The Adventures Of The Young Master

"Alright, fine." Jin Rou had no choice. Since he said he's going to grant one request, he must do it, "However, be warned that it might be painful to you. My dao essence isn't as simple as you imagine."

"I'm very prepared, Your Majesty." Shufeng firmly said. It was a once in a lifetime chance. He couldn't afford to waste it or he might regret for the rest of his life.

"Very well, since you say so." Jin Rou nodded, "Come here and kneel."

Shufeng didn't think twice and immediately knelt in front of Jin Rou. He was preparing himself for the essence.

Jin Rou touched the old man's forehead and a light surged and entered Shufeng's body. It contained the dao essence he had. Although it's only a small part, it was enough to give the old man some excruciating pain.

And as expected, the old man showed signs of being in pain. He began sweating and his expression crumpled. The dao essence was trying to align with his rhythm, thus resulting to the pain.

Jin Rou had already helped the old man enough. It's up to him to pass up the challenge. Shufeng needed to overcome this himself or he wouldn't be worthy of having Han Li's prized dao essence.

"All of you go out. I will be personally seeing this." Jin Rou commanded in which others hurriedly went out.

"Let's see how far can you endure." Jin Rou murmured. The old man was a tenacious young man in the past. Han Li was even a bit impressed by him.

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Unknown time had passed. It felt like an eternity and all things came into a stop. Shufeng opened his eyes and felt energized despite feeling so weak. He roamed his gaze and saw Jin Rou by the outside deck, observing the changing stars and realms.

"Congratulations. Your master's arts has saved you from death." Jin Rou said, "You have almost died. Fortunately, your master has foreseen this scenario and prepared you."

Truth be told, Han Li's dao essence was too much for the old man's body to take. After all, his power level was over the top. However, Black Sword had seen this coming and let the young Shufeng in the past train an unusual art.

Furthermore, it was an art created by Black Sword himself. It was revised for a thousand of times before it reached this perfection.

Shufeng felt he returned to his young age again. His view of the world became bigger and his eyes became clearer and sharper. It's more than obvious of what changed in him. Even his appearance became younger, no longer an old man in dying rest.

"Because of that art, it helped your body align with my dao essence. It's actually an incredible thing." Jin Rou couldn't help but praise. In order to align with a dao essence, one had to know exactly what type of essence and rhythm it was. It's a difficult thing that even sword eternals and epoch sovereigns would concede. That's why many just create their own dao essences.

Shufeng knelt once again and faced where themm statue of Black Sword was, "Thank you for taking care of me until this day, Master."

Jin Rou didn't stop Shufeng from paying respects. It's a matter of a disciple and a master.

After that, Shufeng kowtowed in front of Jin Rou and said, "Your Majesty, my life and the plateau owes you a big deal this time. If you need someone to force a path for your entrance up above, please don't hesitate to use me."

"Alright, calm down. I'm just in a good mood and decided to reward you. Just think of it as my parting gift." Jin Rou said.

Shufeng smiled and told him that he would hold a grand banquet as a celebration. It was just a simple banquet with the most important persons present. Many was baffled why the president wanted to hold such a prestigious banquet out of nowhere, but they didn't dare to ask. As for the reason? It remained unknown.

Just like that, a few days has passed. The plateau had already reached Jin Rou's destination. It was late at night here and it's the perfect time to leave.

"Take care, Your Majesty." Shufeng and other important figures were lined up to pay respects. The whole Security Council and the Black Sword Government were present to escort Jin Rou out.

"I will. You too. Though you have successfully obtained my dao essence, there's still a risk of repercussions if you push yourself. You're already old, take it slow." Jin Rou said and hopped off the plateau.

They watched him leave and disappear to the void. After confirming that he was already gone, many returned inside except for Shufeng. He knew that it wouldn't be possible to meet Han Li again unless he was called out, but he was glad that he met him for the last time.

"May the victories be upon you, Your Majesty." Shufeng took out a piece of paper and let it go to be carried by the wind. It's his one final wish before leaving things for good.

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The Omniland was a barren place located at a difficult void of location. It was dangerous place for all living things. Note, not even grasses could survive here, much less humans and monsters.

Of course, there were exceptions. Only eternals and epochs would be brave enough to explore this land. It was rumored to have tons of treasures. As a matter of fact, Black Sword's divine treasures were actually found here. The land was filled with mysterious dao laws, the reason why it remained inhabitable.

If sword emperors and immortal sovereigns try to venture here, they would surely die after a few hours. The toxicity rate of the land was lethal enough for people to die. Of course, for Jin Rou it was just like a normal breathe of fresh air.

He was walking and walking, making sure that he wouldn't make be mistaken. Despite knowing the exact location, the Omniland was too tricky as it changed its coordinates per 30 seconds. Soon, Jin Rou arrived at his certain location.

It was a temple with no signs of life.