Shirong was brought to the courtyard of the Lu n. It was perhaps thergest building in the entire Deer wood city and took up around ten percent of its entire area. There were a lot of separate buildings in the courtyard for the different members of the n and they all lived ording to seniority.


    Shirong looked around for a moment before looking straight. The courtyard was nothing fancy to him as he had lived in the Ji n''s ever since he was born. The Ji n''s home was more near to the size of a city rather than a courtyard.


    There were multiple luxurious pces in there and the level of resources used to make it could neverpare to Deer wood city. Even the capital of the Ling kingdom would not be able topare with it and would barelye to 1% of its cost.


    Very few people had the fortune of seeing the home of the Ji n and there were a lot of rumors about it. Even if the Ji n was the second rank, it was considered to be more mysterious than the Long n which was considered the first.


    At least the location where the Long n lived was well known, and a lot of people had seen it. Whereas the Ji n''s location was hidden and was secret.


    Soon Shirong was guided to the main hall where the n head and the other important people of the n were waiting with bated breaths. When he finally entered, a collective breath of relief was taken by everyone.


    Shirong looked around and could see that n head Mu was also here for some reason.


    "Greetings n head Lu, n head Mu," Shirong said while cupping his hands.


    "Ahaha! Young Master Shirong is healed, good… good… good." n head Lu said with a joyous tone.


    "Young master has the will of a tiger, there is no way he would be harmed by something so small." A voice came from the back.


    Shirong turned around and saw that it was none other than n head Xiong that had entered.


    ''Looks like he got the news too…'' Shirong thought.


    "How are you feeling now, Young Master?" n head Mu asked with concern.


    "I am quite fine, n head Mu. You need not worry." Shirong answered.


    "That''s a relief. We are happy that you were able toe through." n head Lu said.


    Shirong nodded and then spoke, "I am thankful for all that you did, in order to help me."


    "You do not have to thank us for that. The Ji n has supported us before thus this is our duty." n head Lu replied.


    "Well then, on a happy asion like this, I believe it''s time for a feast!" n head Lu said out loud.


    The corner of Shirong''s lips twitched hearing this.


    ''Dammit, they''ll waste more of my time.'' Shirong thought.


    "n head Lu, I would like if we postpone this feast forter." Shirong stated.


    "Why young master, is there a problem?" n Head Lu asked with concern in his voice.


    "No, it''s not exactly a problem. It''s simply that I have gained a few insights into my cultivation and would like to train for a bit." Shirong replied.


    "Ahh! Is that so? Then that is all fine and well. We can always have a feastter." n head Lu agreed.


    "Then, if the n heads may give me permission; I''d like to head back." Shirong stated.


    "Yes, yes, leave." Lin Wu urged inside the ring.


    The three n heads agreed immediately and Shirong swiftly left the courtyard. After he was gone though, the expression of n head Mu turned serious.


    "It is as I expected." n head Mu said in a straight tone.


    "Is there really a problem with Young master Shirong''s physique?" n head Lu asked.


    "There are certain changes I was able to perceive from his aura and the spirit qi fluctuations but I cannot exactly tell what the effects of that will be. But one thing is sure, the energy that attacked him certainly did something to him." n head Mu answered.


    <em>~Sigh~</em>


    "We can only hope it will be fine…" n head Lu replied.


    Meanwhile n head Xiong simply looked on without a change in his expression.


    ***


    Shirong headed straight to the exit of the city. He had thought of getting his two followers Ye Dai and Bei Wen first, but then changed his mind. He reckoned that it would be better for him to check the abilities of the green crystal spear on his own, alone.


    About an hourter, he had left Deer wood city and was now in a part of the Millennium forest. Whileing here he had to hide from the people that had been assigned here. The ns had made this arrangement after the fainting incident and wanted to be kept aware about anything that was happening.


    It caused Shirong a bit of displeasure, but there wasn''t much he could do. Hended in a small clearing that was wide enough for him to test out some moves. The trees covered a 360 degree angle, thus there was less chance that he would be discovered.


    He wanted to set up some formations too, but didn''t know how they would interact with the spear, thus chose not to.


    "Now let''s see what you can do…" Shirong muttered as he withdrew the green crystal spear from his spatial storage ring.


    The spear gleamed slightly which put a slight smile on Shirong''s face.


    He closed his eyes and felt the connection with the spear. There was something that he could feel it was telling him but it seemed to be very vague.


    "Looks like I''ll have to directly test it out." Shirong said.


    He then held the spear in his right hand and stood in a proper stance. Waves of spirit qi emanated from him as the dust on the ground was kicked up. He tilted the spear forward and stabbed with force.


    <em>~Bang~</em>