Ice Block's Approval, Jade Liquid Realm Perfection

The game session at the Autumn Water Pavilion has ended.

"Fine, you win."

Six or seven more slips of paper appeared on the boy's face.

Through the gaps in the note, he saw the girl's slightly upturned lips.

At the same time, the system also emitted a series of notification sounds:

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully helped 'Ying Bing' win the Gomoku.]

[Investment Feedback: Azure Vein Jade Raft]

[Congratulations, host, you have invested in 'Ying Bing' Exquisite Cardamom Tofu and Seven-Leaf Qi-Moistening Grass Pickles.]

[Investment Feedback: Dustless Brush]

Although it consists of things like writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, it is certainly not ordinary.

Its understated yet luxurious and sophisticated style clearly identifies it as a rare treasure.

Who said we lost?

Isn't this a win?

Li Mo was secretly delighted when he heard Ice Block's soft reminder from across the room:

"Practice swordsmanship."

The two now practice swordsmanship together once every three days instead of once a day.

Well, it's mainly because Princess Little Jiang asked fewer questions.

I don't know why.

Today's Ice Block were made with extra care.

Little Li pain and pleasure.

Half an hour later.

Princess Little Jiang's textbooks have gotten a bit thicker.

Li Mo did not rest. He picked up his sword again and began practicing the Swordsmanship he had just taken from the Scripture Pavilion, using his martial arts insights to deduce their meaning.

Why do you still practice these Higher Vehicle Swordsmanship?

Ying Bing stood alone, sword in hand, her eyes reflecting the moonlight, a look of confusion on them.

He had clearly already mastered a minor level of a Supreme Lore Swordsmanship.

The Higher Vehicle martial arts and Supreme Lore is far, far too great; it's impossible to say that learning from others can help one improve oneself.

Why bother?

"..."

Li Mo was genuinely speechless when asked that question.

He couldn't very well say that he used it to feed Jiang Chulong and that he was acting as a middleman, making a profit from the difference.

If he hadn't earned a lot during this period, he wouldn't even have been able to unlock the <Karma Fire Red Lotus Technique>.

Just as Little Li was thinking about how to say it...

Ying Bing suddenly spoke up again:

"Are you really planning to... take the path of skill that's almost like Daoism?"

Li Mo: "... Ah, yes, yes, yes."

No explanation needed.

The Ice Block will fill in the blanks in its own mind.

"This is difficult."

Even with your talent.

Ying Bing spoke softly.

Not just Swordsmanship, but any art or principle, there is a saying that skill approaches the essence of the Way.

But throughout history, countless extraordinary talents and prodigies have attempted this, like carp crossing a river, but...

No one succeeded.

It was as if Heaven had laid bare before mortals a chasm dividing humans from immortals, a mockery.

Even Jiang Chulong, who was later recognized as having unparalleled swordsmanship throughout history, was still far from fully understanding the principles of swordsmanship.

"I know."

Li Mo nodded without hesitation.

I have no idea what Ice Block is imagining this time.

But he knew what he was doing.

Ah? Me? My skill is almost at the level of the Dao!

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

The skill is almost on par with the Dao, that's a joke.

Little Li knew perfectly well that this was just to farm rewards!

He smiled, turned around, and began practicing his sword again.

"To do something knowing it's impossible?"

Ying Bing murmured softly.

Call--

A night breeze blows, and the moonlight is like frost.

The boy would sometimes wield his sword, sometimes ponder, and each time he was stronger than the last.

For a moment, time seemed to lose its meaning for him.

The path of martial arts is a long river, and those sword geniuses who have left their mark on history are like countless stars in the clear river.

Perhaps.

Whether he can reach the end of this road or not.

He will surely shine brightly in the long history of martial arts, won't he?

The leaves rustled softly.

"Blood Phoenix Secret Realm, beware of Han Zhen."

Without saying another word, she quietly turned and went upstairs.

Watching Ice Block's departing figure, Li Mo remembered that he seemed to have seen this name somewhere before.

Who is the author of the Chronicles of Divine Forms?

No, that book is from many years ago; the author must be thousands of years old.

A genius with the same name?

In the World Seeds.

Before Princess Little Jiang arrived, Li Mo began to explore this Small World that belonged only to him.

"It's much bigger than before."

