Free Web NovelAfter agreeing to look out for each other in the Blood Phoenix Secret Realm, Li Mo headed down the mountain as the sun set.
He felt a bit tired, a bit weak...
Well, that was an illusion.
Xiao Li knew he was stronger than before he went up the mountain, and the nine-petaled lotus in his Dantian had already opened two leaves.
It was just far from the feeling of having a Dragon-Tiger Golden Pill in his Dantian, that sense of controlling the winds and clouds, where his entire Aura was condensed into one.
As soon as Senior Brother Tang Xiaobao left, Li Mo felt his body become heavier.
"With this experience, it will be much easier for me to condense a Mystic Core on my own in the future."
Xiao Li was full of hope for his Xuan Dan Realm.
Walking down the mountain, Li Mo checked the investment feedback he had just received while heading to the Outer Affairs Hall to buy groceries.
【Congratulations to the host for helping 'Tang Xiaobao' gain enlightenment.】
【Investment Feedback: Bronze Creation Seal.】
【Bronze Creation Seal】: "Used on a God-Observing Picture, it can upgrade a High Grade God-Observing Picture or lower by one grade."
"Creation Seal... something similar to a Heavenly Book Seal?"
Li Mo thought for a moment.
He only had two God-Observing Pictures on him; one was the Golden Crow Sun Visualization Picture, which was a peak form and couldn't use the Creation Seal at all.
The other was a Night Ghost Stone Sculpture, a lower form visualization picture.
Using it on that would also be a waste of a heavenly treasure.
"I'm so handsome, practicing this kind of thing would be an even greater waste."
Xiao Li decided to temporarily store this Creation Seal. freeweɓnovel.cøm
By the time he returned to Autumn Water Pavilion, the sky was already dim.
As soon as he stepped in.
He was met with lingering frost that hadn't dissipated yet; a common person would surely shiver from the cold when the wind blew it.
Clearly, a certain Ice Cube had just finished her cultivation.
"It's just a little bit of wind and frost."
Li Mo walked in, carrying his grocery basket.
Upon entering.
The young woman sat under a tree, playing chess.
She had somehow found a chessboard and, in her leisure, would play against herself.
The moonlight, like washed silk, filtered through the leaves, making both her and the chessboard appear ethereal.
Hearing footsteps at the door, her high nose twitched:
"What's that smell on you...?"
Emmm.
Li Mo leaned in and sniffed his sleeve, then realized:
"The scent of pills from Dan Ding Peak."
"By the way, why are you playing chess by yourself?"
Ying Bing shifted her gaze to Shang Wu beside her.
Alright.
Master didn't seem like someone who played chess.
Li Mo thought for a moment; it was time for some team-building activities.
This was necessary for maintaining the relationship with the Ice Cube, his big patron!
"Perfect, we're having something delicious today, we can eat and play at the same time."
"Then I'll teach you both a type of chess later, even Master will learn it."
Shang Wu raised her head and rolled her eyes at him.
Translated as polite Master: "You?"
.....
Before long, a pot was set up in the small courtyard.
The pickled vegetable hotpot was bubbling away.
"This is what you called delicious?"
Shang Wu pouted.
She still preferred meat and fish.
"This is where you don't understand, Master, don't you know what it's called...?"
Li Mo hummed a little tune as he cut the tofu:
"Eating pickled vegetables and rolling tofu ~ The Emperor himself, can't compare to me ~"
Actually, the pickled vegetables and tofu in the pot were not ordinary.
As everyone knew, Xiao Li would not give up a rare investment opportunity just to try something new.
The tofu was ground from Exquisite Cardamom, and the pickled vegetables were made from Seven-Leaf Qi-Moistening Grass, making them incredibly fragrant.
Shang Wu learned to sing two lines, then took a bite of tofu, her apricot eyes lighting up:
"Eating hotpot and singing seems pretty joyful, huh."
"Master's voice is surprisingly pleasant too, have you considered letting me be your agent? We could debut directly at the Allure Pavilion?"
"Hmph, forget it. If I went, would their chief still need to compete?"
"Absolutely, absolutely."
The Master and disciple chatted nonsense while eating.
Ying Bing's originally taut nerves inexplicably relaxed a bit at this moment.
She had only just learned about the Blood Phoenix Secret Realm today.
In her previous life, she obtained her Blood Phoenix Essence by slaying Han Zhen, and that was already during her Law Body Realm.
But unlike her previous life, this time the Blood Phoenix Secret Realm was causing a huge stir, drawing attention from all sides, which would lead to many unforeseen changes.
"Ice Cube."
"Hm?"
Li Mo's call brought her back to reality.
"Have you learned it?"
"What?"
Ying Bing gently put a piece of tofu into her mouth.
"Go-Moku, if you haven't learned ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) it, I'll teach you again."
Li Mo didn't care whether she agreed or not; he just picked up the pieces and started demonstrating.
"Just like this, connect five pieces, and you win."
"Isn't this a game for children?"
Ying Bing shook her head.
Seeing her lack of interest, Li Mo could only shrug and continue playing with Shang Wu.
His beautiful Master had never lost when gambling on luck, but never won when playing with skill.
"Master, you're so bad."
"Wah-yah-yah, I refuse to accept this!"
Shang Wu had a strip of paper stuck on her eyebrow. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
So, two minutes later.
"If you're bad, practice more... but to lose to my Qingyuan Sect's Chess Saint, you can still consider it a glorious defeat."
Li Mo's performative personality kicked in, and he stood with his hands behind his back, looking like he was invincible.
"Little Bing'er, help me get revenge!"
Shang Wu sought outside assistance.
She already had two strips of paper stuck on her face.
Li Mo also looked over, smiling.
Just now, the Ice Cube claimed it was boring, but she had actually been watching this way the whole time.
"Do you want to play a few rounds?"
"You said this was a child's game, if you're so capable, win against me."
If anyone else had said that, Ying Bing would have ignored it.
Why would she need to prove herself by winning against others?
But this person was Li Mo.
"Good."
She put down her chopsticks, her clear, serene eyes fixed on him.
Li Mo: "!"
Strange, what was this burning desire to win about?
It seemed even more determined than on the arena stage during the Nine Veins Martial Arts Competition.
The Ice Cube's desire to win was truly strange.
But Xiao Li was the 'founder' of Go-Moku; how could he lose his Aura?
"Hmph, I only need to make a slight move, and I will surely make you throw away your armor and abandon your weapons!"
......
One minute later.
Li Mo stared at the chessboard with a look of disbelief.
Lost?
He, the esteemed Go-Moku Master! The squared exercise books he had used in high school and middle school, combined, could circle Autumn Water Pavilion three times.
He actually lost the very first game?
"It seems we won't be playing many rounds."
Ying Bing said calmly.
A hint of pleasure flashed in her eyes, which were like clear springs under the moon.
"Alright, alright, a bet's a bet."
Seeing her relaxed expression, Li Mo cut out a strip of paper.
"Come on, stick it on."
"Hmm..."
Ying Bing took the paper strip, lowered her gaze for a few seconds, then poked a certain person's philtrum with her jade finger.
Li Mo: "?"
