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{Name: Yang Ze}

{Realm: Late Stage Qi Guiding}

{XP: 200/1500}

{Technique: Seaheart Art Fourth Layer}

*Reached the limit of knowledge.

{Efficiency : 100 XP/day}

{Level: 1} (41/10 spirit stones needed to upgrade) +

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"Aaah... Finally." Sitting at the top of a tree, Yang Ze was patting a bag with a wide grin. At this time, he was wearing a set of clean clothes that he 'borrowed' from the village. His black mask was discarded god knows where, and at this moment, his appearance was just like an ordinary youth living next door.

After his fight with the ancestor of the Hua family, the first thing he did was to go to the village and 'borrow' some money from them. Not to mention the gold, just the spirit stones alone were worth everything he had to experience till now. This was a pleasant yet welcomed surprise.

"Should I go to other families too?" For a moment, Yang Ze was seriously considering visiting other families too. Perhaps he could farm them for some more spirit stones.

"Forget it." Shaking his head he threw the idea out of his mind. Though the reward seemed tempting, the risk involved was too great. He was barely able to win against one ancestor of the Hua family. If there were two or more of them; he would have to kiss goodbye to his dear life. There was a difference between bravery and stupidity. He knew he was strong, but not strong enough to take on such big families.

"Now then, let's upgrade this first." Right now, his priority was to upgrade his plug-in. The upgrade in skills was already a major boon to him.

Clicking on the '+' behind the upgrade, Yang Ze suddenly felt the screen in front of him blur for a moment before returning to normal. Ten spirit stones that were placed in front of him silently disappeared into thin air.

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{Name: Yang Ze}

{Realm: Late Stage Qi Guiding}

{XP: 200/1500}

{Technique: Seaheart Art Fourth Layer}

{Personal Space : 10 Spirit stones for one cubic meter}

{Efficiency : 300 XP/day}

{Level: 2} (31/100 spirit stones needed to upgrade)

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"Holy shit." Yang Ze almost jumped up in excitement. Not to mention the increased efficiency of three hundred XP, just the Personal space alone was worth it.

"Upgrade the space." Right now, he was carrying a heavy bag full of gold and silver along with the spirit stones. At first, he was worried about carrying them everywhere, but now he could just store them in his personal space. Without wasting any more time, he used all thirty stones on the upgrade.

As for the matter of the next system upgrade, he could think about it later. Anyway, he wasn't in some kind of hurry.

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{Name: Yang Ze}

{Realm: Late Stage Qi Guiding}

{XP: 200/1500}

{Technique: Seaheart Art Fourth Layer}

{Personal Space : 3 cubic meters} (10 Spirit stones for one cubic meter)

{Efficiency : 300 XP/day}

{Level: 2} (1/100 spirit stones needed to upgrade)

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He could see an illusory space just on the right side of the screen. Lifting the bag in his hand, he pushed it towards it. As soon as the bag made contact with the box, it suddenly disappeared.

"Whoa." Yang Ze's mouth was wide open. In both of his lives, this was the thing that was closest to magic. "Once again."

Yang Ze kept on trying to put things in and out from morning till noon. It wasn't until he was fully satisfied, that he stopped before nodding his head.

"Now then, shall I head back?" He had already achieved his goal of upgrading the plug-in. Right now, all he had to do was to get somewhere peaceful.

The encounter with the Hua family made him aware of the unpredictable dangers of this world. At first, he just wanted to find a place somewhere else and live there peacefully. But after thinking for a long time, this decision of his was put on hold. Living in the city of Darati, where he was sent by the Yang family wasn't bad. He doesn't have to spend any money and someone will take care of his food and clothing, and the scenery there was quite beautiful too.

"I will make a decision after stepping into innate. Right now, I should step into the peak stage of Qi-gathering and learn some defensive and movement arts." The fight with the ancestor of the Hua family made him aware of his shortcomings. For others, learning any martial art would require tremendous resources and time, but for someone like him, it was only a matter of days.

"A pity there weren't any martial arts stored in the village." Other than the gold and spirit stones, he also tried to search for a few martial arts books, but to his disappointment, there weren't any. However, he wasn't feeling down. After all, it was normal for a normal village not to have such things. If not for the newcomers from the Hua family, he wouldn't have found so many spirit stones and gold there in the first place.

As for the matter of their revenge, he wasn't too much bothered by it. Not to mention they don't even know his real face, voice, or even name. Even if they somehow managed to find him, he would have already surpassed the entire Hua family. Making trouble for him was next to impossible.

But even if there weren't going to be any problems, he still doesn't want to go to the Ignis city. Perhaps in the future, he might make a visit there, but till then, he would take his sweet time in the city of Darati.

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Five days passed in the blink of an eye. Following the map 'borrowed' from the village, the journey back to the city of Darati was surprisingly easy. During the entire journey that was made by walking and running, there weren't any major incidents. Other than the occasional encounters with the wild animals, there wasn't anything significant.

Reaching the city of Darati was as peaceful as ever, the first thing Yang Ze did was rush to his manor before taking a long bath. By the time he was finished, it was already night.

"Looks like the steward Li didn't receive the news of my arrival." With a long sigh, Yang Ze sat on the bed. Even though he was dead tired after such a long journey, the light in his eyes was enough to describe the excitement that he was feeling.

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{Name: Yang Ze}

{Realm: Late Stage Qi Guiding}

{XP: 1700/1500}

{Technique: Seaheart Art Fourth Layer} +

{Personal Space : 3 cubic meters} (10 Spirit stones for one cubic meter)

{Efficiency : 300 XP/day}

{Level: 2} (1/100 spirit stones needed to upgrade)

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Without any further delay, Yang Ze clicked on the '+' sign. The moment he clicked on it, Yang Ze felt overwhelmed. The sudden changes in his body, coupled with the factor of his exhaustion from the five days of travel were enough to put him into a deep sleep.

Trying to keep his eyes open in vain, Yang Ze slowly slumped on the bed before going into a deep slumber.

However, compared to his peaceful sleep, the entire family of steward Li was restless. The reason being the new order from the family alongside the disappearance of the second Young master.