Top-grade comprehension

It was dark and cold.

When Xu Bai woke up, he found himself lying in a dark and damp place.

The ground was covered in withered yellow straw, but it could not stop the cold.

The chaotic memories washed over him. After he finished absorbing them, he understood the environment he was in.

He had transmigrated.

That was his first thought.

He had been abducted.

That was his second thought.

This was the Sheng County of the Great Chu Country, but he was not inside the Sheng County. Instead, he was in a mountain far away from Sheng County. It was called Dog Tail Mountain because the mountain was like an upside-down dog tail.

There was a bandit stronghold on Dog Tail Mountain called the Raging Tiger Bandits.

He was currently inside a cell in the Raging Tiger Bandits.

His current body had belonged to a bodyguard from the Fulong Bodyguard Agency in Sheng County. The Bodyguard Agency had just received an escort mission. The original host therefore followed out on the mission and left Sheng County.

However, before they could walk far, the bandits of the Raging Tiger Bandits abducted them.

They had deliberately bypassed the Raging Tiger Bandits. However, they did not expect that the Raging Tiger Bandits would prepare an ambush as if they had known their location in advance.

The bodyguard agency had several experts who could fight. However, before the fight had even started, they were shot to death by the arrows.

The original host and more than ten bodyguards were captured alive and locked up inside a cell in the Raging Tiger Bandits.

In the words of the Raging Tiger Bandits, a sum of ransom could still be earned from those who were still alive. That was why they had survived until now.

After sorting out all his thoughts, Xu Bai pushed himself up from the ground. The back of his head hurt.

Both his hands were wrapped with chains, and the base of the chain was embedded in the wall.

The beginning of hell was nothing more than this.

Xu Bai was very clear about his current situation.

The others had families who would pay the ransom, but he was poor.

His entire family had all passed away, and he was still living in his deceased uncle’s house. Who would come to pay for his ransom?

Fortunately, the original host was not stupid and did not say these things.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t even have time to transmigrate before meeting the King of Hell.

The back of his head was still hurting. Xu Bai couldn’t help but touch it and realized that it was swollen.

“They really have no common sense. You can’t just hit the back of someone’s head to knock them out. I might even lose their lives if they did it wrong!” He could not help but complain in his heart.

The iron chain was heavy, and there were more than ten people tied up like him.

His hands were a little sore from standing like this.

Xu Bai’s sight followed the chain. His gaze suddenly stopped.

At first, he was just looking at it casually, but he realized that there seemed to be scratches at the base of the chain.

The scratches were carved on the wall, leaving behind streaks of white that were especially eye-catching in the dim environment.

It was so dark and there was no window. Other than the oil lamp outside the cell’s bar, only the wall was a little strange.

At first, Xu Bai thought that he was seeing things. He rubbed his eyes hard and looked over again.

There were indeed messy scratches on the wall. It was not that he was seeing things.

Now that he was in a desperate situation, he couldn’t be bothered to care. He walked to the wall and couldn’t help but reach out to touch it.

Just as his hand touched the wall, an abnormality appeared in front of Xu Bai.

A faint blue light condensed and finally turned into a golden progress bar. It was empty.

He tried letting go, to see if the progress bar would disappear.

When he let go, the progress bar in front of him was still there. It was even increasing slowly and did not disappear.

“What is this?”

Xu Bai was surprised and touched it again.

The progress bar was still increasing slowly. It had nothing to do with whether he touched it or not.

Whether he touched the wall or not, it was still increasing with the same speed.

Xu Bai fell into deep thought and tried to look away. After a while, he looked at the wall again.

This time, the progress bar did not make any movements. When his gaze landed on the wall, the progress bar began to increase.

“As long as I am looking, it will increase?” Xu Bai guessed.

Although he did not know what the progress bar represented, he had to give this strange thing a try.

In the dark cell, Xu Bai – who had chains wrapped around his hands – stared at the scratches on the wall.

The progress bar was slowly increasing. After a while, it was finally full.

When the progress bar reached the maximum level, a golden light flashed.

