Xu Qing had never experienced war personally, but he had witnessed something similar. That said, it was a far cry from real war. The small city in whose slums he had lived had battled with another city. The fighting had gone on for about seven or eight days.

If Seven Blood Eyes goes to war with some other force, will it last for that long?

Xu Qing thought back to the Grand Competition and the fight with the Merfolk. Then he remembered what the Captain had said. Such weighty matters were beyond their control, and would be handled by the leadership of the sect.

If there’s not enough profit to be had, I won’t join in the fighting. Going back into his mansion grotto, he sat down cross-legged and took out the Life Nurturing Incantation jade slip.

The Balefire Soulswallowing Scripture was a martial technique, but the way it used slaughter made it something like a magical technique. After cultivating it, the way you opened dharma apertures revolved around magical martial arts stances.

The Life Nurturing Incantation was different. It revolved solely around a cultivator’s breathing exercises. In that regard, it was similar to the Seaforming Scripture. By slowly strengthening oneself, the cultivator would open dharma...