The Ice Block in Complete Disarray, Starting Tomorrow, the Punishment Begins
The vastness of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is boundless, and nothing is impossible to find.
But this is only the ranking list for the Eastern Wasteland Domain.
Excluding the Great Yu Dynasty and those transcendent sects, it is merely a corner of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
For a moment, Ying Bing's mind went blank.
The system will not stop just because she is confused and bewildered.
[First on the Eastern Wasteland Prodigy Ranking: Li Mo. ]
The remaining writing also appeared silently.
Plum...
These two words, reflected in Ying Bing's eyes, stirred up a storm of emotions.
Involuntarily, the boy's gentle, warm expression, his busy figure in the kitchen, and his trusting words on the Clear Abyss surfaced in his mind...
How could it be him?
How could it be him?
Indeed, Li Mo had changed a lot compared to what she had once known.
His personality improved, becoming pleasant and welcoming; his talent increased, making him qualified to discuss swordsmanship with her; and he even received a certain inheritance.
But.
He just lost to himself today!
On the stage, Ying Bing wasn't actually taking it completely seriously; she was more interested in seeing just how strong he really was.
The result was indeed quite unexpected for her.
But Li Mo's strength is clearly still far behind his own.
Moreover, the two have been spending every day together since they entered the Clear Abyss Sect.
Right under his nose, he didn't seem to have any more extraordinary encounters.
Within the same realm, there may be beings who can rival oneself, but they are all well-known and established figures.
Why?
Why him?
At this moment, the boy's figure was shrouded in a heavy layer of mystery.
The air seemed to freeze.
Ying Bing's mood was very strange.
Shock, confusion, doubt, resentment...
So this is what it feels like to be overshadowed?
[The comparison has ended; rewards are now being distributed.]
[The host is ranked second.]
[Reward 1: Three bottles of Emperor Flowing Nectar]
[Reward 2: One True Phoenix Feather.]
[Reward 3: One Cold Marrow Jade Bed.]
The system's rewards were all extremely rare treasures, and they were exactly what she needed to use, making them incredibly valuable.
For example, the Emperor Flowing Nectar.
This is the essence of heaven and earth, born from the heavens and scattered upon the ground. Plants and trees that receive it become demons, strange beasts that eat it gain wisdom, and people who consume it cleanse their bodies, making rapid progress in martial arts.
Only in certain places across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths every sixty years will the Emperor Flowing Nectar fall.
As for the exact location, only the Heaven Derivation Sect knows it.
Therefore, very few people outside of the Heaven Derivation Sect possess this item.
There are also True Phoenix Feather.
True Phoenix, True Dragon, and True Dragon —these creatures that once ruled the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are still extremely rare, and each time they appear, they inevitably carry immense destiny.
The Unseen are rules governing the universe.
Neither phoenixes nor True Dragon are allowed to exist in the world more than nine at the same time.
Of course, many times, all these auspicious beasts combined don't even number as many as the palm of your hand.
Phoenix feathers are its natal essence. Once integrated into one's being, it can possess many divine abilities, similar to the reverse scale of True Dragon.
Compared to True Dragon, the phoenix clan is even rarer, having disappeared from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths for a long time.
As for the final Cold Marrow Jade Bed, she already possessed one in the Cassia Palace in her previous life.
Lying on it makes practicing your skills twice as effective.
Without a doubt.
These rewards were not ordinary even for her in her previous life.
But...
[The host has activated the Loser's Punishment.]
[The system will temporarily hold all rewards until the host fulfills the penalty conditions before distributing them.]
[If the challenge fails, the system will automatically unbind the account, and all rewards will be destroyed.]
[Current punishment condition: Share a bed with someone who surpasses you for one month.]
[The challenge begins tomorrow.]
Complex emotions surged within me.
Ying Bing stared blankly at the reward and punishment conditions, lost in thought.
She chose to increase the rewards when starting the challenge.
I never imagined that I would actually be punished one day.
Because of her intense emotional fluctuations, the suppressed Taiyin Power within her body went out of control for a time.
The room grew increasingly cold.
It's so cold that people's thoughts stop and their ideas freeze.
Her eyelashes, tinged with ice crystals, fluttered slightly, and her eyelids finally closed heavily.
Ying Bing's consciousness faded into darkness, sinking into a dream.
In a dream.
On the vast, boundless sea, neither the sun, moon, nor stars can be seen.
Only the raging thunder will paint the world in black and white.
The towering waves surged and formed a boundless vortex, swallowing everything in their path without a trace.
In a hazy memory, Ying Bing recalled that she had been to this place before.
Return Abyss.
In her previous life, she searched extensively for the last place in the world where the path to immortality was hidden, a place where many legendary figures, including the powerful Emperor Wu of the Yu Dynasty, ultimately disappeared.
Those who aspire to become immortals must undergo this tribulation.
This is the only thing that exists on the sea surface.
A towering, enormous stone monument.
She's been here before.
Moreover, he arrived along with the other eight from the Nine Heavens.
Together they killed the guardian of Return Abyss and entered the Immortal Ascension Path within Return Abyss.
She failed.
At this moment, Ying Bing finally remembered the reason why she had failed in her tribulation.
"There is a void in my heart."
Early morning.
Sitting on the frozen futon, Li Mo slowly took a breath, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.
He was focusing his mind on his Dantian.
Within the Dantian, the Internal Breath, which was originally as thin as a hair, has grown tenfold. If it were dispersed, it could fill the entire Dantian.
With a thought, his Internal Breath would gather and disperse according to his will, sometimes taking on various shapes.
Li Mo pushed open the door, walked to the frozen lake, and punched it.
Its all-pervasive Internal Breath penetrated into the thick layer of ice.
A moment later, he gently tossed a stone onto the ice.
Click--
The frozen stream instantly broke apart and began to flow again.
"Good."
Li Mo was quite satisfied.
In the past, it would probably have taken him quite a bit of effort to do this, right?
"Ice Block hasn't gotten up yet?"
Li Mo glanced at the rooms upstairs with a puzzled look.
Normally, Ying Bing would be drinking tea at the stone table at this time.
However, after glancing at the scene at the Autumn Water Pavilion, he felt relieved.
She probably needs some rest after all the commotion last night.
"Alas?"
Shang Wu squinted her almond-shaped eyes, scratched her flawless white shoulders, and walked out in a daze.
She looked bewildered at the scene in the courtyard.
"It's Ice Block."
Li Mo said casually.
"Oh, oh."
Shang Wu nodded lazily and stomped her foot on the ground.
A furnace-like heat swept through.
The "Beautiful Master" brand of little suns is incredibly effective.
She then turned her gaze to her beloved apprentice.
"Uh? Master, what's the matter?"
Li Mo was puzzled.
"Ahem! From this day forward, I shall begin to teach you diligently."
Yesterday, the elders held a denunciation meeting against her. Many elders were very emotional and accused her of being unfit to be a teacher.
Shang Wu thought about it and agreed.
My apprentice has been left to his own devices for almost a month now.
As a master, she should indeed teach her disciple something properly. If she had taught Li Mo earlier, perhaps her precious disciple wouldn't have lost to Ying Bing.
And that led to her losing so much money.
Therefore, starting today, she decided to patiently teach her beloved disciple so that he could enter the Internal Breath as soon as possible.
Therefore, she even went to the Scripture Pavilion to review the classics on how to break through to the Blood-Qi Realm. After all, she had broken through to the realm after getting drunk, and she couldn't let her precious disciple follow her example.
It's rare to see Shang Wu so serious.
"Today, I will teach you how to condense your Internal Breath."
"But Master, I've already Inner Breath Realm."
"Your grandma."
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