Xu Bai heard a buzzing sound in his head, and a strange air flowed in his body. A blue light formed a word in front of him.

[By observing the blade marks on the wall, you have comprehended the Bone Breaking Saber Technique, the Bone Breaking Mental Cultivation Technique, and automatically raised it to the maximum level.]

Afterwards, this sentence gradually disappeared. It was then replaced by another row of words.

[Name: Xu Bai.]

[Realm: Grade Nine Martial Artist.]

[Bone Breaking Saber Technique (Rank 1): Maximum level.]

[Bone Breaking Mental Cultivation Technique (Rank 1): Maximum level.]

[Comprehension: Maximum level.]

This is my daddy, the system?

Xu Bai was stunned for a moment before he quickly reacted. He lowered his head and pondered.

Just now, from the light blue words, he learned that the scratches on the wall were marks made by a saber. And by observing the marks, he obtained both saber technique and mental cultivation technique?

The words “Rank 1” and “Max Level” followed the saber technique, which proved that the rank of the Bone Breaking Saber Technique was not high, but he had already automatically learned it.

As for comprehension, max level comprehension might be the cause of the cheat.

As long as he stared at something, he would be able to obtain abilities through comprehension when the progress bar was full.

Everything was related to comprehension.

You have comprehended the Bone Breaking Saber Technique, the Bone Breaking Mental Cultivation Technique, and automatically raised it to the maximum level.]

Afterwards, this sentence gradually disappeared. It was then replaced by another row of words.

[Name: Xu Bai.]

[Realm: Grade Nine Martial Artist.]

[Bone Breaking Saber Technique (Rank 1): Maximum level.]

[Bone Breaking Mental Cultivation Technique (Rank 1): Maximum level.]

[Comprehension: Maximum level.]

This is my daddy, the system?

Xu Bai was stunned for a moment before he quickly reacted. He lowered his head and pondered.

Just now, from the light blue words, he learned that the scratches on the wall were marks made by a saber. And by observing the marks, he obtained both saber technique and mental cultivation technique?

The words “Rank 1” and “Max Level” followed the saber technique, which proved that the rank of the Bone Breaking Saber Technique was not high, but he had already automatically learned it.

As for comprehension, max level comprehension might be the cause of the cheat.

As long as he stared at something, he would be able to obtain abilities through comprehension when the progress bar was full.

Everything was related to comprehension.

You have comprehended the Bone Breaking Saber Technique, the Bone Breaking Mental Cultivation Technique, and automatically raised it to the maximum level.]

Afterwards, this sentence gradually disappeared. It was then replaced by another row of words.

[Name: Xu Bai.]

[Realm: Grade Nine Martial Artist.]

[Bone Breaking Saber Technique (Rank 1): Maximum level.]

[Bone Breaking Mental Cultivation Technique (Rank 1): Maximum level.]

[Comprehension: Maximum level.]

This is my daddy, the system?

Xu Bai was stunned for a moment before he quickly reacted. He lowered his head and pondered.

Just now, from the light blue words, he learned that the scratches on the wall were marks made by a saber. And by observing the marks, he obtained both saber technique and mental cultivation technique?

The words “Rank 1” and “Max Level” followed the saber technique, which proved that the rank of the Bone Breaking Saber Technique was not high, but he had already automatically learned it.

As for comprehension, max level comprehension might be the cause of the cheat.

As long as he stared at something, he would be able to obtain abilities through comprehension when the progress bar was full.

Everything was related to comprehension.

A grade nine martial artist…”

Xu Bai could feel that the airflow in his body was constantly spiraling.

After searching through his memories, he learned that this was the true qi unique to martial artists.

Most importantly, his Broken Bone Saber Technique and Mental Cultivation Technique had already reached the maximum level.

According to the memories of the original body, he had already understood the meaning of martial arts.

Previously, the original host was just an unranked martial artist. To put it simply, he only knew some farmer-style martial arts and could only deal with two or three burly men.

If there were more burly men, he would be covered in sweat.

Things were different now. Xu Bai was now a grade nine martial artist.

The difference between an unqualified martial artist and a grade nine martial artist was like heaven and earth.

