Chapter 158
“Since we’re at the beach, how can we not have these...”
Li Mo finished speaking and fished out two bottles of cola and a few popsicles.
Just as he popped open a cola, ready to take a sip, he felt the Chixiao hanging at his waist tremble slightly.
It seemed to be unable to contain its excitement, eager to fly off to some place...
Li Mo paused, looking up.
Not far away.
What was clearly a beach now appeared to him, blurred and indistinct, as a peach blossom grove seemed to grow wildly, transforming into a breathtaking sight in an instant.
Her figure seemed to overlap with a shadow from the depths of fate.
It was the swordsman who had once plucked a branch of peach blossoms and turned it into a renowned weapon.
The lingering essence of that famed weapon was now manifested through Jiang Chulong.
The swordsman in the green robe stood there, a faint sorrow in his brow. Upon seeing Jiang Chulong and Li Mo, he nodded slightly, as if he had found peace.
A clear light radiated.
At the same time, a notification chimed in Li Mo's ears.
【Congratulations, host! You have invested in ‘Jiang Chulong’ and her peach blossom sword, helping her achieve enlightenment in the Spring Breeze Sword Intent, elevating the ‘Wild Grass Sword Classic’ to a superior martial art.】
【You have a feedback reward waiting to be claimed.】
Li Mo stared blankly, not even glancing at the reward.
No way...
My little Princess Jiang!
A famed weapon can still yield sword intent?
Is there no law, no order anymore?
He had thought that after reaching the Divine Observer realm, he would be able to grasp any martial arts technique in detail, and his swordsmanship talent should have improved a bit.
But he simply couldn’t understand how Jiang Chulong had managed to do it.
Even an ice block wouldn’t be able to do that, right?
Before long, the sword intent dissipated.
Jiang Chulong, holding the peach blossom branch, lowered her head and nervously asked, “Li Ge, can I... can I go with you like this?”
Li Mo replied, “...”
Well, she could, if he didn’t consider how many swordsmen in Hengyun Sword City would have their hearts shattered.
“Yeah, you can,” Li Mo said.
Jiang Chulong giggled, a bit shy from the compliment. “I promise... I won’t... embarrass you, Li Ge...”
“I completely believe you.”
Li Mo, who had spent hundreds of years understanding martial arts but still hadn’t grasped sword intent, nodded.
Embarrass?
If it weren’t for his thick skin, he would be utterly humiliated right now!
The words ‘believe’ hit her like a ton of bricks.
Jiang Chulong felt a bit dizzy, completely different from the feeling of enlightenment in swordsmanship.
As she nervously fiddled with the hem of her clothes, unsure of what to say...
“Here.”
A popsicle was handed to her.
“I made it myself. Give it a try.” Li Mo settled into a lounge chair.
Jiang Chulong took a bite, her eyes closing as she shivered from the cold.
It was sweet, but so icy...
She dared not take another bite, only licking it gently like a little kitten.
So, the two of them sat by the beach, feeling the slightly salty sea breeze, enjoying the warmth shielded by the sun umbrella, along with the delicious popsicles and cola.
Jiang Chulong was utterly happy.
She felt this was the happiest day of her life, and if this were a dream, she wished she could never wake up...
“Li Ge... you’re amazing.”
“Even this kind of thing... you can make.”
“Unlike me... I can’t do anything...”
“...”
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Li Mo fell silent for a moment, then suddenly said with a serious expression, “Chulong, promise me one thing.”
“I promise!”
“But I haven’t said what it is yet.”
“What... what is it?”
Looking at the innocent and adorable little Jiang princess blinking her eyes, Li Mo cleared his throat.
“If your swordsmanship surpasses mine in the future, you still have to let me pat your head.”
Well, who knows if that future is now or later.
...
After spending a night in the Seed of the World, Li Mo returned to Qiushui Pavilion after agreeing to meet Jiang Chulong when she came down the mountain.
“Oh right, I still have feedback to claim.”
“I wonder what it is...”
Li Mo finally had the time to check the system records.
【Investment Feedback: ‘Dugu Nine Swords’】
【‘Dugu Nine Swords’: Created by the Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai, the general principles are derived from the ‘I Ching’, encompassing all phenomena. This martial art has no rank and will evolve with the improvement of martial arts comprehension, ultimately reaching the essence of the Dao.】
“!!”
