Chapter 196
“... For example?”
Xue Jing was momentarily at a loss for words.
Tang Xiaobao, having just regained consciousness after a brief faint, was preparing to tidy up the Longhu Dan Furnace.
Suddenly, his brows furrowed.
“Master, the lid of the furnace is missing again!”
...
At the hour of the rat.
Yulong Street had fallen completely silent, the darkness enveloping the street, a time when no one was around.
A figure resembling a waiter was cautiously making his way through the shadows. If one didn’t look closely, they might not even notice he was there.
“Hmm... no one’s following me...”
Xu Yi remained vigilant, and only after walking three streets did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
“So what if they sealed my meridians and dantian?”
“After all, I’m still the one with the upper hand.”
Xu Yi had many identities, and thus his knowledge was diverse.
Even though he appeared no different from an ordinary person at that moment, he could skillfully untie the tortoise shell binding.
Then, using the divine intent he had observed, he concealed his form.
Finally, he managed to sneak out in the dead of night.
Of course, he hadn’t been pretending during the day; he genuinely wanted to take Li Mo to the Black Tower.
But.
If he didn’t return to Yin Mianmian on time to deliver the news, they would think he was dead.
By then, Li Mo would face a tenfold increase in the bounty on his head, and the targeting from the Xiyu Tower would become even more intense.
If something happened to Li Mo, who would he turn to for money?
So he planned to report back first, then quietly return to the tavern...
Xu Yi crossed another street and was about to take out the signal from the front hall when—
Whoosh—
What was that sound?
Turning around, Xu Yi saw a dark object spinning toward him.
And it was getting closer.
What on earth?
The lid?
Bang~~
The sound of his head colliding with the lid was surprisingly pleasant.
After a moment of dizziness, Xu Yi’s vision went dark, and he collapsed by the roadside.
Not long after.
A figure, blindfolded and carrying a small basket, approached.
“Hey?”
“Isn’t that... Xu Xiaoyi?”
Jiang Chulong, who was about to rummage through his belongings, tilted her head in confusion upon recognizing Xu Yi.
Why was he here?
Was he... dead?
She poked Xu Yi’s belly with a peach wood branch, feeling a bit disappointed.
He was still alive.
Then his belongings weren’t just trash...
“Did... did Li Ge send him out...?”
Jiang Chulong decided to go back and ask again.
So she picked up the furnace lid with one hand and grabbed one of Xu Yi’s feet with the other, dragging him back to the tavern.
Bang—
A dull thud echoed as his head made contact with the curb.
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Chapter 213: Tenfold Bounty on the Ice Block's Swimsuit
That night, within the World Seed.
A new star appeared in the pitch-black sky of the World Seed, moving at a speed barely discernible to the naked eye, following the cultivation trajectory outlined in the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Xuan Dan Jing" (The Mysterious Classic of the Stars).
As the number of Xuan Dan increased, the area of the World Seed expanded once more.
It was now the size of a plaza.
“If I can transform all three hundred sixty-five Xuan Dan into stars...”
“Then the area of the small world will likely be quite astonishing.”
Li Mo, draped in a shimmering, ethereal fabric, gazed up at the starry sky, his thoughts wandering.
If he projected the World Seed out then, he couldn’t even imagine how vast the realm would be.
“The inner landscape is still a bit far from me...”
Li Mo tucked away his fleeting ambitions.
He then walked over to pick up the Panjie Meteor Hammer. Within the World Seed, he didn’t need to worry about lacking power and could experiment freely.
He gripped the hammer tightly, bathed in moonlight, as the first form of the "Heaven-Turning Human Path Killing Hammer" flowed through him.
Adjusting himself to peak condition, Li Mo finally opened his eyes.
He raised the hammer to eighty, and the light of the moon blazed forth.
He brought it down to eighty, and the sun rose, the sun and moon in the same sky.
The sword pellet and the recently formed Eight Treasures Devouring Gold Xuan Dan also lit up, as if they were about to tear the heavens apart.
This divine skill was not merely for observing the divine; it required at least an external landscape.
And not just any external landscape, as few at the fifth realm could manifest in the external landscape while also drawing the stars from the heavens.
Li Mo was merely taking advantage of his own small world.
Whoosh—
Before the hammer could fully descend, the overwhelming force in mid-air faltered and exploded.
“Still not quite right.”
Fortunately, this was within the World Seed; otherwise, he would have sustained serious injuries.
And his true essence would have been depleted.
Indeed, he needed at least seven stars.
Suddenly.
A disturbance came, and Princess Jiang entered.
“Master... what are you... doing?”
Jiang Chulong had never witnessed such a cataclysmic scene, her delicate ears perked up in surprise.
“It’s nothing; just some small fry intruding into my cave.”
The Celestial Master turned casually, hands behind his back.
“Master is so amazing... what kind of... small fry is it?”
Jiang Chulong looked toward the swirling chaos, seemingly searching for something.
Anyone who could find the Master’s cave must be quite formidable.
Perhaps they would leave something behind...
“No need to look; I didn’t hold back.”
“Even their belongings were turned to dust.”
The Celestial Master’s voice was calm and unruffled.
He didn’t dwell on the matter and instead asked:
“Why are you late today?”
“I... found someone by the roadside... and a lid...”
This was Jiang Chulong’s first time being late, and she was extremely nervous, her fingers fidgeting together.
She stumbled through her explanation.
Unbeknownst to her.
The expression beneath the Celestial Master’s mask grew increasingly peculiar.
So, Xue Lao and Brother Xiaobao had searched for the furnace lid for so long, only to smash it onto the escaping Xu Yi’s head?
What a coincidence!
What a poor unfortunate soul...
With such bad luck, one might even wonder if it could be considered good luck from another perspective...
No wonder he made it onto the Qianlong List as a talented assassin from the Xiyu Tower; even with his dantian sealed and bound like a tortoise shell, he could still slip away.
Today, he didn’t need to give Princess Jiang a lesson.
What she needed was to condense a Xuan Dan similar to the sword pellet.
Thus, the lesson became simpler.
The scene within the World Seed shifted to the arena.
Below, there were many scarecrows holding various weapons.
Careful students would notice that the aura of these scarecrows resembled the opponents Li Mo had faced at the Martial Arts Summit.
“Today... are we still fighting... scarecrows?”
“Yeah, the scarecrows will get stronger and stronger~”
...
At midnight.
While Princess Jiang battled the scarecrows in the World Seed on her own, Li Mo went to the woodshed to check on Xu Yi.
“Did he get hit on the forehead or the back of the head?”
“Why is he bleeding from both?”
“His back is torn too...”
Little Li was puzzled.
Could it be that Brother Xiaobao and Elder Xue mistook him for a thief trying to steal the furnace lid and gave him a beating?
Seeing the investment feedback, he decided to wrap Xu Yi’s head in bandages and sprinkle on some healing powder, making him look like a mummy.
“Should we wake him up?”
Little Li pondered for a moment and shook his head.
He was already a bit unhinged, and after such a heavy blow, waking up would likely just result in drooling and mumbling.
It was easier to use the Tianming Divine Eye.
So.
The Tianming Divine Eye activated!
Instantly, Xu Yi’s recent experiences and information appeared before him.
Li Mo: “...”
Well, that’s quite hard to assess.
You say you don’t plan to betray me... or rather, you don’t plan to betray money, so why sneak out?
To be fair, Xu Yi could be considered a help to himself.
But why sneak around?
“Maybe it’s just a professional habit...”
If Xu Yi didn’t return to report, the Xiyu Tower would raise the bounty on him...
Li Mo felt a headache coming on.
A tenfold bounty.
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