Chapter 162: The Great Accomplishment of the Five Tigers Flock of Sheep Saber

Sun Huang's physique was burly and tall; Duan Rong and Luo Fanglong were each supporting one of Sun Huang's arms, and Sun Huang walked with unsteady footsteps, the smell of alcohol from his mouth spraying onto Duan Rong's side profile from time to time...

As they turned into the dark shadow of an alley, Duan Rong's hand stealthily gripped the hilt of the Ox-Tail Saber at Sun Huang's waist, and while walking with a staggering gait, he silently recited: "Spirit Reader!"

Artifact: Ox-Tail Saber.

Spirit Artifact Tier: Third Tier.

Devouring Requirement: Host Spirit Power Level 3 (Met).

Devouring Effect: Five Tigers Flock of Sheep Saber Great Accomplishment.

In the dark alley, Duan Rong looked at the set of data emerging before his eyes, his heart stirred, and he secretly said: "Devour!"

Duan Rong and Luo Fanglong carried Sun Huang home and placed him on the bed in the Inner Room.

Seeing Sun Huang drunk to that extent, Sun Huang's wife immediately began to curse, and she even scolded Duan Rong and the others as well.

"Damn you, you dead thief! Drinking until you're like a dead pig again..."

"You thieving brats aren't any good either. Knowing full well he can't drink, you still spend every day trying to force it down his throat..."

While cursing, the wife found a blanket and covered Sun Huang with it.

Duan Rong and Luo Fanglong laughed sheepishly and fled as if escaping.

After leaving the alley where Sun Huang and his family lived, Duan Rong bid farewell to Luo Fanglong at the alley entrance and returned to the Liu Lu of the Escort Agency.

Duan Rong walked into the courtyard, locked the gate, and then paced to the kitchen door, scooped half a ladle of cold water, poured it into his dry throat, and then washed his face with the cold water before pacing toward the main room. Duan Rong stood at the door of the main room, just about to unlock it, when suddenly he heard a clatter from the Inner Room, as if something had been knocked onto the floor...

"... Someone there?"

Duan Rong's gaze turned sharp abruptly, his mind instantly stirred, and his Divine Sense was released accordingly.

Although the room was pitch black, under the shroud of his Divine Sense, nothing could hide.

Duan Rong immediately discovered the source of the problem; in the corner of the Inner Room, the wooden basin he used for practicing the Womb Treasury Sutra was actually overturned on the ground, and it was even moving left and right...

Duan Rong focused his attention slightly, and his Divine Sense penetrated the wooden basin.

It turned out a small hedgehog was trapped inside the wooden basin. The little fellow seemed to have been startled, pushing against the wooden basin and moving about in a panic. Under the shroud of his Divine Sense, Duan Rong could clearly see the impatient way the little hedgehog was scrambling with its two paws...

Duan Rong couldn't help but smile. "How did this little fellow... get in?"

Duan Rong then discovered that between the door panel and the threshold of the main room, although the door was locked, there was still a gap where the door panel had warped. After all, this Liu Lu had been uninhabited for many years, and the door panel had become somewhat deformed.

Duan Rong opened the door and walked in. He entered the Inner Room, pulled out a Fire Folder, and lit the Candle Lamp.

In the corner, the overturned wooden basin was still moving about. Duan Rong walked over and lifted the wooden basin.

Hedgehogs enjoy nocturnal activities and are timid and afraid of light. The moment Duan Rong lifted the wooden basin, the little hedgehog immediately curled into a ball of thorns.

Duan Rong pinched a few of the black and white mixed thorns on its back and picked it up. As soon as Duan Rong picked it up, it curled up even tighter.

Duan Rong stretched his head to look at its belly, but could only see that its belly was covered in white fur, with its head and limbs all tucked in.

Carrying the hedgehog, Duan Rong placed it in the courtyard outside the door, closed the room door, crawled into the blanket on the bed, and fell into a sound sleep...

Half an hour later, Duan Rong, wrapped in the blanket, suddenly woke up. With a flickering gaze, he jumped off the bed.

