Chapter 41
A gentle yet powerful heartbeat resonated from the soft body beside her.
Ying Bing: “?”
She didn’t move, merely gazing at the boy with a hint of confusion as she turned her back downwards.
Is he planning to be my cushion?
Even with her heart as calm as still water, she couldn’t help but feel a touch of absurdity at the situation.
At this height, what good would it do to cushion my fall if I hit the ground directly?
She had never been this close to a boy before.
In her past life, no man dared to come within three meters of her.
Ying Bing gently bit her lip.
If she moved, it might change the direction of their fall...
In the end, she didn’t push the boy away.
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**Chapter 36: The Inheritance of the Nine-Colored Yuan Phoenix**
Time passed, though she couldn’t tell how long.
The intense feeling of weightlessness finally faded, but her feet still felt no solid ground beneath them; they hadn’t landed yet.
Li Mo finally regained consciousness.
He suddenly realized that behind him was a cloud of shimmering seven-colored light. It was this strange radiance that had kept them from sustaining any harm.
The light was flowing from the cracks of a stone door not far away.
“Thank you, you can let go now.”
A cool, distant voice rang in his ears.
“Uh...”
Li Mo was momentarily taken aback.
That flawless, stunning face was so close he could even feel her warm breath.
Due to the tight embrace, he could feel the heartbeat of the ice-cold girl through their clothes.
It’s well-known that when a person falls into water or from a great height, they instinctively grab onto anything they can hold.
Little Li felt a bit embarrassed.
It seemed he had overreacted, worrying unnecessarily.
Clearing his throat, Li Mo released her and stood up, pretending to survey the surroundings.
“Where is this? I’ve never heard of such a place beneath Qingyuan.”
“You brought me to Wangyue Cliff for this?”
“Mm.”
Ying Bing nodded, offering no further explanation.
“How did you know about this place?”
Li Mo asked casually.
People tend to ramble when they’re feeling awkward.
Ying Bing lowered her gaze and replied softly, “I’ve been here in a dream.”
If one were to consider the events of her past life as a dream, that wouldn’t be entirely inaccurate.
After her rebirth, many things had changed.
But thankfully, the call of this place had never faded.
Even if others had a hundred lives, they could jump from Wangyue Cliff and still not reach this inheritance hidden within Qingyuan.
Even if they did arrive, they wouldn’t be able to enter the inheritance smoothly; they would only be trapped in the radiant light.
“Let’s go.”
Ying Bing instinctively placed her hand on her waist, only to find it empty.
“Use mine.”
As her words fell, a plain blue steel sword appeared in her hand, with a few tiny chips on it.
It seemed that his arrival at Wangyue Cliff wasn’t as easy as he claimed?
Ying Bing suppressed her thoughts, nodded slightly, and moved forward with the sword.
Li Mo followed closely beside her, alert to their surroundings.
Since this was an inheritance, perhaps... there would be some kind of trial?
Just as that thought crossed his mind, a chilling wind swept through, sending shivers deep into his soul.
“Come down... stay with me...”
“Why are you still alive!”
“Fortune... unparalleled fortune... take me in with you...”
A cacophony of murmured voices drifted in with the wind.
“Be careful.”
“Don’t stray too far from me.”
Ying Bing’s clear voice reached him.
“What are those?”
Li Mo asked, glancing around in the light of the radiant bridge.
He noticed dark clouds swirling, with faces twisted in agony flashing by intermittently.
In the past, Ying Bing would have been too indifferent to explain.
But today, she surprisingly clarified, “When a martial artist reaches the Observation of Spirit realm, they can observe mountains, rivers, the sun and moon, rare flowers and strange beasts, and even the wonders of heaven and earth to refine their spirit. When they achieve mastery in the Observation of Spirit realm, they can even leave their body and control objects with their spirit.”
“Thus, if a martial artist above the Observation of Spirit realm dies with lingering attachments, a fragment of their spirit remains, transforming into a shadowy entity.”
“Shadowy entities cannot see sunlight, which is why there are so many here.”
Little Li understood.
It was easy to guess that many had harbored thoughts of exploring Qingyuan and had acted on them.
Among them were certainly strong individuals.
Clearly, they had all failed.
