Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang didn't seem any different than usual, but deep inside, he felt like he had nearly died, which might actually have been true.

'I did it, somehow,' Shang thought without showing anything on the outside. 'Going on the offense had been the right call.'

Shang wanted to sigh so badly, but he couldn't show any uncertainty on the outside.

"So, what now?" Shang asked. "Do I just get resources now?"

"You're a special case," the Keeper said, still looking away from Shang.

"Usually, we would assign you to a very powerful Ancestral Mage to study under them, but you're not a Mage. Assigning you to any Mage might not only not help you but even restrict your growth."

"You're the highest authority when it comes to training as a warrior in the entire world. No one has the necessary knowledge to contradict what you think is best since your way has been proven to show the greatest results."

"Under normal circumstances, your teacher would evaluate your growth and request resources from us based on what they would think would be best for you."

"We can't do that with you."

"Of course, the Temple of Blood won't just give you free rein since you can't guarantee that you will reach a level of power that makes you valuable to us."

Shang didn't move.

"Because of that, we decided to make it a bit different for you."

"We're not going to blindly invest in you, but just pay you very, very well for your work. This will produce short-term results that will prove that you might become valuable in the future."

Usually, Shang would have already told the Keeper that she should get to the point. However, he decided against it.

Earlier, the Keeper had only been Shang's employer.

Now, they were deeply connected.

that, Shang just

represent a potentially powerful Sixth Realm warrior but also a potentially new division for the

"Warriors," Shang said.

the

of resources for every True Path Stage warrior you can

of this sounded

to create an academy?"

is up to you," the Keeper said. "We want True Path Stage warriors.

several problems," Shang

them," the Keeper

Shang said. "The

send someone that fits the White Ghost persona and make them purposefully screw up a mission and get killed. A couple of years later, you

remained silent

That easy?

solved one of

have no background and no track record. People would expect to have heard

different cities will change the records of some families and organizations. If anyone investigates your background, they will find some small incriminating information. Just enough to make it seem like that's what you were trying to

Shang was quite surprised.

Temple of Blood solved two huge problems that Shang had in nearly no time at

about the Lightning Manor?"

said. "Yes, they are searching for you, but you are essentially one of many thieves in a big city. Some of their people know about your aura and your characteristics, but no

are not even in the Lightning Manor's territory anymore, and the Lightning Manor's members only very rarely leave the Lightning Manor's territory,"

find me at some

yes," she said, "but at that point, they won't care about your crimes

find you, they would be

them having hundreds or maybe thousands of True Path Stage warriors in a century or two. Then, they hear about a group of warriors in the Fifth Realm in a neighboring territory. They investigate, and they find out that one of their

they can do is watch. They can't just send one of their people to kill someone

do you think will happen

only think of two

negotiate with the Twilight Dusk Family," Shang said. "And I think that the first possibility won't happen. Sure, they would be angry that other Emperors now also have warriors,