Chapter 111
As he thought about this, he glanced to the side, where Shang Wu was sleeping soundly, limbs sprawled in a way that was anything but graceful.
His master was much easier to understand.
The beautiful master could be easily appeased with a drink and a nap, but the thoughts of the ice block were far more complicated...
Before long, Ying Bing also got into the carriage.
The horse-drawn cart began to move slowly, heading towards Qingyuan Sect.
The journey was silent.
Ying Bing kept her gaze lowered.
Li Mo didn’t know what to say.
I’m silent, and you’re not much of a talker either...
...
By evening, they finally arrived at Qiushui Pavilion.
Li Mo slipped into the kitchen.
There’s some truth to the saying that a golden nest or silver nest can’t compare to one’s own grass nest.
Back home, Ying Bing felt a sense of leisure wash over her, inexplicably bringing peace to her mind.
Especially when she heard the sounds coming from the kitchen and saw the figure busying about.
The events of the morning were much harder to recall now.
She had dressed like that.
The two of them were separated by just a door...
Her mood returned to calm.
She then asked herself in her heart, “What’s the punishment for the next loser?”
The punishment had already been decided; she just hadn’t looked it up.
【Loser’s punishment has been confirmed.】
【Punishment condition】: “Take a bath with the person who defeated you.”
【Requirements】: “Wear the intimate outfit provided by the system.”
Ying Bing: “......”
This punishment just keeps getting more outrageous, doesn’t it?
And that so-called rating reward? It hardly looks like a reward at all.
If the disciples of the Gui Palace from her past life knew that their master, who demanded the severing of emotions and attachments, and the revered Huang Tian Empress, was taking a bath with a man...
They’d probably stab themselves in disbelief, questioning whether they were dreaming.
What’s worse is that images involuntarily surfaced in Ying Bing’s mind.
The bathtub at Qiushui Pavilion wasn’t particularly large, but with two people inside, they would definitely be pressed together...
“小冰儿, your tea.”
Shang Wu raised an eyebrow.
Something was off with little Bing today.
“Hmm?”
Ying Bing looked down and realized the tea had overflowed, soaking the table.
“Are you okay?”
“Just a bit lost in thought.”
Ying Bing shook her head, pushing the images out of her mind.
As long as she didn’t lose, the punishment would be as good as nonexistent.
So... there was no need to think about it.
...
PS: I was almost done writing this afternoon, but I was working on a side story. After some thought, I decided to return to the main plot.
I didn’t delete the side story content; I’ll include it in an extra when the time is right.
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Chapter 109: Consuming the Golden Crow Blood to Keep Warm
“Bing Tuozi, is there something on my face?”
“No.”
At the dining table, Li Mo looked at the girl across from him, who resembled an ice lotus, with a hint of confusion.
Bing Tuozi kept glancing over, seemingly lost in thought.
But whenever he looked her way, she would snap back to reality, as if nothing had happened.
“Then what about you?”
“Nothing. What you made today is really delicious.”
Ying Bing spoke softly.
Now that her purse was full, little Li had indeed put a lot of effort into cooking.
For instance, today’s dish was a soup made from the eight-rank exotic beast, the Four-Winged Serpent, which was incredibly delicious and also nourishing.
But...
“?”
Li Mo glanced at her clean bowl and chopsticks, slowly forming a question mark.
“I was just thinking about my training.”
Ying Bing shook her head and took a sip from her bowl.
【Congratulations, host, for successfully investing in Ying Bing, one bowl of Four-Winged Serpent soup.】
【Investment feedback: One Fusion Earth-Replenishing Pill (Six Patterns).】
【Fusion Earth-Replenishing Pill】: “Can regenerate severed limbs and restore bodily deficiencies.”
For Li Mo, it wasn’t particularly precious.
But this type of pill was something he had never obtained before.
Those with certain bodily deficiencies would definitely want it, like eunuchs.
Its value was certainly far beyond that of an eight-rank exotic beast.
...
As night fell, Ying Bing returned to her old room.
The bed that had been damaged was long gone.
In its place, she set up the Han Sui Jade Bed.
The Han Sui Jade Bed had the effect of calming the mind and could withstand the cold energy of the moon, so she didn’t have to worry about damaging the surroundings while training.
