“Tonight’s moon seems much brighter than usual, huh?”
In the room, Li Mo had just finished making the bed.
After a moment’s thought, he guessed that Ice Chunk probably didn’t let him stay next door due to her peculiar physique.
Was it a regular monthly occurrence, or just a random visit?
“Taiyin Moon Phoenix Body and all its extraordinary phenomena.”
“My immortal body is way too low-key; breaking through seems to be a problem now.”
Li Mo just grumbled a little.
The system had never given him useless stuff, especially not what popped out from Ice Chunk.
But you know, physique is a whole different ball game…
That’s something martial artists with such physiques have discovered over generations through experience.
Take Lin Jiang, for example; he clearly knows that he must practice spear techniques to maximize his physique’s strengths.
Li Mo had no one to model after.
He could only rely on himself, exploring step by step…
With that thought in mind, Li Mo opened the two newly acquired sword techniques and began to study them intently.
As the night deepened…
Suddenly, a wave came from the World Seed.
“Chulong is up early today?”
In the World Seed…
Jiang Chulong was hugging a branch, her little head drooping. She had just demonstrated her fruit of labor and was sneakily glancing at the other side.
Nibbling on her lip, she cautiously asked, “Teacher… I… I didn’t disturb you, did I?”
Little did she know…
The “Heavenly Lord” nearly gasped in shock before thinking, “This girl is terrifyingly good.”
A single blade of grass could cut through the sun and the moon, and he was just trying to motivate Little Princess Jiang with a casual remark.
But Little Princess Jiang was actually practicing along that line!
When she drew her sword just now…
It truly embodied the endless sentiment of “wildfire can’t be extinguished; spring winds will blow again.”
That’s sword intent!
Without formally studying any sword techniques, she grasped an intent that belonged to her!
“Hmm, not bad; you’ve probably been working hard during this time.”
“Not… not hard at all.”
Jiang Chulong blushed with the compliment, waving her little hands repeatedly, “I just… just…”
“When I wake up… when I eat… when I go outside… when I pick up things… I’ve practiced a little, then at night… I practice a bit more before sleeping.”
Little Princess Jiang’s day was so simple.
Eat, sleep, pick up trash, and practice sword fighting while doing these three things.
Li Mo: “…”
So just ten hours of practice a day, huh?
And didn’t I tell the Murong family to take good care of her? Why is she still out scrounging?
“Are you running into difficulties in living?”
“I used to go hungry often, but ever since Brother Li came, that hasn’t been the case anymore…”
Jiang Chulong suddenly stopped stuttering and spoke in a soft voice.
Mentioning “Brother Li,” her voice was getting quieter by the second…
“Then why do you still go outside every day to pick things up?”
Upon hearing the Heavenly Lord’s question, Jiang Chulong tilted her head.
Oh right, why?
She didn’t understand.
She only knew that every time she picked up stuff others didn’t want, like a broken kite or a broken bottle, she felt satisfied when they were all tidied up and arranged neatly…
“Interests… hobbies?”
Jiang Chulong blinked and said tentatively.
Li Mo: “…..”
What a niche interest.
Alright then, as long as it makes you happy.
“By the way… Teacher… how’s Brother Li doing lately?”
A timid inquiry floated in.
Jiang Chulong’s grayish-white eyes sparkled even more than before.
She thought to herself, the teacher is so powerful, even knowing the intricate details of ancient events.
He must know how Brother Li has been doing recently, right?
The little girl actually cared about me.
Last time I said I’d go see her, but I haven’t sent any word back.
Li Mo couldn’t help but smile.
Clearing his throat, he said, “Li Mo? He’s doing quite well.”
“He just clinched one of the top three spots at the Qingyuan Sect’s Nine Peaks Martial Arts Competition, gaining quite the fame and respect among the heroes of Ziyang Mansion.”
“A total novice, but I must say, his sword techniques aren’t half bad.”
Jiang Chulong’s eyes lit up, as if she floated to a distant place, imagining Brother Li on the arena, full of vigor.
She giggled foolishly, “Brother Li is amazing!”
“Yep, he should come back to the capital city to see you in a bit.”
“Really?”
