The moon was bright and the stars sparse.
The disciples of the Qingyuan Sect had just returned from the Hengyun Sword City, their faces beaming with excitement, unable to hide their lingering joy.
Elder Qian and Elder Xue both had rosy complexions.
Their visit to the Sword City was akin to Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden, meant for them to broaden their horizons.
Can you imagine that these powerful external scene experts, Fifth Stage sword cultivators who were once influential figures, would praise them like they were blowing rainbow farts?
It felt great.
Although our Qingyuan Sect might have had glorious ancestors in the past, it is now merely a sect at the level of a mansion.
Old Xue and Old Qian felt they had reached the peak of their lives.
“Thoughts clear, thoughts clear.”
“I always wondered why swordsmen love showing off in front of others. With this good mood, I feel even my bottlenecks have loosened a bit.”
“We two old fellows also owe it to those two young ones.”
The new generation of the sect represents its highest potential.
Why do the Sword City’s powerful people curry favor with us? Isn’t it because within the sect, there are Ying Bing and Li Mo?
As long as these two young ones do well, there is a high chance that the Qingyuan Sect will regain its former glory.
“Hmm, but these two young ones are still young. A young prodigy can easily become arrogant after early success…”
Qian Bufan hadn’t finished his sentence when Xue Jing suddenly stopped smiling and frowned, asking:
“Old Qian.”
“Yes?”
“Have you ever heard of an internal scene expert with a fierce aura comparable to an external scene one, and who just happened to be here at our tavern?”
“Who else could it be…”
Elder Qian also realized something was amiss halfway through his sentence.
Shang Wu fighting in the back courtyard of the tavern?
A fat and thin figure moved swiftly, instantly standing on the wall of the back courtyard, clearly seeing the scene.
In their minds, the future of the Qingyuan Sect was being challenged by Shang Wu.
Qian Bufan almost fainted.
Obviously, Little Li was much braver than they imagined.
If you want to fight an internal scene expert, come find me!
Wouldn’t Shang Wu, who had drunk some wine, hold back?
Xue Jing’s scalp tingled.
The top twenty on the Qianlong List could indeed match the power of an internal scene, and the top ten could even face one without falling behind.
But this so-called internal scene does not include the ‘people list’ experts!
Even though Shang Wu wasn’t on the people list, he could still beat the eighth-ranked person on the list into submission.
Isn’t this because he ate an external dan?
…
On the rooftop.
Not long ago.
Ying Bing recalled what had just happened, her eyes filled with bewilderment, and she felt a sense of weightlessness.
She didn’t even think about counting the money in her jar.
Why did she impulsively kiss him just now?
Although it was just a light touch.
Although he didn’t know.
If it was just to ensure the system wouldn’t randomly revoke the reward, she should be satisfied now, but why couldn’t her heart calm down?
[Ding dong—]
[Three strikes and out. Considering the host has lost three times, the system is undergoing self-reflection and iterative upgrade.]
“Three times…”
Ying Bing felt as if time had passed in a blink.
Not long ago, he was still immature, often teasing her. Sometimes he put little bugs in her clothes, and sometimes he deliberately pulled her hair…
Okay, he’s still a bit immature now.
But he is already nineteenth on the Qianlong List, and even underestimated, he became the consciousness soul of a divine weapon, inscribed his understanding on a strange stone, and even became a best-selling illustration…
He has truly become famous throughout the land.
One day, he will enter the Imperial Capital and stand before all the prodigies of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths…
Even with such a magical thing as the system, she now feels…
Oh, the system is upgrading.
This system’s punishments are never normal.
[The system hopes the host will turn shame into courage. Please do not misunderstand.]
The upgrading system somehow found time to reply to her.
Ying Bing: “…..”
In silence.
She suddenly heard someone below say:
“See how dare you not take your master seriously!”
Ying Bing was stunned.
Right.
She didn’t agree to attack him…
Could it be that he went to find Shang Wu?
…
Just then.
The two elders and Ying Bing noticed this.
At that moment.
Shang Wu really punched the thin layer of golden light.
If this punch broke the golden light, she would promptly restrain most of her strength, and her precious disciple would only suffer minor injuries.
However, she didn’t expect this.
The fleeting golden light remained motionless.
“Invincible Vajra…”
Li Mo’s eyes reflected the firelight, almost able to see each strand of his master’s hair, with a faintly visible fire lotus behind her, making her seem like a god or demon from beyond the heavens.
Yet, he remained unscathed.
Even with the invincible Vajra effect, which only lasted for an instant given his robust physique.
And in this instant, he faced his master’s attack head-on with the Observation Realm.
Transforming the mundane into the extraordinary.
This is a technique!
Even this isn’t the limit of the invincible Vajra.
“…..”
Qian Bufan stood there, dazed, his head buzzing.
Xue Jing was somewhat better; his mindset had been honed by this kid, having witnessed many strange occurrences on Li Mo’s body.
Seemingly, no matter how bizarre something was, it seemed reasonable when it happened to him.
But…
How did this kid do it?
Others had similar doubts.
Upstairs.
“No wonder he asked me to go all out…”
Ying Bing’s heartbeat resumed its normal rhythm.
Her realm hadn’t yet returned to its peak, but her vision was still sharp.
The sudden burst of golden light clearly had nothing to do with the Taiyin Divine Intent, but rather with an unfamiliar divine intent she had never heard of.
They had practiced together just yesterday.
She hadn’t detected any unusual fluctuations in his consciousness soul.
Did it come from the strange stone?
He seemed to frequently run up to the Sword Tower recently…
Ying Bing felt a surge of helplessness.
She took out a small purple gourd from a large doll.
Thus, she held the large doll in her left hand and the small gourd in her right, her clear eyes sparkling.
Should she leave for some time to train in the South Border?
[Ding dong—]
[System upgrade successful.]
[Next system ranking will compare across one more state.]
[Under the maintenance of the existing ranking mechanism, the comparison period will be more flexible.]
[Shortest interval time adjusted to half a month, longest extended to one year, within the specified time, the host can initiate it actively.]
Ying Bing stared fixedly at the words, feeling even more complicated.
She really wanted to win once.
Once…
At the same time, the fellow seniors and juniors who had just followed in were also startled by the commotion.
Even knowing Li Shidi was exceptionally talented, they still found it hard to remain calm upon hearing this news.
That’s Elder Shang Wu!
Ziyang Mansion can stop children from crying at night; in fights, even the sect master has to give her three points!
“Li Shidi is tough!”
“Did he use a supreme treasure to protect himself? Given Li Shidi’s wealth, it’s very possible, and I saw a golden glow…”
“Did Elder Shang Wu finally hold back?”
The seniors and juniors still thought it was too shocking.
Who has the Observation Realm to this extent?
“Treasure disciple.”
Shang Wu suddenly became serious.
“Uh?”
Little Li student came back to his senses.
His master’s expression suddenly became serious as he said:
“Come over, I have something to ask of you.”
“What is it?”
“After you surpass me, you still need to call me master.”
“…Alright.”
Li Mo always felt this sounded familiar.
