"My King..." the Ghost-faced Fox said solemnly. "Once we get our hands on the Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasure, the Sword Sect will definitely face a great calamity. According to our spies in the Outer Continent, several Evil Sects are already eager to make their move."

"During this Sword Sect disciple recruitment, three sects took action but then returned abruptly. Reports from our spies indicate they saw three figures leaving the Sword Sect. One was Yan Sword Immortal, and the other two appeared to be the Supreme Master from the Fengyue Sect. This must be why those three Demon Sects didn't act."

"But that Supreme Master's lifespan is nearing its end; I fear it will be quite difficult..."

"I understand," King Xiong Ba waved his hand. "Yan Sword Immortal will not hand over the Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasure to me. She has a strong personality and wouldn't even let us, Beast King Mountain, be tainted by these consequences. Sigh..."

"If we didn't steal it this time, it will be even harder next time."

King Xiong Ba glanced at the Jinmao Rat and said, "Little Fox, present that item to me... A mysterious person from the Sword Sect Holy Land... How could there be any mystery there?"

The Ghost-faced Fox snorted coldly at the Jinmao Rat, picked up the rolled-up scroll, and walked to the front.

It gently unrolled it; just in case, it needed to check it first.

However, as soon as it finished looking at the painting, its whole body trembled, veins bulged on its forehead, and it roared in rage,

"You wretched thing! Drag this Jinmao Rat out and chop it up!"

Hearing this, the Jinmao Rat was startled. What did it see to make it this angry?

According to Wang Mu's instructions, it had not opened the scroll, because Wang Mu said it wouldn't work if it did.

Although it hadn't held much hope to begin with, it still kept its promise and did not look.

Now, seeing the Ghost Demon Fox so furious, it didn't know what was painted on that scroll.

The Ghost Demon Fox, in extreme anger, threw the scroll out.

The scroll unfurled, drifting in mid-air.

The Jinmao Rat just wanted to die knowing why, so it immediately took a glance.

That one glance left it thoroughly dumbfounded.

Woe is me! My time has come! the Jinmao Rat wailed internally.

In the painting, a giant bear lay on the ground, bruised, its eyes swirling, looking both dazed and defiant.

The giant bear bore some resemblance to the King. It was sprawled on all fours, and beside it, a human figure, visible only from the back, was stepping on its rear, a smug look on their face.

An insult! This is an insult to the King! the Jinmao Rat roared in its heart. What grudge does that scoundrel Wang Mu hold against me to deceive me like this! And to think I even gave him that treasure...

No wonder the Ghost-faced Fox was so furious.

If the King saw it, he might instantly slap me into paste. Being chopped up now would at least leave a whole corpse.

At that moment...

"Wait!"

King Xiong Ba gestured, and the scroll flew into his hand. He glanced at it.

"My King, this object is insulting you! You mustn't look at it!" the Ghost-faced Fox cried out, its heart pounding, unsure how furious the King would be after seeing such a scroll.

However, King Xiong Ba was stunned when he looked at it. There was none of the anticipated rage.

Instead... his whole body trembled...

"This... this..." King Xiong Ba's voice quavered as he stared at the image, as if recalling a scene from a thousand years ago.

After being defeated by him, following him on adventures across the lands, learning numerous Divine Skills, becoming sworn brothers with a Big Brother and a Third Brother, defeating masters from all over the Central Plains, and embarking on an incredibly splendid, legendary bear's life...

And this picture was exactly the scene from when he was first defeated by him in battle.

Identical!

Even his expression at the time was captured perfectly!

Memories etched deep in his soul...

"Still alive?" King Xiong Ba mumbled, a grin spreading across his face as hot tears streamed from his eyes.

The tears dripped onto the black bear in the painting, making it seem to come alive, transforming into ephemeral shadows of that past battle, flickering before King Xiong Ba's eyes...

The Ghost-faced Fox was perplexed.

The Jinmao Rat was bewildered.

They waited for a long time, but the raging King did not appear. The Ghost-faced Fox and Jinmao Rat looked on, completely dumbstruck.

The King was crying?

Goodness, the King who had never shed a tear, even when grievously injured to the brink of death in battles with numerous Ancient Beasts that lasted for months—that King was now shedding tears over a painting that was clearly an insult?