“Alright, back to the matter at hand. Take these two sword classics, ponder them, and practice quietly for your next assessment. Don’t show them off, okay?”
With a flick of his sleeve, two sword manuals appeared on the table.
Jiang Chulong treasured them dearly.
Afterward, she gently held her stomach, looking somewhat puzzled, “Teacher, I… I think there’s a little mouse in my belly…”
A little mouse?
Li Mo raised an eyebrow beneath his mask and reached for her wrist.
After feeling it out, he let out a breath of relief, albeit a bit puzzled: “That’s not in your belly; it’s your Dantian.”
“You’re about to open your meridians.”
“Open meridians?”
Jiang Chulong knew little about martial arts and didn’t really understand what “opening meridians” meant.
Li Mo didn’t have time to explain.
He was planning to wait until Jiang Chulong was feeling better before helping her refine her energy.
He didn’t expect her to stumble upon the right path all on her own.
“If that’s the case, I’ll give you some pills to protect your meridians.”
…
The night grew even thicker.
The bright moon hung high in the sky, casting silver light across Qiushui Pavilion, making the ground refract a snowy glow.
The sound of the stream in the courtyard had faded.
“Phew…”
Li Mo exhaled deeply and looked outside.
He was surprised to see that the entire little stream had frozen solid without him noticing, shimmering with a ghostly blue light in the night.
The small Qiushui Pavilion was now colder than even the harshest winter.
“Ice Chunk…”
“There shouldn’t be any issues, right?”
With that thought, he suddenly received a notification from the system:
【Congratulations, host, for successfully investing in Jiang Chulong and helping her open her meridians!】
【Investment feedback: One Mystic Silver Heaven Book Seal.】
【Mystic Silver Heaven Book Seal: Can enhance and evolve any technique of absolute grade or below, raising it by one level!】
“Finally!”
Li Mo’s eyes lit up.
He just needed one Mystic Silver Heaven Book Seal to elevate his supreme technique to divine level, and then he could go for that gilded heaven book seal.
This meant he would obtain a martial art above divine level!
And he’d have the chance to break through to the Internal Breathing Realm!
If only Little Princess Jiang were here, I’d definitely hug her and give her a couple of kisses!
No hesitation.
A small seal like flowing mercury appeared in his palm, and the squiggly characters seemed to come alive.
He took out the “Fire Lotus Extreme Yang Technique” and pressed the seal down.
The characters suddenly began to flow as if countless fish were darting about within.
“True Phoenix bl**d Lotus Flipping Sun’s Divine Technique”
Divine Technique!
In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, countless people dreamt of this; it lay quietly on the table.
A divine technique was enough to cause powerful beings to fall, sway the balance of unimaginable forces, and stir up turmoil!
Having seen the “Moonlight Sword Manual” and “Sun Wheel Sword Manual,” Li Mo knew these two sword techniques, though exquisite, were ultimately just inferior absolute techniques.
No matter how well the two sword techniques combined, they could never compare to a real divine technique.
Most likely, its reputation had been exaggerated over time.
“Divine Techniques are beyond imagination; they are the pinnacle of martial arts.”
“But what lies beyond that?”
Li Mo couldn’t help but feel his heart surge with excitement.
The gilded heaven book seal in his palm gently landed on the paper.
The golden mystical aura erupted in that instant, merging like rivers flowing to the sea.
The exquisite parchment gradually started to diminish, seemingly unable to bear what was inscribed upon it.
“I… I haven’t even seen it clearly yet…”
He gasped in shock, focusing intently.
Yet the characters were obscure and profound, fluctuating and shifting, utterly unfathomable to the human eye.
This was unlike any writing Li Mo had ever encountered.
It was hard to even say it was writing.
Buzz—
The paper finally dissipated completely.
It morphed into an exquisitely mysterious lotus petal, flying into his forehead when he wasn’t paying attention.
Boom—
A magnificent scene flashed through his mind.
It was as if the world had just begun, and all things were in chaos. In an instant, uncountable elements dissipated and then revived, far more exaggerated than any motion within a small world.
A single red lotus quietly grew.
As the petals stirred, endless flames swirled in the vast sky.
