Chapter 138 - 167: The Higher You Climb, The Lonelier You Become; 3rd Revolution Immortal Body
In that moment, not only the members of the Holy Robe Sect but also the people from the Prison Suppression Bureau were left completely dumbfounded by Su Bai’s smooth, fluid execution.
The surrounding, rioting members of the Holy Robe Sect were frozen in place, their expressions stunned.
As they gazed at the blood-stained head of the Holy Robe Sect’s Sect Leader, it felt as if their entire world had gone dark.
It was as if the pillar of their faith had crumbled.
A tide of madness and despair washed over them, drowning body and soul.
"You’re going to die for this!!"
Immediately, a few fanatics, their faces twisted with malice, glared murderously at Su Bai.
They shrieked with insane fury, like Demon Fiends.
Fortunately, Ning Fengyun snapped back to his senses. Unleashing the powerful aura of the Extraordinary Realm, he gripped the hilt of his blade and acted decisively!
He raised his hand and drew his blade!
With a single slash, he cut down those crazed believers, temporarily quelling the disturbance.
The jarring sight of blood on the ground snapped many of the remaining believers to their senses. They trembled, no longer daring to charge the execution ground.
With this single act, Su Bai "made a name for himself" within the Prison Suppression Bureau.
Everyone in the B-Class Prison now saw him in a completely new light.
They never would have imagined that Su Bai—who on a normal day seemed incredibly low-key and was best known for his handsome face—
would be so decisive and shockingly bold when it was time to act.
He had lopped off the head of the Holy Robe Sect’s Sect Leader with a single strike!
A true Divine Being!
The incident became a popular topic of conversation among his colleagues, who delighted in retelling the story.
This incident also led to another major event.
Su Bai was promoted.
Supervisor of the Prison Suppression Bureau!
Junior Eighth Grade!
An Official Position!
This reward was bestowed by the higher-ups in recognition of his service in quelling the chaos at the execution ground.
According to word from Captain Mu Feng, there would be a delay of about half a month before the official reward for his position was formally granted.
Naturally, his colleagues urged him to celebrate properly!
Although this reward wasn’t much to the current Su Bai, it was still a happy occasion, so he went along with his colleagues’ wishes.
They made three consecutive trips to the Drunken Flower Pavilion in the Imperial City!
On the final night, Captain Mu came in person.
As it turned out, after just a few cups, a fiery wave of drunkenness surged through Captain Mu.
He looked at Su Bai with an expression of regret and confessed.
"To be honest, for the service you’ve rendered, a Junior Eighth Grade position is a bit low."
"Lord Ning even fought for you with the higher-ups. He wanted to get you a better position, make you a Captain!"
"But, you should know, an official position represents power and wealth, and behind that are complex, interlocking interest groups."
"Everyone in this game is a cunning schemer!"
As he spoke, Captain Mu downed another mouthful of wine and let out a belch, the thick scent of alcohol wafting from his lips as he shook his head.
"They said... you’re still young and need more training!"
"It’s all fucking bullshit!"
"Back in the day, that’s exactly how they duped me!"
"The result? I worked myself to the bone for decades, and all I got was this Captain position, just waiting out my days!"
"Sigh!"
His eyes fell to his cup, watching the wine that had been sloshing around gradually settle into stillness.
He couldn’t help but sigh.
"A man’s desires and ambitions... they’re just like this wine!"
"In the beginning, everyone wants to reach the heavens in a single bound, proud and full of ambition!"
"’If they can hold that position, why can’t I?’"
"’But once you really get in there and start the struggle, you get trapped. After life grinds you down for a few years, you learn your place.’"
"And with that, those little ambitions in your heart... they just naturally disappear, scattered to the wind."
"Ah, these official posts... the higher you climb, the lonelier it gets."
Perhaps feeling sentimental, Captain Mu spoke at length with Su Bai that night.
His plain, unvarnished words left Su Bai completely stunned.
’This isn’t right!’
’This is supposed to be a promotion banquet!’
’How did it turn into such a pity party?’
Seeing the mood turning sour, Su Bai quickly raised his cup, had a big drink with Captain Mu, and changed the subject.
Only then did the atmosphere liven up again.
...
「Half a month later, deep within the prison.」
Su Bai was currently sitting cross-legged in the void, the mysterious cavern before him.
Surging Demonic Qi billowed from the cavern like roaring Black Dragons, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.
But whenever this Demon Evil Qi came within a hundred-meter radius of Su Bai, it would be involuntarily drawn into his body and vanish.
At this moment, Su Bai’s body was like a small black hole plugging the cavern entrance, greedily absorbing the endless stream of Demonic Qi.
’In half a month, I’ve accumulated enough Experience Points to raise my Cultivation to the Eighth Level of the Spirit Transformation Realm.’
’I can also freely farm the Experience Points for the Second Transformation Immortal Body from this cavern, which saves me a lot of Tier Two Experience Points.’
Su Bai mused.
He checked the Experience Points for his [Second Immortal Golden Body Transformation]; they had already reached nine hundred ninety thousand.
’After one more round of absorption today, I should be able to break the one million mark!’
At this moment, the ancient golden runes on his arms began to squirm, gradually converging on his finger bones like coiling Golden Dragons.
Each Golden Dragon was becoming more and more vivid, as if it were truly alive.
Su Bai watched the Experience Points on his status panel while keeping his eyes on the mysterious cavern.
After many days of absorption, the Demon Evil Qi inside the cavern didn’t seem to have diminished. It just needed a day to recover, or the escaping Demonic Qi would be weaker.
He had no idea where it was all coming from; the supply seemed endless.
As his thoughts wandered aimlessly...
At a certain moment, Su Bai froze. He realized there seemed to be a problem with his [Second Immortal Golden Body Transformation].
The Experience Points, which had been rising steadily, were for some reason stuck at 999,999.
No matter how much more he absorbed, the number wouldn’t budge an inch.
’Strange!’
Su Bai raised a hand to his chin in thought.
He felt that his [Second Immortal Golden Body Transformation] had hit some kind of bottleneck.
’To add this last experience point, I’m missing something crucial.’
After a few breaths, it dawned on Su Bai.
He knew what was missing.
’Sigh, I’ve gotten so used to getting things for free. I’d completely forgotten what it feels like to spend Tier Two Experience Points on my Immortal Golden Body.’
Su Bai gave a self-deprecating smile, then allocated one Tier Two Experience Point to his Immortal Golden Body.
This time, it worked perfectly. The Experience Points for the [Second Immortal Golden Body Transformation] smoothly reached one million!
The very instant the number changed.
A profound and mysterious feeling welled up within him.
It was like the final drop of wine falling into a full cup.
And a full cup must overflow.
In that instant, a blinding golden brilliance erupted.
Majestic and overwhelming!
The golden runes entwined around Su Bai’s finger bones completely transformed into soaring, dancing Golden Dragons.
They broke free from his fingers, circling his body in a slow, deliberate dance.
Low roars rumbled from their mouths.
As if in celebration, and in congratulation.
OMMMM!!!
When these Golden Dragons re-entered Su Bai’s body, a magnificent golden light shot straight into the heavens.
His mind became crystal clear. He understood that his mastery of the [Immortal Golden Body] had reached a new level.
And in the Cultivation Technique section of his status, the entry for the Second Immortal Golden Body Transformation had clearly changed.
[Cultivation Technique: Third Immortal Golden Body Transformation! (Ninth Grade!) Realm: Returning to the Essence! (0)]