Xu Bai lowered his head and looked at the chain around his hand, thinking that it would be great if he had a saber.

Now that he had the golden

finger

, his mind began to work.

According to the information from Sheng County,the chief of the Raging Tiger Bandits was an unranked martial artist.

He was now a grade 9. As long as he planned well, it would not be a problem for him to leave this place.

Moreover, he could play even more extravagantly.

There were more than ten people lying around. Xu Bai dragged the chain and came to the bar.

“Someone! Is anyone here?!”

Xu Bai’s shout rang out in the quiet cell.

Not long after, two bandits walked in with snow-white sabers.

“What are you shouting for? Be careful or I’ll stab you and end you!”

Xu Bai didn’t say anything. He looked at one of the bandits.

The bandit was holding a stack of paper and a pen.

Because of the commotion Xu Bai had caused, the unconscious bodyguards around him woke up.

They knew where they were, but they were all silent. Some of them even looked terrified and cowered in the corner.

“Behave yourselves.” The bandit with the pen and paper opened the door and threw the pen and paper on the ground. “Write your situation down honestly. When the ransom money is delivered, you’ll be safe.”

The snow-white saber shone with a cold light.

Xu Bai stared at the pen and paper on the ground, but he had other thoughts in his mind.

Would he be safe if he wrote it?

Not necessarily.

1.A golden finger is a cheat-like ability.

Bone breaking

Indeed, that might not be the case.

The Raging Tiger Bandits was also notorious in Sheng County. Until now, it was only known that the Bandits was located on Dog Tail Mountain, but no one knew its exact location.

The county office of Sheng County had also sent people to encircle and annihilate it. However, Dog Tail Mountain looked like a small mountain, but the mountain path was rugged and steep. It was too difficult to find the location.

They had once managed to find it, but it was an empty stockaded village.

As the saying went, a crafty person had more than one hideout. The Raging Tiger Bandits had more than one hideout.

This also led to many failures.

No one who had been captured by the Raging Tiger Bandits had ever come back alive.

However, the Raging Tiger Bandits could always make a fortune.

For example, right now. People were creatures that were afraid of death. Even if there was the slightest hope of living, they would cling to it.

He still had to write what should be written.

After the bandit threw the items on the ground, he stood at the door with his long saber.

The others didn’t move, but Xu Bai’s eyes lit up.

This was exactly what he wanted.

Originally, he had planned to call someone in and use the excuse that he had rich relatives to trick the bandits into giving him a pen and some paper.

He didn’t expect to hit the jackpot. He didn’t even need to use his brain.

“Big brother, I’ll write!” Xu Bai raised his hand, and the iron chain around his hands rattled.

The bandit didn’t say anything and sneered.

“But Big Brother, look at me. I’m tied up. The words I wrote wouldn’t look like they were written by me.” Xu Bai shook the chain.

The bodyguards raised their heads, not understanding what Xu Bai was thinking.

“What are you trying to do?” The bandit smiled sinisterly as he held his long saber.

“Big Brother, listen to me. Look, aren’t we here for money? If it doesn’t look like I was the one who wrote the letter, my family won’t acknowledge it either. The two of you let me go first. You can tie me back up after I’m done writing it. Anyway, I’m not your match, either.” Xu Bai pointed around.

The bandit thought about it carefully. What Xu Bai said made sense.

Everyone here was tied up.

There were two of them now. It didn’t seem to be a big deal to take turns in releasing one person and to tie them back up after they’re done writing.

They were all here for money. The bandit thought for a moment and sheathed his saber.

“Don’t try anything!”

Big Brother, don’t worry. I just want to live. If I wrote down anything that I normally won’t write and my family doesn’t acknowledge the letter, I won’t be able to keep my life.” Xu Bai pretended to be an honest person.

The bandit didn’t say anything else. He pulled Xu Bai’s chain over and lowered his head, preparing to undo it.

Xu Bai’s gaze fell on the long saber at the bandit’s waist.

Due to the darkness of the cell, the bandits were very slow in unlocking the chain.

The chains were cold, but Xu Bai was calm.

