Chapter 490: Sharing the Secret Art! SSS-Rank Spirit Refining Art!

Flying was forbidden in the instructor villa area of Lei Ting Martial Hall, so after Xu Jingming arrived nearby,

he folded his wings and landed on the ground, proceeding on foot.

"That's... Xu Jingming! He's back!"

"A place like Myanmar—if you don't finish the mission, why come back?"

"True, but Xu Jingming hasn't been gone that long, has he? That faint pressure is just incredible."

"..."

Walking along the roads of the instructor villa area were students of the Prodigy Training Camp, as well as some instructors.

Upon spotting Xu Jingming, whom they hadn't seen in a long time, they all cast their gazes his way in unison, whispering among themselves.

Especially the pressure aura he naturally exuded—it made people sense a faint danger.

And Xu Jingming had already grown accustomed to such gazes back when he was at the Demon Academy, so he paid them no mind.

Walking straight through the villa area, he soon arrived before Teacher Su Qingli's villa.

Just like Hearing Ling Shuang's villa, Su Qingli's villa was also decorated in a classical style.

Somewhat resembling the independent courtyards of the ancient Great Xia.

At that moment, standing before the villa was a tall woman wearing black-framed glasses.

Her long black hair was tied into a low ponytail, casually draped beside her shoulders.

Her entire being carried a quiet, elegant temperament.

"Sister Wei." Xu Jingming called out with a smile.

Although Liu Wei was ostensibly just Su Qingli's assistant, in reality, she played a role similar to that of a housekeeper.

"Student Xu, it's been a long time." Liu Wei said with a faint smile.

Beneath her black-framed glasses, those clear eyes regarded him with a hint of curiosity.

Three months ago, it was she who had welcomed Xu Jingming in.

Back then, he was still just a first-year student, even on the verge of facing suppression from that group led by the Deputy Hall Master.

But who could have imagined that in just three short months, Xu Jingming had already attained seventh-tier combat power!

He already showed the momentum to surpass Wang Dong!

This rate of change could not be called anything but fast.

"Already mid fifth-tier? This advancement speed is even faster than the Hall Master's back in the day!"

Liu Wei quickly noticed the change in Xu Jingming's aura, marveling inwardly.

Hall Master Su Qingli, at the age of twenty, had only just been an upper third-tier ability user herself.

"Let's go, the Hall Master is already waiting for you inside."

Liu Wei quickly gathered her emotions and led Xu Jingming into the villa.

"Hall Master, Xu Jingming is here."

After bringing Xu Jingming into the study on the second floor of the villa, Liu Wei respectfully withdrew.

Xu Jingming also bowed slightly and called out to the slender figure behind the desk:

"Teacher, I'm here."

Matching the overall decorative style of the villa, the study was also antique-styled and very elegant.

Behind the desk, Su Qingli stood there dressed in a flowing white robe.

A thin black sash was tied at her waist, accentuating her delicate and curvy, alluring figure.

Yet her features偏偏 belonged to the holy and exquisite type, like a fairy, making it impossible for anyone to harbor even the slightest thought of impropriety.

At that moment, she was seen holding a brush in her right hand, writing something on paper.

What flowed from the brush tip was not black ink, but a dangerous-aura, materialized liquid white-gold lightning!

"How was it? This S-rank mission trip, went fairly smoothly, I take it?"

With Xu Jingming's arrival, Su Qingli also stopped writing, raised her head, and looked over with a faint smile.

"Went quite smoothly."

Xu Jingming grinned and said, "This time I really owe it to Ling Fox Guild's Guild Master Cold Moon Tide—otherwise I really wouldn't have had it so easy..."

Next, he recounted the entire process of completing the mission.

He only omitted the experience of obtaining the elemental essence and seeing the Eva Mother Body.

"Cold Moon Tide—I do indeed know her."

Su Qingli nodded slightly. "It's just that after I became a seventh-tier Grandmaster later on, we didn't have much interaction."

