And now, the most basic of arts, a "Huiyuan Sword Art" that had never stood out even among common goods, had broken free of its shackles entirely through the bond of "love."
Hmm. Did that make it the second Cultivation Method after Lao Bai with no ceiling on its Favorability?
With that thought, Gu Chengming turned his attention back to the [Love Laboratory].
With the CG for [Love's Huiyuan Sword Art] unlocked, its room had opened completely.
At the same time, two new doors appeared out of thin air at the far end of the once-empty corridor.
Both were shrouded in thick gray mist. He could make out neither the patterns on them nor the slightest trace of an aura, only an ancient bronze lock hanging at the center of each door.
"These must be the rooms for the Clear Heart Art and Hundred Bones Chime," Gu Chengming mused.
The Love Laboratory's mechanism clearly was not random. It was closely tied to his progress in unlocking "special bonds."
A room appeared here only when his Favorability with a Cultivation Method reached its maximum, or when he unlocked a bond with it.
Why the mist-shrouded doors remained shut was still unclear. Perhaps they required another condition to unlock?
After this, though, Gu Chengming finally understood what the [Love Laboratory] really was.
Despite its misleading name, wasn't it just a CG Gallery?
Except he had to unlock the CGs himself...
And each CG Gallery room was separate. Once he entered one, such as Love's Huiyuan Sword Art's room, his perception of the outside world and every other Cultivation Method was automatically cut off.
Gu Chengming gave the room one last lingering look, then stirred his Spiritual Sense and chose to leave.
His vision blurred. Familiar noise flooded back into his mind, and