North 18th District.

Su Bai entered Xie Changkong's guardhouse.

There wasn't much furniture inside; it had a typical straight-male style.

But unlike typical straight men, he arranged every item very neatly.

The pack of cigarettes and lighter on the table seemed a bit casual.

Su Bai took out a cigarette and lit it. Having never smoked before, he tried taking a puff and was immediately choked by the bitter smoke.

But after a moment, the burning sensation in his heart made him feel somewhat dazed.

Through the smoke swirling around him, he seemed to see the middle-aged man holding a long spear.

"To be honest, Lao Xie, your act wasn't very impressive..."

Su Bai took another breath, but still choked.

But he didn't stop; even when he took a puff and choked, he didn't put down the cigarette.

Seeing this scene through the open window, Ye Rugo silently covered her mouth.

but,

Tears streamed down her face like a burst dam.

"I don't understand what's so good about this stuff. It's so hard to smoke, yet people still like to smoke it..."

Su Bai stared at the nearly burnt-out cigarette, then couldn't help but bring it to his lips and take a deep drag.

Um.

It burns my lungs...

clatter.

The cigarette butt was inserted into the ashtray.

Su Bai left the house, closed the door, and returned to his post.

Whoosh!

The Immortal Execution Sword was drawn, and soon a line of small characters appeared on the wooden table:

On the night of July 2nd, 93rd year of the Human Calendar, Demon Slayer Su Bai and Demon Slayer Xie Changkong made a pact: Su Bai would inform Xie Changkong of his breakthrough to the Supreme Realm!

Putting down his longsword, Su Bai's cold gaze grew even colder.

"Open your personal attributes panel."

[Ding! Host, please look at the big screen!]

[Host: Su Bai]

[Cultivation Level: Early Stage of Wind Control Realm 8457/100,000]

(can add points)

[Attribute points: 41,245]

[Constitution: 3023 (Body of a Hundred Elephants)]

(Points can be added; a qualitative change will occur when the physique reaches 50,000.)

[Spirit: 156 (Photographic Memory)]

(Points can be added; a qualitative change occurs when Spirit reaches 500.)

[Talent: Pure Sword Heart, B-Rank Blood Explosion 0/50,000]

(can add points)

[Martial Arts Skill: C-Rank Sword Skill "Three Swords of Soaring Wind" (Proficiency: Supreme)]

(no extra points allowed)

[Weapon: (Pseudo-S) Zhuxian Sword, Attributes: C-grade Sharpness 0/20,000, Zhuxian Sword Intent (Missing) 0/80,000, S-grade Hardness 0/500,000, Zhuxian Sword Formation (Missing) 0/800,000, Zhuxian Sword Body (Damaged) 0/2,000,000, Zhuxian Sword Spirit (Missing) 0/2,000,000!]

(can add points)

"The Sharpness of the Immortal Execution Sword will be increased by 20,000 attribute points!"

[Ding! Skill point allocation complete. The Zhuxian Sword is now at Grade B, with a sharpness of 0/200,000!]

The system notification tone ended.

The Zhuxian Sword flashed with blue light, and when it calmed down again, a lot of stone chips fell around the sword.

Looking from where the stone chips had fallen, one could vaguely see a sharp, azure-blue blade.

clatter.

Su Bai placed the B-grade weapon Thunder Gun and his backpack on the table.

These are the results of his mission.

Da da da.

After tapping the Chang'an Merit Ring three times, a string of data immediately appeared on it: 10012/10000, 113H.

The mission was accomplished, but he felt little emotional.

Sizzle!

Unzip the zipper.

Inside the backpack were a pile of short blades shrouded in black mist, and four golden tempering stones.

These items are special items that can be exchanged for merit points at the Logistics Department.