He watched as the bandit opened the chain slowly. When the chain slid down, he suddenly pressed his hand to the hilt of the saber.

This action happened too quickly for the bandits to react.

Xu Bai took two steps back and pulled out the long saber.

“Bone Breaking Saber Technique!”

He took a step to the left and drew his long saber from the bottom right to the top left.

The Genuine

Qi

in his body surged, and the long saber moved vigorously. Its momentum was exhausted.

A gash appeared on the bandit’s chest and abdomen. Blood splattered as the bandit fell to the ground.

“How dare you!”

Seeing this, the other bandit drew his saber and slashed at Xu Bai.

Xu Bai retreated. He exerted strength in his arm. The long saber intersected with another long saber. Genuine Qi penetrated the saber through his right hand.

“Clang!”

With a crisp sound, the saber in the bandit’s hand flew out and landed on the ground.

Xu Bai took advantage of the situation and charged forward with his saber.

“Urgh!”

With the strike of the saber in his chest, his lungs were injured. The bandit could not make a sound. Blood foamed from the corner of his mouth.

“Pfft!”

Xu Bai pulled out his long saber and propped it on the ground.

“Bang!”

The bandit lost his balance and fell stiffly.

The entire process took less than two breaths.

The bodyguards surrounding them were dumbfounded.

The saber technique was extremely ferocious, and the ferocious aura that assaulted one’s senses was suffocating.

It was wide and powerful, but every strike was fatal.

Was this… really their peer?

One of the bodyguards shuddered.

Xu Bai didn’t know what they were thinking as he walked over with his saber.

For some reason, he didn’t feel disgusted at all even though this was the first time he killed someone.

‘Perhaps it’s the influence of the original host,’

he thought.

When a bodyguard saw him walking over and saw the blood on his long saber, the bodyguard subconsciously retreated.

Xu Bai wiped the blood on his saber and said, “Listen, if you want to live, don’t scream. Otherwise, no one will survive.”

The bodyguards nodded repeatedly like chickens pecking at rice.

Xu Bai took the key from the bandit and took off the bandit’s clothes to change into.

He tried his best to choose the ones with less blood, but it was impossible to get rid of the smell of blood.

“Listen carefully. I’m going to lure them in later. You guys take the saber and stay here. Attack from inside and outside.” Xu Bai undid the chains on the bodyguards’ hands and threw one of the sabers to the ground.

A bodyguard plucked up his courage and picked up the saber. Before he could speak, he saw that Xu Bai had already opened the door and left.

“Pretend that your hands are still tied,” Xu Bai said before leaving.

Outside the cell was a damp walkway with oil lamps scattered on the walls.

The exit was not far away. It was daytime now, and white light shone in.

Xu Bai came to the exit and looked outside, frowning.

Outside the cell was an open space surrounded by simple houses. In the middle of the open space, there was a carriage.

He was very familiar with this carriage. It was the escort target this time.

The wheels of the carriage sank into the ground, proving that there was still something on the carriage.

Xu Bai felt that something was wrong.

Logically speaking, these bandits should have unloaded the goods inside after robbing the carriage. Why was there no movement at all?

It was not the style of bandits to not be in a hurry to sell the loot after snatching it.

However, now was not the time to think about this. Xu Bai looked at a bandit not far away and shouted.

“Brother, come here.”

He shouted very softly. The surrounding bandits were standing far away, so the other bandits could not hear him.

When the bandit heard the shout, he looked at the cell in wonder and saw his colleague waving at him, as if asking him to go over.

Due to the distance and the fact that this fellow immediately entered the cell after calling out to him, the bandit did not see him clearly.

“What’s wrong? Why are you calling me for such a small matter?” The bandit cursed as he walked in.

As soon as he reached the door, Xu Bai pulled him into the corridor of the cell.

The corridor was very dark. The bandits could not see Xu Bai’s face clearly and were slightly dissatisfied.

“What are you doing?”

“There’s a big fish,” Xu Bai whispered. “The other brother is watching inside.”

He did not say it explicitly. If he said too much, he would easily expose himself.

