After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Yingzhao took out a wood-chopping knife from his pocket and shouted.

"Master Zhu, I'll chop it down!"

The bamboo didn't move. Yingzhao chopped it down with a single stroke, then split it in two. As he split it, the knife and sword marks on both sides of the bamboo converged in the direction Yingzhao had chosen, filling the mottled surface of the bamboo.

Yingzhao clicked his tongue in disapproval.

These plants in the yard are all a bunch of flirtatious creatures. They usually ignore everyone, but now that they've met their favorite owner, they can't help but show off their flirtatious nature and want to go out and have a look.

But this is for the best; I've found Bai Ze a weapon that can quickly boost his combat power.

Chapter Eighteen Rest

Xinxiang City.

Zhou Yan left the wealthy area, and after taking only a few steps, there was a whooshing sound in the sky, followed by a white figure falling down. Zhou Yan reached out and grabbed it.

A soft, fluffy little fox in Zhou Yan's arms immediately started whimpering, its eyes shining brightly, while a colorful banner flowed out from beside the fox's head.

"Praise me! Praise me!"

The banner's message made Zhou Yan pat the little fox's head.

"You cured that child's father?"

"Waaaaah! (Yes, it's healed!)"

Zhou Yan kissed the fox's face.

Well done.

The little fox smiled happily, its pink tongue licking Zhou Yan's chin.

Zhou Yan revealed Su Xiaowan's true nature.

Name: Su Xiaowan.

Age: 5.

Height: 41 cm.

Weight: 8 kg.

Blood type: None.

Race: Auspicious Beast, Nine-tailed Fox.

Awakening level: 8%.

Awakening level increased by absorbing auspicious energy.

Innate ability.

Charm: All creatures have a preference rate of at least 20% towards it.

Intelligent: Logical thinking and learning ability improved by 30% (equivalent to the IQ of a 12-year-old child today).

Foxfire: Can spew out a fireball the size of a human head at 300℃.

Auspicious Qi: Can treat diseases, both external and internal.

It seems that Zhou Yan did a good deed by beating up a few senior students from the Vermilion Bird Academy, and he gained a lot of auspicious energy. The auspicious energy then entered Su Xiaowan's body through Zhou Yan, which increased the awakening level of this auspicious beast and gave it a new talent ability.

The nine-tailed fox is an auspicious beast whose greatest ability is to grant people's wishes. However, before that wish-granting ability has appeared, its healing ability has already emerged.

It just so happened that the father of the two sisters he had rescued also fell ill, so Zhou Yan asked Su Xiaowan to accompany Chongba to seek medical treatment.

It seems that the illness has been cured.

Zhou Yan looked up and waved to the Chongming bird.

"Well done, please take care of Xiao Wan."

The Chongming bird happily circled above Zhou Yan's head.

Zhou Yan went to the roadside, drove out the shared bike he had rented, Su Xiaowan jumped onto the front basket, Chongba jumped onto the back seat and stopped, and Zhou Yan rode the bike alone towards his government-owned residential area.

It was already 3 a.m. when I got home.

After confirming that his relatives who wanted to squeeze money out of him had all left his house, Zhou Yan climbed over the wall, entered his house, jumped to the second-floor window, smashed the glass, and jumped inside.

A secret technique: wrap the window with tape so that there will be no sound when the window glass is broken. Of course, Zhou Yan doesn't need to do this. As Bai Ze, he only needs to control the probability to make the window shatter silently.

After entering through the window, Zhou Yan carried Su Xiaowan to his own bed and lay down.

Not long after lying down, Su Xiaowan put her two paws on Zhou Yan's shoulders, raised her head, and looked down at Zhou Yan with her alluring eyes.

Zhou Yan pursed his lips.

Damn it, thank goodness I'm not Beifeng, otherwise, with this little fox like this, I'm afraid I'd have to create a new species.

"All right."

Zhou Yan put the little fox aside, picked up the blanket and covered himself with it. The moment he covered himself with the blanket, Zhou Yan thought of the two sisters in the slum, and of Dong Yuecheng.

Perhaps auspicious beasts are meant to bring good fortune to humankind. Zhou Yan felt very satisfied after helping someone today.

I always want to continue doing these good things.

The only problem is the direction of Suzaku Academy, and that sense of crisis is growing stronger.

Someone from Suzaku Academy wants to harm me, but it hasn't come to the point of causing death.

Hopefully, the equipment Yingzhao gives me tomorrow will improve my combat power; otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be beaten to a pulp the very next day after I've just been a hero.

……

The next morning.

A doorbell rang, calling out to Zhou Yan's mother who was making breakfast.

Zhou Yan's mother opened the gate at the wall outside the house, and a fierce-looking deliveryman handed her a rectangular package about 1.3 meters long.

"This is your child's package."

Zhou Yan's mother took it.

"Oh, thank you."

Zhou Yan's mother took out a 100-yuan bill from her wallet. People in this community tip delivery drivers, just like outsiders do, to tell them that they are different. In order to fit in, Zhou Yan's mother also learned these rules.

"Thank you."

The deliveryman took the tip and rode away on his electric tricycle.