“It’s surprisingly similar to the one from my past life.”
Ying Bing took off her shoes and socks, shaking off the water from her hands.
In a daze, she felt as if she had returned to the time when she sat high atop the Gui Palace, accompanied by the cold moon.
High above, yet lonely and cold.
At this moment, she was no longer the person quietly washing dishes in the kitchen.
Swish—
The cold energy coiled tightly, firmly contained within the range of the Han Sui Jade Bed, becoming even more solid.
She entered a state of training.
Time passed.
Now, her dantian was already filled to twenty percent.
After the hour of the rat passed, the cold energy settled, but she didn’t rest.
The True Phoenix Feather hovered quietly in front of her, a glimmer of dawn shining from her brow.
A drop of imperial essence was dripped onto the feather.
She was about to truly begin refining the Xia Huang Qi.
As a divine skill, the greatest strength of Xia Huang Qi lay in its inexhaustibility.
...
Meanwhile, not far from Qiushui Pavilion, at the waterfall.
“It’s still the same here.”
Li Mo returned to the place where he often practiced.
The rock ‘bathtub’ he had carved out was filled with rainwater, and two little birds were preening their feathers inside, appearing quite spirited, unafraid of his presence.
Li Mo didn’t chase the birds away, instead sitting cross-legged on the green stone.
He closed his eyes and sensed.
After entering the Jade Liquid Realm with the “Fiery Red Lotus Method,” he had a clearer understanding of the flow of his internal energy.
At this moment, he could feel the small lotus seed in his dantian continuously inhaling and exhaling liquid internal energy.
During this process, the vitality of the lotus seed grew stronger, and it had already sprouted tender shoots.
“Once the lotus seed grows branches, forms nine leaves, and produces lotus seeds, I will have achieved the Xuan Dan.”
Li Mo recalled the insights from the method.
He took out a vial of Golden Crow blood and squeezed out a drop.
The Golden Crow was a legendary creature, no longer fitting the description of an ‘exotic beast.’
Though it wasn’t pure essence blood, even the blood required extreme caution.
Li Mo didn’t believe that the Extreme Martial Body would make him invincible.
Even if he reached the transformation realm, it would be difficult to withstand a punch from his master purely with physical strength.
His master was clearly not as powerful as the Golden Crow.
“Fortunately, this Golden Crow blood isn’t as fierce as I imagined; it only emits a slight aura...”
Li Mo thought for a moment.
He poured a cup of Qingmu Essence Liquid and dripped the crystalline Golden Crow blood into it.
Once dissolved, the liquid in the cup appeared a pale gold color.
“Here we go!”
Li Mo let out a breath and tilted his head back to drink.
A thread of fiery energy entered his belly.
“Whew...”
“Breathe in...”
He adjusted his breathing, controlling the growth of the lotus seed while continuously condensing internal energy...
Intense vitality.
Extreme yang energy.
The two flowed and intertwined within him, making him feel as if he were a hot iron.
He stood up and charged into the waterfall.
Boom—
The Panshi Calamity Star Hammer landed in his palm.
Countless sharp killing energies surged forth, yet he, the wielder, controlled them, making them swirl around him like fish.
The sound of rustling leaves echoed through the forest.
This sharp killing energy could even nullify sharp weapons, leaving ordinary internal energy users as nothing but bones.
Yet Li Mo remained surrounded by a protective light.
His internal organs resonated with a thunderous sound.
This Golden Crow blood even had the effect of tempering the body!
This was a revelation for little Li.
When great artisans forge renowned weapons, they often use the blood of a Ming Jin bird to temper the weapon’s edge.
The flow of blood and internal energy quickened.
Li Mo felt his entire body swell, as if a volcano were about to erupt.
Buzz—
The Panshi Calamity Star Hammer sensed its master’s need and released an even more powerful killing energy.
Swish—
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Dust and stone powder fell.
With a shake of Li Mo’s body, it all scattered.
“I’ve taken another step closer to becoming a renowned weapon.”
Li Mo exhaled.
In his dantian, the internal energy flowed like jade liquid.
Above it, a flower bud floated, ready to bloom.
“By the way...”
“Why does it feel so warm here?”
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