"Let's see what we got first."
As everyone began eating, Li Yu opened the System Resource Library and started reviewing the loot.
Borrowing the power of the Lesser Immortal Realm within the Bronze Coffin, he had exchanged it for a Celestial Venerable Strike and killed the Crocodile Ancestor outright. The Crocodile Ancestor's corpse had been collected, and it contained quite a few good things.
The first was that suit of armor.
The Mystic Gold Armor formed from the Crocodile Ancestor's scales had been refined by him into a hereditary saintly garment. It was already Saint-level in quality. No power below the Saint-level could harm the Mystic Gold Armor in the slightest.
"Good stuff!"
Li Yu nearly laughed out loud when he saw the Mystic Gold Armor.
When Li Yu had previously wounded the Crocodile Ancestor with a single sword strike, it was because the Crocodile Ancestor had still been in his true form and had not yet donned this armor. Otherwise, whether he could have been injured at all was uncertain.
"Unfortunately, this armor is a bit too large. To make it change size at will, I'll have to refine it myself. With my current strength, I'm still far from being able to refine Saint-level armor!"
It was a good item, but one he could not use for now. Li Yu shook his head and looked at the next item.
It was a sword.
The blade of this longsword measured three chi, while its hilt measured eight cun. Its design was ancient and simple, narrow and sharp, with an edge on only one side. It somewhat resembled a Tang sword.
"This is also a Saint Weapon."
Seeing the sword, Li Yu recalled how, in the original story, the Crocodile Ancestor had been beaten into a dead dog by the Human Demon's few staff blows, then skinned, deboned, and stewed in a pot.
"Could this sword be the one the Human Demon shattered with his bone staff?"
Li Yu smiled and nodded. Though this sword was inferior to the Human Demon's bone staff, that depended on what it was being compared to! This was a Saint Weapon. Below the Saint-level, who could withstand a single strike from it?
Combined with the sword qi from the Celestial Sword Pool, it would be even more formidable.
Besides that, there was also a bronze Buddha statue.
"This is actually a Forbidden Artifact? The Forbidden Artifact Shakya used to suppress the Crocodile Ancestor?"
Seeing the information provided by the System's analysis, Li Yu's heart began pounding wildly.
In this world, Shakya was the reincarnated body of the Amitabha Great Emperor, possessing cultivation that reached the heavens and penetrated the earth. The Forbidden Artifact he had left behind was naturally extraordinary.
"Though it can only be used a few times, that's already enough."
Li Yu was ecstatic. Even if it could only be activated a few times, it could unleash tremendous power without consuming energy. That was already excellent.
Lastly came the Crocodile Ancestor himself.
As a Demon Saint, every bit of the Crocodile Ancestor's flesh and bones was extraordinary. Every drop of his flesh contained boundless vital essence, radiating divine brilliance and flowing with dazzling light.
Just thinking about the Crocodile Ancestor's mountain-like body, how much energy would that contain?
"Excellent! I won't need to consume energy when using Saint-level power anymore."
With the Celestial Sword Pool already in hand and the Crocodile Ancestor's body added to it, Li Yu could now freely wield Saint-level power without worrying about energy consumption.
"Haha! Excellent! I got an enormous bargain here!"
Though Saint-level power would still be nothing in the later stages, at this point in time, it was enough to roam the world without restraint. Besides, Li Yu only had... one year to remain in this world.
Yes, one year.
The time limit for the System's Initial Quest was one year. Li Yu could only stay in this world for a year.
"Lastly, there's the Divine Spirit Remnant of the Great Completion Saintly Body."
Looking at the mass of black smoke stored in the Resource Library, Li Yu shook his head. "There's no use keeping this thing. Just break it down!"
"System, dismantle the Divine Spirit Remnant. Extract his cultivation insights and combat experience."
Following Li Yu's command, an invisible ripple swept through the Resource Library. The smoke-like Divine Spirit Remnant instantly collapsed, transforming into clusters of brilliant light.
"Back up the combat experience and cultivation insights."
If he wanted to make a Game System in the future, where a host could increase their strength by adding a skill point, then cultivation insights and combat experience would be essential.
Besides, he could use them himself as well!
"Huh? Right! There's still a Crocodile Ancestor! System, extract the Crocodile Ancestor's cultivation insights and combat experience."
"The target's primordial spirit has been annihilated. Extraction is impossible!"
"Hm? His primordial spirit was annihilated? One blow from the Diamond Cutter wiped out even his primordial spirit?"
Li Yu clicked his tongue in astonishment. "Damn, that Celestial Venerable Strike was really vicious!"
Li Yu was not disappointed that he had failed to extract the Crocodile Ancestor's cultivation insights and combat experience. The insights and experience of the Great Completion Saintly Body's Divine Spirit Remnant were already more than enough.
A Great Completion Saintly Body was an existence capable of rivaling a Great Emperor! Such a figure stood at the very pinnacle of this world. With the cultivation insights and combat experience of such an existence, the Crocodile Ancestor was not worth mentioning.
"Hehe! Not bad!"
Having examined all his gains, Li Yu was thoroughly satisfied, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"Patriarch, we've finished eating."
Zhou Yi looked at the mess strewn across the ground and spoke somewhat sheepishly.
"Finished eating?"
Li Yu froze for a moment. Only when he saw the chicken bones and assorted scraps scattered across the floor did he understand.
"They're only trivial scraps. No matter!"
Li Yu smiled and nodded, then gave a light wave of his hand. The debris on the ground instantly vanished without a trace. Naturally, Li Yu would not store such trash in the Resource Library. Once the System recycled it, it directly broke it down.
"Having divine abilities and magical power really is incredibly convenient!"
Everyone's hearts burned at the sight. Their gazes toward Li Yu carried a few traces of expectation.
"This kid has long admired the immortal path, yet has suffered for lack of guidance from a famous master. To meet a great immortal today—what fortune could compare to this!"
Liu Yunzhi suddenly stepped forward, dropped to his knees with a thud, and heavily kowtowed to Li Yu. "I beg the great immortal to take pity on me and accept me as your disciple."
"Hm? Liu Yunzhi is asking to become his disciple?"
"Yeah? Why didn't I think of that?"
"The great immortal is right before us. Isn't this clearly an immortal opportunity?"
With Liu Yunzhi taking the lead, the others also knelt before Li Yu. "We beg the great immortal to take pity on us and accept us as your disciples."
"Damn it!"
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yi inwardly fumed. Liu Yunzhi really knows how to seize an opportunity.
Having already considered himself Li Yu's successor, Zhou Yi felt extremely uncomfortable seeing everyone ask Li Yu to take them as disciples.
But he knew that he could not voice his opposition. At a time like this, no matter the outcome, they could only wait for Li Yu's decision.
I hope Patriarch doesn't accept them, Zhou Yi thought silently.
"Hehe. There is no need for this, everyone."
Li Yu chuckled and waved his hand. A gentle force lifted everyone back to their feet.
"Everyone!"
Li Yu smiled and waved his hand. "Though you are all Fated Ones, you are not fated with this humble daoist. You bear the mandate of heaven and will surely embark upon the path of cultivation. Once you reach the Big Dipper Starfield, everything will become clear. Do not be hasty! Do not be hasty!"
Clang!
The Bronze Coffin suddenly shook violently, then began plummeting!
"See? Haven't we arrived at the Big Dipper Starfield already?" Li Yu said with a broad smile.