The Three Realms Thief Chapter 36

What the hell.

There was even a special event after the competition!

What was going on with that little boy?

And what was the Heart of the Witch?

Xu Yuan’s heart fluttered uneasily—

After all, he would be involved in this event at a “suitable time.”

So exhausting.

—Because he knew nothing.

What was a suitable time?

When his spiritual power was full and his physical strength recovered?

Or—

Would this trial begin after he finished the written monthly exam tomorrow morning?

Forget it, I don’t want to think about it.

Xu Yuan casually pulled out a Spirit Replenishment Pill, put it in his mouth, sat cross-legged next to Zhao Afei, and began to meditate.

The technology for elixirs was already very advanced.

The total spiritual power of Qi Refining stage cultivators wasn’t very high either.

In a short while.

The group successively replenished their spiritual power, opened their eyes, and sat together chatting.

“I wonder what score we’ll get—after all, we defeated a monster at the ninth level of Qi Refining,” Yang Xiaobing said with emotion.

She spread her legs apart, leaned forward, and stretched with her head pressed against her knees.

Xu Yuan pulled her up.

She opened her eyes wide, puzzled.

“Don’t do that, do you know how many boys are secretly watching?” Xu Yuan whispered.

Yang Xiaobing glanced around, her face slightly red, and she sat cross-legged obediently.

“We didn’t follow orders and acted on our own, but we killed a monster at the ninth level of Qi Refining, so the examiners will probably have to discuss it,” Jiang Xueyao mused.

“They’re not giving us full marks for this? They still need to discuss it?” Zhao Afei asked in surprise.

“That order to gather back then—it depends on who issued it. If it was a military order, then it’s troublesome,” Jiang Xueyao explained to him.

Zhao Afei shivered all over, lowered his head, and remained silent for a long time.

—Goddess Jiang actually responded!

She took the initiative!

“What if it wasn’t a military order?” Xu Yuan asked.

“Most likely, we’ll get first place,” Jiang Xueyao said.

“Is that school-level?” Yang Xiaobing asked.

“For the Eight Schools Joint Examination, it should be first place among the eight schools, because no one has ever killed a demon at the ninth level of Qi Refining,” Jiang Xueyao said.

“Hahaha,” Zhao Afei suddenly laughed, “My grandpa said that if I can get into the top 100 in the monthly exam, he’ll give me a big red envelope—it’s a sure thing now!”

“Share the wealth,” Xu Yuan immediately said.

“Brother, I’ll pay for your breakfast from now on!” Zhao Afei said generously. “I’m treating everyone to a good lunch today!”

Xu Yuan shook his head.

—We don’t even know the results yet, look how happy you are.

But he could eat the meal.

He looked back at Yang Xiaobing and Jiang Xueyao.

“Okay,” Yang Xiaobing said happily, reaching out to hook Jiang Xueyao’s arm. “Let’s eat together and chat about the battle just now?”

“Alright,” Jiang Xueyao agreed.

There were some tactical details she wanted to ask Xu Yuan about.

And his final sword strike.

Just standing on the alchemy furnace like that—

How did he come up with that!

Yang Xiaobing took out a talisman, patted Jiang Xueyao with it, and then patted herself.

This was a skin care talisman she made herself.

—Dust Removal, Moisturizing, and Skin Nourishment, all three effects were indispensable.

Jiang Xueyao also took out a talisman, patted Yang Xiaobing with it, and then patted herself.

The two whispered to each other, following Xu Yuan and Zhao Afei towards the cafeteria.

Suddenly, a streak of light appeared in the sky.

It was a flying skiff!

The flying skiff descended and stopped directly in front of the four.

An old man with white hair, wearing a Daoist robe, smiled at them before speaking:

“Miss, the Patriarch wants to see you immediately.”

“I was just about to have dinner with my classmates. Did something happen at home?” Jiang Xueyao asked.

“Emergency,” the old man uttered four words.

Jiang Xueyao was slightly moved and looked back at her three classmates.

“Family matters are important, you should go back quickly.”

“Yes.”

“We can review the battle later.”

The three immediately said.

Jiang Xueyao then jumped onto the flying skiff.

The old man changed his hand seal, and the flying skiff instantly shot into the sky, disappearing into the distance.

“Azure Sky Brand S-Class Flying Skiff—you can’t even buy it with money. Her family seems to be very powerful. By the way, Xiaobing, do you know what Jiang Xueyao’s family does?”

Zhao Afei asked.

“I don’t know,” Yang Xiaobing shook her head.

Zhao Afei was very interested and was about to continue asking when a girl waved to him.

“You finished your exam too?”

Zhao Afei called out, leaving the others, and immediately ran over.

The two stood together, exchanged a few words, and then slowly walked forward together.

They just left.

Left.

Left…

“Isn’t he going to treat us?” Yang Xiaobing asked curiously.

“He openly betrayed our revolutionary friendship, that guy who values women over friends,” Xu Yuan said with his arms crossed, displeased.

No choice.

He couldn’t really drag them back.

“Forget it, let’s go eat.”

“Okay.”

