Qinghe County.
Early in the morning, the chirping of birds broke through the window screens of the side room.
Li Mo was awakened by the System's notification sound.
Opening his eyes to the sunlight, he saw the familiar roof and was momentarily dazed before yawning.
"It's been a long time since I slept so soundly."
He had never tried to push his potential to such an extreme.
All his Inner Breath was completely exhausted, not a single drop left.
His mental load was also immense, to the point of directly fainting.
Li Mo checked his Dantian and found that his Inner Breath had recovered a little.
Did he practice cultivation in his sleep?
Unable to figure it out, he checked the culprit that had disturbed his peaceful sleep.
【Congratulations to the Host for successfully investing in 'Qian Bufan' and preventing him from being ambushed by the Demon Summoning Sect.】
【Investment Feedback: "Eight Treasures Gold Devouring Skill"】
【Eight Treasures Gold Devouring Skill】: "Uses the Qi of treasures as its Foundation, belongs to the Geng Metal element, and has extremely strong offensive power. However, the cost is immense; those without significant family assets should practice with caution."
"Elder Qian's martial art?"
Li Mo had thought at the time that it would be great if he could get Old Qian's martial art.
Unexpectedly, the System immediately dropped a copy.
However, he already had a primary martial art, and he wasn't sure if he could even practice this one.
The feedback wasn't just from Qian Bufan.
【Congratulations to the Host for successfully investing in 'He Chen' and preventing him from being ambushed by the Demon Summoning Sect.】
【Investment Feedback: Startling Cloud Sword Art】
【Startling Cloud Sword Art】: "A sword art passed down through the Sword City lineage, comprehended by the Bai family's Old Ancestor while observing sword clouds. Only direct Disciples are permitted to learn it."
【Congratulations to the Host for successfully investing in 'Zhou Tu' and preventing his demise in the Blood Phoenix Secret Realm.】
【Investment Feedback: Red Ganoderma Wine.】
【Congratulations to the Host for successfully investing in 'Yao Feng' and preventing his demise in the Blood Phoenix Secret Realm.】
【Investment Feedback: Eight years of Martial Arts Comprehension.】
.....
A long string of investment feedback made Xiao Li's eyes unable to keep up, feeling a bit dizzy.
There were indeed quite a few good things worth mentioning.
Various martial arts, a full thirty books, the lowest being Superior Grade, and no shortage of Supreme martial arts.
The regrettable thing was that the Supreme martial arts were only Low Grade; there wasn't even a single Medium Grade one.
Three Ancient Bronze Heavenly Book Seals.
One Bronze Creation Seal.
The Creation Seal seems much harder to obtain than the Heavenly Book Seal; the former is for deducing God-Observing Pictures, while the latter is for deducing martial arts.
It's unclear if it's due to probability or if the God-Observing Picture is more valuable than martial arts of the same level.
"There are very few God-Observing Pictures in the Scripture Pavilion, so it must be the latter."
He pushed the martial arts-related feedback aside.
The System space was a mess now.
Xiao Li gleefully began to categorize his assets.
Vermilion gold, twenty thousand taels; gold, three hundred thousand taels; silver... he wasn't sure about the silver, but there was a whole box full of silver notes, which would amount to several million if cashed.
More than Forty xuan crystals.
Needless to say, this stuff was even more valuable than vermilion gold.
"The mere Eight Treasures Gold Devouring Skill, if I want to practice it, wouldn't it be effortless?"
Li Mo decided to change his self-introduction in the future.
"Having a modest family fortune" could now be changed to "having a small fortune."
Other rare treasures, such as Ores, jewels, medicinal herbs, fine wines, and precious teas, also became much more abundant in variety.
The System space had expanded by one-third.
All of it was gained from this Blood Phoenix Secret Realm.
"Oh my goodness."
"This Secret Realm was worth coming to."
According to the feedback, Li Mo had, in essence, saved most of the people in the Secret Realm.
He acted righteously and saved a portion on the first level, and later, when he shattered the Secret Realm, it also seemed to count as his investment.
Meaning that...
If it weren't for him this time, something major might have happened in the Secret Realm.
The Demon Summoning Sect had no intention of letting any of the trial participants leave.
"I originally only wanted to invest in Ice Cube..."
Li Mo sighed a couple of times.
Speaking of which, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't had time to look closely at the feedback from Ice Cube.
His consciousness sank back into the System space.
A golden page and a golden seal.
