor held the tea cup with both of his hands as he asked indifferently.
The Second Elder and Third Elder also had their own doubts. The time for the clan conference should still be a while from now.
“Since the First Elder has asked me, then I’ll be completely truthful,” William replied with an indifferent expression on his face, “Today, I have gathered you here to inform you that I, using my title as Patriarch, will transfer a thousand Qi Nurturing Pills to Jaden to cultivate.”
These words were like thunder resounding throughout the hall. Victor and the two Elder’s complexions immediately erupted.
Victor was dumbstruck to the point where he had even spit out his tea, which was then followed by an angry voice, “What? William? What did you say? You actually want to transfer one thousand Qi Nurturing Pills to that waste? Are you insane?”
The Second Elder and Third Elder’s faces were also filled with shock. That was one thousand Qi Nurturing Pills not Qi Gathering Pills or Qi Condensing Pills!
William didn’t give them any further thoughts and said in apathy, “Since the First Elder doesn’t approve of this, then I can do five hundred Qi Nurturing Pills. Since I took a step back, shouldn’t you also take a step back?”
“What did you say?” Victor yelled with a sharp tone. The few words spoken by William within this brief moment caused him to nearly go insane from anger.
What do you mean you took a step back? From a thousand Qi Nurturing Pills to five hundred Qi Nurturing Pills?! You call this taking a bloody step back?
“William. I’ll tell you right now, I will definitely not approve of this! Even my grandson only gets ten Qi Gathering Pills a month. You’d actually give your son five hundred Qi Nurturing Pills? You’re out of your mind!” Victor bellowed in rage.
The Second Elder also shook his head, “Patriarch, I also won’t approve of this. Five hundred Qi Nurturing Pills is equivalent to one months worth of cultivation resources for our Shiba Clan’s disciples. We didn’t retort when you gave Jaden ten Qi Nurturing Pills, but five hundred Qi Nurturing Pills is simply impossible!
The Third Elder promptly responded in the same way. At first, he didn’t plan on participating in the argument between William and Victor, however, William’s demand was simply too excessive.
William’s complexion remained indifferent as he said in apathy, “I didn’t call you here today to discuss this matter. I have already decided on this. Don’t worry; from today on, all of my monthly earnings will be used to compensate for this demand.”
As the Patriarch of Shiba Clan, he received fifty Qi Nurturing Pills per month.
According to the calculations, this method wouldn’t be much of a problem and William would only suffer a small drawback.
“No! Definitely not! No matter what you say, you are definitely not giving it to that waste...” Victor sharply shouted. Originally, he wanted to transfer a large amount of Qi Nurturing Pills to Marcus and Darren to cultivate. But now, William is taking five hundred Qi Nurturing Pills at once; how was he going to give Marcus and Darren the Qi Nurturing Pills?
Before Victor finished his sentence, a thundering voice was heard that promptly resounded within his ears.
“That is what we will do. You can leave!”
William commanded loudly with the power of Life Transformation Realm contained in his words, the pressure surged instantaneously.
Victor’s angry complexion immediately paled in an instant. He was unable to withstand the pressure, and neither could the two elders behind him. Their eyes revealed a trace of fear.
William was Shiba Clan’s number one expert, and the sole “Life Transformation Realm” existence.
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Deep in the Cloud Moon Forest.
"Heavenly Star Sword Technique. It emphasizes strength and its momentary explosive power… If I were to cultivate this sword technique, then that place would be the best location.”
Jaden pondered for a moment before cautiously proceeding according to his memory.
Although he had only walked for three kilometres, Jaden had still spent an hour on this path. This was due to the fact that there were countless Demonic Beasts within Cloud Moon Forest. Jaden wanted to wholeheartedly cultivate the sword technique, thus, he didn’t want to encounter any form of inconvenience.
Not long after, a waterfall could be seen through the enormous trees before him.
The waterfall had a height of ten meters, the water gushed down from a great height and crashed into the small lake of twenty meters circumference.
“This is the place.” Jaden’s eyes gleamed as he promptly surveyed the surroundings.
In the end, he didn’t discover anything peculiar, so he grabbed the Black Meteorite Sword before jumping into the lake.
“Heavenly Star Sword Technique, striking like a star, with speed like light…..”
Jaden stood on the surface of the lake with his eyes closed. Every gesture and motion of the Heavenly Star Sword Technique emerged within his mind. Soon after, he abruptly flourished the Black Meteorite Sword which turned into a cold light; slicing the water.
Despite the fact that Jaden had a cultivation of Second Stage Foundation Establishment Realm, he was only able to cut a small section due to the water resistance. Following this, the water swiftly returned to its former state.
Soon after, Jaden incessantly sliced the water, slice after slice.
The time elapsed; two days passed in a blink of an eye. Within these two days, Jaden had been in a selfless state as he incessantly sliced against the water.
“Not enough...not enough…….not enough….” Jaden didn’t know how many times he had chopped, but his gaze was firmly fixed on the surface of the lake. Upon seeing the flickering sword aura pass by, his heart wildly shouted as though he were a mad demon.
Following his shout, the speed of Jaden’s barrage of slices became increasingly faster and ferocious.
However, this was not enough!
At this moment, as Jaden had entered a selfless state within his cultivation, a transparent and grandiose human avatar gradually emerged from Jaden’s back. It emitted dreadful pressure.
The Rage God Bloodline had actually emerged on its own accord.
Naturally, Jaden had not detected this presence and was still immersed within his incessant slicing. Each slice inhibited his full power in which he let out all at once.
Even when his arm started to feel numb, and his muscles began to cramp, each of his slices did not show the slightest hint of stopping.
This was Jaden’s personality. When he decided on something, he would enter a state in which he would passionately focus on it. Even if he could not achieve his goal, he wouldn’t leave things be, he would never give up!
Suddenly, an icy light flickering within Jaden’s mind.
While in a selfless state and brandishing his sword, his movements abruptly came to a pause. An astonished expression appeared on his face, “This is….”
Jaden swiftly reacted by suppressing his astonishment. His eyes were tightly shut and his mind had become clear and calm as he recalled the flickering chill light from a moment ago.
As he stood there, six hours had passed by.
Swish!
Jaden’s eyes abruptly opened, “I understand now!”
He abruptly swung the Black Meteorite Sword within his hands, and in the instant of his swing, a thunderous sound erupted. This sword aura was like a jolt of starlight, slicing through the water in a blink of an eye.
Loud rumblings could be heard, followed by a smooth cut emerging on the surface of the water. The cut remained for a short period of time before returning to its former state.
Dividing one into two with the sword, even if it were just water. This was the symbol of the intermediate stage of the Heavenly Star Sword Technique!