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Chapter 14

Golden Legend! Death Immunity!

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"Holy shit, a golden legend!"

Mo Shang's sudden outburst drew Jiang Shuyu's attention.

Jiang Shuyu raised her eyes and surveyed the surroundings, but found nothing unusual. A trace of confusion appeared on her face as she looked at Mo Shang and asked,

"What happened??"

"Uh, nothing. I just thought of something..." Realizing he had lost his composure, Mo Shang hurriedly replied and sat back down.

Though Jiang Shuyu was full of confusion, she did not press him further and returned her attention to the book in her hands...

"A Purple Gold Entry? Did my luck finally turn around?"

Brimming with excitement, Mo Shang immediately examined the freshly acquired Purple Gold Entry.

It was fine until he checked it. The moment he saw the Purple Gold Entry's effect, he froze in shock.

[Purple Gold Entry: Undying]

[Description: Immune to death.]

"Gasp, immune to death?! This trait has a rather high degree of artistic value..."

Although the description contained only four short words, the sheer value of those four words made this the most awesome trait he had ever seen!

Immune to death meant that, from this day onward, he would no longer need to worry about dying!

"Still, being immune to death doesn't mean I'm invincible. At best, I can use it as a cheat that locks my health bar..."

Mo Shang did not lose his reason because of the trait's powerful effect. He quickly thought of its shortcomings...

If he encountered an enemy he could not contend against, he would be fish on the chopping block, at their mercy. They might not be able to kill him, but tormenting him would be as easy as turning a hand over.

Moreover, if he casually exposed his immortal nature and someone with ulterior motives discovered it, he would probably be sliced up and studied like a lab rat.

Though it had its flaws, the formidable effect of immunity to death could still greatly increase his strength.

For example, he could use life-risking secret arts like ordinary skills and trade injury for injury with his enemies...

"I don't seem to have any secret art that can raise my combat power in a short time. Right, Jiang Shuyu should have some..." With that thought, Mo Shang turned his gaze toward Jiang Shuyu beside him.

As the Female Emperor Reincarnation, it was impossible for Jiang Shuyu not to possess techniques capable of briefly increasing one's strength...

Seeing Mo Shang look her way, Jiang Shuyu tilted her head and asked, "What is it?"

Mo Shang did not beat around the bush. Rubbing his hands together, he asked with a grin, "Shuyu, do you have any secret art that can raise combat power for a short time? The fiercer, the better."

"Why do you suddenly want these secret techniques?" Jiang Shuyu looked puzzled, unable to understand why Mo Shang had suddenly brought this up.

"Preparing for a rainy day. If we run into an enemy we can't beat, I can still fight them for it..." Mo Shang said again.

Hearing this, Jiang Shuyu fell silent for a moment. Then she looked at Mo Shang and said seriously, "You don't need to learn such things. I won't let you encounter danger..."

Her earnest, solemn expression left Mo Shang somewhat stunned, and a strange feeling stirred within him.

However, Mo Shang did not dwell on it. He merely said seriously, "It's always better to be prepared."

Seeing how serious Mo Shang was, Jiang Shuyu said no more and took out a Blood-Colored Jade Slip from her storage space.

"This secret art is called Blood Sacrifice. It burns your own body to gain temporary power. Unless it is absolutely necessary, you must never use it. Its side effects are extremely severe. At worst, you will die; at best, you will become crippled..." Jiang Shuyu handed the jade slip to Mo Shang and earnestly warned him.

"Don't worry, I know my limits." Mo Shang took the jade slip and nodded, then eagerly began to read it.

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Mo Shang's learning ability was not poor. In no time, he had completely comprehended the secret art.

The secret art was simple: burn one's essence, energy, and spirit, sacrifice everything, and gain berserk power in return. It was straightforward and brutal, yet its might was considerable.

With his Qi Gathering Fifth Layer cultivation, activating the secret art would allow him to fight enemies a whole major realm above him.

"The side effects of this secret art are a problem..."

After comprehending the secret art, however, Mo Shang discovered an issue.

Although the secret art could briefly raise his strength, it still came with side effects. Undying could grant him Death Immunity, but it could not immunize him against those side effects.

He would not die, but with his current physical condition, using the secret art once would probably turn him directly into a cripple.

"Forget it. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Later, I'll see whether there's a chance to solve this problem..."

Mo Shang did not agonize over it for long. Obtaining a heaven-defying ability like Death Immunity was already good enough; he could not ask for too much.

Three days passed quietly.

Inside the Falling Cloud Sect Leader's hall, Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu arrived.

However, only Gu Qingzhou was in the main hall at the moment. The sect leader was nowhere to be seen.

"Why are you two only getting here now..." Seeing Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu, Gu Qingzhou immediately complained.

Yet just as Gu Qingzhou was complaining, a breathtakingly beautiful woman in green robes entered the hall as well.

Mo Shang was no stranger to this woman. She was the sect leader's daughter whom he had met once in the great hall before.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Liu Ruyan. I am the chief personal disciple of Water Spirit Peak, so you can consider me your Senior Sister." Seeing the three of them, the woman smiled, nodded, and greeted them.

"Gasp, so she's the Ruyan Emperor! Her reputation truly precedes her!" The moment Mo Shang heard her call herself Liu Ruyan, he was stunned.

Liu Ruyan was very beautiful, her appearance stunning enough to take one's breath away. Yet it was not merely her appearance that caught Mo Shang's attention, but more so her name.

The name Liu Ruyan reminded him of all the Ruyan Emperors from the webnovels of his previous life.

The Ruyan Emperor had loved purely, been poor, been rich, been cheap, been arrogant, been calculating, been a goddess, been a white moonlight, and even been green tea...

But remember this: one counted as one—anyone named Liu Ruyan had never been ugly!

"Greetings, Senior Sister Liu."

Mo Shang quickly came back to his senses and clasped his fists slightly. Seeing this, Gu Qingzhou and Jiang Shuyu also offered a small salute.

"You are Gu Qingzhou, right?" Liu Ruyan smiled and nodded, then turned her gaze to Gu Qingzhou and asked.

"Senior Sister Liu knows me?"

"Of course. In the sect now, you could be said to be known by everyone." Liu Ruyan smiled and nodded.

After all, the commotion he had caused when awakening his physique had been far too great. Anyone in the sect had heard of him.

"Is that so? It seems being too handsome is also a kind of trouble..." Hearing that, Gu Qingzhou swept a hand through his hair and let out an inexplicable sigh.

As soon as he said that, Liu Ruyan fell silent, her expression gaining a trace of confusion and incomprehension.

"Is he always like this?" Liu Ruyan looked at Mo Shang and asked.

"He's just a narcissist. You'll get used to it. Don't mind him..." Mo Shang shrugged.

Mo Shang had long grown accustomed to Gu Qingzhou's narcissistic and bizarre behavior. He had no idea who Gu Qingzhou had learned it from.

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