When the bandit heard this, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly urged Xu Bai to walk quickly.

With their line of work, how could they not be greedy?

Hearing Xu Bai’s words, he even forgot to ask what kind of big fish it was.

Xu Bai did not say much. He hooked his arm around the bandit’s shoulder and brought him to the cell inside.

In the cell, the bodyguards had returned to their previous state.

The bandit took a look from outside and didn’t notice anything unusual. He opened the cell door and walked in.

As soon as he stepped out, he became vigilant.

Something was wrong!

There should be two inside. Why was there only one now?

Where was the other one?

The bandit turned his head and there was a saber at his throat.

Behind him, a bodyguard held a long saber and maintained the same posture as Xu Bai from behind, pointing the saber on the bandit.

“Take off your clothes,” Xu Bai said indifferently.

The saber in his hand was very steady.

1.Qi is vital energy that is commonly used in cultivation.

Decapitation

You guys are rebelling. My brothers are all outside. It’s impossible to get out. Let me go quickly.” The bandit’s legs trembled slightly as he pretended to threaten them.

He concluded that they were inside the village and the other party wouldn’t dare to do anything to him.

“Slap!”

Xu Bai slapped the bandit’s face, and a fierce look appeared in his eyes. The long saber in his hand was close to the bandit’s neck.

The bandit shivered at the cold touch.

“I’ll take it off, I’ll take it off. Don’t kill me.” The bandit was shocked by the slap. Coupled with the coldness on his neck, he quickly gave in and started to take off his clothes. As he took off his clothes, he begged for mercy.

Not long after, he had taken off his outerwear. Xu Bai asked the bodyguard to maintain his saber-wielding posture and changed into the bandit’s clean clothes.

He thought that it would be more convenient to go out later without any traces of blood on him.

“I’ve already done as you said. Please don’t kill me. I was forced to do this,” said the bandit with a trembling voice.

“Why did you go so far away from the Raging Tiger Bandits to rob the escort target? Also, I don’t think I saw you moving the loot.” Xu Bai picked up his long saber again.

If one searched the memories of the original host, they would know that there was something fishy about this. When they were escorting the goods, they deliberately avoided the Raging Tiger Bandits, but the bandits did everything they could to cross a long distance to steal the goods. This was not normal.

It was as if they were guarding the carriage. Moreover, the things in the carriage were not moved at all.

“I don’t know either. The bandit chief asked us to do it. I’m just a small fry. I really don’t know. Let me go.” The bandit’s face was covered in snot and tears. He was afraid that the long saber around his neck would fall.

“So you don’t know?” Xu Bai rubbed his chin and exerted force.

“Pfft!”

The saber pierced through the bandit’s chest, and his body went limp. He fell to the ground and stopped breathing.

The bodyguards behind him all gasped, as if this was the first time they had seen Xu Bai.

He killed without hesitation. He was too ruthless.

In the past, when they worked together, they did not realize that Xu Bai’s personality was so ruthless.

“Continue.” Xu Bai walked out of the cell in his bloodless clothes.

In this situation, if he wasn’t ruthless, he would be the unlucky one.

The bodyguards looked at each other. One of them picked up the long saber that had fallen just now and quietly guarded the corner.

…

Outside, Xu Bai had tricked many mountain bandits into entering the prison cell using various reasons. The prison cell was already filled with corpses.

Starting from the fourth round, the bodyguards no longer stayed in the cell. Instead, they guarded the dark corridor of the cell. As soon as a bandit entered, they rushed forward. Before the bandit could shout, they covered his neck and asked to change his clothes before killing him.

Gradually, the number of bandits outside gradually decreased. The bodyguards also changed into bandit clothes and walked out of the cell.

“Do as I say later.” Xu Bai walked to the empty space and looked at the slightly luxurious house in front of him.

The bodyguards spread out and guarded every corner, following the mannerisms of the bandits.

The door of the house in front of him was open. After he walked in, Xu Bai saw the situation inside clearly.

A middle-aged man was sitting on a chair. He had a big beard and a long scar on his face. He was drinking wine from a bowl.

