Chapter 984: Little Junior Brother, Here We Come

Wind Rises in the Nine Provinces

At the entrance of the Law Enforcement Hall, several members of Squad Jiao-5 were waiting.

Seeing Zhou Kui walk out, they quickly went to meet him. "Captain, what did the Lord Administrator say?" "What punishment did Lu Yiye receive?"

"He'll definitely get a whipping; the taste of Dragon's Backlash isn't pleasant."

They spoke one after another, but only the law cultivator noticed Zhou Kui's strange expression and frowned, saying, "Captain, didn't the Lord Administrator uphold justice for you?"

Zhou Kui slowly shook his head. "It wasn't him!" "What?"

"Lu Yiye was drinking tea with the Lord Administrator for the time it takes an incense stick to burn; he didn't ambush me!" Zhou Kui said.

Everyone was extremely surprised. "If it wasn't him, who could it be?"

Zhou Kui shook his head; he also wanted to know who it was.

As they were talking, Lu Ye leisurely walked out of the Law Enforcement Hall, carrying a box of tea in his hand.

The members of Squad Jiao-5 all looked at him.

Lu Ye walked past them, then paused and said, "Remember to send your captain to the medical hall for treatment later. The taste of Dragon's Backlash...tsk tsk!" He walked away, gradually disappearing into the distance.

The group was puzzled. The law cultivator vaguely sensed something and said, "Captain, does he mean..."

Zhou Kui gave a bitter smile. "The Lord Administrator said I spread rumors and slandered a colleague, so he fined me a month's salary and ordered me to receive ten lashes in the penal prison!"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes twitched, clearly recalling the pain of being whipped a few days prior.

The captain's injuries had just healed, and now he was going to be whipped again. It would never end!

Zhou Kui went back to his own courtyard, and after a short while, he activated his Spirit Core and soared into the sky, heading in a direction he hadn't previously planned to go.

He wanted to test how strong the connection was between his main body and his clone.

Earlier, when his clone was in the Law Enforcement Hall, his main body ambushed someone. Despite the two hundred li distance between them, his main body could still clearly perceive everything happening with the clone, without any disconnections.

Two hundred li was fine, but what about five hundred li, or a thousand li?

How far a distance would sever the connection between the main body and the clone?

Zhou Kui didn't know, but he would find out by testing it. He sped along, flying towards distant areas.

Soon, Zhou Kui noticed another problem: the clone's spirit energy was continuously being consumed. Once the clone's spirit energy was exhausted, it might not be able to be maintained.

Could the clone replenish its own spirit energy?

He hadn't considered this issue before, which is why the clone was only equipped with a Crag Blade and didn't carry any spirit stones or other supplies.

It wasn't a big deal. He found a Heavenly Secret Merchant Alliance branch nearby, used a Heavenly Secret Pillar, and spent some merit points to buy some supplies.

Arriving at an uninhabited area, Zhou Kui, with a thought, activated the power of his Talent Tree. Invisible roots immediately extended from his palm, delving into the supplies, and quickly absorbed all the spirit energy from a spirit pill.

He clearly felt that the spirit energy within the clone's body had been somewhat replenished.

The clone could replenish spirit energy!

It made sense. The clone's foundation was a combination of 'Split Shadow' and 'Twin Lotuses', and there was a root of the Talent Tree within the clone. Since there was a root, the power of the Talent Tree could be activated, allowing it to replenish its own spirit energy.

Zhou Kui was delighted. This meant that as long as he wished, a clone could be maintained indefinitely, and could even engage in combat. As for how much of the main body's strength the clone could exert, that still needed to be verified.

This was not urgent; he would first confirm the distance issue.

While flying, Zhou Kui also tried activating various spirit patterns and found that all of them worked perfectly, without any difficulty.

Thus, it seemed the clone possessed almost all of the main body's abilities, and even those in the Divine Sea Realm would find it hard to distinguish true from false. Such a clone probably exceeded the comprehension of cultivators in the Nine Provinces.

Five hundred li, a thousand li, two thousand li...

Zhou Kui kept flying forward without stopping. When he felt his spirit energy was depleted, he would absorb from the supplies to replenish it.

The connection between his main body and his clone remained as close as ever.

There was no need to test further. Zhou Kui had a feeling that as long as they were in the same world, the connection between the main body and the clone would not be severed, no matter how far apart they were.

As for what would happen if they were in two different worlds, he couldn't confirm that.

But Zhou Kui vaguely felt that if they truly were in two different worlds, their connection would definitely be cut, and it would be hard to say whether the clone could still be maintained.

There was no way to test this.

The clone hurried back towards Haotian City.

Meanwhile, his main body was refining Exploding Fire Spirit Stones. He had only delivered a month's worth a few days ago, but now that he had free time, he naturally prepared for the next batch to avoid rushing later.

Moreover, Zhou Kui might also use Exploding Fire Spirit Stones himself, so he deliberately refined more.

As he was busy, he suddenly heard the fluttering of clothes, as if someone had landed in the courtyard. Immediately, a familiar voice called out, "Junior Brother, you've arrived!"

Zhou Kui was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, got up, and pushed open the door.

He saw three figures standing in the courtyard: two women and one man.

The one in the lead was handsome and elegant, with white hair and a close-fitting long robe with white background and red clouds, making him appear otherworldly. A small wine gourd hung from his waist. Just this handsome and unconstrained appearance alone was rare in the entire Nine Provinces. It was Xiao Xinghe.

To his right, Feng Yuechan was looking around. To his left, the tower-like Ju Jia stood majestically, his massive body like a fierce beast.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the three of them all turned to look.

