Chapter 4

By the time Vanny Jimmy finished all this, night had fallen. After playing around with Ward Jimmy for a while, she went to sleep.

Meanwhile, Ward Jimmy sat cross-legged on the wooden bed, with a faint purple glow constantly flickering around him.

As soon as the purple light appeared, it emitted a mysterious gravitational force that drew magical energy from between heaven and earth.

As the magical power entered his body, Ward Jimmy’s body couldn’t help but tremble slightly, and a look of excitement appeared on his face.

Ward Jimmy thought he would never be able to cultivate and remain a worthless person his entire life. But when those purplish-black flames appeared, the desire in his heart to become strong reignited once more.

And once again, he felt the mysterious sensation of that magical power entering his body. How could he not be excited?!

In the path of cultivation, the beginner stage comes first.

By “primary level,” it means absorbing magical energy from heaven and earth to integrate into the energy core, while also strengthening one’s own bones and muscles.

Ward Jimmy was already at the peak of the beginner level before. All his bones and muscles had already been strengthened once. Now, by starting his training again, it’s as though he’s strengthening his entire body’s bones and muscles once more.

After being strengthened once, the skeletal muscles become strong enough to split rocks. Ward Jimmy’s skeletal muscles, after being strengthened twice, are countless times stronger than before.

I’m afraid Ward Jimmy is the only person in the world who’s strengthened every bone and muscle in his body twice. After all, not everyone has his extraordinary luck.

Time passed slowly. After five hours had gone by, Ward Jimmy finally opened his eyes. Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

“First level of the beginner rank!”

At this moment, Ward Jimmy felt the magical fluctuations emanating from his entire body. Even he found it somewhat incredible.

You should know that when he first embarked on the path of martial arts and began training, it took him a full half month to reach the first level of the beginner stage.

And this is all with the enhancement of his Advanced Grade 8 skill, Greenblade Swordbird.

Although this cultivation speed is also greatly related to the fact that he’s starting from scratch, even so, it’s still incredibly astonishing.

“How did you break through to the first level of the beginner stage so quickly! What’s the truth behind this?”

Ward Jimmy’s mind stirred, and suddenly, a streak of purple light shot upward.

Under Ward Jimmy’s astonished gaze, the purple light rose into the air before suddenly stopping. Immediately afterward, a phantom beast slowly appeared behind Ward Jimmy.

It had a dragon’s head and a lion’s body. It had one tail with four horns. When it stood on its legs, its height was equal to that of two adults. Its front claws were as sharp as dragon claws.

“Earth demons?”

Seeing the appearance of this strange beast, Ward Jimmy couldn’t help but freeze in surprise. Wasn’t this exactly the kind of demonic creature that could be found everywhere in the Roman Empire?

Earth demons are social creatures that are naturally timid and afraid of humans. They don’t possess much offensive power.

“No, this doesn’t seem like a ground demon. Ground demons don’t have claws or horns. And this aura…”

At that moment, Ward Jimmy’s gaze suddenly became vacant, and he couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.

“Senior Ninth Rank!”

Ward Jimmy’s high-level Grade 8 Greenblade Swordbird was already among the finest in the Snow Mountain Sect and even throughout the entire Roman Empire. As for Ryan Churchill, his skill was merely a high-level Grade 7 Shadowwolf.

However, Ward Jimmy, who possesses the skill of the ninth highest rank, has never seen such a skill before. It’s likely that no one in the entire Snow Mountain Sect possesses this skill.

This was actually a phenomenon that was extremely rare even within the Roman Empire!

“No wonder I felt that the spiritual energy of the Greenblade Swordbird was gone. It turns out that when those flames merged with my body, they didn’t restore my abilities. Instead, they completely replaced them.”

Ward Jimmy’s eyes lit up, filled with utter shock.

“No wonder. He was able to break through to the first level of the beginner stage after only five hours of practice.”

“Truly, heaven never abandons me!”

At this moment, Ward Jimmy’s heart was filled with passion. He had gone from peak to trough, and now he was back on top again. Such extreme fluctuations were truly unique.

With Ward Jimmy’s light exclamation, the skills behind him were quickly retracted into his body, and the purple light also vanished instantly.

By this time, it was already fully light. Ward Jimmy wanted to lie down and rest for a while before trying out the psychic ability granted to him by this skill. But before he could do so, he heard several loud shouts coming from outside the door.

Then, with a bang, the door to Ward Jimmy’s log cabin was kicked open. Immediately after, a bald man rushed in, looking extremely angry.

Still asleep, Vanny Jimmy was immediately awakened by this sound.

“You two must be the newcomers, right?” The bald man stared at them and spoke casually.

“Mm.”

Ward Jimmy frowned slightly and nodded his head.

“I’m the supervisor of this janitorial staff. I’ve come to talk to you about the rules of our department.”

“Rules? What rules?”

Ward Jimmy was slightly taken aback. Although he had followed certain rules while practicing in the experimental class, he hadn’t expected that there would also be rules to follow here in the menial tasks department.

The bald man rubbed his own bald head, strode a few steps forward, and finally leaned close to Ward Jimmy’s ear, speaking in a hushed voice.

“I know who you are, so your rules are different from those of others.”

Upon hearing this, Ward Jimmy’s expression turned cold instantly. That bald man was merely a supervisor in the janitorial staff. Logically speaking, there was no way he could know who Ward Jimmy was.

But now that he’s saying such things, there’s only one possible explanation.

This bald giant is also Ryan Churchill’s dog!

“What, is my rule that I don’t have to work?” Ward Jimmy remained calm, looking at the bald man with a relaxed expression.

Ward Jimmy has now reached the first level of the beginner stage. Therefore, facing this bald man, he showed no fear at all.

“Kid! Just because of that statement of yours, from now on you’ll have to chop thirty loads of wood and carry fifty buckets of water for me every day.”

After saying that, the bald man glanced at Vanny Jimmy again. Just as he was about to speak, Ward Jimmy interrupted him.

“I do all her work too!”

Upon hearing this, Vanny Jimmy immediately became displeased. She pouted and said stubbornly, “Young master, I’m also very strong. I can do these tasks just as well.”

After saying that, she didn’t forget to wave her delicate arms a few times in the air.

Ward Jimmy simply chuckled, pulling Vanny Jimmy close to him, without saying anything further.

“Fine, you can do her work instead. But your own workload will have to double as well!”

Hearing the bald man’s words, Ward Jimmy couldn’t help but feel furious.

Right now, he has just broken through to the first level of his cultivation. This level of magical power is considered quite weak compared to those in Snow Mountain’s sect. He originally wanted to keep a low profile, but with the current situation, this bald man keeps pressing forward against him. It’s no longer possible to remain low-key.

“What if I refuse to do it?”