"A Third Tier Spirit Artifact, it actually only took half an hour to finish digesting." In the darkness, Duan Rong's eyes were as bright as stars.

Following this trend, as this ability to Devour Artifact Spirit reaches the later stages, the time for digestion and absorption will become shorter and shorter.

The realm of 'mastering it upon a single touch' is also something one can look forward to.

Duan Rong's tolerance for alcohol was already quite good; after half an hour of rest, the tipsy drunkenness had basically dissipated. And at this moment, the night was like water and the moonlight like silver; wasn't this the perfect time for practicing martial arts?

Moreover, Duan Rong also wanted to try: what exactly was different about the Five Tigers Flock of Sheep Saber technique at the Great Accomplishment realm?

Duan Rong drew the Ox-Tail Saber and came to the courtyard. He took a light breath of the cool midnight air and began to brandish the saber.

Duan Rong performed three full sets before stopping his movements, his eyes filled with shock.

Among the six realms of martial arts, the Great Accomplishment realm is the one with the largest span, and it is also a relatively difficult realm to achieve.

As soon as Duan Rong exerted it, he immediately had many brand-new feelings and perceptions.

He finally understood why, no matter how hard he pondered and studied, he could never win against Ximen Kankan.

A realm is like climbing a mountain; once you pass a mountain, the view is completely different.

What you previously thought was unreachable, when viewed from a higher peak, is nothing more than a small hill.

Those ultimate moves you thought you had were merely narrow and shallow views limited by your realm.

When Duan Rong devoured the previous three realms, he had never had such a deep realization, but this time, after devouring and digesting the Great Accomplishment realm, it was as if he had suddenly seen a new world.

The six realms of martial arts: Great Accomplishment is one transformation, Consummation is another; the other realms are merely gradual progress!

Duan Rong's soul was trembling; it was the pleasure of having his cognition pierced through!

His understanding of sword/saber arts themselves underwent a huge change at this moment!

When Duan Rong calmed the excitement in his heart, he suddenly developed a deep yearning and obsession for realms.

"So the world is new! Every time you cross a realm, the world that unfolds before you is completely different."

"Then, what is at the end of this road?"

"What exactly is the scenery above that peak?"

"If a mortal just keeps stepping up, realm by realm... at some point, when he turns around to look down at the common people, then, in the eyes of the world, wouldn't he be a god?"

Duan Rong stood in the pitch-black courtyard, looking up at the bright moon, and he suddenly understood a principle—so, gods are just people too!

Since Duan Rong transmigrated, he had never been so determined and fanatical. The new perception made him full of curiosity about the brand-new worlds behind each realm, and desire rolled within him.

"The matter of the Taiyi Sect Registered Disciple selection must be hurried."

Duan Rong's eyes flickered; he decided to ask Ximen Kankan tomorrow. After all, Ximen Kankan was a scion of a noble family, and he would certainly participate in next year's Taiyi Sect Registered Disciple selection, so he should know about this aspect.

Just at this moment, there was a sudden rustling sound in the weeds under a willow tree behind the kitchen. Duan Rong frowned, and his Divine Sense shrouded the area.

He couldn't help but let out a muffled laugh; the little hedgehog was using its nose to root for earthworms in the mud to eat...

Duan Rong put away the Ox-Tail Saber and, in the courtyard where the night was like water, began to stand in the Hunyuan Stance.

Duan Rong stood until the second half of the night before climbing onto the bed, his whole body aching, and fell into a deep sleep...

Duan Rong got up the next morning, washed up, ate breakfast by the street, and then headed to Xueyan Residence to find Ximen Kankan.

Ximen Yong had gone to the Prefecture City these past few days, and with no one to manage Ximen Kankan, he played around even more wildly.

Duan Rong walked to the entrance of Ximen Mansion and saw two carriages parked there; Ximen Kankan was standing on the steps at the entrance, directing several servants to move items onto one of the carriages.

He saw Duan Rong walking over, his eyes lit up immediately, and he jumped down the steps, stood beside a stone lion, and smiled as he watched Duan Rong approach.

(End of chapter)