When Xu Bai stepped into the room, he immediately attracted the middle-aged man’s attention.

Other than the middle-aged man, there was no one else in the room. Xu Bai was very conspicuous when he entered, so he could be seen at a glance.

“Chief, we found a big fish.” Xu Bai took two steps forward, lowered his head, and placed his hand on the hilt of his saber.

At that moment, he was still two meters away from the bandit chief. It was not the best distance to use the Bone Breaking Saber Technique.

“Oh?” The bandit chief put down his wine bowl and showed his interest. “What big fish?”

Xu Bai took another step closer and said word by word, “It’s like this. There’s a guy among the escorts. He said…”

Two meters shortened to one meter, and Xu Bai tightened his grip on the saber.

“What did he say?” The bandit chief frowned. He suddenly realized that he had never seen this person before. “Why haven’t I seen you before? When did you join the stronghold?”

“Chief, take a look at this.” Xu Bai changed the topic. He suddenly lifted his head, drew the long saber in his hand, and thrust it at the chief’s chest.

When the distance was enough, he used the Bone Breaking Saber Technique. Genuine Qi flowed and attached to the saber.

“Clang!”

A crisp sound rang out. Xu Bai felt his arm shake, as if he had stabbed something hard.

He focused his gaze and noticed that a crack had appeared in the bandit chief’s shirt, revealing his golden inner armor.

“You actually have this kind of treasure?” Xu Bai raised his eyebrows.

“How dare you!”

At that moment, even if the bandit chief did not know what was going on, he knew that someone wanted to kill him.

He pulled out the long saber at his waist and shook off the saber in his chest. He slashed at Xu Bai’s head with the same Bone Breaking Saber Technique.

There was a ghost head at the hilt of this saber. The saber was bright and it was obvious that it was a good saber.

Xu Bai raised his hand and the two sabers clashed, producing a metallic sound.

The long saber in his hand was chipped, but as he circulated his Genuine Qi, the bandit chief crashed into the wall.

“This is… Genuine Qi!”

As someone who had been in the world of martial artists for many years, the bandit chief could tell at a glance that something was wrong.

As the saying went, without a mental cultivation technique to step into grade nine, one would forever be an unranked martial artist.

The other party was able to put him in a disadvantageous position with a single slash. Moreover, he used the same saber technique as him, but the power was stronger than his. He definitely had a mental cultivation technique!

“You’re a grade-nine martial artist. You have Genuine Qi!”

He immediately revealed a greedy gaze.

An unrealistic thought appeared in his mind. If he could obtain this person’s mental cultivation technique…

Xu Bai rotated the long saber in his wrist and slashed horizontally.

Yes. Give me your head and I’ll give you the mental cultivation technique.”

This horizontal slash was aimed at the bandit chief’s neck.

With the circulation of his Genuine Qi, the power of this slash doubled.

The bandit chief was someone who had been through many battles. In the face of great danger, he raised his long saber and blocked Xu Bai’s saber. However, the huge force caused the back of his saber to hit his face, leaving a long scar.

If not for the fact that the Ghost Head Saber was a good saber, he would have been beheaded.

At that moment, the bandit chief finally realized that his greed just now was just a pipe dream.

He hurriedly raised his left hand and his sleeves fluttered.

Xu Bai was about to take advantage of the situation and charge forward when he saw a sharp edge on the bandit chief’s left wrist from the corner of his eye. He quickly put away his saber and dodged.

“Quiver!”

The hidden arrow shot out and landed on the wall with a thud.

“Playing dirty!” Xu Bai’s expression darkened.

If he had not been careful just now, this arrow would have landed on him.

It was obvious what the outcome would be.

In his anger, Xu Bai turned his long saber around again and used the Broken Bone Saber Technique crazily.

The last trace of Genuine Qi circulated and struck the Ghost Head Saber.

The first slash sent Ghost Head Saber flying.

The second slash went through the bandit chief’s neck.

Blood splattered!

The bandit chief clutched his neck, and blood flowed out from between his fingers.

“You’re not wearing anything around your neck.” Xu Bai leaned on his long saber, his eyes burning.