As Xiao Mo's consciousness wavered, he returned to reality once more.
Xiao Mo tried to recall the life he'd lived in the fifth life of the Book of a Hundred Lives, but he still couldn't remember anything.
And every time he tried with all his might, a pang of guilt gnawed at his heart like ants, never letting up.
Xiao Mo even found it a little hard to breathe.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and steadied himself.
At the same time, the voice of the Book of a Hundred Lives rang out in Xiao Mo's mind—
``` [The host has completed the fifth-life experience in the Book of a Hundred Lives.]
[Task One: The host helped her conquer the other countries and unify every nation in the book. She then proclaimed herself emperor, unified the tracks of carriages, the written language, and speech, diligently attended to state affairs, and ushered in a golden age.
Task progress: Complete.
Task reward: Method of Marching, Unifying the Way Through Battle.
Method of Marching: This method of marching encompasses all of the host's insights into military strategy from the fifth life. When the host leads an army into battle, there is a greater chance of discerning the enemy's formations, seeing through their feints, and increasing the soldiers' morale by thirty percent.
Unifying the Way Through Battle: The battlefield is a place of cause and effect. For most cultivators, it is also a threshold to overcome through comprehending life and death. When the host goes into battle to kill enemies or fights other cultivators, the host can advance his realm faster. Insights are also more likely to come in the space between life and death.]
[Task Two: The greater the host's renown in this life, the more generous the reward at the