The two went to the cafeteria, got their food, and found a table.

It was dinnertime.

The cafeteria was bustling with people.

Many third-year high school students were excitedly discussing the group battle they had just experienced.

The first and second-year high school students listened quietly, showing expressions of both envy and trepidation.

Entering the past era, facing real disaster events.

All sorts of genuine demons.

The battle required absolute focus; a slight carelessness meant death.

This was a type of exam content rarely seen in the past few decades.

Even the Gaokao rarely had such questions.

Xu Yuan listened for a while, found nothing noteworthy, and simply focused on eating.

The cafeteria’s chopsticks were uniformly made using Qi Refining techniques, each engraved with a few simple yet powerful runes.

Xu Yuan tried to pick up a quail egg with the chopsticks.

It was effortless.

The egg even stuck to the chopsticks and didn’t fall off.

—The chopsticks were engraved with the “Grasp Object” attribute rune, which prevented food from slipping when picked up.

This made it convenient to pick up irregularly shaped dishes.

Students jokingly called them “Awkward Chopsticks.”

Quite interesting.

If Earth had these, they would certainly be popular.

“Hello, Mom, what do you want for lunch? I’ll bring it from the cafeteria.”

“Whatever? There’s no such dish as ‘whatever’.”

“…Okay, I know you’re not hungry. I’ll be over a little later.”

Xu Yuan hung up the phone.

He was about to eat when he saw lines of glowing small characters floating quietly in the void:

“Starting redemption for the rewards of the National Joint Examination (Difficult Mode).”

“There are three items in total, with life-threatening matters prioritized for redemption.”

“The other two rewards can be viewed at any time.”

“Congratulations.”

“The Nightmare ‘Nightmare Postponement’ has been successfully redeemed.”

“The specific situation is: your performance tonight will delay the Nightmare-level competition for a period of time, long or short.”

“Please take it seriously.”

The small text flashed and disappeared.

Xu Yuan, however, was stunned for several breaths.

—This postponement, there’s even a “long or short” involved?

Of course I want a long, long, long, long delay!

It would be best if it was delayed for ten years, when I’m absolutely confident, then I’ll play the Nightmare match!

Wait a minute.

My performance tonight!

Oh my god, I don’t have a girlfriend, how am I supposed to “perform”?

Forget it.

In any case, it’s never wrong to start preparing early.

—Start preparing immediately!

First.

“Use the Spirit Treasure-level special reward.”

Xu Yuan thought silently.

On the store shelf, his learned skills and weapons indeed appeared:

“You lit up the entire場 in the competition.”

“With this performance, you can now perform a Spirit Treasure-level ‘enhancement’ on a certain piece of equipment or skill.”

“Current options are:”

“Qiongxia Sword, Yan Song Sword Art, Flying Eaves Movement Technique, Inch Punch.”

“Please select.”

“After selection, please place it on the ‘Upgrade Shelf’ and wait a few seconds for it to complete.”

Xu Yuan silently clenched his fists.

I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time (actually, less than a day).

That “Swallow’s Departure” sword art was really embarrassing.

It directly threw the sword three meters away to kill the enemy.

But what if the kill failed?

The sword wouldn’t come back, hey!

Did he have to prepare dozens of swords, carry them on his back, and keep “shooting” them?

Tsk.

He really didn’t think much of such a sword art.

But there was one thing he valued—

This move, “Swallow’s Departure” sword art, had a special description:

“Basic flying sword technique, can be further developed.”

In this world, flying sword techniques were extremely rare and precious sword techniques!

Every flying sword technique could be passed down through generations.

It was a powerful, secretly guarded, high-level combat sword art that surpassed all ordinary skills.

It would absolutely not circulate in the world!

Xu Yuan became serious.

Since it was a flying sword, and it could be “further developed,” then—

“I choose Yan Song Sword Art.”

Xu Yuan thought silently.

A booklet immediately appeared on the shelf, with the four characters “Yan Song Sword Art” written on the cover.

Lines of glowing small characters quickly appeared:

“Spirit Treasure-level special reward used.”

“During your cultivation of the ‘Yan Song Sword Art’, you gained a unique insight and created a new sword move, making it the fifth move of this sword art.”

“This is your personal unique sword art, named—”

“Swallow’s Departure.”

“But your talent is exceptional, surpassing many powerful cultivators of the past.”

“You have been continuously refining this sword technique through combat.”

“Now, your sword art has been completely transformed!”

“Congratulations.”

“Your Yan Song Sword Art has gained a sixth move, named:”

“Three Questions.”

“Core flying sword technique, can be further developed.”

“Effect: Your sword flies out and strikes three times in a row, with each strike’s power doubled, and it can be recalled to your hand by a sword incantation.”

“Note: At your current cultivation level, this strike will completely deplete all remaining spiritual power in your body.”

“Furthermore.”

“Because you have mastered the secret of flying sword summoning, your fifth sword move, ‘Swallow’s Departure’, has also grown.”

“After executing ‘Swallow’s Departure’, you can also recall the flying sword.”

“Thus, the fifth sword move has been renamed ‘Swallow’s Return’.”