Mountain River Society Diagram, Two-Courtyard Siheyuan

Inner World.

On an open expanse of land, Xian He appeared out of thin air.

He looked around, gazing up at the sky, his heart greatly shaken.

"It's night in the Real World, but it's daytime in the Inner World. That's quite magical."

In the azure sky, a morning sun shone brilliantly like brocade.

Beneath his feet lay a vast, flat land covered in weeds and wildflowers, with a few small trees scattered about. It spanned roughly a hundred miles.

At the edge of the flatland was a verdant sea of trees, and beyond that stood an endless range of colossal mountains, like a winding, silver-gray dragon.

"Mmm... invigorating, refreshing, with a hint of sweetness. Is this Spiritual Energy?" Xian He took a deep breath. The fatigue in his body began to slowly dissipate. He couldn't help but sigh, "The Inner World is truly a great place for having children and cultivating."

Xian He practiced a set of punches, but to his disappointment, the improvement was only minuscule.

He didn't need to think to know it was due to his poor Bone Root.

"For the same cultivation effect, people with poor Bone Root often need to spend ten times the effort to achieve it." Xian He clasped his hands behind his back, sighing as he walked north.

Fortunately, he had the System. As long as his wife could give birth to a son or daughter with high Bone Root, his own Bone Root could be improved.

Not far away, a small river flowed with clear, rippling water, seemingly flowing from west to east into the depths of the forest, towards the direction where the sun rose.

The river water was clear and pure, with no fish to be seen.

Xian He washed his hands and face, then summoned his System backpack and began activating his other rewards.

"The second reward is a Two-Courtyard Siheyuan, a building of Super Grade Seven."

He clicked to activate.

The icon transformed into a golden stream of light, flew out of the System backpack, and landed on the open ground across the river.

A magnificent courtyard appeared out of thin air, along with a wooden bridge.

He crossed the bridge, pushed open the door, and entered the courtyard.

The Siheyuan had blue bricks and green tiles, with carved beams and painted rafters. It was grand, far superior to his dilapidated thatched hut.

The only drawback was that the toilet in the courtyard was an outhouse.

Leaving the cramped front courtyard, he passed through the covered corridors and arrived at the spacious backyard, where Xian He began activating his third reward.

"A Super Grade Seven spiritual plant, the Crystal Pomegranate Tree!"

He clicked to activate.

The Crystal Pomegranate Tree turned into a beam of light and landed on the open ground in the backyard.

There were four unpaved areas in the backyard: two in front of the east wing rooms and two in front of the west wing rooms.

On the northeast open ground, the Crystal Pomegranate Tree materialized. The tree was laden with fiery red pomegranates, each as large as a vinegar jar.

Xian He picked one, tore open the skin, and revealed the crystal-like seeds inside, which shimmered brilliantly under the sunlight.

"Mmm... sweet and sour, this is too delicious!"

He took a bite, juice splashing everywhere. An indescribably wonderful flavor exploded in his mouth.

It was so delicious that he wanted to take off his clothes and run naked around the covered corridors a few times.

What Xian He praised the most was that the Crystal Pomegranates had no seeds, saving him the trouble of spitting them out.

"Burp~"

After finishing one large pomegranate, Xian He was so full he kept burping.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the buff from the Crystal Pomegranate: Strength +100, Precision +100, Agility +100, lasting for seven hours!]

The System's prompt tone suddenly sounded.

"Wow, as expected of a Super Grade Seven fruit. It's both filling and provides combat attribute buffs."

Strength, Precision, and Agility were attributes for Martial Artists when attacking, while Force Dissipation, Technique Countering, and Evasion were attributes for defense.

Only when the attacker's Strength > defender's Force Dissipation, or the attacker's Precision > defender's Technique Countering, or the attacker's Agility > defender's Evasion, could the attack hit.

Increasing all three attributes by a hundred would greatly improve his hit rate.

After his excitement subsided, Xian He picked another Crystal Pomegranate, tucked it into his embrace, and said, "Yun Ling hasn't eaten yet. I'll take it back for her to try."

Suddenly, he was surprised to find that new pale green buds had grown on the Crystal Pomegranate Tree again.

He looked closely and saw that buds had appeared at the two spots where the fruits had been picked.

It was estimated that the pomegranate tree would bloom and bear fruit again soon, producing more Crystal Pomegranates.

"The Inner World has a mild climate, like eternal spring, very suitable for plant growth. If I were to bring in some crops from the Tianyun Plateau..." Xian He had a flash of inspiration.

After washing the sticky fruit juice off his face by the river, Xian He returned to the bedroom on the east side of the north house and lay down to rest.

The bedroom was fully furnished, with bedding and everything else ready. It was completely move-in ready.

Lying on the soft red-hearted bed, Xian He continued to activate the remaining rewards.

The fifth reward was a Super Grade Seven cultivation technique—Goddess Control Art.

It was clicked and activated, and the cultivation technique directly turned into a stream of light and flew into his brow.

"A cultivation technique above rank seven requires God-tier Bone Root to cultivate normally. With my trash Bone Root, it would take at least a hundred years to cultivate to the first level," Xian He despaired.

The Bone Root of a Martial Artist has a total of nine grades, from lowest to highest: Inferior, Ordinary, Excellent, Good, Outstanding, Legendary, God-tier, Great Emperor-tier, and Heavenly Dao-tier.

With his Inferior Bone Root, he would never be able to cultivate to the second level of the Goddess Control Art before he died of old age.

However, fortunately, he had a cheat!