Li Xunle: I want to exchange two things with you!

White-Robed Sword Immortal—Ji Wuqing?

When Li Xunle heard this name, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

It was as if...

he had heard it somewhere before... His heart was filled with immense confusion, and his eyes flickered:

"A Second Class Expert? A Sword Immortal profession?"

He murmured softly, a strong curiosity welling up in his heart.

A Sword Immortal profession—this was the first time he had heard anyone mention it.

This caught him a bit by surprise.

Because...

this profession had not been mentioned in books, nor had it been recorded in history.

He felt very strange:

"Why have I never heard anyone speak of the Sword Immortal profession?"

Black and White Impermanence both shook their heads slightly, their faces serious.

Chang Wuhei explained:

"This is a secret, not open to the public. Initially, he was just a Sword Saint. It seems he accidentally gained an opportunity within the Cosmic Cube, which is how he achieved the Sword Immortal profession."

Li Xunle was curious: "What's there to keep secret?"

"I'm not sure, but this information is only known to First Class Experts."

"Then why are you telling me?"

"You're about to become a First Class Expert, so what's there to worry about?"

"You trust me that much?"

"Your strength is evident to everyone. I believe you can not only become a First Class Expert, but also a Second Class Expert, and even a Third Class Expert..."

Chang Wuhei said, carefully observing Li Xunle.

Li Xunle smiled, his lips curving to reveal his white teeth:

"Not bad, you're a good judge of character!"

After smiling with narrowed eyes for a moment.

He asked curiously again:

"So, this profession change book was contributed by Ji Wuqing?"

Chang Wubai immediately chimed in:

"Not only that, but half of the current First Class Experts in Xia Country successfully strengthened their profession change using the First Class profession change books Ji Wuqing left behind."

Chang Wuhei also nodded and added:

"Even a portion of the ten-star equipment was left by Ji Wuqing."

Hearing this, Li Xunle was quite surprised.

It seemed Ji Wuqing was quite capable, having made many contributions to Xia Country.

Furthermore...

being able to kill many ten-star monsters and fierce beasts proved that his strength was indeed impressive.

It looked like...

the combat power of a Second Class Expert made it relatively easy to kill ten-star monsters and fierce beasts?

Although Li Xunle was astonished by Ji Wuqing's formidable strength.

These things, if he was willing to spend some time...

would also be no problem at all for him.

It was just that...

he was most pressed for time now.

Because he wanted to enter the Cosmic Cube sooner to find Zhao Hao.

The longer the delay, the more uncertain it became where Zhao Hao might be taken.

Therefore...

he wanted to enter the Cosmic Cube quickly.

If he could borrow the cube key and profession change book from Zuo Jiutian, he would go in immediately.

There was nothing to hesitate about.

The three walked quickly.

The wild grass in the wilderness was trampled underfoot by the trio.

Unknown insect chirps emanated from the grass, full of life.

After five or six minutes.

Finally...

the three arrived at an inconspicuous small valley.

The valley was truly small, overgrown with weeds taller than a person.

A few sparse, large trees stood alone in the valley.

The valley appeared unremarkable.

At this moment...

Black and White Impermanence's expressions grew serious, and they slowed their pace.

Seeing this, Li Xunle's eyes flickered, and he also slowed his steps.

Chang Wuhei turned to look at Li Xunle and spoke softly:

"We've arrived!"

After speaking...

Chang Wuhei and Chang Wubai dispelled their invisibility and slowly walked towards a depression in the valley.

Chang Wuhei called out softly: "Boss, we're back!"

At this moment...

several people suddenly stood up from the valley's depression.

The leader was Zuo Jiutian, his face full of confusion.

Behind him were Mei Changshu, Hu Yidao, Zhao Ziyun, Liu Qingqing, and Zuo Yue... They all looked at Black and White Impermanence and Li Xunle with surprise.

Li Xunle, however, was pensive, his face showing surprise.

Because he didn't see Lin Shu.

He remembered Lin Shu and Zuo Yue were together. Had they parted ways?

At this moment...

