Free Web Novel“Who am I? Where am I?”
It felt like a long time, yet it was also as if only an instant had passed.
Outside the window, a cold moon still hung, illuminating a stream frozen solid.
Inside the room, Li Mo opened his eyes, feeling disoriented.
That magnificent and vast scene still lingered in his mind, refusing to dissipate, almost entirely occupying his thoughts.
At this moment, only one emotion dominated his senses.
Hunger.
Not hunger in his stomach, but a deep craving originating from the depths of his Soul.
He subconsciously took out a bottle of Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Vein Spirit Milk and drank it all down in gulps.
The Earth Vein Essence surged into his Dantian, constantly being absorbed by the thirty-six main Meridians, flowing into his Dantian, giving his Physical Body a feeling of long-awaited relief after a drought.
“Hoo...”
Xiao Li wiped the corner of his mouth, finally coming back to his senses and remembering what had just happened.
He had used the Heavenly Book Seal to deduce martial arts.
He had elevated a Supreme martial art, transforming it into a lotus petal.
“That martial art... I don’t even know if it can still be called a martial art.”
This feeling was very strange.
Li Mo clearly understood its content, yet he didn't know how to describe it.
He wanted to explain, but he had forgotten the words.
The methods of conveying information he knew seemed too pale and powerless to describe what the martial art encompassed.
Then he noticed something was off.
He quickly focused his attention on his Dantian.
He saw. freewēbnoveℓ.com
A faint wisp of Qi lingered in his Dantian, as if it were substantial.
It was light red, like an eternal flame that had been burning since ancient times, never extinguishing.
Inner Breath!?
This time, his Inner Breath did not disappear again!
“A bottle of Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Vein Spirit Milk only allowed me to condense a single wisp?”
Li Mo couldn't help but be speechless.
He finally understood what those thirty-six Meridians were for.
Without them working together to transform the Earth Vein Essence, not even this single wisp of Inner Breath could have been condensed.
He raised a finger.
That wisp of Inner Breath immediately appeared at his fingertip.
It had no temperature, nor any aura.
He flicked his finger lightly.
Immediately, a wisp of Inner Breath flew out the window and landed on the frozen stream.
Miraculously, it actually ignited.
The ice was ‘ignited’.
And it didn't melt into water.
The firelight danced in Li Mo’s pupils, reflecting the surprise in his eyes.
“If I don’t retrieve it, it will continue to burn like this.”
“Until the entire stream is burned away...”
“This Inner Breath can not only burn ice, but even other ‘fires’ can be scorched...”
An epiphany arose in his mind.
The Inner Breath of other martial artists definitely didn't have such exaggerated characteristics.
At most, it would be tougher or have greater destructive power.
But his Inner Breath could incinerate all things; it was only a matter of time.
“So how was this Inner Breath put into my Physical Body?”
Xiao Li discovered a blind spot.
Alright.
This, perhaps, could only be attributed to the mysteriousness of the Xuanpin Immortal Body.
“In any case, I am finally in the Inner Breath Realm.”
Li Mo finally let go of the heavy stone in his heart.
He still had twelve bottles of Earth Vein Spirit Milk.
He set aside three bottles from them, two for his parents, one for emergencies, and the remaining nine bottles he prepared to use entirely for cultivation.
He said, let’s go!
...
Upstairs.
The room was filled with the color of snow, and frost covered everything visible.
The bed made of fine wood had been frozen and cracked.
Ying Bing's beautiful brows furrowed slightly.
A faint Inner Breath fluctuation emanated.
Indeed, even at this hour, she was still cultivating by harnessing the restless Yin Qi.
This required enduring immense pain, but it also yielded greater rewards.
Yin Qi, extremely cold, extremely soft.
While it withered all things, it also contained the vitality for all things to sprout.
This was also why her Physical Body far surpassed others in the same realm.
“The time should... be about right.”
Ying Bing looked up, watching the bright moon in the sky.
It was midnight.
The System was punctual, and at this moment, a timely notification arrived:
“Listing all Prodigy names within the Eastern Wasteland Region...”
“Comparing combat power for the host...”
The System’s two tasks were carried out simultaneously.
Actually, just looking at the list would suffice. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
As long as her name appeared at the top, everything else was self-evident.
“Hoo...”
Ying Bing exhaled, a breath carrying icy crystal Qi, and a hint of seriousness appeared on her jade-like face.
She wasn't worried about her own position, but rather curious.
Besides Li Mo.
In this life, would anyone else exceed her expectations?
And what position would that young man, so different from her previous life, rank in?
In the extreme cold where water turned to ice, time seemed to lose its meaning.
“Ding-dong—”
“First ranking results announced.”
“Fifty-fifth on the Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy list: Lin Jiang.”
“Forty-ninth on the Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy list: Zhao Qin.”
...
“Thirtieth on the Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy list: Murong Xiao.”
...
Watching the lines of text appear from the System, Ying Bing’s expression returned to calm.
The System’s ranking indeed had slight deviations from her memory.
For example, Lin Jiang, for example, Murong Xiao.
Coincidentally, these two seemed to know Li Mo?
So far, she hadn't seen his name.
That was normal.
Li Mo’s sword techniques were learned from her.
Moreover, in their spar today, he even revealed some things she hadn't expected.
His ranking would at least be in the top twenty.
The System’s ranking text continued to appear.
“Twentieth on the Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy list: Xiao Qin.”
“Nineteenth on the Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy list: Mei Ziguang.”
...
“Fourteenth on the Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy list: Luo Yu.”
“Thirteenth on the Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy list: Zuoqiu Yang.”
...
Gradually, among the System’s rankings.
Some names began to leave an impression on Ying Bing; some had made a great name for themselves in the Eastern Wasteland Region in her previous life, while others later went to the Central Divine Continent and left their names in the annals of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
For example, Luo Yu, who, after the decline of the Qingyuan Sect, led the Burning Jade Valley to become the leader of the Ziyang Prefecture.
For example, Zuoqiu Yang, who took first place in the Wu Jian Trial, and many years later became the terrifying ‘Heaven’ ranked assassin of the Rain Listening Pavilion.
They were all outstanding figures.
As for the top ten, they were even more extraordinary.
Ying Bing's thoughts stirred slightly.
She found that Li Mo was not among them either.
Did he make it into the top ten?
No... not just the top ten.
“Fifth on the Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy list: Zhong Zhenyue.”
“Fourth on the Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy list: Han Zhen.”
“Third on the Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy list: Shang Li.”
Upon seeing this, a trace of confusion and bewilderment finally flashed in Ying Bing’s eyes.
These individuals had all shone brightly in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths in the future; they were heroes who had made their own waves amidst the grand tides.
For example, Shang Li, the former Crown Prince of the Great Shang Dynasty.
He carried the last national fortune of the Great Shang Dynasty and later even made a high-profile restoration of the kingdom.
For example, Han Zhen.
This person was quite mysterious; Ying Bing only knew that his rise was incredibly rapid, and the martial arts he used seemed completely out of this era, suspected to be a Legacy holder of an ancient force.
Could Li Mo surpass them, ranking only below herself?
As the thought arose.
Ying Bing’s thoughts suddenly froze, and her clear, serene eyes trembled violently.
“Second on the Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy list: Ying Bing.”
She saw her own name.