Even the Ghost-faced Fox, who had followed King Xiong Ba for hundreds of years, was completely unable to grasp the King's thoughts at this moment.

What is going on?

Divine! The Jinmao Rat's heart did a complete turnaround, and it began to shower Wang Mu with endless praise.

At the same time, a veil of mystery descended upon Wang Mu in its mind.

Wang Mu... Who exactly is this guy?

"The sandstorm was too strong earlier; it got in my eyes."

Regaining his composure, King Xiong Ba carefully put the scroll away as if it were a precious treasure and said solemnly, "Alright, I understand. A bear should be magnanimous. It's just a trivial matter, what's it to me?"

The Ghost-faced Fox was baffled.

That Demon Horned Flood Dragon from the Western Extreme Sea... just because it called you an 'idiot son of a bitch,' you ripped out its dragon tendons. When you were ripping out its tendons, you didn't say anything about a bear needing to be magnanimous, did you?

"Enough. It doesn't matter that we didn't steal the item."

King Xiong Ba beckoned. "Jinmao Rat, you little thing... hmm... not bad! I have a task for you now, one much easier than stealing the Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasure."

"Moreover, from now on, you're part of Beast King Mountain. Little Fox, add it to our Beast King Mountain's roster. Anyone who gives you trouble is giving me, Xiong Ba, trouble!"

The voice echoed in the Three Saints Cave, leaving two dumbfounded faces behind.

That night, in the bamboo house, Wang Mu opened the treasure given to him by the Jinmao Rat. "Is this the Great Yin Yang Joyful Map?"

After a few glances, he was extremely disappointed!

It was completely different from what he had hoped to see!

"Negative review! Absolutely a negative review!"

Wang Mu pointed at the scroll. "What Yin Yang joy? It's nothing but a total scam!"

"Dawn arises from the Supreme Yang; a shimmering glow descends to the Utmost Yin..."

"From the extremes of creation, at the moment of dawn and dusk, persist daily, and you can cultivate the Yin and Yang Qi, reaching the state of blissful joy..."

This time, Wang Mu roughly understood a part of the Great Yin Yang Joyful Map.

It was a special Cultivation Secret Technique that emphasized visualization and comprehension at the precise moments of sunrise and moonset, inhaling and exhaling the essence of Yin and Yang.

Persist in this practice for a long time, and one could cultivate Yin and Yang Qi, thereby strengthening the foundation and nourishing the yuan, conserving essence, and fortifying the body...

And damn it, it was only the first part.

Besides, it didn't have the kind of intimate illustrations between two people that Wang Mu had been hoping to see...

It sounded more like a genuine Mysterious Sect Technique.

Yin and Yang Qi... what I lack in my body right now is this sustainable Yin and Yang Qi. I can use this Cultivation Technique to develop them, and then I'll be able to cultivate a Spiritual Acupoint.

The Hundred Refinement Body Technique, one hundred layers... it's within reach!

Although disappointed, Wang Mu still decided to start cultivating this first.

The Hundred Refinement Body Technique has to be Fulfilled before I can truly begin Cultivation.

As long as I can use Action Points for Cultivation, it should be relatively easy.

Wang Mu thought for a moment and checked his status.

[Cultivation: ...*Great Yin Yang Joy Method* (x)]

He was currently unable to cultivate it because this technique required specific timing: only at that precise moment in the morning and that precise moment in the evening.

Furthermore, it required persistent practice; otherwise, it couldn't be cultivated.

I'll try it tomorrow morning.

This Cultivation Technique shouldn't be too hard... I can even understand parts of it myself...

Wang Mu stored the technique and was about to rest.

Suddenly.

He detected a change in his Travel abilities.

[Travel: Upper Cloud Peak(!), Yijian Peak(!), Dan Sword Peak(!), Fu Sword Peak(!), Hidden Sword Peak(!), Alcohol Sword Peak(!)]

Holy crap!

What's with all these exclamation marks?

Wang Mu suddenly found it hard to fall asleep.

After joining the Sect, new locations had been unlocked, and suddenly, the number of Travel events had surged.

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