Eternal Thief

After Conner's exhibition, he let Leroy ask any question he had about the Death Striker Archery Art. Ace really had some questions about the roaming arrow since the concept of imbuing commands within Qi was quite novel for him, and it was also very helpful for him as a whole.

Conner answered to the best of his abilities, and he even appreciated Leroy more because of his insights and perception.

After an hour, Conner finally left satisfied before giving Leroy some instructions and also told him that he would check on him again in a week.

Ace was finally alone, but he didn't hurry to find Eva or excavate the Lightning Mountain. He quickly begins to read the Death Striker Archery Art's jade scroll that Conner left him and consolidates the new knowledge and insight he just received further.

With Ace's talent and current prowess, it didn't take him long to get the crux of the first level, Arrow Marker. This concept was like his Thief's Mark, but unlike his innate ability, this was far more complex and, more importantly, well explained.

In fact, it even helped him to have a deeper understanding of his own ability, and Ace began to combine archery with his own unique traits and skills. He never thought that archery suited him just like swordsmanship, and it was even more suitable for his thievish path.

This is how he begins to walk the path of a thief archer.

Within a few hours, Ace was already reaching the mastery level of the Mind Draw; the bow as a limb was just like the concept of the sword as a limb, which he had learned long ago. One could say he already had the foundation for learning this weapon with half the effort.

If Conner knew this no one knows if the old man would have any face to show off again.

At night, in the training field, streaks of lights were rapidly shooting in the air continuously, and their source was naturally Ace.

He was holding a purple bow, and his hands were leaving behind blurs as the arrows continued to rain down from the bow in quick succession at a terrifying speed. It even looked like the bowstring was drawing itself!

'According to the Mind Draw, when one fully mastered it, they can shoot a hundred arrows per second. I can only shoot fifty arrows per second. But it's not about comprehending the mind draw anymore, but I'm lacking experience and practice.' Ace thought before stopping and putting away the bow.

He has already mastered the first two levels, but the third level was somewhat tricky which would require some time. But he was confident that he could master it within a week.

'Since I've already got the feeling of the true essence of archery, now I should mull over the Heaven Splitting Sword Secret Cultivation Technique and see if I can complete the requirements.

'According to the secret cultivation technique, there are thirteen realms of swords. Each realm has a unique sword stance that can release a single sword move. Only after mastering a stance to perfection can I learn the other, or it can directly damage my cultivation foundation.

'But each realm has prerequisites that need to be completed first, or I can't even learn it, and that's why I gave up since I didn't understand the first realm prerequisites before.

'Just to start learning the first realm stance and sword move, I not only need the Sword Intent and know how to integrate different elements into it, but I need to have this Initial Sword Heart and cultivation of at least an eighth realm.

'Before, the system refused to clarify what this initial sword heart was, but now, after learning the mystic abilities hidden within the laws, I'm 99% sure that this initial sword heart is a kind of mystic ability of sword law.

'So, I should look in the archive of the imperial schools and search for this sword heart. As long as I have some clues, I might be able to comprehend this initial sword heart and then finally learn the First Realm of Heaven Splitting Sword: Sword of Mortal Heart!

'I can't ask Conner, or he might get suspicious about how I know about the initial sword heart since I'm an archer. There has to be some sword master within the imperial teachers as well…'

Ace begins to formulate a plan to learn the Heaven Splitting Sword Secret Cultivation Technique. He had never come in contact with a secret cultivation technique before. But its principles were the same as a secret skill, or art, it required a person to master some abilities first before they can begin to learn it.

Furthermore, this secret cultivation technique was a pure weapon cultivation technique that belonged to the weapon cultivation system, which didn't even exist in the Mortal Sky Heaven. That's why Ace was confused and didn't know how to start this mysterious sword cultivation technique he earned from his heaven's stealer mission.

It was like having a mountain of gold but not the correct equipment to excavate it. So, he perplexedly gave up on it until he got some clues. Now that he finally had some clues, he was not going to miss it since just the first realm of the sword required him to have an eighth realm cultivator. He can't imagine what kind of prowess it would bring out.

Although he had his Eternal Thief Sword Style, it was still at the initial stages of completion, and to complete it, Ace was required to understand the true law of the sword, and only that could he truly call the Eternal Thief Sword Style complete and peerless.

After making up his mind, Ace quickly entered his courtyard, which was quite lavish and filled with secular clam, and there was a highest-level cultivation chamber built in here that operates on grade-8 Qi stones or Soul crystals. It can be adjusted depending on the cultivator's path.

Conner has already given him five thousand low-grade-8 soul crystals, which were truly a lot, considering one can't even buy them with money or connections. These levels of Qi stones and Soul crystals were all controlled by the imperial clan strictly, and only their loyal and highly valuable members could enjoy them.

But for Ace, who had billions, they were nothing. However, it didn't mean he didn't want more since he still required more to achieve the 9th stage of the eighth realm peak. So, if he could also grab the treasury of the imperial school, he would not miss the chance.

As for altering the imperial clan, he had already done so, and there was no reason to hide as long as he didn't expose his true identity as Heaven's Stealer.

But before he starts this conquest, he still needs to find the temple location. So, to start his plan, he needs to find his wife first, who could help him a little, and he also promised her that he would find her first when he was ready to raid the imperial clan.

So, after setting up an illusion formation in the cultivation chamber, Ace snuck out of the mountain courtyard and headed toward the silhouette of a massive tower in the center of the imperial school, the Principal Tower!