Master of Strange Dao

...

In the Capital City of Dali, Su Li made his routine visit to check in.

Upon entering the Ji Mansion, he saw Mrs. Ji with red-rimmed eyes.

"Madam, what happened?" Su Li suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Your teacher, he only left you a letter before quietly departing."

Mrs. Ji led Su Li to Ji Bochang's study, where on the desk, there was a jade box with a letter placed on top of it.

On the envelope was written "For Su Li's eyes only."

Su Li quickly opened the letter.

"By the time you read this letter, I will have left. There's no need for you to look for me.

I've only ever taken one disciple in my life, and only you would willingly call me 'teacher.'

You are a good child, and I do not deserve to be your teacher.

I did not take the treasure pill with me, as I have no use for it. Keep it for your own protection.

There's another item that I've left for you.

Do not tell anyone else about this treasure, as it will allow you to contact others and exchange information.

Remember, do not reveal your identity within it.

With this item to aid you, I believe your path within the Shadow Department will be a bit smoother.

May you keep true to your heart in this life and not stray from the path. One mistake, and there may be no way back.

Do not trust the people from the Shadow Department too much. You can trust no one here, only yourself.

Outside the Shadow Department, you can trust your relatives and friends.

Your friends and relatives surely outnumber mine, which is good. It will make your journey a bit smoother.

After much thought, these are the only things I can teach you.

Take good care of yourself and your Madam.

I shall return within thirty years.

Do not seek me out. If you do, I will no longer consider myself your teacher."

Su Li read the letter and could even discern that the content hadn't been written all at once.

He read it over and over, filled with a sense of someone making afterlife arrangements.

He couldn't understand why his teacher would leave for secluded cultivation without even taking the treasure pill.

Opening the jade box, to his surprise, apart from his own treasure pill, there were two more inside.

One was for cultivation use, the other was for Strengthening the Foundation and Nourishing the Origin, to stabilize one's foundation.

Besides the treasure pills, there was also a ring, placed alongside them.

Su Li was filled with confusion and shock.

Why, why could his teacher leave behind two more treasure pills for him?

Where did his teacher get the resources for such treasures?

Mrs. Ji stood by, her eyes brimming with tears, and patted Su Li's shoulder.

"Remember, heed your teacher's teachings."

"I..."

"Have you remembered?" Mrs. Ji emphasized her words.

"I have remembered." Su Li's face became somber, suppressing the immediate urge to search for his teacher, and he responded emphatically.

He sat at the desk, looking at the letter. With his many years of experience in the Shadow Department, he naturally understood that there was a lot left unsaid between the lines.

He committed everything to memory, only to see the words on the letter slowly fade away, and the paper turned to dust.

He picked up the ring and quickly grasped its purpose.

A thread of his consciousness entered the ring, observing everything on the Seventh Floor, examining the content on the forum walls before moving down to the Sixth Floor and seeing some messages there.

He then understood that his codename here must be No.2.

His teacher had probably obtained much of his information from this source in the past.

Of course, he knew about the Seventh Floor, but only now did he realize that this seemed to be the true Seventh Floor.

Even such a treasure was left for him, Su Li faintly understood that his teacher was indeed making final arrangements.

Su Li emerged from the Seventh Floor ring and sat in a daze for a long time.

He did not know that Ji Bochang was the chief director of the dong chang, and Ji Bochang, before he left, only mentioned he was seeking a breakthrough in deadly seclusion.

He even really acted like a responsible teacher, imparting him a few valuable lessons and passing on treasures.

Even if one day Ji Bochang's identity is exposed for all to see,

Su Li did not know any of the slightest details related to the chief director, nor did he learn anything he shouldn't, and he did not have any of the dong chang's treasures.

Ji Bochang had strived to keep Su Li from being implicated as much as possible.

The last bit of goodwill in Ji Bochang's life was all left to Su Li.

...

On the other side, Yu Ziqing rode the enormous White Fox back to Jinlan Mountain.

He had no plans to expose the truth that Ji Bochang was the chief director; it served no purpose and would only implicate many innocent people.

He believed the others were not the type to be talkative either.

Upon reaching Jinlan Mountain, the nine-tailed white fox seemed deflated, the charm of being Immune to All Techniques dissipated, the formidable body disappeared, leaving only a fluffy hairball that nestled into Yu Ziqing's arms, falling into a deep sleep.

Yu Ziqing gently stroked the Little White Fox on its head, realizing that he shouldn't carelessly use this method in the future.

After all, Living Beings are Living Beings, not like the rusty sword in his hand that can be destroyed without worry.

It's only because the Little Fox is a naturally born spiritual beast and managed to digest that wisp of Light Spirit Qi that it could withstand such a method.

The ability belongs to Yu Ziqing; he can play around with it, but it's probably not so simple for others.

In fact, Yu Ziqing still wanted to test if he could cut through even larger loopholes in the future, for instance, creating several Ninth Tier Strong individuals in one go.

But looking at it now, that might not be so easy, and even that power has its limits.

The minimal requirement to attain such power is the Ninth Tier Peak.