System Update

After returning to the Golden Courtyard, Li Ming felt a lot more relaxed, even though his body was still sore. The anxiety was gone.

Seeing Li Ming return, Su knew he had gotten what he needed from Apponia.

"Haha, Su, I'll help you find a wife when the time comes!"

Seeing Li Ming like this, Su knew Li Ming was feeling a bit overconfident, so he said, "Do you think you're completely safe now?"

"Huh?" Li Ming was stunned by Su's sudden question. "Didn't you say that finding Apponia would..."

"The Precept isn't omnipotent. Do you think a single sentence can completely solve the problem?"

Su's words made Li Ming reflect. It was true, even though he hadn't figured out the principle of the Precept, Li Ming felt that just one sentence was indeed too flimsy.

It was like just drawing a cell membrane around the defense line; it wasn't impenetrable.

"I will still discuss the solution to your problem with Mobius and the others. We also need to start preparing for the super-mutation surgery, so you need to start preparing those things Mobius asked you to get as soon as possible."

"Ah?" Li Ming's head hurt just thinking about the list of items. He hadn't even heard of most of them, let alone found them.

"Forget it, forget it. We'll talk about it later. There's no rush now." Li Ming ultimately chose to give up.

As long as I don't think about it, I won't know. I'll idly watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the door, and leisurely follow the clouds drifting across the sky.

So, in his free time, Li Ming spent most of it recovering from his injuries and learning the Inch Punch: Mountain Collapse and Inch Punch: Heaven Split from Hua.

The best sparring partner was naturally Canned Food. In fact, Canned Food often came to bother Li Ming, so sparring with him was unavoidable.

With Li Ming diligently cooperating with the research and not going out to find materials, Mobius didn't even want to bother with him.

It wasn't until Li Ming agreed to be the assistant for Vill-V's next magic show that he finally obtained the design for his first armor.

What else could Li Ming say? He could only smile and cry. Yes, no matter what he encountered, it was a game, and games were meant to be played with a smile.

After a month-long journey in the Elysian Realm, Li Ming returned to his starting point, standing blankly in front of the mirror. Li Ming felt a bit dazed. "So it's still night. To be honest, I don't even know how long I've been in the Elysian Realm these past few days. It feels so strange."

Actually, the last time he left the Elysian Realm was also after a month, but Li Ming hadn't had such a rich experience. It was like the summer vacation – two months of playing wildly, and then suddenly returning to school.

This was exactly how Li Ming felt now. After carefully recalling, "Tomorrow, I think I'm supposed to take Yae to Mount Taixu. I should probably get some more sleep."

With that, Li Ming lay down on the bed and continued to sleep. The next day, Raiden Ryoma brought Li Ming and Raiden Yae to the auspicious land of Mount Taixu.

They hadn't even reached the scenic spot, but just looking at it from afar made it seem incredibly magnificent.

"It truly is a blessed land. Such beautiful mountains and waters. No wonder a hero like Immortal Chi Yuan was born here," Raiden Ryoma said, gazing at the magnificent scenery.

Although he didn't know much about Schicksal, he could talk a bit about the stories of Immortal Chi Yuan and Mount Taixu. "Mount Taixu and Immortal Chi Yuan never had a relationship where one party achieved the other. It's more accurate to say that Mount Taixu was already magnificent, and Immortal Chi Yuan's existence made it more famous. And only Mount Taixu could match Immortal Chi Yuan's character."

"I didn't expect you to have such insight, young Li Ming." Raiden Ryoma looked at Li Ming with admiration.

However, speaking of Mount Taixu, Li Ming felt a pang of sadness. The fact that seven unfilial disciples had murdered their master was an unchangeable reality.

Li Ming clenched his fists, sighed helplessly. Raiden Ryoma mistook Li Ming's sigh as a reaction to the magnificent scenery.

"Let's go and admire the vastness of Schicksal. By the way, Yae, do you want to ride on your dad's shoulders?" Raiden Ryoma looked at Yae, his eyes full of hope.

Yae glanced at Mount Taixu, which was crowded with people. Holding the Yae doll Li Ming had given her in one hand, her other small hand fidgeted. Although she looked expectant, she thought for a moment, "Never mind, Dad. Yae is grown up now. I don't need you to carry me."

Wuwuwu, I still wish Yae hadn't grown up.

"Yes, Yae has grown up too." Raiden Ryoma appeared gratified on the surface, but his heart was filled with melancholy. Then, his gaze towards Li Ming beside him became increasingly displeased.

Li Ming didn't notice Raiden Ryoma's resentful gaze at this moment because he was staring blankly at the system interface.

Detected new map resources, updating resources. Estimated time: 180 days. Attack interface will be closed during the update. Other interfaces can be used normally.

Huh?!

What the hell? Why was it loading map resources as soon as he arrived at Mount Taixu? It never made a sound when he wandered around before. Now, the moment he gets to Mount Taixu, it pulls this stunt.