A fragment of their attachment remained here, watching over the Nine-Colored Yuan Phoenix inheritance they could never enter again.
“Shadowy entities...”
The cold wind carried the shadowy entities from all directions, and beside her, Ying Bing suddenly struck out.
Clang—
This was the first time Li Mo saw Ying Bing fight seriously.
The sword light surged, blooming into hundreds of sword flowers.
Each blade of sword energy accurately struck a shadowy entity, forcefully pushing it back.
The Perfected Flower Seeking Sword Technique!
However, this attack, which was enough to make those in the Inner Breath realm retreat, surprisingly caused no harm to the shadowy entities.
It merely pushed them back into the mist, and before long, they would return.
“Move faster, shadowy entities aren’t afraid of blades...”
Before Ying Bing could finish her sentence, a warm and peaceful aura suddenly emanated from behind.
A feather-shaped light glowed from the pouch at Li Mo’s chest.
Fire Sparrow Feather.
Pure Yang energy, the nemesis of malevolent and shadowy entities.
Li Mo threw a light punch.
To his surprise, a thin layer of Fire Sparrow Yang energy enveloped his fist.
“Hehehe...”
The shadowy entity across from him clearly lacked coherent consciousness.
It didn’t realize the severity of the situation.
Sizzle!
It was as if ice met boiling oil.
The shadowy entity, thick as ink, began to dissolve and disintegrate almost instantly.
It instinctively tried to retreat.
But Li Mo’s punch pierced right through it.
Poof—
The shadowy entity vanished.
“That pouch contains a trace of the Phoenix clan’s aura.”
“It must be left behind by some bird with true phoenix bloodline?”
Ying Bing’s tense body relaxed slightly.
In that case, she didn’t need to worry about him anymore.
But...
Why was Li Mo still standing there, unmoving?
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Little Li was momentarily stunned.
Just moments ago, the system had sent him a notification.
【Congratulations, host, you successfully invested and helped ‘Xia Rong’ dispel her attachment, granting her peace.】
【Investment feedback: One year of martial arts comprehension.】
Li Mo: “!”
Killing shadowy entities counts as investment feedback?
No wonder they say that helping souls find peace is a virtue...
So, he looked toward the swirling shadows in the mist, his eyes gleaming with eagerness.
Even a mosquito’s leg is meat.
Rewards should be claimed!
Just as Li Mo was about to continue, he noticed Ying Bing looking at him with slightly furrowed brows.
“Ahem.”
“Many of these shadowy entities are predecessors of the Qingyuan Sect.”
“Since it’s a simple task, let’s allow them to rest in peace.”
Little Li spoke earnestly.
Ying Bing pressed her lips together, her eyes shimmering with a serene light.
In the end, she didn’t urge him to hurry, quietly waiting beside him.
Whenever a shadowy entity approached, she would deftly direct it toward Li Mo.
What a thrill.
Li Mo felt exhilarated.
With a man and woman working together, the task was effortless.
In just a short while, the shadowy entities were mostly cleared away, and the air felt less cold.
In return, he received a series of investment feedback.
Roughly calculated, he had gained eighty-six years of martial arts comprehension, nearly reaching two hundred years in total.
He also acquired various miscellaneous items.
There were remnants of weapons, various medicinal pills, gold and silver treasures, and even a few land deeds, though he wondered if they were still valid.
“Thank you.”
Li Mo smiled sincerely, bowing to Ying Bing.
“Mm.”
Ying Bing sheathed her sword, and an inexplicable feeling rose within her.
Sometimes, she couldn’t understand why Li Mo would engage in such seemingly pointless and time-consuming tasks.
But the feeling after completing them...
Wasn’t so unpleasant?
Shaking her head, she took a few steps forward, finally standing at the entrance of the inheritance, before the moss-covered stone door.
Her delicate hand pressed against the stone door.
Buzz—
A strange vibration resonated.
Dust fell in showers as the stone door slowly opened.
Peach blossom-colored light spilled forth, filling the surrounding space.
The light suddenly brightened, and Li Mo instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes, peering through his fingers into the doorway.
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**Chapter 37: An Unexpected Turn in Ying Bing’s Life**
Behind the stone door lay a cavern.
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