Chapter 152
**Chapter 154: The Ice Chunk Goes to the Hot Spring**
The profound and mysterious, transcending the boundaries of time, washed over him once more...
He could use the Observation Diagram from the small world to witness the divine form of the Great Dao!
Li Mo felt as if he had become a speck of dust in the river of time, a solitary boat adrift in its currents.
In a daze.
He saw many figures on the banks of the river of time, all gazing at him.
Some were human, some were beasts; some were ordinary, while others seemed like deep abysses or prisons. Some were incredibly clear, endless in their multitude.
They were all sentient beings.
In that moment, he suddenly understood the benefits of the immortal body.
As long as it was an existence not belonging to the outside world, he could bear it all!
As this realization dawned upon him, a spark within his consciousness began to shed its dust through endless refinement, evolving towards a clarity as pure as jade.
He had opened his mind.
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Li Mo slowly opened his eyes, the sunlight streaming through the window illuminating the young boy lounging in the chair.
Every speck of dust in the sunlight was vividly clear, as if he could see through its surface to its essence.
The sun had risen again.
Li Mo descended from the loft, squinting slightly against the sunlight.
He felt invigorated, as if he had a complete understanding of every inch of his body.
Within his dantian, two mysterious pills seemed to rotate like the sun and moon, breathing in and out his inner energy.
Perhaps, this could no longer be called inner energy.
Li Mo approached the dining table:
“Master, how long have I been asleep?”
Shang Wu, who was lounging with his legs crossed while watching the rankings of the world, widened his almond-shaped eyes:
“Dear disciple, you’re finally awake! You’ve been asleep for a whole month!”
Li Mo: “!”
He felt as if he had been swept into the river of time, completely unaware of its passage.
Had it really been that long outside?!
Ying Bing shot a glance at Shang Wu and said softly:
“It’s only been an afternoon.”
Shang Wu squinted and chuckled: “Silly disciple, you actually believed me.”
“I’m going to cook now.”
Li Mo realized he had overestimated his master’s seriousness.
After opening his mind, he felt not only a boost in physical strength but also a change in the world before him.
There were more sensations he hadn’t yet had the chance to explore.
But dinner was approaching.
First, he needed to check his investments.
In the kitchen, he selected the finest ingredients and prepared them for cooking.
Just as he was about to heat the oil, he felt a twitch in the corner of his eye.
A fly was flapping its wings, seemingly about to land on the food.
*Smack—*
A toothpick shot through the fly’s wing, pinning it to the wall.
“Strange.”
Li Mo muttered as he continued to stir-fry.
Just moments ago, he had envisioned all the possible trajectories of the fly’s movements?
Was this a benefit of having opened his mind?
A realization blossomed within him.
As he cooked, every drop of seasoning, every rolling droplet of oil, and every piece of meat’s doneness became incredibly clear.
“What are you making today? It smells amazing!”
“Ugh, it’s just spicy stir-fried meat.”
“You didn’t add anything weird, did you?”
“Hmm, it’s quite delicious.”
Li Mo’s culinary skills had improved.
He received unanimous praise from Ying Bing and Shang Wu.
He himself hurriedly took a couple of bites before picking up the Chixiao Sword and began practicing his sword techniques, oblivious to his surroundings.
Every sword technique he had practiced in the past surfaced in his mind.
With a single breath, he executed each move with clarity.
Gradually, he transitioned from basic sword techniques to advanced ones, finally reaching the pinnacle of the *Sun Wheel Sword Classic*.
Suddenly.
A chill swept in from the side.
It was Ying Bing.
Her gaze was as calm as ever, but Li Mo could sense her intent:
“Practice.”
Under Ying Bing’s guidance, a tingling sensation arose in his brow, and countless martial insights he had poured his heart into, along with memories of practicing swordsmanship with Princess Xiao Jiang and the Ice Chunk, flooded his mind.
The *Sun Wheel Sword Classic* was on the verge of a breakthrough.
Li Mo let out a gentle sigh, a smile creeping onto his lips.
Look at that.
Setting aside the martial insights he had spent, here I am, Li Mo, about to master the ultimate sword technique at the age of sixteen.
Who agrees, who disagrees?
“Have you opened your mind?”
Ying Bing sheathed her sword, her eyes flickering.