Fortunately, the equipment interface wasn't closed, otherwise, Li Ming would have really spat out a mouthful of blood.

As for the shop, to be honest, Li Ming didn't really care about it. It was only for spending, not earning. Except for the Moon God's Protection he got with the first charge, Li Ming had nowhere else to use anything.

There was still a status panel that appeared during combat. He wondered if that was closed too.

"Oof."

Li Ming almost tripped.

"Be careful, Brother Li Ming." Yae reached out her other hand and grabbed Li Ming, who was unsteady. The height difference looked somewhat comical.

But Raiden Ryoma beside them was practically dying of jealousy. Raiden Ryoma now clearly felt like he had invited a wolf into his house.

From now on, forget about bringing Li Ming to Anti-Entropy; Li Ming wouldn't even be allowed into ME Company.

Raiden Ryoma gritted his teeth in his heart.

Li Ming snapped back to reality. Now wasn't the time to think about this. Since the update had already started, could he uninstall it? Forget it, forget it.

Li Ming relaxed his mindset and completely treated it as a sightseeing trip.

With a relaxed mindset, Li Ming felt a sense of inexplicable sublimation, his heart incredibly calm, as if nothing had happened.

When he looked at Mount Taixu, every flower and leaf, every blade of grass and tree could stir his heart, yet he could calm down as the mountain breeze blew.

Li Ming felt that his martial arts had improved significantly. His understanding of the Cunxin Fist Technique deepened further. He had previously been unable to learn the moves of "Azure Dragon Emerging from Water" within the Cunxin Fist Technique, but now Li Ming had a shallow understanding of one of its moves, Rock Break.

"I didn't expect to gain some other rewards by coming here. It's truly magical."

"Brother Li Ming, hurry up and catch up!"

"Coming!"

Li Ming smiled and quickly followed.

An hour later, Raiden Ryoma looked at Li Ming, who had Yae sitting on his shoulders and a calm expression on his face, and his composure began to crumble.

"Little Brother Li Ming's stamina is truly astonishing. No wonder he wasn't afraid at the airport."

"Haha, no, it's not that. I just graduated from university, so I'm benefiting from being a college student, you know, a university special forces soldier?"

The two young men next to Li Ming, who were panting from the climb, subtly moved a bit further away from him. Raiden Ryoma clearly didn't believe him and asked the two young men beside him.

"Little brothers, is what my friend just said true?"

With Raiden Ryoma's somewhat clumsy accent, they immediately knew he wasn't local. The two exchanged a glance, then smiled and said.

"Heh, yeah. If I hadn't been just a little short back then, I would have gotten into university too, and I wouldn't be in this situation now..."

"We came here today wanting to climb Mount Taixu and pay our respects to the scenery of our predecessors. Next year, I will surely soar..."

Raiden Ryoma looked at the two talking eloquently, his face full of disbelief. It felt like he was being tricked, and this was quite different from what he had seen before.

Then, a group of well-dressed elderly people, who clearly had a lot of hiking experience, arrived. Seeing Li Ming still carrying Yae on his shoulders with such ease, they immediately praised him, "This child is still in university, right!"

"Young people are so energetic."

"University students are amazing!"

With so many elderly people suddenly cheering him on, Li Ming felt a bit embarrassed and quickly nodded. Listening to Li Ming chat with a few of the elders, and seeing the envious look on the faces of the two young men, Raiden Ryoma suddenly wondered if ME Company should recruit more university students from Schicksal in the future.

It took nearly another hour for the group to reach the summit. Looking at the plaque above Heaven's Gate with two large characters, the gate was grand and magnificent, with vermilion paint and bluestone. For a moment, Raiden Ryoma felt a surge of heroic spirit; he had finally made it!

"I will not let this sky cover my eyes any longer!"

Raiden Ryoma said this in Japanese. The people around didn't understand, but Li Ming was a bit surprised. Could this chuunibyo syndrome be ingrained in the bones of Japanese people?

"Dad is so slow. If Dad hadn't insisted on not letting Brother Li Ming carry me, we would have arrived long ago!" Yae pouted, a little dejected. Especially after hearing her father's shout just now, she felt incredibly embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, it's because Dad wasn't strong enough, disappointing Yae." Raiden Ryoma, who had been criticized by Yae, was stunned, prostrated on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

The two young men, who had been left far behind, glanced at Li Ming, who still had energy and a calm demeanor, and swallowed. Oh my god, I can't say I'm a university student when I go out anymore. I'm just too weak and embarrassing everyone.

After the group finished climbing, Raiden Ryoma didn't stubbornly refuse this time. He honestly bought a walking stick and then, with Li Ming's support, descended the mountain.

The result of this climb was that they couldn't leave their rooms for three days. It could only be said that they were too weak.