The Small World before my eyes is now hundreds of times larger than it used to be.

Just like his level of understanding.

The building, however, remained the same, making it suddenly seem very empty.

Snap--

Li Mo snapped his fingers.

The scene in the Small World shifted, everything changed, and suddenly it became the seaside villa that he had worked hard for in his previous life, finally enabling the dog boss to afford.

Within a radius of several miles, this villa even has a garden, and it takes ten minutes to walk there to use the restroom.

"To see the sea, you naturally need... the sun?"

Li Mo looked at the sea and lay down in the rocking chair.

The thought settled in.

A Sun Phantom appeared in the sky.

Of course, it's just a mirage, all show and no substance, and it's far from the real Sun.

"If I condense my Profound Pill, I might be able to truly create a sun within this Small World?"

"It still feels like something's missing..."

Li Mo looked towards the sea.

Sunshine, beach... cough.

If only we could let Ice Block and our beautiful master come in and change into their swimsuits, that would be perfect...

Thinking of this, Little Li touched the Calamity Meteor Hammer, and the hammer vibrated slightly twice.

Suddenly.

As if sensing something, Li Mo instantly conjured up the Formless Glazed Veil around his body.

"Teacher...?"

Where is this?

Princess Little Jiang looked around with a mixture of confusion and curiosity.

"Well, it's just a place where I relax. You can come and play after you finish practicing."

The Heavenly Venerable said casually.

"Then... then..."

Jiang Chulong lowered her head, her little hands fidgeting.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally mustered up the courage to say:

"Disciple... can I bring... Big Brother Li along?"

"Um?"

The Heavenly Venerable was completely bewildered by this statement.

Jiang Chulong's heart tightened, and her delicate body trembled slightly.

She thought that Teacher Heavenly Venerable was angry.

That's right, this is the teacher's private space, how can they just bring other people here...?

"Teacher... I..."

"... Can."

The Heavenly Venerable nodded gently.

"Really... really?"

Jiang Chulong didn't dare to lift her little head to look at him.

"Practice diligently, and I'll agree to your request once you break through to the next realm."

The Heavenly Venerable spoke, then lightly waved his sleeve.

Suddenly, the sunshine, the beach, and the villas all vanished.

The reappeared place was not the small Daoist temple of the past.

"Master... where... where is this?"

Having moved to a different location, Jiang Chulong clung tightly to the tree branch, cautiously surveying her surroundings.

White clouds lay beneath my feet, and not far away, Purple-Gold Eight-Trigram Alchemy Furnace lay overturned.

The buildings behind are more like palaces than Daoist temples.

The gleaming plaque indeed reads:

'Tushita Palace'.

"The missing piece of Heavenly Court."

The Heavenly Venerable spoke slowly, his voice carrying an air of profound wisdom and experience.

It felt like returning to an old haunt, tinged with an indescribable sense of melancholy.

"How could this happen here..."

Jiang Chulong didn't dare to wander around, but she was very curious.

"If you want to hear a story, I'll first test your progress."

The Heavenly Venerable chuckled softly.

A casually tossed blade of grass transforms it into a Grass Puppet.

It can be controlled by Li Mo, and manipulated to perform his Swordsmanship.

Um...

The Heavenly Venerable is of such high status, of course he can't personally take the stage!

To be honest, Li Mo had this idea on a whim.

He also happened to be planning to renovate the World Seed to give Princess Little Jiang a different training environment, so he simply said that this was the Heavenly Court.

Fifteen minutes later.

The twig pierced the throat of the Grass Puppet.

Jiang Chulong stood rooted to the spot, seemingly having grasped something.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully invested in a superior Swordsmanship manual Higher Vehicle 'Jiang Chulong' and provided her with answers to her questions.]

[Two Investment Feedback Reports: 150 Years of Shared Martial Arts Insights.]

So, ten days later.

Little Li had another incredibly fulfilling ten days.

He profited from the price difference, gaining five hundred years of martial arts insights.

His daily training routine has also changed from the small waterfall to Cauldron Peak.

The lotus flower within the Dantian has already opened with all nine petals.

One step away from reaching the Profound Pill realm.

The day I was to go home had finally arrived.

The Blood Phoenix Secret Realm is located in Clear River Prefecture.

Little Li's hometown.