This was the feedback from Ice Cube.
【Gilded Heavenly Book Seal】: "Stamp it on a God-Observing Picture to allow it to be deduced, perfected, and upgraded in grade. It can be used on a God-Observing Picture of Extreme Form at most."
Li Mo had read the records of gods and forms.
That book, by the way, was written by Han Zhen.
It could be used on Extreme Form, which meant the Liujin Creation Seal could upgrade a God-Observing Picture from Extreme Form to Great Dao Divine Form.
He currently had several God-Observing Pictures.
They were the Night Ghost Statue, a Flesh and Blood Buddha, and a Golden Crow Manifesting the Sun.
The first two were not very useful; whether they made one strong or not was beside the point, they weren't the Righteous Path, and practicing them would likely turn him into a public enemy in the Jianghu.
He had once thought the Golden Crow Manifesting the Sun Picture was a Great Dao Divine Form.
Later, he found that it was merely an Extreme Form.
"My understanding of the Guan Shen Realm is not yet deep, so I'm not in a hurry to use the Liujin Creation Seal."
"This thing currently only drops from Ice Cube."
Li Mo resisted the urge to immediately obtain a Great Dao Divine Form.
【Celestial Cycle Star Mystic Core Scripture】: "A supreme art, which records the great mysteries of the Celestial Cycle Stars. It allows one to transform Mystic Cores into stars within one's own Grotto-Heaven. When the number of Mystic Cores reaches that of the Celestial Cycle Stars, it achieves Perfection, at which point one can use the Mystic Cores to evolve all phenomena of the myriad heavens!"
Li Mo: "Huh?"
He was shocked.
There are three hundred and sixty-five Celestial Cycle Stars.
Doesn't that mean he has to condense three hundred and sixty-five Mystic Cores?
Xiao Li thought he was seeing things, but he wasn't.
There were no words on the golden page; the information about this martial art went directly to his Yi Soul.
It could be confirmed that this "Celestial Cycle Star Mystic Core Scripture" could no longer be rated as a Supreme martial art.
Or rather... it had already transcended the scope of martial arts.
"But... can my Dantian hold all of them?"
Li Mo still found it somewhat unimaginable.
"No, wait..."
"These Mystic Cores are not in the Dantian, but within the Grotto-Heaven."
Li Mo realized.
This was clearly not something for someone in the Inner Breath Realm to practice.
A Grotto-Heaven forming within one's body.
That was the standard characteristic of a sixth-realm Martial Artist, the Law Body Realm.
A Law Body Realm having three hundred and sixty-five Mystic Cores, that was barely understandable.
But...
"I don't have a Grotto-Heaven."
"A Small World... would that work?"
A flash of inspiration struck Li Mo's mind.
He quietly felt his current state.
After his body had been pushed to its extreme, every cell was crying out for nourishment, and his entire Meridians were dry and knotted, needing slow recuperation.
After recovering his Origin Qi, it was very possible that he would advance further.
"At that time, the opportunity for me to Breakthrough to Mystic Core will probably come."
Li Mo took a deep breath.
He prepared to get out of bed, but felt a bit weak. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
The dignified Northwest Hammer King.
Almost stumbled and fell to the ground.
Why say almost?
Because he crashed into a cool, jade-like fragrance.
Hmm... onto Ying Bing's shoulder.
"You're awake."
The sound of jade falling to the ground came from beside his ear.
Li Mo looked up and met Ice Cube's downward gaze.
She had changed into a casual dress and was holding a bowl of medicinal soup.
Xiao Li was usually eloquent.
But at this moment, he was somewhat inarticulate, taking a long time to straighten up and nod:
"Thanks."
"I should be thanking you."
Ying Bing sat down at the antique zitan wood table, placed the items from the tray, and then gently patted the stool beside her:
"Come here, sit down."
"This is?"
Li Mo looked at the things on the table, feeling a sense of dread.
"Tonic."
Ying Bing stirred the soup in the bowl with a spoon, then clinked the rim of the celadon bowl:
"Drink it."
"Then I'll help you regulate your Meridians."
Li Mo: "!"
He looked at the girl's clear eyes, then at the bowl of soup on the table.
Xiao Li, who had descended like a Heavenly God, wielding his Divine Weapon to fiercely battle an Inner Scenery, shivered.
Folks, what method can break this situation of Big Brother drinking medicine?
Waiting online, it's quite urgent.