Like Xu Jingming, she back then had also been a heaven-gifted, terrifying prodigy.

Within the country, virtually no one her age could keep up with her advancement speed.

"But I didn't expect you to actually dare to rush straight to the Black Lion Guild's headquarters to demand supplies.

Weren't you afraid he'd truly get ruthless and kill you?"

Su Qingli's beautiful almond eyes revealed a hint of curiosity.

As she knew, the Black Lion Guild, rooted in the Chaotic Triangle Zone, was a group of ability users who dared to do anything.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have raided Lei Ting Martial Hall's branch.

"Not afraid."

Xu Jingming shook his head. "Lord Lord Xue Jian's strike in Sakura Country some time ago was enough to make these people think twice.

Besides, I have the eighth-grade peak protective talisman you gave me, Teacher, and the spatial beast bone Teacher Ling gave me.

Even if the Black Lion Guild's Guild Master himself made a move, I could still escape."

In reality,

The latter was his greatest reliance; otherwise, he would not have taken such a risk with his own body.

"Exactly. Acting only when you have a way to retreat is the safest."

Su Qingli nodded approvingly.

She had been afraid that Xu Jingming, because of the Lord Xue Jian's intervention last time, would mistakenly think no one dared to touch him and act recklessly.

But even after understanding Xu Jingming's thoughts, she still cautioned:

"Protective talismans and spatial teleportation methods are not omnipotent — you must remember this.

Especially when facing a ninth-rank ability user, you must be extremely careful!

Once the opponent strikes, you won't even be able to activate teleportation before being killed."

"Understood, teacher." Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

Indeed, if the president of the Black Lion Guild were a ninth-rank Martial Saint, he definitely wouldn't have dared to act this way.

"Good that you understand."

Su Qingli rolled up the papers on the desk, her red lips parting slightly as she continued:

"While you were still on the plane, Feng Nian had already finished tallying the recovered supplies.

This batch of supplies is worth a total of 32.4 billion Daxia coins, and has now been fully deposited into the martial hall branch's temporary treasury.

You deserve the most credit for recovering this batch of supplies.

Therefore, the martial hall is preparing to award you an additional 100,000 points."

"100,000 points? Thank you, teacher!" Xu Jingming's eyes lit up, and he quickly expressed his thanks.

100,000 points — that's 2 billion Daxia coins!

And points can be used to purchase rare resources within Lei Ting Martial Hall.

The value of these points is far higher than 2 billion Daxia coins!

"More work, more reward — that's always been the principle of our Lei Ting Martial Hall. It's nothing."

Su Qingli waved her hand casually.

"Without you stepping in, teacher, even with the principle of more work more reward, I'm afraid I still wouldn't have been able to get so many points."

On this point, Xu Jingming saw things very clearly.

Following normal procedures, whether he could even get an additional 20,000 points as a reward would be hard to say......

"Oh right, I also obtained a secret manual in the Chaotic Triangle Domain.

This manual is too profound — I can't figure it out. I'd like to ask you, teacher, to study it together with me."

Xu Jingming quickly took the "Lei Hai Visualization Method" manual out of his spatial ring.

"You could even self-study your way into the SS-rank 'Shenhe Visualization Method' — what secret manual could possibly stump you?"

Su Qingli's willow-leaf brows rose slightly as she looked curiously at the manual in Xu Jingming's hand.

"Lei Hai Visualization Method"!

When the five large characters on the manual came into view,

the faintly flickering golden Lei Guang instantly gave her a feeling as if she were facing the very origin of thunder itself,

while she herself seemed as insignificant and powerless as an ant!

This sensation immediately made her instinctively release her ability, Lei Ting swirling around her entire body. Her pretty face paled slightly as she cried out in shock:

"This aura?! What kind of secret manual is this?"

"'Lei Hai Visualization Method,' an SSS-rank Spirit Refinement Art." Xu Jingming replied with a faint smile.

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