“Are you a trash picker?”
“Umm… just picking up garbage.”
“But I’m still here!”
“Mr. Hammer King… doesn’t seem like a… bad person.”
Jiang Chulong first poked Liu Heng with a small twig, and found him as limp as a rag doll. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
He’s dead. If no one wants his stuff, then it’s just garbage.
She can take it!
Jiang Chulong timidly raised her head, her small eyes sparkling with hope.
“… Go ahead and pick it up.”
Li Mo’s mouth twitched slightly as he asked, “Aren’t you afraid of me? What if you run into other bad people?”
“I’ve… met some before…”
“Baddies just need… a good whack,” Jiang Chulong said, shaking the twig in her hand. She excitedly began picking away the items Liu Heng had on him, one by one.
After all, she usually didn’t get to pick up so many things; typically, it was just bits and bobs no one wanted.
Li Mo fell silent.
So picking up garbage is how you train with a sword, huh?
And here I thought luck was still holding up, but—
Wait a minute…
Luck isn’t the reason!
After pondering for a moment, he sternly said, “You shouldn’t come out to pick things up for a while; the city isn’t safe.”
“But if I don’t pick… I won’t have… any money.”
“What do you need money for?”
“To buy… cloth… to make clothes.”
“Isn’t that enough money now?”
Li Mo saw her pull out a few silver notes from Liu Heng’s possessions.
“Enough… enough,” Jiang Chulong nodded seriously.
“Then hurry home.”
After a pause, Li Mo added, “This can’t be given to you.”
With a flicker of his internal qi, he snatched back a little statue Jiang Chulong had just touched.
“Thank you… Mr. Hammer King…”
“I’m off then.”
Jiang Chulong was so happy that she waved her little hands a couple of times before tiptoeing away.
Her skinny little figure faded into the night like a blade of grass swept by the wind, soon disappearing from view.
“I should check on her.”
Li Mo thought to himself.
Maybe I’ll go tomorrow?
He walked out of the alley.
Behind him, Liu Heng’s body, now just a splattered mess, ignited silently and quickly turned to ash.
He didn’t survive the hammer, but he couldn’t quite comprehend this destructive internal qi.
If he were still alive, wouldn’t he feel sorry about it too?
…
Arriving at the hot pot restaurant on the fifth floor.
【Congratulations, host! You successfully invested in ‘Luo Yao’ and saved her life.】
【Reward: Jade Sword Peach Blossom Branch.】
The Jade Sword Peach Blossom Branch: “Once, a master of swordsmanship realized his path while observing the peach blossom forest, casually snipping off a branch as a sword, and thus gained fame.”
In his hand, a jade-colored twig appeared, blooming with three peach blossoms, as if freshly picked.
If infused with internal qi, it would exude a faint sharpness.
This peach blossom branch was not forged; it appeared naturally and should be a superior item among rewards.
“Quite suitable for Chulong.”
“I’ll give it to her when she’s about to break through to the Internal Breathing Realm.”
Li Mo couldn’t help but smile slightly.
As he stored the Jade Sword Peach Blossom Branch, he pulled out another object from his pocket.
It was a fearsome, terrifying bat statue, grotesque in appearance, with four wings.
It emanated a strange aura; the longer he looked, the more he felt as if his consciousness was being sucked in.
In a daze, it almost felt like this bat statue had come to life…
“This thing is quite odd.”
Li Mo focused and gathered his thoughts, finally freeing himself from the trance.
“This statue contains the essential diagram of the Night Ghost.”
As soon as he spoke, a chilling voice drifted from the doorway.
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Li Mo raised his eyes.
Alright, it’s the cloud fabric, resembling black silk.
As he flexed his legs, they flickered with radiance.
Why is everyone so quiet?
When he looked up, he saw Ying Bing in her nightclothes, made from the same material, fitting closely…
‘Can a great craftsman possibly weave cloud fabric into a fishing net shape, or even more variations…?’
Li Mo silently pinched his own thigh.
“Do you recognize this thing?”
“Yes, it’s used to break into the Observation Realm,” Ying Bing nodded slightly. “Observation is about observing objects, spirits, and even the resonance of heaven and earth, refining one’s spirit.”
“Over time, as the spirit connects with external materials, breaking through to the Xuan Dan can be considered as attaining the Observation.”
“When your spirit is powerful enough to create an inner world, you can project external scenery from within your heart, thus reaching the Inner Scenery Realm.”
Ice Chunk rarely spoke this much at once.
But the information was significant, essentially covering everything from Internal Breathing to the Observation Realm, and then to the Inner Scenery, detailing the specific methods.
She spoke as if recounting her own experience…
Li Mo couldn’t help but think of the illusory yet real ghostly winds and shadows he saw during Liu Heng’s power training.
It seems she has been observing this ‘Night Ghost statue’ for a while, advancing from the Internal Breathing Realm toward the Observation Realm.
If it weren’t for his unique training with Shang Wu, he probably would have had to rely on brute force attacks to defeat her.
“You practice the Fire Heart Lotus Method; you can first learn ‘Extreme Sun Fire Lotus Technique’ from her, then ask her to draw a Southern Ming Fire Lotus diagram for you…”
Ying Bing said, her brows furrowing slightly.
Shang Wu didn’t strike him as someone who would know how to draw a fundamental diagram, let alone carve anything.
“Would observing the actual object not be more effective?” Li Mo inquired.
“Naturally.” Ying Bing nodded.
Whether it’s a statue or a drawing, they can never perfectly replicate the essence.
After a moment of contemplation, Li Mo asked, “What about directly observing the Sun?”
The Sun hangs in the sky; can’t one just observe it whenever they want?
Besides, everyone in the world can observe it.
“It’s not merely about having an object.”
“First, there needs to be a corresponding martial art.”
“Second, you must be capable of enduring it; aside from the Da Yu royal family, no one can glance at the sun directly; otherwise, before you even train, your Consciousness Soul will be reduced to ashes.”
Ying Bing observed the Taiyin, meaning the Moon.
This was also because her constitution was extraordinary enough to withstand the force of the Taiyin’s cleansing.
Li Mo lifted his head and glanced out the window.
What he practices now isn’t some Extreme Sun Fire Lotus Technique.
At that time, under secure conditions, he really could try observing the Great Sun Spirit.
If not, he could always focus on the Impenetrable Meteor Hammer for body training and observation.
“I’m only in the Internal Breathing Realm; there’s no rush.”
“Shall we go check on Chulong tomorrow?”
“Sure.”
After the dialogue, the two fell into silence.
Li Mo sat down on the bed.
Ying Bing remained quiet, just biting her lower lip.
And here we were at the expected dual cultivation moment.
However.
For Li Mo, it was a test today.
Ice Chunk hadn’t changed clothes.
As everyone knows, in cold conditions, male reproductive organs tend to droop.
But also widely known is—
Little Li is impervious to cold and practices yang martial arts, so he finds it harder to feel chilly.
That’s tough.
…
Meanwhile, a girl pretending to be a wandering young hero sulkily made her way to the governor’s mansion.
“Brother, someone bullied me, I almost died! Boo hoo hoo!”
She was quite a screamer.
“What?!”
“Which son of a dog! I’ll chop him up and feed him to the dogs!”
“Dipping muddy water and getting to my Fen Yu Lin?!”
Fen Yu Lin was utterly furious.