Li Mo suddenly snapped to attention.
Even those who haven’t read the novel know about this!
It’s practically legendary.
Moreover, the path of reaching the essence of the Dao is one he has been walking, albeit cautiously.
This martial art directly points to the root of that path, undoubtedly serving as a guiding light for his swordsmanship!
“Claim it, claim it!”
Little Li Mo rubbed his hands in excitement.
Similarly, there were no manuals for the sword techniques.
As he claimed it, the contents of the martial art flooded into his mind.
...
PS: My uncle’s family returned from out of town, sorry for the late update!
Chapter 164: Reward You by Hitting His Hand with Your Butt
As the general principles appeared in his mind, Li Mo stood frozen in place.
He felt as if he were in a graveyard of weapons.
There were swords, spears, sabers, and halberds, all ordinary weapons, but some bore a lingering intent that made even him feel a chill.
A man in a coarse robe sat silently among them, his face obscured, surrounded by countless sword scars.
The aura of heaven and earth around him was faint.
He gazed at the sky, as if sensing something.
Buzz—
A wooden sword was grasped, causing the graveyard of swords to resonate, like fish swimming in the void.
He swung the sword towards the heavens, and his withered body erupted with supreme sword intent, as if drawing forth a world-shattering divine sword from an unremarkable sheath.
One sword seemed like nine, like thousands, and even more than just swords.
The void shattered.
Li Mo felt his heart and mind shaken violently.
That glimmer of cold light seemed to pierce through endless time and space, striking him from afar.
There was no escape, no avoidance; every change lay within.
In the depths of fate, the general principles flowed through Li Mo’s heart.
‘Gui Mei approaches Wu Wang, Wu Wang approaches Tong Ren, Tong Ren approaches Da You, Jia turns to Bing, Bing turns to Geng...’
“Whew...”
Li Mo felt a bit of pain in his head.
The system’s way of revealing the true meaning had already been quite gentle, yet it still placed a heavy burden on his spirit.
If he hadn’t entered the Divine Observer realm, he might have lost consciousness just like when he accepted the ‘Fiery Lotus of Karma’.
The ‘Dugu Nine Swords’ exhausts the principles of change.
Its profound mysteries can no longer be described as merely a sword technique; it is a ‘principle’—the only way it is interpreted is through the sword.
No wonder it has no rank.
The martial arts evaluation system of the nine heavens and ten earths cannot assess it!
“I wonder if my martial arts comprehension is enough to handle this...”
Li Mo truly felt a bit uncertain this time.
With seven hundred eighty years of martial arts comprehension, he actually felt a bit impoverished...
But.
For Little Li Mo, who dreamed of becoming a swordsman, the ‘Dugu Nine Swords’ was simply a coveted existence.
However, the greatest difficulty of this martial art is summed up in one word.
‘Enlightenment!’
Now that it lay before him, he couldn’t just stare at it.
“Is the Ice Block awake yet?”
Every time Li Mo practiced swordsmanship with the Ice Block, he saved a lot of martial arts comprehension.
...
In the next room.
Sitting cross-legged on the cold marrow jade bed, Ying Bing was continuously refining her soul with the Taiyin.
In the acupoint she had just opened, a crystal-like figure was shining brightly.
As the Taiyin energy flowed and she kept observing, the divine patterns on the figure began to take shape.
In addition to the Taiyin divine patterns, there were also several traces resembling birds, which similarly pulsed with the ebb and flow of energy.
This process had lasted the entire night.
After a while, Ying Bing opened her eyes, ready to get up, but then she saw the floating, illusory characters before her.
【You have a pending reward to claim.】
Ying Bing prepared to ignore it.
After all, she didn’t want to go through that experience again...
Suddenly.
【You! Have! A! PENDING! REWARD! TO! CLAIM!!!!!】
The system’s text expanded tenfold, as if afraid she wouldn’t see it.
Ying Bing: “...I don’t need it.”
【Detected the word ‘need’ in the host’s response.】
【Reward distribution in progress...】
Ying Bing was increasingly certain that the system’s rewards were definitely not good things.
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