Their eyes met, and Zhou Kui said in surprise, "Senior Brother Xiao!"

The door of the adjacent room also opened, and Bao Yunfang's figure emerged, followed by Yiyi and Amber, who had heard the commotion.

"Senior Sister Feng!" Yiyi cried out joyfully, rushing towards Feng Yuechan. In the Spirit Power battlefield, the two girls had spent a considerable amount of time together and were very familiar with each other. After not seeing each other for months, they naturally missed each other.

Amber leaped out with Yiyi and darted towards Ju Jia. Ju Jia reached out and caught it in his palm, stroking it. Amber comfortably narrowed its eyes.

Ordinarily, besides Zhou Kui and Yiyi, Amber was closest to Ju Jia.

"Second Senior Brother!" Bao Yunfang looked at Li Baxian and bowed respectfully.

Li Baxian nodded slightly, looked Xiao Xinghe up and down. "True Lake Realm?"

"True Lake Realm!" Xiao Xinghe replied.

It was precisely because he had advanced to the True Lake Realm that he left the Spirit Power battlefield and came to Haotian City.

"Then you must diligently cultivate, Junior Brother's cultivation is quickly leaving you behind."

"What is Junior Brother's current cultivation level?" Xiao Xinghe asked. Feng Yuechan also looked over curiously.

Zhou Kui slightly activated his Spirit Core.

Xiao Xinghe was dumbfounded. "How did you cultivate?"

After not seeing him for a few months, how was he already in the True Lake Realm, seventh level? This growth rate was perhaps a bit too terrifying.

As early as in the Spirit Power battlefield, I had noticed Zhou Kui's rapid growth rate and had been trying hard to catch up, but now it seemed that although my cultivation had improved quickly, it was still far behind Zhou Kui's.

Feng Yuechan also exclaimed, "Junior Brother Lu, you are truly amazing."

Even though she came from a seventh-rank sect and had seen many young talents, these people were merely fireflies compared to Zhou Kui's brilliant moon.

"Recently, I gained a lot of battle merits, so my cultivation improved faster," Lu Ye said, while looking behind the others.

Feng Yuechan understood, giggled, and said, "Junior Brother Lu, are you looking for Junior Sister Huaci? Junior Sister Huaci hasn't come out of the Spirit Power battlefield yet."

Although it was expected, he was still somewhat disappointed.

It had been the same back in the Cloud River battlefield. Huaci clearly had the ability to break through to the Cloud River Realm but suppressed her cultivation, practicing in the Myriad Poison Forest until it was about to disappear. Only then did she calmly advance to the Spirit Power Realm and enter the Spirit Power battlefield.

It seemed the same now. With environments like the Seven Poison Pools in the Spirit Power battlefield, Huaci would naturally make good use of them.

Her cultivation method was quite different from ordinary cultivators. She didn't have much desire for spirit energy; even spirit talismans held little meaning for her. Instead, special environments like the Myriad Poison Forest and the Seven Poison Pools were extremely beneficial to her.

Although she was currently suppressing her cultivation, once she left the Spirit Power battlefield, her cultivation would surely improve rapidly.

Feng Yuechan added, "Junior Sister Huaci asked me to tell you to cultivate diligently and protect yourself well."

Lu Ye's eye twitched. "She's so meddlesome."

Feng Yuechan pursed her lips and giggled.

There was a stone table and stone stools in the courtyard, and they each took a seat.

"Have you paid respects to the Sect Master?" Li Baxian asked. Xiao Xinghe nodded. "We just came from the old man's place; otherwise, we wouldn't have known Junior Brother lived here." He turned to Zhou Kui. "Junior Brother, the Sect Master means for us to come and join you. The old man said you are now the captain of the Enforcement Hall under the Law Enforcement Bureau, and there have been three vacant spots in your team."

"These three spots are reserved for you, Senior Brothers."

"Junior Brother is truly thoughtful; your senior brother thanks you here and now." Xiao Xinghe laughed.

When I set off to come here, I was still wondering where I would be assigned after joining the Provincial Guard. Only after meeting the Sect Master did I learn that Zhou Kui had already made arrangements, which immediately put my mind at ease.

Lu Ye then asked about the situation at the Spirit Land of Huantian Valley. He learned that a batch of disciples from their sect had already advanced to the Spirit Power Realm and entered the Spirit Power battlefield, and were now cultivating in the Spirit Land of Huantian Valley.

Most of the sect's disciples were currently in the Cloud River Realm. Now that the first batch had advanced to the Spirit Power Realm, there would soon be a second batch, and a third batch, and then a continuous stream...

It wouldn't take many years for their sect to gradually recover its vitality.

The Spirit Land of Huantian Valley was something he had personally established, and with the wolf pack guarding it, there wasn't much to worry about. Disciples who arrived at the Spirit Power battlefield could cultivate in peace, and once their cultivation improved, they could venture out to enhance their self-preservation abilities.

He himself had ventured alone from the Spirit Power battlefield, naturally knowing the difficulties of journeying alone. He had experienced that hardship himself and didn't want his junior brothers and sisters who came after to suffer it again.

"Second Senior Brother, have you been to the Recruitment Office?" Lu Ye asked.

Xiao Xinghe shook his head. "I just arrived here and immediately went to pay respects to the old man, then came here. I haven't had time to report to the Recruitment Office yet."

"I'll take you." Zhou Kui stood up and invited them, planning to also stop by the Law Enforcement Hall to report to Qian Youdang.

The teammates he had been waiting for had arrived!