"Is this the Azure Lotus Emperor Weapon?"
Looking at the azure lotus in the system storage, with its pale red flower, emerald leaves, and straight, faintly tender-green stalk, Li Yu found it somewhat unbelievable.
"It looks like a freshly picked lotus flower! Completely ordinary, without the slightest trace of anything miraculous, yet it was actually an Emperor Weapon forged from Azure Emperor's own body?"
Li Yu sighed, but had no intention of taking it out for a closer look. Unless absolutely necessary, it was better not to casually reveal such a thing.
His gaze moved away from the Azure Lotus Emperor Weapon and fell upon the heart that was still beating with a "thump, thump."
"Heart of the Demon Emperor."
Seeing the ceaselessly surging vitality within that heart, Li Yu was astonished.
"This vitality, this energy, is countless times stronger than Crocodile Ancestor's body. To me, this is another energy source!"
Li Yu could not help laughing. With the Heart of the Demon Emperor, he could use its energy to power other abilities without consuming system energy.
The next relatively important item was the Green Bronze Chunk, a fragment of the immortal cauldron. Its essence was extraordinary, but it was not of much use to Li Yu.
"I'll keep it for now. Opportunities to become immortal and the like really mean nothing to me."
No longer bothering with the Green Bronze Chunk, Li Yu also skipped over the golden page of the Dao Scripture, which was of little use to him.
"The rest are various weapons, secret treasures, and miscellaneous items from the Azure Emperor's Tomb."
There were countless such items. In particular, the various utensils and odds and ends seemed to be burial objects from the Azure Emperor's Tomb. There were all kinds of garments woven from Snow Silk and vessels crafted from jade.
"Well, at least the materials are extraordinary. They can still be used after some modifications."
Li Yu shook his head and stopped paying attention to the miscellaneous items.
"System, arrange the weapons and secret treasures by grade."
With a swish, the system arranged all the weapons and secret treasures according to Li Yu's request.
"Hiss! There are actually so many good things?"
Seeing the weapons and secret treasures arranged by the system, Li Yu could not help drawing a sharp breath.
"There are more than a dozen treasures above the Saint Weapon level? There's even a Saint King Divine Weapon? As expected of the Azure Emperor! He actually left behind so many good things."
Li Yu was overjoyed and broke into a broad grin.
There were more than a thousand weapons below the Saint Weapon level, but Li Yu simply ignored them.
Li Yu's gaze fixed on that Saint King Divine Weapon.
It was a bronze-colored little bell barely an inch tall, with an azure silk cord tied to it. The name given by the system gave Li Yu quite a fright.
"Soul-Shaking Bell?"
Li Yu frowned. According to memories from his previous life, this should have been some magical treasure from a mythological tale, right? Then again, even the Zhu Xian Four Swords existed in this world, so he soon accepted it.
"This thing is inconspicuous, yet incredibly powerful. I can carry it with me."
Li Yu took out the Soul-Shaking Bell, tied its cord around his belt, and hung it at his waist.
"A weapon that directly attacks the mind, and one at the Saint King level at that. With this in hand, as long as I do not deliberately court death, I basically won't need to worry about my safety."
Li Yu reached out and touched the Soul-Shaking Bell, a delighted smile appearing on his face.
"Eh? Wait. I've never lacked offensive power. What I lack is defense! My own strength is too weak. I've only just opened my Sea of Bitterness. If I fail to defend in time, a single sneak attack could kill me."
Li Yu hurriedly searched the Resource Library for defensive measures, only to discover that most of the Azure Emperor's collection consisted of offensive weapons, with no defensive treasures.
This made Li Yu furrow his brow tightly.
"System, can the Mystic Gold Armor refined from Crocodile Ancestor's scales be modified?"
The only thing worth showing off was the Saint-level Mystic Gold Armor. However, the armor was too large for Li Yu to wear.
"Modification is possible at the cost of a certain amount of energy."
"It can be modified?"
Hearing that it could be modified, Li Yu was delighted. But his face soon fell again.
Li Yu was currently playing the role of the Dao Ancestor! Even if the armor were altered to fit him, would it make sense for the Dao Ancestor to wear a full suit of armor?
"Then can you preserve its original defensive power and turn it into a long robe?"
Li Yu asked unwillingly, but the system's answer gave him a pleasant surprise.
"Yes."
"Damn, that works too?"
Li Yu had not held out much hope. He had only asked because he was unwilling to give up, yet it actually could be done. The system's mighty capabilities delighted him immensely.
"Modify it according to my build, using the style of ancient robes from the Azure Emperor's Tomb. As for the color... white will do. White clothes like snow, sword energy like frost. This was the fantasy I had when I dreamed of being a martial arts hero!"
The system completed the modification instantly, but it consumed more than eight hundred points of energy.
"Damn, that's really a bit expensive."
Li Yu's mouth twitched a few times, but he soon stopped caring.
With a wave of his hand, he took out the newly modified Saint-level robe. Looking at its fine, soft, flowing threads, he would never have guessed it had been altered from Crocodile Ancestor's armor if he had not known its origin.
"Not bad! Not bad! Now my safety is guaranteed."
He removed his azure robe and changed into the white one. Li Yu spun around on the spot, feeling incomparably handsome.
After admiring himself for a while, Li Yu stored the removed azure garment in the Resource Library.
Lowering his head to see the shabby gray cloth boots on his feet, Li Yu curled his lips. "These boots are seriously ruining my overall image! Replace them! They absolutely must be replaced!"
Fortunately, among the miscellaneous objects from the Azure Emperor's Tomb were some exquisitely made boots. Though their materials were extraordinary, they were merely ordinary items, so modifying them to fit his feet only cost a few points of energy.
After putting on the new boots, Li Yu realized that the belt around his waist was far too low-class as well. He then took out a jade belt and tied it around his waist.
Renewed from head to toe, Li Yu felt refreshed all over.
"Good! Good! Good! Now that I'm rich, of course I should dress well! If I go out wearing this, who would dare call me a poor loser? Who would dare call me a country bumpkin?"
Well, at this moment, Li Yu's poor-loser nature revealed itself again. It was clear just how deep the resentment from his previous life ran.
He wore an elegant ancient white robe, a jade belt as lustrous as mutton-fat jade, a quaint and refined little bell hanging at his waist, and exquisite pale white leather boots made from scaled hide.
"I'm seriously handsome!"
Li Yu smacked his lips in self-admiration, feeling extremely pleased. His quality of life had improved dramatically! The life of a tycoon was not far away.
He stepped out of the main hall.
Raising his head, Li Yu glanced in Zhou Yi's direction and smiled. "That kid has no problems for the time being. Let him stay here and kill monsters to level up. This humble daoist... oh, no. This young master will go out and explore first."
"How did that saying go? Hmm..."
"The universe is vast; I wish to behold it!"
"Hahaha!"
With a cheerful burst of laughter, his escaping light shot into the sky.