Zhou Yan's mother closed the door, turned around and walked towards the entrance, but her eyes were fixed on the express delivery in her hand.

Zhou Yan's mother has a hobby: she likes to open packages. No matter if the package is for her husband or her child, she will open it as soon as it arrives.

I've heard that many people have this kind of fetish, so it's quite normal.

Zhou Yan's mother reached out and grabbed the outer paper packaging of the package, but before she could open it, she grabbed the package with her other hand.

Zhou Yan's mother looked up and saw her beloved son, who hadn't come home yesterday, clutching his package.

Zhou Yan grabbed the package.

Zhou Yan's mother said unhappily.

What did you buy?

Zhou Yan did not reply.

Zhou Yan's mother was itching to get back to him.

"Let me take it apart for you and take a look."

Zhou Yan ran out of his house.

Chapter Nineteen: The Martial Sword

Before leaving, Zhou Yan called out.

"My bedroom window is broken. Mom, could you please get someone to fix it?"

"What? It's broken? What happened?"

Amidst his mother's exclamation, Zhou Yan quickened his pace, left the residential area, and found an empty alleyway outside the area before entering.

The alley was quiet, but Zhou Yan still looked around nervously. After confirming several times that no one was around, he finally tore open the express delivery package.

After tearing open the outer paper packaging, there was a layer of bubble wrap inside, and inside the bubble wrap was a one-meter-long, unremarkable bamboo sword.

Zhou Yan opened the bamboo sword's attribute panel.

Name: Raw Martial Bamboo Sword.

Type: Divine plant transformed into a sword, a divine object that has witnessed the sword dance of God Gouchen, and bears traces of Gouchen's sword energy on its bamboo body.

It has its own attributes.

Divine Edge: Increases the sharpness of the sword blade based on the master's strength.

Martial Arts Mastery: The user's footwork, swordsmanship, and body control are maintained above a certain level.

Gouchen Sword Qi: Stop looking, you want to use me when my awakening level is less than 50%?

Protector: The owner is immune to its damage.

Close-quarters combat: A slender sword wrapped around the finger, combining softness with strength.

Unbreakable: Never wears out or loses sharpness when facing weapons of a lower grade than itself.

Man and sword as one: mind and intention are in perfect harmony, as easy as using one's own arm and fingers.

Substitute Death: If the master suffers a fatal injury, the substitute can die once.

Zhou Yan tore open the bubble wrap packaging, casually grabbed the bamboo sword, and the moment he did, his expression changed.

Zhou Yan felt his body extend outwards, merging with the bamboo sword. It's no exaggeration to say that he could control the sword like a hand, although Zhou Yan himself wasn't very good at controlling his hand.

Hmm, no, that's not right.

Zhou Yan casually swung the Shengwu Sword a few times. The sword tip drew straight lines, and the blade trembled and hissed. A sword manual appeared in Zhou Yan's mind. The sword moves in the manual were extremely familiar, as if he had practiced for decades. There were also matching footwork and power techniques.

Martial Arts Mastery: The user's footwork, swordsmanship, and body control are maintained above a certain level.

interesting.

As soon as Zhou Yan sheathed the sword, something strange happened. The sword was double-edged and about three centimeters thick in the middle. It looked like a very hard bamboo sword, but after Zhou Yan sheathed it, the sword seemed to crawl into Zhou Yan's sleeve like a snake and wrapped around his arm close to his skin.

Because of his skill of becoming one with the sword, Zhou Yan felt nothing unusual when the sword touched his skin.

Amazing! This sword doesn't even need a scabbard; you can just carry it close to your body when you need it.

Zhou Yan reached out, and the Shengwu Sword emerged from his sleeve. Zhou Yan felt like Spider-Man shooting spider webs from his wrist, but he couldn't shoot the Shengwu Sword out. Zhou Yan grabbed the hilt, and the Shengwu Sword, which had been soft and close to his skin before, became straight and hard.

That's even more interesting.

Zhou Yan tried to grip the Shengwu Sword in reverse and then stabbed it into the ground.

The reinforced concrete floor was as smooth as tofu under the sharpness of the Shengwu Sword, which pierced from the tip to the hilt without any obstruction.

Zhou Yan took it out at an angle, and a sword mark without any extra cracks appeared on the cement ground.

With that sharpness, it could probably chop down a steel sculpture.

Coupled with the Life Martial Sword's passive ability, this Heroic Recruitment is quite good. It truly provides a weapon that can quickly boost combat power, and this weapon is also upgradeable.

The Gouchen Sword Qi can be used when the awakening level is above 50%.

Wait, once I reach 50% awakening level, do I still need the Gouchen Sword Qi?

Looking at his attributes and talent skills, Zhou Yan realized he was a mage. A mage should learn skills like Ice Block or Seven Fireballs in a row. Would using a sword mean competing with armored warriors for resources?

"Waaaaah!"

Su Xiaowan, the little fox at Zhou Yan's feet, tugged at Zhou Yan's trouser leg, and Zhou Yan quietly picked her up.

Are you hungry?

Su Xiaowan nodded, her big eyes looking pitifully at Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan carried Su Xiaowan out of the alley and bought a few steamed buns outside to eat together.