She had only suspected earlier, but when she exchanged moves with Li Mo, she confirmed it.
“Uh, it was just an afternoon of cosmic anomalies.”
Li Mo cleared his throat:
“The sun and moon shifted, and I was suddenly overwhelmed, then I passed out.”
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**Chapter 155: If It Weren't for You, I Should Be Soaking in a Hot Spring**
Li Mo, astonished, couldn’t help but reflect.
Even the Ice Chunk couldn’t escape this.
Look how powerful the “It Smells So Good” law is.
“Now I have another daily investment feedback.”
He felt that when introducing himself in the future, he could no longer say he had a modest fortune; his conscience would hurt.
As the saying goes, “With great wealth comes great responsibility.”
From now on, he would be Li, the wealthy and powerful Mo.
With a thought, a pair of shoes adorned with white cloud patterns and seven peculiar stones appeared on his feet.
The Seven Star Cloud Shoes.
Li Mo felt as if he were walking on clouds; with each step, he surged forward.
The sensation was exhilarating.
He attempted to harness the slight true essence that had just been born in his dantian with his consciousness.
*Whoosh—*
It felt like soaring.
While only the inner landscape could achieve flight, with these boots, he had experienced the sensation of gliding through the air ahead of time.
Of course, there was still a difference.
Unlike the inner landscape’s flight, it felt more like running on clouds in the sky.
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In the Outer Affairs Hall.
At this moment, the vast hall was filled to capacity, with every seat occupied by true disciples and seasoned inner sect stewards.
Any one of them could establish a sect in the Jianghu of Ziyang Prefecture, and even the strongest in some county towns would only be at the Observation Realm.
Everyone wore serious expressions.
Qian Bufan stood at the front, hands clasped behind his back, and said:
“Yin Hua Xuan is severely injured and has used secret methods to escape, losing eighty percent of his strength.”
“But his foundation in the inner landscape remains, and we don’t know what other strange methods he may still have. We must not let our guard down.”
“If you spot his trace, sound the alarm immediately.”
“Yes!”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
The atmosphere was extremely tense.
*Boom—*
A loud crash echoed from above!
A figure descended from the sky, smashing through the floor and raising a cloud of dust, within which was another figure!
Everyone braced themselves, especially the disciples of the Outer Affairs Hall, as this was typically how Shang Wu made an entrance!
After all, there were only a handful of people in the inner landscape realm.
As the dust settled, countless gazes turned to see a person standing tall, hands behind their back, momentarily stunned.
“Li Shidi?”
Ouyang recognized the person in a daze:
“You flew here?”
“Yeah.”
Li Mo smirked, tilting his chin.
“How did you manage to fly?”
“Cool, right?”
In truth, he had just flown to the entrance and couldn’t maintain the levitation, so he had fallen directly.
“Cool it is.”
Ouyang’s expression was strange. Li Mo was puzzled and turned to follow his gaze, only to be startled.
Elder Qian wore a deadpan expression, his beady eyes filled with malice.
In the end, Li Mo had to pay three hundred taels to repair the floor tiles of the Outer Affairs Hall.
After pocketing the banknotes, Qian Bufan said irritably:
“Li Mo, what are you doing here? The sect master said this is for disciples at the Observation Realm.”
Indeed, he knew Li Mo was incredibly strong.
But this mission was not primarily about combat; it was a thorough search.
Without reaching the Observation Realm, one’s consciousness perception would be insufficient; being able to fight was of no use.
“Does opening my mind count as reaching the Observation Realm?”
“Of course it does, doesn’t it?”
What does that mean?
Qian Bufan’s expression shifted slightly as he sensed Li Mo’s aura, and his face turned oddly contorted.
Li Mo had truly opened his mind.
Wait.
Ying Bing was still at the main peak shrine, using the incomplete bronze divine tree as the Observation Diagram, and she hadn’t opened her mind yet.
You, kid, did it?
“Just lucky, stumbled upon a cosmic wonder.”
“I passed out and woke up, and I opened my mind.”
Li Mo shrugged.
Qian Bufan: “”
Who taught you to break through like this?
Oh, his master is Shang Wu—this is just unreasonable!
“A sixteen-year-old at the Observation Realm?”
Everyone fell silent.
In the entire Ziyang Prefecture, there was probably no other young genius with such a rapid rate of progress.
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