"I am going to begin searching for the Forbidden Secret Martial."
"Or perhaps, take the initiative against the Evil Ghost Court. If I manage to kill one of the Grandmasters among them, not only will it bring a massive amount of Experience to my bounty hunting mission, but I can also sacrifice the Forbidden Secret Martial he controls to enhance my reverse causality reinforcement. During the Martial Arts Competition, Light Eagle Philin hadn't died yet and retreated with the main force. He holds a Forbidden Secret Martial. By killing him, I can also gain something..."
Bai Xiao pondered while slowly sitting cross-legged.
The Enlightenment Tree gently swayed, and a mysterious aura of enlightenment enveloped the surroundings.
...
An hour ago.
Overseas, on a certain island, inside a massive underground lair.
A mysterious underground lake.
The surging seawater, rising and falling, spread rapidly in all directions, only to be suddenly drawn back, like breathing.
At the center.