Zuo Jiutian immediately hurried forward, coming before Li Xunle.

His face was very excited as he grasped Li Xunle's hand:

"Li Xunle, thank you for saving Zuo Yue's life!"

At these words...

everyone's faces showed surprise.

All eyes turned to Li Xunle, then to Zuo Yue.

Their hearts were filled with confusion:

Li Xunle saved Zuo Yue's life?

When did that happen? Why hadn't they heard about it?

They had no idea that because this matter involved Lin Shu, Zuo Yue hadn't announced it publicly.

She had only secretly told Zuo Jiutian.

This was also something Lin Shu had repeatedly cautioned Zuo Yue about.

He told her to say to others that he had died in battle.

Lin Shu, after all, was one of the Xia Country Guardians.

His every move affected the reputation of the Xia Country Guardians.

At the same time...

it also affected everyone in the Lin family.

He felt tired and needed rest, so he decided to retire to the wilderness.

At this moment...

Li Xunle remained unperturbed, waving his hand and saying:

"It was nothing, a small favor not worth mentioning."

He looked at the people before him, somewhat confused, and asked Zuo Jiutian:

"You don't mean there are only a few of you, do you?"

Zuo Jiutian sighed:

"Of course not, everyone else is lurking behind."

After speaking, he pointed behind him.

Li Xunle smiled slightly, shook his head gently, and said:

"No need to lurk anymore, the Rubik's Cube Key Secret Realm will not descend again."

Aside from Black and White Impermanence, everyone else froze for a few seconds upon hearing this.

Zuo Jiutian looked up at the sky, noticing the deepening night.

After a moment of thought, he looked suspicious:

"How do you know the Rubik's Cube Key Secret Realm won't descend?"

Li Xunle said confidently:

"It's simple, a few days ago, I encountered a Cube Envoy."

At this moment...

Mei Changshu, behind Zuo Jiutian, suddenly changed his expression.

Then, he asked urgently:

"What? You encountered a Cube Envoy?"

A look of astonishment quickly spread across Mei Changshu's scholarly face.

A Cube Envoy—even he had only heard of them, never seen one.

It was said that...

Cube Envoys possessed extremely strange and powerful methods. Ordinary Adventurers were simply no match for them.

In the eyes of a Cube Envoy...

Adventurers were no different from ants, to be killed or destroyed at will.

Even First Class Adventurers or even Second Class Adventurers could not catch their eye.

Li Xunle recalled:

"That's right, I encountered one. She did have some tricks."

Mei Changshu was surprised and uncertain:

"Some tricks? What do you mean?"

"She actually took Zhao Hao right under my nose, and I didn't even have time to react. While I don't rule out my own mistakes, her methods were enough to make me take her seriously."

Li Xunle pondered and recalled the process of Zhao Hao being taken away.

But Mei Changshu and the others widened their eyes.

They were both shocked and confused.

The shock was:

Li Xunle's words just now implied that he had fought with a Cube Envoy?

Fighting with a Cube Envoy, that's incredible!

They had never heard of anyone defeating a Cube Envoy.

Even in the Three Star World of the Cosmic Cube...

a draw was already quite something.

And their confusion was:

Why would a Cube Envoy take Zhao Hao?

What was special about Zhao Hao?

They didn't understand!

They couldn't figure it out!

Li Xunle saw their expressions and subtly curled the corner of his mouth.

He knew that...

these people would be as confused as he was.

At this moment...

Zuo Jiutian's eyes showed contemplation:

"Given the interference of a Cube Envoy, then it's indeed very likely that the Rubik's Cube Key Secret Realm will not descend."

Everyone's faces fell.

They all knew very well what this meant.

It meant that Blue Star would have three fewer cube keys this year, and the survival crisis would intensify!

Because...

there might be Adventurers on Blue Star who sacrificed themselves, and their cube keys were lost within the Cosmic Cube.

A heavy atmosphere quietly permeated the air.

Everyone felt immense pressure.

At this moment...

Li Xunle looked at Zuo Jiutian and spoke softly:

"Dean Zuo, I want to trade two things with you."