With the profound arts in my grasp, I may roam at will across the mortal realm, the lands of spirits, the celestial domains, the demonic territories, beyond the heavens, and even among the distant sta
Linhai County, Profound Energy Sect.
"To return the gold badge? Absolutely impossible!"
Hall Master Liu Yushan suppressed his anger as he spoke. The gold badge of the Law Enforcement Hall! It required completing thirty missions of slaying enemies of the same cultivation level, ten missions of defeating stronger foes, without a single failure allowed. In the past century, only one person in the entire Law Enforcement Hall had earned the honor of wearing the gold badge. Yet now, this Su Yizhao wanted to hand it back?
Impossible!
A look of grave sincerity appeared on Liu Yushan’s dignified face as he said, "Yizhao, you earned this badge with your life. Over the years, you have apprehended sixteen traitors for our sect and killed twenty-four vicious rogue cultivators who endangered the mortal world. No matter how perilous the mission, you never shirked your duty, nor did you ever fail. How many wounds have you suffered? How many times have you walked the line between life and death?"
A bitter expression crossed Su Yizhao’s face, and a trace of memory flickered in his dark eyes. Yet he still replied in a low voice, "Hall Master, I have lost all my cultivation. I fear I will tarnish the prestige of the Law Enforcement Hall’s gold badge!"
Liu Yushan’s aura surged as he responded, "There will come a day when your cultivation returns—I can wait. With the gold badge at your waist, I believe that among our nearly twenty thousand disciples, none would dare trouble you."
Su Yizhao hesitated, cupping his